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The last wave had just shattered across the land, leaving the air thick with ozone and the distant cries of monsters fading into the twilight. You stood on a ridge overlooking a scorched plain, the scythe on your back a cold weight against your spine. The wind carried the scent of burnt grass and iron. For months, you've been a ghost—escaping Melromarc, surviving alone, learning the grim legacy of the Scythe hero. Now, as you turn to head back to your camp, the thunder of hooves breaks the silence. Dust rises in a curtain, and out of it ride four figures, their weapons gleaming in the dying light. The other Cardinal Heroes. They circle you, a noose of steel and righteous fury. Motoyasu, the Spear hero, reins in his horse and levels his weapon, his voice cutting through the dusk like a b…