Chapter XCVIII: A Difficult Decision: Changes at the Vatican?
"Brothers, it seems you have misunderstood me... Do you all want to end up like Antonio? Withdraw your votes against me, or else—"
"Or else what, Brother Piccolomini?" I intervened, alongside Gabriel and the others.
The other cardinals froze when they saw me, just like the pagan guards who were keeping watch. It seemed no one expected me to escape from prison and come to disrupt the Papal Conclave. Well, it seems that's for the best. They were probably too bored without a little action from me...
"Ha, I have an entire armed force on my side that will fight for me. Boys, attack!"
As they began to appear, I drew the Staff and struck the floor. At that moment, a powerful current pushed back all the soldiers who had come to defend Piccolomini, rendering most of them unconscious. Piccolomini was stunned and pulled out the Key of Tears from his pocket, which, as its name suggests, had the shape of a key.