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Location: Nova Venosa – A Week After the Fall of Zacrota
The world was breathing a sigh of relief, as if the sky had opened for the first time in years. Cities once gripped by fear were beginning to light up again, and people were cautiously emerging from their hiding places, unable to believe the war was truly over.
But Franco wasn't smiling.
Franco (looking out the window of an old train):
"Whenever I feel the war is over... I hear the echo of its footsteps again."
Marco (behind him, holding a box):
"I brought you a surprise. A box full of soda and bad memories."
Franco (with a half-smile):
"Everything has a different flavor after the war... even pain."
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In a new underground headquarters run by Columbo
Irina (wiping data from a device):
"Zaccrota was the end for them... but it's just the beginning for us."
Columbo (raising his glasses):
"While examining Zacrota's systems... I found something incredible."
A screen shows a clip of an encrypted transmission showing the face of a mysterious figure wearing a silver mask, unlike any previous commander.
Colombo (seriously):
"This isn't from Zacrota. This is another system... They call themselves the Watchers."
Rocco (throwing his knife at the map):
"Bad name. I bet they're weirder than Zacrota."
Savio:
"What's their goal?"
Irina:
"We don't know... but they have Zacrota's entire archive. And something else... files on Franco."
Franco (turning to the screen):
"Files on me?"
Colombo:
"Everything. Your childhood, where your real father is buried, the names of friends you haven't met yet... It's like they're writing your life before you live it."
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Night – In a mysterious alley in Nova Venosa
A masked man delivers a letter to an unknown person.
The letter reads:
"The king has fallen... but the heir has awakened."
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The next day - Team HQ
The sound of an explosion rocks the old city. The team immediately heads to the location.
Marco (wearing a T-shirt that says "Bomb Time"):
"Oh, nostalgia... I didn't know I was missing bombs!"
The team arrives at a partially burned building, and beneath the rubble... a letter.
The letter reads:
> "Franco Pato, you were a pawn in our chess. The king is dead... but the game isn't over yet."
Franco (muttering):
"Who are you?"
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In the shadows, elsewhere on the continent
A masked man sits, watching ten screens in front of him, each showing a member of the team.
Mysterious man:
"It's time for round two. This time... the rules will change."