RUSSIA'S SNOW-COVERED VAST OPEN FIELD – NIGHT – CONTINUOUS
The scene has completely changed. Alia's foggy urban apartment has been replaced by Russia's vast, snow-covered, desolate landscape. Night is deep, and the moonlight creates an ominous white glow on the snow. The temperature is below freezing. This location is likely the source of June's ancient power.
VICTOR steps out of a state-of-the-art military helicopter. He is wearing a dark black military coat, which makes him look even more powerful than his regal attire. With him are a few of his most trusted bodyguards.
Excitement and arrogance are evident in Victor's eyes. He is searching for the place of the ancient Korean power that Alia told him about.
Victor senses the surrounding silence and the vastness of the snow.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, in a low but sharp voice, looking at his bodyguard)
"Я чувствую это. Здесь. Энергия, о которой говорила Алия. Я чувствую этот древний холод. Это не просто снег."
(Translation: I feel it. Here. The energy Alia spoke of. I feel this ancient coldness. It's not just snow.)
Victor walks forward. There is no sound but the crunch of his heavy boots on the ice. Suddenly, he stops near an ancient, stone-like monolith. A faint blue light glows above the monolith.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, with confidence)
"Мой прадед, Александр, знал эту землю. Он взял эту силу, и он отдал ее. Теперь она моя."
(Translation: My great-grandfather, Alexander, knew this land. He took this power, and he gave it up. Now it is mine.)
Victor touches the monolith with his hand.
Just then, the surrounding icy fog begins to condense. The light from the monolith turns bluer and brighter. A vague human figure begins to move within the fog. Its eyes are glowing—the shadow of the ancient, red eyes of Fire-Eyed Prince June.
Victor's bodyguards instantly raise their rifles.
BODYGUARD 1:
(In Russian, in a panicked voice)
"Господин! Что это?! Человек!"
(Translation: Master! What is that?! A person!)
Victor raises a hand to stop them. His psychopathic smile appears, because he knows this is no ordinary person.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, with a victorious and challenging tone)
"Спокойно. Это то, что искала Алия. Дух прошлого."
(Translation: Quiet. This is what Alia was looking for. A Spirit of the past.)
June's vague, red-eyed form slowly becomes clearer. Victor stands face-to-face with June—1,500 years of ancient power confronting the cruel modern Mafia Lord. Victor's eyes are gleaming with excitement.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, sharp and commanding)
"Я Виктор. Я наследник Александра. Ты, Дух, покажешь мне, где скрыта сила моего врага. Покажи мне, где моя Королева нашла ключ!"
(Translation: I am Victor. I am the heir of Alexander. You, Spirit, will show me where my enemy's power is hidden. Show me where my Queen found the key!)
Scene: Victor's Seizure: June's Secret Device
EXT. RUSSIA'S SNOW-COVERED VAST OPEN FIELD – NIGHT – CONTINUOUS
VICTOR stops near an ancient, stone-like server cabinet or symbolic monolith in the snow, on which a green light is glowing. This place may be the main center of June's family's security system.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, with confidence)
"Мой прадед, Александр, знал эту землю. Он взял эту силу, и он отдал ее. Теперь она моя."
(Translation: My great-grandfather, Alexander, knew this land. He took this power, and he gave it up. Now it is mine.)At Victor's command, a bodyguard stepped up to the cabinet. A short time later, the bodyguard pulled out a small, encrypted device—likely June's core data—from the cabinet. The device is extremely valuable and secured.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, with a victorious smile)
"Спокойно. Это то, что искала Алия. Ключ к власти. Теперь он у нас."
(Translation: Quiet. This is what Alia was looking for. The key to power. Now it is in our hands.)
Victor took the device in his hand. This is the secret technology that the Korean royal dynasty had been protecting for 1,500 years. As he held the device, the intoxication of power in Victor's eyes intensified.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, sharp and commanding)
"This device will now be linked to my military system. Bodyguard 2, take this and get on the helicopter. We won't wait another moment. Anasya's game is over now."
