Early Dawn, Guild Training Grounds
*[Kael, shirtless and bruised, is seen relentlessly punching a wooden post. Each hit splinters the wood further. Blood drips from his knuckles, but he doesn't stop.]
Lyla (from behind, worried)
"Kael, your hands—! You'll break them!"
Kael (breathing heavy, eyes cold)
"Then I'll fight with broken fists... I won't stop."
[Garron watches silently from the shadowed archway, arms crossed.]
Garron (to himself)
"His eyes... they're not a boy's anymore. He's ready to burn."
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Inside the Guild's Weapon Hall
[Kael walks through the armory. He touches a sword. A spear. Nothing feels right. Until—]
Old Keeper (gruffly)
"Looking for something special, lad?"( This boys eyes is special, should I give him that forbidden relic?)
[The keeper hesitates, then leads him to a hidden chamber beneath the floor. Inside lies a dark, charred gauntlet — covered in ancient runes.]
Old Keeper (nervous)
"That's the Ember Gauntlet. Was forged in dragon fire. It feeds on pain. Burns magic... and flesh alike."
Kael (placing his wounded hand inside it, unflinching)
"Good. Then it understands me."
[The gauntlet pulses — a dull red glow seeping into Kael's arm. It accepts him. Smoke curls from his fingertips.]
Old keeper: so that women prediction is right, finally, This relic accept a master
Boy, you can take this without any charges but remember you have a very special work to do
Kael:- what you mean by special work?
Old keeper: (smiling weridly ) only Mother GAEA will slove all your doubts
Kael is confused, what he want to say me ?and who is Mother GAEA
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Tavern, That Same Night
[The stranger from before — the one who mocked Reyden — is drunk, laughing loudly with two goons.]
Stranger (mocking)
"That crybaby? He thinks he can take on the Princess? Maybe I'll send flowers for his funeral!"
[Suddenly — crash. The doors burst open. Kael stands there, lit by the moonlight, gauntlet glowing like an ember.]
Stranger (stumbling back)
"You again? You think you scare—"
[Kael moves. One punch. The table shatters. The floor cracks. The stranger is thrown across the room, hitting the wall hard.]
Kael (cold, powerful)
"This is your lesson. Never speak my brother's name again."
[As the goons try to retaliate — Garron appears behind Kael, cracking his knuckles.]
Garron
"You picked the wrong side of history, boys."
[Quick brutal beatdown. No deaths — but plenty of bruised egos. The stranger crawls out, bleeding and humiliated, drink still in hand.]
Stranger (limping away)
"P-psycho freaks... both of you...!"( how he became so strong in very few time )
[Guild members silently watch from corners — some in fear, others... with new respect.]
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The Rooftop, Midnight
[Kael stands alone, overlooking the city. The stars shimmer. Lyla approaches quietly.]
Lyla (softly)
"There's a darkness in you now... I'm scared you'll lose yourself to it."
Kael (not turning around)
"Maybe I already have. But if that's what it takes... to burn down this kingdom... I'm ready."
Lyla (almost in a whisper)
"I miss the old Kael... the one who smiled."
Kael (finally turning, gaze intense)
"He died with Reyden."
To be continued...