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The Sorceress
FADE IN:
INT. A CASTLE HALL
Were in a large castle that seams dark and cold you hear the screams of pain mixed with the snap of whips.
THRONE ROOM
We enter a room and see princess ZARRA holding the whip tower above a young boy no more then ten,, MILKO, tears streaming from its eyes.
While a regal but evil looking man Lord ZARR watches from above.
MILKO
Please, stop please, don’t!
Zarra continues lowering her whip, the whip meats his flesh, another scream escapes his lips.
MILKO
OK! OK! I’ll tell you want
to know just please stop!
Lord Zarr raises his hand palm out; Zara lowers the whip and steps away from the poor creature head lowered.
Zarr comes toward the sad little creature.
ZARR
Then when are the rebels coming?
Milko speaks solidly but through tears
MILKO
They plan on attacking tomorrow
ZARR
Thank you my young friend.
Zarra can you please dispose of this
Sad lump of youth.
ZARRA
Yes father
Then she lifts her hands above her head and red sparks flash towards the sad creature.
As soon as they hit Milko his body jolts as if he was struck with electric energy.
He looks at Zarra pleadingly but she doesn’t flinch.
he dies
Zarra doesn’t seem to be moved
Zarr snaps his fingers and men in red armour and red eyes come from the door.
Some remove the Milko’s body while one CAPTIAN MOROS stands beside Zarr
ZARR
Prepare for battle
The captain nods then leaves, leaving Zarr and Zarra alone
ZARR
Good job you have much improved
ZARRA
Thank you father
ZARR
Now go I have much to do before tomorrow
Zarra nods then leaves
She leaves the room.
INT. THE HALL- DAY
Zarra runs down the Hall and a servant walks by too but scared by the shock of seeing the princess he trips and all dropping his tray of food.
Zarra first walks by.
SERVENT
Sorry your highness
Zarra then turns to face the Servant
ZARRA
Did I ask you to speak?
The princess then points her hand and sparks fly sending the servant across the room.
EXT. STABLES- DAY
It’s cloudy and hot
Zarra walks to one horse he’s a muscular black Friesian, for the first time we see Zarra smile
She mounts him bareback, and they go galloping away toward the bleak black cliffs and eventually a mountain.
They gallop through
A ROCKY DESERT LANSCAPE
The horse is breathing hard, her skirt is flowing, Zarra’s rich eyes stare a head of them.
ROCKY CLIFF
They climb up the horse struggles but they make it.
THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
The horses main and tail blow in the wind along with Zarra’s skirt
She is staring at the castle below.
INT. THE HALLWAY OF THE CASTLE - DAY
Lord Zarr is walking briskly through the halls until he reaches a door he pulls out a key and cautiously turns the key and opens the door
SECRET ROOM
He walks with purposely toward a specific chest; he removes it from its spot and cautiously opens the chest looks at the thing in the box and sighs
He takes the chest and puts it back but in another chest in another chest
He steps away and looks at the huge chest then he raises his hands and red sparks fly from his finger tips
ZARR
Mech nama kilo nika
As he speaks his enchantment the chest glows and shakes then goes back to normal.
Satisfied Zarr leaves the room and closes the door.
EXT. THE FOREST –DAY
Zarra rides through a dark almost dead forest when she comes to a clearing in the trees; the clearing has lots of rocks and targets on the rocks. They look torn and beaten some look burned.
Zarra dismounts her horse and approaches the rocks.
ZARRA
Nia sha sta nia mira show na
Red sparks fly from her finger tips immediately a crossbow bolt attacks her from behind the rocks and she ducts.
Then a collection of bolts and arrows come firing at her from the hidden rocks some she ducts and moves others she blasts with magic.
She’s done so she stops looking proud of her self when her eyes lift and she sees a spear rising but not a normal spear this spear is decorated with symbols all across it. Zarra is startled but she gets over it and blasts the spear.
ZARRA
Show na mira nia sta sha nia
She breaths a sigh of relief.
MONTAGE – THE TRATOR
-- Two children playing by the fire a boy and a girl shooting each other playfully with sparks.
