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THE FIRST SHADOW UNFOLDS:
A void shudders—something ancient and nameless has awoken.
??? (NARRATOR):
"Before there was a Hunting Realm... before blades carved legends from flesh... there was (him). The pinnacle. The origin. Asatarō-ō."
(A flash: molten rivers of Seishu energy splitting into twelve paths—the birth of the Eclipseborn Spirits, writhing like caged storms.)
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HISTORY'S SCARS:
1. Eclipseborn Spirits: Living fragments of Asatarō-ō's will, whispering to hunters in their darkest moments (some call it power; others, damnation)
2. Kyoujin Artes: Forged when mortal defiance collides with these spirits—techniques born from desperation as much as skill (Heavenly Slaughter Meets Human Hunger)
3. "...and then he ascended..."— leaving behind four realms, countless wars… and the Primeval Core, pulsing in secret like a cursed heart at the world's root
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THE CLIFFHANGER (new addition):
(A blur: Yua on her knees before an unknown figure with Seishu bleeding between their fingers.)
UNKNOWN VOICE (mockingly gentle): "Poor child... your rebellion is wasted here." (Gloved hands clamp around her throat—)
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FINAL NARRATOR LINE:
"Many will chase destiny through fire or folly." (The camera spirals down toward modern Serenia where Ryo stares at something too vast to comprehend in the sky)
"But only one thing is certain: The first Eclipseborn Awakens tonight."