A small, messy room in Lagos. Ceiling fan creaks lazily. A teenage boy, *Somto* (17), lies asleep. Sunlight filters in through faded curtains.
He slowly opens his eyes and sighs deeply.
*SOMTO (V.O.)*
(half-asleep)
Another day….
He sits up, rubs his eyes, and stands.
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FAMILY LIVING ROOM – MORNING*
A cozy, modest home. Somto walks into the living room. His *MOTHER* folds clothes. His two *SISTERS* chase each other playfully. *FATHER* reads the newspaper.
*SOMTO*
Good morning, ma.
*MOTHER*
Morning, Somto. Come, let me comb your hair. You look like a broomstick.
They all laugh. Somto winces but sits. She begins combing his hair.
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*INT. BATHROOM – LATER*
Somto brushes his teeth, eyes half closed. He rinses his face and stares into the mirror.
*SOMTO (V.O.)*
Same street, same job, same me.
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*EXT. LAGOS STREET – DAY*
Bustling streets. Somto walks with a backpack, greeting neighbors. He enters a small roadside restaurant.
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*INT. RESTAURANT – DAY TO EVENING*
*A work montage:*
– Sweeping floors
– Packing plates
– Cleaning tables
– Taking short breaks to wipe sweat off his face
Somto looks tired but focused.
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*EXT. RESTAURANT – NIGHT (8PM)*
Somto clocks out and waves goodbye to coworkers. He walks to the bus stop.
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*INT. DANFO BUS – EVENING*
He hops into a nearly full bus. Doesn’t look at anyone.
*SOMTO*
(to the woman beside him)
Please, shift a bit.
She shifts slightly. He puts in his AirPods and plays music, still not looking.
After a while, the bus gets tighter.
*SOMTO*
(turning to her again)
Aunty, please can you shift well—
He freezes.
Her face is not human — it’s that of a *bush pig*.
Fat, grotesque, and smiling at him.
*SOMTO*
(screams)
Jesus!
The whole bus jerks. Everyone turns.
*PASSENGER 1*
Wet’n do am?
*PASSENGER 2*
He don high. Na drunkard.
Driver stops abruptly.
*DRIVER*
Oya comot! You dey mad?
They drag Somto out and throw him into a gutter.
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GUTTER/ROAD – NIGHT*
Somto lies there, shaking. Nobody believes him. The street is dark and almost empty.
A strange figure walks toward him.
*STRANGE FIGURE*
Can you see me?
The figure comes closer. Somto’s eyes widen. He screams—and *faints*.
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LATER THAT NIGHT*
Somto wakes up, lying alone on the road.
*SOMTO*
(confused)
Was that... a dream?
He hears music. There's a celebration nearby. People are drinking.
Someone offers him a cup.
*MAN*
Drink, relax.
He drinks a few cups, still unsure what’s real.
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*INT. SOMTO’S HOUSE – NIGHT*
He stumbles home.
The house is *silent*.
He opens the door—*blood* everywhere.
His *father and mother are dead*.
His *sister screams* in the background.
A monstrous creature—the *bush pig*—stands over her.
It turns.
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Hey, it's you again
*Somto starts screaming, shaking in fear. He panics, looks around — he spots an old *iron pipe* leaning by the side wall.*
*He lunges for it, but before he can strike—*
*WHAM!*
*The monster hits him on the head. Somto blacks out instantly.*
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KNOWN ROOM – LATER*
*Somto's eyes flutter open. His head is pounding. His mouth is sealed shut. He's tied tightly to a chair. Blood still stains parts of the room. The bush pig stares directly at him.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
If I open your mouth… do you promise not to scream?
*Somto thrashes in fear, muffled sounds coming from his sealed lips.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
(on second thought)
Actually… no. Let’s leave it closed for now.
*Rethinks and go untape his mouth*
Help! Help! Somebody help me!
*No one comes. The room stays eerily silent. Somto’s sister’s body lies nearby, motionless.*
*SOMTO (V.O.)*
(tears in his eyes)
Please… stop…
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
I must continue. If I don’t finish… they’ll return to you. As undead.
*SOMTO (muffled)*
(cries harder)
*SOMTO (V.O.)*
Why are you doing this? What… what are you?
*The monster pauses… then steps closer.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
I guess I owe you an answer.
I am… an Entity. A fairly powerful one at that.
We existed far before humans. But in another plane.
Invisible to your kind — unless we choose otherwise.
*SOMTO (V.O.)*
Then… why me?
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Because you sent out a prayer. A demand.
*SOMTO (confused)*
What? I never—
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Think back… a few months ago.
Your family was broke. You wanted to go to university.