-- the spear
-- Two toddlers fighting, the girl with a knife, and the boy with a spear. They fight clumsy but well for toddlers. Then the boy trips the girl with his spear she falls. The boy goes over to taunt when the girl flips him and puts her knife to his throat.
-- the spear
-- two teenagers fighting the weapons on the rocks together the girl with her knife the boy with the spear
-- the spear
-- the boy a few years older in the throne room Zarr glares at him angrily and removes the spear he is then dragged way Zarra standing by her father
--- the spear
BACK TO SCENE
Zarra looks at the spear tears in her eyes
ZARRA
Cousin
She turns away from the spear and away from the rocks
EXT. THE STABLE – DAY
Zarra is brushing her horse when JOHN, a boy in rags and covered in mud comes in he is carrying buckets of water which he puts in the horses stall.
Zarra sees him
ZARRA
John, where have you been?
JOHN
Work, what about you? Shouldn’t
you be preparing for battle?
ZARRA
That’s where I’m going now,
Father contacted me
John nods then walks away after emptying his water bucket.
Zarra watches him leave
INT.THRONE ROOM –DAY
Zarra enters the room
The room is full of the same red knights.
In the center of the room is a table with a map of the castle on it, Zarr and Captain Moros are huddled over it making planes.
Zarra walks to her father
ZARR
Zarra you will cover the back door
CAPTAIN MOROS
Hide in the shadows
ZARR
We’re expecting a surprise attack
CAPTIAN MOROS
So we will surprise them
He says with a smile
Zarra nods with a slight bow
He leans in and whispers in her ear
ZARR
Use your gift
(Even closer)
And don’t mess up
Zarr pulls away from Zarra
ZARR
I want you at your post by sunset
You may leave
Zarra turns around and walks away
Zarr turns back to the map.
ZARR
What about here
(zarr points at the map)
CAPTIAN
I will protect the south gate
Sir
ZARR
Yes captian
CAPTIAN
You don’t think he will come.
Do you sir?
ZARR
I certainly hope not.
Zarr turns back to the map.
EXT. THE DOOR BY STABLES –NIGHT
Zarra is hiding in the shadows, a knife in her hand. She is no longer in her long black dress but fighting cloths.
MONTAGE – TIME PASSING
--the moon is out low in the sky
--The moon is about a ¼ of the way
--the moon is ½ way through the sky
--the moon is ¾ of the way
BACK TO SCENE
Zarra is now siting playing with her knife looking at the moon reflection in it when she hears a rustling in the bushes she perks up immediately and stares out she is breathing hard and she is grasping even harder on the knife.
The John walks in; Zarra relaxes, and then looks closer. John is agitated and worried he run cautiously to the wall and opens a secret door and men come walking in, they whisper with John then walk towards the castle.
ZARRA
Niemba badaba bubbla
Immediately all the men’s pants fall down and Zarra suppresses a laugh, John hears her.
He starts to walk towards the sound
Zarra is suddenly serious and raises her knife.
As soon as he gets close Zarra plunges the knife into his leg the gets up as John writhers in pain
ZARRA
Kraka kima crama
Red sparks fly from her hands and they touch the foreheads of them men the men sigh until they start to burn then they writher in pain as the coals burn into their brain.
Zarra then raises her hands and send red sparks like fireworks to the sky.
MONTOGE – THE GAURDS KNOW
--the guards hiding in a tree see the lights
--the archers on the tower know
--the men in the moat know
--lord Zarr hiding in the hall see the sparks
INT. THE HALL –NIGHT
Zarr sees the sparks then look out a window and sees Zarra fighting rebels coming from all angles. He turns then goes to the
SECRET ROOM
And opens all the chests to find a medallion he grabs it and puts it on his body flashes red and his eyes stay red. Then he walks away and goes towards the tower. On top of the tower he raises his hands.
ZARR
Vosoro
Immediately his voice is amplified
ZARR
How dare you attack he home of Lord
Zarr, ruler of this land, protector
Of your homes, yet this is how you
Thank me. Well now I will return
The favour.
Zarr lifts his arm high and just as red sparks begin to form some sparks appear from behind, and knock him down.
