Scene 1: National Tournament Hype Broadcast
A bold voice cuts through highlights of windstorms, fire, lightning, and gravity:
Announcer:"The nation's eyes have watched King and Mia rise…They've feared the silence of Telvin…But today… the fire finally shows its face."
Text flashes across screens:
BLACKFLAME ACADEMY DEBUTS.ZANE AKANO STEPS ONTO THECOURT.
Scene 2: Blackflame Academy Arena – Round 1 Match
The lights dim. Every seat is full. Scouts, streamers, and legends are in the crowd.
Blackflame Academy steps onto the floor in black uniforms trimmed with streaks of glowing red. They're the storm everyone feared.
At the front is Zane Akano — tall, lean, calm — wearing the #0 jersey.
Zane Akano – Power: Voltage Slam
Generates electrical energy through dribble rhythm.
Can unleash bursts of speed or explosive vertical jumps.
Finishes with devastating dunks that stun nearby defenders mid-air.
Opponent: Western Cross High
They come in cocky. That ends fast.
First quarter: Zane barely moves.
Second quarter: He touches the ball… once.
Third quarter: He catches fire.
Zane crosses three defenders with thunder flickering behind him.He rises.And SLAMS.
BOOM.The lights flicker.The court shakes.Two defenders stumble backward, dazed.
Commentator (screaming):"He blacked out the backboard cameras—WHAT WAS THAT?!"
Final Score: Blackflame 94 – Western Cross 39
Scene 3: Royal Court Players Watching
The team is watching from a dorm common room, stunned.
AJ:"Yo… King… you seeing this?!"
Mia (focused):"He's not just powerful. He's clean. No wasted movement."
Cadel:"He didn't even sweat."
King (quietly):"…Then we know who's waiting at the top."
Scene 4: Elsewhere – Top Players Across the Country
A girl with floating sand spirals meditates under desert sun.
A masked boy practices shooting inside a dark, frozen gym.
A quiet forward dunks, and his shadow stretches unnaturally across the floor.
The tournament is far from over.
New legends are awakening.
National Player Rankings – After Chapter 3 Rank Name School Power
Zane Akano Black flame Academy Voltage Slam
Mia Royal Court Academy Gravity Step
King Royal Court Academy Crown Mode
Telvin Brook Academy Pyro Sync
Cairo Sand Edge High Sandstorm Glare
AJ Royal Court Academy Lightning Core
Naomi LixIce Temple School Glacial Loop
Zeek Umbra Prep Shadow Echo
Cadel Royal Court Academy Iron Handles
Ebun Royal Court Academy Momentum Flow
New Faces:
Cairo debuts at #5 — a sand-powered isolation scorer from the southern region.
Naomi Lix enters at #7 — an ice sniper who freezes time between steps.
Zeek surprises everyone at #8 — rumored to create echo versions of himself.
Cadel and Ebun break into the top 10 after their standout chemistry last game.