Episode 11 - Trials of Faith (Part 1)

[PHONE RINGING]
[THUNDER]

RACHEL KNIGHT
“Black, is that you? It is not often you call.”


REN BLACK
“Ya, it’s me. You know I wouldn’t unless things were dire.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Pleasantries over Black, give me a primary assessment of the situation.”


REN BLACK
“It’s bad Rachel. Gabriel killed a child, perhaps by accident? Intent aside, I need your help with the salvation of her soul.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Do you know the name of the child?”


REN BLACK
“Nada. We’re in a child's room, but no indication of her name at first glance. Akashi?”


HIRO AKASHI
“I’m on it. I have a few ideas.”

[Akashi starts to rummage around the room.]


REN BLACK
“Kid’s soul doesn’t deserve damnation. Ehmm, I cannot discern the method of summoning without some equipment.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“As they are deceased, I can formulate a few possibilities, although we will not know for sure until the fiend reveals their name. I shall prepare the necessary materials.”


REN BLACK
“I’ll crack on with the invoking. It won’t take me long.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Do not forget to restrain her beforehand.”


REN BLACK
“You got it.”


[Black ends the call. He takes out a small metal tube POPS off the top and pulls out the chalk.]


REN BLACK
“Any luck on a name? As I’m gonna need you to strap her to the bed. Ankles and wrists, waist if you have the means to do so. Bedsheets are enough to get the job done”


HIRO AKASHI
“We can rip up this bed sheet I found..? I’ll tie them up first then get back to name hunting.”


REN BLACK
“I hope you know your knots Boy Scout.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Time and place, Ren. How does one go about summoning an angel anyway?”


[Akashi starts ripping up one of the bed sheets and binds her to the bed.]


REN BLACK
“This silver tube here has Rachel’s angelic symbol. Inside is a piece of chalk. It’ll be covered in more detail back at the agency. But in layman's terms, this chalk is synthesized using her... ‘Essence’. And with it, I shall etch out something similar to a summoning circle.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Is it something you do often?”


REN BLACK
“No. The process of producing a single piece of chalk is an arduous one. Once yours is made, you’ll be bedridden for at least a week .”


HIRO AKASHI
“Guess we will cross that bridge when the time comes. In the meantime, I’ve secured our ‘patient’.”


REN BLACK
“Double-check those knots, then proceed with finding their name. We’re gonna be up shits creek without it.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Maybe these books on the floor might have it. Sometimes kids write their names in them.”


[Akashi starts flipping through the books. He tosses them aside. The 3rd book has her name courtesy of Tragedy leaving it behind.]


HIRO AKASHI
“Not this one… nope… Ah! Got it! Her name is Megami Fujiwara.”


REN BLACK
“Atta boy!”

“Is there no end to the Fuji’s depravity?”


REN BLACK
“Lastly you open the Dislocater app, not sure why Drezz named it that, but whatever, it gets the job done. And place the phone in the middle. Aight, now make some space. This thing will not be in the best of moods when she arrives.”


REN BLACK
“Vocabo te, Rachel Knight, Tuam fidem et gloriam peto
“Audi preces meas ut hoc auxilium puerili anima inveniat pacem. I humble myself in your presence, child of Jophiel’s bloodline. Please lend me your divine power to save this child.”


[The circle begins to glow. The air PICKS UP. The sound of ELECTRICITY CRACKLING as the spell summons the requested. Her eyes glowed with radiant light.]


DEMON
(Growls)


[strains the child's body. Contortorting the body bones crackle. Her voice echoed in the small room.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I heard your plea. As you have summoned me with compassion, I shall lend you my aid."


RACHEL KNIGHT
“How welcoming. Why, are you squirming with excitement? I do not suppose thou art happy to see me fallen one?”


DEMON
“Tainted blood of the heavens, bastard child of divine coupling.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Save the demonic drivel for the gates of hell. I brought you a little gift.”


DEMON
“Is it your heart? I am hungry and this child's soul is but an appetizer."


[Rachel pops the top off and places it on the table. She takes out a holy wafer.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“If thou hungers so, allow me to offer a little body of Christ to tide you over. Black hold the mouth open.”


