Scripts to two short films of Mine -- Lonely in the Shadows

The actual script to my award nominated short film, Lonely in the Shadows......a proof of concept film for a tv series I have outlined called Celestial Moon

Lonely in the Shadows

Part One of the Series -- Celestial Moon

Short Film

By

JD Glasscock

INT. DRUG DEN -- NIGHT

A V.O. during beginning credits

V.O. (MORPHEUS)

I'm slinging a rope around the moon, gonna bring it in close, as close as her lips, eyes, dark as shadows, as the stars barely glimpsed on the far edge of night, .......she breaks me, waves pounding the sands of dream,.....And it is her thighs, those thick sultry vices, the curves of rivers coming down mountains,locked to my hips,........I'm inside her, engorged, feel the warmth of voluptuous carving the meaning of the word, wyrd, breasts, sculpted pillows to rest the weary that stamps bones.....And it feels like home....a flesh that goes on forever and spells beauty within its lines, within it's Grecian love of bounty.........sleep will bind me in this ocean.....tomorrow, when the sun has broken this Michael~ Angelo, turned to ash this Davinci soliloquy...i will be alone and she, she will be but a whisper on a wind fading to the Eastern Horizon....carrying the seed I left within her womb into the creation of the coming eve....

Slow focus in on close up on NEEDLE of heroin puncturing RUBBER tied arm, camera coming out and showing a young girl ABIGAIL, in torn and worn dark clothing, barely hanging onto her flesh. Her eyes are vacant pools.

ABIGAIL

Hallow.......hollow.....almost..... same word.

Her head tilts back and camera is above spiraling into her eyes, then cutting to spiraling shot of burning CIGARETTE in ASHTRAY.

(FLASHBACK)

INT, ABIGAIL’S HOUSE -- NIGHT

Starts in a POV of JIM, drunken step father, Looking at bottle WHISKEY BOTTLE in his hand, then at two women.

VO(Morpheus)

These two women are demons Jimbo, just like the dreams you’ve been having. You know what to do sweet pea.

POV takes one last look at whiskey bottle then Camera changes to over the shoulder dirty from behind Abigail leaning against couch into Kitchen. Jim backhands KATIE, mom who falls into kitchen table. Shot keeps Abigail in focus, blurred confrontation of Jim and Katie....

JIM

You and your kid are worthless demon whores. I knew I should of never god damn married you with a fucking brat in tow.

Katie tries to reach to console him, her mouth bloody.

KATIE

You don’t mean that, let me make it better.

Jim punches her closed fist, her falling back.

JIM

Make it better, fuck right! Only thing gonna make it better, is whoring you out slut and getting me some fucking money.

Jim moves towards her looking to hit her again, Abigail explodes up, Camera switches to clean pov of Abigail exploding in and shoving Jim.

ABIGAIL

You don’t touch my momma you god damn asshole.

Jim’s eyes light up as he back hands ABigail(Camera), camera crumpling to ground. Jim’s eyes become a dark evil as he takes another swag of his whiskey.

JIM

You wanna act like a grown up do ya. Maybe you can give a blow job as good as your momma, suck on my sweet tooth. Let’s see ?!

Mom rushes in trying to stop him.

KATIE

No you don’t need that, let me make it better. You don’t need to hurt her.

JIm laughs and backhands her. Her off camera he stomps down on her. He looks back at camera(Abigail)

JIM

This gonna be fun.

He walks towards camera unbuckling his belt. (End Flashback)

INT. DRUG DEN -- NIGHT

Camera in front of Abigail, close up on her vacant eyes, then widening out to her on top of a table facing camera on all fours, her shirt pulled up, breasts exposed, no bottoms on, drug dealer ACE doing her from behind. He’s laughing as he thrusts into her, slapping her ass. a few people in other room in background drinking and partying.

ACE

Damn Abigail, you got a nice tight hole. (laughter) YOu gotta pay for the road of dreams somehow, huh. (He dangles pack of HEROIN)

A woman walks in, scantily dressed. LACY, Ace’s main squeeze.

LACY

You almost done baby? You better save some for my kitty.

Ace turns as he continues thrusting.

ACE

Of course doll face, I got plenty for all of ya.....I got the meat for all the nectar.

Ace continues thrusting as he throws the bag of heroin towards Abigail’s face. She grabs it like it is life, then stares forward. Camera pushes in to tight on her eyes again.

