The city of Avaris celebrates the Century Descent.
Music. Lanterns. Gold banners.
The sky begins to glow.
A thin crack appears in the heavens.
People cheer.
Golden light spills through.
Children begin to fall — gently, like feathers.
One child lands in a fountain — glowing blue.
Another lands wrapped in flame that doesn't burn.
Priests rush forward.
The sky crack widens.
Too wide.
The cheering fades.
Lightning flashes — but it's black.
Something falls fast.
Too fast.
It crashes into the center of the square.
Smoke everywhere.
Silence.
A hand rises from the crater.
Black feathers unfold.
A boy stands.
Wings dark as night.
The sky SLAMS shut.
Cut to black.