EPISODE 14 – "Zero Domain"
Scene 1 – Night. Training Field. Alone.
Sound of wind. The empty field, moonlight shining. Miguel stands there, silent, eyes closed.
Narrator (deep voice):
– When pride is broken... only emptiness remains. And within the emptiness... Zero Domain can be born.
Miguel (in Japanese, softly):
– Kokoro o karappo ni suru... (Empty the heart...)
He starts training. Precise shots. Dribbling through cones with his eyes closed. Dodges, cuts, jumps. All by instinct.
Narrator:
– The mind no longer commands. The body responds. Without hesitation. Without thought.
Camila watches from afar, hidden.
Camila (whispering):
– He's... trying something impossible?
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Scene 2 – Violent Interruption
Sound of a powerful kick. Miguel breathes, sweating in silence. Suddenly... an arrogant voice breaks in.
Blake (walking toward him):
– Ridiculous. Pathetic. You think you'll become someone again with these little nighttime theater acts?
Miguel keeps training. No reaction.
Blake (raising his tone):
– You died on that field, Nakamura. You were devoured. Everyone saw it. Everyone knows it. And I'll say what no one else has the guts to say: you're finished. Just give up.
Miguel stays silent. Camera zooms in on his determined eyes.
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Scene 3 – Nicolas Shows Up
Nicolas (appearing out of nowhere):
– You should listen, Miguel. Everyone on the team already thinks you're done. Even Bruno said... maybe it's better to pull you out of the rotation.
Miguel (cold):
– ...I don't care.
Nicolas: – That's stupidity.
Miguel: – No. That's faith.
Nicolas walks away. Blake spits on the ground and leaves. Miguel stays on the field... until sunrise.
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Scene 4 – The Next Day – Training
The whole team is on the field. Bruno Salgado notices Miguel's absence.
Camila (quietly):
– He's not here.
Bruno (concerned):
– That's... never happened before.
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Scene 5 – Comedy and Relief – Locker Room
Paulinho, Kadu, Vitão, and goalkeeper Bruno joke to relieve the tension.
Vitão:
– Bet you Nakamura became a monk!
Paulinho:
– Or he's training with ghosts in the Himalayas!
Bruno (goalkeeper):
– If he's a ghost, we'll put rock salt in our boots!
Laughter. But the mood shifts.
Paulinho:
– Let's go. If he didn't come... we'll go to him.
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Scene 6 – The Nakamura Mansion
They all stop in front of a massive mansion. Silence.
Vitão:
– Is this the Avengers HQ?
Kadu:
– Bro lives in a Japanese castle...
They ring the intercom. A Japanese lady answers. She bows politely.
Housekeeper (in Portuguese with an accent):
– Welcome. I'm Aiko. Miguel is... in the back.
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Scene 7 – Revelations and Silence
Aiko serves tea in the mansion's garden. She shows photos from Japan, family, and his farewell.
Aiko:
– When he came to Brazil... he cried with joy. But his family... stayed behind. They couldn't come. He came alone. I came... out of honor. To care for him as I would my own son.
Silence. Even the jokesters fall quiet.
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Scene 8 – The Secret Training
In the distance, the sound of a ball. They follow it. They find Miguel in a customized space with tatamis, weights, cones, and sensors. He's training non-stop.
Narrator:
– While the world slept... Miguel was creating the future.
Vitão (low voice):
– He never stopped...
Miguel performs movements at insane speed. The floor has sensors that light up every time he hits the right spot. A Japanese system of total precision.
Camila (whispering in awe):
– Zero Domain...
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Scene 9 – The Night's Final Confrontation
Blake appears at the mansion gate. Walks in silently. Watches Miguel.
Blake (grumbling):
– So that's it... you're not gonna stop.
Miguel (looking him in the eyes for the first time):
– No. Because only those who die... can be reborn.
Silence. Tension. Epic music starts to rise.
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Final Scene – Back to the Field
Cut straight to the next day. Miguel walks toward the center of the field. Bruno and Camila watch.
Bruno:
– He's back. But... something's changed.
Camila (serious):
– He's... different. Lighter. Faster.
Narrator:
– The body obeys. Time bends. And instinct... rules.
Camera closes in on Miguel's eyes. The background sound slows down. He takes a step... and the field seems to freeze around him.
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