The First Fyre Part 2

Written By

Helena White

Based On - 'The First Fyre' - A novel by Helena White

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SCENE 42 - THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS
EXT. THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS - MIDDAY
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We see the endless horizon of the Northern Mountains, their

peaks hidden by the clouds. Aer Spirits howl in delight as
they barrel through the blue skies.

IZABEL, LUKAS, ALASTAIR and EMBER traverse through the rocky

terrain, still wearing the tough cloaks and boots the
Onandowaga tribe have given them.

In the evenings we see the four of them camp in caves and

shelters, LUKAS and IZABEL ignoring one another.

A week has passed, and the narrow path the four are
clambering through starts to make its slow descent. They are
reaching the end of the Mountain range at it's Western point.

ALASTAIR, who is at the front, suddenly holds his hand up in

warning. IZABEL rolls her eyes and huffs, as this is
something ALASTAIR has done a lot of.

ALASTAIR
Wait here. Ember, come with me.

EMBER follows ALASTAIR ahead, whilst IZABEL and LUKAS stay

back to wait for the all clear. IZABEL is uncomfortable with
how close LUKAS is to her.

LUKAS
Why are you avoiding me?

IZABEL
(Annoyed) Is this really the best time
for this conversation?

LUKAS
But why-

IZABEL
We have enough to focus on rather than
debate what happened the other night-

LUKAS
So when is the right time to talk
about it?

LUKAS gets even closer to IZABEL, and for a moment she closes
her eyes and takes a shaky breath. Before she can reply
however, EMBER suddenly reappears, out of breath and
panicked.

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IZABEL
What is it now?

EMBER
I think it's best if you see it
yourself.

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SCENE 43 - PORT TAHOE
EXT. PORT TAHOE - MIDDAY
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LUKAS and IZABEL hurry after EMBER, the descent becoming ever
steeper. The Northern Plains open up beneath them, the River
Calder running through them and heading West. Port Tahoe lies
at the bottom of the mountain, the river running directly
through it. The three of them hurry as they see the black
plumes of smoke rising from the small village.

Port Tahoe is a thousand year old village built on the River

Calder. Thin gothic houses ranging from four to five floors
tower over the river, connected by high-up walkways and
wooden carved bridges that arch above the water enough for
tall sailing ships to pass underneath. The houses are all
made of different colour woods and have crooked chimneys.

Now however, some houses have been blasted to pieces, ships

lie horizontal in the river blocking others that are trying
to pass. The front doors of the houses and walkways are full
of people trying to either escape, or look at their damaged
property and wondering how to fix it.

IZABEL, LUKAS and IZABEL stare at the scene in front of them,

not sure what to do.

IZABEL
The Ancients have already made it this
far...

LUKAS
(Scanning the shadows of the town) Are
they still here though?

ALASTAIR suddenly appears from one of the houses, his

expression grim. He talks to the group quietly, weary of the
stares some of the villagers are giving them.

ALASTAIR
They came during the night. Traders
that usually stay here for the markets
are trying to leave, most of them

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terrified. According to one of them,

the Ancients weren't interested in
killing, they only seemed to be
looking for something.

LUKAS
Did they tell you where the Ancients
went.

ALASTAIR
He wasn't sure. We better get to the
Port now, and get transport to
Ivorfjord. I don't want to get stuck
here overnight.

They all mutter in agreement. ALASTAIR, LUKAS, IZABEL and

EMBER go up one of the bridges to the top walkway and
hurriedly make their way over the town towards the Port.
Traders and villagers argue with one another underneath them
about the boats that had crashed into the houses.

They reach the Port at the end of the street of houses, where
the river opens up into a lake. Roughly made jetties border
either side of the lake, but many of the boats have already
left the village. ALASTAIR makes his way over to a nearby
boat hirer, and leave the others in awkward silence at the
edge of the village.

IZABEL suddenly notices a small girl hiding in the shadows of

the nearest house. She is about ten years old, in a loose
nightie and stares expressionless out into the lake. Her
black hair is in loose braids around her face. IZABEL goes up
to her.

IZABEL
(Gently) Are you okay?

The GIRL shivers despite the warm air. Dirt smudges her
cheeks, and flinches at IZABEL's voice. The GIRL mumbles
something between her fingers, which are in her mouth as she
chews her nails.

IZABEL
(Not understanding the mutters) Hey
hey - it's all okay. What are you
trying to say?

The GIRL shrinks back, her mutterings becoming louder. A

strange expression goes over the GIRL, her face becoming pale
and her eyes glazed.

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GIRL
They went up the mountain. They're
still here. They went up the mountain,
they're still here-

IZABEL sees the blank eyes of the GIRL who keeps repeating
those words, and feels a cold chill come over her. LUKAS
snaps around to them, sensing IZABEL's dread.

LUKAS
(Shouting out to ALASTAIR) Alastair!
They're still here!

ALASTAIR looks over in annoyance, his bartering with the boat

hirer getting no where. When he sees the GIRL however,
ALASTAIR becomes serious. ALASTAIR turns to the boat hirer
who is a short and wirey man wearing an oversized straw hat.
ALASTAIR rams his staff into the man's throat who chokes.

ALASTAIR
Boat. Now.

The boat hirer squeaks and points to the nearest sailing ship
at the end of the jetty. It is old and has seen better days,
but it will do. ALASTAIR throws a bag of coins at the boat
hirer who takes them gratefully and runs off. ALASTAIR turns
to IZABEL, LUKAS and EMBER who all stand frozen by the
village.

ALASTAIR
Move! Get on the boat!

It throws them all into action. IZABEL turns around to the

GIRL again, only to find her gone. EMBER and LUKAS are
already at the boat, and ALASTAIR grabs IZABEL to shake her
out of her hesitancy.

ALASTAIR
What are you doing! Get on the boat-

IZABEL
But there was this girl-

ALASTAIR
What girl!

IZABEL
She almost looked possessed-

ALASTAIR
Can't this wait-

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IZABEL
Just LISTEN to me! She said they went
up the mountain-

ALASTAIR
(Slowly looking to the mountains) The
Western Pass...?

LUKAS
(From the boat) Alastair! We have
company!

Behind IZABEL and ALASTAIR three Ancients are advancing

towards them, their hands crackling with white energy. LUKAS
is already using his staff to create dust clouds which swamp
the Ancients from view for a moment, but their shadows come
ever closer. The GIRL is leading them, her eyes rolled into
the back of her head. She is their mouthpiece, repeating the
same phrase over and over.

GIRL
We have found what we have been
looking for. The One who will save us.
The One who will lead us. We have
found-

ALASTAIR
(Shoving IZABEL forward) Make sure
they leave, even if it's without me.
Go!

IZABEL bolts for the boat, and ALASTAIR backs up away from
the advancing ANCIENTS his staff glowing red. As IZABEL looks
over her shoulder just before she reaches the boat, she
screams as ALASTAIR shoots fire towards the ANCIENTS. The
flames swell hungrily to the GIRL who keeps repeating her
lines.

GIRL
We have found what we have been
looking for. The One who will save us.
The One who will lead us. We have
found-

The GIRL is set ablaze by the Fyre Spirits, her charred

figure collapsing to the floor into ash. The Ancients
continue to advance, stepping onto the ashes of the GIRL and
pushing her remains through the wooden floorboards of the
jetty.

IZABEL leaps onto the boat next to EMBER, and stops LUKAS

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from getting off the boat to help ALASTAIR.

LUKAS
(Angrily) Izabel what are you doing!
I'm supposed to help-

IZABEL
He wants us to leave him! We have to
get to Ivorfjord Lukas-

LUKAS
I can't just leave him!

IZABEL
Yes, you can!

IZABEL wrenches LUKAS's staff out of his hands and taps his
forehead with the emerald. It glows green, and gently knocks
LUKAS unconscious. EMBER looks at the two of them in shock.

EMBER
(To IZABEL) Can you sail?

IZABEL shakes her head, hearing the battle between ALASTAIR

and the Ancients grow ever closer.

IZABEL
I-No-

A drawling voice interrupts her, and they look up to the

crows next to see DELTA sitting in it lazily, peering down at
them.

DELTA
You seem to have gotten lost and ended
up on my boat.

DELTA is a woman of about 24, with dark skin and dreadlocks

tied carelessly behind her. DELTA wears a canvas tank top and
loose trousers, her feet bare. DELTA leaps off the crows nest
and lands in front of IZABEL and EMBER, she is a head shorter
than IZABEL and looks up at her with electric blue eyes.

IZABEL
Your boat? We just bought this boat-

DELTA
That idiot never owned my boat! I own
my boat!

IZABEL is getting more frustrated with this stranger in front

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of her, and is still aware of the Ancients energy getting

closer.

IZABEL
Fine! It's your boat! Can you get us
out of here?

DELTA
Why should I?

EMBER
Because of that!

DELTA looks over to ALASTAIR battling the Ancients and raises

an unimpressed eyebrow. Sighing, DELTA takes a swig from a
leather flask that hangs on her hips.

DELTA
Fine. But we might take a while as we
need wind to get these sail going-

DELTA is interrupted by a large explosion, and the three

girls look to ALASTAIR. ALASTAIR has deflected a large blast
of energy from the Ancients, and in response rises his staff
above the ground and slams it down. Shock waves throw the
Ancients off their balance, and ALASTAIR darts around them,
running towards the mountains.

EMBER
(Spluttering in confusion) What's he
doing!

The Ancients readjust themselves, ignore ALASTAIR's

retreating figure into the mountains and started to advance
on the boat.

IZABEL
He must have gone to warn the tribe.
The Ancients must know they killed the
wrong Chief-

As IZABEL is speaking, DELTA is busying herself with opening

the sails of the ship and tying ropes in preparation to sail.

DELTA
We have no wind. We can't go anywhere.

IZABEL
Is there nothing you can do?!

The first blast of the Ancients misses the boat and slams the

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water, creating a small tidal wave. The boat rocks unevenly

beneath them. DELTA is thrown sideways and grabs the steering
wheel to stop herself from falling over.

DELTA
Woman! You are asking me to magic up
wind-

As DELTA and IZABEL squabble, EMBER looks down at her hands,

the hum of the Ancients energy becoming a loud buzz and the
world seems to be muted.

EMBER
Wind...

EMBER closes her eyes, feeling a breeze rustle her hair

gently. Shuddering slightly, EMBER thrusts her hands forward,
and feels the boat jolt forward. IZABEL and DELTA distantly
shout in shock from the movement. EMBER opens her eyes and
looks to the sky.

EMBER
Aer.

EMBER lets out a scream as she throws her hands upwards to

the sky, calling out the Aer Spirits. They howl towards the
boat, roaring around EMBER as they create their own storm.
Grey clouds swarm the Ancients, blasting them away into the
water.

All of EMBER's pent up emotions come out at once, the rage

swirling around her in black storm clouds. EMBER is still
screaming as IZABEL tries to reach her, the boat blasting
through the water down the River. The Spirits scream with her
in delight.

IZABEL
Ember! EMBER!

IZABEL buckles to her knees and clutches her ears to protect

herself from the screaming - she is too close to the eye of
the storm. Suddenly however, the winds become still and the
screaming is silenced. IZABEL opens her eyes shaking, Port
Tahoe long gone and DELTA trying to sit up beside her.

In front of them on the deck, LUKAS had walked through the

storm and wrapped his arms around EMBER, calming her down.
EMBER was unconscious in his arms, her face drained from
colour and is breathing shallowly. IZABEL searches LUKAS's

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face for answers.

DELTA
(Heaving) Who are you people?!

LUKAS
Who are you?

DELTA
I'm Delta. Now do I have to repeat
myself? Who the hell are you people!

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SCENE 44 - AER SPIRITS
INT. THE NORTHERN SEER'S CAVE - AFTERNOON
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RAYEN is sat crosslegged in the Northern Seer's cave, a

cavern on another mountain opposite the Onandowaga tribe.
It's a homely size, cluttered with wooden shelves which had
jars and glasses of various ingredients and dead animals in
them.

RAYEN stirs a large cooking pot in the centre of the cave,

looking hot and flustered as she has been stirring the pot
for several hours. The NORTHERN SEER sits opposite RAYEN in
an old rocking chair, she seems to be asleep and her staff
lies across her lap.

RAYEN finally loses patience.

RAYEN
I don't understand how this is helping
me in any way!

The NORTHERN SEER jolts awake. She glares at RAYEN and sighs
as she readjusts herself in her chair.

NORTHERN SEER
Stir.

RAYEN
I know these herbs! Awendela in my
village taught me how to use them. Why
is this necessary-

NORTHERN SEER
Tell me then! What is this used for?
What are its Aer properties?

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The NORTHERN SEER jabs her staff at a purple flower growing

in a pot. RAYEN is about to reply, but hesitates.

RAYEN
Echinacea - Wait, Aer Properties?

NORTHERN SEER
(Smug) Aha! That woman did not tell
you about how some herbs can enhance
the connection we have to the Spirits.
Stir!

RAYEN
Awendela was like a mother to me. She
was the healer of the village and
taught me the best she could!

NORTHERN SEER
Do not raise your voice at me!

The two glare silently at one another. The NORTHERN SEER

sighs again.

NORTHERN SEER
Get up, child.

RAYEN scrambles to her feet. The NORTHERN SEER heaves herself

out of her chair, and jabs her staff under RAYEN's chin.

NORTHERN SEER
Echinacea's plant juices can be used
to help tame wilder Aer Spirits. You
will learn to heal, understand and
fight with the Aer Spirits, and I
shall teach you the Sight. I will
teach you all I know, but you will not
question my methods. Do I make myself
clear?

RAYEN
(Swallows) Yes.

NORTHERN SEER
Good. Let us meet your first Spirit.

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SCENE 45 - AWAKE AT LAST
INT. DELTA'S BOAT'S CABIN - LATE AFTERNOON
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EMBER lies in a bunk inside Delta's cabin. EMBER's eyes open,

and she groans as she sits up. She is stiff and tired - she
has been asleep for five days.

EMBER gets up, and exits the cabin into the afternoon sun.

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SCENE 46 - APPROACHING IVORFJORD
EXT. DELTA'S BOAT - LATE AFTERNOON
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EMBER squints in the bright sunlight, shaky on her legs. She

is hungry and incredibly thirsty. IZABEL is the first in her
vision, coming towards EMBER with a cup of water.

IZABEL
Finally! She's alive!

EMBER, still groggy, takes the cup of water and drinks it

gratefully. Above her in the crows nest is LUKAS, DELTA is at
the helm steering the boat down the River Calder. EMBER
stumbles, IZABEL catches her before EMBER falls over.

IZABEL
Hey, I got you.

EMBER
What happened?

IZABEL
The Aer Spirit you summoned blasted us
down the River Calder, knocking off
half the travel time.

EMBER
How long have I been out?

IZABEL
Five days.

EMBER
Five days!? Why didn't you wake me!

IZABEL
We tried. Nothing would wake you.
Lukas carried you to the bunk after
you collapsed into him.

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EMBER blushes as the memories come back to her. To distract

herself, EMBER looks up to DELTA who is looking at the
horizon in boredom.

EMBER
Who is she?

IZABEL
Delta, she's taking us to Ivorfjord.

DELTA
And promptly leaving you lot there.

IZABEL
(Quietly to EMBER) She wasn't to keen
on returning to the city, but wouldn't
tell us why.

DELTA
You lack the charming qualities your
friend up there has. I would've
chucked all of you off my boat if it
hadn't been for him.

IZABEL glares at DELTA, EMBER looks up at LUKAS and she can

see him smiling.

DELTA
Once we get you to the city gates,
I'll smuggle you in and be on my merry
way.

IZABEL
Smuggle?

DELTA
You really like getting me to repeat
myself, don't you? Ivorfjord was
sieged by the Ancients a year ago. The
Ancients now control who enters and
leaves the city, and seeing how eager
they were to kill you I suspect you
don't want to be caught getting in the
city.

EMBER
How will you do that?

DELTA
(Smiling) How much do you like to
swim?

