Redaction of the Golden Witch - Part 4
Our attention returns to the curious Fragment and its distorted tale of 1986. But the tale is now more twisted and broken than ever, and Virgilia's skill may no longer be adequate. How convenient, then, that a new pair of eyes is offered for the reading just as they are needed. But the story this new Reader tells, while clearer, is no more comprehensible. Just what does Walter Absalom see as truth within this chaos? Yet in the eye of the magical storm, Battler has begun to come to a series of private realizations about his own desires.
Mystery and fantasy, past and future, truth and deception, all are now at war. Just who has sided with whom is another matter entirely. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your options open.
The next playlist, in six more (admittedly far, far longer) parts. You may not want to blow through this in a single sitting, as it's as long as Parts 1 and 2 combined.
TIPs from Part 4 (I really should've written some for Part 3 as well), also seen in their respective videos, so these are spoilers in some sense:
Spoiler:
Spoiler for Andromalius:
One of the 72 Great Demons. Specifically, the 72nd and least. He functions as an assassin, taking contracts from the wicked to destroy their enemies, particularly those who have escaped society's justice. The price for his services is inevitable destruction at his hands. Even so, he has many takers. He is also occasionally employed to hunt thieves and recover that which is stolen. He is ill-suited to battling witches, but is sometimes hired by them to hunt humans.
He takes the form of a young man dressed in the uniform of an agent of Heaven, but he is not a member of the Great Court. He is permitted to come and go, however, and sometimes takes missions from on high. Considered a sort of "fallen angel," he bears an unusual status somewhere between Divine and Demonic. His angelic designation is Nehustan-72X, and he is classified as a custom-model Seraph with no official assignment. His true form is top secret, but is said to be as appropriately twisted as one would expect of such a contradictory existence.
Andromalius is powered by his heart, which pumps an eternal outflow of a strange poison. Exposure to this poison is highly dangerous but never fatal, causing a feverish sort of coma-like state. The poison is administered through one of his two daggers, Nehash. His other dagger, Nehoshet, is a conceptual weapon which causes instantaneous death. The exact purpose for being granted these weapons is unclear, but Andromalius is highly protective of them and considers them precious gifts. He appears to be immune to his own poison, or at least resistant to its incapacitating effects.
He is reputed to have an insubordinate attitude and is given to sarcasm. Because he is not appeased with traditional compensation, retaining his services is dangerous as his loyalty cannot be guaranteed. While highly educated, he is occasionally known to misquote. He has an unusual verbal quirk, eschewing the use of names and referring to everyone as "sir," whether male or female and without respect to their authority status relative to his own. Certain individuals are not referred to in such a manner, but it is unknown how and why he makes that determination.