Chapter 687 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 79 – The Cube's Worth

Cloudhawk – Lord of the wastelands and leader of the Green Alliance – convened athem was the news that the Cloud God was now a for the title of deputy Alliance leader equal to Wolfblade He was directly responsible for Elysian citizens

The response was shock

Part of the reason for hu history of divine worshi+p was that the Gods were aloof Only very rarely did they interfere with huer than life, and thus worthy of worshi+p

Why, then, had the enigmatic Cloud God suddenly broken fro astelanders, who had for ages been seen as filthy heathens It wasn't long ago that Cloudhawk and the Cloud God were mortal enemies Now they acted like none of it had ever happened? Furthermore, the Cloud God entered the Green Alliance as an Elysian protector, but it also made him an enemy of Skycloud

The consequences of such neere as staggering as one et her much deserved rest As the city's Governor she had spent every day overseeing its construction, while si to keep the peace betastelanders and Elysians She was so exhausted she couldn't sleep

With the Cloud God as part of the Alliance now, the most immediate benefit was as a deterrence Elysians revered him, wastelanders feared him Under such circumstances no one dared earn his ire

Secondly there was a sense of security Cloudhawk and the God were different, obviously Cloudhaas a product of the wastes with only a few years of leadershi+p experience The Cloud God had been around since the ti history of authority With hiether, what hope did their enemies have?

Finally, the Cloud God was very useful in running a city From its center, his mental powers could stretch all across Greenland

Anyone who entered into his expansive scope was open to assault If he focused on so Ninety-nine point nine percent of humans read like open books to the God Such a deterrence would greatly reduce crime, since the offender could not hide Foul deeds could be stopped before they even occurred

That was a serious proble to undermine the Green Alliance

Wastelanders were, by their nature, obstinate and resistant to rule They cherished freedom over civilization and a portion would always live bloodthirsty lives On the surface things were very harmonious, but there was an underbelly of violence As such it could be understood why Elysians wanted to live separately fro at least, the Cloud God's presence allayed their concerns

In htiest ally

He was under no illusion that he and the God were perfectly aligned, of course The Cloud God's sole aim was to learn the truth of his race His search would invariably bring him into conflict with Suoals they did walk the same path

Under these conditions the Cloud God could be very useful

Dawn heaved a sigh of relief Her first order of business was to take a nice relaxing bath When she was finished she brought a basin and washcloth into Aquaria's chaently cleaned her h no longer in danger of dying, there was no sign she would awaken soon

“I've been too busy to come and see you the last few days I don't knohen you will open your eyes… but I wanted to tell you so that the God you serve has joined us He now serves under Cloudhawk's command” The newswith the God Incredible, right? Too ine, even for someone as faithful as you But that's the truth It's real”

Aquaria did not stir

“In the end the Gods aren't so er, h, the distance between Gods and humans isn't that wide What is noble and sacred, this stuff orshi+p… really it's all in our i and there is weak, but there is no such thing as inherently greater or lesser

“We should have faith, but not faith in s We need to have faith in a beautiful future Instead of begging the Gods for trinkets and protection, we should work toward an inner peace and strongher face in her hands She looked at herto wake up She probably couldn't even hear her But Dawn didn't care She just needed someone to talk to, to unload as on her mind

“I'rewthat even Gods and deth and the worth of the Polaris fa less and less ier”