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SCENE 47 - THE NORTHERN LOCK
EXT - THE NORTHERN LOCK OF IVORFJORD - DUSK
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The city of Ivorfjord rises in front of DELTA's boat as it

approaches the Northern Lock.

Ivorfjord is a large city built on cliffs by Carlow Falls,

the conjunction point of the four rivers of the Realm that
fall down into the Western Ocean. Each river into the city is
guarded by a lock that lowers boats into the city. High walls
surround the city, casting dark shadows over the boat in the
dusk light.

DELTA sails confidently into the lock, shouting up the guards

familiarly. At the back of her boat we see EMBER, LUKAS and
IZABEl underwater hanging on to bars that sit beneath the
water level of the boat, hiding them from view from the
guards.

DELTA
You alright Dane? Don't look at me
like that! I know I owe you money, but
business is business! You'll get it by
the next full moon, and don't tell
anyone I'm here! Or I'll tell your
wife who you've been sleeping with...

As the boat sails into the lock, EMBER splutters and rises to
the surface, only to be dragged back under by IZABEL. The
guards don't notice in the darkness, laughing and shouting
back at DELTA. The boat is slowly lowered down in the lock,
and at last sails into the city.

EMBER, IZABEL and LUKAS rise to the surface gasping for air,
the guards and their torches far behind them now. DELTA helps
them back onto the boat. They are all shivering.

The banks of the River Calder are surrounded by sandstone

block houses, the windows framed with dark wood and bronze.
Alleyways and small roads run between the houses, winding
deeper into the city. Gas lamps light the streets, hazy blue
and orange light emitting from the glass and iron boxes.
EMBER stares at the lights curiously, for she has never seen
such a light before.

EMBER looks at IZABEl and LUKAS, and they all suddenly

realise that without ALASTAIR, they have no idea where to go.

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IZABEL
(Hushed) What now? Alastair didn't
exactly tell us what to do once we
arrived in Ivorfjord-

DELTA
You have no where to go, do you?

LUKAS, IZABEL and EMBER look up at DELTA.

LUKAS
No, we don't.

DELTA sighs, taking another drink out of her flask.

DELTA
I have somewhere you can stay the
night. Help me dock and I'll take you
there. But by the morning, you are all
gone, you understand me?

IZABEL, LUKAS and EMBER nod in agreement.

The boat reaches the semi-circle harbour at the centre of the

city. A wooden dam stops boats flowing towards Carlow Falls
at the straight end of the harbour. Despite the darkness, you
can see three towers rising above the harbour, two on either
side of the Falls and the third in the centre. Bridges
connect the three towers together, so guards can walk between
the three over the Falls. Two large wooden wheels churn water
by the outer towers.

The Western and Southern rivers join the harbour, but the
Eastern river's entrance is boarded up as the river bed is
dry. The Easter River runs directly down the centre of the
city.

EMBER hears the roar of the Falls, and the seagulls that
circle the three towers. Her senses are overloaded by how
impressive everything is.

LUKAS helps DELTA dock the boat.

DELTA
Follow me.

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SCENE 48 - THROUGH THE STREETS
EXT. STREETS OF IVORFJORD - NIGHT
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DELTA leads EMBER, LUKAS and IZABEl through the winding

streets of Ivorfjord. Everything is unusually quiet, no one
is about. Puddles and rubbish litter the streets, the only
light in the darkness come from the gas lamps. EMBER tries
not to trip over the lumps and stones on the unkept streets.
LUKAS puts a hand out to steady her, though EMBER is too
tired to care.

DELTA comes to a stop at one of the houses at the top of the

hill they have been climbing and knocks a certain rhythm.
EMBER looks back down to the city, seeing Carlow Falls and
the towers beneath them.

DELTA, IZABEL, LUKAS and EMBER enter the house.

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SCENE 49 - BOURNE
INT. BOURNE'S HOUSE - NIGHT
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The sandstone house is simply furnished, with a wooden table,

two chairs, small cupboards and a metal basin in the corner.
A gas lamp hangs from the ceiling giving a warm faint glow of
light. A ladder leading to the upper floors is in the centre
of the room.

LUKAS collapses into one of the chairs. In front of them

stands BOURNE, a large broad man of about twenty. Black
dreadlocks are swept up by a grey bandanna. BOURNE wears a
dirty white shirt that has a faded pinstriped waistcoat over
it. He also wears large circular bronze goggles that are
pushed up on his forehead. BOURNE is a quiet man, but his
voice is deep and everyone listens when he speaks.

DELTA leans against the metal basin, looking for the first
time slightly sick with an empty bottle of alcohol she has
just downed in her hand.

DELTA
This is Bourne. You are safe here
until morning.

BOURNE
Go up to the ladder. Top floor. You
may sleep there.

BOURNE gives LUKAS, IZABEL and EMBER a brief warm smile.

IZABEL nods her head and tiredly clambers up the ladder.

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LUKAS follows her.

EMBER looks to DELTA who is now heaving into the basin.

BOURNE
I'll look after her. I've seen her
worse.

EMBER nods, and goes up the ladder.

At the top floor is a square low-ceiling attic, the wooden

floorboards covered with blankets and pillows. IZABEL and
LUKAS are already fast asleep, curled up facing each other on
the floor.

EMBER moves away from them, and falls asleep in the corner.

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SCENE 50 - FLYING AND FIGHTING
EXT. OUTSIDE THE NORTHERN SEER'S CAVE - AFTERNOON
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RAYEN sits on a ledge that juts out in front of the Northern

Seer's cave. The great mountain of the Onandowaga towers in
front of her. The NORTHERN SEER stands behind RAYEN, leaning
slightly on her staff.

NORTHERN SEER
Notice the air around you. The
currents, the direction of each
strand. See if you can separate them
out.

RAYEN closes her eyes in concentration, trying to ignore the

long way down beneath her feet which are hanging over the
edge freely. RAYEN furrows her brow as she struggles to pick
out the Aer Spirits whistling around the mountain. RAYEN
takes a deep calming breath and digs her fingers into the
rock she is holding on to.

A faint breeze brushes through her hair, and RAYEN smiles.

RAYEN follows the breeze with her mind up and around the
mountains, seeing the endless Northern peaks stretch out
beyond the horizon. RAYEN's breeze is suddenly knocked off
course by a stronger gust of air. RAYEN's eyes suddenly open
as she feels the wind blast towards her, and hasn't even got
time to shout as the Spirit throws her off the edge and
plummets RAYEN down.

RAYEN hears the whistle of the Aer Spirit, and throws her
hands out to brace her fall that is coming closer and closer.

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Before she hits the ground however, the Spirit throws RAYEN
upwards and suddenly she is climbing altitude. RAYEN blinks
in the suns brightness and shivers in the coldness, seeing
with her own eyes the mountains.

Breathing shallowly, RAYEN is plunged back down to earth with

her Spirit, and tumbles back on to the ledge in front of the
NORTHERN SEER. The Aer Spirit gallops off back around the
mountains. RAYEN laughs hysterically, not believing what she
has just done.

NORTHERN SEER
Well done, child. You have just met
two different Aer Spirits. Now you
shall learn to fight with them.

RAYEN
(Still out of breath) Fight?

SHADI comes up on to the ledge with two wooden staffs in her

hands.

SHADI
Flying with a Spirit is one thing, but
fighting with them is another.

RAYEN scrambles to her feet.

RAYEN
I'm going to fight...you?

NORTHERN SEER
It is the best way to learn.

RAYEN
But how do you fight with Aer!?

NORTHERN SEER
You know the behaviours of two
Spirits. Call on one of them and work
with it to defend Shadi's attack.

SHADI throws RAYEN one of the staffs she is holding, both

have moonstones in the top. RAYEN barely catches it. SHADI
strikes an offensive pose, her staff behind her ready. RAYEN
tries to copy, but looks incredibly awkward.

NORTHERN SEER
Summon your Spirits!

SHADI already has a Spirit circling her, the moonstone

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glowing fiercely. RAYEN reaches out with her mind and finds
the more aggressive Spirit from earlier, and feels it rush
towards her on her call. RAYEN shivers as the Spirit reaches
her, it is as cold as a mountain snow blizzard.

NORTHERN SEER
Good, Rayen! Continue.

SHADI smiles encouragingly and thrusts her staff towards

RAYEN. RAYEN narrowly dodges the blast of air from SHADI,
tumbling to the side.

SHADI
Use your imagination, Rayen!

RAYEN stands up again shaking, but this time ready for the
next blast of air SHADI sends towards her. Around RAYEN, her
Spirit forms a shield to deflect SHADI's Spirit, and the
bullet of air passes around her. RAYEN laughs to herself,
amazed it worked.

Concentrating, RAYEN takes the offensive strategy this time,

and forms a storm around SHADI with her Spirit. The Spirit
turns a dark grey and crackles with a snow blizzard, keeping
SHADI from reaching her own Spirit. SHADI looks at RAYEN
slightly panicked and surprised. RAYEN fuels her grief and
anger into the Spirit, the emotions finally having a chance
to escape. SHADI becomes enveloped by the black clouds of the
Spirit, no longer to be seen.

NORTHERN SEER
Rayen! That is enough!

RAYEN is suddenly broken out of her concentration and looks

at the NORTHERN SEER in panic. SHADI is not her enemy.
Desperately, RAYEN tries to pull the Spirit back, but it will
not listen to her.

RAYEN
Stop! She is not my enemy!

NORTHERN SEER
Never control the Spirits, Rayen! Work
with them so they do what you want to
do, never fight them!

RAYEN takes a deep breath and becomes calm, no longer

fighting against her Spirit.

RAYEN
Let her go.

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RAYEN reaches for the breeze she had felt earlier, and
encourages her wild Spirit to dissipate into the breeze. The
Spirit becomes confused, wrapped up in the warm breeze. The
black clouds around SHADI slowly become clearer, showing
SHADI elevated off the ground and limp from exhaustion.

The two Spirits merge into the light breeze, and fly back
into the mountains. SHADI collapses to the ground coughing,
and RAYEN runs towards her aunt to help her up.

RAYEN
Are you okay!?

SHADI
(To the NORTHERN SEER) Why, why didn't
you stop her?

NORTHERN SEER
She needed to learn how to work with
the Spirit on her own. There is no
better way to learn something by doing
it.

SHADI
(To RAYEN) You have a lot of power,
all fuelled by your emotions. Don't
let them escape like that again.

RAYEN nods silently, slightly uncomfortable by the hard look

SHADI is giving her.

NORTHERN SEER
Now, again!

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SCENE 51 - BETRAYAL?
INT. BOURNE'S HOUSE - THE NEXT MORNING.
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LUKAS wakes up to the loud screech of a Xiuhcoatl. LUKAS

jolts upright, looks down and sees that during the night
IZABEl had laid her hand over his waist. LUKAS gently moves
it away, and sees EMBER still asleep in the far corner.

LUKAS quietly crawls to the ladder and goes down.

LUKAS enters the kitchen at the ground floor. BOURNE is

busying himself on a stove by the metal basin, and looks up
as LUKAS gets off of the ladder. DELTA is slumped over the
table, making no movements.

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BOURNE
Tea?

LUKAS
Yes, please.

LUKAS sits cautiously down on the second chair. DELTA groans

slightly and moves. BOURNE slams a mug of murky green tea in
front of LUKAS. LUKAS takes a sip and tries not to make a
face.

BOURNE
We use seaweed here for our tea.

LUKAS
(Looking at DELTA) Does she always
drink so much?

BOURNE
(Sighs) She's been drinking more this
past year.

BOURNE eyes LUKAS's staff.

BOURNE
(Cont.) You're an Earth Elementalist.

LUKAS
Is that a problem?

BOURNE
No. Delta and I are the last of the
Water Elementalists. We helped smuggle
the rest out when the Ancients took
over the city. They tried to kill them
all, though some managed to escape
with our help.

During BOURNE's speech, DELTA suddenly gasps and sits up

right. DELTA rushes to the basin and throws up, before
returning to the table as BOURNE finishes speaking. BOURNE
eyes her with disapproval, and gives DELTA a mug of tea.
DELTA glares at BOURNE but accepts the tea and takes a
begrudging sip.

DELTA
(To BOURNE) They were running from the
Ancients too.

BOURNE
(Sharply to LUKAS) Why? What did they

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want with you?

LUKAS
(Hesitates at first) We were part of
the last clan of the Earth Ekiya.

DELTA
(Eyes wide) You are part of the Earth
Ekiya?! We thought you had died out
when the Ancients took our city.

LUKAS
We managed to survive, until they
found our last settlement at Qadim. I
am all that is left.

There's a moment of stunned silence. LUKAS looks up to BOURNE

and DELTA.

LUKAS
(Quietly) We relied on your resources
to survive.

DELTA
It wasn't our fault! We had no chance
against the Ancient's magic. The Water
Spirits are trapped-

BOURNE
Delta, enough!

DELTA glares at BOURNE.

LUKAS
The Water Spirits are trapped? What do
you mean-

BOURNE
(Coldly) Delta has said too much. It
is time you leave.

LUKAS
If you are part of the Ekiya, then why
can't we work together, why can't you
help us-

BOURNE
Because you do not understand what has
happened here in Ivorfjord! We risk
the entire Realm if we defy the
Ancients one more time. Their

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Xiuhcoatl are everywhere. You being

here is a threat enough-

IZABEL and EMBER descend from the ladder to hear the last
part of BOURNE's raised voice. LUKAS stands up from his
chair, his staff ready in his hand.

LUKAS
Then why don't you tell us what's
wrong!

BOURNE takes a step towards LUKAS towering over him, but

LUKAS doesn't back down. They are interrupted by a knock at
the door. DELTA leaps up from her chair and stares horrified
at the door.

DELTA
(In a whisper, to BOURNE) You didn't.

LUKAS
Bourne, what have you done?

IZABEL
What do you mean, Lukas?

LUKAS
He's trapped us. Look how pleased he
is with himself!

BOURNE
Calm down boy. They're not after you.

DELTA
(Slowly becoming hysterical) You
didn't!

BOURNE
You knew what would happen if you
returned! Thank those three for
getting you to the city.

EMBER, LUKAS and IZABEL look confused at BOURNE. DELTA turns

on them in fury.

DELTA
You tricked me! This was all set up to
get me back here-

EMBER
What? Delta, don't be ridiculous! We
weren't a part of this at all!

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LUKAS
What's going on!?

DELTA
You don't know a thing! I was in Port
Tahoe to get away from this
godforsaken city, but you just HAD to
butt in and drag me here-

BOURNE
(Bored) You're having a tantrum.

DELTA
I am not, having a tantrum!

The door bursts open and an official guard of Ivorfjord

stands in the doorway (GENERAL). Four more guards stand
behind him, all wearing bronze armour and navy cloaks.

BOURNE nods to the GENERAL.

BOURNE
General.

GENERAL
Bourne, good to see you. (To DELTA)
Princess Emlyn, you have been
requested by Queen Zarya for an
audience.

IZABEL, LUKAS and EMBER stare at DELTA open mouthed at the

word 'Princess'. DELTA is pale, and makes no attempt to fight
the four guards as they grab her by the arms and drag her
outside.

GENERAL
(To BOURNE) She wants to see you to.

BOURNE nods, and the GENERAL exits. BOURNE sighs heavily and
eyes LUKAS, IZABEL and EMBER.

BOURNE
You had better come with us after all.
The Queen could help you. Cover your
faces so the Ancients can't recognise
you.

LUKAS
How can we trust you?

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BOURNE
You can't, but you have no other
choice.

BOURNE picks up his staff that has a blue gem in the top of
it.

BOURNE
I am sure my mother would love to know
how you got her daughter to return to
Ivorfjord.

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SCENE 52 - RETURN OF THE SNAKE
INT. THE NORTHERN SEER'S CAVE - EARLY MORNING
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RAYEN is curled up asleep on a woven mat in the Northern

Seer's cave. The early sunrise is shining into the cave, and
RAYEN stirs as it hits her face.

Time has passed since we last saw her. RAYEN's muscles are
more defined from weeks of training with HIAMOVI, her hair is
streaked with silver from contact with the Aer Spirits, but
dark shadows linger under her eyes from exhaustion.

