Scene One: The Ambush
The winds howled through the mountain pass where Leonidas trained in solitude, sharpening his senses while Megumi and Nyx continued their awakening.
But in an instant, the air shifted—became still.
Too still.
He turned—only to see Editan materialize from a blur of movement, striking him in the gut with such force that it caved the ground beneath them.
Leonidas coughed blood, eyes wide.
Before he could recover, Hyperion descended like a star crashing to Earth, his gauntleted fist glowing white-hot. He brought it down on Leonidas's shoulder, shattering bone and driving him to one knee.
The old warrior tried to rise.
But Hyperion struck again—this time with a blast of radiant energy that sent Leonidas skidding across the cliffside, blood trailing behind him.
They had come for one reason.
And Leonidas understood far too late—
They weren't here for him.
They were here to bait the king.
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Scene Two: The Ultimatum
Mount Oryx trembled under the presence of two titanic forces.
Leonidas, battered and chained in celestial iron, was thrown to the ground at the summit like discarded prey. Behind him, Nyx and Medusa stood bound in a cage of pulsating light, unable to move, trapped between golden bars woven from Hyperion's divine aura.
The Titan's voice echoed like thunder.
"Call the boy," Hyperion ordered. "Or we begin executing those you love."
Leonidas coughed, wiping blood from his chin. "You won't get away with this…"
Editan crouched beside him, smiling thinly. "Oh, we already have."
And then… the air fractured.
A pulse of energy warped the sky—cracking the clouds like glass—and in a beam of black-gold light, Megumi Valentine appeared.
His Fallen King form shimmered with power—halo flickering violently above his head, one wing pure and radiant, the other blackened and torn by rage. His aura twisted with holy wrath and unholy vengeance, lightning snapping through the air like swords unsheathed from the void.
His golden eyes locked on the cage.
"Let them go," Megumi said. His voice was quiet—but every syllable struck like thunder.
"Or die where you stand."
Hyperion smiled and gestured. The cage glowed brighter, tightening.
"You're not in a position to make demands," Hyperion said. "This is a test. Let's see how the king performs… under pressure."
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Scene Three: The Blow That Shook the Mountain
Megumi took a step forward, energy flaring—
—and in less than a blink, Editan vanished from sight.
The next moment, Megumi's body whipped sideways, a blur of speed colliding into his ribs with such force that the entire peak of Mount Oryx quaked. The clouds parted from the shockwave, snow and rock bursting into the sky.
Megumi was launched into the mountain wall, carving through stone like a meteor.
The world held its breath.
He didn't move.
The Fallen King…
was still.
Hyperion's smile deepened as Editan appeared again, hovering above Megumi's motionless body.
"Is that all the King of Rebellion has to offer?"
Behind the cage, Nyx screamed his name.
Leonidas tried to rise.
Medusa's serpent hair hissed with rage.
But Megumi… didn't stir.