Michael knelt on the shattered ground, his crimson armor cracked, his sword embedded in the skull of a fallen Monarch—Titanus the Colossus. Around him, the corpses of Hunters and monsters alike littered the wasteland. The sky burned.
A voice echoed from the shadows—Seraphina, the Monarch of Fate, her form wreathed in shimmering threads of destiny.
SERAPHINA:(mockingly) "Even now, you cling to hope? The Crimson Sword King… reduced to a dying beast."
MICHAEL:(spitting blood) "I'll take… at least one more of you with me."
A tremor shook the earth as Igris the Blackflame, Monarch of Dragons, landed behind him, his obsidian wings casting a monstrous shadow.
IGRIS:"Your defiance is amusing. But this era ends now."
Michael's grip tightened on his sword.
[Scene 2: Flashback – The War Council]
(Cut to 24 hours earlier – Hunter Stronghold)
General Carter, leader of the United Hunter Forces, slammed his fist on the war table.
CARTER: "We've lost Europe. Asia is collapsing. If we don't strike the Monarchs today, humanity dies tomorrow!"
Lena, a pyrokinetic S-Rank Hunter, glared at Michael.
LENA: "You're the strongest of us. Why won't you lead the charge?!"
MICHAEL:(coldly) "Because it's a trap. Seraphina's threads are already pulling us toward slaughter."
DR. KIM:(adjusting his glasses) "His visions have been right before. If he says—"
CARTER:(interrupting) "We don't have a choice! The Monarchs are merging our world with theirs. We fight now or we die as cattle!"
Michael's eyes darkened. He'd seen this moment in fragments—the smoke, the screams, his own death. But the others wouldn't listen.
[Scene 3: The Charge Into Hell]
(Back to the battlefield – Michael's POV)
The Hunters surged forward, a desperate tide against the Monarchs' forces.
Lena unleashed a firestorm, incinerating a swarm of insectoid monsters—only for Zareth the Swarm Queen to reform from the ashes.
ZARETH: (giggling) "Burn us. Crush us. We are endless."
Garmon the Primal, Monarch of Beasts, tore through tanks like paper. His captain, Fenris the Devourer, locked eyes with Michael.
FENRIS: "Your blood will taste like victory."
MICHAEL:(activating Crimson Aura) "Come and try."
Their blades clashed—a whirlwind of steel and fangs.
[Scene 4: The Fall of Kings]
Michael bisected Fenris, then beheaded a dragon-kin captain—but the Monarchs advanced.
Nyx the Abyssal (Monarch of Shadows) materialized behind him, her dagger piercing his ribs.
NYX:"You fight so hard… for a world already lost."
He roared, detonating his aura to blast her back.
IGRIS:(laughing) "Look around, 'King'. Your allies are gone."
Michael turned. Lena was impaled on a spire of ice. Dr. Kim's corpse was half-eaten by beasts. General Carter's head rolled at Seraphina's feet.
SERAPHINA:"This was always your fate."
Michael's sword glowed—Eclipse Severance. He lunged at Igris, shearing off a wing.
IGRIS:(snarling) "ENOUGH!"
A dragon's maw closed around Michael.
FADE TO BLACK.
[Scene 5: Rebirth]
(Present Day – Michael's Apartment)
MICHAEL:(gasping awake) "I—I was dead—"
His phone buzzed. A news alert:
"First Dungeon Emergence – Seoul Subway Line 3."
Date: Five years before the apocalypse.
Michael's hands shook. Then, he smiled.
MICHAEL:(whispering)"This time… I'll kill you all"