DEMON
“Try it and I’ll bite your fucking fingers off!”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Open wide.”


[The demon howls in pain writhing on the bed, the house shaking, things topple off the shelves, pictures fall to the ground sending shards of glass skittering over the floor before it goes silent and the demon falls back heavily on the bed.]


REN BLACK
“Damn, that hurt my ears. Worse than a fisher cat in heat.”


HIRO AKASHI
“I’ll take your word for it.’


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Certainly, I trust fortune favored thou in identifying the afflicted?”


HIRO AKASHI
“We did, it’s Megami Fujiwara.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Akashi, I want you to take this S.D .M and template. Inscribe it onto the wrists and feet of the afflicted.”


HIRO AKASHI
“S.D.M? I’m guessing Drezz again.”


REN BLACK
“You hit the nail on the head kid.”


[She reaches into her bag and pulls out a bronze cast bell with a wooden handle. It gave a short DING. A wave of energy spreads in all directions.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“To the uninitiated, the bell sets the tone. Though in our case, it will keep mortals from interfering.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Dzwon czasu here was fashioned by Chronos, the God of time himself. It shall provide us all the time we require.”


[The Bell RINGS out twice more. With each ring, energy spreads outward resembling ripples in the water after casting a stone.]


HIRO AKASHI
“Everything has stopped. Even Agent Deckard's car.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I would hope so or Chronos has some explaining to do.”


[Rachel reaches into her pouch and removes several items. The first was a pure white square cloth placed on the bedside table.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I sense neither of you are practitioners of the Catholic faith... This leads us to the more accessible path of the Latter-Day Saints. They provide a service for all who seek to convent with God. First a white cloth, white symbolizing purity.”

[Then she takes out a bottle with bands of silver around it and a wax seal adorned with the symbol of Jophiel pressed into it.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Then we douse it with holy water for good measure.”


[She BREAKS the seal and anoints the cloth with the holy water. Then place the bottle and bell upon it.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Now to assemble the rest of the altar. I shall proceed with the sanctification of bread and wine. Black, could you help me by passing the plate to Akashi when it is time?”


REN BLACK
“Consider it done.”


[Then she retrieves a small round silver dish and places it upon the cloth. Then add the rest of the wafers to it.]


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Now I place the cup of Christ upon the altar.”


HIRO AKASHI
“That can’t be what I think it is?”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“The lord used many cups in his lifetime. A shallow clay Mazer was commonly used for drinking during that period.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Let us proceed.

O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his spirit to be with them. Amen.”


REN BLACK
“In remembrance of Jesus's sacrifice, we break bread. The Eucharist represents the body of Christ. You first Hiro.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Thank you.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Now I shall sanctify the wine.

O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.”


REN BLACK
“This ain’t no sipping wine, take it in one go.”

HIRO AKASHI
“Right, This might sound like a stupid question but, shouldn't I feel something by now?”


DEMON
(A low growl builds in the child's throat.)


Ren Black
“There are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. In short, we’ll need to prepare our bodies and minds to enact the will of god. The divine power Rachel is channeling could do some serious harm if you weren't “protected" or something like that”


HIRO AKASHI
“I don’t feel reassured in the slightest.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Can I have your attention over here now, I have a copy of the rite we will be using. This is the Funeral Rite of Children. I shall begin reciting in Polish, and both of you will follow in English. Do not, under ANY circumstances, give in to the demon. For sinners will be allowed no quarter.”


REN BLACK
“Sounds good. Switching gears back to Catholicism. Understood.”


HIRO AKASHI
“I’ll do my best. This is all so new to me.”


REN BLACK
“Granted it’s been one thing after another since you’ve signed on kid, but if you stay the course you will only gain strength and conviction in your ability to adapt.”


HIRO AKASHI
“I appreciate that. I won’t let you down.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Truly, a beautiful display of admiration between the pair of you. But we are currently performing an exorcism.”


DEMON
(Restless grunting)


RACHEL KNIGHT
“May the light of God shine upon thee fallen one. Wake in remembrance of your descent from grace. I anoint you with the sign of the cross.”


