Act 1: Falling
Part 1: New Horizons
Characters:
Kepler - Unmarked Ranger | 16 years old
Vice-general - Unknown Ranger | 50 years old
Soldier 1 - Unknown Ranger | 25 years old
Soldier 2 - Unknown Ranger | 27 years old
Soldier 3 - Unknown Ranger | 28 years old
Soldier 4 - Lightning Ranger | 23 years old
Soldier 5 - Earth Ranger | 30 years old
Summary:
December 6, 2024 | 10:00 PM | Unknown Facility | Mavudis Island, Philippines
A mysterious research facility is burning in the middle of the Mavudis island. The facility is engulfed in flames as five soldiers in red gear chase after a teenage boy running to the island's northernmost edge. An old man in a dark red uniform scrambles inside the dying facility as he tries to recover as much important data as he can.
Character Introduction: Vice-general | 50 years old | Unknown Ranger
He runs upstairs, observes the chase at the window, and yells.
"Bring the boy back!", the vice-general screams at the top of his lungs. He punches the wall in frustration and hurriedly strides away.
Several meters away from the burning facility, a fifteen-year-old boy and escaped prisoner runs for his life as he feels freedom for the first time. For a few seconds, he closes his eyes and feels the cold breeze of the air. He sprints away from the soldiers as he gets closer and closer to the edge. The stream of trees around him is getting thinner and thinner as the light from the moon gets brighter.
Character Introduction: Kepler | Unmarked Ranger | 15 Years Old
"I'm getting closer," Kepler whispers to himself.
He looks behind him and sees two soldiers near him with the numbers "1" and "2" on their uniforms and a soldier with "3" right behind them.
Character Introduction: Soldier-1 | Unknown Ranger | 25 Years Old
Character Introduction: Soldier-2 | Unknown Ranger | 27 Years Old
Character Introduction: Soldier-3 | Unknown Ranger | 28 Years Old
"I'll deal with this one," Soldier-3 stops running and grabs his gun. He charges his weapon called Shatter-F and aims it at Kepler. As he focuses his weapon on his target, Soldiers 4 and 5 reach him.
Weapon Introduction: Shatter-F | A two-star plasma rifle commonly used by military personnel in developing countries. It shoots a projectile that is great at crushing materials such as rocks.
Character Introduction: Soldier-4 | Lightning Ranger | 23 Years Old
Character Introduction: Soldier-5 | Earth Ranger | 30 Years Old
"Careful with that weapon, we have to bring him back alive," Soldier 4 locks his eyes on his comrade as he runs after the escaped prisoner.
"I know," Soldier-3 scopes in at the target while Soldier-5 angrily passes him.
Soldier-3 fires his weapon and precisely hits the ground beneath Kepler. The small explosion from the attack causes the boy to fall to the ground as Soldiers 1 and 2 charge in. Soldier-1 dashes in front of the target. He grabs Kepler by the collar and lifts him.
"Where do you think you're going?", Soldier-1 smirks at Kepler.
"Put me down!", Kepler begs.
Kepler covers his left leg with a cosmic aura and instantly kicks his attacker. The contact of his empowered leg sends the soldier flying back to the facility. Soldier-1's body hits the wall of the building and his body plunges to the ground.
"Kevin!", the Vice-general yells at his fallen comrade. He covers his right fist with aura and punches the door open sending the door several feet away. He rapidly walks toward the soldier and stares in the direction of where he has flown away.
"We'll get him back," he whispers. He gathers all the energy he has left and drags his feet to the battle.
Soldier-2 lunges at Kepler with a punch, but Kepler deftly dodges. Soldier-3 shoots another projectile at the target but Kepler covers his right hand with cosmic aura and deflects the attack right back at the soldier with the back of his hand. As Kepler is fighting the two soldiers, Soldier-4 charges her hands and unleashes a lightning strike at him. Kepler's great observation skill and outstanding reflexes notice the attack almost instantly and dashes away to avoid getting hit.
Soldier-2 dashes next to Kepler and throws a punch, but Kepler grabs his hand and throws him at Soldier-3. Soldier-5 jumps into the fight and spars with Kepler. As the two clash, Soldier-4 initiates a weaker lightning blast which directly hits Kepler. The attack is less powerful but induces a short stun effect on the target. The effect of the attack renders Kepler vulnerable.
Soldier-5 covers his hand with heavy rocks and punches Kepler out of the island. Before Kepler falls into the ocean, he covers his right hand with aura and punches the space between him and the sea which sends him flying back into the island. He changes his position as he skyrockets mid-air, he adjusts his speed and direction using his aura and slams Soldier-5 unconscious. Before Soldier-4 can react, he swiftly dashes in front of her and sends her flying back to the facility where her body hits the wall and lands next to Soldier-1.
The vice-general pauses and watches his last soldier fall into the hands of a teenage boy. He speeds up and tries to run despite an injury as a fully awakened Kepler stares at him.
"It's over," Kepler says.
Kepler takes his prisoner's jacket off and burns it with his hands. The Vice-general looks at him in disbelief before laughing.
"You can run away, but you will forever belong here. In this land, in our hands!", the Vice-general shouts.
"I don't belong here, and this wretched place is not my home!", Kepler angrily stares at him.
"Then go! You have nowhere to go anyway!", the Vice-general drags his feet as he walks toward Kepler.
"For freedom," Kepler utters.
Kepler covers his legs with a bluish-red aura as he runs away to the edge of the island. His speed gets faster and faster until his full body gets covered with it. The Vice-general stares at him in awe as the boy who he used to feed every day has now grown into a ranger that neither he nor his subordinates can destroy.
"Ahhh!" Kepler groans as he takes off away from the northern island. His bright aura radiates across the sky like a comet. He floats above the island staring at the burning facility that encaged him and to the person who imprisoned him.
"I will find a place I can call home!" Kepler yells at the Vice-general one last time before darting away.
Kepler soars into the sky like a meteor, his entire body is covered with a cosmic aura that intensifies as he increases his speed. Kepler speeds up from subsonic to supersonic until he ultimately reaches an astounding hypersonic speed. His radiant light dispels the dead and silent stillness of the night as he heads north. The view from above rapidly changes from the gloomy ocean to sprinkles of light as he enters the land of Taiwan.
Meanwhile, at the Mavudis Island, the Vice-general grabs a communication device. He calls someone and says:
"We have a bad news and a good news,"