Rain pours harder over the collapsing tower.Torren's body lies twisted in the rubble — heavy, silent, gone.
Hyung doesn't move for a moment.He just stares at his bloody hand, breathing slow and cracked.
Hyung (whispers):
"Gun… I'm coming."
His voice is soft, but something in it breaks.
The darkness around him flickers — the afterglow of his Low Prime awakening.
THE ROOFTOP — VYRA MAKES HER MOVE
Vyra steps off the ledge, landing gracefully in the wreckage.Her coat sways, untouched by dust.Red eyes glowing.
Kage remains above, silent shadow watching.
Vyra kneels beside Torren's crushed body, touching his broken jaw with a gloved finger.
Vyra (cold, almost amused):
"You killed a Commander in under three minutes…Your brother would be proud."
Hyung slowly turns toward her.
His eyes sharpen — golden-black, hollow yet burning.
Hyung:
"…Don't say his name."
Vyra smiles wider.
Vyra:
"Why?You killed for him.You bleed for him.You're becoming him."
Hyung's fist tightens — but he doesn't attack.He recognizes the danger.Vyra is different from Torren.
She's not brute force.
She's precision.
VYRA'S ABILITY — MICRO-STRINGS
Tiny red threads extend from her gloves — almost invisible.
They drift toward Hyung like spider silk.
The tower around them shakes as Kage's shadow expands on the roof.
Vyra:
"I am Vyra.Commander of the Blood Thread Division.And Torren was the weakest of us."
The micro-strings tighten suddenly—
—but Hyung sidesteps, eyes narrowing.
He felt them before they touched him.
Vyra's brows lift.
Vyra:
"Oh?You sensed them.Gun never could."
Hyung's breath stops.
That name again.
Hyung:
"…How do you know my brother?"
Vyra tilts her head.
Vyra:
"I studied him.Cut him open.Measured every reaction."
She leans closer, smiling like a surgeon about to begin.
Vyra:
"You Null brothers are…beautiful."
Hyung's aura erupts.
HYUNG'S COUNTER
Hyung rushes her.
But—His shoulder freezes mid-swing.
He looks down.
A string is inside his muscle.
Vyra:
"Don't worry.It won't kill you."(She twists her fingers)"Yet."
Hyung collapses to one knee.
Vyra approaches him carefully — like she's examining prey.
Vyra:
"Your brother begged me once.Not for himself.For you."
Hyung's eyes shake violently.
Hyung:
"Liar."
Vyra (soft, chilling):
"He said: 'Don't touch Hyung.'So I carved the words into him."
Hyung's heartbeat goes silent.
The aura around him expands into a black storm.
The ground cracks beneath him.
THE RESCUE — GONO ARRIVES
Just as Vyra lifts her hand to finish him—
CRACK—!!
A blur smashes between them.
Gono stands there, rain rolling off his shoulders, eyes burning.
Gono:
"Hey surgeon girl…He's off-limits."
Vyra raises an eyebrow.
Vyra:
"The two-hit brat?"
Gono steps forward.
His fists drop to his sides.
Gono:
"One hit for Torren."(He cracks his knuckles.)"One hit for lying about Gun."
Vyra's smile disappears.
KAGE'S WARNING
From above, Kage finally speaks — voice like a whisper swallowed by darkness:
Kage:
"Vyra…Retreat.This timeline is shifting."
Vyra's expression sharpens.
Vyra:
"Tsk.Very well."
She withdraws her strings and backs away into the rain.
Vyra (to Hyung):
"Next time, Null…I cut you open for real."
Her silhouette disappears into the shadows.
THE FINAL MOMENT
Hyung collapses forward — hurt, shaking, breath broken — but not defeated.
Gono catches him.
Gono:
"Stay on your feet, big bro…We're not done yet."
Hyung grips his arm, jaw clenched.
Hyung:
"She touched Gun…She dies next."
Gono nods.
The rain keeps falling.
Hyung stands again.
The hunt continues.