Chapter : 6 .
The scene opens on an ancient-style house, built entirely of wood, standing in the middle of a vast open field. It is surrounded by endless grass and wildflowers. It's a beautiful summer day. The window is open, and the curtains are swaying gently in the cool breeze. A woman sits by the window, waiting for her child who has gone to the market not far from the house.)
(After a while, her child returns. He is about 11 years old, accompanied by a girl of the same age.)
The Woman: You took quite a long time to return from the market. And I see Mena has come with you too.
(The young boy, named Hokan, looked angry. Mena, his friend, was silent and calm.)
The Woman: Why do you both look so upset? Did you get into a fight with someone again, or is it something else?
(Upon hearing this, Hokan looks down and bursts into tears. His mother, worried, pulls him into a tight embrace.)
The Mother: Oh, my son Hokan... you are a brave boy who isn't afraid of anyone. What happened today that made you start crying the moment you got home? You shouldn't cry like this; you are 11 years old now.
(Hokan doesn't answer; he just keeps sobbing. His mother turns to the young girl.)
Hokan's Mother: Mena, you are a sensible girl. Tell me, what happened today that caused him to cry like this?
Mena (In a soft, gentle voice): Today, when we were in the market...
[Flashback: In the Market]
Mena: Listen, Hokan, how much more stuff do you need to buy for the house?
Hokan: Just a little bit more, then we'll head back.
Mena: Can I ask you something? I mean, if you don't mind...
Hokan: Ask whatever you want, I won't mind.
Mena: Why doesn't your mother live in the city? Why do you live in the middle of that open field? There aren't even any other houses near yours.
Hokan: I've asked my mother many times, but she tells me that when the time is right, she will tell me everything about herself and my father. I'm just waiting for that "right time."
(Suddenly, hearing their conversation, a man approached them and spoke angrily.)
The Man: I'll tell you why your mother doesn't live in the city. It's because she is a Demon, and we don't want her living among us!
Hokan (Angrily): My mother is NOT a demon! If she were a demon, I would be one too!
The Man: Who knows? Maybe you are a demon in human form as well. And let me tell you one more thing—the miserable state we are in today is all because of your father. If your father had given his heart to that Demon standing on the massive Titan, we wouldn't be in this mess. If your father had listened to her, we would be in our correct timeline right now!
Hokan: What is this nonsense? We ARE in the correct timeline! And why should my father have given his heart? You people could have given yours!
The Man (Laughing): Kid, you really know nothing. Your demon mother hasn't told you a single thing...
(Just then, the man's friend arrived and spoke.)
Friend: Why are you fighting with these kids? Come on, our next King is about to give a speech, and we are the King's bodyguards. Have you forgotten?
The Man: I know, I know. I was just telling this kid about his mother and father—the two people responsible for us living a life 400 years behind our actual timeline.
Hokan: What do you mean? How are we living 400 years in the past? And what do my parents have to do with this?
The Man's Friend: Yes, kid, my friend is telling the truth. This era we are living in... this entire region of Japan is surrounded by a massive wall. This wall is so huge and powerful that no one can leave or enter. This wall was created by your father with his power to keep us safe. We have no idea what is happening in the world beyond this wall. I'll only tell you this much; ask your demon mother for the rest.
Hokan (Crying and furious): How many times do I have to tell you? My mother is NOT a demon! If you say one more wrong thing about her, I won't hold back!
The Man: Look, kid, the truth is the truth. Your mother is a demon, and your father—the man who left us behind this wall and died—is that demon woman's husband! (Shouting loudly) This is all your mother and father's fault!
(Hearing this, Hokan loses control. He raises his hand to attack the two men, but Mena grabs him.)
Mena: Calm down, Hokan. Let them go. Let's go home; your mother must be waiting.
(Hokan calms down and looks at Mena.)
Hokan: I don't believe a word they said.
Mena: I don't believe them either.
The Man: You raised a hand against me today, kid. If you do it again, there will be no mercy.
(The two men leave.)
[Back to the Present]
Mena: So, that is what happened, Miss Suha. That is why Hokan is so angry..
After hearing Mena's entire explanation, Suha, who had been holding Hokan in a tight embrace, gently pulled him back. She gripped both his arms and looked into his eyes.)
Suha: Hokan, my son... let people say whatever they want. I admit, you deserve to know why I left that city to come live here. And those men you met in the market—they were telling the truth. We are indeed living in a timeline 400 years before our actual time. And this wall you see? Your father built it by sacrificing 10 years of his life. Your father surrounded the entirety of Japan with a single wall, but the price was losing 10 years of his own existence.
Hokan (Quietly, after absorbing his mother's words): But Mom, why did Dad build such a massive wall? That man in the market said if Dad had just given his heart to the Demon standing on that giant Titan, we would still be living in our own timeline. He said Dad wouldn't have even needed to build this wall.
