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In the village of Nomen Tuum

an ancient Deer Well

is reputed to contain healing waters.

In certain cases, people have been restored to seeming health

but, more often have acquired a subtle beauty.

For this reason, the area has attracted

the vain and the corrupt

as well as the infirm.

As a place of dark miracles,

the village has become a searching ground for demons.

Manifesting themselves as young women,

the Succubi lure tainted souls...

into final degradation,

claiming them at the end for the God of Darkness.

Salt...

Are the marks on my face gone?

Am I young?

Beautiful?

Do you want me?

I want you.

What happens to a girl

who drinks too much wine in the middle of the day?

She gets caught.

What is my name?

I can't remember my own name.

How do you know I'm clean?

Are you?

No.

You're lying.

Are you hurt?

My forehead.

Wash it off.

In the sea.

But I can not walk.

I'll help you.

I'll swim with you, naked.

He was very rich, sister.

Rich and foul and craving punishment.

Tell me about his soul.

His soul, sister?

His soul was tainted, sister.

Corrupt and rotten, grained with black fibers.

How many have you claimed today?

Three.

An ugly child dying of hatred,

a widower addicted to grief,

and this carrier of disease.

You feel sad, Kia.

I am sad.

The God of Darkness loves you.

Then why does he make us claim these corrupt souls?

Why waste our powers herding swine?

I am weary of Iuring these ugly souls into the pit.

Why do we have to guide them, tempt them, seduce them?

They'll find their own way down to the sewers of Hell.

When wheat ripens, someone has to harvest is.

But why force us to do such ugly work?

Why can't the Incubus rise up out of the fires

and slaughter them like sheep?

A soul cannot be forced to join the Legions of Hell.

Each one is given a choice.

And when they choose to come to meet us,

we then greet them.

Sister, I want more than that.

Surely the God of Darkness would welcome

the capture of a noble soul, clean of taint, without a shadow of corruption.

Sister, be careful!

I have powers, Amael,

powers that must be tested!

You are young, Kia,

you don't know what goodness is.

I want to know! I want to find a Saint and cut him down.

Corrupt him, crush him,

Kia, no!

Put my foot on his holy neck, make him rave and howl.

Then send him plunging down to the inferno!

Kia, no!

Then, I would be a demon!

Then, I would be the Beast God's best daughter!

Sister, I warn you!

Keep away from the good.

They carry a power that rules the heart.

A great power.

Mysterious, profound,

far beyond your understanding.

Power? What power?

They call it "Love".

My Lord of Night,

forgive your foolish child.

This water is sweet.

I wonder if it's true... that this water has healing powers?

- Your color is better. - Fresh air brings me to life.

Your eyes are more clear.

For three nights now, I've been able to sleep...

without hearing thunder...

without dreaming of battles.

You can walk now.

Your wound is healing.

It won't be long before you can run.

We'll plant this in the ground and let it grow lilys.

So, Marc,

you've decided to live...

after all.

Marc, look at our faces.

It seems we think alike,

so why don't we look alike?

You've got to confess, except for our name,

no one would ever know...

we were brother and sister.

People know.

They sense it.

The same blood,

same heart...

Same soul.

Sister, for the last time,

I beg you, don't try to take him.

He is truly good.

Pious? God-fearing?

What is so dangerous in that?

He has faced death, Kia.

They all face death, all of them.

He was unafraid.

Is that so pure and noble?

The beasts in the fields have courage.

The smallest bird will beat its wings

and claw a weasel in its nest.

But his courage went beyond self-preservation.

When death appeared in a fire-storm,

he would not turn his back

on those who had fallen.

He went forward into the eye of the storm and brought each one

back to life.

I warn you, Kia,

that quiet, modest man

who seeks no honors, no rewards,

that gentle person who seeks only peace, that man is a hero!

He is a mortal man!

A great hero, Kia. Great and good!

Then he has a soul worth fighting for!

There are no heroes burning in the fires of Hell!

No Martyrs and no Saints!

Don't try to stop me, Amael.

I warn you!

Be careful of protecting me!

Beware of pity and compassion!

Beware of tears!

Is this your land?

I Iive here.

Do you know the roads?

I know the Mill road and the River.

Help me. I was on my way to work in the harvest.

The sign at the crossroad

was broken by the wind.

Are you lost?

Yes.

When did you last have something to eat?

