🎬 Scene 1 — 3:47 AM | White Portal, Sector 12
POV: Hallowbourn Core — Casual Mission Banter
> Status: Active Raid
Target: White Portal Anomaly
Team: Hallowbourn Core (5-member squad)
The squad walked across a cracked plaza, fog clinging low. Everything looked untouched for years—scorched stone, vines crawling through old tech panels.
> Arden (grinning):
"Portal scan says Level 1. We're basically babysitting pixels tonight."
> Vale (murmurs):
"Still feels weird. Handler's been acting off lately. Why even send us? Are we the weak link now?"
> Tess (chill):
"Let him think that. Easy mission, easy loot. I'm not mad."
> Rusk (tapping his tablet):
"Hazard points still count. I'm cool as long as we walk out with something shiny."
> Solace (squinting ahead):
"...Hold up."
A figure stood in the center of the plaza—alone, unmoving.
> Tess:
"Wait—who the hell is that?"
> Vale:
"That guy... wasn't in the portal report."
> Solace:
"Never seen him before. He's just… standing there."
> Rusk:
"Look at his gear. Actually—he's got no gear. Who enters a portal unarmed?"
> Arden:
"Weird vibe. Like he's waiting for something."
They slowed their pace. The air grew heavier.
> Tess (quiet):
"...He's talking. But there's no comms linked."
The stranger muttered—almost humming. Then he looked up.
Pale, unblinking eyes. Blank expression.
> UNKNOWN (softly):
"Five of you. One of me. Fair enough."
> Arden (blinking):
"...Did he just call us out?"
> Rusk (half-joking):
"Okay, who brought the cryptic psycho?"
> Tess (uneasy):
"There's something wrong with him."
> Solace:
"He's got this pressure… like he's synced, but there's no signature."
The stranger took one step forward.
> VIREM USER (low):
"Enemy count: five.
Front line — overconfident.
Support — distracted.
Recon — scared.
Controller — noisy.
You?" (looks directly at Vale)
"You're just hoping you're not the first to die."
> Vale (snaps):
"Hey, f*ck you. You think we're scared of one lunatic?"
> Arden (raising his stance):
"Back off, freak. Now."
> Tess:
"Guys… the feed is acting weird."
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🎥 [LIVE FEED: ACTIVE – BROADCAST TO PUBLIC NETWORK]
> Viewer Chat:
"Who is that?"
"This isn't staged?"
"He's not in any system."
"Bro, is this real blood?!"
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🎥 [ORG — Skyward Command]
> Rika (panicking):
"People are watching this live. Shut it down!"
> President Seon (stone-faced):
"No. Leave it up."
"Let them see what's coming."
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🎬 Back in the Portal — Hallowbourn POV
> Arden (yells):
"Final warning!"
> VIREM USER (calm smile):
"Warnings are just regrets in advance."
Then he moved.
Not fast. Not dramatic. Just—gone.
And suddenly—behind Arden.
Crack. Crunch.
> Arden dropped. Dead weight.
Tess screamed.
Vale fired—missed.
Rusk's tablet sparked, then exploded.
Solace stood frozen.
> Solace (screaming):
"WHAT IS HE?!"
> VIREM USER (quietly):
"Why do you scream when you already knew?"
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🎬 CUT TO BLACK — SIGNAL LOST
> [SYSTEM FAILURE – Hallowbourn Core: Connection Terminated]
[Casualties: 5 Confirmed]
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🎬 Scene — Skyward Command, Secure Room
> Rika (stunned):
"He wiped the entire squad… in seconds."
> President Seon (cold):
"Find out what VERIM is syncing to."
> Rika:
"There's no file. No trace."
> Seon (under breath):
"Then it's not ours anymore."
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🎬 Scene 2 — 11:04 AM | Jax's Apartment, Sector 13
POV: Jax
The TV flickered—static, glitching news feeds.
> đź“ş BREAKING:
Massacre in White Portal — All five members of 'Hallowbourn Core' confirmed dead. Public feed captured the full event. Viewer discretion is advised.
Jax sat on the couch, biting into a half-soggy sandwich.
> Jax (muttering):
"Tch... Petty people. Sacrifices for nothing."
He leaned in. A blurry image flickered on screen.
> Jax (squinting):
"Verim...? What the hell is that?"
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> SYSTEM (calm, activating):
"Verim is the weakest system. Non-artificial. Not human-made. Alien. Organic."
> Jax (laughs):
"So... it's a system? Pfft. Probably just a human on crack."
> SYSTEM:
"Yes. Human. But the user and the system are one. That's why it's powerful."
> Jax:
"Wait... system chooses one user?"
> SYSTEM:
"Correct. There are six."
> Jax (eyes widen):
"If that was the weakest… what about the others?"
> SYSTEM (neutral):
"That's why I trained you. Quietly. Preparing."
> Jax (dry):
"Trained me? I barely passed P.E. You sure you got the right guy?"
> SYSTEM:
"You're synced now. And your task later is critical."
> Jax:
"Wait! I have questions—!"
> SYSTEM:
"I'll be back."
> Jax:
"HOI! Don't ghost me mid-crisis—!"
Silence.
> Jax (groaning):
"Cool. Just another day. Sandwich, death news, and alien tech."
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🎬 Scene 3 — 12:22 PM | Perimeter Track, Sector 11
POV: Ha Jiren — Jogging
The city's edge shimmered under pale-blue energy barriers.
Metal shoes tapped rhythmically across reinforced steel.
> NOXION (neutral):
"Stamina: 86%. Core stable. Continue activity for optimal sync gain."
> Ha Jiren (dry):
"That Verim guy… really wiped the whole squad, huh?"
> NOXION:
"Confirmed. Five casualties. Portal sealed."
> Ha Jiren (chuckles):
"Didn't even draw a weapon."
He rounded a sharp bend.
> Ha Jiren:
"How about the system made by Lee Daejun? Found it?"
> NOXION:
"Negative. The seventh system remains dormant. Buried under Cruel Origin Protocol."
> Ha Jiren:
"Then find it. Destroy it before the user awakens."
Brief pause.
> Ha Jiren (grim):
"If it's Jax Lee… he'll interfere."
> NOXION (calculating):
"Deviation detected in Sector 13. Sync levels rising."
> Ha Jiren:
"Then we don't have much time."
> NOXION:
"Initiate Black Protocol?"
> Ha Jiren (cold):
"No. Let's see how far he gets."
The camera pans upward.
Far in the skyline—Sector 13 shimmered beneath stormy clouds.
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[ End]
🧠Theory Check:
Who really created the Verim system?
Was it meant to destroy… or to awaken something worse?
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