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The Final Fight: War Of The Gods (Pt. 3 Reborn) / July 20, 2019 by A.M. Molloy

STORY NOTE:

This story was originally written for a school paper for a gaming interactive storytelling class (which also had a word limit hence the fast pace of the story).  

            I decided to do the Hero's Journey, but with a twist. Instead of the 'hero', I decided to have the villain go on the journey to see if I could go on the 'heroes journey' but with evil intent. It's no secret Zemir is the 'bad guy' in this story while the god of justice, Nah'Zhul, is the hero we would normally play in a game. Turns out, the formula works just as well for villains as it does for heroes.

            As a side note, this was my first time writing a fantasy story. For the dialogue I tried to imitate speech patterns from shows such as Spartacus and Game of Thrones. I pray it not too confusing.

            That being said, I hope you enjoy the final part of The Final Fight. In cased you missed it, don’t forget to check part 1 Into Darkness and part 2 Age of Gods for a refresher on the beginning and middle of the story.

PS: This isn’t my usual writing style and I’ve improved vastly as a writer since I wrote this in 2016. This is merely a fun thing to share.

PART TWO:

Age of Gods

Zemir had everything where he wanted. With his wife by his side, he was ready to kill the High Gods while they slept. Yet before he could strike the lethal blow, the ground on which he stood shook and dust fell from the ceiling. He stumbled, nearly falling to the ground. After the room settled, Zemir conjured a sphere of black flames and cast it towards his enemies.

A white, shielding, light appeared and absorbed the flames. Standing in front of the High Gods was Nah'Zhul.

"Na—Nah'Zhul!" Zemir exclaimed in disbelief. "You had perished! How is this possible?"

Nah'Zhul pointed his sword toward Zemir. "Kidaha gave me her life and in turn all of her power. Her sacrifice will allow me to put an end to this and bring justice upon you."

"Impossible," Mehélia gasped. "Kidaha was the heart of the planet. Without her, Spira would be destroyed and we'd all have lost our divinity."

"Correct you are, Lady Mehélia," said Nah'Zhul. He placed a hand over his chest with sorrow. "But her sacrifice would not be in vain. She would never allow her people to die as Zemir has. No, my lady, I am now the heart of the planet."

"Let me end this now," said Zemir. "I care not for you Lord Nah'Zhul. I will kill you and steal your heart in the process. I will be reborn a High God with the heart of the plant and reign over all!"

"You fool. You cannot win now," boasted Nah'Zhul.

Calling forth the magic of old, Nah'Zhul struck down Zemir from where he stood with a radiant beam of magical light. Zemir's flesh burned and withered and he fell to the ground with immense pain. As his body refused to move out of agony, Zemir watched as Nah'Zhul used his combined powers of himself of the fallen Kidaha to awaken the three High Gods.

With Shinoda, Ouganda, and Shiesta awakened, their wondrous fury could be felt by mortals and gods alike. Unleashing their might of creation, Shinoda reversed the damage Zemir had caused. He brought back all those who had died and returned the land to normal, returning time to before they were poisoned. Shinoda spoke words of a long forgotten language and erased the memories of pain and death among his people.

When all had been restored, Zemir stood alone with those he despised. The punishment was his alone to bare, yet he knew he deserved none of it. He had created his perfect world and it was all shattered in an instant.

"Zemir," Shinoda bellowed. "You will return to the underworld as temporary ruler of the realm. But when Mehélia has the child, you will be stripped of your godly powers and forever reside as one of them. You will no longer be the god of the underworld, but a soul cursed to wander those he despised for eternity. Your child, when of age, will take your place as ruler of the underworld.

"For your wife, she is to remain the goddess of air under the careful watch of Nah'Zhul. She is to suffer in silent and solitude.

As I am the morning and evening star, as I say is so. Farewell, Zemir."

*****

A shaking hand, covered with the blood of torture and silt, weakly raised to the air, begging to be grasped by a savior. Its owner gasped for air among the deadly toxins surrounding him. All around the vast wasteland lay thousands of bodies of various races, all screaming to be released from their torment.

Zemir stood watch over his realm, the heavy shackles keeping him low to the ground next to the souls unfortunate enough to be damned to the underworld. He was back to where he had always been, a captive of his own realm. And before long — when his heir would be born — he would lay forgotten among those he was alleged to watch over.

The Final Fight: War Of The Gods (Pt. 2 Age Of Gods) / July 13, 2019 by A.M. Molloy

Remember last week when I released Part 1 of The Final Fight: War Of The Gods? Great! Because I’m here to satisfy your curiosity with part two, Age of Gods.

Go forth and enjoy reading!~

PS: I am aware of the story and writing flaws. This was original written years ago.

PART TWO:

Age of Gods

Though the ground glistened like rain had fallen, the liquid that shone wasn't clear, but red. The suffering souls of children screamed in pain, clutching their grievous wounds as orbs of fire rained from the sky into the never ending battle. The sun beat down on them furiously as the heat wave continued, unaffected at such chaos. The people of Spira screamed until they could no more, until they rested into nothingness. The source of their chaos hovered proudly in the skies as he watched his fellow gods send terror onto the ground below.

Zemir flew over the capital city of Bal'Thor, watching as Yava, the goddess of the sun, conjured up an intense heat that ignited Florydia, the goddess of beauty, on fire. The flames grew too unstable for Florydia to contain and she sent them flying in every direction, burning the citizens below.

Anuik, god of fire and destruction, attempted to overthrow Keowa, the god of fertility, by erupting all the volcanoes on Spira but in turn burned Keowa to ashes. Zemir smiled to himself at the sight, knowing it was one less god to overthrow.

His plan for dominating all the gods was in full effect as he watched the battle ensue. Once Zemir had poisoned the High Gods, word soon spread that the position for the new High God was up for the taking and soon every immortal being fought for their rightful spot.

With one breath of black fire, Zemir torched the citizens of Bal'Thor. A smile crept upon his face as he watched the people below burn. He flew down and landed next to a dying young boy whose hand reached out for a savior. Zemir flicked his powerful tail and ended the child's life.

"Does no one dare oppose me?" challenged Zemir.

"I shall," came a voice.

"Rarity?" Zemir laughed. "Of all the gods, you are the last one I'd expect to see fighting. Tell me this, Lady Rarity, do you wish to rule, such as I, or is it too unharmonious for you to bear?"

"I've no interest in fighting, Lord Zemir… You know that as well as I," Rarity said meekly. She fidgeted with the fabric of her dress. "But… I cannot let you continue disrupting the balance of harmony. It will… it will only end in vain."

"Ha! You wish to converse me to death? Is that so? I'm afraid I've no interest in such matters. My wife is with child, you see. I must think of my child's future and I do not want him to be born in the blasted underworld."

"F-forgive me, my Lord," Rarity stammered. "I do what I must… to keep the harmony of this planet in balance."

With a few choice words of magic, Rarity unleashed a spell that trapped Zemir's legs in place.

"What trickery is this?" yelled Zemir.

He struggled with all his might to budge from his spot but he remained fixed.

"I beg of you to tell me, my Lord. How… What did you do to the High Gods?"

