Psalms 116:15

**Psalms 116:15** is the seventh episode of the second season of *Warrior Nun*. It is the seventeenth episode of the series overall.

## Synopsis

After an intense battle, Ava's halo saves a life, while one of Adriel's followers has a crisis of faith. Camila finds herself behind enemy lines.

## Plot

### The last Warrior Nun

Flying over the city, Lilith lets Ava fall through the rooflight of her family house. Ava falls on her feet in the entrance hall of the house. Lilith stands above Ava on a stair railing and spreading her wings. Ava curses, asking just what Adriel did to her. She tells her that he enlightened her, flying down and kicking her. Ava grabs a sword and thrusts it, but Lilith just uses her wings to shroud herself and block. Energy resonates and Ava's flesh seems to burn. She asks what is going on, if Lilith is doing this. Lilith tells her that it's Adriel's final plague, a burning light that scorches non-believers. Ava snarls and again tries to attack, but Lilith blocks each time. She tells her to come back to the OCS, that they can help her. She loses the sword and tries fighting melee, but gets knocked down. She phases in another room, but Lilith does the same and continues the attack.

Ava tells her that her sisters need her. Lilith asks if she wants to go back to a world she doesn't belong to for a God that has abandoned her. They phase back in the main hall and Ava is impaled on a sword. She tells Ava to join them, that Adriel likes her and it's why he hasn't killed her yet. "Lilith, please", says Ava, but Lilith tells her there's no more talk, that Adriel will let her be herself without consequence. She tells her it's not a negotiation, that she will rip the Halo from herself if need be. "Never", replies Ava and Lilith tells her to suit herself. She says she was right about one thing, that she is the last Warrior Nun. Ava phases again to the other room and Lilith follows, but this time Ava catches her with a flail, taking out one of her eyes. She teleports away.

At Jillian's villa, Jillian says that there's nothing more she can do for Mother Superion, lying on the floor. The ambulance is still ten minutes out and Mother Superion apologizes for not being able to save the Arc, saying she will soon kneel before God and she hopes he forgives her sins. She admits she is not sure if this will happen, that in every choice she made, she denied God's light, resenting Him when the Halo rejected her, and resenting Ava. She says she understood too late the importance of her sisters. Beatrice tells her that when she gets to Heaven, God won't look her over for victories or medals, but for scars. Mother Superion tells her to take care of everyone. She closes her eyes and Beatrice sobs. As she says a prayer, Ava enters the room.

### The Mother's return

Beatrice turns to Ava, crying, telling her they did everything they could. She moves away and Ava steps forward. She places her hand upon Mother Superion's, now crying too. She lays down next to her. The Halo glows with power. Everyone stares as it surges with a bright light, ringing. Mother Superion opens her eyes. She is alive and well. She tells Ava she hasn't felt this way since the Halo was hers. She thanks her and they hug, then laugh with relief at all. Elsewhere in the Villa, the group discusses the situation, Dora calling it a miracle. Mother Superion speculates that as a former Halo-bearer, she still has a connection to it and it reached out to her. She says they should pray for everyone that they've lost. "To hell with that", declares Beatrice. She tells Mother Superion she's grateful she's alive but that Adriel is sucking their prayers out of the air. She asks who they're even praying to, walking away.

Ava follows after Beatrice, into the Villa's terrace. She asks her to talk to her. Beatrice tells her that she lost the Crown of Thorns, that she let her emotions blind her. Ava points out that she saved her life and Beatrice retorts that had she grabbed it, they could have beaten Adriel, that Camila and Yasmine might be there with them. Ava asks what she's saying and she replies that she thinks maybe they're just delaying the inevitable. Ava tells her that the Beatrice she knows never stops fighting and never loses hope. "She never did before", agrees Beatrice. Ava tells her there must be something else they can do, but Beatrice tells her to run and hide, that there is nothing else. Ava points out this is what she *was* doing and Beatrice says their priority must be to keep the Halo away from him, no matter what. Ava asks if Beatrice would come with her if she left, that they could go back to the Bar La Vasseur. She tells her that she can't.

In Adriel's cathedral, Camila and Todd, one of the Samaritans, are chained up in a prison cell guarded by Adriel's Firstborn Children. He tells her he thinks they should exchange names, for morale. "Morale?" she asks. He says that he's Todd, saying he would shake her hand but he's "a little tied up at the moment". She calls the pun terrible and he agrees that it is. "But, see? Morale", he says, and she tells him that she's Camila. He says it's nice to meet her. "Come here often?" he asks. "First time", she tells him, saying that it kind of sucks.

