Legacy of Shadow
Betrayal and Tragedy
Outside a dimly lit restaurant, Xiao, a delivery boy, checks his phone 📱 under the streetlight.
Xiao
📤 Hey I'm done with my deliveries.
Xiao
📤 Wanna hang out to night
Mei
📥 Sorry... I'm busy tonight
Xiao
📤 Maybe another time?
He slides his phone into his pocket, but chest feels heavy.
The night suddenly feels colder.
Scene: At a nearby café — Lin notices something through the glass window.
Lin
Bro… you won’t believe what I just saw.
Lin
She’s with another guy.
Xiao
Are you sure it’s her?
Lin
They looked… really close.
Lin
Holding hands, laughing,
Xiao
Maybe it’s just a friend… right?
Xiao’s thumb hovers over his screen, heart pounding.
Scene: Later that night — Mei’s street, dimly lit.
Xiao
Are you… seeing someone else?
Mei
😒 Why are you asking me this?
Mei
What are you going to do about it?
Mei
You weren’t enough, Xiao.
Mei
I’m sorry… but it’s over.
The chat ends. The screen goes dark.
Xiao’s reflection looks like a stranger — broken and small.
Midnight street — cold wind, flickering traffic lights.
Tears blur his sight. His steps drift into the road.
Driver says:
Hey! Watch out!! 🚗💨
Sound of screeching tires... silence follows.
Hospital corridor — lights hum quietly.
Yuki
Please… I need to see Xiao!
Yuki's phone buzzes softly — Xiao’s last message glows on the screen:
Yuki
(whisphering)
I never got to tell you…
I loved you. 💔
Awakening and Rebirth of Xiao
Darkness fades into faint golden light. A baby’s cry echoes softly.
Xiao
(thinking) Where... am I?
Xiao
Why... is everything so bright...?
His eyes blink open. The ceiling is made of wood. The air smells of herbs and smoke.
Lina (Mother)
He’s awake… look, Rion!
Xiao
That voice...
So familiar...
Ryo (Father)
He’s got your eyes, Lyria.
Bright as dawn.
Lina (Mother)
And your nose. laughs softly
She lifts the baby into her arms. Magic light glows faintly around her fingertips — soothing warmth spreads across the room.
Xiao
Wait… I... I remember this...
Sudden flashes pierce his mind —
Mei’s tears.
Lin’s voice shouting.
Blinding headlights.
And darkness.
No... that was... my old life.
Earth... the restaurant... the accident...
Xiao
I died.
But... I’m alive again?
A quiet cottage — outside, birds chirp. Lyria hums softly while cradling Xiao.
Lina (Mother)
Rest now, little one.
You’ll grow strong under the light of Elyndra.
Xiao
He looks at his tiny hands glowing faintly — a trace of mana pulses within.
Xiao
(thinking)
This time...
I’ll train harder.
I’ll master everything — sword, magic, everything this world offers.
I won’t be weak again.
A few weeks later — warm morning sunlight filters into the room.
Xiao lies in his crib, watching his parents.
Ryo (Father)
Sword stance, perfect. One strike — one victory!
Lina (Mother)
From inside;
Balance your breathing, Rion.
Lina (Mother)
Your mana’s unstable again. giggles softly
Xiao
(thinking)
Father… a swordsman.
Mother… a magician.
Xiao
I’ll learn both.
I’ll surpass them.
He clenches his tiny fingers — sparks of light flicker between them for a moment before fading.
Lina (Mother)
(noticing)
Oh?
Lina (Mother)
Did he just… glow?
Ryo (Father)
Hah! Look at that, our boy’s got fire in him already!
Night — silver moonlight through the window
Xiao lies awake, eyes wide open. The stars shimmer above.
Xiao
Thinking;
I remember everything.
The loneliness…
The betrayal…
The pain.
He closes his eyes, whispering softly inside his heart.
Xiao
This time, I’ll carve my own destiny.
I’ll travel to the Capital.
Train in dungeons.
Face monsters.
Become stronger than anyone.
(thinking):
And one day…
I’ll reach the top —
An S-Rank Fighter. ⚔️
The mana inside him stirs like a heartbeat, answering his silent vow.
First Signs of Power
A quiet night in the village of Liora. The moonlight seeps through wooden shutters.
Baby Xiao sleeps peacefully in his cradle. The air is still — until a strange vibration hums through the walls.
Lina (Mother)
[smiling] He’s finally asleep… after three lullabies.
Ryo (Father)
[chuckles] Like his mother — strong-willed even when tired.
Lina (Mother)
Hmph! You talk big for someone who fell asleep before the baby last night.
Ryo (Father)
[grinning] Training drains energy, my dear. A warrior must—
Suddenly, a soft pulse ripples through the air.
Lina (Mother)
[eyes narrowing] Ryo… that wasn’t me.
Ryo (Father)
[serious] Nor me.
Ryo (Father)
It’s coming from—
The cradle begins to tremble. Faint colored light seeps from beneath the blanket.
Lina (Mother)
The mana… it’s overflowing!
Ryo (Father)
[reaches for his sword] That much energy—from a newborn?!
Waves of colored mana swirl — flame, water, stone, light, shadow — filling the room with flickering chaos.
Lina (Mother)
He’s manifesting elemental auras!
Ryo (Father)
[shocked] But all of them? That’s impossible!
The wind picks up inside the house. Candles extinguish. The mana intensifies — colors multiplying.
Lina (Mother)
Fire… Water… Earth… Air… Light… Shadow… Plant… Heal—
Ryo (Father)
[staring, stunned] All eight attributes... awakened?
The ground hums again. Then—something darker rises.
A thin mist of black and violet energy coils behind Xiao, forming ghostly silhouettes — fleeting, whispering voices from beyond.
Lina (Mother)
(horrified): Ryo… those eyes… look!
For an instant, Xiao’s eyes turn pitch black with glowing rings of violet.
Ryo (Father)
That… that’s not possible…
Lina (Mother)
The ninth element...
The lights vanish. Silence returns — only Xiao’s gentle laugh breaks the tension.
Lina (Mother)
He carries all elements… even the one forbidden by the Spirit Order.
Ryo (Father)
[kneeling beside the cradle] Then he’s no ordinary child.
Ryo (Father)
He’s a Spirit’s Chosen — or the world’s greatest curse.
Lina (Mother)
[softly, holding Xiao] Whatever he is… he’s our son.
Lina (Mother)
We’ll protect him. Even from fate itself.
The moonlight falls upon Xiao’s small hand — faint runes glowing: symbols of all nine elements.
End of Chapter 3 — “First Signs of Power”
Nine elements awakened. One destiny unfolds. And deep within, the forbidden power of death begins to stir.
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