Darius Route

Darius's route summary from Sin With Me.

## **Season 1**

### **Episode 1**

MC is on a bicycle and she is lost. She is cycling through Red Rock Canyon, near Las Vegas, her home town. From her internal monologue we learn that she just dropped out of med school after eight months of studying elsewhere, but she is now back home.

MC is annoyed at herself for being lost, since these places are the ones where she grew up and she should know them well. As she wonders where she is, a voice startles her. A handsome stranger perched on rocks above her asks her if she is lost and if she needs a ride. He seems to possess unusual athletic skills. ​​​​​​MC is immediately attracted to him, but is understandably wary. She just asks him for directions and the two part, after a brief yet witty conversation.

After cycling for a while on the rocky trail, MC stumbles across two well dressed strangers, a man and a woman, seemingly engrossed in some sort of ritual. They are holding hands and rhythmically chanting in a language that MC can't understand. The man has a distinctive scar on his face, that looks like someone clawed him on his cheek. The woman calls the man **Kozholok**.

They have arranged a circle of stones on the ground, and MC finds herself in the middle of it. The black-green stones suddenly levitate all around her. The two strangers notice MC presence.

Before any of them can do or say anything, a jeep screeches over the rock circle, scattering the stones. The handsome stranger who MC met earlier in the day arrives at the scene. He pretends to be MC's boyfriend to give her an excuse to leave abruptly and she plays along and hops in his jeep. In the car, MC and the stranger have a flirty conversation and he offers MC a ticket for a Vegas show: the Night of Sin Circus.

Later that night, MC sits in the audience at the circus and looks onto the stage where the Night of Sin Circus performers are introduced: **Wrath**, the ring leader; **Envy**, a high wire walker; **Gluttony**, a fire breather; **Sloth**, a sharpshooter; and finally **Lust**, a trapeze artist - the handsome stranger MC met earlier that day.

Lust is looking for a volunteer in the audience to assist him with one of his stunts. And he is looking straight at MC...

### **Episode 2**

MC is at the circus and volunteers to take part in Lust's stunt. She follows him all the way up to the high wire. There is undeniable chemistry between the two. MC is scared but Lust challenges her to jump.

***Heart scene (15) - Dive into the unknown!***
*MC is scared. She puts a hand on Lust's chest, although she pays attention to touch only the clothed part, almost to put a barrier between them. MC tells Lust that he could have asked her to do literally anything else and asks him why he feels that he owes her "the thrill of her life" since they just met a few hours earlier. If anything, she thinks to herself, she should be the one owing him since he saved her. Lust smiles slightly and asks her why a guy can't just share the spotlight for once, but MC tells him she does not think he's the type and this is a spotlight she's perfectly fine without. MC shifts her weight too fast and sways dangerously close to the platform's edge, but Lust wraps his arms around her and steadies her. The audience cheers. Lust says she's right, he does not share, but he hoped this adrenaline rush might give MC a taste of him and of the other things they could do together. MC scoffs and blushes furiously. Lust teases her asking why she's mad at him for suggesting that and not for bringing her a hundred feet in the air. MC says he's far from being the first guy who hit on her but falling to her death is a novelty. Lust's eyes come alive. He tells MC that he understand how she'd rather leap off a ledge than deal with the same stuff she's always known because he feels the same. Then he tells her that free falling is the best way to come alive, better than sex, booze or drugs, because falling is just another way of flying. MC tells him that he's so sure he knows everything about her but he's got one thing wrong: whereas other people might be fighting their urge to jump into the abyss, she comes at it with a running leap. And with this she jumps into the void of the arena, adrenaline kicking in. As time slows down around her, MC wonders if she just made a mistake. Lust just watches her from the platform, smirking.*
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*Lust plummets after her. MC shuts her eyes thinking she's too far and she's going to die. But Lust catches her, to the raucous applause of the audience. They both dangle from the high wire, suspended by a chain. Lust tells MC she's the first person he's ever convinced to do that. MC tells him that she's not surprised, considering how long it took for him to catch her and asks if he had at least practiced the stunt before, but when he smiles without answering she says she'd actually prefer not to know. Lust puts MC back on the ground, telling her she's insulting him a little more than he's used to but he likes it. The crowd shouts and takes pictures. Lust tells MC that they are crazy about her but she's not particularly impressed by the praise of a bunch of Las Vegas tourists thinking she makes a good damsel in distress. He tells her that they don't think she's a damsel, they think she's a badass, because she is. He adds that he's sure she will have plenty of suitors after that night but should she find them wanting, his door is always open. They bow together and the show continues.*
After the show, MC walks backstage and stumbles upon the circus troupe having a private conversation. They are talking about a "mark" and about tracking someone. Curious and somewhat suspicious, MC hides and keeps eavesdropping.

The troupe change into different clothes from their circus uniform. MC overhears some of their real names: Sloth is **Cal,** Lust is **Darius** and Gluttony is **Malakai**.

MC follows the troupe through the casino floor and up to a hotel floor. To avoid being spotted by Darius, Cal and Malakai, MC hides in the only hotel room that has a door open. There she sees a woman - the same woman she had met in Red Rock Canyon earlier in the day when she had stumbled upon the strange rock ritual.

Suddenly Darius, Cal and Malakai enter the room and start fighting the woman, who has strange markings on her face and is making beast-like noises. She also bleeds a dark green liquid that seems to be toxic. They engage in an increasingly violent confrontation and MC realises in horror that Darius is about to kill this woman...

### **Episode 3**

The fight is in full swing in the hotel room. Darius is about to hit the woman again with his chains when MC suddenly jumps out from her hiding place and bumps into him, screaming at her to run.

Wrath and Envy arrive to join the fight, but despite the troupe's combined efforts, the woman jumps out of a window and vanishes into the night. Before leaving, she says that her victory is a sign that those that are favourite by Kozholok shall never perish by human hands. We find out that Envy's real name is **Onyx**. She leaves the room in pursuit of the woman.

Wrath and the troupe are less than pleased with the situation. They explain to MC that the woman she saw is possessed by a demon, and that if the demon inside her does not get killed soon, she might not survive the week. Darius reveals he knew MC was following them but he did not think much of it. He seems quite amused by the situation. Tension runs high amongst the members of the troupe.

MC is scared and confused and wonders if this was all a rehearsal for a show. She asks them if what she saw was real, as no one is able to get a tattoo in seconds - referring to the woman that they were fighting who had strange markings on her face and body. Upon hearing these words, the entire troupe seem to freeze.

Darius brings a sharp knife to MC's neck and she fully expects him to kill her, but instead he only pricks her, causing a single drop of red blood to fall from her wound. This seems to reassure the troupe that MC is, in fact, human.

The troupe and MC go back to their lavish penthouse suite inside the hotel. Onyx is already there waiting for them, having failed to track down the runaway woman. They reassure MC that they will not kill her, as they have all sworn never to take a human life.

The troupe explain to MC that they are assassins whose duty is to kill parasitic demons that have taken possession of human bodies. The humans that have been possessed will recover with nothing but a mild amnesia if the demon is exorcised, but will die in about a week if the demon is left inside them.

Darius suggests that MC might have gotten the power to see that woman's markings because earlier that day she stepped into an ancient ritual when she was cycling in Red Rock Canyon. Malakai reprimands him for being at the canyon trailing "his nemesis", although Darius refuses to agree with this definition. Wrath states firmly that she does not think the person Darius is trailing is a demon and ends the conversation. MC wonders if the person they are referring to is the man with the face scar, the one called Kozholok.

They explain to MC that no one usually sees the markings she saw, because those are demon markings. The only people who can usually see them are either other demons or the members of the troupe.

Wrath invites MC to go back to the penthouse the following morning to talk more, and MC realises how this invite is not really optional.

Darius drives MC back home. MC lives above her mum's cycle shop in downtown Vegas, a few miles away from the Strip. Darius asks her if he can come in, and some flirty conversation ensues.

MC and Darius talk in the darkened shop. Darius cheekily suggests that he had thoughts about MC all day long. They both feel tension building up between them.

***Heart scene () - Hear what Darius thinks of you***
*MC grabs Darius' hand and says she'll bite and asks him about his thoughts. He intensely stares at her and steps closer. Without waiting for his answer, MC asks him why he wanted her to take part in his circus stunt, and why he keeps calling her unpredictable when she feels like she has been nothing but predictable ever since they met, with him teasing her and her stuttering or blushing. She asks him what he sees in her that he does not expect.*
*Darius tells her that when he looks at her he sees a girl who followed him a hundred feet in the air just to see what would happen. He then asks her why she agreed to perform the stunt with him, since he never mentioned her by name and would have not forced her into it. MC says she did not want to lose to him, and staying in her seat would have felt like a defeat, but Darius remarks how she would have come out of it as a winner either way, even if she had refused to play his game, making him stand there and beg for her. He had no idea what she was going to choose, but that's why he had to pick her.*
*Darius gives MC another example of why he thinks she is unpredictable: he says that despite the fact that MC has seen him doing terrible things that night, including nicking her ear, and despite having every reason to never want to speak to him again, there she is now, in the dead of night, asking him how he feels about her. She blushes and corrects him, saying that she asked what he thinks of her, but he says that the two questions have the same answer: he thinks she is fascinating and this has kept him bound to her. He reaches to fix a strand of her hair and his hand rests on her face. She does not push his hand away. Darius blushes and says that even now MC is keeping him guessing. And he hopes she'll never stop.*
MC steps forward to get closer to Darius but her foot catches on a loose plank in the floor. She spills the drink she was carrying against Darius, who removes his now-soaked shirt. Darius is now shirtless and the temperature in the room rises. He steps closer to MC, grabs her by her waist and asks her to kiss him.

### **Episode 4**

MC and Darius kiss passionately.

The following day, MC is on the casino floor. While she is looking for the troupe, she accidentally bumps into the well-dressed man she had seen engaged in a strange ritual the previous day. The only difference is that now one of his eyes, that while in the desert was milky white, is no longer glazed over but looks normal. MC learns that his name is **Nero** and he seems to have no memory of ever meeting MC in Red Rock Canyon.

MC heads upstairs to the luxury penthouse. She walks in to Darius arguing loudly with Malakai about what happened the previous day in the canyon. Malakai does not seem to believe Darius' version of the events.

Cal throws a large book at MC all of a sudden, and she fails to catch it. To steady herself up, MC grabs onto Malakai's tattoo-covered shoulder. Then a child barrels towards her, sending her sprawling on the floor. We learn that the kid's name is **Avi** and Cal is his legal guardian. Onyx offers MC a drink from an expensive-looking bottle: she accepts, but the taste is bitter.

A bear enters the room. We learn that the bear's name is **Ripley** and she was the Envy assassin before Onyx. Being Envy means that you get a second life as an animal when you die.

Wrath arrives in the room and we learn that all the things the troupe has done up to this point were a test to check for demon possession. Malakai says that MC touched his wards (his tattoos) without being harmed. Onyx confirms that MC did not die despite drinking her poison. Cal states that MC has no hand-eye coordination and a four-year old was able to knock her over.

Wrath explains that the test is designed so that any human would survive unscathed while a demon would die.

MC and the troupe head to the casino floor. Darius asks MC to go play poker with him.

***Heart scene (26) - Be Darius' good luck***
*Darius gives MC a quick kiss on her head, while wrapping his arm around her shoulders. They head to a poker table. He tells MC all she needs to do is soak up his bad luck. MC says she thought she was supposed to be his good luck, not bad luck, but Darius explains that the unpredictable follows her, so if crazy luck comes her way he will know how to play. MC asks if he wants her to lose money so he can win, but he gives her his money to play with. He puts ten $100 bills on the poker table in two neat stacks, inviting MC to play against him. He asks MC to sit in his lap but, although tempted, she chooses to sit on a nearby chair instead. MC and Darius are each determined to win. MC says that by the end of ten hands she will be buying him in. He retorts that by the end of that hand, she'll be in his lap. While they are playing, Darius strokes MC's knee under the table, his fingers brushing her thigh. Their brief conversation while playing, although on the surface it's about poker, is charged with double-entendres and repressed passion, for example when MC asks Darius to raise, he raises at poker but also raises his hand up her thigh. Darius tells MC that his hands can do more than play cards. MC is utterly flustered as Darius' hand slips closer and closer to her. Darius wins the game and MC runs to the bathroom to cool herself off.*
Alone in the lobby, MC hears a voice telling her that they know she's somewhere within this vessel and she doesn't need to hide any longer. The voice belongs to Nero, however he is standing unnaturally still, his face blank and his eyes unblinking. His eye is gone back to being milky and glazed over, as it was when MC saw him in the canyon. MC realises that Nero is possessed by a demon. She punches him.

