Shadow of Feng - Chapter 5: Nixara š Dawn's Light
The Singapore harbor.
Ocean waves lap gently against the shore.
The ship comes to a halt.
Dockworkers begin unloading containers.
But in one containerā
Silence.
And the smell of blood.
Shadow's eyes open.
Pain in his shoulder.
Head heavy.
But he rises.
Because an Alpha never stops.
LUNARA (worried): "You need to rest."
SHADOW (low voice): "I'll rest... when we find Nixara."
He looks toward Bloodfang's body.
One last time.
SHADOW: "You kept your promise, brother. Now it's my turn."
šļø Into the City
The pack emerges from the container.
Hidden in the morning mist.
A back alley behind the harbor.
The path into the city.
NIGHTSHADE (amazed): "What... what kind of place is this?"
Skyscrapers reaching for the sky.
Glittering lights.
The sounds of vehicles.
RAGECLAW: "The human world... Here, we're not hunters. We're the hunted."
Shadow moves forward.
Signals everyone - stay hidden.
In an alleyā
A large billboard.
In the pictureā
A wolf cub.
In a cage.
Frightened eyes.
LUNARA (stops): "Shadow..."
She rushes toward the picture.
Presses her head against the board.
LUNARA (crying): "This... this is my Nixara."
Shadow reads the board:
"SINGAPORE LUXURY ZOO GRAND OPENING - TODAY 6 PM RARE HIMALAYAN WOLF CUB - LIVE SHOWCASE"
SHADOW: "She's there. Tonight. Today we bring her back."
šŖ Outside the Zoo
Evening time.
The zoo's lights are blazing.
Crowds of people.
Families.
Children.
And security.
Heavy security.
IRONCLAW: "So many guards... How will we get inside?"
Shadow eyes the wall.
High.
But not impossible.
SHADOW: "We wait for night. When the crowds thin. And the guards tire."
š Night Infiltration
10 PM.
The zoo has closed.
But insideā
Some guards still patrol.
The pack approaches the wall.
SHADOW: "Rageclaw, you first. Then the rest."
One by oneā
They leap over the wall.
Inside.
The scene insideā
Cages of different animals.
Lions.
Tigers.
Bears.
All sleeping.
But seeing the packā
They wake.
NIGHTSHADE (scared): "They... they're watching us."
SHADOW: "Don't worry. We're not their enemies."
A lion growls.
But doesn't attack.
As if understandingā
These wolves aren't prisoners either, They're rescuers.
š Rare Collection Building
Ahead, a separate building.
"RARE COLLECTION - RESTRICTED AREA"
Heavy locks.
Cameras.
Guards.
LUNARA (anxious): "She's inside... I know it. I... I can feel her."
Shadow spots a window.
Above.
Open.
SHADOW: "Through there."
They climb.
Carefully.
Silently.
Through the window.
A corridor.
Dim blue light.
And from afarā
From a roomā
The sound of crying.
A child's.
Lunara's breath catches.
LUNARA (whispering): "Nixara..."
She starts running.
Shadow stops her.
SHADOW (firm): "Wait. First see how many guards there are."
šŖ That Room
At the door, a guard.
Asleep.
In a chair.
Rifle beside him.
Shadow signalsā
Rageclaw, create a distraction.
Rageclaw knocks over a nearby table.
THUD!
The guard wakes.
GUARD: "Who's there?"
He stands.
Goes to look outside.
At that momentā
The pack slips through the door.
Inside the roomā
Small cages.
One after another.
And in one of themā
Nixara.
Small.
Frightened.
Weak.
Lunara stops.
Tears.
Silence.
LUNARA (trembling voice): "Nixara..."
Nixara's eyes open.
Slowly.
She seesā
In the darknessā
A familiar face.
NIXARA (whispering): "M-Mumma...?"
š Reunion
Lunara rushes to the cage.
Presses her face against the bars.
Nixara does the same.
Both trying to touch each other.
LUNARA (crying): "I... I'm here. I'm here, my child."
NIXARA (crying): "Mumma... I was... I was so scared... I thought you... you wouldn't come..."
Shadow examines the lock.
Strong.
SHADOW: "We'll have to break this."
He tries with his teeth.
Doesn't break.
With his claws.
Doesn't break.
IRONCLAW: "We need the key."
At that momentā
A voice from outsideā
GUARD (shouting): "INTRUDERS! RARE COLLECTION BUILDING!"
The alarm blares.
šØ SFX: WEEN WEEN WEEN!
SHADOW: "Time's up. Rageclaw, hold the door. Ironclaw, make an escape route through the window. Nightshade, with me - find the key."
š The Key Hunt
Shadow and Nightshade search the room.
On the desk.
In drawers.
Can't find it.
Outsideā
Guards trying to break down the door.
BANG! BANG!
Rageclaw holds the door with all his weight.
