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BLADE OF CHRONOS ‎SO1 EO4 – The Future That Shouldn’t Exist
<p>The sky was wrong.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Not dark.</p><p>‎Not bright.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎It looked… broken.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo stood in the middle of a cracked battlefield. The ground beneath him was dry, split, and filled with glowing red fractures like wounds in the earth. Burned trees stood frozen mid-fall, and the sky above was torn open by massive, slow–moving gears floating through time.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎This wasn’t his world.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎This was a future.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Aira’s voice echoed behind him.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“This is what happens… if you lose.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo turned to her.</p><p>‎“You showed me this on purpose?”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Aira’s eyes shimmered with quiet fear.</p><p>‎“You needed to see it before you become it.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Something shifted in the air.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎A heavy presence.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎A slow clap.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo turned forward — and felt his chest tighten.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Someone was standing there.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎White hair.</p><p>‎Same face.</p><p>‎Same height.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎But colder eyes.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Dark cracks of red energy ran along his arms like scars made of time itself. His katana hovered beside him without being touched, floating, humming with unstable power.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎It was him.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Or rather…</p><p>‎</p><p>‎What he could become.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“So…” the future Kairo said, his voice low and hollow.</p><p>‎“They finally let you see me.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo’s hand tightened around his sword.</p><p>‎“You’re not me.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The future version smiled.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“I am what you become when you stop trying.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The ground shook.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The sky shifted.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Time fragments rose into the air like broken glass.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Future Kairo stepped closer.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“You can’t save everyone,” he said.</p><p>‎“You can’t fix everything. And when you fail… you fall apart.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo felt his breathing get heavier.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“What happened?” he asked.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Future Kairo looked away for the first time.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“I lost Shin.”</p><p>‎“I couldn’t protect Master Ryuga.”</p><p>‎“And Aira…”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎He paused.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“I watched her fade out of existence.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The words hit harder than any blade.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo’s mind filled with flashes — Shin smiling, Ryuga’s calm voice, Aira’s quiet guidance.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“You think I wanted to end like this?” the future version whispered.</p><p>‎“I just stopped caring.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Suddenly, the air shifted again.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎A distortion.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The sky cracked open.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎A deep, warped laughter echoed through the broken clouds.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Seraphis.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎His presence distorted the air without him even appearing.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“You see now…” his voice echoed from everywhere.</p><p>‎“This future isn’t a warning. It’s a promise.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The world began collapsing.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The ground started folding in on itself.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Aira grabbed Kairo’s arm.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“You have to leave — now!”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Future Kairo walked toward him one last time.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“If you ever stop fighting… you’ll become me.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎A bright blue light exploded from Kairo’s blade.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎The world shattered like glass.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo woke up.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎He was back in the present.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Cold sweat covered his face.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎His heart was racing.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎He looked at his hands.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎They were shaking.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Aira knelt beside him.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“That future isn’t fixed,” she whispered.</p><p>‎“It only happens if you give up.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Kairo slowly clenched his fist.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎“I won’t.”</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Outside, the sky was calm.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎But far away, beyond time itself…</p><p>‎</p><p>‎Seraphis was watching.</p><p>‎</p><p>‎And smiling.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>End Of Episode 4</p><p><br/></p><p>SO1 EO5 – THE CLOCK THAT REFUSES TO BREAK is coming soon....</p><p>ANTICIPATE 💪🏾</p>

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