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A good script needs the tempering of time.

The stage is written, the scene is woven.

The protagonist hears the troupe's call and takes the stage.

Behind him, there is always Rhodes Island, the 'harbingers of justice.'

The protagonist fled the troupe, but returned at its call.

The coward fled the troupe, but now comes back to face us.

Just to save...

A stranger? A comrade? A friend?

His courage has been proven, and the story draws to a close.

The protagonist and the coward have returned to their home in Rhodes Island.

And the troupe gains nothing.

When the hosts abandons his duty and picks up the puppet's strings...

He is doomed to fall, like all the mundane villains in the stories.

To be shamed and laughed at.

I must say that I consider such an ending a personal insult.

Which is why I have made a few revisions.

The pen has become an obstacle, imposing the creator's suffering and anger onto the protagonist.

The price for his growth is his rebellion against the creator.

That, and the intervention of Rhodes Island, have changed my plans for the characters and their destinies.

Therefore, I am not in position to write the story's ending.

Failed stories are burned, and everything begins again from scratch.

There will inevitably be unexpected twists and turns in the creative process.

Say, a foreshadowed thread, which the character is unable to pick up.

A protagonist, fallen before his time.

Characters that should not be there, events that should not have occurred, obstacles that were not accounted for.

Decisions that should not have been made.

This is the most challenging script I have taken up in recent years.

Fortunately, there are a few pages that stand out amongst the countless rewrites.

Based on your requirements, I would recommend this chapter.

All obstacles are swept away, the happy ending that everyone wanted comes true, and a dark seed is planted deep within the heart.

When it sprouts and blooms, all things bright and beautiful will turn into the tragedy we hoped for.

The protagonist does not know that his destiny is already determined.

While we wait in the shadows, anticipating the ecstasy of the finale.

What do you think?

My dear troupe master?

The old castle stands amidst the forest.

The place is in just the perfect state of disrepair.

The Troupe sets up camp here.

They build a set for their performance.

Their years of operation are met with success.

Yet there remains unanswered questions.

Where is the lead performer?

Where is the main character?

Silence, silence. No one can give the answer.

Who the lead performer is is naturally obvious.

The main character need not identify themselves.

Step onto the stage.

The Troupe's new star. The Troupe's blood diamond.

All is ready.

The performance has begun.

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The time has come. The red moon is here.

The stringed puppets are all dancing.

All for the most supreme art.

Now go, my 'Blood Diamond,' go. They are the audience you have eagerly awaited.

I, the troupe's loyal mouthpiece, thus announce—

Let the curtain rise!

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The time has come. The red moon is here.

The stringed puppets are all dancing.

All for the most supreme art.

Now go, my masterpiece. Go and give the audience a spectacular performance.

I, the troupe's loyal mouthpiece, thus announce—

Let the curtain rise!

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Are you the troupe's final survivor, Mouthpiece?

Hoh... Hohoh... You do not truly understand the troupe, 'Newcomer.'

There is no need for me to understand it.

Wherever it is you are from, nightmares of the past, you are going back.

It's time to let the curtain fall on this charade.

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The act has come to a close.

Humdrum. Let it burn in the fire.

But you are still here... seeking the truth?

I have written the saga of Blood Diamond with my pen.

Why do you interfere with my creation?

There is no need for words, thespian.

Just perform.