Chapter 3 - All I Have Left

                                    

                                          
SYNOPSIS:
As the two sides continue to inch closer to an outbreak of war, the Chrysalis members must unite one last time on a heist to decide the future of both cities; in Fyrerost, Ravel begins her project while Synthrus reveals the future of the HiveWings on the night of the Sunstreak Festival.
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[scene begins with Syno standing beneath the pouring rain outside Fyrerost, staring at the bright glow from a burning orphanage in front of him. He stares at the scorching building, his eyes shaking in horror, letting the pouring rain run down his snout. A few dead HiveWings are scattered around him]
SYNO (V.O): The heart shattered, but the mind prevailed. One must triumph above the other for changes to come.
[the young Syno closes his eyes, and he reawakens in the modern day. He's sitting on the chair of his office, holding a vial of augment between his claws. He stares at the hissing gas from inside the vial, then he turns to the giant window and looks at Hymeno]
[Syno groans as he slowly stands, limping across the office and arriving in front of his messy desk. He stops in front of a small but decorated box, breathes heavily, and keeps his gaze on it. He hears ominous whispers in his mind, and he shakes his head]
SYNO: Stop...
[Syno brushes his claw along the box, sweeping the dust off it. He opens his talon and picks up the box, slowly opening it and revealing a HiveWing ring sitting neatly inside. He begins to have traumatic memories of his past, including the burning orphanage]
[scene cuts back to the past, where Syno is standing and watching the orphanage crumble in flame. He hears faint screams coming from inside the burning building, but he stands still. He closes his eyes in guilt, and his right talon trembles as he drops the stalk with its tip burned off]
SYNO (V.O): Loyalty removes freedom. [pauses] A voice whispering in your head, always. Unless you can escape, the sinister voice will overshadow yours. I learned many years ago.
[in the modern day, Syno removes the HiveWing ring from the box, dropping the box onto the floor. He walks across the room and toward the door, opening it and slowly walking out]
SYNO (V.O): All your life commanded by them. The things we could've done together. Everything we could've given to both cities... drowned within your greed for control. So many possibilities of what could've been, shattered.
[Syno walks past Ailan, who is continuing to perfect the drug. Ailan looks at Syno as he walks across the lab and exits the place. He returns to his work, monitoring the effect of the augment]
AILAN: Good night.
[outside the lab, Syno lands on the street, still holding onto the ring carefully. He walks down the broken and dark street, feeling a few drops of rain pattering on his head. He hears drunk SilkWings laughing and chattering down the street, but he ignores them and makes a right turn]
SYNO (V.O): You always wanted a side. You sought dominance and killed anything for a piece of it. [chuckles] You and your... so-called city of future, ripped from the scales not yours. And in the end, you still wanted more.
[Syno stops in front of a burning pit, where he finds two SilkWings dumping garbage and piles of papers into it. Syno stares at the burning pit, feeling the heat on his scales. He raises his talon and takes another look at the ring]
SYNO (V.O): But I thank you, for now, my eyes and mind are open. Everything we could've been then. Enjoy your throne, HiveWings. [pauses] I know now, and I will give what you threw away.