Faust: Love of the Damned

John Jaspers erupts in a violent spree, killing multiple people before being detained by Officer Dan Margolies. Claire, lurking in the shadows, briefly appears during the chaos. Margolies transports John to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation.

Doctor Jade De Camp uses musical therapy to reach John. She plays a death-metal CD that triggers a furious reaction and a flood of memories. The intense moment confirms that John's past harbors dangerous secrets.

John reveals that he sold his soul to a man named M, receiving gauntlets and supernatural powers in exchange for vengeance. The memory explains the source of his strength and the price he must pay. He reiterates that his mission was to avenge Blue's death.

John discovers that killing the gangsters fulfilled his mission but did not free him from M's control. The contract binds him as M's slave, making it impossible to break free. The power of the gauntlets comes with a terrible cost.

Officer Margolies digs into The Hand, the secret society mentioned by John. He uncovers references that hint at a larger occult conspiracy behind the violence. The investigation deepens the danger surrounding John and Jade.

M's henchmen drug John and throw him into an empty grave, burying him alive. He experiences a terrifying underworld journey, fending off skeletal figures in Hell. Ultimately he escapes the grave, his resolve hardened.

Emerging from his grave, John transforms into Faust and confronts M's henchmen to protect Jade. He defeats the attackers and wins Jade's safety, though M remains a looming threat. The transformation marks a turning point in his battle with M.

A survivor returns to M's mansion to warn him about Faust's actions, but Claire—who is M's wife—seduces and kills the informer. The act reveals Claire's complicity and M's vulnerability in his own inner circle. The betrayal amplifies the peril facing Jade.

Jade seeks safety at home as John arrives to protect her from M's reach. The police chief, under M's influence, arrives to seize Jade, but Faust intervenes and kills the attackers. The power struggle intensifies and Jade's safety remains precarious.

Faust and Jade flee into the city’s subway where a tense pursuit ensues. Faust rescues Jade from the pursuing police and, in a brutal display of power, cuts a subway train in half. The escape cements the couple's desperate alliance.

In a moment of vulnerability, Jade remembers her childhood rape, a memory that explains much of her fear and strength. The revelation complicates her relationship with Faust and foreshadows the personal costs of their battle. John must confront not only M but Jade's trauma as well.

Margolies allies with The Hand and lures Jade into M's mansion, where a demonic ritual is planned. M intends to draw John into a ritual that will cement his bondage and unleash a greater evil. Tension rises as loyalties collide and the clock ticks toward the confrontation.

Claire executes a betrayal that disrupts M's plans: she poisons M, causing him to collapse, and then shoots M in the head while torturing Jade. M, though wounded, remains alive enough to imprison Claire, escalating the ritual's stakes. The chaos worsens as Jade is used as bait for John's ultimate test.

John returns to the bridge where he first met M and experiences a vision of Jade in danger. He cannot harm M due to their contract, and the ritual to Hell begins to unfold. A demon arises, followed by Jade's shocking memory that redefines the battle and the lovers' fate.

Jade finally acts to free John by knocking M unconscious, and John defeats the demon as Faust. M forces a brutal bargain, but Jade offers her firstborn to secure John’s freedom and restore his soul. The contract is burned, John loses his powers and his injuries return, and he dies after fatally stabbing M.