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Chapter 9 - CHAPTER 9 - LOMAN'S TV SHOW

LOMAN'S HEAVEN – CHAPTER 9: "LOMAN'S TV SHOW"

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INT. UNDERGROUND SERVER ROOM – NIGHT

Flickering lightbulbs. Bare walls. Fan whirring. Dozens of monitors illuminate the dim room. Code scrolls rapidly. A new digital monster is being born.

LOKI and MANOHAR are buried in screens, building their dark web platform from scratch.

MANOHAR

(annoyed)

Hey! Why the fuck are we telecasting it for free?

LOKI

(relaxed, typing)

Chill, bro. It's part of the long game.

MANOHAR

(long stare)

Long game? Do you have even the slightest fing idea how much we've burned for this?

This isn't just money, man. It's our life. Our blood. And you're giving it away like some free fing YouTube vlog?

LOKI

(pause. looks up)

I know.

I know exactly what this is worth — that's why I'm doing it.

We need eyes. Addicts. Hype. Let the audience get emotionally dependent on this thing.

Let them feel like it's their world. Their people. Their story.

MANOHAR

(sarcastic)

Wow. So now we're drug dealers?

LOKI

(grins)

We're worse.

We're streaming reality. Real minds. Real pain. Real subconscious.

Once they're hooked, we put paywalls. Premium tiers. Interactive commands.

Right now, we give 'em paradise for free — so we can sell them hell later.

MANOHAR

(breathes out)

I barely f***ing ate anything from a week.

LOKI

(smirks)

Me too. But this is it, bro. This is our legacy.

LOMAN'S HEAVEN is about to blow the dark web apart.

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EXT. WILDERNESS – DAY

KAMAL and MIRAYA — backpacks slung, dirt on their boots, sweat dripping — march across raw nature.

They cross a gushing river, climbing steep rocky terrain, pushing through thick woods.

KAMAL (V.O.)

Sometimes… Miraya feels… off.

She zones out. Stares at nothing.

Acts like someone else.

Something's wrong with her.

I just don't know what yet.

The camera lingers on Miraya's expression — neutral, unreadable. Hiding something.

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INT. LOKI'S ROOM – LATER NIGHT

LOKI hits the final ENTER key. A boot-up screen glows:

> LOMAN'S HEAVEN – NOW STREAMING LIVE – DARK NET

LOKI

Done. It's live.

MANOHAR

I haven't felt the Earth in weeks.

LOKI

Same here. But it'll pay off.

MANOHAR

It better.

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MONTAGE – DAYS PASS

The website starts gaining traffic.

Screens show viewer counts slowly rising: 101... 369... 982...

Viewers commenting anonymously: "This can't be fake," "Why does this feel so real?", "Who are these people?"

Payouts start dripping in through shady crypto wallets.

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INT. PARK – DAY

Two RANDOM MEN on a bench. One scrolling through his phone.

MAN 1

Dude. There's this animated livestream. Looks normal. But it's too real. Like — the emotions, the silence, the breakdowns — it's realer than reality.

MAN 2

Where?

MAN 1

Dark web.

MAN 2

Isn't that... illegal?

MAN 1

No crimes. Just… a show.

But I don't get why it's on the dark web.

MAN 2

Probably dodging broadcasting tax or some sh*t.

MAN 1

Maybe. But damn... I'm hooked.

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EXT. LOMAN'S EDGE – NIGHTFALL

The journey is brutal. But finally, Kamal and Miraya reach a massive ancient GATE buried in vines and moss. It hums faintly with energy.

MIRAYA

(stunned)

What the…

KAMAL

Could be another Malcom. Or worse.

MIRAYA

Only one way to find out.

They walk toward it. Slowly. Tension building.

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INT. DARK ROOM – NIGHT

Back in the control room — Loki stares at the live analytics.

VIEWERSHIP: 110K → 245K → 502K

LOKI

(smirking)

Showtime.

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TO BE CONTINUED...

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