Before you can collect your emotions about Ariel and Rosie, you snap into the third orb and your stomach turns as the environment forms around you. As you begin to recognize this place, emotions of grief, sorrow, trauma and guilt all begin to overwhelm you.
Your body aches with pain and you feel extremely sore, almost as if you've been beaten within an inch of your life. Your head is foggy and you're being dragged into an ancient ruined coliseum. There are hundreds of other Black Traps in the spectator seats and the crowd is loud as you approach the center. As you peer into the crowd, you catch a blurry glance of Tom among the audience but he's not cheering at all. He's standing silently with a heartbroken look stained on his face as you get thrown onto the floor in the middle of the coliseum in front of everyone.
You look across the middle of the arena and see Anito, standing menacingly with a leash in his hand. On the end of the leash is Ariel on her knees, bound by chains and stripped of her clothes. Behind them is Rosie in some sort of magical cage. She's bawling her eyes out and trying to call out to you, but it seems as if the magical cage is preventing her from using her vocal cords. She tries to yell for you, but the only thing you can hear from her is a painful whimpering. You read her lips and make out the words "Papa", "save", and "please" as she cries.
The crowd falls silent as Anito speaks.
" Abbadon. You have been brought here in the arena before us because you have violated the Grand Orders mandated by The Absolute. You have been accused of revealing our nature to a lesser being, endangering our kind's existence for personal gain, and copulating with that lesser being with the result of creating life. How do you plea? "
You can barely think at all and everything feels like a blur due to the intense amount of physical and emotional stress that you're under. Still, the sight of Ariel bound and Rosie in the cage gives you enough strength to stand on your feet. You reply to Anito with a look of conviction in your eyes.
" Guilty. "
The crowd boos and shouts in response to your plea. Anito looks at you with disappointment as he speaks to you.
" I can't believe it, Abbadon. To think that a leader like you would stoop to such a level disgusts me. "
Anito then turns to Rosie and looks at her as he continues talking.
" And that thing… that abomination you created with this human woman… is a disgrace to our kind and a twisted image of what Black Traps were intended to be. "
The crowd continues to boo and they start throwing things into Rosie's cage like she's some sort of animal. Solid objects hit her hard and wet objects soil her clothes as she starts to cry even harder. Rosie lies down in a fetal position on her side to protect herself as she sobs. Enraged at the sight of these people treating your daughter like an animal, you run towards Anito with your remaining strength. With a look of pure apathy on his face, Anito unsheathes his dagger and puts it on Ariel's throat. You immediately stop in place to prevent any harm done to her.
You look up at Tom helplessly and Tom speaks to you telepathically as tears run down his face.
" I have a plan, Donny. Whatever happens next, I need you to trust me. Anito doesn't know about my involvement in your relationship, so he still trusts me and my position as a leader. Do you still want me to protect Rosie or do you want me to intervene and escape with Ariel? "
You glance at Rosie in desperation, then you look back at Tom. Tom nods his head in acknowledgement and you turn your gaze back to Anito as he holds Ariel in front of him.
" What do you see in this pathetic woman, Abbadon? "
Anito says as he turns Ariel around and squeezes her mouth with his hand.
" I can't believe you chose to breed with such a time-withered and ugly woman to begin with. "
The crowd bursts out in laughter at Ariel's expense and Ariel begins to silently cry in humiliation. Anito then looks her body up and down with judgemental eyes as he continues talking.
" What could a weak little human like her offer such an incredible being like you? "
You give Anito a hateful stare as you respond to him.
" A family, Anito… We wanted a family. "
The crowd laughs before Anito responds.
" A family…? "
Anito says in a condescending tone as he darts his eyes back to you.
" You should know that a family is something that you won't ever get the luxury of having, Abbadon. The Absolute created us to fulfill our purpose. Nothing more, nothing less. "
You clench your fists as you weakly stand and plead with Anito.
" Let them go. Please. I'll suffer any punishment that you give me, just leave them out of it. "
" You already know that it's not that simple, Abbadon. This woman knows the true nature of our kind, hence she cannot be allowed to live. "
Anito replies. Confused at Anito's choice of words, you look down at the ground in thought.
This woman…
Anito notices that you caught his drift, and he talks to you boastfully as he throws Ariel to the ground and starts walking towards Rosie's cage.
