CHAPTER 4 – "Training for Gods"
Narrated by Mahad
> "In a cosmos where reality folds upon itself endlessly, strength isn't measured by power alone... but by the will to stand even when faced with the infinite."
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Scene 1 – The Aftermath of Forbidden Knowledge
Kayden and Jiwoo sit outside the Cosmic Organization headquarters, under an eerie glowing sky. The stars above them shift like waves—space itself reacting to what they now know.
JIWOO:
(still reading the note)
"Each Element becomes you. You are the flame… You don't control it. You are it."
KAYDEN:
"And only one Element per person, or your body collapses from overload."
(sighs)
"Guess I got lucky. That black hole fruit almost deleted me."
JIWOO:
"Yeah. I still can't believe you ate that thing."
KAYDEN:
(smirking)
"I was hungry, okay?"
JIWOO:
(grinning)
"Next time, try a sandwich."
They both laugh, breaking the tension. But the atmosphere quickly shifts as a shadow looms near the courtyard.
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Scene 2 – A New Presence Appears
A teen steps forward wearing the Commander's badge—a slim, sword-carrying warrior with spiked hair, aura glowing green-gold. His blade rests over his back, sealed in ancient wraps.
???:
"You two made quite the mess with that mission."
KAYDEN:
(tilts head)
"Who are you? You a janitor or a cosplayer?"
JIWOO:
(laughing)
"Kayden!"
SHOGUN:
(smirks)
"Commander Shogun. I'm your age, but I lead my own battalion. I heard you kids poked a black hole."
KAYDEN:
"Yeah. It poked back."
JIWOO:
"So... you're the life force guy?"
SHOGUN:
"Correct. I've mastered it. Unlike you flames or gravity freaks, I built mine from nothing. Life force flows in everyone—but only a few can weaponize it."
He unsheathes a sliver of his blade—green glowing runes pulse.
KAYDEN (thinking):
"That pressure... it's like being sliced just standing near him."
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Scene 3 – The Training Grounds
Cut to: All three in the advanced training dimension—an endless floating dojo surrounded by galaxies.
SHOGUN:
"You want to survive in this world? You train like you're already dead. Got it?"
JIWOO:
(cracking knuckles)
"Let's go."
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Training Montage:
Jiwoo forms his Divine Flame Susano again—faltering, refining it as his body adjusts to channeling himself as a weapon.
Kayden, still recovering, tries to bend matter-gravity with his new Element—creating small singularities while trying not to implode.
Shogun slices through cosmic weights while meditating mid-air, life force forming blades without touching his sword.
SHOGUN (mid-swing):
"Focus your identity. You aren't using the flame—you are the flame. Jiwoo, burn like it."
JIWOO:
(shouting)
"I am fire!"
A wave of divine flame explodes around him, shaping his armor more clearly.
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Scene 4 – Quiet Moment by the Cosmic Lake
After hours of brutal training, the three sit near the Cosmic Lake—a glowing, reality-reflecting ocean that mirrors every possible future.
KAYDEN:
(staring into the lake)
"You know... I didn't come here for glory. Jiwoo's the only person I have left."
JIWOO:
(softly)
"Same. We joined to protect each other. That's all."
SHOGUN:
(nods)
"You'll need that bond. Because..."
Suddenly, the lake ripples—a pillar of darkness flickers in the reflection.
SHOGUN (tense):
"…something old just woke up."
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Scene 5 – In the Deepest Shadows… Something Moves
Cut to a realm beyond space and time. A figure watches through a fracture in the multiverse.
It's not the 3rd Pillar.
It's not even him.
It's just a shadow clone.
And yet… entire galaxies blink out around its presence.
???:
"The Matter Element... is still alive?"
SHADOW CLONE (3rd Pillar Fragment):
"I will fix that soon."
A massive, monstrous hand breaks through the shadow realm—ready to descend on the Cosmic Organization.
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CHAPTER 4 Ends
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