All around is white snow and silence. In the distance, rugged, icy mountains are visible.
The scene opens with a shot of Alia moving at high speed. She is running desperately across the snow. She is wearing that white dress—a large gown, similar to her wedding dress but much grander—which almost blends with the white background of the snow. This is a symbolic link between her present and the 1600-year-old destiny of Alexa.
The sound of intense danger chases her from behind.
Two powerful helicopters are hovering in the sky. These helicopters belong to Victor's men. Victor himself might be in one, intent on recovering his wife and the stolen device.
Alia runs until she finally stands at the corner of a mountain at the edge of the snow. Below is deep blue, icy water. One slip from the edge of the cliff and the fall is certain.
There is no fear in Alia's eyes now, only a flicker of fierce resolve and extreme self-confidence.
In her right hand, she tightly grips that device. She knows this device is the key to Victor's empire.
Alia does not hesitate for a moment. She glances at the helicopters, as if throwing a silent challenge.
(Her huge white gown spreads across the snow, and she silently resolves to leap into the icy water below. The scene freezes before the final action. This step is Alia's last move in the game of her life, her love, and her destiny.
The Final Challenge
Alia is now standing at the edge of the mountain, the icy water below. The roar of the helicopters is deafening. Alia knows there is no escape route. Only one path remains open to her—to take the risk.
The helicopters rapidly descend and stop directly above Alia. A helicopter door slides open, and Victor's voice booms through the loudspeaker. His voice now holds no love, only unadulterated power and command.
VICTOR
(Via Loudspeaker, echoing)
Alia! Stop! Don't move another step! Throw the device down
Alia looks up from the cliff edge toward Victor's helicopter. Her eyes are steady. She raises the device in her hand toward Victor.
ALIA
(Shouting, her voice cutting through the wind)
Victor! This is the biggest weakness of your empire! If you don't...
(Alia lowers the device slightly over the cliff edge, pointing towards the water.)
ALIA
(With utter conviction, throwing the ultimate challenge)
I will drop it! Forever! Unless you come! Here! Alone! Right now!
(Alia motions for Victor to descend from his helicopter onto the frozen ground below. Her condition is a silent threat to Victor—Alia is playing her last move in this game of destiny. Her eyes burn—either Victor takes the risk, or he watches his empire fall.)
The Leap and The Breakdown
Alia's challenge strikes Victor immediately. From the helicopter, Victor can clearly see the device in Alia's hand—a key part of his empire.
As Victor hesitates, Alia waits no longer. There is no doubt in her eyes—only a firm resolve to embrace her destiny.
ALIA
(To herself)
The Destiny of Shadows...
(Holding the device tightly in her hand, Alia intentionally slips her foot off the edge of the cliff. Her immense white gown billows against the air.)
Alia intentionally falls into the water.
With a loud splash, the frigid water swallows Alia. The device remains clutched in Alia's hand.
Victor, watching from the helicopter, freezes. His eyes widen, the face of the hardened Mafia Lord collapsing in an instant. Tears well up in his eyes.
VICTOR
(Screaming, not through the loudspeaker, but with his own voice)
Alia! No!
Victor is going crazy instantly. Without waiting for any command, he moves to open the helicopter door and jump out. All his power, wealth, and empire are meaningless to him at this moment. He cannot lose the woman he loves.
Victor's assistant frantically pulls him back: "Sir! No! The icy water will kill you!"
But Victor screams uncontrollably, all his defenses shattered. He is consumed not by the fear of his empire's collapse, but by the fear of losing Alia.
(The scene splits between Alia slowly sinking into the frigid depths and Victor's wild screams of agony above.)
The Sacrifice
Victor's frantic screams of "Alia! No!" penetrate the icy water.
Victor's assistants barely manage to hold him back, as he was nearly mad enough to jump from the helicopter. Tears stream down Victor's face—tears that no one has ever seen in the history of his hardened empire.
VICTOR
(Shouting in disbelief and agony)
Alia! No! What did you do! Why? Why did you do this?!
(Victor punches the helicopter's glass window in helplessness. All his power is meaningless now. He cannot save the woman he loves.)
Underwater:
Alia, wrapped in her huge white gown, slowly sinks into the depths. The frigid water is numbing her body. Alia's eyes are steady; the device is still tightly gripped in her hand.
