The room was silent—thick with tension.
The figure in black armor stepped closer, boots echoing on the marble floor. His scar glowed faint red, eyes locked directly onto Bihoo.
> "So the jade answered after all… The lost prince dares return."
The others stared in confusion.
"Prince?" Kevin blinked. "Wait—Bihoo's a prince?!"
Bihoo's fists clenched. "I told you not to call me that."
Nisa stood beside him, alert. "Bihoo, who is he?"
"…My brother," Bihoo said at last. "Vioren Sarail. The one who was left behind."
Flashback: The Lost Years
Years ago, the Sarail kingdom fell during the Jade War.
Bihoo and Vioren were separated.
Bihoo was chosen by the jade, sealed and hidden—meant to awaken in the future.
But Vioren was left in the ruins.
Alone.
Betrayed.
Twisted by grief, he became the Warden of the Forgotten Fields, bound by rage and cursed by the gods.
"Why didn't you come back for me?" Vioren roared, his armor igniting with corrupted jade flames.
"You think I didn't try!?" Bihoo shouted, voice raw. "I begged them to let me save you. I fought. I bled. But I was sealed. You don't know what they did to me!"
"Liar."
Vioren charged.
Battle Begins
Bihoo pushed Nisa back. "Stay behind me!"
"No chance," she said, pulling her dagger, eyes fierce.
Kevin and Teaha flanked the sides. Mira began chanting support magic. Lara summoned a flame wall to block Vioren's first strike.
Vioren was fast. His jade sword cracked the air, slicing pillars like paper.
"You left me to rot!" he screamed.
Bihoo blocked each blow, fists glowing. "I didn't forget you, Vioren. I dreamed of saving you—every night!"
But Vioren's power surged. With a twist, he struck Bihoo in the side—drawing blood.
"Stop!" Nisa yelled. She ran forward, jade glowing brightly.
Their two jades pulsed.
Suddenly—
Vioren stopped.
"…That glow. That mark…" His eyes widened. "You… you're the one from his memories."
Nisa froze. "What?"
"He whispered your name when he was unconscious in the ruins," Vioren muttered, voice cracking. "Even then… he chose you."
Bihoo's breath caught. "Vioren…"
Turning Point
The jade map in Nisa's pocket flared, and a memory projection appeared:
Two children. Bihoo, holding a broken jade.
Vioren, crying.
Nisa—appearing in the vision as a blurred figure—giving Bihoo a pendant.
> "One day, find me again. And when you do… choose to forgive."
Tears slid down Vioren's face.
The darkness in his jade faded slowly.
He fell to his knees.
"I… I didn't want to become this," he whispered.
Bihoo walked over—bleeding, shaking—and knelt beside his brother.
"I'm here now. I came back."
A bell tolled in the distance.
The final seal had accepted Bihoo's past.
A new symbol appeared on the map—The Silver Lake, the next trial.
As Vioren faded into rest, he looked at Nisa.
"Protect him," he whispered.
"…He's never stopped loving you."
Bihoo and Nisa looked at each other—but said nothing.
Not yet.
To be continued...