SCENE 1 – Training Under the Eyes of Contempt
Location: Hill overlooking Kurosha village
Time: Very early morning – grey sky, dry wind
The sky is pale. The wind whips the air.
Alone at the top of a hill, Kami Farez, 16, shirtless, strikes again and again at a twisted iron trunk.
His hands are bleeding.
But he doesn't stop.
💥 BAM. BAM. BAM. 💥
Below, a few villagers watch him.
👤 Villager 1:
— Who does this kid think he is?
— Punching a tree won't make him a warrior.
👤 Villager 2:
— He's no Rinseka.
— He's not even a real Farez. That name? He stole it from no one.
👤 Villager 3:
— He's pitiful.
— The world already rejected him, but he keeps hanging on.
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Kami stops. Breathing hard.
He stares into the distance: the Temple of Tahni, glowing in the dawn light.
👦 Kami (thinking):
— They look down on me. They judge.
— But they've never had to fight just to exist.
— I did.
— And I won't give up.
He clenches his fists, whispering to himself:
"To be respected… you have to be the best at everything you do."
💥 Final strike. The trunk creaks under the impact. 💥
SCENE 2 – Home, Between Secrets and Silence
Location: Kami's home
Time: Morning – shy sunlight
Kami removes his bandages. His hands are swollen, torn.
His grandfather, sitting nearby, watches silently.
👴 Grandfather:
— You're destroying yourself little by little.
— That's not what respect is.
— They won't recognize you through pain.
👦 Kami:
— And yet…
— When I strike, I feel like I'm getting closer to their world.
— The one they refuse to give me.
Silence. The old man looks away.
👴 Grandfather (thinking):
— Maybe this… is the root of it all…
SCENE 3 – The Kegare Attack
Location: Kurosha Village
Time: Sunset
A beastly scream rips through the air.
A massive Kegare, with cracked skin and white eyes, attacks.
The villagers flee.
Under a cart, a young girl, Mandira, cries out, trapped.
👧 Mandira:
— Help me… someone…!
No one moves.
Suddenly, Kami appears. He lifts the cart, pulls Mandira free, and stands between her and the monster.
👹 Kegare:
— Who are you, child?
👦 Kami:
— Who am I?
— Just a human. That's all. And you? Why are you doing this?
👹 Kegare (distorted voice):
— Because your world turned me into this.
— I was born from its rejection. From your hatred.
👹 Kegare (thinking):
— This child… strange.
— I feel… something inside him…
SCENE 4 – Battle and Silent Revelations
The Kegare attacks. Fast. Powerful.
Kami dodges a blow, throws a punch. The Kegare blocks and hurls him into a wall.
👦 Kami (thinking, panting):
— I'm not at their level yet.
— But… I have no right to fail.
"To be respected… you have to be the best at everything you do."
—
The Kegare lunges, ready to finish Kami.
Suddenly — 💥 A KICK hits the Kegare from behind.
👦 Naeko (entering the scene):
— Looks like you forgot you're not alone.
The Kegare stumbles. Kami seizes the moment.
💥 PUNCH TO THE GUT.
The Kegare stumbles back, coughing black blood.
👹 Kegare (thinking):
— If he learns to control… that thing inside him…
— He'll become a real threat.
The Kegare flees, wounded, silent.
SCENE 5 – After the Storm
The village is silent.
Then, applause erupts.
The looks change. Even those who once despised him.
👦 Kami (thinking):
"To be respected… you have to be the best at everything you do."
—
👴 Grandfather (watching from afar, eyes teary):
— I was right…