Chapter 55: EPISODE 55 — “Sister of the Blade”
"Some bonds don't break. They sharpen."
Previously:
The cherry blossom illusions of Yuki Kagura revealed something buried in Xylo's past — his younger sister, once believed lost, may now be the rogue assassin known as Fuselle, working under an unknown force.
But Xylo's not the only one bleeding from the past. Tokyo's streets are about to become a battlefield of siblings.
[ACT I – Blade in the Mist]
Scene: Tokyo Graveyard – Foggy Night
Fog thickens around old stone lanterns and moss-covered gravestones.
Xylo walks alone, coat drifting behind him, his hands twitching — slicing through falling leaves just by moving.
Footsteps behind him.
FUSELLE (off-screen):
"Still walking like a ghost, nii-san?"
He stops. The fog splits. She steps into view.
⚔️ FUSELLE — Rogue Assassin
Real Name: Meika Mori
Power: Precision Slicing — Her hands, fingers, and even breath can cut through solid matter
Style: Blade dancer. Stealth. Assassin tactics. No wasted movement.
Appearance: Short silver hair in a combat bun, red eye markings, sleeveless battle gear with cyber-threaded gauntlets
XYLO (low):
"You're not her."
FUSELLE:
"I grew up. You just didn't notice."
She vanishes.
Slice!
He dodges just as a cemetery statue splits clean in half behind him.
[ACT II – Sibling Scars**
Scene: Flashback – The Mori Household
A younger Xylo and Meika train with wooden swords. She's laughing. He's teaching her. She falls, he helps her up.
YOUNG MEIKA:
"One day I'll be strong like you. I promise."
But the vision burns away — replaced with fire. Screams. SHIELD agents. Someone is taken.
Back to present:
Xylo's jaw clenches. His hand is bleeding. She's already nicked him.
XYLO:
"You died in the raid. They told me you—"
FUSELLE:
"They lied. And you let them."
[ACT III – Avengers Assemble**
Scene: Rooftop Base
Starwave reviews scanner data.
Scarlet Onna weaves a sensor thread web.
Onmyo Flare is silent — sharpening his talismans with gold ink.
SCARLET ONNA:
"They're not in the city grid. They've gone dark."
HEARTLIGHT (enters, worried):
"He's going to fight her alone."
NEKOBURST:
"Then we crash the family reunion."
[ACT IV – Cut to the Core]
Scene: Mount Takao Forest – Shrine Ruins
The Avengers arrive — late.
Xylo and Fuselle are in full combat.
Her strikes are terrifying — silent air cuts that slice through trees, stone, and even Onmyo Flare's spell barriers.
Kuro Ōkami rushes in and claws deflect one blade, only for her to kick him into a pillar.
FUSELLE:
"You bring them now? After everything?"
XYLO (bleeding):
"I didn't come to save you. I came… to stop myself from killing you."
Fuselle hesitates.
But behind her — a voice crackles through a comms device on her wrist:
??? (Distorted):
"Finish the bond. Cut him."
She hesitates — but turns.
HEARTLIGHT (shouting):
"She's being controlled!"
ONMYO FLARE:
"It's dark influence. Like Kasai. We need to disrupt it."
Scarlet Onna throws a threaded charm, wrapping her gauntlet. Heartlight pulses a wave of pink energy into it. It glows.
Xylo rushes forward — arms wide.
XYLO:
"I'm not fighting you anymore."
Fuselle slashes — but the thread hits her wrist, pulsing with light.
A scream. She collapses. Her hand burns — no longer able to slice.
[ACT V – Rain on Ash]
Scene: Shrine Steps – Rain Begins to Fall
Fuselle lies unconscious, the corrupted influence flickering off her body.
Xylo kneels beside her, trembling.
XYLO (soft):
"I failed to protect you. I won't fail to bring you back."
Scarlet Onna walks up quietly, placing a protective seal on Fuselle's forehead.
SCARLET ONNA:
"The control spell's been broken. But something… darker linked to her."
Starwave stares off into the woods.
STARWAVE:
"So what's puppeteering our enemies now?"
Cut to black.
🌓 POST-CREDIT SCENE
A long hallway. Marble walls. Dozens of mirrors. In each one, a different corrupted version of a Marvel character flickers in and out.
A hand touches one mirror.
??? (feminine):
"Bring them all to me. Heart, thread, flame… howl. I want the whole garden to burn."
✨ END CARD — TOKYO AVENGERS
EPISODE 55: "Sister of the Blade" — END
🩶 Next: Episode 56 — "Shattered Light"
Heartlight vanishes mid-mission. Starwave realizes she might be the reason. But the one pulling the strings… finally shows her face.