ABIGAIL

Lonely is the shadows that hide my sorrow.(whisper, drug daze, dead)

Camera moves into tight spiral disappearing into her eyes. (Flashback)

INT. ABIGAIL’S HOUSE -- NIGHT

Jim walks out of a bedroom buckling his pants taking another swag of his whiskey.

JIM

Damn, that was good. I could barely fit my cock in that shit. (Yells back into bedroom) Get ready for round two girl when I get back.

He grabs his KEYS from table. He yells into rest of house.

JIM

Have some goddamn food for me woman by time i get back from the bar. (Another swig of whiskey)

Moves off camera, door slam. Camera shot on bedroom door.

Abigail comes out slowly pulling her torn shirt up to cover herself. She has a bruised eye, bloody mouth. SHe starts shuffling into house as if every part of her hurts.

ABIGAIL

Momma (Whisper) Momma (Louder) Where are ya Momma? I need you. (Tears)

She gently pushes into a bedroom then collaspes camera behind her, sobbing. Camera goes lower looking up over her shoulder to see feet dangling in air (Momma hanged)

ABIGAIL

Oh momma (Sobbing) Momma. He wont hurt you no more, .(Sobbing) I love you, love you. I’m gonna lose myself in the midnight.

End flashback.

INT. DRUG DEN -- NIGHT

A goth girl and guy are dancing to a slow groove in the middle of the living room, REECE (Woman) and TYLER (Male) Ace is leaning against a dresser with Lacy leaning against him rubbing his crotch. Abigail is on floor against far wall, her arm still with rubber tie on it and her eyes glossy and vacant. Another girl, LOLA moves to grind dance with Tyler and Reece .

REECE

Such a nice slow groove baby, love this song.

TYLER

Yea muse, a fucking tribute to the art, stars carving the celestial moon.

Reece kisses him deeply. Lola leans over and kisses Reece while grabbing Tyler.

LOLA

You two are so fucking hot.

REECE

Do you hear her papa bear? We steam on the horizon. (She looks into Tyler’s eyes)I love your fucking soul baby, my poet.

Lacy laughs still rubbing Ace’s crotch.

LACY

I’m feeling it. Let’s take some candy and all fuck like bunnies. Playtime on the river.

Ace grabs her tits and turns her into him kissing her hard.

REECE

We’re up for it, aren’t we my Poe, my raven on the wing.

TYLER

You know it honey nugget. Nothing better then a spike of sweetness and sliding my cock into all sorts of holes.

Lola writhes.

LOLA

Let’s get it going, wet as ocean blues.

ACE

Sounds like a real shin dig but business first (Looks at cell phone) Looks like they coming in.

Lacy grinds into him.

LACY

That’s what I’m talking about Daddio. Green and sweet sweets, you got me as steamy as noon under a texas sun.

Abigail stares out at all.

ABIGAIL

I miss you Momma (Whisper)

Two guys come in, SCOTTY, RICK, goth style. Ace steps up pushing Lacy to side as he pulls a bag of heroin out.

ACE

What’s up boys? You know the delio. a hundy you throw and the sugar I give.

SCOTTY

Of course my man, of course (Hands Ace the hundred, Ace slides the heroin)

Rick looks around room, then zeroes in on Abigail.

RICK

Is that the piece you was mentioning?

Ace looks over at Abigail and smiles.

ACE

You got it buckaroos. Extra fifty a piece and you can ride her all night. I’ve already done test drove that nectar a few times, as tight as tight spells itself.

Lacey laughs and steps behind Ace grabbing his crotch.

LACEY

Oh yea, ABigail is willing and able. SHe loves a good shagging, don’t ya sweetums?

Abigail looks blankly up at Lacey.

ABIGAIL

Am i asleep, awake? My momma’s dead, a corpse that don’t sing (Whisper)

SCOTTY

What she mumbling?

ACE

DOn’t mind her, she loves to talk to herself but don’t get in the way of giving her the ole’ cock hammers, huh? You want it or not?

Rick and Scotty look at each other and nod.

RICK

Yea, we’ll take some of that ass. (Hands Ace another hundred)

Camera becomes POV clean of ABigail. Rick and Scotty start walking towards her slowly, Rick is touching himself.

SCOTTY

Cmon sugar plum, we gonna go have some joy in the grinder.

Camera looks down at needle on ground. A loud bang Happens as door slams open, camera still on needle.

ACE

What the fuck, who are you!!!!!???

A scream, another.

LACEY

No, no, don’t fucking hurt me. What did you do to him!!!!!!

