 In the evening, he returns to the funeral parlour, where a strange man, Charles (Guillaume Depardieu), breaks in with him.After asking Bertrand to describe his experience in the coffin, the man eventually takes him to a countryside mansion, the headquarters to a cult called The Kingdom.Book I – The Nature of War

The cult's leader, Uma (Asia Argento), a young woman who tapes her breasts and wears conservative clothing, tells Bertrand that if he wants “pleasure”, he must join them in their “war”.