Once the cruiser lands, you see the doors open and a flight of stairs extends out from the doorway onto the ground outside. Before Tom exits the cruiser, he walks over to you and pulls The Holy Omniverse Transcript out from under his cloak.
" Here, Donny. You might wanna hold onto this. I'll come back and store it in my robes if you don't wanna constantly carry it after I'm done with these two. "
He says as he holds it out to you. You nod your head and take it before he walks off towards the doorway with Roary and Gareth. As the three of them leave the cruiser, you look down and try to open the book but the lock doesn't budge.
That's right. Tom said that the book wouldn't open after you used it to defeat the Valghul.
Once Tom, Gareth and Roary all exit the cruiser, the stairs retract and the doors shut. As the cruiser slowly ascends into the air, you and Mimi both look around puzzled.
One of Gareth's clones sees your confusion once he enters the room, so he speaks up to you as he approaches.
" Relax, Abbadon. I've set the cruiser to hover at a safe distance so that we don't unintentionally damage our only ride to Voldoor. "
The floor of the cruiser then becomes transparent and you can see the three of them all walk out into the ruined main plaza of the abandoned village. You look up and see that Mimi looks anxious, so you ask her a question.
" What's wrong, Mimi? "
Mimi looks up at you with nervous eyes as she responds.
" I don't want anybody to get hurt… "
You smile gently as you reassure her.
" Don't worry, Tom's very strong and he's more than capable of keeping everyone safe. Would you like to come sit with me? "
Mimi nods as she gets up and sits next to you on the couch. As you both look down at the crumbled buildings throughout the village, the cruiser automatically zooms in on the three of them and hones in on the sound on ground level so you can see and hear them perfectly from above. You see Tom standing by his lonesome on one side of the square with Roary and Gareth standing on the other side.
" Alright. The platter is right here in my left hand. "
Tom says as he holds it up.
" Whenever you guys are ready, feel free to- "
Roary cuts off Tom by immediately kneeling down and putting his hand on the ground, casting a powerful spell and causing the entire square to erupt as a spout of magma bursts from underneath Tom violently and shoots into the air. The ground around Tom crumbles into a pool of lava, but Tom simply levitates in the air as he siphons the Light from the magma and rocks that get too close to him causing them to disappear before they touch him or the platter. Gareth immediately reacts and fires a barrage of red bullets with his Eviscerators at Tom, and as the bullets explode through the magma and rocks that are mid-air, lava gets flung out in every direction. Tom simply holds out his glowing green hand as he's levitating and siphons the Light from the bullets before they reach him while the entire village catches fire from the lava spewing everywhere and the ruined buildings begin to crumble even more.
Seeing that Tom is simply dematerializing everything that's being thrown at him, Roary shouts in an irritated demeanor.
" That's bullshit! I thought you were holding back? "
Tom laughs as he responds.
" I am holding back. You don't like it when I use my powers? "
" It's not fair if you can just undo everything that we throw at you!! "
Roary yells before spinning around and casting another spell, causing a giant fire tornado to form and immediately pursue Tom. The tornado picks up chunks of lava and molten rock in the air as it flies towards Tom, but Tom simply brings his hand down in a chopping motion and cuts the tornado in half which dispels it before it reaches him.
Tom speaks back to Roary in a playful tone.
" Alright, I won't use my gimmick to make things disappear. How about that? "
" Good!! "
Roary says as he puts his hand into the air and casts yet another spell which makes all of the flames across the entire village grow dramatically in size and all converge on where Tom is floating in the air, but before the flames reach him, Tom smirks before he disappears.
You look over at Gareth and see that he's more observing than he is fighting. Tom was absolutely right about Gareth using Roary's ego to get more information. Thanks to his manipulation, he has a front row seat at witnessing what Tom is capable of.
" What?! Are you running away now?! "
Roary growls aggressively as he looks around.
" I'm behind you. "
Tom says after he appears and bonks Roary on the head with the platter. Roary, getting even more frustrated, screams at Tom as he turns around.
" Dodge this!! "
Roary then materializes an ethereal flail in his hand and swings it down where Tom is floating, but Tom easily catches the head of the flail with his free hand and holds the platter with a firm grip in his other hand. The head of the flail explodes upon impact with Tom's hand and the ground all around Tom crumbles into a crater beneath him from the force of the swing, but Tom doesn't look to be hurt or fazed at all. He makes a calm remark to Roary as he's holding the head of the flail above him.
