ABANDON ALL HOPE

On his eighth birthday, Maurice Collins, witnessed a group of robed figures kidnap his sister and murder his parents. Now, after being held captive in an orphanage for ten brutally long years, he secretly escapes with the help of his best friend, Bryson. Following the belief that Priest, owner of the shelter, and his followers were somehow involved, Maurice heads to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia determined to learn the truth.

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Using the clues left by his sister, Maurice locates the first of Priest’s followers. With the intention of only scaring him, Maurice captures and interrogates the follower until he is interrupted by a young girl named Kali. When the follower escapes and kills himself, Kali comforts Maurice and reassures him that the followers and everyone in the town deserve what fate has in store for them. The two team up as Kali guides Maurice to each follower’s location until Maurice is almost killed during a confrontation with the Sheriff. Unfortunately, Maurice's salvation leads to a moment of distrust between him and Kali and he must race to her aid after two of Priest's followers kidnap her. However, on the way, he is shocked with a surprising revelation that his sister, Amara is alive, but it leads to a devastating loss.

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After a dispute between Maurice and Amara, he learns that she has been brainwashed into a cult and is the key to the ascension of the town's next Messiah, Winchester's most powerful ruler. Continuing his path of vengeance, he is left with the choice to move on or risk everything to save her.