You can silence a movement. But never its memory.
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4:44 A.M.
Unmarked Envelope — Slid Under Naomi's Door
Inside:
A torn photo of the Ashless, alive and laughing.
A single drive, encrypted.
And a note:
> "One of us lived. And we saw everything."
"We thought Hollow was a god. He's just a butcher."
Naomi plugs it in.
A video begins to play.
One survivor. Barely breathing. Yuzu Nakatomi, age 16.
Her face bruised. Her voice shaky.
> "He didn't speak. He didn't hesitate. He enjoyed it."
"He looked at us like we weren't even human."
She looks into the camera.
> "I still believe in what we stood for. But not him."
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6:03 A.M.
Global Summit on Digital Extremism – Geneva, Switzerland
World leaders gather.
The agenda: outlaw Hollow ideology as terrorism.
They play clips from the Ashless Massacre.
The president of Japan speaks:
> "We must call it what it is — radical, orchestrated murder."
Before he can finish, the monitors glitch.
A Hollow broadcast begins.
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6:05 A.M.
The Broadcast
Silas. Mask off. Calm.
> "Good morning, world."
"You sit in suits, trying to label me — as if that changes the bodies you ignored."
Images roll across the screen:
Sora's body.
Hina's hospital records.
Sealed court cases.
Broken students.
Then:
Footage of the Ashless.
Blood. Screams. Bullet holes.
> "Yes. I killed them."
"Because they forgot what pain feels like."
His voice drops.
> "Ban me. Hunt me.
But ask yourself — why did they ever need me to begin with?"
The stream ends.
Chaos erupts.
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8:20 A.M.
Kai – Empty Room. Choice in Hand.
He opens his laptop.
Two folders.
1. Hollow Archives — every truth, every death.
2. Project Null — a kill switch: data exposing Silas's identity, home base, files.
He clicks on Null.
And types:
> "For the fire to mean something… it has to end."
But he doesn't send it.
Not yet.
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11:11 A.M.
Naomi – Secret Meeting with Underground Journalist
She hands the Yuzu video to a masked man.
> "Leak it. But not as news."
"Leak it as a testimony."
> "Of what?"
> "Of the god falling."
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1:44 P.M.
Citywide Reaction – The Survivor's Video Hits Socials
It goes viral. Not as proof.
But as emotion.
People cry.
Students repost.
A trending tag appears:
> #HeLiedToUs
Teen graffiti artists spray new phrases over old Hollow murals:
> "No gods. Just ghosts."
"Truth doesn't need blood."
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4:19 P.M.
Silas – Watching in Silence
He sees the hashtags.
The graffiti.
The doubt.
For the first time in months—
He frowns.
Kai enters the room.
> "They saw her story."
> "I let one live," Silas replies.
"So they'd remember the price."
> "They didn't remember the price. They remembered her."
Silas turns. Cold.
> "Then burn her too."
Kai hesitates.
> "…No."
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Final Scene
At a remote clinic, Yuzu sleeps under heavy protection.
Naomi sits beside her.
Outside, police and ex-Hollow sympathizers guard every exit.
Naomi speaks into a recorder:
> "The god is bleeding.
But the hardest part isn't killing him.
It's proving he was human all along."
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Final Line:
> In the dark, Silas writes a new truth on his wall:
"Truth Fifteen: If they weep louder for the enemy… make them regret it."
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