The Book of Abbadon

Using the Transcript

" How's your arm? "

Tom asks you as he looks at where the Valghul's strike landed when you blocked it.

" I'm fine. I just didn't expect that kick to come flying at me faster than the speed of sound. It still hurts a little, but I don't think anything is broken. "

You give Tom a smile of confidence before you look in the direction that the Valghul was launched, only to see that it's gone.

" Where’d it go? "

You ask Tom in a puzzled demeanor.

" It's still here… "

Tom says ominously as he stands up and scans the environment with caution. You take this opportunity of peace and quiet to ask Tom a question.

" You've separated a Valghul from its host before, right? How'd you do it? "

Tom looks at you surprised for a moment, coming to an immediate conclusion.

" The Valghul told you in the cafe… "

Did he just read my mind?

Tom nods his head, answering your thoughts before he continues speaking.

" There are two known ways to separate a Valghul from its host. Right now, Sir Arthur is trapped inside of his own body because the Valghul is using him to anchor itself to a physical form. Just as I've told you before, Valghuli are actually unbeings that traverse the Omniverse through the thoughts of mortals. Without a host to possess, they can't interact with the physical domain at all… The first and more difficult method of liberating a host from a Valghul involves invigorating the host's soul that's trapped within their own body. "

" And the second method? "

You ask him. He quickly replies as he continues to cautiously scan the environment.

" Brute force. We have to destroy the host's body to the point that it's unusable for the Valghul. This can also be just as difficult, because again as I once told you, the Valghul turns its host into an unbeing as well and unbeings don't abide by the regular laws of existence. "

" How difficult are we talking? "

Tom looks at you with a serious stare as he gives you an answer.

" I had to collide two supermassive black holes to get the Valghul out of the last guy. "

You're frozen in fear and awe as you think about what Tom just told you.

Holy shit. Entire galaxies revolve around those, right?

Tom reads your mind again.

" Yes. The Holy Omniverse Transcript could also potentially help us against the Valghul, but it's never been used in a fight before. "

Tom then holds his arm out towards The Holy Omniverse Transcript laying on the ground and pulls it into his hand telekinetically. The book unlocks once it's in his grasp but he doesn't open it. Instead, he takes a moment to silently think with the book in his hand before looking at you with a glimmer in his eye. You can tell that Tom has an idea, and he shares it with you as he walks over to you.

" We may not be able to use the book on the Valghul itself, but we can still use it on everything else in existence. It's best that you wield it so you don't get hurt again. "

Before you can contest it, Tom hands you the book and continues talking.

" When you open it, the book is going to link you directly to The One. Just think about whatever you want to happen and it will happen. You'll be able to control the Omniverse as he would, but there's a catch. The Holy Omniverse Transcript has been sanctified by The One, so when you use it, you must only use it in a way that wouldn't desecrate his creation. "