Awakening Nights -- Script to my award nominated short film
Plus other musings.
Awakening Nights
TV Teaser Pilot Part 2 for Celestial Moon
By JD Glasscock
All Rights Reserved 2016
INTRO -- VO during video of pouring rain/Storm
VO (Morpheus)
The Raven sat atop his briar relishing in the surrounding mire and from it's perch it built it's shire off the throne of it's thorny briar, it's eyes taking in all it's breadth, all that rests beneath it's breast from breath and birth and earth and death. It saw the wisdom in such affairs, the fool's fulcrum in life's despair but in flitting moments it also saw that smiles and fulfillment held life's jaws and in these circles of moving steps that held the laughter and warmth and all that's best the Raven saw in the end all that held it's kiss were blessed , that all that walked beneath the sun and moon trudged the mud for one self truth, that of the most ancient sooth, love in all it's glorious roots made all the broken roads worth the route, worth the tears and fears and empty veneers of empty vessels and empty cheers, showed the prize to find within life's crimes and worth the effort and worth the time, worth the sorrow, and worth the shadows in which we cried. The Raven sat atop his briar relishing in the surrounding mire and from it's perch it built it's shire off the throne of it's thorny briar, it's eyes taking in all it's breadth, all that rests beneath it's breast from breath and birth and earth and death. And the clock struck twelve.
Celestial Moon appears on video of rain at end. Then Cuts to Black Screen. Words roll across it. “Blood is the Rune to Creation”
EXT> DRUG DEN -- NIGHT
A shot on Drug Den house, repeat of Sounds of Killing from Part 1 then silence for few moments. Morpheus covered in blood teleports with ABigail full of heroin and in shock on his arm in front of house, not there,, then suddenly appearing. Morpheus looks at Abigail and her worn down spirit.
MORPHEUS
Hmm, I might have been a little overzeoulous with you pumpkin, I wanted you malleable not zombiesque. A little more snap to the merry merry.
ABIGAIL
How did we.......get , we were inside, blood....?
MORPHEUS
With panache my little cumquat, with panache. But let’s get you a bit more in this world and out of my domain, though dreams can be such a beautiful aphrodesiac.
Morpheus eyes flair and Abigail screams out crumbling to ground. Morpheus smiles.
MORPHEUS
Yes, healing.not so much my purview I am not one of Eosa’s brats. But a job is a job is a job and sooner done, sooner gone.
Abigail looks up much more clarity to her eyes.
ABIGAIL
Who, who are? (look of fear)You killed them,slaughtered them. So much blood, like my momma, blood and more blood, a river of it.
Morpheus sighs.
MORPHEUS
Definitly over stepped my balloon with your step dad beast mode machinations , ill have to remember to restrain myself in the future, my carnival is turning into a Lynch flick. Im about to see midget clowns rolling thru. Oh well. (Cups ABigails face) Sooner we wake my daughter, the better I think. This maudlin is beginning to char my bones. (grabs her hand) Let us go to the beginning, all good stories have a beginning, this is more like a late middle since our real beginning is way back there but it’ll do honey bagel, it’ll do.
Morpheus grabs her arms, his eyes flare and they are gone.
Cuts to Black Screen, words trail across “Veangence is as sweet as truth and as sorrowful”
EXT. ABIGAIL”S FAMILY HOUSE -- NIGHT
Morpheus and Abigail appear in front of her old family house. SHe looks around disoriented then sees where they are. She huddles back full of fear.
ABIGAIL
Here?! Why did you? He’ll find me, he’ll hurt me, like my momma, like he did ....before
Morpheus exasperated grabs her arms.
MORPHEUS
Enough, it is time to pull back the curtains my somber daphodil, show the wizard and his strings (eyes flare) Come forth MoonWitch, awake my Huntress, my daughter, Artemis, it is time.
