A Fiend's Love (2019) - full transcript

Sometimes

when the soul

is too broken or confused,

it becomes a target of

the fundamental darkness,

the innate devil

force of the universe.

The soul is given

a diluted power

and identity until the

advent of its downfall.

This downfall is

brought by Taven,

the warden of this dark world.

There is no right or wrong

in the eyes of Taven,

only consequences.

This is the battle of the evil

versus the darkness.

Holly, Holly?

Come here baby.

Come here.

Come here, come here.

Yeah.

We found him again.

So he finally arrived?

Yes.

It took a lot of work,

but sources have confirmed.

He's active in our area.

What can I do?

You are the chosen one.

I am?

Yes.

Are you sure they

made the right decision?

Never doubt the

decision of the COJ.

I know you're ready.

Don't worry.

We'll be staying close by.

Here,

I now bestow you

the symbol of honor.

You're now officially Taven.

So, you are the chosen one.

Yes.

Do you know what

you're up against?

Please, guide me.

The fundamental darkness

is what you're fighting against.

What does that mean?

Call upon the ultimate

evil to counter it.

The ultimate

evil?

Me.

It is what's called

turn poison into medicine.

What's left in you?

Only Taven.

Why wouldn't you

stop this evil cycle?

Everything needs a balance.

Without the evil,

what's the good?

It's an easy excuse

for avoiding

challenging yourself.

No, it's not an excuse,

when you can realize

how much power you have.

No, it's not your power.

It's an illusion, lent to you.

Really?

Try this, then.

Let me show you

the essence of Taven.

You stopped fighting.

Why?

To protect someone,

and passion.

I will keep coming back.

Rose, are you okay?

Something is not right.

I feel a much more

powerful force

than the source has indicated.

I'm worried about Romona.

A more powerful force?

How is that possible?

There is something

foreign in him.

A borrowed energy

to boost himself.

A borrowed energy.

You can borrow and

transfer factions

into actual energy

in the form of force.

Chloe?

Hey, Ian.

Just come back from work?

I thought you were

practicing with your friend?

I was about to leave.

So how was teaching?

It was fine, just a

couple of new students.

Hey, you're drinking

my juice again.

Here, have some juice,

and get some rest.

Yeah, I should.

What?

Why?

That guy is poor.

We're going to die anyway.

Let's get out of here

and get some drinks.

Okay.

Hey.

Why wasting efforts

protecting those?

Speak!

They're like my family.

They accept me for who I am.

But they may not

even appreciate you.

It's okay.

I don't mind.

Follow me,

and I'll spare you.

No.

You are the devil.

What do you

expect from me then?

If I put up a good fight,

spare my friends.

It won't be easy.

It's not time yet.

Are you quitting?

Any more?

Hate me or fear me,

you'll feel better.

Something different about

the way you played tonight.

So when will you agree to

record an album together?

I don't know.

It feels like you're

under surveillance

when you're playing for

a recording machine.

Knowing you all these years,

this is the weirdest

thing about you.

Do you have

anything that I can

wipe this?

Dammit, where's my...

What about this?

Who are you?

I just wanted to observe you

before I speak to you.

Hi, my name is Rose.

I'm Ian.

Ian, what I'm

about to tell you

might sound a little crazy,

but it's definitely the truth.

Wait a minute.

Okay.

You're the chosen one, Ian.

Am I on TV?

I'm on TV, right?

Am I?

No, you're not.

You have been chosen

as the new Taven

to counter the manifestation

of the fundamental darkness.

I'm sorry.

Rose, right?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

I understand your response,

but this is dead serious.

I want you to help us

fight against Viro.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

I think you're talking

to the wrong guy.

All right, I'm a musician, okay?

You will be,

if you allow me to bestow to you

the essence of Taven.

No thanks.

If you'll excuse me, I

have to go now, okay?

Best luck to you, Rose.

You will

be tested, Ian.

Are you Ian?

I need to talk to you.

You try to disrespect me?

Please, just let me go.

Wait, wait.

Let's talk, all right?

What do you wanna talk about?

I think you guys are

looking for the wrong person.

I'm not into mob or

anything like that.

Because of you,

our friend is dead.

