Chapter 2:

LAST DAY OF COLLEGE, PART 2

The Hybrid King: Origin of the Soul Eaters


PAGE 1
PANEL 1: Saad Jutt is sitting at his desk. Suddenly, all the students in the classroom stand up.
SFX: SCRAPE... CHAIR...
PANEL 2: All the students walk toward Saad's desk and form a circle around him.
TEXT BOX: "Their minds were filled with countless questions..."
PANEL 3: One student steps forward and asks,
STUDENT 1: "Jutt... why do you want to become a Reaper?"
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PAGE 2
PANEL 1: CLOSE-UP of Saad's face. His eyes narrow. His jaw tightens.
TEXT BOX: "Saad's expression changed..."
TEXT BOX: "His face suddenly transformed..."
"As if the hatred buried inside him for years had awakened."
PANEL 2: Hatred burns within Saad's eyes.
TEXT BOX: "His hatred... his rage... it was all visible on his face."
PANEL 3: Saad speaks. His voice is filled with venom.
SAAD: "Because... I want to destroy every Soul Eater."
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PAGE 3 
PANEL 1: Saad stands up.
SAAD: "I won't stop... until every Soul Eater is erased from this world."
PANEL 2: Mikasa, sitting at her seat, hears Saad's answer and turns toward him.
SFX: TURN
PANEL 3: Mikasa stares at Saad's face carefully.
TEXT BOX: "She stared at his face..."
PANEL 4: The other students step back after seeing Saad's expression. Fear appears on their faces.
STUDENT 2 (nervously): "T-That..."
TEXT BOX: "Just as he had imagined..."
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PAGE 4
PANEL 1: At that moment, Ayan Rajput steps forward and raises his hand.
AYAN: "Alright, enough! That's enough of that!"
PANEL 2: Ayan laughs loudly, changing the atmosphere.
AYAN: "Hey! It's our last day! Let's all enjoy ourselves!"
PANEL 3: The students slowly return to their seats.
SFX: MURMUR MURMUR
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PAGE 5
PANEL 1: Ayan turns toward Saad with a grin.
AYAN: "So then... how about a fight?"
PANEL 2: Saad lightly nods.
SAAD: "Let's do it."
PANEL 3: The two head toward the fighting room. The entire college follows behind them.
SFX: THUD THUD THUD
TEXT BOX: "The whole college followed behind..."
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PAGE 6
PANEL 1: Saad and Ayan stand in the center of the ring, both in fighting stances.
SFX: TENSE
PANEL 2: Ayan suddenly dashes forward and throws a straight punch toward Saad's face.
SFX: SWOOSH
PANEL 3: Saad casually steps to the side. The punch misses.
SFX: WHOOSH
PANEL 4: The students are shocked.
STUDENT: "What incredible speed!"
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PAGE 7
PANEL 1: Ayan throws another punch.
SFX: BAM
PANEL 2: Saad catches his arm.
SFX: GRAB
PANEL 3: Ayan immediately spins and launches a kick.
SFX: SWISH
PANEL 4: Saad raises his arm and blocks the kick.
SFX: THAK
STUDENT: "Ayan isn't weak either!"
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PAGE 8
PANEL 1: Both of them jump back, creating some distance.
SFX: TAP
PANEL 2: Ayan charges forward once again.
SFX: THUD THUD
PANEL 3: He unleashes a rapid combo of punches.
SFX: BAM BAM BAM
PANEL 4: Saad continues dodging every attack effortlessly.
SFX: SWISH SWISH
TEXT BOX: "Ayan was using all of his strength..."
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PAGE 9
PANEL 1: Ayan leaps into the air.
PANEL 2: He brings down a kick from above.
SFX: WHOOM
PANEL 3: Saad blocks the kick with his arm.
SFX: THUD
PANEL 4: Saad instantly counters with a kick of his own.
SFX: DHAM
Ayan slides backward.
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PAGE 10
PANEL 1: Ayan regains his balance and returns to his stance.
AYAN: "I'm not done yet!"
PANEL 2: Saad smiles slightly.
SAAD: "Come on."
PANEL 3: Both rush toward each other.
SFX: THUD THUD THUD
PANEL 4: Their fists collide.
SFX: BOOM
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PAGE 11
PANEL 1: Ayan launches a relentless barrage of attacks.
SFX: BAM BAM BAM
PANEL 2: Saad blocks them all.
SFX: PAK PAK
PANEL 3: Ayan spins and delivers a kick.
SFX: WHAM
PANEL 4: This time, the kick lightly connects with Saad.
STUDENT: "He landed a hit!"
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PAGE 12
PANEL 1: Ayan grins proudly.
AYAN: "Got you!"
PANEL 2: Saad straightens his neck.
PANEL 3: A serious focus appears in his eyes.
TEXT BOX: "But Saad had become serious now..."
PANEL 4: In a single movement, Saad appears right in front of Ayan.
SFX: FLASH
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PAGE 13
