[Training Field of the Guild of a Thousand Lights — Morning]
The field echoes with sounds of impact, energy beams slicing through the air, and ragged breaths. Abby, her body slick with sweat and hair plastered to her forehead, dodges another strike from Dante Valtier — the vice-captain, his sharp eyes and blazing red-orange hair glowing under the sunlight.
DANTE:
(laughing)
"Wow, Abby… you've really grown.
But this power of yours is still kind of confusing. Care to explain?"
ABBY:
(taking a deep breath)
"It's called the Satellite Heart.
My heart is literally a technological core that connects to special satellites. It converts emotions into offensive energy.
But... if I use it more than twice a day… I could die."
DANTE:
(hand on chin, thoughtful)
"I see… Hmm. How about we go over there for a bit, Abby?"
ANNIE:
(arms crossed)
"You two going somewhere?"
DANTE:
(smiling)
"I'm borrowing her for a sec, Annie. We'll be right back."
ANNIE:
(joking tone)
"Don't leave me here with Kane. Please take me too!"
KANE:
"Okay, I get that you hate me, but I'm not that bad.
Also, Annie, you need to focus more… and stop thinking about that nerd."
ANNIE:
"What did you say?"
KANE:
(sarcastic)
"You heard me. Or should I repeat it, you idiot?"
KELVIN NOX (from a distance):
"That's enough, both of you. If you're not here to improve, then kindly get off the training field."
Dante and Abby laugh at the scolding.
ANNIE:
(irritated)
"What are you two laughing at?"
DANTE:
"Nothing… but you can come too. Looks like we all got kicked out."
Kane and Annie make matching annoyed faces.
KANE & ANNIE (together):
"Seriously, Dante? Making jokes now?"
DANTE:
(slightly awkward)
"Anyway… come with us."
[Setting: Magnetic Mountain Range — Isolated Canyon]
Satellites streak across the visible sky. The wind howls between the stones, sharp and piercing. The field is silent — save for the sound of a beating heart.
DANTE:
(eyes closed, feeling the wind)
"You know why you're stuck at two shots, Abby?"
ABBY:
(breathless, exhausted)
"My body… can't handle more.
The core nearly collapsed yesterday.
It's not enough… I want to protect people."
DANTE:
(turns, voice cold as steel)
"It's not your body that's failing.
It's your lie."
ABBY:
"Lie…?"
DANTE:
"You fake your emotions. You filter them.
You fear the pain that truly pulses inside your chest."
(steps closer)
"Your heart is an antenna. A satellite made of flesh.
But if it picks up falsehood… all it transmits is noise."
[Observers: Annie and Kane from afar]
KANE:
"Hey… sorry for calling you an idiot. Okay?"
ANNIE:
"You're apologizing, Kane? Wow. Shocking."
KANE:
"What? Can't I apologize now?"
ANNIE:
"Since I've known you, you've never apologized. Not even to Yan.
You're seriously mean to him, you know?"
KANE:
(looking at the sky)
"I've known Ryan since we were five.
He's always been strong… but the way he kept powerful stuff hidden annoyed me.
People who play the victim… get under my skin."
ANNIE:
"Wait… you and Yan have known each other since childhood?"
KANE:
"Yeah. We were friends. But then our paths split.
He was fake with me. Never told me he had something big inside him."
(clenching his fists)
"Now he's got this 'Reversum.'
And I can't… stay behind that nerd."
ANNIE:
"So you're jealous because he surpassed you."
KANE:
(shocked)
"Tsk! As if…
Mark my words, Annie: I'm going to be Hero Number 1. No matter what it takes."
ANNIE:
(smiling)
"You two are more alike than you think.
Let's see who earns that title in the end."
KANE:
"It'll be me. Even if I'm broken… it'll be me."
🫠 Part 1 — Emotional Tuning
DANTE:
(presses two fingers to Abby's chest)
"Close your eyes. Forget everything: the world, the battles… even me.
Just listen… to this."
[Abby hears: muffled beats. Thump. Thump. Thump.]
DANTE (whispering):
"Each beat is a memory. A burden. A truth.
Now… think of the deepest pain you've buried. Don't run. Feel it.
The Satellite Heart doesn't want your strength. It wants your truth."
🫠 Part 2 — Emotional Unlock
[FLASHBACK: Abby as a child, watching her mother vanish on a mission. Guilt. Emptiness. Anguish.]
[Back to the present: Her chest pulses harder. The satellites above begin to flash.]
DANTE:
(smiling slightly)
"The connection is made.
Now, channel it."
[Abby raises her arm. A new beam forms — not violent, but pure. Focused. A stable emotional blast.]
🫠 Part 3 — Limit Expanded
ABBY:
(crying, but at peace)
"This… this doesn't burn. It doesn't tear me apart inside…"
DANTE:
(hand on her shoulder)
"Of course not.
Repressed emotions are acidic.
Accepted emotions… are light.
Now that you understand this, Abby… you can fire seven times a day."
(pauses)
"And in the future? Even more."
(looks at the sky)
"But if you want to unleash the Supernova…
You'll have to accept everything you are.
Even the parts you hate to feel."
✨ Training Results:
Unlocked Skill Description Synchronized Beat Abby can align her pulse with the satellites, improving emotional stability and reducing strain. Transparent Shot A new beam type, forged from pure, unfiltered emotion. Greater penetration, lower energy cost. Expanded Limit She can now use the Satellite Heart 7 times/day. Potential for more with increased emotional awareness.
ANNIE:
"Wow, Abby… you're glowing.
Dante, I want a session with you too!"
ABBY:
"You've got a real knack for teaching.
The Guild of a Thousand Lights will be in good hands."
DANTE:
(scratching his neck, shy)
"You really think so…?"
KANE:
"Of course. He is the vice-captain, after all.
Let's head back to HQ."
[Hidden Camera Feed — Transmission: Renegates Headquarters]
In a dark warehouse, a spider-drone projects the image of Dante and Abby in the canyon.
Hant watches with hungry eyes. Behind him, a board of faces. Some marked with red Xs. One in focus: Ryan Valeborn.
HANT:
"Interesting… that girl and Valtier.
They have the gift. But they're still no match.
I'll kill every last one of you…"
He touches Ryan's face on the board, drawing an X across it.
HANT:
(whispers)
"The great day… is coming."
[End of Chapter 76]