In a sterile chamber transformed into sacred ground, Maraeth oversees the accelerated conception of Liraeth, the child of the Many Mothers. Using genetic fusion, cosmic energy, and shadow from Vorazd, Kathryn is implanted with a perfect embryo destined for rapid divine gestation. Emilia unknowingly offers a piece of Halsey, and the womb becomes a second gate. As Kathryn begins to glow and convulse, it becomes clear: this is not science. This is prophecy incarnate—correction, rewritten in flesh.
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As Maraeth violently drags Corey Black through the blood-streaked corridors of a stolen ambulance, a greater reckoning unfolds. In a sealed subway temple, They foretell Corey’s threefold undoing—submission, deathmatch, and legacy—each gate a ritual of collapse. But beyond the fight lies a buried secret: the Veil, a failed prophet long left to rot in the thicket. Now, Maraeth calls her forth. The dream fractures. The hunger returns. CU:LT will not survive what wakes.
Yelena Gorgo finalizes her takeover of a video production company to infiltrate XWF broadcasts with subliminal cult messaging. Emilia Glazkov aids the indoctrination of key staff as part of the plan to distribute a corrupted broadcast at May Day that triggers mass hysteria—unleashing the Black Rainbow’s influence on the XWF audience for the first time. The chapter concludes with Maraeth’s ritualistic promo targeting James Shark for the Universal Championship.
As SynteX completes its transformation from GreenLit’s ashes, Yelena oversees the first successful human trial of Substance V—a new Unity variant laced with her blood and Vorazd’s will. Dr. Chen’s Resonance device quietly controls the staff. Back in Florida, Marisol initiates seven clients through Unity’s metamorphosis. From the doorway, Yelena watches in silence as bodies convulse and rise transformed. Inside, a new cultist waits beneath the Resonance—Billie Morgan, barefoot and grinning, ready to join the symphony.
Yelena Gorgo arrives at GreenLit’s Colorado facility to investigate resistance from within. Accompanied by Emilia Glazkov and naïve hacker Steve Goldberg, she uncovers the buried remnants of a forbidden neurochemical experiment: Project Scarecrow. After ousting the anxious Dr. Thorne, she recruits the unnervingly calm Dr. Chen and recovers a living sample of the compound—Unity.
Invading Casanova English’s dream, the Eater of Dreams torments him using the guise of his murdered father. Revealing its connection to Yelena Gorgo and knowledge of Casanova’s secrets, including dealings with the entity called the Veil, the Eater demands he sell CU:LT for protection, threatening dire consequences if refused, before abruptly snapping him awake.
In Miami, Yelena presents the Chrysalis to Marisol. Compelled by Yelena (influenced by Vorazd), Marisol turns its key. Mirrors emerge, consuming Marisol’s memories and desires, transforming her reflection until she declares herself a “Better Me,” corrupted. Later, in New York, Yelena uses nature-bending powers linked to the Chrysalis to attack wrestler Sev Yurievich. She taunts him, implying his corruption is next “underneath The Black Rainbow.”
Yelena finds herself in a decaying ring within her psyche, surrounded by alternate selves. The Entity (Vorazd) reveals her family line are its “Vessels,” causing Spiral’s/Nathan’s fates due to their resistance. It offers a choice: willingly merge with all selves, becoming whole, or be replaced and face oblivion. Yelena submits, absorbing the others. Awakening changed in the hidden chamber, she takes the Chrysalis, now bonded with Vorazd.
Yelena opens the iron door, descending a rune-marked spiral stairwell into a deep hexagonal chamber filled with grotesque thrones and art. She finds her brother Nathan’s medication and a note from Spiral mentioning Nathan’s inheritance and a mysterious “Box.” Feeling betrayed, Yelena sees the black Box appear. Touching it, she’s overwhelmed by dark energy, her consciousness pulled into a psychic vortex, dissolving her physical form as she senses other presences.
Yelena wakes disoriented on her jet heading to Copenhagen, influenced by her “Other Selves” after a loss. Realizing she’s going to her father’s abandoned castle, the Entity forces her unconscious. She awakes driving nearby, lured by a music box. Guided by the shadowy Entity, she enters the derelict castle, finds a hidden door, and steps into a dark chamber, compelled towards a grotesque iron door.
