Title: Shadows of the Bell Tower

Genre: Dark Fantasy

INT. NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL - NIGHT

The moonlight filters through the stained glass, casting eerie shadows. QUASIMODO, the hunchbacked bell-ringer, enters the cathedral, his heart heavy from a visit to the Court of Miracles. He pauses, sensing a presence.

QUASIMODO
(whispers)
Master Frollo? Is that you?

From the shadows, FROLLO, ghostly and tormented, emerges. His eyes are wild, filled with fear.

FROLLO
Quasimodo! You must help me!

QUASIMODO
(confused)
But you... you died two years ago. How can you be here?

FROLLO
I am trapped in hell, Quasimodo. I sold my soul to an evil moth demon for riches, only to be betrayed!

QUASIMODO steps back, memories of Frollo's cruelty flooding back.

QUASIMODO
You were never kind to me. Why should I help you now?

Suddenly, VALENTINO, a sinister moth demon, appears, his wings casting dark shadows.

VALENTINO
(smiling wickedly)
Ah, the little bell-ringer and his former master. How quaint!

FROLLO trembles, backing away.

FROLLO
(pleading)
Quasimodo, please! Hide me in the bell tower! I can’t face him!

QUASIMODO hesitates, torn between fear and compassion. He sees Frollo's terror and feels a flicker of empathy.

QUASIMODO
(softly)
What if I could trade places with you?

VALENTINO chuckles, intrigued.

VALENTINO
Trade places? How amusing!

QUASIMODO nods, determination in his eyes.

QUASIMODO
I’ll take your place in hell. Just let him go!

VALENTINO grins, a glowing red ghostly chain appearing around his neck.

VALENTINO
Deal!

As the chain tightens, QUASIMODO realizes too late that FROLL has manipulated him.

FROLLO
(smirking)
Thank you, Quasimodo. You’ve freed me!

FROLL escapes into the night, leaving QUASIMODO behind as VALENTINO’s laughter echoes.

VALENTINO
Welcome to your new home, little bell-ringer!

QUASIMODO screams as he is pulled into the darkness, the cathedral fading away.

FADE OUT.