SHADI runs into the cave and shakes RAYEN to wake her.
SHADI's voice echoes KATERI's voice, pulling RAYEN out of her
dreams.

SHADI
Rayen, Rayen, wake!

RAYEN
(Still half asleep) No, not today. One
day of rest please-

SHADI
Rayen, you have to wake up.

RAYEN opens her eyes and sees SHADI's desperate face. Sensing
her aunts tension, RAYEN sits up and blearily looks up at
SHADI.

RAYEN
What is it?

SHADI
Hiamovi sent me. Early this morning
your tribe from down the mountain
entered Onandowaga, lead by a man

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Chu'a. He has dragged the entire tribe

through the mountain pass to find you
and claims he is here to take his
rightful place as Chief of both
tribes. He has challenged Hiamovi to a
Trial by Aer.

RAYEN
Chu'a? What-how-Trial of Aer?

SHADI
It's a combat challenge to become
Chief, a tradition we have kept since
the first Age. If Chu'a wins, he will
take power and kill Hiamovi.

RAYEN leaps onto her feet and starts to run out of the cave
with SHADI.

RAYEN
What!?

SHADI
Hiamovi wants you there.

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SCENE 53 - TRIAL BY AER.
INT. ONANDOWAGA'S GREAT HALL - MOMENTS LATER
____________________________________________

The Great Hall in the Onandowaga Mountain is split by the two

tribes. On one side, Hiamovi's tribe stand against the wall
eyeing the other side with suspicion. All of the tribespeople
have their staffs in their hand, ready to defend or attack.

Facing them on the other wall, Chu'a's tribe stand huddled

together looking terrified. Many look thin and worn, the
children stand mutely by their mothers and many of the
elderly are missing. CHU'A stands at the front of the huddle
with AWENDELA behind him, her baby bump visible.

A large hand-drawn chalk circle is in the centre of the hall.

HIAMOVI and the NORTHERN SEER stand at the top of the hall,
silent. Everyone turns to look at the entrance as RAYEN and
SHADI burst in.

RAYEN SHADI
Stop! This is madness!

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HIAMOVI
Silence! This is not your fight, for
either of you.

CHU'A grins evilly as he sees RAYEN, and then looks back at

HIAMOVI with a hungry expression on his face.

CHU'A
The challenge has already been made.

HIAMOVI
You have no power here yet, Chu'a. You
shall be silent, as this is not your
home. Rayen, stay out of it.

CHU'A bares his teeth at HIAMOVI, but angrily stays quiet.

RAYEN glares at both CHU'A and HIAMOVI.

NORTHERN SEER
It is time. The two challengers for
Chief shall enter the circle, and
fight to the death. The Aer Spirits
will slowly draw the air supply from
the circle, and decide that the one
who can defeat the other without much
air is worthy of Chief. I shall be the
arbiter. Chief Hiamovi and Chu'a,
enter the circle.

HIAMOVI and CHU'A enter the chalk circle. HIAMOVI is calm and
serene, CHU'A paces his side clenching his fists. RAYEN and
SHADI back to Hiamovi's tribe to watch.

NORTHERN SEER
Begin.

HIAMOVI opens his eyes as CHU'A throws himself at HIAMOVI

with an angry cry. CHU'A slams into HIAMOVI's ribs. HIAMOVI
winces, but uses CHU'A's brashness and grabs the man to
wrestle him on to the floor.

A dome made visible by a silver aura slowly becomes stronger

from the circle, trapping the men in the ring. Chu'a's tribe
flinch at the unfamiliar touch of the Aer Spirits, whereas
Hiamovi's tribe find it comforting.

CHU'A shouts with effort as he punches HIAMOVI's neck.

HIAMOVI looses his grip on CHU'A as he recoils from the
punch. CHU'A leaps up, spitting blood on the floor. CHU'A
kicks HIAMOVI as he tries to get up.

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HIAMOVI makes it to his feet, but both of them now feel the
effects of the Aer Spirits withdrawing their air supply. They
both take a moment to gasp in as much air as they can.

HIAMOVI swings at CHU'A, but CHU'A blocks and counter punches

HIAMOVI. It winds HIAMOVI, his breaths now strenuous.

From the sidelines, RAYEN and SHADI watch in horror, slowly

realising that HIAMOVI's age and size hinders him without
enough air.

The battle continues, CHU'A's face showing pure hate as he

keeps attacking HIAMOVI. HIAMOVI tries to block each time,
but is getting slower and slower. The fatal blow comes as
CHU'A kicks HIAMOVI in his already cracked ribs, and punches
him again in the throat.

HIAMOVI falls to his knees, his wolf pelt already on the

floor to the side, covered in blood. HIAMOVI looks weakly at
RAYEN, and smiles sadly.

CHU'A towers over HIAMOVI, cracking his knuckles and grinning

hysterically. CHU'A's nose is broken and is dripping down to
the floor. CHU'A wipes his face and looks around at the
crowd.

CHU'A
This, is your Chief?

CHU'A laughs, though it turns into an ugly cough as the air

supply dwindles further. HIAMOVI collapses onto his side.
CHU'A snarls and thrusts his foot onto HIAMOVI's neck, and
starts to put pressure down. CHU'A spreads his arms out and
closes his eyes, enjoying the pain he is giving to the Wolf.

HIAMOVI's eyes flutter for a moment, a wretched gasp

protruding from his throat and his fingers twitching at his
sides. CHU'A only pushes down further.

HIAMOVI's gasp become still, leaving the hall silent other

than CHU'A's ragged breaths as the Aer Spirits let go of the
two men. They have chosen their new Chief; the stronger and
younger one. RAYEN is the first to break from the tribe,
trying to run to her Grandfather.

RAYEN
NO!

CHU'A
Stop her!

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Two of CHU'A's men run out from his tribe, and hold RAYEN by
her arms. She hasn't made it to HIAMOVI's body and she stares
at it in horror.

CHU'A steps over HIAMOVI's body and fixates on RAYEN. CHU'A

licks his bloody teeth, and smiles as if he enjoys the taste
of his own blood.

CHU'A
I have rightfully won the trial. You
have no right to the Chieftain
position, you never have.

RAYEN looks defiantly up at CHU'A. RAYEN spits at CHU'A's

feet. RAYEN echoes the phrase ALASTAIR once used.

RAYEN
The jaws of the Wolf will always be
stronger than the fangs of the Snake.

CHU'A scowls at her and slaps her round the face. RAYEN
recoils, looking to the floor defeated. CHU'A looks over to
the NORTHERN SEER, who is expressionless.

CHU'A
Say it, woman. I am the true leader of
both tribes!

NORHTERN SEER
Today you are Chief. I cannot say what
you will be tomorrow.

CHU'A snarls at her, then looks back at RAYEN, talking to the

two men holding her.

CHU'A
Take her to the cells. Take this one
with her too.

CHU'A nods to SHADI, who is still looking at HIAMOVI's body.

CHU'A then speaks to HIAMOVI's tribe, who are all looking at
the man in horror and fear.

CHU'A
You shall now obey me! I will bring us
into the new Age as a power greater
than the West. Bow to me now, and a
new era shall begin!

The tribe hesitate.

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CHU'A
(Shrieks) Bow to me!

As RAYEN and SHADI are pulled out the Great Hall. One by one,
the tribes people bend their knees to their new leader, who
stands in the centre grinning with glee.

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SCENE 54 - NEW ENERGY
EXT. IVORFJORD'S HARBOUR - MORNING
__________________________________

The GENERAL and BOURNE escort DELTA, EMBER, LUKAS and IZABEL
along Ivorfjord's semi-circular harbour. It is now morning,
and the harbour is bustling with tradesmen and the people of
Ivorfjord. Many speak in hushed tones, looking warily around
them. The boarded up Eastern River is used as a market
street, the stands set up at the bottom of the riverbed.

The people look curiously at the escort, whispering amongst

themselves as they spot DELTA. DELTA scowls at them, trying
to shake off one of the guards grip, but he holds on tight.

A long, arched bridge connects the harbour to the middle

tower at the edge of the Falls. The escort starts to make
their way over it, the gas lamps lighting the way.

EMBER walks beside BOURNE. Her face is hidden by her cloak,

but she still looks around in awe at the tower in front of
her.

EMBER
What is this place?

BOURNE
This, is the palace. It was built at
the beginning of this Age to symbol
the completion of the city by King
Cyrus.

EMBER
And the funny lamps? They don't use
fire.

BOURNE
(Laughs shortly) Fire and water don't
mix. The engineers who designed this
city built foundations to direct the
four rivers of the Realm into the
harbour and stop at the dam, the piece
of wood you see rising near the edge

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of the Falls. We transfer the energy

from the water rushing through the dam
at regular intervals to power the
city, including those lights.

Before EMBER can ask another question, the escort arrives at

the front door to the Palace. EMBER suddenly notices the
guard in front of her has a pistol in his belt, a weapon she
has never seen before.

Two large iron doors tower over the escort. Interconnected

bronze cogs and bars cover the iron. The GENERAL pulls out a
small golden key from his belt and fits it into the door.

The door makes a groaning noise as the cogs twist and turn,
slowly opening the doors to reveal the Palace throne room.
IZABEL gives a slow whistle of admiration.

IZABEL
That is a nice door.

The escort enters the Palace.

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SCENE 55 - QUEEN ZARYA
INT. IVORFJORD'S PALACE THRONE ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
___________________________________________________

The grandeur of the throne room mirrors the power of the

ocean. Four pillars of white marble and accented with bronze
support the high ceiling. Two rectangular shallow pools
create a walkway to the throne. The floor is a mosaic forming
and image of waves on a stormy day, and the walls are covered
with paintings of large sea creatures and Water Spirits.

The throne sits on its own pedestal at the end of the room. A
large tall window arches behind it looking out to the Western
Ocean, with a fountain in-between the throne and the window
which provides the water to the two long pools. The throne
itself is mostly made of iron and bronze, indented with
sapphires and other blue gems.

QUEEN ZARYA sits on her throne awaiting the escort. She is a

relatively young queen of about forty and looks very similar
to DELTA, though is thinner and taller. Her hair is covered
by an elaborate head-wrap coloured by turquoise and dun.
QUEEN ZARYA wears a white chemise with puffy sleeves, and a
leather brown corset connecting her top with her large
flowing skirt that is the same colours as her head wrap. Knee
high boots cover most of her legs, that are sat crossed and
her heels tapping impatiently on the bronze. Her most

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striking feature is under each of her eyes, where three dots

of silvery iron look like they have been burnt into her skin.

QUEEN ZARYA looks unimpressed at her daughter. Her voice is

soft but with a powerful, regal tone. She is not surrounded
by any waiting lady's or gentlemen, her court is empty.

QUEEN ZARYA
Princess Emlyn. Exactly what are you
wearing in my court.

DELTA finally shrugs off the two guards and rolls her eyes to
the ceiling.

DELTA
That's the first thing you have to say
to me?

QUEEN ZARYA
It is certainly not the last. Go
change immediately, whilst I acquaint
myself with the strange company you
keep.

DELTA scowls at her mother, but stalks off to the side door
of the room and exits. QUEEN ZARYA's eyes sweep over LUKAS,
IZABEL and EMBER, and she leans back into her throne.

QUEEN ZARYA
Guards, leave us.

The GENERAL and the guards nod to their Queen, rap their
right fists onto their left breastplate, and exit. The iron
doors whir behind the group, signalling they are now alone
with the Queen and BOURNE.

QUEEN ZARYA
Not many people willingly enter my
city in these times. Whatever you say
here is safe from the Ancients. They
may have my city, but so far I have
managed to keep them out of my throne
room. The news of the outside world
grows thin, so please speak.

EMBER steps forward and bows to the Queen before speaking.

EMBER
It is and honour to meet you, your
Grace. I am Ember, and this is Izabel
of Dayton and Lukas of Qadim-

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QUEEN ZARYA
Qadim? Is that not where the last of
the Earth Clans resided?

The Queen leans forward in her chair, alight with interest.

LUKAS steps forward.

LUKAS
It was. The Ancients found us and
destroyed the town. I and my mentor
Alastair are the only survivors.

The Queen sits back in her throne.

QUEEN ZARYA
Alastair...that is a name I have not
heard in a long time. Is he not the
last of the Fyre Elementalists?

LUKAS
(Nodding) He is, and he is also the
reason we are here. The Balance
Ceremony is drawing near, and we need
you, Alastair, Chief Hiamovi of the
North tribe and the leader of the Fae
to come together and ensure the
Spirits remain in our world in the
next Age.

QUEEN ZARYA
You ask much, for someone who is so
young.

LUKAS
Do you want the Realm to look like the
East? Your waters turned to dust and
your city fall into the Ocean?

QUEEN ZARYA
My withdrawal from the Realm's
business is what has kept my city from
falling into the ocean, boy.

LUKAS
(Frowning) What do you mean?

QUEEN ZARYA gets up from her throne and descends down towards
the group.

QUEEN ZARYA
The Ancients took my city for a

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reason. We are the epicentre of all

the Trade Routes of the Realm, and
without them, the smaller villages
such as Dayton and Qadim, would suffer
and become too weak to pose a threat
to their power.

The Ancients also knew we were already

weak from the Eastern River Ea drying
up at the beginning of this Age and
diminishing the flow of energy into
the city. We predominantly use the
energy to keep the city from being
overrun by water and its foundations
collapsing. With one less river we
have used the Water Spirits to upkeep
the flow of the other rivers to
maintain the dams.
The Ancients took our city by trapping
our Water Spirits in an electrical
field so only they can control them,
as the electricity stops us from
communicating with them. If I do not
do as they command, the Ancients can
keep the Spirits trapped and let the
city sink into the ocean.
I alone had to make the decision of
either helping my own people, or
continue to support the Realm with our
supplies. I am so sorry what happened
to the Earth Ekiya, but by closing the
Trade Routes at the Ancients demand
kept my people safe for a little
longer.

EMBER
(Quietly after a pause) You did what
any ruler would have done, and saved
your own before the others.

IZABEL
Is there no way of breaking through
the electrical field?

QUEEN ZARYA
The energy comes from the Ancients
themselves, and no one knows what it
is, or where it came from. We are
fighting an enemy we know nothing

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about.

The group falls into silence again.

EMBER
What if we found the source of the
River Ea, and a way to restart it?
That way you could have the natural
flow of the water once again and no
longer rely on the trapped Water
Spirits to keep the city afloat.

The group stare at EMBER in astonishment.

BOURNE
It sound's impossible, but the girl
may be on to something.

IZABEL
Restart a river!? How would you do
that?

QUEEN ZARYA
It could work. If the River Ea flowed
through the streets again, my people
would feel the power return to the
city again and rise against the
Ancients.

BOURNE
But there is still the question on how
we would restart the river!

QUEEN ZARYA
(Slightly defeated) You are right. It
would take a miracle for that to
happen.

EMBER
(An idea suddenly comes to her.) I can
do it.

QUEEN ZARYA
You can?

EMBER
I know someone who could.

QUEEN ZARYA
Well, who is it?

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EMBER
That I can't say. But I will convince
them, you just have to trust me-

IZABEL
Sounds better by the minute-

EMBER
I can, and I will!

QUEEN ZARYA
I believe you. I do not know why, but
I do. If you succeed and I see that
River in my streets, Ivorfjord will be
ready for the Ceremony.

LUKAS
We haven't got long. The Ceremony
happens in nine days.

QUEEN ZARYA
The Balance Ceremony happens in this
throne room. We are directly over
Carlow Falls, where the strongest
forces from each corner of the Realm
join. All four Elementalists must be
here by midnight on the night of the
new moon.

BOURNE
We must not forget about the
participation of the Fae. Without
their help and the Earth Element
present, the Ancients will have their
way.

QUEEN ZARYA
Then we send two envoys. One to
restart the river with this girl, and
one to the Fae and convince them to
rejoin the Realm to save the Spirits.

BOURNE
We would have to smuggle them out of
the city somehow, and have something
the Fae would want so they would let
us in to their lands-

DELTA suddenly enters the throne room, almost unrecognisable

in her court dress. Similar to her mother she wears a
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revealing the same three iron dots under each of her eyes.
DELTA wears a sleeveless turquoise dress, a leather corset
and brighter orange steps in her skirt. In her hand swirls a
bronze pistol.

