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Mirror world
Sister Mary was then sitting alone in her mirror world. In Sister Mary Eunice's version, her mirror world are the same as her office at Braircliff Manor. She could not take a rest since she was worried about Katarina. Just then, she felt someone was there at her door, so she stood up.
It was a man with a mask and blue coat. Sister Mary Eunice stood up with a smile while greeting him. It was made clear that she knew the man and he was not her enemy.
Sister Mary Eunice: Welcome, my dear friend of the Hexenmeisters.
The Hexenmeisters was a secret ancient order originated from Ukraine and routed in Washington D.C. who affiliated with Sleepy Hollow Freemasons and Sisterhood of Radiant Heart (before its corruption under Lady Van Tassel). For their current logo, they used the coat of arms of Yaroslav the Wise, the thrice grand prince of Kyiv and Veliky Novgorod, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule.
Hiding in everywhere, the Hexenmeisters were targeting the servants of evil deities, and their first priority was the servants of Moloch and the Hidden One.
However, the priority of this organization is that the members believed that there was a Third Witness and even more, in contrast to Biblical lore. Sister Mary Eunice sees them as allies and will be glad to offer them service. Her alliance of Hexenmeisters is also the key reason that Katrina Crane found her, seeking her help.
Sister Mary Eunice: What can I do for you?
The Hexenmeister agent walked a bit closer and informed something serious to Sister Mary Eunice.
Hexenmeister: Sister, I think we have a problem. Etu Ilu, who was being sealed inside the Catacombs for centuries or even more, was about to arrive... in here.
Sister Mary Eunice: The Hidden One? I thought...
thumb|360px|link=Etu Ilu was the Hidden One's Sumerian name, and it was roughly means the "Hidden One" in English. Sister Mary Eunice knew this after she met the Hexenmeisters. At this time, she was a bit of surprised after hearing this.
During this time, Sister Mary Eunice had been analyzing many things, like Katarina's time travel and transformation, Moloch's invasion, the files of Corbin... and so she had acknowledged much information. However, she was feeling unexpected to know that the Hidden One, too, was taking his move.
Sister Mary Eunice: You said he went silent ever since he was sealed, utterly powerless.
Hexenmeister: Now, he was about to move and rival against Moloch. I detected that Pandora of Sumeria was coming and starting her plan in Sleepy Hollow in order to make the Hidden One outrank Moloch and rule the Earth, and the Hidden One tricked Pandora to make her believe he is well-intentioned. I know the truth. He will unleash tyranny upon the world, and anyone - even his loyal servant will be his slave. It was lucky for us that she never found the Eye of Providence or the Shard of Anubis.
The Hexeneister sighed as if he was watching a pair of scales in front of him, with its left side carry law and another side carry freedom. Either side became stronger will cause misery to the world, either into tyranny or chaos.
Hexenmeister: They have been planning this since the birth of the American foundation, Sister. Those two forces are equally dangerous. If Moloch wins, there will be no future for us, and Katarina Couteau will live inside a world full of hellish mess, and chaos will reign upon Earth. If the Hidden One wins, then the world will be ruled under the iron fist, and Katarina will become a slave of a hot-headed and horrible deity who proclaimed himself to be God... Chaotic evil and lawful evil, we are facing them both. No matter who wins, humanity shall lose. Fortunately, we still have the Eye of Providence, unbeknownst to the Hidden One and Pandora, and as long as we keep it, the Hidden One will still be powerless. For now, Moloch is our first priority and we are still finding the mysterious hooded man who worked for him, and now you are in charge of it.
Sister Mary Eunice: Yes, I am. Katarina told me about him... and I wonder who he is.
At this time, they both have no idea about the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure's real identity, and therefore they could only assume the identity of him.
Hexenmeister: It is a matter of time, and since we are dealing with Moloch and the potential threat from the Hidden One, you will help me to do it. However, I wonder if it is worthy to make Katarina and her friends return back to their time.
Sister Mary Eunice's eyes widened in surprise. She walked closer to him.
Sister Mary Eunice: What do you mean?
Hexenmeister: I mean, I had some mild illumination of some foreseeable future that will make all of your efforts became a futile effort, all for nothing. Open your palms.
With serious doubt, Sister Mary Eunice opened her palm, and a white sphere had appeared on her palms. Sister Mary Eunice then held the sphere in her hands, trying to see something within it.
Sister Mary Eunice: Beautiful, but... sinister.
Sister Mary Eunice observed the vision carefully as the sphere on her palm start glowing in gold and white, and eventually, she was surprised to see the sphere turned into a small humanoid figure floating on her palm.
The figure was special. She was wearing a golden crown with a white veil attached to it. She had a white bow with a gem attached to her neck. Additionally, there are gold extensions attached to both her hips and forearms. The edges of her skirt fold together like flower petals, while the tips of her skirt are also gold in color.
Sister Mary Eunice looked at the petite figure inside her palm with shock. After a long time of dead silence, she opened her lips and spoke out in a weak voice.
Sister Mary Eunice: So this is the foreseeable future you said... An angel? Hmm, but she is not like the angels I saw in Heaven...
Sister Mary Eunice observed the angel but she could not find any mercy in her eyes. Her father once taught her that Angels possess mercy on humanity and will help humans secretly if necessary, but Sister Mary Eunice could not see mercy in the angel's eyes. She could only see vacancy and the sin of Pride.
Hexenmeister: Did you find anything strange, Sister?
Sister Mary Eunice: Very strange. She just looked like La Folia Rihavein and yet she had no emotions in her eyes... This is no angel. This is an impostor. Even worse than a devil.
The Hexenmeister walked around the room while speaking something that made Sister Mary Eunice felt horrid.
Hexenmeister: We once thought only demons could be dangerous, but that goes the same for angels as well. Some angels are devious misanthropes, and they want nothing else but to eliminate humans for their selfish goals... not to mention this. This person is different. She is not even a cherub at best - just some sort of phony, corrupt and draconian people who are just having angel complex... and with no humanity at all. This is La Folia's twin sister. Didn't she tell you about her parentage?
Hearing this, Sister Mary Eunice was shocked by the Hexenmeister agent's words. Her eyes soon narrowed in sheer fury.
Sister Mary Eunice: UGH!!!
Within a second, she did a thing that even shocked herself. In anger and disgust, she quickly closed her palm and clenched her fist remorselessly, crushing the "beautiful angel" inside her palm and smashed the vision into pieces.
For the very first time, Sister Mary Eunice did this violent thing with her free will... all because she was greatly disgusted by someone who dare to proclaim themselves to be angels while doing disgusting atrocities. Her fist was shaking while she was answering the Hexenmeister's question.
Sister Mary Eunice: No, she did not. I never asked her.
Hexenmeister: I had checked La Folia's background with magic as much as I could, and I found some shocking things. If La Folia Rihavein and her friends return back to their world, they will meet this... thing that was her own sister.
Sister Mary Eunice closed her eyes tightly. Her body was trembling because of shock.
Sister Mary Eunice: She is La Folia's sister... I cannot believe it.
Hexenmeister: I only tell you a little about Rihavein sisters' history. Some of them are so horrid and so unbelievable that even I won't believe it. It is disturbing to know the whole thing.
Sister Mary Eunice: Why are you telling this to me?
The Hexenmeister walked a step closer towards Sister Mary Eunice, with a serious tone. Opening her eyes, Sister Mary Eunice looked at him with no fear in her eyes.
The Hexenmester started to explain all of this.
Hexenmeister: Think about your friends. You are pushing them into a pit while helping them to come back. They need to stay in Sleepy Hollow for safety.This future is very horrible and dangerous, and it could harm their life. Sister Mary Eunice, you are trying to save those lost souls and make them go back to their home, but in fact... You are pushing them into their tomb.
Sister Mary Eunice: No.
With confidence, Sister Mary Eunice spoke a large "No" to the Hexenmeister agent, which surprised him.
Sister Mary Eunice: That is only what some pessimists like you think. This is not safety. This is cowardice. They need to get back so that they can fight for our future, fight for humanity, fight for every poor souls.
Hexenmeister: Sister...
Sister Mary Eunice: I believe that letting them get back to their world is the only way to save them... and us! Though I can't see what happened, I am sure that their era is suffering and it need saviors! They will certainly save the world from such miserable terror. Sending them back does not mean we don't need them to take down Moloch or the Hidden One, but they have their own mission, a mission to save humanity, save God's hard work, save peace and harmony. Perhaps, this was their destiny all along.
Sister Mary Eunice then looked at the Hexenmeister with confidence.
- Sister Mary Eunice: I don't want to boast myself as an angel, but if there is possibility, I will become an angel myself, and I shall not behave like what La Folia's sister will become. I know what I am doing. I will protect everyone I cared for under my wings. I will fight for them and the Witnesses so that Katarina and her friends return to their home and fight for their destiny!!!
The Hexenmeister, for a while, was speechless. Sister Mary Eunice looked at him with determination in her eyes, and at last, he was persuaded.
Hexenmeister: I hope you know what you are doing, Sister. I am impressed.
Sister Mary Eunice, however, sat down and slowly calmed herself down.
Sister Mary Eunice: Oh... I am sorry for my overacting attitude. I was just... Anyway, I am more and more curious now. I was wondering if you could know about Katarina's past. I had so many questions in my head about her.
The Hexenmeister, however, shook his head, much to Sister Mary Eunice's dismay. Definitely, he found nothing.
Hexenmeister: I find nothing about her birth parents. I tried, Sister, I tried to, but... I only found a little about and Her parents are adopted. Many scenes of her childhood were blank. Details on her birth was blank. I just don't understand why.
Sister Mary Eunice then nodded. The Hexenmeister left as Sister Mary Eunice lowered her head and thought for a long time. Even so, she was determined to help Katarina and La Folia back to their world, because she believed that they would eventually survive the horrible ordeal.
Sister Mary Eunice: (think) * No matter what happens in the so-called foreseeable future, I will send them back like I promised. I will find the Grand Grimoire and cast the Traveler's Spell on them, to make them save their future... No, it is our future. *
Mr. Gold shrugged his shoulders and continued his words.
Mr. Gold: However, I am not a fool. For a while I don't know how or when or why a greedy duke that failed to pact with Queen of Arendelle could ever assist my favor. Eventually, I did not follow my promise and I don't know where he is now. I suspect that he is NOT the real Duke of Weselton.
Pandora's eyes widened in curiosity and surprise.
Pandora: Indeed? How do you know?
Mr. Gold: When I look upon him, I sensed something dark and sinister. Also, I could see him being curious about the strange noise rather than get rid of Pan. What is more, I noticed that he had six fingers on each of his hands, twelve fingers in all.
Pandora: Oh?
Mr. Gold I wonder if the Duke really had this feature... otherwise it could be someone had disguised as him. I could see he behaved unnaturally, and I sensed something he could not hide from his eyes - darkness. I could also sensed a dark spirit of a demon king which bonded with his soul.
Pandora: Who? Satan?
Mr. Gold: No, I can confidently say that it is MOLOCH. When I heard something bad happened to Dr. Frankenstein, my suspicion began to arouse. Therefore, I went to find the Witnesses who are prophesied to be the people who end the reign of Moloch, and that is why I am here.
Pandora: Indeed?
Mr. Gold: In 2006, I arrived here for the first time before I left to assist Emma Swan in order to fight against a evil tyrant. I lost my son during the war, but then I had a wife. Even so, she needed help since she was trapped in Sleeping Curse and I am searching for an antidote. Me and Sheriff August Corbin once met after that... dreadful event. We are both interested on it and tried to figure out why, but we found nothing on it so that we need to stop when Moloch's power was closing in.
The First Spacequake
The "dreadful event" that Mr. Gold referred to was the First Spacequake, killing 150 million people and devastated the center of Eurasia. No explanation was given at the time of 2013.
Mr. Gold: Recently, I felt that Moloch's forces was closing in, so during the Christmas vacation, I arrived at here once again, hoping to find a cure and stop Moloch in the same time. Then, I bumped on that man before meeting you. Is there any questions?
Hearing this, Pandora lowered her head and thought for a while. She was accumulating all the information she gathered for 2 centuries in order to get a clue.
Pandora: (thinking) Hmm, the prophecy is coming true. Seems like Moloch is like Satan, Lady Van Tassel is the Whore of Babylon, Serilda is Apollyon, the Horseman of Death is the Creature that Once was Alive but Lives No More, and this false Duke of Weselton... Perhaps he is the Anti-Christ or the False Prophet...
Just as she was thinking, Atticus Nevins walked passed her, and Pandora startled for a moment. Mr. Gold sensed this and was curious.
Mr. Gold: What's the matter?
Pandora: Mr. Gold, hush...
Pandora and Mr. Gold watched secretly as Nevins (who ignored them) walked away. Pandora then sighed in relief.
Pandora: That was very close. The man you had just bumped in is... is Atticus Nevins, that notorious terrorist.
Mr. Gold: Really? Then, we need to call the police.
Pandora: No, I don't think conventional police stuff can deal with this monster. This kind of people are very witted and paranoid, and not to mention the forces of Hell is helping him. If we have any attempt to apprehend them, they'll know, and they will disappear. The only thing we should do is to help his enemies and bring him to justice without using legal ways.
Mr. Gold: But how do you know he was Moloch's follower?
Pandora: Two years ago, I once disguised myself as a FBI Trainee under the team of Agent Daniel Reynolds. After getting along well with FBI Secret Agent, Diana Thomas, I began to be sure that Nevins sold his soul to the Devil. I always suspect that there is a third Witness beside Crane and Mills, and upon I see Diana and heard about her story, I was sure.
Mr. Gold: Indeed?
Hearing this, Mr. Gold was shocked to learn that Pandora believed there was a third Witness beside the two.
Pandora: This Diana Thomas is in fact, Nevins' adopted daughter, but she loathed her adopted father after she accidentally found satanic decorations, some obscene and violent photos and also Satanism souvenirs with "Moloch Shall Rise" in his drawer, proving that he sold his soul to Moloch.
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Pandora: Then, it was revealed that Nevins was behind Diana's birth parents' murder. Diana told many people - including Reynolds - that Nevins is a satanist, but sadly, no one believed her. She later married a young man and had a 4-year-old daughter, but sadly, her husband died... probably caused by Nevins or those Hessian mercenaries that allied with him.
At this time, Mr. Gold was very surprised when he heard the phrase "Hessian mercenaries".
Mr. Gold: What? Hessian mercenaries? I thought they were long gone.
Pandora: At least those who worked for William Howe, Benedict Arnold or someone else. However, those surviving Hessian mercenaries who had sold their souls to Moloch had the dark legacy carried on with them, and they continued hiding in this town to form a secret cult. Their descendants and secret apprentice carried on their legacy and those remnants are now everywhere, countless of them. By the way, with all due respect, when you bumped on Nevins... did you look at his hand or his upper body if he took his shirt off?
Pandora's question had made Mr. Gold felt curious. He shook his head.
Mr. Gold: His hand? No, no, not at all.
Pandora: Many of the Hessian soldiers... You know, some German mercenaries working for British army during world war, had sold their soul to Moloch after being tempted, and they formed a satanism party known as "Hellfire Club" and called themselves the "Shadow Warriors". The Hessian's who worked for Moloch shall have a tattoo on their body, mostly on their hands, chest or head, like the Horseman of Death himself. The Hessian mercenaries in modern days also had the mark, but more hidden.
Mr. Gold: What are we going to do then?
Pandora: I am finding a way to weaken Moloch so that I... I mean, my master... would take him down instantly. However, I need some allies to help Moloch's enemies secretly. You help me, and I help you to find the fake Duke of Weselton.
Mr. Gold: Very well.
Mr. Gold was glad to accept the deal. He needed a powerful partner to help him achieve the goals of him, no matter who he or she is. After all, he knew nothing about the Hidden One for now and only saw Moloch as one of his major threats.
Pandora: At first, however, we need to take down Duke Firenza in London. This man, as far as I know, was helping Nevins far away from London. He is also loyal to Moloch secretly and tried to fake himself to be such a scandal-involving and greedy, in order to make public think of the other way.
Mr. Gold nodded but then he asked one more question.
Mr. Gold: Moloch had so many followers, but why do you chose to assassinate Duke Firenza?
Pandora gave him a smirk full of confidence... and a bit of wickedness.
Pandora: My master also wants his new-born son.
Feeling sadness and hatred towards Michael, Katarina bit her lips before she saw Pandora. She then immediately stood up ran to Pandora, much to the latter's shock.
However, to Pandora's and anyone else's surprise, Katarina knelt in front of her and begged her.
Katarina: No, please, do something! PANDORA! Is this your name? No matter who you are, please help her! I beg you! I believe you can cure a spirit! PLEASE! SHE IS OUR FRIEND! We need her!
Mr. Gold: She is right, Pandora! You once said you have the power to cure a fragile soul, did you not?
At first, Pandora stood stone cold still since she only works for her master to help Katarina, not the Team Witness itself. Seeing Katarina's attitude, however, even a woman like Pandora was deeply moved.
Pandora: I am not always that reliable... but I will see what I can do.
Pandora then raised her hands. Sister Mary Eunice could not speak at the moment, only looked at Pandora weakly. With her eyes closed, Pandora then spoke a spell and then something unbelievable happened. Sister Mary Eunice's wound had glowed in golden light before healing itself. The bleeding stopped, but Sister Mary Eunice was still weak and pale.
Seeing Pandora healed the nun, Katarina, La Folia and others were all surprised by this.
Pandora: She is fine, and she left the grasp of Hell. She just need few hours' rest.
While speaking this, Pandora went to cure Kyouko's wound while Katarina hugged Sister Mary Eunice with tears in her eyes. Sister Mary Eunice looked at Katarina and it took a while before she regained her consciousness.
Sister Mary Eunice: Katarina?
Katarina: Thank God... Sister, you are back...
Katarina was so excited that she hugged Sister Mary Eunice deeply. She had successfully pull her from the Hell Lords' grip.
Sister Mary Eunice: You saved me?
Katarina was like...
Katarina: Uh, sort of... but I made Pandora save you.
Sister Mary Eunice then looked at Pandora, but her eyes still filled with anger, to Katarina's confusion.
Sister Mary Eunice: You saved my life, and I am grateful for this. I am also grateful that you did not harm Kat and her friends, but I will not see you fall within your deluded mind.
To this point, Katarina was really confused.
Katarina: Why do you still hate her?
Sister Mary Eunice: I am not hating her. I am hating her master who nearly plunged humanity into a dystopia like Illuminati!
Everyone soon turned to Pandora who merely turned back. Despite her worrying face, Katarina was relaxed when she looked at Sister Mary Eunice who assured her to make everything fine.
Sister Mary Eunice: I will explain you on the way. We need to leave here. If she had anything troubling you guys, I will tell you.
Kyouko: Okay, everyone, please follow me.
Then, everyone followed behind Pandora and Mr. Gold, as Kyouko with the map was walking in front of all of them. Katarina helped Sister Mary Eunice to walk. Sister Mary Eunice told her story to Katarina, La Folia, Poison Ivy and Sonia beside her, and everyone could hear it. Pandora did not interrupted the story.
Sister Mary Eunice: (narrator) Many years ago, there was a battle between some deities, and the deities' enemy was named Etu Ilu, better known as the Hidden One - a hot-tempered Sumerian deity who tried to enslave humanity, but he failed. The gods chained him within a place known as the Catacombs and no one knows where it is. The Hidden One needed power, so he needed to find an agent, so his sealed soul had appeared in a dream of a poor girl whose real name had already lost in history. Maybe only she knew or she had already forgot as well. She had a sad story, since she was about to be sold by her abusive father to be a slave, but the Hidden One summoned her into the Catacombs and seduced her before used a magic spell to feed the abusive father of her to a lion. The girl sworn loyalty to him and fell in love with him. She will do anything he wanted her to do as her gratitude. The Hidden One gave her a magical box that was said to contain everything Made of Evil in the world. She became his most loyal minion before banishing her real name. She renamed herself after a figure in Greek mythology which is...
