Priest

I don't know, feels like a grave

Their queen is here.

And we have our orders.

It's a trap

/This is what is known.

/There has always been man.

/And there have always been vampires.

/Since the beginning, the two /have been locked in conflict.

/The vampire's were quicker, stronger.

/But man had the sun.

/It was not enough.

/And so it went like /this over many years.

/The two races destroying /not only each other...

/but the world itself.

/Facing extinction, mankind /withdrew behind walled cities

/under the protection of the Church.

/And then the ultimate weapon /was found, the priests.

/Warriors with extraordinary powers, trained /by the Church in the art of vampire combat.

/They alone turned the tide to man.

/The remaining vampires were /placed on reservations.

/And fearing the power of /the weapon they created...

/the ruling clergy ordered /the priests disbanded.

/The former warriors to be integrated back /into a society that no longer needed them.

/And as the years passed, /the few surviving priests

/faded into obscurity...

/...like the vampire menace before them.

Residual radiation is still spotty,

but the soil contamination is close to zero.

With a little luck, we can finally start planting.

I'm proud of you, Owen.

Great, stew again.

- Atoning for your sins? - No, why?

Wearing the nicest dress, where else would you have been all day, but church?

I was in town.

I figure someone here needs a life outside this outpost.

I thought I said I didn't want you to spending so much time out there.

- I'm old enough to go where I want. - You're 18. That's not old enough, not out here.

I know it's hard, but we all have to make sacrifices.

Sacrifices?!

You mean living out here like a prisoner?!

- Lucy? - No friends, no fun?!

Just that someday you might be able to grow something in these godforsaken lands?

Enough!

Bow your heads and say grace.

Dear Lord, we thank you for what we are about to receive...

- Daddy? - Shush!

- Owen? - Tear down below!

What's going on?!

Hurry child!

Hurry!

- Mama. - Whatever you hear... don't scream.

Oh, my god!

Get behind me!

Shannon!

/God protects you, the /Church protects you.

/The city protects you.

/Absolution is the only way.

/Absolution is the only way.

/Remember, to against the /Church, means to go against God.

/Confession room 5 is free.

Move forward.

/Initiate confessional sequence.

/Please speak at the tone.

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned.

/- Yes, my son? - I had the dream again

/- about the war. - Tell me more.

We were in the hives, like always.

Each fell, and I wasn't strong enough.

/Tell me more.

I have questions, doubts.

/The Devil comes in many shapes.

/The best way to combat him, is /through personnel sacrifice...

/and a long day's labor.

Yes, Father.

/Now say three Hail Mary's /and four Our Father's.

/And remember, to go against the /Church, is to go against God.

/- Don't point. - Mom, what's on that man's face?

It's a tattoo.

Did it hurt?

- Why can't I talk to him? - You don't talk to priests.

- Who are you? - Name's Hicks, on the Sheriff from Augustine.

- What do you want? - There was a vamp attack.

They took Lucy. Your brother is hurt bad. He told me where to find you.

- And Shannon? - No.

Lucy talked about you. Said you were a hero during the war.

Said that when it came to killing vampires, you were the best.

I'm going after her, I'm gonna get her back.

Just thought I should let you know in case you wanted to come along.

Figure I could use someone like you by my side.

Okay.

Thank you for meeting me in such short notice, Monsignors.

/Monsignor Chamberlain has /informed us of the situation.

- Your family is in our prayers. - Thank you.

I come before you because I need my authority reinstated.

On what grounds?

- This was a vampire attack. - Vampires?

Nonsense, we've had no reports of any escapes from the reservations.

This is obviously the work of wasteland bandits.

- Monsignor, the boy was clear. - "The boy" was mistaken.

There is no vampire menace, the wastelands are heavens for the lawless and the immoral...

To send a priest out there after such a lot would be both ridiculous and futile.

This is best left to the local authority.

Monsignor Orelas, this man has been of great service to the Church.

If it weren't for the priest we would have been overrun by the...

We are well aware of his accomplishments, Monsignor Chamberlain.

Thank you, you may sit.

I am begging you.

- Allow me to find her. - You must understand something priest.

The sanctity of these walls is absolute.

And the citizens from the cities have complete faith in the Church's ability to keep them safe.

- You will not shake that faith. - How good is that faith, when it's a lie?

Questioning the authority of the clergy is absolutely forbidden.

If you take any action to leave the cities...

it will be seem as an act of aggression against the Church.

You will be stripped from the order and excommunicated immediately. Do I make myself clear?

I said, do I make myself clear, father?

Yes, Monsignor.

Try to remember your vow. To go against the Church, is to go against God.

Come on now. Don't be shy.

Give us a kiss.

That's no way to treat a friend.

Please, let me go...

You're in here for your own protection.

If I let you out, you'll be torn apart, piece by piece.

My uncle's a priest, he'll come after me.

Really?

- What makes you so sure? - He'll come after me.

He'll come after you!

Well that's something I'm absolutely counting on.

The judgment is final. I'm sorry.

I sacrificed everything to serve them.

- And they won't listen to me. - The war is long over.

You and the other priests did your jobs.

It's not over, not for me.

You can't break your covenant on a small...

group of savages, it would be sacrilege.

I have to.

- That's what I was afraid of. - Move!

If you go out there right now, you risk stirring things up again.

You have to look at the bigger picture, it's for the greater good.

- Is this the world I fought for? - No.

But it's the only world we have left.

I'm begging you, don't do anything foolish.

Remember your vow. To go against the Church, is to go against God.

Then I go against God.

God help us.

/Dear Father, forgive me.

/It was never my /intention to offend you.

/I would like to firmly resolve /with the help of your grace...

/to sin no more, and to avoid /the near occasions of sin.

/But I can't.

Looting's not such a good idea mister.

Well, I'll be damned.

Vampires are a vicious lie!

I have seen a vampire bite a man clean in half.

Salvation is right here in my very hands.

Authenticated by the clergy themselves...

- Purchase this holy water and... - Excuse me in a minute.

Keep your loved ones safe tonight...

I'm tired of you comin' around here, scaring people, selling your superstition.

The show is over, and it's time for you to go.

Give me one good reason why I should.

That's one... two...

Alright. Alright, alright!

Goddamn son of a bitch!

You all listen up!

This stuff is good for nothin'...

but lining for that man's pockets for your hard earned cash!

You don't know that. You're just a kid. We gotta do somethin' to keep us safe.

Move out of the way!

I don't blame any of you for being scared,

but the vampires are gone and they're not coming back.

You have to excuse the attention. Strangers aren't to common out here.

Is it true what they say about priests?

You wield the hand of God?

How is he?

He's awake.

Your clergy took away a boy...

and returned an old man.

After the war was over...

Shannon figured you'd come back.

I wanted to.

Didn't seem right any more.

I couldn't save her.

I tried, but I've never had your gift.

You gave her a life I no longer could.

I will always be grateful to you for that.

You know there ain't one day that went by, where I wished she'd forget about you.

You find Lucy, you bring her home safe.

And you promise me something brother.

Kill 'em all.

Most people out there know that the clergy thinks of us as a bunch of godless heathens.

And that's how we like it. It means that they tend to keep their noses out of our business.

So you can imagine how surprised I was when they contacted me asking if I'd seen you.

Saying that anyone going after Lucy is to be arrested immediately.

Said she's in God's hands now.

Problem is, we both now outside a week Lucy will be dead...

or worse, infected.

So with all due respect to god...

You're wasting your time.