I do not remember.

Come.

Come.

Sit down.

My sister made some bread.

Arndis!

We have cheese and bread.

Bring some food!

We have a traveler, lost and ...

she is starving!

I'll get you some water.

I'm all right now. Thank you.

I drank from a well back there.

The Deer Well?

It's supposed to have healing powers.

But it's probably not true.

You ought not to walk through the forest alone.

I have no choice.

Where are you from?

Avernus. By a lake.

It's not a pleasant place.

Why not?

A vapor rises from the water and kills birds.

It's getting dark.

The way it does before a storm.

But I don't see any clouds.

It's an eclipse!

I've never seen one!

Don't look at it!

Then your pupils open

and the flare can burn your eyes!

Is it a sign?

What do you mean?

An omen ... of good or evil?

Some people see a dragon swallowing the sun.

But it's only the moon passing between the earth and the sun,

casting a shadow.

It's cold.

Only for a moment.

The cattle are coming in.

They think it is night.

Vespers at noon.

The hens are going to roost.

I hope it doesn't stop them from nesting.

We need the eggs.

Are you afraid?

No.

No. Not now.

Where is Arndis?

Safe, inside the house.

There, it's over.

Do you feel the light returning?

It's morning.

We've spent the night together.

It's time to go.

You're welcome to stay.

When wheat ripens, someone has to harvest it.

But you can't go on alone. Not through the forest.

I can follow the shoreline

along the cliffs.

Stay here. Please.

Tell me your name.

My name is Kia.

Kia!

Then let me come with you ...

for a mile or two.

At least until you find the road.

What about your sister?

She is safe.

Marc?

Marc!

I can't see! Marc! Help me!

Marc! I can't see! Marc!

Marc!

Marc?

Help me, Marc!

Marc!

I would carry you across,

but I doubt if I have the strength.

It's shallow. We can wade.

There's a path on the other side.

We can follow it down to the sea.

Do like the sea?

Yes!

Not so fast! Wait for your military escort!

How can I keep you safe from harm?

Who would harm me in the middle of the day?

A water demon might jump up

and grab you!

The demons I know are like cats:

they don't like the water!

Kia! Wait! One of them grabbed me!

Are you hurt?

No broken bones.

But my spirit is dampened.

A fine guardian you are!

It's a good thing I didn't let you carry me!

I can not get up!

Kia...

wait for me.

Marc...

How do you know my name?

Your sister called you Marc.

We ought to build a fire.

The sun will dry us.

The sand dunes are as hot as a desert.

How do you know?

We have dunes where I come from.

Why do you question me?

I want everything ...

to be right.

Is anything ...

wrong?

My heart is pounding.

Take me down to the dunes.

Kia...

come back with me.

Back to the village.

Stay with us in the cottage.

We can lie in the sun ...

naked.

Kia...

Together.

I want us to be together.

To stay together...

as man and woman.

I wish I had a son.

I want to Iie in the sun.

Kia...

By the sea ...

at the land's end ...

the end of the world.

Kia,

no one has ever told you what to do.

No one has ever stopped you,

or said to you ...

"no"?

I want you, Kia.

You know I want you.

But there is more...

to it than lying naked in the sun.

I want us to support each other.

But that will only have meaning

when our souls have joined in love.

I don't have a soul!

Don't say that!

Don't say anything!

Don't talk!

My heart is pounding too,

my body tremble with desire!

I feel an aching like the tides,

the sun and moon ...

moving close together, becoming one.

Kia, come with me.

Let me show you

how it's possible we can become one!

Come with me!

I love you, Kia.

Sleep, Kia, sleep.

I'll take you home.

Go back! Stop them!

Stop them!

(My eyes! I can't see! I'm blind !)

Go back! To the Cathedral! Follow the sound of the bell!

(Marc!)

Marc is there! Go to him!

Marc?

Marc!

Go to him!

Stop them!

Call him!

Call out to him!

Stop them!

Sister, what did he do to you?

He carried me inside... to the altar.

He has defiled you, Kia, befouled you with love!

Yes, he wants me...

he said he loved me.

He has violated you!

Sister, you must revenge this holy rape!

Spit on his sacred honor!

- Revenge, sister! Revenge! - No.

No, he is strong ... too strong for me!

Not you, Kia.

Split the surface of the earth!