A hand reaches out and grabs the medallion from Zarrs neck
THE FIGURE/MARCUS
Finally
then in the cover of the shadows the figure runs off the roof.
EXT. THE FIELD OUTSIDE THE STABLES –NIGHT
Zarra is fighting left right and center all by herself but she’s doing well with a mix of magic and knife work. Until she gets cornered and red sparks come from behind her and knock her out.
John and the other rebals are surprised then the figure enters MARCUS the boy in Zarra’s vision comes out from the dark.
MARCUS
Pick her up we will need her
to wield it’s power.
JOHN
So you have it
Marcus shows John what’s in his hand. John smiles.
Then other red eyed knights come to attack to band of rebels.
JOHN
How will we fight them?
Marcus rolls his eyes then lifts his arms.
MARCUS
Jia nia kia lia
Red sparks fly then all the rebels and Zarra disappear in a cloud of smoke.
EXT. THE ROOF- DAY
Lord Zarr is still unconscious on the roof when the Captian comes and wakes him.
CAPTIAN
My lord
Zarr wakes up and using magic propels him over the roof then stops seeing it’s his friend.
ZARR
Where’s the medallion?
Where’s Zarra
CAPTIAN
they or is should say he took them
ZARR
So he’s back
The captain nods
ZARR
Thne we need to hide
And we need to bring them back
or else we will certainly be doomed
INT. THE REBAL HIDE OUT –DAY
The scene is taken place in a dark musty room there are a few people in the room all look tired and dirty wearing nothing but rags. At the front of the room is a sad excuse of a throne and in front of the wooden chair is a man, PAUL, pacing back and forth. The room is silent.
The door opens and John is leading the rebels back. They are dragging Zarra with them she has a black bag over her head and she doesn’t struggle.
PAUL
Do you have her?
JOHN
See for your self
John rips off the bag. Theirs a figure but her hair is in her face.
Paul comes over and attempts to brush away her hair.
ZARRA
Yama nira
Immediately Paul is thrown to the other side of the room
JOHN
Satisfied?
Paul nods
PAUL
What about the other thing?
MARCUS
Right here
He says in the shadows. Then he steps out of the shadow and Zarra gasps.
ZARRA
Cousin?
MARCUS
That I am your father couldn’t keep me
away for long
ZARRA
But, why?
MARCUS
For this
Marcus pulls out the medallion from his jacket its golden glow shines on Zarra’s face.
ZARRA
Where did you find that?
MARCUS
With your father where else would he
put it he doesn’t trust anyone with it.
ZARRA
For good reason, you know the power it
Possesses.
MARCUS
Exactly that’s why we need it and that’s
why we need you
ZARRA
Why would you need me?
MARCUS
Because it belongs to you
ZARRA
No it belongs to my father
MARCUS
But it will work even better for you,
you are its true master
ZARRA
How can you say that it’s has always
worked well for my father, hell that’s
how he established this kingdom with help
from that.
She points an excusing finger at the medallion
MARCUS
But it will work even better for you
ZARRA
I won’t use it, not for you, I will stay
loyal unlike you, traitor.
MARCUS
Ohh but you will
Marcus then lifts up his hands and sends out red sparks towards the bound Zarra
ZARRA
Blacka nira gora fiesta
Then objects that she looks at fly at Marcus but he sends out sparks and obliterates the rocks and furniture.
MARCUS
So daddy has trained you well
ZARRA
Since before I could walk,
good luck controlling me.
MARCUS
I thought we would have this problem
John please bring out the chains
John brings out a chest in the chest are chains black as night.
MARCUS
Recognize these? They’re the same ones
I was bound in when you tortured me now
I will return the favour.
Using magic Marcus sends the chains toward Zarra they wrap around her. Another man brings out a black whip with barbs on it and he lifts the whip ready to strike.
PAUL
Is this really necessary? Are we
really going to torture this little
girl.
MARCUS
You saw her power you saw her defiance
we have no choice.
JOHN
But there has to be another way
MARCUS
There is no other way. Do you want to be free?
I could take on the king myself if need be and
I will if you won’t support me.
