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|main character = [[Vienna Salvatori]] | |main character = [[Vienna Salvatori|Vienna]] | ||
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[[Vienna Salvatori]] has seen the light. | [[Vienna Salvatori]] has seen the light. | ||
Time was, if you lost everything, at least you still had your faith – but not any more. Faith stealing is the latest commodity to light up the criminal underworld – extract | Time was, if you lost everything, at least you still had your [[faith]] – but not any more. [[Faith stealing]] is the latest commodity to light up the criminal underworld – extract somebody's faith and sell it to the highest bidder. | ||
On the trail of a faith stealing ring, Vienna Salvatori comes into the orbit of the charismatic [[Bax Spendlove]], spiritual leader of the [[New Church of Wonderment|Church of New Wonderment]], a breakaway sect of the [[Old Church of Wonderment|Church of Old Wonderment]]. Bax has an important mission for his latest convert – and Vienna is a willing disciple. | On the trail of a faith stealing ring, Vienna Salvatori comes into the orbit of the charismatic [[Bax Spendlove]], spiritual leader of the [[New Church of Wonderment|Church of New Wonderment]], a breakaway sect of the [[Old Church of Wonderment|Church of Old Wonderment]]. Bax has an important mission for his latest convert – and Vienna is a willing disciple. | ||
But when Bax’s followers start to be | But when Bax’s followers start to be [[murder]]ed, it seems Vienna isn’t the only killer keeping the faith… | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Hunted by the [[soldier]]s serving the [[Kreyfin]] on [[Karnos Delta]], [[Vienna Salvatori|Vienna]] kills most of the soldiers and poses as one herself by attaching a [[hypno leech]] to [[Lane (Bad Faith)|Sergeant Lane]]'s neck. She joins in the pursuit, confirming her suspicions that her mission to infiltrate the [[Kreyfin compound]] was part of a trap for her, and kills Lane and cuts off his hand to gain entry to the compound when the leech starts to go flat. Inside, she discovers that the Kreyfin are stealing the [[faith]] of their [[prison]]ers to sell to those who want to add spiritual meaning to their lives and promises to return for the apathetic [[Mylo]] of the [[Society of Euphoric Happiness]] when the Kreyfin demand that she leaves; when she bursts into the Kreyfin's room, they explode. | |||
Vienna learns from [[Vienna Salvatori's spaceship|her spaceship]] that the Kreyfin died thanks to her unwittingly depressuring their sanctum and wonders why somebody has paid her to do a job which was practically done for her. She visits the [[New Church of Wonderment]] on [[Hieronymus VI]] and explains to [[Lilitrick Raliaminopololis|Lilitrick]] how she became filled with faith in the church and founder [[Arlo Goodfellow]] after leaving Karnos Delta, which her ship informed her was due to faith stealing. Disagreeing, she had her [[computer]] update its personality and accepted an invitation from [[Bax Spendlove]], a [[pastor]], to meet him on Hieronymus VI, but Lilitrick declines to give her access until she shows that she has received Arlo's [[stigmata]]. | |||
Bax then rings Lilitrick and asks that Vienna bypasses the examination process and simply enters her meeting with Bax. Finally meeting with Bax and verifying the stigmata, Vienna reveals to him her name and previous occupation. He then rings up Kendra Spendlove, his wife, and asks her to join them. When Kendra enters, Bax explains that Kendra was once a member of the [[Old Church of Wonderment]] before meeting Bax and seeing the 'true path'. Kendra explains that despite the current seperation of churches, that both churches would be stronger as one. Bax explains that Kendra is venturing to the Phantom Deserts of Osuri to meet with [[Parsival]], the head of the Old Church. Bax asks Vienna to use her skillset wisely and accompany his wife on her journey, much to Kendra's dismay. Kendra states that 'Mr. [[Clancy]]', their inter-faith adviser, wouldn't allow it. | |||
As Bax and Kendra argue over the issue, they soon learn that Mr. Clancy has been stabbed to death with a [[grudge knife]], which enters the body, deposits micro-drones into the veins that detonate when they hit a vital organ. On the wall, in Clancy's blood, is written a message. Vienna explains that you can program the blood spatter to form a very specific pattern. In this case, it is a message reading: 'The Old Church will destroy all from within'. Bax seems to think that it is part of Parsival's scheme to destroy the New Church from the inside. Bax stubbornly states that due to Vienna having acquired more knowledge on the murders than the police have ever managed, that she ''will'' join Kendra on her mission to find the truth. Vienna decides to ask Lilitrick how long she knew that Clancy was dead. She notes that despite using the intercom to attempt to contact Clancy, she didn't give him enough time to respond before checking up on him. When Lilitrick protests her innocence, she suggests that perhaps she could take a [[memory scan]]. With the memory scan, she notes Lilitrick walking in on Clancy being brutally murdered by a nine foot demon in armour, riding a horse. She explains that she is wearing [[miracle lense]]s, which reinterpret everything the wearer sees back as a miracle whilst also filtering out things that may cause the wearer to question their beliefs. Due to the lenses being forbidden, Bax scolds her and sends her to the confessional booth to reflect upon her actions. Bax then asks Vienna to remove Parsival from his position, thus turning people to the New Church, to which she agrees. | As Bax and Kendra argue over the issue, they soon learn that Mr. Clancy has been stabbed to death with a [[grudge knife]], which enters the body, deposits micro-drones into the veins that detonate when they hit a vital organ. On the wall, in Clancy's blood, is written a message. Vienna explains that you can program the blood spatter to form a very specific pattern. In this case, it is a message reading: 'The Old Church will destroy all from within'. Bax seems to think that it is part of Parsival's scheme to destroy the New Church from the inside. Bax stubbornly states that due to Vienna having acquired more knowledge on the murders than the police have ever managed, that she ''will'' join Kendra on her mission to find the truth. Vienna decides to ask Lilitrick how long she knew that Clancy was dead. She notes that despite using the intercom to attempt to contact Clancy, she didn't give him enough time to respond before checking up on him. When Lilitrick protests her innocence, she suggests that perhaps she could take a [[memory scan]]. With the memory scan, she notes Lilitrick walking in on Clancy being brutally murdered by a nine foot demon in armour, riding a horse. She explains that she is wearing [[miracle lense]]s, which reinterpret everything the wearer sees back as a miracle whilst also filtering out things that may cause the wearer to question their beliefs. Due to the lenses being forbidden, Bax scolds her and sends her to the confessional booth to reflect upon her actions. Bax then asks Vienna to remove Parsival from his position, thus turning people to the New Church, to which she agrees. | ||
