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Between Heaven & Hell
Humanity Lost
Synopsis
Intruding into the dream of a young child, Satan whispers words which begin his assault on humanity and thus, Heaven.
Jonathan
The death of Jonathan’s son, Tim, a year to the day after his wife’s suicide has lead to a drunken, misbegotten existence. Unaware of Satan’s constant intrusions, Jonathan does not understand the disturbing dreams he has of Catherine’s suicide and Tim’s death. When the realization sweeps over him that he ‘mourns for himself and not those who he loved’, Jonathan cries out to God in agony. Drinking in a bar ‘where sorrow dwells’, Jonathan meets Amanda, a demon with the ability to take human form. Their night together brings the first attempt from Tim to warn his father and it is not until the next morning when Jonathan finds Catherine’s Rosary in a pool of blood that Jonathan suspect’s reality is slipping away. What Jonathan does not know, is that Amanda is now pregnant with the abomination. Tired of ‘gray skies and death’, Jonathan seeks out a priest for comfort and instead, Satan intervenes in an unexpected fashion. Finding safety and solace in a jail cell, doubting his sanity, Jonathan is literally ‘yanked’ into Hell where Satan explains to him, that his soul will always belong to Hell “even when under the guise of comfort and well being”.
Steven
Called to a ledge jutting out over an ocean of fire, the young Steven is commanded to jump. Afterward, Satan issues a clear warning, that suffering is inconsequential and Steven is thrust into the world of humanity.
Adopted by Cyn and Ken, Cyn refuses to see the darkness in her son’s soul. Ken however, has a growing fear and that fear is evident in the McConnell murders one summer night when he swears he caught a glimpse of Steven in the house across the street.
Even when ken dies under mysterious circumstances and there’s an element of strangeness at her husband’s funeral, Cyn stands by her son, refusing the obvious.
Growing into a young man, Steven follows Satan’s plan but there is a growing discontent to never have been born. Commanded to burn a small, simple church, Steven realizes the true course is not one of rule and domination, but rather one of chaos and destruction. Walking into a Sunday mass, Steven presents himself as a Savior and than diverts from Satan’s plan by calling forth a portion of Hell. Heaven attempts to intervene and Tim is lost to the sea of souls.
Champion
Jonathan is visited by Heaven and told of Tim’s capture and condemnation to Hell. Heaven too, reveals Jonathans part in the creation of Steven and Jonathan and is told that he alone must deal with Steven to free Tim. Traveling to Champion, John remembers the day when Tim came to him with Heavens simple command, ‘to heal those who are ill of heart and sick in soul’. It was amid confusion and shame that he had walked to the front of the church service and healed Larry McConnell.
Sending an elder to return Jonathan to Hell results in a pitched battle. Jonathan overcomes only to be murdered by an assailant sent by Steven and finds himself striking a bargain with Satan. Jonathan will bring Steven before Satan but only upon Tim’s release. Finding Steven setting on a throne of human flesh, Jonathan knows he cannot win without Heavens help. On the verge of victory, Jonathan and Tim cast their eyes upward to see a multitude of demons descending upon humanity. Given a command to take Elizabeth who was pulled from the flesh of Steven’s throne and to run, to hide, Jonathan can only wonder about his role in unleashing Hell upon all of Humanity.
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