DELTA
Bourne, you gotta work on sounding
more positive and less like an army
sergeant.

IZABEL
(Gives a low whistle) You clean up
nice.

DELTA
You should try it.

LUKAS tries not to laugh. The QUEEN sighs at her daughter.

QUEEN ZARYA
No time for that. It is decided.
Ember, you shall go with Princess
Emlyn to the Eastern Plains to restart
the river. Perhaps someone with the
Water Element may be of use. Bourne
shall take Izabel and Lukas to the
South into the lands of the Fae.

BOURNE
How will we convince the Fae to grande
us an audience? We can't use the Trade
Routes as an excuse anymore-

QUEEN ZARYA
The Ancients brought in one of their
people into our prisons. If you break
her out of them, I can arrange a boat
at the Southern Lock to smuggle you
all out down the River Loire. Two
horses will be put on the boat, ready
for the Princess and Ember to make
their way to the East when you are far
enough from the city.

IZABEl and EMBER slowly nod in agreement. LUKAS bows his head
in gratitude.

LUKAS
Thank you, Queen Zarya.

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QUEEN ZARYA
I hope to see you succeed, so my city
is no longer under the threat of these
Ancients.

DELTA grins and swings her pistol around in her hands,

skipping through the group.

DELTA
Who's ready for a prison break then?

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SCENE 56 - PRISON BREAK
INT. IVORFJORD'S PRISON - AFTERNOON
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DELTA, IZABEL, LUKAS and EMBER walk cautiously down the

corridor past cell bars revealing prisoners in various states
of the drug. The rumble of Carlow Falls can be heard through
the dark and wet walls. DELTA is at the front guiding them,
her pistol in her hands. EMBER has one of her katanas drawn.

DELTA steps over the body of a guard. EMBER, IZABEL and LUKAS
do the same but look confused.

IZABEL
(Hushed) What happened to him?

DELTA
We use a drug to subdue the prisoners
so they are quiet. Bourne used a
little bit on the guards, so they
couldn't run and tell the Ancients.

LUKAS
Couldn't the Queen just tell them to
let us through?

DELTA
(Scornful) And that would just let the
Ancients know she's working against
them. No. We are on our own.

The group continue past prison cells.

DELTA
Look out for this Fae, I am not
entirely sure which one it is.

IZABEL
Then how will we be able to tell?

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DELTA
Fae are a proud race and always
appear...different to humans. It'll be
pretty obvious who she is amongst the
rest of this lot.

They pass a cell with a prisoner of a young woman twitching

on her bed in a seizure. IZABEL winces, but carries on.

IZABEL suddenly stops at the next cell, and gets closer to

see clearer into the darkness. IZABEL gasps, for the man
collapsed on the floor is her brother, TARIN.

At the same time, EMBER pauses at the cell next to TARIN's,

and lowers her katana in astonishment, for TAMESIS is in it.

EMBER IZABEL
Tamesis!? Tarin?!

DELTA and LUKAS stop and turn around to hush the girls,
though stop when they see both of their amazed expressions.

DELTA
What is it?

IZABEL
...It's my brother!

EMBER
It's my, well, Mother.

LUKAS comes up next to EMBER and looks at TAMESIS, who is on

the floor unconscious.

LUKAS
(Slowly) Delta...hand me the keys.

DELTA blinks at how serious LUKAS sounds and doesn't question

it. DELTA hands LUKAS the keys, and LUKAS quickly unlocks the
cell.

As LUKAS enters the cell, IZABEL grabs the keys off of him
and unlocks TARIN's cell.

IZABEL
Give me the keys!

EMBER
Lukas, what are you doing?

LUKAS doesn't reply, but hauls TAMESIS, who is lying on her

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back, on to her front and rips down her red dress to reveal
her pale back.

EMBER
Lukas!

LUKAS
I think we found our Fae.

TAMESIS' back reveal two long white scars that disappear into
the rest of her dress.

EMBER
What do you mean?

LUKAS turns to EMBER with a haunted expression.

LUKAS
I just know. (To EMBER) Who is she to
you?

EMBER
She's the one who left me in Colby-

DELTA hurries into the cell and hauls TAMESIS onto her feet
with LUKAS's help. EMBER still stands amazed at TAMESIS, who
is slowly becoming awake.

TAMESIS
(Still under the drug) Who are you?

DELTA
If we have our Fae, we have to get out
of here before the alarm is raised.
Izabel! We have to move!

IZABEL is in TARIN's cell still, his head on her lap. IZABEL

looks up through the bars of the cells.

IZABEL
We have to take him with us!

LUKAS
Izabel we haven't got time-

IZABEL
(Snaps) He's my brother!

LUKAS looks at IZABEL for a moment with TAMESIS still over

his arm.

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LUKAS
Fine. Delta and Ember, take Tamesis,
I'll help Izabel.

They all suddenly freeze as they hear distant shouts from the
entrance of the prison, footsteps getting closer.

IZABEL
Is there another way out?

DELTA
No. That's the only entrance and exit.

IZABEL
(Desperate) Then where do we go!?

DELTA grins and starts to move TAMESIS out of the cell with
EMBER's help. LUKAS darts into TARIN's cell and hauls TARIN
to his feet. The shouts are getting closer.

DELTA
The sewers lead into one of the
rivers, we can get out that way. Run!

DELTA and EMBER go as quickly as they can down the corridor

with TAMESIS between them, away from the prison entrance.
LUKAS and IZABEL follow suite with TARIN between them.

They reach the end of the corridor which is a dead end. The
guards have reached the empty cells and spot the group.

LUKAS
We're trapped!

DELTA
No we're not!

DELTA shoves TAMESIS onto EMBER and yanks the drain that's
beneath them up. It groans as it comes loose, revealing a
chute big enough to fit one person at a time going downwards,
rushing with water. Pistol fire starts to ricochet towards
them.

IZABEL
(Shrieks) You must be crazy!

DELTA
I am.

DELTA dives into the chute. EMBER hesitates, before shoving

TAMESIS down into the chute. EMBER draws her second katana.

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EMBER
Go! Both of you!

LUKAS and IZABEL hesitate, but hurry into the chute with
TARIN as guard's reach them. EMBER deflects a bullet with her
katana, covering LUKAS and IZABEL as they jump into the
chute, LUKAS helping TARIN after IZABEL has gone.

The first guard reaches EMBER who is a bit further ahead from
the others. EMBER cries out as she drives one of her katana's
into his chest. The guard widens his eyes as the sword
protrudes through his body and out his back, blood gurgling
in his moth and spitting on EMBER.

For a moment they look into each others eyes, the guard
terrified, EMBER frozen. EMBER is broken out by another
gunfire, and grunts as she shoves the guard off of her, the
katana still buried in his chest.

The world almost seems to slow down as EMBER leaps into the
chute, the guards shouting after her. As the darkness
swallows her, EMBER leaves one of her katanas behind her for
the first time in sixteen years.

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SCENE 57 - SECRETS BUILT ON SECRETS
INT. ONANDOWAGA'S CELL - NO SENSE OF TIME
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RAYEN and SHADI are sat in a small cave, the entrance barred
with iron. They sit opposite one another. SHADI tucks her
arms around her legs, her head buried down and is shaking
slightly. RAYEN feels empty inside, her head leaning back on
to the cave wall, looking into the white crystals that grow
in Onandowaga, pulsing the only weak light into the cave.

They have been sat there for hours. RAYEN shifts in

discomfort.

RAYEN and SHADI look up as they hear gentle approaching

footsteps. A golden light grows stronger the closer the
footsteps get. AWENDELA appears holding a fire torch, and in
the other a jug of water. A piece of bread is wedged under
her arm. RAYEN makes no motion towards AWENDELA, instead
looks blankly back at SHADI and ignores the woman.

AWENDELA smiles sadly, puts the torch down and crouches.

AWENDELA pokes the bread through the bars, it falls onto the
floor. RAYEN still makes no movement towards her. AWENDELA
heavily sits down, cradling her baby bump.

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AWENDELA sits silent for a moment calming her breathing, and

starts to sing a lullaby she used to sing RAYEN as a child.
RAYEN closes her eyes as the music calms her. As the verse
comes to a close, RAYEN finds herself singing the harmony and
looks over to AWENDELA as the song finishes.

RAYEN crawls to the bread and starts to gratefully break bits

off and chew. RAYEN passes the other half to SHADI, who takes
it.

RAYEN
Why are you here?

AWENDELA
I wanted to see how you were.

RAYEN
(Looks away, emotional) How could you
let him do that? Stand by him as he
pushed me away from the tribe? Let
Hiamovi die?

AWENDELA flinches as RAYEN's voice gets louder and echoes

around the cave. A tear runs down her face and AWENDELA looks
to her stomach in shame.

AWENDELA
It was the only way I could protect my
child.

RAYEN
The Snake's child.

AWENDELA
No.

AWENDELA looks up at RAYEN with a new fire in her eyes. RAYEN

blinks in surprise.

AWENDELA
(Cont.) The child inside of me is not
the Snake's child. It is the child of
the Eagle.

RAYEN takes a moment to understand what AWENDELA has just

said.

RAYEN
How can that be?

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AWENDELA
I have always hated that man. I was
forced into that bond by my parents.
He is a monster. I watched him drag
our tribe through the mountains,
leaving the elderly behind to die
because they couldn't keep up. Today,
I watched him slaughter a good man in
cold blood, a man who reminded me so
much of Makya-

AWENDELA finally chokes on her words and looks away. RAYEN

and SHADI are shocked at AWENDELA's outbreak. AWENDELA takes
a calming breath.

RAYEN
...Is that child inside of you really
my fathers ?

AWENDELA
You are not alone anymore, Rayen.

RAYEN leans back on to the cave wall in silence. AWENDELA

smiles weakly.

SHADI
How did it happen, if you were mated
to the Snake?

AWENDELA
You must understand that Makya was
lonely after Kateri's death. He had to
raise a child on his own and lead a
tribe. I offered to take care of
Rayen, allowing him not to worry if
she was always alone when he was away.
I cared for you Rayen, as a daughter,
and loved teaching you my craft and
watch you grow.
From seeing you so much, I also got to
know Makya well. Over time, your
father and I slowly grew feelings for
each other, in ways I have never felt
before. One night I blurted out how I
was falling in love with him, and
without a word he swept me up in his
arms and kissed me.

AWENDELA smiles at the memory. RAYEN is not sure if she is

uncomfortable hearing about her father's secret love affair,

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or romanticised by it.

RAYEN
I still don't understand. How did you
end up with Chu'a if you and my father
loved one another?

AWENDELA sighs, resting her hand on her bump.

AWENDELA
I had been betrothed to Chu'a for a
very long time. If my family and the
tribe had discovered our affair, I
would have dishonoured my family and
both Makya and I would have been
banished from the tribe. You would
have been alone Rayen, and both of us
agreed we would rather loose each
other than you.

RAYEN
(Somber) Thank you. Without either of
your sacrifices, I would never have
had the chance to know at least one of
my parents. I cannot thank you enough
for that.

RAYEN reaches through the bars to AWENDELA, who with tears in

her eyes, grabs on to RAYEN's hands and smiles warmly.

SHADI
If you broke your affair off so long
ago...how was the child conceived?

AWENDELA goes pale and grips RAYEN's hands harder for

support. It takes AWENDELA a moment to recollect herself
before continuing.

AWENDELA
Seven moons before the Ancients
destroyed our village, I was beaten by
Chu'a as I had disappointed him.

RAYEN
(Horrified) Beaten?

AWENDELA
(Laughs coldly) He did it often. We
had been trying for a child for a long
time, he wanted an heir. I kept losing
each one. He blamed me, saying it was

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the Spirits saying I was not worthy to

carry his son. I was left bleeding in
my bed with the remains of my child
beside me and bruises all over my
body. He had left me to entertain
himself with other women.
Your father found me, and cried out
when he saw my own blood drying on my
skin. He took me home, washed me, and
I felt safe for the first time since
we had broken our affair off. I woke
to his gentle arms encircling me.
For a week he cared for me as Chu'a
was on a hunting trip. I recovered,
and we tried to keep our distance
though neither of us could help
ourselves. I wanted to feel loved one
more time before I returned dutifully
to my mate.
When I found I was with child, Makya
was the first to know. He wanted to
run away with me as you were becoming
old enough to run the tribe. I
refused, as I knew you still needed
his guidance and claimed the child to
be Chu'a's. Little does the Snake
know, however.

AWENDELA laughs coldly again, but it turns into a weary

cough. AWENDELA looks up to RAYEN through the cell bars and
touches RAYEN's face.

AWENDELA
I may have loved your father Rayen,
but I also loved you as my daughter.

SHADI comes beside RAYEN and touches RAYEN's shoulder. The

three women cling to each other through the bars that
separate them, the pain dampened slightly by each others
warmth and hope.

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SCENE 58 - FEAR OF A SISTER
EXT. IVORFJORD'S SOUTHERN RIVER - DUSK
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IZABEL tumbles out of the chute that empties out in

Ivorfjords Southern River. It is a section of the River that

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diverts into a separate lake for sewage from the Prisons.

BOURNE, LUKAS with TARIN and TAMESIS, and DELTA are waiting
for her at the shore.

IZABEL coughs and spits in the murky green water, gagging

from the smell. Grimly, IZABEL swims to the shore and runs to
TARIN's body on the ground. He is slowly stirring, and starts
to cough water up. IZABEL throws her arms around TARIN.

IZABEL
(Gently) You're alive! It's okay,
you're safe now-

TARIN takes a moment to realise who is hugging him, then

suddenly shoves IZABEl away and scrambles back. He is still
slightly under the drugs influence, and is sluggish. IZABEL
looks at TARIN confused.

TARIN
Get away from me!

TARIN looks around at the strange people around him and tries
to make a run for it. BOURNE stops him.

IZABEL
Tarin-I-What's wrong with you! It's
me, Izabel-

TARIN
I don't want her near me!

BOURNE
Why is he like this?

BOURNE struggles to keep TARIN still.

IZABEL
I-I don't know. He's my brother, maybe
he doesn't recognise me from the drug
still-

TARIN
Let me go! Let me go-

Now getting annoyed, BOURNE draws out a vial with the drug in
it, and forces TARIN to drink it. TARIN gurgles in protest,
but becomes unconscious in BOURNE's arms. BOURNE grunts at
the deadweight of TARIN.

IZABEL
What did you do-

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BOURNE
We haven't got time for this! Where is
Ember?

A shriek interrupts them. They all look to the pipe, to see

EMBER tumble out of it. EMBER reaches the shore and DELTA
rolls her eyes at BOURNE.

DELTA
Always the dramatic, aren't you
Bourne?

BOURNE
(Annoyed) Let's go. Kelven is waiting
for us.

The group start to make their way down the Southern River
towards the city walls.

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SCENE 59 - KELVEN
EXT. IVORFJORD'S SOUTHERN LOCK - DUSK
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BOURNE carries TAMESIS and TARIN over his broad shoulders.

DELTA skips ahead of him with LUKAS leading the way, EMBER
and IZABEL follow them.

They approach a large barge waiting to pass through the

Southern Lock. The Southern Lock is grander and larger than
the Northern Lock, used for trade between the South and the
West during this Age.

KELVEN waits for the group on the ship. He is a tall and

muscular man, only wearing brown leather trousers with thick
boots, and is bare chested. KELVEN is clean shaven and bald,
with metal iron dots decorating his scalp. One of his arms is
missing, replaced by a mechanical bronze arm that whirs and
allows fingers to move individually.

KELVEN spots BOURNE and DELTA and laughs boisterously. He is

a true vulgar pirate.

KELVEN
Bourne! About time you got here! It's
been a while since we travelled South
together - have you brought women for
me to enjoy tonight?

IZABEL and EMBER grit their teeth. BOURNE finally gets a word
in.

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BOURNE
Kelven! Good to see you. It's best we
leave now-

KELVEN laughs and turns to DELTA who is eyeing KELVEN in

distaste.

