While trying to escape Tag is pursued by Barton. Tag finds the secret room where his Mother was executed. Barton and he fight, triggering an android executioner that tries to kill them both. Tag gets away, leaving Barton tied to the electric chair. A service entrance leads outside to the Wasteland. Out in the Wasteland Tag finds the headquarters of an old games company. The CEO, Xander Matthews, takes him to Ember, a VR fantasy world. There he meets the "Knights of the Round": a group of wizards and warriors, including the enigmatic sorceress Code.
