A.N. The big reveal.
Chapter 21 - Heading Home
Getting off the Bullhead, Rory started walking to the seedier part of town. Entering a warehouse he bought off the books long ago, he opened a secure garage door that revealed a modified aircraft for private use.
"This is gonna take a while." Boarding the aircraft, he activated a pre-set program that started up the ship. The ship slowly exited the warehouse, before it began to fly out of Vale.
For the next few days, Rory flew down a private air path that was made up of various stops and turns. He didn't know where he was going, but he trusted the computer would know how to get to his destination.
Eventually, the lands started to turn more wild and desolate. The sky and ground started to take on a shade of purple.
"God, this place never changes."
Looking out the window, he saw countless cesspools of black tar. Occasionally, a couple of Grimm slowly crawled out of the pools. In the middle of all of this, was a dark tower that stood out amongst the barren wasteland.
As the aircraft grew closer to the tower, Rory started to clutch his chest. Sweat started to roll down his face, and a slight pain started to grow within him.
The aircraft landed in a small clearing. Exiting slowly, Rory saw an unknown type of Grimm slowly approach him. Waiting for a second, it began to move towards the entrance to the tower, and Rory slowly started to follow it.
Rory walked without speaking and continued to follow the strange Grimm. As he climbed the stairs, his complexion slowly started to worsen, and his face began to turn white.
And then... he was here.
Moving past the Grimm, he placed his hands on the ornate black gates. Taking several quick breaths, he slowly opened the doors.
At the head of the table sat Salem herself.
"My, my. It's been too long... Aurora."