PAUL
Then do as you must.
Paul looks at John, John looks at Zarra and Zarra looks at Marcus and Marcus looks at the whip As he lowers it on her flesh.
See screams
INT. A JAIL ROOM -DAY
Zarra lays on her stomach her back is red from the whip and the sun peaks through a window up above she’s in a jail with straw on the ground and chains on her ankle. She puts a hand on her back and sees the blood on her hand.
ZARRA
Homoro obinno helo
Slowly her skin comes together and new skin is created in a matter of seconds she just has long white scars. She sits up.
A door opens and there’s John with a tray on the tray is bread and water. Zarra looks at him he looks at her.
JOHN
Brought you some food
Zarra looks up at the food but she doesn’t reach for it.
John looks at the food then puts it down beside her. Then sits down beside her. Zarra looks at him she lifts her hands then lets sparks begin on her fingertips.
JOHN
Look there’s no reason for that
just though you would want company
that’s all.
She lowers her hand the sparks stop
JOHN
Why can’t you use the medallion?
Is it really worth it?
ZARRA
I’m no traitor
Zarra eyes John, John looks to the ground. He gets up and leaves leaving the tray behind. Takes one last look at Zarra then closes the door. Zarra sighs.
OTHER SIDE
John leans against the door sighs then turns around and looks through a crack, Zarra is eating the food, John smiles.
INT. THE REBAL THRONE ROOM –DAY
Marcus is in the room and he is pacing, then john enters.
MARCUS
How did it go?
JOHN
She blames me. She’s so mad
and so hurt, but she didn’t
tell me anything about the medallion
or about where her father will be hiding.
MARCUS
Thought so the medallion is too precious
and she’s too loyal to her father. But don’t
worry I know where her father will be but I’m
not pure enough to work the medallion I need her
to use it.
JOHN
Pardon my asking but what do you mean by
pure enough?
MARCUS
The medallion will only work for those of
royal blood and the more pure one is the better
the medallion is and that girl in the dungeon
was breed to master that power.
JOHN
Breed?
MARCUS
Her father’s mother was a nobody but
her mother queen Lilly was the
previous master of the medallion and
Zarra is now the purest person alive.
All she has to do it touch the medallion
and it will belong to her until her dying
days.
JOHN
We need to make sure she will work for
us before we let her touch that thing.
MARCUS
Exactly
JOHN
How?
MARCUS
That seems to be the question of the day
They stare at each other.
INT. JAIL –NIGHT
Zarra is laying in the straw sleeping when a hooded figure enters the jail cell the figure walks towards Zarra and lowers a key and a note by her head. Then Zarra jumps she grabs the figure and flips then so the person is on their back she has her hands around the persons neck.
Zarra pulls of the hood and Captain Moros is laying before her.
CAPTIAN MOROS
It’s ok your father sent me
Zarra releases his neck
ZARRA
Why are you here why did he send you?
CAPTIAN MOROS
He doesn’t trust anyone else
Listen you can’t escape not yet
you’re here so your father has
a job for you.
ZARRA
What dosue he wish of me
CAPTIAN MOROS
Something was stolen in the attack
you need to get it back.
ZARRA
The medallion
CAPTIAN MOROS
Yes... have you seen it?
ZARRA
They want me to use it against
father they clame that I can overrule
fathers power over it. I don’t believe
them, I’ve seen my father do incredible
things with it and I can’t believe that with
me it will be more powerful.
The captain lowers his head then lifts it
CAPTIAN
There is truth in their words.
ZARRA
So I can become more powerful
then father, how?
CAPTIAN
Zarra this is not my place to tell you get the medallion and bring it to your father and he will tell you what you should have learned a long time ago but bring the medallion the rebels will destroy everything if we don’t have its power.
ZARRA
Meet me out side
The captain bows then leaves.
INT. THE JAIL -NIGHT
Zarra turns and looks at her chains
ZARRA
Chraka maka ninaka
A flash of red sparks then her chains break
THE HALL OF THE DUNGION
Rebel guards come she stops and stands
The guards stand eyeing their curious prisoner
Zarra closes her eyes
ZARRA
(Whispering then shouting)
Ni ona, maka nira, flacka!
