Dark Waters

Elizabeth arrives at the island convent during a heavy rainstorm, unsure whether to continue her late father's donations. She is greeted by the ancient, blind Mother Superior and introduced to the seemingly innocent novice Sarah, who will guide her. The arrival hints at a hidden history that links Elizabeth to the convent and its dark secrets.

Elizabeth explains that she was born on the island and lived there until she was seven, and that her mother died giving birth to her. This origin ties her to the convent's secrets and foreshadows her connection to the demon lineage. The moment deepens the sense that fate has drawn her back.

Elizabeth and Sarah explore a decaying library within the convent. They view an illustration of a demon and a painting showing two young girls with a pagan amulet, hinting at a hidden family history and ritual. They become temporarily separated, heightening the tension as shadows move around them.

Elizabeth is attacked by a nun, and the assault ends as the nun plunges from a window to her death. The incident disrupts the calm of the arrival and signals that not all is as it seems in the convent. Elizabeth narrowly escapes, shaken by the violence surrounding her.

Elizabeth discovers a labyrinth of catacombs beneath the convent. A procession of nuns carries a bloody corpse wrapped in a sheet, while she becomes lost in a pit-like chamber filled with enigmatic images painted by a blind artist. She recognizes one face on the wall as her missing friend, and realizes the body may indeed be her friend.

The next day, Elizabeth distrusts Sarah as she experiences strange dreams and visions about her heritage. Fragmented memories and unsettling imagery begin to reveal a larger truth about who she is. The sense of impending revelation intensifies.

Elizabeth travels to her childhood home to question the old woman who cared for her. Their meeting is interrupted when the nuns set the house on fire, forcing Elizabeth to flee the burning building. The escape marks a turning point as the threat from the convent closes in.

Back at the convent, dead and dying nuns lie in the halls, and chaos replaces the earlier mystery. Elizabeth must confront the truth of her heritage and the ritual she will need to stop or perform. The atmosphere grows perilous as the convent guards its forbidden history.

In the catacombs, Sarah reveals that she is Elizabeth's sister and that much of her body is not human. She explains that their demon mother is imprisoned in the crypt and that the nuns tried to keep Elizabeth from realizing her true lineage. The revelation reframes the struggle as a family battle against an ancient evil.

Sarah and Elizabeth begin the ritual they had performed as children. A nun places the pieces of the shattered amulet on the ground to form a path for a human sacrifice, and drops of blood restore the amulet, awakening the demon mother who begins to break free. The convergence of history and ritual signals a decisive turning point.

Elizabeth, terrified, throws the amulet down and watches it shatter again. Sarah moves toward the demon mother to complete the ritual, while Elizabeth makes her escape from the catacombs, leaving the monstrous power behind for the moment. The sisters part with the immediate threat unresolved but their bond confirmed.

Elizabeth returns to life at the convent, bearing a necklace made from the central fragment of the amulet. Her eyes, now coated with cataracts, resemble those of the blind Mother Superior, signaling an eerie transfer of power and identity. The cycle within the convent seems to have chosen its new guardian.