Then, Katarina, Sister Mary Eunice and their comrades-in-arms all said one name.
- Team Witness: Pandora.
Everyone, even including Kyouko who was leading them out of the maze, were looking at Pandora, as if they were asking that if they were telling the truth. Pandora nodded in satisfaction.
Sister Mary Eunice: Is this story accurate enough to your life story, Pandora?
Pandora: (sarcastically) Indeed, 100% accurate.
Sister Mary Eunice, however, shook her head.
Sister Mary Eunice: No, the only thing that is NOT accurate is that the Hidden One... never loved you.
Pandora shook her heads, and Sister Mary Eunice expected this. She believed that Pandora still lived in her false lies.
Pandora: He WILL love me as soon as I help him to wipe out Moloch, before we live in a world filled with peace and without war. Everyone will be happy for eternity.
Rentaro: Then, you sounded like trying to make yourself as a hero, but you are serving an tyrant... who on Earth are you, exactly?
Annoyed by her ambiguous motive, Rentaro questioned Pandora. However, she only gave him a cold answer.
Pandora: Even I don't know who I am... You can see me as a friend, an enemy or just a nobody. My master is not a tyrant at all, Sister. Besides, I am only a servant to my master, and it was my duty to stop Moloch and raise my master's glory. He saved and raised me when I was about to be sold by my father as a slave. Then, I became his wife and eventually vowed my loyalty to him. I know that he was suggesting me to get closer to Moloch so that we can get rid of him. Then, we will help humanity to rebuild their order.
At first, Rentaro, Kyouko, La Folia and Sonia all felt suspicious on Pandora's motives, but hearing Pandora's words had made them surprised. Even so, even Pandora herself does not know the Hidden One's nasty nature, not to mention the Team Witness who had not met him at all.
Sonia: You are such a strange person.
Sonia crossed her fingers and looked at Pandora, who simply nodded with zero anger. She was not angry at all. Just as this time, the people went out of the Munition Tunnel.
Pandora: Indeed I am, Sonia Nevermind.
Looking up, Sonia looked at Pandora with surprise in her eyes.
Sonia: How do you know my name?
Pandora: I can know many things, though I am not omniscient but that was not the point. I assure you that Moloch himself is far worse than the Hidden One. The Hidden One indeed loves me or he would never have saved me from that pit, and he is just unaware that what is real love.
Pandora then turned her sight from Sonia to Katarina before giving her a formal warning.
Pandora: Moloch, however, is completely loveless... and lack of empathy. Katarina, your enemy wants to bring Moloch's rule back to your era, and you must stop him before he did. The First Tribulation now starts after a hiatus for 232 years, and now...
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- Pandora: ... It cost your good sheriff's life...
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- Katarina: You mean... Corbin... was...
Just then, Reverend Knapp not far away had saw Katarina before he ran towards her and told about Corbin's leaving and Eckidina's plan to lure Abbie...
The sadness soon filled in Katarina's heart once again as she trembled in horror. It was clear that Corbin will meet his destined fate... August Corbin, the man who helped her in many times, the man who she considered as her mentor... was gone forever...
Katarina: No... Corbin... no... NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Pandora sighed as Katarina knelt on the ground and mourn Corbin.
Pandora: Complaining has no use, Katarina. The Horseman is here because of the man who summoned him. It was he who caused the death of Corbin. You should know who your true enemy is before you consider me as your enemy. I never consider you to be my enemy. Please understand.
All of a sudden, Knapp noticed and recognized Pandora, but before he could talk to her, Pandora left in the wind as Katarina looked at her with strange looks.
When Pandora disappeared, so many questions started to accumulate in Katarina's head She had no idea if Pandora is a hypocrite like Michael or just could not see her master's true face.
All it seemed that the unseen deity, known as the Hidden One, is cruel and megalomaniac like Sister Mary Eunice said, but how could someone so cruel defy Moloch's might and save a slave girl?
One thing is for sure. Pandora is far more complex than anyone could ever imagine.
Katarina: (thinking) * I hope you know what you are doing, Pandora. At least, you are not doing the right thing serving a hegemonic deity, but at least you were doing right things helping us. *
Just then, Mr. Gold came closer to Katarina and put his hand on her shoulders.
Mr. Gold: I am sorry for what happened on Corbin, since he is my friend as well, but I am sure he won't die in vain. Despite his sacrifice, you will not lose if you remain confident.
Katarina reacted in surprise as she looked at Mr. Gold in his eyes, while her teammates all have the same reaction as well.
Katarina: How can you be so sure?
However, Mr. Gold only gave her a cryptic look.
Mr. Gold: Because the First Witness had returned. Pandora told me that he is now in the police station, and now he somehow took the blame for killing Sheriff Corbin. It's getting late. You must find him tomorrow.
Hearing this, the whole Team Witness was surprised. Katarina could not control her impulse and surprise that she shouted out in shock.
Hearing this, people around her were all surprised while Gold still remained his cool.
Mr. Gold: Who else? His burial site is not far away from here, according to Corbin. You need to go to there as he will return back to retrieve a thing.
Katarina: What is it?
Mr. Gold then walked away calmly and soon he disappeared into the windy dark night. Katarina was too excited that she nearly fell. La Folia and Reverend Knapp immediately helped her to restore her balance.
Katarina: We must not let Corbin die in vain. We must find Ichabod. By the way, the Horseman's head is under your secret hiding place, and I suspect that the Horseman shall ride himself to the place. You need to keep the head's safe, but I...
Knapp: Katarina, don't worry about me. I will never tell the Horseman about the whereabouts of his head, and if I need to die for it, I will accept it.
Katarina: Be careful.
Just this time, Sister Mary Eunice walked closer to Katarina.
Sister Mary Eunice: We don't need to worry about the Hidden One just now. Some colleagues of mine hid a key thing, which would allow the Hidden One restore his full power, to somewhere safe, and as long as Pandora could not find it, no matter how hard she tried, the Hidden One will hardly become a threat. In fact, if you change to a new angle, in fact... Pandora and Mr. Gold are de facto our some sort of helpers who are so far helping us to weaken Moloch, after all.
Katarina: OK, but...
Sister Mary Eunice: However, Katarina, if you are still worried about them, I will keep an eye on them in case they become a horrible threat, especially Pandora. At this time, it was Michael Langdon and Eckidina KnightWalker who are the most imminent threats of us.
Hearing this, the people around all remembered what their major mission is - to stop Michael and return everything to normal.
Katarina: You are right. I will go with you.
Holding two spears in her hand and with tears in her eyes, Katarina stood up and had now restored her confidence completely once again.
Katarina: It's time to let this ended. Michael Langdon has to be stopped!
Katarina then looked at the night sky. The Blood Moon is now even redder than ever. Katarina glared at the blood moon with fury as she made out her vow.
Katarina: Believe me, Corbin. You will not die in vain. The Blood Moon shall be stopped... Michael will pay for his crimes... and MOLOCH SHALL NOT RISE! We will never ever let Moloch, Eckidina, Serilda, Michael or Terra win this battle even if I have to die for it.
All of a sudden, snow started to fell in the forest as the cloud covered the Blood Moon. Even so, Katarina knew that the Blood Moon was still there, and only destroying Serilda can make it return back to its proper color, ending its cycle of madness once and for all.
Katarina: I swear.
Then, one by one, the Team Witness had made their vow to Corbin's soul. Tears started to fill Katarina's eyes as the winds of winter kept blowing on her face. Nevertheless, she felt that her heart was burning hot with fire of justice.
La Folia: I swear.
Sister Mary Eunice: I swear.
Kyouko: I swear.
Poison Ivy: I swear.
Sonia: I swear.
Rentaro: I swear.
Bride: I swear
Knapp: I swear.
Mana: I swear.
Asuha: I swear.
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- Team Witness: WE SWEAR!
Other side of the woods
Eckidina KnightWalker hummed a tune while wandering in the Sleepy Hollow Woods, and she felt happy to know that her bait had worked well in luring Abbie Mills. She was intoxicated in her success... when suddenly, a wind had blown and she had to stop spinning.
Michael and Misogi (possessed by Ancitif) with his hood was standing behind her.
Michael: Eckidina...
Eckidina turned back and saw her client behind her. She was so anxious that she asked about many things.
Eckidina: So, how did it go?
Michael nodded his head. Eckidina was still unaware of his real identity. She laughed out and tried to hug him. However, Michael merely stepped aside. Eckidina fell on the ground in a funny manner.
Michael: I don't want to make Misogi jealous. Hug him instead.
Eckidina stood up and cleaned the dust on her cloth. She then tried to hug "Misogi", but Ancitif had glared at her and Eckidina was pushed on a tree and knocked on it. Eckidina was horrified and she did not expect this. She looked at the possessed Misogi.
Eckidina: YOU ARE NOT MISOGI-CHAN!
Michael: The work is done.
Michael smiled as he clapped his hand. Ancitif then left Misogi's body and returned back to Purgatory. Misogi collapsed on the floor while having confusion and panic.
Misogi: What have I...
Ancitif is a powerful possessing demon who can change his vessel all the time. Most of the vessels do not remember anything they did while being possessed.
Michael smiled as he walked closer to Eckidina. Eckidina was now like a lab white rat who trembled in fear as the needle stuck in its body.
Michael: Corbin's life is ended, and the deal ends, now. You will go back to your world and deal with your precious stuff - LN-666 Project. Eckidina, I have to say that you would have been in my favor... if you are more mature. Mass suicide for fun... That is really not in my taste. It was amusing to see for you, but soon it lost its taste.
Eckidina: No, you must be joking. THAT WAS FUN AND IT WILL BE FUN FOREVER!
No longer hiding his disgust on Eckidina, Michael shook his head and spoke his words in an ironic tone. During his talks, Michael slowly took off his mask.
Michael: I am serious, Eckidina. Can't you see?
Michael then looked up and glared at Eckidina and Misogi. They were both shocked to see the man's face.
Eckidina: MICHAEL LANGDON!?
Michael: Indeed I am. Don't worry. I am different than Aki Honda. If I become the Pope, then I will join your force. I think this is a good thing to make our companionship since there are many "good things" to earn from a spoiled kid like you.
Michael then used the Grand Grimoire to cast a portal between Eckidina and Misogi, and the portal started to suck them into it with immense force. At this time, Eckidina and Misogi could do nothing but screaming.
Michael: But not that much.
Eckidina: NO! NO! NO, YOU CANNOT SEE ME AS A SPOILED KID! OH, NOOOO---
Michael: Aren't you?
Then, within seconds, the portal had sucked Eckidina and Misogi into the portal no matter how much they tried. Then, the portal disappeared. Eckidina was sent back to her headquarters, and so was Misogi.
Now, taking the full control of the demonic plot at last, Michael could not stop smiling.
Michael: Finally, it is my turn. Eckidina, farewell.
With a smile, Micheal bit his thumb and made it bleed. He brushed a bit of his own blood on his pendant, which glowed red in response. Then, Michael's hair had turned whiter as a result of this.
Michael: Ha-ha, ha-ha-ha... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Yes, yes, I can feel it... I can feel the power I took from Serilda is burning inside me...
Now, Michael had turned into his new form - Blood Moon Wicked "Standard" Form. He clenched his fist as his new power started boiling inside his body.
Michael: On a Monday, God created the world. On Tuesday, God drew the line between Order and Chaos. On Wednesday, God arranged each and every number. On Thursday, God permitted the ebb and flow of Time. On Friday, God explored every nook and cranny of the world. On Saturday, God rested. And on Sunday, God... forsook the world.
All of a sudden, however, Micheal felt his head hurt as he covered his hand on his head.
Michael: Ugh! No, I need to stay calm...
His fingers now turned metallic and became taloned. The mutation of him had started its first step and Michael's mental state started to go unstable. However, he was still far from completely insane. Then, having himself calmed down, Michael removed his hood and smiled in satisfaction.
Michael: This is it... This is very well. My power is rising... even though this is not enough. To truly make myself be one with the Blood Moon Wicked, it really requires a huge amount of bleeding.
Holding the Grand Grimoire and casting a spell, Michael then closed his eyes as he started to use his new abilities. At this moment, Michael could see and hear many things in his head... by speaking a bold speech the demonic prodigy made up all in one second.
Michael: The Hell itself that made me, it is your loyal servant who will relish your torture. Prince of Hell, if you can hear my pledge, please save me, guide me from my solitude. To Satan, to Moloch, to the Devil, and to Leohart the Prince of Hell whom I never know. Give me sign and I shall let God shed tears of blood. Fear shall feed my soul...
Then, Michael had saw some figures and heard their speeches...
???: [Humans were a failed creation of the Gods in this universe. He said to me that between all races he created in this infinite universe, humans are the most wicked ones. They're selfish, warmongers, cold and sinners. Humans only remember God when they are in trouble and as soon after their sins are forgiven they return to commit the same sin again and again in the infinite circle of sin... So that's why I'm here... I'll become the Angel of Apocalypse and wipe out humans! I'll wait for 4 billion years in this planet until the next intelligent race born so I can lead them to the right path... Where the humans failed, the next race will be victorious! With me as the Guide! I'm JUSTICE!]
Michael scoffed. He was disgusted by the arrogant speech, and he never liked angels.
Michael: Huh, what an angel, with such a holier-than-thou hypocrisy... She does not deserve to be that... but since the Devil himself is giving me a sign, I shall ally with her if possible... but I am curious about the "God" she talked about. Well, even so, it will be so much fun seeing the light to become as dangerous as darkness.
???: [The people of the world are builders. But look into their hearts, and you will find they also have have the power to destroy. I am that power. I am destruction! And I WILL destroy you! See from there, God! The God who created the humans. -- a failed work! Cry! Scream! Beg! At least say: "Help Me" Just beg to other Gods and people help you! HAHAHAHAHA! Of course, I'm going to kill you all...]
Michael: That voice sounds like Eckidina, but far more mature and sinister... Perhaps, she was a demon form of Eckidina... If that is true, it is a mistake to drive her back, but I will one day use her again. She seems like a demon, interesting... but what kind of demon would she be? Demons have many faces. In fact, I am really curious. I can work harder on studying demonology.
???: [Once I've finished tearing this world into pieces, I'll just use my Instant Transmission technique to move onto other planets. That is my destiny! I am the universe's end!!!]
Michael: A harpy... How insolent, but... looks like she is powerful. If possible, she could be a wonderful ally, otherwise a horrible threat... I need to be careful dealing her.
Michael tried to hear the voice, but the voice was spoken very deep and in an strange tone. For now, Michael could not understand it at all.
Michael: Who is this? Why won't he speak? Perhaps, that means he is an unspeakable terror... He may know many things I don't know, so I cannot interpret my speech. Still, my power remained limited. Even so, this sign is interesting...
This time, Michael did not say a word. His reaction to this was very serious. It was none other than the skull of the Horseman of Death. He immediately opened his eyes, and then every illusions started to disappear.
His expression became much more serious.
Michael: The Horseman's head is with that old man. Another work for the Horseman to do. I am sorry, Knapp, but we are not the same. We are different. I... am the different one. Only... I... live forever.
Moments later, Michael turned back as he smiled at Terra of the Left who appeared behind a tree. Terra smiled back as he applauded for Michael's plan.
Terra: Well done, Michael. You even fooled me. I am sorry that I spoke that to you in Burssel.
Michael: Nah, that's okay. That's what we dealt.
Terra: I am glad that you say that, and I am glad to know that you infrastructure into Moloch's dominion... and your own agenda...
Micheal Langdon's own agenda is to use Moloch to form his own legend. He was not 100% loyal to Moloch despite calling him "Master". That is how Melancholia admired him.
Terra: Since Corbin was dead, we will on go our plan smoothly. However, I felt that someone was interfering us all along...
Michael: Yes, I know. It was that woman... Pandora... but she won't last long. Her efforts and contributions will never be rewarded by her ungrateful master. I know it. I can see her ordeals coming. Humanity is selfish, gods are selfish, and thus they need a new salvation.
Terra: What about Nevins' body?
Michael answered with a smile on his face.
Michael: I will not be so forgetful that I keep Nevins' body in the place where it lies. This is my design, with no loose ends. Now, since Crane is here, we don't need Eckidina to tell us what to do. Without letting her know, I had brought Nevins' corpse back to Moloch in order to bring him back to life if we need him. In a time like this, I need to be cautious since Moloch never wants his minion to disobey his will... but as soon as I take down Katarina, I will get back to become Pope... Then, I can do whatever I want. You will be my right hand and beside me.
Terra: Indeed, you are such a genius. I cannot believe that you could carry the body back to Purgatory before you attacked Sister Mary Eunice.
Michael looked at Terra with a smile. The color of his eyes had now turned from green to red.
Michael: He is not as heavy as you thought.
- Michael: Now, it is time to take Katarina Couteau down and leave Crane to Moloch. No hiding. No hesitation. No mercy. It is the time for us to start our glory.
Hexenmeister Base in Arendelle
Nearly 800 meters away from Arendelle Palace
Ever since the Green Meanie's attack in Arendelle palace, the situation has gone critical, and Queen Elsa had arranged several holy orders to protect her since she had realized that devious monster who haunted Kristoff was returned.
The Hexenmeister Community is one of those orders that helped the queen to guard Arendelle, with more than 2,000 powerful warlocks of the community resided everywhere in Arendelle.
At this time, Kristoff had recovered and was currently under the Elsa's protection.
Inside the base, some of the Hexenemeisters were having a meeting discussing about Katarina Couteau's arrival in Sleepy Hollow. The first one who spoke about this was none other than the same agent that met Sister Mary Eunice in the mirror world.
Hexenmeister 1: Sister Mary Eunice still refused to make Katarina Couteau stay in Sleepy Hollow. I guess her unknown power will be more controllable since some part of the place was enchanted by Katrina Crane's coven. I believe it will strain her power.
Hexenmeister 2: I think Sister Mary Eunice is right. Katarina needs to fight the enemy from future. Letting her stay in 2013 will eventually make her weak as she aged. Then, when 2036 came, as the World War III came, humanity shall be doomed. It will be such a waste of a chance.
Hexenmeister 3: I just don't understand, my friends. Why do you think a young girl with some unknown and uncontrollable power will be a hope of us? Isn't Moloch our greatest threat? She could be an ally, but she is not the prophesied Witness! She could not help us from defying Moloch. I think it is better to make her and her friends to the future they belonged before we found out who brought us the terrible mess.
The Hexenmeister Community was a large order that filled with people who was born in different families and shared different personalities. For many times, they had odds on each other. Just as they were discussing, some sinister figure had approached them quietly like a walking cat. Then, suddenly, the door was broken by some immense power.
???: The Hell itself sends its regards, my dear Hexenmeisters.
Hexenmeister agents were all alarmed as they saw a creature with black skin, dark hair and red eyes were approaching them menacingly.
Working for Triggers Hell to conquest Multi-Universe, Blackheart is the son of Mephisto, the Hell Lord, or more precisely a soulless demon made by him. The creature walked towards the Hexenmeister agents.
Blackheart: Die.
With just one word, several demons with their face full of sheer malice and sadism had came behind him. They attacked the Hexenmeisters despite the latter's hard efforts to fight them, some of the demons were killed by the fighting Hexenmeisters with holy lights.
Blackheart: Let me take them down.
Blackheart approached one of the Hexenmeisters and start to impale him with his sharp claw, and then he used mind control power to control some of the warlocks to slaughter their entire brethren before letting his minions to stab them to their death. The cruel and horrifying slaughter soon came at an end after 10 minutes of struggling.
Then, Blackheart had himself transformed into a more human-like appearance, with short black hair and pale skin, wearing black suit. While glaring at Queen Elsa's castle through the window, Blackheart grinned wickedly as if he was looking at a comedy show.
