Chapter 0:
FLASHBACK-1980
The Hybrid King: Origin of the Soul Eaters
PAGE 1
PANEL 1:
A completely black page. Only clouds hiding the moon.
SFX: HUUUU...
TEXT BOX:
"1980..."
"Faisalabad..."
"Present-day Phase 1..."
PANEL 2:
A large rusty iron gate. A street light flickers above it.
SFX:
KREECH... KREECH...
PANEL 3:
The gate slowly opens. Cold white tube light shines from inside.
SFX:
GHARRR...
TEXT BOX:
"Where humans committed the sin of becoming gods..."
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PAGE 2
PANEL 1:
Close-up of a thick file lying on a table.
SFX:
TAP
FILE TITLE:
"PROJECT REHAM - 1980 - TOP SECRET"
TEXT BOX:
"File closed."
"Truth sealed."
"Conscience buried."
PANEL 2:
Three scientists’ shadows behind the file.
SCIENTIST 1:
"Dr. Akhtar, Subject #491 is ready."
PANEL 3:
Camera zooms out. A full laboratory is revealed. Machines, tubes, 1980s computers.
SFX:
BEEP... BEEP...
SCIENTIST 2:
"Tonight, the final decision will be made..."
"Whether Project Reham succeeds or fails."
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PAGE 3-5
PANEL 1:
A long corridor. Glass rooms on both sides.
TEXT BOX:
"Age Group: 5–10 Years."
"Subjects: 5000"
PANEL 2:
Children (6–7 years old) sleeping inside a room.
SFX:
PEEP... PEEP...
PANEL 3:
A scientist’s hand holding a syringe filled with blue liquid.
SCIENTIST 2:
"Soul Core Injection #491..."
"Start the procedure."
PANEL 4:
A child screams as the injection is given.
SFX:
AAAAAH!
PANEL 5:
Another room. 4–5 children sleeping.
SCIENTIST 1:
"Vitals are stable."
SCIENTIST 2:
"No rejection detected."
SCIENTIST 1:
"Maybe this time... we succeeded."
TEXT BOX:
"Until now... everything seemed normal."
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PAGE 6-8
PANEL 1:
A large monitor displaying:
HEART RATE CRITICAL
SFX:
BEEEEEEP!
PANEL 2:
Subject #491 child convulsing violently.
SCIENTIST 2:
"Dr. Akhtar!"
"The body is rejecting the Soul Core!"
PANEL 3:
Red emergency lights across the entire lab.
SFX:
WEEOO! WEEOO!
ANNOUNCEMENT:
"WARNING: PROJECT REHAM FAILURE DETECTED."
"EVACUATE LAB IMMEDIATELY."
PANEL 4:
Machines exploding.
SFX:
CRACK...
BZZZT...
DHAM!
DR. AKHTAR’S SHADOW:
"Impossible..."
"Thirty years of work..."
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PAGE 9-11
PANEL 1:
Smoke. Fire. Darkness.
SFX:
CHHHH...
PANEL 2:
Broken glass. A child crawls out (face hidden in shadow).
TEXT BOX:
"Subject #491..."
"Was alive."
PANEL 3:
The child runs limping, injured.
SFX:
DHAD...
THAK...
PANEL 4:
He pauses and looks back at the burning lab.
TEXT BOX:
"He didn’t know..."
"That his life would never be normal again."
PANEL 5:
Scientist shouting.
SCIENTIST 1:
"Security!"
"The subject is escaping!"
"Catch him alive!"
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PAGE 12-14
PANEL 1:
Four guards running with guns.
SFX:
DHAD DHAD DHAD
GUARD:
"Lock the gate!"
GUARD 2:
"Do not let the target escape!"
PANEL 2:
The child escapes through the door.
SFX:
CHEEN...
TAK...
PANEL 3:
The corridor is now empty. Guards chasing one child.
SFX:
DHAAN DHAAN...
PANEL 4:
Other room doors shaking. Hands banging from inside.
SFX:
THAK THAK THAK
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PAGE 15-17
PANEL 1:
A door opens. Three children come out.
CHILD 1:
"Panting..."
"The path is clear..."
PANEL 2:
Around 20–25 children running in the corridor.
SFX:
DHAD DHAD DHAD
PANEL 3:
One child falls. Another helps him up.
CHILD 2:
"Get up!"
"We will die here!"
PANEL 4:
All children open a sewer lid and go down.
TEXT BOX:
"That night..."
"Something terrible happened."
TEXT BOX:
"Out of 5000 subjects..."
"Only a few survived."
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PAGE 18-19
PANEL 1:
The lab is burning. Everything destroyed.
SFX:
CRACKLE...
PANEL 2:
Dr. Akhtar emerges from smoke. His coat is burning.
DR. AKHTAR:
"Kehhh..."
"Kehhh..."
PANEL 3:
Close-up of his hand holding a burned file.
Only one word visible:
"REHAM"
DR. AKHTAR:
"We started all this in the name of mercy..."
PANEL 4:
He looks at the sky filled with smoke.
DR. AKHTAR:
"But we ended up taking mercy away from humanity..."
PANEL 5:
He falls to his knees.
DR. AKHTAR:
"These children..."
"Will one day become the punishment of our sins..."
PANEL 6:
His eyes close.
DR. AKHTAR:
"Forgive me..."
"God..."
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PAGE 20
PANEL 1:
1980. Small hands coming out of a sewer in Phase 2 street.
SFX:
TAK
PANEL 2:
2026. The same street. A 16-year-old boy stands there.
TEXT BOX:
"46 years later..."
PANEL 3:
A college bag on his shoulder. Wind moving his shirt.
TEXT BOX:
"That night..."
"Never ended."
PANEL 4:
BLACK BACKGROUND
TEXT:
TO BE CONTINUED
NEXT CHAPTER:
LAST DAY OF COLLEGE, PART 1
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