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It's a little girl, my lady.

She's beautiful.

My baby.

Poor little creature.

I won't be able to see Alucarda grow.

But she must survive.

Take her to the convent. Please promise me that you will protect her.

And don't let them take her away.

Swear. Swear.

I swear. I will protect her.

Alucarda will be safe with me.

Justine, at last you're here.

This way Justine.

We were so sorry to hear about your parents' death.

We've been expecting you for several days now.

Come along this way.

Come on!

Justine has arrived.

Yes Mother Superior, I know Daniela has been very happy here with you.

- Excuse me mother. - That's alright sister.

Dr. Ashok was just leaving.

Now young lady, I hope you will not forget us.

Well of course not. She'll be back again next summer.

You've done wonders for her, and soon she'll be able to do things for herself.

Won't you darling?

I'm sorry I can't stay, but we have to get back to the village.

Patients get restless you know.

Sister.

Mother... This is Justine.

- Reverend Mother. - Now child.

There's nothing to be afraid of. Life must go on.

What you need now is rest.

- Is the room ready Sister Angelica. - Yes Mother.

Good.

Remember Justine. From now on, this is your home.

- Sister Angelica will show you the way. - Thank you.

You will find a new life here Justine.

Come along.

Now you have to think of yourself.

Remember the Lord will always be here to guide and help you. And so will I.

Come right this way Justine. This is your room.

Now let me open the window so we can get a little bit of sunshine and some fresh air in here.

And this... is your bed.

Now promise me you'll try to get some rest.

- We'll call you in time for supper. - Thank you Sister.

- Justine. - Yes?

I hope you'll be happy here. But if ever you're in need or troubled

Please don't hesitate to call on me. Alright?

Thank you, Sister.

Hello.

I'm Alucarda.

- My name is Justine. - What's that?

My mother and my father.

- Mama just died. - I never met my mother or my father.

- Oh I'm sorry. - I have something to show you too.

These are things I never show anybody. These are secret.

Every day I find a new secret. Just look at it.

It comes to me.

This for instance.

It means I like you.

And this.

Do you know how small creatures love each other?

No.

I'll show you. I'll take you to the garden, to the woods.

Everything is there.

What's that?

I've never seen anything like them before.

It's one more secret.

One is identical to the other.

It's like an image in a mirror.

Like you and me.

Let's find more secrets.

Come on. Let's go.

Look.

They are burying Cinthia. She killed herself.

They will bury her in unhallowed ground.

Funerals frighten me.

You have to die. Everybody has to die.

But there can be happiness beyond death.

Don't be afraid.

It's not very far.

Come.

Well, well, well. What have we here?

Would you like to see... Oh, please.

Please don't be afraid of me. I was just in the middle of an interesting game.

Would you like to know what it is?

I think we should start back.

Would you like to know some people's secrets.

Or would you like to buy an amulet?

A very effective charm against demons.

Demons.

Which are running around likes wolves in these woods.

Come, don't be afraid, come.

Come on.

No.

Come on. He won't hurt us.

Justine!

Alucarda!

Don't believe such a creature. He'll only tell you lies.

Better let me read your hand.

- I will hold my tongue. - What did you see?

A reflection of her own dreams perhaps.

I see nothing. Only shadows...

Darkness.

Take her.

Sell her your charms for the supernatural.

Aware of the beautiful love charms awaits you.

Among other things I profess the useful art of alchemy. I can turn dust

into beautiful stones.

And souls into never magined dreams.

You seem amused me lady. Look.

This small knife was once the tear of a gypsy girl.

What strange eyes this girl has. Deep, sharp,

mysterious. Like the birds in the forest.

I see you dream clearly. Your past and future.

You have come from the dew in the forest and there they will be awaiting for you.

Strange creatures they are, and you must take care.

If it obsesses the young lady and I think it must.

Here I am and here is my box of charms.

If the ladyship wishes I will make her free from such a dream.

then if the dream should come true, I shall be expecting her.