PANEL 1: Ayan is shocked.
AYAN: "What?!"
PANEL 2: Saad grabs his arm.
SFX: GRAB
PANEL 3: He slams him to the ground.
SFX: DHAM!
PANEL 4: Ayan crashes onto the floor.
STUDENT: "He defeated him so easily!"
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PAGE 14
PANEL 1: Ayan lies on the ground, breathing heavily but smiling.
AYAN: "As time passes... you're becoming even more powerful, Saad."
PANEL 2: Saad extends his hand and helps him up.
SAAD: "You're improving a lot too, Ayan."
PANEL 3: Ayan stands back up.
AYAN: "One more round!"
PANEL 4: Saad smiles.
SAAD: "Let's go."
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PAGE 15
PANEL 1: The second round begins.
PANEL 2: Ayan throws a straight punch.
SFX: BAM
PANEL 3: Saad dodges.
PANEL 4: Saad follows with a powerful shoulder strike.
SFX: THUD
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PAGE 16
PANEL 1: Ayan loses his balance.
PANEL 2: Saad grabs him and throws him down.
SFX: DHAD!
PANEL 3: Ayan lands on the floor.
PANEL 4: The students cheer.
STUDENT: "Saad won again!"
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PAGE 17
PANEL 1: Ayan sits on the ground, exhausted but laughing.
AYAN: "I can never beat you... you always win."
PANEL 2: Standing apart from everyone else, Mikasa watches silently.
TEXT BOX: "Mikasa... quietly..."
PANEL 3: Without drawing anyone's attention, she continues watching their fight.
PANEL 4: The wind blows through the room.
SFX: WHOOOSH
PANEL 5:
STUDENT 1: "Just like always, Saad won."
STUDENT 2: "Nobody can defeat him."
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PAGE 18
PANEL 1: A third student scratches his head.
STUDENT 3: "Sometimes I wonder... is he even human?"
PANEL 2: Another student speaks in a low, fearful voice.
STUDENT 4 (whispering): "Is he human... or a monster?"
PANEL 3: CLOSE-UP of Saad. He hears their words. Anger appears in his eyes.
SFX: CLENCH
(The sound of his fist tightening.)
PANEL 4: Saad begins walking toward the students in anger.
SFX: STEP
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PAGE 19
PANEL 1: Ayan quickly grabs Saad's arm and stops him.
AYAN: "Saad! Stop!"
PANEL 2: Ayan looks directly into Saad's eyes.
AYAN: "Ignore them. Come on, let's go."
PANEL 3: Saad takes a deep breath and suppresses his anger.
SAAD: "Fine... I'll go get the ASEO application forms for both of us. You head outside."
PANEL 4: Ayan nods.
AYAN: "Alright."
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PAGE 20 
PANEL 1: Ayan walks outside. Mikasa stops him.
MIKASA: "Rajput... wait."
PANEL 2: Mikasa asks directly.
MIKASA: "Why does Saad Jutt hate Soul Eaters so much?"
PANEL 3: Ayan looks surprised.
AYAN: "How did you figure out that he hates Soul Eaters?"
PANEL 4: Mikasa's gaze remains steady.
MIKASA: "From the look on his face."
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PAGE 21
PANEL 1: Ayan's voice becomes serious.
AYAN: "Don't tell anyone else. This secret... only my family and I know it."
PANEL 2: Ayan's eyes drift into the past... nine years ago.
AYAN: "When he was seven years old... a Soul Eater tortured his family right in front of his eyes..."
PANEL 3: Ayan clenches his fist.
AYAN: "...and then devoured their souls."
PANEL 4: Ayan looks at Mikasa.
AYAN: "Since that day, his life's purpose has been to destroy every Soul Eater... so no one else has to suffer what he went through."
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PAGE 22
PANEL 1: Mikasa speaks softly.
MIKASA: "Isn't it possible... that not all Soul Eaters are evil?"
PANEL 2: Ayan suddenly becomes angry.
AYAN: "That's impossible!"
PANEL 3: Ayan immediately calms himself and looks ashamed.
AYAN: "I'm sorry... for getting angry at you."
PANEL 4: Mikasa nods.
MIKASA: "It's okay."
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PAGE 23
PANEL 1: Ayan walks toward the gate. Saad is waiting there for him.
PANEL 2: Saad waves a form in his hand.
SAAD: "Where were you? What took you so long?"
PANEL 3: Ayan shrugs.
AYAN: "Just saying goodbye to everyone."
PANEL 4: The two begin walking together.
SFX: FOOTSTEPS
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PAGE 24
PANEL 1: Saad and Ayan walk toward Ayan's house.
PANEL 2: Ayan speaks to Saad.
AYAN: "Tonight, I'm staying over at your place."
PANEL 3: Saad pauses for a moment, then smiles.
SAAD: "Alright."
PANEL 4: BLACK BACKGROUND
TEXT BOX: TO BE CONTINUED
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THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM