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Chapter 47 - Chapitre 47 The Flames Before the Storm

🌑 EXT. ODESSA — MAIN ENTRANCEThe sky is dark.

The atmosphere… heavy.

A silhouette appears in the distance.

🔥 Residual black flames still float around him.

👉 SERAPHIS

He walks slowly toward Odessa's entrance.

Each step leaves a dark mark on the ground.

Suddenly—

🌙 A presence appears in front of him.

Silent.

👉 LYRA

Motionless.

Invisible… then visible.

⚡ TENSION

💬 Lyra:

"…you're late."

Seraphis doesn't stop.

💬 Lyra (cold):

"Why?"

Silence.

💬 Lyra:

"This city…"

💬 Lyra:

"This wasn't the order."

💥 The air becomes heavier.

💬 Lyra:

"They sent you for ECLYPSION."

💬 Lyra:

"So why destroy it?"

🔥 SERAPHIS' RESPONSE

Seraphis finally stops.

Without turning around.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"…stop, Lyra."

Silence.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"Whose side are you on?"

A pause.

He slightly turns his head.

His eyes burn with deep black.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"You know very well…"

💥 The flames around him intensify.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"That my specialty…"

💬 SERAPHIS:

"…is razing cities."

A faint smile.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"…as a warm-up."

🌙 LYRA'S REACTION

Silence.

Lyra stares at him.

💬 Lyra:

"You treat this like a game."

💬 Lyra:

"But you forget something."

She slowly steps closer.

💬 Lyra:

"We are not free monsters."

💬 Lyra:

"We are weapons."

⚡ FACE TO FACE

Seraphis fully turns toward her.

💥 A violent pressure explodes.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"A weapon… that hesitates…"

💬 SERAPHIS:

"…becomes useless."

Lyra doesn't step back.

💬 Lyra:

"An uncontrollable weapon…"

💬 Lyra:

"…is replaced."

🌑 HEAVY SILENCE

They stare at each other.

A tension… ready to explode.

Then—

🔥 Seraphis' flames slowly disappear.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"…you talk too much."

He walks past her.

💬 SERAPHIS:

"Prepare yourself."

💬 SERAPHIS:

"This time… we're not playing anymore."

Lyra closes her eyes for a moment.

💬 Lyra (quietly):

"…ECLYPSION."

⚔️ TRANSITION

🌑 CUT

🌑 ECLYPSION BASE

Silence.

A vast room, dimly lit.

Everyone is present.

👉 Zadkiel

👉 Shin'en

👉 their allies

The atmosphere is heavy.

A survivor lies on the ground.

Injured.

Shaking.

💬 Survivor:

"…that wasn't a fight…"

💬 Survivor:

"It was… an execution…"

Silence.

💬 Survivor:

"A whole city… gone…"

💬 Survivor:

"…by a single person…"

⚡ REACTION

Shin'en lowers his head.

💥 His black flames appear slightly.

💬 Shin'en:

"…they've started."

Zadkiel stands still.

His eyes… subtly change.

💬 Zadkiel:

"No."

Silence.

💬 Zadkiel:

"They're provoking us."

🔥 TENSION

A member of the team:

💬

"So what do we do now…?"

Silence.

Everyone looks at Zadkiel.

⚔️ DECISION

Zadkiel steps forward.

💥 A cold aura spreads.

💬 Zadkiel:

"We don't endure."

💬 Zadkiel:

"We move forward."

He looks at Shin'en.

💬 Zadkiel:

"They want war."

A pause.

💬 Zadkiel:

"Then we'll give them one."

Shin'en lifts his head.

🔥 His black flames intensify.

💬 Shin'en:

"…I'll burn them."

🌑 END

💥 Silence.

💬 Zadkiel (cold):

"ECLYPSION… moves."

🔥 END OF CHAPTER

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