Zemir was not going to let the puny goddess of harmony stop him on his quest. How dare she attempt to stop him on this glorious day, where all would suffer under his hands. How dare she believe she could come close to his power and wonder. Yet for all his struggling, he could not move. But her magic could be broken and he knew what he had to do.

His upper lip curling, and muscles twitching, Zemir bellowed out the sound of thunder, raising his fists to the air. Rarity cowered to the ground, her hands covering her ears.

Out of desperation, Zemir took hold of his legs, and with all his strength, ripped them from his body. At last, he was free. Rarity was already on the defense, muttering another spell while Zemir's legs were mending themselves.

The dark god charged at Rarity with top speed, impaling her with his horns. She clutched onto them with bloodied hands and attempted to pull herself free. Zemir shook his head free of Rarity and she fell motionless on the ground.

"I will send a pestilence and plague upon the gods and mortals," Zemir proclaimed loudly to The Heavens. "I will send the thunder from the sky and the fire raining down upon the land below, with hail of burning ice on every field, village, and continent. May it be known I will reign terror such as the world has never seen.

Never mind how high the cost may grow. This will still be so. I will never let the High Gods rise from their slumber and in turn, I shall gain power and become the new High God of Spira. All those who would oppose me will suffer my wrath."

Zemir's steady heart suddenly beat louder and a writhing pain was felt in his chest. He clutched his breast and gasped for air. His vision blurred. Soon, he fell to the ground, wondering what had happened.
When he awoke, he found himself chained in a dark and unknown location. His eyes darted around the room for a clue as to his whereabouts.

A being clothed in armor of pure light energy came into view.

"Zemir, this madness has to end," the being said. "Poisoning the High Gods and trying to take their place as your own? You dare commit such an act when it was they who made all of creation? They who had created you!"

"Come forth and face me, Nah'Zhul, you coward!" said Zemir.

Nah'Zhul placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. "With you away from the heat of battle, the other gods will surely cease this war. We are sworn to protect the mortals but our fighting has only caused them suffering."

"What do I care if a few mortals die in the process of victory. I want a world where I can do as I please and not abide by the rules of Shinoda. He has gone astray in his ways. The mortals I will rule over will be worthy of my praise. I do not care for the weak, Lord Nah'Zhul. I've only place for the strong in my world."

"Is that why you've lead all the gods on this rampage with you?" Nah'Zhul questioned. He sighed. "Then you are a fool. There will be nothing for you to rule if you continue down this path."

A deep cackle emerged from Zemir's throat. "Don't you see? I've already won."

"You are bound in shackles, your legs torn from your body. I see not how—"

Nah'Zhul's hands rushed to his throat as he gasped for air. "I— ah… gack—"

From Nah'Zhul's mouth came a wisp of wind. He choked as the air escaped his lungs. When there was no more air left to take, Nah'Zhul fell to the ground, lifeless.

"My love," Zemir said as he watched his wife finished her work.

Picking up Nah'Zhul's sword, she swung at Zemir's chains and released him from his prison.

"Go my love. The battle is almost over. With so few deities remaining, you may now have the power to become the new High God of Spira."

She was right. He could feel the power of the fallen gods flow through his veins. For it was once written that if a god should die, their power would be divided among the remaining deities. It was the one good rule Shinoda had written.

World Building - Spira / May 2, 2019 by A.M. Molloy

Not too long ago I made a blog post about a poem I once wrote. Well, for today’s post, I want to share the world where that poem belongs. Below is a brief history, background into the culture, and brief language introduction to the Hikarans of Spira, a world I created long ago for a roleplay.

Hikarans © to A.M. Molloy.

The people of Spira, a planet located in a distant galaxy, are proud races, yet none are more proud than the Hikarans who inhabit 87.6% of the planet. Most Hikarans reside in the capital city of Bal'Thor, located of the coast of the Hüinzha Sea in the Ezhrainen continent. They are said to have been the first race created when the gods made the planet inhabitable.

Hikaran's have a humanoid appearance at first glance, however, there are ways to tell them apart from humans. Because Hikarans are a tribal race, their best features are their legs. They are usually longer and more muscular than humans to provide an excellent jumping range. Because of this feature, most Hikarans are hunters, the majority of them being female. All Hikarans are born with pure white hair and the colour of their hair does not change as they age. On the off occasion, the pigment may be off in their hair, and sometimes eyes, and can vary to a very light blond.

The key factor in noticing a Hikaran from a human, however, is once glance at their eyes. Hikaran eyes are pure white, with no visual pupil. The healthier one is, the whiter their eyes are. If one is sick, or injured, you can tell by the color of their eyes, which turn blue, also with no visible pupil. The darker the blue their eyes become, the closer they are to death. When their eyes are completely black, it means they have passed on and are sent to Sinaz, the God of Death. When a Hikaran becomes blind, their eyes turn grey, sometimes with a slight shade of green. If blind and not well, their eyes become grey-blue, with the gray being prominent. If they have passed on, their eyes are completely dark grey, with a light blue mix.

For the Hikarans, another key difference that separates them from humans is their aging process. A Hikaran will stop aging after puberty, usually around the ages of sixteen to eighteen, and remain looking youthful for the rest of their lives. This may cause confusing in other races when meeting a Hikaran family, for those of all ages, grandparent, parent, and child, all appear to be the same age. Hikarans are almost immortal in this sense, for they can live to be thousands of years old. They can die from sickness or be killed in battle, however.

As a tribal race, Hikarans have painted blue markings on their bodies, while royals can use gold if they chose. Each symbol on their arms mean something different, but only a Royal can wear the markings for Life and Death. As shown below, these are a few examples of said symbols. The first symbol shown represents life while the second represents death. Other symbols include community, peace, family, and so on.

(Hand Ref: http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/11554/1/1/how-to-draw-muscles.htm)

The markings on their bodies are painted using special paint, Ha’kar, that stays on permanently like a tattoo until removed by a special kind of remover paint. Only by using the removal paint, He’kar, can the markings be removed from the body.

Hikaran culture is rich in history and unique rules. A few cultural notes are worth looking into.

There aren’t many thieves in the capital city of Bal’Thor. The people who are thieves are very good at what they do, however, so that they don’t get caught. Thieves keep low on Spira. First offence is branding, second is loss of your writing hand and third is hanging. Whether it’s the Royal’s crown or a loaf of bread, it makes no difference.

At sixteen, female Hikarans would build their own doll to remind themselves that they are no longer a child. Also, in marriages it is the oldest sibling who gives the approval of whether or not the female gets to marry the male, or vice versa. If there are no siblings, the task falls unto the mother of the child to be married.

Hikarans always throw a big town party right before a war, (hosted by the royals), to get the town pumped and ready for war. The Hikaran battle cry is ‘For Life, For Country, For Honour!’

The current royal, and ruler of the Hikarans, is Svetla Sa’Den. It is also worth noting that royal members must learn and master as many instruments as possible, as it is they who entertain their guest at parties.

Right before doing what is commonly known as ‘The Tradition’ (or sex in our culture), one usually says “I give myself to you. I surrender”. (Girls say ‘I give myself to you’. Boys will say ‘I surrender’) If these words are not said, it’s usually considered prostitution.

