(Sound Off The Sirens by Sam Tinnesz; Intro is in Graphic Novel style)
Trouble is closing in
(Arieana Aryn and Draven Powell are seen on top of the church.)
I can feel the ground trembling
(Arieana shoots Draven and he falls slowly down the church, a smile on his face before we return to Arie, who seems conflicted.)
Shivers on my skin
(Silas Frost and Salem Erebus are seen standing at a fork in the road. Silas walks down one path that leads to a graveyard while Salem walks down the path that leads to a burning True Haven.)
If you shut your eyes, better hold 'em tight
(Ruin is seen walking through the woods, holding a sleeping Luna Lucifina in a bridal carry.)
'cause tonight I hear a roll of thunder
(Richard Ryder is seen sitting on his throne while dozens of people bow to him.)
Fear tryin' to take us under
(Jason Sabre and Arieana Aryn are seen sitting on the top of the wall, watching the sunset, while CJ Hawk and Erin Frost can be seen laughing in the background.)
It's shaking everything now
(The Defiant are seen standing on a hilltop, staring at True Haven. Their faces are covered by their bandanas.)
Yeah bang there goes the sky
(The song skips past the first verse as Jason Malice is seen firing two pistols at Ruin, who turns into a dust cloud and flies through Malice, who grits his teeth in anger.)
All the shots ring out in the dead of night
(Detrick Cyrus is seen falling into a void with a scared Enna Galano trying to catch his hand, but missing.)
There's tension in your eyes
(Silas Frost and Salem Erebus are seen split faced before Silas' side is swallowed by shadows. He tries to scream, but the shadows swallow him before he can.)
'cause we all know what's on the line
(Belial is seen walking down a hill while carrying a sleeping Mar and Idrina in a double piggyback.)
All right now I hear the steps that follow
(Enna Galano and Asher Darma are seen playing tag while Yul Bannock and Moon are playing tug of war with a stick.)
Their closing in the shadows
(Toby Myers and Anna Jones are seen standing back to back as shadows surround them. Both pull out pistols and shoot into the shadows.)
Too far to turn around
(Echo is seen walking alone, walking away from True Haven. He has a determined look in his eyes.)
Sound off the sirens
(Ruin is seen standing on the wall of True Haven, a stern and cold expression on his face. All of The Freedom Reach have their guns aimed at him. They turn to silhouettes before Ruin swipes his hand, cutting off their silhouettes' heads before swallowing the souls.)
We're in the fire
(Richard Ryder is seen sitting on his throne before Mar rushes into the room with a sadistic smirk. The walls begin to burn as Mar approaches the stern King of The Sight.)
Sound off the sirens
(Ruin is seen fighting Jason Sabre, who is enraged and has tears flowing down his cheeks. Jason punches Ruin in the face, only for Ruin to turn into a dust cloud and vanish.)
It's do or die. It's do or die.
(The Freedom Reach, with Jason Sabre and Arieana Aryn at the front of the group, are seen on one side of a field, aiming their guns at the other side, where Ruin stands in front of a hurt Luna Lucifina. In the background, two portals are seen. The first shows Mar and Salem Erebus confronting an enraged Richard Ryder. The second shows Echo standing outside a storage facility.)
The Next Day (04/17/39); True Haven
Enna Galano sits at Detrick Cyrus' bedside, still looking worried. She's been up all night, too shaken up to sleep. The scene keeps playing in her head...could she have done something? If she has been with him, would he still be here? Why couldn't it have been her that found Luna.
"Enna?" Jason Sabre mutters from the doorway to Detrick's room, snapping Enna out of her thoughts. Enna looks over at him with her tear stained eyes. "You need to get some rest. Detrick will be okay."
"I won't leave him." Enna shakes her head, wrapping an arm around the bed frame.
"Enna." Jason sighs, rubbing his forehead. "Look, Detrick will be fine. Nothing will hurt him in here. If it makes you feel better, I'll watch him while you rest."
"No..." Enna shakes her head again, tightening her grip on the bed frame.
"I didn't want to have to do this." Jason lets out another sigh before leaving the room. After a minute, he returns and stands away from the door before Toby Myers and Anna Jones enter the room while Arieana Aryn stands outside the door with her crutches. Toby and Anna approach Enna and pick her up, causing her to immediately start kicking and fighting. However, she is unable to escape and they carry her out of the room. Arie follows them as they carry Enna out of the house. Enna tries to grab onto anything she can, managing to grab the door frame and hold on tightly.
It takes a whole minute for the three to pry her hands off of the door frame and begin to carry her away. "Come on, Enna. Let's go to your bakery. Baking always helps you calm down." Arie smiles until she notices something- Enna's face has gone completely pale and she seems to be sweating profusely. She is also tensed up and looking around rapidly, with her pupils being dilated. "Enna! Look at me!" Arie leans on one crutch and cups her friend's cheek, only for Enna to suddenly push her away and escape from Toby and Anna's grip.