### **Episode 5**

MC just punched Nero. Her hit barely affected him, while her hand hurts. He mentions once again "the vessel". She panics and calls for help. Darius comes through the crowd and attacks Nero. During the fight, however, MC realises that Nero's eye has turned back to normal, from being milky white, so she starts doubting her initial assessment that Nero might be a demon and tries to stop Darius from killing him.

The rest of the troupe arrives, with Onyx distracting the onlookers, Wrath and Malakai restraining Darius and Cal dragging MC away from the scene. Cal is annoyed at MC for riling up Darius over someone who he thinks is not a demon - because he did not have the distinctive demon markings.

Darius is tasked with bringing MC home before joining the rest of the troupe in a demon-hunting mission. They discuss Nero. Darius is convinced he is a demon, but MC is not sure.

Darius does not bring MC home and instead brings her in an alley where he has stashed his costume and weapons. He asks MC to help him change and she obliges. Darius tells MC that he feels that the troupe's assessment of his character (that he enjoy killings too much and he's feral) is unfair, as all demons are unredeemable so he won't apologise for killing them and liking it.

Darius explains to MC that they are near the hotel where the rest of the troupe is chasing down the demon woman that escaped the previous day. He tells her to find a front row seat so she can witness a real killing, then leaves to join the others.

MC enters the hotel and sees Onyx distracting the hotel staff while Darius is trying to dispose of the woman demon. Worrying about things getting too dangerous, MC exits the hotel and finds herself in an alley, accidentally in the middle of the fight. The woman demon has turned a number of the hotel staff into demons too and now the troupe has to face a large group of them.

MC notices how everyone is trying to simply dispose of the demons they need to get through to the main target, the woman demon, but Darius seems to kill everyone indiscriminately, and it looks like he is really enjoying it. MC is not sure how she feels about it.

While the troupe is busy fighting, one demon grabs MC and drags her away from the others. She tries to call out to Darius but he does not hear her because he's too busy with a killing.

### **Episode 6**

The demon holds MC in the alley, slams her against a wall and twist her wrists. He tells her that he does not understand why his master Kohzolok covets such a human, and MC wonders what he means by that.

Darius arrives to rescue MC. He seems more angry than MC has ever seen him. MC sees him killing the demon, and how black sand materialises around the body, leaving a completely unharmed human behind.

Wrath arrives and with her are the other four assassins. Wrath hits Darius, and he does not defend himself. Malakai puts himself in MC's line of vision to shield her from the violent scene. Onyx hugs her, and MC realises they are trying to distract her from what's happening. Malakai asks MC if Darius has forced her into following him, but MC denies it. Cal accuses Darius of finding murder exciting, but Darius does not accept the word murder as definition of what they do. The group fight and MC feels that things might be getting out of hand. But eventually Wrath calms things down.

Darius goes to sling his arm over MC's shoulder to then drive her home, but she instinctively pulls away. Something between them has been broken. It's Malakai who drives MC home.

The following day, MC is working in her mum's shop, having a break. She can't stop thinking about what happened. She wants to understand how Darius feels when killing demons, but she can't. Her mother tells her that a customer needs help so she heads back to the shop's counter.

The customer turns out to be Cal. He says he has come on behalf of Darius, to ask her if she's angry at him. MC is surprised. Cal says Darius has promised to pay for a trip to the Joyland Amusement Park for Avi in exchange for this favour, and that he is waiting outside, planning to take her on some sort of apology date. Cal cautions her against accepting, as he thinks that Darius' interest towards her is not going anywhere good.

Cal leaves the shop abruptly. MC follows him outside but bumps into Darius instead. Him and MC talk. He says he has something he wants to tell her, something he has never told anyone before, and asks MC to go with him where they can talk in private.

***Heart scene () - Let Darius confide in you!***
*Darius brings MC to the circus venue, which is completely empty. He gets on a low-hanging practice trapeze while him and MC talk. Darius asks MC what she thinks of him, if she agrees with the others in the troupe who see him as reckless and dangerous, having too much fun with what they do. MC responds that she does not know him quite as well as they do, so she can't really have an opinion. Darius is disappointed and tells her he knows she's lying.*
*He extends his arms towards her and asks her to grab onto him. MC happily accepts and locks hand with him, enjoying the feeling of weightlessness. Darius holds MC in an embrace, pulling her up to him with a single, powerful lift, while they are suspended in midair.*
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*Darius tells MC that he feels unwelcome, that the world does not want him and he does not understand it. He does not feel what other people feel. He never did. If happiness, sadness or fury might inhabit other people, he feels nothing. Except when he is either flying on the trapeze or fighting demons. He tells her that when he met her, he hoped he had found a kindred spirit, someone who could keep up, but when he saw her looking at him in the alley in the same way the other members of the troupe do, he realised she cannot understand. MC is honest and tells him that no, in fact she does not understand.*
Later that evening, MC is on the Vegas Strip, trying to distract herself with the buzz of the crowd, when she almost bumps into Nero again. He apologises, and she also apologises for how things went the previous day. He is gentle and almost flirtatious in his approach towards her, and she can't help but noticing his gentlemanly approach, in contrast with Darius' sultry one. Nero asks her out to dinner.

### **Episode 7**

MC knows she should refuse Nero's invite. But she wants to understand what is going on with him, and possibly help him out of whatever possession he might be a victim of. So she accepts his dinner invite. They agree to meet the following night.

The next day, MC is working in her mum's bike shop, planning how to handle her possibly dangerous dinner with Nero, when Darius arrives. She tells him that he should not be there, as he knows she can't give him what he wants. Darius says he simply came to buy new bike tires for Wrath, since hers have caught on fire during a circus stunt. MC tries to have him leave but her mother overhears the interaction and barrels into the shop. She soon realises that the customer is someone MC knows and is probably involved with. MC blurts out that she has a date with someone else anyway. Darius says that this guy must be the luckiest in Vegas. Awkwardness ensues and MC's mum leaves.

Darius keeps flirting and teasing MC, touching her hand in a tantalising manner.

***Heart scene () - Get up to something with Darius!***
*MC blushes furiously. Darius asks her if she's picturing things too. MC denies it but asks if he is. He nonchalantly asks her if she would rather be pinned to the wall or the floor. She is very flustered and changes the subject to trying to find the tires for Wrath. The flirtatious conversation continues, with Darius teasing MC and her getting more and more flustered by the realisation that he has actually thought about having sex with her. Darius laughs and says she makes things way too easy for him, and although he would like to stay all day, he actually need the tires. MC helps him find what he needs. They have a fun conversation about all the things that have allegedly happened to Wrath's tires during various stunts. After a moment of hesitation, Darius tells MC that it is nice to see her in a place where she is safe, with a mother who clearly cares for her. MC says that her relationship with her mother is not always easy but she does not know what she would do without her. In the end Darius goes to kiss MC but she stops him. She tells him that he has to bring her on a proper date if he wants to kiss her again.*
Later that day, MC runs to the hotel's penthouse. She has received several text messages stating that there was an emergency.
The whole troupe - apart from Darius - are there waiting for her. They tell her, with varying degrees of tact, that they want to warn her about Darius. They are all surprised by the fact that Darius still cares about her after knowing her for an entire week, since his usual flings only last a single night. They are worried because this is unfamiliar territory. Humans do not usually stick around and they don't know why things are different this time. They are worried about Darius' volatile nature.

Onyx shows MC a photo album that contains various pictures of Darius as a young child, as well as documents. MC learns that Darius ended up in the foster care system, being bumped from family to family due to fights and other behavioural problems. While MC is looking at the album, Darius arrives. He explains how when he was eight he was adopted by a very strict older couple, who got him to participate in pageants as a way to correct his behaviour. He soon learned to put on a fake persona to be accepted by the world, since his real self was hated by everyone. He tells MC of his awful childhood with no apparent emotion. MC's heart breaks for him.

Darius gets angry at the rest of the troupe asking if they would want him to lie too (Wrath says that he knows it's not true) and for wanting to warn MC away from him. Darius, Wrath and Cal exchange harsh words. MC placates the situation. Darius suddenly reminds her, in a sarcastic tone, that she was supposed to have a date. After looking at the clock and realising that she is late, MC leaves the penthouse.

MC arrives at the restaurant where Nero has been waiting for her. But Nero is once again different from the man who invited her. Although his eye looks normal and is not glazed over and white as it was in the desert, Nero's voice sounds different, more sinister. MC wants to leave, but Nero subtly threatens her and the safety of the other diners around them, so she stays.

MC asks the man what he is doing to Nero. But he says that he is Nero. He tells her that it's almost time for her to break from her vessel but one of their infernal stones is missing. MC remembers that Darius had picked up a stone from Nero's stone circle the first day they met, but she doesn't say anything. Instead, she kicks Nero really hard in his shin.

Nero shudders and seems to be regaining his human consciousness again. He seems suddenly terrified and apologises for getting too close to her. Before leaving, visibly shaken, he tells MC that there's something inside him that wants to tear her apart.

### **Episode 8**

MC runs to the casino to speak to the troupe. She finds them playing Go Fish at a table on the casino floor. She tells them that she is convinced that Nero is somehow possessed by a demon. The troupe - aside from Darius - is unsure whether they can believe her, as Nero does not show all the usual signs of demonic possession. Wrath ends the conversation as they have a show to put on, and tells MC that they will speak about it after the show is over. Darius asks MC not to leave her seat in the audience so he can protect her.

MC is sitting in the circus audience when she sees Nero, on a backstage platform above the troupe - so they cannot see him. He has one of the demonic stones in his hand and shows MC how he is able to use it to manipulate the tight rope and make it move abruptly. MC realises that he is threatening to harm Darius and Onyx, who are performing a stunt on the high wire in that very moment, so she decides to leave her seat and go confront him.

MC faces Nero backstage. His eye is glazed over and milky white and he tells her that the time has almost come for her to leave her prison of flesh so that his people can once more walk the earth. He says that the dream that started 28 years prior is near completion, and all they need now is the vessel and the last demonic stone. He seems to be talking to something or someone that is supposed to be inside MC.

MC tries to reason with him and to stall, but Nero grabs her by her face and as soon as he does so, MC falls into a nightmare. She finds herself in the circus ring, paralysed. Demons are standing around her. Darius and the rest of the troupe hang lifeless from the tightrope.

### **Episode 9**

MC wakes up in the canyon. Her hands and feet are tied and Nero is dragging her unceremoniously across the desert. He throws her in the centre of the circle of rocks and him and his demonic minions get ready for a ritual.

MC asks Nero what is his real name. The demon says his name is Kozholok.

Darius arrives, alone, to rescue MC. He manages to cut the ropes that tie MC, but still, she worries he is going to get overwhelmed by the demons all attacking him at the same time.

***Heart scene () - Fight at Darius' side!***
*MC collects a rock from the ground and tricks the demons in thinking that it's the demonic rock they need for their ritual. Darius catches on and the two of them start claiming to both have the rock, confusing the demons. Taking advantage of this misdirection, Darius is able to overpower the demons. Kozholok attacks MC but Darius leaps to her rescue.*
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Kozholok escapes. Darius is still not completely sure if he's truly a demon, so that's why he does not finish him off. MC is surprised by this but also pleased by his decision.

Darius brings MC to a nearby cafe off the biking trail, which is empty that time at night. He reveals that he had asked MC's mum where he should bring her for a date and MC's mum had suggested this cafe because it's a place where MC used to love.

Darius and MC talk. He tells her that when he is near her he is no longer just Lust but feels like there could be something else inside him.

