Wednesday, October 8, 2008

The Tiger and the Darkness

Photo by christinatinarobinson
I had one of my epic "movie dreams" last night. I have them occasionally and they are so much better than the crap in the theaters, that I swear by them. I hope one day, some desperate producer will read about one of these dreams and make a movie out of it. This one was particularly good, I smell Royalty Fees!

Plot Premise:
Near typical good vs. evil plot set in a modern world on the verge of an apocalypse. The ripple of the fall of this human world into darkness can be felt even beyond their reality as the threat besetting them is a threat to all kinds of life. It is even felt as far away as a world where an ancient race of tiger-like beasts lived. Stirred from his sleep Algezar, leader of his pride, had been riddled with horrific visions caused by the darkness that would eventually consume their world as well. His visions had meaning, it wasn't just a warning, for within this dream there had been a glimmer of hope. He had seen the faces of a pair of human brothers and there was something about them that called to him. Perhaps, going to this world and helping them would be the key to stopping this evil.

Key Characters:
Algezar - A very powerful white tiger-beast from a land of perpetual frost. In order to suvive in such a harsh place, they developed magical abilities in order to hunt for prey, find shelter, etc. He is one of their strongest warriors and magic weavers so his leaving to battle this darkness seems like an obvious choice. He is driven with his desire to safeguard his kinds future, despite the misgivings of his people as well as his own to leave them, he travels on the winds to this human reality. This new world is rich with magic even though, ravaged by evil, it seems barren with living things. In no time he discovers his abilities fueled by this new source of untapped magic has increased his power ten fold!

Arthur - The older of the two brothers, he has a tough as nails exterior having gotten them this far on instinct alone. When he and his brother first meet Algezar, they fear it is either one of the "nothings" there to lure them into the darkness or something that plans to eat them. Somehow a bond is formed between them and they travel together looking for clues that will end this evil. Disaster strikes when the darkness forces Algezar to choose which brother to save and as Arthur's life is spared, both he and Algezar can do nothing but listen as his brother is dragged away. Riddled with greif, he blames Algezar for not saving them both and fears his brother is gone for good. He yells at the white tiger and sends him away. In his mind, if he and his brother had never met Algezar, none of this would have happened.

Sam - The younger one of the brothers, he is the sunshine that lights his brother's world. No matter how grim things get, he has a knack to find the silver lining in every situation. Of the two brothers, he is the first to trust Algezar. When the darkness takes him, he finds himself having to face many fearful things on his own and lost in this dark place, he finds the source of all this evil and the key to its plan to spread its evil to other worlds. To do so, this evil entity needs to capture Sam and Arthur. Knowing this plan, Sam finds the strength to fight. Yet one question lingers, will the strength of one little boy, the courage of his brother, and a magical tiger be enough to win against such overwhelming odds?....

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