📖 EDITION 21 — "THE WARNING"
Season 1
Opening Scene
One year had passed since the truth about Nemesis was uncovered.
The Council Hall had been rebuilt.
The battlefield of the First War was now silent.
But no one had forgotten it.
The broken swords remained planted in the earth as a memorial.
Every Version who walked past them remembered the same thing...
They had survived.
But they had not won.
Inside the Council Hall...
The Writer stood before every surviving Version.
The Dreamer.
Barbaric Author.
Futuristic Author.
Redeemed Author.
The Forgotten Version.
And hundreds of others.
No one spoke.
The room felt unusually heavy.
Writer
"Our greatest enemy..."
"...was never strength."
He looked around the room.
Writer
"It was our ignorance."
Everyone lowered their heads.
Even Barbaric Author.
Writer
"But ignorance..."
"...can be corrected."
Suddenly—
BOOM!!
The entire headquarters shook violently.
The ceiling cracked.
Books fell from shelves.
Alarms echoed throughout the HQ.
Soldier
"INTRUDER!!"
Every Version rushed outside.
The sky had turned dark.
Floating above the Council Hall...
Was a single black crystal.
It pulsed with crimson light.
Dreamer
"What is that...?"
Before anyone could attack...
The crystal projected a giant image into the sky.
A familiar silhouette appeared.
Black cloak.
Crimson eyes.
Nemesis.
Silence fell across the headquarters.
Nemesis
"I promised..."
"...that we'd meet again."
No one interrupted.
Every Version listened.
Nemesis
"I have no interest in surprise attacks."
"I have no interest in cowardice."
His crimson eyes scanned the entire HQ.
Nemesis
"So today..."
"I offer you something..."
He paused.
Nemesis
"Time."
Confused whispers spread throughout the crowd.
Nemesis
"Ten years."
Silence.
Nemesis
"Train."
"Grow stronger."
"Correct your mistakes."
He looked directly at the Writer.
Nemesis
"Because after ten years..."
The projection slowly zoomed closer.
Nemesis
"I will return."
The air itself felt heavier.
Nemesis
"And when I do..."
"There will be no more warnings."
"No more mercy."
"No more second chances."
Behind him...
Three figures slowly stepped into view.
Johan Liebert.
Malice.
The Shattered One.
None of them spoke.
They simply stood beside him.
Nemesis
"Bring every Version."
"Bring every weapon."
"Bring every dream you wish to protect."
He slowly raised one hand.
Nemesis
"Because the next battle..."
"...will decide the future of the Edition Universe."
The projection began fading.
Before disappearing completely...
Nemesis smiled.
Not with hatred.
But with certainty.
Nemesis
"I'll see you..."
"...in ten years."
The crystal shattered into thousands of black fragments.
The sky became clear once again.
Silence filled the headquarters.
Nobody moved.
Finally...
The Writer stepped forward.
Writer
"You all heard him."
He looked at every Version.
Writer
"We have ten years."
He gripped his cracked fountain pen.
Writer
"We wasted years fighting each other."
His voice grew stronger.
Writer
"Now..."
"We'll spend the next ten becoming stronger."
Barbaric Author stepped forward.
Barbaric Author
"I'll become stronger than I've ever been."
Futuristic Author adjusted his broken goggles.
Futuristic Author
"I'll create weapons capable of protecting everyone."
Redeemed Author smiled.
Redeemed Author
"I'll make sure no Version stands alone again."
The Dreamer looked toward the horizon.
Dreamer
"And I'll make sure..."
"...history never repeats itself."
The Forgotten Version quietly whispered to himself.
Forgotten Version
"The countdown..."
"...has begun."
Far away...
On a mountain overlooking the Edition Universe...
Nemesis stood with Johan, Malice, and The Shattered One.
The four silently watched the sunrise.
Johan
"Do you think they'll be ready?"
Nemesis smiled faintly.
Nemesis
"I hope so."
Malice rested his axe on his shoulder.
Malice
"And if they aren't?"
Nemesis looked toward the distant headquarters.
Nemesis
"Then they'll learn..."
"...why I gave them those ten years."
The wind carried his cloak behind him.
The four walked into the rising sun.
Their silhouettes slowly disappeared.
END OF EDITION 21
đź“– CONTINUATION
EDITION 22 — "FORGING LEGENDS"
"The countdown has begun. Across the next decade, every Version will push beyond their limits. Old weaknesses will be shattered, new powers will be born, and the road to the Final War will truly begin."