[EXT. SCHOOL ROOFTOP]
The rooftop cracks under the pressure.
Time shudders with each of Tenma's steps, rippling outward like a living thing.
[Tenma] (low growl)
"You have power... but no control.
You're children playing with gods' weapons."
Haruto staggers upright, blood trickling from his lip.
He moves instinctively — shielding Airi with his body.
[Haruto] (growling)
"Even if that's true...
we're not running."
The Watch glows violently — a defiant heartbeat.
For a split second, time freezes —
—but Tenma walks straight through it, untouched.
[Airi] (shocked)
"He... moved inside frozen time?!"
Before Haruto can react, Tenma flickers —
—appearing beside him.
A sickening crack as Tenma slams Haruto into the rooftop floor.
[Tenma] (coldly)
"You're not the only one favored by the gods."
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FLASHBACK — DARK REALM
Tenma kneels in black flame, shadows writhing around him.
[Dark God] (echoing)
"The Light Gods sealed their powers inside human shells.
But you, Tenma...
You were born of my essence.
A perfect weapon.
End them before they awaken."
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BACK TO PRESENT
Haruto forces himself up, his whole body trembling.
Airi rushes to his side — her Ring blazing with an ethereal glow.
[Haruto] (wincing)
"We can't match his time control..."
[Airi] (whispering)
"Then let's stop fighting his way."
She steps forward, hand outstretched.
The Ring pulses — not with its own light, but hers.
For the first time —
Tenma falters.
[Tenma] (narrowing his eyes)
"That presence..."
The glow spreads — soft, golden, ancient.
[Airi] (softly)
"Don't you feel it, Haruto...?
Something inside us.
Something... older than the gods themselves."
Haruto grips the Watch tighter, the air humming around them.
Suddenly — FLASH —
Visions rip through their minds:
— Two celestial beings, hand in hand beneath twin stars.
— A war in the heavens. Time itself ripping apart.
— A betrayal. A fall.
They gasp — dropping to one knee — as the memories claw at the edge of consciousness.
[Tenma] (growing frantic)
"No...! They're remembering!"
Tenma surges forward, blade crackling with corrupted time energy—
closing the distance in a blink—
BANG!
A wall of brilliant blue energy bursts between them — the ancient sigil of the Time God spinning in midair.
[???]
"You move too soon, Tenma."
Elios steps from the golden mist, arms raised, holding the barrier in place.
[Elios] (steady)
"They are not ready.
And neither are you."
Tenma snarls, blade flashing.
[Tenma] (spitting rage)
"Stay out of this, relic!"
He slashes —
The barrier shatters at the point of impact, and Elios staggers to one knee.
[Elios] (strained, urgent)
"Haruto... Airi... listen—
Retreat for now.
You must awaken before the Final Eclipse."
Without hesitation, Airi seizes Haruto's hand —
—The Watch and Ring flare together —
—and they vanish in a burst of blinding gold.
[Tenma] (roaring)
"NO!!"
He slices the empty air, splitting the sky itself — but they are gone.
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[INT. ABANDONED SHRINE — NIGHT]
Haruto and Airi collapse onto cold stone, gasping.
The golden aura flickers, fading like the last light of sunset.
A heavy silence wraps around them.
[Haruto] (whispering)
"...I saw something. In that moment."
[Airi] (nodding, breathless)
"Me too.
Memories that aren't ours...
but feel more like home than anything else."
The camera slowly tilts upward —
The moon hangs low and heavy.
And at its edge —
A shadow begins to creep across its surface.
The Eclipse... has begun.
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TO BE CONTINUED...