圣殿奇妙夜

简介：AMedievalKnightresurrectstofulfillhisvowandbestowablood-thirstvengeanceuponthekindredspiritsofthosewhobetrayedhimlongago.Intheurseofonenight,identitieswillberevealed,destiniesmet,andapoeticjusticeofthemacabremaniacallyserved.Hereliesataleofpassion,loyalty,deceit,betrayal...andrevenge.TheywereWarriors.TheywereCrusaders.UndertheleadershipoftherighteousGREGOIRE,thisbandofbrothersintheHolyOrderoftheKnightsTemplarselflesslyfoughtback-to-back,defendingGODandtheTrueCross.Untilonedarknightofutterbetrayal...Gloriouswastheirvictorythatnight,goldtheirfind.ThespoilsweretobetakentotheirGrandmasterforuseinfurtheringtheirCause.Yetgreedhadinfectedoneoftheirnumber-RENAULT-andundertheinfluenceofthedemonoflust,heembracedandfiendishlypersuadedotherstohelphimcarryouthisnefariousplanofbetrayal.AmongthosewhosehesheblackenedwasthealreadyresentfulMENAS,enviousofhisbrotherMELKON,themanfamedasbeingboththegreatestswordsmaninallofEuropeandtherighthandofGregoire.ThefollowingmorningRenault'sheinousplotwentintoeffectandGregoire,MelkonandtheirbelovedstewardKOKOwereambushedandexecutedforpurposesofgreed.Butashelaydying,Gregoirevowedhisrevenge.TenlifetimesofexcessRenaultandhismurderingpatriotswouldenjoy.AndthenhewouldreturntodelivertheirsoulstoHellforallofeternity.Tenlifetimesofexcess...Thecenturiespassandafter700years,theallottedtimeoftheevildoersnearsculmination.Onedark,stormynight,theCrusader,uponhissteed,resurrectstoexecutehispledgeofvengeanceuponthenowkindredspiritsofthosewhovictimizedhimsoverylongago.Thestageissetforretributionasaneclecticgroupassemblesatasecludedmanorhomeundertheguiseofamisedfantasyweekendtofulfillpersonaldesires.JAKE,theeventsordinatorwillhavehishandsfullplayinghosttohisyoungguests;CELINE,thealluringandmiscuousEastern-European,ASHLEY,thentemptuousyetbeautifulsocialite,AMY,theinnocentandmeekgirl-next-door,HURCOS,thepredatoryMiddle-Easternplayboy,andJAPONIKO,theuninvitedandmysteriousAsianminimalist.SHAUNA,theabrasiveIrishok,andherhortincrimeBENOIT,thebone-idleEnglishcaretaker,alongwiththeenigmaticPRIESTandthebenevolentSHOPKEEPER,roundoutthisunusualandextremelylorfulcastofcharacters.JakeassignsthepositionofassistantrecreationalordinatortoAmy,andasshereadsfromanobscurestorybook,thetaleofGregoireandhisrighteousbandofTemplarKnightsanimates,andthestoryofbetrayalisreenactedfortheguests.Bloodwillflowexcessivelyasthecursedandunsuspectingkindredspiritsmeettheirimminentdestiniesone-by-oneduringtheCrusader'smaniacalreprisal.