The Gilded Sacrament

In the rain-slicked streets of Valdoria, a devout actuary for the Archdiocese of Veridion discovers that the sacred pension fund for retired clergy is a hollow shell, its billions siphoned into offshore accounts by the very cardinals who preach poverty. Shattered by the revelation that his God has been replaced by a golden calf, Elias Vinter orchestrates a silent, surgical purge from within—turning faith into a weapon and money into a gravestone epitaph.