Ashes of Our Flame
by RapwizzyDebaron
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Episode 101: "The Storm Within"
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The world fell into silence for a moment.
The wind died. The echoes faded.
Kara stepped forward, the earth cracking beneath her boots as she locked eyes with Nemesis.
He wasn't just a man anymore.
He was machine, rage, ruin—all twisted into a figure that looked almost human but felt like death incarnate. His armor pulsed with the stolen memories of others. Kara could see it—flashes of pain, grief, and betrayal swirling across his chest like ghosts trapped in amber.
"You've taken everything from me," she said, her voice low, sharp. "But you made one mistake."
Nemesis tilted his head. "Oh?"
"You left me breathing."
She lunged.
Steel met steel. The sound of clashing blades rang out over the ruined city. Their power shook the rooftops, shattered glass, and cracked stone. Kara's blade danced in a blur of silver, fueled by fury and fire, but Nemesis countered with chilling precision.
Around them, the battlefield erupted again. Tessa and Ronan pushed through enemy reinforcements, clearing the way toward the tower. Adrian fought like a man possessed, each strike aiming to protect the one he loved—yet unable to look away from Kara's brutal fight.
"Kara—!" he shouted, but a sudden burst of energy from Nemesis knocked him back.
Nemesis turned his gaze on Adrian, eyes glowing. "You're still clinging to hope. That's your weakness."
"No," Adrian growled, wiping blood from his jaw. "It's my fuel."
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Inside the hideout, Shade's hands flew across the console. Her systems were rebooting, trying to regain control.
"They're matching Kara's frequency!" she shouted. "Nemesis isn't just fighting her—he's syncing with her, corrupting her memories!"
Zero cursed. "If he gets full sync, he'll own her mind. We have to break the connection."
"But how?"
He looked toward the tower. Toward the satellite dish where the Lazarus signal was broadcasting.
"We kill the feed."
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Back at the rooftop, Kara staggered, a vision slamming into her with blinding force.
She was back in the white room.
A child again. Strapped down. Screaming. A figure leaning over her with a calm, surgical voice.
"Do not resist. You are part of something greater now."
She shook her head.
"No. That wasn't real. That wasn't me!"
Nemesis grinned, voice like smoke.
"It was always you. You were the project, Kara. You are the fire they made."
"No," she whispered, her body trembling. "I am what survived it."
She screamed, every ounce of her will exploding outward in a blinding shockwave.
Nemesis staggered back, his armor cracking.
Adrian appeared at her side, catching her before she fell.
"You good?"
She nodded, panting. "Just one more round."
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Atop the tower, Zero reached the core.
The satellite began to spark as he jammed a disruptor into the panel.
Back in Kara's mind, the memories began to dissolve—like smoke in the wind.
Nemesis faltered. "No… not yet. I am the future—"
Kara's blade pierced his chest.
"You were the past. And I'm done living in it."
He dropped to his knees.
His last words came as a whisper:
"You'll never be free of me…"
And then—silence.
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The city grew still.
Requiem's army collapsed, their signal broken.
The storm above finally began to fade.
But Kara didn't move. She stood there, blade shaking, eyes fixed on the horizon.
Adrian stepped forward, placing his hand on hers.
"It's over."
She looked at him.
"No," she whispered, voice heavy. "It's just beginning."
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To be continued…
🔥 One war ends. But the fire inside her burns brighter
than ever.
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