SCENE START]EXT. BORDERLANDS - THE CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD - DAYThe sky is a bruised purple, choked by smoke and magical artillery. This isn't just a civil war anymore; it's an apocalyptic meat grinder. JUDAS'S ARMY has completely integrated with the warring national forces, executing terrifyingly coordinated blitzes.HAGGAI dives behind a shattered stone trench as an explosion of green energy rocks the ground.HAGGAI(Spluttering dirt)They're moving in a phalanx formation! Judas's enforcers are channeling the frontlines into a kill zone!NUMBER 5 lands next to him, his arms glowing with superheated, white-hot plasma.NUMBER 5Then we melt the zone! Cain, Victoria, hold the flanks! Selena, trail my brother!CAIN and VICTORIA charge into the smoke, their weapons deflecting incoming energy blasts with seamless precision. Selena vaults over Number 5's shoulders, her dual blades flashing like silver lightning as she cuts down a wave of Judas's elite vanguard.At the center of the chaos walks HIRIA. The battlefield screams around him, but he is a vortex of absolute silence. With every step he takes, the mud beneath him freezes instantly into black ice, tripping the enemy advance before he shatters them into glittering fragments with a wave of his hand. They are pushing deep into the enemy territory, completely unaware that held deep within Judas's heavily armored mobile prison unit in the rear lines is Hiria and Number 5's biological father, bound in heavy, draining chains.INT. YURTO'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - PRIVATE PARLOR - SAME TIMEThe upbeat, musical atmosphere of the academy is completely suffocating. Standing in the center of the room is LOLA. She radiates an elegant, terrifyingly pristine aura, dressed in flawless, flowing white silks—carrying herself exactly like Lusamine from Pokémon. She ignores the baby crib blueprints on the table, examining a diamond-encrusted compact mirror instead.YURTO(Voice trembling with frustration)You haven't answered a single call in six months, Mom! I'm building a sanctuary here. Suzume and I are having a baby. Your grandchild! And you just slide in here like a tourist? Why are you always so busy? What are you actually doing out there?Lola lowers her mirror, her beautiful face tilting into a sickeningly sweet, mocking smile.LOLA(In a soft, airy, yet venomous tone)Oh, my sweet, naive Yurto. Always playing with your little blocks, trying to fix broken things. I am busy ensuring the world remains orderly. Your little... 'school' is a charming distraction, but true salvation requires a much firmer, more beautiful hand.SUZUME(Stepping between them, gripping her spear tight)Watch your tone, Lola. We know you're pulling strings behind the scenes. We aren't blind to your influence.Lola's smile vanishes instantly. Her eyes turn dead, cold, and intensely serious. The ambient temperature in the room drops—not from Hiria's ice, but from pure psychological dread. LOLADo not speak of things you cannot comprehend, child. You think you understand this family? You think you know the blood that runs through your veins?She turns her chilling gaze back to Yurto.LOLA (CONT'D)Let me correct a little myth you've been carrying, Yurto. Hiria is not my son.Yurto freezes, his breath catching in his throat.YURTOWhat...? No, he's my brother. We grew up—LOLA(Cutting him off coldly)Your father is a weak, pathetic man. Years ago, when the doctors told me I couldn't bear children, his loyalty withered. He took a concubine. A wretched, lower-class Dren woman. She gave birth to Hiria.Yurto steps back, completely speechless. Suzume looks at Lola with horror.LOLA (CONT'D)Imagine my delight when I miraculously conceived you shortly after. Hiria is a bastard born of infidelity and dirty blood. A tool your father kept around to fight his wars. So do not preach to me about family, Yurto. The world is coming to an end in the borderlands, and your precious 'brother' is out there playing executioner, completely oblivious to what truly waits for him in the dark.She glides past them toward the grand balcony, her white cape billowing behind her, leaving Yurto and Suzume paralyzed by the weight of her dark revelation.[SCENE END]
