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Panel 1:

(Nursing room. Juliet is unconscious on a stretcher, Kai sitting next to her, worried.)

TRJ: (thought):

"It wasn't a hallucination. That thing... was real."

Panel 2:

(Close-up of Juliet's hand, covered in small shadows that slowly fade away.)

Narrator:

"A part of her... no longer belongs to her."

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Panel 3:

(Scene with luni fairy, standing in her office, looking at an old book with dark symbols.)

Luni fairy (thought):

"Rika... I haven't heard that name in years."

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Panel 4:

(Flashback: sepia image. A young luni being attacked by her own shadow in an ancient temple.)

Narrator:

"Shadows aren't born alone. They feed... on the wounds of the soul."

Panel 5:

(Kai speaks to luni fairy privately.)

TRJ: "Juliet needs help. Do you know what's happening to her?"

Luni:"Not just her. You're waking up too, TRJ"

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Panel 6:

(Scene change. Juliet wakes up, alone, in the infirmary. In front of her... the medicine cabinet mirror is cracked.)

Juliet:"Another crack... just like in the bathroom."

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Panel 7:

(Shot from inside the mirror. Rika, trapped behind the glass, but smiling.)

Rika:"Did you think you'd escape me that easily, Juliet?"

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Panel 8 (end):

(Long shot. Juliet stands up, determined, as the mirror begins to vibrate slightly.)

Juliet (thought):

"If I have to face you... I will."

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Narrator:

"When a rift opens... so does the possibility of fighting."