Warrior Nun

Our sister on Earth.

Our sister in Heaven.

Never alone.

Never forgotten.

Ever in our spirits.

In this life or the next.

In this life or the next.

Mary.

Is she in Heaven?

Because if the Tarask took her, could... could she be in Hell?

I mean, is that even a thing? Can she be dragged to Hell?

I don't know.

She must have been so scared.

Sh.

It's been a while.

If Ava was going to come back to the Cat's Cradle,

she would be here by now.

Ava will show.

And if she doesn't?

She'll be here... sooner or later.

You've got to be kidding me.

Who are they?

Rejects.

Mother...

it's good to see you again.

We've come to pay our respects.

I'm hoping for sooner.

How can I help you?

Hi. Uh, I'd like to speak to Jillian Salvius.

I'm sorry. She's not available.

Okay, uh, you don't understand. She wants to see me.

Miss...

T... tell her it's Ava.

Miss, I need you to put that down.

And then you'll take me to Jillian?

Just put it down.

- Hey! - Stop!

You want some?

You certainly know how to make an entrance.

Sorry.

It needed a remodel, anyway.

What brought you here?

You were looking for me.

I'm a curious person.

And, well, you're a curiosity.

You want to know what I am.

The research we do here is cutting edge.

But you are something altogether different.

I would love to learn what you're capable of and why.

Seems we have something in common then.

I want you to science me.

Science you?

I wanna know everything.

So I can figure out for myself what to do about it.

Sounds like we can help each other.

You get your answers. I get mine.

And then afterwards, you leave me alone.

Forever.

That's the deal.

Are you in or out?

It seems like the girls are getting acquainted.

These women don't belong in this place.

You saw potential in them last year.

And I dismissed them after a thorough evaluation.

- -

You may have been too hasty.

Sister Crimson is an impressive warrior.

She's aggressive, undisciplined...

Sounds like someone I used to know.

...and possibly sociopathic.

You were the one who said I hadn't taken enough interest

in the Order.

So I'm trying.

This isn't what I had in mind.

When Sister Shannon died,

new challenges emerged for the Order.

New measures are needed to combat them.

I haven't gotten to where I am by hoping the same old methods

will solve new problems.

- Oh! -

Piety, loyalty, and service.

One can't exist without the other.

I need you to deliver these.

What are they?

Solutions to problems.

I wouldn't say I'm superhuman, but I'm definitely strong.

I can phase through solid objects.

I can do energy-pulse-type things.

Well, that's still a work in progress.

And I can heal.

Shoot me, stab me... Call me Jesus, 'cause I'm coming back.

Can you heal others?

So far, it only works on me.

So, any chance we can be done with this thing?

It's kind of claustrophobic and creepy.

That's a tall assessment for someone who can see demons.

You know about the demons?

I've heard stories.

How? The OCS is supposed to be a giant secret.

I have a reliable source.

This is Kristian Schaefer.

He used to be an archivist for the Vatican.

And now he works for you?

I said science me, not church me. I'm here because you're not them.

I left the Church in pursuit of truth.

In that respect, you and I are very much alike.

He's here to provide counsel.

There are ethical considerations to some of my work.

I'm here to balance the equation, so to speak.

And to assure the outside world that the work we do here

takes all sides into account.

Hmm. So you're here just for show.

How long until we see results?

It's nearly there.

So?

What is it?

Well...

it's definitely an energy source of some kind.

It doesn't adhere to traditional laws of physics.

Perhaps because it exists outside of them.

It could be a foreign body.

Foreign?

Yeah.

Like not of this earth.

A new metal. Different from Divinium.

Could be an asteroid or a...

So you're saying I have an alien battery in my back?

That's weird.

Well... weirder than an angel's halo?

If it's a power source, can I... adjust it?

Crank it up and down?

- I'm not sure. - Or maybe transfer it to another person

and then they can deal with the demons, and I can deal with the everything else?

I don't know what's possible yet.

So run more tests.

Figure it out.

Vincent. Good.

What is this?

I've been reassigned.

To a convent in Malaysia.

The OCS has no chapter there.

She's not the only one.

Florida, th... that's...

A gift.

The Cardinal could've had you excommunicated for insubordination.

He chose a more compassionate solution.

Cutting us off from everything we love and care about?

He's giving you a second chance.

By kicking us out of the OCS.

I know you don't support this.

There are many ways to serve God.

Do you think what he's doing is what's best for this sect?

The Cardinal has the final decision, and I will not go against him.

He's using your history against you.

He may have helped you find a home here, but you made it your own a long time ago.

Mother, please.

The OCS is my home too.

There are plane tickets and cash in those envelopes.

I think it best if you leave immediately. To spare the other Sisters the turmoil.

The Sisters... or you?

If you want to modulate your power, we have to identify the energy.

See if we can measure it, channel it, control it.

Perfect.

Right.

Comfy?

Is that an option?

Good.

All right.

I hope that you're right about her.

It's her. It has to be.

She's the power source, and this test will prove it.

We should tell her what this is really about.

You saw what she did to the lobby.

- We can't keep her here against her will. -

All right, Ava.

I need you to power up,

whatever you do to access the energy within the device.

Okay.

Here goes something.

Did that do anything?

That's perfect.

This is a quantum expression of Newtonian force.