Scene 1: After the Silence
After R-00 disappears, the battlefield becomes eerily quiet.
The soldiers slowly retreat.
Ruel stands in front of the destroyed factory.
His flames feel strangely weak.
R-16 whispers,
"He suppressed your power."
Ruel shakes his head.
"No… he only showed me that I'm still incomplete."
Scene 2: The Hidden Pain
Later that night, Ruel sits alone on a broken rooftop.
Flames appear in his hand—then suddenly vanish.
A crushing pressure builds inside his body.
As if power is gathering but cannot escape.
Scene 3: R-16's Warning
R-16 steps beside him.
"If you try to force your power to grow, your body might collapse."
Ruel answers calmly,
"Then I'll break and rebuild myself."
Scene 4: Memory of Fire
Suddenly, memories return.
His burning home.
The laboratory explosion.
His father's final words:
"Fire isn't destruction… fire is transformation."
Scene 5: The Core Awakens
Ruel closes his eyes.
He focuses on the energy within him.
It is no longer just fire.
It is heat.
Life.
Destruction.
And creation.
All at once.
Scene 6: The First Transformation
Suddenly flames begin circling his body.
But they are no longer red.
They are deep crimson.
Dark streaks move inside the flames.
R-16 stares in shock.
"I've never seen energy like this before."
Scene 7: Burning Without Flame
Ruel raises his hand.
No visible flame appears.
Yet the steel pipe in front of him melts instantly.
He realizes something.
He is no longer controlling fire—
He is controlling heat itself.
Scene 8: R-18 Notices
Inside Zone Zero, R-18 closes his eyes.
He senses the new energy wave.
"At last," he murmurs.
"R-17 is evolving."
Scene 9: The Crimson Pulse
Ruel releases the power again.
A ripple spreads from his body.
Nearby flames bend toward him.
As if fire itself is responding to his presence.
Scene 10: R-16's Fear
R-16 steps backward.
"You're not using fire anymore…"
"Fire is responding to you."
Scene 11: Loss of Control
Suddenly the power surges wildly.
The factory walls crack.
The ground heats rapidly.
Ruel collapses to one knee.
Scene 12: Inner Battle
Inside his mind, two forces clash.
His old flames.
And the new crimson energy.
He screams,
"Stop!"
Scene 13: Control Achieved
Suddenly everything becomes calm.
Ruel slowly stands.
His eyes glow with new intensity.
The flames are stable now.
Controlled.
Scene 14: New Ability
He raises his hand again.
A small fireball forms.
Then compresses—
Into a glowing point.
A second later—
Explosion.
A distant wall shatters instantly.
Scene 15: The Declaration
Ruel whispers,
"This is only the beginning."
He gives his new power a name:
Crimson Core.