TYLER

What the fuck are you man!!!!????

LOLA

He tore my fucking arm off....my fu.....

REECE

You killed him. You killed every.....

More screaming, blood splatters needle and floor, camera looks up. A man in black, blood splattering his face, PAN, bodies on the ground behind him, he leans in close to the camera.

ABIGAIL

Who? Who?

Morpheus smiles with a wink.

MORPHEUS

Yep, you are the one. Hello darlin’ I’m your savior, your own personal angel you could say. You’ve been too long on the dark sands of Morpheus, time for a more beautiful dream pumpkin.

Camera flips over his shoulder into Abigail, close up.

ABIGAIL

Did my momma send you?

END. End of Part One of Celestial Moon. Screen goes to black.

One last V.O. before ending credits

V.O. (MORPHEUS)

What if the old Gods did exist and they decide to wake up.

Awakening Nights

TV Teaser Pilot Part 2 for Celestial Moon

By JD Glasscock

All Rights Reserved 2016

INTRO -- VO during video of pouring rain/Storm

VO (Morpheus)

The Raven sat atop his briar relishing in the surrounding mire and from it's perch it built it's shire off the throne of it's thorny briar, it's eyes taking in all it's breadth, all that rests beneath it's breast from breath and birth and earth and death. It saw the wisdom in such affairs, the fool's fulcrum in life's despair but in flitting moments it also saw that smiles and fulfillment held life's jaws and in these circles of moving steps that held the laughter and warmth and all that's best the Raven saw in the end all that held it's kiss were blessed , that all that walked beneath the sun and moon trudged the mud for one self truth, that of the most ancient sooth, love in all it's glorious roots made all the broken roads worth the route, worth the tears and fears and empty veneers of empty vessels and empty cheers, showed the prize to find within life's crimes and worth the effort and worth the time, worth the sorrow, and worth the shadows in which we cried. The Raven sat atop his briar relishing in the surrounding mire and from it's perch it built it's shire off the throne of it's thorny briar, it's eyes taking in all it's breadth, all that rests beneath it's breast from breath and birth and earth and death. And the clock struck twelve.

Celestial Moon appears on video of rain at end. Then Cuts to Black Screen. Words roll across it. “Blood is the Rune to Creation”

EXT> DRUG DEN -- NIGHT

A shot on Drug Den house, repeat of Sounds of Killing from Part 1 then silence for few moments. Morpheus covered in blood teleports with ABigail full of heroin and in shock on his arm in front of house, not there,, then suddenly appearing. Morpheus looks at Abigail and her worn down spirit.

MORPHEUS

Hmm, I might have been a little overzeoulous with you pumpkin, I wanted you malleable not zombiesque. A little more snap to the merry merry.

ABIGAIL

How did we.......get , we were inside, blood....?

MORPHEUS

With panache my little cumquat, with panache. But let’s get you a bit more in this world and out of my domain, though dreams can be such a beautiful aphrodesiac.

Morpheus eyes flair and Abigail screams out crumbling to ground. Morpheus smiles.

MORPHEUS

Yes, healing.not so much my purview I am not one of Eosa’s brats. But a job is a job is a job and sooner done, sooner gone.

Abigail looks up much more clarity to her eyes.

ABIGAIL

Who, who are? (look of fear)You killed them,slaughtered them. So much blood, like my momma, blood and more blood, a river of it.

Morpheus sighs.

MORPHEUS

Definitly over stepped my balloon with your step dad beast mode machinations , ill have to remember to restrain myself in the future, my carnival is turning into a Lynch flick. Im about to see midget clowns rolling thru. Oh well. (Cups ABigails face) Sooner we wake my daughter, the better I think. This maudlin is beginning to char my bones. (grabs her hand) Let us go to the beginning, all good stories have a beginning, this is more like a late middle since our real beginning is way back there but it’ll do honey bagel, it’ll do.

Morpheus grabs her arms, his eyes flare and they are gone.

Cuts to Black Screen, words trail across “Veangence is as sweet as truth and as sorrowful”

EXT. ABIGAIL”S FAMILY HOUSE -- NIGHT

Morpheus and Abigail appear in front of her old family house. SHe looks around disoriented then sees where they are. She huddles back full of fear.

ABIGAIL

Here?! Why did you? He’ll find me, he’ll hurt me, like my momma, like he did ....before

Morpheus exasperated grabs her arms.

MORPHEUS

Enough, it is time to pull back the curtains my somber daphodil, show the wizard and his strings (eyes flare) Come forth MoonWitch, awake my Huntress, my daughter, Artemis, it is time.

