Chapter 479 (1/2)
Book 4, Chapter 97 – Next!
Was he at the end of his rope? Not necessarily, but Cloudhawk did have regrets
His old coh it If the rules of a place were unacceptable, than change the place and change the rules!
He joined the ariven command of the Talons, and step-by-step earned a name in Skycloud He hts and titles, but he couldn't deny the benefits He used to fantasize that if he were in the same position ashe wanted At last he would have the unrestricted life he always dreamed of
Now he recognized how foolish that was Poas te, but it wasn't for everyone
How arrogant had Skye Polaris been? In the end he still had to bow to the pressures of his family's honor, and it killed him Even a man as powerful and influential as him couldn't live the life he wanted without responsibility to others And if he couldn't, what hope did Cloudhawk have?
The good neas that there were et around in the world If one road was blocked, then change directions until you found a suitable path Cloudhaasn't burdened by change, but there was one thing that weighed heavily on him Would the mess he left mean trouble for Selene, for Dawn, for Hammont and the others?
Selene was a faithful, loyal warrior The Teainst Arcturus' tyranny If the Teainst Cloudhaould she do it? Would she have a choice?
The only affection Cloudhawk had re for the Elysians lands lay in the friends he was leaving behind What else was there for hi those he cared for et as far away as possible
He denied Frost's dark words The wastelands were endless, and Cloudhawk had the ability to do and go whatever he pleased! Would finding a place to settle down really be so hard? If he found so for hietting away from this place
Cloudhaas on his own once again He turned his head toward the bitter winds and pressed on
He reached into hi pain answered It felt like so to suony
The Cloud God's attack had left its ht with Frost made it worse
His mental abilities were critically limited If he tried to stretch them beyond a fraction of his capabilities, the pain returned He could stomach it if he had to, but it interfered with theit, even the slightest interference caused the phase to fail
A sound piqued his attention It sounded like a whistling froht it was the wind, but when Cloudhawk lifted his head he saw countless black dots co his direction They whistled and fluttered like a swarm of locusts, but a swarm like that didn't come from the clouds It was a rain of arrows!
Cloudhawk's pupils tightened to sh him, the arrows seemed to slow and he was able to see their trajectory He raced forward, darting between theed to avoid them until-
Boom! A loud explosion caused the air to tremble
An Elysian warshi+p broke through the clouds overhead Cloudhawk broke out in a cold sweat as he felt the danger wash over him and threw hiy s They followed as he ran wildly forward, leaving craters in his wake
The shadow of hundreds of soldiers dotted the landscape as they disembarked
Despite suddenly finding himself cornered, Cloudhaas unfazed He disappeared froht silver and sprays of blood Elysian arht as well have been made form paper the way these streaks of silver cut the in all directions,trail of death and destruction
Kill! I have to kill! Anyone in my way!
Cloudhawk carved a path for hies Yet his invsibility cloak was rendered useless when a squad of senior demonhunters appeared on the scene
The sound of relics buzzing filled his ears, co from all around Cloudhawk searched for a way free
“Cloudhawk!”
“You can't escape!”
He gritted his teeth and blinked forward, succeeding in creating soth He couldn't stop to catch his breath Although he'd leftup
In the lead was a contingent of Templar soldiers Out of the corner of his left eye he saw deht, and he saw a group of officers co his way
The sky was overcast and strong winds blew and he stood on the ledge of a cliff Cloudhaas soaked in blood, and it pooled around hi froo Three groups of soldiers thirsty for blood would be on him in moments
Grand Prior Phain approached, his eyes dark and dangerous despite his indifferent expression “Don't waste your energy You can't escape Come back to the Temple with us immediately”
Cloudhaas out of breath “You think you can fool me with this shi+t?”
“The first moment I saw you, I didn't think you'd a man with a shock of red hair on his head stepped forward “But here we are, much to my surprise”
He was a robust and well-builtabout his presence that ht he looked familiar, and after a few moments he remembered where they'd met Blaze!
This was the man he'd met with Dahen they went to the collection convention
Cloudhawk reuy with decent talent Of the many notable youths in Skycloud he was the quietest After Baldur's fall, Blaze had coue of Demonhunters and was constantly busy with its upkeep When did he have any time to make his presence known?