The screenplay for "Qumran Maria of Wallenstein - SalemWorld" is now complete in English. This science fiction script is a sequel to the 1921 novel "Wersand's Universal Robot" by author Karel Čapek, who predicted the battle between robots and humanity even in his time.

The story takes place in the year 2222 AD. Environmental pollution and a change in the sun have rendered Earth uninhabitable. Humanity has abandoned Earth and now lives on a gigantic orbital ark that can only exist on the night side of the planet. But war is raging on SalemWorld. Driven by their belief in a creator and a coming herald, the Mechans – artificial beings with biomechanical consciousness – are plotting gruesome revenge against humanity. Only one person can prevent the radical end of this bionic civilization: Qumran Maria von Wallenstein, Templar and elite soldier. A decisive battle between humanity and Mechane begins, with consequences for the past, present, and future.

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SYNOPSIS:

Storyline:

2222. On the Raumarche, a rotating cylindrical sphere that is 8,000 km long with a diameter of 3,450 km, all of Earth's people live on the inner side of the mantle. SalemWorld can only exist on the night side of Earth, as the Sun has expanded into a Red Giant. All the seas and rivers on Earth have dried up, leaving the planet barren and devastated.

On SalemWorld, there also live one billion Mechanes, who serve humanity. However, the human-like mechanical creatures rebel. Preachers of hatred are on the move, stirring the Mechanes against humanity.

Former elite soldier Qumran Maria of Wallenstein is given the task by the police chief, Colossos Dante, to investigate a ritual murder. Qumran refuses. He lives in a monastery called San Francesco, a place he does not wish to leave. There, he has found peace after many cruel operations. But when he learns that the victim, Noonien Ho, is a member of the convent, he agrees to take on the assignment.

Qumran investigates the case with Eve Sandoval, a Synth. Eve is irritating and considers humans to be backward creatures. She seizes every opportunity to mock Qumran's human weaknesses.

At the crime scene, a holographic projection, Eve examines the crucified Noonien Ho but finds nothing unusual. Only Qumran decodes the mysterious signs and riddles from church history on the cross. He recognizes the significance of the symbols 22ACXO23 and deciphers a secret text.

Eventually, Eve discovers four symbols that mean nothing to her: a triangle, a square, a circle, and two representations of fish scales.

Pilatus Aks, the praetor of SalemWorld and ruler of the army and secret service, orders that Qumran and Eve be hunted by the Praetors. Automatons, army robots, chase Qumran and Eve through SalemWorld in action-packed sequences. During a fight, Eve is damaged.

They temporarily take refuge in a hotel. In the hotel room, Qumran and Eve have an intimate encounter. This results in a child being conceived, setting into motion a prophecy that Qumran and Eve can no longer control. Deven is the new Messiah, whose rise was predicted by Abbot Malachias, whom the Mechanes await and whom the Praetors aim to prevent.

On Earth, in Bethlehem, they meet the rebels of the CMC, the Christian Mechans Congress. Even though the Mechanes had already been granted human rights, the rebels fight for the independence of all Mechanes. Their leader is Dune Abbas, who is both an extremely brutal murderer and a philosopher and visionary. He is the first to recognize Eve's pregnancy.

Deven Christ is born. He is half human, half Synth. Within days, he grows into an adult. He understands his significance and accepts his role as the second Messiah, to lead the Mechanes to a new Jerusalem.

Eventually, the first climax arrives. A fierce battle surrounds Deven. He allows new rebels made from mechanical scrap from Earth to rise and fight the Automatons.

After the battle, many rebels are dead. Abbas, Deven, and Qumran are captured by the chief praetor, Raphael O. Raphael considers Eve so dangerous that he kills her. Qumran is left on Earth. He is devastated; he cannot return to SalemWorld.

Qumran mourns Eve, whom he loves as a human, even though she is not human. He spends desperate, lonely days on the deserted Earth. But with the help of a 2200-year-old synthetic skeleton, Eve regenerates. She realizes that the skeleton belongs to Mary Magdalene.

With a repaired orbital shuttle, Qumran and Eve leave Earth.

The Praetors aim to make an example of the prisoners, Abbas and Deven, on SalemWorld. But upon their arrival, they cannot prevent Deven from entering SalemWorld in a manner similar to Christ entering Jerusalem. He escapes and leads the Mechanes against humanity.

Upon returning to SalemWorld, Qumran and Eve discover that the Mechanes are hunting and killing humans, and that Deven is to blame. Qumran wants to stop him and returns with Eve to the San Francesco monastery.

There, Deven and his rebels are lured into a trap by the Praetors. Deven is captured once again. Pilatus orders Deven to be crucified.

First climax: Qumran realizes that it is not the Praetors, nor the Police Command, nor even Deven who are responsible for the downfall of humanity, but Abbot Malachias. Malachias demonstrates his power to Qumran, showing him that all of his memories are implanted. He controls Dante and Pilatus, and the murder victim, Noonien Ho, never existed. Moreover, Qumran learns that he is not human, that he is a Synth like Eve.

Showdown: Malachias sends Abbas ahead. Abbas and Qumran engage in a fierce battle. Abbas is destroyed. Qumran is severely injured but does not die. He then realizes that he is not human, that he himself is the one that Eve and he have been searching for all along.

Qumran has crossed the threshold of self-awareness. An experience that humanity has yet to face - and who knows if we will ever truly recognize what we are!

SCREENPLAY QUMRAN OF WALLENSTEIN - SALEMWORLD