GALORIA-SEASON 7

## Season 7, Episode 1: Tag-Team

Day eighty-two.

The vow was made.

Galoria and Cameron's group stood together. United. Ready.

They didn't know each other. They didn't trust each other.

But they had the same enemy.

They had the same goal.

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Noah stood at the center.

His light was still glowing. His sword was in his hand. His wings were folded.

"We don't have much time," he said. "Van knows where we are. He's coming."

"We know," Cameron said.

"We need to prepare."

"We know."

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Then—

The ground shook.

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Everyone stopped.

"What was that?" Max asked.

The ground shook again. Harder this time.

"It's him," Aiden said.

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Van appeared.

He didn't walk. He didn't run. He was just... there. Massive. Armored. His black eyes empty. His smile cold.

But he wasn't alone.

Behind him stood Mateo. The beast was twelve feet tall, purple skin, crystals jutting from his shoulders and spine. His red eyes burned.

And behind Mateo—

Clones.

Dozens of them. Copies of the group.

They stood in perfect formation. Silent. Waiting.

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Van looked at them.

His smile widened.

"There you are," he said. "All of you. Together. How convenient."

Noah stepped forward.

"Van."

"Noah." Van tilted his head. "You've grown."

"I've had practice."

"I can see that." Van's eyes flicked to the sword. The wings. The light. "You've been busy."

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Van walked toward them.

Slow. Deliberate. Unhurried.

The group tensed. Max summoned clocks. Yuki's lightning crackled. Wacine's acid dripped. Sharble's fists clenched. Reakio's eyes blazed. Enter phased. London's light flared.

Cameron shifted—Strength Devil. Tiger's lion arm roared. Maggie drew her sword. Pixel's screen flickered. Bit's screen glowed. Angela's disk pulsed.

Van didn't stop.

He just kept walking.

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"You know what I love about this?" Van asked.

No one answered.

"The chase. The hunt. The moment when you realize you've lost." He paused. "But this time—"

He stopped.

His eyes fixed on something.

Someone.

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Narrator was at the back.

He was still in his cage. Still bound. Still broken.

Van's smile widened.

"Narrator."

Narrator looked up.

His eyes went wide.

"Van—"

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Van moved.

Faster than anyone could see. Faster than anyone could react.

He appeared in front of the cage.

He ripped the bars open.

He grabbed Narrator by the throat.

"You failed me," Van said.

"I know—"

"You betrayed me."

"I know—"

"You chose them over me."

Narrator didn't answer.

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Van's tentacles shot out.

They wrapped around Narrator's arms. His legs. His throat.

They pulled.

Narrator screamed.

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The group watched.

They didn't move. They couldn't. They were frozen.

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Van pulled harder.

Narrator's arms came off first. Then his legs. Then his head.

His body fell to the ground.

It didn't move.

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Van held the head up.

He looked at it.

"Pathetic," he said.

He dropped it.

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The group stared.

No one spoke. No one moved.

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Van turned.

His smile was back.

"Now," he said. "Where were we?"

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He raised his hand.

Shadows exploded outward.

They hit the group like a wave. They flew. They crashed. They bled.

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Van laughed.

"This is going to be fun."

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He moved.

He hit Max first. Max flew. He crashed into Alice. They both went down.

He backhanded Yuki. She flew. He kicked Lisneth. She flew.

He grabbed Wacine. Threw him. He grabbed Sharble. Threw him.

He charged at Reakio. Reakio fired light spears. Van swatted them away. He grabbed Reakio. Threw him.

He grabbed Enter. Squeezed. She screamed. He threw her.

He grabbed London. She burned him. He laughed. He threw her.

He grabbed Cameron. Cameron shifted—Energy Devil. He fired a beam. Van deflected it. He grabbed Cameron. Threw him.

He grabbed Tiger. Tiger's lion arm roared. Van snapped it. Tiger screamed. He threw him.

He grabbed Maggie. She swung her sword. He caught the blade. Snapped it. He threw her.

He grabbed Pixel. She punched him. He ripped her other arm off. She screamed. He threw her.

He grabbed Bit. Bit glitched the ground. Van stumbled. Just a step. He grabbed Bit. Threw him.

He grabbed Angela. She summoned angels. He destroyed them. He threw her.

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The group fell.

One by one. Two by two. They fell.

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Van stood in the center of the carnage.

He was smiling.

"Was that it?" he asked. "Was that all you had?"

No one answered.

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Then—

A sound.

Behind him.

Heavy. Slow. Deliberate.

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Mateo landed.

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The beast was massive. He didn't speak. He couldn't.

He just roared.

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Van smiled.

"Ah," he said. "There's my boy."

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**[End of Season 7, Episode 1]**