“Truth Before The Eyes” Script

(Show #17)

Written by: Jeremy Sears

FIRST DRAFT:
25/10/07
SECOND DRAFT:

Assenders Re:Genesis
“Truth Before The Eyes”
(Show #17)



Script Terms
Ext – Exterior – Setting outside
Int – Interior – Setting inside
POV – Point of view – from characters perspective
CLOSE ON – Focusing on a body part(s)/object(s)
WIDEN ON – Zoomed out on a person/people/object(s)
VO – Voice over
OS – Off screen
OV – Over View
UV – Under View
SV – Side view
FV – Front View
SFX – sound effect

ACT ONE

OPEN ON

Ext. outside Wasraw – gloomy – day

POV – tall hill – looking down at Wasraw, now fully closed off with 20ft fences surrounding it and Enforcers guarding each gate. ZOOM IN on the city slowly while a flock birds fly by.

FADE TO:

Ext. Wasraw – bridge – foggy – gloomy – day

WIDEN ON (OV) the bridge built over the river that splits the city into two. The massive crowd of Sin Prodigies stands at the left end of the bridge while a large group of Enforcers stands at the right end. In the middle lays Gabriel on the ground with Hugin hidden under the cloud of feathers floating over him.

PAN ACROSS (UV) the front of the crowd of Sin Prodigies; Aaliyah, Hiryuu, Calcifer and Ceres, standing in silent shock and Bell sits on her knees with her face buried in her hands as she cries.

PAN ACROSS (UV) the Enforcers on the other end of the bridge while they stand and watch in disarray at the events unfolding ahead.

WIDEN ON (OV) Hugin slouched with his head lowered while Gabriel lies lifelessly on the ground across from him.

CLOSE ON (UV) the cloud of blade like feathers floating over Hugin.

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin while his arms dangle limply.

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin’s lowered face, his eyes closed, and his grin quickly growing with mocking laughter.

POV – crowd of Sin Prodigies – Hugin turns his back to Gabriel and points at him while facing the crowd with a stern glare.

Hugin
Hmm, so much for your guardian Sin Prodigies!

CLOSE ON Gabriel, lying on his side with his left arm held out, jaw dropped, and eyes widened yet virtually lifeless. His clothes are torn to shreds with cuts, and gashes surround his body, covering him in his own blood.

(OS)
Let this serve as an example of your fate.

CLOSE ON (UV) Hugin glaring ahead, his left hand clenches into a tight fist.

As well as a lesson for standing up against The Enforcers!!!

CLOSE ON (SV) Hiryuu panting nervously as he looks to his right (at the screen) quickly while his eyes tremble.

Hiryuu
(fear)
Brothers…?!

ZOOM OUT to Calcifer and Ceres, both nodding with a serious look on their faces.

Calcifer
Gabe isn’t looking too hot right now…and I don’t like the look in those eyes of Lucifer’s Assender form either.

Ceres
He’s abandoned his family’s orders and traditions. We’ll have to step in; because right now he won’t regret whatever he has his mind set on doing.

CLOSE ON (SV) Ceres left eye as it narrows.

Like doing the same to these Sin Prodigies as he did to Gabriel…

CLOSE ON Bell while she continues to sit on her knees, crying into her hands.

CLOSE ON (SV) the lower half of Aaliyah’s face with her jaw dropped as Hiryuu (in the background) turns his head to look over at her.

Hiryuu
Aaliyah…?

POV – Hiryuu – looking upward at Aaliyah while she blankly stares ahead.

Aaliyah
(zoned out)
Gabe…why aren’t you getting up…?

CLOSE ON (SV) Ceres lowering his head while Calcifer is looking over at him and Hiryuu looking over at Aaliyah.

Ceres
Don’t bother Hiryuu.

Hiryuu quickly turns around and looks over at Ceres.

Hiryuu
Huh?!

POV – Calcifer – Ceres keeps his eyes narrowed, not looking back at his brothers.

Ceres
Her and Bell’s mentality will only hinder the situation if we threw them into battle.

Ceres pulls out his glowing Essentiquity and looks down at it.

So leave them, it’s our turn to fight.

CLOSE ON (SV) Ceres, while Calcifer grins with a nod, pulling out his glowing Essentiquity and Hiryuu continues to stare at them.

Calcifer
Heh, all right, lets do this!

CLOSE ON Hiryuu as he slowly blinks and manages to nod.

Hiryuu
(nervous)
Yeah.