Back at the villa, Jillian expresses her relief at Michael's survival and he tells her he's tougher than he looks. She tells him she reviewed the footage at Adriel's cathedral, asking what he meant when he told Ava "We'll never get a better chance". He tells her he can't explain. She says that something happened when he looked at Reya. He nods, telling her that there's only one way to stop Adriel, that the Warrior Sisters mean well, but they don't need to die for nothing. She asks if he really has to sacrifice himself, saying that he's sacrificed enough. He tells her that nobody can stop this and not to blame herself. She asks how she cannot. He tells her there are forces in play they don't understand, that they're both just pawns, but she never did anything but love him. He says that he missed her so much.

### Father Vincent's realization

At the prison, Todd asks Camila how she ended up there. "I got in the van", she tells him. She tells him her father died when she was young, her mother and her left with nothing. She joined the convent at 15 when she realized how much her mother was struggling to feed her. "So you did it for the food?" asks Todd and she tells him that she didn't, that it would have been a mistake. She says she did it for service, but found more, including love, peace and acceptance. "And ass-kicking lessons, apparently", he says. The doors open and one of the Firstborn Children reaches for Todd. He tells them to get their hands off him. They try to bind him, and Camila shouts at them to leave him alone, attacking. One of them zaps her with a shock prod and he shouts at them to stop, that he'll come with them. They take him away, Camila sprawled on the ground shouting his name.

Michael pays a visit to Ava in her room at the villa. She asks how he's feeling and he tells her he's fine and that he's sorry about everything. She tells him that she's tired of being sorry, that she wants to do something. He says she knows what they have to do. She tells him she knows there's another way. He says that she's afraid, but that embracing death can lead to enlightenment. She asks if Reya fed him this, that she isn't having it, and is tired of being manipulated by divine beings. She says it doesn't have anything to do with her. He tells her it has everything to do with her, that she would be dead without the Halo. She shoots back that Adriel wouldn't be there if she hadn't gotten it. She tells him to listen, that really dying doesn't lead to anything, that she's been there and there is no Heaven, nor enlightenment, just nothing. He asks her what good living is if the world dies around them. She tells him she won't accept that they're out of options, that Mother Superion says there's always hope, that there must be something.

Suddenly, Ava seems to have a realization. She recalls Father Vincent and the Crown of Thorns and rises. Michael asks what she will do. "I'm taking one last shot", she tells him, leaving the room. Meanwhile, a group of Firstborn Children ask Father Vincent if he's accepted the truth of Adriel. "I believe I have, yes", he tells them. He observes a mural of a "fallen angel", which depicts the Warrior Nun as the "last hope". He raises his hand, which seems to sizzle. Ava comes up behind him. The two view the mural together. "Is that... me?" she asks. He tells her she's made an impression. He asks how she found him and she says that it looked like he had some thinking to do after the events at the cathedral. "I thought the light spared Adriel's believers", she says, and he agrees that it did. She asks him why he didn't give the Crown to Adriel. He tells her he was hoping against hope, handing her the Crown. "So was I", she agrees.

Back at her villa, Jillian sighs, telling Michael that she was trying to track the location of the Arc, but couldn't find it anywhere at the cathedral. She tells him she thought it might be shielded, but it requires an enormous amount of energy and so they can chase the prayer energy. "So where is it?" asks Michael and she tells him the energy is being channeled into the floor. The Arc is underground.

### Todd's sacrifice

At the prison, Todd returns, dressed up like one of the Firstborn Children. Camila is delighted to see him alright, but then he tells her "Everything is alright. I have seen Adriel's glory." He holds out his hands, saying that now she too enters his service. He grabs her and takes her away. She asks what he did to him, and he says he opened his eyes, that his light is everything. Just then, however, another cloaked figure arrives and knocks him to the ground. It is Yasmine. Camila tells her she has so many questions. They hug and Yasmine tells her that she couldn't get out when the others escaped, so she kept hiding, looking for a way to get to her. She apologizes for it taking so long, but Camila tells her she was right on time. Yasmine asks if Todd is dead, but Camila feels his pulse, saying he was only knocked out. She tells Yasmine she's a natural. She asks if Yasmine saw what they did to him and she tells her there's some sort of ritual happening in the main hall.

They head over and find a group of followers singing Adriel's name, as Kristian Schaefer, dressed as a priest, blesses a baby. He pours water upon its head and it cries, then screams. Yasmine explains that they're being possessed. Camila asks her where is Adriel, and Yasmine says that she doesn't know, that he comes and goes. She says they have to get out of there, but Yasmine says they can't just leave the people there, that they have to call the others. Yasmine tells her she doesn't want to stay, that she's afraid. "Me too", admits Camila, telling her that Sister Warriors don't run and she's one of them now.