Maybe too bold?

Did I offend her?

Alucarda! Alucarda, wait.

Look.

It looks so familiar.

- Let's go inside. - No! This place scares me.

Let's go back.

Are you afraid? Justine

This simply beautiful.

Come.

I hear the voices from the past.

I feel as if I've been here before. I remember every stone and branch.

It's as if I lost this world a long time ago.

One can live eternally instead of turning into a little pile of dust.

- Are you afraid of dying? - Yes.

Everyone is.

I mean dying loving each other. Dying together so we may live as one forever.

With the same blood always flowing through our veins.

Darling. Darling Justine.

I live in you. Would you die for me?

I love you so.

I have never been in love with anyone. And never shall.

Unless it's with you.

- Do you mean that? - You're quite right to ask.

You don't know how dear you are to me. I hope you love me as I love you.

The time is very near where you will love me as mush as I love you.

You think me cruel and selfish, but love is always selfish.

You don't know how jealous I am. I want you to love me to death.

Alucarda for heaven's sake, Don't talk of death.

I'm full of fantasies.

I remember a night.

I was almost murdered. Wounded here.

I was never the same again.

- Were you near dying? - Yes, Very.

Let's make a pact.

If we ever depart... from this life,

We shall do it... together,

Alright. If it makes you happy.

No, Alucarda!

Wait.

Lucille Westerner, died in 1850.

15 years ago Justine.

Our age. Let's swear by her.

I'm afraid Alucarda.

- Let's open it. - No.

My God!

Oh my God!

Oh my God!

Alucarda!

Alucarda!

Alucarda wait!

Alucarda!

I told you this place frightened me... and look what it's done to you.

Please let's go back.

It's cold. I'm shivering.

I've been dreaming... let's go back.

Go back. Go back!

The devil enters the body of the person he wants to master.

He uses the organs of that body for his own pleasure.

For the performing of such feats, far above the capacity, strength

or agility of the person thus possessed.

Here in the holy book it is written.

for the knowledge of mankind,

since the days of our lord

and even before,

Satan and the other wicked demons,

have sought the souls of the Christians.

they make no distinction among men, women... or children.

He, the evil one, uses another's body,

as his own property.

He destroys those he wants to master.

He perverts their tongue and distorts their lips.

Foam instead of words come from their mouths.

This is why you must pray.

Lead a virtuous life, place yourselves in the hands of Our Lord.

We must live within the rules of our religion.

The only true religion. Otherwise

the evil one will find a place within our bodies

and take our souls away. And then...

And then...

Then we shall burn in hell forever.

Throughout eternity. Your souls will never rest.

Your bodies will suffer everlasting torture.

The wrath of Satan has no mercy. Repent!

Oh, God, help me. I don't want to burn in hell.

Justine, what's the matter. Answer me girl.

Are you feeling better now? What happened?

I don't know.

I don't think she should be by herself.

I think she should rest for a little while.

I'll stay and watch over her.

Please don't leave me alone.

May I please stay with her.

Would you rather have Alucarda be here?

Yes.

Alright.

We'll leave her in your care, Alucarda.

I won't be far, if you need anything.

Monsters! Monsters! They have done this to you.

Yet you did not tell our secret.

I heard the voices again Justine.

Coming from the past.

The same old cracked voice. It came softly first.

Then I saw the branches high up in the trees.

Then the voices started beating into me.

It came from the woods.

Everything became clear to me Justine.

There's no one left but you and me. Just you and me Justine.

Oh Alucarda I'm so frightened.

We will make them pay. Bits by bit. All that has been taken away from us.

Alucarda.

Alucarda, what's wrong.

What's wrong with you?

What's come over you?

Alucarda!

Alucarda Please!

Alucarda!

Oh my god!

God please help her!

Alucarda Please!

Alucarda!

My strong Alucarda!

Satan! Satan!

My god!

Look at her please!

Oh my lord help her!

