The Danger Element (2017) - full transcript
A member of a secret order of knights and his estranged sister take on the mob and a troubled scientist in pursuit of the stolen Danger Element, which they believe has the power to bring their father back from the dead.
An impressive light show, Doctor
Elymas, but I still fail to see
how any of this would be
of interest to my employer.
The next phase of my work will
focus on the stabilization
and application of the God Particle.
You were able to transport
the Danger Element?
Yes, it is here.
But I will need your support,
if I am to regain the support
of the Lucrecious society.
My employer has no use for
the arrogance of Lucrecious.
We both know that he cannot
resist this kind of power.
Perhaps not. But he's far more patient
than you give him credit for.
Screeeech.
How did he find us here, Vorkschnitt?!
An intruder, Trevor?
Em... If you'll excuse me, a minor
situation must be dealt with.
Vorkschnitt will show
you the door, Mister Saltzman.
The doctor will see you now.
Looking for the Danger
Element, are we, Battle Jitni?
I have anticipated your visit,
my nimble little monkey.
My men spirited the canister away
only moments before your arrival.
Wait! Where are you going?
Auto-drive mechanism active.
Did we lose him?
What?! Oh no!
Battle Jitni.
Auto-drive mechanism inactive.
Pardon me.
I believe you have something I'm going
to have to take away from you...
By force!
We have Battle Jitni cornered.
He's being sternly dealt with.
Alone again.
Always alone, though not alone,
here at the edge of the universe, the
edge of time. But really just the beach.
Only a symbol of these things. And
further still: Only your own mind.
A far dimmer projection than
even the weakest of symbols.
And by such predictable convention
do you write yourself alone,
even in your own imagination.
Alone, though not alone.
Not truly. Never truly.
For you are so good
at lying to yourself.
For had she not been there,
would you not have been dead?
Has not the one you would push away
become your only real hope against death?
I see a pattern.
All you do is talk in circles.
Yes of course. But circles were
always good enough for you.
What are you doing here?
I suppose I could have
left you lying out there.
Do you even remember what happened?
What are you doing?
My father loved you. Sometimes,
I think he loved you more than me.
We've been through that
before, Enki.
He had an unconventional way
of looking at technology.
He believed that the secret to harnessing
any force is hidden in the methods,
that we use to measure it.
Even time.
He spent his whole life trying to
build a machine that could do this.
And, as ridiculous as it sounds,
you and I both know he succeeded.
This is the celebration of
that success. The Paraclete.
And he built her for you,
brother. The son he never had.
The Paraclete does not owe its
speed to the power of its engine.
In fact, my father once told me that the
Paraclete isn't even that fast at all.
It's simply her experience
of time that is fast.
This is all made possible by
my father's universal pendulum.
Every piece of his dream is right
here, except for its heart.
The Danger Element.
What are you saying?
The Danger Element,
united with the Paraclete,
could do more than
just pressurize time.
This is exactly the reason the order
wants me to find the Danger Element
in the first place. To prevent
its use for such selfish reasons.
Selfish?! He's your father as
much as he is mine, Jitni.
He was.
If I help you get
the Danger Element back,
you're going to help me
save my father.
Your father's dead.
Not for long.
Aw man, you guys again?
We're here to collect
this month's payment.
Payment? I've never bought
anything from you guys.
Mister Derwit's protection
does not come for free.
Protection? You guys are the
only ones ever messin' with me!
Look. You can pay with diamonds,
or you can pay with your life!
Uh, wait... Diamonds? Yeah, diamonds.
I don't know. But he's like..
Where are the diamonds?!
I don't know about any diamonds.
Are you sure you're in the
right place?
Look! You must be hoarding them around
here somewhere, you muddy diamond hog!
Where are they being hogged?!
Hogged?
Alright, you filthy pack rat!
Battle Jitni! Kill him!
Vanderbeek Fry this guy!
Now, Vanderbeek!
And it blows up like Hiroshima and I'm
thinking, oh man, my dad's gonna be so pissed.
The description of the unusual weapon was
exactly the lead I had been looking for.
The American Top Secret Agency for
the Handling of Top Secret Situations
had assigned me to track down
Doctor Trevor Elymas,
and recent movements had led me to believe
he was now in the city of Hughson.
The unwitting discovery of this abominable
device by the police proved it.
He was here. He'd struck some sort of
a deal with the local crime syndicate,
which would explain why Lupo's
gang was apprehended.
However, that isn't what particularly
interested me about this crime scene.
While my superiors were in no way interested
in theories about secret societies
like the Knights of the
Benedictine Seal, I was,
and I had been conducting my own
investigation on them for quite some time.
And now, to my surprise, they were
apparently operating right under my nose.
While still providing what progress
reports I could to my supervisor
concerning my pursuit
of Trevor Elymas,
I began a peripheral investigation on
the Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
I didn't have to look for
evidence of their activity.
The Media and the public at large
believed the exploits of the Knights
were the work of one man.
A vigilante who they had given
the name of "The Stuntman".
The Knights' carefully laid deception had created
the image of a single veritable superhero,
Undoubtedly striking fear into the
shadowy corners and dark allies of crime
throughout this city.
It was genius.
And I was obsessed with
knowing their secrets.
So much so that I may have temporarily
disordered my priorities.
Say, man. Would you say
this is some bad news?
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to
take some action here.
Hello, Mister Derwit. How are
my new prototypes faring?
Not so good, man.
Those things are like bombs.
Blowing my men up left and correct.
Well, let us remember the meaning
of the word 'prototype'.
No offense, Captain, but it seems like
all you know how to make is proto-kinds.
I think it's about time you got me
something that works real good like.
Know what I'm sayin'.
The word is proto-type, Mister Derwit,
and perhaps I should remind
you of our agreement.
You are to provide me
with what I need.
And in return, I will give you access
to all of my experimental weaponry.
I've upheld my end of the deal.
Name one thing that me and my boys
haven't provided for you, Monsignor.
Where is the Danger Element?!
Ya mean that...
That little metal can?
It is the most important component
of my work, Mister Derwit.
And by the way, I am not a
Monsignor nor a Captain.
I am a Doctor.
Well, hey man. Maybe you could come over
here and do a little house call for me.
I got this nasty thing growing
on my back. It is huge..
I'm not that kind of Doctor.
Well, I'll just call your receptionist,
then, and make an appointment.
Don't worry about
your Danger Can.
I've got my super spy on the case.
I certainly hope so.
Douche.
Where've you been?
I was able to infiltrate
Derwit's syndicate.
He hired me to track down the Danger
Element for him. The money's good too.
What's in it for us?
The money.
Right. And what else?
Have you ever heard of
Renaldo Scorpione?
Yeah. The Mayor's kid.
Spoiled brat.
He knows something. I think he's friends
with someone in the Lucifarian circle.
Who's the friend? Saltzman?
I don't know.
Well, Let's go ask him.
Can I drive?
Ha!
He ain't got nothing' on me! If he
pops off, I'm gonna break his arm!
I'm gonna grab it and I'm gonna twist it
and I'm gonna snap it right in his face!
I'd kiss any man who could
break an arm like that.
You might get the chance, sugarlips.
But first I have a proposal.
How about you go get ready. 'Cuz
I don't want to be late for this party.
Well, I accept your proposal.
Hey... Hold on. Are you the
guy from the newspaper?
What do you know about the Lucifarians?
Like I would tell you.
Tell us!
Tell you what?
I told you to leave that
in the car.
Your way's too slow.
Are you guys on your honeymoon
or something? Quiet!
Where are they keeping the
Danger Element? The anex.
We'll never get in there.
What are they planning
to use it for?
Carlotto's excavating this machine?
It's old, really old.
They say it's some sort of radio
It's for talking to uh...
To what?!
They call them the ascended masters?
I don't know, are like spirits
or something,
they need the Danger
Element for it to work.
When?
In four days at their site.
How do I look?
Uh... Great... You ready to go?
I want you to report back to Derwit.
You want me to tell him about this?
No, I want you to give
him false information.
When we hit the Lucifarians, I want
Derwit's gang as far away as possible.
And when you're done, cut off
all communication with him.
Things are about to get
a lot more dangerous.
Hey, hey, Super spy!
That's my Super Spy.
Hey, everybody, Super spy's here.
Get it? Soup?
Soup or spy?
Man, I love a good soup man.
A good soup is like a good night's
sleep in a golden bed chamber
while you recline into slumber
upon a silver plated mattress.
Forgive my lack of manners. I trust
that you have some information
regarding the location
of the Danger Tube?
The Danger Element was stolen by
a gang known as Satan's Rifle.