Blackheart: That is it, we are at Arendelle. Leohart had ordered me to get Arendelle crown from Queen Elsa and then bring it back to him, but why should I do that? I have power myself and I will become the new ruler of Arendelle with ice power. I will freeze the nation into an eternal winter once again, or I can make it boil in an eternal summer as well. Ah, I think this is perfectly amazing to rule a land like this, as long as I get that thing beside the crown...
Blackout: What is it?
The demon named Blackout who asked the question was one of the most zealously loyal demon in Mephisto's army, and was ordered to assist Blackheart in their plan. Blackheart looked at Blackout and smiled.
Blackheart: Contract of San Venganza.
Blackout: San Venganza... that town...
San Venganza is a town in Texas, U.S.A., once an inhabited center, now a ghost town. In San Venganza, every single inhabitant sold their own soul to Mephisto, Moloch and Leohart in exchange of something that led to their death.
The Contract of San Venganza was an ancient scroll created by Mephisto and it holds the massive power of all the souls of all the doomed townspeople of San Venganza. The Contract itself is a powerful demonic weapon. The Contract is the result of the entire population of San Venganza selling their souls to the Devil, thus giving the Contract an enormous power.
Contract of San Venganza
After all the population died, a man named Carter Slade, who had somehow acknowledged the existence of Triggers Hell, was sent to collect the Contract of San Venganza which contains all the damned souls of the townspeople, but feeling its power that so great as it will become Hell on Earth, he refused to give it to the Devil (who is in fact, unbeknownst to him, Leohart) and chose to hide it.
Blackheart glared at Elsa's palace and scoffed.
Blackheart: I just don't know where that energy came from, probably from that greenish creature those dead bodies once talked about when they are still alive, but that does not matter anyway. The point is, because of that so-called Green Meanie, I had discovered one vital thing... Even for the Snow Queen's own guarding defense, it still has weakness, and I will eventually know that it is NOT invincible!
???: Beg your pardon, my Lord.
The demon who said this took a disguise as a human being, just like what Blackheart was doing. His name is Wallow, a demon of water. Wallow was once named Max Pressman, a human who was the first recruit of Blackheart into his self-proclaimed Spirits of Vengeance.
Under Blackheart's influence, Pressman became insane and lost his free will, so lost he was that he even murdered his wife and attempted to murder his two children. A police officer shot him before he could so, but Pressman returned as a ghost-like entity, with only the face of Melinda's doll as his own. Then, he was called Wallow, able to induce and feed upon human misery.
Beside him, there were Gresill and Abigor, two Fallen Angels who disguised as human beings as well, and they were called the Earth Demon and the Air Demon respectively. Together, they became three most trusted guardians of Blackheart and helped him to do his evil works.
At this time, Wallow spoke and was quickly noticed by his master.
Blackheart: What is it?
Wallow: My lord, with all due respect, I don't know if we can be so smooth with this task since I heard that Queen Elsa had been made aware of demonic moves and was strengthening her guardian... and I greatly doubt whether we could deal with her ice magic.
Blackheart walked towards Wallow with sheer menace in his eyes.
Blackheart: Are you doubting my ambition, Wallow? Queen Elsa is nothing compared to the power of Triggers Hell, and we don't need Prince Leohart to take his move. I can kill her as soon as I summon the souls of San Venganza!
Wallow: You did not asked Prince Leohart's permission to gain the Contract...
Blackheart: Why should I? I CAN REPLACE LEOHART WITH MYSELF, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
The air itself soon filled with dreadful silence. As Blackheart started to walk downstairs, the demons looked at each other and were all shivering in great terror. They are all afraid of the wrath of Leohart and any Hell Lords. They were worried about themselves when Blackheart boasted that he would replace Leohart...
Blackheart: At first, we need to get Queen Elsa's crown, which is also important. As soon as we get Queen Elsa's crown, we will make Arendelle boil... no matter how. Leohart is such a miserable creature, and I believe it is time to make the order of Hell to change a master. Leohart replaced Satan as its master, and it means that the master of Hell is replaceable! I will raise my own Legion from San Venganza and then my glory shall start. I will surpass Leohart and become the new king of Hell, and no one... not even Moloch or Zadkiel... will stop me. Then, I will find a chance to take down every Ghost Riders all around the world! I will one day find this mysterious Green Meanie before I made him bow in front of me as my slave! I... will rule the Hell, forever.
Following behind their leader, the demons were too afraid that they dared not even breath while listening Blackheart talking. Blackheart then walked out with his minions from the house before burning it to the ground. They quickly hid themselves into woods before Arendelle guards arrived to get them. Then, Blackheart continued his words.
Blackheart: By the way, I think the forces of Heaven had took its move as well, because we all heard those Hexenmeisters talking about Sister Mary Eunice, didn't we? I bet that they will rely on the Witnesses, and it will be our best chance to find the two Witnesses. Since Leohart is busy in conquering the whole Multi-Universe and torturing lost souls, I guess I will take my move. He will never see my plan going on as long as he did not ask.
Suddenly, Blackout had saw a purple flame appearing in front of him and it soon turned into a letter floating in the air. Blackout immediately took the letter before reading its content. Blackheart finished his speech just as Blackout looked at the letter with great horror...
Blackheart: What is it, Blackout?
Blackout: Orders from Hell, my Lord. We were ordered to leave Arendelle for now...
Blackheart's eyes glowed in anger.
Blackheart: I say, we should ignore Leohart's words while pretending to be unaware. There is an old saying in China, known as, "A general far away from the capital can defy the order of his king." (simplified Chinese: 将在外，君命有所不受。)
Blackout was getting more and more horrified.
Blackout: But this is what we all should obey, my Lord. Even if we don't obey Lucifer or Leohart, we shan't disobey his order... or he will be angry and instantly strike us directly before sending us to Leohart for further punishment... since he is... is...
While saying this, Blackout was shivering in terror with his face even paler than before, making Blackheart very confused.
At this time, Pandora had been observing Michael's plan through a large mirror made by water inside her lair. She viewed most of the parts within Michael's plan and was impressed by it.
Pandora: A valiant battle, Michael Langdon, and now...
With Mr. Gold left for a while and was not beside her, Pandora then turned her body and face a large rose tree behind her. The enormous tree had 444,444 blossoms of red rose buds on it. Pandora needed to raise fear so that she could allow the rose to bloom. The more the roses bloomed, the stronger Hidden One will become. If every single roses on the tree bloomed, Pandora will find the Eye of Providence and the Shard of Anubis to plant them on a tree, thus opening a portal to allow the Hidden One enter the mortal world.
Now, on the tree, Pandora had already had 232 roses to bloom. She then planted Katarina her friends' fear when they faced all of the nasty situations into the tree. Then, a new bud had bloomed.
Finally, Pandora's agenda has been revealed. The reason that she did not help Katarina unless in absolute emergency was that she needed Katarina's fear to last longer so that it could make her own plan bear fruit, but to stop Moloch, she had to prevent Katarina's death as well... Pandora was doing this all because she fell in love with her master, the Hidden One...
Pandora: One more bud to blossom. One more fear to sting.
- Pandora: Love... is what the victory bring.
Opening[]
Within Temptation Faster
Act 1 - Ichabod Crane[]
Sleepy Hollow[]
Westchester Police Department
Interrogation Room
Twenty minutes after he had been arrested, Ichabod Crane was sent to interrogation. He looked at the interrogator with awkwardness in his eyes, and he yelled at policeman who tried to cuff him.
Ichabod: Are you an elected magistrate? Is this an admiralty court? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
The interrogator beside him pointed a iron box beside him. Abbie and Captain Frank Irving were observing him at the window.
Interrogator: This is a polygraph machine. I ask you questions, it knows if you're lying or telling the truth.
Ichabod: The machine knows? What the hell kind of a place is this? By what right are you holding me against my will, and what on Earth is that?
Interrogator: You're being held as a murder suspect in the death of Sheriff August Corbin.
Ichabod: I had nothing to do with that man's death. Weren't you listening?
Interrogator: Sir, I can't force you to take the test, but if you pass, you have a better chance of walking out of here.
Ichabod nodded.
Ichabod: Proceed.
Interrogator: Thank you. Tell me your name and where you're from.
Ichabod then started his story as the interrogator took records.
Ichabod: My name is Ichabod Crane. I was a professor of history at Merton College, Oxford, when I was enlisted in the Queen's Royal Regiment and sent to the American colonies to fight against patriots. It didn't take long for me to have a change of heart, and I defected.
Ichabod then gave the interrogator a look full of surprise. He was just about to tell him the things connected to his in-laws, the Van Tassel Family.
Ichabod: Do you know him?
The interrogator paused for a while before he asked another question.
Interrogator: Tell me about your duel with the.. "Horseman". Would you admit to cutting off his head - yes or no?
Ichabod: No... first I shot him, but he rose back up. Beheading him seemed the next logical step.
Interrogator: Then what happened?
Ichabod: I was badly injured and almost lost my consciousness. Then, Katrina went towards me...
Interrogator: Katrina?
Ichabod: My wife. She's a civilian nurse in the 37th Regiment. I was dying.
Just as he was talking and recalling the things, Ichabod heard Katrina's voice in his mind...
Katrina: [No, no, no... Ichabod, stay with me... Stay with me... *sobbed*]
Then, he went on to his words.
Ichabod: I must have lost consciousness. Next thing I knew, I woke up in a cave.
Interrogator: So you have no memory of what happened between now and then, no rational explanation as to why you believe there's a Headless Horseman running around Sleepy Hollow. How did you end up here?
Ichabod: I could tell you if I knew where the hell "Here" is. Now, I have questions, several thousand questions, but I'll spare you the indignity of strapping you to a damn chair. Now, WHERE AM I?!
Interrogator: The question isn't where... but when.
Then, the interrogator gave a one dollar note to Ichabod that caught his attention. On the note, it was a portrait of George Washington himself.
Interrogator: The good news is you won the war. The bad news is... it was 232 years ago. Welcome to 21st century, Mr. Crane.
Ichabod touched the note and was shocked when he picked it up.He could not believe what he had heard and just sat at the same chair like a rock.
Later, the interrogator made his report to Captain Frank Irving, who is now the sheriff himself.
Interrogator: Not one spike. He might be setting the table for an insanity defense.
Irving: Take him to St. Gregory's. I want a 72-hour psych eval.
Interrogator: Okay. (to fellow officers) We should transport him to St. Gregory, 2 vehicles.
Captain Irving then took the interrogation files and left the room. Abbie immediately followed him.
Abbie: Sir? Captain.
Irving: Yes, Mills, I know Sheriff Corbin is your partner. I am very sorry for your loss.
Abbie: Thank you, sir, but if I could ask—before you send him to the psych unit, may I have a chance to interrogate him myself?
Irving: Absolutely not.
Abbie: He described the appearance of the man that I saw in perfect detail.
Irving: He said it was a man with no head. Would you like to corroborate that, Lieutenant?
Abbie: No, sir...
Irving then went on walking as Abbie still followed him.
Abbie: But in putting the pieces of what I remember back together, a detail sticks out.
Irving: And what is that?
Abbie: There was very little blood in August's neck wound. I checked with the coroner's office, and they confirmed that the wound was cauterized, which means that the blade was heated to 500 degrees. Why would that be? Arson didn't find a single trace near the area. Mr. Crane obviously saw something that may help us understand what we're missing.
Irving: Or he could be the killer. We both know polygraphs are tricky.
Abbie: Sir, I understand...
Irving: Lt. Mills, I'm sorry, but the answer is no. Go home, and get some sleep.
Then, Abbie made one last request just as Irving was about to leave.
Abbie: My I at least be the one to transport him? My question will be limited to the 20 minutes it takes to there. Maybe it'll help me to get some closure... Please?
Irving was persuaded at last. Soon, Detective Devon Jones had opened the door for Abbie to allow her meet Ichabod in her cell. Ichabod was annoyed behind bars and tried to figure out the handcuffs.
Abbie: Mr. Crane? I am Lieutenant Abbie Mills.
Ichabod chuckled. The word "lieutenant" has two meanings: a police rank and an army rank. Ichabod mistook her as an army lieutenant.
Ichabod: A female lieutenant? In whose army?
Abbie: You're not gonna break character, huh?
Ichabod: You've... been emancipated, right?
Abbie: Excuse me?
Ichabod: From enslavement.
Abbie was amused by Ichabod's words since she thought it was just a little "game".
Abbie: Okay, I'll play along here. I am a black female lieutenant for the Westchester County Police Department. Do you see this gun? I'm authorized to use it... on you.
Ichabod, however, became serious.
Ichabod: If you're insinuating I endorse slavery, I'm offended.
Abbie: Wait, back up. You're offended?
Ichabod: I'll have you know I was a proponent of the Abolitionist Act before the New York Assembly.
Abbie: Congratulations. Slavery has been abolished 150 years. It's a whole new day in America.
Hearing this, Ichabod nodded in satisfaction and lowered his head.
Ichabod: Hmm... Well, I'm pleased to hear it. I, on the other hand, remained shackled here. How do I remove these damn manacles?
Abbie: You don't. I do.
After that, Abbie opened the cell door for Ichabod and walked out of the police department with him. They walked all the way to Abbie's police car.
Ichabod: You want my help... which suggests you have no options.
Abbie: I'm not gonna say that I believe you, but I am the closest thing to it that you're gonna come across.
Ichabod: Well, I can't say I believe you, either, Ms. Mills.
Abbie: I haven't told you anything.
At this time, the pack up was almost ready.
Ichabod: No, you've told me everything - everything you aren't telling your colleagues.
Abbie: And what exactly would that be?
Ichabod: That the killer you saw was a Headless Horseman. It can't be mere coincidence that he and I arrive in this place at exactly the same time.
Abbie: That isn't possible.
Hearing this, Ichabod was utterly angry.
Ichabod: Oh, really? Oh, well, that's a wonderful news. Thank you for the clarification. Here, I thought I'd actually awoken in the future, and that my wife had been dead for 232 years. I'm glad that everything I'm seeing and hearing and touching is impossible, because that means it isn't actually happening.
Abbie: I have orders to take you to a mental institution.
Ichabod: (ironically) Excellent. This day continues to bear gifts. Will we be sharing a cell, Lieutenant?
Abbie: Get in the damn car or I will shoot you.
Ichabod could do nothing but obeying Abbie's order by getting into the car.
Ichabod: Right...
Later, on their way, Ichabod was curious at the car window as he kept pushing the button beside his seat. He watched the window going up and down with sheer curiosity. However, Abbie, who was driving her car, was mildly annoyed.
Abbie: It's... very annoying.
Ichabod stopped and looked the scenery from the window. Suddenly, his attention was caught by a red building which had a Starbucks logo on it.
Ichabod: That building used to be a livery stables.
Abbie: Yeah? Well, now it's a Starbucks... where they make coffee.
Just then, the car passed another Starbucks building, and Ichabod noticed it.
Ichabod: That building is also a Starbucks.
Abbie: Yep.
Ichabod: How many are they?
Abbie: Per block?
Ichabod frowned.
Ichabod: Is there a law?
Abbie stared at Ichabod with full of skepticism.
Abbie: 232 years, huh? The Civil War didn't wake you? Noisy neighbors at the South? Did you get up to pee? I don't know about you, but I'm getting up to pee every 75, 80 years...
Ichabod: Have you quite finished? Because most of what you say is unintelligible gibberish to me. It was listening to a chicken cluck, and when did it become acceptable for ladies to wear trousers?
Abbie: All right. You said you woke up in a cave. I want you to show it to me.
Ichabod thought for a while.
Ichabod: You're violating orders.
Abbie: Convenient part for me is, if you tell anyone, no one will believe you.
Just then, the car went passed Reverend Knapp's chapel. Knapp was talking to Katarina, La Folia and Sister Mary Eunice in his yard as Ichabod looked outside. For a second, Knapp noticed Ichabod and his face turned pale. Ichabod immediately recognized Knapp as well, along with the last words from Knapp that he heard.
Knapp: (in flashback) We don't have much time.
Ichabod lowered his head for a while before turning his head towards the front.
Katarina had noticed Knapp's mood and asked about the situation.
Katarina: What is it?
Knapp: Ichabod Crane...
La Folia: What?
Knapp then looked at Katarina with confidence in his eyes.
Knapp: Go after him. He is our hope. I'll deal with the Horseman. If I am going to die in it, like Corbin... you will carry on our will.
Hearing this, Katarina felt hurt in heart. In this time full of madness and terror, with Corbin's death, she did not know who will be the next victim, but still, she nodded with confidence, much to Knapp's satisfaction.
Katarina: I promise.
Sleepy Hollow Woods
20 minutes later
Ichabod's former burial site
Following Ichabod, Abbie had walked on a river back and noticed a dam beside it. She then followed Ichabod into the cave, both armed with torches, and start looking around. Abbie then showed him how to use the electric torch.
Abbie: It's like a gun. Point, shoot. (opened the torch and a light beam came out)
Ichabod then start figured out the torch when suddenly, he heard Katrina's voice coming from somewhere.
Katrina: (voice) Entering from north.
In the torchlight, Ichabod immediately found a large book full of dirt on the ground. At this time, Abbie was still analyzing the cave.
Abbie: There... appear to be carvings on the walls, a... hole filled with clay. Surrounding the pit... approximately 20 feet from the entrance, there are what appear to be jars filled with liquids. Six of them shattered...
Ichabod immediately brushed off the thick dust on the book, revealing it to be a Bible. He immediately picked it up and checked it...
Ichabod: My God...
Just as this time, Katarina, Sister Mary Eunice and La Folia entered the place as well, but both Ichabod and Abbie had not noticed them. Abbie heard Ichabod talking and she immediately went towards Ichabod.
Abbie: What is it?
Katarina carefully walked downstairs as she looked at the two people.
Ichabod: A Bible. Seemed that it was buried here with me... with this passage marked...
Katarina: The Book of Revelation.
Katarina spoke as they walked closer towards the two people. Abbie immediately recognized Katarina since they had met once, but Ichabod only looked at Katarina with awkwardness.
Katarina: "And there before me stood a pale horse. And its rider held a bow. And his name was Death. Ant then a voice like thunder said, 'Come and see.'"
Ichabod was surprised by Katarina's words as he stood up.
Ichabod: How do you know about the Horseman of Death?
Katarina: I know more. Don't worry, Ichabod Crane. I and my friends are here to help you two. My name is Katarina Couteau, and I am a relative of the late Sheriff August Corbin.
Ichabod: I am sorry for your loss.
Katarina had to use her false identity that Corbin once gave her in order to get closer to Ichabod. However, Abbie was full of confusion this time. La Folia noticed the handcuff on Ichabod's hands and immediately realized what was happened - Ichabod had took fall for some crime, possibly Corbin's murder, which she and Katarina both know it was the work of the Horseman.
Abbie: What is going on here? Who are you?
La Folia: I am La Folia Rihavein, a friend of Corbin and this girl Katarina. Lieutenant Mills, please, listen to me. This quote tells of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, and it needs to catch all of our attention.
La Folia then looked at Abbie with a serious look, trying to get her attention, but Abbie merely scoffed.
Abbie: Come on!
Katarina and La Folia looked at each other with a large drop of sweat coming from their foreheads, respectively. Even so, seeing the two girls out of nowhere somehow supported him, Ichabod was more confident.
Ichabod: The redcoats had ambushed us in the Hudson Valley... and in a desperate hour, Washington called me to his tent. The revolution, he explained, wasn't merely a war for the future of our country. It would determine the fate of every man, woman and child on Earth. He gave me a mission... to kill a man who'd reveal himself on the Hudson Shore. An unknown mercenary recognizable by a mark on his hand - that of a bow. However, situation had changed when I had found out that my wife, Katrina, was a witch after a long struggle with dark spirits made from the soul of a love one of mine, accidentally killed by Katrina in a fight. The summoner is the one who greeted me at the Van Tassel Mansion - Katrina's stepmother, Lady Van Tassel.
