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Chapter 28 - Episode 27

[OPENING SCENE – RIFTZONE RAILS, SOUTHERN SKYVAULT]

A rogue maglev train screeches across floating tracks — hijacked. Sparks fly as it tunnels beneath decaying city sectors. Inside, KRAKK, the horned brute of the Savage Bratz, stands atop a stolen cargo module filled with black-market weapons. His horn glows faintly with Nullborn energy — the fang-shaped shard embedded in it pulsing like a heartbeat.

Krakk (roaring):

"They wanna hunt me? Then I'll show 'em the last ride."

A sky-drone explodes as he tosses a magnetic blade through it. In the distance, the sound of approaching jet-boosts.

[SCENE – ABOVE THE TRAIN, NIGHT SKY]

The Vanguards dive through the clouds, wind howling. Echo-7 guides the team through digital waypoints as the train twists below.

Echo-7:

"He's not running. He's challenging."

Kael:

"Then we answer."

Irion (quiet):

"We need him alive. That shard… it's reacting."

Tari (perched, sniper in hand):

"I'll disarm. You distract."

Jax:

"Woo! I call roof duty!"

They land. The metal groans under them. Krakk sees them.

Krakk:

"There you are. HEROES."

He jumps from one car to another — the sheer force denting steel. The battle begins.

[BATTLE SCENE – HIGH-SPEED TRAIN RUMBLE]

➤ Kael vs. Krakk

Kael's Inferblade crackles against Krakk's reinforced gauntlets. Every hit sends shockwaves across the train cars.

Krakk fights like a savage war-machine — headbutting, slamming, tossing freight crates as missiles.

Krakk:

"You think glowing swords make you better?! I fought wars before you wore capes!"

Kael:

"I'm not trying to be better. Just trying to end this."

➤ Irion Phase-Dances

Irion flickers through the train's cargo, disabling bomb triggers and redirecting heat sensors.

He creates a rift-loop that traps two Bratz lieutenants in a time-stuttered void.

Irion:

"Train's full of death. I'm clearing the ghosts."

➤ Veya's Solo Duel

Veya ambushes Krakk from above, using redirecting pistols and a new grappling line to zip under the train and back up.

Veya:

"Come on, hornhead. I've got high heels and better aim."

Krakk (laughs):

"Feisty. I like that."

Veya:

"You'll love handcuffs, then."

She lands a stunning shot to his shoulder, slowing him.

➤ Tari's Marks

From a distant hovering speeder, Tari marks Krakk's armor with starlight glyphs. He tries to tear them off, but they remain.

Tari (whisper):

"Locked and guiding."

Kael sees the mark — slams into it with Inferblade, triggering an arcane combustion.

Krakk (screams):

"RAHHHH!"

[FINAL MOMENTS – CARGO BAY CLIMAX]

Krakk limps into the last car — where the Nullborn shard pulses violently. His horn glows. He roars, slamming it into the wall — triggering a spike of shadow and crystal that shoots upward.

Kael (wide-eyed):

"It's... reacting to fear."

Irion (grits teeth):

"If that grows unchecked…"

Echo-7:

"Containment protocol. NOW!"

Together, they attack — coordinated.

Echo-7 locks the doors.

Jax smashes power lines, forcing the train to halt.

Irion phases the shard into a null-loop.

Kael pins Krakk to the wall, blade drawn.

Kael:

"This ends here."

Krakk, breathing hard, finally drops to one knee.

Krakk:

"She… wasn't supposed to wake up… not yet…"

He blacks out. The shard dims. The team surrounds him.

[POST-BATTLE — PRISON RETURN]

Krakk is placed in a special vault within Fort Chimera. Echo-7 scans the shard embedded in his horn.

Echo-7:

"Residual Nullborn resonance. Dormant… for now."

Yuna:

"We're still missing something. He wasn't trying to win. He was stalling."

Irion (murmurs):

"So who were we giving time to?"

[FINAL SCENE – DARK ALTAR, DEEP BENEATH THE CITY]

A cloaked figure steps forward — lighting a brazier with blue flame. The remains of a shattered mask lie beside them.

Unknown Woman's Voice (Mother Null):

"They caught the ram. Good. Now they'll come for the wolf."

[TO BE CONTINUED]

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