Abigail looks at him strangely then Morpheus’s eyes flare then ABigail screams, her eyes flaring to match Morpheus. She goes down to one knee, now quiet, her head bowed. She lifts her head, her eyes fierce but confused.
ABIGAIL/ARTEMIS
What? Where? Two minds, two lives.....I am Abigail, am Artemis....Goddess, yet mortal,both neither, so long the sleep, dreamless.
MORPHEUS
Intriguing,, never seen the process of awakening, few I’ve found were already merged.
Artemis looks up.
ARTEMIS
Father?
Morpheus smiles.
MORPHEUS
Yes, I’m your father Luke. (Laughter) In the year I’ve been awake I’ve fallen in love with the mortals invention of film and been DYING to say that. Is the sound of a sound of a tree falling still a sound if noone hears it, or is it just a dream, a forlorn hope....something I think my brother Thanatos would love to debate on. (Eyes Artemis looking confused) But that is neither here nor there, nor somewhere else even. Do you see where you are my lovely child? Jog a memory?
Artemis looked around her, then her eyes narrowed, her eyes flared.......
ARTEMIS
Him. (FURY) He hurt her, me. He laid his hands on flesh that was not his!!!!! He hurt our momma!!
In her hands appears two blades, she rushes towards the house, close up on Morpheus and his smile.
MORPHEUS
Yes my lovely peach. Let the blood create a kaleidoscope of parody and irony. Ahh, makes a father proud, and amused as hell on a hookers tits.
Morpheus taps his foot bored, listening to a man screaming, then looks up as Artemis exits the house covered in blood, blade disappearing out of her hand.
MORPHEUS
All done my kitten? Did you punish the wicked mortal?
ARTEMIS
He shall never hurt another. Never.....(Shakes her head)
MORPHEUS
Be careful daughter, remember back to the beginning,when I first raised you to immortal. it will take a bit for your divinity to fully infuse that mortal flesh, in the meantime, you are vulnerable.
Artemis nods.
ARTEMIS
I, I remember, so long ago. I also have the mortal’s memories, ABigail. What is happening father? How did this (Motions towards body) come to be? I feel like all that is is crumbling.....my sanity left in sleep.
MORPHEUS
Ah thats a long long long story, so long and boring and unfulfilling and exciting and frivolous and full of adventure. (Does a Dance, two step shuffle) Suffice to say my siblings have gone to war, threw our children in these poor mortal frames and are even now hunting us, but never fear my daughter, never fear, your father shall stop their evil plan, their disgusting agenda, their tapestry of torment. (Looks up at the sky) Look, boss, The plane, the plane!(Laughter)
Artemis sighs.
ARTEMIS
I am her and she, me, merging, memories jumbled. (looks to her father)You are as confusing as ever father. The one rule that was sacred above all others is we would not take the life of another immortal. Why would your siblings do such a thing.?
MORPHEUS
Why? Cause they can sweet dear. I am not privy to their reasoning, only that it is so. But enough of the perfidity of my brethren, I need your help to stop all that is traipsing upon the road. I need the huntress, i need you to find their children and your own siblings. I need more strength to dream the dream I dream. Go hunt my child, go show them the Moonwitch of the woods. (hands her a stone) Hold that and call for me when you have found one and i shall come. Until then i have mortals to torment and plans to carve upon a lapel, and i think ill grab a starbucks, great fucking coffee.
Artemis looks confused. She bows her head.
ARTEMIS
As you wish father, as you wish.
Goes to black screen with words crawling across “Deception layers itself upon the skein -- A blade is as sharp as the hand that wields it.”
EXT. OUTSIDE LOVE DEN -- NIGHT
Artemis is one one knee focused, sniffing, eyes looking which flares for a second. She looks up at the house.
ARTEMIS
I still do not know what you plan father, nor the strange world I find myself within. I long for the dark forests I use to roam, the moon trailing my steps. Much better then this concrete, this cement tomb humanity has created.
A blade appears in each hand.
She steps off camera and the camera zooms to a man across the street hiding in shadows.