There is no fear in Alia's mind. She remembers Victor's Father's words: "There is no place for weakness in our family." And Alexa's destiny: "The Destiny of Shadows."
Alia knows that without this sacrifice, it was impossible to save Victor. This extreme step will open Victor's eyes—it will show him that power and empire are not eternal.
(Alia's eyes close. The device threatens to slip slightly from her hand, but she clutches it tightly one last time. Alia's white gown spreads out in the icy water like a flower.)
(Above, Victor is still screaming her name. His crying is not just grief—it is his life's biggest defeat, and the ultimate price of Alia's love for him.)
INT. ICY WATER – ALIA'S IMAGINATION
ICE-COLD WATER – ALIA'S IMAGINATION (INT. FROZEN WATER – ALIA'S IMAGINATION)
As Alia's body goes numb in the depths of the ice-cold water, her consciousness flashes for the last time. Pushing past the intense pain and the frigid cold of death, Alia enters a peaceful imaginary world.
In that moment underwater, Alia sees before her eyes the moments she always desired—a simple, conflict-free love.
The scene shifts: They are standing amidst the ice—but there is no helicopter, no panic. It's the balcony of their Moscow apartment, but outside, there is only pure, serene snow.
Alia and Victor look at each other. There is no wrath or burden of empire in Victor's eyes, only deep, pure love.
Victor has hugged Alia tightly. Their bodies are intertwined, and this warmth seems to defy all the surrounding cold.
Alia smiles, Victor smiles too. No words are necessary.
Victor kisses her forehead—that forehead which until now bore the burden of power and destiny. The kiss is a silent promise—that all this conflict will end someday. In Alia's imaginary world, everything is good.
(Underwater, the clench of Alia's hand loosens. The device slips from her grasp and begins to sink into the depths. Her face becomes serene. In this final moment of imagination, her life's hardest and most beautiful truth is revealed: her love was stronger than her destiny.)
FROZEN TUNDRA – CONTINUOUS
Up above, in the helicopter, Victor is screaming like a madman. His assistant is holding him back, but Victor can no longer control himself. The fear of losing Alia has completely overwhelmed him.
Victor suddenly goes still. His eyes now hold a clear resolve. He understands that this is no time for fear or calculations of empire.
Victor quickly turns to his assistant.
VICTOR (In a harsh voice, but with tears in his eyes)
I have to go. This is our destiny.
Victor hands the assistant a white cloth.
VICTOR
Don't try to save me. Just listen to me.
(Victor quickly ties the white cloth around his eyes. This action is symbolic of his blind faith and ultimate self-sacrifice—a final attempt to conquer fear. Blindfolded, he can no longer see the terror of the frigid water.)
Without a moment's hesitation, ignoring his assistants' protests, he jumps into the water.
Slicing through the water with a loud splash, Victor swims quickly toward Alia. Even as the icy cold engulfs his body, his sole focus is Alia.
Even blindfolded, Victor sees Alia. Like a dream, Alia, wrapped in a white gown, is sinking into the depths of the icy water.
Victor rapidly swims toward Alia and hugs her tightly. The warmth of Victor's body touches Alia, and then a miracle occurs.
At Victor's touch, Alia's numb body and consciousness instantly become momentarily aware. Alia wakes up. Her eyes open slightly.
Victor then pulls Alia close. In the chilling environment of death, Victor kisses Alia on the lips.
This kiss is not just love—it is a last attempt to bring life back, the ultimate victory of love against their 'shadow destiny'. Victor's extreme self-sacrifice grants Alia new life.
(Victor holds Alia tightly with one arm and finds the lost device with the other. Then, he slowly floats toward the surface with Alia. Alia is alive—in this difficult game, love is currently victorious.)
Victor, still blindfolded, holds Alia tightly as he breaks through the surface of the ice-cold water. Alia is weak, but alive.
Upon reaching the surface, Victor pulls Alia's inert body onto the edge of the ice. His body is shaking, but he is not letting go of Alia for a single moment.
Victor quickly rips the white cloth from his eyes. His gaze is now fixed only on Alia. He kneels, trying to provide warmth to Alia.
Just then, rows of Victor's bodyguards rapidly advance toward them from all sides. They had descended from the helicopter and were prepared for the situation. They carry military equipment, but... (The scene is incomplete.)