Razia's Shadow Script

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SCRIPT

DRAFT #2. SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

RAZIAS SHADOW : A MUSICAL

(A completely open theater.)

GENESIS

(A fluttering of strings. With the crash of drums the lights jump to: off. A single light fades onto the

Narrator.)

NARRATION:

This is the beginning and the end. The rise and the fall. Our gait will begin its saunter at the source,

when the infant learns to crawl.

AHRIMA:

PLACE YOUR HAND ON MINE. UNTIE YOUR MIND.

O THE SCIENTIST:

LET YOUR BLOATED BRAIN BALLOON AND FLOAT AWAY.

AHRIMA:

WET THE END OF THE THREAD.


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O THE SCIENTIST:

THIMBLE UPON YOUR INDEX.

ANGELS:

SET THE NEEDLE ON ITS PATH,

BOBBING UP AND DOWN AND PAST.

TEARS AND SEAMS ALL TURN TO ONE

WITH EVERY STITCH AND EACH SPOOL SPUN.

O THE SCIENTIST:

FEED THE LINE THROUGH ITS EYE.

AHRIMA:

DRAW IT FROM THE OTHER SIDE.

O THE SCIENTIST:

PULL THE STRAND TO SATISFY.

AHRIMA:

THE NEED TO COMPLY.

O THE SCIENTIST:

THE GENETIC MAP.


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AHRIMA:

THE SCIENTIFIC GAP.

O THE SCIENTIST:

THE DETAILED BLUEPRINTS.

AHRIMA:

SWEPT AWAY UNDER CARPETS.

AHRIMA & O THE SCIENTIST:

ALL WE DID WAS THREAD THE EYE

OF THE SILVER SPLINTER.

WE SIMPLY PLANTED THE SEED

AND NURSED IT THROUGH WINTER.

O THE SCIENTIST:

THE REST IS UP TO YOU

TO DO WITH WHAT YOU'LL DO.

AHRIMA & O THE SCIENTIST:

TO LEARN AND LOVE AND LAUGH

UNTIL THE CYCLE CIRCLES BACK.

I'LL JUST SEPARATE, WEIGH ANCHOR, DISENGAGE.

DIVIDE AND DISAPPEAR.

AND SEE YOU IN THE MIRROR.


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AHRIMA:

IM A SLAVE TO THE SIGHT.

NARRATION:

O The Scientist was the author and the architect. The angels were His ink slingers, His actors and

actresses. His two purest talents were Ahrima and Nidria, two destined hearts, bound by the same idea;

the unrelenting constancy of love and hope can rescue and restore you from any scope. In her, Ahrima

confided his curbing frustration.

AHRIMA:

My gifts have been exhausted. Oh, how he misuses them! I was meant to lead this world to greater

things. But he remains opposed.

NIDRIA:

Be patient. He will realize what I see inside. You were meant to lead this world to greater things. Its

your destiny.

AHRIMA:

Your words sooth me but my anger continues to boil.

NIDRIA:

Speak with him. He will listen.

NARRATION:

Ahrima, repined this to O The Scientist, who replied with a calm face, expressionless


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AHRIMA:

His responses remain idle.

NIDRIA:

Then prove to him your worth. Compose your gifts.

AHRIMA:

Resulting in wasted efforts.

NIDRIA:

Then do it for I? Compose your gifts and prove to him and all that you deserve this.

LIFE IS LOOKING UP

AHRIMA:

COULD THIS BE THE DAY I HAVE WAITED FOR?

WHEN ALL MY HARD WORK DOESNT GO IGNORED.

MAYBE SHE WAS RIGHT; THEY WILL REALIZE.

I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, OPEN UP THEIR EYES.

THEY KNOW I AM MORE THAN SOME EAGER BLOOD.

NOT SOME AVERAGE BONES, I BELIEVE IN LOVE.

I JUST WANT TO PROVE I DESERVE THIS GIFT.

I WILL CHANGE THIS WORLD.

BABY, THIS IS IT.


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I CAN SEE IT NOW.

ALL THE COLORS SMEAR UP AND DOWN THE PAGE,

BUT THE SHAPES ARE THERE.

I WILL BUILD THE LAMPS IN THIS REVERIE,

THEN THEYLL UNDERSTAND THIS WAS MEANT FOR ME.

ANGELS:

THIS IS YOUR FATE.

