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Chapter 9 - Season 1 - Episode 9: Fractures

Episode begins in silence… a slow pan over ruined landscapes, burning skies, and wounded cities.

Narrator: "They were protectors. Now, they are survivors."

[South America – Aftermath]

Aarav stares at Zane's unconscious body. Both are bruised and battered. Vorgrath is gone — but not defeated.

Aarav (angrily): "We didn't win. We just survived."

He punches the ground. For the first time… the proud leader is shaken.

Aarav (softly): "Where's Raj when it really matters…?"

[Shadow Ruins – Lyra's Breakdown]

Lyra wakes up in a realm of shadow reflections — all mimicking her. Her mind fractures. She screams silently.

Lyra Clone: "You're the weak one. Always hiding behind logic."

Real Lyra: "Shut up…"

Flashbacks of her childhood, abandonment, and how she found peace in silence. The illusion of Mael'nor whispers:

Mael'nor: "Raj sees your pain. You hate that, don't you?"

Her scream finally breaks the mirror. She stands — eyes glowing black and purple.

Lyra: "No more hiding."

[Frozen Battlefield – Reina's Last Stand]

Selene unleashes a full Temporal Collapse — erasing seconds from reality itself.

Reina (barely standing): "If I fall… I'll do it protecting what I love."

She whispers Raj's name and releases Ethereal Barrier: Absolute Form — a glowing sphere that stops time for her enemies, not her. She sacrifices her mobility to save innocents… again.

But Selene strikes — and Reina falls unconscious. Blood on snow.

[India – Temple Ruins: Raj vs Druvak, Final Phase]

Druvak absorbs a corrupted version of Raj from a dead timeline — turning into a monstrous form: "Druvak the Soul God."

Druvak: "You're too late. I've taken what you refused to be."

Raj (calmly): "You didn't take it. You copied it."

Raj closes his eyes. All the multiversal echoes enter him again. For the first time, his true form activates: a glowing, shifting figure made of souls and stardust.

Raj: "Multi Soul Control – Eclipse State."

A god-tier 1v1 ensues — sky breaks, reality twists. Raj ends it by punching through Druvak's core, freeing every soul he ever consumed.

Raj (to a soul-child): "You're free now."

Cut to Reina — eyes flickering open as if sensing Raj.

Reina (weakly): "Raj… you're glowing."

[Final Scene – Earth Saviours Base]

The team regroups — barely. Lyra limps in. Aarav carries Zane. Reina is on life support.

Raj walks in — glowing faintly. No one speaks.

Aarav: "…Where were you?"

Raj (quietly): "Fighting my shadow."

Suddenly — ALARMS BLARE.

HQ AI: "WARNING. REALITY BREACH – LEVEL: OMEGA."

Zarvokh appears above Earth — massive, devouring a section of the moon. His fifth Harbinger finally descends — cloaked, silent, and terrifying.

Zarvokh (echoing through the skies): "You thought this was war? No… this was testing. Now begins the erasure."

The screen cracks… and cuts to black.

Narrator: "Next time… someone dies."

To be continued…

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