BRAGI
Which side are you really on Artemis? I remember a Goddess who was fierce but honorable. Always had a weakness for you muse,,, ahh , who am I kidding, I have a weakness for a lot of women, it’s in the blood.
Goes to black with words “Love is flesh, is lust, is sex, death but a heartbeat away”
INT.LOVE DEN -- NIGHT
Shot starts with a woman’s ass, in white egyptian sheer robe(Lilith) rolling on top of a guy then a slide up her back then a move to side angle of her and mans face then a myriad of shots of another couple leaning over bed having sex and then rati with girl between her thighs. She smiles and laughs.
RATI
Oh how I have missed this carnal feast. (Eyes flare) Yes my beauties, make me cum and cum and writhe......So deliscious, so missed. I am an ocean, I am nectar.
One of the men looks up from kissing her breast.
LUKE
We are your slaves mistress, You make us hungry, famished..can’t think straight, only you exist.
Rati smiles and caresses his face. Eyes flaring.
RATI
Yes, I have that effect. (laughs)We shall spread our coven of pleasure and enjoy this new world you mortals have created. It shall rival that which I once ruled.
One of the women kisses another woman then a man then looks up.
TIESHA
We are yours and you are ours.
LILITH
The world shall know pleasure in a kiss.
Artemis steps in, blades in hands but then looks at the scene perplexed.
ARTEMIS
This is war? This is what my father fears?
Rati looks up, then at blades, The other man and woman get up, Lucy and Kevin. They get up to bar the way to their Goddess. Lilith and Tiesha and Luke move onto bed in front of Rati.
LUCY
You dare.
LILITH
YOu step upon the sacrosant of a Goddess.
Rati pets Lilith.
RATI
Who interrupts the divine erotica, the brush upon canvas?. (Eyes blaze)And covered in blood? You will not need those my beauty, join us, join the den of pleasure and let go of remorse, of propiety. (Her eyes flare) Help her disrobe my lovelies.
LUCY
Our pleasure.
KEVIN
Yes,so much pleasure to be had.
Artemis sways, blades dropping to ground, her body shaking as Kevin and Lucy start pulling down her top, revealing her breasts and kissing her and her neck.
ARTEMIS
Yes, so good, touch, soft.
The two are caressing, her, the woman with her hands starting to go down Artemis’s front.
The two still writhing on bed.
TIESHA
She’s so beautiful.
LUKE
Yes.
LILITH
Can she be my pleasure? My divinity?
RATI
Of course My Lilith. Let the pleasure be all.
LUKE
Yes, pleasure.
The moon shows thru the window, Artemis’s eyes flare.
ARTEMIS
No, no. I . Moon Witch, ..... (looks at Love Slaves and growls) I am the Huntress, I am Death.
She shoves both off her, the blades disappear from ground and back in her hands.
ARTEMIS
I remember that flavor of power. You once tried to seduce me long ago Rati. It didn’t work then either.
Rati looked perplexed, then smiled. She motioned towards the two who scuttled back to bed.
RATI
Ahh my beautiful Artemis. I did not recognize you wrapped in such flesh, but then again, it seems I am not the only one that has fallen upon the madness of this world. .So sorry about trying to coerce you into my sheets, though would of been a blessed intimacy I’m sure.
Artemis smiles.
ARTEMIS
You never change, between you and Aphrodite, I know not which is worse. My father tells me we are at war though I see that not here nor do I understand all that has happened.
Rati looks scared.
RATI
You said, your father? Morpheus is with you? I have heard strange whispers on the emotional tides.
Artemis looks confused, then feels something in her pocket, her blades go away. SHe lifts the stone now glowing.
ARTEMIS
That is he now, I shall ask for that which i should of on first awakening, an explanation.
She focused on stone Rati starts getting up and covering herself. Her slaves moving to protect her.
RATI
No Arte......
Morpheus appears and looks at Rati then his daughter. He laughs heartily.
