Issen Chi No Yoru: Chapter 1

Issen Chi No Yoru

Page 1

Panel 1

Shows a sky view of an Arabian like city.

PANEL 2

 Someone covered in dark rags hides amongst the crowd of people on the street selling with merchants.

PANEL 3

 A full body shot reveals the person in rags to be Nishi

Panel 4

Nishi lifts off her hood as she walks into an abandoned walled in courtyard.

Panel 5

As she walks in, a stray cat leaps across in front of her.

Page 2

Panel 1

A full view of the cat hissing towards Nishi.

Panel 2

Nishi kneels down raising her hand towards the cat.

Nishi–“I don’t have time for the likes of you.”

Panel 3

The cat is then ignited in a fire and collapses.

Panel 4

Nishi stands up about to continue.

Page 3

Panel 1

A flamed smoke form starts to transform from the cat.

Smoke form-*smirking*

Panel 2

Nishi looks back at the flamed smoke forming.

Smoke form–“Was my disguise easy to see through?  Or are you just that cruel to animals?”

Panel 3

The flame is formed into a genie –like henchman.

Genie Henchman–“Well the latter wouldn’t surprise me.  After all you are Nishi, the infamous murderer.  And a powerful genie just like me.”

Panel 4

Mid shot of Nishi.

Nishi–“No, we’re not alike.  I’m not bound to some pathetic human like you are.”

Panel 5

The genie henchman shrugs his arm with disagreement.

Genie Henchman–“Woah, hey, I don’t work for my master just because I’m forced to”.

Page 4

Panel 1

Shows the courtyard’s entrance with two men beginning to step through.

Genie Henchman–“Actually working for someone as powerful as my master…”

Panel 2

The two men step in one with a dagger and another with a cutlass.

Genie Henchman–“….Has quite a few benefits.”

Panel 3

Close up of the genie henchman excited about his victory.

Genie Henchman–“So after I turn you in, I’m sure to be rewarded generously!”

Panel 4

It then shows him shocked as Nishi’s hand instantly in front of him.

Panel 5

Shows Nishi still calm as her hand begins to glow.

Nishi–“You talk to much.”

Page 5

Panel 1

The upper torso and up the genie henchman is disintegrated violently.

Panel 2

The two guards drop their weapons, frozen in fear.

Nishi–“Well then…”

Panel 3

Nishi looking back at the two men.

Nishi–“… who else thinks they can beat me?”

Page 6

Panel 1

Shows a young man, Ikioi, saluting, ready for his nest assignment.

Ikioi–“Ikioi, soon to be famous magician, reporting for duty!”

Panel 2

Ikioi’s boss, not looking back, tosses a small plain box at him who struggles to catch it.

Boss – “Here.  I need you to deliver this.”

Page 7

Panel 1

Shows Ikioi’s boss who is still busy fixing a wagon.

Boss–“Be careful and don’t open it.  It belongs to the city’s Emir.”

Panel 2

Ikioi, with the box in his hands, closes his eyes with refusal.

Ikioi–“I’m sorry boss but even if this belongs to a general, I refuse to accept a quest that in no way will make me famous.”

Panel 3

His boss still doesn’t look back as Ikioi carries on with the box.

Boss–“You want to eat, don’t you?”

Ikioi–“I’ll get right on it boss.”

Panel 4

Shows one of the city’s streets filled with people and merchants.

Page 8

Panel 1

Ikioi walking down the city street curiously examining the box. 

Ikioi–“hmmm.  It seems curiously weird for a fishing merchant to have something that belongs to a general.”

Panel 2

Ikioi rapidly tilts his head back and forth, pondering about the box

Ikioi–“Maybe it’s some rare sea monster’s eye?  Or the remains of someone that was ‘sleeping with the fishes’!”

Panel 3

Ikioi pulls himself away, struggling to keep himself from opening it.

Ikioi–“I’m not supposed to open it but I…can’t… resist…”

Panel 4

The box then opens up.

Panel 5

Ikioi glances his head to look inside.

Page 9

Panel 1

Inside the box shows a single small jewel.

Panel 2

Ikioi picks it out of the box and confusion.

Ikioi–“A…Jewel?”

Guard 1–“Hey you there!”

Panel 3

Shows one of the nearby guards yelling towards Ikioi.

Guard 1–“Hey you thief!  You stole that from one of the merchants didn’t you?”

Panel 4

Ikioi yelling back at the guard.

Ikioi-“What?  Of course I didn’t steal it from a merchant!  It belongs to the Emir!”

Panel 5

The guard shocked as he and some other guards draw out their cutlasses.

Guard 1–“WHA–! You stole it from the Emir?  I want that jewel along with the thieves hand!”

Panel 6

Ikioi frozen, realizing how much trouble he’s in.

Page 10

Panel 1

Goes back to Nishi who raises the ragged hood over her head.

Panel 2

Nishi heads out of the closed courtyard leaving the bodies.

Panel 3

Nishi walks into the unaware crowd when she starts hearing shouts.

Guard 1–“GET BACK HERE!”

Page 11

Panel 1

Ikioi running down the street frantically.

Guard 1–“ Stop Thief!”

Ikioi–“I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING!!”

Panel 2

As Nishi continues walking, Ikioi runs by her.

Panel 3

Ikioi’s shoulder accidentally bumps into hers.

Page 12

Panel 1

Shows Ikioi looking surprised from the bump.

Panel 2

Showing Nishi trying to ignore the bump.

Panel 3

Ikioi runs while one of the guards continues to chase him and Nishi blends back into the crowd.

Ikioi-“Sorry, Gotta Go!”