Suha: Yes, that is true. But behind all of this lies a very big story—a story from 400 years in the future. I didn't want you to know our story because it is incredibly painful. But son... everything those men said is the absolute truth.
Hokan (Sinking into deep trauma, crying): So that means... you really are a Demon? No, it can't be! How can you be a Demon? And if you are a Demon, then I am your son—why am I not a Demon too?
Suha: Yes, I was a Demon. But I possessed a human heart and a human body, which is why, despite being a Demon, I am still a human. But no one else was willing to believe that, except for your father. The day I told your father my entire story, that was the same day we all ended up 400 years in the past because of that one Demon.
Hokan (Furious): Enough, Mom! I don't want to hear anything else! I'm leaving—do not follow me!
(Hokan storms out of the house. Suha turns to Mena.)
Suha: Wait, Mena. I need to talk to you.
Mena: Yes, what is it, Miss Suha?
Suha: First, stop calling me 'Miss.' You can just call me Suha or Auntie Suha.
Mena: Alright, then I will call you Auntie Suha.
Suha: Now, listen to me carefully, and do not tell Hokan this. I don't think I will stay alive much longer. The people here want to kill me. They all believe that if I am killed, everyone will return to their original timeline. But nothing like that is going to happen, and this wall is never going to fall. There is only one person who can bring this wall down, and that is Hokan. If people find out about this, I don't know what they will do to him. Tomorrow, during the day, come to our house. I will tell both you and Hokan the entire story of what happened 400 years ago—the purpose of this wall and how we ended up back in this timeline.
Mena: I never saw my parents. I was raised by an old man, and I don't even know anything about him. Can you tell me who that old man is and what happened to my parents?
Suha: Yes, I will tell you everything about yourself too. But promise me one thing: if I die, you will support Hokan fully. You will never leave him alone.
The Field of Flowers
(On the other side, Hokan, who had run away in anger, lies down in the middle of a field filled with flowers and falls asleep. Eventually, Mena arrives and sits beside him. Seeing him sleep, she smiles slightly. She stays by his side for nearly an hour. Suddenly, Hokan's eyes snap open, and he sits up in fear.)
Mena: Hey, what happened? Did you see a bad dream?
Hokan: When did you get here? How long have I been sleeping?
Mena: I've been sitting with you for an hour. You've been asleep that whole time.
Hokan: Are you crazy? Why were you sitting here for an hour? You could have gone anywhere else.
Mena: Have you forgotten? I don't have any other friends besides you. Ever since I gained consciousness, I have only ever considered you my friend. I have no one else.
Hokan: I see... but still, you shouldn't stay so close to me.
Mena: Forget that. Tell me, you woke up from your sleep so abruptly—did you see a nightmare?
Hokan: No, I didn't see a dream. I just... I felt like there is some strange power inside me. Like I can do anything. I mean, anything. I just felt it so strongly that I woke up.
Mena (Smiling): That was a good joke!
Hokan: Hey, this isn't a joke! I'm telling you, I just felt like I have power inside me.
Mena: Alright, leave all that. Let's go and listen to the next King's speech.
Hokan: I don't want to go. My Dad was the King who saved these humans by building this wall. I don't know the purpose of the wall, but I do know that my Dad sacrificed 10 years of his life to build it. Just look at this wall—it has captured an entire city within it. What is on the other side? What kind of things are there? No one knows. What incredible power my Dad must have had to build something this massive. I want to know the secret of his power too.
Mena: You know that tomorrow your Mom is going to tell us everything. So for now, let's go and listen to what the King has to say.
Hokan: Well, I don't really want to go, but since you're insisting so much, let's go hear the speech.
The King's Speech
(After a while, Mena and Hokan reach the place where the King is delivering his speech.)
The King: Thank you all for choosing me as your next King. I want to tell you that only my royal bloodline is worthy of this title. My people, we all know we are living 400 years in the past. It has been 13 years since we arrived here, but we still haven't found a way back to our timeline.
The King (Continuing): This wall was built 400 years in the future when a single half-breed Demon (Hong) stood against millions of Titans. Before those Titans could trample humanity, that young man gave up half his life to build this wall, imprisoning the Japan of 400 years ago inside it. To this day, nothing has been able to go in or out. We should be grateful to that young man.
The King: My citizens, in our original timeline, there was an anime called Attack on Titan. Today, our situation is exactly like that show. We haven't been able to go beyond this wall. We don't know what those Titans did to the rest of the world before this wall was built. We must find a solution! We must find out what is on the other side and how to bring this wall down. How long will we live like this? I believe those giant Titans must be gone by now. We need a way out. Perhaps, like in the anime, there is humanity thriving on the other side. We have lost the age of peak technology. If only that young man back then had listened to the Demon and given his heart instead of killing it, we wouldn't be trapped here.
(As soon as Hokan hears this, he leaves without saying a word. Mena follows close behind him.)
