LOMAN'S HEAVEN – CHAPTER 5: "THE GATE TO HELL"
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INT. KAMAL'S ROOM – EARTH – MORNING
Kamal wakes up violently, breathing heavy.
KAMAL
Huh! Huh!... Woah...
He sits up in sweat. Room is quiet. Empty.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
It's been eight fucking days since I woke up from the game. No calls. No messages.
No Loki. No Manohar. No Loman's Heaven.
And the silence? It's fucking unbearable.
I miss that place. The wind. The people.
Her.
Quick flash: Miraya's smile. Her hand touching his.
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INT. KAMAL'S ROOM – DAY 9
Kamal sits on his bed. His phone buzzes. One message.
> Loki: "Let's meet. We need to talk."
Kamal's face lights up with relief and hope.
KAMAL
Fuck yes.
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INT. LOKI & MANOHAR'S OFFICE – EVENING
Kamal bursts in.
KAMAL
Alright, cut the crap. Am I going back to Loman's?
LOKI
No. You're going to Malcom.
KAMAL (confused)
...What?
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INT. DARK OFFICE – LOW LIGHT – INTENSE MOOD
LOKI (serious)
We've lost access to Malcom. We can't monitor it anymore. No visuals. No feedback.
KAMAL
Okay, and I give a fuck because?
MANOHAR
Because you are the only one who's been to both sides. And we can't send anyone from Loman's. They're... not wired for that.
KAMAL
They're your characters, not real people.
LOKI
Exactly. They're afraid. They've heard the legends. Anyone who goes to Malcom never comes back.
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KAMAL (calculating)
So lemme get this straight.
1 hour in Malcom = 1 year in Loman's
1 hour in Loman's = 1 day on Earth
So 1 hour in Malcom = 365 days in Loman's = 15 Earth days.
KAMAL
There is no fucking way I can disappear for 15 days. What should I tell my parents? That I'm going on a soul vacation?
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MANOHAR (low whisper to Loki)
We don't have another option.
Without warning—
THWACK!
Manohar hits Kamal in the head with a metal rod.
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INT. LOMAN'S HEAVEN – KAMAL WAKES UP – GASPS
Kamal's eyes open to a blinding sky. He's back in Loman's. Disoriented. Angry.
KAMAL (furious, on Bluetooth)
WHAT. THE. FUCK!?
MANOHAR (calm, cold)
You're in a coma, Kamal. If you don't agree to enter Malcom, we'll never wake you up.
No one will find your body. You'll be trapped here... forever.
KAMAL (panicked)
You son of a bitch...
MANOHAR
Make your choice.
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EXT. LOMAN'S TOWN SQUARE – DAY
Kamal gathers a crowd. Vimar, villagers, Miraya—everyone's staring at him.
KAMAL
I have to cross the wall. I'm going to Malcom.
Murmurs. People grow uneasy.
ELDER MAN
You won't return. No one does.
KAMAL
I don't have a choice.
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EXT. OUTSKIRTS – LOMAN'S WALL – SUNSET
Miraya follows Kamal as he walks toward the wall.
MIRAYA
Kamal... don't.
KAMAL
I have to.
MIRAYA
Then I'm coming with you.
KAMAL (firm)
No. It's dangerous. We don't even know what's on the other side.
MIRAYA
I don't care. I belong with you.
KAMAL
If something happens to you—
He pauses, softens
I can't risk you.
A long, emotional beat. She nods, tears in her eyes.
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EXT. WALL GATE – NIGHT
KAMAL (on Bluetooth, whispering)
Open the door.
A hidden mechanical whir. The small gate opens, revealing darkness.
KAMAL (to crowd)
I'll be back in less than a year.
ELDER (shouting)
You'll be in hell! You won't make it!
KAMAL (staring ahead)
Then I'll come back from hell.
Kamal steps through the gate.
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INT. GATEWAY TO MALCOM – SLOW MOTION
Just before the door shuts—
KAMAL
NO—WAIT!
Miraya RUNS and LEAPS through the gate, just as it SLAMS shut behind them.
They tumble inside—into complete darkness.
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INT. MALCOM – A DIFFERENT WORLD – MOMENTS LATER
*Kamal and Miraya stand in a strange, dense jungle. The sky is blood-orange. Wind howls. The trees are massive. Animal sounds—alien and unsettling.
KAMAL (quietly)
What the fuck...
They look at each other. Both terrified. Both determined.
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TO BE CONTINUED