⭐ EPISODE 6 — "THE CURSE THAT WAKES"
(Long • Dark • Emotional • Action-packed • Anime-level depth)
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SCENE 1 — Dawn After the Training
Aryex wakes before sunrise.
His body aches everywhere — arms, legs, ribs… even breathing hurts.
But he smiles.
This pain means something.
He steps outside the hut.
The early light filters through thick trees, painting the forest gold.
Raven stands ahead, back turned, cloak fluttering in the breeze.
Silent. Still.
Like a statue carved from shadow.
Aryex steps beside him.
Raven doesn't look, but he notices.
Raven:
"You're here early.
Good."
His voice is calm… but Aryex feels a strange tension in the air.
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SCENE 2 — The First Sign of Raven's Curse
Raven begins teaching a new technique —
a control stance using breathing and footwork.
But midway…
Raven suddenly stops.
His hand trembles.
Barely for a second — but Aryex catches it.
Dark veins glow faintly under Raven's skin.
A strange symbol pulses on the back of his neck.
Aryex:
"Raven? Are you okay—"
Raven (sharp):
"Don't.
Keep your distance."
Aryex freezes.
The air around Raven gets colder.
Birds stop chirping.
Even the wind halts.
Raven grips his own arm hard, hiding the shaking.
Raven (strained whisper):
"…Not now…
Not in front of him."
Aryex steps forward despite the warning.
Aryex:
"Let me help—"
Raven turns with eyes no longer human.
Dark, hollow, glowing.
Raven (growls):
"ARYEX.
BACK.
NOW."
The forest shakes from the force in his voice.
Aryex steps back, heart pounding.
Fear.
But also something deeper…
Raven is losing control.
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SCENE 3 — The Forest Attack
Before Raven can stabilize himself—
A scream echoes through the forest.
"HELP!! SOMEBODY HELP!!"
Aryex and Raven snap toward the sound.
A nearby village smoke cloud rises.
Raven clenches his teeth.
Raven:
"Aryex.
Stay behind me."
Aryex nods — but inside he knows:
This is the moment I prove I'm not a burden.
They sprint toward the village.
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SCENE 4 — The Village Under Fire
Houses burn.
Villagers run for safety.
Creatures with twisted bodies — half-human, half-raven-like — tear through the streets.
Cursed beasts.
Raven whispers bitterly:
Raven:
"…They followed me."
Aryex widens his eyes.
Aryex:
"They're… because of your curse?"
Raven doesn't answer.
His silence is enough.
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SCENE 5 — Raven Unleashed
A large beast leaps toward a child.
Aryex moves — but Raven moves faster.
Dark energy erupts around him.
He slashes with his bare hand —
and the beast explodes into black dust.
Aryex watches in awe… and fear.
Raven is powerful.
Too powerful.
His movements are no longer calm.
They are violent.
Desperate.
Every strike echoes with pain he never shows.
Aryex whispers:
Aryex:
"Raven… how much have you been carrying alone?"
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SCENE 6 — Aryex's First True Fight
A beast charges toward Aryex.
Bigger than him.
Faster.
For a moment, fear grips him —
the old fear of losing.
But he remembers Raven's words:
"Do you fight to win… or fight not to lose?"
Aryex takes a stance.
Breath steady.
Heart steady.
He swings his staff —
stronger, more precise than ever before.
CRACK!
The beast falls.
Another lunges —
Aryex ducks, rolls, sweeps the legs, smashes its skull to dust.
He is fighting to win.
From the side, Raven sees him…
and for the first time, a tiny, proud smile forms.
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SCENE 7 — The Twist: Raven's Curse Awakens Harder
But suddenly—
Raven clutches his chest.
Dark smoke bursts from his skin.
The symbol on his neck burns bright red.
Villagers scream as the ground cracks.
Aryex:
"Raven!!"
Raven kneels, shaking violently.
His voice is barely human:
Raven:
"N-No…
Not now…
Aryex, run—"
Aryex refuses.
Aryex:
"I'm not leaving you! Not again!"
Raven looks up —
his eyes fully corrupted now.
And in that moment…
He looks like a monster.
Aryex steps forward anyway.
Aryex:
"Even if you lose control…
I'll bring you back!!"
Raven's fingers dig into the dirt.
Tears of shadow fall from his eyes.
Raven:
"…Why?
Why won't you leave me…
like everyone else did?"
Aryex kneels beside him, gripping his shoulders.
Aryex:
"Because you didn't leave me.
Even when you could have."
Raven's breathing slows.
For a second —
just one —
the curse loosens its grip.
His human voice returns:
Raven (softly):
"…Aryex."
And then—
A massive explosion of dark energy erupts from Raven.
Aryex is thrown back into a wall.
Dust fills the air.
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SCENE 8 — Final Moment Cliffhanger
As Aryex tries to stand, he sees a silhouette walking through the smoke.
Tall.
Calm.
Dressed in black.
Carrying a staff with a raven-shaped crown.
A cold voice speaks:
???:
"So…
The cursed child still lives."
Raven growls, barely conscious.
Raven:
"…Not you…"
Aryex's eyes widen.
Aryex:
"Raven… who is that?"
Raven's answer sends chills through the entire forest.
Raven:
"My creator."
The figure lifts his staff — glowing with the same curse-mark Raven has.
Fade to black.
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