[Rachel created the sign of the cross upon the child’s forehead. The demonic screams coming from the child's mouth came dark and sinister.]


DEMON
“(Growl) How pathetic, they send a bastard child of the heavens to banish me! (Laughs).”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“You rebelled against the will of Yahweh and are to be held accountable. You do not deserve God's mercy”


DEMON
“(Sniffing) Who is it that carries the stench of transgression, Ren Black, I can smell your sins.”


REN BLACK
“Not sure what you’re picking up, I’m freshly repented. Thou hast been cast out of heaven, denied the light of God. How’d that feel? ”


DEMON
“I may have fallen from heaven, but it is you who was born of evil. How is Mother dearest? Oh! (Laughs) You don’t know, but I do.”


REN BLACK
“ You’re out of luck, you bastard. Today’s already filled my quota of soul-searching. I don’t care where the hell she went or where the heck I came from. My past doesn’t define me.”


DEMON
(Snarls)


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I anointed you child with the markings of the cross to which was spilled the blood of the lamb of God.”


DEMON
(Cries out in pain)


RACHEL KNIGHT
Panie, który strzeżesz dzieci w obecnym życiu i przygotowałeś dla nich przestronne życie w przyszłości

{Domine, qui infantes in praesenti vita custodis, et eis in futuro spatiola vita praeparasti.}


REN BLACK & HIRO AKASHI
“O Lord, Who guardest little children in this present life, and hast prepared for them in the life which is to come to a spacious place.”


DEMON
“Daddy's little girl, heaven’s chosen. Do you have it in you to overpower me?”


RACHEL KNIGHT
Łono Abrahama i domy anielskie jaśnieją jasno, co przystało na czystość, w której mieszkają dusze sprawiedliwych: Ty, Panie Chryste, przyjmij z pokojem duszę swojego sługi, tego dziecka.

[Sinum Abrahae, et angelicae mansiones splendide refulgent, quae castitati conveniunt, in qua justorum animae habitant: tu, ipse Domine Christe, suscipe animam famuli tui, pueri hic., cum pace.]


DEMON
“What hollow words from such a hallowed warrior. Are you so feeble minded that Latin is a mystery? Pathetic!”


REN BLACK & HIRO AKASHI
“Even Abraham's bosom, and angelic abodes brightly radiant which befit their purity, wherein the souls of the righteous dwell: Do Thou, the same Lord Christ, receive the soul of Thy servant, the child, here, with peace.”


DEMON
“Meretrix caeli! Sanies lapsorum!“


RACHEL KNIGHT
Bo mówiłeś: Pozwólcie najmniejszym przychodzić do mnie, bo takich jest królestwo niebieskie.

[Dixisti enim : Sinite parvulos venire ad me, talium est enim regnum coelorum.]


[Demonic whispers combined with disembodied cries move about the room.]


REN BLACK & HIRO AKASHI
“For thou hast said: Suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. ”


RACHEL KNIGHT
Tobie bowiem należy się wszelka chwała, cześć i uwielbienie wraz z Ojcem i Duchem Świętym, teraz i na wieki. Amen.

[Tibi enim debetur omnis gloria, honor et cultus, cum Patre et Spiritu Sancto, nunc et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.]


[The demon thrashes about the bed straining and grunting.]


REN BLACK & HIRO AKASHI
“For unto Thee are due all glory, honor and worship, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Fear me not, child of light. I am here to guide your soul towards everlasting peace.”


MEGAMI FUJIWARA
“That hurts! Please don’t let her do this. It burns! Who are you? What are you doing to me?”


HIRO AKASHI
“Stop it! She’s already been through enough you bastard! Rachel, what’ll happen to her if we fail?”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“The fiend has ensnared her soul. And will continue to torment her until we rid her body of this beast. The more damage that is wrought upon her raises the stakes.”


REN BLACK
“That’s the demon trying to play games with us. If the body is destroyed before liberation, her soul will plummet hellbound.”


DEMON
“An apt choice of words! I know the darkness and despair that lurks in your heart, Hi-ro.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I would curb that tongue serpent, lest I remove it.”

DEMON
“That poor love-sick boy.”


