The underground chamber was quiet.
The shadows had vanished.
The masked villain lay unconscious, restrained, his plans shattered.
Luna stood over him, breathing steady, emotionless.
Bren sat nearby, still recovering, eyes wide in awe.
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The Aftermath
The possessed forms of Lili, Hart, and Steve returned to normal.
Confused, terrified, and broken.
The villain's control had left scars—mental, physical, and emotional—but they were alive.
Luna didn't speak to them.
She never had to. Her presence was enough to instill both fear and awe.
Bren finally whispered:
"You… you didn't even flinch."
"I never flinch," Luna said softly.
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The City Reacts
By morning, news of the strange disappearances, the shadowed underground, and the villain's capture spread across Kurogiri.
Reports called it "a miracle" that all victims were rescued.
Some whispered about the girl who had fought in the darkness alone.
A young officer, quiet, emotionless… and terrifyingly precise.
The city didn't yet know her story.
They didn't know she had once silenced five hearts.
They only knew she solved 13 impossible cases in three days, stopped a supernatural threat, and survived the abyss.
Her legend was beginning.
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Luna's Rise
At the precinct, her superiors were uneasy.
"She's a prodigy… but unstable," they whispered.
"She's too dangerous," others said.
Luna didn't care.
She had never needed approval.
She had never needed friends.
Her gaze fell on a new file on her desk.
CASE 15 — High Priority
Victims: Unknown
Pattern: Unknown
Her lips curved slightly—not quite a smile.
"Good," she whispered.
"Let's see who else needs… silence."
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Psychological Shadow
Bren approached her.
"You… you're not the same Luna I knew."
"I'm not supposed to be," she replied.
"Survival… requires control. Fear… requires calculation. And monsters… require understanding."
He nodded slowly, a mixture of admiration and unease in his eyes.
"You're… unstoppable."
Luna looked at him, eyes cold, unreadable.
"For now."
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The Legend Begins
In the following weeks, Luna rose quickly through the ranks.
The Kurogiri Special Investigation Force became her playground.
Cases others deemed unsolvable fell beneath her precision.
Criminals feared her before she even arrived.
The city whispered her name in fear, awe, and fascination:
"The Silent Moon."
But beneath the calm, unreadable exterior, a storm brewed.
Her past was never truly gone.
Her memories of the five who had once hurt her still lingered…
And now, someone out there knew how to pull the shadows again.
The city thought she was safe.
They thought she was untouchable.
But in the darkness, someone was watching…
and the game was far from over.
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