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Chapter 2 - Episode 2: “The Streets Bleed Loyalty”

Silent Night

Rain falls again that night.

Cigarette smoke mixes with the smell of oil and dried blood.

Inside an old garage — the small base of Killa Nostra — Noxxa sits quietly, staring at a city map covered in red marks.

Behind him, Raze sharpens his knife.

Vynna checks her phone for messages from an informant.

Drez counts stacks of cash, while Lynx — young and impatient — taps his fingers on the table.

> Lynx:

“We’re just gonna sit here? The Vultures already took the south block. We’re just watching?”

Raze glares at him.

> Raze:

“Kid, the streets aren’t for the quick.

They’re for the ones who wait for the right moment.”

Noxxa stands. His eyes calm — the calm before a storm.

> Noxxa:

“We’re not fighting for territory.

We’re fighting for a name.

And that name… is Killa Nostra.”

Silence. Only the rain speaks.

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Operation “Red Smoke”

Hours later, Vynna leads a small team toward the south block.

Raze and Lynx are with her.

They move quietly through narrow alleys — every step feels like the city’s dying breath.

Vynna signals with her hand.

> Vynna (whispering):

“Target’s in the back warehouse. Two guards out front. We move fast.”

Raze pulls up his bandana.

> Raze:

“We don’t talk — we handle.”

Within seconds, gunfire and screams tear through the air.

Lynx moves fast, blood on his hands for the first time — and finally, he understands what Killa Nostra means.

When it’s over, Vynna lights a cigarette, watching the warehouse burn.

> Vynna:

“Welcome to the family, kid.

Now you know what loyalty feels like.”

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The Betrayal

Three days after the mission, Drez arrives with bad news.

Someone inside the circle sold their location to the Vultures.

Noxxa’s face stays calm — but his eyes could kill.

> Noxxa:

“Who?”

> Drez:

“Not sure… but someone’s playing both sides.”

Raze stands up immediately.

> Raze:

“You know the rule, brother. Betray once, you’re already a dead man walking.”

Vynna looks to Noxxa.

> Vynna:

“Want me to find who it is?”

> Noxxa:

“No.

I want him to come to me.

Betrayal always finds its own way out of the shadows.”

And he’s right.

The next night, one of their old members doesn’t return.

Only a blood-soaked Nostra necklace is found at the front door.

> Noxxa (softly):

“You can run from the law… but not from the crown.”

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Closing Scene

The camera shows the five of them on a rooftop again, the city spread below.

The rain has stopped, but the streets are still wet with blood.

> Noxxa:

“We weren’t born to be accepted. We were born to be feared.”

> Raze:

“And to be remembered.”

> Vynna:

“Because every block in this city knows…”

Together:

> “Loyalty Over Everything.”

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