Scene 1: The Capsule
Deep beneath the hospital basement.
Steel doors enter lockdown one after another.
At the center of a hidden chamber stands a massive glass containment unit.
Label: R-00
Inside, a human body floats in translucent fluid.
No flames.
No heat signature.
The monitor reads:
Temperature: 0°C
Heat Emission: None
Dr. Saif Rahman whispers calmly,
"Let the beginning begin again."
A crack forms across the glass.
Scene 2: The Birth of Silence
The capsule shatters.
R-00 falls to his knees on the cold floor.
He opens his eyes.
Not black.
Not white.
Empty.
The lights flicker out.
Sound disappears.
The air itself feels paused.
He speaks one word:
"Why?"
Scene 3: R-18 Feels It
At the center of Zone Zero, R-18 suddenly stiffens.
His suppression field trembles.
"Impossible…"
He looks toward the skyline.
"They awakened him."
Scene 4: Ruel Senses the Shift
Miles away, Ruel's flames ignite on their own.
But something is different.
They burn without heat.
Cold fire.
R-16 whispers,
"You feel it too, don't you?"
Ruel nods slowly.
"That's not fire."
"It's the absence of it."
Scene 5: Saif's Explanation
R-00 stands before Saif.
"Who am I?" he asks.
Saif answers softly,
"You are the first."
"And the others?"
"Experiments."
"And me?"
"The foundation."
Scene 6: Power Manifestation
R-00 raises his hand.
The temperature in the room drops—
But no ice forms.
Instead, heat vanishes.
As if the memory of fire is being erased from existence.
The air feels hollow.
Scene 7: His Decision
"I don't want to save anyone," R-00 says quietly.
"And I don't want to burn anyone."
Saif studies him carefully.
"Then what do you want?"
R-00 looks directly at him.
"Balance."