### **Episode 10**

Darius tells MC how there's something new inside of him when he is with her, a light feeling that reminds him of when he is flying. He seems to be willing to be more vulnerable. But the moment passes and he closes up again.

Darius and MC start kissing and passion rises. They recline on one of the cafe's leather booths and they are about to make love to each other. MC reaches down to touch Darius but accidentally grabs the demonic rock that he is keeping in his pocket instead. Darius pulls away immediately.

Darius is cold and suspicious. MC explains it was an honest mistake and he calms down. But the mood is now ruined. Darius quips that MC is not ready to sleep with him yet as she could not handle him.

The following day MC is in her mum's bike shop, thinking of what happened, when Darius arrives, asking her out on a date. MC notices how he is constantly fiddling with the demonic rock. She gets annoyed by his constant playing with it and takes the rock from him, stuffing it in her pocket. Darius does not seem bothered by it. They walk together to the Strip, where he invites her to join him for a session of outdoor yoga.

***Heart scene (27) - Get sweaty with Darius!***
*MC and Darius drive to Lake Mead. No one else is around. Darius strips down to his underwear, but MC, despite being flustered, remains clothed. MC enjoys looking at Darius' body while they practice yoga. MC loses her balance while doing a particularly complicated pose and falls against Darius. The two briefly kiss.*
MC is back at work in her mother's bike shop, fiddling with the demon stone - still in her possession. Suddenly Nero walks in. He seems to be in his non-demonic version, his eyes both bright and focused. He tells MC that he is not there to hurt her. He says that he does not remember what has happened when he was possessed.

Nero asks MC to tell Darius that it's OK to kill him, because if there is a demon possessing him, his life is over anyway. He shudders and it seems like his demon self is about to come back, so Nero runs out of the shop. Only when he has left, MC realises that the demonic rock is also gone.

### **Episode 11**

MC runs to the penthouse at the casino to speak to the troupe. Everyone is there, apart from Darius.

She tells everyone how Nero has the stone. Darius arrives suddenly and MC realises that he hasn't told anyone what had happened in the desert. The troupe is angry at Darius but he explains he did not say anything because he thought they would not believe him.

After some discussion, the troupe agrees to head back to the desert to see what Nero/Kozholok is doing with the stone. Darius is driving, and he seems to know where to go, almost guided by instinct. Once they get to the right place, they see the demons standing in a circle, chanting in their language, surrounding a large sphere of green light. The troupe jumps out of the car, but as MC goes to follow, an energy beam shoots out from the green force field and grabs her by her heart, dragging her inside the sphere.

Darius and the rest of the troupe try to reach her but soon they realise that the force field is a sacrificial field, hence it is a barrier they cannot cross without dying.

Inside the force field, Nero/Kozholok starts choking MC. She tries to reason with him, since his eye is clear, but he says that there are only two entities inside his body: Nero and Kozholok - there's not a "good Nero/bad Nero". Slowly he shifts into Kozholok and says that Nero's shattered soul will be his offering to the demon that they have enshrined inside MC's body 28 years prior.

MC once again tries to convince Nero to fight against Kozholok's influence. All of a sudden, a bloodied and hurt Darius makes his way through the force field that he has somehow managed to cross. He goes to kill Nero/Kozholok but MC stops him. She is convinced Nero is still human and does not want Darius to kill a human.

A shockwave emanates from the centre of the circle. A huge explosion ensues.

### **Episode 12**

The energy from the blast goes through MC's body, searing but without hurting her. The force field disappears.

Kozholok says that the ritual is done and asks MC to wake up to her demonic being. She does not feel changed and tells him the ritual has failed. But he says it's just a matter of time.
Kozholok uses his green demon blood to trace a sigil over MC's heart.

The demons start attacking. Darius and the rest of the troupe start to fight and kill them all. MC asks Kozholok where Nero is but the demon says he is gone, despite his eye being clear. MC does not believe him. Darius is about to confront Kozholok but the demon vanishes in a cloud of black sand.

MC, Darius and the rest of the troupe are unwinding on the casino floor, talking and making toasts. Darius explains that powerful demons can disappear as Kozholok did, and Malakai says they need to do some more research. Darius starts kissing MC very passionately and the troupe leave to give them privacy. Before they leave, however, MC notices Cal staring at Darius in a way that she can't quite understand.

Darius and MC take the elevator to go to the penthouse. Darius starts touching MC and makes it clear that he wants to stop the elevator to make love.

***Heart scene () - Burn up with lust***
*Darius stops the elevator. He keeps touching MC, while with his other hand he undoes MC's buttons so that her shorts fall to the floor. He keeps teasing MC while electricity shoots through her body, her mind only concentrating on him. Her knees buckle as a wave builds up inside her. He asks her not to look away from him, as he quicken his pace. She is breathless and close to the edge, so Darius hoists her up with his free arm pinning her against the elevator's wall, so she can feel his desire for her. She falls over the edge and slides onto the ground with him. He tells her she's his. Both on the ground, he hooks his arms around her thighs, tells her this is just a taste of what he can give her and goes down on her. She weaves her fingers through his hair and gets over the edge again. Darius unzips his pants and takes her again, pinning her back against the wall and saying her name over and over, until they quickly reach their peak together. He then helps her putting back her clothes, picks her up and carries her in his arms.*
Darius and MC arrive at the penthouse floor. They go to Darius' room, where he shows her the view over the Vegas strip. They make love again.

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The morning after, the whole troupe is in the living room of the penthouse floor. They seem in good spirit, albeit a bit hangover. Darius is sweet towards MC.

The troupe discusses the events of the previous day. They wonder how Nero managed to be a human with a demon inside him for so long. MC explains that Kozholok is convinced she is the same as him, but she is sure she is not.

All of a sudden Darius starts wondering if the demon honestly thought he was human and although he felt different, he never knew he was a demon. He cuts his own hand's palm, and green demon blood oozes out.

## **Season 2**

### **Episode 1**

MC and the troupe stare in disbelief as Darius bleeds green blood. Darius reminds everyone how Kozholok kept repeating how they had started the ritual 28 years ago, and Darius is exactly the right age.

The troupe jumps on him immediately, but MC tries to defend him, to no avail. They are ready to kill him, but MC asks them to try something different first, so Darius is dragged in one of the rooms. Hours pass and the troupe performs a series of purifying experiments and exorcisms on him, but his demon powers seem to become stronger instead than weaker.

As a last resort, they decide to bring him to the desert to perform a powerful ritual. Once in the desert, Wrath tells MC that there is a chance she might be able to help: by using a holy knife and giving her blood to save Darius' life she might be able to create a bridge to his heart and see what has changed inside him. If she does not want to do this, they can perform a different ritual.

***Heart scene () - Be strong for Darius!***
*MC goes towards Darius with the holy knife. He is confused and worried about her. Even when she explains him what's the purpose of the ritual, he tells her that she is looking for something that is not there: he has subjected himself to all the exorcisms because he knew MC wanted him to, but he is convinced that he has always been a demon and there's nothing else to be found in his heart. MC then tells him that this simply means that she's fallen for a demon, and slices her hand to perform the ritual.*
*MC tells Darius that she is not afraid to suffer if that means staying by his side. She asks him to show her that he believes that her suffering means something. She says that she can't save his life if he does not want to be saved. Darius then cuts his own hand and the two join hands. White hot power surges out where their bodies meet. A huge tornado of black sand starts swirling around them. All MC can feel in her heart is how strongly Darius wants to protect her, and how strong their bond is. Darius and MC kiss.*
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The ritual is stopped abruptly by Malakai. He is convinced that no normal demon can call upon himself that amount of black sand - which is demon essence - so their only option is to flail Darius alive, so that the extreme pain will bring out this powerful demon in him

Everyone is uncomfortable with this plan but they see it as their only option. MC refuses to accept this.

She gives Darius the holy knife, pointing it at her throat. MC asks him to kill her, because if he is a demon he already got what he wanted from her,  it's all tepid sex from then on, so there's no reason for him to keep her alive any longer. The troupe freeze in shock looking at them.

But Darius drops the knife and kisses MC on her neck instead, while asking her in a flirtatious way if she actually thinks they are going to have tepid sex. He picks MC up in his arms and twirls her around.

The troupe is relieved but confused. No demon should be able to restrain themselves when they have been offered a kill, as they have no heart to hold them back. And the troupe's moral code prohibits them from killing anything with a conscience. Darius is untouchable.

### **Episode 2**

MC, Darius and the troupe drive back to the penthouse. Everyone is exhausted, but Cal is furious. He refuses to agree with Wrath that Darius is not dangerous, grabs a sleepy Avi and announces that they are moving out until things are resolved.

Everyone else goes to bed, but Onyx appears in underwear with two bottles of champagne. Her and Darius had plans to attend a debauched pool party hosted in a hotel across the Strip, something they do about every two weeks. Darius helps MC to get into a harness and they both zip-line across the Strip to a hotel in front of their one. They arrive at a party where everyone seems to be having sex with various partners in the swimming pool.

Darius and MC find a somewhat solitary corner of the pool and make love. Darius seems to be in good spirits but he keeps asking MC if it all feels like it did before, and repeating that nothing will change, as to convince the both of them about it.

A week later, MC is in her mum's bike shop and she hurries the last customers out because she wants to go see Darius. We learn that they have been spending a lot of time together in the past week. MC's mother is not impressed by the fact that she's leaving once again, and goes to the backroom in a huff.

MC feels guilty about it but also wants to go see Darius. All of a sudden, Cal appears in the shop. He says he needs a bike for Avi, but MC quickly realises that he's just stalling her. After a bit of back and forth, Cal tells MC that the reason why her and Darius have been able to spend so much time together without any hunts or any shows is because him and the rest of the troupe have been working around the clock to keep Kozholok's demons off her back.

Cal says that both Darius and himself want to keep MC safe, but they disagree on how much she should know about what is going on. Darius did not want her to know, but Cal thinks she should. MC realises that the demons still think she is the demon who's supposed to have awakened, but if they were to see Darius bleed green they would know it's not true and they would no longer have any qualms about killing her.

She hears noises in the back alley behind the bike shop and realises that the troupe is there fighting demons, and Cal has been tasked with keeping her indoor for her safety. MC's mum, however, calls from the backroom announcing she's bringing the rubbish out - in the very alley where the troupe is fighting demons.

Worried about her mum, MC escapes Cal and grabs the rubbish bag, pushing her mother back into the shop. She then finds herself in the middle of the battlefield, where a horde of demons - that are more vicious and more powerful than usual - is fighting the troupe.

A demon scratches Onyx and she goes temporarily blind. Darius appears, in his fighting gear, and tells the demons he has a message for Kozholok.

### **Episode 3**

The fight in the back alley behind the bike shop is raging. MC tries to stay out of sight as much as she possibly can, but eventually a demon spots her and attacks her, choking her against the wall. The troupe finally notices her and Darius comes to her rescue.

Darius slices a knife across both his hands' palms, green demon blood oozing out. He then touches the demon, who withers in pain at the touch, the toxic blood slowly skinning him alive. Darius takes his time with the kill. He says he wants Kozholok to hear.

Darius suddenly talks in the demonic language and orders all the other demons to leave. The demons scramble, scared.

The troupe and MC regroup in front of the bike shop. Everyone is shocked at finding out Darius' power over the demons, but he explains that he did not know he had it: something just snapped in him when he saw Mimi being in danger.

MC is upset at Darius for keeping her in the dark about the real situation. Darius asks her for a chance to make it up to her and to go somewhere they can talk.

***Heart scene () - Give your night to Darius***
*MC knows she should be angry at Darius but she simply can't. Darius kisses her gently. The two head to the circus, empty that time at night. Darius reveals to MC that he has yet another demonic power: he can blind people just by touching them. But he wants MC to know that him having the same powers does not mean he is the same as those demons. He asks MC to trust him and let him blind her and then let him carry her on the trapeze. He promises a night of passion afterwards. MC is very torn and doubtful on whether she should trust him or not. In the end she decides to agree. The scene ends with her taking Darius hand in the circus' tent.*
A couple of days later, MC is in the audience during a circus performance from the Night of Sin troupe. Suddenly a voice rings out over the arena: it's Kozholok. The audience do not suspect anything, as they think it's all part of the show. The troupe is frozen in horror as they can't really fight him in front of all those onlookers.