LET THE LAMPS SHINE!

OPEN ALL OUR EYES,


SET THE SKY ABLAZE,

FILL THE NIGHT WITH PAINT,

SMOTHER ALL THE SHADE,

FLOOD IT THROUGH YOUR BLOOD,

BREATHE IT THROUGH YOUR LUNGS,

GIVE US ALL YOUR LOVE!

AHRIMA:

I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEM SAY,


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LET THEM BURN SO BRIGHT!

SHOWER US IN LIGHT!

LET THEM BURN SO BRIGHT

SET THE SKY ABLAZE,



FLOOD IT THROUGH MY BLOOD,

BREATHE IT THROUGH MY LUNGS,


AHRIMA:

THEY KNOW I AM MORE THAN SOME EAGER BLOOD.

NOT SOME AVERAGE BONES,

I BELIEVE IN LOVE.

I JUST WANT TO PROVE I DESERVE THIS GIFT.

I WILL CHANGE THIS WORLD.

BABY, THIS IS IT.

I CAN SEE IT NOW, FLOATING LIKE A DREAM

RIGHT ABOVE MY HEAD.

PERFECT SYMMETRY. LINES IN HARMONY.


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I CAN SEE HIS FACE, WHEN HE SEES THE LAMPS,

I CAN HEAR HIM SAY,

ANGELS:


OPEN ALL OUR EYES,


SET THE SKY ABLAZE,



FLOOD IT THROUGH YOUR BLOOD,

BREATHE IT THROUGH YOUR LUNGS,


AHRIMA:


SHOWER US IN LIGHT!

LET THEM BURN SO BRIGHT

SET THE SKY ABLAZE,


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AHRIMA:

Now Nidria

DREAM WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED.

TRY AND PLUCK THE PEARLS FROM YOUR BONES.

ANGELS:

ALL THE PLANS PIROUETTE RIGHT THROUGH MY MIND, BECOME SET.

THE LINES BECOME DEFINITE.

GLOWING HUES FILL THIS VIGNETTE.

TALL AND PROUD THE LAMPS WILL STAND,

BUILT FROM THESE TWO VERY HANDS.

NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO DENY MY SKILL NOR LOVE FOR YOU.

AHRIMA:




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AHRIMA & ANGELS:



AAAAH!



OPEN ALL OUR EYES, SHOWER US IN LIGHT!



SET THE SKY ABLAZE,






AHRIMA:

What do you feel?

NIDRIA:

Its beautiful.


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AHRIMA:

Where is O? Is he in attendance?

(NIDRIA shakes her head.)

AHRIMA:

YOU CANT CHANGE ME.

YOU CANT HAVE ME.

NARRATION:

The vision of the world had been realized, but the sculpture of the earth was looked upon by jealous

eyes. Ahrima refused to relent, he demanded to be heard;

AHRIMA:

Let my unique deft hands be known!

NARRATION:

But even this brash avowal was met in return by no mouthful. O simply just smiled. So, defeated and

galled, Ahrima headed for the darkness. No one seemed to understand. Only the shadows would

hearken. He sat in peace, but on his shoulder, at rest, perched a dinky, brownish twoheaded spider,

named Barayas.

THE SPIDER AND THE LAMPS

ONE HEAD:

SO YOU'RE AHRIMA.


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TWO HEAD:

NICE TO FINALLY MEET YA.

ONE HEAD:

HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU,

TWO HEAD:

AND I HOPE IT'S ALL TRUE.

ONE AND TWO HEAD:

WE SAW WHAT THEY DID.

AHRIMA:

YEAH, SUCH ARROGANCE!

TWO HEAD:

I'M THE SPIDER.

ONE HEAD:

CRAWL INSIDE HER.

Im going to show you this once-

TWO HEAD:

-and then youre gonna do it.


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YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT,

BUT THEY STILL TREAT YOU LIKE YOU'RE A KID.

IT MUST HURT SO BAD WITH A KNIFE IN YOUR BACK.

OH. OH. OOOH!

ONE HEAD:

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE.

NO MORE IDLE HANDS.

YOU'LL DESTROY THE LAMPS,

ONE AND TWO HEAD:

THEN THEY'LL KNOW WHO'S IN CONTROL.

TWO HEAD:

BRING THOSE LAMPS BACK TO ME.

ONE HEAD:

DON'T LEAVE THEM IN ONE PIECE.

