[1. The Final Voyage – Into the Rift]
The stars stretched thin as the ship Eclipser pierced through the event horizon of the Erebus Rift, a void older than recorded time.
Milo stood at the helm.
Beside him: Sierra, Vega, Arin, and the last remnants of the Ashbringers.
Their mission was clear: follow the stellar map left by Maerixa to the origin of the Ashbringer… and stop the rise of a force even Zayne had feared.
"No signals. No time. No gravity," Sierra whispered.
Then the ship jolted.
And the universe changed.
[2. The Realm of the Forgotten Flame]
They arrived in a dead galaxy.
Stars floated like embers. Worlds burned without sound.
At the center: a black planet orbiting a white sun.
Etched into its crust was a massive, circular brand — the Sigil of the First Flame.
"This is it," Milo said. "The birthplace of the Ash."
They descended.
On the surface, ancient ruins towered like fossilized giants. Ghosts moved in the dust — echoes of warriors, kings, rebels.
And at the heart of it all, they found a vault… sealed by flame.
Milo touched it.
It opened.
[3. Revelation of the Flame]
Inside the vault was not treasure… but a throne of ashes.
And upon it sat a being made of molten gold and black.
Its voice thundered without sound.
"You have carried our legacy."
"You have misused our power."
"You have brought flame where balance was meant to be."
The being stood.
"I am Eshal-Thar — the First Flame. Creator of Ashbringer. Destroyer of Empires."
"And I am disappointed."
[4. Trial of the Flamefather]
Eshal-Thar raised his hand.
Fire swept the chamber.
Each of the Ashbringers was cast into a personal trial — Vega reliving his family's death, Arin trapped in endless failure, Sierra alone in a dying universe.
Only Milo stood still — the flame embracing, not burning.
Eshal-Thar approached him.
"You do not fight me?"
Milo's voice was steady. "You're not my enemy. You're the origin. Teach us."
There was silence.
Then…
"You would ask the fire for peace?"
Milo nodded.
And the First Flame… laughed.
[5. A New Flame Forged]
Eshal-Thar placed his molten hand on Milo's chest.
"You are the final bearer. The Ash no longer needs war… it needs rebirth."
Milo was engulfed in flame — but it did not destroy him.
It remade him.
When he stepped from the light, he no longer needed the sword.
His body, his soul, his voice — all pulsed with the purest form of Ashlight.
He had become the Ashcore.
A living balance between destruction… and salvation.
[6. Return to Nova Ashra]
Back through the Rift.
Back to the stars.
Back home.
Nova Ashra stood silent as Milo returned, glowing with the fire of the First Flame.
People emerged from towers, streets, and tunnels.
Not to bow.
But to follow.
Behind Milo walked Sierra, Vega, Arin — each scarred, each stronger.
The war was over.
The new era had begun.
[7. Epilogue – A Flame Remembered]
Years later, children played beneath the statue of Zayne and Milo — twin guardians of a flame once cursed, now cherished.
No longer a weapon.
Now a legacy.
A story etched not in vengeance…
…but in hope.
THE END🔥 Vendetta Circuit Complete 🔥