FERRY DECK — NIGHT220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl8dLh7WGq
The ferry drifts over black, glassy waters, the surface breaking only in shimmering ripples from its wake. Lanterns strung along the rails sway gently with the wind, spilling golden halos that dance across polished wood.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPww70pKfvq
Silk banners, each bearing the colors of a Division League, billow like slow waves in the night air.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0KaemZAvQ
Tables are laden with dishes from every corner of the world — jewel-bright fruits, steaming breads, glistening cuts of roast, delicate confections dusted with sugar. The hum of laughter and soft chatter blends with the low pulse of music, warm and rich as the scent of spiced meat and fresh herbs curling through the air.
RAVENFALL TABLE
Veer is mid-lean over to a group of Division girls.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8rH6mhr6l
Veer: (grinning) “So, which of you is brave enough to dance with a future legend?”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHcLkBhLux
Ishaan drops a mountain of food on his plate.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxKxkbyrib
Ishaan: “And this—” (gesturing to his plate) “—is my reward for surviving history class trauma.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQn4xKL2gC
Sayaka sips her drink, amused. Erik and Raiden share a rare moment of quiet, just watching the festivities.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8PsbMEadp
Saira actually laughs for the first time in weeks.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbzusMMyUg
Luce leans back, soaking it in — the rare, almost alien feeling of peace.
THE SPEECH
Spotlights swing to the stage where Gianluca Moretti, Head of Valgrave University, stands in full dress uniform.
Gianluca:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ385znd7jks
“You’ve conquered Shadows. You’ve endured Force. You’ve mastered Order.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAtBbkZfNV
In these halls, you’ve been soldiers-in-training.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHBUvFCwAq
After tonight, you will be soldiers in the real world — where there are no safety nets… and no second chances.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKpT2hyGGz
Some of you will be sent to the front lines. Some will work in the dark, where even your allies may not know your name.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5HQAqDYQp
Remember what you’ve built here. Because out there… this unity is rare, and precious.”
The crowd applauds, cheering, but a ripple of unease runs through Ravenfall.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqhgQ3itdm
Avni glances at Luce when “working in the dark” is mentioned.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GE8PnIhXD
Veer mouths along dramatically like he’s giving his own speech to Ishaan.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvSq7s2pZ2
Sayaka and Luce exchange a small, knowing glance at “no safety nets.”
SHIFT — THE BLACKOUT
As the applause fades—220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98ZOCeaJ4S
TOTAL DARKNESS.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGsMwBy1CV
Gasps. Shuffling.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2qFggJabP
Avni: (dry) “Please don’t put lavender scent again—”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUV7nU5cRN
Raiden: “…This isn’t training week two.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgvNTlTEXE
Veer: “…Are they going to drug us? Again”.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyPsTupx0E
From somewhere in the dark: “Shhh.”
A faint mechanical hum grows louder. Then — WHITE SPOTLIGHTS SNAP ON.
THE FIGURES
Tall, fully-covered figures step into the light. Their faces are hidden behind opaque visors. Each carries a glass case, inside which lies a sealed black envelope with the student’s name in silver.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhXTTygcok
No one speaks.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaGI7tdyjE
One by one, names are called. The chosen are led away from the deck, down silent hallways, until the 123 qualifying students — Ravenfall among them — are alone in separate, identical rooms.
THE ROOMS
A single table.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IAl93ZfyY
A prepared dinner — warm, untouched.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZw6JRQTI0R
The glass case rests in front of the seat.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr7xHsvfre
As soon as they sit, a holo-screen flickers to life.
LEGACY REVEALS
LUCE220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aPItbpiPI
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fgoGEj9N7
“Luciano Moretti. Your life has been… less than kind. The loss of your parents. The years you spent fighting ghosts no one else could see. The constant questions you buried beneath your loyalty to COMA.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFBIViZYmF
Every step… watched. Every choice… recorded. Now, open your legacy.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXanYDbyiLY
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
LEV220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSIPV5K9b4
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCt4P3JPUX
“Lev Morozov. You’ve lived in silence more than in words. The unseen shield for those around you. Few knew the wars you fought in your own mind.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1PZyCsyOa
Now, fight where silence is the only weapon.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakB1qUhPzd
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
ERIK220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJybqotXh3M
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSYrFUe70i
“Erik Falk. Every battle you’ve survived has been won through stubborn grit and unshakable defiance. You’ve seen war’s ugliness — and still walked forward.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVX3Jm2dpd3
Now, fight in shadows that make war look merciful.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkmx3fo6t0
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
AVNI220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMOOeO3Y8t
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa6diqOVGc
“Avni Rathore. Brilliance is your armor and your weapon. You’ve played the game better than most, even when the board was tilted against you.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLK2CmuoC5
Your mind will now cut through the dark.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bSFCWbAQ1
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
RAIDEN220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCu4C3jZ8L
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmQFntkgNy
“Raiden Kurogane. Discipline as shield and blade. You carry your honor and your family’s name in every step.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRrJ5Andt0
Now, protect where the light cannot reach.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeomerDpdlD
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
SAYAKA220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdJaHAfkVL
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FKwNgPSBt
“Sayaka Kurogane. Quick, sharp, unrelenting. Charm and steel in equal measure.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9chkw2DNV
Now, dance in shadows where smiles mean survival.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGmM0YarE1
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
SAIRA220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRAVno7iRB
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMokTJk9wE
“Saira Malhotra. The quiet healer. You’ve kept others alive while carrying your own wounds in silence.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXirQ9SHyR
Your hands will now save those no one else can reach.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLI9ihb6j8
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
VEER220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kmZnx2CVf
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniGBLDuptF
“Veer Khanna. You hide in jokes and laughter, but your loyalty is carved in steel. You’ve followed your team through fire without hesitation.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsl4VOeaIv
Your light will now mislead the darkness itself.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszCvmsiT9J
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
ISHAAN220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZfT6FOniM
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QHXNrZ3Nd
“Ishaan Rao. Clever, adaptable, and too stubborn to break. You’ve been underestimated — and you’ve used that to your advantage.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQASTwO0k7U
Now, turn that into your deadliest weapon.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMg8sqedpV
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
DEV220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgvfPFURV6
Voiceover:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGqSjaGteE
“Dev Thakur. Strategist, patient and precise. You know when to move — and when to wait. Now, stalk the enemy where they cannot see.”220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBmbaJq7Uy
→ UMBRA TIER 1: SHADES.
THE FINAL COMMAND
As soon as the reveal ends, the screen dies. The door opens.220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiX46guy5F
The masked figure steps forward, pulling a soft black cloth over their eyes.
A cold, steady voice in their ear:220Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEeVrajev6
“From here, silence is survival.”
They are led away. The hum of the ferry fades, replaced by the deep thrum of an approaching aircraft. No one speaks. No one dares.
The night swallows the ferry behind them.
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and then Add to home screen.