RAGECLAW (shouting): "Shadow! Hurry!"
Shadow opens a cabinet.
Thereā
A bunch of keys.
SHADOW: "Found them!"
He runs.
To the cage.
Tries each key one by one.
First - doesn't open.
Second - doesn't open.
Thirdā
CLICK!
It opens.
Lunara snatches Nixara out.
Pulls her into her arms.
LUNARA (crying and laughing): "You... you're back... You're okay..."
NIXARA (crying): "Mumma... I... I missed you so much..."
At that momentā
The door breaks.
Ten guards inside.
Rifles aimed.
GUARD CAPTAIN: "FREEZE! One moveā and we shoot!"
Shadow steps forward.
Puts Lunara and Nixara behind him.
SHADOW (growling): "Get out of our way. This child belongs to her. We're taking her back."
GUARD CAPTAIN: "She's zoo property. Bought for ā¹2 crore. You're not going anywhere."
āļø Final Battle
Shadow looksā
10 guards.
Rifles.
His packā
Wounded.
Exhausted.
But Nixara is with them now.
SHADOW (to the pack): "Whatever happens... Today we leave here. Together."
RAGECLAW: "Pack stays together."
IRONCLAW: "Always."
NIGHTSHADE: "With the Alpha."
LUNARA (holding Nixara): "For my daughter."
Shadow takes a deep breath.
Thenā
Attack.
First guardā
Shadow leaps.
Teeth to throat.
Falls.
Secondā
Rageclaw from behind.
Thirdā
Ironclaw.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Bullets fly.
But the pack is fast.
In the darknessā
Like shadows.
But there are too many guards.
Nightshade gets shot.
In the leg.
He falls.
NIGHTSHADE (screaming): "AAHHH!"
Shadow turns toward himā
But the Guard Captain aims at him.
GUARD CAPTAIN: "Now you're finished."
Finger on the trigger.
At that momentā
Lunara.
She hands Nixara to Rageclaw.
LUNARA: "Take her."
And lunges at the Guard Captain.
Grabs his arm.
Sinks her teeth in.
GUARD CAPTAIN (screaming): "AAHHHH!"
The rifle drops.
Shadow stands.
Looks at everyone.
SHADOW (shouting): "ENOUGH! Run now! All of you run! I'll hold them off!"
RAGECLAW: "No Shadow! Weā"
SHADOW (roaring): "This is an order! Save Nixara! That was the mission! Run! Now!"
Rageclaw hesitates.
Then picks up Nixara.
Lunara behind him.
Ironclaw supports Nightshade.
Through the window.
They run.
Shadow remains alone.
20 guards now.
All aiming at him.
GUARD CAPTAIN (angry): "Now you die."
Shadow smiles.
One last time.
SHADOW: "Maybe. But you won't catch Nixara. I've won."
š The Escape
Outsideā
The pack is running.
Toward the wall.
Gunshots behind them.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
But they don't stop.
The wallā
A leapā
Outside.
In the alleyā
Lunara looks at Nixara.
LUNARA (crying): "We... we made it out... You're safe..."
NIXARA (trembling): "Mumma... but... where's that uncle? The one who saved me?"
Tears in Lunara's eyes.
She looks back.
Toward the zoo.
LUNARA (soft voice): "He's... he's protecting us."
RAGECLAW: "We need to hide. If we run now, they'll track us."
IRONCLAW: "There. That abandoned building."
They slip inside.
Dark.
Safe.
For now.
LUNARA (to pack): "We're not leaving without Shadow. We wait for the right moment. Then we get him out."
NIGHTSHADE (wounded but determined): "If we leave... we leave together. All of us."
NIXARA (confused but brave): "Who is he, Mumma? Why did he stay?"
LUNARA (holding her): "He's the reason you're here. He's the reason we're all here. And we won't abandon him."
š„ Shadow's Last Stand
Insideā
Shadow is fighting.
One after another.
Bullets hit him.
But he doesn't stop.
In the shoulder.
In the leg.
Still.
He fights on.
Finallyā
Too many wounds.
Too much blood.
He falls.
Guards surround him.
GUARD CAPTAIN: "Finally. Demon Wolf. You're finished."
Shadow's eyes remain open.
Red.
But now fading.
A smile on his lips.
SHADOW (whispering): "Nixara... is safe. Mission... complete."
His eyes start to close.
But thenā
A sound.
From outside.
Howling.
The pack.
LUNARA'S VOICE (distant): "SHADOW! HOLD ON! WE'RE COMING!"
Shadow's eyes open slightly.
A faint smile.
SHADOW (barely audible): "Fools... Brave... beautiful... fools..."
He forces himself up.
Just a little.
Buying time.
For one more moment.
[TO BE CONTINUED...]
š END OF CHAPTER 5
Quote to Remember:"If we leave... we leave together. All of us." ā Nightshade
CHAPTER 6 COMING SOON...