CLOSE ON Ceres, Calcifer and Hiryuu’s feet as they take a bold step forward.

VERTICAL SPLIT SCREEN ON Ceres, Calcifer and Hiryuu as they hold out their glowing Essentiquities in the palm of their hands.

ASSENDER SEQUENCES – Calcifer to Flare Dragon – Hiryuu to Rabbit Dragon – Ceres to Spark Dragon

CLOSE ON Bell while her is face buried in her hands, crying and trembling immensely.

Bell
No, not again! Please, make it stop…I know I wanted this before but I don’t anymore…

CLOSE ON Bell’s covered face as she lifts her head up and looks ahead from between her fingers with complete fear in her eyes.

Mm…?!

POV – Bell – Flare Dragon, Spark Dragon and Rabbit Dragon fly towards Hugin head on without hesitation.

POV – Hugin – the three dragons fly closer quickly in a spinning triangular position until Flare Dragon makes a dash forward and breaths a burst of fire over the front of the screen.

WIDEN ON Hugin after Flare Dragon sends the taunting and small ball of fire in front of Hugin’s face. Hugin tries to swipe at Flare Dragon but he flies out of the way just in time and joined by Spark Dragon; they begin to fly around Hugin firing merely samples of their fire and electricity powers.

Flare Dragon
HA! Take that! And this! Ha!

CLOSE ON the upper half of Hugin while he franticly tries to swipe his talons, trying to strike the two dragons but failing miserably.

Hugin
GRAH!! Annoying pests!!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s left shoulder as Spark Dragon crawls up from his back and clamps his mouth down on Hugin’s neck, sending surges of electricity through his body.

WIDEN ON Hugin as he lifts his head up and tightly clenching his fists while roaring out in pain.

GRAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s raised head, gritting his teeth in deep pain and aggravation.

Rabbit Dragon (OS)
BUNNY BULLET!!!

Hugin
Huh?!

Hugin looks down quickly.

CLOSE ON Hugin’s chest, he folds his arms over just in time as Rabbit Dragon RAMS against him head on with extensive force.

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin’s feet as he skids back a couple ft from the force of the attack.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s face while she silently looks ahead with her eyes zoning out further and further.

Aaliyah
(zoned out)
This is just like before…get up you idiot.

WIDEN ON (OV) Hugin with his arms shielding his chest and Rabbit Dragon rammed right against them as the small cloud dust under his feet from getting pushed back clears.

CLOSE ON Hugin’s face as he lifts his head up, growing a vengeful flare.

Hugin
GRR…nice trick, rabbit…

CLOSE ON Rabbit Dragon as Hugin grabs his ears.

WIDEN ON (OV) Hugin as he spins around and furiously tosses Rabbit Dragon straight up into the air.

BUT HERE’S MINE!!!

CLOSE ON Rabbit Dragon as he goes flying right into the cloud of blade like feathers.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s face as she blinks once, keeping the same zoned out expression.

Aaliyah
(zoned out)
What’re you waiting for…?

CLOSE ON Rabbit Dragon as he comes out the top of the cloud, arching back with half his right hear chopped off, his wings shredded to the bone and numerous cuts across his body.

Rabbit Dragon
GUHHH!!!!

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s zoned out face.

Aaliyah
(zoned out)
Mia isn’t coming this time…

CLOSE ON Hugin as he successfully grabs Flare Dragon by the end of his tail.

Hugin
GOT YOU!!! ERRRRAH!!!

WIDEN ON the bridge as Hugin throws Flare Dragon HARD, sending him flying through the bridge’s railing and crashing into the river.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s zoned out face.

Aaliyah
(zoned out)
She’s gone…

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin as he grabs Spark Dragon, rips him off his shoulder and thrusts him into a tipped over truck in the background.

Hugin
GRAAAAAH!!!

Bolts of electricity from Spark Dragon’s body jolt around the truck, causing it to explode.

PAN ACROSS the crowd of Sin Prodigies watching speechlessly.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s zoned out face as she blinks again.

Aaliyah
Or…does that mean…

POV – Aaliyah – Hugin stands before everyone with Gabriel laying a short distance behind him.

(OS)
You wont get up…?

CLOSE ON (FV) Gabriel’s blank and near lifeless face while he’s on the ground with his hand held out numbly.

(OS)
That you’re really gone…?

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s right hand as it clenches into a tight and trembling fist.

(OS)
No! NO, It can’t be true! Not you to, I won’t believe that! You’re too strong to fall this easily and not get back up!