They're moving it to the abandoned
shipping distribution center
outside of Modesto tomorrow.
It's the only chance you'll get.
Oh really. That ain't
what your buddy told me.
What are you talking about?
One of your old pals from
the order works for me.
Told me all about you
as soon as I hired you.
He pumped old Scorpione for
information right after y'all left.
Which means I know the Lucifarians
have the Danger Element.
I also know where your Boy-Boyfriend?
Brother. Whatever. I know
where he's gonna be tomorrow.
So... Doctor Elymas is gonna
get his canister back.
Old Andros over there, he's going to get his
sweet revenge against Battle... Whatever.
And I can't help wonder. What's in it
for me? Oh right. I get to kill you.
It hadn't been easy, but I had
finally caught up with one
of the Knights of the
Benedictine Seal.
I found over the past few days that the
Knights leave almost no footprints at all.
They practically don't exist..
Oh crap. Mother suck!
It's a trap.
Derwit knows everything.
If you go after the Danger Element
tomorrow, they'll kill you.
I have to. We're not going to
get another chance like this.
You'll die!
You wanted the damn thing, didn't you?
How far are you willing to go for it?
My supervisor had called me
back to headquarters.
His timing could
not have been worse.
Give me your wallet. Why are you putting
your hands up? Just give me your wallet!
Ah, Agent Billiard. Please pull
up a chair. Any chair will do.
I am going to get the paperwork
that we are about to go over.
Ah, here it is, right in front
of me the whole time.
This chair?
That will do nicely, please sit.
So tell me, Billiard. How's
the Trevor Elymas case going?
Well, we are making progress.
But it's not something we're going
to be able to solve overnight..
That's not what I've heard.
I'm sorry, Sir? I said,
that's not what I've heard.
No, no, I heard that part.
I was asking you what you heard?
Oh, right, sorry. Well. The word on the
street is or the rumor mill, if you will,
is that you're out gallivanting around
Hughson looking for some vigilante fellow.
Oh, well, yes, I am spending
some of my time looking into
information on the Knights
of the Benedictine seal.
The what?
The knights of the
Benedictine Seal, Sir.
You mean... You mean Trevor Elymas?
No.
Uh... Then who are you
talking about?
I would... This mysterious vigilante
fellow that you were just asking me about.
I'm trying to explain to you, it's actually
an underground society of crime fighters.
I... I... I don't... I don't recall saying
that. Is that what I... Is that what I said?
No! No, Sir, I'm... I'm just trying to
explain. You were asking me about this..
Ten-Four. Forget it! There's no point
in arguing over who did what to whom.
Let's get right back on topic. Don't
be afraid. Just answer my question.
I did. You asked me if I've been wasting time
looking for this mysterious vigilante fellow.
I said yes, I've been looking up information
on the Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
Who?
This mysterious vigilante guy.
Ah! So you were looking for him!
I just said that.
I tell ya, Billiard. There's no point in
trying to pull the sweater over these peepers.
I wasn't... I wasn't trying to.
Well, maybe that's
why you couldn't do it.
What?
Look, the whole point of all this is that
we need to find Mister Trevor Elymas.
Super fast! Today! It's the whole
reason why we brought you up from...
D.C.?
Wherever. It doesn't
really matter, Billiard.
You need to stop going after your
super-boy and go catch me some Trevor.
Yes, Sir.
And put the chair back
from where you got it.
I, uh... Just need
to organize my desk.
Try and clean up
this mess of a desk.
I can never find anything here.
Ahahaha... That's right!
Mister Billiard, The lateness
of your visit is most irregular.
Please consider postponing your
business, until at least tomorrow.
Last time I was here, you said it
was better to visit her at night.
True! But wasn't it last time that you
said it was going to be your last visit?
I mean, honestly, Agent Billiard,
these Interruptions of yours
are a disruption to
the treatment of my patient.
Treatment? You have her locked up in a
basement and you feed her once a day.
You're not concerned with her treatment...
You are afraid of her.
I don't think I need to remind you about
what happened to Doctor Westhaven.
No. You don't.
Fabulous.
I've hit a dead end in my assignment.
The target I'm tracking.
I know he is in the city, but
I can't find any leads on him.
I have no idea what he is
planning or where he is.
Trevor Elymas.
Yes.
He is close to something.
Something important.
Do you know where he is?
No.
What about something he's planning?
What might his next move be?
He wants something.
Do you know what that is?
The Danger Element.
The what?
He is winding the clocks as
we speak.
Uh, where is the Danger Element?
The Lucifarians have it.
Thank you!
When you find him, promise me
you will bring him here. To me.
Oasis, I can't bring
Trevor Elymas here.
I'm not talking about Elymas.
Now you're seeing things
as they really are!
What we have committed our lives
to is not considered possible
in ordinary terms,
but we are not ordinary men.
We will discipline ourselves
to face any hardship,
Training our minds to solve the most daunting
equations so that we might always reach
the solution that upholds justice
and preserves human life.
Training our bodies so that we may have the
courage to withstand the greatest pain,
and the strength to battle
evil in any form.
And finally. Perhaps the
very most important to you,
Battle Jitni, we train our spirits,
so that when the devil catches
us at our very weakest.
We may resist him and choose the path
of righteousness. Whatever the cost.
May the lord teach us to be generous,
teach us to serve as he deserves,
to give and not count the cost,
to toil and not seek for rest.
To labor and not seek reward, save for
the knowledge that we do his will.
A reliable source had
informed me that
the Lucifarians had been searching for
something called the Franz Calder device.
Sort of a radio that could allow them
to talk to spirits or something.
They had purchased this piece of
property several months ago,
believing it might be hidden here.
The informant also told me that a man
and woman fitting the description
of Hughson's mysterious stuntman and his
female companion had paid him a visit
asking him about the same thing.
This, along with the cryptic closing
to my last conversation with Oasis,
told me there was a good chance
I might finally see
the legendary Knights of the Benedictine
Seal in action. I could only hope.
Radiation levels lethal!
We're almost ready, Mister Carlotto.
Hey! Remember me?
Go away.
It's okay. It's okay.
I'm here to help.
But I didn't bring
an extra gun though.
I kinda thought you
would have your own, so.
Mister Carlotto will deal with you
when he is finished. Enjoy your stay.
Wow. It's really you, isn't it.
Do I know you?
I'm Agent Billiard with
the American Top Secret Agency
for the Handling of
Top Secret Situations.
I've wanted to meet you
for a long time. I'm a huge fan.
Fan? Who exactly do you think
I am?
You're one of the Knights, right?
The Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
So, what's your escape plan?
I didn't plan on getting caught
in the first place.
Apparently that's your department.
You have any ideas?
No.
It's pretty secure.
Well... If we're gonna die here
anyway, I need to show you this.
Can you see? I mean not everybody can
appreciate the beauty and the simplicity..
How did you do that?!
What exactly am I looking at here?
It's a 1990 Geo Metro. I like to restore
them. That's my current project.
Seriously, how did you
undo your ropes, though?
It's working. The channel
will be open in five seconds.
4, 3, 2, 1.
Finally
We've lost the signal.
I got it.
Look out!
They got it.
What?!
Don't lose it this time.
Come on.
I never thought I'd actually
get to ride in this thing.
You won't if you don't hurry up.
Cut them off.
Oui? Hello?
Hey, how's it goin' there, Commodore?
I am a doctor, you fool!
Whoa, hey!
Easy on the name calling.
Fine. What is it you want?
I'm callin' about
the gadget you wanted.
The what?
The device.
Device, what device?
The device that you requested.
Are you talking about
the Danger Element?
Yeah, that's it.
The canister that I wanted?
The device.
That I requested?
Yeah.
Oh! Excellent! You have retrieved it.
No, actually. Battle Jitni
got there before we could.
That's actually why I called.
What?
Battle Jitni got there first. Do I have to
say everything three times with you, man?
You outnumbered him! You knew he was
coming! How could this have happened?
Well, sometimes you just have
to let the crumbles bunch.
One... Two... Three...
Find him and take it from him.
Look, Nobody finds Battle
Jitni, man.
We shall see about that,
Mister Derwit.
That man is still a douche.
It is time to adjust our plan,
Vorkschnitt.
Alright, so what do we
gotta do to make this work?
I'll have to dismantle part of
the Universal Pendulum to see
if I can find a way to install the Danger
Element. That's not going to be easy.
We'll have to build
some kind of interface.
I won't know how to approach that until I get
this open, but I'll probably need your help.
Wait, what are you two
talking about?
You do realize there's no way to set a
target date and time, let alone a location.
I know. Well, we could end up
on the moon in dinosaur times.
