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!
CUT TO:
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.
SMASH CUT TO:
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.