The Book of Abbadon

The Tertiary Objective

“ It all makes sense now. “

You say to him telepathically as you look down, deep in thought. Tom then puts his hand on your shoulder as he telepathically answers the question that you initially asked him.

“ The deal that I made with The One was done in the hopes that I could one day relinquish Uphedis’s grasp on reality. Like I said before, The One wanted information from me and I refused, so instead I promised him that I would fight for his creation with the power that he grants me. I needed power from The One because I don't have Father's power like you do, Donny.

It's been a long time since our deal… Every time The None consumes a universe, The One makes another. I could only fight off Valghuli for so long before they eventually ended up succeeding in killing the Gods of the universes that I was trying to protect. It's been a stalemate that's lasted one-hundred eons, and right now both sides are desperate. That's why you're so important, Donny. You're the piece on the board that’s able to turn the tide. The Absolute power within you is what both sides are after to finish this conflict. “

You take a deep breath as you feel the entirety of existence’s fate weigh heavily on your shoulders. Thinking about your power, you continue to converse with Tom telepathically.

“ You're right about the power within me. Every time I've used it, it's been in a situation when my heart was involved. It first awakened when I was grieving Ariel and I began hunting down powerful mortals and Gods to familiarize myself with my abilities in order to protect Rosie. Then when I lost Rosie, it awakened again and in a blind rage, I used it to undo an entire multiverse in an attempt to get back at The One for taking my daughter from me. Now that I think about it, my power also awakened in Somniohm when I was thinking about seeing Ariel again in Voldoor… “

Tom looks at you skeptically as he inquires about what you just said.

“ What are you talking about, Donny? Ariel was killed by Anito, remember? “

“ No. “

You say to him with a look of conviction in your eyes.

“ That's actually the thing that I wanted to talk to you about. When I used The Holy Omniverse Transcript to create Rosium and defeat the Valghul, I was able to see everyone all at once. I saw Izael crying as Athanohm crumbled and Veronica tending to her garden in Havnahm too. I know what I saw. You have to believe me, Tom… It was really her. I saw Ariel in Voldoor. “

You say to Tom as your eyes begin to tear up. Tom sees your emotional state and wraps his arm around your shoulders as he hugs you to the side. He tilts his head down, looking at you compassionately as he responds.

“ However impossible it may seem, I believe you Donny. The book is too powerful to be faulty in any sort of way. We can make looking for Ariel a secret tertiary objective between the both of us once we reach Voldoor. More importantly though, we need to focus on talking to the Czar and investigating the club that Sowzo showed you before he died. “

You nod your head as you wipe the tears out of your eyes. You then pull out The Holy Omniverse Transcript from your garments as you ask Tom a question.

“ If we could use the book right now then I would show you, but unfortunately I can't. I tried opening it when you gave it to me, but the lock wouldn't budge. We're in a pretty bad situation right now because without the book, I'm as good as dead if I try to fight those Valghuli Exemplars. I had to use the book to defeat a regular Valghul when we fought it together, and I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to fight a Valghuli Exemplar without it. I do remember in the castle you said that you had an idea on how to get it open. What did you have in mind? “