If we don't figure that factor out.
Seems pretty important to me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Dinosaur times?
One step at a time.
Alright. Take it apart and I'll see what
I can do to help you with the interface.
You'll have to forgive me.
I'm a little overwhelmed.
Understandable?
I was right, wasn't I?
You're one of them.
The Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
Maybe.
Yes! You have no idea how long
I have waited for this.
Well, I'm... Flattered.
How many of you are there here in
the city? I mean Besides you two.
You mean us one.
I'm the only one.
You're the only one?
The only one in the city.
No way...
Don't tell the bad guys.
You can't be the only one.
Things aren't what they used to be.
There aren't a lot of us left.
Alright, well if you're the
only one, then who's she?
Oh, well that's complicated.
I've got time.
She used to be one of us once. She's kind
of a prodigal... Daughter... Or whatever.
Interesting. She's a deserter?
No, she's my sister.
By adoption anyway.
Her father took me in
twenty years ago.
He was a brilliant inventor. One of the order's
scientists. Treated me like his own son.
So what happened?
He died while I was still in training.
I was with him.
Enki wasn't. That's where
everything went bad.
Really? Sounds like things
were pretty bad already.
Things can always get worse.
How?
You wouldn't believe it. And I don't
like talking about it anyway.
What about you? What does the
American Top Secret Agency
for the Handling of Top Secret Situations want
with the Knights of the Benedictine Seal?
Nothing, actually. In fact I've been instructed
repeatedly to stop investigating the Knights.
Then why are you sitting here?
I'm looking for Doctor Elymas.
Oh, yeah. I know that guy.
You're looking for him too.
We can work together.
No, actually. My instructions were
just to get this out of his hands.
Which I had to do twice. Once after
we were captured, thanks to you.
The Danger Element. What is it, anyway?
What's it even do?
Well what can't it do?
The Danger Element can be applied
to practically any purpose
that man can conceive of. The
Jesuits found it a few years ago.
Elymas stole it when it was being
studied secretly at Loyola.
I don't know how he did that. I hope they figure
it out by the time I bring it back to them.
Well, you're probably not going
have to worry about that.
My agency is going to take custody
of that piece of evidence.
Take custody from who?
An imaginary religious order,
you've been repeatedly instructed
to stop investigating? Hilarious.
It's nice to meet you
by the way.
The plan has changed. I need you to
tell me where they have taken it.
The future I have promised you
depends upon it.
What are you guys doing?
There's no way my father
could have known
how the Danger Element
would be stored or transported.
So we need to find a way to install
it in the Universal Pendulum.
The canister won't be compatible
with my father's technology.
Um... What?
I need help lifting this out.
No way.
He knew?
He knew.
This is impossible.
You know what he would say
to you right now.
Nothing's impossible.
She is never wrong. And she
has nothing to gain by lying.
You will find it exactly
where she said it will be.
Bring it back to me, Andros.
Can I ask you a question?
I bet you can.
You don't really want to do this.
That's not a question. But you
are getting better at this.
I'm right though, aren't I?
Yeah, you might be.
But this isn't gonna work. I mean,
we're not really going back.
Oh, you're coming now?
Yeah, but this
isn't going to work, right?
I mean this whole thing
is kind of ridiculous.
No, that's not what I meant.
I know this works.
How?
I was there the first time.
Right, but you said no one's ever
done anything like this before.
Right, nobody's ever done this.
What?
You know, this does explain some
things. You did look familiar.
This totally makes sense.
Okay, well, if you know that this is going
to work, then why don't you want to do it?
Oh, well, I am pretty sure that this isn't
going to be exactly what she expects.
I didn't want her to be
disappointed all over again.
I guess you can't run from it
forever, though, can you.
We're ready.
Quantum interruption battery detected.
What? What are you doing?
I'm sorry, could you just
make some space?
Synchronizing.
Do not remove.
Space, where? There is no space.
If you scoot back.
Back? There is no back. New hardware
synchronized. Reboot required.
I don't know what you
expect me to do here.
Why are you coming with us?
Universal pendulum auto-start.
Because I have plans.
Acceleration required.
What are those for?
Safety.
Cycle two begins in five seconds.
I'm good. I'm good.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
May the Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Universal Pendulum Auto-start.
Cycle 3 begins in 5 seconds.
What happens in cycle 3?
I'm not sure!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
What is that?!
Cherenkov radiation?
I've never seen anything like this!
We're about to break
the barrier, hold on!
I already am holding on!
I'm not, what do I hold on to?!
I should have changed the tires.
Okay. What?
We stretched the Cherenkov
barrier like a rubber band.
So know it's beginning to snap
back to its original time.
We don't have a lot of time left.
This can't be right. This is the
wrong place. The wrong time.
No. He planned it this way. We're exactly
where and when he wanted us to be.
But this is too late.
Why would he bring us here?
Maybe he knows something we don't.
Can you give us a moment alone?
You did it.
I knew you would do it.
It wasn't my idea.
Enki. My daughter.
You came together... That's
exactly right... Very good.
But this is too late.
We came to save you.
I know. But that was not the purpose of
the Paraclete. It's not why I built her.
We have to go back to an earlier
date. We can still save you.
You just have to tell us
how to fix the problem.
Enki, there is no problem.
The Paraclete has fulfilled its purpose
perfectly according to my design.
You are exactly where
you are supposed to be.
Why? Why did you bring us here
if we can't be together again?
We are together. Listen to
my voice, beloved Daughter.
You're right in front of me.
We are all together.
You and I and your brother.
One of the few times.
If you had saved me, this moment
would never have happened.
What other force than death could
bring this family back together?
If only for a moment to say goodbye.
The way we wished we could.
Now. Let's not waste
our time together.
Don't let this moment be for
nothing. Neither of you.
Enki, your brother needs you. You don't
understand what you've put him through.
But he left me alone.
Enki, He's here now.
Jitni. Forgive your sister.
I know I don't need to say anything
more than that. Forgive her.
And forgive yourself.
I love you, my boy.
Blood or not.
Listen to me, My Daughter.
You who have broken
the laws of the universe
to return to me.
Though you have lost faith
in the Lord,
I will always have faith in you.
And from this day forward, should you
ever find a reason to approach Him,
know that I will personally burn the
incense of your payers at his feet.
Should the Lord Most High
have ever smelled anything
so sweet as a single petition
from my only daughter.
Goodbye.
Hey, guys.
Hey. He's gone.
He knew I'd come back here.
So, what did he want you
to forgive her for.
What are you talking about?
Enki's father. He asked you
to forgive her. What for?
That's the part I said
you wouldn't believe.
Try me. What happened?
Enki always had a hard time with
all this. The order. The Church.
When her father died, she just
became completely disillusioned.
She left and joined a gang
called Satan's Rifle.
Basically a bunch of delinquent kids who had
defected from the Knights of the Benedictine seal.
Really into the occult. Anything that
superficially insulted the order.
And he wants you
to forgive her for that.
No. That wasn't the half of it. Even then,
she was still my sister. She always will be.
So it was something
bigger than that?
Like I said, Satan's rifle was
buried in the occult.
Obsessed with ritualistic magic.
This is the part
I don't like talking about.
I don't understand.
Enki was directly responsible
for my... Affliction.
Affliction?
A demonic affliction.
Wait... What, like...
Like you're possessed?
We were never completely sure how to
categorize it. Sometimes its possession.
We, who's we?
There was a priest who
was trying to liberate me.
He seemed to think that cutting off contact
with Enki was the first step to my recovery.
Wow.
I took his advice. Enki and
I have been estranged ever since.
Up until now anyway...
I guess we both have a few things
to forgive each other for.
I never stopped loving her.
I told you,
you wouldn't believe me.
I've heard stranger things.
Well, have you heard about
a way to find Doctor Elymas
because I'm completely out of ideas.
I think I might know
someone who can help.
May I join you, Mister Andros?
I see.
I see that the Knights trained
you to judge yourself harshly.
It would seem to be
their primary purpose.
To encourage a man to inspect
his own soul with such scrutiny
that he will inevitably
hate himself utterly.
But perhaps it is more than that.
Yes... Perhaps this is not just
a scrutiny of yourself,
but a powerful jealousy of another.
I know your story, Andros.
And I know his.
Music and Martial Arts are
different in their purposes,
but they share a principle.
The practice of these arts both stress
the attainment of a supreme state.
The tuning of the instrument
as well as your understanding of
how to play it are both essential.
The instrument has been tuned.
Now... Play me a song!
I surmise that ever since
that day you have coveted
Battle Jitni's undeserved gift to such a
degree that you have grown to hate yourself.