A spotlight illuminates MC.

### **Episode 4**

MC is in the circus' audience, trying to escape through the crowd. A strong hand grabs her. Then she wakes up in the car, in Darius' arms. She was having a nightmare. We learn that Kozholok had left the circus tent as quickly as he had arrived, disappearing before any confrontation took place.

MC and the troupe are all in the car. They are going to visit **Nahara**, an ex-assassin who is now a full-time seer, as she has the gift of precognition. She used to live at the casino penthouse and still has a suite there, but she no longer lives with the troupe. Darius tells MC that she is somewhat of a therapist to him, as he talk to her time to time. He says that she is the only one that might be able to see his true self.

The troupe arrives at Nahara's shop, which happens to be near MC's mum bike shop. The door opens on its own and Nahara asks Darius to send in his girlfriend. MC is a bit flustered by this label but also happy. She walks into the shop on her own.

MC asks Nahara if she can see where Kozholok is, but Nahara says that there is another question that MC really wants answered. She tells MC that she can see darkness consuming her, but that MC is letting herself be swallowed instead than fighting.

A sudden surge of energy caused by Nahara's power shakes the building in a small earthquake. The troupe barge into the shop to check what's going on.

As soon as Nahara sees Darius, the vines wrapped around her hands extend and reach for him, grabbing him and pinning him roughly up in the air. Thorns from the vine are making him bleed green demon blood. MC tries to stop Nahara but can't.

Nahara is incredibly harsh towards Darius, telling him how there's nothing inside him apart from demonic nature. Darius tells her, most of all, should know he always had evil inside him, but she states that if once evil was a part of him now it's all what he is. The troupe is too stunned to react.

Nahara tells MC that there's no humanity left in Darius and she should protect herself from him. MC refuses to agree. Nahara's vines drop Darius outside of the shop.

Later that day, MC is back the penthouse, waiting for Darius' return. He had vanished after what happened at Nahara's and has not been answering his phone, despite her and the troupe trying to get in touch.

Darius finally returns but he his cold, distant and barely speaks to her. She wants to talk about what happened but he is not willing to. Frustrated, MC tries to punch him. The two start play fighting with each other, although obviously Darius could overpower MC in a second if he wanted to. The fighting releases the tension in the room, until both are smiling again.

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Darius tells MC that if Nahara has told her to protect herself from him, then she should, and invites her to go with him to the garage, where he can teach her everything she needs to know to protect herself from a demon.

### **Episode 5**

Darius brings MC to a garage in a seedy part of town. There is a demon chained inside and Darius wants MC to practice her fighting skill on the demon, but she is horrified at the coolness - and almost joyfulness - with which Darius discuss what is essentially a torture session. She starts crying but Darius is very confused by her reaction, failing to understand it.

***Heart scene (27) - Fight for the Darius you know***
*Darius tells MC that he thought she'd be happy to have a chance to make a demon pay, considering all what they have done to her. He says that she has no idea how awful they can be and how depraved are the things they do. MC explains to him that what he is asking her to do is torture, not a fighting lesson, and she is not sure about the effect this torture might have on the human that the demon possessed. She appeals to Darius' conscience. Darius says that he can't stop thinking about what he would do if they harmed her, if they possessed her. MC realises that what Darius is feeling is fear, which is a very human emotion to have. She reassures him that she is scared too.*
Darius kills the demon quickly, humanely, then calls a cab for MC.

The following morning, MC is working at her mum's bike shop when Onyx texts her, asking how Darius is doing, as he was not at the penthouse that morning. MC worries for a moment, but then Onyx says that Darius just walked into the circus tent where they are all practicing and invites her to go watch them.

MC leaves the shop and runs to the circus. She watches the troupe reharsing for a while and marvels at Darius' superhuman strength.

Darius notices her and runs to her, overjoyed and surprised to see her after the events the previous evening. They talk. He says he spent the morning soul searching, because what happened at Nahara's was really hard on him - but apologises for making it hard on MC too. He then tells MC how he became an assassin: Nahara had a vision of him beating up a creep in a bar and told the troupe he was the next member of their group. She was not able to explain why she knew. Darius had always wondered why he was chosen by the universe to fulfill this task.

Darius says that he has now accepted he is nothing but a beast, but even a beast has its purpose. He tells MC that he has no heart, but if she will give him hers, he will obey her every command, killing when she wants him to kill, staying when she asks him to stay. Darius says that he has always wondered what was the universe's purpose for his existence as a demon, but now he knows: his purpose is to belong to her.

### **Episode 6**

It has been a week and MC and the troupe (excluding Cal) are on the casino floor, gambling. MC is in Darius' lap, while a big crowd of onlookers is around them. We learn that the last week has been good for Darius and MC's relationship.

They are playing roulette and Darius makes a risky bet. He wins, and starts kissing MC very passionately, unbothered by the fact that they are in public. He asks MC to go make love to him immediately.

***Heart scene () - Go on a lusty adventure with Darius!***
*MC thinks to herself how she used to believe that she was above temptation but something in Darius' touch makes her let go of all her fears, doubts and hesitation. Darius picks her up and carries into a nearby staircase. He tells her that everyone around them knows what they are about to do and they will be thinking about what he's going to do to her all night, and that's half the fun. He slams her against a wall and starts kissing her very passionately. MC tells him that she does not care about what a bunch of voyeurs think but he asks her to imagine them imagining them together and wondering what exactly are they going to do. He takes her shirt off. He asks her to imagine them wondering how good it feels to have his hands all over her, but she's the only one who knows the answer while they never will. He keeps touching her and MC can't find the words to answer, overwhelmed by pleasure. He keeps talking dirty to her and biting her neck. Suddenly, hearing a door slam and some steps sounding a few floors below has them scramble away to a more secluded floor above. Once they feel a little more secure again, MC tells Darius that she's not actually keen on being seen, but Darius says that no one ever uses those stairs usually, so for all they know it could have been Malakai. MC asks him if that would have been better or worse and he smirks and says she should answer that. Then he wraps his arms around her hips again while MC unzip his jeans and starts touching him. They keep making love, without interruptions this time.*
MC and Darius go back to the casino floor. Wrath tells MC that she needs to learn how to defend herself from demons. Everyone in the troupe (apart from Cal) will help her.

MC and the troupe go to a bar to practice fighting demons. Onyx and Darius lure a demon out in the open, but the demon attacks MC and Darius loses his cool, almost strangling it in front of the crowd. Wrath stops him and both the demon and Darius run out from the back door.

MC runs after Darius, panicked, but he is just in a nearby back alley, looking sheepish. They start talking about what happened but before Darius can say anything Kozholok appears.

MC expects Darius to attack the demon, but despite Darius being clearly disgusted and angry, threatening him and spitting at him, he does not move to attack Kozholoc, and even stops MC from trying to do so.

Kozholok asks him if he has pondered why he can't attack him or if he's still in denial. The demon tells Darius that he should be tired of MC and her weakness by now and how soon the time will come for them to walk the world as their rulers, as they had decreed to do so long ago.

But Darius says plans change and he'll be in love with MC long after Kozholok will be nothing but dust.

### **Episode 7**

It's the morning after MC's and Darius' encounter with Kozholok. After a night of passion, MC wakes up alone in Darius' bed. She's still in shock at the realisation that he said he loves her and reflects on the events of the previous evening.

Darius returns home, saying he had business to attend to and that's why he left earlier that morning. The two head for breakfast in the common room: Onyx has made pancakes.

Wrath and Malakai are discussing the fact that in three days' time the natural energies of the human soul and earth itself will align, in what is called a Convergence. On that day human souls will be at their strongest so Malakai thinks that Nero might have a chance to push back against the demon Kozholok that possesses him. Wrath is not convinced they should risk the troupe's lives to save only one life. Darius seems pretty confident that on that night Kozholok will be at Nero's home trying to make a magic ritual to counteract the Convergence, although everyone seems confused about how he knows that. Darius does not provide any explanation, just saying that it would be the logical thing for Kozholok to do.

Darius brings MC to a train yard where he teaches how to fight all day long, with MC trying to use Darius' chains as a weapon. Once evening falls, MC says she's too tired to keep going, so Darius asks her if she has ever made love on top of a moving train. MC hesitates at first but then follows his lead.

The two climb on top of a train that starts moving shortly after. They make love, both feeling happy and exhilarated afterward.

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MC and Darius head back to the casino floor, but find it empty, with only the troupe waiting for them. We learn that Cal has been following Darius and has photographic evidence of him meeting with Kozholok (but with relief MC sees only the encounter in the alley where she was present too) as well as of the merciless torture of various demons in the garage that MC knows about.

Darius simply says he has been doing it to obtain information, and that's how he knows where Kozholok will be on the Convergence day. Cal does not feel that his explanation is good enough and is about to shoot him.

***Heart scene (27) - Defend Darius!***
*MC punches Cal's jaw. She does not hurt him - her hand probably gets hurt more - but distracts him enough for him to drop the gun. She tells Cal he has serious, serious issues because he has tried to kill Darius three times now. Cal says he did it only once before he knew he was a parasite. MC says they just spent an entire day figuring out that Darius is not a parasite and that whatever he is, demon or not, he is the only thing in his body. Cal is confused, asking the others for support and saying that everyone saw proof that Darius is using torture. Wrath wrenches the gun from Cal's hands and empties its barrel. Wrath and Malakai are angry at Cal for acting in such a rush way, taking the decision of killing Darius on his own. They say they saw the torture evidence but they haven't taken a decision yet. Wrath says Cal is lucky that MC stopped him when he did. MC looks at Darius but he stands still and apparently unmoved by the situation. MC tells Cal that she's not going to try and defend Darius' actions and she had already spoken to him about it, but he did it to find out Kozholok's location and was trying to help, plus the demons are just monsters, but Darius interrupts her.*
Darius says that he's not going to try and convince the troupe that what he did was right. He does not need anyone's forgiveness, he just wants MC to be safe, as the assassin's job is to get their hands dirty so others can stay clean. He then reveals that Kozholok's power is growing, and he knows this because he feels it, and this power belongs as much to the demon's as it does to Darius' himself.

### **Episode 8**

MC is at her mum's bike shop. Wrath has asked her to stay away from Darius because if it's true that his connection with Kozholok is so strong, they can't be sure she is going to be safe in his presence. MC is very sad about it.

MC's mum try to comfort her, despite not knowing the situation fully, and the two talk about MC's father. He was also very charming and MC's mum left her home country of Canada and abandoned all what her family had built for her just because he wanted to leave, and she thought she wanted it too. She has regrets but does not regret giving birth to MC. She just does not want to see MC make similar mistakes. MC's mum says she does not like Darius because he's been claiming so much of MC's time over the past three weeks. She reminds MC that she is an independent and complete person with or without him.

MC's mum gets called in the back by a delivery, and MC remains alone in the shop. All of a sudden, Kozholok appears. His eyes are both milky white. He threatens MC and touches her face and hair. He says Nero must have desired a lot for him to still feel shadows of that attraction.

All of a sudden, Darius enters the shop and goes to attack Kozholok, but MC stops him because she's worried her mother will hear the fight. Kozholok leaves the shop, Darius hot on his heels. MC follows and sees the both of them vanishing in a cloud of black smoke. MC goes back into the shop and finds a piece of paper that seems to have been scrawled with great effort. It says "Don't trust him - N"

MC cycles around Vegas trying to find Darius, but she is unable to do so, wondering if Nero's note referred to Darius.

Ultimately, she goes to the circus floor in the casino, which is empty. She wonders if she's ever going to see Darius again. Feeling a deep sense of abandonment and panic, she climbs the ladder to the trapeze. She grabs onto the trapeze and jumps, but her untrained arms cannot hold her and she falls.

Darius catches her.

### **Episode 9**

MC tells Darius she thought he was gone. He reassures her that he is hers, and was only trying to protect her by going after Kozholok. MC notices a flurry of text messages from the troupe, all panicking about the fact that Darius can now teleport.

MC and Darius go to the penthouse to speak to the others. MC explains what happened.

