Mi deh yah a pree di sky, an di whole city feel like it tek one deep breath an neva exhale. Sun hang still, di wind gone, an di air heavy like it full a steel. Den mi hear am… plop-plop… plop-plop…
Red rain start fall. Blood. Mi swear it splash pon concrete like paint. Fish flop outta di river like dem cyaan swim no more, eyes empty. Bug dem crawl outta di cracks, bigger dan any bug mi ever see. Mi feel di city tremble, like di earth a warn mi… an mi know say dis nah normal.
Marcus, di eldest, step outta him yard wid him chest broad, fists loose but ready. Him look pon di sky an seh, "Bomboclaat… a wah dis now?" Him shake him head, grin pon him face. "Mi nuh know who deh fool enough fi start tings wid dis, but mi cyaan wait fi test it."
Dwayne, di second, tighten him fist, eyes sharp, him lean slightly forward. "Mi feel it too… someting wicked a roll thru di place. Pussy, we haffi watch we back."
Tyrese, di youngest, jump pon di stoop, hands ready, grin stretching wide. "Mi seh… mi cyaan wait fi mash up di first ting weh come at we." Him eyes glow small, like ember a pree fi spark.
Dem three brothers nuh even know yet, but dem instincts tell dem fi survive. Trust gone, an everyone look like dem a prey.
Suddenly… one ting charge outta di alley. Big, red, like it tek inspiration from di blood rain. Body slick, eyes like molten iron, teeth long an jagged. Mi swear… dis a no normal creature.
"Bomboclaat… a wah dat bro?!" Marcus shout, him back against di wall. Him dodge quick, heart racing, fists ready. First strike land, but di creature hard, him barely scratch it.
Dwayne grab a stick from di ground, fling it like a spear. "Pussy, mi cyaan even tek yuh lightly." Him land one solid hit pon di side. Creature screech… mi swear di scream mash up di city echo.
Tyrese laugh, jump high, land pon di creature shoulder, push it back. "Mi seh… mi ready fi di real ting." Him hands burn, energy a flare likkle, but him still jus a step away from full power.
When dem finally mash up di creature together, it explode inna red mist, di blood mix wid di rain. An dat's when it hit dem… power. Fist feel sharp, mind clearer, reflex faster. Dem nuh know it yet, but di apocalypse jus unlock di first tier of power.
Marcus feel it inna him body—muscles hum, strength beyond him natural level. Dwayne grip pon stick feel like sword, blade sharp inna him mind. Tyrese… him body tingle, like every cell a wake up.
From nowhere, one voice whisper, inside dem head:
"Di world mash up, but you rise now. Choose fi survive. Choose fi evolve."
An so, dem three brothers nuh just survive di apocalypse… dem start fi climb it. Every monster, every raider, every curse a teach dem, a push dem fi unlock Spirit Flame, di fire inside a man, weh tell him rank and skill.
Mi nuh haffi explain all tiers yet… dat come slow. But fi now, dem brothers feel di spark of something dangerous, something raw, something… legendary.
Red rain still a fall, blood slick pon road, an dem three step forward, grin wide, aura loud enough fi mash up di street. Di apocalypse start fi real… an so do dem story.