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ACT TWO
FADE IN
INT – NIGHTCLUB – NIGHT
Flashing lights, very loud secular clubbing music plays. There is a sign above which reads: ‘Worldliness’. That is above a huge dance floor where many are gathered. Everyone has bows and arrows on their backs. The arrows are black
There is a bar, sitting by it is Christian, ATHEIST, UNBELIEF and SCEPTICAL. They are all dressed in grey. They have drinks
SCEPTICAL: I don’t know Unbelief.
UNBELIEF: Right, I see. (To Christian) What about you Christian? Are you going to come?
Christian turns to him uneasily
CHRISTIAN: I don’t know if I’m ready. This place is one thing, but the ‘Den of Fornication’ is another.
Unbelief frowns
UNBELIEF: Will you and Sceptical please make up your minds(!) I don’t want to go alone with Atheist.
Atheist laughs and punches Unbelief friendlily on the back
ATHEIST: That’s nice.
UNBELIEF: So, are you in or aren’t you?
Christian and Sceptical look at each other in uncertainty
CHRISTIAN (V.O): At the time I didn’t realise it but my old companion was leading me into farther sin.
Christian and Sceptical nod at each other
CHRISTIAN: We’re in.
Unbelief smiles at them both
UNBELIEF: That’s alright then. Let’s go.
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EXT – GRASSLAND – NIGHT
A dark and crooked road spreads upwards on a hill. There are few dark and horrid trees either side of it
Christian, Atheist, Unbelief and Sceptical are walking up the path
UNBELIEF: Many of my friends have wondered up this path. As soon as I heard about it I wanted to go.
SCEPTICAL: How much farther is it?
UNBELIEF: It’s just at the end of the path. You will recognise it when you see it.
ATHEIST: It’s; as I’ve heard it, the most exciting place to be in Rebellious City. Everyone has been there. And tonight’s our go.
They reach the top where in front of themselves a huge Mansion. In front of its opened gates is a very beautiful woman called LUST. In front of her is a queue of men. She kisses them on the lips before giving them permission to enter the mansion
Christian, Atheist, Unbelief and Sceptical join the queue
CHRISTIAN: This place looks popular.
UNBELIEF: This means that it’s pleasurable.
ATHEIST: Pleasure is the one thing we are to live for. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.
They reach Lust
LUST: And you are?
UNBELIEF: Unbelief and these are my friends, Christian, Sceptical and Atheist.
LUST: Ah yes, the prince of this land bid you come in. Let me greet you.
One after the other she kisses them. They are mesmerised
SCEPTICAL: So you own this place?
Lust smiles at him
LUST: Oh yes, along with ‘Den of Sexual Perversion’, ‘Den of Sexual Immorality’ and ‘Den of Homosexuality’. Please go in and enjoy yourselves.
ATHEIST: Thank you.
They all enter the mansion
INT – MANSION – RECEPTION – CONTINUOUS
A huge and beautiful reception. Behind the desk is a beautiful receptionist
Christian, Atheist, Unbelief and Sceptical enter
RECEPTIONIST: Over here.
They go over to the receptionist who gets out a book and scans through it. When she gets to where she looks for she writes in it
RECEPTIONIST (CONT’D): Unbelief, Christian, Sceptical and Atheist, go through to the waiting room, you will be seen to.
SCEPTICAL: How did you know our names?
RECEPTIONIST: Everyone that enters through Lust enters through me.
They look at each other oddly
UNBELIEF: Right, okay. (To others) Come on, let’s go.
They leave the reception
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INT – MANSION – WAITING ROOM – CONTINUOUS
The room is big and has many benches against the walls and many chairs, but it is empty. Christian, Atheist, Unbelief and Sceptical enter
CHRISTIAN: Where is everybody?
UNBELIEF: Obviously someone has gone to get them and soon the same will come for us. Let’s sit.
They all sit at a bench
ATHEIST: Each of us will get seen to and then taken upstairs.
SCEPTICAL: How do you know?
ATHEIST: Like I said, I’ve had a many a friend that have been here. If it’s as good as they say then I’m going to return again and again like they.
UNBELIEF: So will I.
SCEPTICAL: And I, if it’s very pleasurable.
Unbelief laughs
UNBELIEF: Of course it will be(!)
Four very beautiful ladies enter. They come other to Christian, Atheist, Unbelief and Sceptical who watch them with great delight
MISTRESS #1: If you want to come with us to the pleasure room, we’ll perhaps drink, and whenever you want go to our own private quarters each.
The four men follow the women out of the room
INT – PLEASURE ROOM – CONTINUOUS
A giant pub like area. There is a main bar and many, many different sections where there are two chairs and a table.
At the tables are many men with beautiful women. They get served wine from the main bar. There are around the room many other rooms curtained off
Christian, Atheist, Unbelief and Sceptical enter with the women and sit in separate areas with their own women
UNBELIEF: Can I get some wine?
Mistress #1 smiles at him
MISTRESS #1: Of course.
She signals a beautiful waitress who comes over and pours them both a glass of wine each. The waitress leaves. Unbelief smiles at Mistress #1 who smiles back. They lift their glasses
UNBELIEF: Cheers(!)
They clink glasses and drink
Atheist grabs Mistress #2’s hand
ATHEIST: You are very beautiful.
Mistress #2 laughs slightly. She starts stroking Atheist’s back. He has goose bumps
ATHEIST (CONT’D) (Nervous): I’ve just… well I… I’ve never been here before and I don’t know how to…
Mistress #2 interrupts him by placing her index finger on his mouth
MISTRESS #2: Just, kiss me.