When near the presence of a graveyard, a Hikaran will always walk with their heads bowed down and breath out slowly. They will never intake air near the dead out of respect for those who cannot breath no more. This is possible due to a Hikaran's lung capacity being larger than a human's.

The most noticeable cultural aspect is how a Hikaran will greet one another. Hikarans great each other by placing both hands, in a fist, to their chest, and thrusting them forward. This symbolizes that they as a person and the gods up above recognize them as a whole. This gesture also signifies the standard greeting, "I myself, see you, as the Gods above."

Hikarans are a very religious race and they worship many gods and goddesses. The goddess Kidaha is the literal heart of the planet Spira and she is one of the few gods who reside on the planet as opposed to the heavens with the other immortals. To many of the planets residents, Kidaha's decision to live amongst the mortals was a foolish one and some even fear for their lives. If Kidaha were to ever be killed, the planet would die alongside her, and with it, the people. Yet the goddesses love for her people and the planet was too strong to live her immortal days among the heavens. She enjoys life as a peaceful woman and is said to live in the capital city of Bal'Thor.

Other gods tend to visit the mortal realm from time to time, the most common being Shinoda, who enjoys aiding the lost goddess Aowyne in her attempts of a normal everyday life. A tragic event in the heavens left Aowyne wounded on the planet Spira with no memories of her former godlike self. If she were to ever recall, her powers would return tenfold and in turn destroy the planet. Therefore, Shinoda exercises his power so that Aowyne may life out her life in peace as a mortal and keeps her from finding out who she really is.

Below are the most prayed to gods and goddess of Spira, worshiped not only by the Hikarans, but by the rest of the planet as well.

Kidaha (Goddess of Spira and the heart of the planet)

Shiesta (3rd), Ouganda (2nd), Shinoda (1st) (The 3 top Gods. Rulers of the Hikaran Gods and Goddess’)

Aowyne (Lost goddess of magic)

Sinaz (God of death)

Zamir (God of the Underworld, husband to Mehélia)

Mehélia (Goddess of air, wife of Zemir)

Yava (Sun goddess)

Umon (Scribe and Scholar to the Gods)

Florydia (Goddess of Beauty and very vain)

Uffa (Cat-like god. God of strength and war)

Iyana (Goddess of health)

Keowa (God of fertility)

Rarity (Goddess of harmony. She is the only Goddess to appear completely Hikaran in form and is extremely shy)

As part of their religious beliefs, a Hikaran promise is more than just a word. To a Hikaran, a promise is what keeps the natural balance of the world in order. They never make a promise they cannot keep. To them, promises are a legal bind between them and whomever they made the promise with. It was once said that an unnamed god came down from the heavens and gave the lesson of the promise. This lesson was about keeping honour between yourself and your comrade and in turn aiding you keep honour with the gods. Therefore, as long as one can remember, no Hikaran would ever make a promise they can't keep.

As set forth by the royals, if one did happen to break a promise, depending on the severity, they will be banned from, (in order), their house, town, country, and eventually, the planet. Hikarans firmly believe that the reason people die is because somewhere in their life, they forgot about a promise they made and broke it and therefore the gods punish them by death. As a result, being called a ‘promise breaker’ is the worst possible insult you can give to a Hikaran. Therefore, instead of saying 'I promise' they would say 'I swear', which holds just as much value as a promise, without the threat of banishment and death.

As part of the Hikaran tradition, the Starlight Celebration is the most celebrated holiday in their culture. It is believed that during the 27th moon of Ishtar (November 18th in the human calendar) was the date that the gods created Spira. Many festivities are done and no one is to work on this day. A more modern tradition, however, is the telling of the tale of Isolde and Seryestin. For on that day they stopped a war between their planet and the planet Bashira. Every Hikaran knows the story of the two war heroes and some even worship them just as they would a god.

The story tells of how the Hikaran born werewolf, Isolde, and his werewolf Deskravesk lover, Sereystin, died heroes of Spira. They saved millions by defeating the corrupt General Mudurk at Prison Guard. Prison Guard is a ruthless place on the planet Bashira where every captured person is tortured beyond recognition. The tale tells the story form beginning to end and is sung every year during the Starlight Celebration festival in honour of these war heroes. Though the two lovers died, it is rumored that Isolde and Sereystin are actually still alive, hiding from the people of Bashira, and along with their twin children, Sorren and Rhyx, live happily somewhere on Spira.

The Tale of Isolde and Sereystin

The moonlight bathes the road to redemption

Sweet howls of the night; the melody sings

Crazed yet sane, blood shall be shed

War rages on in the world

Kill the horror that lies in the soul

Unable to break free from sins committed

Cry out, cry out; silence fills the land

Poisoned veins will stand alone

Behold thy beauty of sweet summers night

Hail to the captive; sweet innocence arises

Wanting without knowing; unable to achieve

Darkness falls over the land once again

Be swift for death shall chase; killer of the night

Arise the sun to darkness still

Wanting without knowing; separated against will

Death to many, death to all, once again

Races of the world reunite; self inflicted damage

Captured once more; break free from hell

Twice dawn comes, blood still floods the land

Clash of blades; six hits, one death

Adorned blackness; victory arises

Fighter of love, fighter of peace

Striking blow through heart and soul

Death has been defeated

Rest well sweet child. Fear no more

Peaceful night now fills thy heart

Young love will last forever; sweet dreams

Eyes of sorrow have lifted

*****

The Hikaran Language:

Though Hikarans populate 87.6% of the planet Spira, the Hikaran language is the fifth most common language on the planet, the first being Deskravesk. The written word is considered a gift from the Gods. Therefore, when writing traditionally, it is written from top to bottom, left to right. Signifying the Gods sending their gift from above to be received by mortals below; and from doing wrong, (left), as in doing bad choices, to be righted, (right).

There are twenty seven letters in the Hikaran alphabet, however, there are a total of thirty-two characters in the written language.The Hikaran alphabet and symbols.

The Hikaran Number system:

0 = nok 6 = ni

1 = sīg 7 = rah

2 = kō 8 = nō

3 = nā 9 = dõs

4 = sar 10 = re

5 = me 100 = sīgnokkō

A simple sentence in Hikaran follows the following sentence structure: subject - object - verb, unlike English where it is subject - verb - object. The verb always goes at the end of the sentence. It is believed that because verbs are actions - and actions done by a person are gifts from the gods - that the verb goes at the end so the gods above know that the people below understand their spoken gift.

The Hikaran language is also filled with particles that tell the listener what the subject is about. The most common particle is the subject marker he (pronounced heugh with a hard h and emphasis on the ugh). Others include the possessive marker, ko, (similar to the 's in English), the sentence enders ne, kra, and shi. Each of the sentence enders add a different feeling to the sentence and have no real grammatical value.

An example sentence in Hikaran would be the following common phrase, uttered often due to the inherent evil that resides within the un-pure body.

Ex: Anel he baka ei.