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s face while she bites, her lip, starting to growl and closing her eyes tightly as tears flow down her cheeks.

CLOSE ON Bell trembling as she hides her face, already covered by her hands behind her knees while sobbing uncontrollably.

ZOOM IN ON Aaliyah’s face, her tightly closed eyes twitching angrily.

You bastard…you bastard…YOU BASTARD…YOU BASTARD…

Aaliyah’s eyes strike open full pure boiling rage.

CLOSE ON (SV) Aaliyah’s waist as she steps forward pulls out her glowing Essentiquity from her pocket.

CLOSE ON Bell while the glow from Aaliyah’s (OS) ASSENDER SEQUENCE shines over the left of her.

WIDEN ON the Sin Prodigies behind Aaliyah (OS) as the glow shines over them while they watch with wide eyes full of fear and amazement.

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s first step as it SMASHES into the ground.

CLOSE ON (FV) Water Gale’s face, she sternly raises it up (at the screen) full of nothing but vengeful rage.

Water Gale
YOU BASTARD!!!!!

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s second step, SMASHING into the ground again as she thrusts her right foot out sending chunks of concrete flying.

CLOSE ON (SV) Water Gale charging forward rapidly with her head slightly lowered, shadowing out her eyes. PAN LEFT to her massive closed fan while she holds it back in her left hand.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin lowering his head slightly as his glare grows colder, baring his fang like teeth and hisses under his breath.

CLOSE ON Hugin’s waist as he pulls his sword out from the back of his belt.

WIDEN ON Hugin as he thrusts his sword up and then swings it downward, breaking it up into its bladed whip mode.

Hugin
EERRRUH!!!

POV – Hugin – Water Gale charges forward as the bladed whip swings in towards her.

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s fan as Hugin’s bladed whip wraps around it and quickly carves into it. ZOOM OUT to Water Gale as she looks back at her weapon.

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s face as looks over to her weapon (OS) and blinks quickly.

Water Gale
Huh?!

Water Gale looks ahead (at the screen) regaining her stern glare.

GRRRR…MY PARENTS…!

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s fan as water spews out from the handle and quickly spirals around it.

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s feet as she turns them to their side and skids to a halt.

WIDEN ON (OV) Water Gale stopping in front of Hugin and thrusting her spiraling, water covered fan to her right, easily slipping free of Hugin’s coiling, bladed whip and twisting to her right.

SHAKING CLOSE ON Water Gale’s face as she roars and turns her head up at Hugin.

RAAAAAAAAH!!!!

POV – Water Gale – looking up at Hugin as he his eyes widen.

Hugin
Huh!?

Suddenly Hugin’s face gets drenched head on by a powerful serge of water.

ZOOM OUT WIDEN (UV) behind Water Gale after thrusting her fan to her left, slamming Hugin in the face with the powerful serge of water from her fan (now in its smaller form).

MY PARTNER!!!!

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s face as she pants. Suddenly she gasps lightly, gritting her teeth.

Water Gale
Uh?!

POV – over Water Gale’s right shoulder – Hugin LEAPS up with his recoiled sword raised high in the grips of his right arm.

Hugin
RAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Water Gale raises her fan out on it’s side like a sword and water begins to spiral around it, rapidly growing in size.

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s feet as they skid back about a ft with blotches of water dripping around them.

WIDEN ON (SV) Water Gale and Hugin in a stand off; Water Gale holds her fan (large form) out on its side, supporting it with both hands while Hugin’s swung sword digs right into the fan as he attempts to push forward.

POV – over Hugin’s shoulder – Water Gale grins as she glares at Hugin.

Water Gale
I’ve had it with you and these Enforcers…!

POV – over Water Gale’s shoulder – Hugin keeps his glare without any reaction.

Hugin
GRR, The feeling’s mutual!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s sword as it digs halfway through Water Gale’s fan.

Water Gale (OS)
This fight…

CLOSE ON (SV) Water Gale and Hugin glaring at each other during their struggle to over power the other.

It makes me think back to Melodeena, when you gave Bell and I a crash course on how to Assend. You said that if we ever wanted to be any help to Gabriel we’d have to learn.

CLOSE ON (SV) Water Gale’s face while she pants, maintaining her stern glare with the best of her effort.

So it’s kind of ironic,

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin as his glare darkens, irritated and growling louder as he pushes harder.

(OS)
That here I am now fighting the “teacher”, for the sake of helping to keep Gabriel’s goal alive!!!

