Ash and Absolution

In the drought-scorched town of Pardon, Nevada, the Covenant of the Final Dawn preaches that mass "baptism by fire" is the only escape from a coming plague. Undercover FBI agent Elias Voss has spent eighteen months inside, reciting creeds he despises. When the Prophet sets a date for the Great Purification, Voss must decide: keep lying to survive, or shatter the cult's delusion with a truth that will kill everyone he fails to save. As the sanctuary's walls prepare to collapse, every whispered prayer becomes a countdown, and the only way out is through the ashes of his own mask.