SLOW FADE IN:
EXT. ARID DESERT – DAY
The vast desert had remnants of a previous civilisation, with not
much life around it.
ARBEIT walks towards the camera from a far distance, dragging
behind a body bag, looking like just a spec to the viewers. It
then fades to him being a little closer, and closer, until he’s
walking right past the camera. He decides to scavenge an empty
building.
CUT TO:
INT. EMPTY BUILDING – DAY
Wide shot of a building interior, Arbeit discovers a pouch in the
corner of the room and leans down to take it. Before doing so, he
glares at the ribbon on his sword.
FADE TO WHITE [FLASHBACK]:
EXT. PLAZA – DAY
Arbeit was waltzing around the plaza, a lot younger in
appearance. He watches the people pass him by and the view of the
luxurious life he used to have, and then he pulls that very same
ribbon out of his pocket. A close-up where he smiles while
looking out.
MATCH CUT [FLASHB. END]:
It match cuts to Arbeit in the same pose but with a jaded
expression, looking down at the sword instead of looking out.
satisfied, he makes his way through the vast desert to the
sheriff to claim his bounty.
TITLE:
EXT. ALLEYWAY – DAY
Arbeit walks down the alleyway, transitioned from complete
desolate desert to a more suburban-yet-murky area. Another
bounty hunter walks off whistling beside Arbeit. Dusthale appears
barely off camera, originally looking bored, but beaming a wide,
mischievous grin when he sees Arbeit.
DUSTHALE
Well, if it isn’t my favourite bounty hunter! And just when I
thought jobs would be moving quite slowly today. *light chuckle*
Arbeit drops the body bag on the floor
DUSTHALE
Woah! Easy there. Alright, that’ll be 20000 Shilling. Oh
and before I forget, here’s the usual.
Dusthale takes out a syringe and fills it with a unique and thick
substance, and injects it into a specific part of Arbeit’s COMP.
DUSTHALE
Just to keep your sorry ass alive, heheh.
A small GUI indicator of a stimpack being refilled is displayed
on Arbeit’s COMP. As he’s leaving, Arbeit is stopped by a
HOMELESS MAN.
HOMELESS MAN
Water…Please…
ARBEIT hurriedly grabs water to give the homeless man, while he
is doing so, the homeless man inserts a chip on ARIBET’s comp,
which alters the next bounty target.
ARBEIT
Here you go.
ARBEIT hands him some water.
HOMELESS MAN
Thank you! Thank you!
You’re a good man!
ARBEIT goes about his way, oblivious to what just occurred.
CUT TO:
EXT. LARGE TOWER
A building Of significant height, it’s nothing like any of the
buildings in ruins, standing with little damage. Arbeit enters it
nonchalantly off-camera.
CUT TO:
INT. LIMINAL BASE
A wide shot of a hallway with one guard stationed at the very end
of the hall, guarding a fire exit that was repurposed for a
grandiose entrance. A penny falls beneath the guard RAND O’
RAYDER, distracting him.
RAND O’ RAYDER
Ooooh, free dabloons!? At this time of da-?
As soon as he begins to lean down, a quick blur/swipe passes
through him at an intense speed.
RAND O’ RAYDER
Hurk!
Sudden blood was dripping from his neck, and the camera rises
with his shocked head movement, and shakes when the guard
collapses. Arbeit goes back to collect the coin, revealing a hand
sticking out of a different door with a pool of blood, implying
Arbeit has killed several other guards. A close-up is then shown
of Arbeit taking a stimpack to relieve him of whatever disease he
has, making a sigh before entering the fire exit.
CUT TO:
INT. OFFICE – DUSK
Headman DAVE was cackling while looking through a bunch of
scavenged trinkets. Arbeit makes an entrance, but Dave doesn’t
bat an eye.
DAVE
Get lost! I don’t have the time to hear about your nagging, Ran-.
Arbeit strikes a sword through his head in a silhouette, but it
zooms out it to reveal the beanie stabbed through, and Arbeit
pulls back. Dave looks back in terror and shakes a little, but
before Arbeit can strike again, something kicks in, and Arbeit
loses his stance and collapses coughing up blood.
DAVE
Uh… Unlucky!
Dave taunts as he flees. But a distant scream and collapse is
heard. Arbeit barely reaches for the syringe injection and loudly
sighs. A resistance group bursts into the office, and Arbeit
notices them and swivels around with his sword pointed torward
Homeless Man, him holding his hands up and nervously grinning.
HOMELESS MAN
Calm down. I'm on your side ARBEIT.
ARBEIT
Oh. It’s you.
HOMELESS MAN
Follow me, it's far too dangerous to talk here.
Arbeit notices that the stranger has the same badge as the
homeless man. The stranger and Arbeit, with great immediacy, make
their way through the stairs to the top floor.
CUT TO:
INT. DARK ROOM - ???
Cuts to CRT footage of Arbeit and the resistance climbing
upstairs. Said footage cuts to a wide shot that slowly zooms in
behind the head of Teras, who is watching the TV in silence,
shifting angles of cameras of Arbeit climbing. Teras makes a loud
sigh and halts the zooming camera with a close-up, standing up.
TERAS
Arbeit…
Teras slowly tilts his head to the side to show his mask.
TERAS
You’ve made a very powerful enemy…
He then turns off the TV for the room to be met in pitch
blackness. Suddenly, a door opens up on the side, illuminating
the room again and showing Teras still in his pose. Teras then
reacts to Arbeit opening the door.
TERAS
What th-?
INTERRUPT & CUT TO:
EXT. ALLEYWAY - DUSK
A body bag slams to the ground. Dusthale looks at it, then at
Arbeit, and then at the resistance group behind him in awe.
DUSTHALE
…Did you just kill the most powerful ruler in the region?
ARBEIT
Yes.
DUSTHALE
And now the resistance can actually rise up and make this world
anew?
ARBEIT
Is that who they were…?
DUSTHALE
Yes…For what reason have you done this, Arbeit!?
Arbeit strokes his chin and looks down for a while. Then responds
nonchalantly
ARBEIT
Money.
A blank and awkward stare is shared between them…
CUT TO BLACK:
FIN
EXTRA POST-CREDIT SCENE
FADE TO:
A lamppost with a wanted poster on it with Arbeit’s face, the
poster blowing in the wind with a slow truck movement to the side
with Arbeit’s sword stabbed into the ground. Inverted text saying
“TO BE CONTINUED”.