ETHAN ANDERSON
“Why didn’t you warn me of your family? Maybe it was your intent all along… Ensnaring my heart with false pretenses. Marinating me so I’d be all the more delectable.”


[Distant screams of a man and demonic laughter of a woman play in the background.]


HIRO AKASHI
“No! None of that is true, I- I loved you! I tried to avenge you!”


ETHAN ANDERSON
“You mean running away from it all, only to nestle into the embrace of another?”


REN BLACK
“Akashi, what’s he talking about?”


HIRO AKASHI
“Ethan was someone I betrayed.”


ETHAN ANDERSON
“Better watch out sir, you may just find yourself to be the second course.”


HIRO AKASHI
“I wanted to warn you! You don’t know how much I wanted to tell you it all, but I feared you’d abandon me!”


ETHAN ANDERSON
“They tore at me, ate parts of me while I watched.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“No..”


DEMON
“Dinner was oh so delicious, wasn’t it?”


HIRO AKASHI
“Shut up, shut up, shut up! (Mumbles) I should’ve done better, maybe if I did, I could have prevented all of this!”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Ren ground Akashi!”


REN BLACK
“Already on it.”


HIRO AKASHI
(Mumbles into Black’s chest)


DEMON
(Laughs and growls.)


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Your throat must be rather parched with all that wailing. Then again, you are welcome to release your hold on that child's soul..”


[Demon spews bile in their direction. Akashi jumps away from Black avoiding the bile.]


HIRO AKASHI
“What the hell!”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Black, Holy Water. Hand. Now.”


REN BLACK
“I don’t know man, The bottles feelin' a little light Rach.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Did I stutter?”


REN BLACK
“For a moment, but I’ll forgive you this time.”


Rachel opens the child's mouth and pours some holy water down its throat. The demon gurgles and chokes on the water it foams in her mouth as she thrashes violently. The bed rattles and jolts around.]


DEMON
(Cries out in pain.)

RACHEL KNIGHT
“Akashi. Without its chosen name, matters will only deteriorate further from here. We need to call out to the child and encourage her to fight the Demon.”


DEMON
“(laughs) How nobel, she can’t hear you, unless, I let her.”


REN BLACK
“Is that so? All you’ve been doing is giving a lot of lip since manifesting.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.


DEMON
“Are you mocking me? Why is a powerful creature such as yourself hiding behind Anubis' skirt?


HIRO AKASHI
“I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR US MEGAMI. YOU NEED TO FIGHT THIS!”


DEMON
“How precious, the kit finally planted its hind legs.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Megami, I know you were scared and you felt abandoned by your parents and those you trusted.”


REN BLACK
“Uh, Akashi I don’t think that's the best thing to bring up right now.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“No, this is good. Keep it going Hiro, draw her out.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Megami, we know you are scared, but we are here for you. We… I will not abandon you!”


DEMON
“You are wasting your time. She can’t hear you. I have her soul grasped tightly in my hand.”


HIRO AKASHI
“She’s still holding in there. You haven’t devoured anything yet and we won’t let that happen! Do you hear me Megami!”


MEGAMI FUJIWARA
(struggling)

DEMON
(Screams)
“No! No! (Screams) Know your place piglet. Stay in the dark!! The adults are talkin-”


REN BLACK
“That’s rich, wasn’t it one of your own who was cast into a swine and vanquished by the son of god?”


DEMON
“Even the son of God is capable of deceit if the ends justify the means. You would know all about that wouldn’t you Ren Black.”


MEGAMI FUJIWARA
“Please, don’t leave me. It burns!”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“We will! I swear on everything holy we will. Sweet child, can you tell us the name?”


MEGAMI FUJIWARA
“..I don’t know (winches in pain) how much longer I (winches in pain) I can hold on


DEMON
(low growls as it fights for control.)


MEGAMI FUJIWARA
“Hiro.. Please..HELP ME”


DEMON
“(Growls and laughs as it regains control).”


HIRO AKASHI
“I know and I’m sorry, just a little more, and all this will be over. We need a name.”


DEMON
“Even with that trinket of yours, time is almost up!


HIRO AKASHI
“Megami, I have faith in you.”


