It Begins

[priesttotheend]

 The church will not heed his warnings. The evidence is clear enough for even Ivan to guess that a new war will soon arrive, but no, the monsignors will keep their eyes shut to the truth.

Very well. He shall take it upon himself to stem this flood.

And perhaps rescue an old friend.

He has plans with Hanna to meet in City Seven, gathering what few priests still remain, to track down Gab- Black Hat and stop his minions. With the blessing of the Church or no, he pulls his bike from storage one last time and heads out into the desert.

Comments

[bringerofthetide]

"You want me to come with you and kill my own queen?!"

Deep down, he surprises himself when he realizes that he's not as offended by that thought as he should be, or pretends to be. What bothers him is that he instantly feels this is some trick. He doesn't trust him.

[priesttotheend]

"The Church isn't the only evil to be destroyed."

[bringerofthetide]

"and then what? We destroy our homes and when it all dies in flames, you turn on me and kill me too?"

[priesttotheend]

"I have no wish to see you dead." ...Mostly. Every time he sees those teeth, it makes his skin crawl, but he still doesn't want him dead.