Page 13

Panel 1

The other guards run by while the last one looks into the courtyard.

Panel 2

The guard’s eyes widen with fear from what he’s seeing.

Panel 3

Inside shows the three bodies massacred.
 

Page 14

Panel 1

Shows the Emir’s palace surrounded by the other buildings.

Panel 2

Nishi crouches down on one of the roofs nearby.

Panel 3

A ground view of Nishi leaping over into a palace window.

Panel 4

Nishi lands successfully inside.

Kengen–“Well…Well.”  I wasn’t expecting you to show up this early.

Page 15

Panel 1

Shows Kengen, the city’s Emir, with several genie bodyguards behind him.

Kengen–“I was expecting another ‘package’ to arrive earlier but I guess I can wait.  So, Nishi the Living Genocide, you must be here to kill me like all the other noblemen you’ve dealt with.”

Panel 2

Has a mid shot of Nishi.

Nishi-“Scum like you humans don’t deserve to even be in the same room as genies, even traitorous ones like these.”

Panel 3

Kengen claps with amusement.

Kengen–“My, how ferocious.  But I believe you have it backwards.”

Panel 4

A swirl of energy begins to form around the entrance.

Page 16

Panel 1

Nishi looking surprised as the entrance behind her is magically sealed.

Kengen–“A genie’s one and only purpose is to serve its master!”

Panel 2

Nishi rises and fires a beam from her left hand.

Panel 3

One of the genie’s guards raises a small shield to protect Kengen while the other stretches out his fingers at her.

Kengen–“Bind her, QUICK!”

Panel 4

Nishi leaps to the side to dodge the fingers.

Panel 5

The guard’s fingers binds onto Nishi’s right arm.

Page 17

Panel 1

Nishi grips onto all of the fingers with her right hand.

Panel 2

Nishi uses her bam to blow them off while the remaining squirm back.

Panel 3

The first guard flanks in under her left with his shield ready.

Panel 4

Nishi raises her left arm to him about to fire.

Panel 5

Nishi then looks past him, aiming at the wall.

Page 18

Panel 1

Ikioi pants loudly as he grips onto his legs for support.

Ikioi–“Man, these guys are persistent!”

Panel 2

Ikioi looks up shocked.

Panel 3

Ikioi finds himself in front of Kengen’s palace wall.

Ikioi–“Wall!  Why have you betrayed ME??”

Panel 4

Ikioi looks back in fear as he hears the guards giving chase.

Guard 1–“I hear him!  He went this way!”

Ikioi–“OH NOOOO!”

Panel 5

Ikioi throws the jewel lightly over the wall.

Panel 6

Ikioi jumps, struggling to climb the edge.

Page 19

Panel 1

Ikioi lands on his rear on the other side with the jewel next to him.

Panel 2

Ikioi picks it u while cautiously dashes off.

Ikioi–“Oh this isn’t gonna look good on my famous record.”

Panel 3

One of Kengen’s guards runs up to another at post.

Kengen’s Guard 1–“Hey Nishi’s here!”

Kengen’s Guard 2 – “Where is that jewel?”

Panel 4

Ikioi tiredly paces towards the guards.

Ikioi–“GUUUUAAARRRDDSSS!  I have the Emir’s item!

Panel 5

Shows a close up of the jewel.

Page 20

Panel 1

The two guards are surprised to see it.

Kengen’s Guard 1–“There it is!  Quick just get it!”

Panel 2

Ikioi slowly paces up to the guards.

Ikioi–“Here, just explain to the guards out–“

Panel 3

The second guard extends a fire at Ikioi who while in shock dodges it.

Ikioi–“WOOAH!”

Panel 4

Full shot of the two guards readying to nab the jewel.

Ikioi–“Tha–That’s not any kind of magic a magician can do…”

Panel 5

Ikioi stunned from the situation.

Ikioi–(Are they…. No it can’t be. Genies don’t exist!!)

Page 21

Panel 1

A giant explosion erupts from one of the walls.

Panel 2

The two guards look back as Ikioi runs off.

Kengen’s Guard 2–“What was that!?”

Kengen’s Guard 1–“It came from Kengen’s room!”

Panel 3

Kengen is coughing from the smoke while being held up by one of his guards.

Kengen–*cough**cough*“Find Her!

Panel 4

Nishi clears through the smoke, dashing off.

Page 22

Panel 1

The two guards notice Ikioi running off behind a corner.

Kengen’s Guard 2–“What! We can’t let him get away”

Panel 2

Ikioi stops past an intersection of hallways and runs out of breath.

Ikioi -(Genies!  I can’t believe it)

Panel 3

Close up of Ikioi, tired and out of ideas.

Ikioi–“What am I…*pants* suppose to do!?”

Panel 4

A bright light begins to emerge from the jewel in his hand.

Page 23

Panel 1

Ikioi looks at the jewel shocked.

Ikioi–“This thing…has magic!?”

Panel 2

Ikioi looks back where he came from.

Ikioi–“That’s it!  I just have to create a barrier to seal the path, then I can escape!”

Panel 3

Ikioi holds out the jewel with both hands while focusing.

Ikioi–(I’m going to be a famous magician one day.  I just have to concentrate.)

Panel 4

A close up of Ikioi focusing harder.

Ikioi–(Concentrate!)

Panel 5

The jewel lights up even brighter.

Page 24&25

Panel 1

Ikioi is about to complete the barrier right as Nishi rushes from a hallway into it.

Panel 2

Close up of a surprised look on Ikioi’s face.

Ikioi–(Wait was that…)

Panel 3

Close up of Nishi’s surprised face looking right back.

Ikioi–(…The woman I saw earlier!?)