TWO HEAD:

MAKE SURE THERE'S A CROWD,

ONE HEAD:


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THEN TEAR THEM TO THE GROUND.

TWO HEAD:


ONE HEAD

DON'T LEAVE THEM IN ONE PIECE.

TWO HEAD:

IT'S YOUR CHANCE FOR REVENGE.

ONE HEAD:

THIS WILL SHOW THEM.

Now its your turn.

TWO HEAD:

Cmon, like you mean it!

AHRIMA:

I HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT,

BUT THEY STILL TREAT ME LIKE I'M A KID.

IT HURTS SO BAD WITH A KNIFE IN YOUR BACK.

OH. OH. OOOH!

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.


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THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE.

NO MORE IDLE HANDS.

I'LL DESTROY THE LAMPS,

THEN THEY'LL KNOW WHO'S IN CONTROL.

ONE AND TWO HEAD:

THEY CAN'T STOP YOU.


GO NOW! DON'T STOP!

THEY UNDERESTIMATE YOU AND YOUR GIFT.

AHRIMA & ONE AND TWO HEAD:

TEAR THOSE LAMPS TO THE GROUND!

LET THEM CRY THEIR EYES OUT!

TEAR THOSE LAMPS TO THE GROUND!

LET THEM HEAR THE SOUND.

NARRATION:

The seed had been sown, now the evil would grow. His keen, young veins were ripe for this aim. So

Ahrima set forth to use the lamps as a torch. And with everyone around, he tore them to the ground

and, suddenly, without warning, their creation was burning. Their design, ignited. All that hard work,

slighted.

O THE SCIENTIST:

Fool! What have you done!


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NARRATION:

So Ahrima was banned to this fiery abyss, while the remaining found a new place to live.

O THE SCIENTIST:

This mess that you've made, it's a six-foot grave. We'll disappear from here, but you will stay here to rot

as The King of The Dark and Forgot.

AHRIMA:

What have I done? What have I become? Destroyed all I love.

O THE SCIENTIST:

What have you done? Disobedient son, youve broken the trust of your fathers love.Come Nidria- we

must flee.

NIDRIA:

Ahrima!

AHRIMA:

Dont go. Please- I beg.

NIDRIA:

I must. Its no longer safe to bear child.

AHRIMA:

Bear child?!


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O THE SCIENTIST:

Nidria- now!

NIDRIA:

I must go

(They depart and Ahrima screams.)

NARRATION:

The arid, fallow earth would be Ahrimas new hearth. He would remain while he watched his family

strain, vacate to a new place, to start over on fresh terrain. And from his desolate throne he watched

them compose a mountainous wall of stone, to separate themselves from him. A massive, jagged

barricade to lock themselves in. Theirs would be the Light, his would be the Dark. For a century these

halves would wait. One world, set apart in two. But a prophecy was started

AHRIMA:

(Crying.)

PLACE YOUR HAND ON MINE.

UNTIE YOUR MIND. WELL

JUST DISENGAGE.

FLOAT AWAY

THE ORACLE

GARGUL THE ORACLE:

WHAT A TRAGIC MESS YOU FOOLS HAVE MADE OF THIS.


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THE SOILS FILLED WITH VACANCY.

YOUVE SPOILED ALL THE CROPS AND SEED.

THIS WAS A BIRTH, A GIFT.

YOU DAFTLY WASTED IT.

THE DUST AND DIRT WILL STAIN YOUR FISTS.

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE YOUR OWN SKIN.

AHRIMA:

EVERY CREATION IS PLUCKED FROM A BOUNDLESS HOLE OF PERCEPTION,

DOOMED TO ENDURE FLAWS OF ITS FOUNTAIN.

THE BOY WILL ONE DAY CROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

GARGUL THE ORACLE:

AND REUNITE THIS WORLDS DIVIDED HALVES, FULFILL THEIR HISTORY.

THIS IS MORE THAN DIVINE DECREE, ITS HIS DESTINY.

ANGELS:

SO PLEASE TAKE HEED OF THIS PROPHECY.

LIFETIMES FROM NOW THERE WILL BE TWO CHOSEN, BOUND TO MEET.

INSIDE HER LOCK HE WILL TURN THE KEY.

THEIR LOVE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO ERASE ALL THE WRONG WEVE DONE,

RETURN US TO WHERE WE BELONG,

WITH THE LIGHT AND DARK AS ONE.

