Series Title: The Rogue Star
Episode 2: “Brothers of Fire and Steel”
[Scene opens early morning]
The forest was still, dew clinging to the leaves. Birds chirped softly. But somewhere deeper in the woods…
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sabo was back at the tree, pipe in hand, sweat on his brow, striking harder and faster than before.
Kai (walking up): “You’re going to break your hands before you break that tree.”
Sabo (gritting his teeth): “Then I’ll just use my teeth.”
Kai chuckled a little but his eyes were serious. He stepped beside him and pulled out a wooden stick.
Kai: “Then let’s both break something.”
The two began sparring—pipe versus stick—laughing, yelling, falling, rising again. This wasn’t just training. It was brotherhood.
Back at the house...
Amara stirred a boiling pot while talking with Rek, who was sitting cross-legged on the table.
Amara: “They’re too young for this, Rek. Garros doesn’t understand.”
Rek: “He’s a soldier. To him, strength is everything.”
Amara: “They need more than strength. They need heart. Vision. Dreams.”
Rek looked out the window, where Ace was climbing a tree barefoot.
Rek (softly): “And all three of them have fire inside them… Especially Kai.”
[Training field – later that afternoon]
Garros stood at the same field, arms crossed, waiting. His shirt off, body scarred from years of battles.
Garros: “Where are those brats?”
Just then, Ace and Kai walked in, covered in dirt and sweat.
Ace: “We’re not here because of you. We’re here because we chose to be.”
Garros (grinning): “That’s all I ask. Let’s begin.”
For the next few hours, he drilled them hard—stamina, discipline, technique. But he started to notice something...
Garros (thinking): Kai’s different. He’s… adaptive. Calm under pressure. Fierce when he strikes.
At one point, Garros lunged fast and strong—too strong for a kid—but Kai dodged and spun, using his momentum to knock Garros slightly off balance.
Garros (smirking): “Hmph. Looks like you’re not completely useless.”
Kai just glared and got back into position.
Later that evening…
The three brothers sat on a large fallen tree log, staring up at the stars.
Sabo: “What do you guys wanna be?”
Ace (without hesitation): “I wanna be the freest man in the world.”
Sabo: “Freedom, huh? Sounds good.”
They both looked at Kai.
Kai (after a pause): “I don’t know yet… but I want to go where no one’s been. Not just on sea—beyond the sky, beyond the stars. I want to make a mark the world can’t erase.”
Sabo: “That’s big.”
Kai (smiling slightly): “Then I guess I’ll need a big ship.”
They laughed together under the stars.
[Final scene]
In the shadows of the forest, a group of cloaked men watched from a distance.
Cloaked Man 1: “That’s the one. The boy named Kai.”
Cloaked Man 2: “You sure?”
Cloaked Man 1: “He has it. The spark. The Rogue Star…”
The camera zooms in on Kai’s face—brave, bold, unknowingly destined for greatness.
[TO BE CONTINUED]
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