Editing Reference:Endgame (Riven) (section)

== Gehn captured, Catherine released (the "good" ending) ==
[Atrus links in and runs up to you]

'''[Atrus]'''<br />
There isn't much time. Where's Catherine? Where's the book? I don't under—

'''[Catherine]''' <br />
Atrus!

[Catherine appears from around the corner. Atrus turns and embraces her. Catherine hands Atrus the Prison Book and walks up to you.]

'''[Catherine]''' <br />
The villagers are safely in the Rebel Age. I thank you.

'''[Atrus]''' <br />
As do I. You've accomplished more than I could have hoped for. You've given me back my life. The path home is now clear for all of us.

[As a rumbling in the earth gets their attention, Atrus pulls the Linking Book from his pack, opens it and holds it out to Catherine. She puts her hand on his face for a brief moment, and then links back to D'ni. Atrus closes the Book and turns back to you.]

'''[Atrus]''' <br />
This is where our paths must part. Perhaps we'll meet again some day. You know where to find me.

[Atrus walks over to the edge of the Fissure and opens the Linking Book again. He turns back to you.]

'''[Atrus]''' <br />
Goodbye, my friend.

[Atrus links out and the Linking Book falls into the Fissure. Without warning, the ground beneath you collapses and you begin to fall.]

'''[Atrus (voice-over)]''' <br />
Now I understand. Endings and beginnings are within the Fissure, that Riven-cleft of stars that acts as both wall and a bridge. And though I am unable to understand how, the very flow of stars that brought my Myst Book into worthy hands, I am sure served as a safe passage home for my friend. The Age of Riven is closed forever, but the ''people'' of Riven are free. And now I am at rest, understanding that in Books, and Ages, and life, the ending can never truly be written.