VEILBREAKERS
Episode 14: "Chasing Shadows"
[LOCATION: City Outskirts – Rain-slick streets. Neon signs flicker. Sirens wail in the distance.]
[OPENING SCENE]Kael, Ran, and Jett speed through the backstreets in a black armored SUV. Rain slams against the windshield. Neon signs blur past. Behind them—six black interceptor bikes and a swarm of combat drones with glowing red optics cut through the storm like predators.
INSIDE THE SUV:Jett (typing furiously on a portable console):"They've locked onto us. I can jam two signals, maybe three—but these things… they're running military-grade AI!"
Ran (calm but tense, hand on his blade):"Why do they feel like they're not here to capture us?"
Kael (nonchalant, eyes on the rear-view):"They're not."
[SUDDEN CUT]A bullet punches through the rear window—shattering glass. Kael tilts his head slightly, avoiding it without even flinching. Ran unsheathes his twin blades, sparks from the neon lights kissing the steel.
Ran:"Say the word."
Kael (cold):"Not yet."
[ACTION BEGINS]Two interceptor bikes close in. Kael yanks the wheel, the SUV drifting sideways in a perfect slide through the rain. Ran leans out, slashes clean through a biker mid-ride—helmet and bike splitting apart in a shower of sparks.
Jett (grinning, despite chaos):"That's one way to say hi!"
Kael floors the gas.The SUV roars through a shipping yard. Containers loom like silent giants. Drones swoop in, auto-turrets deploying.
Kael:"Jett—smoke them."
Jett hits a switch.EMP grenades eject from the roof—BOOM! A pulse tears the air. Half the drones drop like dead birds. But the others adapt, weaving through the EMP radius.
[CLOSE-UP: KAEL'S EYES]They narrow. For a split second—pressure builds. The rain freezes midair in perception. Ran feels his lungs tighten. The enemy bikers swerve as their instincts scream.
Dominion Will… just a flicker.
Kael mutters, almost to himself:"Stay down."
The remaining bikers falter—hands trembling—then crash violently into containers without a single touch. Their minds shattered under the weight of Kael's presence.
Ran (shaken, gripping his blade tighter):"…What was that?"
Kael (cold, shrugging):"Focus on staying alive."
[BUT THEN—]A gunship drops from the clouds—sleek, black, VTOL engines screaming. It fires a rail cannon shot—BOOM!—a container explodes ahead, blocking the path.
Kael swerves. The SUV flips—CRASH!—skidding across the wet ground before slamming against steel. Airbags explode. Smoke fills the night.
SILENCE.Jett groans, bleeding slightly from his forehead. Ran's already on his feet, blades drawn.
Kael steps out of the wreck. Calm. No scratches.Rain pours over his face as he looks up at the gunship hovering above like a predator. Its floodlights paint the yard in white.
Kael (under his breath):"…They really don't know when to quit."
[CAMERA PULLS BACK]Dozens of troops in black exo-suits rappel down from the gunship, weapons glowing blue with charge. The air hums with power.
Ran:"Kael… tell me you've got a plan."
Kael (sliding a fresh mag into his pistol, smirking slightly):"I don't need a plan."
He steps forward. The Dominion Will flickers again, heavier this time. The ground trembles. Water ripples. Soldiers hesitate, choking on fear they can't explain.
CUT TO BLACK.To be continued...