EXT. DENFENG FOREST-NIGHT

Title card reads: Denfeng, China 1979

Shards of moonlight peep through the forest.

A thin Monk, Ichen, 20’s running frantically. Glancing behind himself dreadfully. Exhausted, he finally slows to a halt.  Winded, he slumps over for a breath.

A shadowy figure appears before him, in the center of the roadway. Kali, Monk, 20’s.

KALI

Tell me brother Ichen, what is your impression of tonight’s events!

ICHEN

You...you’ve defiled everything Shaolin stands for! Stand aside, I will speak to the Abbot of this.

KALI

I cannot allow you to speak of this to anyone.

A short tense lull ensues. Ichen launches punches and kicks. The two men engage in a fierce battle. Kali’s moves quicken to a blur. A swift kick to Ichen’s knee, Ichen crumbles, releasing an agonizing scream!

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EXT. SHAOLIN TEMPLE ENTRANCE-OUTSIDE OF GATES, CONTINUOUS

Two guards with sabres, hear Ichen’s scream. They glance at each other in awe. They dash into the forest.

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EXT. TEMPLE ROAD-CONTINUOUS

Ichen limp’s backward. Kali leaps into the air with another kick. Ichen deflects it, but is struck in the other leg before Kali lands.

Ichen’s other leg breaks, he falls to the dirt path. Drags himself towards the Temple...Crawling on his elbows, Kali looms over him.

Kali raises his hand, slams his palm print into Ichen’s back.  Ichen’s lungs collapse, Ichen falls to the dirt.

Kali creeps into the darkness. A sad lull ensues. Seconds later, the two guards appear. Guard#1 attempts to administer first aid to Ichen. Ichen draws a Chinese symbol against the guards chest with his bloody finger. Gasps his last breath.

The guards look at the symbol shocked.

GUARD #2

Kali?

FADE TO BLACK.