Episode 18
Scene 1 – Morning | Training Hall | Phantom Guild
(The training hall is filled with activity. All trainees are lined up—engaged in warm-ups and drills. Ren and Zeno stand together, stretching.)
Ren (looking around):
"Where's Emi? Haven't seen her all morning."
Zeno (calmly):
"She's with the junior trainees now. Their training sessions are held separately."
(Camera cuts to show Emi training alongside younger students under a different instructor.)
(Cut to: Overhead balcony – Vanya and Malric observe the trainees silently.)
Malric (frowning):
"Hm… Shin's not here…"
(Malric walks down to Grake, who's engaged in sparring.)
Malric (serious tone):
"Hey Grake, where's your roommate Shin? Haven't seen him since yesterday."
Grake (shrugging, casually):
"He went out last night… didn't come back."
(Malric's expression shifts to concern. He walks back up to Vanya.)
Malric (quietly):
"Shin's missing… since last night."
(Vanya's eyes narrow in concern.)
Scene 2 – Kaen Voss's Office | Day
(Vanya and Malric enter the guildmaster's office. Kaen Voss is seated behind a large wooden desk.)
Vanya (serious):
"Sir… Shin has been missing since last night."
Malric (nodding):
"No one's seen him since then."
(Kaen Voss's face grows stern. He slowly stands.)
Kaen Voss:
"I see. That's serious."
(He presses a button. Mr. Rael and Mr. Kael enter promptly.)
Kaen Voss (commanding tone):
"Shin is missing. You both are to investigate. Take a few guards with you."
(Kaen walks to the tall glass window and gazes out silently at the distant jungle.)
Scene 3 – Jungle | Afternoon
(Mr. Rael, Mr. Kael, and several guards are navigating through the dense jungle.)
Mr. Kael (to Rael):
"Any sign of him?"
Mr. Rael (focused):
"This area gets deeper…"
(As they approach a quiet lake inside the jungle, Mr. Rael notices blood on the grass near the water.)
Mr. Rael (shocked):
"There… over there…"
(The camera reveals the other side of the lake – a lifeless body sprawled, drenched in blood.)
(Mr. Rael signals quickly.)
Mr. Rael (calling out):
"Mr. Kael! Over here!"
(All rush to the scene. Guards cross the water and inspect the body.)
Mr. Kael (recognizing immediately):
"That's… Shin…"
(A long silence hangs in the air. Shock spreads among the group.)
Scene 4 – Guild Courtyard | Later
(All trainees—junior, senior, and master level—are assembled in the central courtyard.)
(Mr. Kael and Mr. Rael bring in a coffin with Shin's body. They place it in the center.)
(Vanya steps forward slowly. She opens the coffin.)
Vanya (gasping):
"No…"
(Camera focuses on her shocked face.)
(Kaen Voss walks up quietly, gazing down at the body.)
Kaen Voss (thinking):
"The way he was killed… this is the work of an assassin."
(He glances toward Grake, observing him silently. Then… his gaze shifts to Zeno.)
Kaen Voss (thinking):
"It's not Grake… and even though Zeno never says it, he can't hide it from me. I've observed him closely."
Kaen Voss (thinking, firmly):
"Zeno didn't kill Shin… but he's hiding something."
(A few seconds of silence pass.)
Kaen Voss (loudly):
"All trainees—return to your rooms. No one is allowed to step outside until further notice."
(The trainees quietly obey. Two guards are stationed outside every room.)
Kaen Voss (to guild staff and members):
"Everyone else—stay here near the body. I'll return shortly."
(Kaen Voss turns and walks toward his office. As he walks, he takes one last glance at the coffin.)
Scene fades to black.