Enna looks around, panicked, as she takes quick breaths. Silas Frost sees the commotion and storms over, but he second he gets close to Enna, she head butts him, knocking him back a few steps. Silas wipes blood from his bottom lip before his face turns serious. He places his hands on either side of Enna's face and glares into her eyes, causing her to whimper and sink down. Enna lays in the fetal position as Silas turns towards Arie, Anna, and Toby.
Silas clears his throat and asks, "What happened?"
"We brought her out of Detrick's room. She needed to rest and relax." Arie informs.
"But when we took her, she started freaking out." Anna states, annoyed at Enna.
"Dilated pupils. Quick breaths. Pale skin. Rapid eye movement. Profusely sweating. Tensed muscles. Abnormal behavior." Silas mutters to himself.
"What's going on, Silas?" Toby asks, concerned about Enna.
"She's in flight or fight." Silas shakes his head before he starts running his hands through his hair. "But what caused it? Think...think...THINK!" Silas screams, hitting himself in the side of the head and startling everyone except Enna, who is still in the fetal position and whimpering softly. Silas slowly looks up. "Separation Anxiety Disorder." Silas whispers. "When a person has a strong emotional attachment to another person-"
"We know what Separation Anxiety is, Silas. Get to the fucking point." Arie interrupts, rubbing her left thigh wound as she does.
Oddly enough, Silas doesn't acknowledge her interruption. Instead, he continues, "They can go into a severe panic attack when separated from said person. Sometimes it is only shown when the object of the emotional affection is in trouble or recently suffered some traumatic event." Silas mutters like he is in a trance.
"Silas." Arie snaps her fingers in his face and he blinks before looking at her.
"Get her home and comfortable. Don't let her out of your sight no matter what." Silas states before storming off. Arie nods before Toby and Anna try to pick up Enna again, only to find that she is know completely limp. She is still whimpering to herself as she squeezes her eyes shut.
"Let's get her to her house." Arie sighs before leading the way.
Seven Months Ago
Jason Sabre, Arieana Aryn, Chris Wolf, and Seth Sullivan sit at a table in the meeting room.
"Another person? How many more are going to come?" Chris growls.
"Well, considering that we have been open for only two months, there are still a lot of people traveling to True Haven." Arie sighs.
"Chris is just worried that we might find another dog." Jason rolls his eyes. "I hope we do. You suck at fetch."
"I'm not gonna chase after a stick just because my last name is Wolf." Chris glares.
"Bad dog." Jason cross his arms. "Silas! Send the next person in!" Jason yells. Slowly, Enna Galano peaks her head into the room. She slowly steps into the room wearing a black skirt that stops at her knees, a green t-shirt, and a dark brown cloak that stops at her stomach, along with brown boots that go to her knees. She has her bow across her back, along with her quiver full of arrows. Her long brown hair is in a milkmaid braid. In her hands, she is carrying a silver platter with chocolate chip cookies on top.
"Hi! My name is Enna Galano!" Enna smiles brightly, "I made cookies!" Enna offers the cookies, to which Chris and Seth immediately grab one each. Arie goes to grab one, but Jason grabs her wrist and pulls it back without looking.
"You made...cookies?" Jason raises an eyebrow. "How do we know you didn't poison these?" Jason asks as Chris and Seth immediately begin to spit out the cookies.
"Why would I poison cookies?" Enna furrows her eyebrows, confused. "That would ruin them."
"Oh my god..." Jason groans as he rubs his temples.
"Where are you transferring from?" Arie asks with a sigh.
"The forest beside Equinox Safe Zone." Enna responds with a grin.
"I have a question- Why the hell do you have a bow on your back?" Chris questions, eyeing the bow.
"Oh, I don't like the loud sounds that guns make." Enna calmly informs.
"Excuse me?!" Jason exclaims, annoyed. Enna winces at this. "You are telling me that you can't use a freaking gun! Fuck it, I'm denying you. We can't have a liability. Yay or nay." Jason throws his hands up.
"Yay." Chris leans back as Enna's smile disappears.
"Yay." Seth waves a hand.
Arie lets out a sigh, "Yay."
"The yay's have it. You will not be accepted into True Haven. One of our people will escort you back home with supplies." Jason states. Enna responds with a sad nod before setting the cookies on the table and leaving with her head down. As she leaves the room, Jason grabs the platter and throws it at the wall.
"Hey! The cookies tasted good!" Seth yells.
"I hope you both die." Jason shakes his head.
"You alright?" Arie whispers to Jason, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah..." Jason sighs, "just stressed the fuck out by all these responsibilities."