GARGUL THE ORACLE:


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ONE DAY THE STRANDS WILL MEND.

ALL THE TORN SEAMS AND FRAYED ENDS WILL TURN TO ONE SINGLE THREAD.

THE CYCLE WILL BEGIN.

THE CHOICES HE MADE THAT DAY,

BURN DOWN WHAT HE'D HELPED CREATE.

YOU HAVE MADE THIS BED, NOW YOU MUST SLEEP IN IT.

AHRIMA:

EVERY CREATION IS PLUCKED FROM A BOUNDLESS HOLE OF PERCEPTION,

DOOMED TO ENDURE FLAWS OF ITS FOUNTAIN.

THE BOY WILL ONE DAY CROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

GARGUL THE ORACLE:

AND REUNITE THIS WORLDS DIVIDED HALVES,

FULFILL THEIR HISTORY.

THIS IS MORE THAN DIVINE DECREE, ITS HIS DESTINY.

NIDRIA:

SO TAKE HEED OF THIS PROPHECY.

LIFETIMES FROM NOW THERE WILL BE TWO CHOSEN, BOUND TO MEET.

IN HER LOCK HELL TURN THE KEY.

NIDRIA & AHRIMA:

THEIR TRUE LOVE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH.

AHRIMA:


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TO ERASE THE WRONG WE'VE DONE,

THE DARK AND LIGHT WILL BECOME ONE.

NIDRIA & AHRIMA:

THEIR TRUE LOVE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH.

AHRIMA:

TO ERASE THE WRONG WE'VE DONE,

THE DARK AND LIGHT WILL BECOME ONE.

NARRATION:

Time flashed by for the Dark and the Light. The two fragments, recessed, still left unaddressed, stranded

in unrest. In the Dark lived two brothers, Adakias, the youngest, and the heir, Pallis. As children, of the

lists of myths, their favorite was the narrative of Holy The Sea And The Divided Terrene. Adakias would

always dream of a destiny to leave, of fulfilling the prophecy. But he was laughed at, fitted with an

unfavorable grafted cast for a foolish dreamer, a romance seeker. The streets frowned, but deep down

he screamed out. He knew there was accuracy in the antiquated legacy. Legitimacy to the famed sea. A

quiet certainty to his fated fantasies.

ADAKIAS:

Look at all that which surrounds me. Im supposed to call this home? This? The Dark has become so

overwhelming

PALLIS

Why cant you be more like I? Together we would rule the throne, the evil and darkness would grow.

This kingdom needs you!

ADAKIAS:

(Mocking.) Why cant you be more like Pallis? they always ask. As a child I heard such wonderful

stories of The Lamps, and The Oracle, and Holy The Sea. There must be some legitimacy to these tales.


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Adakias, tired of fiction and bound by his ambition, left his home for the city of Light. Disguised as a

citizen, his identity was hidden within a city that sat glistening. He was eager for this new life. He

contemplated, and hated, why had he waited so long? To flee his home, forever shaded, where the

jaded were never wrong. He took a deep breath, he was finally gone. His hope was left strong that a

meaning would be found that had kept him withdrawn. His stare had caught a light, and he fell for the

sight. Her name was Princess Anhura and she suffered from the same strife. And, like Adakias, she spentmost of her time dreaming of a different life.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

DONT YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOUVE BEEN DESTINED

FOR SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOUR SKIN?

ITS TRUE LOVE

ADAKIAS:

IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE EVERY STAR

AGREED TO MEET RIGHT OVER OUR HEADS TONIGHT,

TO FLEX THEIR BRIGHT.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

THE LIGHT COLLECTS IN YOUR EYES,

TURNS AND REFLECTS, JUMPS INTO MINE.

I'M A SLAVE TO THE SIGHT.

ADAKIAS:

MY HANDS SHAKE. OUR MINDS RACE FROM THE THOUGHT OF LOVE, YET WE CURB OUR SPEECH

BECAUSE WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH.

TO ETCH THIS INSTANT, BURN THIS MOMENT, INTO OUR MEMORY.


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LET GO.

TAKE MY HAND AND TRUST IN ME.

ANHURA, CAN'T YOU SEE THAT WE WERE MEANT TO BE?

(Adakias and Princess Anhura kiss.)

MEN:

ITS TRUE LOVE.