DEMON
“This soul is mine to command. (Mocking) Her fear is intoxicating. (Licks its lips).”


[The child's voice tries to overtake the demon.]


(MEGAMI)
“It’s…name is…”


DEMON
“Silence, little bit(ch ).”


(MEGAMI)
“The name…(Groans winces) Bla-- .”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“That’s it Megami! You’re so close.”


HIRO AKASHI
“Stop! What is happening to her? It looks like it’s trying to rip its way out of her stomach!”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Got our hands full here, give me an assessment Akashi.”


HIRO AKASHI
“B-L-A-U-T-E-L”


REN BLACK
“Blautel! Rachel, it’s Blautel! You’ve done good, kid. We’re at the finish line Hang in there.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I shall begin the Prayer of Command. Hear me, Blautel . I, Rachel Knight of the Holy Order, ordained and tasked by Yahweh and blessed upon this mortal plane by the Holy Roman Pope I shall vanquish you! In the Name of Jesus Christ, I command you Blautel, leave this body!”


DEMON
“THE POPE, YOU MAKE ME LAUGH CHILD OF LIGHT. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF YOUR WHITE-ROBED HYPOCRITICAL TYRANTS WITH US. Their screams fill the ring of hell they are bound to.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Blautel, once beloved of God, now fallen into the pits of hell. With the powers vested in me, I hereby relinquish your hold on this innocent soul.”


DEMON
“Ex angelico semine Nephilim procedunt. Damnatus tamen sum pro refragante consilio. Defensor coelorum agentium! Furor inferorum ministros!"


RACHEL KNIGHT
W Jego imieniu i mocą Jego Krzyża i Krwi proszę Jezusa, aby związał wszystkie złe duchy, siły i moce ziemi, powietrza, ognia, wody, piekła i szatańskiej natury.

[In eius nomine et virtute Crucis et Sanguinis eius, Iesum rogo ut ligas omnes malos spiritus, vires et potestates terrae, aeris, ignis, aquae, inferorum et naturae satanicarum.]


REN BLACK & HIRO AKASHI
“In His name and by the power of His Cross and Blood, I ask Jesus to bind any evil spirits, forces and powers of the earth, air, fire, or water, of the netherworld and the satanic forces of nature.”


DEMON
“But of course, you would know all about Satanic coercion, Rachel... Why, allow me the pleasure of reuniting you with your first love.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“This cannot be real.”


DEMON
“His torment was long, painful, torture, and still you persisted.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“No, that was not my intent. I was attempting to save him!”


DEMON
“Is that what you keep telling yourself when on your knees in front of your God?”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“I have atoned for my sins. I have been forgiven by the Son of God. By his sacrifice, we are offered redemption.”


DEMON
“Are you so sure? Even Christ felt forsaken upon the cross. There is doubt in you, I can feel it. How about we ask Poor Little Marcus if he has forgiven you?”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“No, he is in heaven! This is just a delusion of your design.”


DEMON
“How come you never went to see me? You came so close only to turn away. What are you hiding from? The mantle of penance weighs heavily upon ye.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“No! Thou is not privy to my atonements!


MARCUS BROZ
“You are the vessel of light. How could you have let me be taken?”


RACHEL KNIGHT
I didn’t want you to die! I was trying to save you!”


MARCUS BROZ
“You were too proud to go for help. How I burned for your vanity.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“You made me promise not to tell anyone.”


MARCUS BROZ
“Are you truly that trusting? It was a demonic promise, not one forged in friendship and you fell for every poisoned word that dripped from its lips, my lips.”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“You…no…could I have been…?”


DEMON
“The seed has been planted, let your doubt nourish it. Its roots threaten to snuff out the light in those pretty eyes of yours”


RACHEL KNIGHT
“Marcus, forgive me.”


DEMON
“Knock knock , little pig, little pig… Let me in and I will gladly leave the child’s soul for one as delectable as yours.”

[Rachel collapses to the floor. Ren rushes and kneels by her side.]


REN BLACK
"Rachel!" "Rachel?" "Fuck!" "Rachel, come on, talk to me..."


HIRO Akashi
“Oh, my god.”