Present; The Serendipity Cirque
Chris Wolf, CJ Hawk, and Erin Frost are looking around for any clues as to where Ruin and Luna Lucifina could have gone after what happened with Detrick. Wolf is currently loading all the members of The Serendipity Cirque into a trailer while CJ and Erin are investigating.
"I don't know why we are looking for a fight against someone who eats souls." CJ sighs pitifully.
"Maybe because Ruin ate Detrick's soul?" Erin responds calmly. "Stop being a chicken, CJ."
"I'm not a chicken, I'm a hawk." CJ grumbles.
"You are a disappointment." Erin shakes her head, annoyed.
"You sound like my dad." CJ mutters.
"He sounds smart." Erin says before noticing something- a diary. "Look at this, CJ."
04/13/39
Edgar whipped me again today. Like always...it was my fault. Sven ate some souls without it being a show. Edgar doesn't understand that Sven can't eat normal food. He was hungry. He would rather Sven starve to death than to have him eat outside his disgusting show for his disturbed audience. He...he wanted to whip Sven. I took his punishment for him. I don't want him getting hurt. I won't let him get hurt.
The bottom half of the page seems to be stained from tears. Erin flips to the next page.
04/14/39
Edgar choked me until I passed out. He does this a lot. I actually prefer when he chokes me first...I know what he does when I'm unconscious...
I was with Sven when I woke up. He was really mad at Edgar. I think he found out the horrific things Edgar does...
Why does Edgar do this to me? Why doesn't Belle help me?! WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME?!
WHAT DID I DO WRONG?! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THESE TERRIBLE ACTS?! I CAN'T SLEEP! I DON'T DREAM! I JUST WANT TO DIE! FUCKING KILL ME! IF THERE IS A FUCKING GOD, STRIKE ME DOWN WITH YOUR LIGHTNING!
Sven was upset when I told him about this. I don't deserve him. Why is he so kind to me? No one else is this kind to me... He is the only one.
Maybe he has some use for me, I don't care, as long as he isn't beating me and playing with my body. I would rather be dead than suffer Edgar's torment any further.
As Erin finishes reading, she feels sick to her stomach. "You okay, Erin?" CJ places a hand on her shoulder.
"Y-yeah..." Erin nods once before handing the diary to CJ. "We need to get this to Jason. This may help us somehow."
"Okay..." CJ replies and begins to open the diary, but Erin closes it.
"You don't want to read it." Erin whispers and CJ sees the sadness in her eyes. CJ nods and slides the diary into his pocket.
Seven Months Ago
Enna Galano is slowly walking towards the wall when she hears her name, "Enna Galano!" A voice calls. She looks over to see Detrick Cyrus. "Hi, my name's Detrick Cyrus. I'll be your escort." Detrick offers his hand.
"I'm Enna...as you know, I guess." Enna smiles slightly and shakes his hand.
"Well, let's get going. I already have a couple backpacks of food and water in the car for you." Detrick says as he leads her towards the car, a silver minivan.
As they get in the minivan and start driving away, Detrick looks over at Enna before tapping his fingers on the steering wheel. "So...do you live with anyone?" Detrick asks, breaking the silence.
"Uhh...no, no I don't." Enna replies, twiddling her thumbs. "My mom was mauled by a bear when I was seven and my dad, well, he was sent on a mission a few months back by The Sight and...he never came home." Enna informs, looking out the window.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." Detrick mutters, feeling awkward for bringing it up.
"It's alright. Everything happens for a reason, right?" Enna smiles softly. "I might try finding my siblings. I'm not sure where they are, but I'm sure I can find them."
"Are they older or younger?" Detrick questions, trying to keep the conversation going.
"Older. They are the ones who taught me how to use a bow and arrow." Enna grins as she thinks about her siblings.
"I was gonna ask about that. Why don't you use guns? Jason said something about it."
"I don't know if it was me growing up with nature or just me personally, but I don't like the sound of guns. I also don't like the feeling of a gun in my hands. It makes me feel uneasy." Enna explains, "I like the gracefulness of my bow."
"Well, before I go, I gotta see you use it." Detrick chuckles.
Present
Chris Wolf, CJ Hawk, and Erin Frost arrive back at True Haven and are immediately greeted by Silas Frost. "Did you find anything?" Silas asks, stoic as always.
"This." Erin responds as CJ hands Silas the diary.
"It has some really messed up shit in it." Chris informs. "Make sure that Jason and Arie see it. We need to decide what to do when Edgar gets his soul back."
Silas nods in response and walks away with the diary, flipping through the pages and reading as he does. As he enters Detrick's house, he is already feeling slightly disturbed by the contents. He finds Jason Sabre sitting at Detrick's bedside, bored out of his mind.