And there's payback time.

What?

No, please.

I didn't cause anyone's death.

You got the wrong guy.

Oh, I'm gonna die.

I'm gonna die.

Oh,

Ian.

can fly.

Hey, what are you doing here?

Do you wanna,

wanna join me?

Actually, will you allow

me to walk you home?

What do you want from me?

I didn't do anything.

Who killed their buddies?

What?

Oh no.

He's gonna come after me next.

Who you talking about?

Please, let me go.

He's gonna come for me.

Who is he?

I don't know, a freak.

He appears and disappears

out of nowhere.

I want you to

go after someone.

What, kill him?

And if you don't

complete this,

I'm gonna come after you.

Can you describe the

look of this person

you are trying to run away from?

I don't know.

Long hair,

no eyebrows.

Heavy eyeliner.

Slim, but fast and powerful.

Who are you?

Private detective.

I've been searching

for this man for years.

Good luck with that.

He is like a ghost.

Well, you're probably right.

What the hell are

you talking about?

According to my study,

he's no human.

Some sort of

mythological entity.

What?

You better pray for your sins.

Wait?

What do you mean?

Where you going, man?

Come on, help me out.

I can't guarantee,

but you need to seek asylum

from a member of the COJ.

COJ?

The Coalition of Justice.

They're the ones that

fight against this guy.

What?

How am I supposed to find them?

That, I don't know.

Good luck, buddy.

What, wait, can

I come with you?

Sorry, man, I work alone.

Oh, come on, man.

Don't leave me out

here like this?

Have I made myself clear?

Yes, yes, yes.

Just calm down, okay?

Shit!

What you think you're doing?

Fuck you, you freak.

What did you do to my friends?

They deserve what they got.

I'm gonna kill you.

Come on, come on.

Foolish human.

Shut up.

Time to die.

Wait, wait.

Please don't kill me.

Just give me one more chance.

Drink up.

It'll help you calm down.

I suppose you encountered

something unusual.

What's going on?

Who are these people that are

telling me strange things,

and attacking me?

You are the chosen one.

What?

Why are you saying the

same thing as that woman?

You have been chosen

to be the Taven,

the one who will counter

the fundamental darkness.

The fundamental darkness,

the negative force that

lies deep within our lives.

It has existed since the

beginning of the Saha world.

Viro is the manifestation

of this negative force,

so that it can cause the

conspicuous

corrosion of society.

Everyone can realize

or be connected

to this fundamental darkness

in the way that you have.

Most people battle

it internally,

through their consciousness.

You're chosen because there

is a deep karma in you.

A poison you must cultivate

in order to turn into medicine.

And Taven is the expedient means

by which you can

accomplish this.

The poison inside of me?

Battling against

Viro is ultimately

battling against

your own weakness,

your own self-doubt.

You have to win

over your own fear

before you can win

over your enemy.

Why are you so

familiar with this?

I was once a Taven.

So,

that mysterious woman,

she's a Taven, too?

No, she's a messenger.

In the network of the

Coalition of Justice, or COJ.

We have messengers who are

candidates to be Taven,

when the time is right for them.

But I was

never a messenger.

This is a part

I can't explain.

I have a feeling there is

something unprecedented here.

What should I do?

Accept Rosie in.

She needs your help.

I think you are the keeper

sent to help them

overcome this crisis.

I've been waiting

for a successor.

This is now yours.

How do you manage

to wait for me

here every day to walk me home?

I have my way.

I can travel really fast.

That

sounds so weird.

Sometimes you really sound

like a freak, you know?

Really?

Yeah.

Also it's funny how

sometimes I feel

like you're just

standing next to me.

You're funny.

I'm joking.

The truth is I care.

I just wanna be able

to see you every day.

What?

What do you have over there?

You've been carrying

it all night.

This thing?

This is actually for you.

I wanted to return

you a new one.

May I?

Thank you.

I like you.

Come on, run me home.

Chloe!

Are you okay?

Is everything okay?

You

leave her alone.

It's not up to you to decide.

She's innocent.

Don't do this to her.

Wait a minute.

Am I missing something?

Let's end this now.

Fight me.

Wait, wait!

