Ah!
That's right. You bailed on your training.
You can't phase through the Cruciform Sword.
Are we bonding now?
- Ow!
You brought this on yourself.
-The hell is wrong with you? -Stay out of this, Mary.
Back up.
Where do you think you're going?
You two seem like you have stuff to figure out.
-I'll be with you in a minute. -You're making a mistake.
Not as big a mistake as letting you and Duretti rip the Halo out of her.
Let's go.
What are you doing? Move!
- Shit-- - Great.
Of course he left me.
I would've left me, too.
I'm just a weird, formerly dead orphan.
Hey.
Oh. Nice jacket.
Oh, yeah, I'm trying something new.
Can we, like, go now?
-Something's up. What is it?
There may or may not be people following me right now, so...
Most likely "may."
Oh, I scoped the place.
I don't think Jillian Salvius has anyone here looking for us.
Yeah, I'm not worried about them right now.
What? You mean other people are after you?
Yeah.
Did you buy tickets?
Yeah.
Did you have to show ID?
I showed them an ID.
Come on. There's no way they can track us. Even if they do, check it out.
This boat crosses to Morocco,
then comes back to a different port closer to Portugal.
So, we hide out on the ferry, ride it back, then get to Lisbon.
And whoever's following you thinks you got off the boat in Africa.
Boom.
I like that plan.
She's not here.
No shit.
Where are you?
What you looking at me for?
Hmm.
The girl got away.
The Church.
I sent your best men, as you asked.
Well, apparently, not best enough.
Send more.
I make a better adviser than I do a general.
Right now, I need you to do both and find the girl.
Or what I'm about to do here could blow up in our faces.
Human history is marked by tectonic shifts.
Not only in the way people live,
but in the way we perceive the world and its limits.
The Enlightenment gave us science,
the razor by which we were able
to separate the spiritual realm from reality.
I am here to announce we are entering a new Era of Enlightenment.
And I propose a new question.
What if what we perceived as a razor is, in fact, a bridge?
The Ark is that bridge.
A quantum portal to another realm.
For the first time,
human beings will be able to travel beyond this universe.
- What is this bridge, please?
Before you ask, I can't tell you what lies on the other side,
but I'll tell you what I believe.
I believe there is an afterlife,
but it's not like what they talk about in books and scripture.
God, or whatever you believe created us, gave us free will:
the ability to think, construct, and invent.
And He gave us Divinium,
this extraordinary conductive metal,
which has given life to my work.
What if God provided us with the tools
to find our own way to a realm where death doesn't exist?
- What exactly is Divinium?
Some will call my work blasphemy.
They will do everything in their power
to destroy the innovations that stand to disrupt the foundations
on which the Church and its power are built.
But to deny humanity access to this bridge,
as opposed to vague promises of ascendance,
that would be the true blasphemy.
Are you suggesting that the Church may take action against you?
They already have.
I call upon the Vatican to cease all hostile operations.
I am not an enemy.
In fact, I have some very good news for them:
Heaven does exist,
because I discovered a gateway to it.
-Thank you.
Could you tell us a little bit more about the substance, please?
Jillian Salvius just declared open war on the Vatican at a press conference.
It wasn't unprovoked.
Mind yourself, Sister.
The Sister is right.
We must prepare for retaliation.
War can't be the answer.
We have the Shield. She can't complete her machine without it.
The first order of business, then, is to secure the Shield of Faith,
and prevent her from finishing her work.
Is it possible? What she claims the machine can do?
There is only one path to Heaven: by the grace of God.
If she really has built a bridge, I assure you, it leads directly to Hell.
We are squabbling over armor when the Halo is still out there.
This isn't just a battle over metal
or ideology.
This is the battle for the soul of humanity.
Sister Beatrice... we will send the Shield of Faith
to the Vatican for safekeeping.
Your Eminence, it will be safe here.
The Sister Warriors have been entrusted with the care of Divinium for centuries.
This isn't up for debate.
You need to make a decision.
Either get in line or be removed from your position.
It's over.
I'm finally free.
Hey, it's me.
Oh, hi. Come in. No one's here.