"What's that, Silas?" Jason asks, looking at the diary.
"It seems that we've come across Luna Lucifina's diary." Silas informs as he hands it to Jason. "Be forewarned: There are some really disturbing revelations in that diary." Silas states before leaving the room. Jason opens the diary.
09/13/30
Today is Friday The 13th, my favorite day. It seems that it is truly my good luck charm, for a man beat father to death. He won't hurt mother and I anymore. I only wish the man would've come sooner, before my dear little brother was... Sleep well, Luke...
The man brought me away with him after mother ran away. She didn't seem to like the man, despite him saving us from father. The man calls himself Jinx King. He has this group called the...dang it...I'll have to ask him again once I see him.
Anyways, I met a new friend! Her name is Isabelle, Isabelle Widow. Such a strange last name. Belle has treated me so well, despite only being a few years older than me. Jinx has us being roommates. I don't mind, she is very kind.
Jason finishes reading, now pondering how Luna found Edgar. His curiosity gets the better of him and he turns the page.
10/10/30
It has been so long since I wrote in here! I haven't had the need now that I have friends! We call ourselves The Fight Against The Corrupt. I think it sounds cool. I think Jinx came up with it, but I'm not quite sure.
Belle started teaching me how to use a gun a week ago. They are really loud, but I feel excited whenever I pull that little trigger! Belle is so kind to me. In this short time, I've already begun to see her as a big sister. She treats me so well. Just last night, we were low on food, but she still gave me her's so I wouldn't go to bed hungry. I'm glad Jinx saved me.
Jason finishes that page and finds himself surprised. The Luna he's heard of doesn't sound anything like this. "What happened to them..?" Jason whispers.
Seven Months Ago
Enna Galano and Detrick Cyrus arrive at a small cabin in the woods. Detrick helps her bring the several backpacks of supplies inside. "Would you like to take a walk?" Enna asks as they finish unloading the final bag.
"Where to?" Detrick replies with a question of his own.
"Just through the woods. It's beautiful, especially when you come across a family of rabbits or a deer." Enna informs with a sweet smile.
"Sure. I'm sure they don't need me back right this second." Detrick says, smiling back before Enna puts her bow and quiver on her back. She leads him through the forest and Detrick is almost immediately taken aback by the beauty of it. The Sight never happened here. The wars they've fought, the people they've lost... The stress and pain from those leave Detrick as he enjoys the view.
"Oh Detrick! Look!" Enna squeals as she points out a small tan bunny. Detrick can't help but smile at the joy on Enna's face. He also can't help but feel...attracted to her. The way she gets excited over something as small as a rabbit warms his heart. Maybe there is still some innocence in this world.
Present
Jason Sabre looks over at Detrick Cyrus, bothered to see his best friend in this state. To keep himself from getting too upset, he turns to the next page in the diary. The next few are more sappy pages, so he skips a few before coming across a very different one.
02/13/37
Friday The 13th is supposed to be a good day...it's always been a good day for me.
Jinx was killed today. The Sight came in and killed everyone except for Belle and I. She hid us in an underground cellar. She hugged me and comforted me as the sound of our family getting shot ringed through my ears. Jinx was shot above us. Through the floorboards, I could see him. I saw the bullet go through his skull. His blood dripped on my cheek, blending tragically with my tears. After those monsters left, Belle and I stayed down there for another day before coming out.
We were alone.
At least I have Belle.
Jason can't help but feel pity for the girl. The Sight have caused so much damage that they should burn in hell for eternity. Jason lets out a sigh before turning the page.
02/14/37
We've were walking for miles...so hungry. We met a strange man. He called himself Edgar Noose. Belle trusted him, but I still feel uneasy about him. He stared at me like a piece of meat.
He brought us in. He said that we can join his group as long as we participate in his circus. Belle agreed on our behalf.
I didn't bring up my concerns with Belle. She has always watched over me. I'm sure it's just nerves.
I'm sure Edgar is nice.
Jason can't help but feel sick to his stomach when he reads that last line, especially when he saw Edgar whip Luna. Jason pushes the feeling away. Something has to be here that shows why Luna and Ruin revolted, outside of the whippings.
05/01/37
He...Edgar...
I feel so dirty...
Belle told me to just forget about it. How can I forget about it? When I asked her this, she screamed at me and...she hit me. Belle hit me.
As I write this, I'm drowning in my own tears. I'm in so much pain from Edgar's...
i don't want to write the word or any words referencing it.
I'm done.
Jason immediately puts two and two together and is filled with rage. Not only did Edgar force himself onto Luna, but Belle betrayed Luna at her most vulnerable. "The second he gets his soul back, I'm going to take pleasure in killing this fucker." Jason growls.