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Chapter 43 - Revenge Failed

Scene 1: SMK Keningau II – Dawn

A blood-red mist covers the school field. The air smells like roses… and decay. Vines have coiled through the buildings, freezing time within a 1km radius. All students and teachers are frozen mid-motion.

Nel, Chelestar, and Azryael stand in the center, protected by their pact.

Chelestar (looking up):

> "He's already here…"

The sky splits open—Malzaphor, now in full Thorn Sovereign form, descends like a cursed god. His voice echoes in every direction.

Malzaphor:

> "I came to reclaim the traitor… and destroy the Primordial anomaly. You should not exist, Nel."

Nel clenches his fists. The ground cracks beneath him.

Nel:

> "Neither should tyrants."

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Scene 2: The Final Battle Begins

Azryael ignites her Phoenix Ascension Form—her wings multiply, fire turning into light-laced flame.

Chelestar unleashes her 4th Kitsune Tail—with new abilities: Spirit Step and Moon Mirage.

Nel unleashes his hidden power—Primordial Phase Shift, turning his body into a glowing silhouette with cosmic markings.

The three launch a synchronized assault.

Chelestar creates afterimages that strike from different timelines.

Azryael rips through the vines with her phoenix lance.

Nel manipulates gravitational fields to twist Malzaphor's roots midair.

Malzaphor:

> "Fools… I am the Architect's will!"

He pierces Nel's shoulder—but the wound heals instantly as Nel evolves.

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Scene 3: Nel's Awakening – "Thornbreaker" Form

Nel's eyes glow black and gold. The markings on his body rearrange themselves into a perfect circle—the Mark of the Bang.

He mutters an incantation in a forgotten tongue. A glowing greatsword of light and void appears in his hand.

Nel:

> "This is for Sabah… for Earth… for my family."

He charges through Malzaphor's core, slicing through time-space itself.

Malzaphor screams as the Crown of Thorns is shattered.

The entity crumbles, vines withering to dust.

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Scene 4: Aftermath – Field of Light

The mist clears. Students blink, time resumes. No one remembers what happened—except Nel, Chelestar, and Azryael.

Chelestar:

> "We… won?"

Azryael (softly):

> "We delayed."

She looks to the sky. There are five more Architect siblings out there. Each stronger… each waiting.

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Final Scene:

That night, Nel writes in his notebook:

> "The war isn't over. But today, we proved that even gods can bleed."

Suddenly, a feather falls from the ceiling—a black angel feather—not Azryael's.

The next sibling is watching.

[TO BE CONTINUED]

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Would you like Episode 11 to introduce the next Architect sibling—perhaps a calm, time-controlling brother who challenges them with riddles instead of brute force?

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