So much perhaps to explain
why you feel this necessity
to mutilate your own body
in despisement of its weakness.
You wonder
how I could know such things?
A commitment to knowledge can
open the doors to many gifts.
I wonder... Are you willing
to make such a commitment?
What if you had the chance to take for
yourself what you always deserved?
To surpass not only
Battle Jitni's power,
but also that
of the greatest creatures
to have had the blessing or
the curse to walk the earth.
Andros...
What if I could make you a demigod?
You cannot allow yourself to be
crippled by what happened.
I can't just ignore it.
Forgive yourself.
Does that take away the consequences?
Is it that simple?
Is He that simple?
I didn't say that.
The universe is far from simple.
All the less simple is its creator.
Didn't you see what I did?
You cannot change
what you did yesterday.
But the world may depend
on what you do today.
Is this my fault?
These are my hands aren't they?
What that spirit does
with your hands
when he possesses you
is out of your control.
Stop blaming yourself.
What I can tell you is that his ultimate
defeat must start with a decision.
He lays siege to your heart.
I know you can't outsmart him.
That you can't resist him
day in and day out.
But ultimately
he will be your subject.
Because there is only one
Spirit to whom you must answer.
Hey! I was able to talk Afterman
into letting us see her.
Oasis Reinberg. I'd like
to introduce you to Battle..
You need no introduction.
You are an expected pleasure.
You, however, Mister Billiard,
are merely predictable.
What do you need
from me this time?
Trevor Elymas.
Predictable.
We have to find him
as soon as possible.
And what do you want from me?
A location. I know you couldn't
give me one before, but-
But I can give you one now.
You can?
He has been quite bold in
the time since your last visit.
He no longer hides
from my sight.
Oh... That's awesome. Can you..
I am so sorry, I have to take this.
I've been waiting to meet you for
so long. You can't even imagine.
You can feel it, can't you?
My intentions. My motives.
They are only a dim light shining
through a curtain to your eyes,
but not beyond your perception.
The world of human emotion is
like an ocean in which you swim.
The sinister drive of mankind is laid
bare before you in all your waking hours.
You see it as a curse
and an affliction...
But you should accept it
for the blessing that it is.
But it is not your power.
You are not its source.
Though your logic serves you, God is not
the only one who gives gifts, Jitni
Do you have any idea
who is dwelling within you.
Whom You are nothing without?
Abbadon.
The harbinger of the final
judgment of man.
The angel who will scatter the dust that
is humanity and reconcile its sins.
The savior who will raise a just
world from their scorched bones.
Why do you resist him?
Yours is the greatest honor.
Embrace him in all of his power
and glory and you will rule
the new world with me
at your side... Forever.
Our destinies end in the same place.
A kingdom modeled after our love.
What'd I miss?
There is an essential point that
neither Church nor acceptable science
would have us to know.
This is a tragedy, my boy.
A tragedy because that point
is the key to our freedom.
Given the time and the resources,
a man can accomplish anything.
It is a freedom and a truth
instilled within us by God Himself.
It has taken most of my life,
but I have found a way
for a mortal man
to become a living god!
You will be a living testament
to the wisdom and ascension
of Doctor Trevor Elymas!
Vorkschnitt!
We are what we choose to be.
Rise, now.
But rise not a mere man.
Rise, now, a creature the likes
of which the world has not seen
since the Nephilim themselves graced
the kingdoms of old, long lost.
Rise, now, a god-man.
Do not fear them, boy. They will be
with you for the rest of your life.
Alright, this is the place.
How are we gonna do this?
We can't just walk right in there.
I'll take care of these guys,
you sneak in over there.
These can't be the only ones.
I'll get caught.
I'll take care of them too.
Well, as long as I can.
Alone?
Well, you gotta be quick about it.
When they're done with me,
they'll come after you,
so get in there and
get the Danger Element.
Get Elymas or whatever it is you're
supposed to and then get out.
You cover us from out here.
And take the Danger Element
away from him when he comes out.
I'm not staying here.
Yes you are.
No I'm not.
Ok. Now's our chance,
I'll go that way.
Yes, you are.
I propose a toast.
To meddling with forces beyond
the comprehension of man.
And not a moment too soon.
You know, I was wonderin', what's so
important about that there danger element?
When the world discovers the answer to that
question, they will wish you never asked.
What interests me this evening is a
mutual enemy of ours, Mister Derwit.
A mutual enemy who is simultaneously
the door to our glorious future.
A door that is about
to swing wide open.
So you're saying he is about
to come out of the closet?
You know, there was another man who used
to speak in riddles kinda like you do.
Name of Jesus.
What is wrong with you?
I detect a citrus note?
Aww!
Garçon! Destroy them!
Owned!
Just a little longer, buddy.
Trevor Elymas. By the authority of the
American Top Secret Agency for the Handling
of Top Secret Situations,
I am placing you under arrest
for murder and international
occult crimes.
Crimes? That word hardly does any
justice to what I have accomplished.
The languages of those men who
write such restrictive laws
would more likely employ
the word 'atrocities'.
Perhaps you would like
to experience one for yourself?
Feliz Navidad, Professor.
I brought you a present.
Now, Andros. Have I not delivered
you a proper vengeance?
Take what belongs to you.
Show him your worth.
So committed to failure.
Would you actually die before
admitting the simple truth?
You cannot deny it.
To you, nothing is impossible.
But you choose failure
by rejecting me.
Every one of your successes
owes itself to my power.
Let the truth guide
your hand now.
You have fallen before your enemy.
Allow me to rise in your place.
A spectacular performance,
Lord Abaddon.
Forgive me if I have spoken out
of turn. I am Trevor Elymas.
We know who you are.
Ever since Oasis first informed
me of your true nature,
I have devoted my life to
ushering in your glorious reign.
Though, after years, I found myself
unable to produce a circumstance
that would trigger your coming
until now.
If I could not produce
the positive by my knowledge,
I could produce the negative,
and allow the equation
to balance itself.
I consider this moment the genius
stroke of all my life's endeavors.
It is my honor to witness
the birth of the new age.
He's a liar.
I know this human is a liar.
Neither of you will be spared
for your deeds today.
You, and all others like you, will
perish for the atrocity of your birth.
Yes, Together, Lord, we will
cleanse the Earth of the Profane-
Yes, my friend...
Starting with you...
I wasn't talking to you,
I was talking to my brother.
My choices let him in, Jitni.
He heard my voice before
he ever heard yours.
Your choices now will push him out.
Remember what dad said.
He's not strong enough.
Not on his own.
What are you doing?!
Taking back what is mine.
Yours?! Do you mean the life
that I just saved by force.
The life that you have not the strength
nor the will to save yourself.
Is that what belongs to you? I am
the only reason you are alive.
The only reason you have
made it as far as you have,
if one really can make it anywhere
in this desolate mortal prison.
Go back where you came from.
What do you know about
where I come from?
Do you mean the lofty crags
of the Lord's Mount of Assembly?
For Amen, I tell you, Satan himself
took his first steps in there as I did.
And I have walked in
far colder places,
indeed, the coldest of those
being right here with you.
Leave!
Leave?
Our destinies are interwoven.
The human race is sinful.
Why he hasn't struck you all
by now,
I would perhaps never understand if it
weren't for my obvious place in his plan.
You have a place in that plan
as well, Battle Jitni.
You and I, together, will reconcile
the misdeeds of this people for Him.
You should be so lucky.
The savior of the universe, have
chosen you to be his servant.
You can't control me.
Haven't I always?!
Let me go.
By who's authority?
You have no power.
I am your power.
By the authority of His name.
Don't be foolish. That's just a story.
And you are not a child.
No one would do it.
No one would send their own, not into
the hands of the scum of the universe.
It's a fairy tale. I am the one
who has come into the world.
Come to work, come to destroy.
I am the truth.
What name do you call upon,
then, but my own?!
The name of Jesus Christ.
Impossible! It is at the sound of my
name that you should bow. Not His.
In the name of Jesus Christ I rebuke all
evil spirits... Including you, Abaddon.
You cannot forget what you
crave to remember.
I won't be gone forever. I am
no mere memory to be forgotten.
When you are weakest and can see clearly
that I am your only source of strength
I will return.
So his brains came out?
No, Sir, it was his heart.
His heart came out.
That's hella cool.
So this, uh, Battle Jitni character.
What's he all about?
Actually, that, that's
who I wanted to talk about.
Big time criminal, huh?
No.
Actually I was hoping
that we might recruit him.
Tell ya what...
Why don't you go recruit me up
some pizza and
a "Two leet" of some "Schpoda".
Now.