" Yes. Your runt will be raised by me, Tom and the Black Trap who will fill your position as leader of our people after your exile. As the first female Black Trap, she's truly a unique specimen. "
Anito then grabs the bars of Rosie's cage and peers into it with dirty eyes as he continues to speak to you.
" Since she's the only female, I already have plans to put her to use here among the men… "
Knowing exactly what Anito's implying, your hands begin glowing green and the crowd starts gasping in fear. You then hear Tom telepathically speak to you in an urgent manner.
" Calm down, Donny. If you start siphoning Light here, we're all going to be dead. That means Rosie and Ariel too. "
You hesitate for a moment as Tom continues to speak to you within your mind.
" I won't let anyone touch her. I promise you, Donny. Keep your head on straight. Anito wants you to break. "
Anito sees that you're keeping your composure, so he starts taunting you.
" What's the matter, Abbadon? There's no fight left in you? It seems as though you're fine with us using your daughter as our plaything after we exile you. "
You close your eyes and try to tune out Anito's taunts, but an unquenchable fire of rage burns deep inside you. The crowd continues to cheer and whistle as they watch these events unfold in front of them.
Anito then opens Rosie's cage and reaches inside, grabbing Rosie's ankle aggressively. Rosie tries to scream and crawl to escape his grasp, but all she can do is whimper as he forcefully drags her out of the cage. Anito smiles an awful smile as he grabs a handful of Rosie's hair and holds her head up towards you as he continues to provoke you. Her entire face is swollen and covered in tears as Anito aims her face directly at you.
" Actually, while you're still here, why don't I show you what I have planned for her while you're away. "
" That's enough, Anito! You're going too far! "
Tom yells as he quickly flies down from the stands into the center of the arena with Anito and Rosie. Tom puts his hand on Anito's chest as he steps between Anito and Rosie, looking Anito in the eyes with a serious stare. Unfazed by Tom's intervention, Anito scoffs, irritated that Tom is trying to save you from committing a horrible act of violence in front of your wife and daughter.
" Am I going too far? "
Anito says as he violently grabs Rosie's wet shirt and tries to rip it off, but before he can move his arm, Tom opens Anito's hand before quickly separating him and Rosie with his telekinetic power. Rosie hugs Tom closely as they both levitate up into the air and away from Anito. Tom speaks with authority in his voice as he angrily looks down at Anito on the ground. His voice booms and echoes throughout the coliseum and the crowd goes completely silent in fear as clouds form over the arena.
" Regardless of how this child came into being, she is still one of our own! Any harmful acts against her will be treated as if they have been committed against myself or any other Black Trap! Do you understand me? "
Anito looks up at Tom with a rebellious glare, then he looks at you with a petty glint in his eye. Anito then slowly walks over to Ariel and you watch him like a hawk as he picks her up off of the ground by her restraints. Anito responds to Tom with an attitude as he takes off Ariel's collar and undoes her leash.
" You know what? You're absolutely right, Tom… I was completely in the wrong to treat her the way that I did. That little girl is a Black Trap just like you and me… "
Anito then helps Ariel to her feet and looks directly at you as he throws Ariel's arm over his shoulders. Ariel can barely stand as he holds her up off of the ground. He smirks as he finishes his statement without breaking eye contact with you.
" But this one's not. "
Anito says to Tom before he pulls out his dagger and starts violently stabbing Ariel in the chest and stomach. The Black Traps that dragged you into the arena hold you down onto your knees and force you to watch as Anito stabs her over and over. Ariel's body goes limp and Anito holds her on her feet as he butchers her. Blood pours out of the holes and gashes made from Anito's dagger and you scream in agony as your head is held still to make you face what's happening. Tom turns away to cover the fact that he's crying and he uses his robes to shield Rosie from witnessing her mother's murder before they both fly away shortly afterwards.
Anito stabs Ariel over forty times before letting her go, causing her body to fall onto the floor. Then you're finally released and you fall to your hands and knees, sobbing in pain. Ariel's body looks like minced meat and the crowd laughs as you weep looking at the corpse of your wife. At this moment, something snaps inside your head.
Ariel is now a corpse because I was too weak to save her.
I need to be stronger.
Stronger, so that one day I can come back for Rosie.
Stronger, so that when I get Rosie back... not even The One will be able to take her from me.
Suddenly the memory shatters and you're back in space once again.
One orb remains.