The bodyguards swiftly carried out Victor's orders.
Scene Cut: Anashia's Tech Basement
INT. ANASHIA'S SECRET BASEMENT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MOSCOW – NIGHT – NEW SCENE
The scene changes. We are now at ANASHIA'S secret lair on the outskirts of Moscow. This is a powerful, high-tech command center hidden beneath the Russian snow. In the center of the command center, a map screen with an ancient Korean symbol glows.
Anashia stands in front of the main monitor of her basement. Her expression now shows intense focus and anguish. She is deeply hurt that June's core device has fallen into Victor's hands.
ANASHIA:
(In Russian, to her assistant)
"They have hacked June's device. I know Alia made this move. She has struck at my weakness."
ASSISTANT:
"Sir, we are ready. But if Victor uses the device to penetrate our security system, it will be a disaster."
Anashia slowly turned around. In her eyes is the resolve to protect her power and the fire of vengeance.
ANASHIA:
"Victor thinks he is powerful. But he doesn't know that this basement is not just technology, it's a 1,500-year-old trap. I have waited for this day. Alia has made her move. Now my ultimate strike begins."
Anashia walks toward her military command console.
Scene: Conflict in the Snow and the Children's Wager
EXT. RUSSIA'S SNOW-COVERED VAST OPEN FIELD – NIGHT – CONTINUOUS
ALIA's and her bodyguards' SUVs quickly stop near VICTOR'S helicopter landing zone through a heavy Moscow blizzard. Victor was about to board his helicopter. Beside him stands the captive ANASHIA, surrounded by his soldiers. Anashia's face shows no fear, only a calm, cold gaze.
Alia quickly gets out of the car. The small handgun is in her hand. The intense snowfall has not broken her resolve.
ALIA:
(Shouting through the blizzard, in English)
"Victor! Let Anashia go!"
Victor is not surprised to see Alia; instead, his cruel smile appears.
VICTOR:
(In Russian, with a disdainful tone)
"Ох, Королева! Ты действительно пришла? Мне кажется, ты забываешь старый урок твоей матери из КГБ — при виде опасности нужно отступать."
(Translation: Oh, Queen! Did you actually come? I think you are forgetting your mother's old KGB lesson—you should retreat when you see danger.)
Alia aims the gun directly at Victor's bodyguards holding Anashia.
ALIA:
(Shouting, trembling with rage)
"Do what I say! Release her right now, Victor. I am taking her! Otherwise... I will shoot you this instant!"
Victor slowly turned around. His eyes are cold and steady. He took two steps toward Alia, leaving Anashia.
VICTOR:
(Slowly, but with extreme menace in every word)
"You should think twice before pointing a gun at me, Alia. Don't you remember? You have five children. If you kill me, what will happen to you? My men know where they are hiding. I will make sure they are not safe for a single moment!" Victor's threat struck Alia at her greatest vulnerability. Her hand trembled slightly. She knew Victor wasn't lying.
ALIA:
(Screaming in rage and agony)
"You're disgusting! You don't get to gamble with my children!"
Alia and Victor began to scream and fight intensely. Their conflict was like the cyclical repetition of the two-thousand-year saga of Alexa and Alexander. Alia demanded revenge, and Victor demanded ultimate power.
Dramatic Intervention by Margareta and Zainkha
Just then, another black military SUV sped toward them from behind Victor. The door flew open.
MARGARETA and ZAINKHA—Victor's close allies—stepped out of the SUV. They assessed the situation and made their decision. They did not move toward Anashia, but directly toward Victor.
Margareta understood that if Alia killed Victor, the entire empire would fall into chaos and Alia herself would become a danger.
MARGARETA:
(In a harsh, military voice)
"Not now, Victor! Calm down!"
Margareta instantly rushed toward Alia and snatched the gun from her hand. Alia looked at Margareta in shock.
