[Scene: Lucas gets the lead]
Friend:
"Lucas. That guy... he announced the event under the name Eduardo, but it's him. It's Martin. I'm sure of it."
Lucas (gritting his teeth):
"So he's here… in Mexico… putting on a show?"
[Scene Shift: Lucas in his car, eyes focused, speeding toward the building.]
Lucas (to himself):
"This ends tonight."
[Scene: Martin's place – elegant, quiet, too peaceful.]
[Lucas kicks open the door. Martin turns casually from a desk, surprised but calm.]
Martin:
"Well, if it isn't—"
Lucas (yells):
"Shut the hell up!"
[Lucas sprints and punches Martin in the face — hard. Martin stumbles, hitting the wall. Blood from his nose.]
Lucas (rage-fueled):
"That's for my sister!"
[He punches him again. Martin's teeth crack — one flies out. Martin grins through blood.]
Martin:
"Guess you really hate me..."
[Lucas kicks Martin straight in the chest, sending him over a table. Martin coughs hard, blood dripping down his lips.]
Lucas (panting, furious):
"And this... is for Stephen!"
[Lucas grabs Martin by the collar, slams him against the wall. Martin gasps. Lucas pulls back for another punch, but Martin ducks, counter-punches into Lucas's ribs. Lucas staggers, then kicks Martin's leg. Martin drops to a knee.]
Martin (smiling with blood):
"Are you finally gonna kill me, detective?"
Lucas (cold):
"Tonight is your end, Martin."
[Suddenly — CLANG! A crowbar smashes the back of Lucas's head. He collapses to the ground, stunned, blood pouring from his skull.]
Martin (turns slowly):
"Ah... Dr. Fredrick. Still alive?"
Dr. Fredrick (smirking):
"Good to see you still standing, Martin."
Lucas (barely conscious):
"You... bastard..."
Martin kneels beside Lucas.
Martin (whispers):
"You should've stayed dead after what I did to your sister. But you just had to keep chasing ghosts."
[Martin stands up. Lucas groans in pain, crawling slightly.]
Martin:
"You're close now, Lucas. But not enough. You're fighting something beyond men. You're facing the king of monsters."
[He kicks Lucas in the stomach. Lucas screams in pain.]
Martin (calm, smiling):
"Next time, it'll be your death."
[Martin vanishes into the shadows. Fredrick follows. Silence.]
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[Two hours later — abandoned building. James arrives, frantic.]
James:
"Lucas!? Where are you!?"
Lucas (barely lifting his head):
"Over... here... James..."
James runs to him, kneels.
James:
"God, you're bleeding bad. What the hell happened!?"
Lucas (breathing weak):
"He was here. Martin. It really was him. And that doctor's alive too."
James (eyes cold):
"Then I swear… next time, we finish i
[Scene: Martin's house – Night. Dim lights. Blood on his lips. He sits alone, hunched over his violin. The silence is cold.]
Martin (softly to himself, smirking through blood):
"Heh… guess it's not looking good for me now. I'm losing my kingdom…"
[He picks up the violin. Fingers trembling slightly, he begins to play — a slow, melancholic tune. No words. Just music. Broken and elegant.]
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[Scene Shift: James and Lucas, sitting in the police car. Rain tapping the windows.]
Lucas (staring out into the night):
"That guy… he's the most evil thing I've ever stood against."
James (quiet):
"I know."
Lucas (clenched fists):
"You don't get it. He doesn't want to just kill us. He wants us to feel what he feels — the pain, the emptiness… the madness."
James (nods slowly):
"He wants us to suffer."
Lucas (bitterly):
"He wants us to rot from the inside. Slowly. Piece by piece."
James:
"A death you can feel before it even happens."
Lucas:
"He's the definition of a monster… but he wears skin like us. That's the part that makes him terrifying."
James (softly):
"Then we take off that skin. Strip it down. Until the monster has nowhere left to hide."
[Scene: Police Station – Late Night. Papers scattered, crime scene photos on the board. Sofia, James, and Lucas reviewing the new case.]
Lucas (pointing at the board):
"This… this isn't just another psycho. The way the bodies are crushed, torn — it's not human."
James (lighting a cigarette):
"Looks like a gorilla attack. But we know damn well it's not."
Sofia (quietly):
"Victims didn't just die. They were… dismantled."
Lucas:
"We got ourselves a new one. Something different. No message. No pattern. Just pure violence."
James:
"Animal strength. Human hate. That's what makes it terrifying."
Lucas (nods):
"He's not just killing. He's hunting. Like it's personal."
Sofia:
"The claw marks, the shattered ribs — no weapon could do this. It's like he is the weapon."
James:
"We're not dealing with a man. We're dealing with a monster pretending to be one."
Lucas:
"And monsters like this… don't stop until they're dead."
[A tense silence follows. Then the call comes in.]
Dispatch (radio):
"Unit 47 — another body found. North district alley. Looks like the same M.O."
James (stands up, cracking his neck):
"Let's go. Time to meet the beast."