Translated, this sentence means 'Evil is here', or a literal translation, 'Evil he here is'. The red symbol in the Hikaran text represents the sentence marker, he. The green characters is the highlighted verb, ei (part of the verb to be conjugation). The very last symbol, the small one at the bottom right, represents the Hikaran version of a period.

In Hikaran, the vowels are pronounced as follows:

a as the 'a' in 'father'

e as the 'e' in 'get'

i as the 'i' in 'pin'

o as the 'o' in 'lot'

u as the 'u' in 'put'

The consonants are pronounced the same as in English for the most part. However, a few of them change sound depending on where they are placed in a word. For instance, 'h' has a hard guttural sound when it is placed at the start of a word where 'e' is the next letter. An example is in the subject marker he.

To understand the other sentence particles, we will continue to use the common phrase, 'Evil is here'.

When showing possession of something, the marker ko is used. In this example, 'Anel he ko baka ei', translates to 'Evil is mine'. The subject particle he is never left out, and the possessive particle ko follows the subject particle. Because of the use of ko, the verb of ei becomes 'mine' when translated.

The particle ne, when added to the end of the sentence, gives off a feeling of agreement, most commonly translated as 'right' or 'yeah' in English. 'Anel he baka ei ne' translates in English as 'Evil is here, right?'. It may also give off a feeling of uncertainty.

The particle kra, when added to the end of the sentence, gives off a feeling of wanting. It's commonly used at the end of a question sentence and implies that you want more information from the listener. 'Anel he baka ei kra?' will translate to 'I want evil to be here?'

The particle shi, when added to the end of the sentence, is almost as if expressing a verbal exclamation point. It also gives of the air of excitement. 'Anel he baka ei shi' will translate to 'Evil is here!'.

*****

As the Hikaran's would say, "Anel he baka ei. Kashaha, mazqa yc yba ocklz hkwer." (Evil is here. So remember to bring peace to the world).

The Original SOUTH: Silent Tears ch 8 / September 19, 2018 by A.M. Molloy

Well, here is the final chapter of Silent Tears. These 8 chapters took forever to write. Like over a year. (You know it wasn’t a good story when haha) I mean, heck, I wrote 10,000+ words last week, way more than all 8 chapters of Silent Tears. I also didn’t really know where I was going with this original story. It was poorly planned, and the characters were bland.

The reason I decided to show you all eight chapters of Silent Tears was so that when SOUTH is published, you can see how much you can improve if you keep at it. Never stop writing. Never stop creating. You will improve and be proud of what you produce.

So, I hope you’ve all enjoyed reading the story that eventually did a 180 and became SOUTH. Enjoy!

Thank you for sticking around until the end! I will go back to talking about the far superior SOUTH novel and my writing progress shortly.

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A little about the story:

Minami Kyuki’s hearts a battle ground of despair. Faced with more difficulties in her life than the normal teen, Minami copes by living one day at a time. But how long before the tragic events of her past haunts her to her death?

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Chapter 8: Over?

INT. OLD ABANDONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

OFFICER TOMAS, BRENT and TIM rush down stairs, screaming for
order. DEREK turns his gaze around, seeing the cops, finally
losing his sanity. The fast grip he holds on his gun
loosens and drops to the ground. Raising his hands to his
head, his legs slowly give way and falls to the ground
muttering nonsense to himself; his face twisted with pain
and anger. MINAMI eyes are slightly open, but it looks as if
no one is there. She slowly tries to get up to go towards
her friends. KAYLA is huddled over a body on the floor. MARK
is on the floor, blood bleeding profusely from a gun shot
wound. He silently screams on the floor, writhing in pain.
KAYLA looks up to see the cops and gets up, grabbing her
friend in the process, trying to take her with her. MINAMI
stays frozen, her eyes unfocused, her vision becoming
impaired from the blood coming from a huge gash in her
forehead. The twins, VENESSA and NATALIE take comfort by the
arms of BRENT as he whisks them away from the danger. KAYLA
speaks, trying to convince MINAMI of something, however,
slowly swaying in her spot, does not seem to hear her.

TOMAS
We need an ambulance! Get back up
in here now!

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) It’s over…
But…

MINAMI slowly begins to waver towards unconsciousness,
OFFICER TREVOR catching her.

SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Is it ever
really? No….

BLACK

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Never. This was
only the beginning.

INT. HOSPITAL CAMPBELLTON

MINAMI is laying down on a white bed, her eyes closed, a big
bandage around her head. KAYLA lying on the second bed,
covered in a variety of band-aids & gauzes. Both MINAMI’s
and KAYLA’s parents are in the hallway, talking to the cops.
MINAMI slowly opens her eyes. KAYLA looks over to her friend
and turns on her side to get a better view.

KAYLA
Mina! Hey! You’re awake. How you
feeling?

MINAMI looks towards her friend. A big smile plays against
her face.

MINAMI
(Laughs) The best.

KAYLA’s smile fades away, her face becoming more serious.

KAYLA
How in the world can you be so
cheery?

MINAMI
Oh, right. I forgot. The world
ended for you. Actually, after the
first few murders I saw, well, you
tend to zone them out.

KAYLA
Gee, I thought you of all people
would be more sympathetic. A boy
got murdered. In FRONT of OUR eyes!
F***.

MINAMI speaks, her voice now held sympathy.

MINAMI
I know. It bothers me to. DEREK had
no right to do what he did. No one
deserves that.

A shot of a masked killer.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Except him.

MINAMI
I’ll be here for you, whenever you
need to talk about it. It’s hard to
see death and believe me, you never
get used to seeing it. It’s over
now.

KAYLA
Yeah….

MINAMI looks at the ceiling, at something it seems only she
can see.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) A life was lost
and I doubt the twins or KAYLA
would ever be the same. I don’t
blame them. But I did learn one
thing from this horrible
experience. I know he is still out
there, and I’m going to find him.

MINAMI
I’ll make it my mission in life to
find him and bring him to justice.
It may be unusual, but it’s the
only way I know how….

KAYLA looks at her friend, confused.

KAYLA
Wha-?

MINAMI starts and comes back to earth. She looks at KAYLA.

MINAMI
Haha, sorry, went into my own world
there for a minute. Won’t happen
again!

KAYLA
Pft, yeah right.

MINAMI
Haha yeah.

They both laugh, the wave of terror that had surrounded them
now fading away. MINAMI slowly sits up, her hand
automatically going towards her head.

MINAMI
Man I hope this doesn’t scar. One
big gash on my head is enough.

She looks around the room searching for something.

MINAMI
Where are the twins and how long
was I out? What are our parents
doing? Why aren’t they in here?

KAYLA
Haha, always quick to ask
questions. Let’s see. Our parents
are talking to the cops about what
happened, getting the full deets I
guess. Also cause the doctors
complained that there was too many
people in the room and kicked them
out. The twins weren’t injured so
they sent them home for some rest,
or therapy, I’m not sure which.
Probably both.

MINAMI
And-?

KAYLA
Couple of hours. You got a
concussion or something I think. I
dunno, you hit your head pretty
hard. I’m not doctor so I can’t give
full details.

MINAMI jumps out of the bed then jumps right back in.

KAYLA
Where the heck are you doing?

MINAMI pulls the sheets around her neck.