Hugin
GRRR, too bad the goal’s strength comes from people of such inexperience!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s blade as it SLICES through Water Gale’s fan.

WIDEN ON Water Gale jumping back (going OS) as Hugin slams his sword into the ground like a hammer, causing chunks of concrete go flying as a cloud of dust rises over him.

RAAH!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin as he thrusts his sword, clearing the cloud of dust and then point his sword ahead at Water Gale (OS).

Now prepare to know the pain of his fate!!!

WIDEN ON Water Gale as she skids back nervously and gritting her teeth while still holding onto her chopped in half fan.

Water Gale
(nervously)
GRRR…

Water Gale looks up.

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s face while she looks up, her eyes widen with her pupils shrinking.

Huh?!

WIDEN (UV) behind Hugin while the cloud of blade like feathers strikes a “beam” of feathers down on Water Gale.

PAN UP and CLOSE ON Water Gale screaming as she gets cut up repeatedly by all the feathers coming down on her.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

POV – behind Water Gale – the feathers suddenly stop raining down on her as Hugin leaps in towards her.

PAN DOWN behind her legs as Hugin crouches down and while glaring up at Water Gale he leaps up at her with his left knee bent.

CLOSE ON the large spike sticking out of Hugin’s left armored kneepad as it races upward with a glimmer of light shining off of it.

CLOSE ON (SV) Water Gale’s face as she arches forward with her jaw dropping and her eyes widened.

GUH-uh-guh…

WIDEN ON (SV) Hugin RAMMING the spiked kneepad in Water Gale’s stomach.

POV – over Water Gale’s shoulder – Hugin frowns emotionlessly.

Hugin
Hmm,

Hugin thrusts his knee, shoving Water Gale.

POV – Hugin – Hugin’s strength sends Water Gale skidding back in front of Bell, leaving her broken fan half way down the path between Hugin and the crowd.

POV – Hugin’s cloud – looking down on the middle of the bridge as all the smoke and dust clears, revealing the excessive amounts of damage done. Water Gale groans weakly.

CLOSE ON (FV) Bell lowering her hands from her face as Water Gale sits up in front of her slowly, struggling and panting heavily.

Water Gale
GR…eeer…

POV – over Bell’s shoulder – Water Gale lets out a defeated sigh and collapses to her right. Bell shrieks worriedly.

Bell
(scared)
Aaliyah!!!

CLOSE ON (UV) Bell’s face while she looks down at Water Gale, examining her wounds. Bell’s eyes widen, letting out a shallow gasp.

POV – Bell – Water Gale has her hand over a gaping wound on her stomach while Vivid-Code gushes out.

(OS)
…You’re bleeding!!!

PAN to Water Gale’s face as she looks up Bell, smirking lightly.

Water Gale
(weakly)
Heh, yeah…but no worries, all I got to do is De-Assend… and I’ll be fine.

Water Gale’s eyes narrow.

Though I don’t think I’ll be able to get up after this…

POV – Water Gale – Water Gale hacks painfully, coughing up blood (OS) while Bell looks down at her with a distorted sadness on her face.

(OS)
Bell…

Bell blinks faintly.

Bell
Huh…?

WIDEN ON Bell sitting on her knees in front of Water Gale while she lies on her side.

Water Gale
You know, this trip across Eden has really made it possible for me open up and accept you as a friend…and I feel bad that after such a short time I’m gonna have to take advantage of it, and ask you to do me a big favor…

POV – Water Gale – Bell tilts her head slightly.

Bell
Mm…?

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s face, as she slowly looks up at Bell with a teary glimmer in her narrowed eyes.

Water Gale
I need you to go to Gabriel…to see if he’s ok… to see if he’s… still alive.

CLOSE ON Bell as her eyes widen and she shakes her head nervously.

Bell
What…?! No Aaliyah, I can’t! …I just can’t!

CLOSE ON Water Gale’s bloody hand as it clenches into a fist over her stomach wound.

Water Gale
(tired, in pain)
Listen! I’d do it myself but I’ve wasted my one opportunity already.

POV – over Bell’s shoulder – Water Gale lays her head down.

Bell
But Aaliyah…

Water Gale
Do it Bell, please! …To everyone who’s standing behind you, he’s their symbol of hope...

Water Gale closes her eyes and De-Assends back into her human form. Bell leans in over her quickly.

Bell
Aaliyah!!!!

