Legacy of Hero: Rise of Kairon

📍 [Opening — Hero City in Flames]

The once-radiant city was now a portrait of chaos.Statues vandalized.Heroes discredited.Messages of hate spread like wildfire across social media.

— "Burn the heroes!"— "They're the real villains!"

📍 [Interior — Phoenix Guild]

Ryan, drenched in sweat and out of breath, received a holographic call.

Ryan's Mother (panicked):"My son… please, come... they're trying to break down the door... AHHHHHH!"

Signal lost.

Ryan (screaming):"MOM!! Hang in there!"

Ryu, nearby, felt the ground vanish beneath his feet.The world… was crumbling.Literally.

📍 [Interior — Hero Association, Founders' Chamber]

Kelvin Nox punched the wall with fury.

Kelvin:"That bastard will pay!"

Lorien remained seated, eyes fixed on the floor.The weight of the past cloaked his shoulders.

Lorien (low):"This… is my fault."

Kelvin:"Huh? What are you talking about, Lorien?"

Lorien exhaled deeply.

Lorien:"That boy… Hant. He was disqualified from the Draft.Ryan said it was a setup.But I… I believed the lie.I thought he cheated.I was blind."

Kelvin:"The boy who showed up dead in that broadcast…?"

Lorien:"Yes. He framed Hant.But Hant… was condemned anyway."

The words struck like stone.

📍 [Ryu enters the chamber]

Ryu:"Dad…"

Kelvin (struggling):"Son, let me explain—"

Ryu (cutting him off, hurt):"I don't want explanations.You knew.You knew we carry Tyrus's blood.This seal on my arm… it's his mark, isn't it?"

Kelvin dropped to his knees, voice trembling.

Kelvin:"Yes… It's the Seal of Ruin.The same mark Tyrus bore.But you… you'll never be like him."

Lorien (firmly):"Ryu… listen.Your father used that dark legacy to protect.It's not about where you come from…It's about what you do with it.The Nox family… are now brothers to the Valtier."

Kelvin approached, eyes brimming.

Kelvin:"I've fought my whole life for redemption…Fight by my side, son."

Ryu, in tears, hugged his father.For the first time… without shame.

📍 [Renegates' Hideout]

Kai clapped, his sadistic smile glowing in the shadows.

Kai:"Checkmate, Hant.You've dismantled the pillars of this world.I'm impressed."

Eliara (furious):"YOU KILLED HIM! …You're a monster!"

Hant (furious):"SHUT UP!I was raised by monsters like you!Keep screaming, and you'll be next!"

Zen Kagetsune entered, twirling a chain between his fingers.

Zen:"Here's the girl.Where's my payment?"

Kai (interrupting):"Not yet.Ethan, Ryu, and Ryan… they're still alive."

Zen (shocked):"WHAT?! Ethan was dead! I ran him through with a katana!"

Hant:"Apparently… he was saved. By the 'no-aura kid.'"

Kai (locking eyes with Zen):"That boy… has drawn Kairon's interest."

Zen (suspicious):"What the hell is a Kairon?"

Kai (cold):"Something beyond your understanding.Bring me the heads of Ryan, Ryu, and Ethan…and the gold is yours."

Zen grinned… and vanished into the shadows.

📍 [Back in the City — Ruined Street Near Ryan's Old Apartment]

Ryan sprinted like the earth itself was collapsing.Ethan caught up beside him.

Ethan:"Dude, where are you going?!"

Ryan:"My mom… she's in danger."

📍 [Inside the Wrecked Apartment]

The air reeked of blood and smoke.And then…

Zen Kagetsune.Ripped shirt. Fox eyes. Killer's aura.And behind him…Ryan's mother, wounded and groaning in pain.

Zen (cruel grin):"Well, well…Ryan Valeborn… and Ethan Stormbreak, the walking corpse."

Ryan (trembling):"Mom… hang in there."

Ryan closed his eyes.The Reversive Aura cloaked him like a galaxy ablaze.

Zen (thinking):"That aura… it's real.And terrifying.But I'm not afraid."

Zen drew the Whispering Death Dagger.

Zen:"Two against one. Seems fair for you heroes, huh?"

Ryan:"Ethan… take my mother to the hospital. Now."

Ethan:"B-but—"

Ryan (smiling calmly):"Trust me. I'll win."

Ethan hesitated.Then obeyed. He lifted Ryan's mother into his arms.

Zen moved to stop him.

Zen:"Where do you think you're going?You need to die… a second time."

But Ryan exploded with fury — landing a devastating kick to Zen's chest, slamming him into a wall.

Ryan (eyes glowing blue):"You hurt the one I love most…AND I WON'T FORGIVE YOU."

Zen stood, wiped blood from his mouth, laughing.

Zen:"Yes…Now this is getting fun."

[END OF CHAPTER]