Abigail looks at him strangely then Morpheus’s eyes flare then ABigail screams, her eyes flaring to match Morpheus. She goes down to one knee, now quiet, her head bowed. She lifts her head, her eyes fierce but confused.

ABIGAIL/ARTEMIS

What? Where? Two minds, two lives.....I am Abigail, am Artemis....Goddess, yet mortal,both neither, so long the sleep, dreamless.

MORPHEUS

Intriguing,, never seen the process of awakening, few I’ve found were already merged.

Artemis looks up.

ARTEMIS

Father?

Morpheus smiles.

MORPHEUS

Yes, I’m your father Luke. (Laughter) In the year I’ve been awake I’ve fallen in love with the mortals invention of film and been DYING to say that. Is the sound of a sound of a tree falling still a sound if noone hears it, or is it just a dream, a forlorn hope....something I think my brother Thanatos would love to debate on. (Eyes Artemis looking confused) But that is neither here nor there, nor somewhere else even. Do you see where you are my lovely child? Jog a memory?

Artemis looked around her, then her eyes narrowed, her eyes flared.......

ARTEMIS

Him. (FURY) He hurt her, me. He laid his hands on flesh that was not his!!!!! He hurt our momma!!

In her hands appears two blades, she rushes towards the house, close up on Morpheus and his smile.

MORPHEUS

Yes my lovely peach. Let the blood create a kaleidoscope of parody and irony. Ahh, makes a father proud, and amused as hell on a hookers tits.

Morpheus taps his foot bored, listening to a man screaming, then looks up as Artemis exits the house covered in blood, blade disappearing out of her hand.

MORPHEUS

All done my kitten? Did you punish the wicked mortal?

ARTEMIS

He shall never hurt another. Never.....(Shakes her head)

MORPHEUS

Be careful daughter, remember back to the beginning,when I first raised you to immortal. it will take a bit for your divinity to fully infuse that mortal flesh, in the meantime, you are vulnerable.

Artemis nods.

ARTEMIS

I, I remember, so long ago. I also have the mortal’s memories, ABigail. What is happening father? How did this (Motions towards body) come to be? I feel like all that is is crumbling.....my sanity left in sleep.

MORPHEUS

Ah thats a long long long story, so long and boring and unfulfilling and exciting and frivolous and full of adventure. (Does a Dance, two step shuffle) Suffice to say my siblings have gone to war, threw our children in these poor mortal frames and are even now hunting us, but never fear my daughter, never fear, your father shall stop their evil plan, their disgusting agenda, their tapestry of torment. (Looks up at the sky) Look, boss, The plane, the plane!(Laughter)

Artemis sighs.

ARTEMIS

I am her and she, me, merging, memories jumbled. (looks to her father)You are as confusing as ever father. The one rule that was sacred above all others is we would not take the life of another immortal. Why would your siblings do such a thing.?

MORPHEUS

Why? Cause they can sweet dear. I am not privy to their reasoning, only that it is so. But enough of the perfidity of my brethren, I need your help to stop all that is traipsing upon the road. I need the huntress, i need you to find their children and your own siblings. I need more strength to dream the dream I dream. Go hunt my child, go show them the Moonwitch of the woods. (hands her a stone) Hold that and call for me when you have found one and i shall come. Until then i have mortals to torment and plans to carve upon a lapel, and i think ill grab a starbucks, great fucking coffee.

Artemis looks confused. She bows her head.

ARTEMIS

As you wish father, as you wish.

Goes to black screen with words crawling across “Deception layers itself upon the skein -- A blade is as sharp as the hand that wields it.”

EXT. OUTSIDE LOVE DEN -- NIGHT

Artemis is one one knee focused, sniffing, eyes looking which flares for a second. She looks up at the house.

ARTEMIS

I still do not know what you plan father, nor the strange world I find myself within. I long for the dark forests I use to roam, the moon trailing my steps. Much better then this concrete, this cement tomb humanity has created.

A blade appears in each hand.

She steps off camera and the camera zooms to a man across the street hiding in shadows.

BRAGI

Which side are you really on Artemis? I remember a Goddess who was fierce but honorable. Always had a weakness for you muse,,, ahh , who am I kidding, I have a weakness for a lot of women, it’s in the blood.

