Main Character: Rex Bane
Theme: Bullying, betrayal, mysterious rebirth
Climax: Rex is beaten unconscious and thrown into a pit. A mysterious being makes a contract with him. He returns changed… and no one knows what he's become.
🔪 CHAPTER 1 — FULL DETAILED BREAKDOWN (22 PAGES)
⚠️ PAGE 1 — FLASHFORWARD (COLD OPEN)
Panel 1 (Full-page panel)
The academy is in ruins, buildings burning. In the center stands Rex, alone. His body is bloodied, his eyes glowing black and red. Dark aura pulses behind him. Corpses or collapsed enemies lie scattered.
Caption (Rex's inner monologue):
"They called me worthless. F-rank. Weak."
"They should've let me stay that way."
📜 PAGE 2 — RANKING CEREMONY
Panel 1
A grand hall. Magical lights shimmer from the ceiling. Students stand in line to be ranked at a crystal altar.
Panel 2
Kaito Ren steps forward confidently. He places his hand on the crystal. A blazing golden light erupts.
"Rank A – Class: Elemental Knight"
Panel 3
The crowd cheers. Girls swoon. Instructors nod in approval.
Panel 4
Rex steps up next. Nervous. Sweating.
😢 PAGE 3 — HUMILIATION
Panel 1
Rex touches the crystal. A weak flicker. Then almost nothing.
"Rank F – Class: Unassigned"
Panel 2
Gasps. Awkward silence. Some students snicker.
Panel 3
Kaito grins, arms folded:
"Guess it couldn't handle the weight of a failure."
Panel 4
Rex lowers his head, quietly embarrassed.
😔 PAGE 4–5 — DAILY ABUSE (MONTAGE STYLE)
Panel 1
Rex sits alone in the cafeteria. His food is knocked onto the floor.
Panel 2
He picks up his books from the mud outside. A student laughs.
Panel 3
Water splashes over his head from a window above. Laughter echoes.
Panel 4
Kaito walks past him with friends, smiling:
"You're still here? Didn't think losers could breathe for this long."
🤝 PAGE 6 — FALSE KINDNESS
Panel 1
A kind-looking girl, Nira, approaches him after class.
Nira:
"Don't listen to them. I think you're brave for staying."
Panel 2
Rex blinks, surprised.
Panel 3
She offers her hand.
Nira:
"There's an old training ground in the ruins. Secret place. No one will bother you there."
Panel 4
Rex smiles, almost crying:
"Thank you…"
🔥 PAGE 7 — THE TRAP
Panel 1
Night. Rex walks through foggy ruins outside the academy walls.
Panel 2
He looks around — ancient stone structures, broken statues, quiet.
Panel 3
Suddenly — shadows step out around him.
Panel 4
Kaito and several students encircle him.
Kaito:
"A secret training ground? Nah. More like your grave."
💥 PAGE 8–9 — BRUTAL BEATING
Panel sequence (10+ panels)
Rapid, hard-hitting visuals:
Kaito slams a fist into Rex's gut.
Two students hold him as another punches his ribs.
Blood splashes on the stone ground.
Rex screams, tries to crawl, is kicked back down.
Close-up: His eye bruises, mouth bleeding.
A fist from above. Then — nothing.
Final panel:
Rex's bloodied body lies still. His eyes half-shut. He's unconscious.
🕳️ PAGE 10 — THROWING HIM AWAY
Panel 1
Kaito breathes hard, stretching his knuckles. Looks at Rex with contempt.
Panel 2
One student asks nervously:
"Did we… go too far?"
Panel 3
Kaito:
"He's not dead yet. Let's fix that."
Panel 4
They drag Rex's limp body across the mossy ground toward a massive pit — an old ritual well.
☠️ PAGE 11 — ABANDONED
Panel 1
Kaito stands at the edge of the pit, holding Rex by the collar.
Panel 2
He tosses Rex's unconscious body into the abyss.
Panel 3
We hear the dull echo of the body hitting the bottom.
Panel 4
Silence.
Kaito (coldly):
"Even trash belongs in a dumpster."
Panel 5
The group walks off into the mist.
🌑 PAGE 12 — DARKNESS
Panel 1
All black. A faint heartbeat sound.
Thump… thump… thump…
Panel 2
Rex's body lies broken at the pit's bottom.
Panel 3
A strange dark mist begins curling around his hand.
Panel 4
A deep, ancient voice echoes:
"You were thrown away… worthless. But I see potential in that emptiness."
😨 PAGE 13 — THE CONTRACT
Panel 1
Rex's mindspace. He floats in a black void.
Panel 2
A massive demonic eye opens in the darkness.
Voice:
"Will you rise… in exchange for everything?"
Panel 3
Rex, still bloodied, whispers:
"I… don't want to die."
END OF CHAPTER 1