Flux (confused, shaky):
"F-f-for… revenge?"
Alicia (soft, serious, placing her hand on his chest):
"Yes. You'll understand. Just… trust me. Please."
Flux (thinking, as his eyes widen):
"Twice… she's said the same thing. Why don't I feel like rejecting it? Why does this… feel natural? Is it… by nature… or—"
(Suddenly, his mind blanks. Darkness swallows his thoughts. The screen fades white.)
IN HIS MIND — ECHOING VOICES
"Flux… Flux… Flux… my child…"
"Please, Flux… remember me… when we meet…"
"Flux… Flux…"
Mineko's fading voice echoes, broken and fragile:
"S-sorry… I… l-love you…"
Flux (eyes snapping open, screaming, body convulsing):
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Qobdifnwjcjrbfhhdh!!!"
Alicia & Ixia (shocked, rushing forward):
"???????"
Flux (panting hard, trembling):
"O-okay… okay okay okay… I-I-I… w-w-w-will come!!"
Ixia (thinking, eyes watering as she clutches her robe):
"Ugh… I really hate this. Please, please, young lord Flux… don't remember the past yet… 😥😥😭"
Ixia (aloud, desperate):
"W-what happened, Flux?!"
Flux (shaking his head violently, breathing ragged):
"N-n-nothing… j-just go… hah… hah… hah…"
Alicia (narrowing her eyes at Ixia, curious):
"Ixia… is it? 🤨"
Ixia (stammering, trying to act casual):
"Y-y-yeah 🙄."
Alicia (turning back to Flux, firm):
"Hm. Flux… are you ready?"
Flux (hesitant, but determined):
"Y-y-yeah… somehow…"
Alicia:
"Can you go?"
Flux (clenching fists, aura faintly glowing red):
"Yeah… obviously."
Alicia (smiling faintly, aura rising):
"Then… let's go."
---
Scene Shift — Holy White Castle
(The camera pans across marble halls lined with glowing silver torches. Servants chatter while polishing armor.)
Servant 1 (whispering, excited):
"Hey, Silvana… did you hear about Fruxiya of the White Order?"
Silvana (turning, smiling proudly):
"Yeah, Vivi. I heard… she almost cleared the White Craptle Tower. She's… unimaginably strong. Honestly… I really admire her. I'd love to meet her one day."
Vivi (nodding quickly):
"Yeah… who doesn't like her? She's so kind to everyone."
Unknown Voice (cutting in, curious):
"Hmm… can you tell me… what is this White Craptle Tower?"
Silvana (gasping, then smiling apologetically):
"Oh… right, Xixi. You're not that old yet. Okay, I'll explain. But listen carefully, alright?"
Xixi (bouncing slightly, eager):
"Okay! Please! I want to know!"
Silvana (taking a deep breath, her tone reverent):
"The White Craptle Tower… is no ordinary structure. It was created by our Lord White himself."
Xixi (eyes widening):
"For what?"
Silvana (voice lowering, dramatic pause):
"Simple. To capture the corrupted monsters he sealed… to protect the pure."
Xixi (shocked, stepping back):
"What?! Then what is young Fruxiya doing in there?!"
Silvana (raising her hand calmly):
"Chill out. First, she won't die. Second… inside the Tower, whoever is sent there by Lord White gains… a different kind of immortality."
Xixi (blinking, confused):
"D-different kind of… immortality?"
Silvana (nodding slowly, voice firm):
"Yes. Basically… whoever is chosen by Lord White — like Fruxiya, or Hidori — once they enter, they gain unlimited lives. Each death resets them, but with every cycle, they gain more… knowledge. Power. Intelligence. Strategy. Every stat… enhanced beyond imagination."
Xixi (eyes sparkling):
"Oooh… so cool!!"
Silvana (snapping, scolding):
"Not 'cool'. Only a very few ever go. You need unimaginable power and potential… and only Lord White himself decides who may enter."
Xixi (lowering head, curious):
"Hm… then how many beings have permission right now?"
Silvana (folds arms, grave expression):
"…Three."
Xixi (gulping):
"Th-three?! Who?!"
(The scene cuts to silhouettes — one glowing faintly silver, one with lightning crackling, and one cloaked in crimson aura.)