You can light the world on fire — but don't expect it to burn your way.
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6:12 A.M.
Anonymous Video – Trending #1
A man screams on the floor.
His daughter — age 12 — stands off-camera, begging the masked attacker to stop.
They don't.
The man was never accused.
Only listed in a "Hollow Allegiance Tracker" — for liking a Hollow post.
> "He watched. That makes him guilty."
The stream ends with a fatal blow.
The internet doesn't react with celebration this time.
Thousands of comments flood in:
> "This isn't justice."
"You're just murderers now."
"Is Hollow even real anymore?"
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8:41 A.M.
Naomi's Apartment – Whiteboard Covered in Names
She's traced the source of the last stream.
All roads lead to one name:
> Marika Tsuda
Age: 17
Class: 3-A
Known copycat leader. Ruthless. No known affiliation with Silas.
Naomi circles her photo.
> "You're the wildfire. He's the matchstick."
She loads her pistol.
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11:08 A.M.
Silas's Studio – Empty Chair
Kai's chair is vacant.
His phone disconnected. His room, untouched.
Silas walks to the window.
Watches students fighting riot cops.
Molotovs fly like confetti.
> "He's gone," he murmurs.
He doesn't chase him.
He just smiles.
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1:33 P.M.
Underground Safehouse – Kai's New Location
Kai enters the dark. Alone.
He's greeted by a group of masked teens — but these aren't Hollow loyalists.
They call themselves "Ashless."
> "The fire went too far," their leader says.
"We're here to bring balance."
Kai says nothing.
Just sits down.
And writes:
> "Truth Thirteen: Not every scream deserves an echo."
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2:57 P.M.
Naomi – Inside Marika's School
She walks through the halls.
Surveillance disabled. Security bought.
She corners a girl in the stairwell.
Marika. Calm. Composed.
No mask. Just steel in her gaze.
> "Detective Naomi," she says, smirking. "How old-fashioned."
> "You executed a teacher on camera. A father. A grandfather."
> "They were guilty."
> "No proof."
> "You still want proof?" Marika leans forward. "This is a war. And in war, we shoot first."
Naomi presses the barrel to Marika's head.
> "You're not part of Hollow."
> "We are Hollow. We're what happens when you don't draw a line."
Naomi hesitates.
Marika spits at her feet.
> "Go ahead. Prove we're wrong."
But Naomi lowers the gun.
> "No. I'm going to make sure you stand trial."
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4:22 P.M.
Citywide Response – News Coverage Begins to Shift
Anchor:
> "Today, police detained a Hollow copycat leader accused of murdering three innocent civilians."
"Public support for the Hollow movement is now beginning to fracture."
"Protests have split — some demanding accountability from Hollow itself."
A new sign appears at rallies:
> "WHERE IS THE REAL HOLLOW?"
"CLEAN YOUR HOUSE."
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6:30 P.M.
Silas – On a Rooftop
He watches a mural of Sora being torn down.
Half graffiti. Half government order.
He hears the voices shifting.
The chant changes.
> "Justice!"
"Not slaughter!"
"Who decides guilt?"
He tilts his head.
> "They believed too easily," he mutters.
"Now they doubt too loudly."
A voice behind him:
> "Then kill the doubt."
Silas turns.
Kai.
Eyes colder than ever. Holding a flash drive.
> "This has everything on the Ashless."
"They want to end the fire."
Silas takes it.
> "Do we kill them?"
Kai shrugs.
> "Or let them speak. And see who the world chooses."
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Final Scene
Naomi visits Sora's grave.
It's been vandalized.
Someone scratched:
> "YOU DIED FOR THIS?"
She fixes the stone. Lays a flower.
Then whispers:
> "I don't know who the Hollow is anymore."
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Final Line:
> In the shadows, Silas records a new message:
"They want the fire controlled. But chaos never obeyed a leash."
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