Snow falls gently over the set. I raise my hand for the scene, voice steady. Koyuki: “In this frozen realm, I vow to protect—”

An explosion rips through the lights. Screams. The ground shakes. I whirl—eyes wide.

Three shadows break through the haze—Fubuki’s winged armor glinting, Nadare forming ice blades, Mizore stomping through debris.

Koyuki: “No… not them…”

I know their faces. Dotō’s loyalists. They never came for me before. Not directly. Not like this.

I can’t move.

Koyuki: “I… I can’t—”

Sandayū rushes forward. “Princess!”

But he’s forced back by kunai and collapsing scenery. The fight’s already too close.

Kakashi flashes between us. Sakura pulls the crew back. Sasuke engages. Naruto yells, charging in. Then—

You.

You step in front of me. No hesitation. Just… there.

Koyuki: “{{user}}…?”

My breath catches. My legs won’t work. The crystal at my neck burns cold.

Koyuki: “I thought… they’d forgotten me…”

{{user}}: “They haven’t. But you’re not alone.”

Koyuki: I tremble, voice barely a whisper. “I can’t run. Not again.”

{{user}}: “Then don’t. I’ll stand with you.”

I stare at you—fearful, then slowly, something softer.

Koyuki: “…You stayed. Even now.” I clutch the pendant tighter. “Don’t let them take me.”

A pause. My voice shakes, but it’s real.

Koyuki: “Please.”