FADE IN:

In the bleak grey-sanded desert with dead trees standing stiff, dark clouds float in the black sky as a white round moon glows from above.

A silhouette of a giant reptilian BEAST can be seen staying still in the middle of the desert. Its eyes glow a bright blood red, fearless and powerful.

White lightning strikes down from a distance.

More and more strikes down from afar, until it reaches closer and closer to the Beast.

Lightning surrounds him, still looking calm and steady.

As more and more lightning engulfs the Beast, a barrage of lightning rains from above, filling the entire screen.

A single lightning bolts zaps at the screen and-

TITLE SCREEN:

The title DEMON BLADE zaps into the middle of a black background.

Tiny sparks of lightning flow through the letters of the title card.

Behind the title, a few lightning bolts are zapping across the black background.

Another lightning bolt zaps at the screen and-

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A CLOSEUP of an alarm clock ringing violently on a short drawer.

A hand appears off-screen, trying to reach the off button.

A series of JUMP CUTS shows our main character, RYUKEN, in his room:

Underneath his blanket.

Slowly rising up.

Sitting cross-legged on his bed, scratching his chubby belly.

A CLOSEUP of his sleepy, doughy face, as the morning sun shines on his wavy, dark brown hair.

In the bathroom, brushing his teeth in front of the mirror.

Back in his room, buttoning up his school uniform.

Staring at the mirror, brushing his hair to one side.

Walking out of the door with his bag slung onto his shoulder.

A CLOSEUP of his hand petting a baby dragon plush sitting on his desk.

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Ryuken is walking down the stairs.

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The dining room.

His father, ISSEI, with short and neat sandy-blonde hair, is sitting at the dining table, sipping tea from his mug. His mother, AKARI, with dark-red hair tied into a short ponytail, is sitting facing her husband, having a lovely chat together.

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The house entryway.

His older brother, MAKISE, with spiky maroon hair, opens the door to leave for school, while his younger sister, MAKI, with light brown hair tied into short twin tails, is wearing her school shoes.

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Ryuken is at the entryway, preparing to leave. He turns to wave his parents goodbye and they wave back.

He steps his foot outdoors and-

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WHIP PANS TO:

Ryuken is walking down by the street.

A series of JUMP CUTS shows:

His friend, GENJI, with dark-grey hair and a fringe swept on one side, side hugs Ryuken with a playful smirk, teasing him.

Another friend, SAYURI, wearing glasses with straight black hair, approaches them with a warm smile, as Ryuken hides his blushing face.

A WIDE SHOT of the three from behind, walking by the road on the right. On the left side, KOUGA, with short spiky cream hair, is walking the opposite way with his friend, playfully chatting with him.

Another WIDE SHOT of the three walking to the left side of the street. On the right, MIE, with shoulder-length orange hair, is walking with her group of friends, laughing joyfully.

The next WIDE SHOT shows the three waiting by a crosswalk on the right. On the left, TSUYUKI, with dark-purple hair tied into a long ponytail, is standing alone while crossing her arms.

At a high school, many students are flocking into the entrance.

In a school hallway, the three friends are walking in the background. In the foreground, KENZAKI, wearing glasses with smart dark-blue hair, is walking alongside WAKIKO, with short dark hair, working together on their duties.

Genji waves at Ryuken and Sayuri as he walks into his classroom.

Ryuken and Sayuri are sitting at their desk in their classroom.

A young woman is teaching her class of students.

Ryuken is at his desk, staring at a problem in his book. He fidgets with his pen while thinking, playfully spinning it.

The pen spins out of his fingers and drops on his desk. Alarmed, he tries to grab it as it bounces off to the ground. As the pen drops downwards, he clumsily reaches for it and-

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We follow Ryuken walking alone on the street.

He passes by a trash can. A small, multi-coloured rag doll climbs up from it and peeks his head out.

He keeps on walking, wandering on his own.

As time passes by, a dark aura suddenly fills the air and surrounds Ryuken, trapping him inside the strange and eerie darkness.

Panicked, he looks around the darkness, desperate for a way out.

Feeling hopeless, he then looks up to see an object, slowly floating down to him.