ITS TRUE LOVE.

ITS TRUE LOVE.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

I NEVER WOULD GUESS YOUR TOUCH COULD FILL ME WITH SUCH

THOUGHTS TO MARRY YOU,

HAVE YOUR BABIES, TOO.

IS IT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

ADAKIAS:

I CAN'T LET HER LEARN ABOUT MY PAST.

IF SHE FOUND OUT WHERE I CAME FROM,

SHE'D TURN SO FAST AND NOT LOOK BACK.

I CAN'T GO BACK, I JUST WON'T GO BACK.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

I CAN'T SLOW DOWN.


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I'M SCARED I'M FALLING TOO FAST.

ADAKIAS, CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I KNEW AT FIRST KISS?

WE WERE MEANT TO BE.

ADAKIAS:

DON'T YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DESTINED


PRINCESS ANHURA:

DON'T YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DESTINED


ADAKIAS:

I CAN FEEL IT,

AFFIRMING MY SIGNIFICANCE,

RENDERING ME WEIGHTLESS,

CONFIRMING MY PURPOSE.

I CAN FEEL IT,

AFFIRMING MY SIGNIFICANCE,

RENDERING ME WEIGHTLESS,

CONFIRMING MY PURPOSE.

PRINCESS ANHURA:


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TENDONS TENSING IN ITS WAKE, SHIFTING MY SHOULDER BLADES, TRICKLING DOWN MY VEINS, ITS

SUBTLE AS A TIDAL WAVE.

ALL:

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

IT'S TRUE LOVE.

NARRATION:

Love was everywhere, you could taste it in the air. The couple was eager to trade vows, to float away

and settle down. But before they had agreed when and where, the Princess felt queasy and weak, could

barely speak.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

AH! Adakias! Come quick!

ADAKIAS:

What is it?

PRINCESS ANHURA:

AH! It hurts!


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NARRATION:

Adakias knew instantly why she was so green and what had caused the disease. It was his proximity. She

was ill from his company. Evils ubiquity. You cant run from your history. Your past will seek you,

endlessly. He knew the only remedy to her viral malady resided and abided on the opposite side of the

petrous levee and its harsh, barbed, concrete peak. So while avoiding the leak of his true identity,

Adakias convinced the Princess of their leave. They would meet with a specialist, and rid her blood of

this. He kissed her on the lips and assured her a life long-lived and started the trek

HOLY THE SEA

BARUKA BAWABA:

PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

LET ME TELL YOU BOTH A TALE OF LOVE AND HOPE.

ITS A STORY THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD BEFORE, TOLD AS MYTHICAL LORE.

BUT THIS TRANSLATION IS CLEAR,

UNLIKE THE EMBELLISHMENTS THAT HAVE REACHED YOUR EARS.

THERE WAS A BOY WHO SHARED YOUR BONES, YOUR EAGER BLOOD,

YOUR AFFINITY FOR LOVE. HE HAD IT ALL IN HIS HANDS,

AND HE WATCHED IT ALL TURN TO SAND.

ADAKIAS:

IF THIS BOY THEY SPEAK OF SINCERELY SITS ATOP MY FAMILY TREE,

THEN I WAS TRULY MEANT TO LEAVE THE DARK, DOWN THIS PATH SET OUT IN FRONT OF ME.

I WILL REUNITE THIS WORLDS DIVIDED HALVES.

FULFILL MY HISTORY.

THIS IS MORE THAN DIVINE DECREE,


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ITS MY DESTINY.

BABA BAWABA:

DIGGING ROUND THE DEEP, ONLY MISSING OUT ON SLEEP.

CHASING BOUT MY HEAD LIKE THE WOLF THAT FOUND THE SHEEP.

DON'T GO DIGGING ROUND THERE, YOU BE SLIPPING BIT TOO MUCH.

MILLING MUCK AND MUD WITH THE MIND THAT LOST ITS TOUCH.

I BEEN TRAVELING BOUT IN TIME, NEVER STEPPING OUT FOR MUCH.

DEEPEST OF THE DEEP WITH THE WOLF THAT LOST THOSE SHEEP. BECAUSE ITS MORE THAN A LITTLE

BUT LESS THAN A BUNCH,

FOUND THEIR WAY AROUND WITH THE BLIND THAT LOST ITS TOUCH.

