Twins Of Evil Page #4

It was terrible!

We were attacked by vampires!

I only just escaped.

There is blood on your lips.

It came from a vampire.

He tried to kiss me.

Uncle, please,

you've got to believe me.

The devil has sent me twins of evil.

Take her to the jail.

No! I won't let you go near that child.

Frieda, yes.

I can believe anything of her.

A lot has happened

that you don't know about.

It might have been better

if I had known.

Why? So that you can

beat the devil out of her?

Yes.

Have you ever thought

that you might have helped

to beat the devil into her?

The young must be chastised.

I will not let you touch Maria.

The Brotherhood will want to see her.

Then let them see her now, asleep.

Asleep?

And clasping the holy cross

to her breast.

And you'd call her

a daughter of the devil.

Asleep.

I asked the apothecary

to give her a potion to calm her.

The way you appeared,

ranting and raving,

I was fearful for her state of mind.

And in what state of mind

do you think I was?

Truly I cannot imagine.

I have tried always to be a good man.

Yes. You've tried.

And Frieda, what will become of her?

Can nothing be done for her?

The spirit exorcised?

The Brotherhood...

They will decide.

No.

No. Frieda.

Please.

Not to that man.

He's wicked.

Count Karnstein.

Frieda..

Count Karnstein!

Don't go to the castle.

Not tonight.

Please.

Frieda..

The hour grows late.

Why delay any longer?

Let us burn her now!

But we agreed only two days ago

that we would hold a trial!

What is there to hear?

Weren't we all there?

Yes!

Just because she's Gustav's niece.

Brother, pray that your family

may not be stricken.

And where is Gustav?

He should be here!

Guilty.

Then, she must burn.

I'm coming.

I'm coming!

I knew you'd come.

You will be Maria now.

Unsuspected, good,

and kind, and virginal.

Think of the havoc you can cause.

Quickly, we must change them.

We must hurry.

Your uncle and his Puritans

are on their way here.

Brothers, we have seen death

enough this night.

Let it be at dawn.

No!

Why give the devil time

to come to the aid of his servants?

Burn her now!

Let's go kill her!

So be it.

Gustav.

I've only just heard.

It's not true about Frieda.

Yes.

But it's madness!

What proof have you?

Any of you?

The proof of our own eyes.

Oh, no.

But Maria?

Don't you see?

If you kill Frieda,

you'll kill Maria, too.

You can do nothing for Frieda.

Maria is at the house.

Gustav! Gust...

Where is the girl?

Frau Weil?

Frau Weil?

If proof were needed,

look how the devil's own sleep,

careless of their sins.

Maria?

Maria.

Maria.

Anton.

My poor sister Frieda.

Maria. Maria.

Frieda..

Where is your aunt?

Is she not in the house?

No.

Then, we're alone.

No... not yet.

There she is!

- Burn her!

- Burn her!

Anton.

Anton, you don't know how much

I always wanted you.

H'yah! H'yah!

Gustav! Wait!

She couldn't help it.

It was Count Karnstein.

He seduced her.

Gustav, listen!

Not now, woman! Not now.

Take her away.

For God's sake, have mercy!

No. No!

I will do it.

No.

You've got the wrong girl!

You're burning Maria!

- Seize him!

- No, no, you fools!

You've got the wrong girl!

The devil has outwitted you!

That is Maria you're burning!

You must believe me!

Frieda is the evil one,

and while you're burning

this innocent girl,

Frieda is claiming more victims.

The devil has taken your mind.

Hold up the holy cross

and see if either of us inch!

My God. Oh, God!

Maria.

Maria!

- Maria!

- Wait!

Where is her sister?

With Count Karnstein.

Oh, Lord.

Lord, forgive me.

Will you dare burn him?

But the emperor would send soldiers

to burn our homes, our churches!

Oh, yes.

You're very quick to ride out

into the forest

to seek out a young girl

or a mad old man.

Anyone you can use

as a convenient sacrifice

to your conscience.

But when it comes

to the great lord of the castle,

when you know he worships evil,

you hesitate!

We are not afraid.

We serve the Lord.

He is our protection.

Amen.

Then let Him be your protection,

and seek out the evil you fear

where it really is...

in the castle on the hill,

where the Karnsteins have practiced

every evil known to man for centuries

with their master, the devil.

Then why

doesn't the emperor act?

Because every man, king or peasant,

is afraid of the devil.

But there comes a time

when courage must outweigh fear,

when our belief in the Lord

must be not a pious belief,

but a reality

in the face of death and damnation!

If Count Karnstein is a vampire...

then no ruler on Earth

will save him!

No! Burning is useless!

Fire will not vanquish vampires!

You must stake them through

the heart or cut off their heads!

Sharpen the end

of your wooden stakes.

Use lances, axes!

Anton...

Is it true?

A stake through the heart

or decapitation

returns a victim's innocence,

sends their soul to God?

If one spark of God's spirit

remains in them...

Yes.

God is with our cause!

To the castle!

You are shivering.

Is it the night air

or fear of your Uncle Gustav?

I often wondered

if this would happen, and it has.

Well, let them come.

- But...

- But what?

- Are you frightened...

- No.

Of that lovely white flesh

burning in their fires of purification?

Let us go. Quickly!

Why?

Fire will not burn us.

It will melt our bodies,

but without pain.

We will just laugh at them

and find new bodies

and new victims.

Yes, Joachim,

we know they are coming.

We are waiting for them.

They have crosses?

And stakes?

And axes?

Anton!

No.

We will take the old tunnel.

Come!

No, Joachim.

Someone must hold them off.

You must go that way.

Franz!

See the women stay back here!

We must guard every tunnel!

Karnstein must be found!

No, wait! We must find

Karnstein first. Follow me.

Hold him down!

Into the heart!

You must go first,

and I'll keep watch.

Take her to the chapel.

What is it, child?

What's the matter?

I don't know.

I suddenly felt terrible pain, but...

Something's happened to Frieda.

I must find her.

No! Wait!

Right, you two over there.

The rest of you spread out.

Frau Weil!

Frieda is dead.

You must take Maria

back to the village.

- Maria is gone.

- Where?

She went to find her sister!

Oh, God!

We must find her quickly!

Frieda..

Maria!

Maria!

Maria!

No. Let me go. No. No!

See if Karnstein's down there.

You follow me.

Come on.

Keep moving!

For God's sake, tell the men

to hold back! He's got Maria!

No! You can't!

She's too close.

There must be some way.

We can only trust in God.

- Now join your sister.

- No!

Gustav!

I have waited a long time

for this moment.

And I, too.

Just one blow, Weil,

and it must be here,

or you will join the devil's souls.

Gustav!

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