Chapter 94

           

           SittingintheSistineChapelamonghisstunnedcolleagues,CardinalMortatitriedtocomprehendthewordshewashearing.Beforehim,litonlybythecandlelight,thecamerlegnohadjusttoldataleofsuchhatredandtreacherythatMortatifoundhimselftrembling.Thecamerlegnospokeofkidnappedcardinals,brandedcardinals,murderedcardinals.HespokeoftheancientIlluminati—anamethatdredgedupforgottenfears—andoftheirresurgenceandvowofrevengeagainstthechurch.Withpaininhisvoice,thecamerlegnospokeofhislatePope…thevictimofanIlluminatipoisoning.Andfinally,hiswordsalmostawhisper,hespokeofadeadlynewtechnology,antimatter,whichinlessthantwohoursthreatenedtodestroyallofVaticanCity.

           Whenhewasthrough,itwasasifSatanhimselfhadsuckedtheairfromtheroom.Nobodycouldmove.Thecamerlegno’swordshunginthedarkness.

           TheonlysoundMortaticouldnowhearwastheanomaloushumofatelevisioncamerainback—anelectronicpresencenoconclaveinhistoryhadeverendured—butapresencedemandedbythecamerlegno.Totheutterastonishmentofthecardinals,thecamerlegnohadenteredtheSistineChapelwithtwoBBCreporters—amanandawoman—andannouncedthattheywouldbetransmittinghissolemnstatement,livetotheworld.

           Now,speakingdirectlytothecamera,thecamerlegnosteppedforward."TotheIlluminati,"hesaid,hisvoicedeepening,"andtothoseofscience,letmesaythis."Hepaused."Youhavewonthewar."

           Thesilencespreadnowtothedeepestcornersofthechapel.Mortaticouldhearthedesperatethumpingofhisownheart.

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