(FV) Bell looks down at Aaliyah while she appears unconscious and no longer covered in horrifying wounds.

CLOSE ON (FV) Hugin’s left foot as his talons dig into the asphalt concrete.

WIDEN ON Hugin standing with his sword lower behind him while his feet dig into the bridge.

Hugin
Well then, who else still wishes to oppose their fate?!

CLOSE ON (SV) Bell while she looks down at Aaliyah (OS) with narrowed eyes.

Bell
Mm …~

Suddenly someone from the crowd (OS) puts their hand on her shoulder and she quickly slides around.

~Uh!?

POV – Bell – one of the strong looking Sin Prodigies behind her grins while he his hand on her shoulder.

Sin Prodigy #1
Don’t worry; we’re going to help you.

POV – Sin Prodigy #1 – Bell’s eyes widen and she lets out shallow gasp.

POV – Bell – an image of Terry standing in front of a white background and turning to face at Bell with a smile FADES TO the group of men looking down, grinning confidently.

We’ll distract that leader of those Enforcers, while you go to Gabriel.

Sin Prodigy #1 looks over at the other around him.

Am I right fellahs?!?!

All the men raise their fists and cheer out boldly.

POV – Sin Prodigy #1 – Bell pants, looking up in confusion and on the brink of tears.

Bell
But why…?

CLOSE ON (UV) Sin Prodigy #1’s face while looks down at Bell and smiles.

Sin Prodigy #1
(calmly)
Because he’s our guardian too.

CLOSE ON Bell’s left eye widening.

CLOSE ON (SV) Bell sitting on her knees, stunned as the small group of Sin Prodigies run past her (in the background and foreground) and charge towards Hugin (OS).

(OS)
NOW COME ON!! LETS GO SHOW HIM WHAT SIN PRODIGIES FROM WASRAW ARE MADE OF!!!

They roar bravely while Bell quickly slides around and holds her hand out to them desperately.

Bell
Huh?! No! WAIT!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s face as he blinks and then grunts.

WIDEN ON (UV) Hugin thrusting his sword forward: aiming at the Sin Prodigies.

Hugin
FEAST OF A GOD’S SERVANT!!!

POV – Sin Prodigy in the charging group – The blade like feathers rain down on the group. They all stop and attempt to shield themselves while yelling in pain

CLOSE ON (SV) Bell leaning her head forward in tears.

Bell
STOP!!!

POV – behind Bell – Bell watches helplessly while the Sin Prodigies ahead are practically being butchered before her eyes. Bell’s shoulders drop.

No…

WIDEN ON The Enforcers on the other end of the bridge watching in disarray.

CLOSE ON two Enforcers as the one on the right looks over at the other.

Enforcer #1
Hey…what’s Commander Crow doing out there? …Shouldn’t we step in or something?

Enforcer #2
No, we were given strict orders to secure this end of the bridge until he commanded us otherwise.

Enforcer #1 looks ahead slowly with a divided expression on his face.

Enforcer #1
Yeah, but…it’s not like they’re in a Carnage Type state…

They hear shallow gasping (OS) behind them and they quickly turn around.

Huh?

WIDEN ON (OV) The Enforcers’ end of the bridge as a growing crowd of regular Wasraw citizens gather before The Enforces, watching the fight ahead speechlessly.

POV – Enforcer near the crowd of citizens – Enforcer #3 quickly runs up to the front of the crowd.

Enforcer #3
What’re you doing here?! This bridge has become a danger zone; vacate the premises immediately!!!

Enforcer #4 walks up behind Enforcer #3 while the citizen in front of him slowly raises his left hand and points ahead timidly.

Citizen #1
Wha-what’s going on? What is that thing over there…?

POV – Citizen #1 – Enforcer #3 gets shoved out of the way by Enforcer #4 as he frowns and stands in front of the citizen.

Enforcer #4
That “thing” is our Commander,

Enforcer #4 turns to his right and looks over at The Enforcers barricading the bridge and also at Hugin’s cloud as it rains down on the Sin Prodigies in the far distance.

And he’s doing is proceeding with the execution of these rebellious Sin Prodigies, ahead of schedule.

CLOSE ON Citizen #1’s face as his jaw begins to lower.

CLOSE ON (UV) the group of Sin Prodigies that charged at Hugin getting cut up by the blade like feathers coming down on them.

CLOSE ON Citizen #1’s face, he blinks slowly.

Citizen #1
…This is wrong.

