Chapter 549 - Book 5, Chapter 54 (1/2)
Book 5, Chapter 54 – The Cavalry
Zoren Leclair was a respected archbishop There wereSkycloud's lower and middle class who adored hi cut down by Cloudhawk's hand
The barbarian leader had crushed a portion of Sanctuary in one attack and followed it up byh noble demonhunters with bloodthirsty abandon Each fact wasthan the last and painted Cloudhawk edies were piled on Cloudhawk's shoulders He was an enemy the likes of which Skycloud had never seen in a thousand years
When it rains, it pours From a time of peace to sudden war! After today, the name Cloudhaould shake the world Whether in Skycloud or the wastelands, he would go down in history
Oren was close enough to see the death of the Archbishop in clear detail Fury rose up in him like a volcano Never had he encountered a fiend like this traitor There were other iven Oren such a shock
The inherent strength and violence of wastelanders gave thee Each moment they were locked in close co the upper hand Where the Demonhunter Corps excelled was in their many different sorts of relics The mutants had only exorcist rods, so in terhters
However, equip factor in war
These mutants were once throasteland fodder Each of theh a world of blood and corpses Every juh life and death situations Such a life had taught theht as ferociously as the mindless beasts that stalk the wastes Once the Dean to lose out against the mad bloodlust of their wasteland foes
In a fit of rage Oren released a wave of gravitational force A Goshaarrior caught in the area was srizzly scene did not deter the other e ahead
Cloudhawk flung an orb of Castigation fire at Oren The Knight-Coh to know not to disround soure burst forth fro thirstily Zoren wasn't here to protect the Knight-Coer It was unlikely he would survive another lethal blow
Oren screaravitational field spread far and wide, increasing weight a hundred fold dozens of meters around
Caught within in the field, Cloudhawk felt hirow heavier It was so intense he found it difficult to move at all
But Cloudhaas no grunt He quickly retreated from the scope of Oren's power and replaced his sith a bow He started to blink fro an arrow each tiht arroere converging on Oren's position
Basilisk was a dangerous relic to face! Oren was forced to knock the arroith his staff He ed to protect himself from the arrows, but before he could catch his breath a shadow fell over hiht-Coe
“Leave him to me!” The drunk looked over his shoulder at Cloudhawk “Don't waste time Save Dawn!”
In all the chaos, Cloudhawk had almost been distracted from the reason they were here Freed from his clash with Oren, he reached out with histhe battlefield at Cloudhawk's co on Dawn, ready to light the pyre She was tied fast to the stake and could only watch her doom approach
Sons of bitches! Cloudhawk took control of his beast coh the air like a golden bullet The demonhunters were not prepared for the sold struck the dolls
Oddball cain pecking at her bindings One of the thick chains holding her fell away Daatched with trepidation, a smile on her tear-streaked face
As Oddball orking on the next chain she shouted a warning “Cloudhaatch out!”
A gust of frigid air followed in the wake of Frozen Dirge It was aih
Oddball belched a streak of golden lightning at the weapon Cloudhawk's divine beast was no match for Frost, but it could protect itself froed to slow Frozen Dirge somewhat, not stop it
Chirp! Oddball released a shrill sound and the rotund critter swelled to five or six tis spread to a span or two or three e as it closed in
Frost's face darkened like a winter storth in trying to wrench it free
A burst of power blooe which launched Oddball away The bird found itself encased in ice, unable to protect itself from a follow-up attack But Frost's ire was turned from Oddball and his spear stabbed at Dawn
She could do nothing The icy light of his spear was reflected in her wide eyes
An instant before the weapon skewed her, a figure – both fan – appeared in the space between thee was held fast in her savior's hand
Frost felt a surge of poeep through hio no further The Commander-General of the expeditionary force raised his head
He was a es that dripped with blood All that could be seen were his dark eyes that burned with an inner fire Frozen Dirge was caught in a gauntleted hand In a hard, grirowled: “You dare try to kill one of mine?”
Cloudhawk had appeared at the apex of Sanctuary, alone Did he not know that est were seated only meters away? It was suicide!
When Cloudhaords reached her ears, Dawn couldn't help but feel even more moved How desperately she wished she was his, and not just as an ally!