Coast is clear.
-Why do you need a T-shirt? - Thanks.
Again?
Whose blood is that?
It's mine, but everything's fine, really. It's okay.
Yeah, except your shirt is covered in blood
and people are chasing you.
Can we grab a drink or something?
Hey, you can trust me.
All I'm asking for is an explanation.
Yeah, then we'll definitely need a drink.
You and I aren't finished.
Touch me again and we will be.
-You let her get away. -While protecting her from you.
I'm doing my job.
More than I can say for you.
Well, then, let's get this straight.
I don't trust you. No, I don't even like you.
You think 'cause you were groomed for the Halo, it's your God-given right.
Don't expect me to feel bad about what I'm doing.
We need a trained Warrior Nun
who will take orders and fulfill our mission.
Well, she'll figure it out.
And what's your plan?
- Just drink.
All right.
Why are people after you?
I, um...
I took something that doesn't belong to me.
That's all?
I mean, the people who want it back are, like, really pissed.
What was it?
A ring.
A very weird, old ring.
- Can I see it? -No.
No. I'm hiding it.
There's something else you're not telling me.
I am so screwed.
I'm gonna have to come clean.
-You've been shady about your past. -He knows.
About who you are. Where you came from. I know almost nothing about--
I spent my life in an orphanage. Okay?
Playing the sympathy card.
I am officially a dick.
I was in a car accident.
I survived, but my mom didn't.
How old were you when it happened?
Seven.
My father was never in the picture, so I was alone.
After the hospital, they took me to this... orphanage,
where I've spent almost every day since.
The day we met was actually the first day I walked.
Out of there, I mean.
Well, it all makes sense now.
What does?
That probably came off wrong,
but you not wanting to talk about your past.
The fact that everything feels like the first time.
It's not exactly a thing you would share on a first date.
Oh.
Is that what it was?
Figure of speech.
But, maybe?
I don't know. Can we just forget that I just said that
and have fun and just--
Exist.
Por favor.
Two.
Cheers.
Ah.
Mm.
I hope you're here with an update on the Halo.
No news on Ava yet,
but Mary is persistent.
I'm sorry.
They're taking the Shield.
Father, may I speak freely?
Why are you so uneasy
about releasing the Shield to His Eminence?
I'm concerned that Cardinal Duretti is dividing us.
Pushing us away from our mission.
All this about the Shield of Faith and Jillian Salvius.
He would have us direct all our efforts against her,
if he had his way.
But aren't we supposed to trust in the Church and the hierarchy of command?
Cardinal Duretti is not our Church.
I apologize. That sounded like resentment.
I used to be impetuous when I was your age.
A trait that cost me everything before I found this calling.
Best not to stray back to old habits.
It's okay, Sister. It's...
I think it's because everything is different now.
Sister Shannon, dead.
The Halo chose Ava.
And Cardinal Duretti taking over from you.
Hmm.
My ego can handle Duretti.
It's my conscience that might get the better of me, Sister.
Well, I had better go.
The Shield is ready for transport, Your Eminence.
Very good.
If there's nothing else...
Actually, Sister Beatrice, a word.
I understand you graduated top of your class
from the most prestigious boarding school in Switzerland.
Spent your free time training in aikido, kendo, and archery.
You've read my dossier.
I, for one, thought "loner" was a judgmental term
for an official assessment.
Well, think of it as you had more time
to prepare for whatever life would throw your way.
And less time to actually enjoy it.
Friends come and go, but your abilities...
I am impressed by how you fought your way through Arq-Tech to retrieve the Shield.
We could use more Sister Warriors like you.
You are too kind, Your Eminence.
Don't think it goes unnoticed, especially in this time of turmoil.
Turmoil, sir?
Mot juste, wouldn't you agree?
There have been changes, of course.
Oh, and more changes to come.
Which is why my role here has evolved.
The OCS needs Sister Warriors that can adapt.
And remain loyal.
Exactly right.
Loyalty is key.
And you strike me as someone who is dedicated
to supporting the chain of command.
Without question.
Excellent.
As our chain of command rises to God,
I believe He knows He has my full support.