The troupe is surprised that Kozholok took the risk of going to see MC so close to the Convergence, but MC is convinced that Nero is still alive inside the demon, so he was the one who brought Kozholok to the shop. She shows them the crumpled note as proof.

The troupe agrees that if Nero is still alive, they have to try and save him. They make a plan to break into Nero's house: Darius will use Malakai's holy knife to bleed the demon out of Nero.

MC and Darius remain alone in the penthouse after everyone else goes to bed. Darius says that he saw Kozholok in his mind touching her and that's why he teleported to help her. He said Kozholok ran to some motel, where he reached him and beat him up, but the demon just kept laughing at him. At that moment Darius saw his own face in the mirror and realised why. He wants to show MC his demon face.

***Heart scene (28) - See Darius' true demon face***
*Darius reveals to MC his demon face. His eyes are completely jet black and two magenta stripes cut their way from his forehead to his chin. At first MC is taken aback, but then she notices that Darius seems sincerely embarassed by his appearance, to the point of blushing. She is so surprised by seeing him blush for the first time that she starts laughing. Darius is surprised and relieved to discover that MC is not scared of him, and the two laugh together. ( See Darius' demon face here )*
The troupe and MC are in the desert, a short distance from Nero's house. Darius can only teleport one other person aside from him so Wrath says he should bring MC, while the rest of the troupe will make their way into the house on their own.

MC and Darius teleport in Nero's living room. Kozholok kills a man in front of them using a silver knife, then throws it into the fire: that's the last of Nero's soul burning, he says.

Darius tries to kill him but every time he goes to stab him, his knife stops a hair's lenght from penetrating the demon. As much as Darius tries, he can't hurt Kozholok.

### **Episode 10**

Kozholok laughs at the fact that he can control Darius. He makes Darius kneel in front of him. MC grabs the holy knife and stabs the demon in his shoulder. Then they grab what's left of Nero's soul from the fireplace and teleport away to the casino floor.

The troupe is already there waiting for them. Nahara had told them to go back there instead than entering the house.

MC and Darius explain what happened and how Kozholok commanded Darius not to touch him, rendering him helpless. Darius is heartbroken and asks for MC's forgiveness.

***Heart scene () - Forgive Darius***
*Darius feels guilty for seducing MC and bringing her into his world, as well as leading the whole troupe into danger. MC really wants to tell him that she forgives him, because she knows that's what he wants to hear, but she knows that he does not need to be forgiven for something that is only Kozholok's fault. Darius is the one who was truly hurt, not her, as he did not know that Kozholok could command him that way. She realises that even if she did tell him those words, he would not truly believe her. Darius' needs to forgive himself. The two hug desperately.*
The troupe is in the penthouse, discussing what to do with Darius going forward. They seem to think that there are no more chances to save him, since he can't resist a direct command from Kozholok. But Malakai does not understand how Nahara, who is supposed to be an infallible seer, could have gotten it so wrong when she picked Darius to be an assassin.

Darius leaves to go to his bedroom. MC follows him, trying to comfort him. Darius is distant and cold. He tells MC of the first night he met Wrath, which is the night he thinks he should have died - although he does not clarify how or why. He was working as a bouncer in a bar and saw a man who was about to assault a girl and he seems to imply he severely hurt or maybe even kill this man.

Darius tells MC he does not love her. Not because she does not deserve it, but because love is the furthest thing from what he is.

### **Episode 11**

MC is in her mum's bike shop, trying to come to terms with Darius' words. She is heartbroken and her mother tries to comfort her by telling her that if Darius is worth the tears she's spending on him, he will find a way back to her.

Suddenly the troupe - minus Darius - come into the shop and ask to talk to MC alone. They ask her if she thinks Darius can be saved, because if he's still has a heart, she is the only one that would know about it. But MC says that no, Darius cannot be saved: at this point, he is the only one that can save himself.

MC goes to the circus, which is empty apart from Darius practicing. He wants to touch her but can't bring himself to do so, feeling torn and guilty about the whole situation.

MC tells him that she thinks he should go away to be with the demons for a while, to explore his demonic nature to the fullest.

### **Episode 12**

Darius is shocked at MC's proposition. He even suggests she has been possessed by Kozholok. But MC convinces him that she's being honest. She tells him that at the moment he thinks that a demon is all he is, a bloodthirsty monster and nothing else, but she thinks this is not true. He deserves a chance to know who he really is, and she is absolutely sure he will come back to her after that.

MC tells Darius she loves him. Darius is shocked but then kisses her passionately, overcome with emotion. Then he asks her to go on the trapeze with him, since it sounds like the troupe might need a replacement for his act, at least for a while.

***Heart scene (28) - Fly one last time***
*MC asks Darius to explain her what to do. The two kiss again. Darius explains to MC how to approach the silk trapeze, and how she has to time her jump. MC asks Darius how he became a trapeze artist. He explains that he always liked high-up places and since he was a kid he used to climb fences, trees, houses. Even power lines poles at some point, although he admits that walking on high ropes is more Onyx's specialty than his. Darius recalls how on his first night as part of the troupe, Wrath just hauled him on the platform and told him to jump. He did and it was the best feeling he ever experienced... until he met MC, of course. MC laughs at his flirting, ask for more instructions and then finally jumps. She manages to grab the silks, screaming like a banshee. Darius laughs and meets her on the ground, where they kiss passionately.*
The troupe is on the casino floor for Darius' farewell party, but the mood is really low. Onyx is annoyed that Cal is not there and the others just look disheartened and sad. Darius motions to leave, but on his way out he bumps into Cal. He has actually come to say goodbye, together with Avi. The two exchange some back and forth but their interaction feels warmer than it had been in the past. Wrath tells Darius that if they ever meet him running with Kozholok, they won't hesitate to attack him, and he says he would not expect anything less.

Darius and MC climb on top of a ferris wheel. They admire the view from the top. He tells her that he wanted to see this view with her at least once, but she promises him they will see it again together one day. They both can't find the right way to say goodbye. Darius tells MC not to wait for him, to just live her life and be happy, and to remember that he's always out there, learning how to love so he can love her. They kiss.

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## Season 3

### **Episode 1**

MC is backstage at the circus. Three months have passed without news from Darius. At first the Night of Sin had put the show on hiatus, but after a while they had to start performing again. They received bad reviews because their act was missing a trapeze artist, so MC volunteered to take Darius' place on the silks.

MC is nervous and wondering if she's going to be able to perform. Cal joins her backstage and reassures her. MC starts her routine.

While she is performing, MC suddenly sees Darius in the crowd. He seems strangely transparent, as camera flashes seem to pass through his body, but he is unequivocally looking at her and smiling. MC tries to concentrate on her trapeze routine, but her hands slip on the silks and she falls, landing on the safety net below.

The show is cut short and Malakai drives MC home. Her eyes drift shut from exhaustion.

MC finds herself on top of the ferris wheel where she had her last goodbye with Darius. Someone hugs her from behind and speaks softly in her ear. But it's not Darius: it's Kozholok.

The demon points a knife at her throat: it's the same knife that he tried to use to destroy Nero's soul with, the one that Darius saved from the fireplace. Kozholok goads MC asking her to stab him. She tries to jerk away from him but he forces her to grasp the handle of the knife and stabs himself with it. A white, hot power erupts inside MC's chest and overwhelms her.

Darius suddenly appears, tearing Kozholok away from MC. He asks him what he did to MC, and the demon laughs saying he made her "untouchable". The two start fighting, but the ferris wheel starts moving and MC starts losing her footing.

***Heart scene (27) - Hold on to hope!***
*MC grabs Darius' hand. Darius laughs, relieved, and pulls her up. MC relishes being in his arms again. He softly caress her hair but then goes back fighting Kozholok. The two grapple while the wheel tilts and moves forward. Kozholok conjures a dagger from thin air and stabs Darius' in the arm, then just walks up the ferris wheel almost as he were floating through water. The demon then grabs MC and she suddenly realises she's dreaming. Darius laughs, pleased she has finally realised it. More demons appear and Darius and MC fight them. Kozholok tells MC she "will serve his purpose well" then slashes her throat with a knife.*
MC wakes up in her bed, gasping. MC's mum and the rest of the troupe run to her, worried: she has been sleeping for over 30 hours and has been screaming almost constantly. They could not wake her.

Under her blanket, MC can feel that she is still holding Nero's knife, the one Kozholok forced her to plunge into his heart, which she obviously did not have before her dream.

### **Episode 2**

MC gets her mother out of her bedroom with an excuse. Wrath tells her they saw her letting go of the silks, but MC is adamant she fell. The troupe is not convinced. They say they saw her looking at something and then letting go. MC tells them everything, from seeing Darius the previous day to the knife that materialised in her hand while she was sleeping. No one has any immediate answers but they promise to investigate.

Three days later, Malakai comes to visit MC at the bike shop. While he helps with inventory, MC surprises them both by having more strength in her arms that she thought she had. Malakai tells her that he has not found any record of people being able to manifest objects from dreams, but he spoke to his mother - who was the Gluttony Assassin before him and his brother - and she said that the only demons able to manipulate people's dreams are Demons of Lust, and if they have encountered such powerful demon it needs to be hunted down immediately.

MC tells Malakai that she still loves Darius and asks him to give her a little more time to figure out what's going on.

MC goes to sleep, but instead than being scared, she looks forward to seeing Darius again. She dreams of his bedroom at the penthouse, although this dream room has the trapeze silks in the centre of it. Darius is performing, and teases her by taking his shirt off.

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Darius reassures MC that she has talent and she should not be afraid of performing on the trapeze in front of an audience. Suddenly an invisible audience become audible in the room. Darius tells MC that he thought of her every night since he left.

***Heart scene (29) - Give Darius a daring routine!***
*Darius tells MC that if she performs a good enough routine, he will strip for her. He start unzipping his trousers and MC flushes with excitement. Darius asks her to get as high as she can on the silks, and she does. He sexily loses his trousers. MC thinks about how much she missed his body, as well as everything else. Darius also removes his underwear, remaining completely naked. He is visibly excited and it's briefly inferred that he's touching himself suggestively: he asks her to come down to the ground.*
MC lands on the ground and Darius compliments her, telling her how he sees that she's been practicing. He hugs her and runs his hands over her body. Darius asks MC if she wants to make up for lost time.

### **Episode 3**

Darius and MC are still in the dream. They kiss passionately and he tells MC he missed her. As a Demon of Lust, he has access to all of MC's memories. Suddenly the scenery changes and they move from Darius' penthouse room to the swimming pool where they attended a debauched party back in Season 2 Ep 2. Darius slightly teases MC about that memory and the two continue to kiss and touch each other. The scenery changes again and now they are on top of the Eiffel tower: being a dream, they can go anywhere. Darius ties MC using some silk threads plucked right out of the night sky and asks MC to keep calling him his human name. He promises her he's coming home. The two make love passionately.

MC is now awake and backstage at the circus. Everyone apart from Wrath, who knew, is surprised she is going to give the trapeze routine another go. Cal is particularly worried and annoyed. He even accuses Wrath of caring about getting Darius back more than she did for other assassins, mentioning Yvette and Vinca. Wrath attacks him, but MC keeps them apart.

MC admits that she knows that what she's doing is dangerous and that she's basically acting as a bait to lure Darius back, but she promises Cal that if she were to fall again, she would give up and buy a trip for him and Avi to the Joyland Amusement Park. In exchange, if she were to manage her routine without issues, Cal has to promise to trust her and apologise to Wrath. The two shake hands. Cal asks her not to fall, quickly adding that Avi would be upset if she did.

MC starts her routine and everything goes well. Suddenly she hears Darius' voice in her head encouraging her, then she sees him in the audience. This time he's not transparent but seems very real, drinking beer and smiling at her with admiration. MC completes her routine with no problems and Darius motions her to follow him outside.

As soon as the show is over, she runs out in the street looking for Darius. She sees him in a nearby alley and runs into his arms. But when she tries to hug him, they both realise that, although he's solid under her touch, she can't actually feel anything at all when they touch each other.

