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Chapter 18 - Episode 18: “I’ll Walk Alone”

Scene opens — the base of the black tower.

The wind howls like it's alive. Red light pulses from the structure, spreading through the air like a heartbeat. Black vines creep from the base like veins.

Aran stands at the tower gates, silent. Liya and Shaggy are behind him, weapons ready.

Aran (softly, not turning):"Stay here."

Liya (protesting):"What? No. I'm not letting you go alone."

Aran:"I have to. If something goes wrong in there… I'll whisper to you. You'll know."

Shaggy (angry):"This again? You think we're weak?!"

Aran (finally turning, voice shaking just slightly):"I already lost one family. I won't lose another."

His eyes lower — for a second, he's just a broken brother, not a weapon.

Liya (softening):"…Then come back. Promise me that."

Aran (quietly):"...I'll try."

He turns. And walks into the shadows of the tower.

But just before he vanishes —

He pauses in a dark corridor. The red light around him dims. Something moves in the black.

*A shape. A figure. Not human — decayed skin, glowing eyes, metal jaw — a zombie. But it kneels before Aran.

Aran (in a cold tone, not moving his lips):"Protect them."

Zombie (telepathic voice):"Yes, Master."

Aran:"Take more of your kind. Keep them safe. Until I return."

Outside the tower – Liya shivers suddenly.

Liya:"...Did you hear something?"

Shaggy:"No… but I feel like something's watching us."

Suddenly, they see movement in the ruins nearby. Shadows crawling.

But it's not an attack — it's protection.

*A group of intelligent zombies gather silently… surrounding the area, guarding the girls from the darkness.

Liya (whispers):"Aran… what did you do?"

Cut to inside the tower

Aran walks deeper. Lights flicker. He passes tanks filled with twisted bodies, wires, and experiments.

His eyes flash. He's remembering more now. His pace slows. His hands tremble. The virus inside him whispers.

"You command the dead.You were made for this.You are not Subject A-01…You are the cure to humanity."

Aran stops in front of a massive metal door — engraved with one word:

"A-001"

He touches it. His hand burns.

Aran (thinking):"...Who am I really?"

Final shot:

In the shadows of the tower, a monitor lights up. The face of the Doctor flickers on-screen. Only his mouth is visible beneath the mask.

Doctor (smirking):"Welcome home, Aran.It's time you remember why you were made."

TO BE CONTINUED...

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