MORPHEUS
Oh so deliscious, one of Eosa’s sluts yes? Such a grand delicacy. SO beautiful. Thank you my daughter, this shall do nicely.
Artemis looks perplexed.
ARTEMIS
What do you mean father?
He looks bothered.
MORPHEUS
No need for you to see this my turtledove, call it a private moment, say Im shy, a me, myself and Irene film clip without the erection or whatever fits your fancy, wait for me outside, this shall be quick as quick is quick.. which is damn quick(Laughter)
He waves his hand, his eyes flare
Screen goes to black with words trailing “The Devil plays a fiddle”
EXT. OUTSIDE OF LOVE DEN -- NIGHT
and Artemis is outside startled then listening to screams.
ARTEMIS
What have you done father?! WHy do you wrought this carnage on one who throws sex as blades.
She falls to ground. Morpheus appears covered in blood licking his fingers.
MORPHEUS
So scrumptious, the power is an aphrodesiac, a Charlie and the CHocalate Factory, a lollipop garden.
Artemis, a blade in hand storms up to him.
ARTEMIS
What did you do? Why did you kill her? What fucking madness is this I’ve woken to?
MORPHEUS
ahh, my sweet little dumplin....i blame it on spending so much time with my brother Kratos and his ridiculous notions of honor.
ARTEMIS
You are not being honest father? What war, whose war? Why do you break our most solemn rule?
Morpheus laughs. He turns his back to Artemis, blades in hand trembling.
MORPHEUS
Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore while I nodded nearly napping something came a tapping, rapping upn my chamber door, tis the wind I muttered, nothing more, Quoth the Raven Nevermore. Poe, now that mortal would of made a wondrous God.
Artemis steps towards him, fury.
ARTEMIS
Answer me father!!!!!
Morpheus turns with a sad smile.
MORPHEUS
So full of fire, I always loved that about you daughter.
He looks away again.
MORPHEUS
We 5 Eternals, so long ago, we came to this planet, created you from mortal clay, our children, our gods to hide us. There was once 11 of us,you know, just scientists taking that which was not ours, as it ever was.
Artemis looks confused.
ARTEMIS
I don’t understand, Eleven Eternals, scientists.???
MORPHEUS
Yes my child, we and our beloved secrets, we brought many to this garden...secrets secrets secrets.
Artemis takes a step back, more confusion.
MORPHEUS
I may have fibbed just a bit, call it pillow talk sweet cheeks (wink) You see, I tire of running, I tire of hiding from that beast that I and my siblings stole from so many centuries ago. I want our power back, I want to destroy that which seeks us. I want to go back to where we were in born, in the stars. My siblings seek to stop me, the cowards, the lackwits of small vision and horrible stage play management. I am Morphues, Lord of Dreams and NIghtmare. I will have what I desire.
ARTEMIS
You will not Father, I will not let you!.
Morpheus’s eyes flare and grabs Artemis by the throat, her hands trying to lift blades that wont move..
MORPHEUS
Do you forget who you speak to? I would of thought making that step father of this mortal shell into a beast of abuse would of made you more malleable. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.
Morpheus lets her go.
Artemis steps back.
ARTEMIS
I don’t understand. You did that?! You created the creature that raped my flesh, sent my momma to take her own breath, leave her life bloodied on a bathroom floor?!!!!
MORPHEUS
Such melodrama, as i said, win some, lose some. Fear not my little fuzzy plum. I SHall need my foot soldiers, so my own children I shall not end. But seems your usefulness, not to mention your pique, at the moment is not so useful. I shall put you back to sleep till your a more willing tool. I think your sister Nyx will do much better and she has always had, shall we say, a darker, bloodier outlook, yes, she will do nicely. Sounds divine, wouldnt you say? no pun intended, or maybe a little.
Morpheus raises his hands his whole being glowing, but then stops, looks to the sky.
