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Prophecy Press Kit Intro Teaser
INT. KILRATHI TEMPLE 1
The SOUND OF DRUMS AND ANIMALISTIC CHANTS can be heard. Firelight from enormous stone fixtures licks and dances against the glistening rock walls. The camera moves in closer to reveal an alter framed by twin bas relief likenesses of Sivar and the Tivah, the Kilrathi Wargod and His first High Priestess. Upon this alter, under an ornate Clan tapestry punctuated by a forged standard of Sivar and other talismans, rest the stone tablets and scrolls of the Tome of Sivar. As we move closer, we hear:
KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
It has been written that during the ancient rule of Emperor Tng'Lmar, the revered prophetess, Kt'lan, enlightened by a vision of Sivar, entered into His tome the 8th. Prophecy; which reads...
Golden and red words are superimposed on the screen over a montage of moving extreme close-ups of the Kilrathi glyphs and the tablets on the alter. The VO continues..
KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
"There shall come a time when our faith will be tested. When many will be misled by the selfish motives of a ruling Clan. The Great Warrior, who has the heart of a Kilrathi, but is not Kilrathi born comes to deliver justice to the wicked. Our people will be cleansed by the fire that burns in the heart of Kilrah herself and many will pay the price for the few."
Following this revelation, Kt'Lan refused all offerings of
food or drink from her accolytes and ordered them to prepare
her K'Shrik-Non, or death den. On the third day of her fasting, before she was welcomed into the busom of Sivar, Kt'lan dictated her final words as the 9th Prophecy.
"As our hearts are consumed in sacrifice, a sound of thunder will herald the beginning of a new age. Our Great Loss will bring with it dark enemies of our clan who will seek to feast on our bones and will, like the savage wind, spread to the four corners of the sky and all that is. But yet in this suffering, we must be strong, for Sivar will send another messenger who shall bring redemption to our race and fill us with the Warriors Spirit and reunite us as a people."
A shadow of a large Kilrathi warrior comes into view, eclipsing the scene.
KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
For generations these words were passed down from one Warrior clan to the next; each searching for meaning and portents of the prophecies. But over the centuries much changed and many of the Clans ultimately lost touch with the wisdom of the past, in favor of the bloodlust and conceit of the future. The faithful took refuge from this, while others, drunk on their power, began to question the old ways. Some even said that Sivar never really existed and that the Kilrathi race was the ultimate power in the universe. The Empire had been standing for a thousands years-and it always would---
The Shadow faces upwards and lets out a loud cry. The sharp whine of a ship passes over head and a huge explosion is heard in the distance.
Fade to White.
KILRATHI PRIESTESS (VO)
It began with the sound of thunder.
Titles. Camera pulls out from a the white hot core of a blazing yellow sun and drift through space. It plays against what appears to be surface of rock, which is suddenly illuminated by a tractor beam and a cutting laser. The Science Vessel Deveraux stops its work, as two smaller craft with grabber arms enter frame and pick at the loose, exposed minerals. Devearaux releases another Pod and it heads off...
DEVERAUX COMM
Stand by B27-61. We have a new contact that just showed up on our scope.
MURDOCH
We see it, Deveraux. Magnetics off the scale. Could be the motherload we've been looking for. We'll check it out.
The small ship navigates through huge asteroids to reveal the shattered remains of Kilrah.
Super: Kilrathi System. The SOUND OF A TRACKER can be heard. They are getting closer.
MURDOCH
Getting closer. If this turns out to be trash again, Deveraux-
and closer...
DEVERAUX
Look at it this way, Murdoch. If it is a rich vein, maybe we can knock off early and all go home.
And closer...
MURDOCH
Yeah, with a belly full of ore and six months more of research - Hold on, Deveraux, coming into visual.
The little ship closes on a small shape adrift in space. It's lights illuminate it's irregular surface.
MURDOCH
Aww, I knew it! Call off the party, you guys. This ain't no rock... But, readings say that it's dense as hell.
DEVERAUX
Telemetry is kicking out numbers here... Looks inert. Can you bring it back for a closer look?
MURDOCH
Great another trophy from the Kilrathi War. Sure, Deveraux.
The little ship reaches for the shape. It suddenly springs to life and hits the ship with a force blast that sends it reeling.
Insert CG sequence of Wormhole open, release of buoy and Deveraux attack.
Transition:
Two Piranha fighters come into view, flyby and land on midway.
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