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Book 2 chapter 1:Saints Wear Scars, Not Halos
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2025-07-11 15:34:20SCENE 1: THE NAMELESS COUNCIL
POV: Jayce Navarro | Location: Navarro Capitol, Council Room | Time: 8:00 AM
Jayce sat at the center of a circular black marble table—twelve chairs surrounding him, most filled by voices still too nervous to claim the silence.
He stared into the faces of ex-Crownless fighters, former Navarro enforcers, community medics, and one or two born-saints turned cynics.
On the wall behind him hung Naomi’s portrait. The eyes followed everyone, always.
Jayce cleared his throat.
> “Valeburn doesn't want kings anymore. It wants healers. Builders. Enforcers with soul. So if you're here for legacy, you’re in the wrong chair.”
Silence. Then Reina—the sniper—leaned forward.
> “Good. Then let’s start bleeding this city back to life.”
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SCENE 2: CODE NAME – HALO
POV: Eli Navarro | Location: Naomi's Apartment Vault | Time: 9:12 AM
Eli unlocked the second part of the USB Naomi left behind.
A program opened. Titled: HALO.
A message blinked.
> “What if I told you the Navarro family was never the real crown?”
He clicked play.
A video of Naomi, worn from battle, eyes manic with clarity.
> “Jayce thinks he’s king. Eli thinks he’s the shadow. But the real war wasn’t about power. It was about who hid Project Hollow.”
Eli froze.
The Hollow Empire.
A ghost story. A whispered threat.
And maybe now…
A truth.
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SCENE 3: THE NEW HEIR
POV: Dante Cross | Location: Unknown Compound | Time: 10:34 AM
Dante woke with stitches in his gut and a blade under his pillow.
Zaria was gone. Her body never found. But her war had roots.
And now, a man in a red suit stood beside him.
> “You don’t know me, but I knew her. I knew what she was trying to build. The Hollow Empire wasn’t hers. It was always yours.”
Dante tried to sit up. Pain bloomed.
> “I’m no king.”
The man smirked.
> “Good. Because kings are puppets. But emperors? They burn puppeteers.”
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SCENE 4: STREETS THAT REMEMBER
POV: Ensemble | Location: Block 12 & Crownless Alleyways | Time: 2:00 PM
Kids ran chalk across old Navarro prison gates.
One drew a halo above Naomi.
Another drew chains around Jayce.
A protest surged three blocks down. Tear gas. Shouts. Hands raised.
Jayce stood above it all, watching from the top of the capitol.
Eli appeared behind him.
Jayce: “They still hate me.”
Eli: “They’re grieving what you replaced. That’s not hate. That’s fear in disguise.”
Jayce: “Same taste.”
Eli: “Then make them bite something sweeter.”
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SCENE 5: THE STORM THRONE
POV: Jayce Navarro | Location: Navarro South Dock | Time: 6:45 PM
Jayce sat across from Hollow agents in black suits.
One passed him a file. Inside—photos of Dante. Zaria. Naomi. Project Hollow.
> “You’re not the only one who inherited a lie.”
Jayce raised an eyebrow.
> “You want me to what?”
Agent: “Join forces. Or fall.”
Jayce laughed.
> “You came into my city. My home. Wearing black. Whispering war. And think I’ll fold?”
The agent shrugged.
> “This isn't folding. It’s choosing who dies slower.”
Jayce stood.
Lightning cracked behind him.
> “Tell Hollow this: Valeburn kneels to no ghosts.”
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SCENE 6: ASHES CAN LOVE
POV: Eli Navarro | Location: Rooftop | Time: 9:30 PM
Jayce returned to their apartment—covered in rain, scars, and rage.
Eli pulled him into a wordless hug.
Jayce whispered, “They want Dante back.”
Eli: “So bring him back.”
Jayce: “He’ll burn us.”
Eli: “Then we’ll burn brighter.”
Jayce looked up.
> “Do you still believe in us?”
Eli didn’t blink.
> “You’re the only war I ever lost willingly.”
They kissed.
And for a moment, the world was quiet.
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