At the same time, Zainkha quickly moved to Victor and forcefully held him. Zainkha gripped Victor's arm tightly.
ZAINKHA:
(Firmly)
"There is still work to be done; this conflict can wait. We must leave this place now!"
Victor roared in anger, but Margareta and Zainkha's military swiftness and strategy foiled him. He understood that fighting now would not be wise.
VICTOR:
(Shaking with fury)
"You will pay for this! Alia... remember this!"
Zainkha pulled Victor toward the helicopter. Margareta looked quickly at Alia, as if in warning, and then boarded the helicopter herself.
Alia, utterly bewildered, sat down in the snow and wept as Victor and his special team left Anashia behind and flew away in the helicopter through the blizzard.
Alia knew Victor's real target was to capture Anashia, but the threat to her children forced her to save Victor's life. In this game, no one ultimately won.
Alia and Anashia Face-to-Face
Through the blizzard, ALIA walked toward Anashia. Victor's soldiers were now hesitating.
ALIA:
(Looking at Anashia's bodyguards, in an authoritative voice)
"Start your work. Clear this area."
She then looked directly at ANASHIA, who remained standing rigidly.
ANASHIA:
(Smiling faintly, addressing Alia)
"You saved me, Alia. But in return, you handed your freedom and your children's safety over to Victor. Why?"
Alia's eyes held bitterness.
ALIA:
"I didn't save you, Anashia. I didn't let this 1,500-year-old cycle be dishonored. Your death at Victor's hands... that would have been an insult."
(Alia's resolve suddenly breaks. Tears well up in her eyes. She quickly moves forward and embraces Anashia tightly, as if finding a long-lost relative.)
ALIA:
(Breaking down in sharp sobs, clutching Anashia)
"I forgot... I forgot who you were! I forgot... you... you are that June! I remember, Anashia! I remember! My complete birth... it was you... it was you..."
(Anashia is stunned by Alia's sudden emotion and the word 'June'. She is initially surprised, but feeling the trembling of Alia's body, her hands slowly rise to Alia's back.)
ANASHIA:
(Surprised, whispering)
"Alia... what are you saying? What do you remember?"
(Anashia gently moves Alia away from her. In the dim light of the blizzard, she notices a tiny, ancient symbol or mark on Alia's hand or forehead. Seeing that symbol, Anashia's eyes widen.)
ANASHIA:
(Sighing, almost to herself)
"That mark! I knew it... after all these years, the same mark... the same soul... You are Alexa... you are..."
(Intense pain is now etched on Anashia's face. She speaks while looking into Alia's eyes. She remembers the fate that befell her son because of this very connection...)
ANASHIA:
(Slowly, surely, with a wave of sadness)
"These tears... they are not for Victor, Alia. They are for me. Your and my destiny... which has not ended for 1,500 years. I thought you had forgotten everything. But you couldn't forget, Alia. And neither could I."
(Alia wipes her eyes. In their gazes now is no power or strategy, only the confession of a deep, ancient connection. The scene ends within that silent, deep emotion.)
Scene: The Final Break
(Anashia recognizes the ancient mark on Alia's forehead. They both realize the truth of their 1,500-year relationship.)
ANASHIA:
(Slowly, surely, with a wave of sadness)
"These tears... they are not for Victor, Alia. They are for me. Your and my destiny... which has not ended for 1,500 years."
(Alia suddenly hardens. She quickly pushes Anashia away. Her eyes are again filled with cold resolve.)
ALIA:
(In a harsh, clear voice)
"Stop, Anashia. I remember, but nothing has changed. This old connection or destiny—none of it has a place in my life."
(She grips her black overcoat tightly, as if protecting herself.)
ALIA:
(Continues)
"You are still my enemy's ally, and you possess the power that could destroy me. I am Isrovna. I am Victor's Queen. That's all that matters. You will not try to touch my soul again."