SYNOPSISGorgo seeks to impress Marisol Vilaro by securing the permits for VilaroFit to build a luxury hotel and gym in the heart of Osaka. CAST OF CHARACTERSBROOKE ENCE asYELENA GORGO(THE NARRATOR) TATENO JUNZO asHIMSELF HIROYUKI SANADA asSHŌGUN FUKUYAMA HENRY GOLDING asKAITO RINKO KIKUCHI asYAPONCHIK MUSIC CREDITS“ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)”WRITTEN by BUCK RAMPERFORMED by YELENA GORGO XIV THE PROPOSAL “No one knows what it’s likeTo be hated, to be fatedTo telling only lies“— Native American Proverb LONG IS THE WAY, AND HARD, whispers in my head as I deliver the presentation to the esteemed Osaka Business Development Agency. The topic?… Continue reading FOURTEEN
PREVIOUSLY ON GORGOAfter suffering another disappointing loss in a non-traditional wrestling match, Gorgo must face the repercussions of her failure. CAST OF CHARACTERSBROOKE ENCE asYELENA GORGO(THE AUTHOR) MADS MIKKELSEN asSPIRAL(THE FATHER) HUNTER SCHAFER asANGEL GLAZKOV MUSIC CREDITS“LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE”WRITTEN by IRVING BERLINPERFORMED by THE SCREAMING MIMIS “IT HAD TO BE YOU”WRITTEN by ISHAM JONESPERFORMED by THE SCREAMING MIMIS INTERLUDE FACE THE MUSIC(EXTENDED CUT) This will never end ‘cause I want more…More, give me more, give me more…— Fever Ray, If I Had a Heart IN THE GREAT BEYOND, consciousness returns to me. I’m disoriented at first, drifting… Continue reading INTERLUDE (UNCUT)
PREVIOUSLY ON GORGOAfter suffering another disappointing loss in a non-traditional wrestling match, Gorgo must face the repercussions of her failure. CAST OF CHARACTERSBROOKE ENCE asYELENA GORGO(THE AUTHOR) MADS MIKKELSEN asSPIRAL(THE FATHER) HUNTER SCHAFER asANGEL GLAZKOV MUSIC CREDITS“LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE”WRITTEN by IRVING BERLINPERFORMED by THE SCREAMING MIMIS “IT HAD TO BE YOU”WRITTEN by ISHAM JONESPERFORMED by THE SCREAMING MIMIS INTERLUDE FACE THE MUSIC This will never end ‘cause I want more…More, give me more, give me more…— Fever Ray, If I Had a Heart HOW DID I GET HERE, I’M asking myself when I wake up at a… Continue reading INTERLUDE
PREVIOUSLY ON GORGORick Ravenswood made promises to Yelena and then changed the rules of the game when it was time to deliver. Now, after spending the last two months dealing with her Japanese interests, she has returned her attention to UPRISING and getting what she deserves. CAST OF CHARACTERSBROOKE ENCE asYELENA GORGO(THE AUTHOR) TOM ELLIS asRICK RAVENSWOOD TIM SAMPSON asBOB MICHAEL SPEARS asHANK TATANKA MEANS asWES MUSIC CREDITS“RUMBLE”WRITTEN by MARK COOPER and LINK WRAYPERFORMED by LINK WRAY & HIS WRAY MEN XIII RUMBLE “Not all danger comes with a warning.”— Native American Proverb JANUARY 19 2024 I WAS SITTING IN… Continue reading THIRTEEN
INT. VISITATION CELL — INSANE ASYLUM Rusted metal, out of focus, frames a square-cut pane of clear acrylic. On the other side is a narrow hallway, not much wider than the window itself but several meters long, and at the end is a windowless metal door, and attached to it is a water-stained poster. In the center, an animated cat girl with pointed ears, large, teary eyes and a drooping frown stares out hopelessly. 大丈夫じゃなくても大丈夫 is printed underneath in thickset characters. SUPERIMPOSED TRANSLATION IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY Fluorescent tubes burn in corroded sockets, casting blocks of cold light… Continue reading TWELVE