KELVEN
I see you brought Delta with you.

DELTA
(Crosses her arms) Still the worthless
pirate, Kelven?

KELVEN
(Bows mockingly) Your words hurt me,
Princess Emlyn. You were much more fun
when you were younger.

DELTA growls and knees KELVEN between the legs and marches
onto the barge.

DELTA
Don't call me princess.

KELVEN doubles over with a grunt and BOURNE laughs, slapping

KELVEN on the shoulders.

BOURNE
You should know by now not to call her
'Princess.' The other women with us
are also under my protection, Kelven.

KELVEN
(Still recovering) All right, all
right. Just get on the barge.

They all board the barge. EMBER, DELTA, LUKAS and IZABEL go
with TARIN and TAMESIS down below deck to hide from the
guards.

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SCENE 60 - PARTING WAYS AGAIN
EXT. KELVEN'S BARGE - DUSK
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The barge gets through the Southern Lock, the alarm hasn't
reached the locks yet from the prison.

The barge slowly moves through the Southern River Loire and
away from the city walls. EMBER, DELTA, IZABEL and LUKAS

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return to the top deck where two horses wait for them.

EMBER turns to LUKAS and IZABEl and smiles faintly.

EMBER
I guess this is it.

IZABEL hugs EMBER.

IZABEL
You must be crazy to restart a river.
Good luck.

EMBER
It'll have to work. We have no other
option.

DELTA
I'd rather go on this suicide mission
than meet the Fae.

IZABEL
What's that supposed to mean?

DELTA
(Grinning) You'll see.

EMBER and DELTA mount their horses. EMBER nods to IZABEL and
LUKAS.

EMBER
See you on the new moon.

EMBER and DELTA nudge their horses, and gallop off the barge
and leap to the shore. LUKAS and IZABEL go to the edge of the
barge to watch the retreating figures disappear into the
East. LUKAS looks to IZABEL and takes her hand.

LUKAS
It's just the two of us now.

IZABEL looks into the sunset, not sure how to feel and pulls
her hand away from LUKAS.

IZABEL
I guess it is.

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SCENE 61 - ANOTHER SECRET REVEALED
INT. ONANDOWAGA'S CELL - TIME UNKNOWN
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AWENDELA has been gone for several hours now, and RAYEN and
SHADI lapse into silence. Their heads snap up as they hear
footsteps rushing towards their cell, and keys rattle as
AWENDELA appears and opens the door hurriedly.

RAYEN
(Rushing to the door) Awendela! What's
wrong?

AWENDELA lets RAYEN and SHADI out of the prison, and they
start to hurry along the corridor.

AWENDELA
There's a part of the story I didn't
tell you. When your mother Kateri
arrived to our village, she was
already in labour with another child.
I was her midwife, and she gave birth
to a son-

SHADI
She was what!? How is that possible-

AWENDELA
-and Makya thought it was best the son
was raised separately from Rayen when
Kateri died as the tribe always feared
both of them. Makya did not want the
tribe to treat Rayen the same way they
did with the son-

RAYEN
Awendela, slow down! What's going on?!

AWENDELA turns to RAYEN and SHADI out of breath. They are

near the Great Hall.

AWENDELA
Chu'a know's who it is. It's Elio,
Rayen. You have a half brother. Chu'a
has kept Elio alive this long as
leverage over you, but now he plans to
kill Elio and you to end any claims to
the Chieftain position.

RAYEN
Elio!? Why only tell me now-

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AWENDELA
So much has happened I-

AWENDELA doubles over in pain and lets out a low groan. RAYEN
and SHADI rush to support her, and RAYEN looks at SHADI in
terror.

RAYEN
What's happening! What's wrong with
her-

Fluids splash onto the floor from AWENDELA, she is shaking in

terror.

AWENDELA
(Weak and disorientated) No-no-not
now-

SHADI
The stress of the last few weeks has
taken its toll. She's gone into labour
premature-

RAYEN
What do we do-

SHADI
I'll take her away safe from Chu'a.
Listen, Rayen, you have to challenge
him to a Trial By Aer. It is the only
way to end his power over this tribe.

RAYEN
I have to kill him!?

SHADI
It's the only way. You cannot fail.
Chu'a cannot see this child, and you
have to save Elio if he truly is
Kateri's first born.

RAYEN backs away from SHADI and AWENDELA, who is now leaning
against SHADI in agonising pain. RAYEN nods.

RAYEN
Go. Chu'a won't get to Awendela.

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SCENE 62 - THE FALL OF THE SNAKE
INT. ONANDOWAGA MOUNTAIN'S GREAT HALL - MOMENTS LATER
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RAYEN bursts into the hall to see CHU'A with his staff in
hand at the head of the hall. ELIO is on his knees in front
of CHU'A, bruised and bloody. The two tribes still stand
divided against the walls, watching. They all look up at
RAYEN's entrance.

RAYEN
I, Rayen, daughter of Makya the Eagle
and Granddaughter to Hiamovi the Wolf,
challenge you Chu'a, to a Trial By
Aer.

There is a moment of stunned silence. CHU'A takes a moment to

process RAYEN in front of him, and laughs at her.

CHU'A
You dare to challenge me!?

RAYEN
I have more right to be Chief than you
ever did.

CHU'A's laugh turns into a scowl. ELIO looks at RAYEN in

wonder. CHU'A kicks ELIO over, and ELIO grunts in pain. CHU'A
strides up to RAYEN his expression dark. The NORTHERN SEER
stands apart from the tribe, listening intently.

CHU'A
You will only keep the tribe here in
the mountains. Why should we hide away
in this tomb? You are a lonely woman
with a bastard brother - ah yes I know
about your mothers little secret - and
a father who had an affair with my
mate! I know more than you realise
girl-

RAYEN
My challenge still stands.

NORHTERN SEER
And her challenge is recognised.

CHU'A is heaving in anger, and looks to the NORTHERN SEER

furiously.

CHU'A
Fine. If death is your wish, I will

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oblige with pleasure.

The chalk circle from the first trial is still drawn in the
Great Hall. The NORTHERN SEER steps forward, her staff
glowing a pale white.

NORTHERN SEER
Step into the circle.

CHU'A licks his lips and paces his side of the circle. RAYEN
calmly enters the other side, though her palms are sweaty and
inside she is terrified. CHU'A may be wiry, but he is strong
and full of hate. RAYEN clenches her fists. She must succeed.
For Awendela and Elio and her tribe. There is no other way.

NORTHERN SEER
I now call on the Aer Spirits, who
will test these two challengers to
find the worthy!

RAYEN feels the presence of the Aer Spirits and is for a

moment comforted by them. Her hair on her arms stands up, and
suddenly she feels the uncomfortable feeling of pressure as
she tries to breath, the air being slowly withdrawn from the
circle.

As RAYEN gets used to the feeling, she is not paying

attention to CHU'A leaping forward and throwing a sharp jab
at RAYEN's jaw. In slow motion, RAYEN is thrown backwards and
tastes the metallic wetness of blood in her mouth. CHU'A has
drawn first blood.
Trying to get her balance back, RAYEN blinks blearily, though
this time is ready for CHU'A's attack and manages to dodge
it. RAYEN manages to get a blow to CHU'A's ribs, but it
barely phases him and CHU'A kicks RAYEN in the ribs, cracking
them.

Winded, RAYEN backs away, her breathing becoming more

laborious. CHU'A shoves her to the ground and starts to kick
RAYEN furiously. RAYEN curls up into a foetus position and
tries to protect her face from CHU'A's abuse. The world is
blurry to her as RAYEN tries to conserve her air. She is at
the point where she feels no pain.

The world suddenly becomes sharper as CHU'A stops kicking

RAYEN. He is out of air and is heaving beside her. This is
what RAYEN has been waiting for.

RAYEN scrambles up, blood dripping down her face. She see's
CHU'A distracted as he scrabbles at his throat for air. RAYEN

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punches CHU'A in the face, enjoying the feeling of her fists

against his flesh.

CHU'A chokes and for the first time looks scared. He tries to
defend himself, but is clumsy. RAYEN punches his throat hard.
RAYEN grabs CHU'A's hair, and with her other hand gouges into
CHU'A's eyes, smiling slightly as she hears his screams of
pain. RAYEN feels body fluids drip down her fingers and
CHU'A's face as she draws her fingers away from his destroyed
eyes.

CHU'A's body collapses to the floor, and RAYEN feels the Aer
Spirits withdraw from the circle, letting her breath again.
It is only now that RAYEN realises how badly she needs air,
and gasps desperately.

RAYEN keeps punching CHU'A's fallen body, tears running down

her face, but is pulled away by the hands of the NORTHERN
SEER.

NORHTERN SEER
Stop, Child. That is enough.

RAYEN pulls away, out of breath and looks coldly at the

NORTHERN SEER. RAYEN pulls out of the NORTHERN SEER's grip.

Ignoring CHU'A's fallen body and the stunned silence of the

tribespeople, RAYEN runs to ELIO's body and crouches down.
RAYEN flinches as she does, her ribs are broken.

RAYEN
(Croakily) Hey, Elio.

ELIO stirs and looks up at RAYEN.

ELIO
(Blearily) I must be with the Spirits,
for my sister is before me.

RAYEN
(Gently amazed) You know?

ELIO
I heard everything. I shall never be
prouder to call you my sister. You are
more blood to me than anyone else.

RAYEN laughs with relief, kisses ELIO's forehead and rises to

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RAYEN
I am your Chief. I forgive you, for
standing idly by this man for so many
winters. For standing by the man who
spat on my fathers name and killed the
Great Wolf. I forgive you, so that our
two tribes can heal and become
stronger together for the future.

RAYEN turns and runs out of the Great Hall to find AWENDELA,
the Snake's body left in blood on the floor with dark holes
in his skull where his eyes once were.

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SCENE 63 - ENTERING ALFHEIM
EXT. KELVEN'S BARGE APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN FORESTS - LATE
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AFTERNOON

KELVEN's barge is approaching the Southern Forests. IZABEL

and LUKAS stand at the front of the barge, feeling the sun
disappear above them as the trees grow denser.

The barge sails deeper into the forest, slowly entering Fae
territory. The land of the Fae is called 'Alfheim.'

Soon, the only light guiding the barge through the trees are
thousands of golden fireflies buzzing gently in the tunnel
around the river created by the tree branches.

Dark figures and shadows rustle in the trees, giving out

animal shrieks and calls that unsettle the crew. KELVEN
steers the helm, looking around uneasily. BOURNE stands next
to KELVEN, looking firmly ahead.

TAMESIS has been dragged up on deck, for the boat has been
travelling from Ivorfjord for two days. TAMESIS is becoming
conscious finally, and as she gets her bearings she realises
where she is.

TAMESIS
What have you done?

LUKAS and IZABEL look to TAMESIS.

TAMESIS
Where is Ember?

IZABEL
Not here. What are you so scared of?

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TAMESIS looks around the dark trees and pales even further.

TAMESIS
(Whisper) Them.

A tidal wave of whispers and animal sound swarm TAMESIS,

LUKAS and IZABEL; only they can hear them. The voices creep
towards IZABEL and LUKAS curiously, hissing at them.

A cold voice cuts through the voices before they get too
uncomfortable.

MORWEN (VO)
Enough.

LUKAS opens his eyes, his body shaking. Beside him, IZABEL is
also trembling, and they look at each other in fear.

The crew shout as they see a small docking bay approaching.

The barge comes to a halt at the wooden jetty, and the plank
thunks to land to allow its passengers to disembark. TAMESIS
shrieks and tries to make a run for it.

BOURNE
Don't let her escape!

KELVEN's crew manage to grab TAMESIS and hold her in place.

KELVEN
Go on, get her men! That's it, keep
her quiet-

TAMESIS
Let me go! It is suicide going in
there-

BOURNE
(To KELVEN) Bring her seperataly.
Don't let her make too much noise.

KELVEN
(Grinning) Oh, she won't.

CAUIS is waiting for them by the plank. CAUIS is one of the

Fae, and has long black hair slicked back against his scalp
showing his pointed ears. His skin almost looks like it's
tainted red, and his yellow eyes pierce through the gloom.
His voice is dark and foreboding.

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CAUIS
Welcome. The Lord and Lady of Alfheim
await your arrival.

BOURNE disembarks first carrying TARIN, IZABEL and LUKAS

follow him.

KELVEN
(Shouts from the barge) Cauis! It's
been a while!

CAUIS
Not long enough.

CAUIS turns and guides the group further into the trees along
a narrow path.

BOURNE
(Chuckling back to KELVEN) You have
never had the charm for the Fae,
Kelven. We shall see you there.

As the group follow CAUIS, IZABEL suddenly sees CAUIS's large

sweeping hawk wings on his back. They move separate from his
body, and are large and beautiful.

IZABEL
He has wings.

BOURNE
(Dryly) He is Fae. Of course he does.

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SCENE 64 - THE LORD AND LADY
INT. THE FAE THRONE GLEN - DUSK
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CAUIS, BOURNE carrying TARIN, IZABEL and LUKAS pass through a

tunnel made of woven willow which opens up into a domed glen,
tall fir trees boarding it. Fae crouch and watch the group
with hushed whispers from the branches over the glen. They
appear alien-like, all with different skin colours, some with
webbed feet and scales, some with long nails and others who
don't look anything like a human. Their wings are all
different insects, butterflies and bird types. All have
pointed ears.

Sitting at the top of the glen are MORWEN and LORD EMYR in
two willow woven thrones.

MORWEN's throne and the floor by her feet are covered with

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vibrant purple lavender flowers, which curl around her body

and white birch staff. MORWEN is long and elegant, her pale
complexion almost makes her skin look silver. White blonde
hair falls in curls softly around her shoulders, and behind
her on her throne, her white feathered swan wings rustle.
MORWEN is wearing a floaty lilac gown. The lavender almost
clings to her as if it relies on her to exist.

LORD EMYR's throne is covered with white lotus flowers. His

hair is long and dark as night, his face angular and stern.
Folded behind him like a cape are his skeletal dragonfly
wings. Both his eyes are a completely shiny black. His black
staff is in his hand, with white lotus flowers growing around
it. The staffs of the Fae all have green emeralds in the top
of them.

The Fae still chatter and whisper around the newcomers,

IZABEL looks particularly unsettled. MORWEN looks bored.

CAUIS
Kneel, to the Lord and Lady of the
Fae.

They all kneel. LORD EMYR looks at the group coldly.

LORD EMYR
Why are you here?

BOURNE rises and steps forward.

BOURNE
My Lord, we bring news from Ivorfjord.

LORD EMYR
Ah! Prince Bourne. It has been nearly
an entire Age since one of the royals
from the West graced our forest. What
news do you bring?

BOURNE
The Ancients have seized Ivorfjord.
The Age we are in is drawing to a
close. We need your people to join
ours to stand a chance against the
Ancients.

LORD EMYR
So the rumours are flesh and true. Why
should we care for the rest of the
Realm, when the Realm is so polluted
by newfound ideas?

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BOURNE
Newfound ideas, My Lord?

LORD EMYR
Yes. Humans are discovering new
sciences and mechanics, forgetting the
bonds you have with the Spirits.

BOURNE
Then you realise how important it is
we have a strong Earth representative
at the Balance Ceremony to keep the
Spirits in this Realm. You cannot be
blind and ignore such an ancient
tradition-

LORD EMYR
How dare you call me blind! You cannot
waltz in here and tell us what our
responsibilities are! Our people have
been in this world longer than any of
your ancestors, from the first clans
to the burning of Carsten and the Fall
of the Fyre Civilisation!

MORWEN puts a hand on LORD EMYR's arm, and he calms.

MORWEN
We know how weak your city is without
the Eastern river. How can we perform
the Balance Ceremony if Carlow Falls
is not strong enough?

LUKAS
We have sent an envoy to the East to
restart the river.

MORWEN looks carefully at LUKAS, suddenly showing interest

for the first time with a slight hunger in her eyes.

MORWEN
And how do you know that will work?

IZABEL
Faith.

