SCENE 1 — THE WHISPER IN THE MORNING MIST
Early morning.
Grey fog wraps the mountain like cold breath.
Aryex steps out of the old lady's hut, still tired, still replaying last night in his head.
He sees Raven standing alone near the cliff edge…
Back turned…
Hair fluttering in the wind…
Shoulders slightly shaking, like she's holding the entire sky on them.
Aryex wants to say something—
But before he can take a step, Raven speaks without looking:
"Don't follow me. My path… isn't safe."
Her voice is soft, but heavy.
Not anger.
Fear.
Aryex clenches his fists.
"I don't care if it's safe. I'm coming."
Raven finally turns.
Her eyes — tired, hollow, but burning with something fierce.
"Then don't blame me when you see what's coming."
Before Aryex can ask, a gust of wind howls across the cliff.
A dark sigil burns in the sky behind Raven.
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SCENE 2 — THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW RITUALISTS
The sigil cracks open…
And out of it steps a masked girl —
tall, white mask with ink dripping from the eyes,
robes twisting like smoke.
She bows her head toward Raven.
Masked Girl:
"Shadow Vessel… we found you."
Raven freezes.
Aryex feels his stomach drop.
Aryex:
"Who is she?"
Raven whispers, barely audible:
"My mistake… my past."
The masked girl lifts her hand.
Shadow chains burst from her fingers—
shooting toward Raven like snakes.
Aryex reacts instantly.
"LIGHT RIP!"
A golden arc shoots from his palm, shattering the chains.
The masked girl tilts her head, amused.
"Ah… the boy she protected."
Her voice is smooth, cruel, like she's enjoying the scene.
"You must be Aryex."
Aryex narrows his eyes.
Raven steps in front of him, blocking him.
Her voice shakes:
"Leave him out of this. He has nothing to do with me anymore."
Aryex's heart breaks a little hearing that.
But the masked girl laughs softly.
"Oh, Raven… Everyone connected to you dies. He will too. It's tradition."
Raven's hand trembles.
Aryex steps forward.
"Try touching her. I dare you."
The masked girl suddenly stops laughing.
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SCENE 3 — RAVEN'S BREAKDOWN
The tension snaps like glass.
Raven grabs Aryex's wrist—
Hard.
Too hard.
Her nails dig into his skin, eyes wide, panicked.
"Aryex… STOP. You don't understand. These people… they don't lose."
Aryex looks into her eyes.
Damaged.
Terrified.
Fighting a war inside herself.
Aryex:
"I don't care who they are. I'm not letting you face this alone."
Raven's breath shakes.
Her voice cracks for the first time:
"Why… why are you doing this for me?"
Aryex swallows.
"Because someone should have done it earlier."
For a second
—just one second—
Raven's eyes soften.
The wall she built for years almost breaks.
But—
The masked girl claps her hands once.
The cliffside cracks.
The air distorts.
Shadow creatures crawl out of the ground, surrounding them.
Raven steps back, fear rising.
"No… not again."
Aryex grips her hand.
"Then let's end it this time."
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SCENE 4 — RAVEN'S POWER UNLEASHES (FOR THE FIRST TIME)
Raven closes her eyes.
Her body trembles as she finally stops suppressing the thing inside her.
A shockwave bursts.
Feathers — black, glowing with violet streaks — swirl around her.
Her hair floats.
Her eyes turn a deep, radiant amethyst.
The old lady emerges from the hut, whispering:
"So… the Shadow Raven awakens again."
Aryex stares — mesmerized and scared.
Raven doesn't look human anymore.
She looks like a fallen goddess.
The masked girl spreads her arms.
"Yes… that's the power we came to reclaim."
The shadow creatures rush forward.
Raven extends her hand—
And the world darkens.
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SCENE 5 — THE FINAL MOMENT
Aryex tries to fight, but Raven pushes him away with a wave of black wind.
"Aryex, stay back. If I lose control… I'll hurt you."
Aryex:
"THEN FIGHT WITH CONTROL!"
Raven shakes her head, screaming:
"I DON'T HAVE ANY LEFT!"
Her aura surges—
A storm of black feathers—
Air shakes—
Ground shatters—
And the masked girl whispers:
"Begin the extraction."
Dark chains wrap around Raven—
She screams in pain—
Aryex lunges forward—
And Episode 7 ends with Raven collapsing into Aryex's arms, whispering:
"Don't… let them take me…"