Goes to black with words “Love is flesh, is lust, is sex, death but a heartbeat away”

INT.LOVE DEN -- NIGHT

Shot starts with a woman’s ass, in white egyptian sheer robe(Lilith) rolling on top of a guy then a slide up her back then a move to side angle of her and mans face then a myriad of shots of another couple leaning over bed having sex and then rati with girl between her thighs. She smiles and laughs.

RATI

Oh how I have missed this carnal feast. (Eyes flare) Yes my beauties, make me cum and cum and writhe......So deliscious, so missed. I am an ocean, I am nectar.

One of the men looks up from kissing her breast.

LUKE

We are your slaves mistress, You make us hungry, famished..can’t think straight, only you exist.

Rati smiles and caresses his face. Eyes flaring.

RATI

Yes, I have that effect. (laughs)We shall spread our coven of pleasure and enjoy this new world you mortals have created. It shall rival that which I once ruled.

One of the women kisses another woman then a man then looks up.

TIESHA

We are yours and you are ours.

LILITH

The world shall know pleasure in a kiss.

Artemis steps in, blades in hands but then looks at the scene perplexed.

ARTEMIS

This is war? This is what my father fears?

Rati looks up, then at blades, The other man and woman get up, Lucy and Kevin. They get up to bar the way to their Goddess. Lilith and Tiesha and Luke move onto bed in front of Rati.

LUCY

You dare.

LILITH

YOu step upon the sacrosant of a Goddess.

Rati pets Lilith.

RATI

Who interrupts the divine erotica, the brush upon canvas?. (Eyes blaze)And covered in blood? You will not need those my beauty, join us, join the den of pleasure and let go of remorse, of propiety. (Her eyes flare) Help her disrobe my lovelies.

LUCY

Our pleasure.

KEVIN

Yes,so much pleasure to be had.

Artemis sways, blades dropping to ground, her body shaking as Kevin and Lucy start pulling down her top, revealing her breasts and kissing her and her neck.

ARTEMIS

Yes, so good, touch, soft.

The two are caressing, her, the woman with her hands starting to go down Artemis’s front.

The two still writhing on bed.

TIESHA

She’s so beautiful.

LUKE

Yes.

LILITH

Can she be my pleasure? My divinity?

RATI

Of course My Lilith. Let the pleasure be all.

LUKE

Yes, pleasure.

The moon shows thru the window, Artemis’s eyes flare.

ARTEMIS

No, no. I . Moon Witch, ..... (looks at Love Slaves and growls) I am the Huntress, I am Death.

She shoves both off her, the blades disappear from ground and back in her hands.

ARTEMIS

I remember that flavor of power. You once tried to seduce me long ago Rati. It didn’t work then either.

Rati looked perplexed, then smiled. She motioned towards the two who scuttled back to bed.

RATI

Ahh my beautiful Artemis. I did not recognize you wrapped in such flesh, but then again, it seems I am not the only one that has fallen upon the madness of this world. .So sorry about trying to coerce you into my sheets, though would of been a blessed intimacy I’m sure.

Artemis smiles.

ARTEMIS

You never change, between you and Aphrodite, I know not which is worse. My father tells me we are at war though I see that not here nor do I understand all that has happened.

Rati looks scared.

RATI

You said, your father? Morpheus is with you? I have heard strange whispers on the emotional tides.

Artemis looks confused, then feels something in her pocket, her blades go away. SHe lifts the stone now glowing.

ARTEMIS

That is he now, I shall ask for that which i should of on first awakening, an explanation.

She focused on stone Rati starts getting up and covering herself. Her slaves moving to protect her.

RATI

No Arte......

Morpheus appears and looks at Rati then his daughter. He laughs heartily.

MORPHEUS

Oh so deliscious, one of Eosa’s sluts yes? Such a grand delicacy. SO beautiful. Thank you my daughter, this shall do nicely.

Artemis looks perplexed.

ARTEMIS

What do you mean father?

He looks bothered.

MORPHEUS

No need for you to see this my turtledove, call it a private moment, say Im shy, a me, myself and Irene film clip without the erection or whatever fits your fancy, wait for me outside, this shall be quick as quick is quick.. which is damn quick(Laughter)

He waves his hand, his eyes flare

Screen goes to black with words trailing “The Devil plays a fiddle”

EXT. OUTSIDE OF LOVE DEN -- NIGHT

and Artemis is outside startled then listening to screams.

ARTEMIS

What have you done father?! WHy do you wrought this carnage on one who throws sex as blades.

She falls to ground. Morpheus appears covered in blood licking his fingers.

