Episode 4: “We Rise Together”

🔥 Here's Episode 4 of your anime series Yami o Koete (Beyond the Darkness) — an action-packed chapter full of friendship, promotion reveals, and an epic boss battle featuring all three heroes fighting as a true team. Let’s dive in! ⚔️🖤

🎬 Episode 4: “We Rise Together”

🎭 Scene opens: The trio sits on a stone bench near the dungeon registry tower. The sun sets behind them.

💬 Kazuki: “I’ve finally been promoted to D-Rank.”

🔥 He smiles with pride.

💬 Daigo: “You know D-Rank brings more danger, right?”

💬 Rika (smirking): “Yeah. Don’t get cocky now.”

💬 Kazuki: “I don’t care. I just know I’m no longer F-Rank... I’m finally in the real league.”

😲 Daigo grins:

“You know how long it took me to go from E to D?”

💬 Kazuki: “How long?”

💬 Daigo: “4 years.”

💬 Rika (giggles): “5 for me.”

😳 Kazuki: “…I did it in weeks…”

💥 Kazuki (excited):

“Since I’m D-Rank, I wanna fight at full power. Come on, Daigo!”

💬 Daigo: “You sure?”

💬 Kazuki: “100% power. No holding back.”

💬 Daigo smirks and creates a glowing diamond sword from his arm 💎🗡️:

“Then let’s go, Kazuki.”

⚔️ Kazuki vs Daigo — Friendly Duel

📍 Training Arena (abandoned quarry zone)

Daigo charges first, swinging the diamond blade with speed and precision.

Kazuki summons Goro, his Shadow Goblin, to distract and defend.

Daigo knocks Goro aside in one clean slash 💥

Kazuki rushes forward, his fists glowing with dark energy

They clash: Shadow Daggers vs Diamond Sword ⚔️✨

Kazuki slides low and tries to bind Daigo with dark tentacles 🕷️

But Daigo slams the ground, causing diamond spikes to erupt — breaking the bind!

Kazuki backflips, then fuses shadow into his legs and dashes forward at high speed, daggers drawn 🖤💨

Daigo barely blocks the double slash — sparks fly!

💥 Final clash — Kazuki's daggers shatter, and Daigo stops his blade inches from Kazuki’s face.

Both panting…

💬 Kazuki: “Bro… you’re this strong? You’re not supposed to be D-Rank.”

💎 Daigo smiles and finally reveals:

“I wanted it to be a surprise… but I’ve been promoted to C-Rank.”

😲 Rika: “Wait, seriously?”

💬 Daigo: “Yeah. Got the notification last night.”

💬 Kazuki: “Cool!”

💬 Rika: “Then I’m officially D-Rank’s number 1 now! If I do something impressive… I’ll be C-Rank too!”

🎯 Kazuki (smiling):

“Then I’m coming for both of you.”

🕳️ Dungeon Entry

💬 Rika: “Kazuki, Daigo… let’s do it. Let the three of us clear a dungeon together.”

💬 Daigo: “You bet.”

🎮 Dungeon: Goblin War-Crypt

💀 Enemy Types:

10 Goblin Raiders with crude weapons 👹

7 Giant Ants with corrosive jaws 🐜

All slain quickly by the team:

Kazuki uses Goro and Kugo in sync with shadow daggers

Daigo crushes ants with diamond bombs

Rika paralyzes goblins and causes them to attack each other using mind switching

🚪 Final Chamber Opens…

A massive goblin steps out in thick blackened armor, holding a sword made of obsidian that radiates black flame. Its eyes glow red.

💀 Name: Gorgarth, the Obsidian Butcher

⚔️ Final Boss Fight: Kazuki + Daigo + Rika vs Gorgarth

Gorgarth charges with incredible speed — swings his obsidian sword, sending out shockwaves 💥

Daigo blocks with his diamond shield, but cracks form.

Kazuki flanks left with Kugo, but Gorgarth cleaves through Kugo — temporarily disabling him.

Rika switches minds with Gorgarth for 2 seconds — enough time for Daigo to land a diamond slash to the shoulder.

But Gorgarth recovers fast — roars and summons fire runes, setting the chamber ablaze 🔥🔥

Kazuki, eyes blazing, forms dual shadow daggers, enhanced this time with tentacle energy swirling around the blades ⚫🗡️🗡️

“Let’s end this.”

He charges in with Goro beside him

Kazuki dashes, dodging fire bursts, leaps up, and drives the daggers into Gorgarth’s chest

At the same time, Goro slices through the knee

💥 Gorgarth roars in agony, falls to his knees

💬 Kazuki: “Fall.”

Final blow — Kazuki slices through the goblin’s neck. Obsidian armor shatters.

Gorgarth disintegrates into black mist.

📈 Quest Complete: Dungeon Cleared

All members gain EXP

✅ New Shadows Available

🌌 END OF EPISODE 4

🎯 Next Episode Preview:

Kazuki tries to resurrect Gorgarth as a shadow, but something goes wrong…

An A-Rank official arrives at the dungeon entrance, having sensed a “dark aura.”

Want Episode 5 next — where Kazuki tries to raise a boss-level shadow and faces a new rival?

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