Ava brings Father Vincent to the villa, warning him the others will kill him if they see him before she can explain. He agrees he wouldn't blame them. "Neither would I", says Ava. She asks about him turning on Adriel. He tells her that seeing Adriel murder Pope Duretti made him realize that just because a man can create miracles it doesn't make him God. "Turns out it just makes him a man", agrees Ava. Vincent says it's a hard lesson for a priest to learn, telling her to not give up, that she can still win.

### The Divinium tattoos

Ava asks Vincent if he saw how they were outmatched at every turn. Vincent says that Adriel knows their moves at every turn and she asks what he's going to do about it. He says there's nothing more he can do, that he's betrayed everything and that he is broken in body and soul. He says he has one ember of hope, her. She says this is just great, that he let the devil loose and she has to put the genie back in the bottle. "Well, technically, *you* let the devil loose", he points out. She says it's because he lied to and manipulated her. He tells her that she was innocent and naive and got the Halo by accident, that he saw it as a sign. He tells her he was wrong, that she was chosen by the Halo, and that only she can restore the world. She tells him she doesn't care what he believes, that what she needs is a way to take on Adriel alone without risking others. He tells her that the Crown is the key, that Adriel is afraid of it. "Because it got him locked up for a thousand years", agrees Ava.

Father Vincent tells Ava that it is something more than this, that there is something about the nature of the crown itself that Adriel fears. She asks him how he even talked to Adriel before they freed him. He tells her it was through his Divinium tattoos on his arms. She asks him to show her. He takes off his overshirt, revealing his glowing tattoos. She places her hands upon them and they resonate.

Adriel hands Kristian Schaefer a bundle of papers, telling him that it is the new Bible. "Spread my word to the world, Kristian", he tells him, that he people will be enthralled. He agrees that they will. Adriel then sees Father Vincent on the wall. "And where did you run off to?" asks Adriel. "Salvation", Vincent tells him, and he groans. Ava falls to the ground as Adriel also falls, screaming in pain. The light of Ava's Halo glows and Adriel shouts to get out of his head. Ava is expelled back. Kristian reaches for him, but he tells him to leave him. Ava asks Vincent if he is alright, as his tattoos bleed. He tells her he deserves this, asking what she saw. She tells him he was right, that Adriel is afraid of the Crown, something inside it, some truth. She asks him if he thinks embracing death can lead to enlightenment.

### Ava's decision

Mother Superion takes a call from Camila. She is stunned and delighted to learn Camila is alive. Camila tells her that she and Yasmine are in Adriel's cathedral, Yasmine having broken her out. Mother Superion asks if she can find a way out, but she tells her they're not leaving. She tells her to send everyone to stop what is happening there and cuts the call. Mother Superion tells Beatrice and Dora that Camila and Yasmine are alive and need their help. "Go get the others."

Ava lays in bed, Father Vincent standing watches over her, his arms heavily bandaged. Dora pulls a gun behind him, telling him to step away. He asks that they listen, as Beatrice tells Michael to get the Crown off Ava. Vincent stops him, telling him that Ava chose this and put the Crown on herself. He tells them that she's searching for a way to defeat Adriel. "Beatrice?" asks Michael and she admits that she doesn't know. In her consciousness, Ava finds herself in a dark place. She rises, hearing a clattering in the distance. She gets up and starts walking. A large number of Tarasks appear before her. "Come on, then", she declares.

## Cast

* Thekla Reuten as Jillian Salvius
* Lorena Andrea as Sister Lilith
* Kristina Tonteri-Young as Sister Beatrice
* Tristán Ulloa as Father Vincent
* Sylvia De Fanti as Mother Superion
* William Miller as Adriel
* Peter De Jersey as Kristian
* Jack Mullarkey as Michael
* Meena Rayann as Yasmine Amunet
* Sadiqua Binum as Sister Dora

### Co-Starring

* Anton Antoniadis as Todd
* Anthony Rotsa as FBC Soldier

## Quotes

"*We should pray. For Camila, Yasmine and everyone we've lost.*"

"*To hell with that.*"

"*Bea.*

"*I'm sorry. I'm truly grateful that you're alive, I am. But Adriel is literally sucking our prayers out of the air. I mean, who are we even praying to?'"*
- Mother Superion and Beatrice

"*I think we should exchange names. You know, for morale.*"

"*Morale?*"

"*Yeah. I'm Todd. I would shake your hand, but I'm a little tied up at the moment.*"

"*That's terrible.*"

"*Yeah, I know. But, see? Morale.*"

- Todd and Camila