He kneels before an open grave in the church floor.
PRIEST 2
A VOICE behind him — dry, amused. "You kept it." Priest doesn't turn. "LUCIA (30s), pale as bone, eyes the color of spoiled wine. A vampire. But not feral. She wears a tattered nun’s habit, modified with bandoliers." That serum killed half your Order. Why hold onto poison? Priest closes the box. PRIEST Because poison kills monsters. He stands, turns. Faces her directly. PRIEST (CONT'D) And you're not here for old times. Lucia smiles — sharp, sad. LUCIA Something woke up under Cathedral City. Something the Church buried before the first vampire drew breath. It’s eating us from the inside. You help me kill it — I give you the location of the last surviving Grand Cardinal. He knows why they really sent you to that train all those years ago. Priest’s jaw tightens. PRIEST And if I say no? Lucia taps the box. LUCIA Then that’s your eulogy. Because in three days — there won’t be enough left of this world to hide in. She walks into the shadows. Gone. movie priest 2
Inside: a wooden box. No crucifix. Just a brand burned into the lid: — Monk of the Penitent Sword. He kneels before an open grave in the church floor
No sign of life. No sound but the grit.
Priest stares at the syringe. Then at the empty pews. "LUCIA (30s), pale as bone, eyes the color of spoiled wine