Chapter 17: “Shadow of the Broken Oath”
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Scene 1: Flying Ship – En Route to the Abyss Forest
Hayashi, Sylvia, Marianne aur Professor Valeria flying ship ke deck par khade hote hain.
Sky mein dark clouds, aur ek eerie silence.
Hayashi (thinking):
“Reinhardt… tu kaise badal gaya? Aur kyun?”
System ek aur ping deta hai:
> [System Alert]
“Foresight Thread: Fragment Glimpse – Marianne in Tears | Reinhardt in Demon Armor”
Hayashi ka heart beat tez ho jaata hai.
Sylvia:
"Apne emotions control mein rakho, Leonhart. War mein distraction maut hoti hai."
Marianne:
"Tumhe samajh nahi aayega… woh sirf ek classmate nahi tha."
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Scene 2: Forest Edge – First Encounter
Zarek ka aura pura jungle mein faila hota hai. Trees rot kar rahe hain, air mein poison jaisa feel.
Suddenly — Sylvia ruk jaati hai.
Sylvia:
“Unki footsteps yahin se andar gayi thi… par ek aur dark presence bhi hai. Double aura interference.”
Valeria spell cast karti hai — ek illusion door hoti hai aur ek burned sigil milta hai. Demon contract ka symbol.
Valeria (shocked):
“Yeh toh Forbidden Magic se linked hai. Reinhardt... usne deal sign kiya?”
Marianne ka chehra safed pad jaata hai.
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Scene 3: Forest Interior – Reunion or Rupture
Team Reinhardt ko finally ek purani ruined temple ke andar locate karti hai.
Reinhardt demon-infused armor mein khada hota hai, uski aankhon mein red flicker.
Marianne:
"Reinhardt... yeh tum kya ban gaye ho?"
Reinhardt (coldly):
"Mujhe yeh banna pada... tum log samajh nahi sakte. Main is duniya ki justice laa raha hoon."
Hayashi (angrily):
“Yeh justice nahi, yeh betrayal hai! Tujhe kya Mila? Zarek ke chamche ban gaye?”
Reinhardt:
“Main kisi ka chamcha nahi hoon... na demons ka, na humans ka. Sirf apne mission ka.”
Zarek (emerges from shadow):
“Ah, the hero boy arrives. Let’s see if you’re ready to lose everything you protect.”
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Scene 4: Emotional Explosion – Marianne Breaks
Marianne aage badhti hai — uske haath kaap rahe hote hain.
Marianne (tears in eyes):
“Tune toh mujhse vada kiya tha... ki hum hamesha saath rahenge...”
Reinhardt kuch nahi kehta. Bas uski aankh se ek chhupi hui aasu nikalti hai — lekin woh turn kar ke bolta hai:
Reinhardt:
“Woh ladka mar chuka hai.”
Marianne gir jaati hai. Sylvia usse sambhalti hai.
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Scene 5: First Clash – Hayashi vs Reinhardt
Hayashi aage badhta hai. Uski aankhon mein dard hai, par haath mein sword.
Hayashi:
"Agar tu nahi rukega... toh main tujhe zabardasti waapas le jaunga."
Reinhardt:
"Phir aa, dikhata hoon teri heroism kya kar sakti hai."
Clash of blades begins — sparks fly, forest trembles, emotions explode.
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Final Shot:
Battle intense ho jaata hai. Suddenly System Alert aata hai:
> [Destiny Divergence Reached – Phase 2 Initiated]
“Brotherhood Broken – New Fate Timeline Activated”
Zarek smile karta hai.
Zarek (whispers):
“Good… now bleed for your truth.”
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Episode 17 ends
To Be Continued…
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