INT. A DARK ROOM — ANIMATED. MUSIC CUE: “GLIMPSES” by THE YARDBIRDS. CLOSE UP on a cold, unforgiving wall, hand-drawn in a style inspired by classic TMS Entertainment films Golgo 13: The Professional and Akira. A block of light shines down on the alternating bricks, each a unique shade of red. After a beat, a small, right fist flies into frame from OFF SCREEN and smashes into the wall with a dense thud. NOTE: Voice Over (V.O.) is in Japanese with English subtitles. Spoken dialogue is in English with Japanese subtitles. The narration is provided by Japanese voice actress ATSUKO… Continue reading ELEVEN
PREVIOUSLY ON GORGOAfter having her career in Miracle Galaxy Pro threatened by Shōgun Fukuyama, Gorgo devised a method to assassinate Vanessa Byrne, former CEO of Valor Pro Wrestling, and fulfill her father’s debt to the Japanese crime lord. CAST OF CHARACTERSBROOKE ENCE asGORGO(NARRATOR) ELIZABETH HURLEY asVANESSA BYRNE MUSIC CREDITS“NOCTURNE IN B FLAT MINOR, OP. 9 NO. 1”WRITTEN by FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN “SUFFRAGETTE CITY”WRITTEN and PERFORMED by DAVID BOWIE “WHITE RABBIT”WRITTEN BY GRACE SLICKPERFORMED by JEFFERSON AIRPLANE INT. CARD TABLE — UNKNOWN. MUSIC CUE:“NOCTURNE IN B FLAT MINOR, OP. 9 NO. 1” by FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN You look down from above at a… Continue reading TEN
RECAPAfter joining Miracle Galaxy Pro, Gorgo was summoned to meet Shōgun Fukuyama, a mysterious figure from her father’s past. He demanded Gorgo fulfill her father’s promise to kill Vanessa Byrne, former CEO of Valor Pro Wrestling. Failure will jeopardize her career in MGP before it can even begin. CAST OF CHARACTERSKATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIR asGORGO(NARRATOR) HUNTER SCHAFER asEMILIA GLAZKOV MUSIC CREDITS“ANGEL” (FEATURING RAYVON)WRITTEN by STEVE MILLER, AHMET ERTEGUN, EDDIE CURTIS AND CHIP TAYLORPERFORMED by SHAGGY (FEATURING RAYVON) IX TOXIC Too high,Can’t come down.Losing my head,Spinnin’ ’round and ’round.Do you feel me now?— BRITNEY SPEARS, TOXIC OCTOBER 16 DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN… Continue reading NINE
SYNOPSISYelena is in Japan to sign a contract for Miracle Galaxy Pro when an anonymous invitation arrives requesting her presence. CAST OF CHARACTERSKATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIR asGORGO(NARRATOR) RYOSUKE HASHIMOTO asYuki RINKO KIKUCHI asYAPONCHIK HENRY GOLDING asKAITO HIROYUKI SANADA asSHŌGUN FUKUYAMA MUSIC CREDITSCAT PEOPLE (PUTTING OUT FIRE)WRITTEN by GIORGIO MORODER and DAVID BOWIEPERFORMED by DAVID BOWIE VIII 托鉢笠 TAKUHATSUGASA You must understand thatthere is more than one pathto the top of the mountain.— Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings TOKYO, JAPAN—A FAMILIAR FACE has taken its nightly position above the towering skyscrapers and the buzzing, neon-drenched streets. It’s the moon gleaming down… Continue reading EIGHT
SYNOPSISAfter several months of no contact, Gorgo visits her brother. CAST OF CHARACTERSKATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIR asGORGO(NARRATOR) ALEX HØGH ANDERSEN asNATHAN GREY / JACK MOREAU REGINA KING asJAMARIE MONÁE MUSIC CREDITSYOU DON’T OWN MEWRITTEN by JOHN MADARA & DAVE WHITEPERFORMED by LESLEY GORE VII THE WOMAN WHO LAUGHS To speak out aloud when alone is as it were to have a dialogue with the divinity which is within.— Victor Hugo, The Man Who Laughs I float at the bottom of the bathtub under a flotilla of ice cubes. My eyes are closed and my lips, too. I am motionless. Frozen. Unfeeling. Seconds… Continue reading SEVEN
