Chapter 712 – Book 6, Chapter 104 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 104 – Speculation

As night fell strange noises overtook the forests Beyond the treeline were countless, inexplicable critters A boundary was created by a number of demonhunters to protect the camp

Fire burned in the center of the ca in a pot with Natessa, Duathered around

“I was one of the first people sent here I guess you can call iven title “I watched the population grow, and each time it did I knew Cloudhaas closer to victory Even so, it's a to me that even Masters like you tould be condemned to this prison”

Phoenix especially hadthe Great War she probably would have counted aendary Demonhunters

Cloudhawk couldn't just teleport someone here willy-nilly It could be resisted, he needed to lock down a target In other words he had to capture whoever ended up here Cloudhawk had subdued these two beforehand, which is ten ti theh nonsense Tellyou know about this world”

“As you discovered, the world is filled with all e creatures Not normal, natural creature either In addition to e know about the terrain, we have reason to believe that below our feet is what remains of an ancient civilization” Dumont shared his speculations “More specifically, a base – one where they studied how to create life All the creatures we've seen come from that base”

“I don't care about any of this Telluseful!”

Dumont cackled at her fervor “Mistress Phoenix wastes no tis we found quite surprising since co here”

As he spoke Duroup of people carried over a large stone slab Phoenix and Bruno saw the abstract paintings scrawled on its surface, dimmed after ten thousand years exposed to the elements Luckily they were still so an excursion into the underground It's a clue to whatever this world's ancient past We have no way of knoho created it, but to our benefit they did not use any written language They drew pictures

“What are these pictures?”

“Scenes detailing the destruction of their civilization” Du tio, this world was home to a peaceful and prosperous people Suddenly there appeared disturbances in space-time Whole cities were reduced to ruins Oceans became deserts Lofty mountains were razed to create vast, e…”

Du across the slab

“Here we see a figure in splendid armor descend from the sky They established a place of safety for survivors They worshi+p their saviors, and used the powers given to thes to rebuild their cities

Phoenix and Bruno shared a glance

“Faht so as well” Dumont continued: “The mural is small and incomplete We can't know the whole story, what exactly happened here All we know for certain is that mortal populations dwindled until they discovered soainst their Gods”

Wasn't that exactly what Cloudhaas preparing to do? Could it be that what happened on earth wasn't unique, but just another iteration of so that had happened before? Maybe even countless times?

Dumont went on: “The crux of it all is here – look, there is no doubt the rebels failed Under the guidance of a powerful God capable ofspace, they attacked their saviors and were defeated That hen life was exterminated from this place”

Wait a minute! A powerful Godly leader that canhave power over time?”

“That is the ain, causing the wrinkled in his face to deepen