NARRATION:

So they arrived at the doctors camp, his crude shack. A shanty with walls of broken glass, light leaking

through the shattered cracks. And though he was cordial, the young couple was doubtful.

ADAKIAS:

IF THIS BOY THEY SPEAK OF SINCERELY SITS ATOP MY FAMILY TREE,

I WAS TRULY MEANT TO LEAVE THE DARK DOWN THIS PATH SET OUT IN FRONT OF ME.

NARRATION:

for the longshoremen had warned them to keep aclose eye on their adored ones. But they had

journeyed for a reason, they were here for the medicine. To cure the infection. But nothing couldprepare him for the events that would ensnare them. All he could do is trust what he knew. He would

listen to his gut and live for his love.

(The Dr.s shack is made of a large sheet, with a split in the center. We see his shilouette. He violently

coughs and wears red glassed goggles.)


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DOCTOR DOCTOR

DR. DUMAYA:

Whose here? Someones here. Ah! Ha! Ha!

WELCOME TO MY HUMBLE ABODE,

PLEASE DON'T MIND THE MESS.

JUST NEST YOURSELF DOWN COMFORTABLE,

LET THE DOCTOR DO THE REST.

DEAR GHOST, YOU LOOK WHITE AS A SHEET,

JUST HAVE YOURSELF A SEAT.

OPEN WIDE, SAY 'AH!'

LET THE DOCTOR TAKE A PEEK.

NOW I MUST ADMIT I KNEW YOU'D COME,

THE BOY AND HIS LOVE. ELOPED TO SAVE HER FROM DISEASE,

WASH YOUR HANDS OF HER BLOOD.

I DON'T WANT TO ALARM YOU, BUT YOU CERTAINLY ARE ILL,

STRICKEN WITH A SICKNESS DEADLY ENOUGH TO KILL.

EVEN THE STRONGEST MAN WOULD DROP DEAD WHERE HE STANDS.

I URGE THAT WE MAKE HASTE IF YOU ARE TO STAND A CHANCE.

NOW WHAT YOU GOT AIN'T NO QUICK FIX,

IT AIN'T NO COMMON COLD.


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WHAT YOU NEED'S A BONA FIDE DOCTOR'S MIRACLE.

NOW THE THING ABOUT MIRACLES IS THAT THEY DON'T GROW ON TREES.

THEY DON'T FALL FROM THE SKY,

YOU NEED A DOCTOR LIKE ME.

LUCKY FOR YOU, YOU FOUND ME, SO THE REST SHOULD BE NO FUSS,

BUT BEFORE WE GET TO SAVING LIVES THERE'S A FEW THINGS TO DISCUSS.

NOW I'M SURE YOU'RE WONDERING, WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

SURELY I WOULD NOT PERFORM THESE MIRACLES FOR FREE.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR A LOT, IT WON'T COST YOU A DIME.

I JUST WANT THE PRINCESS HERE WITH ME TIL THE END OF TIME.

I PROMISE TO TAKE CARE OF HER,

WELL RATHER, SHE'LL TAKE CARE OF ME

FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE IN THE DARK, FULFILLING DOCTOR'S FANTASIES.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

I CAN'T DO THIS.

ADAKIAS:

BUT YOU MUST, PRINCESS.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

SIGN MY LIFE AWAY?

ADAKIAS:


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IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

TRUST ME, I KNOW HOW THIS MUST GO.

JUST DO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS.

(She signs the Dr.s clipboard and is whisked behind the sheet, where we see everything behind her

happen in silhouette.)

NARRATION:

He mixed elixirs and philters, pried scrolls and read excerpts. He spoke in foreign phonetics and read

runes from ancient relics. Stirred ointments with potions, and unctions with doses. He whisked it til

smoke rose and seeped into her nose. The illness had relinquished. The doctor had fixed it. Thecleansing accomplished, their love was free to flourish. But before it could sink in, the front door was

kicked in. Standing in its place was Pallis. Driven by malice, he had barged in to challenge Adakias to

prove their love. Their word wouldnt be enough, Pallis needed it in blood.

THE END AND THE BEGINNING

PALLIS:

I'VE BEEN TRACING YOUR STEPS, ALONG WITH YOUR DAINTY, EXQUISITE GUEST.

ACROSS MOUNTAIN LAND AND SERPENTINING SEAS,

THESE TWO HAVE BEEN ON QUITE AN ODYSSEY.

