Chapter 17: The Warrior of the Dark Aura

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  [Scene 1: Juan returns home]

  The doors of the mansion slowly opened. Juan came in, exhausted but firm. In his eyes was reflected the weight of what he had lived.

  The whole team was waiting for it.

  Charlotte (crossing her arms):

  "You're finally here!" Where the hell were you?

  Lightning (spoking):

  "Did you go to conquer the Biuniverse without us?"

  Elizabeth (frowning):

  "Are you okay?"

  Valtherion didn't say anything. He just stared at him, like someone who already knows that something important has just happened.

  Juan (smiling slightly):

  "I'm fine... but I have to tell you something."

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  [Scene 2: John's confession]

  The team listened carefully. Juan explained everything to them: the Heavenly Council, the candidacy for King of the Biuniverse, Dorian's challenge and, finally, the overwhelming presence of his own aura.

  Lightning (in a mocking tone):

  "King of the Biuniverse"? I didn't know I had to bow to you.

  Charlotte (serious):

  "It's not funny." This is serious.

  Elizabeth (convinced):

  "Juan... I know you can do it."

  Valtherion remained silent, his gaze fixed on Juan, as if he was analyzing every word.

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  [Scene 3: Conversation with Valtherion]

  Later that night, Juan approached the balcony. Valtherion was there, his gaze lost in the stars.

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  Juan (in a low voice):

  "Thank you for your support, Val... really."

  Valtherion (unturned):

  "You don't have to thank me, my lord." My loyalty is yours.

  There was a brief silence.

  Juan (looking at the stars):

  "Do you think... I can handle this?"

  Valtherion finally looked him in the eyes.

  Valtherion (firm):

  "If anyone can do it... it's you."

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  [Scene 4: The Disappearance of John]

  The next morning, the team met in the main room.

  Elizabeth (with concern):

  "And now where is it?"

  Charlotte (annoyed):

  "Tell me it wasn't just another madness of his...

  Valtherion (serious):

  "He's already gone."

  Lightning (spoking):

  "What do you mean he "she left"?" Did he leave us standing?

  Valtherion didn't answer. Inside, he knew that Juan had something important to solve.

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  [Scene 5: John helps a town]

  In a remote village, Juan finished helping the villagers rebuild their homes. The dust covered his clothes, and his body was exhausted.

  Old woman of the town (with tears in her eyes):

  "Thank you!" Thank you for saving us!

  Man of the village (shaking his hand):

  "The world needs people like you...

  The words echoed in Juan's mind:

  "The world needs people like you..."

  As I returned home, I couldn't stop thinking about that phrase.

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  [Scene 6: Juan questions his aura]

  Back at the mansion, Juan approached Valtherion.

  Juan (concerned):

  "Dorian said that my aura is... monstrous."

  Valtherion (looking at him seriously):

  "He's not wrong."

  Juan tensed up.

  Valtherion (continuing):

  "Since he joined the Motherboards, his presence is overwhelming... even suffocating.

  Juan (confused):

  "But you don't seem affected...

  Valtherion (with a slight smile):

  —With time, one learns to resist it. But that doesn't mean I've stopped feeling.

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  [Scene 7: Meeting with the Great Baru Labu]

  Charlotte (interrupting the conversation):

  "I know someone who can help you."

  The group traveled to an imposing tower surrounded by golden threads that floated in the air like bright snakes. There they met the legendary Baru Labu, the Seamstress of the Gods.

  Baru Labu (seeing Juan):

  "Oh, the young man who saved me years ago!"

  Juan (strange):

  "Did I... save you?"

  Baru Labu (smiling):

  "You may not remember it... but I will never forget it."

  Without hesitation, he agreed to help Juan.

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  [Scene 8: The design of the trench coat]

  The sequence was intense:

  - Baru Labu selected fabrics imbued with divine power.

  - Fragments of light and energy were won together forming ancient patterns.

  - Juan got involved in the process, choosing colors and details.

  Each strand, each stitch, seemed to have a life of its own.

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  [Scene 9: The revelation of the new John]

  The doors of the workshop opened slowly...

  Juan came out with a completely different presence.

  Her hair was shorter, with an elegant taper fade cut that gave her an air of authority.

  The black trench coat with golden touches floated slightly behind him, as if she were alive. His presence felt calm... but at the same time, indescribably powerful.

  Baru Labu (smiling with satisfaction):

  "This garment contains part of your power." Its energy stabilizes your aura, preventing it from getting out of control... but it also increases your speed and strengthens your endurance.

  Juan looked at himself in the reflection of a nearby window. His eyes... now of an intense purple color, shone with intensity.

  Juan (with a Ladin smile):

  "I like it."

  The scene closes with Juan advancing firmly, with the trench coat waving behind him as if he was already carrying the weight of his destiny in every step.

  End of chapter.