Part I: The Day Everything Changed
It had been raining that day.
Yui remembered the crosswalk, the late light, the blur of her headphones playing a soft piano song as she stepped off the curb—
—and the scream she didn't hear.
A shove.
A flash of red.
Then pain.
And the face of a boy—eyes wide, blood running from his forehead—as the truck hit both of them.
Her last thought before fading into darkness:
> He saved me. Why?
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Part II: Reunion
The boy now stood in the demon king's court, very much alive—and still staring at her like he'd seen a ghost.
"You're… Yui Aisaka," he breathed. "It really is you."
Yui's world tilted.
"How… how are you here?"
The boy stepped closer. "I woke up a month ago. Same dream. Same system. But they called me Elion Valebourne. The Imperial Crown's hidden heir."
Yui blinked. "Heir?"
He nodded. "They think I'm a miracle. But I never forgot Earth. Or… you."
Azazel's gaze sharpened, and Vera's hand drifted to her blade. The atmosphere darkened fast.
"Enough," Azazel said. "This is a trap. The Empire wouldn't send him unless they were trying to bind her fate."
Elion looked directly at the Demon King. "I didn't come for politics. I came for her."
Yui's heart thundered.
> [New Character Link Established: Elion Valebourne / ???]
Potential Bond: Guardian / Rival / Love Interest
Fate Thread: Intertwined – Past Life Debt
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Part III: Fire and Fractures
Later that night, a storm cracked across the castle.
Yui sat in the war room with Azazel and Vera—both furious for different reasons.
"You are not going to the capital unguarded," Vera snapped.
"She won't be unguarded," Azazel said darkly. "I'll burn the city if they touch her."
"Like you burned the last court that defied you?" Vera snarled.
Yui stood, slamming her hands on the table. "Enough!"
Both demons froze.
"I'm not your pawn. Not a symbol. I'm going to the capital because I have to. For answers. For justice. For the boy who died saving me."
Azazel looked away, shadows boiling around his form.
Vera stared—then sighed. "Then I'm going with you."
Azazel growled.
"And so am I," Elion said from the doorway, his sword at his back and pain in his eyes.
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System Log: New Party Formed
Yui Aisaka (Flame-Touched / Unknown Class)
Azazel (Demon King, Tier-SS)
Vera Nightthorn (Holy Assassin, Tier-S)
Elion Valebourne (Fatebound Prince, Tier-A)
Next Objective:
→ Reach the Capital
→ Survive the Trial
→ Unravel the Ties Between Two Lives