She opens her eyes and the guards burst into flame they squirm and cry and Zarra smiles
She keeps walking past the crisp forms of the guards
She keeps walking until she gets to the
THRONE ROOM
all the leaders of the rebels are huddled around the a map but turn to stare at their prisoner
ZARRA
You tortured me you hated me and now it’s
time for my revenge. There are more of you,
this isn’t all the rebels, I’m not that blind so
I will deal with you here, you will see the
wrath of Zarra daughter of lord Zarr and master
of magic. I garinte you, you will all die.
Zarra raised her hands red sparks flying around her like lightning the men in the room begin to shake involuntarily then the wind comes they swirl around Zarra until finally the sparks explode and when the explosion is over the blood of everyone has been exploded as if everyone had a bomb inside of them.
Zarra opens her eyes and there red.
ZARRA (VO)
Show yourself to me.
The a golden glow refects through a pool of blood Zarra crouches down and lifts the medallion imedietly her eyes turn red and sparks shoot from the medallion. She puts it around her neck then she turns and leaves.
INT. THRONE ROOM –DAY
Other rebels including John and Marcus are seen entering the room and gasp at the body parts and blood one man vomits.
John stares in disbelief; he turns around and marches away. Marcus fallows him
HALLWAY
JOHN
Marcus what now what do we do next
MARCUS
We find her
JOHN
Find who? Do you know who did this?
MARCUS
(Marcus turns to John)
We both do.
JOHN
No it couldn’t have been her she
doesn’t have that kind of magic.
MARCUS
Obviously she douse.
Then a solder enters the hallways.
SOLDER
Your right my lord the prisoner
has escaped and the medallion is
gone.
EXT. IN THE FOREST –NIGHT
Captain Moros is pacing beside a big drainage pipe beside a moat.
Red sparks fly then the grate fly’s away and Zarra climbs out.
CAPTIAN
Do you have it?
Zarra turns to face the captain her eyes are red and she lifts the medallion. He just nods then runs off, Zarra fallows.
EXT. IN THE FOREST –DAY
A group of rebels are standing by the destroyed grate Marcus is kneeling beside it.
MARCUS
It’s her only she’s not alone
(walks towards some foot prints)
There’s two sets she had help.
JOHN
And motivation, the person is showing
her where her father will be waiting.
MARCUS
Then we will have to find out where
That is, fallow me.
MONTAGE – ZARRA IS FALLOWED
-- Marcus runs
-- Captain Moros runs
-- John is running
-- Zarra runs
-- the medallion is seen glowing
-- Zarra’s eyes
-- John’s eyes
-- captains eyes
-- Marcus’s eyes
--the moon
EXT. INFRONT OF THE CAVE –NIGHT
Both captain Moros and Zarra are in front of the cave
CAPTIAN
This is it
Zarra nods then fallows the captain. She picks up a laying branch
ZARRA
Clacka cracka crama
Flames appear on the stick and they now have a torch
INSIDE THE CAVE
The sound of dripping water is running and the sound of there footsteps echo on the walls. The torch is there only light. Something makes a sound Zarra raises her torch but no ones there she turns back and a gaurds there she raises her hands and sends the man flying in a spray of sparks. The Caption runs towards the fallen man.
ZARRA
Do you know him?
CAPTIAN
Just another one of my men
The captain picks up the torch and leads Zarra further in the cave
EXT. INFROUNT OF CAVE –NIGHT
The small band of rebels stare at the cave.
JOHN
So there’s the king
Marcus nods
JOHN
What now?
MARCUS
We rest.
Marcus leaves. John takes one more look at the cave then leaves.
INT. INSIDE THE CAVE –NIGHT
The captian is still leading Zarra when they come to a flat wall Zarra slowly walks towards it looks at the Captian then the Medallion glows she walks forward hand out and touches the wall.
ZARRA
Nira mia norasa omeia
Sparks fly from her fingers then slowly the door cracks open
CAPTIAN
Your father is this way your highness
Zarra nods then fallows.
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