### **Episode 4**

Darius is standing in front of MC but they cannot feel each other. They can see that they are touching or kissing, but there's no tactile sensation. MC wonders if that's another dream but Darius says it's not. He runs to the Vegas Strip and stops a passerby, striking up a quick conversation and shaking their hand. He can feel that.

Darius asks MC to go wait for him at home, that he will find another way.

MC goes back home and shortly after Darius materialises into her bedroom. He has brought candles, ice cubes and feathers. He helps MC undress and starts teasing her with an ice cube in between his teeth. MC can feel that, and at first she likes it, but then she is quickly overwhelmed by disappointment, hurt and all the time she has been missing him, so she starts crying. She tells Darius she does not need sex, she just needs him. Darius gets into bed with her, hugging her tightly - although they can't feel it - and promises he'll stay with her, whispering sweet nothings until she falls asleep.

When MC falls asleep, she sees Kozholok. He tells her that she is alone but she will serve his purpose well. MC wakes up to an empty bed and a hastily scrawled note.

### **Episode 5**

MC is at the gym, training together with the rest of the Night of Sin circus. She keeps upping the treadmill's speed, eventually slipping, but Malakai softens her fall. In the meantime Avi, riding on Ripley's shoulders, is playing fitness trainer, bossing everyone around and asking for push ups. Cal is the only one not participating, claiming he's doing yoga.

Worriedly, Malakai takes MC aside for some water. MC asks him about demon powers, if he has ever heard of a demon losing control of its powers, developing new ones, or suffering from side effects to their magic that might make them do, or stop them from doing, something they want to do. Malakai says that he has never heard of anything like it, but the demon's blinding powers are already something new. He asks her if this has to do with Darius, but MC hasn't told the troupe yet that Darius is back, so she changes the subject and goes back to training.

MC is biking in the desert. Darius' note was an apology and a place where to meet for a date. While she's waiting for Darius to appear, MC accidentally steps on a rattlesnake. She is bracing herself, waiting to be bitten, but the snake seems scared of her and slithers away.

Darius appears and the two have a little back and forth about the rattlesnake incident. While they talk, Darius lets it slip that during his time amongst the demons, he has been working for Kozholok. MC is horrified, but Darius explains that he tried to stay away from the demons at first, even going as far as trying to find his biological parents, but ultimately he had no choice but joining them.

He has agreed to work for Kozholok on the condition that he is never going to kill humans, and he never did. Mostly he works as enforcer against rogue demons that are enemies of Kozholok. He explains that he's basically doing the same job he was doing while he was part of the Night of Sin Circus, just with better intel and more freedom. MC worries about it, but knows he has to step away from it of his own accord.

Darius tells MC that he has an idea about something they can do to finally kiss.

***Heart scene (29) - Have a bonfire date!***
*Darius and MC hike up the trail, leaving the lights of Vegas behind. In the desert night, Darius lights a fire pit and asks MC to find some good sticks, then teleports away to come back with a huge bag of marshmallows. Darius burns the marshmallows on the flame until it's almot completely melted, then put one in his mouth and on his lips and kisses MC. She can't feel his mouth but she can feel the sugar on his tongue and lips. For the first time since the dream, MC's stomach flutters. Darius then holds MC's hand across the fire. Soon the heat of the flame warms the space between their palms and they can almost feel each other: it's an imperfect touch but it's there.*
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Darius tells MC that they can still find ways to fly. He explains that now, as a demon, he can easily dive off cliffs and offers her to hold her while he does. MC accepts and they jump off a high cliff. She cannot feel him holding her but while they fly together through the night, she knows she is not alone, and maybe she never was.

They land in a tangle of limbs and kiss passionately, and in the midst of the adrenaline rush, MC can almost feel the ghost of Darius' mouth on hers.

### **Episode 6**

MC is waiting for Darius at Le Veau d'Or restaurant. He is late and she is nervous. Darius finally arrives and apologises: he was following a lead that he thought might help with the feeling issue between him and MC, but unfortunately nothing came of it.

MC says that she's been training with the troupe. Darius hints at the fact that she might take his place soon, but MC is upset at the idea. She asks him if he's coming back, but he is conflicted and does not respond. MC runs away from the table and Darius follows her on the restaurant's observation deck.

Darius chokes back tears and explains to MC that he will always come back to her, but that's a different thing from coming back to the human world, because she cares about him but her world never had. Darius tells MC that he loves her but she does not know how it feels to find a place where you finally belong. MC is shocked to find out that he is more comfortable amongst demons than amongst humans.

***Heart scene (27) - Show him where he belongs!***
*MC realises that in all the time they were apart, she only thought of her own pain and loneliness and never considered what Darius might be going through, because she was sure he would come back regardless. Now she understands how selfish that is. She asks Darius why he feels that he belongs to the demons, considering that he hates Kozholok since before the troupe even believed he was a danger. Darius is silent and she worries he will teleport away without giving her an answer, but he doesn't. He says he doesn't know and explains that when he left, he was ready to come back quickly. But the demons didn't hate him, but feared him, made him feel welcome and respected. MC says the troupe also welcomed him. He says that this should not involve them at all and asks MC to run away with him. They both know that would not be a solution**.**MC tells Darius that the troupe needs him and want to help him. But he says that they can't do anything because they save innocents, not monsters. MC tells him he's not a monster, but he replies that he's not human either.*
Darius says that he will always come back to MC, then teleports away in a puff of black smoke.

Later that day, MC and her mum go for a bike ride. They stop for a drink at the cafe on the desert trail. MC's mum asks her if she started seeing Darius again, because she looks miserable. MC tries to deflect the conversation, but then her phone rings: Wrath is asking for her help with a demon infestation on the Vegas Strip. MC apologises to her mother and leaves.

MC arrives on the Strip and finds Onyx giving free circus tickets away and redirecting the crowd away from a shop that is currently overrun by demons. MC observes how this is the first big demon infestation they had in quite a while and wonders if this meant that Darius had been fighting demons on their behalf.

Malakai gives MC one of Darius' knives, in case she might need it during the fight. The troupe all enter the shop, where several demons are already attacking. While the fight is raging, more demons arrive. At their head, in his full assassin gear, is Darius.

### **Episode 7**

Darius attacks some of the demons in the shop using one of his knives. The troupe notice his arrival and everyone stop in shock. Darius' face shows his demon marks, and the troupe is even more surprised. MC worries they will attack him.

***Heart scene (26) - Show the troupe that it's still Darius***
*MC closes her eyes and then leaps into Darius' arms. He catches her and pulls her aside in a quieter corner of the shop, away from the demons. The rest of the troupe joins them, no one raising their weapons. MC kisses Darius. She still can't feel his touch but she wants to shows the troupe that he's not a danger. She asks him why he is there. A demon creeps behind Darius' back but he orders it to stand down, his demonic voice forcing every demon around him to get on their knees. MC is amazed by his power and the fact that he can control demons even if they were not directly sworn to him. Then Darius smiles and him and MC hold hands. MC hugs him again and Onyx and Malakai follow shortly. The troupe reunites with a group hug - although both Wrath and Cal are somehow only "hug-adjacent".*
Darius says that he's coming in peace and explains that he heard about the demons being there and thought he could run them into a wall of hurt. Malakai asks Darius what's the battle plan but Darius turn to Wrath, showing her respect by asking her for her orders. She reciprocates by asking him instead. Darius says something about wanting a gin and tonic, a code word between him and the troupe (that was used in earlier chapters) that stands for deception. Then he starts fighting and soon it becomes clear that he's only pretending to hurt the troupe, but in reality is either simply killing demons or helping the others to kill demons faster. One by one, all the demons are neutralised.

The last demon is near enough that MC could kill it. She catches Darius' eye and he understands, pushing the demon towards MC. Using Darius' knife, she kills it.

Malakai and Cal are shocked, but Darius runs to her and excitedly congratulates her. He kisses her, but still she can't feel anything. She pushes back and hits Darius instead. In the rush of adrenaline and hurt, she keeps attacking him, desperate to feel him, to feel anything at all. Darius could easily overpower her, but he lets her get it all out instead, and their mock fight spills out in the street, soon becoming a sort of acrobatic dance. Darius tells MC that no matter what he is, he's hers.

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Onlookers have arrived, and MC and Darius show off their acrobatic skills while the troupe gives out tickets for the show, pretending that it was all planned.

Once the crowd disperses, Wrath asks MC what is going on and to Darius if he's back. He smiles and asks for that gin and tonic first.

### **Episode 8**

MC, Darius and the troupe are sitting at a bar in stiff silence. Darius awkwardly explains that he's not actually back. He has been working for Kozholok and that's where he's going to go back to. He explains that the lack of demons in recent times is because he has been pitting the demons against each other, and offers the troupe to be their man on the inside.

Wrath confronts MC as she does not seem surprised by what's happening. MC confesses she had seen Darius a couple of times before but did not say anything because she was scared and trying to sort out their inability to touch.

Malakai and Cal say that they had already worked out that Darius was losing control of his powers around her after her questions while they were training at the gym. Darius admits he can't feel MC and says that this is part of the reason he can't stay. He asks the troupe for a little more time with the demons. He can't promise that he'll bring everything back to normal but he wants to set things right.

Some time later, MC and the troupe are at the casino doing promotion for the circus. Nahara the seer is also there, helping Cal win at blackjack, her luck balancing out his lack thereof. Nahara welcomes MC enthusiastically and tells her that things have been shifting around her and to keep doing what she is doing. MC is surprised, since in their last encounter Nahara had told her that Darius was going to destroy her. But Nahara says it was her mistake for underestimating MC.

Darius arrives at the casino with a gift for MC. They sit at a quiet table and he asks her to guess what pendant he has put on a necklace for her. MC guesses the Eiffel tower, as it was in their last dream. Darius promises her that one day they will visit the real thing together and they both daydream about this future trip while Darius hooks the necklace around MC's neck.

Darius tells MC to remember that everything he is doing is to make that dream come true. He then takes out of his pocket the dagger that Kozholok used to destroy Nero's soul and says that he might have found a way to kill Kozholok for good.

### **Episode 9**

MC and the rest of the troupe have broken into Le Veau d'Or after hours. Darius reveals that the restaurant is also the basis for a secret ring of wealthy people who use demons to their advantage. Nero was the leader of this group: he got too greedy and signed a contract with Kozholok, inviting him into his soul. Darius has stolen such contract and gives the parchement to Malakai.

Suddenly Kozholok appears and turns towards Darius accusing him of betrayal, however the troupe pretend to attack them both and he seems to be tricked into thinking that Darius was captured and used as a bait to lure him in. Both Darius and the demon teleport away.

The following day, MC and the troupe are in the circus, rehearsing and talking about the situation. Malakai says that usually demons are not clever enough to enter in a contract with humans: they just possess them and then leave when the body dies, but obviously Kozholok wanted a soul to use as a sacrifice to awaken Darius, as well as a body he could use permanently, so that's why he signed a contract.

Wrath asks Malakai to look into how to dissolve a contract with a demon, asks Cal and Onyx to go see Nahara and see if she can find any loophole in said contract, and to MC to find Darius and make sure he's still alive.

MC goes on top of the Vegas Eiffel tower, remembering the pendant Darius' gave her. As she expects, Darius materialises there. He asks MC to climb to the top of the tower with him.

***Heart scene (27) - Climb to the top of Vegas!***
*After a bit of fun and flirty back and forth, Darius carries MC all the way up to the top of the Vegas Eiffel tower. They admire the view from above. Darius tells her that he no longers craves the adrenaline rush as he did before meeting her, because being with her makes him feel alive and electric. Carrying her on top of the tower was his way to show her how it feels to know she belongs to him. MC reflects on the fact that not long ago it was violence who made him feel alive, but now he only needs to be with her.*
MC tells Darius that she does not believe that he really want to be with the demons but it's just that he wants to feel accepted, because for all his life he felt that people liked him only when he was pretending to be someone else. She tells him that he feels at ease with the demons only because that's all he thinks he deserves, but he is a lot more than his worst instincts and deserves to be loved and to have a place in the human world. Darius responds that he's not sure about that, but he knows for sure that he does not deserve her but he's glad she found him.