I won't be gone forever. I am no
mere memory to be forgotten at will.
When you are weakest and can see that
I am the only source of your strength...
I will return.
Elymas, but I still fail to see
how any of this would be
of interest to my employer.
The next phase of my work will
focus on the stabilization
and application of the God Particle.
You were able to transport
the Danger Element?
Yes, it is here.
But I will need your support,
if I am to regain the support
of the Lucrecious society.
My employer has no use for
the arrogance of Lucrecious.
We both know that he cannot
resist this kind of power.
Perhaps not. But he's far more patient
than you give him credit for.
Screeeech.
How did he find us here, Vorkschnitt?!
An intruder, Trevor?
Em... If you'll excuse me, a minor
situation must be dealt with.
Vorkschnitt will show
you the door, Mister Saltzman.
The doctor will see you now.
Looking for the Danger
Element, are we, Battle Jitni?
I have anticipated your visit,
my nimble little monkey.
My men spirited the canister away
only moments before your arrival.
Wait! Where are you going?
Auto-drive mechanism active.
Did we lose him?
What?! Oh no!
Battle Jitni.
Auto-drive mechanism inactive.
Pardon me.
I believe you have something I'm going
to have to take away from you...
By force!
We have Battle Jitni cornered.
He's being sternly dealt with.
Alone again.
Always alone, though not alone,
here at the edge of the universe, the
edge of time. But really just the beach.
Only a symbol of these things. And
further still: Only your own mind.
A far dimmer projection than
even the weakest of symbols.
And by such predictable convention
do you write yourself alone,
even in your own imagination.
Alone, though not alone.
Not truly. Never truly.
For you are so good
at lying to yourself.
For had she not been there,
would you not have been dead?
Has not the one you would push away
become your only real hope against death?
I see a pattern.
All you do is talk in circles.
Yes of course. But circles were
always good enough for you.
What are you doing here?
I suppose I could have
left you lying out there.
Do you even remember what happened?
What are you doing?
My father loved you. Sometimes,
I think he loved you more than me.
We've been through that
before, Enki.
He had an unconventional way
of looking at technology.
He believed that the secret to harnessing
any force is hidden in the methods,
that we use to measure it.
Even time.
He spent his whole life trying to
build a machine that could do this.
And, as ridiculous as it sounds,
you and I both know he succeeded.
This is the celebration of
that success. The Paraclete.
And he built her for you,
brother. The son he never had.
The Paraclete does not owe its
speed to the power of its engine.
In fact, my father once told me that the
Paraclete isn't even that fast at all.
It's simply her experience
of time that is fast.
This is all made possible by
my father's universal pendulum.
Every piece of his dream is right
here, except for its heart.
The Danger Element.
What are you saying?
The Danger Element,
united with the Paraclete,
could do more than
just pressurize time.
This is exactly the reason the order
wants me to find the Danger Element
in the first place. To prevent
its use for such selfish reasons.
Selfish?! He's your father as
much as he is mine, Jitni.
He was.
If I help you get
the Danger Element back,
you're going to help me
save my father.
Your father's dead.
Not for long.
Aw man, you guys again?
We're here to collect
this month's payment.
Payment? I've never bought
anything from you guys.
Mister Derwit's protection
does not come for free.
Protection? You guys are the
only ones ever messin' with me!
Look. You can pay with diamonds,
or you can pay with your life!
Uh, wait... Diamonds? Yeah, diamonds.
I don't know. But he's like..
Where are the diamonds?!
I don't know about any diamonds.
Are you sure you're in the
right place?
Look! You must be hoarding them around
here somewhere, you muddy diamond hog!
Where are they being hogged?!
Hogged?
Alright, you filthy pack rat!
Battle Jitni! Kill him!
Vanderbeek Fry this guy!
Now, Vanderbeek!
And it blows up like Hiroshima and I'm
thinking, oh man, my dad's gonna be so pissed.
The description of the unusual weapon was
exactly the lead I had been looking for.
The American Top Secret Agency for
the Handling of Top Secret Situations
had assigned me to track down
Doctor Trevor Elymas,
and recent movements had led me to believe
he was now in the city of Hughson.
The unwitting discovery of this abominable
device by the police proved it.
He was here. He'd struck some sort of
a deal with the local crime syndicate,
which would explain why Lupo's
gang was apprehended.
However, that isn't what particularly
interested me about this crime scene.
While my superiors were in no way interested
in theories about secret societies
like the Knights of the
Benedictine Seal, I was,
and I had been conducting my own
investigation on them for quite some time.
And now, to my surprise, they were
apparently operating right under my nose.
While still providing what progress
reports I could to my supervisor
concerning my pursuit
of Trevor Elymas,
I began a peripheral investigation on
the Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
I didn't have to look for
evidence of their activity.
The Media and the public at large
believed the exploits of the Knights
were the work of one man.
A vigilante who they had given
the name of "The Stuntman".
The Knights' carefully laid deception had created
the image of a single veritable superhero,
Undoubtedly striking fear into the
shadowy corners and dark allies of crime
throughout this city.
It was genius.
And I was obsessed with
knowing their secrets.
So much so that I may have temporarily
disordered my priorities.
Say, man. Would you say
this is some bad news?
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to
take some action here.
Hello, Mister Derwit. How are
my new prototypes faring?
Not so good, man.
Those things are like bombs.
Blowing my men up left and correct.
Well, let us remember the meaning
of the word 'prototype'.
No offense, Captain, but it seems like
all you know how to make is proto-kinds.
I think it's about time you got me
something that works real good like.
Know what I'm sayin'.
The word is proto-type, Mister Derwit,
and perhaps I should remind
you of our agreement.
You are to provide me
with what I need.
And in return, I will give you access
to all of my experimental weaponry.
I've upheld my end of the deal.
Name one thing that me and my boys
haven't provided for you, Monsignor.
Where is the Danger Element?!
Ya mean that...
That little metal can?
It is the most important component
of my work, Mister Derwit.
And by the way, I am not a
Monsignor nor a Captain.
I am a Doctor.
Well, hey man. Maybe you could come over
here and do a little house call for me.
I got this nasty thing growing
on my back. It is huge..
I'm not that kind of Doctor.
Well, I'll just call your receptionist,
then, and make an appointment.
Don't worry about
your Danger Can.
I've got my super spy on the case.
I certainly hope so.
Douche.
Where've you been?
I was able to infiltrate
Derwit's syndicate.
He hired me to track down the Danger
Element for him. The money's good too.
What's in it for us?
The money.
Right. And what else?
Have you ever heard of
Renaldo Scorpione?
Yeah. The Mayor's kid.
Spoiled brat.
He knows something. I think he's friends
with someone in the Lucifarian circle.
Who's the friend? Saltzman?
I don't know.
Well, Let's go ask him.
Can I drive?
Ha!
He ain't got nothing' on me! If he
pops off, I'm gonna break his arm!
I'm gonna grab it and I'm gonna twist it
and I'm gonna snap it right in his face!
I'd kiss any man who could
break an arm like that.
You might get the chance, sugarlips.
But first I have a proposal.
How about you go get ready. 'Cuz
I don't want to be late for this party.
Well, I accept your proposal.
Hey... Hold on. Are you the
guy from the newspaper?
What do you know about the Lucifarians?
Like I would tell you.
Tell us!
Tell you what?
I told you to leave that
in the car.
Your way's too slow.
Are you guys on your honeymoon
or something? Quiet!
Where are they keeping the
Danger Element? The anex.
We'll never get in there.
What are they planning
to use it for?
Carlotto's excavating this machine?
It's old, really old.
They say it's some sort of radio
It's for talking to uh...
To what?!
They call them the ascended masters?
I don't know, are like spirits
or something,
they need the Danger
Element for it to work.
When?
In four days at their site.
How do I look?
Uh... Great... You ready to go?
I want you to report back to Derwit.
You want me to tell him about this?
No, I want you to give
him false information.
When we hit the Lucifarians, I want
Derwit's gang as far away as possible.
And when you're done, cut off
all communication with him.
Things are about to get
a lot more dangerous.
Hey, hey, Super spy!
That's my Super Spy.
Hey, everybody, Super spy's here.
Get it? Soup?
Soup or spy?
Man, I love a good soup man.
A good soup is like a good night's
sleep in a golden bed chamber
while you recline into slumber
upon a silver plated mattress.
Forgive my lack of manners. I trust
that you have some information
regarding the location
of the Danger Tube?
The Danger Element was stolen by
a gang known as Satan's Rifle.
They're moving it to the abandoned
shipping distribution center
outside of Modesto tomorrow.
It's the only chance you'll get.
Oh really. That ain't
what your buddy told me.
