Sunlight Rage Academy – Infirmary Garden
It was quiet.
Too quiet.
Yooha stood under a lantern tree, alone. Her hand rested on Silent Veil, still wrapped in silk cloth. She hadn't drawn it since the fight.
But tonight… the air felt different.
> "Someone's watching me."
She turned—nothing. Just wind. Leaves. Shadows.
Until a faint voice echoed:
> "Yooha... Yooha... Ghost Gordon remembers."
Her eyes widened. The blade vibrated in its sheath. Not out of rage—out of fear.
Meanwhile – Dorm Rooftop
Jin was pacing, shirt half-buttoned, holding a tiny sun charm.
Bo Lang popped up, chewing lotus chips.
> "You gonna confess or combust?"
Jin blurted, "I just like her, okay?! But she's scary! Like scary-hot-sword-saint-type scary!"
Bo:
> "...Honestly? Valid."
Sudden Alarm – Red Flare in the Sky
WOOOOOOM!
The academy's sky barrier cracked. Students screamed.
A gate opened above the garden.
Out poured masked intruders—Ghost Gordon agents. Clad in void-silk, blades that consumed light.
They had one target: Yooha.
Leader:
> "She holds the Linker Gene. Retrieve. Or erase."
Yooha vs Shadows – Alone
They struck fast. She struck faster.
Sunlight erupted from her fingertips—rage-fueled, glowing like dawn.
Silent Veil unwrapped itself mid-air and leapt into her hand.
She fought with grace and wrath. But they were many. And she… wasn't using her full power.
> "If I hurt them too much, the others will fear me again..."
But her hesitation cost her—one agent slashed across her arm.
Enter: Jin
BOOM.
Flames lit the garden.
Jin Hoshin landed with a smirk and a spinning flame wheel.
> "Back off my girl, cloak freaks."
Yooha:
> "W-What are you doing—?"
> "Saving the girl who makes my heart skip like bad wi-fi!
She stared.
He was serious.
Together – Back to Back
Yooha's aura flared. Jin's blade, Laughing Blade, hummed like a dragon laughing in the storm.
Their styles danced—flame and light, chaos and calm.
Until the final strike—
Yooha whispered,
> "You're not bad."
Jin grinned,
> "You're not scary. Okay, maybe just a bit."
They finished the last agent with a combo slash, binding the leader in golden threads.
End Scene
Yooha collapsed onto a bench, breathing hard.
Jin sat beside her, silent for once.
He finally whispered,
> "Did they... hurt you?"
She looked down.
> "Not as much as my past."
He didn't ask more.
He just held her hand.
And for the first time... she let him.
End of episode 9( continue)