Fan Casting Cain in Galerians

After a series of cryptic clues—including a hotel drug dealer noting Rion’s resemblance to a "frequent customer"—Rion finally encounters his double: Cain. In the shadow of the "Hand of God" capsules, Cain reveals a soul-crushing truth: the original Rion Steiner died years ago in Michelangelo Memorial Hospital. Both Rion and Cain are merely Galerian clones grown from the original’s DNA. While Cain was raised as Dorothy’s loyal "son," Rion was implanted with the original’s memories and released as a biological "bloodhound" designed to lead Dorothy to Lilia. Every step of Rion’s journey—his escape, his psychic awakening, and his reunion with Lilia—was a calculated mission programmed by the Mother Computer. Refusing to accept he is a mere copy, Rion engages his "brother" in a battle for dominance. Despite Cain's superior strength and mastery of blue fire and lightning, his narcissistic pride proves fatal. He toys with Rion, leaving himself vulnerable between displays of power. The confrontation is stripped of its sentimentality; Cain’s death is far more violent and instantaneous, executed before he can utter a final word to the twin he was born to kill. Rion is left to face Dorothy, haunted by the question of whether his soul is real or just a perfectly replicated line of code.