Things were falling apart.
*FLASHBACK – INT. SOMTO’S ROOM – NIGHT*
*Young Somto browsing the internet for “how to get money fast.”*
*He lights a *red and white candle*, cuts his finger, lets blood drip on it.*
*YOUNG SOMTO*
(whispers)
Anything… please… I need two million dollars.
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*BACK TO PRESENT*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
When a man pours his blood and desire into a demand,
it doesn’t go to heaven.
It runs free… and whoever finds it first… owns it.
*Somto's face breaks. Realization hits him.*
*SOMTO*
No… I didn’t mean for this…
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
But you did. You started it with blood…
So I finished it with blood.
*Somto is trembling. Then—*
KNOWN ROOM – NIGHT (CONTINUED)*
*Somto is still bound to the chair. The bush pig stares at the door, tense.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Shh... There’s someone else here.
*SOMTO*
Who?
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
An entity... but not a friend.
We don’t do well in packs. That’s not our nature.
*The room grows colder. Shadows stretch unnaturally. Somto’s breath becomes visible.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
(sighs)
I should’ve known… I guess it was too good to be true.
I was surprised it’s been months and no other entity came to claim your prayer.
I thought I was the first... but they were scared.
*Somto looks confused, terrified.*
*SOMTO*
Scared? Of what?
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Something... something was already here.
It’s been lucking in the shadows. Hiding in the cracks.
But now… it’s coming.
*The door creaks. A deep growl echoes faintly from beyond.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
We need to form a pact — now.
It's the only way to survive. I'll give you all the money you can ever dream of,
This one... it's a *Kindred Entity*.
*SOMTO*
What does that mean?
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
They’re different. No minds like us.
They don’t answer prayers. They don’t grant wishes.
They hunt *us*, other entities…
and feed on entities
*SOMTO*
How do I form a pact?
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Simple.
Cut your finger… just where you did that day.
*Somto hesitates. The door creaks louder. Heavy breathing grows near.*
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
Do it now — or we both die.
*Somto takes a deep breath, then slices his finger with a sharp nail on the chair’s edge. Blood drips.*
*The pig leans in and licks the blood. A fiery red symbol flares between them.*
*surge of dark energy* flows into Somto. His eyes glow faintly red. The bush pig grins. And somto breaks free from the chair*
*CONTRACT FORMED.*
*The shadows in the room stop moving. A low, beastly roar rumbles from behind the door.*
*Suddenly a knock on the door *
*Somto hesitates to open but eventually does. It’s the NEIGHBOR WOMAN.*
*NEIGHBOR*
I was just passing by… haven’t seen your mum today, and I heard someone screaming for help is everything ok?
*See's the blood on the floor*
What's tha..
*Before she can finish, *THWACK!* Her head is crushed. A *new Entity* appears — LIZARD-LIKE, crawling on the ceiling.*
Blood stains the floor. The air is thick with tension. SOMTO stands frozen, the pig-like ENTITY beside him.
*It scurries across the wall and *dives into Somto’s shoebox.*
*SOMTO*
(terrified)
What... what is that?
*BUSH PIG MONSTER*
(stepping back)
A predator. He doesn’t make pacts. He eats entities like me. And he won’t spare you.
INT. DESTROYED HOUSE – NIGHT*
*The small home shakes under the weight of something greater than the physical world. The monstrous Entity with a swollen body stands guard in front of Somto, shielding him from the reptilian beast slithering along the cracked ceiling.*
*Then—**
*CRASH.*
*The two Entities collide with ferocious speed. The monstrous one slams into the lizard-like figure, tossing them both into the furniture. Walls crumble. Sparks fly. Light flickers violently.*
*Somto trembles as the room quakes. The fight rages. Blows land with explosive force. The pig Entity grunts as claws tear into its side. But it retaliates — smashing the reptilian creature through a beam.*
*Then, without warning—*
*A distant, low hum begins. The air thickens.*
*The wall behind Somto warps and shatters, revealing a swirling, black portal. It opens wide, humming with eerie stillness. The light inside pulses like a heartbeat.*
*Somto's eyes widen. The portal starts pulling — like a vacuum. Papers, debris, glass — all sucked toward it.*
*A force grabs Somto
*He stumbles. The pig Entity notices — turns sharply. The lizard hisses, watching.*
*Somto begins to lift off the floor, drawn into the darkness.*
*Without hesitation, the monstrous Entity dashes through the destruction, grabs Somto mid-air, and dives with him—*
*—into the portal.*
*The portal snaps shut behind them. A final gust of wind. Then silence.*
*The reptilian creature is left standing alone in the ruined house, still, eyes glowing.*
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To be continued
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