## Scene 1: After the Silence
The battle was over. The cavern fell into silence. Leon lay on the ground, his breathing heavy, his strength completely drained. Seraphine knelt beside him.
"Leon! You need to recover!"
Leon slowly opened his eyes. Around him stood the Astra soldiers. They had won. Yet, deep in his heart, a sense of unease lingered.
Elliot leaned against the cavern wall, catching his breath.
"It's not over yet, is it?"
Leon closed his eyes, trying to sense his inner power.
But suddenly, he glanced around, shocked. The darkness was supposed to be gone... yet an unfamiliar black mist still lingered in the cavern.
Seraphine also noticed the strange energy.
"What is this?!"
Leon tried to summon his inner light, but his strength had not yet returned.
Suddenly, the cavern walls began to tremble.
Outside, the sky began to darken.
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#### Scene 2: Umbra's Movement
Far away, at the city's edge, shadows were slowly moving. The stars in the sky disappeared one by one, leaving only darkness.
In the streets, people looked up with worried faces.
In the unseen depths of the darkness, Umbra smirked subtly.
"Leon... you destroyed the Heart of Darkness. But I had already planned for this."
He stretched out his hands, and faint, almost imperceptible dark rays began to move in the sky.
"The real power is just beginning to awaken."
Since being connected to Leon, Umbra could feel his every move. Since the metro incident, he had been weakening, but now... things had changed.
Leon thought he had destroyed the Heart of Darkness, but in reality, he had only broken the barrier. Now, Umbra was completely free.
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#### Scene 3: A Change Within Leon's Mind
Leon regained consciousness and slowly got up. But the surroundings were strange. No one was there.
"Where am I?.."
The place was completely dark. But the darkness wasn't consuming him—rather, it was calm and still.
Suddenly, a voice broke the silence.
"You are no longer alone, Leon."
Leon turned around. A figure stood before him—a silhouette made entirely of shadow, but its eyes... they looked just like Leon's.
"Umbra..."
The shadow figure smirked.
"Correct. I am now completely free. You tried to stop me, but instead, you made me stronger."
Leon clenched his fists.
"You're planning something, aren't you?"
Umbra chuckled.
"This is just the beginning. You still don't understand much."
Leon took a step forward, but his feet felt as if rooted to the ground.
"I will stop you. This time, I'll destroy you completely!"
Umbra shook his head.
"No, you can't. Because I am born from you. As long as you exist, so will I."
Leon suddenly snapped back to reality, finding himself once more in the cavern. His breathing was rapid, and his heart was pounding.
Seraphine looked at him with concern.
"What happened?!"
Leon clenched his hands.
"Umbra... he's still alive. And now, he's even stronger."
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#### Scene 4: The True Onslaught Begins
In the city center, a violent quake suddenly erupted. People were running in panic.
Shadows emerged from between buildings, reaching out to capture people.
Elliot and the Astra soldiers moved forward to protect the city.
Leon realized the truth: Umbra had planned everything from the beginning.
Seraphine stood by his side, looking at him intently.
"What should we do?!"
Leon took a deep breath. There was only one path left.
"We need to find him and stop him."
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### End of the Chapter
The battle was far from over. It was just the beginning. Umbra had been fully unleashed and was moving forward with his plans.
Leon needed to prepare for the challenging path ahead.