🕊️ Scene 1 – The Angel Stands Untouched
The battlefield was silent.
Smoke curled up from broken towers and shattered skies. The Duché floated inches above the ruined earth, golden light humming around its wings — but its expression was blank. Not holy. Not even angry.
Just... still.
> "You act as if this is judgment," Aiden said, stepping forward.
The Archangel finally turned.
Its voice echoed through the bones of every living thing:
> "Judgment implies justice. I offer only correction."
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😨 Scene 2 – Misunderstanding Heaven
Global feeds streamed what remained of the battle.
People saw the wings. The light. The sword.
And across the world, panic erupted.
> "Heaven is punishing us!"
"It's the end!"
"Even the gods have turned!"
The Zawgs Council scrambled to respond. Churches, cults, and governments clashed in debate.
Only a few remained quiet.
Brian. Cam. Aiden.
They all knew better.
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🌘 Scene 3 – Aiden Speaks Truth
Aiden stared at the Duché, void flickering from his coat like flames.
> "You're not Heaven's sword," he said flatly.
The Duché tilted its head.
> "No."
And then it smiled.
A horrible, unnatural smile.
> "We were discarded. Exiled. Not angels. Not demons. We are what Heaven couldn't destroy."
Aiden's eyes narrowed.
> "So you're a fragment."
The Duché nodded. "Call us the Remnants. Shards of failed divine thought. Concepts that grew teeth."
> "And now?" Aiden asked.
> "Now, we fix your mistake: Infinity."
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💢 Scene 4 – Brian's Collapse
Elsewhere, deep under the ruins, Brian sat alone. His body slowly reknitting.
Infinity swirled behind him like a storm barely leashed.
> "They're right, you know," said Infinity. "You broke balance. You're too much. And you're not even you anymore."
Brian clutched his head.
> "Shut up."
> "You gave them strength so they wouldn't fear you. But they do. You feel it."
> "Shut. Up."
> "You're not a leader. You're a god pretending to be one of them. And they know."
His eyes flashed — black and gold.
For a second, everything stopped.
And then restarted.
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⚔️ Scene 5 – Aiden Moves
Back on the field, Aiden stepped forward.
He didn't scream. He didn't pose.
He simply whispered:
> "Cam told me not to interfere."
He smiled.
> "But Cam's not here."
Then Aiden snapped his fingers.
And time itself unraveled around the Duché.
The Archangel bled concepts. Laws of physics unraveled. Words disappeared from nearby minds. Entire cities forgot their own names.
The world twisted.
The Duché screamed — not in pain, but delight.
> "So Void still lives... Wonderful."
They clashed.
Light against shadow.
Creation against anti-reality.
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⏳ Scene 6 – Meanwhile…
Kendall watched from orbit, controlling a gravity field to stabilize the tectonic shifts.
Hayk streamed chaotic data, too much to handle.
> "They're rewriting constants," he whispered. "This isn't a fight. This is a reboot."
David, wounded, watched from a crumbling spire.
> "Brian. You better get back up."
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🧬 Scene 7 – Brian's Answer
Brian stood.
His bones had healed. But not his mind.
He looked at his own reflection in a shard of metal.
It smiled back — but it wasn't him.
> "One last time," he whispered.
> "No," said Infinity. "This is the first time."
His body erupted in black and gold flames.
He walked back to the battlefield.
Not human.
Not god.
Not yet whole.
But getting there.
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