BUT YOU'RE A FOOL TO THINK THIS PRINCESS COULD EVER REALLY LOVE A COUPLE OF POOR BOYS LIKE

US.

SHE REQUIRES RICHES RECHERCH,

RIDING WITH RODOMONTADING ROUS.

ADAKIAS:

CASANOVAS HAVE CHARMED WITH CHIFFONS, SO CHICHI.


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CHASED HER WITH THEIR CONCEITED COTERIES.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

MAHARAJAHS HAVE MAGNILOQUENTLY MOUTHED THEIR LOVE FOR ME THROUGH THEIR MENAGERIES.

ADAKIAS:

SHE'S BEEN PROPOSITIONED, PROPOUNDED BY EVERY POMPOUS PRINCE.

GIVEN PANNIERS OF PEERLESS PEARS AND PLUMS, POLISHED.

PRINCESS ANHURA:

I'VE BEEN SEDUCED WITH SHIMMERING, SPARKLING STONES. SQUIRED BY SUITORS TO SIZABLE

CHATEAUS.

ADAKIAS:

AND I'M THE ONE SHE CHOSE.

PALLIS:

I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN LOVE A MAN OF TRUTH,

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK HIM WHERE HE SPENT HIS YOUTH?

OH, LOOK AT HER FACE.

SHE REALLY DOESN'T SEE THAT YOU ARE FROM THE DARK AND YOU'VE BEEN LYING THROUGH YOUR

TEETH.

ADAKIAS:

ANHURA, PLEASE LISTEN. I REALLY CAN EXPLAIN.

I MEANT TO TELL YOU SOONER, ITS BEEN GNAWING AT MY BRAIN.


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NOW YOU KNOW THE TRUTH, BUT THAT KNOWLEDGE SHOULDN'T CHANGE THE NATURE OF OUR LOVE.

WE'VE BROKEN THROUGH THE CHAINS.

PALLIS:

I'M SURE THAT SHE WOULD CARE TO HEAR YOUR ACUMEN,

AS TO HOW YOUR PRESENCE IS THE REASON SHE IS SICK.

BUT I SUPPOSE ITS IN VAIN,

SINCE HER LIFE IS ENDING,

WHEN I THRUST THIS BLADE INTO HER HEART-A-THUMPING.

ADAKIAS:

BROTHER, NO!

PALLIS:

BROTHER, WHAT HAVE I DONE?

MY BLADE HAS PIERCED YOUR SIDE.

THIS WAS NEVER MY INTENT.

O, GOD, PLEASE STAY ALIVE.

ADAKIAS:

DEAR PALLIS, YOU'RE MY BROTHER.

YOU'VE TRIED TO PROTECT ME,

BUT YOUR DAGGER'S EDGE FINDING MY FLESH,

IT TRULY WAS MY DESTINY.


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PALLIS:

BROTHER, I WAS SHORTSIGHTED.

I IGNORED YOUR CRIES.

YOU REALLY ARE THE CHOSEN ONE,

THE CALCULATED SACRIFICE.

ADAKIAS:

PLEASE LISTEN TO MY LAST WORDS BEFORE I FADE AWAY.

THIS IS MY GIFT TO YOU: "LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE EVERY DAY.

PALLIS:

PLEASE DON'T LET YOUR TIRED HEART STOP BEATING.

YOU'RE BLEEDING.

JUST KEEP BREATHING.

ADAKIAS:

YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS SPINNING SPHERE.

I'LL DISAPPEAR AND SEE YOU IN THE MIRROR.

ADAKIAS, PALLIS & PRINCESS ANHURA:

PLACE YOUR HAND ON MINE ONE LAST TIME AND KISS ME GOODBYE.

TAKE THE LOVE INSIDE MY MIND BEFORE I DIE.

ADAKIAS:

BEFORE I DIE. PLEASE DONT CRY.


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(Lights fade to a single light on each character.)

NARRATION:

The mountains seceded. The Light and Dark depleted. We lost Adakias, but regained our science. Our

world was finally reunited. So this is my cue of where to leave you. Now its your story to retell and pass

on, because an idea is only relevant if its being thought upon. So remember, never surrender, because

the unrelenting constancy of love and hope will rescue and restore you from any scope.

(The individual character lights remain on as, the actors exit the space, all while house lights rise.)

(No bows.)

- END -

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