Warrior Nun

The answers we're looking for are in here.

This first part is in Latin.

Anyone know how to read it?

Yes, private education.

I wish I could speak Latin.

"The story of the death of the angel Adriel.

As the first Warrior Nun,

Areala formed the Order of the Cruciform Sword.

Gathering women who were dedicated to the Church,

willing to fight and die for their beliefs."

Hold!

"The angel Adriel was proud of Areala.

But gifting her his sacred Halo forced him to live as a mortal man.

And die as one.

His remains were placed in a tomb of honor at the center of the Necropolis,

an ancient city of the dead.

For decades, people felt immense power radiating from Adriel's Tomb.

- It became a place of pilgrimage. -

Some people brought the sick and dying, who it was said were healed.

Others felt a rush of strength,

which they used to defeat those who they perceived as rivals.

The power from the tomb could be used for good or evil.

And its reputation as a holy site became legendary,

until the Sisters decided that the otherworldly energy

was too powerful for ordinary people to withstand.

Adriel's remains were locked away in an enormous stone crypt.

Where a door would be, a mammoth, final stone was placed,

sealing the angel's resting place forever.

To frighten grave robbers,

warning symbols were carved into the stone over the words Et defunctis requiem."

What does that mean?

"Let the dead rest."

"Over time, the tomb was forgotten,

buried by weather and earth,

until a new city rose up on the site.

Vatican City.

Shannon wrote here that the unnatural energy of the angel's bones

could control demons.

That it is, in fact, what anchors demons to our world.

Oh, shit.

She suspected the Church had known all along.

Father, have you heard this before?

I have.

A devil's bargain to keep people reliant on the Church.

As long as there is darkness in the world,

people will turn to us for light.

I refused to believe it.

But Shannon did.

It adds up.

The walls of the tomb are too thick for anyone to break through.

Except the Warrior Nun, who can phase inside.

If Duretti becomes Pope,

he could order the Halo-Bearer to phase into that tomb

and grab the power for himself.

Couldn't he order that anyway?

Maybe he did.

- But Shannon would never do such a thing. - He wanted a Halo-Bearer he could control.

That's why he pushed out everyone who wasn't loyal to him.

Now do you believe me?

I still don't understand how it benefits Duretti

to take the bones for himself.

The Journal said "control."

"He who bears the Relic of Adriel shall be the Lord of Demonkind."

He could weaponize them.

Use them to possess and destroy his enemies.

We have to get into that tomb before Duretti.

If we get those remains and they are what Shannon said they are,

will that be enough proof for you?

I suppose it would have to be.

Father, if Adriel's bones really are driving people to belief,

wouldn't removing them weaken the entire Catholic faith?

That's the difference between us, Beatrice.

I care more about my Sisters than my Church.

That's hardly fair.

Look at it like this.

If we get rid of Duretti, we can get the OCS back together.

Ava, the Journal says that the tomb walls are 11.5 dirra thick.

That's 20 feet. It's a long way to phase.

I got in and out of Shannon's secret room, remember?

Remember when you got stuck in two feet of Cat's Cradle wall?

So, I'll train, Sister Photographic Memory.

And how are we going to find this tomb,

buried under centuries of dirt

in a labyrinth of ancient catacombs under the Vatican?

We ask an expert.

Oh, God, you're back.

Yeah.

We need to speak to Kristian Schaefer.

So, you want me to help you break into the Vatican,

escalating my problems with the Church by an order of magnitude?

Not you. Him.

Well...

We were hoping Mr. Schaefer might help us locate Adriel's Tomb.

Well, kind of... kind of you, too.

I need a place to train.

We've been kicked out of our homes.

We'll also need bricks to construct solid barriers

of various thickness, four to 20 feet.

What's in it for us?

If the bones are as powerful as the Journal says,

then maybe you can use it to power your machine.

- This is what you asked for, no? - Yeah.

No, I'm just surprised.

Do you have, like, a giant brick guy?

Thank you, Dr. Salvius.

Good luck.

I'm going to keep studying the Journal.

- All right. -

Let's do it then.

Whoo! Whoa-ho!

Right on! Piece of cake!

How far is it? Eight feet?

Four.

Still, you know I crushed it.

What's next?

I remote-accessed the Vatican digital archives,

compiled them in our data processors,

partially mapping the catacombs beneath the Vatican.

So, where's the tomb?

Well, researchers were only able to identify 37 percent of the tombs.

Adriel's was not among them.

I say we take our chances. Find it while we're down there.

That would take months.

The Medicis commissioned a map of the Necropolis

when the Vatican was built.

Now, it might identify the whereabouts of the tomb,

but... the map was loaned out and stolen decades ago.

Can you describe the map?

I know what it looks like, but it's gone.

Well, you'd need to know the black market to even begin to look for it.

I think I... may be able to help.

You'll replace the Sisters at posts two and six.

Tell them to get some rest.

I want them fresh for their next shift.

You really think the traitors will return?

We can only hope.

Uh!

Is somebody there?

She didn't take this long on the two-block wall.

Should we be concerned?

- -

Ava!

- I think I peed a little. - What happened in there?

Basically, it really... sucks after a few feet.

I got disoriented and bailed.

It's like I'm solid, and the wall is phasing around me.

Like walking through syrup or something.

But the whole time, I can feel the mass of the stone around me.

And the longer I'm in there,

the more it feels like it's trying to flow back in and occupy my space.

To crush me.

What if I could find some way to guide you?

I can help you with that.

Well, Kristian said black market.

This looks like where Beatrice's parents buy their Picassos.

There's a man here who can help us.

He's got a photographic memory for every stolen artifact he's fenced.

And how do you know this guy?

From another life.

Wait here.

No.

Fine.

Follow my lead.

It's kinda hot.

I'm looking for Esteban.

Sorry. We're closed.

Listen, Señor...

Just tell him Vincent is here.

Fuck off.

- - Where to?

What the fuck is going on?

- Hello, Esteban. - Vincente.

Leave.

I'm looking for a rare item.

Of course.

Please.

GPS tracker.

And the earpieces?

I'm not sure how they'll react to moving through concrete.

Can you hear me?

Yeah.

I'm right next to you.

Just for that, I'm gonna ace this.

You're four feet through. Keep going straight.

You've stopped moving.

I'm lost.

Take two steps in any direction.

Turn 90 degrees to your right and keep going.

I want out. Bring me out!

Just a few more feet.

You can do this.

Ava?