SYNOPSISGorgo confronts Ash Devereaux over his unauthorized treatment of Marisol Vilaró. CAST OF CHARACTERSKATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIR asYELENA GORGO(NARRATOR) THEO ROSSI asASH DEVEREAUX(HEAD EMT OF UPRISING) KAYLEY CUOCO asGRETCHEN DEVEREAUX(ASH’S WIFE AND BACKSTAGE INTERVIEWER) DELROY LINDO asSAMSON DUNN(UPRISING Producer) VI CHOKEHOLD I come as a bladeA sacred guardianSo you keep me sharp and test my worth in blood— Sleep Token, Chokehold JACKSON HAS A BASTARD isn’t exactly headline news. Wait, is the kid a bastard if it’s a woman? That’s sexist. Women are just as capable of being bastards as men. Imagine that historic WE CAN DO IT poster, except in the… Continue reading SIX
SYNOPSISA deal was made. Payment is due. But nothing is ever that simple. CAST OF CHARACTERS KATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIRasYELENA GORGO(NARRATOR) ALEX HØGH ANDERSENasJACK MOREAU(FORMER UPRISING CHAMPION) TOM ELLIS asRICK RAVENSWOOD(THE MAN IN THE BLACK SUIT) V THE DEAL “What a man knows not, he to use requires, and what he knows, he cannot use for good.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust IT’S MARCH AND I’M PUSHING my brother in his wheelchair down the middle aisle of Christ Church Cathedral’s nave. He’s his usual self—a stiff, silent thing, pathetic and withered, and unable to communicate without his letter board or computer. His… Continue reading FIVE
SYNOPSISAfter Jack Moreau suffers a near fatal accident while crossing a street in Las Vegas, Gorgo is called to the hospital by his personal lawyer. CAST OF CHARACTERS KATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIRasYELENA GORGO(NARRATOR) VICTOR GARBERasMR. QUINLAN ALEX HØGH ANDERSENasJACK MOREAU IV MY BROTHER’S KEEPER For this failure and for no other faultHere we are lost, and our sole punishmentIs without hope to live on in desire.— Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT lies beyond a set of wood-paneled double doors with narrow windows. There’s an intercom mounted on the wall. I press the button and wait. A few… Continue reading FOUR
SYNOPSISAfter convincing former homicide detective turned writer Alex Dupin to meet her at Spiral’s old house, Gorgo waits to set her trap and exact revenge on behalf of her father. CAST OF CHARACTERSKATRÍN DAVÍÐSDÓTTIRasYELENA GORGO(NARRATOR) PARKER POSEYasALEX DUPIN MUSIC CREDITSBLUE BAYOUWRITTEN by ROY ORBISON & JOE MELSONPERFORMED by LINDA RONSTADT III HIS HOUSE I cannot describe to you the agony that these reflections inflicted upon me; I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge.— Mary Shelly, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus LINDA RONSTADT IS SINGING Blue Bayou as Alex stumbles back into the bookcase filled with row… Continue reading THREE
II PRETTY LITTLE THINGS There’s a devil waiting outside your door.— Nick Cave, Loverman FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER “LUCY CRIED AS THE REVOLVER PRESSED against the side of her head, just behind her left eye,” the author reads aloud from an unfolded book on a lectern. “The metal felt cold against her skin and every time she paused to breathe, the rancid smell of gun oil burned her throat. It was a sweet scent, like rotten bananas soaked in gasoline.” A poster-sized copy of the book cover rests on a tripod just left of the lectern. In the center is an… Continue reading TWO
I A DOWNWARD SPIRAL Perhaps you had better start from the beginning.— Christopher Lee, To the Devil a Daughter HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE is sprayed across the sidewalk in runny red paint when I exit the taxi in front of the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Budapest. The other pedestrians walk over the letters without acknowledgement, just as they do the homeless woman praying over an open sewer hole churning out steam. She looks up at me and smiles with a very Gorgo-like smile. Her lips part and I see maggots. I walk through the revolving door,… Continue reading ONE