No.

No,

just go.

Come on,

come to me.

Hi!

Hi.

What secret do you have for me?

Oh, yes, I have

a big secret for you.

Are you excited?

I guess so.

Do you want

to know the secret

of becoming powerful?

Yes, very much.

Good, but it's not fair

if only I am

telling a secret.

Do you want me to

tell you a secret, too?

Actually, no.

I just want you to promise

me something.

I feel so lonely.

Will you be my friend

forever?

Yes.

I will be your friend forever.

Yay!

Okay, come closer to me.

I want to feel you.

Taven calling out!

Fuck, this is stupid.

Oh!

What are you doing?

Well, you know, trying

to give you some signals.

I know.

It was fun watching

you for a while.

Very funny.

So, why do you want to see me?

I wanna help you.

I wanna understand more

about Viro, Taven, and...

Her name is Romona.

She was the Taven one year ago,

who fought against Viro.

What happened to her?

She gave herself too deep

into the real power

of the original Taven.

And now it is holding her soul,

as hostage.

You mean Taven

did this to her?

Yes.

Original Taven is not a saint.

It is a vehicle, turning

poison into medicine.

Thus, it is still

venomous itself.

So this is

what I'm in for,

to help awaken another Taven?

The thing is,

I only know that you will have

the ability to communicate

with the original Taven.

But I don't know how to

instruct you to do that.

I suppose I'll find out.

Please, Ian.

I'm counting on you to save her.

Where can I find her?

She's in a deeper sleep.

I kept her in a compartment

at this location

where all destructions

can be avoided.

I can't really get

near by her anymore

because of the dark force

that has been building

up around her by

the original Taven.

Only a soul that

carried the same

energy force as Taven

can approach her now,

and the possessor

of that soul is you.

Hey, buddy.

Yeah, let's do it.

Let's record something nice.

And we'll talk about

it when you come over.

Okay, see you.

You've gone weak.

Aren't you tired of

being in this evil cycle?

Why not quit?

It will never end,

as long as civilization is here.

I am the shadow

of your existence.

Why are you here, really?

You.

I want you to be the catalyst

to draw them all

to the final fight.

Are you declaring

war this time?

Yes.

I'm gonna kill both of them,

and seal the deal with the COJ.

You will be

cursed for eternity,

by both the COJ and

your own creator.

It doesn't matter anymore.

I'm already cursed for

something forbidden.

Why don't you just

surrender to your doom?

You're forgetting about

a character in us humans,

dignity.

I suppose.

What do I know about dignity?

I'm just your darkest fear.

My return gift for you.

Too bad.

I won't get to see

the end of your story.

Goodbye,

Wing.

Rose, in time

we shall meet again

under the world of

tranquility, Alice.

Where are you, Alice?

Long time no see.

Alice, what happened to you?

I'm fine.

In fact, I feel great.

Come back, Alice!

Don't fall for this!

Stop this evil cycle!

What are you talking about?

I'm not involved in

some sort of evil cycle.

Yes, you are.

You're derailed.

Step out from this illusion.

It's not too late!

It's not an illusion, Rose.

This is real power,

power so real that you

can't even imagine.

What power?

This power.

Alice.

Why don't you join me?

Come on, we can

create our own empire.

No.

Then this is

where we will part.

If you choose to walk away,

you will be my enemy.

So be it.

Isn't life full

of unexpectations?

Watch me reap my triumph.

She's turning into Davada.

Shut up.

You don't know anything.

Help me understand!

Please.

Give me a chance

to earn your trust.

I wanna help you.

Let me join this fight.

Are you sure you're

ready for this?

I have been, for years.

Even at the risk of

your life?

- Yes.

Ceremony Vanity.

That is where and when

everything will be decided.

I will be there.

Be careful.

Something will try to stop you.

Too hard.

So swollen.

Why can't life

be more peaceful?

Why do you say that?

Why do people judge

each other so badly

before understanding first?

I don't know.

Perhaps due to instincts.

Or maybe bad memories.

I don't think he

understands you the way I do.

You mean Ian?

He's never like

that to anyone.

He seems to hate you so much.

I'm sorry.

It's all because of me.

No.