MORWEN sees IZABEl and pales, but before she can say
anything, a shriek echoes through the glen and KELVEN enters
with TAMESIS, who is struggling in KELVEN's iron grip around
her arms.

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KELVEN
(To Tamesis) Will you give it a rest!

The Fae in the trees gasp and shriek in outrage at TAMESIS's

entrance. MORWEN leaps off of her throne, her wings arched up
tensely behind her. TAMESIS is thrown to the floor to kneel
to MORWEN by KELVEN. TAMESIS stands up angrily, then is turns
to face MORWEN with a weak smile.

TAMESIS
Sister, I did not expect to see you
again.

MORWEN rises from her throne and the lavender follows her
feet as she walks towards TAMESIS in fury.

MORWEN
For you knew that if you did, you
would die. Where is the child?

TAMESIS
Away from you.

MORWEN screeches, her wings rising higher to the trees and

the Fae's shadows scuttle away in fear.

MORWEN
You were to bring the child to me!

TAMESIS
She would have become a weapon in your
hands! I have followed her rebirth for
a millennium and knew she was destined
for more than you-

MORWEN is shaking with rage as she gets closer to TAMESIS,

her lips thin and her skin cracked like broken china. MORWEN
suddenly notices the crowd looking at her, and she pulls back
her anger, the cracks smoothen on her skin.

MORWEN
You have become too human, sister. No
matter how hard you've tried to hide
it, your blood says who you truly are!

MORWEN shrieks again as she thrusts her staff towards

TAMESIS. A green bolt of energy hits TAMESIS unprepared in
the chest. TAMESIS arches backwards and screams in horrific
pain.

TAMESIS bends forwards, her dress ripping at the back as two

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skeletal bones writhe under her skin and break through it.
Blood starts to run down TAMESIS's back, her entire body
trembling. The bones continue to grow out, and as they reach
full size black feathers begin to grow out of the bone.

The Fae shriek and holler in glee as TAMESIS straightens up

panting heavily, her body still shuddering with pain as her
wings arch behind her, matching MORWEN's white ones.

TAMESIS
You have become blind Morwen. Do you
not see who else has come home?

MORWEN catches her breath and looks at LUKAS and IZABEL

again. Her eyes narrow. MORWEN's gaze settles on IZABEL.

MORWEN
Get up, child.

IZABEl stands and looks determinedly at MORWEN. MORWEN gives

out a breath of amazement.

MORWEN
(More to herself) ...Alyvia.

IZABEL
My name is Izabel!

LORD EMYR
Who is she Morwen?

MORWEN takes a step back.

MORWEN
My daughter.

IZABEL backs away in shock. The Fae screech around the group
in excitement, but quieten immediately when MORWEN raises her
hand to silence them.

LORD EMYR
I see. And dare I ask who the father
is?

MORWEN looks at TAMESIS with a glint of fear in her eyes.

MORWEN
We swore never to speak of this.

TAMESIS
It is not something you can avoid

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forever.

MORWEN breaks her gaze as LUKAS shifts uncomfortably.

MORWEN
(Breathy, excited) Then this must be-

TAMESIS
Yes. That is Kieron.

LUKAS blinks in confusion.

MORWEN
(Softly) Oh, this is perfect. They
have come to me at last!

LUKAS
What are you talking about?

MORWEN shakes herself out of her amazement.

MORWEN
Your mother stands next to you, boy.

LUKAS looks over at TAMESIS, and he goes pale. TAMESIS looks

at LUKAS, her head held high.

TAMESIS
(To MORWEN) I left him with the Ekiya
for them to raise. Finding the child
was my priority.

LUKAS
Do you mean Ember?

LORD EMYR
(More urgent) Morwen. Who is the
father?

MORWEN looks up to LORD EMYR, her white curls hiding her

face.

MORWEN
He was the last of the Fyre
Elementalists.

LUKAS looks sick.

LUKAS
...Alastair?

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MORWEN smiles at his horror.

MORWEN
He was a lot younger when Tamesis and
I met him. Tamesis fell in love with
him, and whatever my sister had, I
had.

TAMESIS
You had no right!

MORWEN
Enough sister! That is now far in the
past.

IZABEL takes a sharp intake of breath, something has just

clicked, and she backs away from LUKAS.

IZABEL
But that would mean-

MORWEN looks between IZABEL and LUKAS carefully.

MORWEN
Yes. In one way, you are half
siblings.

LUKAS looks desperately at IZABEL, but she looks away unable

to look at him.

MORWEN
What I want to know however, is how my
daughter is still alive.

TAMESIS
Ah! If only you hadn't chosen a hunter
who had pity in his heart for the babe
you wanted to kill, and gave her to a
human family to raise instead...

The cracks start to appear on MORWEN's face again.

MORWEN
Cauis!

CAUIS steps forward expressionless.

CAUIS
My Lady?

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MORWEN
How did you fail me?!

CAUIS
I went back to kill her after years
had past. After killing her parents, I
believed her brother, full of hate
towards our kind and fuelled by my
murder, would finish the job.

MORWEN
But he clearly didn't!

The cracks on MORWEN's face get darker. MORWEN sees TARIN in

BOURNE's arms and points her staff at TARIN's head.

MORWEN
Wake!

TARIN stirs and yelps as he sees the Fae around him. TARIN
drops from BOURNE's arms and scrambles to look around, his
chest heaving.

TARIN
Where am I?!

MORWEN
(To the listening Fae) This is your
example! Of a human who has hated our
kind his entire life. He had enough
rage in him when he discovered that
his sister is Fae, to kill her.

The Fae start to get louder again.

TARIN
What do you want from me!

IZABEL
Leave him alone!

MORWEN
See how he has even polluted one of
our own! (Turns to IZABEL) He wanted
to kill you, daughter.

IZABEL turns to TARIN slowly. TARIN looks at IZABEL in

disgust.

TARIN
You were never my sister, only a

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cuckoo bird destroying the nest. What

you are is what killed my parents!

MORWEN
(Laughing gleefully) Oh she didn't, my
hawk did!

TARIN sees MORWEN pointing at CAUIS, and TARIN howls in rage.

TARIN
You shall pay for this!

MORWEN
He already has. (Turns to CAUIS)
Cauis, my hawk, my hunter. You have
failed me. I have no use for you any
longer!

MORWEN screeches and sends a bolt towards CAUIS. CAUIS cries

out, and the the green energy kills him as it hits him in the
chest. The Fae roar in delight and swarm out of the shadows
to drag CAUIS's body back with them. TARIN looks around in
panic as MORWEN eyes him suspiciously.

TARIN
You will all pay for this!

IZABEL
Tarin, wait!

As TARIN tries to run out the glen, IZABEL grabs his wrist.

TARIN
Let me go, you're one of them - a
monster.

IZABEl goes pale and let's go. TARIN runs out the glen.

MORWEN
(Gleeful) Let him run! (To BOURNE and
KELVEN) Go with him! If we see that
river run through the East, you will
see us at the Balance Ceremony!

BOURNE
How do I have your word?

MORWEN
Fae do not lie.

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them.

MORWEN
No. You are Fae and your home is here.
It is time you learnt our ways.

LUKAS and IZABEL look terrified at BOURNE, who, with sadness

in his eyes, hopelessly nods. LUKAS takes IZABEL's hand as
BOURNE walks away with KELVEN down the willow tunnel, leaving
them behind, though IZABEL blushes in embarrassment and pulls
away from LUKAS. Behind them, MORWEN smiles triumphant, the
two young Fae now in her grasp.

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SCENE 65 - A MOTHERS SACRIFICE
INT. ONANDOWAGA CITY'S MEDICAL CAVE - NIGHT
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RAYEN bursts into the cave where the Onandowaga tribe treat
their sick, her face and arms still covered in dried blood.
It is only minutes after she has defeated CHU'A.

The sounds of a mother in labour great RAYEN, and she sees

AWENDELA on a woven matt the floor, SHADI beside her holding
her hand. Three other women prepare hot water and nurse
AWENDELA. The woven matt underneath AWENDELA's legs is soaked
in dark blood.

SHADI looks up at RAYEN's entrance desperately. RAYEN,

despite her pain from her ribs, hurriedly sits on the other
side of AWENDELA.

RAYEN
(To SHADI) What's wrong? Why is she so
pale?

SHADI
She's lost too much blood, Rayen. This
birth is not a normal one.

AWENDELA reaches for RAYEN's hands.

AWENDELA
(Weakly) Remember what I have taught
you. Feel the child, where is it?

RAYEN's hands are shaking as she rips the cloth covering

AWENDELA's stomach and places her hands on the bare skin.
RAYEN closes her eyes and swallows in fear. RAYEN looks to
SHADI.

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RAYEN
The baby is premature. It has not had
the chance to turn head down, it's
coming out breech.

SHADI
What can we do?

RAYEN
I-I don't know.

RAYEN falls back onto her legs. AWENDELA grabs RAYEN's hands
and RAYEN leans in to hear.

AWENDELA
Save my baby. It is all I have lived
for these past moon cycles. If either
one of us should survive, I do not
want it to be me.

RAYEN closes her eyes and touches AWENDELA's forehead with

her own, tears starting to fall.

AWENDELA
I love you, Rayen.

RAYEN leans over to the side of the cave where a variety of

medical tools lie on a towel. RAYEN grabs a long sharp knife,
and shakily turns to AWENDELA. SHADI places her hands on the
knife too, and it calms RAYEN.

RAYEN makes the first cut across the stomach, though makes
sure not to cut too deep. AWENDELA is so weak she doesn't
struggle, her lips blue and her eyes glassy.

Blood rushes out of the woman and soaks RAYEN's hands and
knees.

RAYEN passes the knife to SHADI, and reaches into AWENDELA's

open stomach to find the child. RAYEN finds the babe, and
pulls it out from its mothers final embrace.

It is a boy. The baby takes it's first breath and cries. Two
of the women rush forward and wrap him in cloths, and quickly
bath him. RAYEN, her hands soaked red, touches AWENDELA's
forehead as the woman comes back to consciousness slowly, her
hand still in RAYEN's.

RAYEN
(Through her tears) You did it,
Awendela. It is a boy, and he is

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alive.

AWENDELA
(Very weak) I name him Makya, for the
eagle shall fly once again.

With her final words, AWENDELA's arm falls limply to her side
from RAYEN's hand and dies.

RAYEN and SHADI bow their heads in grief, the only sounds in
the room are the cries of the child. One of the women who has
washed the baby kneels beside RAYEN and hands her her
brother. RAYEN takes him, and cradles him crying. The baby
looks up at her and calms, his eyes dark and wide.

The cave door slams open, and one of the women give a shriek
of surprise. RAYEN and SHADI look up in shock, the baby
starts to cry again.

ALASTAIR has entered. He is wild eyed and breathing heavily.

He has been hurrying back up the mountain for over a week to
try and warn the tribe of the Ancients arrival. ALASTAIR
makes no move to recognise what has just happened in the
room.

ALASTAIR
They're here.

RAYEN
(Confused) Who? Alastair, why aren't
you in Ivorfjord!

ALASTAIR doesn't seem to hear RAYEN.

ALASTAIR
They're here. They know they killed
the wrong chief. They took the Western
pass. They're here.

SHADI
Who! You're mad!

RAYEN finally clocks on.

RAYEN
The Ancients.

ALASTAIR looks at RAYEN and nods slowly. The cavern shakes

from an explosion outside, a deep boom entering the mountain.

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SCENE 66 - COMPLICATED
EXT. THE FAE THRONE GLEN - DUSK
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The Fae court have long gone, leaving IZABEL and LUKAS alone
in the throne glen. They sit at opposite ends, IZABEl has
tucked her knees under her arms, LUKAS lies down and looks up
at the trees. They are silent in each other's company, IZABEL
still can't look at LUKAS.

LUKAS looks over to IZABEL, his face clouded. LUKAS sits up.

LUKAS
Izabel.

IZABEL doesn't look over, and continues to rock herself.

IZABEL
(Thickly) What do you want.

LUKAS
I want to know what we should do.

IZABEL
I don't even know what I am anymore.

IZABEL lets out a sob and buries her head in her knees. She
hates herself like this, she never cries.

LUKAS leaps up and closes the distance between them. He takes

IZABEL in his arms and rocks with her despite her protests.

LUKAS
It's okay-

IZABEL
No-Lukas-We shouldn't be doing this-

LUKAS
You are Izabel. No one can change
that.

IZABEL
Is what we did wrong?

LUKAS hesitates, and leans his head on IZABEL's head.

LUKAS
I don't know. It didn't feel wrong.

TAMESIS enters the glen, clean and in a new red dress.

TAMESIS looks over to IZABEL and LUKAS with an interested

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expression.

TAMESIS
In the world of the Fae, a brother and
sister together is not seen as taboo.

LUKAS looks up coldly at TAMESIS.

LUKAS
I don't know what you're on about.
What do you want?

TAMESIS shrugs.

TAMESIS
We are a different species to humans,
and our genetics work differently. We
can live as long as we want. After
living for centuries, it doesn't
matter who your lover is, for they
could be three thousand years older
than you and that time makes our blood
different. That blood runs inside both
of you, so here you can be together
without any fear.

IZABEL looks up, her face shadowed.

IZABEL
It's still messed up.

TAMESIS
Perhaps in the world of humans it is.
To the Fae, beauty and sexuality is
fluid. Even so, ten thousand years ago
you humans believed that royal blood
could only stay pure if you married
inside your family. It happens across
history, you will not be the first.

IZABEL
Why are you keeping us here?

TAMESIS
You are both part Fae. Morwen believes
you should stay with your people, here
in Trevelyan.

LUKAS
(Frowns) Trevelyan?

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TAMESIS
(Smiling) Yes, the city of Alfheim.
Come, I will show you.

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SCENE 67 - TREVELYAN
EXT. TREVELYAN CITY - NIGHT
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TAMESIS guides LUKAS and IZABEL through the city of the Fae,
Trevelyan. It is a collection of weeping willow trees under
the shelter of taller pines and oaks, the falling branches of
the willows creating houses for the Fae to live in.

It is dark, but the glowing fireflies light the way. LUKAS

and IZABEL brush shoulders as they walk side by side, though
don't say a word as they follow TAMESIS.

The willows fall behind them and they come to a large

clearing. MORWEN and LORD EMYR sit on smaller thrones in the
centre, being served fruits and drinks by other Fae. A
strange humming music fills the air, which the Fae dance to
in the firefly light. Their slick bodies move together in the
air, their wings carrying them up into the trees. TAMESIS
disappears into the crowd, leaving LUKAS and IZABEL on their
own.

A group of Fae notice them and grab LUKAS and IZABEL, drawing
them in to the centre of the clearing. MORWEN looks over to
them in interest.

Awkwardly, LUKAS and IZABEL join hands, still not sure if

they should be this close to one another.

Slowly however amongst the music and animal shrieks of the

Fae, they dance closer to one another and IZABEL leans her
head on LUKAS's shoulder. The Fae dance above them, they are
the only two on the ground.

LUKAS looks over IZABEL's shoulder and sees MORWEN look

directly at him. A strange feeling comes over him and he
pulls himself hesitantly away from IZABEL. IZABEL looks up to
LUKAS is confusion.

LUKAS
Wait here. I'll be back in a moment.

IZABEL nods mutely and watches LUKAS walk away from her.
IZABEL is then distracted by another Fae grabbing her to
dance and is whisked away.

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LUKAS approaches MORWEN, who stands and twitches her white

wings. LUKAS bows to her.

LUKAS
My Lady.

MORWEN
Ah Kieron, how do you find your new
home.

LUKAS frowns.

LUKAS
Kieron may be the name my mother chose
for me, but I chose Lukas.

MORWEN's eyes darken.

MORWEN
Your mother, Tamesis. You seem
discontented with her?

LUKAS
(Hesitates) She left me in search for
another child, as if I was not worthy
enough for her. She will never be my
mother.

MORWEN
Even so, she is your blood.

LUKAS
What do you want, My Lady?

MORWEN pauses, and takes LUKAS's hand.

MORWEN
Walk with me.

LUKAS and MORWEN walk at the edge of the celebrating Fae hand
in hand.

