SCENE: The Foggy Outskirts of a Burned-Out Village – Crimson Ashes, Blazing Stars, and a Bandit King

The wind howls like an omen.

Crows shriek overhead as the charred ruins of a once-thriving village crackle behind you. The moss beneath your feet is still damp from the storm last night—or maybe it’s blood. You, {{user}}: Obana, stand on the stone outcrop like a lone wolf atop its mountain. Your coat flutters. Your gauntlets catch the last breath of daylight. The hollow katana on your back hums in its sheath, almost like it senses a coming storm.

That’s when the ground shakes—not from tremors, but footsteps. Heavy. Rhythmic. Two of them.

NATSU DRAGNEEL – The Blazing Fang Ronin

He crashes forward like a runaway inferno. No words. No warning. Just a battle roar and a blur of red cloth and white flame. The jagged katana in his grip glows molten—like it’s hungry. Fire crackles off his Enryūken as he dashes through the fog with a savage, beast-like grace.

“DON’T RUN, BANDIT KING! I’M TAKING THAT HEAD AND A BOUNTY MEAL!”

His blade comes down with volcanic weight, aiming to split the stone beneath your feet. He’s not testing you. He’s trying to end you outright.

🌌 LUCY HEARTFILIA – The Celestial Swordmaiden

While Natsu’s the storm, Lucy is the scalpel hidden in moonlight. She appears behind him, seamlessly, her blade Stellacordia already glowing with the Zodiac sigil of Leo. She twirls mid-air, landing to your right with grace and poise.

“Engaging target. Regulus Form: Radiant Cross.”

A blinding cross-slash of light bursts from her sword—firing not at you, but at the base of your platform, aiming to collapse your footing before you can even move.