VEILBREAKERSEpisode 4: "Fragments of War"
[LOCATION: Same place. SUVs. Helicopter. Operatives. The Veil fractures above the scene—violently.]
(Everything glitches. Screams become static. The sky looks like shattered glass reflecting different scenes, like channels flickering between realities.)
Kael (clenching his teeth):"What the hell is—"
➔ Then he falls. Not down. Sideways.
WHOOSH.
➔ CUT TO: DIFFERENT WORLD.
Endless ocean. Red clouds. Ships burning in the distance.
Standing on the wreckage is a man with red hair and a long black cloak. Only one arm. Holding a blade with the other.
➔ The man looks at Kael. Smiles.
??? (calm, powerful):"Looks like the Veil broke the wrong way. You don't belong here."
Kael (still gripping his shotgun, stunned):"…You're not real."
??? (ignoring him, stepping closer):"Real enough to teach you something before you break everything."
➔ Around them, silhouettes of pirate crews—blurry, half-loaded, corrupted. The whole world is a data error, like someone tried to boot up the One Piece world and got it wrong.
➔ *The red-haired man raises his sword. Energy ripples off him—not energy, but will.The air bends. Kael's legs almost give out.
??? (calm):"Will bends reality. If you don't learn how to hold yours…"(He nods toward the broken ocean, black static waves crashing)"…you drown."
➔ Training sequence.Kael standing, breath shaking, against invisible pressure.Falling. Standing again. Bleeding from his nose. Refusing to break.
??? (grinning, fading out):"Learn this: Weakness isn't failing. Weakness is standing still. Move forward—or shatter."
➔ Everything fractures again—
➔ CUT TO: DIFFERENT PLACE. A ruined temple. Bamboo forests.
➔ A new figure steps out of the shadows. Green hair. Three swords at his side. But his face? Blurred, unfinished code.
??? (blunt):"You don't know how to use a blade. Fix that."
Kael (half laughing):"Why is everyone cryptic and armed?"
➔ Sword fights. Real cuts. Training. Edge Theory.➔ "The blade doesn't cut flesh. It cuts decisions. Your hesitation. Your weakness."
➔ Suddenly, the sky shatters above them again. Voices calling. The real world pulling him back.
➔ Kael (to the green-haired swordsman):"Got a name?"
➔ The blurred swordsman just smirks."Call me… whatever you want."
➔ Kael lifts a sword now, held steady.His shotgun slung over one shoulder. His posture: different. The way he's standing: dangerous now.
➔ CUT BACK TO REALITY.➔ SUVs. Operatives screaming. Jett sliding next to him, shocked.
Jett (eyes wide):"…What the hell just happened to you?"
➔ Kael cracks his neck. The edge of a grin now on his face.
Kael (finally calm, dangerous calm):"…Learned how to cut problems in half."
To be continued...➔ Next Episode: "No Safe Houses"