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Chapter 2 - The beginning of the curse 2

FLASHBACK

[Panel 1]

Scene switches to daylight.

Lucien (protagonist) and Kairo Fane, his best friend, walking home from school.

[Panel 2]

A quiet, abandoned alley. Their usual shortcut.

[Panel 3]

Lucien looks over his shoulder. A black van is behind them.

Lucien:

> "Kairo… that black van has been following since we left school."

[Panel 4]

Kairo frowns.

Kairo:

> "Just a coincidence, maybe…?"

You are just overthinking man.

See we can walk faster to see that van is actually following us.

[Panel 5]

They both start walking faster.

So does the van.

[Panel 6]

Lucien (narration):

> "We started running… but we thought we were just overthinking."

[Panel 7]

The van suddenly accelerates.

[Panel 8]

Doors swing open.

Two masked men jumps out, gripping metal bats.

[Panel 9]

Lucien:

> I screamed for help .

Lucien:

> "RUN!" I screamed .

[Panel 10]

Too late.

One swing.

Everything goes black.

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BACK TO THE ROOM –

[Panel 11]

Lucien groans as he lifts his head.

A shadowy figure sits in a wooden chair across from him.

[Panel 12]

The man smirks. His face mostly hidden.

Man:

> "Oh… the drug wore off. Impressive."

He introduced himself as Sudo the leader.

[Panel 13]

Lucien starts panicking again.

Blood pools slowly beneath him.

[Panel 14]

Lucien (desperate):

> "W-Where… what the hell is this?!

My hand—"

[Panel 15]

Sudo (calmly):

> "Struggle more, and you'll bleed out. Slowly relax kido."

[Panel 16]

Lucien :

What?!

As I looked over my right hand I was shocked...

to find that my hand was cut off .

I began to panic and struggle more but iron chains began tightening .

And pain in my right arm become more worse...

I screamed ahhh...

Sudo:

> "Relax , kid. No one can hear you and save you . You are in abandoned building outside of town so shut the fuck up.

Sudo:

You weren't the target."

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THE TRUTH -

[Panel 17]

Sudo:

>"Your friend, Kairo… he's rich. Real rich.

Daddy owns half the damn city."

[Panel 18]

He lights a cigarette. Smoke coils into the air like a demon.

Lucien:

So what about me ?!

[Panel 19]

Sudo:

> "You? Just unlucky. Wrong place, wrong time."

[Panel 20]

Lucien's eyes burn with rage.

[Panel 21]

Sudo (leans in):

He puched Lucien in his gut

Lucien spits blood out..

Sudo :

>Nice spirit kid.

> "But now that you're here… why waste the opportunity?"

[Panel 22]

Sudo:

> We can use a tool to make your friend broke out.

You know mentally is much better than physically.

[Panel 23]

Lucien:

> "You're insane…"

[Panel 24]

Sudo grins.

Sudo:

> "And you're expendable.

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THE ARRIVAL–

[Panel 1]

The sound of heavy locks turning.

[Panel 2]

A thick iron door swings open with a loud creak.

[Panel 3]

Kairo steps in.

Untouched. Perfectly fine.

[Panel 4]

His eyes fall on Lucien.

[Panel 5]

Kairo:

> "L-Lucien…?"

[Panel 6]

Kairo drops to his knees, stunned.

Silent. No tears. Just… a broken look.

[Panel 7]

Lucien tries to speak. But gets intrepted as Sudo speaks

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THE TRUE FACE -

[Panel 1]

A masked figure approaches with a butcher's knife.

[Panel 2]

Lucien, wide-eyed.

His body trembles. His mouth opens—

But no words come.

[Panel 3]

The blade is raised.

Sudo : Any last wish kid.

Lucien : yea.. leave kairo out of this matter please

And also remember my name Sudo

My name is Luc....

[Panel 4]

Kairo watches.

[Panel 5]

The blade swings.

.... .... ...

FINAL VISION-

Panel 1]

Lucien's dying vision. Blurred.

[Panel 2]

Kairo... is smiling.

[Panel 3]

Lucien's head falls on a strange ritual circle.

Candles flickering around it. A strange symbol glows faintly in centre. The circle was just in back of his chained body.

Everything blackened....

Lucien (internal):

Why kairo after we were best friends?!

Lucien:

Rage bubbling in his mind

"I was never wanted.

Not by him…

Not by them…

Not even by my own fucking parents."

I curse them in the name of the Devil himself ....

Suddenly I felt burning heat ,and heard agony, pain of screams. When I slowly opened my eyes I saw dark and light both...

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