La Folia seemed interested and started to ask more.
La Folia: You mean Katrina's parental family name is Van Tassel, right?
Ichabod: Indeed, and they served a benevolent witch coven which I knew a little. Her stepmother, however, is a dark witch and poisoned the former Lady Van Tassel - Katrina's birth mother, so that she could seek Katrina's estate. Turns out it was her who was behind the Horseman of Death's rampage. Because of her interference, a friend of mine tried to pull me out of the mission, but Lady Van Tassel made the Horseman kill many people before kidnapping Katrina. I tried to save her life and shot at the Horseman, but he did not die... Then, because of Lady Van Tassel's ambush, I was severely injured. However, with my last breath, I cut off the Horseman's head.
Sister Mary Eunice: (thinks) It all matches Katrina Crane's words.
Katarina, Sister Mary Eunice and La Folia heard the story with great care, but Abbie still doubted it.
Abbie: Now, this is crazy.
Ichabod: Which makes it no less real.
Abbie: Field trip is over, strange people. Let's go.
Abbie then turned back and was about to go, but Katarina stopped her.
Katarina: This Bible was left with him for a reason. The connections are all around us. You just aren't yet willing to accept them.
Abbie: Accept what? That the man I am after, the man who killed Corbin, is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Katarina shook her head.
Katarina: Not just that. This is a part of an enormous conspiracy, Abbie. It's a long story, but... one day you shall learn, but--
Ichabod: Excuse me, miss.
Ichabod then walked forward as Katarina made her way to Ichabod. Ichabod looked at Abbie in the eyes and talked seriously.
Ichabod: When I beheaded him, that man didn't die... because he was never a man at all. He is Death itself, lieutenant, and somehow... he has returned to Sleepy Hollow...
- Ichabod: ... to finish what he started.
Corbin's House
After coming back from the forest, Knapp helped to arrange another room for them since they wanted to live in the same room. He also reserved a room for Rentaro as well. The family of Corbin was rich and therefore he had a big house.
Adam and the Bride, however, had wished to live in the cabin so that they will beware of the KnightWalker forces in the forest. Knapp agreed.
In their room, Sonia looked at herself within the mirror. In the mirror, her eyes were red and she was wearing puffy white dress - a princess dress. In reality, however, Sonia was wearing her green uniform, and her eyes were green.
Soon, a sound somehow started to appear within her head... a sound that once manipulated her for many years... Sonia was not sure whether it was illusion or something, but she really heard it...
It was the shadow of her secret master, the Fallen...
The Fallen: [Are you trying to give yourself into what you have suffered, Sonia? "He" could played you around? I cannot believe it. It is not like you. You will do a special work for me as soon as you come back from Sleepy Hollow. Remember who you are. You are losing on your way.]
Sonia clenched her fist before the Fallen's Shadow disappeared in her head. In frustration, Sonia grabbed a glass and nearly threw it on the wall, but then the door opened as Kyouko came in. Sonia immediately calmed herself down before putting the glass back to the table.
Kyouko: Sonia.
Sonia: Anything new from the police station?
At this time, Kyouko was overhearing some police officers talking about Ichabod Crane. Since this man was very strange for them, he became the topic of everyone talking about secretly.
Kyouko: Ichabod Crane... was arrested, and he and Abbie were on their way to a mental institution. That is all I know. I hope Sister Mary Eunice could help us. Before I met her, I could hardly believe in spirits. However, I realized that there was afterlife for poor and tormented souls.
Kyouko lowered her head as Sonia looked at her with mercy in her eyes.
Kyouko: I wonder if my parents are there living in happy lives... I miss them so much.
Sonia: I am sorry, really.
Sonia bit her lips as she walked towards a table beside Kyouko. She had just bought two boxes of apple pie-Ala-mode. Kyouko looked at the boxes with surprise as Sonia opened it.
Sonia: However, we need to go back to our world. This is our first priority, and we need to destroy Michael so that we can achieve this. Nobody will help us here. In 2036, we are both known by many people across the world, but in here... we are not even born yet. By the way, here is our breakfast.
Kyouko looked at the box.
Kyouko: Wow, apple pie-Ala-mode? What's the meaning of this?
Sonia: Did you know what I had discovered? Katarina told me that Abigail Mills was once became a thief after her encounter with a demon, but soon she had reformed because of Corbin. Corbin invited her to the diner to have this dessert and asked her to choose between jail and new life before the ice cream in 5 minutes.
Sonia was having her pie as Kyouko looked at her.
Sonia: However, Kyouko, it is not so easy for me to decide.
Kyouko: Why not? You had already made your decision right now. Do you know? When you told me that you are the serial killer who killed so many people, I could hardly believe it. However, when you spared me and left Tenguu City, when you helped me to chase that assassin, when you are here in this time which we two were not even born... I see who you really are. That is your real self. So, do not let anyone full of hatred to take over you.
Sonia shook her head as her ice cream was melting.
Sonia: No one can cry for a spilled milk, Kyouko. Something you broke may never fix. I was determined to back to Novosic Kingdom since... I had more arrangements. You and I may not seen each other for some time, but don't forget about each other. Remember, the only thing that made us fight on the same side was our hatred to that man. He has to pay, Kyouko.
At this time, Kyouko could still not believe that Michael is the mastermind.
Kyouko: Who? Unknown Figure?
Sonia shook her head and said confidently.
Sonia: NOT UNKNOWN FIGURE! IT'S MICHAEL! You see I will not buy these whole... uber-villain nonsense. You see if he want to wear hood, he could wear hood. It is Sleepy Hollow. Nobody cares right?
After a sarcastic chuckle, Sonia became more serious once again. She was recalling the scene when she saw her companions of Ultimate Despair to become Michael's victims and there was nothing she could do about it.
Sonia: We are all suffered by his hands - including me, you, Maria... and now Katarina who trust him most! Michael must die.
Kyouko thought for a while after lowering her head.
Kyouko: I still could not believe that HE is the mastermind. However, it was very clear that he is a psychopath who tried to do evil things while pretending to be good. The holy spirits Sister Mary Eunice is searching for him and hopefully, I think they will able to locate him in two hours. Are you sure that you will be back to Novosic Kingdom?
Sonia nodded.
Sonia: Anyway, it was my home country and I need to go back. I am sorry but it was inevitable. Even so, I can tell you that I am not 100% loyal to Eckidina.
Kyouko looked at Sonia with a look full of surprise. Sonia gave Kyouko a cryptic smile as she walked closer to her, whispering.
Sonia: After I went back to Novosic Kingdom, I will send you a gift of surprise... something important for some secret things which I can't spoil it right now... and soon you will know which decision I might make in this precious five minutes. No matter who I become, I will still consider you as my friend, Kyouko. You and Tanaka Gundam are the two of the people I cared most... especially you.
Kyouko: Is that out of yourself or your Despair?
Kyouko looked at Sonia as she looked at her with calmness.
Sonia: Out of myself. Now, let us have our pie.
Reverend Knapp's House
After the death of Corbin, the Horseman of Death himself continued to ride in the forest and then the town, looking for his enemies and his head. His pale horse's eyes glowed in dark red. It went straight to the chapel of Reverend Alfred Knapp...
Meanwhile, Reverend Knapp became alarmed as well. He immediately locked his door as he looked around. The lightning start flashing in the sky and made the sky as bright as day.
Through the lightning, Knapp saw Michael, now somehow white-haired, was walking towards his chapel with a sad expression on his face.
At this time, Michael was trying to make an emotional scene, without seeing Knapp's face of anger.
Michael: I am sorry, Knapp, about Corbin. I heard he was killed and I think I may help you on dealing with--
Knapp: Silence, Michael.
Interrupting Michael's words, Knapp angrily looked at Michael as if he was a unclean, miserable and ominous soul. All of a sudden, Michael's sad face immediately fade before his eyes widened and glowed red lights all of a sudden, full of sheer malice.
Michael: My, my... What happened? Is that what you spoke to someone who worked with you just a day ago?
Knapp shook his head.
Knapp: Katarina told me everything. It was your work, was it not? You are just like Lady Van Tassel - cruel, lying and despicable.
Micheal was a bit of dismayed but soon he smiled at Knapp as if he did not care that at all.
Michael: It will be humiliating to compare me with that harlot, Knapp. Given to our prior relationships. I am sorry, Knapp, but I cannot stand that you keep your duty so hard all day long. I think it was utterly tiresome, so we are here to release you from all of your loyal responsibilities...
Knapp: I am not afraid of that.
Michael scoffed and turned to the right. Knapp then saw the Horseman of Death, now headless, had appeared not far away from him.
Michael: I was suppose to finish you this time, Knapp. However, I will grant you mercy of a quick death at the hand of your greatest foe.
Without any hesitation, Knapp then cast a hex spell when the horseman entered into a circle surrounded by some iron hedges. Then, some chains start coming out from the rings on the hedge and tied the Horseman's right hand that held his red hot axe.
However, the Horseman the used his left hand to held the axe just as another chain came to strain him. The Horseman cut the chain before grabbing it. It then swept to Knapp. Knapp dodged the attack, but a sign which had a rider on it was hit, and a part of the sign was swept. The head of the "rider" on it was removed as well.
Knapp tried to make another attack as the Horseman cut down all of the chains that strained him.
Michael: Would you mind me borrowing your own chains, Father?
Michael then looked at Knapp's broken chains before moving some parts of them with telekinesis to tie Knapp up. Knapp looked at Michael without any fear.
Michael: Still trying to resist, old man?
Knapp: You are right about yourself. You are indeed not like Lady Van Tassel. In fact, you are worse than her.
The Horseman walked closer to Knapp as Michael mockingly teased him.
Michael: Aw, Alfred, we are going to cut all of your bad memories away. Whether to be Salem Witch Trials or Ichabod's loss, it will all disappear in just a simple slash! Even so, if you could tell me where the thing we want is, I could consider to spare you.
Knapp, however, showed no fear. He looked at Michael and the Headless Horseman mockingly as the latter walked towards him with his axe.
Knapp: I will never tell you where it is. You can kill all of us, but you will not win! Katarina, Crane and their friends will avenge us! You will never ever win. I am prepared to die for it.
Michael's eyes widened and a killer smile appeared on his face...
- Michael: As you wish.
The Horseman then swung his axe to Knapp. With no fear in his eyes, Knapp only felt pain on his neck before his sight fell all the way to the ground...
20 minutes later
The police cars soon gathered around a place where another homicide happened. Abbie's police car also arrived with Ichabod, La Folia and Katarina. Sister Mary Eunice was not in the car since she teleported herself back to Corbin's house. After all, so far only Katarina and La Folia could see Sister Mary Eunice.
Abbie stopped the car beside the crime scene before she looked at Ichabod and the two girls. Katarina's face went pale when she recognized that it was Reverend Knapp's chapel.
Abbie: I need you to stay here.
Ichabod: No, no, I...
Abbie left the car without any words. Ichabod then tried to open the door beside him, but it was firmly locked.
Ichabod: How, how do you...
Katarina: Let me help you.
Just as Katarina was about to help Ichabod, their attention were both attracted by a bird flying onto the car. The bird looked at the three people before it flew away. Katarina bit her lips before she opened the door for Ichabod. Ichabod then walked out towards the graveyard. La Folia and Katarina snuck themselves out of the place and they went to the crime scene. They were both walking with a heavy heart that they could not speak a word. They realized what had happened here.
Reverend Knapp is dead.
Act 2 - The Corbin Files[]
Sleepy Hollow[]
Meanwhile, after getting out of her car, Abbie then came to the crime scene and met Captain Irving there.
Abbie: Captain?
Irving: I'm busy, Mills. I want a 20-foot perimeter, full sweep of all surveillance cameras.
After that, Abbie checked the body under the shroud and found the corpse was beheaded. Now, it was another headless corpse committed by an unknown murderer. At this time, Irving discussed this with Andy Brooks.
Irving: Who the Hell would decapitate a reverend? This is supposed to be a nice, quiet town. You got rosebuds on every damn block.
At this time, Abbie had finishing her examination.
Abbie: The wound's cauterized again, same M.O. as the farm.
Just then, Irving noticed Ichabod walking towards the graveyard. He was angry with this.
Irving: What the Hell is he doing here? I never authorized his release.
Abbie: Sir, that's what I was trying to tell you. Crane was in my custody when this happened. There were two young girls who could be witnesses as well. Maybe they are near here somewhere. This means he's not...
Irving: You didn't answer my question. Why isn't that man locked up in St. Gregory's?
Abbie: Captain, someone's on a killing spree, and that man is our best chance of catching him.
Irving: That man needs a straitjacket and you violated a direct order by bringing him here!
Abbie: He saw something, something that might help us.
Irving: This is not your call to make.
Abbie had to lowered her head. Meanwhile Katarina saw all of this behind the line sadly, and then a drop of tears came from her eye when she saw Reverend Knapp's corpse. She knew that Michael had again claimed the life of a friend of her and got away with it. Ichabod may probably have the same feeling as well.
Irving: Now, you take that man into a padded cell, or you're suspended until further notice. End of story.
After finishing the word, Irving turned back, leaving Abbie in silence. Andy Brooks walked beside Abbie and spoke to her before walking away as well.
Andy: Are you hanging yourself up for this guy? Walk away, please.
In the graveyard, the bird that Ichabod saw was leading him towards a certain place. It stopped on a certain tombstone before it finally flew away. Just then, two officers came towards Ichabod as Abbie, Katarina and La Folia arrived into the graveyard.
Police officer: Sir, please, you need to come with us.
Abbie: Guys, he's coming with me.
The two officers then went away as Abbie walked towards Ichabod. Katarina, however, went to the tombstone which the bird once took a rest on it.
Abbie: I told you to stay in the car.
Ichabod: Yes, as you know, I'm "insane" and therefore impervious to simple commands.
Ichabod then walked towards the gravestone and stood beside Katarina. Abbie was following him.
Abbie: What the Hell are you doing?
Ichabod: The bird, it led me here.
Abbie: A bird led you here. That's great.
Katarina, who was silent for the whole time, finally spoke out. She was cleaning the leaves from the tombstone.
Katarina: It was true. It meant to tell us something... about this tomb's owner.
However, the following words carved on it shocked her, La Folia and Ichabod.
Ichabod could not believe what was written on the tombstone. He soon began to think that his wife was killed...
Ichabod: Katrina? Burnt for witchcraft?
Abbie: Crane?
Ichabod bit his lips and could not believe that his wife was burnt down... and he turned to Abbie with a serious look on his face.
Ichabod: What more do you need to believe me?
Abbie: You want me to say that the killer is the First Horseman of the Apocalypse, and my proof is an old Bible that we found in the cave?
Hearing this, Katarina could not be angrier so she immediately walked towards Abbie and defended Ichabod. As a short tempered girl, Katarina could not hide her anger anymore.
Katarina: You witnessed Corbin's murder with your own eyes. Why are you working so hard to deny it?
Abbie: Because I do not have the luxury of giving him the benefit of the doubt right now. I am a week from leaving, and that man can end my career, and you're all not helping! So let's go!
Ichabod: No, no, wait! You're leaving Sleepy Hollow?
Ichabod, La Folia and Katarina were all astonished by Abbie's word. Abbie stopped and turned back. She shrugged her shoulder as if she was dealing with a normal day.
Abbie: Yes.
La Folia's eyes narrowed.
La Folia: No, no, you're not. Now, you two's fate are entwined now. Running away isn't gonna change that.
Abbie shook her head as if the three people were about to drive her crazy.
''Abbie: I'm not having this conversation with you right now, and even if I thought what I saw was possible, I will be alone again, arguing a case I do not understand based on something that I cannot explain. Let's go.
Katarina and La Folia looked at each other and then they nodded to Ichabod sadly. The three had to go out with Abbie. Ichabod may be in institution and Kat & La Folia need to be silence so that they won't met Crane's fate. That was not they wanted at all.
Ichabod: Wait, what do you mean again?
Abbie: Nothing.
Ichabod: Something happened to you, didn't it? Before all this. Something that's made you doubt your perceptions for quite some time.
Abbie: Hey, I don't need to be psychoanalyzed, or whatever your version is, by a man who thinks that only yesterday he was fighting for George Washington in the Revolutionary War. I'm sorry, but I need more, and we all need sleep.
Ichabod was a speechless as Abbie went away. Ichabod looked at Katarina and she looked at him stoically.
Katarina: We trust in you. You are not the only one who traveled across the time. To tell the truth, I am from future.
Being surprised at first, Ichabod then smiled and believed the words of Katarina. Then he followed Abbie. La Folia attempted to follow him, but was stopped by Katarina.
Katarina: Let it be... for now. We will find another way, and we will avenge Corbin and Knapp. At least the Horseman do not know where his skull is.
La Folia thought for a while and then she nodded. She and Katarina then returned back to Corbin's house. Abbie, however, went to another house where Captain Irving arranged her to stay until Corbin's murderer was caught.
Purgatory[]
Moloch's lair
Michael returned back to Purgatory and entered Moloch's cave. At this time, Moloch was not here, and soon he looked at the inverse pentagram made of glass on the wall. It was in fact a large mirror, capable to reflect a track to the outside world. Just then, Michael saw hundreds of vampire bats coming down towards him, and he immediately dodged it as the bats flying towards the gate of the cave, without attacking him at all.
After the bats were all fly away, Michael then stood up and looked at the mirror, knowing Katrina once snuck into the lair of Moloch and used this mirror, and that is how she founded Sister Mary Eunice as well as La Folia; and that is how Michael communicate Junko before revealing his true identity and his awareness of Scathach after the battle in Ward Walker 24.
The summoners just recite the incantation on the stone beneath the mirror, then say someone's name so that the summoner will communicate with people he/she wants to communicate, like a demonic hologram. Michael knew how the mirror worked as well and so he tried to summon a minion of his who had some more useful qualities. After enchanting the spell, Michael spoke that name
Soon enough, a woman with long white hair appeared in front of Michael. It was a hologram of the future Melancholia. The 2013 Melancholia was put into a hyper sleep after her soul part controlled her 2036 self. Melancholia bowed to Michael.
Melancholia: Michael, what is it? Is there anything bad that started troubling you?
Michael: Now, the things are getting stuck into some icy disturbance. Before I said this, I want to ask... how were my best creations?
The "best creations" he referred was both Mahiru "Shinya" Bamba and the artificial sea monster known as FOLIE, and Melancholia knew it.
Then, she started to answer his questions.
Melancholia: They are both fine. FOLIE is growing in an accelerate speed thanks to your rapidly increasing body counts. As for Mahiru, well, her Shinya personality is perfected in her Cyborg form. With a blade, she killed six of our men in ten seconds. I bet she will be a potential crusader for us to use. When I arrived at the Ward Walker 24, I found Eckidina and saw that she was making Shinya a Cyborg and had just finished it. She was very resentful to you and tried to attack me after she knew I was your minion, but I persuaded her to allow you joining her, telling her that you are not a genuine Christian. She then allowed me to send Mahiru down to Atlantis where we will do a research in order to produce more people like her.
Michael smiled wider in satisfaction.
Michael: Good work, just like I said, "No loose ends." Even so, beware of her and inform me as soon as she tried to double-cross me. What about Misogi?
Melancholia: Those wretched assistants of Eckidina, including Misogi and Karma Maxwell, planned to attack me but I beat their worst fear out of them, and soon they behaved and returned to their positions. I then promised them we and Eckidina will stay in peace as long as they do not disturb us.
Michael thought a bit and nodded.
Michael: Very well, it seems like it was worthy of educating you, my apprentice. Now, by the way, here is the thing. It seemed that Knapp had cast a special spell in his property, so I could neither sense nor locate the Horseman's skull. I need you to do me and our master a favor.
Since he was still in Sleepy Hollow, Michael had to carefully refer Moloch as his master and also the latter's part in the full plan in order to beware of Moloch's supervision. Melancholia knew this and nodded.
Melancholia: What is it?