Alucarda for god's sake!

Alucarda stop it please!

Alucarda!

Alucarda please!

God can't help me!

- Satan. - Alucarda. Please.

Satan!

Satan!

Alucarda!

Alucarda please!

Alucarda!

Alucarda Stop it!

Alucarda please!

We shall make a pact and seal it with our blood.

We will make them pay.

You are correct.

We shall make them pay.

But first! Some rain.

And thunder!

Now call them. Call them! Call them!

Satan!

Satan!

Satan!

Satan!

Look at me. My beautiful Justine.

You shall blend into each other.

And then...

blend into me.

Look at me, my dear Justine.

Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.

Not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Oh dear god in heaven above

Welcome Justine.

Give me strength and keep away from evil.

Giver of all fruitfulness.

Leaf and flower and fruit.

Oh dear Jesus.

Give me the strength, give me the strength, dear lord!

Behold the body of thy new servant.

Jesus!

Oh Lord, oh lord.

Oh Lord don't abandon me!

Manifest thy spirit.

We beseech thee.

Oh Christ.

Please help Justine.

Keep them from harm.

Keep them away from harm dear lord.

Justine.

Oh god.

Please keep her from harm dear Christ!

Today we will continue studying the teachings of Saint Theresa.

And this is what the devil does.

To beget his evil he obtains help from our virtues.

Even if the gain be small, his harvest is great.

But God in his infinite wisdom understands the wiles of the devil.

And so he gives us the strength to face them with noble thoughts

and prayer. In this way,

Justine, Alucarda!

I trust that you have been listening.

Yes Sister.

Then you can repeat what I have just read.

Well, Alucarda?

Stand up child.

And this is what the devil does.

He grants us virtues to expand his kingdom.

The only valid one.

God with his lack of knowledge does not understand this truth,

and opposes it with false thoughts and prayers.

God. Silence!

Satan, Satan, Satan.

Our lord and master. I acknowledge thee as my God and Prince.

I promise to serve and obey thee as long as I shall live.

I renounce the other God and all the saints.

Don't listen to them, don't listen to them.

Our lord and master.

Go out of the room. Sister Mary!

Take the children out of the room. Go, go, go.

Satan, Satan.

I promise to thee that I will do as much evil as I can.

I will draw everyone else to evil, I won't fail to serve and adore thee.

I give you my life and my soul.

Go and get Mother Superior, quickly.

What's wrong with you girls? Alucarda!

Alucarda, please my child!

Alucarda!

God help us please.

Justine!

Justine, Please.

Oh stop it, stop this at once!.

Alucarda, my child.

This is blasphemy.

Listen to me, listen to me! Oh god! This is blasphemy

God help me! God!

How dare you say such horrible things, and to me.

Are you mad girl?

Have you taken leave of your senses?

Speak up girl!

I only repeated what you said.

Oh god forgive you.

You just invoked the kingdom of darkness

and rejected god's infinite wisdom.

And now you deny it.

Do you deny it too Alucarda?

You liars. Repent. Here, right in front of this cross!

Beg. Ask for forgiveness.

- Sister Germana - Oh reverend Mother, thank god you're here

It is my painful duty to report these girl's strange and blasphemous behavior during class.

Mother, in front of me, and Sister Mary and all the pupils.

Justine and Alucarda denied the Lord our Christ.

They used the most evil language that I have ever heard

to recognize Satan as their Lord and Master.

- I can't believe it. - But it's true.

Justine.

Alucarda.

What have you to say for yourselves?

Sister Mary.

Send Brother Felipe to fetch Dr. Ashok.

They may be ill.

Father Lazaro's going to be here soon.

Sister Germana, I want you to prepare them both for confession.

- They're no longer little girls. - Yes Mother.

- I need more light. - She gets worse by the minute, doctor.

- How long has she been like this? - Since this morning, doctor.

But she has got much worse.

Her pulse is faint.

Her heart is weak.

This girl is very sick.

