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DOGNUS MAI - WHO AM I?
By Naithan Hilaire

GENRE: Thriller, Sci-fi
LOGLINE:

Under the purple clouds of Downtown, an orphaned Heterochromian in search of his destiny is compelled to destroy his mother’s legacy...in Heaven. 

SYNOPSIS:

Set Scene -

22nd Century – Earth is fast becoming barren and uninhabitable. Visualise a dog-eat-dog world infested with poverty-driven, uneducated individuals fuelled by crime at its most extreme. Derelict buildings and abandoned cars litter the streets.

And mystically levitating above earth is...

Heaven (Founded by Prof. Ava) - A collectivistic Utopia; a sustainable, eco-friendly, technologically advanced ark protected by a forcefield. Picture the Garden of Eden immersed in an ultra-modern, futuristic setting, with remotely operated vehicles, VR interfaces, levitation technology, etc.

ACT 1Escorted out of Heaven for breaking pregnancy insemination laws, Prof. Ava reflects on her conflicts with Co-founder David, trying to make sense of everything that led up to her demise.

She is faced with a brutal welcoming to earth that would simultaneously; end her life and birth the favoured Dognus Mai (DM).

Beyond his obvious heterochromia, it is clear to all that DM is different. Renowned for his adept tradesman-ship, he's an intuitive philonoist, who possesses intense confidence and frightful dislike for injustice.

Despite DM's early success, a constant void of identity constantly plagues him, and the overbearing feeling becomes all-consuming when; he loses his best friend Lucas, brother Jackson and sees his deceased mother's image advertised for Heavens 25th Anniversary Celebration.

Comforted by the conspicuously eminent Mia Garcia, DM sets off to discover his mother, Ava's past, in the hope of filling the void within him.

ACT 2DM is given passage into Heaven, where he first meets the tedious David and is given a tour by Prof. Ava's former best friend, Matthew.

With all novelty of Heaven gone, it's not long before DM questions David's motives and intentions for the future of Heaven, Earth and all sentient life.

DM is declared a threat to Heaven and detained after refusing David's proposal. Aware of David's sinister plan, Matthew helps DM escape Heaven and hands over Prof. Ava's secret files.

A fabrication of his crimes broadcast everywhere, Mia denies DM a home and access to his kids, but defiant and determined as always, DM ends up learning Mia's ugly secret instead, causing him to examine his entire life.

Completely demoralised and wandering around hopelessly, an unlikely friend and ex-mercenary, Mr Marshall, offers DM sanctuary.

DM goes through Ava's secret files, which reveal shocking revelations about David's plans and her planned death.

The ex-merc intentionally exposes old plans to take down Heaven, using his former alliance - The Rising, which a spirited DM adopts.

Before his initiation with The Rising, DM must learn to eliminate all anger and fear of his past and is introduced to a comical monk named Teacher, who puts DM through training using the 'Blind', Deaf, Mutes and a snake called Precious for spiritual teaching.

After mastering his flaws, DM must prove himself a trustworthy ally to key members of The Rising - Addo, the merciless and the relentless leader of the brotherhood, Lucky.

An alliance formed; DM makes a proposal to David he cannot refuse.

ACT 3A master in Chess, David blackmails DM into giving up the locations of Addo and Lucky, and orders his army to destroy them.

The Rising successfully conquered, David has a celebration drink too many and reveals some dark secrets, including the back-story of Mia Garcia and DM's twin brother.

Heaven prepares to celebrate its Anniversary.

After betraying the alliance, a dejected DM is inspired by words from an angel and recruits Matthew to conjure up a new plan for David's demise, but when The Rising awake from the dead and appear at the pearly gates of Heaven, DM sparks into action in pursuit of reform.

After breaching Heaven's gates, The Rising is confronted by David's avant-garde army of soldiers, and DM has a fight with his mirror image.

On the cusp of victory, David's words will be his undoing when he unveils a secret that brings about his ultimate death.

DM's final words; a broadcast to the world before activating the ''great reset'' that claims the lives of many, including his own, an inescapable reality his mother Ava had envisioned.

DM sees the light and meets the Overseer's new mission…return to earth.

The End

DOGNUS MAI - WHO AM I?

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Naithan Hilaire

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Naithan Hilaire

I accidentally deleted this and lost all the wonderful comments and full 5 start ratings from you all. I hope this can be recovered somehow.

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Kat Rollinson

Rating this again, keep up the good work :)

Naithan Hilaire

Thank you. much appreciated.

Val Chernyavskiy

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Val Chernyavskiy

it' s cool story

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