INT. FOREVER WINTER MAIN BASE – NIGHT
Tension hangs thick in the air. Officers crowd around a glowing tactical screen.
OFFICER 1
Sir, military has entered the city.
OFFICER 2
Syndicates are moving in. It's chaos.
OFFICER 3
Should we join the fight?
Suddenly, a deep voice echoes from the shadows.
UNKNOWN VOICE
Why would we join?
Guns are drawn. Flashlights flicker.
OFFICER 1
Who are you?!
UNKNOWN VOICE
Calm down, boys. No need to panic.
From the darkness steps a man in dramatic sunglasses indoors.
UNKNOWN VOICE (CONT'D)
Name's Alies Maximus. Kneel before your king.
OFFICER 2 (to Boss)
Should I shoot him?
BOSS
(staring)
Maybe.
ALIES MAXIMUS
Stop, stop! Uncle—it's me.
The boss exhales and facepalms.
BOSS
You absolute idiot.
ALIES
Just joking. I knew you were expecting me.
BOSS
How's the plan?
ALIES
Executed perfectly. Black Bear is gone. I declared war, dropped the mic, and vanished.
BOSS
Excellent. My side's complete too. The military's in motion, and the syndicates are losing their minds.
ALIES
Time for Winter Bear to rise from the ashes.
BOSS
Every pawn played their part... except the kingmaker.
ALIES
He's dead, isn't he?
BOSS
Come. Look.
He taps a button. A grainy CCTV clip plays:
A gangster stumbles into a bar, downs a drink, walks up to a random man, whispers nonsense, and runs away.
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INT. POLICE STATION – NIGHT
Sirens outside. Officer Grad's coffee is shaking in his hand.
OFFICER
Sir! We're doomed.
GRAD
(weary)
What now?
OFFICER
Sir... look at this.
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INT. FOREVER WINTER BASE – NIGHT
Alies points at the screen.
ALIES
Look closely. This is what started everything.
BOSS
That guy's already dead, though.
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INT. POLICE STATION
Grad leans forward, eyes narrowing.
GRAD
Wait a second…
GRAD (CONT'D)
Oh.
Oh no.
Oh hell no.
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INT. FOREVER WINTER BASE
ALIES
Hahaha. Now you see it?
BOSS
Yes, Uncle.
They raise a toast to the dumbest prophecy that ever changed the world.
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INT. REN'S APARTMENT – MORNING
Ren wakes up from a cozy sleep. Sunlight spills across the floor. He hums as he showers, gets dressed, and starts cleaning.
REN
Where's the remote?
TV blares to life with breaking news.
TV ANCHOR (V.O.)
"Black bunny will eat white rat because lion king is fake"—the phrase that threw the underworld into chaos…
Ren blinks at the screen.
TV ANCHOR (V.O.)
…that triggered a war between syndicates and the military…
An explosion cracks his window. He looks outside.
Tanks roll through streets. Missiles streak the sky. Gangsters with bazookas exchange fire with armed drones.
Ren freezes.
REN
No… no no no... those were just words. I made them up.
DING DONG.
Still in shock, he stumbles to the door and opens it.
Two fully armored police officers stand outside. One of them is Officer Grad, holding a file like a death sentence.
GRAD
Ren... did you pay the bar tab?
Ren flashes back—
The drunk gangster.
The nonsense words.
The awkward silence.
The unpaid bill.
REN
(trembling)
…Sorry?
Behind him, another missile explodes.
FADE OUT.
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THE END.