Pray, Justine.

Pray, my child.

Pray for the sake of your soul.

Pray. Pray Justine. Pray.

What is it girl? What's the matter?

Easy girl. Easy.

There, there.

It is your turn now Alucarda.

- Yes my child. - I... I...

- Yes, go on. - I was told to come to you.

Speak up then.

Well, I was asked to answer a question...

when I did, Sister Germana got very angry at me.

And for a very good reason.

I am not what you may think father.

The facts were explained to me my child.

You have sinned.

I don't recall anything wrong.

Liars rot in hell for eternity.

I know for sure you are doing wrong.

Don't miss this opportunity that has been granted you.

You can cleanse your soul here and now.

Yes... perhaps I have done wrong.

I did not lie. I love life... with

With...

- Go on. - With Justine.

She came close to me.

I love Justine.

And...

You call yourself blessed, and believe in the heavenly army!

and worship death!

I worship life, you worship death.

I love Justine. You love to kill.

You should know, we have made a pact and sealed it with our blood.

Justine and I... we are not to be blamed.

You are! With a black cover over your strong body.

You are ashamed of it. You are afraid of life.

It's you who would like to have me.

Wouldn't you? Well take me! Take off that filthy robe!

- Heavenly Father - What happened?

Please sister, get her out of here. Out!

Oh dear god, oh no... no, no.

All we can do now is wait.

We'll know better tomorrow.

And I hope she'll recover.

Everyhting will be alright with the lord's helping hand.

The things she said were so horrible.

Please Lord that a confession would restore Alucarda's spiritly.

You did not hear what she said. It was evil.

It was as if the devil himself was speaking through her.

What Alucarda did and said...

Girls state of grace could have been changed by nobody else.

- Only by the devil. - The devil.

The devil.

- The devil. - The devil.

The devil.

Father Lazaro.

Do you really believe that because we belong to the church

we are safe from an evil influence?

I remember going through the archives in the Vatican.

And reading about incidents which have been confirmed.

Incidents like this.

Back in 1491, at the Cambry monastery, some nuns became super humanly strong.

They barked like dogs, they predicted the future.

They contaminated the rest of the community,

and made the monastery a center of evil!

In 1550, the nuns of the Nazareth convent in Cologne.

became possessed.

They climbed trees like cats, they levitated for hours.

In 1555, in Rome itself,

in an orphanage just like this one,

three orphans were responsible for horrible things,

which only a diabolical mind could have conceived.

Two of them became seriously ill.

The third went mad, the three of them finally died.

Justine and Alucarda may be possessed.

Mother

The evil lies elsewhere, not in those poor girls.

It looks like we are the victims of a conspiracy.

Justine and Alucarda are possessed by the devil.

It's not surprising that Satan

has chosen these delicate creatures.

It's against us, the Holy Church and its representatives that the evil one schemes.

They may not be possessed by the devil himself

but at the very least by one of his evil messengers.

What are we going to do?

If it can happen to them it can happen to us.

Dear Christ,

deliver us from this nightmare. Don't let us...

Be possessed.

How long has Justine been like this?

About a week. Then she became ill.

Yes, she fainted during the hymns,

and she said something about the light affecting her.

That's it. A heliophobic demon.

That's a sixth category devil who hates light.

He acts at night, when the shadows protect him.

We have to destroy him in order to free the girls.

We must prepare...

an exorcism.

Justine. My poor Justine.

I won't let them harm you. I won't let them take you away.

I'll take you where, where you can be safe.

My poor Justine. Now come on you've got to help me.

- No. - You've got to get up.

No!

Sister, what in heaven's name do you think you're doing?

I won't let you take her away.

Come here please!

No mother!

Where are you taking her?

Mother!

Justine!

No!

Open the door.

Justine!

Come child.

No!

- No! - No!

No!

No!

No! Justine.

Do not despair my daughter.

We are here to deliver you from evil.

It's not the child, but the demon inside of her resisting.

