Chapter 699 Reverse Scale (1/2)
Chapter 699 Reverse Scale
The journey back was, sadly, uneventful Sunny had hoped that they would stuhtmare Creatures, but this close to the Sanctuary, there weren't many — except for those too powerful for the cohort to attack without a serious reason and thorough preparations
Come to think, these powerful abominations were probably the reason why the weaker ones kept away Perhaps that hy Noctis had not eradicated them
Well… that, or he was simply too lazy
They returned to the sorcerer's stronghold at dawn, and went to find hi any time However, Noctis was not at his residence, and the wooden door remained shut Eventually, they located him at the far side of the island, where the iiant slabs ofat them without anyone's help The sorcerer stood some distance away, his luscious black hair powdered by marble dust, and watched it all with a satisfied expression on his face while sipping frolass of wine
The first of the statues see It ht have been a human, or a horse Sunny found it hard to tell
Noticing therinned
"Oh, you're back!"
Then, he looked at the hideous stone abomination and raised his chin proudly
"What do you think? Majestic, right?"
Sunny hesitated for a few moments, and then said cautiously:
"Uh… that is one word to describe it, without a doubt But… what is it?"
The sorcerer froith confusion
"What do you race the generations to come with a vision ofit, as well! Who alanced at the terrifying marble monster, scratched the back of his head, and added:
"Of course, I, uh… rasp a couple of nuances of the sculpting art, just yet This one is really not too bad, but it is just the first attempt Luckily, I have plenty of these slabs to practice Hh to reach perfection Well maybe fourteen… or twenty"
Sunny stared at the hideous statue for a bit, quite sure that it looked oyle than Noctis Then, he shook his head and said:
"Good for you Meanwhile, we have retrieved the Ruby Knife So… what comes next?"
The sorcerer rehed despondently
"I guess it's ti to eat… and drink, of course… and discuss the future Now that the knives are in our possession, the future will surely be upon us soon enough…"
Soht breakfast in the shade of the ancient tree that grew in the heart of the Sanctuary Noctis poured himself some wine, then offered them a polite smile
"You must be curious about what happens next"
The four of theed
"Well, to be honest… nothing much By now, the other Chain Lords already know that I a the knives The death of the One in the North would have distracted them for a bit, but at the same time, it would have made my actions look much more suspicious So, they will hold a council and decide how to act"