Justice warns you. Silas doesn't.
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2:03 A.M.
City Two: Buenos Aires, Argentina
No warning. No clock.
The explosion levels six city blocks.
A library.
Two schools.
A market.
A train.
1,841 dead.
Hundreds of children.
The camera footage is uploaded minutes later — not by Silas, but by bystanders.
The sky turns to fire.
Screams echo beneath ash.
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2:14 A.M.
Silas's Message Appears on Millions of Phones
Plain text.
> "Truth Eighteen: The good die faster. That's why they never win."
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3:00 A.M.
Naomi — In the Air, Above the Mediterranean
She gets the message while mid-flight.
Her heart drops.
> "No timer…" she whispers.
Her second-in-command mutters:
> "He's not sending messages anymore. He's just killing."
Naomi stares out the window.
> "Then it's time to skip to the ending."
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5:00 A.M.
Resistance European HQ — Montenegro Infiltration Prep
Silas's last known compound — the Black Cathedral.
A deconsecrated church turned war zone, deep in the Balkan wilderness.
Satellite footage shows armed patrols. Drones. Trip mines.
Entry points: none.
Naomi watches from a hidden bunker, flanked by ex-spec ops agents and rogue techs.
> "We're not fighting his army," she says.
"We're cutting off the head."
She places a photo of Yuzu on the table.
> "This is for her."
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6:12 A.M.
Silas — Inside the Cathedral
The stained glass is gone.
Replaced by steel and screen.
He walks down the aisle toward a massive throne made of twisted weapons.
He sits.
A young follower approaches — trembling.
> "Buenos Aires was… successful, sir."
Silas gestures.
The follower kneels. Offers a thumb drive.
> "These are their plans. We intercepted Naomi's comms. She's coming. With a strike team."
Silas's golden eyes flicker.
He smiles.
> "Let them come."
He rises.
And for the first time, dons full armor — black, reflective, inhuman.
He puts on his white plague mask.
> "The Hollow is done hiding."
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7:00 A.M.
Across the World — Silence After the Fire
The death toll from Buenos Aires floods every screen.
The Resistance gains 3 million new followers in two hours.
World leaders issue ultimatums.
Religious leaders weep.
Even former Hollow loyalists defect.
A new phrase trends:
> #BurnTheGod
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8:33 A.M.
Naomi's Team — Approaching the Outer Forests of Montenegro
Heat signatures ahead.
Sniper drones. Turret sensors. Collared guard dogs bred for combat.
One agent asks:
> "You sure he's here?"
Naomi nods.
> "He doesn't run. He waits."
They cross into the trees.
> The hunt begins.
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Final Scene
Inside the Cathedral, Silas watches Naomi's team on his monitors.
One finger taps his throne's armrest.
Tick.
Tick.
Tick.
> "She finally came."
> "Good."
He picks up a long-barreled revolver.
Hand-forged. Engraved with one word:
> "Mercy" — scratched out.
He smiles beneath the mask.
> "Let's show them why gods don't bleed."
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Final Line:
> "Step into my chapel, Naomi," Silas whispers,
"and I'll give you a funeral fit for a world."
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