MINAMI
Where are my clothes!? I got
hospital junk on! I can’t be seen
in this!

KAYLA
Why not?

MINAMI
It’s uncool!

KAYLA rolls her eyes.

KAYLA
Oh you.

They both laugh again.

INT. SUGUARMOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HALL WAY

Two weeks has passed since the incident with DEREK. Kids can
be seen in the hall ways gossiping every time they saw
MINAMI, KAYLA, VENESSA and NATALIE.

GIRL 1
I heard DEREK KILLED a boy!

BOY 1
Yeah and he shot one of his crew
MARK! Heard he survived but is
still in the hospital. Haha.

BOY 2
Bet he cried like a baby! Haha.

GIRL 1
Poor girls. I heard they’ll need
hard core therapy for the rest of
their lives!

BOY 1
Yeah. But that Japanese chick, she
still seems as pumped about life as
ever.

INT. SUGARMOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ROOM

MINAMI, VENESSA, NATALIE, and KAYLA are seen walking through
the class room doors. The twins and KAYLA are talking
amongst themselves.

NATALIE
Wow they’re still talking about
what happened. Jeez, do kids ever
stop gossiping?

VENESSA
Yeah, it’s hard enough to try and
forget what happened with ought
them bringing it up every 5
seconds.

KAYLA
My parents are thinking of taking
me out of choir, just so I can stay
close to home more often.

NATALIE AND VENESSA
No!

They take their usual seats in class, all surrounded by each
other. MINAMI laughs at the twins’ reaction, but her eye’s
are somewhere else.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Every day
and every night it’s the same.
Put on a face in the day so
you don’t scare the kids.
Unveil the mask at night,
where nightmares plague my
once happy dreams.

MR. GARRET enters the room, telling the class to stop their
talking and take out their books to prepare for another
boring lecture.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) I see him
more clearly now than I have
before. I see him as if he
were standing right next to
me.

A shadow of the killer lurks behind MINAMI as she thinks. CU
of MINAMI, staring into nothing, her book open on her desk.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) I got to
bring him to justice. He’s got
to pay for what he has done.
He’s just got to….

CU of her hands clenching into a fist. A shot of her body,
hand in a fist, her face fighting back the rage within.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) I’ll take
his life, lay it out for the
world to see. See if he can
hide from his past then. Make
him suffer first, then do to
him as he has done to me.

A shot of the class room, where some kids in the back
whisper amongst themselves, others passing note, others
taking note, actually paying attention.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) A life for
a life. It’s only fair. Even
if life isn’t.

The Original SOUTH: Silent Tears ch 7 / September 12, 2018 by A.M. Molloy

Welcome back to another installment of Silent Tears. This is the second last chapter that I wrote. Albeit bad, this chapter was one of my favourite out of all the chapters I wrote for Silent Tears. Based off true events! Well, the school project bit anyway.

I still can't believe this was the original version of SOUTH, even though its absolutely NOTHING like SOUTH. Still, enjoy the unedited version, with all its grammar and story flaws.

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Chapter 7: Zucchini

EXT. MINAM’S HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

MINAMI, KAYLA, NATALIE and VENESSA are seen sitting outside
on the big maple tree in front of MINAMI’s house. They’re
all laughing, NATALIE just finishing telling a joke. The sun
hangs brightly over the city, shining full of life.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Ever had one of
those dreams where you know you’re
dreaming?

In their hands they hold ice cream, each of their faces
bright with the laughter of youth.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Like now…. I
know I’m dreaming this. I got to
be.

MINAMI turns to face her friends.

NATALIE
Haha! And you know what else?

MINAMI
What? What?

VENESSA
Oh! Do tell!

NATALIE
He ATE it! Haha!

MINAMI doubles over with laughter, VENESSA has one hand
covering her mouth, trying to keep the ice cream from
falling out. KAYLA drops her ice cream on the ground.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Things just
don’t come as easy as this now. Not
for me anyway.

KAYLA
Aw man! Heheh. I wasn’t, haha,
wasn’t even half way, haha, half
way done. *snicker*

VENESSA points and laughs at her friend, MINAMI with a big
grin on her scarred face.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Who knew you
could dream when your knocked out
cold?

MINAMI
C'mon, let’s get you another. We
got to start on that Media Studies
project anyway.

They hop down from the tree, the twins being extra careful
as to not drop their ice cream. MINAMI, who has the entire
stick in her mouth, jumps down trying to be cool.

KAYLA
(To herself)Yay, school work on
Saturday. Joy.

INT. MINAMI’S BEDROOM

KAYLA sits on MINAMI’s bed flipping through a bunch of
papers. The twins are looking though their back packs, while
MINAMI fiddles with the video camera, trying to get it to
work, holding it in weird angles.

KAYLA
So were supposed to film a bunch of
ads & a news cast for Media Studies
right?

MINAMI
(To herself) How do you turn this
thing on? It’s like ancient!

KAYLA sighs, gets up, walks towards MINAMI, looks at the
camera, flicks a switch, turning the camera on. MINAMI looks
at KAYLA with a big grin. KAYLA rolls her eyes.

VENESSA
OK, so we got the cereal add, the
music add and the ‘Top’ news
stories. Everyone remember their
lines?

MINAMI looks away from the camera.

MINAMI
What? We got to memorize stuff?

Slight panic passes through her eyes.

NATALIE
Not really, you mainly wing it.

MINAMI
Oh, gotcha.

(New scene) Shot of NATALIE.

NATALIE
OK! Scene one! Action!

A 'Recording Screen’. MINAMI and KAYLA are standing behind a
table, a bright green Bristol board with the words 'Bedroom
5 News’ printed on it in bright colors taped to the front.
MINAMI has a fake mustache on her face while KAYLA wears her
mother’s old clothes.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Out of all the
things to dream of, I dream of this
day?

MINAMI
(In a manly voice) Welcome to the
evening news. I’m your host MR
DINGLESMITHS and this is my
partner…

KAYLA
(In a high pitch almost British
voice) NINA NINER.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) Well at
least it’s a pleasant dream.

MIAMI
And we welcome you to Bedroom 5
News.

CU of KAYLA.

KAYLA
But first! Commercials!

Shot of MINAMI and KAYLA. MINAMI leans slightly into the
camera.

MINAMI
Indeed.

INT. MINAM’S HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

A 'Recording Screen’. Shot of MINAMI and NATALIE eating some
cereal. Both are pretending that the cereal taste horrible,
NATALIE is fighting back a grin.

NATALIE
WOW! This cereal taste awful!

MINAMI
Yeah, it’s so bad that I want some
more!

MINAMI pretends to pour some more. Then pretends to take a
bit.

MINAMI
Yuck!

Both her & Natalie smile at the camera with their thumbs
down.

INT. MINAM’S HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

A 'Recording Screen’. A shot of a Circle-O’s cereal, with a
paper cutout of a new name, Horrible-O’s. In front of the
box is a bowl of the Circle-O’s and some bananas and apples.

MINAMI, VENESSA, NATALIE
(Voice only) (Singing) Nothing
taste worse than some
Horrible-O’s! Yuck!