I shall prove this by exposing the marca diaboli.

The mark of the devil, somewhere on her skin.

The devil's mark.

Undress her!

Justine, No!

Heavenly father. Jesus Christ.

You'll die soon! You'll die soon!

This is all the evidence I need. You have all seen her.

They cannot stand the name of our Savior. They are possessed.

Possessed!

You'll die soon!

Silence her.

I order thee, evil spirit

in the name of the one who sits in judgement of the dead.

the one who has created and can destroy the world,

The one who has the power to send you to hell.

Go! Depart!

Leave the bodies of these two servants of God.

They must come back to the bosom of the Holy Church.

By the power of my faith and by the power of the Holy Ghost

I demand that you return to your bottomless pit.

Humble yourself before the faith of Christ, because his faith is greater than yours.

Christ before whom you tremble.

Christ, who lifts the lost souls from the fires of hell, to the light of heaven.

Now depart. Back where you belong, evil spirit.

God commands you, to not resist.

God the Father commands you

God the Son commands you

God the Holy Ghost commands you.

The Holy Cross commands you.

The faith of St. Peter and St. Paul commands you.

The blood of the martyrs commands you.

The Holy Cross commands you.

The virtues of the Christian faith command you.

Depart then seducer. Enemy of virtue.

- Justine! - Stop it!

Stop it, I say.

Stop it.

Dr. Ashok, how dare you interrupt our holy ritual.

Holy ritual. This... this is the most shameful thing I have ever been a witness to.

This is not the fifteenth century.

I thought reason had replaced superstition.

This is not an act of faith.

This is the most primitive expression of ignorance I've ever seen.

You...

You... You have just killed Justine.

Damn you! Damn you!

Release her.

I'm taking this girl with me, before you kill her, as you killed Justine.

Oh, my Christ.

You witness this. You allowed it to happen.

Where is the love he spoke of, Mother?

These wounds.

Will they clean your spirit?

you have destroyed her body.

But the Lord will not abandon her soul, for it is pure.

And may he have mercy on you for what you've done.

Enough Sister.

- Yes? Who is it. - Open the door please nurse.

- Doctor, what's happened? - This poor girl's been hurt. We must take care of her.

- How is she doctor? - Oh she'll be alright. Bring the stethoscope please.

No!

No!

No!

- It's alright. - They want to kill me!

Don't you touch me!

Nobody wants to hurt you.

Everything's alright.

Father...

I'm scared.

- Is anything wrong? - It's Alucarda.

She had a nightmare.

Don't be scared, darling. She just had a nightmare.

Where is she?

Don't be afraid.

Don't be afraid.

It's only me.

Daniela. You just had a bad dream.

You're safe with us. Try to rest now.

Yes.

May I stay with her for a little while father?

Yes, darling, but not too long. I'll be downstairs if you need me.

- Why does your father want to frighten me? - He doesn't Alucarda.

- You were dreaming. - I'm afraid of dreams.

The things I see are so real.

My father is a good doctor. He'll cure you.

- Have we ever met before? - I don't think so.

Because...

I do remember people's voices.

- You are very pretty. - And you are beautiful.

Please don't go. Stay with me.

Rubbish, pure rubbish.

- Who is it. - It's me doctor, Felipe.

Something terrible has happened at the convent.

- You've got to come. - But it's five in the morning.

The Reverend Mother sent me to get you. She said you had to come right away.

I'm pretty familiar with some of the terrible things that happened in that convent. What is it now?

She didn't say. She only said that you had to come.

I'll be right down.

Thank God you've come, Dr. Ashok.

Justine's shroud.

- Who did this? - That's what we would like to know doctor.

Justine was brought in here to be prepared for burial.

She was here all night, until a few hours ago.

- Who was with her? - Sister Veronica.

- Where is she now? - We don't know doctor.

The least you should have done was stay with her yourself Mother Superior.

Doctor. Doctor Ashok.

Doctor please!