END OF ACT ONE

ACT TWO

OPEN ON

Ext. Wasraw – bridge – foggy – gloomy – day

WIDEN ON (OV) the river flowing out from under the left side of the bridge: Calcifer pops his head out as he gasps for air. He swims to the concrete slope on the right side of the river.

POV – sitting on the slope – Calcifer gets up as he reaches the end of the river and wobbles forward a few steps. Lifting his head he shakes it around, like a dog shaking water out of its fur.

Calcifer
(weak)
Man he’s strong…

Putting his hand over his face, he turns around and falls back.

And I’m done…

CLOSE ON (OV) Calcifer as he lowers his hand looks over to his right.

POV – Calcifer – looking upward at the bridge while feathers rain down from Hugin’s low-flying cloud.

(OS)
Good luck you guys…

CLOSE ON Hiryuu appearing unconscious and laying on his stomach near the railing on the right side of bridge railing. The group of Sin Prodigies scream in pain (OS).

CLOSE ON Ceres lying unconscious on his back in the smoking remains of the destroyed truck.

CLOSE ON a couple of Sin Prodigies as they grit and try to step forward despite all the wounds they’re receiving.

CLOSE ON (SV) Sin Prodigy #1’s feet as he daringly forces forward.

Sin Prodigy #1
GRRRRRRR-

CLOSE ON (SV) Sin Prodigy #1’s face as he roars out boldly.

-RAAAAAH!!!!

CLOSE ON (FV) Hugin’s face, startled with surprised as he blinks.

Hugin
Huh?! Hmm…

Hugin frowns and raises his sword.

POV – over Hugin’s shoulder – Sin Prodigy #1 makes it out of the downpour of feathers and charges straight for Hugin with his right fist held back. Hugin merely twists slightly to his left, holding back his sword.

Sin Prodigy #1
YAAAAH!!

Hugin
HMM!!!

Hugin begins to thrust his sword.

POV – behind Sin Prodigy #1 – blood SPRAYS to the right from Sin Prodigy #1’s neck as Hugin relentlessly slits his throat with the swing of his sword. Sin Prodigy #1 collapses to his left to REVEAL Hugin’s cold glaring face behind all the spewing blood.

Sin Prodigy #1
GUH!!!

WIDEN (UV) behind Hugin, Sin Prodigy #1’s corpse hits the ground as Sin Prodigy #2 charges blindly towards Hugin.

Sin Prodigy #2
GAH!!!!

Hugin thrusts his sword to his left; slitting Sin Prodigy #2’s stomach open. Blood spews out wildly as Hugin pushes the Sin Prodigy aside, only to have all of the others coming right at him.

CLOSE ON (FV) Bell’s speechless and pale face while her widened eyes tremble.

WIDEN ON (FV) Bell on her knees, watching everything helplessly in front of Aaliyah’s body

Bell
(horrified)
Wh-what are they doing…? They’re running straight into their own deaths…

Bell leans down, curling into a ball and sniffling loudly.

Why are they throwing their lives away so recklessly?! I don’t want this anymore…not if lives have to be thrown away like this…

CLOSE ON (SV) Bell hiding her face against her legs.

Aaliyah (OS)
(weak)
You sure can be naïve sometimes…

Bell lifts her head and looks over to her right. ZOOM OUT behind Aaliyah’s head.

Bell
Huh…?

POV – Bell – Aaliyah quietly stares at Hugin slaying the Sin Prodigies (OS).

Aaliyah
Anything worth living for is also worth dying for…

Aaliyah turns her head and looks up Bell with her eyes dimmed.

You can’t expect what we’re fighting for to end in our favor without any casualties…

POV – Aaliyah – Bell sits up and looks down at Aaliyah, gulping nervously.

Bell
But…

Aaliyah (OS)
You know by now that there’re three things, which Gabriel hates more, then anything else in the world…liars, injustice and effort in vain…

POV – Bell – Aaliyah looks back at Hugin and the Sin Prodigies (OS).

I’m not sure if those brave guys planned it or not…

POV – Aaliyah – a few of Hugin/Munin’s feathers remain embedded into the ground while farther ahead: blood spews from the Sin Prodigies getting sliced by Hugin.

(OS)
But by getting close to Hugin, the downpour of those feathers as stopped…they’ve created the safest opportunity for you to get to Gabriel without harm.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s face as her eyes shift over to looks up at Bell.

Don’t let their sacrifices be in vain, Bell.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah’s left eye as it narrows.

Don’t give Gabriel a reason to hate you!

