. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - DIM LIGHTS STREAMING THROUGH BROKEN WINDOWS
(Tao breathes heavily, glancing back, still shaken. Etzia and her friends approach cautiously. Air hangs thick with tension.)
ETZIA
(gently touching Tao's elbow)
Tao, wait ----
PISA
(out of breath)
We saw you bolt in here like—what happened?
AO
(voice strained)
The kidnapper... I thought I could take him on.
AMARU
(eyeing him skeptically)
Take him on? Did something happen?
ASHAK
(leaning in, urgent)
Why were he approach you?
TAO
(rubbing his temples)
He was trying taking a civilian kid, but I stopped him but, in the process, he was good, and I ran away.
AMARU
(crossing arms, brows furrowed)
This kidnapper could be a civilian, you know? Did you try talking to the police?
TAO
(shaking his head vigorously)
No way. The police can't help—they don't understand!
ASHAK
(pushing for clarity)
Understand what?
TAO
(sighs, finally breaking)
He's a numen user.
Ashak
(confused)
Numen user? What does that even mean?
TAO
(pauses, looking around nervously)
It means... he has special abilities.
The weird thing he was kid kidnapping kids.
Aizen
(a chill creeping in)
Wait, are you saying he is kidnapping civilian kids—
Amaru
(crossing his arms, glancing around) Right? Kidnapping kids... what does that even get him?
Tao
(staring at the ground) Maybe he thinks it's a game... or—like some twisted way to prove something? I don't get it.
Tao
I didn't see his face, okay? Just... scars. A lot of them.
Ashak
Scars? What do you mean?
Tao
On his arms. They looked bad. Like, he'd been tortured or something.
Ashak
Tortured? You sure?
Tao
Yeah, they were deep. Not just scratches. Like he was in real pain.
Ashak
Pain... that sounds serious.
Tao
Exactly. It's like he wore his suffering on his skin.
Etzia
What do scars even mean?
Tao
They tell a story. A history. Maybe a fight.
Ashak
A fight? So, he's dangerous?
Tao
Or desperate. Both, maybe
Amaru
I... I don't like this.
Tao
No one does.
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Life of a Light
FantasyHey! Just a heads-up-this story might feel a little rushed and has its fair share of plot holes. It's my first time writing something with script-style dialogue and pacing, so I'm still figuring things out. Thanks for giving it a chance! ***********...