### **Episode 10**

MC and Darius are on top of the Vegas Eiffel tower. MC asks him whether the fact that he has helped the troupe by giving them the contract to use against Kozholok means that he has reconsidered coming back to them for good. He tells her that he does not enjoy being with the demons per se, but enjoys the freedom that comes with it, the fact that he can do what he wants, how he wants it, without worrying about putting anyone else at risk. He is frustrated and asks why he can't have both - the freedom to hunt demons the way he wants to, and her love.

MC reminds him of the fact that they cannot touch and how it all started when he put himself in the grey area between the troupe and Kozholok, and tells him that he needs to take a side or he might end up being ripped apart. But she also knows that she can't take this decision for him.

The following day MC is working on a customer's bike in her apartment when she hears Darius' talking to her mother in the shop. She dashes there, expecting her to be giving Darius a hard time, but he has brought her flowers and wine as a peace offering so her mother grabs the bottle and leaves them alone with a wink.

Darius asks MC to go and watch him as he hunts demons on his own, because he wants to show her that he's much better when he works alone. But before then, he asks her to join him on a mysterious trapeze performance.

***Heart scene (27) - Show off for Vegas with Darius!***
*Darius brings MC to a walking bridge where he has tied silks. The two perform an acrobatic routine to the delight of the onlookers. MC realises she is no longer the scared girl she was, and Darius tells her that she's the most incredible person he has ever met.*
MC goes to the university campus, the divination building, where she's supposed to meet Darius to see him hunting demons alone. She finds him already in the middle of the fight. She notices how the unsettling joy he used to have when fighting demons in the past is not there, replaced by concentration and precision, and thinks Wrath would be proud.

After the first strike to the demon, Darius gears up to finish it, however something seems amiss: the victim is strangely silent and MC suddenly realises in horror that the demon has left the human on its own and Darius is about to kill an innocent. She manages to warn him in time, but they both realise that someone was trying to make Darius into a murderer.

### **Episode 11**

MC and Darius are at the university. The guy who Darius was about to attack is definitely human. Darius shouts out for Kozholok while MC gets the guy out of there as quickly as she can.

Kozholok appears and simply states that he sent Darius to fight an enemy and never specified if human or otherwise. The demon tells Darius that sooner or later he will have to kill a human so he just wanted to speed things up. Darius is angry and horrified but Kozholok is unbothered and teleports away.
Students start arriving in the building so MC hugs Darius and asks him to teleport them away.
They land on the Vegas Strip, but Darius is really upset and frustrated. He tells MC that he meant to go somewhere different. MC tries to grab his hand and for a moment she can feel him. They duck into an alley and they can still touch each other, although the feeling vanishes as quickly as it arrived.

Darius asks MC to trust that he did not know he was going to kill a human and MC reassures him. Darius is mortified that despite his desire to show her that he can work alone, things would have gone horribly if she hadn't been there. MC tells him that maybe it's destiny that wants the two of them fighting together.
As soon as she says this, a white light engulfs the two of them and they teleport again.
They find each other in a room full of plants and coloured glass. Darius is stunned. He says this is where he had tried to teleport in the first place: it's the Fortress, a sanctuary room where only true assassins are allowed to enter. It's a place where him and the rest of the troupe go if they need a safe place to think, rest or heal, a magic place that not even Nahara fully understand. He felt rejected when his teleport failed - and MC thinks that he hasn't even considered that it could have been her holding them back.

MC wonders why it accepted them now, but Darius says he doesn't know as he is not the one who tried to get there again. MC thinks back to the white light and power she felt in the alley.
Darius is relaxed and happy. He picks something up from the floor: a jar of gold paint. He tells MC he has been thinking of ways he can touch her and body paint is something he would like to try.

***Heart scene (28) - Give Darius your touch!***
*Darius and MC use the gold paint to caress each other. MC undresses herself and Darius pours paint on her, using his hands and mouth on her chest, giving her pleasure using the feeling of the paint drying as a surrogate of his touch.*
Darius tells MC that he has a plan to defeat Kozholok. He also admits that he was wrong in thinking that he is better off working alone. He says it's time for him to come home.

### **Episode 12**

MC and Darius are in the elevator going to the penthouse. Darius is very nervous and stops the lift. He is worried the troupe is not going to be happy to see him, but MC reassures him that they all look forward to have him back.

When they step out on the penthouse floor, everything is dark and silent, but then Avi barrels out and hugs Darius' legs. It turns out Onyx had organised a surprise welcome, with all members of the troupe holding different welcome banners, but Avi's enthusiasm ruined her plan.
Regardless, everyone is delighted to see Darius, with Onyx, Malakai, Ripley and Wrath hugging him tightly, and Cal shaking his hand and agreeing to have a "gentleman's truce".

The following day, the troupe goes to Turtlehead Peak, to the same spot where Kozholok has been performing his rituals. The plan is for Darius to lure Kozholok there and then try to get some of his blood on the dagger used to take Nero's soul. Darius explains how that’s a blade of beginnings and endings and can work as a power catalyst. MC suddenly remembers her dream, and how Kozholok had plunged that same knife into her chest, but she does not say anything.

Kozholok appears suddenly, before the rest of the troupe had time to hide. It turns out he has been suspicious of Darius since the events at Le Veau d'Or and has been tracking his movements. He accuses Darius of betrayal and orders him to kill everyone. Darius struggles to resist the direct order, but MC runs to him and tells him she loves him. As soon as she says so, for a moment she can feel his skin under her hands. Darius snaps out of Kozholok's control and attacks the demon instead. But Kozholok is too calm and MC feels that something is wrong.

Suddenly a wave of power surges through her, the air around her bursting with white light. A shockwave pushes the troupe away from MC and everyone is confused by what's happening.

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MC levitates off the ground. Kozholok laughs and says that the star-crossed lovers have reached their ecstasy and will now fall to turmoil. He says that from the greatest love comes the greatest suffering, all in the name of balance. He says that Virtue is born again.

## **Season 4**

### **Episode 1**

MC is levitating over Turtlehead Peak. She is engulfed by white light and no matter how much she tries, she is unable to speak.

Kozholok laughs pleased with himself, while Darius and the troupe are frantic trying to understand what is happening.

Everything goes dark and MC finds herself on a different plane of existence, where she meets Nero. He tells her he is a virtue, a supernatural being that existed as long as demons did, and maybe longer. They were created to balance out demons. He was sent on earth to defeat Kozholok and Darius but he failed his task because he fell in love. Kozholok possessed him and tried to get him to kill his fiance, but he snapped out of it, and the scar he has on his face is a reminder of that fight. Snapping out of Kozholok's grasp destroyed his soul instead.

Nero tells MC that when Kozholok stabbed her with the dagger, she also became a virtue, and a much more powerful one than he ever was. He asks her to try and save him but to give priority to killing Kozholok. He also tells her that she is too strong and that the world... but he does not finish the sentence. He also says that Virtues and demons are not allowed to be together, ever, but rules don't always have to be followed. Before vanishing, he presses his hand into MC saying that he is giving her a gift, and MC feels a tingling sensation go through her body.

MC regains consciousness in Darius' arms. Kozholok screams that "it has begun" and they can't do anything to stop whatever "it" is. MC springs into action and punches the demon in the face. He threatens her and vanishes in a cloud of black smoke.

Darius holds MC's hand and she realises that she can feel him again. The two kiss passionately. Exhausted, MC faints.

### **Episode 2**

MC wakes up in the car, in Darius' arms. The troupe asks her what happened and she tells them that she can't remember much but she was told that she is a virtue, Nero was a virtue too and asked her to save him.
Everyone is surprised and wonder what being a virtue entails and if that is going to give her any powers. Darius' fends off the barrage of questions and MC gratefully falls asleep again.

MC wakes again a couple of hours later in Darius' bed. They relish the ability to touch each other again, kissing and cuddling. They talk about their new situation but Darius tells MC that he will always love her, no matter her nature, just as she loved him and accepted him as a demon. Darius tells MC that while she was asleep he did some research into virtues and asks her if she wants to hear about it.

***Heart scene (26) - Let Darius show you what he found!***
*Darius tells MC that he thinks she is Prudence. MC is unhappy about it, thinking it does not sound very sexy. Darius explains that Prudence is the ablity of taking decisions based on what's right and what's wrong, so the fact that she chose him despite it all, means that he can't be that bad after all, and that's very sexy.*
MC and Darius start touching and kissing each other passionately. Suddenly MC remembers what Nero told her - that demons and virtues are not supposed to be together - and the gift he gave her. She now understand how the barrier between them was activated because she became a virtue, but Nero's gift has disabled it for them.

Darius and MC surrender to passion.

### **Episode 3**

MC and Darius are in bed, touching and teasing each other. Darius goes down on MC and then suddenly they are teleported on top of the Vegas Eiffel tower. The two continue to make love passionately.

A few days later, MC wakes up in her own bed, feeling contented if not a bit sore by all the sex her and Darius have been having in the previous days to make up for lost time. Darius appears, kisses her and asks her if she's ready to go perform at the Night of Sin show. The two teleport to the circus.

Wrath announces MC and Darius as a trapeze double act. They perform together in perfect sync, to the screams of the adoring crowd. Darius asks MC if she's up for giving the crowd an encore.

***Heart scene (29) - Show Vegas your Lust!***
*Darius and MC perform a sensual, languid yet daring routine to the delight of the audience.*
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MC's mum joins her and Darius backstage. She is very excited about their performance, says that she's very proud and compliments them on their routine. She also asks MC when they are going to start thinking about marriage, but MC shuts her down, embarassed, saying that marriage might not be Darius' thing. Once MC's mum leaves, Darius teasingly tells her not to be so sure about that.

### **Episode 4**

MC is training with the rest of the troupe in Wrath's gym. She is trying to understand if her being a virtue is giving her any new powers, but she does not seem to have any more abilities than usual. Darius reassures her, telling her how proud she should be of herself for accomplishing all what she has just by being a human - including having great aim with knives.

Darius and the rest of the troupe wonder why Kozholok would want MC to be a virtue in the first place, but no one has a clear answer. All they know is that the demon needed her to get stronger somehow.

While the rest of the troupe walk away, Darius asks MC to stay behind in the gym for a stretching session. Suddenly the lights in the gym change to strobe, disco-lights and MC is delighted by Darius' surprise and attempt to cheer her up.

Darius starts massaging MC to help her destress. Soon his touch turns a little steamier.

***Heart scene (28) - Get a massage from Lust!***
*Darius sensually massages MC. He undresses her and works her pressure points from head to toes, while kissing and nipping MC everywhere his hands touch.*
MC and Darius are visiting Nahara in her shop. Nahara admits to Darius that she was wrong when she initially assessed the situation. Darius accepts her apology. She praises Darius for managing the impossible: even though his very essence is demonic, he managed to choose to be good. He is happy and slightly embarassed by the praise. She does not have answers for them regarding what means for MC to be a virtue, however she suddenly tells them that Kozholok is wrecking havoc at the Vegas Neon Museum and they have to go.

### **Episode 5**

MC and the troupe are at the Vegas Neon Museum, which is overrun by demons. But when the assassins try to kill them, they realise that the demons are able to get in and out of the humans at will, so they can't strike them or they might risk killing innocents for good: clearly Kozholok has found a way to shatter human souls.

Back at the penthouse, the troupe discuss how to solve the situation. MC wonders how is Kozholok using her for his plans. She is angry and frustrated. Darius calms her down by talking to her soothingly. He offers to take her to the hotel's swimming pool to unwind.

Darius and MC enter the empty pool, locking it to other guests. Alone in the water, they kiss and splash each other.

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The two kiss and make love passionately. Darius asks MC if she's up for round two.

***Heart scene (29) - Round two!***
*Darius kisses MC passionately. The sunset falls over the swimming pool, and the two feel almost suspended in time. Darius lift MC up until she's sitting on the pool's edge and goes down on her. Then they kiss slowly and tenderly.*
MC and Darius cuddle in the water. He tells her that he thought he was getting stronger when he was with the demons, but he has never felt as strong as he is in that very moment at her side.

The following day MC is at her mum's bike shop daydreaming about seeing Darius again. Suddenly, Kozholok enters the shop.

