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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: “I Almost Died Because My Shirt Tried to Reject Me”

Scene: Tournament Arena – Round Two Begins

Match: Raze Vielhart vs. Krell Orvon, a noble brute with stone magic and a massive ego.

Raze enters late, yawning, stretching, looking like he just woke up.

He's wearing the tournament gear Eiro sabotaged.

> "Why does this chestplate feel itchy?"

"Because it's cursed."

"Oh cool."

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💥 The Fight Begins

Krell launches stone spikes the size of wagons.

Raze dodges. Counters. Moves like a damn glitch.

But then—

His gear starts glowing. Mana pulses out violently.

Raze clutches his chest.

The gear locks. Reverses mana flow. He starts convulsing.

Spectators panic.

> "He's gonna implode—!"

"Call a medic—!"

"Wait—he's... standing up?!"

Raze forces himself upright, blood dripping from his eyes.

> "Alright. New rule. I don't wear shirts anymore."

He rips the cursed armor off mid-arena.

Proceeds to beat Krell into the stone floor.

Wins the match shirtless and pissed.

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🧠 Meanwhile: Kaelira Watches From the Shadows

She's holding the broken memory crystal.

Raze's name echoes in her mind.

> "My mother said he was taken. A brother. Hidden."

"And now he's standing right there… eating meat skewers and smiling like an idiot."

She walks up behind him post-match.

> "Raze. We need to talk."

"If this is about the shirtless thing, I swear it was an accident—"

"Your real name. Might be Vielhart... but it's not your only one."

"...Excuse me?"

She shows him the rune from her sword — identical to the one in his summoning circle.

> "I think... I think you're my brother."

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😈 Cut to: Eiro, Watching Everything

Eiro observes them from a magical monitor room. Alone. Calm.

> "So. The truth's surfacing. No matter."

"Let it come. He'll still fall."

"And I'll be the one to bury him."

He pulls out a sealed scroll marked "Abyssal Code: Class S."

Whispers a chant.

From the shadows... a portal opens.

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🕯️ Final Scene: Deep Underground — Forbidden Shrine

Out steps a woman cloaked in ancient violet armor, her eyes sealed with black cloth, skin covered in runes.

Name: Val'shara

Title: Abyssal Saint. Herald of the First Bloodline.

She breathes once.

Mountains crack in the distance.

> "So... the Vessel lives. The one they thought lost."

"Shall we see if he's worthy of the Throne of the End?"

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