Atheist kisses her
SCEPTICAL: This place looks amazing.
MISTRESS #3: Thank you. Mistress Lust had the Prince of this land dedicate this as well as the other Dens as her shrines. Where men and women come from afar off.
SCEPTICAL (Looking around): I don’t see any women here apart from those who are of this place.
MISTRESS #3: Oh women do come, but when they do we have them join us.
SCEPTICAL: Oh, right.
Christian smiles at Mistress #4. She smiles back. Nether of them say anything for a while
Christian looks around and sees the many curtains
CHRISTIAN: Where do all those curtains lead?
MISTRESS #4: To the beds of fornication. We shall both go there when you are ready to sin with me.
Christian laughs nervously
CHRISTIAN: Okay.
FADE OUT
FADE IN.
SUPERIMPOSE:
“Hours Later”
Unbelief and Mistress #1 are laughing, they hold glasses if wine, there is a wine bottle on the table
UNBELIEF: I think I’ve become a drunkard.
Mistress #1 just laughs
Unbelief gets up quickly and leads Mistress #1 to a curtained off room and goes in
Atheist is very busy kissing Mistress #2
Atheist stops
ATHEIST: Let’s go.
Atheist gets up with Mistress #2 and they go into a room covered by a curtain
Sceptical and Mistress #3 holds hands
SCEPTICAL: You wanna go?
MISTRESS #3: Only if you do.
Sceptical and Mistress #3 get up and go into their own room behind a curtain
Christian smiles at Mistress #4. She smiles back
Christian grabs her hand
CHRISTIAN: Look, you’re very beautiful. But I don’t think I’m ready for this just yet. I’ll come back in a year or two.
Christian gets up to leave. Mistress #4 grabs his hand stopping him leave
MISTRESS #4 (Seductively): Christian, listen. I have spread my bed with tapestry, coloured coverings of Egyptian linen. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; let us delight ourselves with love.
Christian is speechless and entranced. He gets her to follow him to leave the area.
MISTRESS #4 (CONT'D): I will give you the time of your life Christian.
Christian is about to go through the curtain when an arrow flies through the air and hits Mistress #4. She screams
CHRISTIAN: What happened?
Sceptical pops his head out of a room and sees Mistress #4 with an arrow in her arm screaming in torment
Several soldiers of the church, fully equipped with armour enter through a door which is opposite the entrance. Sceptical spots them
SCEPTICAL (Calling out): It’s the church(!) They’re here(!)
Everyone comes out in their undergarments
UNBELIEF: I don’t believe it.
ATHEIST: Just get out of here you repressed freaks(!)
Everyone gets out their bows and starts firing at the Church soldiers who fire arrows back. Christian helps the attack against the Church soldiers
CHURCH SOLDIER #1: You’re enslaved to sin; the chains of death compass you. Only Jesus can set you free.
SCEPTICAL: Shut up(!) Everyone is here for free fun. And you God thumpers are here again to ruin everything as usual.
CHURCH SOLDIER #1: No, sin is not free. Its wages are death.
The fight continues
Christian gets hit in the back. He falls to the floor
Christian gets up. He looks at his hands and feet in horror. There are chains.
He looks at everyone else. Apart from the Church soldiers they have chains as well and they are dirty. The women are no longer beautiful, but horrid looking. One of the soldiers looks at him
CHURCH SOLDIER #2: We’ve got one that sees.
He draws his Sword of light after putting his bow and arrows away. Christian flees
CHURCH SOLDIER #2 (CONT’D): Should I follow him?
CHURCH SOLDIER #1: Yes.
Church Soldier leaves after Christian
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EXT – GRASSLAND – SIMULTANEOUS
Christian stumbles out of the mansion. He looks over and sees a queue of men in chains in rags standing before Lust
Lust is completely changed, though still very beautiful she looks like evil itself. She has on her back bow and arrows. The arrow heads are the shape of a hearts. She holds a black dagger
Before letting the men in she tightens their chains and pieces their hearts with her dagger. They act as if she is kissing them
Christian gasps in horror. Lust turns and runs over to him. Church Soldier #2 enters from the mansion. Lust stops still in her tracks and glares at him
She draws a bow and shoots an arrow at him. He blocks it with his shield and pulls it out and looks at it. Lust stabs Christian in the heart who closes his eyes in pain
He opens them and he is being kissed by Lust, she looks as she was before. Everyone looks as they were. No one has chains anymore. Church Soldier #2 is concerned. Lust turns to him angrily
LUST: Everyone get him.
Church Soldier #2 retreats into the mansion. He gets chased by a mob of angry men
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INT – PLEASURE ROOM – CONTINUOUS
There is fighting still. Church Soldier # 2 enters and joins the other soldiers.
CHURCH SOLDIER #2: There’s more coming(!)
The angry men enter the room and draw bow and arrows. The also attack the Church soldiers
Church Soldier #1 turns to Church Soldier #2 while fighting in the chaos
CHURCH SOLDIER #1: What of that young man? What become of him?
CHURCH SOLDIER #2: Lust got to him before I did.
CHURCH SOLDIER #1: Find him. He may be the reason we were sent here. If we can’t hold them off we’ll meet you back at the Bridge.
CHURCH SOLDIER #2: Okay.
Church Soldier #2 rushes through to the exit and leaves. Arrows hit the wall as he goes past it
END OF ACT TWO
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