Michael gruesomely smiled, but Melancholia did not afraid of it. She smiled in the same way. After all, both of them are far away from saints.
Michael: Yes, yes, that's it. I need you to invade Corbin's radio and use this song as a signal - a signal for Terra of the Left to attack Katarina.
Melancholia: What are you about to do to her?
Michael smiled wickedly and his eyes started to glow in gold - a sign of gloating - before returned back to red once again.
Michael: Kill her. Kill them all.
Melancholia drew her spear and bowed. The spear was very similar to the Spear of Virtue, but it glowed in an unholy purple aura. That is known as the Spear of Sin, a copy of the original Spear of Virtue with demonic powers since it was made by some Satanists of medieval era, yet it could be really powerful and extremely dangerous as well. Melancholia used it as her signature weapon.
Melancholia: We will never disappoint you, Michael.
Sleepy Hollow[]
St. Gregory's
Ichabod's Mental Ward
After being sent to St. Gregory, Ichabod was sent into a mental ward with his hand cuffed. Ichabod saw two beds in the cell and looked around with curiosity.
Abbie: I got you your own cell. It's the best I could do.
Ichabod: It's a measurable step up from a cave.
Abbie: Look, I don't know how to get my head around any of this, but I do get that no matter what happened to you, this must all be scary.
Ichabod calmly sat on a bed.
Ichabod: Perhaps an asylum is exactly where I belong. All right.
Abbie crossed her arm.
Abbie: You asked what happened to me...
Ichabod looked at Abbie as she started to tell her story.
Abbie: Back in high school... me and my sister, Jenny, were walking home one night, in the forest. All of a sudden, there were these... four white trees... Something was not right about them. And then, there was this voice. I couldn't see "it" clearly. I couldn't tell if it was a person or a thing, and, uh... we blacked out. *chuckled* Next thing we knew, someone found us on the side of the road, and everyone said we were crazy. I guess, after a while, Jenny started believing it.
Ichabod: Where is she now?
Abbie: In and out of places like this.
Ichabod thought for a while...
Ichabod: She's battling demons.
Abbie nodded.
Abbie: But then, you showed up, and everyone said that you were crazy... so I guess I just know what that feels like.
Just then, Ichabod thought for a while, about many things he had experienced throughout his life and including the Revolutionary War. He was a bit of upset knowing Katrina was burnt for witchcraft. Suddenly, a orderly appeared and opened the door.
Orderly: It's lights-out. (left)
Abbie: Okay, thank you.
Ichabod: Suppose it's farewell, Lieutenant.
Abbie: You can call me Abbie.
Ichabod fell silence for a while.
Ichabod: I'm very sorry about your partner.
Abbie nodded to Ichabod and left with a sad smile. Ichabod then fell asleep.
Next day, Corbin's Office
Next day, Abbie returned back to Corbin's office to bid farewell. She took a look at the photos of her, Corbin and Corbin's son, Joe, who was still a child. When she looked at a photo of her when she was younger, she immediately felt something was hiding behind the frame. She checked the back of the frame, and then she found a key. Then, Abbie started to walk around to find if it could open any locked drawers, yet she had found none. Just then, Sister Mary Eunice's' spirit appeared behind Abbie.
Sister Mary Eunice: Keys are not only for drawers, Abbie. Besides, it is a key to the whole thing.
Abbie turned back suddenly but saw no one there. However, Abbie found a large metal chest in the place. A lock was on the chest. Abbie soon waled towards it and finally, she managed to open the chest.
Soon, a box with loads of files of all kind had suddenly appeared. Abbie started to search and found some audio tapes and a small radio. She opened the radio and heard Corbin's voice. She was utterly surprised by this.
Corbin: (voice) [There were 100 witches who were put to death in Sleepy Hollow between 1712 and 1816. Town records suggest members of two different covens integrated into populace and changed to their names to stay hidden. Others spread around east coast. Two covens representing good and evil. I found hundreds of unsolved cases, just seems to have ignored. Murders, disappearances, and it's not just here. The case track through Boston, D.C, Manhattan. I just... I don't know how.]
Listening to files above, Abbie soon searched in the files and found a particular kind of category named "occultism". She opened the paper file and found many strange drawings in the files, including a fiery heart representing the Sisterhood of Radiant Heart. She also found some old writing and pictures before the next audio tape caught her attentions, just as she found an old newspaper with the report titled "Mills Sisters Found at the Edge of Town", also some illustrations of the Four Horsemen...
Corbin: (voice) [Case file 632, Abigail and Jennifer Mills, the sisters who describe seeing a demon-like figure linked to four white trees that appeared out of nowhere. This correlates with a local farmer in 1882 who claimed to see the same thing in the exact same location. He believed the trees were symbols representing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and that the demon was sent here to raise them. I don't know what to believe. I want to tell Abbie what I found. I just- I just don't know how. I'll look around this town, I don't know who to trust anymore. The closer I get to this, the closer I feel something is getting to me...]
Hearing this audio file and seeing this report, Abbie's mind returned back to 13 years ago when she saw that ugly and horrible demonic figure... as she was putting the files back to the chest and locked it up, just as Captain Frank Irving arrived in the room.
Irving: What are you doing?
Abbie turned back...
Abbie: I was just looking through old case files for something that might help. There's nothing here.
Irving: Look, I'm not gonna say this again. Let us do our job. Get some rest.
Abbie: Thank you, sir.
Abbie nodded as she walked away from the office and closed its door.
Corbin's House
When the sun rose above horizon and people in the town started to awoke, Katarina returned to the house with a heavy heart. She and La Folia did not fall asleep for the whole night. No one other than Abbie and Team Witness knew that they had lived inside Corbin's house. After returning back, Katarina sat on the sofa, sad and frustrated. Seeing this, Kyouko and Rentaro immediately went to her.
Kyouko: What is it, Katarina?
Kyouko immediately asked Katarina when she realized that something was wrong... again. Sonia and Rentaro had the same reaction as well. Things are getting quite rocky for them.
Rentaro: Is there something wrong?
Katarina: As far as I know, Abbie was determined to leave the place, and Ichabod was still in captive. Knapp was killed by the Horseman...
Kyouko, Rentaro & Sonia: !!!!!
Kyouko and Sonia both reacted in total shock in the news, and Sonia start to grab her skirt as if she wanted to find a way to shrink Michael before crushing him in her own palm.
Kyouko: Another life was lost... because of the Headless Horseman...
Sonia: This place is no longer safe. We need to get the skull and evacuate to a safer place.
La Folia: That is the problem, people, since Knapp only told us he kept the skull, but he did not tell where he kept it.
Katarina: However, when we are here, a bird led us to the graveyard and she found a tombstone of Katrina Crane. It said that she was burnt for witchcraft in 1782, aged 32. It said that her dust was buried beneath it.
Just then, Sister Mary Eunice appeared in the mirror with her eyes widened in surprise.
Sister Mary Eunice: That is absurd. I saw Katrina in Purgatory, unless it was her ghost who was trapped by Moloch had contacted me... Otherwise...
Katarina then looked at Sister Mary Eunice, and both of them had realized something...
Sister Mary Eunice & Katarina: She was never burnt.
Asuha: I am sorry. I do not know what you meant.
Sister Mary Eunice: That tombstone might be a lie. I suspect that the skull was right under the tombstone.
Just then, the radio itself beside the mirror started reported a local news.
Reporter: [Reverend Alfred Knapp was murdered by beheading, caused by an unknown person, just a day after Sheriff August Corbin was murdered. Recently, the beheading and burning homicide had been risen. The body count was now up to 10. Police were investigating this kind of serial murders when---]
Suddenly, the radio itself stopped and Katarina was surprised.
Katarina: Is that broken or something?
Kyouko: I don't think so.
Then, all of a sudden, a singing voice had came out of the radio. Listening to this, Katarina was a bit of confused. The song is good enough, but... in fact it is very dangerous.
Hearing this song, Sister Mary Eunice's face went pale.
Sister Mary Eunice: KATARINA, WATCH OUT!
Suddenly, a long whip came from outside and grabbed Katarina's wrist, and before she could reacted, and then she was dragged outside and was sucked into a hole. Everyone else beside here were all frightened and tried to pull her out, yet they were sucked into the place as well... all but Sister Mary Eunice.
Sister Mary Eunice: NO! I must find a way to save them!
2036[]
Melancholia's base (2036)
At this time, in her underwater base, Melancholia was holding a snowball music box in her hand while singing.
Inside the snowball, two tiny figurines made of porcelain were spinning on the ice, doing ice skating beside Krampus. The two figurines referred to Melancholia herself and Michael.
Melancholia finished singing and smiled with spite.
Melancholia: That's it. Our work is walking towards its full perfection, and then the world will be ours. Soon, no one will ever stand against us... Haha... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Sleepy Hollow (2013)[]
Poison Ivy's greenhouse
When Katarina awoken, she opened her eyes and looked around with confusion. She saw menacing plants all around her. She immediately realized that where it is.
Katarina: Poison Ivy...
Katarina turned back and saw Terra floating above the air and held the Grand Grimoire. Poison Ivy was there as well but she was strained with magic. Terra gloated as he menacing looked at Katarina.
Katarina: IVY!
Poison Ivy: Apologies, Katarina.
Terra: Now, Michael gave me an order to kill you all, and so I need to bring you all to this place... to kill you all. Any last words?
Katarina looked around and did not see Sister Mary Eunice, Adam or the Bride. She began to feel relieved.
Katarina: We still have some friends you had not caught. They're gonna save us!
Terra: Very well, then I shall give them no satisfactions! You will all die here!
By chanting a spell on the Grand Grimoire, Terra released a whirl of powerful sandstorm and hit Katarina. Then he drew his sword just as Sonia and Kyouko ran towards him, but Terra immediately blew them away as well.
Poison Ivy: NO!
Terra grinned as Katarina drew her Spears of Virtues once again and attacked Terra. Then, the two clashed against each other, and La Folia drew her pistol to choose a chance to shoot Terra. A green aura and a red aura were clashing together in an inhuman speed and La Folia could not have a clear shot. Just then, a zombie redcoat appeared behind La Folia, and Asuha saw it.
Asuha: LA FOLIA, BEHIND YOU!
La Folia then turned back to shoot the undead redcoat down before it fell down and reduced to ash. However, before she could react, more zombies began to coming from the ground and started to attack Team Witness, causing them had no chance to aid Katarina or rescue Ivy.
Meanwhile, Poison Ivy tried to summon her plants to help them, but because of the magic strained her power, she could not do it.
Meanwhile, in their duel, Terra was still bitterly taunting Katarina.
Terra: You'll not win. You're destined to lose! To tell the truth... this is not the full power of this book. Very few of the pages were lost in history, very likely be kept by some forces from Hell, I believe...
Katarina was shock to hear all of this.
Katarina: You mean the Grand Grimoire is currently incomplete?
Terra: Yes, and after you all die, me and Michael will find them and retrieve them before we go back to 2036 and start a new reign of Rome.
Katarina: You son of a...
Before Katarina could finish, Terra knocked her away with a green blast, and he angrily looked at her.
Terra: BE RESPECTFUL! I am Terra of the Left, and no one will ever, ever stop me!
Suddenly, several light arrows appeared not far away and Terra of the Left saw a tall and slender figure shone with bright white light were standing not far away. The figure was none other than Sister Mary Eunice in her light form. She cast a spell to Poison Ivy and eventually freed her, and then the glass above everyone broke. Adam Frankenstein and the Bride swung themselves with ropes into the greenhouse.
Sister Mary Eunice: KATARINA! WE HAVE COME TO RESCUE!
Katarina: YOU CAME BACK!
Without talking, Adam and the Bride then started to slay the numerous undead redcoat soldiers as Sister Mary Eunice killed many of them with blue bolts and light, burning many of them.
The Bride: LET'S PARTY!!!
Seeing this, Katarina gained more confidence and rushed to Terra, but Terra had stood up and was ready to cast another spell.
Katarina: You will lose, Terra.
Terra: NO! NO! NO! I HAVE PREPARED SO MUCH FOR IT! I AM TRYING TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT! BUT YOU HAVE RUINED... EVERYTHING!!!
Casting a spell, Terra managed to push Katarina away and start choking her with magic, and Sister Mary Eunice and La Folia had notice this.
Terra: She will ruined the salvation.. She dies.
Sister Mary Eunice and La Folia looked at each other, and Sister Mary Eunice immediately went towards Terra before he attack her with magical dust devils.
Sister Mary Eunice: IVY!
Poison Ivy: AYE, SISTER!
Poison Ivy summoned a pile of trees to make a defense for Sister Mary Eunice, who was cooperating with Ivy by using light shield. While they are struggling, La Folia had snuck herself beside Terra with the help a soul warrior who was not combined with Sister Mary Eunice. Since Terra was distracted by Sister Mary Eunice and Ivy, he could not concentrate on Katarina or notice La Folia.
La Folia: (think) *Now, here's the chance!*
Then, La Folia shot at Terra's arm and made him howl in pain. Then, La Folia seized the chance and knocked the Grand Grimoire down from Terra's hand, freeing Katarina. Before Terra could react, La Folia had punched him in the face. As Terra struggled and fell dizzy, Sonia raised a glass bottle she picked up on the road and smashed the head of Terra. Terra then fell down and was unconscious.
Then, Sister Mary Eunice and Ivy were relieved from the attack, and the remaining redcoat zombies were killed as well. Sonia picked up the Grand Grimoire and put it into a bag. She then looked at La Folia who bit her lips.
La Folia: Uh, you're welcome. I am wordless.
Just then, they looked at Sister Mary Eunice who landed in front of them and transformed into her angel form once again, with a sword made of holy light in her hand.
Sister Mary Eunice: Good news, La Folia and Sonia, my powers are now increased and I can stay longer in my angel form since it is daytime. By the way, how was Ivy?
At this time, Poison Ivy was looking at her plants which she had just used to attack her enemies. She held a smashed rose in her hand as Katarina walked towards her.
Katarina: I am sorry, Ivy.
Ivy stood up and whispered to Katarina.
Poison Ivy: Katarina, when we finish all of this, we will go back to 2036 and I will fight for you against them, the KnightWalker Family, no matter how.
Katarina: Um, all right, thank you.
Sister Mary walked closer to interrupt as others gathered towards him.
Sister Mary Eunice: Sorry to interrupt, but our spirit friends had brought a news of Michael's whereabouts. Ivy, since you are injured, I will send you back to Corbin's house where you could stay there until we need you.
Poison Ivy: Okay.
Sister Mary Eunice: Also, I have contacted Abbie and she may know about the files of Corbin. We will meet at night to get rid of the Horseman and defeat Serilda. Nevertheless, Michael is the first priority. Therefore, I think it is the time for us to end this madness before the night came. The Horseman was afraid of light. All we need to do in daytime is to stop Michael first!
Asuha: Yes, that's right! I could not wait to beat him in the face!
Sonia: Then, I will be the first one to cut off his head.
thumb|396px|link=Katarina had to make them to calm down before setting up a plan.
Katarina: Here is the plan, me and Kyouko snuck from the back to distract Michael, and you guys attack at the front door, any questions?
All: No.
Kyouko: Are you sure about this?
Katarina nodded confidently.
Katarina: Yes, I am. It's time to have this ended... and then we will all be freed.
Ichabod's sick ward
At this time, when the morning dawn started to pour into Ichabod's cell, he was awakened by the noise of flying birds. He then saw the bird which he recognized as the one that led him to the tombstone. The bird then flew into a mirror beside him and instantly disappeared.
Ichabod stood up with sheer curiosity as he walked closer to the mirror. To his surprise, he saw a familiar face in the mirror - Katrina Crane.
Ichabod: Katrina?
A minute later, Ichabod appeared into the world within the mirror, and soon he and Katrina met face to face for the first time in 232 years.
Katrina: Forgive me, my love. This is the only way I can reach you. I've been trying to lead you. However, I could only contact a spiritual nun and some people from future to help you in many ways. Now, finally, we met again.
Ichabod had so many things that he wanted to ask Katrina, and he looked at her as if she was a stranger.
Ichabod: The gravestone...
Katrina: My body was never buried in that grave. It hides the true location of the Horseman's skull, guarded throughout time by one of my coven.
Ichabod suddenly realized that the gravestone was a ruse to conceal the head of Horseman. He then remembered Knapp who was not a stranger to him.
Ichabod: You mean Knapp?
Katrina: Yes, and when you wounded the Horseman, your bloodlines merged. You became linked, bound together by blood. The only way to stop him was to cast a spell on you both. Then, we entombed the Horseman's body deep below the river. We buried you in that cave to protect you.
Ichabod: Then you didn't awaken me.
Katrina: It's the Horseman who's been awakened, Ichabod... and you along with him.
Ichabod was a bit shocked hearing all of this.
Ichabod: How? By who?
Katrina: By the same evil that's trapped me here, the very one that controls the Horseman now.
Suddenly, Ichabod and Katrina heard a bellow not far away. Katrina's face went pale.
Katrina: It's found us. There isn't time. If the Horseman reclaims his skull, he will become whole again. Three more will follow and "it" will begin.
Ichabod: What will begin?
The wind started to blow and Katrina's tone became tenser and quicker.
Katrina: The END. You must work with Abbie Mills and Katarina Couteau to stop the Horseman from retrieving his skull, and defeat the Anti-Christ that came from future! Remember, light is the Horseman's weakness, he can't survive the sunrise. Find me, please. Free me from this place!
Ichabod: How? I don't understand.
Ichabod attempted to walk closer to his wife but a strong force had dragged him back. Katrina shouted louder as the wind blow harsher.
Katrina: The answers are in Washington's Bible. YOU ARE THE FIRST WITNESS, ICHABOD!
Ichabod: Katrina!
Katrina: Now, please, wake up!
Ichabod: KATRINA, WAIT!
Suddenly, a roar had appeared and Ichabod turned back as he saw Moloch's shadow. Moloch leaned forward to grab Ichabod's arm with his claw.
Katrina: WAKE UP! FIND THE SKULL!
Ichabod immediately woke up from his dream and found himself on the bed. However, before he could react, he saw two orderlies were holding his arms and tried to subdue him. A doctor not far away was prepare to sedate him.
Ichabod: NO! NO! NO! NO, NO! STOP! What-what is...
Doctor: This will help you calm down.
Ichabod glared at the doctor angrily.
Ichabod: I know what he wants. All right, if you have to, let me...
Abbie: STOP!
Suddenly, Abbie Mills arrived into the room.
Act 3 - Team Witnesses VS. Michael[]
The BGM of this act
Fireworks Factory - Track 12 - -Kung Fu Panda 2 Soundtrack-
Suddenly, Abbie Mills arrived into the room.
Abbie: Stop! I'm taking him back to custody. Crane, get your things.
Doctor: Officer, this man is not fit to be moved--
Abbie, however, handed the doctor a paper.
Abbie: This is a court order pending a hearing. Stand down and let me do my job! Let's go.
The doctor went silent immediately. Ichabod quickly got dressed and immediately went towards the door. The doctors and orderlies were all confused and looked around. Just then, they heard a dark voice coming in the room before they noticed a tall woman with pale blue dress was inside the place.
Serilda: You seemed lost, people.
At this time, Abbie and Ichabod walked inside the corridor, not knowing a horrible event was about to burst.
Abbie: Walk fast. We got about one minute till she realizes that court order's practice sheet from my Academy exam.
Ichabod: I know what the Horseman is after.
Suddenly, a scream had came from Ichabod's room and Ichabod immediately turned back as two orderlies and the doctor's blood shedding corpse were thrown from the room. People around were terrified and immediately escaped whole screaming, but Ichabod and Abbie could barely move as if something had stopped them from doing so. Then, to Ichabod's sheer horror, Serilda walked out from the place with a large blade made of darkness in her hand. She saw Ichabod as well.
Serilda: Ichabod Crane... it's been a long time.
