INT. THE ROSE
THE PATRIARCH touches his lower jaw as THE STRANGER pours a drink, which he sips at slowly as THE PATRIARCH looks at him.
THE PATRIARCH
So you're going to EDEN...the others to the HORSEMEN'S sovereign land in the HELLZONE...what from there?
THE STRANGER
Well...let's just say...things got a little more out of hand.
EXT. HELLZONE
SATAN the former ARCHANGEL known as LUCIFER, sits under a beautiful tree filled with exotic fruits and foliage, LUCIFER now looks beautiful and almost angelic again, only his EYES remain blackened and evil.
GRAND GENERAL OF HELL'S ARMY, AZRAEL, comes towards LUCIFER, LUCIFER looking at him with a glare that stops the DEMON cold from crossing the THRESHOLD that was the TREE.
AZRAEL
My Lord...
LUCIFER
I made this tree in the image of how my father had that dastardly tree of knowledge in the original EDEN...when the last feature was finished, I stood under here...and I looked like this.
LUCIFER flashes a smile as AZRAEL shows no emotion.
LUCIFER
The bastard allowed me to create this...and allowed it to make me look this way again...as if I was back...back there...But I know this is only his way of continuing to torment me...to make me believe what I did was wrong...but I will not bow. I will not succumb.
LUCIFER steps from under the tree and heads off with AZRAEL, the farther he gets from the TREE, the more and more his features begin to turn into the monstrous form we have seen.
LUCIFER
What news do you have for me, AZRAEL?
AZRAEL
It is of the group who follows the DESCENT CHOSEN.
LUCIFER
I do not have time to be left in suspense.
AZRAEL
They have branched off...we believe that 3 have entered the HELLZONE...One of them is a DESCENT CHOSEN.
LUCIFER
Is that so? Well then...why are they not before me?
AZRAEL
I have sent PROMETHEUS to extract them.
LUCIFER
Excellent. You have done well, AZRAEL.
AZRAEL
Thank you my lord.
LUCIFER heads towards his castle as AZRAEL follows close behind.
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE HELLZONE
THE ROGUE shivers as THE RENEGADE looks about uneasily as THE GAMBLER bites into a pomegranate.
THE GAMBLER
The fruit here is amazing.
THE ROUGE
This place just feels evil.
THE RENEGADE
It is carnality, undeterred hatred and anger, and unfettered evil swirling within its own realm of desolation, and dread.
THE GAMBLER
Morose much?
THE RENEGADE
This is an unholy place...where evil is more prominent...and powerful.
THE GAMBLER
My kind of place.
THE ROUGE
How far is this place?
THE GAMBLER
Who knows, if anything they'll come to us.
THE RENEGADE
I do hope that your friends will get to EDEN...
PROMETHEUS
It will not save you.
The THREE stop as PROMETHEUS appears with a gaggle of DEMONS. THE GAMBLER stops eating his fruit as PROMETHEUS eyes him.
PROMETHEUS
You smell like the DESCENT CHOSEN...?
THE GAMBLER
You smell like ass.
THE ROUGE
Really? Cracking jokes now...
THE ROGUE reaches for her AXES as a FEW DEMONS come towards her, but THE RENEGADE steps forward as he draws his ANGELIC BLADE.
THE RENEGADE
Let us settle this like we should, demon.
PROMETHEUS
Do you think so? I think an angel with no MOJO isn't really a threat.
VOICE
Boys and their need to beat their chest and look tough.
ALL EYES turn to the right as a WOMAN and a SMALL CHILD, a GIRL look at them quizzically.
THE ROGUE shudders as The TWO come a little closer.
YOUNG GIRL
These can't be them? They look so...useless...
WOMAN
I'm sure they are...but DEATH assures me that these are them.
PROMETHEUS
FAMINE...
The WOMAN, aka FAMINE looks at him with a harsh look.
PROMETHEUS
You and yours were told not to interfere anymore.
FAMINE
Is that what happened? See, PESTILENCE, we miss all the fun.
The YOUNG GIRL, aka PESTILENCE, looks up at FAMINE with a sad look.
PESTILENCE
DEATH is so mean sometimes, never telling us anything...always tells WAR. But never us.
FAMINE
Now now, we will have a little fun...
FAMINE reaches her hand out and waves it over a few DEMONS, THE ROGUE watching as the DEMONS begin to vomit uncontrollably, before buckets of blood and organs and then their black demonic souls come pouring out.
PROMETHEUS draws his DEMONIC BLADE but as he does THE RENEGADE rushes forward and slashes at him, PROMETHEUS forced to re act as the two begin to trade blows as PESTILENCE pulls out a YO YO.
PESTILENCE begins to play with it before she spins forwards and then swings it around, watching as the YO YO suddenly outreaches and wraps up a few DEMONS, PESTILENCE holding on the YO YO as it suddenly begins to catch fire and burn them, the DEMONS screaming as they begin to deteriorate rapidly before PESTILENCE pulls her YO YO back, slicing the DEMONS into bits as THE RENEGADE and PROMETHEUS go at it, THE GAMBLER merely eating his fruit as THE ROGUE watched on unsure of what to do as FAMINE comes and stands beside her.
FAMINE
So you're the human woman with them.
THE ROGUE shudders before FAMINE touches her on the arm with a warm smile.
FAMINE
Oh how I love seeing your kind flinch in fear.
PESTILENCE lobs off a few DEMON heads with her YO YO before THE GAMBLER punches a DEMON in the head, watching it pop off with ease before all the DEMONS were down to just one.
PROMETHEUS kicks THE RENEGADE in the chest and goes for a downward impalement but THE RENEGADE quickly moves out of the way before he slashes upwards towards PROMETHEUS who merely blocks the attack.
PROMETHEUS goes for another attack but stops as PESTILENCE wraps his arm up with the YO YO and yanks it back, the YO YO burning and withering his arm to the point that it easily falls off.
THE RENEGADE steps back as PESTILENCE retracts her YO YO and comes and stands next to FAMINE who comes up near PROMETHEUS as THE ROGUE just watches.
PROMETHEUS
Do you not understand! SATAN forbade you and the rest of the HORSEMEN from interfering! You can't do this!
FAMINE
We are only bound to do his bidding as ARMAGEDDON rages...but there is no ARMAGEDDON...and we are bound to ourselves.
PROMETHEUS
We will destroy you...we will kill all of you! You are...
THE RENEGADE spins and slices PROMETHEUS'S HEAD clean off of his body, THE DEMONIC SOUL bursting forth from his body as THE RENEGADE steps back and shields his eyes, FAMINE opening her mouth as she absorbs the soul, PESTILENCE smiling as she comes and tugs on THE GAMBLER'S SHIRT.
THE GAMBLER
Yes?
PESTILENCE
You're one of them aren't you? Part of THE DESCENT.
THE GAMBLER
Yes.
PESTILENCE
Haha you're much uglier than I thought.
THE ROUGE
What...what just happened.
FAMINE
We just saved your life.
THE ROUGE
Why...?
FAMINE
Didn't hear what I said earlier? DEATH wants a word.
THE ROUGE
Why...?
FAMINE
Ask him.
End of Part 21