Rain quiets…but the tension rises.
Null sits on the broken alley steps, breathing slowly, still weak from Blaze's punch.
Gray stands guard.Blaze leans against the wall, still angry but calmer.
Suddenly—A cold click echoes through the alley.
Footsteps.Slow. Calm. Precise.
Scene 1 — The Blue Mask Arrives
A tall figure steps out of the shadows.Wearing a glowing blue mask.Coat dripping rainwater.Armored gloves.Silent movements.
The air freezes around him.
Gray's instincts spike.
Gray (whispering):"…This pressure…He's dangerous."
Blaze cracks his knuckles.
Blaze:"You the guy spying on us earlier?"
The figure doesn't respond.
Instead, he takes a single step forward—
—and the ground cracks under his foot.
Scene 2 — His Name
The Masked Man speaks in a calm, chilling voice:
Masked Figure:"Goo-Gun Null.Ten years missing.Declared dead.Now reborn."
He raises a hand.Blue energy lights up around it like electricity.
Masked Figure:"In the name of the Reset Order…I am authorized to erase you."
Null stands up slowly, still drained.
Null:"…Who are you?"
The figure lowers his mask slightly.
Masked Figure:"Designation:A-01 — Azure Reaver.Rank: First Hunter."
Gray steps in front of Null, fists up.
Gray:"You're not touching him."
Azure Reaver tilts his head.
Azure:"Then you die first."
Scene 3 — Instant Speed
Azure Reaver moves.Not fast —instant.
He appears behind Gray.
Gray's eyes widen—
WHAM!
A single palm strike sends Gray launching across the alley, smashing into a wall.
Blaze's pupils shrink.
Blaze:"…He took down Gray in ONE hit…?What the hell is this monster…?"
Azure turns to Null.
Azure:"You are incomplete.Your ability—unstable."
Null's jaw clenches.
Null:"You know about my power…?"
Azure nods.
Azure:"We know everything about you."
Scene 4 — Blaze's Counterattack
Blaze Ryu steps forward, flames of impact heat rising off his arms.
Blaze:"Try that instant shit on ME."
He charges.Azure raises a single hand.
Azure:"Denied."
BOOM!
Blaze is slammed to the ground by an invisible pressure wave.
He coughs, spitting blood.
Null's eyes widen.
Null (thinking):"Azure… can cancel abilities…?"
Azure walks toward Null.
Scene 5 — Null's Awakening
Azure grabs Null by the throat and lifts him off the ground.
Null tries to activate Copy-Paste—
Nothing happens.
Azure whispers:
Azure:"Your power is still locked.But the Reset Order cannot wait.You must be erased before you evolve."
Null's eyes shake—
until something inside him snaps.
A memory—A flash—A voice:
"Copy everything…even yourself…"
Suddenly—
Goo-Gun Null's aura EXPLODES.
Golden-black light erupts like a storm.
Azure's grip breaks instantly.
Null drops to the ground, gasping.
Azure steps back, shocked.
Azure:"…Impossible.Your core is rebooting."
Null stands.
His eyes glow brighter than ever.
Null:"…This time…I'm not copying others…"
Null raises his hand.
A second Null forms behind him—a perfectly synced after-image clone, made of golden-black aura.
Null:"I'm copying myself."
Final Hook
Gray struggles to rise.Blaze stares wide-eyed.
Azure Reaver lowers into a combat stance.
Azure:"…So the evolution has begun."
Null smirks coldly.
Null:"Let's test it."
END CHAPTER 7