Season 2 Episode 5 – “Storm Beast of the Midway”

  Scene 1 – Starting the Climb

  (Dark clouds rumble as Naomi and Tenzai begin ascending a narrow rocky trail. Wind howls. Rain falls heavier.)

  Naomi (shielding her face):

  "The wind’s getting stronger the higher we go..."

  Tenzai (focused):

  "Feels like the mountain itself is testing us. We’ll make it."

  (Lightning strikes a cliff above them. A massive boulder loosens and falls toward them!)

  Tenzai:

  "Watch out!"

  (He grabs Naomi, leaps sideways. The boulder crashes beside them. They both pant.)

  Naomi (half-laughing):

  "You sure this isn't suicide instead of training?"

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  Tenzai (grinning):

  "Same thing sometimes!"

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  Scene 2 – The Storm Beast Appears

  (They reach a plateau halfway up the mountain. The wind dies suddenly. It’s too quiet.)

  Naomi (nervous):

  "Something's wrong..."

  (Suddenly, lightning crashes down — revealing a massive creature made of clouds, wind, and crackling electricity — a Storm Beast with glowing blue eyes and thunder rolling in its chest.)

  Storm Beast:

  "Those who dare climb the mountain... must face the guardian of the skies!"

  Naomi:

  "It can talk?!"

  Tenzai (aura flaring):

  "Whatever it is — it’s in our way!"

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  Scene 3 – Battle: Naomi & Tenzai vs. Storm Beast

  (The Storm Beast roars and hurls wind blades and thunder strikes.)

  Naomi dodges gracefully, slashing wind projectiles mid-air. Tenzai counters with his electric aura.)

  Tenzai:

  "Thunder Pulse!"

  (He charges forward, fists glowing with electricity. He punches the beast, but the attack passes through its stormy body.)

  Tenzai:

  "Tch... Physical attacks don’t work on clouds!"

  Naomi:

  "Let’s ground it! I’ll bind it with my blade aura — you charge up a powerful strike!"

  (Naomi throws her energy-blades in a spinning arc, forming a circle that slows the beast’s movement.)

  Naomi:

  "Now!"

  Tenzai (channeling deep energy):

  "This one's for the climb... ELECTRIC DRAGON STRIKE!"

  (He forms a massive electric dragon around his body and launches it straight through the Storm Beast’s core.

  The beast screams, lightning bursting out, then vanishes into a clear blue spark.)

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  Scene 4 – After the Battle

  (The storm calms. The sky slightly clears above the mountain.)

  Naomi (panting):

  "I think we earned a break..."

  Tenzai (grinning):

  "No time. We’re just halfway."

  (Suddenly, the ground beneath them glows with runes — a hidden platform rises, leading to a sacred staircase going toward the summit.)

  Tenzai (serious):

  "That must be the Master’s path."

  Naomi:

  "Then let’s not waste it."

  (They begin walking toward the glowing path. Lightning flickers again in the distance — this time... welcoming.)

  Narrator (voice-over):

  "The storm has passed... but the true trial awaits at the summit. Will Tenzai impress the Master and claim the Stone of Thunder?"

  [End of Episode 5]