Abbie turned to Ichabod as her face was filled with surprise.
Abbie: You know her?
Ichabod: Very...
Serilda walked passed the corpses and looked at Ichabod menacingly with her eyes, a pair of eyes that Ichabod was so afraid of 240 years ago.
Serilda: (to Ichabod) You carry her stench in your heart...
Abbie: What's she saying?
Serilda: The one who bound my power... KATRINA!
Ichabod heard this and was shocked, realized that what drove Serilda's defeat, and then he assumed what happened to his wife before Serilda gave him an answer.
Serilda: She's held captive in the World between Worlds. Her fate is sealed, now so is yours!
Abbie immediately fired at Serilda but she grabbed the bullet before crushing it to dust, like what she did to La Folia's bullet sometime after her resurrection.
Ichabod: Well, much like the Horseman, it appears madam here is rather fond of bullets and does not die by them.
Abbie: RUN!
As Serilda started her next attack by throwing fire balls, Ichabod and Abbie tried to avoid the explosions and immediately went out of the place. They hurried themselves into Abbie's police car and then they went away.
Enraged by their escape, Serilda had killed many guards who blocked her way and burned down the whole hospital, killing hundreds. Then, Serilda rushed out of the hospital as the house began to burn behind her. Then she grinned wickedly as several burning figures appeared behind her, and when the fire on them extinguished all of a sudden, those figures had turned into redcoat zombies.
Serilda: They can run, but they can't hide...
The Ruins of the (former) Trinity Church
The Trinity Church
During the fight in St. Gregory's, at the top of the (former) Trinity Church, Michael who was wearing his cloak and hood, was thinking about the scene as the Horseman and Serilda's zombies slaying people in blind rage. He then smiled as he saw the fire that Serilda caused when he saw smokes coming far away.
After the fire caused by Jeremy Crane's crying had the Trinity Church burnt down about 2 centuries ago, the church was later reconstructed and had many new names, but soon they all lost in history. The church itself was abandoned as well.
The sun was falling down and Michael was waiting it to fell, yet he was preparing for Katarina and her friends' attack.
At this time, Sonia, Sister Mary Eunice, Asuha, Rentaro, Mana, Adam, Ivy and the Bride all hid not far away from the church, behind some gunpowder barrels. Sonia hid the Grand Grimoire inside a bag.
Sister Mary Eunice: I hope Katarina and Kyouko will succeeded, but...
At this time, Sister Mary Eunice watched with horror as some zombies were crawling from the ground with redcoats. Michael was using the resurrection spell to revive more redcoats to make them into zombies.
Sister Mary Eunice: Oh... if those zombies leave the building, Sleepy Hollow will fall.
Asuha: Then, we will bring down the building.
Sister Mary Eunice did not reply on Asuha's advice, but Poison Ivy and Adam both smiled at her, seemly agreed with her idea.
Just then, Rentaro went towards a gunpowder barrels not far away before he took some very few of the powders on the ground.
Rentaro: Hey, guys, look what I've found.
Rentaro then used a enlightened match to lit the powder and it exploded. Fortunately, it was very little amount so he did not hurt or it caught their enemies' attention. Even so, some of his hair got burnt and smoked.
Rentaro: Ah... this will work...
Sister Mary Eunice nodded.
Sister Mary Eunice: Okay, let's do this.
Rentaro: I can't feel my face...
At this moment, looking at the town, Michael kept himself silence until he heard a voice coming from behind.
Kyouko: Don't move, Michael. You are under our arrest.
Hearing this, Michael realized that he was found by Kyouko. Just at this time, Kyouko and Katarina was pointing their weapons to Michael with fury in their eyes. They had already snuck themselves into the church.
Michael: Greetings, my friends. My little game that fooled all of you people had costed so much time, has it not?
Just then, Katarina had noticed that neither Eckidina nor Misogi were beside Michael. She was very confused since she thought they were together.
Katarina: Silence. Michael. Where is Eckidina?
Michael: She is not here anymore, neither is Misogi. I sent them back to your world and I think it will be a race of time for you to get back to your home, or she will turn your world into mush.
Michael smiled, but Kyouko merely scoffed.
Kyouko: In your dream. When we get the Grand Grimoire from you, things will be full of advantage for us, Michael.
Michael: It won't be an easy task as I gave it to Terra. Once he was cornered, he may take that book back to 2036 if he could, and whether I win or not, I will leave this place before leaving you here to rot!
Katarina: Be as it may, you did not tell me one thing and I want to ask you about it. - How did you find me?
Michael: It was a coincidence. I seized a chance to conquer Neverland as I disguised as Duke of Weselton to contact Mr. Gold, but unluckily, he did not agree with me. However, during the talk, I heard your voice coming from time since I and a special sense. Soon, I managed to find out that noise came from you... when you were punished by La Folia with that strange equipment. It made me to notice you.
Katarina was alarmed. Her greatest fear, so far, surprisingly came from a device which La Folia used to punish her whenever she did something wrong. Hearing Michael's words, Katarina started to hate that device even more...
Michael did not turned back while speaking, and Katarina was prepared to attack him from behind. Suddenly, a large chain had came out of nowhere and it slapped Katarina two meters away before she could reacted. The chain also took away the false Spears of Virtue and snapped it into half, much to Katarina's horror.
Kyouko: Katarina!
Michael: However, I was worried that one day a clown will poison his own king...
The "clown" was referred to Eckidina, and Kyouko realized it immediately after. Kyouko immediately went to Katarina to help her get up before pointing her gun to Michael. Katarina started to shiver in sadness as she looked at the broken replica spear on the ground.
Katarina: What have you done...
Michael: No eagles will fly with only one wing, my Red Haired Demon.
Kyouko: You...
At that moment, Michael finally turned back with a calm smile on his face, and that was no longer a gentle smile, but a smile full of mocking and wickedness.
Michael: Oh, that's right. You two are both orphans, aren't you? I mean, I am an orphan as well. However, I killed my family.
Michael then mockingly looking at Kyouko and Katarina who reacted in shock and horror.
Three hours after the action, Kyouko had returned back to Rome and arrived at its police department after the actions in Sicily was finished, even though they did not catch the drowner. She then prepared herself for Madrid. Now, the police force will divide into two parts, one will find the green-dressed drowner, while the others will ally with police in Madrid to attack the so-called Merc Market.
Just then, Kyouko met Rentaro in the police department. She was surprised to see him since they did not meet each other ever since the Ripper Murders was over.
Kyouko: Rentaro? Why are you here?
Rentaro: I am looking for Katarina who disappeared days ago, and I heard she was last seen in Rome, so... Anyway, I am worried about her.
Kyouko: So am I. I began to think it over, whether the assassination against Matthai Reese, the theft of the Grand Grimoire, the incrimination against La Folia, the Ultimate Despair's attack against papal candidates, the missing of Katarina among others and those drowning... were connected.
As they were talking, Bishop Michael Langdon arrived at the police department, looking for Kyouko.
Rentaro: I think the KnightWalkers are responsible for this, but anyway, if I can't find Katarina in Rome, I'll return back to Tenguu City and have an utterly boring Thanksgiving without her.
Kyouko: Oh, yes, it's Thanksgiving now, and uh, Happy Thanksgiving and I wish you can find Katarina.
Rentaro: Oh, well, thanks for your blessing. (saw Michael coming) Oh, looks like our hero who managed to save Romans from Junko had arrived.
Michael: Hello, detective, it's good to see you here. Happy Thanksgiving.
Kyouko: Bishop Langdon?
Michael: I wonder if we could, uh, talk alone?
Kyouko: (to Michael) Aye, of course, and Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. (to Rentaro) Sorry, Rentaro, I need to leave this spot, and I hope you can find Katarina.
Rentaro: Thanks. Goodbye, Bishop Langdon. My name is Rentaro. Good to meet you. Happy Thanksgiving.
Michael: Me too, Rentaro. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving, too. Farewell.
Rentaro left. Kyouko and Michael walked upstairs to somewhere quiet where they began their talk.
Kyouko: What can I do for you, Bishop?
Michael: Thank you for, uh, giving me some of your valuable time.
Kyouko: Oh, it's not a problem. Ever since my parents died in a car crash, I thought no one will stay with me before Thanksgiving since I was always alone, but then someone came and then she became my closest friend... She was just like light, a beam of sacred light, which made my life brightened, but later she just... "somehow" left... and the light disappeared with her. I wonder where she is now.
Michael: Yeah, me neither. I'm sorry, but I understand that. My parents both died not long after giving birth to me, and my grandmother raised me. It seems that Katarina, you and I are all orphans, but she had La Folia and you may have your friend... but I have nothing but a place of Bishop. I am a bit of envious.
Kyouko: You are going to run for the Pope, one of the mightiest men in the world, and if you succeed, you can have many followers who would help you through many troubles.
Michael: Yeah, but I don't think they will help me out of this: That night at the charity fair, I... I just keep going through it. Junko appeared in my nightmare often, vowing for revenge.
Kyouko: Me too.
Michael: I never had any attempt to kill a living person before, no matter how vile they are. Fear... blood... I relive that moment over and over. Even though I failed to kill Junko, I still felt guilty, because I was trying to kill her and also because I failed to kill her. Do those thoughts ever go away?
Kyouko: Hmm... no, but over time, they lose their power.
Michael: Hmm...
Kyouko: You did the right thing.
Michael: I guess I did... I'm kind of amazed at myself. You, doing the right thing, it's what you do every day. That's why people speak so highly of you. You're a symbol to the people of this world—of hope, of wisdom, of honor. That's why I'm here. I would be honored... if you would consider... endorsing me for the Pope.
Kyouko: Oh, endorsement? I am flattered, but, uh, I'm afraid priests and detectives don't mix. To be honest, I am not a Catholic, either.
Michael: Those both don't matter at all, since Father Brown is also a detective, too, and you know. It's maybe not for a simple P.I. but... Regardless of your career or your belief, Kyouko, you are a world-class detective, known as the Ultimate Detective. Many people from all over the world know you. Where you lead, police will follow. That's more powerful than the kind that comes out of a gun.
Kyouko: (smiled) Ha... You seem like a good man, but... I'm afraid my answer has to be "no". I don't really do endorsements.
Michael: (nodded) I know better than push. Thanks, anyway, but please think again. We could really help each other. In the end, I hope you can find your friend.
Kyouko: Thank you.
With a smile, Michael shook his hand with Kyouko and then he left quietly.
Nowadays[]
Michael: My grandmother who adopted me dearly had no much respect... and she could not even get back from town on time! It wasted my patience for 3 years before I had my nanny killed. Constance... I always wanted to kill her after she allowed Billie Dean Howard to send me to that hypocritical Christian school. Fortunately, thanks to the KnightWalker Family that captured her, she was insane and begged fore my death, thus killing her will be much easier. Therefore, I had relived her from ALL of her burdens and responsibilities...
Hearing this, Katarina and Kyouko all reacted in awful shock, realizing Michael had committed kin-slaying... and killed his only family. Raising her gun, Kyouko was clearly disgusted by this.
Kyouko: YOU THINK EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD IS HERE TO SERVE YOU, DON'T YOU!?
Michael grinned as he used a dagger to cut his own palms, and then his blood started to flow out of his palms while sizzling. Kyouko was disgusted and she walked back. Michael poured some blood on his cloak and then it burned alongside his hood.
Michael: Serve me? No, I think everyone is this world is here to serve a greater purpose... From the ashes of the old order and the fire of the old era, I will rise a new world brighter than before.
- Michael: Enough for this ruse. It's time... to KILL YOU.
To Katarina and Kyouko's horror, Michael's appearance had changed, and his appearance became more serious and more menacing than they ever saw. He had become a white haired man with white hair, red eyes, black trench coat and metallic claws. A pair of large red wings soon appeared behind him.
Katarina: That's the...
Kyouko: Holy Molly...
Finally revealing his new and improved form, Michael let out an insane laugh while throwing fire ball made by his burning blood at Katarina.
Kyouko: Watch out!
Katarina immediately dodged it and held the real Spear of Virtue inside her hand.
Katarina: What in the world...
Michael smiled at Katarina as many chains started to surround him. Katarina and Kyouko both started to fight against Michael with their strength.
Shrugging his shoulders, Michael looked at them miserably as if they were doomed souls in front of him.
Michael: Now, let's start our exciting fight, shall we? Dead people shall tell no tales, you know... How interesting!
Michael smiled ear to ear while looking at his two opponent deviously. Several chains appeared from nowhere and started to strike Katarina and Kyouko.
Kyouko: You use tricks on us in such a fight?
Dodging the attack, Kyouko leaned towards Michael as she shot a bullet at him. However, Michael simply grabbed the bullet with his bare hand just like what Serilda did before. Michael grinned to Kyouko before he dodged more bullets in great speed.
Michael: Now, I can feel that the Blood Moon Wicked is burning inside my vein! Oh, God... Cry for my power!
With a burst of laughter, Michael jumped near a statue five meters above them before throwing some other fire balls made by his blood from his bleeding hand, and the fire balls hit beside Katarina and trapped them within the flames.
Michael: Don't die so easily, my dear. This church itself became very tough after its reconstruction.
Seeing the fire ball coming, Katarina managed to block and dodge some of them to prevent herself and Kyouko from being hurt. However, they soon found themselves to be surrounded by chains and fire.
Katarina: His blood is burning!
Kyouko: Impossible...
Michael then summoned several blood creatures and fire demons from his flaming blood. Kyouko shot some bullets at the blood demons while Katarina attacked the fire demons with her spears.
At this time, Michael smiled at Kyouko mockingly. Kyouko noticed this and pointed her gun to Michael.
Michael: Oh, detective, it must be terrible to lose your parents. I cannot believe that your parents abandoned you. It was such a terrible thing. I believe it was something like this!
Michael raised his hand as two chains came towards Kyouko and tied her waist. Then, the chains lifted Kyouko above the air.
Kyouko: Whoa, AHHHHH!!!
Meanwhile, while yelling, Adam pushed a cart with several gunpowder barrels with his strength and ran towards the church. Most of his teammates were running behind him, yet Sonia was sitting herself on the barrels. The Bride got a burning candle from a zombie guard she attacked and threw the candle to Sonia.
Sonia immediately caught it and threw it on the barrels, lightened up their fuses. When the got closer to the gate of the church, Mana broke it as Sonia jumped from the barrel without getting hurt. Adam then released the cart and it went towards zombies two meters closer before it stopped, thus the flaming barrels all rolled to the zombies, frightened them.
However, the Bride and Rentaro relished this happily.
Bride: GET YOUR NEW YEAR'S GIFT!
Rentaro: Hope you like it, 'cause you can't return it! Haha...
Kyouko: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Just as the members from Team Witness were about to leave, they all heard the shout of Kyouko before they turned back. To Sonia's horror, she saw Kyouko was hanged above the air, right above those barrels, and thus Sonia was terrified.
Sonia: Kyouko? What's she doing there?
The Team Witness then saw Katarina fighting in the fire before looking at the burning barrels...
Asuha: RETURN IT! RETURN IT!
Sister Mary Eunice immediately summoned several fire extinguishers and they used it to put off the fire on gunpowder barrels and repelled the zombies from them. Meanwhile, Kyouko was struggling as she tried to point her gun to Michael, Her arms were not chained.
Michael: Are you willing to die to stop my work?
Kyouko: YOU BET I AM! Although I... prefer not to die. HEEAAA!!!
With a yell, Kyouko fired at Michael but he dodged it and summoned another chain to hit Kyouko's wrist while moving like a snake. Then, Michael had Kyouko's wrists and ankles chained as well.
Michael: How dare you? I think you have gone too far this time.
While speaking, Michael simply touched one of the chains with his finger. Soon, Michael's high body temperature had heated the chain to red hot, and then he did all of this again and again by flying to the chains.
Soon, all of the chains began to be heated and the red color started to move towards Kyouko. Kyouko realized that she will be scorched as the whole chain became red hot.
What was worse, when the chain melted or snapped because of the heat, even if Kyouko survived the scorch, she will fall to her death. Michael flew back to the balcony as he looked at this bizarre torture with amusement.
Michael: Say your prayers, detective.
Meantime, Sister Mary Eunice and others raced against time to save their friends. Sister Mary Eunice fused herself with the holy spirits once again to become an angel, but this time she wore a silver armor and held and summoned a golden sword made of light in her hand.
Her comrades were helping her to deal those zombies.
Mana: We will protect you! Go!
Under her friends' protection, Sister Mary Eunice rushed to Katarina after the fire was put off, the coming explosion was stopped and the zombies was attacked.
Sister Mary Eunice: Are you okay?
Katarina: Kyouko is up there.
Sister Mary Eunice: Don't worry. I will get her!
Katarina then rushed towards the stairs but Michael found her and tied her wrist with another chain. Katarina struggled with Michael who tried to pull her to him. The two struggled against each other.
Michael: Prepare for your judgement day, Red Haired Demon! All will be judged.
Katarina: NO! YOU ARE THE EVIL ONE!
At this time, Sister Mary Eunice seized the chance and drew her sacred sword to cut off the chains in a quick speed. Kyouko fell towards the ground, but Sister Mary Eunice immediately caught her with her arms. Then, she carried Kyouko and flew up slowly.
Struggling with Katarina, Michael thought that Kyouko fell to her death but the he was alarmed when he heard Kyouko's voice full of triumphant.
Kyouko: Looking for me?
Alarmed all of a sudden, Michael looked at the direction but saw no one there. Then, Kyouko and Sister Mary Eunice who was carrying her with all her strength appeared after 10 seconds of absence. Considering his struggle with Katarina, Michael was very patient waiting for them.
Kyouko: Uh... I just said that too soon, didn't I? HEE-YAH!
Kyouko jumped towards Michael with a pair of golden wings that Sister Mary Eunice added on them, and she fired at Michael before Michael released his hand from the chain, causing Katarina to fall down. Several zombies rushed towards her and attacked her, but Katarina managed to destroy them all.
Sister Mary Eunice was observing the battlefield when she saw the broken replica on the balcony. Her eyes narrowed and immediately flew towards the place, but a long chain appeared beside it. It strained Sister Mary Eunice's ankle.
On the ground, Mana, Asuha, Sonia and others were dealing with Michael's zombies and the whole church became a battlefield. When the fire was put out, Poison Ivy summoned several vines to tie the zombies up so that Asuha could shot them down. Even so, they started to deal with more and more blood creatures keep coming from Michael's blood on the ground.
On the ground, Sonia was dealing with the zombies when she saw Sister Mary Eunice being tied up by Michael. Sonia shot at Michael and the bullet slashed his arm, causing a bit of scratch. Michael, however, was a bit of distracted by it and immediately released Sister Mary Eunice out of his will. Sister Mary Eunice was immediately freed and flew towards the spear. She picked up the snapped spear before attached them.
After casting a spell, Sister Mary Eunice successfully fixed the spear itself, which became perfectly attached into a complete one. Michael tried to stop her but Kyouko with her wings kept attacked him. They started to struggled each other as Sister Mary Eunice called Katarina to draw her attention.
Sister Mary Eunice: KATARINA! CATCH IT!
With her strength provided by her angel form, Sister Mary Eunice threw the spear to Katarina, whom immediately caught it after coming out of zombies' surrounding. She jumped up towards Michael and started to attack him above the air.
Michael, however, was not so easy to be defeated. He immediately cut his arm with a piece of blade to let himself bleed, and his blood flowed towards the air and formed a large spinning vortex made by blood. Michael then cast a spell to heal his own cut wound in order to prevent himself from bleeding too much.
Michael: All of you, out of my sight now!
Michael's blood vortex started to spin and released a mass amount of heat. Seeing this, Katarina and her friends were all surprised to see Michael's another power.
Kyouko: Another blood magic? Is there an end?
Michael: Silence.
Michael pushed the vortex towards Kyouko and it immediately erased her light wings and made her spinning in the sky. Michael watched it coldly as Sonia was enraged and shivered. Others who had finished cleaning the zombies were also astonished to see Michael preforming this torture. With no qualm, Michael continued to taunt Sonia.
