Scene 1: The Location
The location: A shop-like place—isolated on the outskirts of town—rubble and scraps of metal, a few walls barely standing, and sunlight piercing through the dust.
The camera pans slowly from the sky to the ground, where Dream stands amidst the rubble, looking up at the high, shattered walls. Behind him, John pulls out power tools and boxes of ammunition.
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John (laughing as he opens a box full of electronic parts):
> "I admit... this is the worst place I've ever had a headquarters, but it's better than living with demons."
Dream (looking around calmly):
> "Every great organization starts from scratch... it's how you end that counts, not how you begin that counts."
John:
> "See? That's what makes me say: sonmy sister is now more dangerous than Ethan."
Dream (with a faint smile):
> "I don't want to be like Ethan... I want to be me."
John exhales.
"Yeah... yeah, I know that."
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Scene Two: Construction
A montage scene begins (quick cuts):
Dream digs the earth and puts in new posts to reinforce the walls.
John repairs electrical panels and adjusts a heavy iron door that closes like a magic door.
He installs surveillance cameras everywhere.
On a central wall, a simple logo is painted: a sword embedded in a demon's skull. Below, engraved with the phrase: "We are the light that swallows the darkness."
Scene Three: The Calm Before the Escalation
Night - the place is cleaner. There's a table, a map hanging, and a weapons box in the corner.
John sits, drinks his coffee, and says:
> "Imagine. One day, people will come looking for hope... and we'll be here, ready."
Dream (standing next to the map, his eyes shining in the screen light):
> "No one will come... we'll go after them."
John (looking at him):
> "That's what you're saying..."
Dream, looking at the map, says, "Do you expect the day will come when the demons disappear?"
John:
"Well, maybe... no, and better not. Because if they disappear... we'll have no business."
John:
"What do we call the organization...?"
Dream:
"Escape... from the darkness."
End of Scene:
The camera zooms out of the building. From the outside, it looks deserted, but inside, it's alive—the first nucleus of the Demon Slayer Organization. "End of Chapter Four"