" Uhmm… You're supposed to be going for the platter. "
Roary glares at Tom in disbelief.
" What are you?! "
Roary yells as he pulls himself into Tom using the chain of the flail and kicks him in the face, causing another loud explosion as his foot connects. Tom looks at Roary after being kicked in the face with a blank stare as if it didn't do anything.
" Platter? Remember? "
Tom says as he closes his hand and crushes the flail, dispelling it. Roary then backs away and casts another spell as his fists and feet sink into the ground and he pulls them out covered in lava. Roary then throws several punches and kicks at the platter in an attempt to melt it but Tom dodges and blocks them all with his free arm no problem.
Suddenly, you see Gareth point his Eviscerators at both Tom and Roary as they're focused on one another and he fires a flurry of bullets at both of them. Tom instantly acknowledges that Roary is in danger and distracted by the fight, so he pushes Roary out of the trajectory of the bullets which causes him to slide away on his feet. Tom dodges the bullets, and you see the bullets absolutely annihilate the ruined buildings that were behind him into a powdered smoke as the bullets explode upon impact with the stone.
Tom then disappears and instantly reappears closer to Gareth as he holds the platter up like a target for Gareth to shoot. Gareth smiles and lets loose with his Eviscerators as he fires a hellfire of bullets at the platter, but Tom simply puts his empty hand in front of the bullets to block each of them. As you're watching the bullets bounce off of Tom's hand, Gareth's clone that's watching alongside you in the cruiser makes a remark as if he's amazed.
" He's very strong indeed. Normally a single bullet from my gun would turn an entire group of people into pink mist, but he's blocking every single bullet effortlessly. His speed and power is incredible. "
You can tell that Roary is tired from all of the powerful spells that he's cast as he drops down to his knees in exhaustion. As he breathes heavily, you see him watching Tom and Gareth from a distance. It seems like Roary's done fighting.
Tom blocks the last of Gareth's bullets as his Eviscerators run out of ammo, which causes Gareth to immediately drop them and start throwing punches and kicks at the platter just like Roary did. You can see a significant difference of power and speed between the strikes of Gareth and Roary as you look at Gareth's bionic body move at a superhuman level. Each consecutive strike is perfectly precise and calculated while also being faster than a normal human eye can track. Still, Tom dodges and blocks each strike no problem despite standing right in front of him.
Seeing that Gareth isn't tiring because of his artificial body, Tom disappears again and reappears in the air above Gareth. Gareth takes this opportunity to reload his Eviscerators, but before he can finish, Tom uses his telekinesis to hold Gareth in place, effectively immobilizing him. Gareth tries to fight against Tom's telekinetic grasp on him, but it's to no avail. Tom then holds up the platter and shows it still in pristine condition as he makes a remark to both of them.
" Looks like I won. "
Tom says as he descends back down to where Gareth is frozen still.
Gareth looks at Tom with intrigue as he admits defeat.
" That, you did. It was a good show from up in the cruiser as well. "
As Tom lets Gareth go, Roary exhaustedly carries himself over to where they're standing. He puts his hand on Tom's shoulder and speaks tiredly.
" You truly are as remarkable as they say. Thank you for taking my challenge seriously and showing me your power firsthand. I hope that there are no hard feelings for what I said earlier. "
Tom smiles gently as he responds to Roary.
" None at all. You fought well and your abilities are very impressive. I understand now why the King favors you so much. "
The cruiser descends back down into the now burning plaza as the sun begins to set and the three of them board together. Tom hands the platter back to one of Gareth's clones as the clone cleans up the mess of broken glass from the platter being dropped in the first place. You and Mimi both stand up and look at each other as they meet you in the middle of the room. Mimi pulls herself closer to you and you gently hold her next to you with one arm.
" See? I told you they were gonna be fine. "
You say as the cruiser takes off again and continues on its course to Voldoor. Tom speaks to everyone while you're all standing together in the middle of the room.
" Well, I think it's about time to get some rest. "
Roary throws himself onto one of the couches and stretches before agreeing.
" You don't gotta tell me twice. "