CLOSE ON (FV) Gabriel’s near lifeless body and blank face.

(OS)
Now go to him, HURRY!!

POV – Aaliyah – Bell pauses for a moment, she then blinks and nods gently.

Bell
Yes…

SLOW DOWN BEGINS - CLOSE ON (SV) Bell’s legs and as she gets up.

(thinking)
I have to.

CLOSE ON Aaliyah as Bell steps over her and continues forward.

I betrayed them…

CLOSE ON (SV) Bell’s face while she looks straight ahead and her hair moves subtle

I tried to repress my memories of ever living here, the moment my family moved…

CLOSE ON (SV) Bell’s feet as her pace quickly increases.

I lied to my friends, even if they didn’t asked about my past!

CLOSE ON (FV) Bell’s face while she runs forward with her eyes closed tightly and her hair swaying from side to side.

I’ve prayed so hard for this, but I’d always curl into a ball and cry at the thought of lives being lost so my prayers could come true…

Bell’s eyes open as her tears drift off into the air.

But not this time! Things are different now!

CLOSE ON (SV) the upper half of Bell’s face as one last tear drifts back.

Terry…Gabriel…everyone…let this make up for everything…

CLOSE (UV) behind Hugin as he swings his sword at a Sin Prodigy, slicing his chest open. Blood bursts out rapidly as the Sin Prodigy falls to his side.

CLOSE ON the middle of Hugin’s blood drenched sword as he raises it up and then swings it down like a hammer.

WIDEN ON (SV) Hugin SLAMMING his sword into the last Sin Prodigy’s left shoulder and blood erupts out like an out of control geyser.

Sin Prodigy #3
GUHHH! UHH!!!!!

Suddenly Bell dashes past them (in front of the screen) rapidly.

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin’s head as he quickly turns to his left (facing the screen) and shifting his eyes further to their left.

Hugin
Hmm…?!

POV – Hugin – Bell dashes as quickly as she can towards Gabriel’s body.

CLOSE behind Hugin as he slides his sword from Sin Prodigy #3’s corpse and turns around while Sin Prodigy #3’s corpse collapses behind him.

What is she up to?

CLOSE ON (OV) the pile of Sin Prodigy corpses lying on the ground mangled and in puddles of their own blood.

WIDEN ON (OV) Gabriel as Bell reaches him and kneels down beside him.

POV – Bell – Gabriel’s head lays on its side, not blinking or showing any signs of life.

POV – Gabriel – Bell pants nervously as she gulps and leans down slowly.

CLOSE ON (OV) Gabriel body as Bell lightly pushes him onto his back and she lays her head against Gabriel’s chest, closing her eyes softly. Bell’s eyes widen suddenly and then slowly narrow.

Bell
(softly)
Mm…Gabriel…

Bell closes her eyes.

CLOSE behind Bell standing up calmly with her head lowered while Hugin stands across from Bell (in the background) and glares at her intently.

Lucifer Crow…what you Enforcers have done to my hometown is horrible…

CLOSE ON (FV) Bell she keeps her head lowered.

You’ve divided its people, forced me to abandon them and have already killed enough people who had the courage to stand up against this!

Bell holds out her Essentiquity in the palm of her right hand.

But no more will be lost…

Bell’s Essentiquity begins to glow.

CLOSE ON Bell’s boldly determined eyes.

It’s my turn to fight!

ASSENDER SEQUENCE – Bell to Calligraphy

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s face while she glares ahead with determination in her eyes.

Calligraphy
Hmm…

CLOSE ON Hugin’s face as he grits his teeth and growls loudly.

CLOSE ON Hugin’s sword as he raises it. ZOOM OUT on Hugin as he swings his sword out in an uppercut motion, breaking it up into its extending bladed whip form.

Hugin
RAH!!!!!!!!

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s face as her eyes widen.

Calligraphy
Huh?!

WIDEN ON (SV) Calligraphy as she holds her giant brush out and Hugin’s blades clash against it with such force that it pushes Calligraphy back a couple ft.

CLOSE ON (SV) Calligraphy’s feet as she skids back.

POV – beside Calligraphy’s brush – Calligraphy grits her teeth and looks down at the scrolls around her waist (OS).

GRR…I know…

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s waist as she pulls off one of the scrolls.

POV – behind Calligraphy’s shoulder – Calligraphy unravels the scroll and presses it against her brush and slides her finger down the middle. Blue bolts begin to jolt off the scroll and spiral around the brush.

