The Book of Abbadon

Atonement

As the medical cruiser that Roary was carried into begins to power back on, Amy hurriedly looks at it before turning back and responding to Tom.

“ I'll think about it, okay? I need to go… “

“ Can you take Mimi with you? Donny and I still have business to attend to and I'm sure she'll want to stay with Roary while he gets better. “

Tom asks politely as Amy goes to turn around. Amy then stops and looks to the side with a gentle smile before holding her hand out to Mimi.

“ You wanna come? “

Mimi wipes the tears from her face and nods silently before grabbing Amy's hand. They both walk back to the cruiser and climb aboard, then they turn around and the cruiser doors shut in front of them before it quickly ascends and flies towards a medical center in the distance.

“ So what now? “

You ask Tom as you look down at the puddle of blood where Roary was laying.

“ We still have an objective here in the city. “

Tom replies as he looks at you.

“ The Devil's Den. We now know that the owners of the club are dead, which means that the person we saw last time wasn't affiliated with the club. Our cover is already blown, so we should at least go back and finish our investigation. “

“ What about convincing the people here to worship Izael and Faerah in order to make them stronger? That was the whole point of talking to the Czar, wasn't it? “

You say with a confused expression.

“ The people here aren't going to want to listen to us after what happened, Donny. They still think we killed their Czar. “

Suddenly another cruiser swoops over the rooftop and the door opens to reveal a man in fancy business attire holding a golden cane who's looking down at you from above. You and Tom both watch the man cautiously as the cruiser slowly lands, and the man speaks to you as he steps off and approaches.

“ Actually, due to recent circumstances, we've discovered that you Otherlanders are not the ones responsible. “

“ Who are you? “

You ask the man as he confidently stands next to you and Tom with a smirk.

“ Naril Zrima, President of Sinnerprise Industries at your service. “

“ What recent circumstances are you talking about? “

Tom asks curiously.

“ Shortly after the explosion, I received an audio recording pertaining to the events that unfolded tonight. The file included a conversation between the two of you and one of NaxTech's Minders known as Codename Gareth. In this recording, Gareth confessed to plotting against the Czar and being involved in a coup orchestrated by NaxTech to overthrow The High Temple. It was clear based on the evidence of this recording that you were framed, so I did my due diligence and came out here to offer you my sincerest apologies and make amends in the hopes that we remain on peaceful terms from here on out. “

Naril says in a professional demeanor. Skeptical, Tom asks him another question.

“ So you want us to believe that you're going to trust some audio file that you received out of nowhere over your own people here in the city? “

Naril smiles as he responds.

“ You're absolutely right. Normally I wouldn't ever put my trust into something as circumstantial as an audio recording that, for all I know, could be a fake with the intent to deceive me. However, seeing that the source of this recording was Gareth himself, I think it stands to reason that this recording is very real and should be treated as legitimate evidence. Also, upon further investigation into the incident, we've deduced that my corporation was actually the intended target of NaxTech to be framed before Gareth took the plan into his own hands. An attempted coup on this scale is the highest form of treason ever recorded in Voldoorian history, so I'd also like to thank you for destroying NaxTech Headquarters because I don't think any other corporation including my own would've been able to stand up to them if they had succeeded. “