dramadramaduck | [accidental video] Follow-Up to Jezebel's Wager

[The video opens in the entrance hall of a very ornate mansion. There's the sound of running footsteps before the man from Jezebel's last post bursts through the doors, looking haggard and crazed.]

I told you not to underestimate Cain.

[Jezebel is watching from the top of the grand staircase, a calm expression on his face. He produces a piece of paper, which he holds out in front of him.]

This is a direct order from the Cardmaster. 'From this day forth, Head Priest Cassandra shall be stripped from his post and banned from the organization. Your actions have put the affairs of Delilah in danger of being discovered by the public, therefore you are to be captured upon discovery or...put to death.'

[With the slightest of smiles, he produces the Scavenger's Daughter torture device from earlier.] I'm sorry, but I believe this belongs to you.

[He tosses it down the stairs, and it crashes to the ground in front of Cassandra's feet. Cassandra's face twists, and he snarls with anger before smashing open a glass box on the wall, containing an ornate sword.

He grabs the sword with both hands, charging towards Jezebel, screaming while Jezebel stands still and wears an amused expression --

-- which shifts to shock and horror when Cassian dashes in front of him, Cassandra's sword piercing him through the torso.

Quick as a flash, Cassian chucks a throwing knife at Cassandra, the brunt of which knocks him unconscious. Jezebel lays him on the ground, looking over the wound that's gone straight through Cassian's entire body.

And for possibly the first time since he arrived at the community, Jezebel is in an absolute panic, frantically pulling out the sword, his hands shaking as he pulls open Cassian's jacket.

Cassian tries to speak, his voice weak:] It's all right. ...don't try to save me. If I can't get the body I want, then I...I...

If you even have a tiny bit of hope left within you...you should escape that organization. ...run away while you still can.

If...there's ever a time you want to get out of that pitch black cage, then...don't hesitate to call me. [He smiles the tiniest bit, touching Jezebel's face with bloodied fingers.] Because you...don't know how to do anything on your own...you're still...just a boy...

[His eyes slip shut and he goes limp. For a moment, Jezebel just stares in shock, and he looks lost.

Eventually, he speaks, a shaky certainty in his voice.] Cassian...it's not time for you to exit the stage just yet.