The Last Petal of Love – Fall of the First Seal

> “A broken heart doesn't always bleed. Sometimes, it burns... so bright, it blinds the gods themselves.”— Renjiro Akegami



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[Scene: Minazuki Crater – Aftermath]
The smoke settled.
Ash danced through the air like snow. The wind carried a strange silence — not of peace, but the silence that follows when something ancient stirs.
Renjiro knelt in the center of the scorched battlefield, breath heavy. His hair, once jet black, now shimmered with streaks of obsidian flame. His left eye bore the mark of The Abyss, and his right, the ancient sigil of the Heavenly Flame.
Mei, the last conscious Sealbearer, crawled toward him.
Mei (trembling):"W-What are you...?"
Renjiro (quietly):"A contradiction."
He looked at his hand — one palm burning black, the other glowing gold.
> "The world made me choose… but I was born both: pain and hope, light and void."



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[Scene: Flashback – 3 Years Ago | Classroom]
A younger Renjiro sat near the window, stealing glances at Amiya as she braided her hair.
A friend nudged him.
Friend:"You’re gonna tell her someday, right?"
Renjiro (smiling faintly):"Maybe. Or maybe… just watching her smile is enough."

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[Scene: Present – City of Shirogane | Amiya’s Apartment]
Amiya held Kaede’s hand. They sat on the couch, watching the news of the explosion near the shrine.
Reporter:“Unconfirmed sightings of the forbidden energy class ‘Abyss Flame’ have been reported… believed to be a danger to the peace treaty between realms.”
Kaede looked concerned.Amiya clutched her pendant — the one Renjiro gifted her in middle school.
Kaede:"Who gave you that again?"
Amiya (softly):"Just… someone I used to study with. He was kind. And… quiet."
Her voice cracked.She didn't know why.

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[Scene: Minazuki Shrine Ruins – Divine Council Arrival]
Five portals opened.
From them emerged Elder Sorin, High Priestess Yume, and Commander Retsu of the Celestial Guard. They surveyed the ruined land.
Elder Sorin:"So it begins... the child who loves in silence, rises in chaos."
Commander Retsu:"Permission to eliminate?"
Yume (sternly):"Fool. You cannot kill what fate has chosen."

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[Scene: Crater Center – Final Confrontation]
Mei stood, barely.
Mei:"Renjiro Akegami... in the name of peace, I must bind you!"
Renjiro didn’t flinch.
Renjiro:"Peace...?"
He stepped forward.
Renjiro:"Don’t speak of peace like you understand it. Peace was watching her walk past me every day… and saying nothing."
Renjiro:"Peace is loving someone so deeply... that you’d rather suffer in silence than disturb their smile."
He raised his hand — black and gold energy swirling.
> “I am peace. The peace that bleeds. The peace that breaks.”


He released “Last Petal” — an attack forged from heartbreak, faith, and unspoken words.
It was not just magic.
It was poetry in destruction.

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[Scene: Aftermath – One Week Later | Temple of Balance]
The world mourned.The First Seal was gone.Mei was in a coma.And Renjiro… vanished.
Wanted. Hunted. Feared.
The headlines read:“Renjiro Akegami: Hero, Monster, or Messiah?”

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[Scene: Amiya’s Apartment – Rainy Night]
Amiya stood on her balcony.Rain kissed her skin.
She clutched the pendant.
Whispered to the wind:
Amiya:"Where are you now, Renjiro...?"
She didn’t know that he stood on a rooftop nearby, watching her — eyes glowing faintly in the shadows.
He turned away.
Renjiro (softly):"Happy… that’s all I ever wanted you to be.”