Michael: Sonia Nevermind, now do you see? This is the outcome for you to stand against me, watching the very person you cared most to be torture in front you. I know you had the Grand Grimoire. Hand it to me or Kyouko shall fall after I torture her. You shall take blame for her death. My patience is limited.
Sonia clenched her fist and angrily glared at Michael, and her eyes returned to red once again.
Sonia: How dare you...
Sonia watched Kyouko spinning in the sky as Michael looked at her. He then used his power to invade Sonia and Kyouko's mind and taunted them. His words could only be heard by Sonia and Kyouko. To Katarina and La Folia, his lips did not move at all.
Michael: [Hmm... your little mind game between you two, ladies, like a mind competition between a detective and a killer... I know all about it and I was doing a mind game with you two as well, so I had know about all of your weaknesses. I am good at psychiatry, you know. I was so surprised that you never felt my presence when I turned invisible and over watched you dealing with those cases. Sonia, you should have known that I have saw you killing Tama Sakai and many others... and I suspect that someone is behind you, bringing you to Tenguu City and drove you to Despair, making you... JACK THE RIPPER OF THE 21ST CENTURY. A potential chance for me to rise to power, I have foreseen it.]
Sonia: You...
Michael: [Now, take a look at Katarina. Look at those pathetic wastes of life. Do you really think it was worthy fighting for them and against me? You are lonely, fragile and despaired in your heart, Sonia. The love of Kyouko you had was a twisted sense of love as well. This world have no heroes. Strong rules the weak and you should know it. They will still be your greatest enemy after you take me down, so why don't you listen to me just one time to kill them, mutilate them just as you killed those worms from Tenguu City? Otherwise, your detective will...]
Sonia, however, had enough of this. Michael's taunting had pricked into her soul and she knew that nothing could ever escape from Michael's nigh-omnipotence, but she still looked up at Michael and roared out.
Sonia: NO, NEVER! IN THIS PLACE, MY GREATEST ENEMY IS YOU!
Hearing this, Michael's expression became serious once again. He stretched his arm to the blood vortex.
Michael: FINE! YOU LEFT ME NO CHOICE!
The blood vortex disappeared and Kyouko immediately fell towards the ground, screaming. Sonia was horrified. Sister Mary Eunice saw this as well and her angelic wings became much more brighten and more chromatic in color, hinting that she was alarmed.
Sister Mary Eunice: KYOUKO!!!
With no hesitation, Sister Mary Eunice immediately went to save Kyouko. Michael attempted to stop Sister Mary Eunice, but Katarina and Sonia blocked his way. Soon, Sister Mary Eunice had saved Kyouko and landed safely to the ground.
Sister Mary Eunice: Are you all right, detective?
Kyouko: Oh... Sister, am I in Heaven... or Hell?
Sister Mary Eunice shook her head.
Sister Mary Eunice: Neither, detective, this is Sleepy Hollow. You are still alive.
Kyouko: Well, thanks, and I owe you one... again.
Suddenly, a yell had appeared behind Katarina, and Sister Mary Eunice was alarmed. She looked up to the second floor of Church...
Sister Mary Eunice: KAT, BEHIND YOU!!!
Hearing Terra's yell and Sister Mary Eunice's scream,Katarina turned back and saw Terra of the Left who had just stood up jumped towards her. Sister Mary Eunice fired an golden arrow to Terra, but he blocked it when he discovered this. Sister Mary Eunice's eyes widened in rage.
Sister Mary Eunice: This is intolerable!
Before she could react, Sister Mary Eunice felt her power was fading quickly and soon her body flashed between in her angel form and nun form. Katarina and Sonia were knocked down and Terra grabbed the book from Sonia.
Katarina: Terra? He's alive!?
Katarina and her friends were startled as Terra opened the book.
Terra: Ha, yes, I am. Now, it is time
Michael: Well done, Terra. Now, take that book back to our place!
Terra then cast the Travelers' Spell and immediately summoned a portal, just as Sister Mary Eunice was 1 centimeter close to him and tried to grab him, but it was too late. Terra soon took a leap and disappeared into the portal. Katarina and Sonia tried to stop Terra but they were stopped by Michael's chain. The portal disappeared, and Sister Mary Eunice immediately pointed her golden blade to Michael in a fit of rage.
Michael, however, calmly spoke some words that frightened everyone nearby.
Michael: It won't be necessary. The sun is falling down, and soon the Horseman of Death shall return to this town. As long as I exist, this cycle will continue... and night after night, it will worsen until the Horseman of Death gets his head and released the other three Horsemen. Soon, Moloch will rise from his ashes and the history will be completely altered. Moloch shall rise and I will become his pioneer general! You... will all be doomed.
Even knowing her power was fading, Sister Mary Eunice angrily flew towards Michael and swung her blade of light and sliced Michael's arm, and Michael yelled in pain before covered his wound as it slowly regenerated.
Michael: Useless... if your light is strong enough to affect my eyesight, you can take advantage on me. Now, the real fun shall begin!
With a devious chuckle, Michael disappeared and Sister Mary Eunice's angel form began to fade once again and she weakly fell towards the ground, landed beside Kyouko. The remaining zombies were disappeared as well. Katarina and her friends immediately went towards Kyouko and Sister Mary Eunice.
Katarina: Sister!
As they arrived, Sister Mary Eunice had struggled herself to get up, still alive. Katarina ran towards her and hugged her.
Katarina: Sister...
Sister Mary Eunice: Why are you looking at me with such concern? Believe me, I won't die a second time and as long as I am here, you will not be harmed.
However, everyone in Team Witness were frustrated. The only chance they went back to 2036 were cut off.
La Folia: I am sorry, Sister...
La Folia lowered her head.
La Folia: Michael won. All of our efforts to help Corbin and bring back Abbie...were undone. Our hope for salvation dies with Corbin's life. If Michael became the Pope and raise Moloch from Hell, people in my world will lose their hope.
Sister Mary Eunice: They won't. They will never lose hope. Believe me.
Asuha: But there is no way for us to go back! Terra had the Grand Grimoire and we cannot go back without that Traveler's Spell. How can you deny this fact?
Sister Mary Eunice nodded and looked towards the sky.
Sister Mary Eunice: Indeed... but Michael cannot win. Your world needs a true hero.
Sister Mary Eunice then turned to Katarina with a look full of encouragement.
Sister Mary Eunice: Don't worry, Katarina, I have heard and memorized the spell just as Terra cast it, and I think even without the Grand Grimoire, I can cast it. It will definitely help you to go back home. Now, as Eckidina and Terra went back to your time, it is our time to take down Michael, the Horseman of Death and Serilda. I can feel that Ichabod & Abbie were on their way to the Police Department and the Archives. We must find them.
Hearing this and thus feeling relieved, Katarina looked at Sister Mary Eunice before giving her a smile.
Katarina: Hopefully it will work.
She then turned to the sky of dusk with a much more serious look, as if Michael was looking at her mockingly.
Katarina: I will find you, Michael, and then...we will fight till our ends. Let's go.
Katarina and her friends went straight to the town and find Abbie. Katarina and her friends knew that the final battle is very, very near...
Their destination is the secret entrance of the Munition Tunnel.
Act 4 (final) - United in the Archives[]
Triggers Hell[]
Mephisto's Castle
In the last episode, under Leohart the Prince of Hell's command, Blackheart had orchestrated and executed a plan to get the crown of Queen Elsa after Arendelle's weak part of guarding was exposed due to the attack of Green Meanie (Michael Langdon) which had weakened the kingdom. Even so However, he was called back by Mephisto, his father, and he had to obey even if he won't.
After coming back from Arendelle angrily, Blackheart had arrived to the hall of his father in a look full of hatred. As he saw, Mephisto stood still even if he sensed his son's anger. Soon, two large tentacles appeared out of nowhere before it tied Blackheart up. Blackheart struggled while bellowing in sheer anger.
Blackheart: What is the meaning of this?! Father!?
Mephisto: You dared to gather the Contract of San Vagenza on your own? Fatal mistake! Leohart will be so disappointed at this, and he will kill us all.
While struggling, Blackheart's human disguise faded instantly and his hideous and demonic true form surfaced once again. His red eyes looked straight into his father's eyes.
Blackheart: Father, trust me! I can deal with them, and I can achieve a record no Ghost Riders had ever achieved today! I killed three resisting Hexenmeisters today! With my own hands!
Mephisto: Fool! The real Hexmeister elites are very powerful and they never ever come out to meetings unless absolutely necessary! Those three Hexenmeisters you killed are just mere agents of them! Do you know about their plan? They are planning to get the two Witnesses and tried to bring our own downfall!
Blackheart: That's why they had to be destroyed!
Mephisto: Foolish, so foolish you are.
To Blackheart, Mephisto is an abusive, cold-hearted and manipulative fiend who only cared about power and himself, otherwise he won't give more rights to his puppets, the Ghost Riders, whom he administrated alongside the Black Angel Zadkiel as an unholy alliance. Blackheart despises Zadkiel very much, and he could not understand how or why they should work with an angel who was still in Heaven. Just as he was about to speak, Blackheart bit his lips after he heard another voice behind him.
???: My dear brother, father is right about you. The Two Witnesses they are dealing with is from another world as far as I know, and we have Lord Leohart's Cult to deal with them. Besides, perhaps they don't need to deal with them at all.
With an angry face, Blackheart recognized the voice as his sister, Mephista. Mephista is the demoness daughter of Mephisto and an unidentified human mother, who is also Blackheart's mother.
Mephista: As far as I know according to some vital information, their target is Moloch, that traitor who left Lord Leohart many years ago. They have no guts to offend Lord Leohart for now.
Biting his lips, Blackheart was offended by his sister's words that was full of indifference.
Blackheart: Don't you know about that Moloch used to be one of us despite he left us? He was still a former Triggers Hell member, and we cannot leave him alone since if Moloch was killed, some of our enemies may have seen that the Hell's power is not as strong as they thought! They will invade us and we shall ask Lord Leohart for help, but that's totally embarrassing! That is what happened when Arendelle was invaded by the Green Meanie!
Mephista chuckled deviously and mocked her brother.
Mephista: Hearing your tones, I find it amusing since it sounds like you don't like Lord Leohart at all, and you don't want to listen to his orders. That's why you disobeyed him when seizing the chance that drove you to do your own plan? We all have strings. We do everything as long as it can please our king. Didn't you know that?
Blackheart: Then you mean you are going to be stuck in a position like this instead of gaining the power that Leohart was holding? I don't think...
Mephisto: CHILDREN!!!
Mephisto bellowed angrily before he walked towards his two children who fell silence at the same time.
Mephisto: You really think that I have to stay in this position like this? I need to find a balance between me and Leohart so that I can go on with my plan. I have intentions to rule the hell, but I know it was my duty to be Leohart's minion. Even so, I want to be like Moloch and I think it will be nice to leave Leohart.
Mephista: But father...
Mephisto interrupted his daughter.
Mephisto: Silence. However, this is not the time for us to take down Leohart. He is still powerful. I want you to be back, my son, so that one day you will be my useful tool to achieve my dream... when Sith and/or DEM forces attacked Hell and broke Balam Alliance, that so-called alliance which seemed indestructible but it was internally unstable...
Blackheart: You want to break the Balam Alliance?
Mephisto nodded and his face remained emotionless.
Mephisto: Yes, I do. That is the day for us to rise, and hundreds of ghost riders will work for us to take Leohart's place and get rid of Sith and Nazis! Then, that's the day when we begin our feast. That is how I made Zadkiel join me when I contacted him. After the deal is done, Zadkiel will rule the Heaven, Moloch will rule the Purgatory, and I shall rule the Hell.
Mephista: Father... you mean...
Mephista looked worried but Blackheart seemed interested. Mephisto raised his hands to release Blackheart from the tentacles.
Mephisto: Yes, I mean we will work with Moloch to create our own glory. However, that is just the beginning. I will step by step taking down Moloch and Zadkiel which will take time to achieve it. They will be two of my only threats. It will be difficult but we can wait... until we gathered a whole army of Spirits of Vengeance for us as our puppets... even if we need to wait for another 2 billions of years to achieve this. However, my chance is nearer than I thought since I sensed that... an Anti-Christ was born.
Hearing the news, both Blackheart and Mephista were astonished.
Mephista: Anti-Christ? That's incredible. What is his name?
Mephisto: He had many names and the Green Meanie was one of them. His true name was... Michael Langdon.
The Green Meanie
Blackheart: You mean he was the man who gave us a chance to attack Arendelle?
Mephisto: More precisely, he gave Leohart a chance. Even so, the time to overthrow Leohart has not arrived yet, and soon I will focus on other plans before I returned back to deal with him. Otherwise, perhaps he will seek our help. All we need to do is to be cautious since I do not catch Leohart's attention. For now, we will overlook this so-called secret war before we take our next move. Therefore, during this time, you two need to listen to me, understand?
Even though reluctant, Mephista and Blackheart both bowed to their father as a matter of respect.
Mephista & Blackheart: Yes, father.
Mephisto: Now, I will find a chance to contact with Moloch via Michael so that I will seal an alliance with him. The Horsemen of Death... I can feel it. It is riding, and now when the remaining three Horsemen rides, I will take my actions. Then, this Multi-Universe can have no other kings other than one king, whose name is me... Mephisto the Hell Lord!
Mephista: What if that man doesn't agree, father?
Mephisto glanced at his daughter before he smiled wickedly... before revealing a truth.
- Mephisto: He WILL agree with me, my daughter. That's because... I have the remaining pages of the Grand Grimoire which he does not have.
Sleepy Hollow[]
Abbie's police car
2 hours before sundown
At this time, during Katarina's fight against Michael, a police car was roaming inside the the streets of the town. Inside the car, Abbie and Ichabod were talking and Ichabod had talked to Abbie about his dreams, about the head of Horseman, about Serilda of Abaddon very patiently. At this time, Abbie did not ignored Ichabod's words and listened very carefully. Soon afterwards, Abbie began to speak.
Abbie: Corbin had a cabinet full of files in his office, hundreds of them... and this.
Abbie then took out a paper from her bag and showed it to Ichabod. Ichabod opened the paper and revealed that it was a map.
Abbie: It's a map of the Hudson Valley charted in 1776. Guess whose signature is at the bottom.
Then, Ichabod looked at the map and noticed the signature at the bottom: "Washington".
Ichabod: I've seen this before. Washington used to personally survey all the field sketchers for battle.
Abbie: Corbin marks sites around town he thought had some meaning, like a puzzle he was trying to put together.
Ichabod: How did this end up in your sheriff's cabinet?
Ichabod and Abbie looked at each other and paused for a while before Abbie broke the silence.
Abbie: I don't know. I don't think it was an accident. That night he arrested me, he knew what happened with me and my sister. He believed it was real.
Ichabod's eyes widened and began to recall his encounter with Katrina in another world, where Serilda referred it as "World between the Worlds"... Katrina was assumed to be alive but she was trapped inside somewhere...
Ichabod: It is real, Ms. Mills - the faceless figure, the four trees... I saw it as well.
Abbie then sighed and went on driving. The two the went on to the place as Abbie started to contact Andy Brooks.
Abbie: Andy, please, I need you to call in all units. Andy, I know what he's after. I'm telling you, it's at the church.
Andy: (phone) [Whoa, whoa, you know this how? Because of that whack-job?]
Abbie: I'll explain to you. Just get in there. If I have to go through Irving, he'll ask for proof that I can't give yet, and the department is spread thin as it is.
Andy: (phone) [No kidding. I just worked a 36-hour-shift. Just getting home.]
Abbie: Look, I'm right about this! I need to get this guy.
Andy: (phone) [And if you're wrong, it's on both of us.]
Abbie: Andy, please, trust me! I have more than one witnesses now, and I will gather them in the Archive. This is only between you and me, okay?
Andy: (phone) [All right, I'll call it in.]
Abbie: Thank you.
Abbie then drove herself to the Archive, the only place where she will not be noticed by Irving for now.
Ichabod: Ms. Mills, where are the Archives?
Abbie: Just across the street where Reverend Knapp's church stood. I need identification to get in yet Irving did not answer my call, so...
Ichabod's eyes widened.
Ichabod: You mean the former Armory? I know another way in, to the basement.
The Basement of Police Department
Luckily for Ichabod & Abbie, Irving was not there yet, and Abbie managed to sneak into the basement with Ichabod and went searching for the entrance. They stopped at a small surrounded by walls.
Abbie: What's in the basement?
Ichabod: Well, Sleepy Hollow is full secrets, and now I'm gonna show you another.
To Abbie's surprise, Ichabod turned back and pushed an iron cabinet away before he observed the wall. Then, he started touching it with his palms.
Abbie: What is this?
Ichabod: It's been sealed off.
Abbie: What are you doing? Crane?
Ichabod did not answer Abbie's question. Instead, he reached to the box beside Abbie with pipes and a hammer inside it. Then, he walked towards the wall.
Ichabod: Won't be a moment.
To Abbie's surprise, Ichabod immediately smashed the hammer on the wall, making a big hole on it. He then kept smashing the wall, shocking Abbie.
Abbie: Whoa! Whoa, whoa, you can't just do that!
Abbie tried to stop him, but she stopped after seeing wooden frames behind the wall. Ichabod then smashed the frame again and again until a door revealed to them. Ichabod opened the door and a tunnel was revealed. Abbie took a look as well and her eyes widened in surprise.
Abbie: What the Hell is that?
Ichabod and Abbie then start to get into the tunnel one by one, and while Abbie lighting up her torch and Ichabod preparing to light a lamp, he began to tell her the story of this...
Munition Tunnel
Ichabod: During the war... we built a series of subterranean tunnels beneath the city, to allow us to transport munitions and supplies in secret. This entrance... should connect us directly to the annex.
Abbie felt unbelievable since Ichabod said those words with confidence as if he had been here just a day before and already figured out the whole structure. Then, Ichabod raised his lamp.
Ichabod: Shall we?
Abbie and Ichabod then walked through the tunnel with great care.
Ichabod: Mind the rats.
Abbie: Yes, I do.
Ichabod and Abbie tried to avoid the rats as they walked to a crossroads. Ichabod then looked right and Abbie did the same.
Ichabod: End of that tunnel bares the bones of convicted witches.
Abbie: Why are they buried down here?
Ichabod: It was decreed witches were undeserving of a proper burial.
Abbie: But Katrina had a headstone.
Ichabod: As it turned out, an empty grave site, used as a ruse to hide the Horseman's head.
Abbie: So her death and remains...?
Ichabod: Her remains... remain a mystery, but Serilda said she was in a place known as World between the Worlds. I guess she was trapped in somewhere by our enemies on purpose.
As they were walking, Ichabod noticed several boxes beside them and immediately walked towards them.
Ichabod: They are still here. We marked all the crates. BP in red marks black powder.
Abbie: Does gunpowder have an expiration date?
Ichabod: Best not to tempt fate.
Then, they went on their way... until they arrived at a place with iron bars and floor.
Ichabod: Now, if I'm not mistaken, the ladder should... yes...
Abbie: You remember this?
Ichabod: Well, indeed, my memories are eidetic. I retain what I see with near perfect precision.
Abbie: You have photographic memories?
Ichabod: Sights, sounds, even smells... except, ironically, for the 232 years I can't seem to recall, which makes it of little use.
While talking, Ichabod turned right and walked towards a ladder that went straight to the top. Climbing the ladder, Ichabod went to another level above him and Abbie before pushing an iron door open.
The Archives, 1st Floor, Corbin's Room
Behind the door, to Ichabod's surprise, there was Katarina. She and most of her teammates had just teleported themselves to the archive waiting for Ichabod and Abbie, while Adam, Rentaro, Poison Ivy & The Bride went to the town to find the trace of Michael.
Katarina: Welcome to the Archives, Mr. Crane.