Nobody in this convent has been sleeping since Justine died.

We have been flagellating ourselves as we flagellated Justine.

- Then someone took Justine's body. - There's no other explanation.

- I shall have to notify the authorities. - No doctor. They will want to know how she died.

- We are a religious community. The scandal. - Don't worry.

The death certificate will say Justine died of an unforeseeable accident,

which is of course partly true.

Doctor, Mother Superior, Doctor. Come quickly.

Oh, my God.

She's been burned to death.

It looks as if the fires of hell have reached her.

Take her to the chapel.

I want to go look at the corpse again.

- I'll go with you. - No.

I want to examine it alone, if you don't mind.

Take her to her cell.

Father, what is the meaning of this?

This nun was dead, and yet...

She moved.

The devil moved her limbs.

She was dead.

But the forces of evil had not abandoned her.

How can you explain this from a scientific point of view?

It happened, it's happening in front of your very eyes.

Do you still doubt?

I don't know.

You're the only one here who has the answer.

These are the doings of the transgressor,

The seducer, the enemy of virtue.

The perpetual persecutor of innocence.

The arch enemy of Almighty God.

You mean... the devil?

Yes.

The devil!

I still can't believe it.

And yet this destruction in the chapel...

was done by someone who hates any religious manifestation.

To that being, this chapel was a terrible antagonist.

For I studied at the University in Paris...

it was proven to be time after time the devil possession was pure nonsense.

Or the sad result of the workings of an insane mind.

They taught me that religion was a farce and a form of slavery.

That the time to come and break the chains of superstition, the joke of lies and falsehood.

I'm a man of reason.

And I'm faced with something supernatural,

which frightens me.

This woman was dead.

Yet there was a breath of evil inside of her ready to come alive and attack innocent beings.

This could only be as you say,

the work of what you call the devil.

Yes. It was the devil, who entered our sister's body.

And turned her from the altar of the almighty into the foul receptacle of sin.

- Someone must have contaminated her. - Justine.

Justine?

And we must find her...

before there are more victims, more corpses, more possessed.

Yes, we must find Justine, or what is left of her.

Father Lazarus was right after all.

And that's why we exorcised Justine and Alucarda.

They were possessed by the devil.

Is that why Alucarda was at that ceremony?

- Yes. - Her behavior was evil, diabolical.

- Oh, my God, no... Daniela.

- Doctor! - Daniela's alone with her.

Daniela!

Daniela!

Thank you father.

- Doctor Ashok. - Oh Mother Superior. Daniela, Daniela's gone, Alucarda.

I understand doctor.

We must find them, We must find them immediately.

If not, Daniela will also be possessed

- We'll all search for them. - Thank you Mother.

- Are you ready Doctor? - Yes Father.

We must find Alucarda. Where should we start looking?

I really don't know doctor.

- I think I could lead you to her. - How would you know, sister Angelica.

I remember some of the places they used to go together.

- Let's go then. - Promise me you won't hurt her.

- Please Dr. Ashok. - Let's go.

This way doctor.

Mother Superior, please bring Father Lazaro and we'll all meet here.

- Yes doctor. - Sister Theresa, where's your cross?

I lost it.

Thank you sister.

Doctor.

She isn't far now.

There seems to be another way out. Come on Brother Felipe.

Please help her!

God help her!

Justine.

Oh, God. Justine.

No!

You're killing her.

Please!

Doctor... Alucarda...

The convent.

Alucarda at the convent.

Of course. That would be the last place we would look for her.

She must be there.

Alucarda!

Burn them.

Burn them.

Lucifer.

Burn them.

Burn them.

- Doctor, what's happening? - Come on.

Alucarda!

Oh god!

Take her out.

Satan.

Let it down.

Watch out!

Lucifer.

Alucarda, please!

Daniela!

No!

Daniela!

Daniela!

God the Father commands thee.

Thy kingdom come.

No!

God the Holy Ghost commands thee.