The Return of the Forgotten Clans
As the world came to terms with the emotional breach of Kaelis's protocol, signs of intense mafia activity began to emerge in the outskirts of Arkanis.
These weren't simple regroupings: they were entire clans that had remained hidden for decades, sheltered in ancient codes and blood laws.
One of them was the Kurein Family , an organization that combined nerve graft technology with forbidden martial arts. Its leader: Seirou Kurein , an exile from the First Shadow War, known for his unique ability called:
"Reflexive Mastery" – a power that allows him to instantly replicate any technique he has witnessed, even just once.
Seirou had returned… not to be part of the new era. But to punish those who allowed the control to fall.
The attack on the Axis Stronghold
The Axis Bastion, one of the last centers of diplomatic neutrality, was attacked in the dead of night.
Dozens of members of the Kurein Family stormed in with surgical precision. The guards couldn't resist.
But there was Juno , who had been sent to investigate the emotional filtration network implemented after Kaelis's collapse.
Within seconds, the main hall was filled with screams, waves of cutting energy, and an explosion of glass.
Seirou appeared with a firm step, eyes sealed by a bandage, but each of his movements… was perfect.
—"You've been feeling angry lately, haven't you?" —"Have I? I'll show you!" Juno shouted.
And he did.
He activated his power:
"Pulse Chant" – a fighting style that transforms intense emotions into explosive sonic waves, each note generating lethal distortion.
But at the second impact, Seirou smiled: "It's mine now."
And he replicated the same technique, identical… but refined, improved.
III. The Duel of Duplication
Juno and Seirou clashed for exactly seven minutes.
Every blow was duplicated. Every sound, returned. Every strategy… anticipated.
It was then that Juno activated a melody she'd never played in combat: a note of suppressed pain.
A wave not used to harm, but to make one feel.
Seirou hesitated for the first time.
—"What… is this?" —"You can't copy it.
Because it's not technique. It's loss."
The impact knocked it off course.
Juno escaped, gravely injured but alive. And with a message:
"The hidden clans are returning.
And their powers… are beyond any norm."
Meeting in Elytrum – The Forbidden Skills
Akihiko received the report gravely. Sael, still emotionally unstable, asked, "Are they coming here?"
Akihiko didn't lie: "Yes.
And when they come... they won't come alone."
Riva presented a list:
Elemental Fusion Clans. Lineages with powers of bodily symbiosis. Chrono-phase users: Abilities that affect the pace of combat, accelerating only parts of the body.
Lirea read in a low voice:
"This war is no longer about networks or ideas. Now… it's about blood and skills."
The Forgotten Art of Combat
To prepare, Akihiko traveled to the ruins of the Hollow Dojo, a former school where he himself trained as a young man.
There, Ryodan , a blind master who once taught him the art of Early Breaking , a technique that reads intentions before they materialize, awaited him.
"This isn't the time to learn something new," Ryodan said.
"It's time to remember what you gave up when you chose to survive."
And Akihiko remembered.
A battle between himself… and the self he left behind.
The clans' declaration of war
A chain message was broadcast by Seirou and three other clan leaders:
"Shikkoku no Eden has forgotten what true combat is. You speak of empathy and shared souls. We speak of strength.
Of skill. Of natural superiority. You will see us coming… and you will not forget."
VII. The oath of those who will rise
Akihiko gathered his team:
Juno, with wounds but with her voice stronger than ever. Riva, loading neural support systems to interfere with mimetic powers. Marek, plotting routes for defensive sieges. Lirea… with Sael in her arms, and a look that refused to accept extinction.
And Akihiko said:
—"They want us to return to the bloodline war. They want names to weigh more than elections.
But we're going to fight. Not because we love the battle... but because we still believe we can win without losing what makes us human. "
And so began the First Wave of Clash of Clans ,
with the powers of the past clashing with the convictions of the present.
END OF CHAPTER 154