EXT. CITY PARK — NIGHT

WEATHER: Wind intensifies. Fog tears apart in spirals.

SOUND: Power humming low, like a distant engine.

WIDE SHOT

Kevin lies unconscious.

Peter hangs bound in glowing chains.

Luke and Tyler struggle to stand behind Liam.

Andrew steps forward.

Slow.

Measured.

The ground subtly warps beneath his feet.

CLOSE ON — ANDREW

A calm, almost disappointed look.

ANDREW

That speed… those chains…

So Charlie chose you.

Liam doesn’t answer.

The northern light glow returns faintly along his spine.

Chains float behind him, coiled and ready.

ANDREW ADVANCES

NO WARNING.

Andrew vanishes.

IMPACT

BOOM.

Liam is slammed backward through a tree.

Wood EXPLODES into splinters.

Luke shouts—

LUKE

LIAM!

Liam flips mid-air, skids across the ground, and stops.

He rises slowly.

Unhurt.

Eyes sharper now.

LIAM

Gear—

25.

SPEED VS CONTROL

Liam BLINKS forward.

Chains lash out.

Andrew CATCHES ONE CHAIN BARE-HANDED.

The light flickers.

ANDREW

Too direct.

He yanks.

Liam is dragged forward—

Andrew knees him in the ribs.

THUD.

Liam crashes, rolling.

LUKE & TYLER — WATCHING

TYLER

He stopped him… like it was nothing.

LUKE

No.

He read him.

LIAM ADAPTS

Liam closes his eyes briefly.

Breath slows.

The chains split wide.

LIAM

Northern Shift.

He disappears—

—reappears above Andrew.

MID-AIR CLASH

Andrew looks up.

Smiles.

ANDREW

Better.

They collide mid-air.

SHOCKWAVE.

Trees bend outward.

Lights shatter.

Liam punches—

Andrew blocks with one arm.

The ground caves beneath Andrew’s feet.

But he doesn’t move.

ANDREW COUNTERS

Dark energy spirals.

ANDREW

Let me show you the gap.

He touches Liam’s chest—

CRUSHING FORCE.

Liam is launched across the park, skidding to a stop inches from Luke and Tyler.

LIAM — STRUGGLING UP

Bloodless. Bruised.

Breathing hard.

Chains tremble.

TYLER

Liam, fall back!

Liam wipes dirt from his mouth.

Stands again.

LIAM

Not yet.

FINAL EXCHANGE

Liam rushes forward one last time.

Chains wrap, feint, strike.

Andrew blocks every move.

Then—

Andrew steps past him.

Places two fingers against Liam’s spine.

The northern lights FLICKER VIOLENTLY.

ANDREW

You’re powerful.

A pause.

ANDREW (CONT’D)

But you’re still learning.

Andrew releases him.

Steps back.

POWER IGNITION

LIAM’S HAIR — black mixed with blue — IGNITES WITH LIGHT, glowing at the tips.

The NORTHERN LIGHTS ERUPT, spiraling outward, forming a MASSIVE CIRCULAR RING around Liam and Andrew.

Like a one-on-one arena carved from the sky.

Luke and Tyler shield their eyes.

TYLER

Liam— what is that?!

CLOSE ON — LIAM

Calm.

Focused.

Eyes locked on Andrew.

LIAM

Gear…

50.

BOOM.

The ground CRATERS beneath his feet.

INSTANT TRANSPORT

FLASH OF NORTHERN LIGHT.

Liam appears directly in front of Andrew.

LIAM

Northern Fist.

IMPACT SEQUENCE

SLOW MOTION

— Liam’s arm locks into position

— Northern light floods his muscles

— Energy wraps tight around his forearm

WHAM.

The punch lands square on Andrew’s face.

Andrew is launched backward—

CRASHES INTO A TREE.

The trunk SHATTERS.

Andrew slams to the ground.

SILENCE

Leaves fall.

The ring hums.

Liam steps forward.

LIAM

You think of me as weak—

He looks down at Andrew.

LIAM (CONT’D)

But who’s on the ground now?

ANDREW — RISING

Andrew’s teeth grind.

Rage replaces calm.

ANDREW

SHUT UP!

Dark energy EXPLODES outward.

ANDREW (CONT’D)

YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A WORM TO ME!!

He slams his hand into the earth.

ANDREW’S DOMAIN

ANDREW

THE WORLD BENDS UNDER MY CONTROL!!

The ground SCREAMS.

Cracks race outward like lightning.

Seven massive WALLS OF EARTH rise in a straight line between him and Liam.

Each thicker than the last.

Each taller.

LIAM — NO HESITATION

LIAM

Northern—

Transfer to the bottom.

The northern light FLOWS DOWNWARD.

His legs glow brighter than the rest of his body.

The air SHAKES around his feet.

THE CHARGE

Liam SPRINTS.

BOOM.

— He hits the first wall

— KICKS through it mid-run

BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.

He uses the walls as stepping points, LEAPING, SPINNING, BREAKING THROUGH EACH ONE—

Dust. Stone. Light.

FINAL WALL

Liam bursts through—

Andrew barely looks up.

FINAL STRIKE

Liam twists mid-air.

LIAM

Northern—

Kick.

IMPACT

WHAM.

The kick slams into Andrew’s chest.

Andrew is launched backward—

Through trees.

Branches snap.

The forest tears open—

Until ONE FINAL TREE STOPS HIM.

CRASH.

Andrew drops.

Still.

AFTERMATH

The northern ring dissolves into sparks.

The wind dies.

Silence.

Liam lands lightly.

Breathing steady.

Luke and Tyler stare in disbelief.

LUKE

…He won.

TYLER

No.

TYLER (CONT’D)

He surpassed him.

FINAL SHOT

WIDE SHOT

Liam stands alone in the ruined clearing.

Northern lights fade into the night sky.

Andrew lies defeated in the distance.