KAYLA
(Voice only) A part of your
everyday healthy breakfast.
Delicious fruit not included.

INT. MINAMI’S HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

A shot of MINAMI, and KAYLA behind the desk with the
'Bedroom 5 News’s once more. A shot of NATALIE

NATALIE
OK! Action!

A 'Recording Screen’. A shot of MINAMI and KAYLA behind the
desk with the sign 'Bedroom 5 News’.

MINAMI
And as promised! Our top news! Nina
Niner?

KAYLA
Here’s the clip now!

The two stand there idly looking around, doing silly faces
at each other. NATALIE clear’s her thought.

NATALIE
(Off screen) AHEM! This is your
director speaking! The camera is
still rolling!

MINAMI and KAYLA look back at the camera all stiff. MINAMI
clears her thought.

MINMAI
Yes of course!

KAYLA
Oh how silly of me! Of us! Hehe.

NATALIE
(Off screen) To the scene!

EXT. MINAM’S HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

A 'Recording Screen’. VENESSA is standing at the camera
while NATALIE is running from something stripped in what
seems to be paper towels.

VENESSA
As you can see, there is a mummy on
the loose! … Zoom in KAYLA! Ahem
I mean cameraman!

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble) What a silly
day, huh?

Zoom in to MINAMI wrapped badly in toilet paper chasing
NATALIE.

MINAMI
ARG AND SUCH!

NATALIE
THE HORROR! DON’T EAT ME MR MUMMY!

Shot of VENESSA

VENESSA
Back you at the studio.

INT. MINAM’S HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

A 'Recording Screen’. MINAMI and KAYLA are back at the desk.

TOMAS
(Voice far off in the distance)
There they are! …

KAYLA
That concludes…

A dark room is melting into the BG.

KAYLA
…our news today.

The room is slowing fading away to nothing.

MINAMI
(Narrative Bubble)Oh well, guess
you can’t always stay in dream
land. Reality bites. It hurts but I
know that the pain is real. And
that this dream won’t last forever.

BLACK

TOMAS
(Voice far off in the distance) Put
your hands down! PUT THEM DOWN!
down….

The Original SOUTH: Silent Tears ch 6 / September 5, 2018 by A.M. Molloy

Okay, so screw chapter 5. This one might be the worst chapter of Silent Tears yet. The dialogue! It’s cringe worthy. Still, I hope you’ve been enjoying the origin story of SOUTH.

Also, same as usual. Nothing has been edited so expect grammar and story issues. I'm so glad I've improved in my writing.

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Chapter 6: Crimson Regret

INT. POLICE STATION

It’s a slow night, there are only a few cops on duty. One of
the cops is doing paper work, trying to suppress his tired
yawns. Another is standing by the window, looking blankly in
to the distance outside. Two others are talking amongst
themselves in the corner of the room over coffee. The phone
rings. The officer by the window gives a start, then
regaining his posture, turns his gaze towards the phone. He
answers the phone.

OFFICER TOMAS
Hello? … Yes, right away.

He turns around to the other men.

OFFICER TOMAS
Alright men, we got a few missing
persons out there. BRENT and
TREVOR, suit up, were heading out.
TIM, notify the others, were
looking for 2 Asians & a set of
twins, all female. Let’s go!

BRENT looks over to TIM & whispers.

BRENT
Finally, some action.

FADE

INT. OLD ABBANDONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

MARK STAGGER sits in the corner, inhaling the white pain
coming from his shoulder. He looks at KAYLA, who’s eyes were
fixed on her friend lying on the floor. He turns his deep
hazel eyes on the twins, VENNESSA and NATALIE. He places his
hand on his injured shoulder, then looks at it, his hand now
stained in his own blood. DEREK is still pacing the room,
looking in the brink of insanity. He keeps rubbing his hand
though his hair, mumbling strange words to himself, every
now and then turning his gun towards the crowd he has
captured in the room. MARK decides to risk talking to DEREK.

MARK
What do you plan on doing DEREK?
You can’t keep us all here forever.

DEREK, startled, points the gun at MARK.

DEREK
Quite MARK. You still never told me
what you were doing here in the
first place, with ought me.

MARK
I came to my senses. So, I decided
to free them before they were hurt.
Too late for that I guess.

DEREK takes in a deep breath, looking up. He turns his gaze
towards MARK, his back hunched over, his gun still still
pointing at his once friend.

DEREK
You tried to free them? Well how’s
that working out for you.

DEREK puts one hand on his head, rubs it through his hair.

DEREK
Now because of you look what
happened. Two innocents are stuck
here.

MARK speaks, but mainly to himself.

MARK
Hey, it wasn’t my idea to bring
them here in the first place.

DEREK walks swiftly towards MARK, a crazed look in his eyes,
the points the gun MARKS face; the twins and KAYLA scream.

DEREK
What did you say?

MARK cowers in the corner, his arms raised over his head.

MARK
N-nothing man! I was just following
what you told me to do, leave me
out of this!

DEREK turns around then screams.

DEREK
Aw man I’m in a s*** load of
trouble aren’t I.

MARK
No s***.

NATALIE, still in her own world, speaks, but so low its
almost as if she speaks to no one.

NATALIE
What do you want from us?

DEREK points the gun at NATALIE. Her sister, shakes with
fear for her sibling.

VENNESSA
Please…. Please, oh God almighty,
please. I don’t…. Please….

NATALIES eyes are no longer filled with fear. Her mind seems
to be in a state of shock and confusion.

DEREK
I didn’t want you, no, not you two
to be hurt. MARK either, but
now…. I had no choice. No choice.
Just you two!

DEREK looks at MINAMI and KAYLA.

DEREK
You’re the ones this world is better
off with!

MINAMI sturs on the floor. KAYLA inches towards the girl.

KAYLA
Mi.. na…mi?

MINAMI, with eyes still closed, speaks softly.

MINAMI
How many drops of blood will it
take for you?

DEREK
Wha-?

MINAMI slowly gets up.

KAYLA
MINA!

THE TWINS
MINAMI!

MARK
She’s alive. F****** good s***.

MINAMI slowly sits up, KAYLA moves forward to aid her.
MINAMI then raises her hand to her head, wincing in pain.
She looks at DEREK.

MINAMI
How many?

DEREK
What you talking about b****?

Spit flys from his mouth. Tears are now running down his
eyes, his lips becoming wet from his own saliva running out
of his mouth; his body, shaking in what seems to be fear.

MINAMI
How many others have you hurt? 1?
2? 10? How many? I know we
certainly werent the first. I get
you.

DEREK
NO YOU DON’T!

MINAMI slowly stands up, staggering.

MINAMI
Yes. I do. Ive had my family ripped
away from me too. I feel your
anger, your pain.

DEREK bends over, both hands to his head, screaming as loud
as he can.

DEREK
SHUT UP!

He cocks his gun and goes to shoot MINAMI. MARK gets up.

MARK
NO!

EXT. OLD ABBADONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

Gun shots can be heard, birds flutter in the distance.

EXT. CAMPBELLTON

The three officers look at each other as they hear gun shots
in the distance. They pull over their car on the side of the
road.

