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Chapter 12 - Episode 12: The mirror in the flame

—A trickster's blood burns when fate gets too quiet.

Jin's Dream – Unknown Shrine

He stood in front of a mirror made of fire.

Inside it, he didn't see himself.

He saw a version of him wrapped in golden chains, eyes glowing with storm-light, laughing with sorrow.

The fiery reflection spoke:

> "You were sealed too, Jin.

You laughed too loud at the wrong gods."

Jin stepped back. The mirror cracked.

Morning – Training Yard

Jin stared at his reflection in the fountain.

His eyes flickered gold for a moment.

He blinked.

Gone.

> "What… was that?"

Bo Lang flopped next to him, munching bread.

> "You look like someone just told you you're a demigod or something.

Jin didn't respond. For once, he was silent.

Meanwhile – Xie Luan's Room

He held two files. One for Yooha. One for Jin.

> "Both sealed. Both powerful."

"And both… bound by the same prophecy."

He slammed the drawer shut.

> "I hate fate."

Training Match Announcement

Yooha vs. Lua Han — rematch.

Jin vs. Xie Luan — surprise test match.

Everyone's watching.

But before the match starts…

A black flame ignites in Jin's palm, shocking even the teachers.

> "Oh." Jin chuckled. "I think I broke something… again.

End Scene – Jin's Thoughts (Monologue)

> "They want to know who Yooha really is."

"But maybe I should be asking who I was… before I became Jin Hoshin."

End of episode 12 ( continue)

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