Location: The depths of Nekruta Island, a hidden location in the Black Ocean
Time: Two days after the destruction of the Third Eye
Waves battered the walls of the artificial island as if trying to tear it out of the depths of the sea. There was not a star in the sky, as if the entire universe was silently watching. Inside, where the walls were made of steel mixed with bone, a man was waiting.
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The mysterious voice (from his headquarters):
"They entered our heart... and survived."
Silence
"It's time to summon the Last King."
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Outside - On a small ship
Marco (eating a sandwich):
"You know what? I'm the only one who hasn't been shot yet. I feel like I'm going to explode soon."
Rocco (cleaning his weapon):
"Don't worry... I've got a surprise for you."
Marco (terrified):
"Is it a surprise with bullets? Because I don't like those kinds of surprises!"
Irina (watching through binoculars):
"We've arrived... This island doesn't appear on any map. Even satellites ignore it."
Franco (looking at the horizon):
"This is where it all began... and this is where it will end."
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Inside the Island - Central Hall
The doors open automatically, and darkness engulfs the team the moment they enter. Devices operate on their own, and screens display their faces in real time.
Daniel (drawing his weapon):
"They're watching us."
A deep voice in the hall:
"We know you... better than you know yourselves."
The light gradually fades. On a dark throne in the center of the hall sits a man wearing black armor with cold gray eyes. His name is Feloni—the true king of Zacrota.
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Feloni (smiling):
"Franco Batu... the hero of the story. Or so you think."
Franco (grabbing the hilt of his weapon):
"You've been hiding this whole time... while your friends die for you?"
Feloni (slowly getting up):
"I didn't hide. I was building a new ending. An ending worthy of a rotten world."
Savio (sarcastically):
"How many more times are we going to hear the same boring villain speech? Someone shoot him, please."
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The battle begins.
Feloni isn't fighting alone... he activates a shield that fuses his body with a giant robot. The hall turns into a deathmatch.
Rocco (dodging a massive attack):
"This isn't a fight... this is a video game on hardest!"
Marco (hiding behind a pillar):
"I just need 5 minutes... and a bagel, and a glass of juice!"
Irina (sending disruption signals):
"I need access to his operating system... scatter him!"
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Franco sneaks through the roof, reaching the power core that powers the shield, while the others fight tooth and nail.
Filoni (sneers):
"You're weak, Franco. Your whole fight is built on the rage of a child who lost his father."
Franco (approaches him):
"The rage of a child? No... That's the determination of a man who's lost everything."
Franco stabs the core of the shield with an electrically charged piece of Columbo's device.
The shield collapses. Filoni falls to the ground, exhausted.
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Filoni (breathing heavily):
"Even if I die... Zacrota will return... with a thousand faces."
Franco (kneeling beside him):
"When the Shadow rules you, you won't live long..."
Marco (standing behind him, scratching his head):
"Can we put that line in the ending music? Too powerful."
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The hall begins to collapse.
Colombo (over the loudspeaker):
"Guys... This place will blow up in four minutes. I loved you, but I'd love to escape even more!"
The team flees through the side tunnel. The sound of the explosion shakes the island to its core.
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The Next Day – On an Unknown Beach
Irina (drawing a new map of Venosa):
"Zaccrota is over… officially."
Savio (laughing as he looks at Franco):
"How about you make us a coffee shop instead of the next war?"
Marco:
"On the condition that I'm the technical director! And we make sandwiches named after every villain we've defeated."
Franco (looking at the sea):
"Maybe… but I know there are faces we haven't seen yet. Faces waiting… in the dark."