BRENT
What was that?

TOMAS
Gun shots.

TIM raises his gun and looks at his boss as to what to do
next.

TOMAS
Let’s go.

The men climb out of the car and head into the bushes, guns
raised. TOMAS reaches for his walkie talkie.

TOMAS
This is officer TOMAS, we need back
up on that old road. Two gun shots
were fired. I repeat, back up…

TIM, slightly ahead of his two coworkers, pushes through
the bushes. He stops in his tracks.

TIM
Boss? Check this out.

TOMAS walks past the bushes, BRENT following him.

TOMAS
Let’s check it out.

INT. OLD ABBANDONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

The three cops enter silently and switly, guns ready to
shoot. Muffled noises can be hear from the room below.
Whispering, TIM speaks.

TIM
Should we wait for back up?

TOMAS
No. I don’t want to risk it. You
stay here, let them know where we
are. BRENT and I will go check it
out.

TIM, shivering slightly from the still ringing sounds of gun
shots, nods. His partners leave him behind, alone, shivering
in the darkness.

The Original SOUTH: Silent Tears ch 5 / August 29, 2018 by A.M. Molloy

Hey guys. Have you been enjoying Silent Tears? Well, this might be the worst chapter of Silent Tears yet. Hope you enjoy the origin story of SOUTH.

Once more, nothing has been edited or altered. Therefore plenty of grammar and story issues abound.

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Chapter 5: Minami Kyuki

INT. OLD ABANDONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

Black with writing on it.

WRITING
How come no one ever thinks about
the moon rise? Is it not
significant enough?

MINAMI KYUKIs body is lying unconcious on the ground of the
abandoned house, the body of the dead boy near her side. The
twins, NATALIE and VENNESA DOUMONT, cower next to MARK
STAGGER, fear in their eyes.

MARK
C'mon DEREK, it’s been hours. Let
us go, we won’t tell.

KAYLA nods. DEREK ignores them. NATALIE points to MINAMI’s
body.

NATALIE
Is she… dead?

KAYLA
No, just unconscious. DEREK fired a
shot but missed her. So, in anger,
he hit her in the head instead….
but…. he is….

She points to the dead body of the young boy. The twins
gasp. Out of fear they shut them self’s up from the world.
CU of MINAMI.

KAYLA
(Narrative)MINAMI!

Shot of the twins.

KAYLA
(Narrative)The twins too!

A back shot of KAYLA as she looks at DEREK, who is is pacing
the room, unsure of what to do. KAYLA begins to cry silent
Tears.

KAYLA
(Narrative)No…. This can’t be
happening. Not now. Too fast….
It’s all happening too fast. I
couldn’t… couldn’t…

CU of KAYALAs eyes, as tears poor down her smooth face.

KAYLA
I can’t move. I can’t… can’t go
to my friend to help her! My best
friend…

FLASH BACK of earlier days. Different shots of MINAMI and
KAYLA hanging out together, some with the twins. MINAMI is
seen making funny faces to her friends, making them laugh.
MINAMI is showing KAYLA how to do some martial art moves.
KAYLA is sick and MINAMI is helping nursing her friend back
to health. CU of the unconscious MINAMI.

KAYLA
(Narrative) Why does this kind of
stuff always happen to you?

FLASH BACK.

EXT. SUGUARMONT HIGH STEPS CAMPBELLTON

MINAMI, KAYLA and the twins are sitting on the steps out
side their school during lunch hour. The sun shining
brightly upon the horizon.

MINAMI
Hey guys?

NATALIE
Huh?

MINAMI
How come everyone always says
"sunrise" and “sunset” and nobody
ever thinks about the moonrise?

VENESSA
What are you talking about?

KAYLA
MINAMI’s being weird again.

NATALIE
But the sun is still out, why
mention the moon?

MINAMI turns to face her friends.

MINAMI
My dad always used to tell me that
the moon rises to give people light
at night when they are lonely.

NATALIE looks at MINAMI and then to the sky. KAYLA looks as
though she is suppressing a giggle.

MINAMI
My family is there, to raise the
moon. Just for me. They always know
how to make me happy.

KAYLA, letting out a bit of laughter.

KAYLA
OK, where does this come from?

VENESSA
I think its deep and kind of sad.

NATALIE looks back at MINAMI.

NATALIE
Hey, you’ll always have us!

VENESSA
Hey c'mon, we got a little bit of
time before the bell rings for next
class, let’s go race to the
baseball field!

NATALIE AND MINAMI
Yeah!

KAYLA
Sure!

The three friends get up and begin to run towards the field.
CU of MINAMI

KAYLA
(Narrative) You were always there
for me.

INT. OLD ABANDONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

Shot of the unconscious MINAMI lying on the cold floor.

KAYLA
(Narrative) Where was I when you
needed me?

EXT. SUGUARMONT HIGH CAMPBELLTON

KAYLA suddenly stops, her hand clutching to her chest in
pain.

KAYLA
Ahhk… Aack… gu gu…

MINAMI, a big smile on her face, notices something is wrong
and turns around, her smile fading. The twins hear the
sudden change of movement and turn around.

NATALIE
KAYLA?

MINAMI
KAYLA!

KAYLA is on her knees, gasping for air.

KAYLA
Haaaa… Gaa…. *gasp*

VENESSA
She’s having an asthma attack!

She turns around frantically, looking for help.

VENESSA
Someone help her!

NATALIE
What do we do?

MINAMI rushes towards her friend. She begins to frantically
dig in KAYLA’s backpack. She takes out an inhaler.

MINAMI
Got it!

She turns to the twins.

MINAMI
Call 911 or a teacher or something!

She turns her gaze towards the gasping KAYLA.

MINAMI
Here.

She gives KAYLA the inhaler. KAYLA begins to calm down. She
begins to fall in MINAMI’s arms. Teachers can be heard in
the distance, yelling for space. Shot of KAYLA and MINAMI.

KAYLA
(Narrative) You were always there
for me….

END FLASH BACK

KAYLA is see crouching, her arms wrapped around her legs,
trying to form a ball.

INT. MINAMI’S HOUSE

LYNN, DENNIS, ROSA and DANIEL CONNERY are sitting in the
living room. ROSA is pacing, her husband DANIEL, watching
her.

ROSA
It’s 10:00, where they hell are
they?

The phone rings.

ROSA
We should call the police.

LYNN picks up the phone.

LYNN
Hello?

She talks for a minuet, then hangs up the phone.

LYNN
That was the twins mother. She said
they left for choir practice and
never came back.

ROSA
That’s it, we call the police.

She grabs the phone from LYNN’s hands and starts to dial.

FADE TO BLACK

WRITING
The time has stopped into a
standstill.

The Original SOUTH: Silent Tears ch 4 / August 22, 2018 by A.M. Molloy

A new day, a ‘new’ installment, chapter 4, of the original story Silent Tears, before it became SOUTH. I warn you, this story is so bad, (and short), that it’s funny. This one here is real gold in the way of bad writing.

(Seriously, where did I come up with this stuff?)

Unedited, which means grammar and story flaws are plentiful.