MORWEN
Tamesis has something I want. You can
get closer to her than I ever will.

LUKAS
Why say that?

MORWEN
You may feel abandoned by her, though

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she will feel guilt for leaving you

behind. She has become too human. You
can talk to her.

Lavender is growing after every footstep of MORWEN. A purple

haze comes over LUKAS, the scent of the lavender confusing
him.

LUKAS
What is it that she has?

MORWEN
An orb made of dimension shards,
something with immense power. It is
needed for the next Balance Ceremony.
If enough magic is put into that orb,
it will bring the dimensions close
together once more, so the Spirits
will remain.

LUKAS
But why would you need something like
that?

MORWEN hesitates and stops, turning to face LUKAS.

MORWEN
Tamesis is young by Fae standards. She
doesn't know what she is doing. I can
use the orb at the Ceremony better.

MORWEN smiles sweetly, and LUKAS is in a haze. He is under

her spell.

LUKAS
I will get you your orb, My Lady.

MORWEN's smile widens, and she kisses LUKAS's cheek.

MORWEN
(Whisper into his ear) That you shall,
my Kieron.

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SCENE 68 - LOVERS BETRAYAL
EXT. THE DANCING CLEARING - MOMENTS LATER
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IZABEL is with TAMESIS, watching the Fae dance above them.

Tamesis green ring glows on her finger.

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IZABEL
Is Alastair truly my father?

TAMESIS sighs.

TAMESIS
It was a long time ago. The boy I fell
in love with became a man, and even
though he is merely human, I am not
sure what or who he is anymore.

IZABEL
(Frowning) How long ago was it?

TAMESIS
Alastair was there when the Fyre
Civilisation fell.

IZABEL
But that was nearly a thousand years
ago! How is he alive? How am I alive?

TAMESIS frowns.

TAMESIS
That is what I mean, I do not
understand how he is still alive. How
you are alive is simple. Fae can
choose when to give birth to a child
if they become pregnant. It just
happened to be that Morwen and I chose
roughly the same time to give birth to
you and Lukas. Maybe fate had a role
to play with it.

IZABEL
(Laughs shortly) I don't believe in
fate.

TAMESIS
(Serious) You should. You would be
surprised by the greater forces that
truly rule this world.

LUKAS interrupts their conversation as he rushes to them, his

eyes slightly glazed. TAMESIS immediately knows something is
wrong and takes IZABEL's hand.

TAMESIS
Lukas, what is it?

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LUKAS
Morwen sent me.

TAMESIS
What does she want?

LUKAS
(Hesitates) You have something she
wants.

TAMESIS backs away with IZABEL, IZABEL is confused. The Fae

are still dancing around them, oblivious to the tension.
Lavender is starting to grow around their feet.

IZABEL
What's going on?

TAMESIS
(To herself) She's already gotten to
him.

IZABEL
(Now scared) Tamesis! What do you
mean!?

TAMESIS
Look at him, Izabel! Does he look like
the Lukas you know?

IZABEL
I-yes-of course he does-

IZABEL is cut short as she has a closer look at LUKAS, who

gazes at IZABEL with a sort of hunger. IZABEL starts to back
away from LUKAS.

IZABEL
(Cont.) What's-What's happened to him-

TAMESIS
At the end of each Age, a new Lord and
Lady is chosen. Morwen does not want
to give up her power. One way to stay
in power is with the magic of a
dimension orb-

IZABEL
Dimension orb?!

TAMESIS holds out her hand, and the orb from the very
beginning appears in her hands. LUKAS sees it, and takes a

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threateningly step forward.

LUKAS
Hand it over, Tamesis.

TAMESIS shields the orb from LUKAS.

TAMESIS
Without this orb, we can have no
Balance Ceremony. She will have to use
the other way.

IZABEL
Other way!?

The Fae suddenly scream and dart out of the air. Descending
towards them, is MORWEN, her face cracked like china and
lavender growing wildly in the clearing.

MORWEN
Give it to me, Tamesis.

TAMESIS
Never. You will have to use the other
way.

LORD EMYR flutters over to the group, nothing the growing

shrieks of his people around him.

LORD EMYR
What is going on? Morwen-

MORWEN turns to LORD EMYR and growls at him.

MORWEN
You get in the way too often, my Lord.

MORWEN blasts a beam of white energy at LORD EMYR, blasting

him to ash. It is the same magic as the Ancients.

IZABEL
You're one of them! The Ancients have
that power-

MORWEN
Not quite, daughter. You do not know
of what you speak of. Now, give me the
orb!

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TAMESIS
Lukas is lost to us now. Brace
yourself.

Before IZABEL can protest, TAMESIS sends a surge of green

magic from her ring into IZABEL. IZABEL screams as her back
cracks from bones growing out of it. TAMESIS looks up,
spreads her black wings and leaps into the sky.

MORWEN screams and sends a white energy bolt at TAMESIS's

retreating figure, but misses. LUKAS is left in the clearing
with MORWEN, a lost figure with no control on his mind
anymore.

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SCENE 69 - RETURN TO THE EAST
EXT. THE EASTERN PLAINS - LATE AFTERNOON
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EMBER and DELTA arrive at the Eastern Plains on horseback.

They have been travelling for over eight days - the Balance
Ceremony is approaching fast.

DELTA and EMBER squint at the harsh light in the dead land,
before urging their horses onwards.

As the sun starts to set, the Eastern Volcano rises before

the cantering horses, the ash and dust billowing around them.
DELTA reaches for her flask out of habit, but finds it empty.

EMBER and DELTA reach the bottom of the Volcano where the
empty riverbed of the Eastern River is, and dismount. As
DELTA looks down to the empty riverbed, EMBER looks up to the
side of the Volcano, her hands shielding her eyes from the
sun.

EMBER
Looks like the river came from the
Volcano itself.

DELTA
How can a volcano be the source of
water?

EMBER
(Irritated and tired) You're the Water
Elementalist. You tell me.

DELTA
(Amazed) You had this crazy idea to
drag us into this wasteland! You're

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the one with the mad plan you haven't

said a word on all week whilst we
traversed through the Realm!

EMBER takes a shaky breath. EMBER takes DELTA's hand, and

crisp it firmly so DELTA can't pull away.

EMBER
Close your eyes.

DELTA
I-What-let go of me-

It takes a moment for EMBER to concentrate over DELTA's

babble, but starts to feel the buzzing in her ears. With a
small smile, EMBER feels the world go dark as the buzzing
gets louder and everything goes black.

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SCENE 70 - THE OUTLAW PROMISE
INT. THE WISE ONE'S CAVERN - MOMENTS LATER
__________________________________________

EMBER opens her eyes to see herself in the Wise One's cavern.
She smiles to herself, although not sure how she has managed
to transport her and DELTA to the cave.

EMBER
...I did it...

DELTA opens her eyes and looks rather sick, and lets go of
EMBER's hands. EMBER ignores DELTA's retching and turns out
to the vastness of the cavern.

EMBER
Where are you!?

EMBER's little voice ricochets around the cavern. DELTA looks

at her incredulously, and for a moment nothing happens. A
large rumble shook the cavern.

DELTA
(Terrified) What was that?

A burst of purple and orange light fills the cave, and EMBER
and DELTA are suddenly looking into the eyes of the WISE ONE.
DELTA shrieks and backs towards the cave wall.

WISE ONE
(Muses) She has returned.

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DELTA can hear him too through her mind, and she grips EMBER
in fear.

DELTA
What is that?

WISE ONE
(To spook DELTA) Something from your
nightmares.

EMBER
Stop it! You know why I am here.

WISE ONE
That comes with a heavy price.

EMBER
(Suddenly unsure of herself) I
shouldn't trust you.

WISE ONE
I have done nothing but help.

EMBER
You haven't told me everything.

WISE ONE
Some things are best left to discover
alone.

EMBER
I don't have time.

WISE ONE
(Chuckles) Child, you have more time
than you think.

EMBER
What am I, truly?

WISE ONE
You are as old as I am, and our powers
come from the same place which is why
you were able to transport yourself
here. That is all I can say.

EMBER
(Frustrated still) Fine, if that's all
you will give me! (Pause) How do I
restart the river?

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WISE ONE
What do you offer in return?

EMBER
What do you want?

WISE ONE
Freedom. You are the only one who can
break the chains I am in. Swear you
free me, and you shall gain the
information you seek.

EMBER
(Hesitates) I swear.

The ground rumbles at her promise, and the echo of the

EASTERN SEER's Prophecy whispers around.

EASTERN SEER ECHO

Freeing or caging the Dragon Outlaw...

WISE ONE
It is done. The Fyre Civilisation
built their forges in the Heart of the
East, for it was where the borders to
this dimension and the Spirit
dimension were weakest.

DELTA
(Snorts) Dimensions don't exist.

WISE ONE
But I do. Is that enough for you to
believe?

DELTA swallows at the might of his voice.

DELTA
No, no, you're right. Carry on.

The WISE ONE snorts in annoyance and focuses his gaze on

EMBER.

WISE ONE
There was once One Whole dimension. An
incredible force cracked it into three
sister dimensions, but also split the
whole souls of that world into three.
Our dimension Astraea contains the
strongest part of the soul. The Spirit
dimension, Sephtis, is the next

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closest dimension, where weak rifts

between ours and theirs is what allows
Spirits to travel.

The Balance Ceremony was created after

the Dimension Crack, to always ensure
the three sister dimensions never
drifted apart over time.

The Fyre Elementalists knew in the

First Age that there was a rift in the
Heart of the East, the Volcano, which
is why they built their forges there.
When the Ancients destroyed the people
there, the Spirits had no one to latch
on to, so returned to their home
dimension and the river stopped
flowing.
You, Ember, are the only one who can
travel through the dimensions. You
must enter Sephtis, call the Fyre
Spirits back to Astraea, and then the
river shall flow once more when the
forges are alight again.

EMBER takes a moment to process the WISE ONE's speech.

EMBER
I could transport myself here easily
as I've been here before, but I've
never been to Sephtis. How could I
ever get there?

WISE ONE
There are other Spirits in this Realm
that travel between the two. Find one,
and follow it.

EMBER closes her eyes and takes a calming breath. Her mind
pans over the Realm, seeing the Southern Forests and the wild
Western Ocean by Ivorfjord. EMBER travels to the North where
she finds an Aer Spirit whistling around the mountains. It
suddenly changes courses, and she can feel herself being
dragged with it, the buzzing returning and growing louder.

EMBER loses her grip on the Aer Spirit, and her eyes open
again abruptly in the cavern. The buzzing in her ears is
gone.

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WISE ONE
Good. But something is still holding
you back.

EMBER
The emotions. I can't control them.

WISE ONE
(Annoyed) You should have learnt by
now.

DELTA comes up behind EMBER and gets EMBER to face towards

her.

DELTA
(Gently) Ember, we don't control
emotions. To be human is to live in
the moment and not control how you
feel. It is the choices you make on
those emotions that count.

EMBER swallows and nods determined.

WISE ONE
Try again.

EMBER closes her eyes again and finds the Aer Spirit. The
buzzing is now deafening, and the Aer Spirit drags EMBER
through a wall of glass into the Spirit Dimension.

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SCENE 71 - AWAKENING THE FORGE
EXT. THE SPIRIT DIMENSION SEPHTIS - NIGHT
_________________________________________

EMBER is flying over Sephtis, carried by the Aer Spirit. It

is a darker terrain, with Spirits in corporal forms moving in
the landscape. EMBER's Aer Spirit is a small snow blizzard.

The Aer Spirit flies EMBER to something that looks like the
Eastern Volcano, though it is larger and full of life. Lava
spews from the top and Fyre Spirits dance around the rocks,
the earth rumbling from the pressure of the Volcano.

EMBER looks at herself and sees that she is transparent, like

the Spirits are in her own dimension.

EMBER wills the Aer Spirit to drop her down into the lava.
EMBER tumbles down in the dark sky, feeling the heat increase
the closer the Volcano got.

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EMBER falls through the lava, and suddenly appears inside the
Volcano. It looks like an echo of the Eastern Volcano, and
EMBER is standing in its forges.

The forges are humungous metal artworks and alive with Fyre
Spirits powering the Volcano with their powers.

EMBER looks over to the middle of the forges where a bright

light shines amongst the Spirits. EMBER walks towards it, and
realises it is the EASTERN SEER in her younger self waiting
for her.

EMBER
What are you?

EASTERN SEER
I am the First Fyre. I am the Heart of
the East.

EMBER
...The First Fyre?

The Eastern Seer smiles.

EASTERN SEER
I am the First Light that was in this
Universe. Part of me is in you.

EMBER looks down at herself in confusion. EMBER looks back up

curiously.

EMBER
What am I?

EASTERN SEER
You will find out soon enough.

EMBER offers her hand out.

EMBER
Then will you come with me?

The Eastern Seer smiles and nods.

EASTERN SEER
It is time we returned.

The EASTERN SEER takes EMBER's hand, and EMBER closes her
eyes. EMBER on getting back to Astraea as the buzzing gets
louder in her ears.

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SCENE 72 - A NEW HEARTBEAT
INT. ASTREA'S EASTERN VOLCANO'S FORGES - MOMENTS LATER
______________________________________________________

EMBER transports inside Astraea's Eastern Volcano, and she is

surrounded by the same large forges as she had been in
Sephtis. DELTA appears beside her, retching on the floor from
being transported.

These forges however are dead and stone cold, not alive and
flowing like they were in Sephtis. EMBER smiles, closes her
eyes, and feels the warmth of the Fyre Spirits flow through
her body, using it as a gateway, to enter her dimension
again.

The Fyre Spirits rush around the forges, sinking into the
walls and burning their way to the core of the Volcano.

Beneath EMBER and DELTA's feet, the ground rumbles and shakes
as the heartbeat of the East is relighted, the Volcano
dormant no more.

The forges are breathed into life with fire and heat, DELTA
shields her eyes from the blast, though EMBER stays
motionless soaking in the heat.

Another rumbles shakes the forges. This time however, it is

the sound of rushing water. On the floor, golden roots
embedded in the rock come alive with a golden light and start
to spread to the exit of the forge. EMBER and DELTA look at
each other, and run after the lights.

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SCENE 73 - WATER FROM FIRE
EXT. EXIT OF THE FORGES - MOMENTS LATER, MORNING
________________________________________________

EMBER and DELTA follow the lights on the floor, and are taken
to a cave that opens up to the outside, the Eastern Plains
spanning out ahead of them. To their right, water cascades
down the Volcano and the River Ea is beginning to flow to the
West. The early morning sun shines on them.

EMBER suddenly looks down to a clinging sound, and sees a

bronze coin on the floor. Frowning, EMBER picks up the coin
and puts it in her pocket.

DELTA looks at EMBER in utter amazement.

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DELTA
...You did it. How?

EMBER
I'm not entirely sure.

DELTA looks at EMBER like she's crazy, but slowly cracks into
a grin. DELTA faces the horizon again, and her face falls as
she realises what time of day it is.

DELTA
Look, it's morning. The Balance
Ceremony is tonight at midnight. How
do we get to Ivorfjord in a day when
it took us over a week just to get
here!?

EMBER feels a breeze catch her hair. The other Spirits of the
Realm are already returning to the East, bringing new life
with them. The dust and ash of the Eastern Plains is becoming
rich Volcanic soil. EMBER smiles.

EMBER
How much do you like to fly?

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SCENE 74 - SIEGE OF MIND
EXT. THE FAE THRONE GLEN - NIGHT
________________________________

LUKAS is lying on a stone table that is sat in the middle of

the Fae throne glen. It is dark, and only a few fireflies
light the glen. The cacophony of the Fae rustle and shriek in
the background, their shadows moving against the trees.

LUKAS is lying nude on the table, his wrists and ankles bound
by ivy vines. He struggles in them, terrified.

Lavender grows in thick clumps around the glen. MORWEN enters

the glen, and for a moment the Fae hush. Her silvery skin is
pale, her body bare. The lavender clings to her feet whenever
she treads in it. MORWEN's whispery voice floats through the
glen, through LUKAS's mind.

MORWEN (VO)
Lukas...