A black and gold katana sword floats down from above. Entranced, Ryuken tries to reach for it.

As the katana slowly closes near Ryuken’s hand, tiny lightning sparks out of it.

As he finally grabs it, lightning flowing through him, the darkness disappears, turning into a white, clean background.

But from the darkness, DEMONS, strange and horrific creatures of various shapes and sizes, emerged from the darkness, all staring at Ryuken with nasty, wicked eyes.

As the Demons pushes in closer, Ryuken trembles as he backs away from them, but he fumbles and fell on his bottom.

Fearing for his life, Ryuken could do nothing but sit still in terror, until-

A series of CLOSEUP shots showing:

A silver ring on a finger.

A cotton wrapping on an arm.

A bladed spear.

A pair of hands wearing metal gloves.

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To Ryuken’s surprise, four young Exorcists are standing in front with their backs above him.

Kenzaki, Tsuyuki, Mie and Kouga are facing the Demons in their Exorcist uniforms, ready to fight.

A CONTINUOUS TRACKING SHOT of the four shows:

Kenzaki, forming a blue ball of energy from his ring, transforms it into a pair of swords and spin slashes the Demons around him. As his swords disintegrate, he forms a bow from his ring, steadily aims at his target and shoots an energy arrow.

The arrow takes down a Demon that was about to pounce at Mie. She palm strikes a couple of Demons with paper seals attached to her hands, stunning them. She then presses her palms together, summons dozens of white cotton strips from her arm and launches them at her foes.

A pair of Demons who are preying at Tsuyuki gets wrapped by several cotton strips and is pulled out of frame. With her spear, Tsuyuki slashes down her enemies left and right. As more Demons surrounds her, she lifts her spear above her head and furiously spins it, creating a small tornado around her, pushing the Demons away.

One of the Demons that got blown by the wind gets hit with a surprise kick by Kouga, as he tightens his metal-armoured fist and punches his way into the horde of Demons. He jumps over a Cyclops Demon, pushes it to the ground with his legs and leaps high into the air from it. As he drops down, he readies his fist, with all his might, punches down at the lying Cyclops Demon, cracking the ground beneath.

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As Ryuken watches them fight, his face changes, determined to help them in however he can.

As he slowly rises up, images of different people in his life flashed before him.

The series of images from his POV shows:

Eating dinner with his family. Issei and Akari looks at him with welcoming smiles while Makise and Maki are eating their food, minding their own business.

Sitting on a bench with his friends. Sayuri smiles at him with gentle eyes, while Genji winks at him with a grin, raising a peace sign.

His club members at their clubroom. JURI, with two flowery hairclips on her shoulder-length caramel hair, grinning proudly as she pulls Wakiko from off-screen, who’s angrily pouting. Next to her is CHOHEI, with a brown bowl-cut, laughing nervously as he scratches his head. Next to him is IRIS, with long light blonde hair, cracking a friendly smile.

Waving goodbye to a mysterious man, with dark hair tied into a ponytail and a stubble on his chin, wearing blue-tinted sunglasses and a brown leather jacket. He walks away with his head looking back, waving at Ryuken with a delighted smile on his face.

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Ryuken, standing on his feet, holds the katana sheathe with his left hand and its handle with his right.

As he slowly unsheathes the katana, lightning furiously sparks out of the metal blade, harmlessly zapping at Ryuken.

A series of CLOSEUPS of silhouetted Demons flashes at the screen as Ryuken unsheathes the katana.

Those CLOSEUP images show:

Hundreds of small reptilian creatures, growling wildly.

A giant ape made of soil and rock, calmly standing still.

A group of reptilian goblins, brandishing their medieval weapons.

A muscular grasshopper, with a tattered scarf blowing with the wind.

A tall reptilian man, staring wickedly with yellow lizard-like eyes while cracking a devilish grin.

A pale lady with dark, long, voluminous hair covering her eyes and razor-sharp teeth as she creepily smiles.

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Ryuken, with all his strength, pulls out the katana blade, cloaked in lightning and-

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The Beast roars to the heavens, calling down a barrage of lightning as it fills up the entire screen and-

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The final shot of the white moon, glowing brilliantly in the dark, starless sky.

FADE OUT.