### **Episode 6**

Kozholok is in at the bike shop. He throws the knife he used on Nero at MC and it lands in her palm. The demon seems delighted. He tells her that her powers are developing nicely. She tries to hit him but he easily dodges her attack. He calls a demon in the shop and then kill it. MC realises with panic that now he can kill demons, which means that he could kill Darius too.

MC tries to appeal to Nero but can't get through to him. Kozholok says that the fact that Nero's soul was shattered means that now he has more powers, and starts choking MC from the inside. She tries to fight it but she can feel her internal organs being squeezed and can't do anything to stop the pain. Kozholok laughs and says that the more she fights it, the more devastatingly her soul will shatter.

MC falls to the ground. The pain of hitting her knees on the floor somehow awakens her, to Kozholok's irritation. He teleports away. After he's gone, MC finds a note hastily written by Nero, saying that her and Darius are stronger together and that he believes in them.

A frantic Darius appears in the shop. MC tells him what happened. He's upset he was not there earlier and comforts her. The two talk in MC's apartment. MC tells him how the fact that Kozholok managed to turn Nero's lover against him is what allowed him to shatter Nero's soul. Darius reassures her, then tells her that Wrath has a surprise for her.

The two teleport inside the Fortress, where the whole troupe is gathered. They officially accept MC as part of the assassins troupe and present her with her outfit - designed by Onyx - as well as weapons: Malakai has dusted a pair of chakrams (a round, throwing weapon) with assassin's magic for her. Darius says he chose that weapon because they met in a stone circle and because he will always come back to her.

MC is elated and tries the weapons by throwing them. The chakram slices through the air and comes back to her perfectly, like a boomerang. The troupe all freeze in stupor. Then Malakai laughs and tell her that they finally found out what's her power as a virtue.

### **Episode 7**

At the Fortress, MC is confused by the troupe's enthusiastic reaction at her ability to retrieve her chakrams with ease. They explain to her that not everyone is able to do that, so the fact that she can is proof of her unique assassin magic. She is like a homing beacon: her power as a virtue is to call things back to her. When this realisation hits, MC and Darius exchange a meaningful look.

Back at the penthouse, Cal experiments with MC's new powers making her retrieve their car keys. The light-hearted atmosphere is interrupted by Malakai, reading unsettling news about demon wrecking havoc in the city. MC says that Kozholok has only been so powerful after she became a virtue by being stabbed in her dream. Worried, Avi asks her if she is all better now, and this gives Malakai an idea: MC might have a magical wound and Kozholok might be using it to syphon her power to him.

In the meantime, Cal throws the car keys out of the window, and while MC is trying to focus her power to retrieve them, she realises that she can feel Darius' essence in her mind. The rest of the troupe leave them alone in the common room to explore this new powerful connection between them.

***Heart scene (28) - Try out your new powers with Darius!***
*Darius and MC concentrate on this new connection between them: they can feel each other's mind. Darius is amazed and delighted. They gently touch each other's hands and faces, reveling in the new feeling, then they kiss passionately. When Darius tries to move across the room, MC is able to teleport him next to her with a single thought.*
MC and her mum are hanging the bike shop's awning. They have a very sweet conversation where MC's mum tells her how proud she is of her, and of the path she has made for herself. And MC feels that everything is going to be ok.

### **Episode 8**

MC and the troupe have driven to the desert. Malakai explains that by using the dagger connected to Nero, Kozholok has been able to absorb MC's power through her magical wound. Darius attempts to call Kozholok to him, but the demon teleports him and everyone else instead.

They find themselves in a hospital, where Kozholok's demons have possessed all the patients. After taunting them, the demon disappears.

Suddenly Nahara arrives and uses her magic to temporarily rid the patients of the demonic possession. The troupe help them back into their rooms. Nahara tells Darius that there's only one thing that can be done to stop Kozholok for good.

The troupe is on the Vegas Strip, discussing their next steps. Nahara says that the only way to take away the power from Kozholok is for Darius to sacrifice himself, healing MC's magical wound. Darius seems to accept the idea and is sad but resigned. MC is horrified and the rest of the troupe also refuse to consider this plan.

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MC can't accept that this is the only solution.

### **Episode 9**

Darius asks MC to grab some food at a nearby cluster of food trucks. The two talk about the situation. He tries to convince her that this is the only way, and that it makes sense: the whole reason for his existence has always been to love her and heal her. MC refuses to accept this and cries.

Nahara joins them and tells them that there's a chance for MC to be able to call back Darius from the dead after he has sacrificed himself, but it's a very difficult and dangerous thing to do, as MC herself could die in the process. MC immediately accepts. She has some doubts about whether or not she will actually be able to do so, however Darius tells her he has already imagined their future together so he's sure she can succeed.

***Heart scene (27) - Talk about the future with Darius.***
*Darius tells MC that they are the power couple of the century. They are going to kick demons' butt for a while like superheroes. Then when they will grow tired of it, they will go travel the world. And then get a house somewhere beautiful, a place with large windows and high ceilings so they can still practice their silk trapeze skills. They are going to be one of those super fit old couples that are still ripped in their seventies. And when they will be too old to do that too, they will just nap together, make love and laugh about all the adventures they had when they were young. The two kiss and Darius says that they have to save the world because MC deserves that future he imagined and the one that they will create together. They profess their love for each other.*
MC is determined to attempt Nahara's plan. Her and Darius go back to the rest of the troupe, who are all very worried. Even Cal seems to be distressed by the situation and claps Darius on his shoulder saying that he can't do it. But MC tells him and everyone else that there's no other way and they have to do it for all the people who have been already possessed and the ones who will be in the future, as well as for themselves and the people they love. The troupe seems slightly reassured by her determination and positivity.

Wrath is still not convinced, but Nahara says that although it's an impossible task, Darius has already achieved the impossible twice, first by balancing his inner demon with his desire for goodness, and second by coming together with MC despite her being a virtue. And third time is a charm.

### **Episode 10**

MC and Darius are on top of the Vegas Eiffel tower at night. They admire the view and discuss what's to come. They kiss passionately and lovingly, and Darius reassures her that she'll always bring him back to her. They start touching each other, passion rising, so they teleport to Darius' bedroom.

They fall onto Darius' bed. He says he wants to kiss every inch of her body, and they start making love. Darius asks MC to watch him as he wants her to see all the things he's doing to her, and he wants to savour every moment he gets to spend with her. They make love, a perfect sync of bodies and minds. They keep kissing and MC watches Darius reach his peak, a raw and intimate sight that overwhelms her with love.

The following morning MC wakes up in Darius' arms. She's satisfied but sore after the previous night they spent so much time making love over and over again. She tries to shift but Darius, still half asleep, refuses to let go of her. When they are finally are both awake, Darius asks her if she would want to move in with him in the penthouse once things are resolved. He says he already spoke to MC's mum about it and she was ok with it. MC is surprised to hear about this conversation but also very happy. She accepts.

### **Episode 11**

Darius, MC and the troupe are back in the desert. Cal tells Darius not to make any goodbye speeches because he's coming back so there's no point. Everyone smiles. Darius kisses MC and tells her he's doing this not for Kozholok but for her, to heal her wound so they can have the future they dreamed of. He then tells her he's saving the best for when he's going to be back.

Darius takes Nero's dagger and stabs himself in the chest. MC feels his pain and falls on her knees. A stream of black sand rises from Darius' body. Suddenly Kozholok and a horde of demons appear.

The troupe holds off the demons while MC tries to call back Darius, however she realises in a moment of panic that no one has ever explained to her how to do that. She closes her eyes and reaches for him in her mind. She finds his energy and pours all of her feelings into calling him back.

Darius reappears, unharmed, in a cloud of black smoke. He reaches towards her and the two embrace. While the battle rages around them, Darius asks MC to marry him. She is surprised but exhilarated by the question and, her eyes filling with tears, accepts enthusiastically.

Kozholok interrupts their kissing by snarling and attacking them. He threatens them, but Darius is so powerful now that he can hurt the demon with only a snap of his fingers. Now that MC's magical wound has been sealed, Kozholok is no longer able to steal her power.

***Heart scene (28) - Help Darius take care of Kozholok for good!***
*Darius and MC fight side by side. Their bodies are in sync, just as they are when they perform on the silk trapezes together. Darius catches Kozholok with his chains and MC grabs Nero's dagger. The battle rages around them, but MC and Darius both grab the hilt of the dagger and together plunge it into Kozholok's chest.*
Everything goes still. Nero's dagger dissolves into black sand. The troupe joins Darius and MC, all wondering if it's over. They say that yes, it's all over, and they kiss happily.

Kozholok awakens, but his eyes are clear and Nero's voice speaks: he is back, finally rid of the demon's possession.

### **Episode 12**

MC and the troupe are at the circus, celebrating their victory. The place is empty aside from them, and the champagne flows while Malakai is on the turntables. Ripley and Avi are there too, as well as Nero. Despite his body being the same used by Kozholok, Darius and MC can't help noticing how different he seems now that he has his soul back. He compliments them on their win and Darius jokes that true love conquers all.

Nero lightheartedly tells MC she's on her way to become the best - or the worst - virtue that ever was. Darius apologises but says to Nero that he still can't like him fully, but that's normal because virtues and demons are not supposed to like each other. When they try to shake hands, they can't feel each other's touch either. Nero says he's going to go on a long holiday to rest and recover. Then he teleports away in a white cloud of light.

Darius asks MC to dance. In between dancing and kissing he tells her that they don't have to rush their wedding. He understands their relationship has been a whirlwind and he is prepared to wait as long as she needs to. But MC does not want to wait. Cal intervenes saying he is licensed to perform marriages, as that's his side hustle in Vegas, so he can celebrate if they want.

Later that day, MC is walking down the aisle at the Fortress, with her mother weepily accompanying her. Nahara offers MC's mum a shoulder to cry on. MC's mum tells her that her friends are wonderful people and she is so happy for her. The whole troupe, including Avi and Ripley, are sporting golden bow ties pinned in different places on their outfits.

MC is overwhelmed by emotion and so happy. She joins an emotional Darius in front of Cal, who is ready to celebrate the wedding.

Darius, blushing furiously, says he should have probably prepared more for his vows, but he just wants to tell her what he has been thinking since the first moment he met her. He thought love was like falling or flying, and at the beginning this is true, but meeting her he realised that love is much more than that. It's waiting and all the things you don't say as much as those you say. He promises to always wait for her and always come back to her, and no matter where they will be, he will always be at her side. He promises to always kiss her good morning and goodnight even if they are fighting, and to always be there to catch her when she falls. There's no one else in the world he would rather be with, for every second of every day for the rest of his life, and if she will let him, he will spend his life proving this to her.

MC is chocked up with emotion.

***Heart scene (28) - Say your vows to Darius!***
*MC says that she never thought about her wedding day. She knows girls think about it but between med school, dropping out of med school and then meeting the love of her life and everything that happened after that, she never had the time. But she remembers when Darius told her that she chose him. So she does. She promises to choose him every morning when she wakes up and every night when she goes to sleep. She promises to keep choosing him even when they fight over what to have for dinner or what to watch on TV. She promises to choose him when she is happy, when she is sad or angry, confused, frustrated and when she's having the best and worst days of her life. Because there's no one else she'd rather have by her side. MC knows that Darius told her that her choosing him made him feel like he belonged, and she wants him to know that from now on until forever, she will keep choosing him, so he will always have a place to belong to: with her. Because she belongs with him too and there's nowhere else she'd rather be than right there with him. Darius grabs her and kiss her passionately. They are both crying and laughing and breathless.*
Cal coughs, blinking hard as to fight tears of his own. Everyone in the room is sniffling or openly weeping. Darius wipes MC's tears from her face. They look at each other with eyes full of love. Cal announces that they can exchange rings, so Avi comes forward with two ring pops, one blue for MC and one red for Darius. They put them on each other's fingers. Cal smiles and pronounces them husband and wife. The two kiss.

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MC and Darius get into the car, with the troupe tossing biodegradable glitter at them. Cal is clearly sniffling, although he claims he has a cold. Everyone laughs and Malakai gives him a tissue. Darius asks MC if she's ready to spend forever together, and she says that yes, she is.