[ 007 ] [ VOICE ]

[nightmarishvoid]

[The recording fizzes to life. When he speaks, Henry sounds drained, tired - but also a bit relieved. Again, he is talking to himself. It seems he's using these recordings solely to keep his own thoughts straight, to sort them out in his head.]The Sacraments have stopped. For now. The killer may have been one of the people who disappeared, or

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[onlytwilight]

I wouldn't count the king out just yet.

...What're you looking at?

[nightmarishvoid]

Something Eileen and I found earlier. It has some information about the Crimson King - nothing helpful, but it's all we have right now.

[onlytwilight]

Can you give me a copy of it?

[nightmarishvoid]

Yeah. Not sure how we can use it, but it's better than having nothing.

[A moment later, Roxas receives this image on his communicator. The parchment appears to have been torn out of an aged book - the red stains can only be assumed to be blood.]

[dragon_savior]

Sacraments? ...Hardly sounds like anything good.

[nightmarishvoid]

...They're not.

[dragon_savior]

Sounds like a memory best left alone, then.

[v]

[maneurism]

The hell are Sacraments?

...and who the hell are you?

[v]

[nightmarishvoid]

The murders. They're part of a ritual known as the 21 Sacraments.

[A pause. He isn't surprised.] ...My name's Henry Townshend.

[rebornmother]

Have you been getting enough sleep lately?

[nightmarishvoid]

...The usual.

[Which means, in Henry-speak, "none at all".]

[rebornmother]

...Why don't you take a break? Give me the books and get some rest.

[nightmarishvoid]

It's fine. I'm used to it.