The Assassination Attempt
(Hokan arrives home to find Suha waiting for him.)
Suha: You're home, son! I've been waiting for you for so long.
Hokan: Please forgive me for my behavior... but I truly want to know about you and my father. What happened between you two 400 years in the future?
Suha: Yes, of course. Tomorrow, I will tell my son everything from the very beginning to the end. But now it's night. Let's have dinner. Mena, you will stay at our house tonight.
Mena: Yes, Auntie Suha, that's fine.
(As they finish dinner, a sudden knock echoes at the door.)
Suha (Thinking): In all these years, no one has ever knocked this late. Who could it be?
Suha: Who is it? Who's knocking?
Voice (From behind the door): We have brought an important message from the King for you.
(Suha slowly opens the door. Suddenly, a man lunges forward with lightning speed and drives a dagger deep into Suha's chest.)
The Assassin: And here is the King's order! To finish you and your brat!
Suha: Run! Hokan, run away from here!
(Seeing his mother in that state, Hokan loses his mind with rage.)
Hokan (Screaming): Why?! Why?! Why are you all after my mother?!
The Assassin (Laughing): Because your mother is a Demon, boy! To kill a Demon, you have to stab the heart—but it seems my aim missed slightly.
Hokan (With terrifying rage): My mother won't die... YOU TWO WILL!
(Hokan raises his hand and clenches his fist toward the two men. In an instant, only the men's feet were left standing on the floor. The rest of their bodies had vanished entirely—gone without a trace.)
[Flashback: Two hours before Suha was stabbed]
(King Suyon stands before two of his most trusted men, his face darkened by a cold, calculating ambition.)
King Suyon: Are you two ready? According to our plan, we must eliminate that Demon woman and her spawn. Her husband, Hong, is dead—there is nothing to fear anymore.
King Suyon (Continuing): You must understand... 400 years in the future, when Hong killed that High-Demon, the creature had already planned everything. The Titan that the Demon stood upon possessed the power to manipulate timelines. Though Hong destroyed the Demon, the Titan's final strike cast us all back into this past. Before that Demon died, it claimed that if we kill the girl, Suha, we can return to our original timeline. After we were pulled back and Hong built this massive wall, he took Suha under his protection, making her untouchable. But today... today we finally have our chance.
Soldier: But King Suyon, how can we kill her? If she uses her power, we will be slaughtered.
King Suyon: Take a third man with you. Do not tell him about her powers. Tell him only to strike her directly in the heart with a dagger—that is the only way a Kaluter can be killed. If the first soldier falls, you two must rush in immediately. Grab Suha and the boy by their hands! If you hold their hands, they cannot activate their teleportation or destructive powers. Bring them to me alive. Tomorrow, I will execute them in front of all of Japan. Once we return to our timeline, I will reward you both with 100 million each and appoint you as the COs of my company!
(Blinded by the greed of wealth and power, the soldiers set off toward Suha's house without a shred of fear.)
Present Moment: The Capture
(Hokan stands frozen, staring at the spot where the assassins once stood. He is stunned by the terrifying power he just unleashed. Mena has collapsed to her knees, trembling at the sight of the carnage. Suddenly, following the King's plan, two soldiers burst into the room. Before Hokan or the wounded Suha can react, the soldiers lunged and grabbed their hands, pinning them down.)
Soldier 1 (Gripping Suha): These two are incredibly strong! Hold the boy's hands tight—he's the one who just obliterated our comrade!
Soldier 2 (Restraining Hokan): There's a girl here too. What do we do with her?
Hokan (Struggling in the soldier's grip): What are you planning to do with us? Didn't you see what I just did to your friend? If I get loose, I will burn this entire city to the ground!
Soldier 2: You'll have to survive until tomorrow to do anything, brat.
Suha (Gasping in pain): No... please... don't hurt my son. He is the last memory I have of my husband. Kill me instead, but let my son go!
Soldier 1: The King will decide your fate tomorrow. (Turning to Mena) And you, girl? Are you with these monsters?
Hokan: No! She has nothing to do with us! Let her go!
Mena (Standing up, eyes resolute): No. I am with them. Do whatever you want to me as well!
Hokan (Screaming in rage): Are you insane, Mena?! Why are you putting yourself in danger because of us?
Mena (Softly): Because I know, Hokan... I know you will do something.
The Devil's Smile
(Upon hearing Mena's words, Hokan suddenly stops struggling. A low, chilling chuckle begins to vibrate in his chest. It grows louder until he is laughing uncontrollably, like someone who has just remembered a dark secret. Suha and the two soldiers stare at him in absolute shock.)
Soldier 1: What are you laughing at? Is there something funny about being captured?
(Hokan tilts his head down, his hair shadowing his eyes. A terrifying, devilish smile spreads across his face as he whispers to himself.)
Hokan: I'm laughing because tomorrow... it won't be us who dies. You, your soldiers, and your fake King... all of you will die by my hands