What are you talking about?
One of your old pals from
the order works for me.
Told me all about you
as soon as I hired you.
He pumped old Scorpione for
information right after y'all left.
Which means I know the Lucifarians
have the Danger Element.
I also know where your Boy-Boyfriend?
Brother. Whatever. I know
where he's gonna be tomorrow.
So... Doctor Elymas is gonna
get his canister back.
Old Andros over there, he's going to get his
sweet revenge against Battle... Whatever.
And I can't help wonder. What's in it
for me? Oh right. I get to kill you.
It hadn't been easy, but I had
finally caught up with one
of the Knights of the
Benedictine Seal.
I found over the past few days that the
Knights leave almost no footprints at all.
They practically don't exist..
Oh crap. Mother suck!
It's a trap.
Derwit knows everything.
If you go after the Danger Element
tomorrow, they'll kill you.
I have to. We're not going to
get another chance like this.
You'll die!
You wanted the damn thing, didn't you?
How far are you willing to go for it?
My supervisor had called me
back to headquarters.
His timing could
not have been worse.
Give me your wallet. Why are you putting
your hands up? Just give me your wallet!
Ah, Agent Billiard. Please pull
up a chair. Any chair will do.
I am going to get the paperwork
that we are about to go over.
Ah, here it is, right in front
of me the whole time.
This chair?
That will do nicely, please sit.
So tell me, Billiard. How's
the Trevor Elymas case going?
Well, we are making progress.
But it's not something we're going
to be able to solve overnight..
That's not what I've heard.
I'm sorry, Sir? I said,
that's not what I've heard.
No, no, I heard that part.
I was asking you what you heard?
Oh, right, sorry. Well. The word on the
street is or the rumor mill, if you will,
is that you're out gallivanting around
Hughson looking for some vigilante fellow.
Oh, well, yes, I am spending
some of my time looking into
information on the Knights
of the Benedictine seal.
The what?
The knights of the
Benedictine Seal, Sir.
You mean... You mean Trevor Elymas?
No.
Uh... Then who are you
talking about?
I would... This mysterious vigilante
fellow that you were just asking me about.
I'm trying to explain to you, it's actually
an underground society of crime fighters.
I... I... I don't... I don't recall saying
that. Is that what I... Is that what I said?
No! No, Sir, I'm... I'm just trying to
explain. You were asking me about this..
Ten-Four. Forget it! There's no point
in arguing over who did what to whom.
Let's get right back on topic. Don't
be afraid. Just answer my question.
I did. You asked me if I've been wasting time
looking for this mysterious vigilante fellow.
I said yes, I've been looking up information
on the Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
Who?
This mysterious vigilante guy.
Ah! So you were looking for him!
I just said that.
I tell ya, Billiard. There's no point in
trying to pull the sweater over these peepers.
I wasn't... I wasn't trying to.
Well, maybe that's
why you couldn't do it.
What?
Look, the whole point of all this is that
we need to find Mister Trevor Elymas.
Super fast! Today! It's the whole
reason why we brought you up from...
D.C.?
Wherever. It doesn't
really matter, Billiard.
You need to stop going after your
super-boy and go catch me some Trevor.
Yes, Sir.
And put the chair back
from where you got it.
I, uh... Just need
to organize my desk.
Try and clean up
this mess of a desk.
I can never find anything here.
Ahahaha... That's right!
Mister Billiard, The lateness
of your visit is most irregular.
Please consider postponing your
business, until at least tomorrow.
Last time I was here, you said it
was better to visit her at night.
True! But wasn't it last time that you
said it was going to be your last visit?
I mean, honestly, Agent Billiard,
these Interruptions of yours
are a disruption to
the treatment of my patient.
Treatment? You have her locked up in a
basement and you feed her once a day.
You're not concerned with her treatment...
You are afraid of her.
I don't think I need to remind you about
what happened to Doctor Westhaven.
No. You don't.
Fabulous.
I've hit a dead end in my assignment.
The target I'm tracking.
I know he is in the city, but
I can't find any leads on him.
I have no idea what he is
planning or where he is.
Trevor Elymas.
Yes.
He is close to something.
Something important.
Do you know where he is?
No.
What about something he's planning?
What might his next move be?
He wants something.
Do you know what that is?
The Danger Element.
The what?
He is winding the clocks as
we speak.
Uh, where is the Danger Element?
The Lucifarians have it.
Thank you!
When you find him, promise me
you will bring him here. To me.
Oasis, I can't bring
Trevor Elymas here.
I'm not talking about Elymas.
Now you're seeing things
as they really are!
What we have committed our lives
to is not considered possible
in ordinary terms,
but we are not ordinary men.
We will discipline ourselves
to face any hardship,
Training our minds to solve the most daunting
equations so that we might always reach
the solution that upholds justice
and preserves human life.
Training our bodies so that we may have the
courage to withstand the greatest pain,
and the strength to battle
evil in any form.
And finally. Perhaps the
very most important to you,
Battle Jitni, we train our spirits,
so that when the devil catches
us at our very weakest.
We may resist him and choose the path
of righteousness. Whatever the cost.
May the lord teach us to be generous,
teach us to serve as he deserves,
to give and not count the cost,
to toil and not seek for rest.
To labor and not seek reward, save for
the knowledge that we do his will.
A reliable source had
informed me that
the Lucifarians had been searching for
something called the Franz Calder device.
Sort of a radio that could allow them
to talk to spirits or something.
They had purchased this piece of
property several months ago,
believing it might be hidden here.
The informant also told me that a man
and woman fitting the description
of Hughson's mysterious stuntman and his
female companion had paid him a visit
asking him about the same thing.
This, along with the cryptic closing
to my last conversation with Oasis,
told me there was a good chance
I might finally see
the legendary Knights of the Benedictine
Seal in action. I could only hope.
Radiation levels lethal!
We're almost ready, Mister Carlotto.
Hey! Remember me?
Go away.
It's okay. It's okay.
I'm here to help.
But I didn't bring
an extra gun though.
I kinda thought you
would have your own, so.
Mister Carlotto will deal with you
when he is finished. Enjoy your stay.
Wow. It's really you, isn't it.
Do I know you?
I'm Agent Billiard with
the American Top Secret Agency
for the Handling of
Top Secret Situations.
I've wanted to meet you
for a long time. I'm a huge fan.
Fan? Who exactly do you think
I am?
You're one of the Knights, right?
The Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
So, what's your escape plan?
I didn't plan on getting caught
in the first place.
Apparently that's your department.
You have any ideas?
No.
It's pretty secure.
Well... If we're gonna die here
anyway, I need to show you this.
Can you see? I mean not everybody can
appreciate the beauty and the simplicity..
How did you do that?!
What exactly am I looking at here?
It's a 1990 Geo Metro. I like to restore
them. That's my current project.
Seriously, how did you
undo your ropes, though?
It's working. The channel
will be open in five seconds.
4, 3, 2, 1.
Finally
We've lost the signal.
I got it.
Look out!
They got it.
What?!
Don't lose it this time.
Come on.
I never thought I'd actually
get to ride in this thing.
You won't if you don't hurry up.
Cut them off.
Oui? Hello?
Hey, how's it goin' there, Commodore?
I am a doctor, you fool!
Whoa, hey!
Easy on the name calling.
Fine. What is it you want?
I'm callin' about
the gadget you wanted.
The what?
The device.
Device, what device?
The device that you requested.
Are you talking about
the Danger Element?
Yeah, that's it.
The canister that I wanted?
The device.
That I requested?
Yeah.
Oh! Excellent! You have retrieved it.
No, actually. Battle Jitni
got there before we could.
That's actually why I called.
What?
Battle Jitni got there first. Do I have to
say everything three times with you, man?
You outnumbered him! You knew he was
coming! How could this have happened?
Well, sometimes you just have
to let the crumbles bunch.
One... Two... Three...
Find him and take it from him.
Look, Nobody finds Battle
Jitni, man.
We shall see about that,
Mister Derwit.
That man is still a douche.
It is time to adjust our plan,
Vorkschnitt.
Alright, so what do we
gotta do to make this work?
I'll have to dismantle part of
the Universal Pendulum to see
if I can find a way to install the Danger
Element. That's not going to be easy.
We'll have to build
some kind of interface.
I won't know how to approach that until I get
this open, but I'll probably need your help.
Wait, what are you two
talking about?
You do realize there's no way to set a
target date and time, let alone a location.
I know. Well, we could end up
on the moon in dinosaur times.
If we don't figure that factor out.
Seems pretty important to me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Dinosaur times?
One step at a time.
Alright. Take it apart and I'll see what
I can do to help you with the interface.
