WAR
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"History is written by the last ones standing. But what if no one is left?"
The world was no longer a battlefield—it was a graveyard. Cities crumbled, oceans turned into mass burial sites, and the air was thick with the stench of burning flesh and metal.
This wasn't just war anymore.
This was annihilation.
But in the darkest moments, a single ember of hope still flickered.
Shin. Mei. Ryan.
And the rebels.
If they were to survive, they had one mission left:
Kill the Phantom Lord.
And stop the Hellfire Protocol.
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Scene 1: The Shattered Resistance
Location: Underground Safe Zone – "Haven"
The underground base smelled of sweat, dirt, and desperation.
What remained of the rebellion had gathered in a dimly lit war room. Maps of the world's ruins covered the walls. The once-mighty resistance now looked like ghosts of soldiers.
Ryan slammed his fist on the table. "We can't win like this."
Mei, her face pale and hollow, stared at the blue file Shin had stolen from the Dominion. "We're not meant to win. We're meant to die."
Shin remained silent. His mind was already elsewhere.
A name burned in his skull.
The Phantom Lord.
A man no one had ever seen. A man who controlled the war from the shadows.
And now, he was about to unleash Hell.
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Scene 2: The Hellfire Protocol
Location: Dominion Headquarters – Phantom's Throne Room
The darkest room in the world was filled with monitors, holograms, and silent figures in masks.
At the center, on an iron throne, The Phantom Lord watched.
His voice was smooth, emotionless. "Execute the Hellfire Protocol."
His general hesitated. "My Lord… if we do this, there is no going back. The world will—"
The Phantom Lord's fingers twitched. A gunshot rang out. The general collapsed.
The Phantom Lord turned to the rest. "Any other concerns?"
Silence.
Then, the countdown began.
In 72 hours, the world would burn.
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Scene 3: The Final Mission
Location: Haven – Rebel War Room
The rebels only had one shot.
Shin leaned forward. "We infiltrate Dominion Headquarters. We kill the Phantom Lord."
Ryan exhaled. "That's suicide."
Mei's eyes glowed with something dark. "Then let's die well."
They needed a way in.
That's when a voice spoke from the shadows.
"I have a way."
The room turned.
A new figure stepped into the light.
Kiera.
The leader of The Ashen Wolves—a group of mercenaries who had fought both sides of the war.
Her golden eyes studied Shin. "You want into Dominion HQ? I can get you in. But it won't be easy."
Shin stared at her. "Nothing is."
The deal was made. The mission was set.
This was the last fight.
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Scene 4: The Infiltration
Location: Dominion Headquarters – Nightfall
The plan was simple. Get in. Plant the explosives. Kill the Phantom Lord.
The problem?
They were up against the most fortified fortress on Earth.
The team moved through the sewers, emerging near the Dominion's power grid.
Ryan planted EMP charges. In three minutes, the lights would go out.
Shin and Mei moved toward the command center.
Everything was going fine.
Until Mei saw the execution pit.
Hundreds of civilians—children, elders, wounded soldiers—were lined up.
Dominion soldiers raised their rifles.
Mei's hands shook.
Her rage erupted.
Before Shin could stop her, she opened fire.
The mission was blown.
Alarms blared.
Dominion forces swarmed.
The war had begun again.
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Scene 5: The Bloodbath
Location: Dominion HQ – Upper Floors
The rebels fought like demons.
Ryan blew up a tank with a grenade launcher.
Mei butchered Dominion troops like a ghost of death.
Shin cut through enemy lines, heading toward the Phantom Lord's throne room.
Then, the ground shook.
The Hellfire Protocol had started.
Missiles launched from hidden silos, targeting the last remaining cities on Earth.
Time was running out.
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Scene 6: The Throne Room
Shin burst into the final chamber.
The Phantom Lord stood waiting.
No mask. No armor.
Just a man.
A man Shin knew.
"No..."
The Phantom Lord smiled. "Hello, Shin."
It was Eran.
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Scene 7: The Truth
Shin's body went numb. "You… you died."
Eran chuckled. "No, Shin. I was saved. By them."
He gestured to the holograms—figures in suits, the true rulers of the world.
"I was given a choice. Die in flames… or rule the ashes."
Shin's hands shook with fury. "You betrayed us."
Eran's eyes darkened. "No, Shin. I saved you. I saved you from the lie."
He stepped forward. "Do you know why this war started?"
Shin didn't answer.
Eran whispered: "Because peace is impossible."
Shin's grip tightened on his gun.
"You're wrong."
Eran smiled sadly. "Then prove it."
The fight began.
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Scene 8: The Final Duel
It was brutal. It was fast. It was personal.
Shin and Eran fought with everything they had.
Fists broke bones.
Blades sliced flesh.
Gunfire lit the dark.
Then—a final gunshot.
BANG.
Eran staggered.
Blood poured from his chest.
Shin's gun smoked.
Eran collapsed, coughing blood.
He smiled. "Maybe… you were right after all."
His body went still.
Shin lowered his gun.
He had won.
But it didn't feel like victory.
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Scene 9: The End of War?
Shin collapsed as Ryan and Mei entered.
Ryan's voice shook. "Is it over?"
Shin looked at Eran's body. "No."
He pressed a button, sending one last command.
"Override the Hellfire Protocol."
The countdown stopped.
The war was over.
But the world was already broken.
Mei looked at Shin. "What now?"
Shin whispered. "Now... we rebuild."
But in the shadows… the real war had only just begun.
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To Be Continued…
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