CLOSE ON (UV) Hugin, he tries to retract his sword by tugging on the hilt but it doesn’t give.

Hugin
Huh?!

POV – over Hugin’s shoulder – the bolts covering Calligraphy’s brush burst into a cloud of smoke and she quickly leaps out with the brush no longer in her arms.

CLOSE ON Calligraphy charging towards Hugin (OS) welding a rapier with a part of Hugin’s sword tangled around it.

Calligraphy
YAAAAA…!!!

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s rapier while two pieces of Hugin’s tangled up sword clang against each other.

CLOSE ON Hugin’s face as his glare darkens.

GRRR…

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin’s feet as he charges forward, ripping apart the ground he was standing on.

WIDEN ON Hugin and Calligraphy charging towards each other head on.

CLOSE ON Hugin’s right hand as he lets go of his sword and bares his talons ferociously. Hugin thrusts his hand upward (going into an UV) as he grabs Calligraphy by her neck and lifts her off the ground.

GRRRRRRRRRRAHHH!!!!!

Calligraphy
UHG!!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s face as he shows his fangs and jagged teeth, growling even louder.

Hugin
GRRRRRR~

ZOOM OUT and WIDEN behind Hugin as he spins around and thrusts Calligraphy head first towards the screen. Calligraphy FLIES across the screen and the camera moves left to show the crowd of Sin Prodigies in the distance as she hits the ground and skids towards them.

CLOSE ON (OV) Calligraphy skidding backwards on her side towards the crowd (OS).

Calligraphy
Should’ve taken me down as quickly as you did with others…

WIDEN ON (FV) the middle of the crowd as Calligraphy stops in front of them. She sits up and grabs the top of the massive scroll strapped to her back with her right hand.

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s chest as she unclips the strap that keeps the scroll on her back.

(SV UV) Calligraphy pulls the scroll over her head and slams it to the ground. ZOOM OUT as she slaps the scroll to the right, unraveling it quickly.

CLOSE ON (UV) Hugin’s risen and clenching right hand.

Hugin
GRRR!!!

Hugin lowers his hand out in front of his deeply angered and annoyed while, aiming at Calligraphy and the Sin Prodigies (OS)

FEAST OF A GOD’S SERVANT!!!

WIDEN ON Hugin’s cloud of blade-like feathers as the feathers begin to downpour directly towards Calligraphy and the Sin Prodigies (OS).

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s eyes as she looks down at the unraveled scroll (OS) franticly.

Calligraphy
I got to hurry!

CLOSE ON Calligraphy’s hand, black ink comes off her finger as she draws a circle and quickly swipes a line through the middle. The drawing quickly closes brightly.

WIDEN ON the crowd of Sin Prodigies as the downpour of blade like feathers simply bounces off a massive dome shaped barrier going over every single one of them.

CLOSE ON (FV) Calligraphy from outside the barrier as she rests the palm of her hands against the scroll while all the writing on it glows.

(calmed relief)
A barrier…so no more lives will be lost…

(SV) Aaliyah sits up, groaning a little as she leans over and looks straight ahead.

Aaliyah
(weak)
Nice going, you did good…but how’s Gabriel…?

Calligraphy looks hopeful as she turns her head to Aaliyah.

Calligraphy
Hehe, our guardian’s just fine.

Aaliyah
Heh…couldn’t ask for much more…

CLOSE ON Hugin’s face as his left eye twitches, gritting his teeth.

Hugin
GGGGRRRRRRR…

WIDEN behind Hugin as he stands a short distance from the protected crowd of Sin Prodigies and thrusting his arms out angrily.

A barrier? HA! Don’t count on that thing to protect you for much longer!!!

CLOSE ON (SV) Hugin glaring ahead at the crowd (OS) with a resenting hatred pouring down his face.

Your guardian has fallen, so will your shield!

Hugin raises his right hand and thrusts it forward.

And then I’ll process to kill each and every one of you!!!!

CLOSE ON Hugin’s deeply cold glaring face.

Citizen #2 (OS)
STOP!! We don’t want this anymore!!!

Hugin’s eyes open as wide as they can and turns around quickly to REVEAL (over his shoulder) the large and quickly growing crowd of regular citizens at the other end of the bridge being held back by The Enforcers.

Hugin
…What?!

WIDEN ON Gabriel lying lifelessly on his back.

CLOSE ON (SV) Gabriel’s left hand as it turns over slowly and clenches into a fist.

TO BR CONTINUED