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  Chapter 17: Land of Curses – The Beginning of the End

  Scene 1: The Forced Transition

  As the knights prepare to strike back, Garmosh raises his hands to the sky and shouts with a thunderous voice:

  Garmosh:

  "Curse Gate… open your gates wide!"

  The air trembles. A black energy engulfs the castle, surrounding all the knights.

  In the blink of an eye… they are torn from reality and find themselves in a deformed, dark land—filled with screams, black fog, and cracked earth that breathes curses.

  Hakora (frozen in shock):

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  "Where… are we?"

  Kain (scanning the area sharply):

  "This isn’t land… it’s a living nightmare."

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  Scene 2: The Crimson Demons Appear

  Garmosh appears atop a fractured rock, his eyes glowing like twin tears from hell, and screams:

  Garmosh:

  "Welcome to my world, knights… Let me show you who the truly immortal are!"

  He lifts his hands, and the ground beneath him erupts—massive crimson demons rise, with elongated fangs, deformed bodies with extra arms, and eyes brimming with madness.

  Raigar (his hands igniting with flame):

  "Come on… let's dance with hell!"

  Kain merges with the shadows and vanishes to strike from behind, while Hakora hurls ice spears, and Lorina creates a dome of light around the team.

  But the demons multiply rapidly, gaining a terrifying numerical advantage.

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  Scene 3: The Black Incantations

  Garmosh doesn’t stop there. He begins chanting an ancient, cursed spell:

  "Kul Vantarim Entaro… Spirits of hatred, awaken!"

  A massive vortex of black energy bursts from Garmosh’s core, striking the knights one by one.

  —Hakora collapses first, her arms freezing from the inside.

  —Kain is stabbed by a shadowy spear from behind.

  —Raigar feels flames ignite inside his chest.

  —Lorina screams as she tries to hold the light, but it dims, fading with every breath.

  Hanto stands weary, leaning on his sword.

  Garmosh (laughing maniacally):

  "You are nothing but chess pieces in my eternal curse! No one escapes me!"

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  Scene 4: End of the Chapter – The Fall

  The knights fall one by one, burdened by curses, as demonic laughter fills the sky.

  Garmosh:

  "So this is how the tale of the sacred knights ends? With a gasp of despair?"

  The scene zooms in on Hanto’s face, blood on his cheek, one eye still burning with defiance.

  Hanto (in a faint, broken whisper):

  "No… we’re not done yet…"

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