It's not your fault.

I hope you accept me one day.

I'll need to talk to him.

I don't want you

two to be like this.

Stay still.

I'm going to try to

make you feel better.

Close your eyes.

Oh, my God!

Come here.

Who are you, really?

What do you mean?

I knew from the beginning

that you are not

who you say you are.

Who do you think I am then?

A ghost, I don't know.

You're too precise.

There's no complexity in you.

Chloe?

Yeah?

I have something

to give to you.

Oh.

Where did you get this?

It's a special thing.

Only made from your hometown.

When it glows even brighter,

it means I'm thinking

about you a lot.

And when it happens,

would you hold it and

think about me, too?

I will feel it.

You are playing with fire.

And you can't

control it anymore.

You

cannot confuse

me.

Taven will defeat you.

Never!

It is a futile cycle.

Ceremony Vanity.

Are you ready, Taven?

Yes.

The battleground

is over there.

Be careful.

Detective Leone.

You must get going now.

Why?

No time to explain.

Do as I say.

Call me when you leave.

Stay here, you're safe.

I'll be right back.

Okay?

Hello?

Hey, so I'm outside.

What's all the commotion?

Hello?

Hello?

Holly!

Rose, that son of a

bitch killed my friend!

I told her to stay home, Rose.

How could I?

I thought it would

be safe for her.

Stay strong.

It is the way he is

trying to defeat you.

You must keep going.

I'll see

you in a minute.

Stay alert.

The ceremony has begun.

Who are you?

I'm Leone,

and I'll be hosting the show

on behalf of Rose tonight.

It's Rose.

She tricked me.

What's the matter, Davada?

Feeling stupid?

You'll pay for this,

you stupid human.

What now, Alice?

Why don't you come

out and surrender?

Alice?

Alice?

Alice?

Alice?

Shit.

Now you know who

you're up against.

What?

Are you scared?

I won't kill you now.

I like to keep some of

my adversaries around.

You are crazy!

Maybe,

but I love the feeling.

Sorry, Rose.

I hope I bought you enough time.

Finally, you're here.

Stay strong, Taven.

Dammit, Taven.

Why don't you just die?

I can't, not

before I defeat you.

Let me go.

I found a way to stay

in the Saha world.

I don't wanna leave again.

No, you must pay retribution

for your negative causes first.

Remember the essence of Taven?

Here it is again.

I hate the essence of Taven.

What's going on?

Chloe, Chloe,

can you hear me?

Hear me please, Chloe.

Will you hear me?

I need you.

I need you, Chloe.

Get up, Taven!

Fight me.

I feel weak, so weak.

Have I fallen?

Have I failed true faith?

I'm trying so hard,

but maybe I'm just

not strong enough.

Wake up, Ian.

It's not over.

What's this?

Stop this now!

Don't kill anymore.

Pay for your sin, Viro.

Rest assure,

I'm not Viro anymore.

Before I'm forever condemned

I just wanna say

that I was once alive

in this world,

living with someone

that I loved very much.

My name was Tiga.

And Luna was the

love of my life.

I once existed in

this world of Saha.

We laughed,

and we lived our

lives to the fullest.

And all I wanted to do

was to keep her close to me,

to protect her from harm.

And to offer everything

I had to make her happy.

But she became ill,

and died,

of a mysterious cause.

And I was devastated.

I asked myself why,

why should a good

person like her

deserve such tragedy?

It's not fair.

I lost hope, and I began

to hate this world.

I had gone mad and

murdered the doctor

who tried to cure her,

and I carved his heart out.

But I wasn't happier.

A dead heart could

not bring back

the love of my life.

At that moment it approached,

the fundamental darkness.

I sold my soul to it,

and vowed to bring calamities

to wherever it designated me to,

with the ultimate evil.

But she came back

as Chloe to find me.

Trying to awaken me,

to nirvana and love.

I will follow her trail,

and find her.

And I'll ask for

her forgiveness.

Thank you, Taven.

That was the

last I've learned about

what happened from Rose.

A broken soul got a second

chance to pursue his love.

It was one of the strangest

cases I've encountered.

And the mystery

continues to affect me,

as if it hasn't ended yet.