Allow me to be forthright.
In the challenging days ahead,
I would like to know that I can count on you to remain faithful
to the will of the Church.
You may always count on me to remain faithful.
To God.
Here you go.
Ooh!
Oh, you're drunk.
You-- your... face is drunk, so...
-My face is drunk? -Yeah.
Your face is drunk.
How can a face be drunk?
Oh, my God.
Wow.
-Look at that. - It's beautiful.
Oh, hey.
I picked these up.
How are postcards still a thing?
No. They're-- they're for figuring out where we're going after we get to Lisbon.
I thought you used gum for that.
Yeah.
It's-- it's the same concept.
Pick one.
Mmm...
Cologne.
I read-- oh, I read walking along the Rhine is beautiful at night.
Cologne is very cool.
They got the most clubs and pubs per capita in Germany.
Oh, we tried to hit them all, but we failed miserably.
It was epic.
Well, I don't want to go someplace you've already been.
That's... boring.
Okay.
Oh.
Standing in the middle of the Grand-Place would be amazing.
Yeah.
What?
It's-- it's just-- it's actually pretty boring in Bru-- in Brussels.
Which ones haven't you been to?
Come on. Seriously?
What about you?
I only have places I've never been, so...
Okay, let's change that. Just pick one.
Any one.
I want to swim this fucking place.
Yeah. The Blue Grotto is amazing.
Once you have... That's...
Well, that's where we're going then.
-Yes. -Yes.
- All right. Nice work.
How'd you get here so fast?
Helicopter.
So predictable.
You?
Speedboat.
-Interesting choice. - Hmm.
Don't make me put you down, Lily.
Why are you protecting her?
She's no one.
I'm just doing what I was told.
You've never cared about orders.
There's something else. You see something in her.
I'm not letting you hurt her.
Ooh! Oh!
- We used to be friends. -No.
You're the one who taught me how to shoot, remember?
And you know when we stopped being friends?
When Shannon got the Halo and you didn't.
You changed that day.
You didn't think she deserved it, or Ava. No one deserves it but you.
You know my family, how I was raised.
-Don't try to-- -You know I didn't have a choice.
Do not try to get sympathy from me
because you're too much of a coward to stand up to your mommy and your daddy.
God, he's so hot.
The longer I wait to come clean about the Halo,
-the worse it's gonna be. -What?
Nothing.
Okay.
I'm an embarrassment.
- I wish I was you. -
Shut up.
No, seriously.
What? You wish you'd been alone, stuck in a bed your entire life?
Uh, no. I meant free, you know?
Able to do whatever you want.
Nothing weighing you down.
Seeing everything for the first time.
I mean, how does that even feel like?
It's like...
Do you feel that?
Yeah, it's nice.
There's this... tingling sensation.
It feels good, but there also this...
Rush.
Yeah.
Like your body doesn't know what to make of it.
That's what it feels like...
but with everything.
Oh, we need to get to the bathroom.
We do. We do?
To hide.
Otherwise, we'll have to get off the boat.
Right.
Yeah.
Right, right, right. Let's go.
Now what the f...
Doubling back.
Smart girl.
Excuse me.
Here.
Inside.
I think we're in luck.
They're not checking.
You mentioned something earlier about being stuck in a bed.
What did you mean by that?
What?
I like the stories.
But I take it you're not here for Bible study.
We need to end this war before it begins.
The Church doesn't say you can't drink.
Twelve years, six months, and four days tell me I shouldn't.
What are you offering?
The Shield of Faith.
It's being transported, and I can tell you how to get it.
And in exchange?
I'm not asking you to stop building your machine.
Simply stand down in your fight against the Church.
And?
And I want you to back off of the girl.
So...
there is something special about her.
I tell you this at great risk, because I feel you need to know.
It's not hyperbole.
We are in a war against evil.
And the Order of the Cruciform Sword is charged to stop it.
Something about the Holy Armor grants you the power to battle demons.
The Church can't protect all its secrets.
Still, I don't understand the girl's part in all of this.
She's essential to our mission.
A mission she seems to want no part of.
Dr. Salvius, we can't be at war with each other and with Hell.