You'll have to forgive me.
I'm a little overwhelmed.
Understandable?
I was right, wasn't I?
You're one of them.
The Knights of the Benedictine Seal.
Maybe.
Yes! You have no idea how long
I have waited for this.
Well, I'm... Flattered.
How many of you are there here in
the city? I mean Besides you two.
You mean us one.
I'm the only one.
You're the only one?
The only one in the city.
No way...
Don't tell the bad guys.
You can't be the only one.
Things aren't what they used to be.
There aren't a lot of us left.
Alright, well if you're the
only one, then who's she?
Oh, well that's complicated.
I've got time.
She used to be one of us once. She's kind
of a prodigal... Daughter... Or whatever.
Interesting. She's a deserter?
No, she's my sister.
By adoption anyway.
Her father took me in
twenty years ago.
He was a brilliant inventor. One of the order's
scientists. Treated me like his own son.
So what happened?
He died while I was still in training.
I was with him.
Enki wasn't. That's where
everything went bad.
Really? Sounds like things
were pretty bad already.
Things can always get worse.
How?
You wouldn't believe it. And I don't
like talking about it anyway.
What about you? What does the
American Top Secret Agency
for the Handling of Top Secret Situations want
with the Knights of the Benedictine Seal?
Nothing, actually. In fact I've been instructed
repeatedly to stop investigating the Knights.
Then why are you sitting here?
I'm looking for Doctor Elymas.
Oh, yeah. I know that guy.
You're looking for him too.
We can work together.
No, actually. My instructions were
just to get this out of his hands.
Which I had to do twice. Once after
we were captured, thanks to you.
The Danger Element. What is it, anyway?
What's it even do?
Well what can't it do?
The Danger Element can be applied
to practically any purpose
that man can conceive of. The
Jesuits found it a few years ago.
Elymas stole it when it was being
studied secretly at Loyola.
I don't know how he did that. I hope they figure
it out by the time I bring it back to them.
Well, you're probably not going
have to worry about that.
My agency is going to take custody
of that piece of evidence.
Take custody from who?
An imaginary religious order,
you've been repeatedly instructed
to stop investigating? Hilarious.
It's nice to meet you
by the way.
The plan has changed. I need you to
tell me where they have taken it.
The future I have promised you
depends upon it.
What are you guys doing?
There's no way my father
could have known
how the Danger Element
would be stored or transported.
So we need to find a way to install
it in the Universal Pendulum.
The canister won't be compatible
with my father's technology.
Um... What?
I need help lifting this out.
No way.
He knew?
He knew.
This is impossible.
You know what he would say
to you right now.
Nothing's impossible.
She is never wrong. And she
has nothing to gain by lying.
You will find it exactly
where she said it will be.
Bring it back to me, Andros.
Can I ask you a question?
I bet you can.
You don't really want to do this.
That's not a question. But you
are getting better at this.
I'm right though, aren't I?
Yeah, you might be.
But this isn't gonna work. I mean,
we're not really going back.
Oh, you're coming now?
Yeah, but this
isn't going to work, right?
I mean this whole thing
is kind of ridiculous.
No, that's not what I meant.
I know this works.
How?
I was there the first time.
Right, but you said no one's ever
done anything like this before.
Right, nobody's ever done this.
What?
You know, this does explain some
things. You did look familiar.
This totally makes sense.
Okay, well, if you know that this is going
to work, then why don't you want to do it?
Oh, well, I am pretty sure that this isn't
going to be exactly what she expects.
I didn't want her to be
disappointed all over again.
I guess you can't run from it
forever, though, can you.
We're ready.
Quantum interruption battery detected.
What? What are you doing?
I'm sorry, could you just
make some space?
Synchronizing.
Do not remove.
Space, where? There is no space.
If you scoot back.
Back? There is no back. New hardware
synchronized. Reboot required.
I don't know what you
expect me to do here.
Why are you coming with us?
Universal pendulum auto-start.
Because I have plans.
Acceleration required.
What are those for?
Safety.
Cycle two begins in five seconds.
I'm good. I'm good.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
May the Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Universal Pendulum Auto-start.
Cycle 3 begins in 5 seconds.
What happens in cycle 3?
I'm not sure!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
What is that?!
Cherenkov radiation?
I've never seen anything like this!
We're about to break
the barrier, hold on!
I already am holding on!
I'm not, what do I hold on to?!
I should have changed the tires.
Okay. What?
We stretched the Cherenkov
barrier like a rubber band.
So know it's beginning to snap
back to its original time.
We don't have a lot of time left.
This can't be right. This is the
wrong place. The wrong time.
No. He planned it this way. We're exactly
where and when he wanted us to be.
But this is too late.
Why would he bring us here?
Maybe he knows something we don't.
Can you give us a moment alone?
You did it.
I knew you would do it.
It wasn't my idea.
Enki. My daughter.
You came together... That's
exactly right... Very good.
But this is too late.
We came to save you.
I know. But that was not the purpose of
the Paraclete. It's not why I built her.
We have to go back to an earlier
date. We can still save you.
You just have to tell us
how to fix the problem.
Enki, there is no problem.
The Paraclete has fulfilled its purpose
perfectly according to my design.
You are exactly where
you are supposed to be.
Why? Why did you bring us here
if we can't be together again?
We are together. Listen to
my voice, beloved Daughter.
You're right in front of me.
We are all together.
You and I and your brother.
One of the few times.
If you had saved me, this moment
would never have happened.
What other force than death could
bring this family back together?
If only for a moment to say goodbye.
The way we wished we could.
Now. Let's not waste
our time together.
Don't let this moment be for
nothing. Neither of you.
Enki, your brother needs you. You don't
understand what you've put him through.
But he left me alone.
Enki, He's here now.
Jitni. Forgive your sister.
I know I don't need to say anything
more than that. Forgive her.
And forgive yourself.
I love you, my boy.
Blood or not.
Listen to me, My Daughter.
You who have broken
the laws of the universe
to return to me.
Though you have lost faith
in the Lord,
I will always have faith in you.
And from this day forward, should you
ever find a reason to approach Him,
know that I will personally burn the
incense of your payers at his feet.
Should the Lord Most High
have ever smelled anything
so sweet as a single petition
from my only daughter.
Goodbye.
Hey, guys.
Hey. He's gone.
He knew I'd come back here.
So, what did he want you
to forgive her for.
What are you talking about?
Enki's father. He asked you
to forgive her. What for?
That's the part I said
you wouldn't believe.
Try me. What happened?
Enki always had a hard time with
all this. The order. The Church.
When her father died, she just
became completely disillusioned.
She left and joined a gang
called Satan's Rifle.
Basically a bunch of delinquent kids who had
defected from the Knights of the Benedictine seal.
Really into the occult. Anything that
superficially insulted the order.
And he wants you
to forgive her for that.
No. That wasn't the half of it. Even then,
she was still my sister. She always will be.
So it was something
bigger than that?
Like I said, Satan's rifle was
buried in the occult.
Obsessed with ritualistic magic.
This is the part
I don't like talking about.
I don't understand.
Enki was directly responsible
for my... Affliction.
Affliction?
A demonic affliction.
Wait... What, like...
Like you're possessed?
We were never completely sure how to
categorize it. Sometimes its possession.
We, who's we?
There was a priest who
was trying to liberate me.
He seemed to think that cutting off contact
with Enki was the first step to my recovery.
Wow.
I took his advice. Enki and
I have been estranged ever since.
Up until now anyway...
I guess we both have a few things
to forgive each other for.
I never stopped loving her.
I told you,
you wouldn't believe me.
I've heard stranger things.
Well, have you heard about
a way to find Doctor Elymas
because I'm completely out of ideas.
I think I might know
someone who can help.
May I join you, Mister Andros?
I see.
I see that the Knights trained
you to judge yourself harshly.
It would seem to be
their primary purpose.
To encourage a man to inspect
his own soul with such scrutiny
that he will inevitably
hate himself utterly.
But perhaps it is more than that.
Yes... Perhaps this is not just
a scrutiny of yourself,
but a powerful jealousy of another.
I know your story, Andros.
And I know his.
Music and Martial Arts are
different in their purposes,
but they share a principle.
The practice of these arts both stress
the attainment of a supreme state.
The tuning of the instrument
as well as your understanding of
how to play it are both essential.
The instrument has been tuned.
Now... Play me a song!
I surmise that ever since
that day you have coveted
Battle Jitni's undeserved gift to such a
degree that you have grown to hate yourself.
So much perhaps to explain
why you feel this necessity
to mutilate your own body
in despisement of its weakness.
You wonder
how I could know such things?
