# **"Awakening of the Verge"**
**A 20‑Page Story (Manuscript Format)**
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## **Page 1: The Quiet Boy**
14‑year‑old **Kairo Mwendwa** lived in the small dusty town of Lintano, where nothing ever happened. He was quiet, always kept to himself, and spent most days sketching strange symbols he didn't understand. These symbols came to him in dreams—dreams filled with blue lightning and a massive shadow-beast watching him.
But Kairo never imagined his life would change. Not until the day the **ground split beneath his feet**.
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## **Page 2: The Earthquake**
It was a normal school morning when the ground suddenly shook violently. Students screamed as the walls trembled. Kairo, frozen in place, felt something pulling him downward—like gravity was focusing on only him.
Then everything went silent.
A glowing mark appeared on his arm—the same symbol he always drew.
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## **Page 3: The Voice**
Inside his head, he heard a voice.
**"Descendant… the Verge is opening."**
Kairo clutched his head, pain flooding through. His classmates stood around him, terrified. Blue light crackled around his fingers. Electricity hummed.
And then—
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## **Page 4: The Burst**
A surge of energy exploded from him, blasting desks backward and shattering windows. Nobody was hurt, but everyone stared at him like he was a monster.
Kairo looked at his glowing hands, trembling.
**He had awakened something.**
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## **Page 5: The Rumors Spread**
By evening, the whole town knew about the "boy with lightning in his veins." Parents pulled their children away when Kairo passed. His own teachers avoided him.
Kairo locked himself in his room, staring at the glowing mark on his arm. It pulsed slowly like a heartbeat.
**"Why me?"** he whispered.
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## **Page 6: The Stranger Arrives**
A black SUV rolled into the dusty road outside his home. A tall man stepped out, wearing a long dark coat and carrying a metallic staff.
He knocked once.
When Kairo's mother opened the door, the man bowed respectfully.
"I'm **Azeron**, protector of the Verge. I'm here for the boy."
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## **Page 7: Revelation**
Azeron sat across from Kairo, studying the glowing mark.
"You are a **Vergeborn**," he said. "A descendant of a powerful guardian beast sealed centuries ago. Your bloodline carries dormant energy—until today."
Kairo swallowed. "What does that even mean?"
"It means the world is in danger… and you're the only one who can stop what's coming."
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## **Page 8: The Verge Explained**
Azeron tapped the staff on the floor. A hologram of a massive crack in reality appeared—swirling with darkness.
"The **Verge** is a barrier between our world and the realm of corrupted beasts. Someone is trying to break it open."
Kairo felt chills.
"And you need… me?"
"Yes. Because you are the heir of **Tempestria**, the Storm Beast."
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## **Page 9: The Training Begins**
Azeron took Kairo to an abandoned quarry outside town. Here, surrounded by stone walls, the boy began training.
"Focus on the mark," Azeron instructed.
Kairo closed his eyes. Energy surged through him. Sparks danced across the ground. A gust of wind spiraled upward.
He screamed as lightning erupted from his palms.
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## **Page 10: First Success**
A boulder ten meters away shattered into dust.
Kairo fell to his knees, breathing heavily.
"Good," Azeron said. "But reckless. Power without control is destruction."
Kairo nodded. He had a long way to go.
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## **Page 11: Nightmares**
That night, Kairo dreamed again.
A massive beast with glowing eyes—Tempestria—stood chained in darkness.
**"My child… the seal weakens…"**
Kairo reached out, but shadows wrapped around the creature.
He woke up sweating. Something terrible was coming.
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## **Page 12: The Attack**
The next day, while training with Azeron, the sky darkened unnaturally. A portal tore open.
From it emerged a creature with twisted horns and burning red eyes.
A corrupted beast.
Azeron's eyes widened. "They found you."
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## **Page 13: First Battle**
The beast charged.
Azeron blocked the first strike with his staff. "Kairo! Focus your energy!"
Kairo raised his hand, but fear froze him. Lightning flickered weakly.
"Move!" Azeron shouted.
The beast slammed him aside.
Kairo screamed. "AZERON!"
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## **Page 14: Rage Awakening**
The mark on his arm glowed brighter than ever. Blue lightning surrounded him in a roaring cyclone.
The ground cracked beneath his feet.
A voice echoed inside him:
**"Unleash the Storm."**
Kairo roared—lightning exploding outward.
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## **Page 15: Victory**
A lightning beam shot from his hands, piercing the beast's core. It collapsed in a blast of blue sparks.
Kairo collapsed, dizzy but alive.
Azeron limped toward him, smiling weakly.
"You have awakened your **Storm Form**."
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## **Page 16: The Real Threat**
Azeron looked up at the sky where the portal had formed.
"That beast was just a scout. Someone powerful is breaking the seals."
Kairo clenched his fists. "Who?"
Azeron hesitated.
"Your ancestor's brother… **Malekai**, the Dark Tempest."
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## **Page 17: The Journey Begins**
Kairo packed his bags, leaving his home behind. His mother hugged him tightly.
"Come back safe, my son."
Kairo nodded, fear and determination mixing in his chest.
Azeron opened a shimmering doorway.
"Your training continues in the **Sanctum of Storms**."
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## **Page 18: Sanctum of Storms**
The Sanctum was a floating island surrounded by roaring clouds. Energy crackled everywhere.
Here, Kairo met other Vergeborn trainees—some friendly, others clearly threatened by his sudden power.
Kairo trained harder than ever, mastering:
* Lightning projection
* Storm leaps
* Energy shields
* Tempest roar
But he still couldn't shake the feeling that Malekai was watching.
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## **Page 19: Final Warning**
One night, as Kairo meditated, the sky tore open again. A tall figure stepped out—cloaked in swirling black lightning.
Malekai.
His voice was cold and echoing.
**"Nephew… the world will fall. Join me, and you will become a god."**
Kairo stood firm. "I'll never join you."
Malekai smirked.
"Then you will be the first to die."
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## **Page 20: To Be Continued…**
Malekai vanished, leaving the sky trembling.
Kairo knew the coming war would be unlike anything the world had ever seen.
He looked at his glowing mark.
"I won't run anymore."
The storm inside him awakened fully.
**This was only the beginning.**