LUKAS
(Gritted teeth) Get. Out. Of my head.

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the writhing bodies of Fae above.

MORWEN (VO)
Lukas...

MORWEN is suddenly in LUKAS's vision, her eyes shining a

piercing green, her white blond hair almost silver. MORWEN
leans over to kiss LUKAS on the forehead. LUKAS gasps at her
cold touch.

MORWEN (VO)
You are to be mine...

It is becoming a ritual as MORWEN cuts her wrist and paints

LUKAS with her blood.

LUKAS
(Hazy) Izabel?

MORWEN (VO)
(Excited) Yes, Izabel. I am your
Izabel.

MORWEN's figure in front of LUKAS appears to look like

IZABEL, though shimmers in and out of reality as MORWEN
appears, her skin cracked like china.

LUKAS
(Smiling) Izabel...

LUKAS's eyes roll back into his head and becomes unconscious.
The Fae shriek in delight. LUKAS's body starts to seize on
the table. MORWEN opens her wings, rises above LUKAS and sits
on top of him.

MORWEN
Come back to me, Kieron. I rename you
your first name, your name amongst
your people.

KIERON's eyes open, still the same green LUKAS had, but his
iris's are ringed in purple. KIERON groans, rips the vines
that are binding him down and sits up to grab MORWEN's back
and bring her closer. KIERON looks up at MORWEN in
admiration.

KIERON
My Lady.

MORWEN
(Bows her head) My Lord.

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MORWEN moves on top of KIERON, and the shrieks and giggles of

the Fae rise higher as they get faster. MORWEN drags her
nails across KIERON's back causing his skin and his scars to
bleed. Slowly, the scars open up with the bones of wings
growing from KIERON's back.

MORWEN (VO)
Kieron, Kieron, you are mine.

KIERON arches his back and looks upwards, enjoying the pain
and pleasure mixed together. Black feathers start to grow on
his skeletal frames. As climaxes, KIERON wraps his new wings
around his Lady.

KIERON
I am yours.

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SCENE 75 - THE BATTLE BEGINS
EXT. FLYING OVER IVORFJORD - LATE EVENING
_________________________________________

EMBER grips on to DELTA as she uses the Aer Spirits to fly

over the Realm. Ivorfjord appears on the horizon, the sun
quickly setting. DELTA has her eyes clenched, she does not
enjoy the feeling of flight. The Eastern River flows into the
city once more.

DELTA
Are we nearly there yet?

EMBER
Look ahead! We are here!

DELTA peeks her eyes open and sees her city. The city Palace
is smoking, the black plumes climbing in the air. As the two
girls fly over the walls, they see Ancients and soldiers
battling at the city locks

DELTA
Let me down! I need to help!

EMBER
We have to get to the Palace!

DELTA and EMBER fly to the bridge that connects the Palace to
the city, and land heavily. They pick themselves up, EMBER
with her katana drawn and DELTA with her pistol, and they run
in to the throne room.

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SCENE 76 - ENEMY REVEALED
INT. IVORFJORD'S PALACE THRONEROOM - NIGHT
__________________________________________

DELTA and EMBER rush into the palace throne room to see a
collection of people waiting.

QUEEN ZARYA is by her throne surrounded by Water

ELementalists and is talking to the GENERAL in hurried tones
about battle strategy. BOURNE is beside her, grim.

IZABEL and TAMESIS stand apart from the Water Elementalists,

though IZABEL rushes forward to great EMBER as she enters.
EMBER stops in amazement. IZABEL has a pair of white swan
wings on her back.

IZABEL
Ember!

IZABEL crashes into EMBER for a hug. EMBER can't see past the
white feather.

EMBER
You have...wings?!

IZABEL pulls back, her face covered in dried tears and blood.

EMBER
What...happened? Where's Lukas?

IZABEL's expression darkened.

IZABEL
We met the Lady of the Fae, who wants
to stay in power after the Balance
Ceremony.

IZABEL turns to TAMESIS.

IZABEL
Tell her what you did!

TAMESIS
There was no other way. We need the
orb for the Ceremony!

EMBER
What orb?

IZABEL
(Hysterical) She left Lukas behind so
Morwen could use his bloodlines to

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become the next Lord, and she becomes

his Lady!

EMBER
I-you-she-what!?

TAMESIS
It was the only way!

QUEEN ZARYA storms over to the group hearing the raised

voices.

QUEEN ZARYA
There is no time for this! My city is
under siege and you just stand here
and squabble-

QUEEN ZARYA is interrupted by the doors of the Palace

slamming open. The throne room occupants become silent at the
newcomer.

ALASTAIR stands in the entrance, with a knife to RAYEN's

throat. RAYEN is pale and shaking, her eyes flitting around
the room terrified.

ALASTAIR is different. His skin is grey and peeling, his face

is skeletal and gruesome. He is an Ancient, without the hood.

QUEEN ZARYA
(Shocked) Alastair...We were not
expecting you.

ALASTAIR
It's close to midnight. It's too late
for you now.

TAMESIS
(Shaking) So that's what you are! One
of them! How?

ALASTAIR growls as he looks at TAMESIS, digging the knife

into RAYEN's throat. Blood starts to fall as it scratches her
skin.

ALASTAIR
You can thank your sister for that.
She taught us the ways of white magic
from the dimension shards - it is how
I could hide myself so easily as a
human.

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Hooded Ancients start to fill the room, standing around the

edges, their hands crackling with energy.

TAMESIS
Morwen?! She's part of this!?

ALASTAIR
We only want to end an endless war! We
sacrificed our bodies for something
greater than these petty societies you
live in. You will never understand
what we have done for the dimensions!

QUEEN ZARYA
(Disgusted) You are quite mad. We need
the Balance Ceremony-

ALASTAIR
You don't know what you are talking
about, any of you! Hand me the orb!

TAMESIS backs away.

TAMESIS
Never. Never to you.

ALASTAIR's expression darkens.

ALASTAIR
(Growls) Fine.

ALASTAIR drops the knife and shoves RAYEN away, who falls
into DELTA's arms and collapses to the floor.

DELTA
I got you.

ALASTAIR creates a bolt of energy in his hands and directs it

at TAMESIS.

BOURNE
Watch out!

EMBER shrieks and throws herself in front of TAMESIS.

EMBER
NO!

The blast hits EMBER, and throws everyone back. IZABEL

shields her eyes after picking herself back up, to see that
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has created a bubble around her, EMBER's body suspended in

the air, her back arched.

IZABEL
EMBER!

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SCENE 77 - WHAT YOU ARE
INT. SEPHTIS DIMENSION, THE EASTERN VOLCANO THRONE ROOM
_______________________________________________________

EMBER opens her eyes to find herself in her transparent form.

She has transported her soul to the Spirit dimension to
protect it from burning up.

The roar of the energy in Astraea can still be heard. EMBER

looks down to see that her feet to her waist is glowing
white, the energy slowly creeping upwards to her heart.

The EASTERN SEER in her young self, is standing patiently for

EMBER by her wooden throne. EMBER bows her head to the
EASTERN SEER.

EASTERN SEER
Child.

EMBER
How-

EASTERN SEER
You brought your soul here to give you
time. Your body will fight the energy,
your soul safe for a while here in
Sephtis. Your past has a strong
connection with this place.

EMBER
But I don't remember my past.

EASTERN SEER
Ah, yes! The human memory is a fickle
thing, though I told you last time you
were here. You come from here.

EMBER
I-I was born here?

EASTERN SEER
(Chuckles) In a way. You and another
soul were born from the First Fyre,
the First Light of our Universe. And

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that Fyre is inside of you.

EMBER
(In realisation) I am the First Fyre.

EASTERN SEER
(Smiles) And you shall begin to burn.

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SCENE 78 - BALANCE CEREMONY
INT. IVORFJORD'S PALACE THRONE ROOM - NIGHT
___________________________________________

IZABEL is still shielding her eyes from the white light. The
energy has nearly consumed EMBER. Just as it reaches her
heart, EMBER explodes, letting out a scream as golden flames
emit from her heart and lick up the energy greedily. EMBER
throws her hands out to the Ancients in front of her and
ALASTAIR, and send the white energy mixed with the flames
back at them.

ALASTAIR roars as he tries to shield himself. His fellow

Ancients behind him are melting in the heat and crumbling to
ash.

ALASTAIR
You do not understand the chaos you
are creating! The war is coming!

EMBER rises from the ground, her eyes a pure white from
flames and energy. EMBER throws one final blast of energy
towards ALASTAIR, the last Ancient alive.

BOURNE
Brace yourselves!

With a scream, Alastair burns alive, his remains collapsing

to the ground as the flames die around the room.

Those who were not with the Ancients remain untouched by the
flames, protected by EMBER. They all rise to their feet
shakily at the silence of the flames disappearing. A slow
clap echoes around the room.

Everyone turns to the entrance, to see MORWEN and KIERON.

KIERON's hair is wild and covers his eyes. Black wings fold
behind him.

IZABEL
(Whispers) Lukas...

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KIERON ignores IZABEL as he walks past with MORWEN. EMBER

swallows, and reads out the last part of the Prophecy.

EMBER
"The Shadow's legacy has yet to turn,
when the First Fyre begins to burn."

MORWEN turns to EMBER with a large smile.

MORWEN
Ah yes, he is the child of the Shadow
who has been hunting you for so long.

QUEEN ZARYA
Lady Morwen. Why are you here.

MORWEN
Is it not nearly midnight? The new
moon is high, a new Age is about to
begin! The River is flowing, and I
made a promise to be here. So, here I
am!

MORWEN spreads her hands out to her audience laughing. No one

laughs with her, they all look at her coldly and with fear.

IZABEL
You have the power of the Ancients,
how can we trust you?

MORWEN
Alyvia, your words hurt me. I merely
taught Alastair White Magic, it was
him who chose how to use it!

QUEEN ZARYA
We have no time for this! We must
perform the Balance Ceremony now,
before it's too late. Tamesis, the orb
please.

TAMESIS glares at MORWEN, but obliges to QUEEN ZARYA and the

orb appears in TAMESIS's hands. It floats into the centre of
the room.

QUEEN ZARYA
Leaders of the Realm, join us for the
Ceremony!

QUEEN ZARYA takes her place at the Western point around the
orb with her staff. RAYEN, with the help of DELTA, walks to

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the Northern point, a staff in hand. MORWEN moves to the

Southern point.

MORWEN
Oh dear! We seem to be missing our
Fyre Elementalist. Alastair was the
last one alive...

EMBER
I shall take his place.

EMBER steps forward to the Eastern point, the staff of the

Eastern Seer in her hands.

EMBER
I can summon the Fyre Spirit.

QUEEN ZARYA nods to EMBER.

QUEEN ZARYA
Summon your Spirit.

The four gems of the staffs glow in the throne room - silver,
blue, green and red. A Spirit from each Element enters the
throne room and dances around its summoner. The summoners
point their staffs towards the orb, and the Spirits glide
towards it, and the orb absorbs them. For a moment, the orb
shines brightly and the ground rumbles, then all becomes
silent.

QUEEN ZARYA
It is done. A new Age has begun.

MORWEN
(Clapping in delight) Well, that was
delightful!

MORWEN turns around to leave.

MORWEN
I guess we will see each other at the
next Ceremony. Oh - you won't be alive
to see it!

MORWEN giggles, and exits with KIERON.

IZABEL
(Breathless) Wait!

IZABEL runs out after them. The room bursts into a gentle
hubbub.

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QUEEN ZARYA approaches DELTA.

QUEEN ZARYA
Princess Emlyn-

DELTA
It's Delta, mother!

QUEEN ZARYA sighs.

QUEEN ZARYA
I may not be the mother you wish for.
I see you as the next Queen, but I
have come to realise you should travel
and learn more about the Realm before
returning to your duties. You may
leave.

DELTA
I may...leave?

QUEEN ZARYA
Yes, leave. Take that boat of yours,
and tell me of your adventures when
you return.

DELTA is gobsmacked, but runs to her mother and hugs her.

QUEEN ZARYA is surprised, but smiles warmly and returns the
hug.

QUEEN ZARYA
Be safe, Delta.

QUEEN ZARYA lets DELTA go and goes up to her throne. DELTA

turns to RAYEN who is alone in the corner amongst strangers.
DELTA goes up to RAYEN.

DELTA
Are you okay?

RAYEN
I-yes. I think so. Alastair brought me
on a Xiuhcoatl, though I have no idea
how to get back to my tribe.

DELTA smiles, and takes RAYEN by the arm.

DELTA
I can take you up the River Calder to
Port Tahoe.

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RAYEN
Are you sure!

DELTA
It would be my honour.

We see TAMESIS and EMBER standing and watching the goodbyes.

DELTA and RAYEN are together. QUEEN ZARYA approaches EMBER, a
Katana in one hand.

QUEEN ZARYA
I believe, this belongs to you.

EMBER takes the sword gingerly from the Queen.

EMBER
Thank you. I am sorry for the family
of the man I killed with it.

QUEEN ZARYA smiles sadly.

QUEEN ZARYA
It was a sacrifice. I hope to see you
again, someday.

TAMESIS and EMBER bow to QUEEN ZARYA, and she retreats back
to her throne. TAMESIS looks at EMBER, the young woman the
girl is starting to grow in to.

TAMESIS
What did I miss?

EMBER
(Softly) My emotions were buried, so I
couldn't reach the Spirits. The Wise
One showed me the way.

TAMESIS
(Surprised) You have met the Wise One?

EMBER
I promised to free him.

TAMESIS leans in to EMBER, fear on her face.

TAMESIS
You did what?

EMBER
I swore to it. I have no choice but to
follow through.

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TAMESIS
I guess not. Beware of him Ember, your
fates are tied together in more ways
than you can ever imagine. He is not
all kind and knowing.

EMBER
(Laughs ironically) But you still
won't tell me what I am?

TAMESIS
No, I won't.

EMBER
And what of you? Where will you go?

TAMESIS
(Sighing) I will take Izabel with me.
She needs to learn the ways of her
people, and I want to find a way to
save my son from my sisters grasp.

EMBER
He is Izabel's

TAMESIS
That, he is.

The two take a moment to look around at the palace throne

room.

EMBER
They won't forget this in a hurry,
will they?

TAMESIS
(Smiling) The rumours will just turn
into legends one day.

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EXT. IVORFJORD'S PALACE BRIDGE - MIDNIGHT
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IZABEL runs over the bridge, the rumble of Carlow Falls

behind her. She sees the white and black wings of MORWEN and
KIERON halfway over the bridge.

IZABEL
Wait! Lukas! LUKAS!

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KIERON stops and turns to face IZABEL, who reaches him and is
out of breath. KIERON looks at IZABEL coldly and without
recognition.

KIERON
That is not my name. It is Kieron.

IZABEL
Kieron?

KIERON
(Frowning) Do I know you?

IZABEL
(Trying not to sob) I'm Izabel, your
Izabel.

KIERON looks at IZABEL hard, and shakes his head.

KIERON
You are not my Izabel.

KIERON turns to MORWEN, who is offering a hand to him. KIERON

takes the hand, and together they leap off the bridge to fly
into the sky. IZABEL is left on her own with tears running
down her face in the darkness.

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SCENE 80 - END CREDITS SCENE
EXT. THE BRIDGE OVER CARLOW FALLS - SUNRISE
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EMBER sits on the high bridge that connects the Palace to the
Southern tower. She is sat on the edge, her feet dangling
below to where Carlow Falls is, the water churning beneath.

EMBER is watching the sun rise in front of her on the day of

the new Age. She sighs in content.

EMBER frowns, and reaches into her pocket to pull out the
bronze coin she picked up in the forges of the Eastern
Volcano.

One side shows the four Elemental Spirits. EMBER smiles at

their shapes and joyous expression.

EMBER looks up to the sun again. It has nearly risen above

the sea.

EMBER flips the coin over, and suddenly brings it closer to

see it in shock.

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One one half is a large dragon, baring its teeth. On the

other half, is a Phoenix trying to fly away from the teeth of
the Dragon.

EMBER's face is full of emotions as she lowers the coin,

looking out to the ocean and the sunrise.

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