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Chapter 67 - Chapter Sixty-Seven : The Day of Ruin

EXT. EARTH – CRIMSON SKY

The red sky split open as Karnex descended himself, armored in blackened shards that glowed with pulsing veins of power. Behind him marched his Elite Generals — towering monsters, each stronger than any the Rangers had faced before.

The ground quaked as he landed, his very presence cracking the concrete beneath his feet.

KARNEX(to the Rangers)Enough pawns. Enough games. Face me… and know despair.

EXT. CITY – BATTLEFIELD

The Rangers charged — Kael leading with his sword, Lyra with her shield, Daiki activating the Resonance Amplifier. The clash was thunderous.

Kael's blade met Karnex's claws, sparks exploding.

Ryana's arrows were shattered midair.

Zayn's strikes were blocked effortlessly.

Jett was hurled through a building.

Daiki fired the Amplifier — Karnex simply absorbed it and threw the energy back.

KARNEX(coldly)You are nothing before the shards' true master.

With one devastating sweep of his arm, the Rangers were blasted apart — scattered across the city, bloodied, their suits sparking.

EXT. CITY RUINS – NIGHT

The city burned, filled with echoes of battle. The Rangers, separated, fought desperately against Karnex's endless army, trying to protect scattered survivors.

Lyra limped through rubble, shielding a family.Kael fought alone in the alleys, outnumbered but refusing to fall.Daiki dragged himself to cover, blasting enemies with his half-damaged Amplifier.Zayn and Ryana held back waves of soldiers together.Jett, bruised and coughing, still cracked a weak grin as he knocked monsters out.

At last, following faint comm-signals, they regrouped at the Nova Base ruins.

Exhausted, battered, their armor flickering, they stumbled inside — and for the first time in days, they saw each other alive.

Lyra dropped her shield and ran forward, hugging Daiki.The others pulled each other into a group embrace, bruised but alive.

KAEL(hoarse, but relieved)We're still here. That's all that matters.

RYANA(teary)Fine… all of us are okay.

INT. EARTH – NEXT DAY

Morning came, but it was no dawn. The crimson sky loomed as Karnex's voice echoed across the planet.

Every phone, every TV, every radio, every screen flickered on. His image filled the world — his throne behind him, his generals at his side.

KARNEX(mocking, commanding)People of Earth… bow to me.Your so-called Rangers are broken.You saw it yourselves — they almost died at my feet.

Civilians everywhere froze in fear as Karnex's broadcast spread.

KARNEX(raising a hand)Submit to me, and I will spare your world from complete annihilation. Resist… and your planet will choke under the red sky.

EXT. NOVA BASE – CONTROL ROOM

The Rangers sat in silence, hearing his words, watching the panic spread across Earth.

Daiki clenched his fists, trembling with anger.Lyra lowered her eyes, tears forming.Kael gritted his teeth, smashing his fist into the wall.

ZEVOR(gravely)This is not just a battle anymore. This is survival. If Earth loses hope… Karnex has already won.

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