Chapter 188: Volantis Restored (2/2)

She had been ambushed on a journey to harvest mortal souls for the Death

Lord While isolated, Prelates – high level assassins of the Radiant Faith that served Amara – ambushed Wai'ki and her subordinates

To save her subordinates, Wai'ki stalled the prelates for her life

It must have been a tremendously dicult decision for someone with such a frail heart like her tofor another

She ainst trained, ruthless killers of the light when she herself had little to no coest fundamental dierence between Aldrich and a true hero

Real heroes illing to lay down everything on the line for others Aldrich was not He did not consider himself any less because of that – it was siy

Conversely, he did not look down on the golden age heroes that sacriced themselves In fact, he respected them

It just was not the path he wanted to take Not after he had seen what it had done for his parents "I sense turmoil within you, Death Walker" The Death Lord put a hand on

Aldrich's shoulder "Is anything aaze nity and yet still showed syoodbye to Adaht the deely perceptive of the e, Death Walker, and growing stronger by the day" said the

Death Lord as she withdrew her hand She glanced back at Valera who looked at the Death Lord's hand with suspicious eyes "But you as a Necroion should know more than any that it is always ne to rely on others

And that is not only in th as well

There are others like that girl ould support you through matters of the mind, for it is often that the battles we hold within ourselves are the greatest we struggle through

Far greater than any blade or ic we face upon the battleeld" "I've dealt withas I can reth of youth Ah, it is wonderful to see," said the Death Lord with a gentle shake of her head, as if she was re a fond s, to face one's inner battles, is not a sign of weakness

It is in eeing fro them up, that one faces defeat"

Before Aldrich could respond, Volantis spoke "Whereauttural Deep Natural Not at all like the sance of the Demonwill This was his true self "I-I don't rerasped at his helm head in confusion "Oh, this will help!" Wai'ki reached out with her sta and tapped the ower head upon Volantis's head "Don't touchher to yelp and fall backwards "D-don't hurtto help!" said Wai'ki

Medula instantly stepped in front of Wai'ki Though her expression was still unchangingly bored, it was obvious she cared a great deal about protecting her allies

I back his arms on either end

The Death Lord stood behind, her eyes narrowed as her reen aura around her, ready to deal with Volantis if needed

But whatever Wai'ki had intended to do worked From where she had touched his head, blue butteries of pure energy ickered about, the uttering of their wings releasing glittery little sparkles

As those sparkles hit Volantis, he cal back to me My life, no, my lives"

Valera looked to Aldrich, wordlessly asking if she should let the arether, they released Volantis

Volantis stood up, looking at his ar his ngers out as he inspected them "This is what I am now A chunk of one

Gorr the Bone Taker The Butcher of De but a heap of scrap for the sahter"