Science tells us there are forces in our world we have yet to understand.
But Hell,
Hell is a construct designed by a group of men to subjugate the masses,
particularly women.
You know what's at stake.
What could possibly be so important
you're willing to threaten the fate of the world?
The Church sells dreams.
It's time for someone to sell reality.
How can you know I'll hold up my end of the bargain?
He wouldn't lead me astray.
Ah!
Damn!
Stop! Damn it!
You're drawing too much attention.
I don't care.
Ah! Shit! Ah!
Wait!
Let me get Ava off this boat, and we'll go back to together.
We'll settle our differences then.
You're letting your emotions get in the way of what you know is right.
Just because you let Shannon die
doesn't mean you have to keep trying to save this one.
She'll go back with me!
-I don't trust you!
- Ah!
I didn't think you would.
Hey!
He was telling the truth.
Let's go!
- It seems...
...that you now have a man inside the Church.
Don't worry.
You'll always be my first.
I don't understand how you can just give up the search for the girl.
Don't be naive.
Our mission remains unchanged.
But the second he finds out you're still looking,
you've lost your mole.
I've got the Shield and all the information I need
out of Father Vincent.
What's that?
The Church is in disarray.
Hi, Mommy.
-Hi, sweetie.
Some new pencils.
Mmm... muah!
Come.
It's very beautiful.
Have you talked to the angels today?
What'd they say?
That it's almost time.
Yes, darling.
It is.
Why can't I just tell him?
Oh, right.
Because the second I say I'm a formerly dead orphan quadriplegic
who's now the Halo-Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns,
he's gone.
I just called myself the Halo-Bearer.
I need another drink.
Stop avoiding it.
No more lying.
Go back there and tell him the truth.
Trust him.
-No, no, no, no-- -Before you blow up--
I'm swimming in the Blue Grotto!
-I am not here to hurt you. -Just to ruin my life then.
What, with him?
Does he know what you are?
As a matter of fact, I was just about to tell him everything.
So you just stopped serious personal growth from happening.
Great. You can save some of that for when we get back.
Let me go!
If you don't come with me now, Lilith will be here.
Understand?
No matter where I go, you Papist assholes always show up
and try to tell me what to do.
Well, you can't keep running away.
I didn't ask for this.
Let me help you.
I can help you, Ava.
I don't want your help.
Go say your goodbyes.
I'll at least give you that.
Uh!
JC, wake up. Come on.
We need to go.
What's up?
We're docking. We just need to go.
All right.
Where's the girl?
Enough. Will you just give her a minute?
-You've gotten soft. -And you've gotten obsessed.
And you wonder every day why you never got the Halo.
It's eating at you, right?
You are a better warrior than Shannon ever was.
You are faster, stronger, smarter.
But you're no leader.
Shannon was, because she had heart. You don't.
Just give her a chance to choose.
You know what it's like to not have a choice.
She is not going anywhere.
She'll be back if she--
Goddamnit, Ava!
- Who are we being chased by? - Nuns.
Sorry!
-Why are we running away from nuns? - I'll explain later!
- Stop! Stop! Stop! - I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Oh, fuck.
It's a dead end.
I don't want to do this.
-JC. -No.
I need to know what's happening right now.
-All right. I'm out. - No. No.
I need to talk to your girlfriend.
Look, Sister.
I don't know what you want from her, and I don't care,
but you ain't getting to--
Look at you!
You were paying attention after all.
Most impressive.
-Get off! -No!
-You're done running. -Get the fuck off me, Lilith!
People want to live their lives, just like you, Ava!
If you're not willing to fight for them, you need to give back the Halo!
Don't push me.
The Halo didn't give you a second chance at life.
It gave you a purpose.
And you can't even appreciate that.
Your loss.
Enough!
- Ava, control yours-- - Fuck off!
JC. JC, are you okay?
- Get up.
Mary?
- I'll protect you!
I'll protect you! Go!
Ah!
Lilith, down!
No!
Pick...
up...
the sword.
What the fuck just happened, huh?
Where-- where did she go? What was that thing, huh?
Ava?