FALLEN HEAVEN: RISE OF FAIZI TIAN
Episode 4: The First Flame Battle – A Boy Against Demons.
Night had fallen again over Blackflame Forest, but this time… it wasn't silent.
The trees trembled with unnatural whispers. Low growls echoed from the shadows. Something was approaching — something dark, hungry, and merciless.
Inside the cave, Faizi Tian stood calmly.
His body glowed with soft red light. His veins pulsed with heat. The Flame Soul Stone within him burned steadily, like a newborn sun. His father's broken wooden sword rested in his hand, no longer a toy, but a symbol of resolve.
He felt them before he saw them.
Three demon scouts stepped into the firelit cave. Their bodies were lean, twisted, and covered in black scales. Their claws gleamed under the moonlight, and their eyes locked on him with savage hunger.
"There he is… the boy with the flame."
"He's just a child. Weak. Untrained."
"Then let's tear his soul out before the power awakens."
Faizi didn't flinch.
He looked them in the eye, and for the first time, he didn't feel fear.
He felt rage.
"You killed my family," he said quietly. "You burned my village. Tonight, I begin my revenge."
The first demon lunged forward, claws outstretched.
Faizi raised his sword and shifted his stance instinctively — the technique downloaded directly into his soul from the Flame Spirit.
"Infernal Flame Breathing – Ember Root!"
As he breathed in, the fire in his lungs ignited. His body surged with flame energy. His wooden sword glowed bright orange, and when he swung it — a line of fire slashed through the air.
The first demon screamed as its arm was severed.
The other two attacked together, snarling.
Faizi ducked under the first strike, rolled to the side, and countered with a sweeping arc of fire, burning one of the demon's legs. The second demon tackled him to the ground, pinning him by the throat.
"You're just a child!" it snarled. "You don't even know how to use that power!"
Faizi choked — his lungs burned, his body screamed — but his heart didn't give up.
In that moment, the Flame Soul pulsed.
A memory appeared in his mind — his mother's smile, his father's laugh.
And then… silence.
He let the pain fuel him.
"Flame Soul Surge — First Pulse!"
A shockwave of pure fire burst from his chest, blasting the demon off of him.
He stood up, eyes glowing like twin suns.
His body crackled with energy.
The ground around him began to burn.
The wounded demon tried to crawl away — but Faizi walked slowly, lifting the sword.
"For Yunfeng Village," he said.
He brought the blade down.
"For my mother."
Another strike.
"For my father."
Flames roared as the final blow landed, and the demon's scream echoed through the forest.
When the smoke cleared, only Faizi stood — chest rising, eyes burning, sword in hand.
He was no longer a victim.
He was no longer just a boy.
He was the flame.
And the demons… had just met their hunter.
Far away, deep within the Nether Realm, a massive demon lord opened its eyes.
"The Flame Soul has awakened…" it growled. "So the war begins again."
Faizi Tian's path was now irreversible.
Blood had been spilled.
The first step of vengeance… had been taken.