(Part 1 – "He Is Beyond Existence")
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[Opening Scene – Floating Temple: Morning]
Anous steps forward, his expression calm but carrying deep weight. The squad is gathered after a night of rest. The room is silent, expectant.
> Anous (quietly): "I should start by clearing a few things up. About me... and about the so-called 'legend.'"
He looks at them. His eyes are calm, but his tone sharpens.
> Anous: "I'm not the Legend. I'm the First Hasira, yes—but not him."
Everyone blinks.
> Jiwoo (confused): "Wait, what? Then who is the Legend?"
> Kayden: "You're not the Legend? But you beat Lynx…"
> Anous (smirking): "I beat Lynx without even knowing how to use Basic Life Force. That was… a long time ago. I was nothing special back then. Not compared to what's really out there."
> Shogun (eyes wide): "Wait—what?! You didn't even know Basic Life Force?!"
> Anous: "Exactly. I wasn't born with gifts like most others. But I clawed my way up. And just now... I've finally mastered Basic Life Force. That's why I've returned."
Everyone goes quiet.
> Leya (softly): "Then… who's the real Legend?"
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[Scene – Mission Reveal: Earth Element]
> Anous: "Before we talk about him, we have another task: we're going to retrieve the Earth Element."
> Kayden: "Element? Like Jiwoo's Flame?"
> Anous: "Exactly. But he's not just any Element. The Earth Element possesses the greatest physical strength in all of existence. No one—not even the Pillars—can match his raw brute force. His weapon is so heavy… even a Pillar can't lift it."
The squad's eyes widen.
> Shogun: "That's insane…"
> Jiwoo: "So, he's stronger than the Pillars?"
> Anous (firmly): "No. Let me be clear—he's not stronger overall. But in terms of raw strength? No one compares. He is a force of nature, and his weapon… well, it has a will of its own."
> Leya: "Wait… what kind of weapon has its own will?"
> Anous (grim): "It was once wielded by the Legend."
Silence.
> Jiwoo: "...Wait. I thought you were the legend!"
> Anous (snapping slightly): "Stop saying that! I'm not. I'm for you guys, sure—I might seem legendary compared to others. But the true Legend… he's sealed. And trust me, that's a good thing."
He looks directly at Lynx now.
> Anous: "Don't tell me… you're actually planning to unseal him."
> Lynx (calmly): "We have no other option."
> Anous (furious): "ARE YOU HIGH?! That being is the strongest existence ever recorded. Beyond reality. Beyond existence. He soloed the entire Cosmic War—by himself!"
> Shogun (shocked): "Soloed... the whole war?!"
> Anous (nodding slowly): "And he wasn't even trying. He walked through the forces of Pillars, Hasiras, and even Elements like they were dust."
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[Scene – Myth Busting: Mahad ≠ Rival]
> Kayden: "But… I thought the 3rd Pillar's rival was Mahad, the 2nd Pillar?"
> Anous (dead serious): "Absolutely not. That's what people assume. But Mahad is barely top 10 in existence."
The room goes completely still.
> Anous: "The 3rd Pillar is in the top 5. Maybe even top 3. And even he couldn't defeat the Legend in a fair fight."
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[Scene – How the Legend Was Sealed]
> Leya: "So how was he sealed?"
> Anous (grim): "The 3rd Pillar used an advanced Baryon Mode—so powerful it consumed most of his existence. He compressed all his nullifying forces, all of his Life Force, into a single attack. That attack didn't kill the Legend… it only sealed him."
> Shogun: "Why didn't the Legend dodge?"
> Anous: "He was already tired. He had just finished wiping out the entire Past Elemental Lineage before facing the 3rd Pillar. The seal hit because his guard was down for just one moment."
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[Scene – Decision and Cliffhanger]
> Lynx: "Which is why we need to gather the Elements. Find the others. Recruit the strongest beings in the top 10. Only then... can we even begin to talk about facing the 3rd Pillar."
> Anous: "And you think the Legend won't just destroy us all? What if he wakes up and just… snaps the multiverse in half?"
> Lynx (quietly): "He was my rival… but also my brother-in-arms. I trust him more than the cosmos."
They all went silent again, the weight of the moment heavy.
Suddenly, the temple began to shake—dimensional gates opened.
> Anous: "We're here."
The squad stepped through the portal, arriving on a volcanic planet. Ash covered the skies, magma rivers flowed like blood through stone. The ground was constantly rumbling.
> Shogun (gulping): "This is where the Earth Element sleeps?"
