Ajay watched the helicopter spin out of control and crash into the trees below the palace. It was over, he thought. The king is dead. The man Ajay hunted for was finally gone.

But something was urging him to go check the crash. To make sure the job was done. Contemplating the idea, Ajay finally made his way out of the palace, taking one last look at Lakshmana before getting on his ATV and making his way to the crash site.

The air suddenly grew colder as he whizzed down the winding hills that led from Pagan's palace. Ajay was accustomed to the cold weather in Kyrat, but for some reason, the snow pricked at his skin painfully.

As he continued, he wondered why he killed Pagan. He was his stepfather, after all. Even though he was kinda insane, Mohan killing Lakshmana was what set him off. He didn't ask for it. Somewhere inside him, Ajay hoped that Pagan was still alive.

Ahead was what looked to be debris of a helicopter. Fresh smoke emitted from the crash, and a thick layer of snow was already on the helicopter. Ajay got off his ATV and walked over to the crash.

"No pilot?", Ajay thought. The soldier piloting the helicopter must've fallen somewhere else. His eyes wondered to the corpse in a pink blazer.

"Pagan?" Ajay wondered over to the corpse, each step as guilt-ridden as the last. Something inside him hated it that he shot down Pagan, even after giving him Kyrat.

"Looks like him". Ajay got on one knee and treated the corpse like he was some crime scene investigator. Pagan's eyes were wide open in shock, a pool of blood beneath his head and back.

"Did he fall out of the helicopter?". Ajay's hand unconsciously wondered into Pagan's pocket, pulling out a pen with dried up blood on it. The same pen Pagan used to kill the guard that shot the bus. He also found some rupees on him, but left it in his pocket and walked away.

"So that's it then?". Ajay got back on his ATV when suddenly his radio was buzzing.

"Ugh. Seriously Sabal? not now...", Ajay picked up his radio and answered it. "Yes?"

"Ah! Ajay my boy! how are you doing?", No. It was that cold yet comfortable voice. It was Pagan's.

"H-How did you?", Ajay asked, suddenly washed with relief and fear at the same time.

"That, was my body double..hm..Nick, was it?". Pagan genuinely forgot his body double's name. He went through so many since everyone had a bounty on his head.

"Anyways, when you were in Lakshmana's shrine, I left in a car that was parked there, which also was where Nick was sitting. So, Nick made his way back to Lakshmana and waited for you. He left, well, TRIED to leave in the helicopter. But, you rudely shot it down, didn't you?", Pagan chuckled. "If it's any consolation, you didn't kill some innocent or anything. Nick did some of my dirty work for me, and was genuinely insane because of it. Bathing in Yak's blood and all. I, actually, kind of want to thank you for taking out that loony to pasture".

Ajay sighed. Pagan was alive, and for some reason he loved it.

"So, Ajay, we can meet in person. If only you promise not to blow my brains out, yes?" Pagan still cared for his stepson, and loved him. Even if he did royally fuck up everything.

Ajay wondered for a moment, and responded with, "Yea, sure. Fine". It'd be nice to see Pagan in person, and not some body double he hired.

"Perfect!", Pagan was ecstatic, but before he hung up, Ajay had one question.

"Pagan, before you go, did you really give Kyrat to me? Nick said so, but I want to hear it from you". There was a deafening moment of silence.

"Pagan? you still there?"

"Oh, oh, yes. I am. Lost in the memories, that's all. Yes. Nick's right. I gave you Kyrat. It was my plan all along, you know". Pagan smiled, even though he knew Ajay couldn't see it. "You are the rightful heir to Kyrat, anyhow. But, all that aside, I'm glad we will finally be together again, king of Kyrat".

"Oh, so I'm king now?"

"Yes! be fucking happy. You get to run a damn country. So, anyways, meet me at Rajgad Gulag. I'll be waiting!" Pagan hung up, leaving Ajay to think through everything he said.

"King, hm?", Ajay laughed to himself and started to make his way to Rajgad Gulag.

"Thanks, Pagan."