Still Breathing

Hero (weak but smiling):

You always pick dramatic entrances.

Isaiah:

You always pick impossible situations.

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Got you out, doors still smoking behind,

Whole city shook when our paths aligned,

Lights flicker like they scared of truth,

Guess they never planned on losing you.

I felt the chains snap before I saw your face,

Hope moves fast when it knows the place,

You still standing, yeah you still alive—

That’s enough for me tonight.

Hero (spoken):

You shouldn’t have come alone.

Isaiah:

I didn’t.

The city came with me.

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Hero:

They won’t stop hunting you now.

Isaiah:

They never stopped.

Hero:

Power like that draws fire.

Isaiah:

Then we’ll light the dark.

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Both:

Still breathing, still running free,

Chains on the ground where we used to be,

They built walls thinking fear would last,

But hope don’t slow—it moves too fast.

Still breathing, hear the city cry,

We didn’t fall, we didn’t die,

From the shadows to the streetlight glow—

They know our names now.

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I felt the ground shake when you called my name,

That power ain’t random, it chose your flame,

But listen close—this road turns sharp,

They’ll aim for your heart, not just your spark.

You saved me tonight, I won’t deny,

Just promise me this if the sky goes white—

Don’t lose yourself trying to make it right.

Isaiah (quiet):

I won’t…

As long as you’re beside me.

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(They leap, wind rushes)

Hero:

That drop still scares me.

Isaiah:

Good. Means we’re alive.

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(Sirens stop. Silence.)

Villain (furious, distant):

They escaped…

You promised me control.

Mayor (angry, panicked):

You said he was contained!

You said fear would hold!

Villain:

Fear works—

Until hope learns to fight.

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Both:

Still breathing, streets below,

Every step proof they don’t own our souls,

They can chase echoes, guard their throne—

But the future just broke its bones.

Still breathing, dawn in sight,

We survived the longest night,

This ain’t the end—it’s the spark they fear,

We’re gone for now…

But we’ll be here.

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Mayor (shouting):

Fix this!

Villain (cold):

I will…

Next time.

Hero (soft):

You ready for what comes next?

Isaiah:

Yeah.

Let them catch their breath.