[Scene: Midnight – Abandoned Temple, Outskirts of the City]
Thunder rolls overhead as Arthur stands in the rain-soaked ruins where his father once trained him. His fists are bruised, his breath steady.
He's back — after disappearing for weeks following the brutal betrayal at the underground tournament.
"The path they broke… I rebuilt with fire."
Behind him, a new figure steps from the shadows — Maya, a silent fighter with connections to Arthur's past. She saved him from death, trained him in a forgotten art: The Iron Pulse, a technique so dangerous it was sealed away.
Maya: "You mastered it faster than I expected. Are you ready to return?"
Arthur: "I'm not returning. I'm reclaiming."
[Scene: Downtown – Venom Syndicate's Compound]
Back in the city, chaos reigns. The Venom Syndicate, now led by traitor Reed, has taken over Arthur's old dojo and turned it into a recruitment pit. Young fighters are forced to prove loyalty by spilling blood.
Reed (to the crowd): "Arthur is dead. This city belongs to those who are willing to burn for power!"
But he doesn't know Arthur is already inside — silent, focused, watching.
[Action Sequence – The Silent Return]
Arthur enters the dojo mid-initiation. The crowd of fighters turn as he cracks his knuckles and says just one word:
"Out."
They don't listen. They charge.
💥 Arthur vs. 10 Syndicate Recruits 💥
He dodges blades with footwork from the Iron Pulse style — sleek, minimal, brutal.
One fighter swings a chain — Arthur redirects it, wraps it around his arm, yanks the man forward, and elbows him into the ground.
Another tries to attack from behind — Arthur stomps the floor and sends out a shock pulse, stunning everyone within 3 feet.
He clears the floor in under two minutes.
Only one remains.
"Tell Reed... the ghost he created is coming for him."
[Scene: Reed's Throne Room – Later That Night]
Reed watches the security footage. He stands slowly, clenching his fists.
"So the dead walk. Then let me bury him myself."
Reed calls in his elite fighter: Blitz — a street brawler with electric fists and no conscience.
Reed: "Break him. I want his blood on the walls."
[Final Scene – Rooftop, Maya and Arthur]
Arthur stares at the skyline, knuckles bleeding.
Maya: "You know Reed will come at you with everything."
Arthur: "Good. Because next time... I'm not pulling punches."
Maya drops something in his hand — a photograph.His father. His old dojo. And a symbol scorched into the back: The Crimson Circle — the group who killed Arthur's father.
Arthur's eyes burn.
"This was never about revenge… it's about reckoning."
TO BE CONTINUED… 🔥Next Up: Chapter 7 – "Pulsebreaker Showdown"