MORPHEUS
How did she find me? I am not ready to face the Queen of Fate yet, but soon dear sister, soon my poppyseed, Morai, soon I shall play you a lullaby, a permanent one. (He looks to Artemis) You have gained a reprieve my daughter, garner wisdom with it’s use..... and bow to the Dark force (Laughter) Love film. CHow chow.
Morpheus flares out of existence.
ARTEMIS
All the world is crumbling to nightmare. I am lost in this Urban tomb and the heavens have gone insane..
Man breaks silence behind her causing her to flip around with blade in hand.
BRAGI
I think we have always been a bit insane cousin, even by God standards, but there’s batshit crazy and then there’s Morpheus , which is an altogether different breaking of worlds.
ARETMIS
And who are you? (Knife held up joined by a second)
BRAGI
I am answers and truth and song and poem. We do not have a lot of time (Shows amulet) My dear mother gave me this to make Morpheus think she was flitting around but she is not ready to face him, not till shes convinced her siblings to join her, fractuous lot they are. ANd as to who I am, I am crushed, I spent so many times at our gathered revelries trying to woo my way between your thighs. (Smiles) I am Bragi, God of verse and word. Though people here call me Nails, Street Poet looking for coins to sip some sin.
THE END
BLACK SCREEN
Morpheus appears on a throne in deep shadows eyes flaring.
MORPHEUS
The storm is coming and the Gods have returned, blood is an ocean that has no end and humanity has yet to wake. So says Morpheus, Lord of Dreams and Nightmare.
Lover's Moon
Lyrics by JD Glasscock
There is a place on an ancient hill
where whispered breath stands still
where dreamers gather to hope
a beacon to all those lost on it's labrynthed slopes
It's made of stones built upon
the backs of a thousand stories of love
where spirits have crumbled
in climbing its craggy visage
and storms have lashed it's roofs from above
It's called the House of the Lover's Moon
as old as the first kiss that came far too soon
it's roots, deep, deep as the sea
the birthplace of all lover's dreams
It is where steps become leaps
and lullabies echo amongst it's halls
a half lean towards laments
and the moments before a fall
It is half remembered goodbyes
and the last embrace you gave
it is the understanding that not to do but try
leads to the eternity of a forlorn grave
It's called the House of the Lover's Moon
as old as the first kiss that came far too soon
it's roots, deep, deep as the sea
the birthplace of all lover's dreams
And in this home where desire
as joyful as a hobbit's shire
find's it's death upon the mire
can be found, the greatest gift
one can give upon it's impassioned fires
For in the edge of failing Eros
you find the truth of love's true arrows
and come to see all of worth
requires sacrifice and hard hard work
and those that are blind to this unequivical birth
find themselves alone on this Blessed Earth.
and all that has meaning buried in a poor man's dirt
It's called the House of the Lover's Moon
as old as the first kiss that came far too soon
it's roots, deep, deep as the sea
the birthplace of all lover's dreams
It's called the House of the Lover's Moon
as old as the first kiss that came far too soon
it's roots, deep, deep as the sea
the birthplace of all lover's dreams
Short musings and runes
By JD Glasscock
I've fallen across the edge of a thousand dreams and on every street and corner lit alcove i see her eyes...my luminess in a field of sorrow, my dirge in an eternal lament to love
She said my mind was an egg shell walk, a house of cards in a perpetual slow motion fall....i told her she's right, it's upon the edge of fragility where my paint brushes find the most canvas....where her silhouette in that low key lighting as she steps over the horizon provides the most inspiration, creates the Davinci of her fading soliloquy
Riding the ethers in a thermal up draft reaching broken limbs towards the sun, a solemn promise to the requiem of love,a prayer artfully articulated to the empty spaces between God's teeth
About the Creator
JD Glasscock
J.D. Glasscock started as a slam poet on national teams in 1990. Written and Directed 16 Award winning short films...He also has 16 self published books of poetry, lyrics and film.
Owner of StormCrow Productions
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