A few months later, and people are healing from what happened to Wilbur. It left a mark on all of them, especially since people can't be revived twice. People still suspect Tommy did it, but no one sees much of him anymore. He's thinner than ever, his ribs easily visible. He would've joined his brother by now had it not been for his small spider child, Shroud. He loved Shroud with all he had (which wasn't much, but it was all he had). So he stays. And he tries to make amends. He gives Jack full ownership of the hotel via letters. He stops going to therapy, and suggests to Puffy that she and Niki should try again. His last stop for the time being was to go to Technoblades how and return the Axe of Peace. It had been a precious weapon to the two of them, but Tommy knew he wasn't the rightful owner.
So, giving Ranboo and Tubbo babysitting duties for the morning and afternoon, he set out to Techno's arctic cabin. By the time he made it there, it was sunset. Tommy walked wobbly up the stairs to ring Technoblades doorbell when the door flings open and Tommy is struck hard enough to crack his ribs and sent him to the ground. Above him was Philza, as angry as he'd ever been. "You," Philza started, glaring daggers at the pained boy, "are the reason my son is dead! And yet, you have the disrespect to be here?!" Tommy rubs his wrists as he tries to speak and sit up. He cannot speak. There's pressure on his chest suddenly, sending him back down, and he hears a snap. He's sure the person above him heard it too, as he stepped off and whispered, "Mate, what the hell have you done to yourself…" Tommy opens his blurry eyes to Philza staring at him with hatred and disgust… but also fear and sadness. Tommy then tried standing up, only to manage sitting up. Philza offered a hand, only for Tommy to shake his head. "Thank you, but I don't deserve your help, Mr. Minecraft." Philza physically recoiled as of being slapped. Tommy then summoned the Axe of Peace from his inventory, and dropped it immediately, "This is for Techno, if you see him-" Tommy is cut off by fast footsteps.
He sees a blur of pink. A blur of the blade. He hears Niki asking what's going on from inside, as she'd been baking and hadn't listened to Tommy and Phil's interaction. The blade is running straight for them, and Tommy pulls out a bow, terrified he will be killed again. His bow wasn't loaded. He had no arrows. Yet, Techno dropped to the ground mid run, arrow in his chest. Tommy feels the eyes on him. "Tommy, what the hell did you do.." Philza is too shocked to say the words he knows is coming. Anyone not preoccupied would've seen an empty quiver. A snapped bowstring. Yet no one saw that in that moment. Philza and Niki run outside, screaming. Philza is trying to save Techno from bleeding out as Niki messages the rest of the Syndicate what she thought happened. All the while, Tommy swears he sees Dream, smiling through the mask tauntingly. He knows now; Dream has a target on his head that he's not risking to lose.
The funeral is a week later. Everyone gathered around for his burial. All expect the few who stood guard, as to not let Tommy in. Those people consisted of the shocked Niki, the pissed Ranboo and the mournful Philza. Tommy doesn't bother trying to attend. He keeps his distance, wishes his brother a good afterlife, and leaves to go find his son.
He put in the chat that he saw Dream in the distance with a crossbow. There was evidence of early decay around the wound, a clear sign of either arrows, native to only the Admin and Gods. He was instead called psychotic and a murderer. No one ever believed him.
