(Voice layered, demonic) You took their smiles. Their tears. Their fear. He raises the hilt. A blade of PURE RAGE manifests—jagged, dripping with shadow-fire.
(Without moving lips) So. The Rage Blade chose a null. A hologram shows Kai's face. shonen unleashed script
Kai looks at his shaking hands. For the first time—a tiny, dangerous SMILE. (Voice layered, demonic) You took their smiles
Kai stares at the hilt in his hand. For the first time—a flicker. A heartbeat. His pupils dilate. He raises the hilt
One Collector grabs a CHILD.
I'm Ren. I steal for the resistance. You just did something the Emotion Core says is impossible. KAI (Wiping blood) What's that? REN You felt a forbidden emotion. Rage is illegal. Rage is the only thing the Core can't process. She points toward the crashed citadel.