Aaron vs AJ – Part 4
“The Whisper in the Dark”
(Scene opens. AJ is walking alone down an empty road at night. The argument with Aaron and the conversation with Jesus still echo in his mind. The wind blows. Everything is silent… until another voice speaks.)
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Intro
AJ
(walking slowly)
Why is this so hard?
Why does everything have to change?
Aaron wants peace…
Jesus wants surrender…
But what about me?
I’ve been here since the beginning.
I’ve carried the anger.
I’ve carried the pain.
I’ve carried the scars.
And now everybody wants me gone…
(A sinister chuckle echoes through the darkness.)
Devil
Oh…
That’s tricky.
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Verse 1
AJ
Who’s there?
Devil
Just an old friend.
AJ
I don’t have friends.
Devil
That’s not true.
I’ve been watching you your whole life.
Every betrayal.
Every insult.
Every moment they laughed at you.
I was there.
AJ
I know that voice…
No…
Devil
Yes.
The liar.
The deceiver.
The one they warned you about.
The one cast out of Heaven long ago.
(laughs softly)
Nice to finally meet you, AJ.
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Verse 2
AJ
What do you want?
Devil
I want to help.
Look at Aaron.
Look at what he’s becoming.
Soft.
Forgiving.
Patient.
Tell me…
How has that worked out for him?
People still disrespect him.
People still hurt him.
People still talk behind his back.
And yet he keeps turning the other cheek.
AJ
Stop.
Devil
Am I wrong?
You protected him.
You fought back.
You made sure nobody walked over him.
Without you he’d be weak.
Without you he’d be nothing.
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Pre-Chorus
AJ
Maybe…
Maybe I did protect him.
Maybe I kept him alive.
Devil
Exactly.
So why let Aaron lock you away?
Why let Jesus silence you?
Take control again.
Show them who you really are.
Make them fear you.
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Chorus
Devil
Choose revenge.
Choose anger.
Choose power.
Choose yourself.
The world doesn’t respect kindness.
The world respects strength.
Take the throne.
Take the wheel.
Become who you used to be.
AJ
No…
Devil
Why not?
AJ
Because I know where that road leads.
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Verse 3
Devil
It leads to victory.
AJ
No.
It leads to loneliness.
I’ve been there.
I remember the rage.
I remember the fights.
I remember always looking for enemies.
I remember never having peace.
Devil
Peace is overrated.
AJ
No.
Peace is what I never had.
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Bridge
Devil
You’re angry.
AJ
I know.
Devil
You’re hurt.
AJ
I know.
Devil
You want justice.
AJ
I know.
Devil
Then let me help you get it.
AJ
Justice isn’t revenge.
Devil
What’s the difference?
AJ
One heals.
The other destroys.
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Climax
Devil
Aaron will fail.
People will disappoint him.
They always do.
And when they do…
You’ll come back to me.
AJ
No.
Devil
You’ll need me.
AJ
No.
Devil
You’ll become me.
AJ
NEVER!
(Thunder crashes.)
You keep offering me chains and calling them freedom.
You keep offering hatred and calling it strength.
You keep offering revenge and calling it justice.
But I see the lie now.
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Final Chorus
AJ
I won’t become what hurt me.
I won’t let pai
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