[Scene opens – The Edge of the Veil, Midnight Fog]
Wind howled through broken tombs as Squad Six stood in formation. The corrupted fog around them thickened, swirling unnaturally—alive, whispering.
Opposite them stood five Kuragami Reapers, unmoving. Cloaked in shadow-bone armor, their blades jagged and pulsating with black spirit energy.
At the center, the plague-masked Reaper stepped forward, dragging his curved blade along the ground.
"Tell me, Kuroya…" he rasped. "When your brother slaughtered the previous soulbearers, did he scream like they did? Or did he smile when he took Renzai from your bloodline?"
Jin gripped his sword tighter. His eyes flared red.
"You know what's funny?""You talk too much for someone about to get deleted from existence."
[Battle Begins – Squad Six vs Kuragami]
The fog exploded into chaos.
Marin Yuza jumped back, scope glowing."Soulshot: Sunpiercer!"She fired a searing bolt of flame-spirit energy, blasting a Reaper clean through a tombstone.
But it stood back up—laughing, half its body reforming from shadow.
"They're regenerating!" she shouted."Their bodies are stitched with soul bindings—kill the core!"
Sora Nemez vanished and reappeared midair, spinning.
"Phantom Fang: Cross Divider!"His dual daggers slashed through two Reapers in a blur—only for their blades to phase through him like mist.
"Tch… illusions?"
One of the Reapers whispered from behind him:"Not illusions. You're just too slow for the curse."
Ketsu Onari summoned a glyph net, soul-threads tightening across the field. "I've got four movement paths mapped. Marin, sync now!"
Captain Aria didn't move.
She just watched. Then finally blinked.
"I've seen enough. Kuroya—clear the field."
[Jin vs Plague-Masked Reaper – Solo Clash]
The Reaper charged—faster than any Yomurei before. His blade was jagged and cursed, dragging a trail of darkness that devoured the ground it touched.
"Renzai…" Jin whispered.The blade answered. It burned crimson—stronger, louder, furious.
They clashed.
Shockwaves tore through the tombs.The Reaper laughed. "Your rage is immature. Your flame is unstable."
Jin growled."Maybe. But unstable burns hotter."
He flash-stepped, blade slashing downward—
"Crimson Veil: Burst Fang!"
His blade ignited mid-strike, detonating spirit flame into the Reaper's chest.
BOOM.
The explosion lit up the sky.
[But then…]
From the smoke, the plague-masked Reaper stood—burned, bleeding, but laughing.
"He told me you were strong…" he hissed.
Jin blinked."…Who?"
The Reaper raised his hand.
And in the mist behind him, a new silhouette appeared—taller, calmer, long white coat trailing behind him.
No mask.No armor.Just crimson eyes.And the same face as Jin… older. Sharper.
"Hello, little brother," said Raikou Kuroya.
Jin froze.The world did too.
"Took you long enough to catch up."
[Final Scene – Cliffhanger]
Jin's hands trembled.
Renzai pulsed violently in his grip.
Everyone else went silent. Even Aria narrowed her eyes.
Raikou drew his blade. It looked like a corrupted version of Renzai—twisted, void-black, screaming silently with every breath.
"Let's see if you're worthy of carrying our legacy," he said."Or if I should put you back in the ground where your bloodline belongs."