The night was very near and the light of dusk came into the room. Ichabod widened his eyes and survey the room as Abbie followed him to arrive in.
Ichabod: The Battle of Lexington was plotted in this chamber.
Katarina: Well, now it's where hard copies go to die.
Ichabod: Another figure of speech, I take it.
After arriving in the room, Abbie was surprised to see Katarina and La Folia as well as many others, but then she started to explain this to Ichabod.
Abbie: All police reports, newspaper articles, historical records... pretty much everything we'd ever really want to know about history of Sleepy Hollow.
La Folia: Recorded history. It appears little of what actually transpired found its way in your textbook.
La Folia then put her hand on the cabinet which Abbie saw it Corbin's office - after La Folia removed a white sheet that covered it.
La Folia: Maybe the men of Captain Irving had transferred the files of Corbin inside this place and I think it will benefit your destiny of fighting against evil. Abbie Mills, Sleepy Hollow needs you.
Mana: The world needs you as well.
''Asuha: So don't you ever leave this place or Corbin shan't rest in peace!
Abbie was very amazed and confused to hear all of this, and Katarina walked forward.
Katarina: Abbie, I lied about my identity. I was trying to protect Corbin but now everything we did had been undone. What we need to do is to carry on my legacy. I am no relative of Corbin. My name is Katarina Couteau, and people called me Red Haired Demon. I am from a world of future.
Abbie: What?
Katarina then started to tell the whole story of her, from entering this world and meeting Corbin, Knapp and Sister Mary Eunice, to confronting Eckidina & Serilda as well as meeting Pandora who saved their life... Abbie's eyes wide opened in astonishment yet Ichabod was not surprised since Katarina had already told him about her origins from future, and he is highly believed it.
Ichabod: You really do tell the truth, because I am also travelled across the time.
Sonia: However, one thing is different between us, Ichabod, since you slumbered under your grave for 232 years naturally before your resurrection, but we are dragged to the past all of a sudden.
Kyouko nodded as well.
Kyouko: An enemy of ours tried to alter the history so he participated in the Horseman's resurrection by working with your greatest enemies, Ichabod, and now we are looking for him. We must all work together so that we can defeat that person working with a demon king who wanted to end your life.
Just then, Sister Mary Eunice appeared behind Ichabod and walked out of the crowd.
Sister Mary Eunice: Ichabod, Your wife is alive and was inside another world. All you have to do is to find a way save her, and then we all need to get rid of that man who caused all of this - Michael Langdon. He is one of the vital figures behind the Horseman, and was truly responsible for the death of Corbin and Knapp as well as so many people who are dying outside. We can help you two so that things will get better.
Just then, the night came and the darkness swallowed the room. Abbie opened the light as Sister Mary Eunice looked around. Her eyes narrowed.
Sister Mary Eunice: We have no time. The Horseman is coming and we need to be at the scene as soon as possible. This place shall be reserved as your base if you two want, and remember, this is Corbin's legacy. Use it properly. Now, let's go!
Katarina: Excuse me, Sister.
Katarina walked towards Ichabod & Abbie.
Katarina: Ichabod, Abbie, you two need to stay in here since you are the people the Horseman wants. If anything happened to me, some of my friends who are not here shall contact you. Also, it might cease the misunderstanding when Irving went to you.
Abbie: But...
Katarina: We'll be fine. Be careful.
Katarina then walked towards the door as the remaining people followed her. Sonia and Kyouko looked at each other before they walked towards the door as well. Abbie looked at the files with her eyes widened.
Abbie: Oh, Corbin... how many things were you hiding from me?
The Horseman's Grave
Night time
The white horse of the Death was waiting its rider when the night finally came. Then, the Headless Horseman began to surface from the water as the thunder boomed and lightning flashed across the sky.
Michael Langdon was beside the horse, looking at the Horseman with glee.
Michael: The time has come... Now, it is time for us to find our spy...
House of Andy Brooks
At this time, Andy Brooks had arrived back into his room with his key, but then he started noticing the door of his house was broken by brute force. He drew his gun and walked closer before opening the door and pointed his gun while surveying the room. He looked around and saw a box was opened. Some armories inside it were stolen. Andy went on to search someone who broke into his house, and then he heard someone behind him was talking.
Michael: Good evening, Officer Brooks.
When Andy turned around to pointed his gun at Michael, he heard someone else was behind him and immediately turned back and saw a headless man with red army coat, a gun (Colt M4A1) and an axe on his back, just as Ichabod described, was walking to Andy who looked at the "man" with horror.
Michael, however, remained his cool and walked closer to Andy and whispered to him.
Michael: Admit it, Brooks. You and I serve the same master. We both know where the danger lies. Tell us where "it" is and we will spare you.
The truth was clear now. Andy Brooks was an agent of Moloch as well who spied into the Police Department. That is the reason he saw Ichabod and arrested him even if the latter was not presented at Corbin's murder scene.
To Michael's satisfaction, Andy slowly lowered his gun and looked at the Horseman.
Andy: I know where it is...
The Horseman then put the rifle on his back and drew another machine gun in his hand - a Mossberg 500. With his eyes wide opened, Michael smiled in satisfaction.
Michael: (think) * Time to embrace the madness. This is the final showdown between you and me, Katarina. I will rise... and you will fall. *
CIS Productions Presents
A Legends of Multi-Universe Crossover
LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow & Sword of Kings
The Corbin Files
By Officer Candy Apple & Prime ShockWaveTX
Chapter 11 - Chapitre Onze
Michael Sub Arc - Part 2
1 episodes left to finale
To be continued...
MAD[]
Talking about Sonia[]
One day, Owari Akane and Peko Pekoyama were discussing about Sonia Nevermind.
Owari: I heard Sonia Nevermind came from royalty and she was well educated. She could speak and write more than 30 languages!
Peko: Indeed.
Owari: Also, she could sing, dance and write composition of nice quality.
Peko: Yeah, she is brilliant.
Owari: You know what? A girl with so much literary and artistic temperament like Sonia...
Peko: Uh-huh?
Owari smiled confidently as if she found Sonia's weakness which she could took advantages in it...
Owari: ... I can win her in gymnastic competition, 1500m race, boxing or anything like those!
In a exam, Kazuchi Soda was caught cheating by Chisa when he peeked Teruteru's paper.
Chisa: How dare you cheat on the exam!
Soda: Sorry, miss, I confess, but I failed. I tried to look at Teruteru's paper clearly. Nevertheless, his written words are so small and his writing style is poor. I cannot see it clearly.
Chisa, however, did not believe him. She used a red pen and wrote some words on Soda's paper.
Chisa: My written words are both large and clear. Can you see it clearly now?
Soda was astonished when he saw the words are, "CHEAT ON EXAM! ZERO SCORE!"
False Ghost, Real Ghost[]
Officer Candy Apple: You wanna know why Eckidina did not appeared in this episode? SHE ESCAPED... and hehehe... guess what happened next?
The night when Eckidina escaped the CIS HQ, she assumed that she had left Jester of Chaos far behind, so she parked near the street and sighed.
Eckidina: Well... alone at last.
Suddenly, she felt some chills in her spine and then she saw two robbers coming towards her. Eckidina was frightened and so she started to run, run, and run... and soon she started to run on Beijing-Shenyang High-speed Roadway.
Eckidina: Gosh, this is not the solution, or even if the robbers don't rob me, the cops are gonna make me to pay a bill for walking through the bridge...
Just then, Eckidina saw somewhere not far away, there was a cemetery. Therefore, she had an idea and so she jumped towards the side of the road and stopped inside the graveyard. She turned back and shouting at the robbers.
Eckidina: Why are you two still chasing me? I am home!
The two robbers were frightened and then they escaped. Eckidina sighed in relief, but then she heard a strange noise beside her. Eckidina turned and saw an old man, with a hammer on his left hand and a chisel in his right hand. He started to carve something on the tombstone and sparks are everywhere. Eckdina carefully walked towards him and saw his face.
Eckdina: Psst... Sheriff Corbin? What time is it now? Why are you here? Don't you go back home to have a good night sleep?
To Eckidina's horror, the old man (who was revealed to be August Corbin) answered in a cool tone.
Corbin: Eckidina? Don't worry, pal, since you can have a rest first. They carved another name on my tombstone by mistake, and so I came back to correct it.
Eckidina immediately passed out.
Endings - Michael's theme[]
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Room oF Angel
In the Next Episode...[]
Archives, 3rd floor
Standing near the window and observing the Sleepy Hollow, Michael has a horrid smile on his face while holding the poisonous dart gun which contained darts with the latest toxin made by Mikan, the same kind of toxin that took the lives of many Novosic soldiers, directly and indirectly, at the 2036 Shanghai.
The Horseman was retreated, but Michael knew as long as he and Serilda still existed in this world, this murderous cycle shall be continue, and he will not stop until he take down Katarina personally.
Just then, Katarina, Mana, Kyouko, Asuha, Sister Mary Eunice and Sonia appeared behind Michael who had realized they had come. Michael turned back and start teasing Sonia over the death of her soldiers whom she killed with the Mikan's new toxin, all while wearing a sadistic smile on his face.
Michael: Still haven't had enough, huh? Even after losing all your men - again?
Sonia beings to become more incensed.
Michael: With your reputation within your kingdom before the war, I gotta say, I'd hate to be a member of your citizens, Sonia!
Becoming even more angry, Sonia advances onto Michael but is stopped by Kyouko.
Kyouko: Don't listen to him, Sonia!
Seeing this, Michael scoffed.
Michael: But where are my manners? I mean, really, I should be... "Thanking" your men for being such - good - test subjects.
During the entire time he's taunting her, Michael is mockingly displaying the very same gun he used to infect one of her men with. Enraged, Sonia fired at Michael and hit the gun out of his hand. The gun fell on into the valley. Michael only gives a smug smirk while calmly shaking his hand to ease the pain.
Sonia: Ever since you deceived me with my friendship between Kyouko, all I want is to see you dead... but it wasn't about cooperation's or vengeance. It's about justice. It's over, Michael.
Sonia aimed to to Michael, while Katarina, Kyouko, Sister Mary Eunice Asuha and Mana aimed their respective weapons to Michael as well. To their surprise, however, Michael was surprisingly calm about this.
Michael: You're right. It is. The full Blood Moon is about to arrive next night...
Sonia was horrified to hear that it would be another Blood Moon which means it will be far worse than the previous nights with blood moons.
Sonia: Blood Moon?
Michael: ... and Demonic Redcoats will flood the streets. Déjà vu, girls, the Horseman revisited, but this time... it won't be just one town. It will be the whole world!
Suddenly, a helicopter arrived and its light and overwhelmed Michael. Michael was surprised and he turned back, only to find Luke Morales, with a pistol in his hand, aimed at Michael.
Horrified, Michael attempted to fight back, but he had to block the light with one of his arm, making it hard for him to summon his attack. Luke then fired to Michael, who stepped back after being hit at his chest.
Michael: AHH!!!
Michael attempted to stop the bleeding in order to save his own life, but his blood kept flowing out. His blood soon tainted Serilda's pendant on his neck. Seeing the police helicopter flew away, Michael turned back to gave Katarina and others a resentful look.
Michael: You got me unexpectedly... Well played.
Michael then started to step back as Katarina assumed that he tried to commit suicide.
Michael: But... no one can stop the Horseman... now...
With no fear of death at all, Michael stepped back and eventually closed his eyes and fall from the broken window, while opening his arms and posed like Jesus on crucifix. Katarina tried to stop him from committing suicide, but it was too late. Michael instantly fell.
At this time, Ichabod and Adam were at the second floor after dealing with the Horseman, but then he witnessed Michael's falling onto the ground. When Michael fell on the ground, Ichabod and Adam immediately ran down from the building.
Soon, Ichabod got out from the building and saw Michael's corpse lying on the ground, bleeding intensely. Ichabod could not speak a word just as Katarina went out of the building.
Katarina: Crane! Crane, why are you here?
Ichabod turned back and saw Katarina behind him. The two embraced each other.
Katarina: I've been so worried at you!
Ichabod: Really? I thought a tough girl like you does not get worried!
Ichabod smile and so was Katarina.
Katarina: What happened? How did you get here?
Ichabod: Rentaro contacted me and helped me to clear my name, and this man helped me out of danger.
Adam: Andy Brooks is a spy of demonic forces, but fortunately, I protected the head of Horseman and got rid of it, right before we went into this place to find Abbie. Then, we saw Michael fell...
Suddenly, Ichabod did not see Abbie among the girls.
Ichabod: Abbie is not with you?
Sonia: I thought she was with you!
Sonia thought a bit as she reacted in horror.
Sonia: It must be Serilda. Even so, it was daytime, and I assume that she won't harm Abbie. We need to find her before we finish the job. Also, we need to gather others. We will face a big task.
Katarina looked at Sonia with full of confusion.
Katarina: I don't know why are you here to help us, Sonia. You made Novosic Kingdom to the side of KnightWalkers, and you helped Michael...
Sonia: I had no choice. The fiend deceived me, and now he is paid for what he had done. This is just a truce. After everything is done, we shall continue to our separated ways.
Katarina nodded as if she and Sonia should never be enemies.
Sonia then looked at Michael's body as Ichabod looked at the direction of Katrina's false tombstone, the same place where the Horseman's skull was buried. The sun was rising and the Horseman escaped. Ichabod assumed that Abbie had already took the skull and gave it to Captain Irving's team, but the first priority is to find her and then Katrina...
Ichabod: Oh, Katrina, my love, is this what you are going to tell me?
Katarina walked towards Ichabod and put her hand on his shoulders to comfort him.
Katarina: I promise you, Ichabod. After we find and saved Abbie, your wife will be saved. You have all of our solemn words.
Just then, Sonia remembered something.
Sonia: Oh, Ichabod? I managed to save those from Brooks. He tried to steal it from the Archives. Please preserve this.
She gave him the files of Corbin.
Ichabod: "The Corbin Files"?
Sonia: Here is some of Corbin's video in Reverend Knapp's house. Stop your enemies and don't let the history be changed.
Kyouko was observing Michael's body as she walked two steps closer. Suddenly, she saw Michael's face. His eyes were closed, and his hand was still holding the chain. On his face, there was a peaceful smile as if the death was what he wanted all along.
Days ago, Kyouko started to hate the man very much ever since she knew that he deceived everyone, but now she had some complicated feelings on them. Kyouko saw that no matter how inhumane Michael was, he could still be killed and she could not find any happiness seeing him died so suddenly. The only sad thing is that he was not killed by her hands.
Kyouko: Your hatred to God drove you to tear down the world He created, but it was your arrogance, Michael, that saw your fail.
Kyouko lowered her head a bit.
Kyouko: After all, isn't that why you brought me into this? It's a shame. If your reason of becoming the Pope was only to make the world into a better place... I might help you.
Suddenly, Michael's hand that grabbed the chain had opened. The chain fell on the ground before it made a noise.
- Team Witness: !!!!!
Kyouko and others were startled, but a more shocking thing occurred - Michael's smile immediately fade as his eyes opened wide with menace. Then, Michael start spitting blood and roared with madness as he shambled himself to get up while still kneeling on the ground.
With a roar, Michael spat his acidic blood to Kyouko as Sonia pushed her away to dodge it.
Michael: BAH!
Sonia: KYOUKO! WATCH OUT!
Failing to attack Kyouko Michael then fell on the ground and stood up as his whole body start bleeding. Blood and crimson flesh start coming beneath his feet. Michael growls menacingly as he looked at his enemies as they looked at him with sheer terror.
Adam: He's mad...
Katarina and others did not expected that Michael had revived. In fact, Michael's wound had caused a great amount of bleeding and finally made him merged with the Blood Moon Wicked, causing him to mutate even more.
Michael: Get over yourself! Help me!? Argh!
Michael grabbed his own neck as he looked at Team Witness with menace.
Michael: I am destined to be the future Pope! I don't need help from anyone! My plans are not failing! They are thriving! URGH!
All of a sudden, Michael's chest exploded and released a more blood. His pools of blood start flowing and expanding as Michael's whole body was covered with thick blood. He let out a screaming while waving his arm, frightened everyone.
Knowing the final fight would be inevitable, Katarina and others soon prepared to fight against Michael as he looked at them before maniacally shouted out.
- Michael: Soon, the entire fragile shell of this freakish time... and this filthy society... will COLLAPSE!!! AGRH!
Before Katarina could react, Michael's back soon exploded as well, as a huge amount of blood start coming from the ground, surrounding him and making the lower half of his body into a crimson blob. It was very clear that Michael now could generate blood from anywhere he wanted.
As she and her friends watched with horror and alarm, Katarina lifted her spears as Michael continued his diabolical speech.
Michael: After that, do you people know what will be left in this world?
Just then, Michael's mutation had complete, and his sanity shattered like a glass. Losing all of his temper and even sanity, Michael started chuckling like a total madman, a chuckle that Ichabod had never heard before, but that reminded Katarina of the Man in Suit...
Michael: Hehehe... hehehehe...
"........................"
"........................"
"........................"
- Michael: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Finally, Michael's evil chuckle had turned into maniacal laughter as he started to looked at the sky. He yelled at the sky. Now, his disfigured face was utterly disturbing to see. Katarina realized that all of Michael's pretense had gone. All it remained was an insane and horrid MONSTER surrounded in blood.
- Michael: HAHA! HAHA! NOTHING!!! HELL WILL RISE, AND CHAOS WILL REIGN!!!!!
Letting out one final moaning, Michael's body melt and sunk into his boiling pool of blood. The Team Witnesses looked at this swelling mass that was once Michael Langdon... before they heard Michael's loud and horrible yell that boomed across the town.
- Michael: AND I, MICHAEL LANGDON, WILL BE THE KING OF A NEW WORLD!!!!!
Suddenly, Michael's pool of blood started to flow and attacked Katarina, Ichabod and others. Ichabod immediately went inside the archives as others followed his pace. Katarina immediately shut the door as Michael's blood hit it. She looked at the flowing blood pool as it start sinking into the ground. Katarina knew it was far from ending.
Katarina: I hate to break it to you, but you are nothing but a doomed soul at best.
After a pause, Katarina was determined to lead others to the Munition Tunnel, in order to find out whether Abbie and Serilda was inside.
Katarina: Rest in peace, Michael.
Katarina and her friends then started their move in order to prepare for the final battle.
Afterwords[]
From Officer: Recently, I met with my final exams and many works, so this episode comes out really late. Apologies to you all. Now, there is only one episode and the next episode will be the final battle between Team Witness and Michael's forces. The Horseman of Death and Serilda will be Disc One Final Bosses, so the final villain in the final battle will be Michael.
AHS SPOILERS AHEAD: In this episode, Michael's worst Moral Event Horizon crossing had undecovered - the murder of his grandmother. If you watched the original American Horror Story: Murder House, you will know what Constance had suffered after losing nearly every children she had - Tate, Beau, Adeille... so she raised an Anti-Christ and treated him as her own son...
I personally like Michael, yet I can never forgive his family murder. I think that is how Michael was a CM, just like Dandy Mott who killed his mother and bathe her blood... though Michael is more matured while Dandy is nothing but a psychopathic manchild.
The next episode will cover some scene from 2036 once again.
By the way, the fourth season of original Sleepy Hollow show is aired now, but I am really, really had a heavy heart on it... Only people who watched the season 3 finale know what I meant... The original show went into a meltdown ever since season 2 and the major problem were never completely ceased. That is why I chose Sleepy Hollow as the major part of my storyline in order to fix many problems.
The next episode (crossover finale) will feature Michael's rampage form in the final battle, and this part as well as Michael's act of murdering Constance shall be two of the MOST DISTURBING SCENES of this crossover in my mind.
From Prime: Also, please do not miss the episodes of LOTM: Sword of Kings AA Final - Eckidina Arc which had just begun! This crossover is canoncial and happens few days before the start of Eckidina Arc!
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