42 Preparations Pt 1: Laginas Arrival (1/2)
Seated within the cave, team New Hope meditated on their own experiences from the past month. Suddenly the central orb on the Ancestral Wall started to s.h.i.+ne grabbing everyone's attention as. .h.i.ttan's expected time of return was 3 days off.
Echoing in the cave Hittan's voice sounded, ”Elder Fahim, I need the following to be completed. Prepare the portal at the Academy to visit the Central Continent's Lunar Eclipse City in 2 days time. Have my Council ready for travel and on standby at the portal. Also, inform them that I will meet them at the Academy, as we will be travelling ahead!”
After he finished speaking fiery beams of light shot out of the orb and landed on his friends dragging them into the portal! Leaving a stunned Elder Fahim to wonder how were they going to travel to the Academy?
As the team appeared in the core world of Gilead they found its' all white environment familiar yet terrifying! Standing in the centre of their vision stood a tall 6-foot 5-inches warrior that radiated Power!
Encrusted in varying thickness of Sapphire Ice crystals that laid on his skin like it was apart of him. Hittan stood straight, as short spiked Sapphire crystals extended from his shoulders, elbows and knees. The rest of his now 6ft 5-inches body had large plate-like crystals scales that covered his chest, back, forearms, shoulders, outer thighs, his knees to his feet. While all other areas had smaller crystal scales to allow for flexibility and appeared mesh-like. The armour was even more form fitting as if elegantly tailored for his body.
The team had never seen him in his Sapphire armour before, having missed the fight with Aapo, and stood amazed by the elegance of it. However, there was one that stared more intensely than the others. Caught up in the unexpected familiarity, Valencia found herself having urges that ran bone deep!
Suddenly, the armour liquified and seeped into Hittan's skin! Standing before his team exposed in all but his private parts!
”Valencia, Elder brother certainly has grown shameless in the past month, huh?”
”...”
”Valencia?”
”...”
”Valencia?!”
”Ye, yes! What? Ona, you said something?”
”... Are you that caught up in him still? If you're not careful you could make enemies of Kaia and Kaija.”
”I know, I know, I promise to keep it to myself. But isn't he great in every way?”
”I swear, you're too far gone.” Shaking her head Ona's focus was moved back to Hittan who had already gathered his clothes.
”Team, it is time to show me your progress and cement your strength with sparring matches for the next two days.”
”Brother, how far ahead are you now?”
”Edan, do you really want to know? It could make you depressed.”
”I think we all want to know, so we can have a firm idea of our target.”
”Good. Everyone ready yourself, show me your full power, equip your weapons as well!”
While the team was about to engage in their sparring match against Hittan, Lagina had already arrived at Lunar Eclipse City and back in the Emerald Estate there in the Capital. As she and her mother no longer needed to be mindful of the other family members, she decided not to stay locked away in her room and toured the estate.
”Hey, Cairo, isn't that your rumoured sister that returned to the family recently?”
”Half sister. Yes, that's her, somehow she and her wh.o.r.e of a mother convinced the Elders to let her try for the Ancestral inheritance instead of my real younger sister.”