The End of All Lies

The End of All Lies is KINO's second volume in the Catalyst Prime universe.

### Summary

Chapter 5 starts with Dr. Assante lamenting over the failure of the experiment mentioning how he didn't fail, the experiment did. Meanwhile inside the simulation, Alistair finds himself talking to his simulated childre, David and Eloise who, while physically distorting themselves, mention that he can break out of the simulation.

Flashing back to Alistair's real life, it shows that there's a tumultuous relationship between David and Patricia.

Meanwhile, Agent Gilmour is occupied with a stopped train that was being examined by a bomb squad before getting a call from Director Hatch to mention that he wasn't the only survivor from the plane crash during the failed Meath retrieval.

At a forest, Clarence Coal calls up Lorena to ask her specifics about his mission, pointing out that what he was supposed to retrieve for Lorena was already labelled missing before she got it.

In the simulation, Alistair realizes his identity much to Dr. Assante as a "second chance" to further manipulate him in the simulation.

While visiting Alistair's grave, Patricia is reminded about her visit from Gilmour, mentioning that although her husband may have died, the body is currently being searched for for the sake of a proper burial.

Back at the simulation, Assante manages to place Meath back into a fight with his villainous doppelganger, Creeping Death, who he defeat soundly. He asks one of the people inside the simulation where he is only for the civilian to point out that that's a weird question. He ultimately realizes that he's being manipulated and Aturno Corporation may have something to do with it. When he gets in, he sees an image that dubs itself **Aturo Assante** who berates KINO for being a dangerously powerful replacement to him.

In a conversation with the other survivor of the failed mission, Gilmour learns of the aircraft that shot them down before Coal intervenes.

Two scientists that assist Assante mentions how dangerous the obsession is getting for Assante (who has now indulged himself into the simulation) before Assante mentions that he can hear them even though he's in the simulation.

As Alistair slowly tries to figure out what exactly is going on with himself, he's accosted by a new simulation villain, **Crank**.

Gilmour finds out that Aturo Assante is the man that he's after after the pilot from the failed mission points out the airplane that shot them down, which was a prototype for Assante. He sets course for **Algeria**, tailed by Coal.

Meanwhile, inside the simulation, KINO awakens only to be confronted by a well armed Assante who attacks him before they're both attacked by a giant monster that KINO may have generated within the simulation, surprising Assante. Assante is soon pulled out of the simulation to be warned of the infiltration by both Coal and Gilmour and in the fray, Alistair Meath is finally freed.

Angry about his captivity, he attacks Coal.

Gilmour gets an explanation about KINO's situation out of Assante at gunpoint while KINO rampages against Coal.

The rampage was intense and borderline biblical, destroying Assante's lab, before Assante could make his escape using gas, Gilmour shoots at Assante's hand destroying at least two of his fingers.

### Characters

* Aturo Assante
* Alistair Meath
* David Meath
* Eloise Meath
* Patricia Meath
* Agent Gilmour
* Director Hatch
* Clarence Coal
* Lorena Payan
* Creeping Death
* Crank