This was the very clip that had been missing.
The screen lit up.
It was nothing like what they had expected.
It had absolutely nothing to do with that morning's story, either.
The pitch-black ocean depths.
Bottomless.
With her back to the light, Fu Hua sank little by little.
A voice drifted out faintly.
"At the end of boundless dreams, gazing at a self changed beyond recognition."
The shot abruptly cut away.
Schicksal headquarters.
Boom!
The building exploded outright.
Flames shot into the sky.
Durandal was blasted out of the rubble.
Her posture was ugly.
She had clearly been knocked out by a heavy blow.
She rolled several times across the ground.
Utterly bedraggled.
She barely managed to prop herself up.
The situation was terrible.
Before she could catch her breath.
A dark figure lunged straight at her.
Though shrouded in black mist.
That silhouette was all too familiar.
The players' pupils contracted sharply.
That was right.
It was Fu Hua.
"Hmph!"
Durandal let out a low growl.
A shield sprang open instantly.
In that same second.
That fist slammed viciously into the barrier.
The force was terrifying.
The players were dumbfounded.
"What's going on?"
"Why has Fu Hua turned evil?"
"Her eyes are that red-is she on a killing spree?"
"Why is she attacking Schicksal?"
No one answered.
The scene shifted again.
This time, it moved to an unfamiliar space.
Kevin stood rooted to the spot; though his body slid backward, he did not fall.
He gripped the Judgment of Shamash tightly, his gaze sweeping over the figure opposite him like a blade.
"Can't tell friend from foe? Then make a choice."
Before his words had faded, flames engulfed the void.
Amid the crimson light, Fu Hua's whisper drifted out faintly.
"Every past endeavor ended in defeat. All those