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Chapter 4: Hostages

INT. CAMPBELLTON AN OLD ABANDONED HOUSE

MARK STAGGER
You can’t harm them all! There’s
too many of them!

DEREK reaches for something in his pocket, tightening his grip
on the boy, who stands silent in fear.

DEREK BEIYIT
Maybe not all, but I got to start
somewhere.

DEREK swiftly pulls out a gun, then shoots the boy in the head,
killing him instantly. MINAMI, KAYLA, and MARK stand back in
shock and fear. KAYLA falls to the ground, sobbing,
shrieking. MARK slowly moves away from DEREK, muttering
words only he can hear. MINAMI’s eyes widen, her hands begin
to shakes, clenching into a tight fist.

FLASH BACK of the murderer of her family, the gun in his hands
as he shots MINAMI’s parents. END FLASHBACK.

DEREK points the gun at KAYLA and MINAMI. KAYLA screams as MARK
falls to the ground, tears pouring out of his dark brown
eyes.

MINAMI
No…. no…. (screams) NO!

DEREK
Shut up b**** or your next.

He points the gun at her.

DEREK
I’ve had enough of Asians! There
good for nothing low life’s, who
take away all that is good in this
world.

MINAMI tilts her head, an insane look in her eyes. She is
not herself.

MINAMI
Your no better than him.

MINAMI slowly moves towards DEREK, her left hand moving towards
the chain attached to her pants.

MINAMI
KAYLA, do you know why I always
have this chain with me?

KAYLA
What the hell? Are you crazy? He’s
got a bloody gun!

DEREK points the gun towards KAYLA.

DEREK
Shut the hell up!

KAYLA shrieks, cowering in the corner.

MINAMI
No. It’s not a fashion statement.

She undoes the chain from her pants.

MINAMI
It’s so I can hurt people like YOU!

She lunges towards DEREK, rage in her eyes. DEREK shoots, misses.
He fires again, missing MINAMI but grazing MARK on the
shoulder. MARK screams in pain. MINAMI reaches DEREK, puts
the chain around his neck and pulls with all her might.
DEREK chokes.

MINAMI
Who’s better now? I wasn’t able to
stop you then, but now

DEREK
Wha… cough… talkin ‘bout?

She pulls harder. DEREKS eyes begin to roll back.

KAYLA
MINAMI NO!

MINAMI looks up, her eyes change, revealing fear. She drops the
chain. DEREK holds his neck, recovers, then points the gun
at MINAMI. She falls to her knees.

MINAMI
Not again. Please, not again.

DEREK
I was right. You’re all insane! You
wanna know why I dislike your
'kind?’ I was 14.

He holds the gun shakenly at MINAMI.

DEREK
Things were great. Then we went for
that trip in Japan.

FLASH BACK as he talks.

DEREK
Me and my mom were having a great
time, but we got lost. Then this
man with a scar on his left check
came up to us. We ask him where we
were, then he took out a gun.

DEREK’S MOM
Please! Don’t harm my son!

The man grabs YOUNG DEREK by his hair, throws him aside.
YOUNG DEREK’s mom screams. The man shoots both her legs.
YOUNG DEREK runs to hide behind a garbage can as the man
deals the final bow to his mother. END FLASH BACK. DEREKS
eyes tear up.

DEREK
He KILLED her! I saw her murdered.
The cops didn’t even do anything.
He, and all the rest of the Asian
world will pay!

He begins to point the gun at everyone, as if not sure who
to shoot first. MARK is still in the corner, in pain.

MINAMI gets up, clearly angered by DEREK’S story. She points
to the scar on her face.

MINAMI
See this scar? See it? This is a
constant reminder of what I’ve
seen. I would count myself lucky if
I were you, considering that’s all
YOU seen. I witnessed BOTH of my
parents die, along with the rest of
my family too. So one of your
parents is dead. Big deal. Grow up!

DEREK grabs MINAMI by the shoulders, pushes her against the
wall and points the gun to her head.

DEREK
SHURT UP! What do you know, your
just as bad as him! You bloody
tried to kill me!

MINAMI
I tried to kill you? You tried to
kill US! You’re the one with the gun!

DEREK cocks the gun, anger in his eyes, then points it at
MINAMI.

KAYLA
MINAMI!

MARK
DEREK NO!

Shot of outside the old house as a gunshot is heard.

EXT. CAMPBELLTON

VENESSA and NATALIE DOUMONT are seen leaving their house.

NATALIE
We’ll be back in an hour or so.

VENESSA
We just got choir practice.

They close the door.

NATALIE
I wonder if MINAMI and KAYLA will
be there, they weren’t in school.

VENESSA
It’s choir. You know how much
MINAMI likes to sing. If she’s not
there, then something is wrong.

NATALIE
Haha yeah. True too.

DENNIS comes into the scene while the twins are walking.

DENNIS
Allo les filles. Did you see
MINAMI?

VENESSA
No, she wasn’t at school, why?

DENNIS
She hasn’t come home yet.

The twins look at each other.

NATALIE
We’ll let you know if we see her.

EXT. SOMEWHERE IN CAMPBELLTON

VENESSA and NATALIE are seen walking in the woods.

NATALIE
I can’t believe you talked me into
this. What was I thinking? Skipping
choir to go look for them.

VENESSA
Come on NAT, this is our friends
we’re talking about, we should be
looking for them.

NATALIE stops.

NATALIE
Shouldn’t we have told mom at
least? Or call the cops. Yeah, it’s
their jobs to do this kind of
thing.

VENESSA turns around to face her sister.

VENESSA
Yeah, we should, but who knows
MINAMI and KAYLA better than us?

NATALIE
(to herself) Their parent’s
maybe?

A gunshot is heard in the distance, both twins twirl around
to the direction of the noise.

NATALIE AND VENESSA
What was that?

VENESSA
That was close by.

NATALIE
And we should be farther away then.

VENESSA
What if they’re in danger?

NATALIE
All the more reason to call the
cops.

VENESSA grabs NATALIE and drags her to where they heard a
gunshot. Passing a couple of threes, they take a left turn
and an old house is reveled. The place doesn’t look sturdy,
but it stands tall and proud in the moon light.

NATALIE
We’re not going in THERE are we?
Exploring things is MINAMI’s job,
not ours.

VENESSA
Which would be a perfect place to
go check if she is there….

She looks at NATALIE.

VENESSA
You go first.

NATALIE
What? Are you crazy?

VENESSA
Fine.

VENESSA craws slowly towards the old building, NATALIE
follows, hesitantly.

INT. OLD ABANDONED HOUSE CAMPBELLTON

There are muffled voices coming from the floor below.

NATALIE
Look VENESSA, someone was here!

VENESSA and NATALIE find a door, slightly ajar. They creep
down the stairs. They reach the bottom to find MINAMI lying
on the floor, KAYLA screaming, a boy in the corner, another
on the floor, blood from his head, and another boy with a
gun. KAYLA looks up. She can barely speak from the fear, but
utters words in a whisper.

KAYLA
Run…

The twins stand in shock. Then DEREK turns around, faces the
twins. He points the gun at them. Shot of the twins.

NATALIE
I really wish I didn’t let you talk
me into this.