MORPHEUS

So scrumptious, the power is an aphrodesiac, a Charlie and the CHocalate Factory, a lollipop garden.

Artemis, a blade in hand storms up to him.

ARTEMIS

What did you do? Why did you kill her? What fucking madness is this I’ve woken to?

MORPHEUS

ahh, my sweet little dumplin....i blame it on spending so much time with my brother Kratos and his ridiculous notions of honor.

ARTEMIS

You are not being honest father? What war, whose war? Why do you break our most solemn rule?

Morpheus laughs. He turns his back to Artemis, blades in hand trembling.

MORPHEUS

Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore while I nodded nearly napping something came a tapping, rapping upn my chamber door, tis the wind I muttered, nothing more, Quoth the Raven Nevermore. Poe, now that mortal would of made a wondrous God.

Artemis steps towards him, fury.

ARTEMIS

Answer me father!!!!!

Morpheus turns with a sad smile.

MORPHEUS

So full of fire, I always loved that about you daughter.

He looks away again.

MORPHEUS

We 5 Eternals, so long ago, we came to this planet, created you from mortal clay, our children, our gods to hide us. There was once 11 of us,you know, just scientists taking that which was not ours, as it ever was.

Artemis looks confused.

ARTEMIS

I don’t understand, Eleven Eternals, scientists.???

MORPHEUS

Yes my child, we and our beloved secrets, we brought many to this garden...secrets secrets secrets.

Artemis takes a step back, more confusion.

MORPHEUS

I may have fibbed just a bit, call it pillow talk sweet cheeks (wink) You see, I tire of running, I tire of hiding from that beast that I and my siblings stole from so many centuries ago. I want our power back, I want to destroy that which seeks us. I want to go back to where we were in born, in the stars. My siblings seek to stop me, the cowards, the lackwits of small vision and horrible stage play management. I am Morphues, Lord of Dreams and NIghtmare. I will have what I desire.

ARTEMIS

You will not Father, I will not let you!.

Morpheus’s eyes flare and grabs Artemis by the throat, her hands trying to lift blades that wont move..

MORPHEUS

Do you forget who you speak to? I would of thought making that step father of this mortal shell into a beast of abuse would of made you more malleable. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

Morpheus lets her go.

Artemis steps back.

ARTEMIS

I don’t understand. You did that?! You created the creature that raped my flesh, sent my momma to take her own breath, leave her life bloodied on a bathroom floor?!!!!

MORPHEUS

Such melodrama, as i said, win some, lose some. Fear not my little fuzzy plum. I SHall need my foot soldiers, so my own children I shall not end. But seems your usefulness, not to mention your pique, at the moment is not so useful. I shall put you back to sleep till your a more willing tool. I think your sister Nyx will do much better and she has always had, shall we say, a darker, bloodier outlook, yes, she will do nicely. Sounds divine, wouldnt you say? no pun intended, or maybe a little.

Morpheus raises his hands his whole being glowing, but then stops, looks to the sky.

MORPHEUS

How did she find me? I am not ready to face the Queen of Fate yet, but soon dear sister, soon my poppyseed, Morai, soon I shall play you a lullaby, a permanent one. (He looks to Artemis) You have gained a reprieve my daughter, garner wisdom with it’s use..... and bow to the Dark force (Laughter) Love film. CHow chow.

Morpheus flares out of existence.

ARTEMIS

All the world is crumbling to nightmare. I am lost in this Urban tomb and the heavens have gone insane..

Man breaks silence behind her causing her to flip around with blade in hand.

BRAGI

I think we have always been a bit insane cousin, even by God standards, but there’s batshit crazy and then there’s Morpheus , which is an altogether different breaking of worlds.

ARETMIS

And who are you? (Knife held up joined by a second)

BRAGI

I am answers and truth and song and poem. We do not have a lot of time (Shows amulet) My dear mother gave me this to make Morpheus think she was flitting around but she is not ready to face him, not till shes convinced her siblings to join her, fractuous lot they are. ANd as to who I am, I am crushed, I spent so many times at our gathered revelries trying to woo my way between your thighs. (Smiles) I am Bragi, God of verse and word. Though people here call me Nails, Street Poet looking for coins to sip some sin.

THE END

BLACK SCREEN

Morpheus appears on a throne in deep shadows eyes flaring.

MORPHEUS

The storm is coming and the Gods have returned, blood is an ocean that has no end and humanity has yet to wake. So says Morpheus, Lord of Dreams and Nightmare.