Open up the pit,

unleash the Incubus!

Incubus?

Incubus...

Marc?

Marc?

Marc.

I can see you!

It's dark in here, but I can see the candles and the cross.

Oh, Marc! Thank God!

Arndis, what happened?

I've been blind since the eclipse.

I called and called.

I hunted for you.

It was like a nightmare!

You are safe now.

Your face, Marc...

Don't ask me.

I don't know.

I don't understand.

Where is she?

I don't know.

I saw...

fear and terror in her eyes.

She screamed and fought me.

Then she ran.

Where did she go?

Out there...

Away.

Do you love her?

You don't know her.

I've known her, all my life.

I recognized her as someone I have Ioved a thousand years.

Then you will be together.

Let's go home.

It is starting to get dark...

and I can see without the sun.

Marc...

My Lord of Night,

one of your daughters has been ravaged.

A mortal man has touched her heart!

Defiled her by an Act of Love!

God of Darkness,

she is here before you,

weeping with hatred,

full envenomed,

begging for revenge!

Incubus!

My brother, revenge me.

Death!

No,

don't kill him!

He is in a state of grace and would die blessed.

I want his soul.

Take an eye for an eye!

It's late. You ought to go to sleep.

Are your eyes better?

Yes. I can see perfectly at night.

The darkness seems to soothe me.

I'll take you to a doctor in the morning.

You're not really reading, are you?

No.

I can't.

Think about her, Marc.

If you feel like crying, I won't hear you.

I don't mind if you listen.

Now, I am alive.

It is good that you have someone to cry for.

I love you, little sister.

I'll pray for her, Marc.

The two of you ... together.

Pray very hard.

Good night.

Good night.

Marc!

Marc!

Marc!

Marc!

Marc!

Marc!

Arndis.

Do you hear someone calling?

I hear a dog barking.

I can not rest.

I'll walk with you, down to the fields.

You're half asleep. Stay here.

I'll take a look around the whole area.

Don't go too far.

Marc!

Marc!

Kia?

Marc!

Kia?

Kia?

Marc!

Kia!

She'll lead him to the sea.

His sister is alone, waiting for you.

Appear before her as a young man.

Bring her here,

to the Bridal Chamber.

Who are you?

What do you want?

Who are you?

Your brother needs you.

He told me to come and get you.

Where is he?

In the old house... off there.

He went inside to look for someone.

The floor opened beneath him.

Is he hurt?

He is caught. Entangled.

I'll get my clothes.

No!

Let me see your robe.

Your night dress is white... for purity.

I can't catch my breath.

Don't close your eyes! Look at me!

Look at me.

Come with me.

Come...

Come with me.

Come!

Say the mass!

He's coming home.

Hold her mouth. Don't let her make a sound.

She has no tongue.

Arndis?

Arndis!

Arndis...

Oh, God!

Arndis...

Marc...

Save yourself...

in the Name of God ...

May her soul burn in Hell!

Don't kill him! Let him transgress!

Let him smear his soul with murder!

He is yours now.

His soul is stained with blood.

Come away...

Come with me!

We can hide down in the marshes, near the sea.

Is he dead?

Look.

Did you see me kill him?

You killed him in revenge.

Revenge?

I'll hide his body. No one will know.

We can run away together.

I feel my soul dying,

sinking down there...

I can see clouds and Iight.

Marc... Marc, come with me!

Marc, come with me!

This fire is spreading down below us.

You see it?

The earth is like plate glass...

like a Ieaf of glass.

Look at the white hot flames.

A field of fire...

rain and storms... whirlwinds!

I feel his breath burn my face!

My hands! Look at them!

Pits... ashes...

Kia!

I see grimacing faces in the burning air!

Glimpses of the sun.

Luminous bodies.

The Man and the Woman.

The Mother!

The Eye of the night.

I see the Heart of Darkness.

The Universe unfolding,

taking my breath ...

my blood ...

my life...

down below.

Down below...

Always below...

Come with me!

Don't listen!

Marc! No!

I want to save my soul!

Your soul is mine!

No, Kia.

My soul belongs to God.

I love you, Marc!

Help me ...

Help me, Kia!

Help me, Kia!

I love him.

He's dying!

Little sister, bring down your hero.

Push him into the inferno!

Stop!

I love him.

You belong to the Prince of Darkness!

I belong to the God of Light!

THE END