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CHAPTER 1
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ACT 1 – "The Calm Before the Fall"
[ DEEP, CALM VOICE]
"Today feels... peaceful. A kind of peace I've never felt before.
The red clouds. The birds soaring high. And that… shimmering thing in the sky.
What is it?
Why does it feel like I've seen it somewhere before...?"
Scene fades into a quiet town, golden light bathing the streets.
[INSIDE THE CATTLE IN THE OTHERS FARM – EVENING]
Sarena gently shakes Alain, who's fast asleep.
Sarena:
"Alain, wake up. It's evening already."
Alain opens his eyes groggily, yawning.
Alain (half-asleep):
"Umm... Sarena? Were you crying?"
Sarena blinks, surprised.
Sarena:
"Me? No... You were the one crying."
Alain quickly touches his cheeks—wet with tears.
Alain (confused, softly):
"...Maybe it's just my headache..."
He tries to smile and shake it off.
Alain:
"Anyway! Tomorrow's our last day of school! Yay!"
Sarena (smiling):
"Yeah... We'll finally move to 3rd grade."
They exchange warm smiles, wave goodbye, and head home.
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ACT 2 – "Kyra and Chaos"
[INT. ALAIN'S HOUSE – MORNING]
Mom (yelling):
"Alain! Get up! You're late for school again!"
Alain (groaning):
"Aaagh... Not again..."
He rushes through his morning routine and bolts out the door.
[EXT. SCHOOL – EXAM SCENE]
Quick montage: Alain solving papers intensely. The final bell rings. Exams are over.
[EXT. SCHOOL GROUNDS – AFTERNOON]
Alain is chatting with his friends.
Jin (casual tone):
"Did you get the answer for the Kyra question? I blanked out."
Alain:
"Yeah, it was simple. Kyra is a type of energy that maintains the balance of our power levels.
It's directly proportional to one's inner strength."
Jin (laughing):
"Ohhh, makes sense now..."
Suddenly, a hand lands on Jin's shoulder. He turns—it's Kai, a strong, feared senior.
Kai (smirking):
"You guys sound smart... Let's test that, shall we?"
Before Jin can react, Kai punches him hard in the stomach. Jin collapses, clutching his gut.
[INTERNAL MONOLOGUE – ALAIN, SHOCKED & TENSE]
"If I don't stand up against this now…
I won't even be able to look at myself in the mirror ever again."
He takes a deep breath and steps forward, clenching his fists.
Kai (laughing with his gang):
"Hey, crybaby. Tell me—what's your elemental Kyra?"
Jin (shaking):
"...Insectual."
Kai (mocking):
"Hah! A bug? Seriously? That's pathetic."
He raises his fist again. Just as he's about to hit—
Alain (shouting):
"That's enough!"
He steps between them. Everyone freezes.
Kai:
"You got guts, stepping in like that."
Kai's friend:
"Yeah? Then tell us, Alain—what's your elemental Kyra?"
Alain doesn't respond. He looks down, fists trembling, heart pounding.
[INTERNAL MONOLOGUE – ALAIN]
"Kai... I never hated you.
You were the kind of friend I always looked up to...
But now... you've become someone I don't recognize."
Without replying, Alain charges at Kai. A short but intense scuffle begins—Alain is clearly outmatched and ends up on the ground, injured and bleeding.
But he turns to Jin, smiling faintly through the pain.
Alain (whispering):
"I protected him... That's all that matters."
Jin kneels beside him, stunned.
Jin:
"Wait... do you seriously not have any elemental Kyra?"
Alain lies still, looking at the sky with calm eyes.
Alain:
"...No. I don't."
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ACT 3 – "The Falling Star"
[EXT. BRIDGE – SUNSET]
Alain stands alone, wind blowing through his hair. The sky above him is painted with gold and crimson.
Alain (thinking):
"I guess it's true… I'm weak.
Maybe I'll never be the hero this world needs.
But now, I only have one mission—
To protect my family… my mother… my little sister."
He closes his eyes. Then, slowly opens them—his gaze locks onto something in the sky.
A glowing object streaks across the horizon… exactly like the one in his dream.
A car screeches nearby. A man yells out of the window.
Man (yelling):
"RUN! That thing—it's heading straight for us!"
Alain's breath catches. His heart races.
Alain (softly, awestruck):
"...What a wonderful..."
BOOOOM! The object crashes onto the bridge—blinding light floods the screen as the chapter ends.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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