> Anous: "Yes. And we'll need his help before we ever get close to unsealing the Legend."
> Kayden (looking at the horizon): "So… what now?"
> Anous (smiling faintly): "Now, we meet the one who can crush stars with a flick… and maybe convince him not to kill us."
TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 11: PART 2
"The One Who Lifts the Impossible"
Chapter 11: Part 2 – The One Who Lifts the Impossible
[Scene: Volcanic Planet – Outer Crust]
The air shimmered with heat. Rivers of molten rock carved jagged veins through the cracked earth. The ground beneath their feet rumbled like a living beast. Lava bursts exploded in the distance, sending shockwaves through the atmosphere. The squad stood at the edge of a cliff, the entrance to the Earth Element's lair looming below in a chasm of fire and smoke.
Anous stood tall at the front, arms crossed. His gaze was locked on the jagged path ahead.
> Anous: "He won't welcome us. He never does. This trial isn't about power... it's about endurance."
Jiwoo swallowed nervously.
> Jiwoo: "Endurance? Like… physical? Mental? Emotional?"
> Anous (without looking back): "Yes."
Shogun Lee, already sweating from the heat, wiped her brow.
> Shogun: "I swear if this guy makes me climb a volcano barefoot, I'm throwing him into a black hole."
> Kayden (grinning): "Too bad he can probably throw it back."
> Leya: "Focus, idiots. We're walking into the realm of someone who could accidentally kill us with a sneeze."
[Scene: Entering the Chasm]
They descended into the volcanic fissure. The deeper they went, the heavier everything became. Not just the heat—but gravity itself. Their bodies slowed. Muscles strained. Sweat dripped like rivers.
> Jiwoo (panting): "Why... is it getting harder... to move?"
> Anous: "You're feeling his presence. The Earth Element doesn't suppress his gravity field. This entire planet bends to his existence."
> Kayden (gritting teeth): "So this is what it's like to walk under the weight of a god."
The path narrowed into a bridge of obsidian spanning a lake of lava. At the far end stood an ancient stone gate covered in glyphs. Carved into it was a mural: a titan of muscle raising a massive hammer, the weapon so enormous it blotted out stars.
> Shogun: "Is that the weapon you mentioned?"
> Anous (nodding): "Yes. The Willhammer."
> Leya: "It has a name?"
> Anous: "Not a name. A title. It is its own being. The Earth Element doesn't command it. They exist as... equals."
They approached the gate.
> Gate (booming voice): "WHO SEEKS THE MIGHT OF THE GROUND THAT HOLDS ALL THINGS?"
> Anous: "I do. Anous of the First Light. With warriors of the Cosmic Organization. We seek the Earth Element."
A long pause.
> Gate: "YOUR BONES WILL CRACK. YOUR SPIRITS WILL BREAK. DO YOU STILL ENTER?"
> Lynx (calm): "Yes. We endure what must be endured."
The gate opened with a tremor that cracked the cliff beneath their feet. Beyond lay a vast cavern, glowing with magma. At its center: a colossus.
[Scene: Earth Element Revealed]
Seated on a throne made of stone and crystal, the Earth Element waited. He was larger than a mountain. Muscles layered like tectonic plates. Eyes glowing with the deep brown-red of ancient earth. Beside him, impaled in the ground, was the Willhammer: a weapon so large, its head alone was the size of a fortress. It pulsed like a heartbeat.
> Earth Element (deep, grating voice): "Anous. You return. Still breathing, I see."
> Anous (bowing slightly): "Barely. We need your strength."
> Earth Element: "You want me to lift my hammer again? For your war?"
> Shogun (muttering): "How does this guy not implode planets by blinking..."
> Leya: "Because the planet is scared to break."
> Earth Element: "What makes you think I care about the war of gods and pillars?"
> Anous: "Because if you don't join, existence might not survive. The 3rd Pillar is moving."
At the mention of the 3rd Pillar, the cavern quaked.
> Earth Element: "...Then I will ask you ONE question. If I lift this hammer, if I move again—what happens if I lose?"
> Kayden (stepping forward): "Then we all do."
The Earth Element studied him. A silence stretched.
> Earth Element (smiling faintly): "Spoken like someone who has already lost too much. I respect that."
> Willhammer (voice like thunder): "THE TRIAL BEGINS."
Suddenly, the ground erupted. Giant stone guardians rose from the magma. The team took battle stances.
> Anous (grinning): "Survive this... and maybe he'll fight with us."
TO BE CONTINUED...