A commitment to knowledge can
open the doors to many gifts.
I wonder... Are you willing
to make such a commitment?
What if you had the chance to take for
yourself what you always deserved?
To surpass not only
Battle Jitni's power,
but also that
of the greatest creatures
to have had the blessing or
the curse to walk the earth.
Andros...
What if I could make you a demigod?
You cannot allow yourself to be
crippled by what happened.
I can't just ignore it.
Forgive yourself.
Does that take away the consequences?
Is it that simple?
Is He that simple?
I didn't say that.
The universe is far from simple.
All the less simple is its creator.
Didn't you see what I did?
You cannot change
what you did yesterday.
But the world may depend
on what you do today.
Is this my fault?
These are my hands aren't they?
What that spirit does
with your hands
when he possesses you
is out of your control.
Stop blaming yourself.
What I can tell you is that his ultimate
defeat must start with a decision.
He lays siege to your heart.
I know you can't outsmart him.
That you can't resist him
day in and day out.
But ultimately
he will be your subject.
Because there is only one
Spirit to whom you must answer.
Hey! I was able to talk Afterman
into letting us see her.
Oasis Reinberg. I'd like
to introduce you to Battle..
You need no introduction.
You are an expected pleasure.
You, however, Mister Billiard,
are merely predictable.
What do you need
from me this time?
Trevor Elymas.
Predictable.
We have to find him
as soon as possible.
And what do you want from me?
A location. I know you couldn't
give me one before, but-
But I can give you one now.
You can?
He has been quite bold in
the time since your last visit.
He no longer hides
from my sight.
Oh... That's awesome. Can you..
I am so sorry, I have to take this.
I've been waiting to meet you for
so long. You can't even imagine.
You can feel it, can't you?
My intentions. My motives.
They are only a dim light shining
through a curtain to your eyes,
but not beyond your perception.
The world of human emotion is
like an ocean in which you swim.
The sinister drive of mankind is laid
bare before you in all your waking hours.
You see it as a curse
and an affliction...
But you should accept it
for the blessing that it is.
But it is not your power.
You are not its source.
Though your logic serves you, God is not
the only one who gives gifts, Jitni
Do you have any idea
who is dwelling within you.
Whom You are nothing without?
Abbadon.
The harbinger of the final
judgment of man.
The angel who will scatter the dust that
is humanity and reconcile its sins.
The savior who will raise a just
world from their scorched bones.
Why do you resist him?
Yours is the greatest honor.
Embrace him in all of his power
and glory and you will rule
the new world with me
at your side... Forever.
Our destinies end in the same place.
A kingdom modeled after our love.
What'd I miss?
There is an essential point that
neither Church nor acceptable science
would have us to know.
This is a tragedy, my boy.
A tragedy because that point
is the key to our freedom.
Given the time and the resources,
a man can accomplish anything.
It is a freedom and a truth
instilled within us by God Himself.
It has taken most of my life,
but I have found a way
for a mortal man
to become a living god!
You will be a living testament
to the wisdom and ascension
of Doctor Trevor Elymas!
Vorkschnitt!
We are what we choose to be.
Rise, now.
But rise not a mere man.
Rise, now, a creature the likes
of which the world has not seen
since the Nephilim themselves graced
the kingdoms of old, long lost.
Rise, now, a god-man.
Do not fear them, boy. They will be
with you for the rest of your life.
Alright, this is the place.
How are we gonna do this?
We can't just walk right in there.
I'll take care of these guys,
you sneak in over there.
These can't be the only ones.
I'll get caught.
I'll take care of them too.
Well, as long as I can.
Alone?
Well, you gotta be quick about it.
When they're done with me,
they'll come after you,
so get in there and
get the Danger Element.
Get Elymas or whatever it is you're
supposed to and then get out.
You cover us from out here.
And take the Danger Element
away from him when he comes out.
I'm not staying here.
Yes you are.
No I'm not.
Ok. Now's our chance,
I'll go that way.
Yes, you are.
I propose a toast.
To meddling with forces beyond
the comprehension of man.
And not a moment too soon.
You know, I was wonderin', what's so
important about that there danger element?
When the world discovers the answer to that
question, they will wish you never asked.
What interests me this evening is a
mutual enemy of ours, Mister Derwit.
A mutual enemy who is simultaneously
the door to our glorious future.
A door that is about
to swing wide open.
So you're saying he is about
to come out of the closet?
You know, there was another man who used
to speak in riddles kinda like you do.
Name of Jesus.
What is wrong with you?
I detect a citrus note?
Aww!
Garçon! Destroy them!
Owned!
Just a little longer, buddy.
Trevor Elymas. By the authority of the
American Top Secret Agency for the Handling
of Top Secret Situations,
I am placing you under arrest
for murder and international
occult crimes.
Crimes? That word hardly does any
justice to what I have accomplished.
The languages of those men who
write such restrictive laws
would more likely employ
the word 'atrocities'.
Perhaps you would like
to experience one for yourself?
Feliz Navidad, Professor.
I brought you a present.
Now, Andros. Have I not delivered
you a proper vengeance?
Take what belongs to you.
Show him your worth.
So committed to failure.
Would you actually die before
admitting the simple truth?
You cannot deny it.
To you, nothing is impossible.
But you choose failure
by rejecting me.
Every one of your successes
owes itself to my power.
Let the truth guide
your hand now.
You have fallen before your enemy.
Allow me to rise in your place.
A spectacular performance,
Lord Abaddon.
Forgive me if I have spoken out
of turn. I am Trevor Elymas.
We know who you are.
Ever since Oasis first informed
me of your true nature,
I have devoted my life to
ushering in your glorious reign.
Though, after years, I found myself
unable to produce a circumstance
that would trigger your coming
until now.
If I could not produce
the positive by my knowledge,
I could produce the negative,
and allow the equation
to balance itself.
I consider this moment the genius
stroke of all my life's endeavors.
It is my honor to witness
the birth of the new age.
He's a liar.
I know this human is a liar.
Neither of you will be spared
for your deeds today.
You, and all others like you, will
perish for the atrocity of your birth.
Yes, Together, Lord, we will
cleanse the Earth of the Profane-
Yes, my friend...
Starting with you...
I wasn't talking to you,
I was talking to my brother.
My choices let him in, Jitni.
He heard my voice before
he ever heard yours.
Your choices now will push him out.
Remember what dad said.
He's not strong enough.
Not on his own.
What are you doing?!
Taking back what is mine.
Yours?! Do you mean the life
that I just saved by force.
The life that you have not the strength
nor the will to save yourself.
Is that what belongs to you? I am
the only reason you are alive.
The only reason you have
made it as far as you have,
if one really can make it anywhere
in this desolate mortal prison.
Go back where you came from.
What do you know about
where I come from?
Do you mean the lofty crags
of the Lord's Mount of Assembly?
For Amen, I tell you, Satan himself
took his first steps in there as I did.
And I have walked in
far colder places,
indeed, the coldest of those
being right here with you.
Leave!
Leave?
Our destinies are interwoven.
The human race is sinful.
Why he hasn't struck you all
by now,
I would perhaps never understand if it
weren't for my obvious place in his plan.
You have a place in that plan
as well, Battle Jitni.
You and I, together, will reconcile
the misdeeds of this people for Him.
You should be so lucky.
The savior of the universe, have
chosen you to be his servant.
You can't control me.
Haven't I always?!
Let me go.
By who's authority?
You have no power.
I am your power.
By the authority of His name.
Don't be foolish. That's just a story.
And you are not a child.
No one would do it.
No one would send their own, not into
the hands of the scum of the universe.
It's a fairy tale. I am the one
who has come into the world.
Come to work, come to destroy.
I am the truth.
What name do you call upon,
then, but my own?!
The name of Jesus Christ.
Impossible! It is at the sound of my
name that you should bow. Not His.
In the name of Jesus Christ I rebuke all
evil spirits... Including you, Abaddon.
You cannot forget what you
crave to remember.
I won't be gone forever. I am
no mere memory to be forgotten.
When you are weakest and can see clearly
that I am your only source of strength
I will return.
So his brains came out?
No, Sir, it was his heart.
His heart came out.
That's hella cool.
So this, uh, Battle Jitni character.
What's he all about?
Actually, that, that's
who I wanted to talk about.
Big time criminal, huh?
No.
Actually I was hoping
that we might recruit him.
Tell ya what...
Why don't you go recruit me up
some pizza and
a "Two leet" of some "Schpoda".
Now.
I won't be gone forever. I am no
mere memory to be forgotten at will.
When you are weakest and can see that
I am the only source of your strength...
I will return.