The Affinity of Jin – Chapter 3: First Clash
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[Page 1]
Panel 1: Rooftop at sunset. The school grounds below are quiet. Aya stands confidently, wooden practice sword in hand. Jin faces her, his aura faintly flickering.
Aya: "I knew it. You're like me… a reincarnate."
Jin: "…I didn't ask for this."
Panel 2: Aya points her bokken at Jin.
Aya: "Doesn't matter. If you won't prove your strength, you'll be hunted down."
Jin: "By who?"
Aya: "You'll see soon enough."
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[Page 2]
Panel 1: Aya lunges forward, her strike swift and precise.
Panel 2: Jin blocks with ease, his arm steady. His aura bursts faintly around his wooden sword.
SFX: KAAANG!
Jin (thoughts): "…My body remembers. My soul fights, even without thinking."
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[Page 3]
Panel 1: Aya flips back, landing gracefully. She smirks.
Aya: "Good. You're not dull after all."
Panel 2: Jin grips his weapon tighter, eyes narrowing.
Jin: "You're not ordinary either. Your stance… I've seen it before."
Aya (serious): "Maybe you have. Maybe not in this life."
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[Page 4]
Panel 1: Aya dashes again, aura sparking around her bokken.
Panel 2: Jin parries, but the shockwave cracks the rooftop tiles.
SFX: BOOOM!
Panel 3: Close-up of Aya's grin.
Aya: "You're holding back. Afraid of yourself?"
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[Page 5]
Panel 1: Flashback panel—Jin on the battlefield, slicing through foes. His eyes are cold and merciless.
Panel 2: Back to rooftop—Jin's hand trembles slightly.
Jin (thoughts): "…I don't want to be that monster again."
Panel 3: Aya slashes at his side. Jin barely blocks in time.
Aya: "If you hesitate, you'll die. That's the rule of our kind."
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[Page 6]
Panel 1: Their weapons clash repeatedly, aura sparks flying with every strike.
Panel 2: Close-up of Jin's face, strained.
Jin (thoughts): "She's forcing me… deeper into that old self."
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[Page 7]
Panel 1: Aya spins, striking with ferocity.
Panel 2: Jin's aura suddenly flares bright blue. He swings instinctively—his wooden sword glows like steel.
SFX: FWOOOSH!
Panel 3: Shockwave pushes Aya back several feet. She steadies herself, stunned.
Aya (thoughts): "…That wasn't just instinct. That was the Affinity!"
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[Page 8]
Panel 1: Jin pants, staring at his glowing weapon.
Jin: "…What is this power? Why now?"
Panel 2: Aya lowers her weapon, eyes serious.
Aya: "That's your soul memory. Your past life is awakening."
Panel 3: Jin glares.
Jin: "I didn't ask for this war."
Aya: "Doesn't matter. The war doesn't care."
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[Page 9]
Panel 1: Suddenly, shadows emerge on the rooftop edges—figures in black coats, the Affinity Hunters.
Hunter A: "Found them. Two reincarnates in one place. Lucky day."
Panel 2: Jin and Aya turn, back-to-back.
Aya: "Tch… they followed me."
Jin: "Who are they?"
Aya: "Your nightmare."
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[Page 10]
Panel 1: A Hunter leaps at them with dual knives. Aya blocks with her bokken.
Panel 2: Another Hunter swings a chain at Jin. Jin parries with glowing force, snapping the chain apart.
SFX: CRACK!
Panel 3: Jin's aura surges, his stance eerily like his samurai self.
Aya (thoughts): "…He's dangerous. Too dangerous."
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[Page 11]
Panel 1: Hunters regroup, circling.
Hunter B: "Orders said alive, but… this one's aura is too unstable."
Hunter A: "Fine. Sever him."
Panel 2: Aya grips Jin's arm.
Aya: "Listen—if you want to live, fight with me. No holding back."
Jin: "…You'll regret asking."
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[Page 12 – Splash Page]
Full-page spread: Jin and Aya side by side, aura blazing—Jin's blue, Aya's crimson. Hunters surround them, weapons gleaming.
Narration: "The cycle awakens. The warriors of past lives stand united against the hunters of fate."
To Be Continued…