Stairway to the Fractured God
Scene Start:
After escaping the Void Abyss, a broken Spiral staircase rises into the sky — each step echoes a forgotten memory.
I — Aren Kael — climb it slowly, Spiral Rod in hand.
Tomo walks silently beside me.
Eira follows behind… her breathing uneven.
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Tomo (whispers):
> "Bro… this staircase… it's Spiral's origin axis.
The place where the first contract was written.
Where memories aren't just made — they're designed."
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With each step, a flash hits me — but it's not my memory.
First flash:
A small girl cries in Spiral fire. Her face is cracked like broken glass.
A name floats beside her: "Lunara Vale – Prototype #1".
I freeze.
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Eira (confused):
> "That's… not Aika… but she looks just like her…"
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Second flash:
Aika. Locked in a Spiral prison.
Her eyes show no name. No memory.
Standing in front of her… is Echo.
But Echo's hands are bound in Spiral chains.
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Tomo (shocked):
> "Bro… Aika doesn't remember who you are…
And Echo… he's trapped inside her memory?!"
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Suddenly, the Spiral stairs tremble.
A divine, distorted voice echoes around us:
> "You're climbing toward Spiral…
But your memories… are falling."
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Aren (in his thoughts):
> "If Aika has forgotten me…
Then I won't try to remind her…
I'll become something she can't forget."
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Next Level — The Spiral Throne:
A shattered Spiral chair sits at the peak.
On it — a figure.
White hair. One golden eye.
The other… pure void.
LUNARA VALE.
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Lunara (coldly):
> "You're all trying to escape Spiral…
But I'm the one writing Spiral itself."
> "Aika was just a memory you carried, Aren.
But your Spiral contract… turned her into a story."
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Eira suddenly collapses.
The Spiral mark on her body begins to crack.
She screams —
And in her eyes… a second personality awakens.
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Tomo (glitching, panicked):
> "BROOOO—!!
LUNARA… she's Aika's alternate origin!
And Eira… she's carrying Aika's Spiral twin code!!"
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The Spiral Rod in my hand begins to glow —
But this time, it burns with purple and red flames.
A new inscription appears across it:
> "Flame of Fractured Resolve – Burn for what's broken."
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Final Scene:
Lunara raises one Spiral-marked finger… and snaps.
Aika appears.
But when she looks at me —
It's like I'm no one. Not even a memory.
> "Who are you?"
"Why did you come… to make me remember?"
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Final Voice-over:
> "Spiral creates memories.
But sometimes… it's the memories that break Spiral."
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TO BE CONTINUED…