[EXT. HILLTOP RUINS — NIGHT]
The world holds its breath.
The mist thickens. The Time God and Time Maiden vanish into silver air... but before silence fully claims the night, a ripple cuts through the world.
A golden circle unfurls in midair, pulsing with a deep, ancient rhythm.
[Airi] (startled)
"What is that…?"
From the light, a figure steps forth —
Robes woven from the flowing sands of time itself.
Calm face. Solemn eyes. Power humming around him like a second heartbeat.
[Haruto] (tense)
"Who is he…?"
The man bows, graceful as falling dusk.
[Elios] (voice echoing)
"I am Elios, Herald of the Time God.
I've come to deliver His final message to your hearts."
Haruto and Airi stand frozen, the Heart of Time glowing between them.
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[Elios] (steadily)
"The Time God entrusted you with power...
Not to fight alone,
but to remember who you truly are."
He gazes at them with infinite patience.
[Elios]
"He has lifted the limits on the Watch.
It now mirrors His strength.
But even that power will not be enough against the Dark God...
unless you awaken your true selves."
Haruto's fist tightens at his side.
[Haruto] (softly)
"Our… true selves…"
[Airi] (whispering)
"The watch and ring…
they were never the real source..."
Elios smiles faintly, hand over heart.
[Elios]
"You are both fragments of Light.
When your souls fully remember,
the Watch and Ring will unseal your divine powers."
A pause—gentle but heavy.
[Elios] (warning)
"Until then...
protect each other."
He raises a hand — a protective barrier forms around them like glass woven from sunlight.
As he fades, his voice lingers:
[Elios] (fading)
"Beware… another walks among you.
Not a puppet like Reiji...
but one born to erase you completely."
The night stills.
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[INT. DARK REALM — SAME TIME]
Kazuki kneels, gasping, as a dark storm coils before him.
A figure steps from the tempest —
Cloaked in fractured time, voice colder than void.
[Tenma] (voice like a razor)
"You let them breathe longer than they should have.
I will correct your failure."
Without another word, Tenma steps into a swirling portal.
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[EXT. SCHOOL ROOFTOP — NEXT MORNING]
The city seems... wrong.
Too still.
Too silent.
Haruto and Airi sit beneath the ancient tree, closer than ever.
Their hands meet — and between the Watch and the Ring, a soft, synchronized glow pulses.
[Haruto] (nervous)
"You feel it too, right?"
[Airi] (blushing, nodding)
"Yeah...
like something's waking up inside us."
Just as Haruto opens his mouth — the sky flickers.
Time hiccups.
Students around them freeze mid-motion — like marionettes with cut strings.
Haruto rises, heart pounding.
[Haruto] (whispering)
"This… again?"
A rift tears open above the city, and a figure falls from it like a broken star.
Tenma.
Landing.
Cracking the earth beneath him.
The air bends around him like a broken mirror.
[Tenma] (cold, emotionless)
"Did you really believe Reiji was the end?"
He steps forward —
Each footfall warping space itself.
[Tenma]
"I am Tenma.
Born of Dark Time.
And your existence ends here."
The barrier left by Elios shudders — then shatters like glass in a storm.
Haruto instinctively shields Airi.
[Haruto] (gritted teeth)
"This guy's... different. Stronger."
[Airi] (readying her power)
"Then we face him together."
But Tenma is already moving.
[Tenma] (coldly)
"You'll try."
He punches the air — and the force of Time itself erupts outward.
The blast slams into them —
Only the bare shield of Watch and Ring saving them from annihilation.
Haruto and Airi stumble back, smoke rising from the cracked ground.
Tenma draws a blade —
Inscribed with the sigil of the Dark God —
A sword built to cut through time itself.
[Tenma] (level)
"Now...
let me show you what real time control looks like."
He raises his blade—
and reality begins to break apart.
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TO BE CONTINUED…