Chapter 7: Chapter 7: “The Ember Seraph – God Fragment Awakened”
[Scene: Outer Rift – Ember Spire Dungeon]
The sky above the Ember Spire was stained red.
Cracks formed in the obsidian stone. Molten veins pulsed like arteries. The dungeon that hadn't opened in forty years… now split down the middle.
KRAAAAK!!
Flames shot into the clouds.
And from within rose the Ember Seraph.
Wings of fire. Golden eyes. Crown of living magma.
It floated, eyes closed—until a system voice awakened it.
[God Fragment Detected: Blood Core – Synced to Host: Kaito Ryu]
Its eyes snapped open.
"Another devourer… already rising?"
The air itself seemed to bow to its presence.
With a single flap of its burning wings, it vanished.
Headed for Mid-City.
[Scene: Guild War Room – Emergency Alert]
"EMBER DUNGEON… OPENED?!"
Yuna stood frozen, staring at the live satellite feed. Flames devoured the far sky. Heat signatures broke the sensors.
An operator screamed:
"Energy readings are reaching S++ RANK!!"
Another screen buzzed.
[INCOMING: ENTITY APPROACHING CITY AT MACH 4]
Yuna's voice dropped to a whisper.
"It's coming for him."
"For Kaito."
[Scene: Slums – Mid-City – Rooftop]
Kaito stood on a rooftop, staring at the incoming flaming comet in the sky. His shadow tail twitched, reacting to the massive aura headed straight for him.
[Alert: Unknown Entity Approaching]
[Classification: God-Class Fragment Bearer – Ember Seraph]
Warning: Estimated Power – Lethal
Kaito didn't flinch.
He extended one clawed hand.
"Let it come."
[Scene: Impact Zone – Ember Seraph Arrival]
BOOOOM!!!
The Ember Seraph smashed into an empty sector, a crater the size of a stadium forming beneath its feet.
Buildings melted. Concrete evaporated.
Fire raged.
And then—
It stepped forward. Graceful. Ancient. Its voice echoed like a hymn.
"Kaito Ryu. Devourer of blood. You carry what once belonged to the gods."
"Surrender the Core. Or be extinguished."
Kaito landed before him, cloak fluttering, eyes glowing red-violet.
"You want it?"
He raised his hand.
"Then burn trying."
[Scene: Battle Start – God vs. Devourer]
FLASH!!
The Seraph moved first—flames turned into a spear, hurled with divine speed.
Kaito activated Abyss Shift—vanished, reappeared mid-air, claws glowing.
SLASH!
He scraped the Seraph's shoulder, drawing golden ichor.
But the Seraph smiled.
"You bleed me? Interesting…"
Then the flames exploded.
BOOM!!
Kaito was thrown backward, body smashing through two buildings.
[Scene: Mid-Battle – Shadow vs. Flame]
Kaito leapt from the rubble, tail now split into blades.
"Crimson Surge!!"
His own blood ignited, boosting his speed and damage.
He rocketed toward the Seraph—one claw blocking the flame blade, the other slamming into the Seraph's ribs.
CRACK!
They spun mid-air, trading blows.
Fire clashed with void.
Claw met celestial metal.
[Cutscene: Internal Monologue – Kaito]
He's faster than the Alpha.
Smarter than the last hunters.
I'm burning through energy too fast…
But the hunger… grew stronger.
[Instinct Override: 21%]
[Devour Protocol – Authorized for Emergency Use]
"Tch…"
He smiled.
"Fine then. Let's see what god-flesh tastes like."
[Scene: Devour Protocol – Activated]
Shadows burst from his back like wings.
Everything around them went silent.
Even the flames seemed to pull inward, toward him.
"You think you're divine?" Kaito whispered.
"I eat divine things for breakfast."
He lunged—straight into the Seraph's chest.
BITE.
Shadow fangs tore into molten armor.
The Seraph screamed—a sound like breaking suns.
Its flame dimmed.
[God-Class Fragment Bite: 2% Absorbed]
[WARNING: Partial Core Rejection Detected]
Kaito staggered back, breathing heavy.
The Seraph's eyes were wide.
"You… you're not just a Devourer. You're something older."
[Scene: Ember Seraph Retreats]
The Seraph hovered back, bleeding light.
Then raised one hand—ripping open a flame portal.
"We will meet again, Kaito Ryu."
"And next time, I will burn your soul."
With that, the Seraph vanished in a cyclone of fire.
[Scene: Rooftop – Aftermath]
The buildings around Kaito were gone.
Ash floated like snow.
He fell to one knee, panting.
But smiling.
[STATUS UPDATE:]
– Blood Core Sync: 100%
– Third Mutation Path Unlocked: ???
[Title Unlocked: "Devourer of God-Flesh"]
New Trait: Soul Eater (Locked – Needs 3rd Fragment)
[Final Scene: The World Reacts]
In the north, a Hunter King watched the footage.
"The boy just bit a Seraph…"
In the west, an ancient system AI went active.
"Threat-class 'Devourer Prime' confirmed."
And in the ruins of the old world, something opened its eyes for the first time in centuries.