THE FALL OF LIGHT (Dream of Darkness)

(Birth of the Cursed Vision)

Scene opens in the dead of night. The moon hangs above a towering cliffside palace-the lair of the North's most feared magician: Kagutsume no Yurei. Thunder rumbles in the far distance, and wind howls through cracked windows. Inside a candlelit chamber, Yurei meditates alone, sitting cross-legged in the center of a large ritual circle drawn in blood and ink.

Narration (low and ominous):

"In the heart of darkness, even nightmares find a host... and the cursed mind of Kagutsume was chosen.

" The candles flicker violently. His eyes roll back. Darkness engulfs the screen.

The Dream:

Suddenly-blinding light. Kagutsume finds himself standing in a void of swirling shadows and pale blue mist.

In the center of this dream realm, five figures emerge-each cloaked in aura like burning suns. Their backs are turned, but towering behind them are massive, glowing beast spirits: a dragon, a wolf, a cheetah, an eagle, and a rhino. The aura radiates divine power-untamed and ancient.

The five stand calmly, each in a unique pose of readiness or grace-yet smiling faintly, as though they've already won.

Kagutsume narrows his eyes. "What... is this?"

He turns slowly-his gaze follows theirs.

And then

He sees it: the North Kingdom, Frostgard, utterly destroyed. Blackened ruins. Fires roaring in its once-mighty towers. Armies scattered in ash. And above it all, a celestial storm swirls-formed from the combined might of the five beasts.

Kagutsume gasps and stumbles back

The vision shifts.

He is now inside the throne room of Frostgard. The once-mighty King Zorak lies slain on the icy floor, blood mingling with shadows. Kagutsume turns-and sees his own body, impaled by spectral claws, fading into dust.

He falls to his knees, trembling.

The vision fades into white. But before he awakens... the five figures turn their heads slowly.

At the center: a boy with fierce, burning eyes-Renji Arkus. His aura crackles like restrained lightning, with a dragon looming behind him in red fire.

Kagutsume whispers, voice echoing in fear:

"The prince... of the South..."

He looks to the right-and sees another boy, fierce, untamed-a wild grin on his face. A white wolf spirit growls above him, lightning flashing in its jaws.

Kagutsume's brows furrow deeply.

"That one... I've seen him before... where...?"

Waking World:

Suddenly Kagutsume wakes in a cold sweat. The ritual candles have long gone out. His hands are shaking. The circle beneath him has cracked.

He stands, eyes wide, fear creeping in like poison.

"They... will bring ruin... The beasts have chosen."

"But why... now?"

He looks toward the North through his window-toward Frostgard's tower.

And his voice lowers into a whisper:

"I must find them... before the curse is fulfilled.

" Scene fades to black, leaving only the echo of a distant dragon's roar