Chapter 713 - Book 6, Chapter 105 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 105 – Schoolmates

It was the sixth day after the battle for Skycloud City So far no attack on the realm see their ti, the real

The city's central Teone As the heart of the city – indeed of the whole real symbol and the center of their whole world was now absent

An i they used, froy Citizens lived and died with these blessings, believing them to be miracles from the Gods But in fact, they were not miracles at all

The Gods as huy transfer Put sienerated in the Tehout the rest of the realhout Skycloud had receivers that picked up this energy and used it to function Like a radio picking up radio signals

It was the basis for Skycloud's prosperity Convenient, available and pollution-free Such things were beyond the capabilities of humans to replicate, so it was no wonder that people saw theifted energy, it's absence was keenly felt With the Teone, the heart of their realm and the lifeblood it provided was cut off Without it, the unprepared people of Skycloud faced disaster Everything shut down overnight Life as they knew it changed forever

With no way to solve this issue evident, they turned to the only other alternative Substitution

Elysian lanterns stopped working so wasteland lanterns were brought in Rugged wasteland transport vessels replaced grounded Elysian airshi+ps Luckily for Skycloud, its large population also nificant resource surpluses to draw on

Under the Cloud God's direction, hidden caches were opened to meet their needs Within were three hundred thousand tons of eboncrys crystals – certainly no small amount Eboncrys was the cleanest and y currently known The Green Alliance relied on production from Woodland Vale to power its cities Without the Shepherd God's hidden forest the Green Alliance wouldn't have been able to meet its own requirements None of these ould have happened and the eboncrys weapons they developed would never have come to be

At its current production rate, Woodland Vale would produce three hundred thousand tons of eboncrys in about twelve years The hidden stores provided a treasure trove of power to use in this eency In addition, the warehouses also contained various relics and enough food to keep the city running for a time

Cloudhawk teleported to the city to see how it had fared since the battle What he saas a city utterly transformed

Airshi+ps transferred here from the Green Alliance shuttled back and forth over Skycloud like industrious bees They took surplus materials frooods were sparse

Cloudhaatched a scene unfold that he never would have dreah Skycloud's streets They piloted hty humanoid robots to help clear away the rubble Scientists studiously researched Elysian crops that were known for ripening quickly A few years ago this would have been unthinkable

The Cloud God ordered his people to put conflicts aside and accept the wastelanders For the shared hope of survival, they had to beat swords into ploughshares The deepest blood feuds had to be forgiven if they were to make it as a species

On an individual level this was difficult to accept However, with tirow passed these differences Even the et When this generation passed and the next caether Unification would proceed Maybe the distinction betastelander and Elysian would no longer be necessary

Cloudhawk looked forward to that day, but it wasn't going to happen unless they stopped the ar held in the center of Skycloud City Hundreds of funeral pyres had been erected, laden with remains of the fallen Soldiers who had sacrificed their lives in the fighting General Haht it!”

Final rites were given Soldier flung their torches onto piles of tinder

Pyres ihout the city like hundreds of sconces all lit at once Black s transient patterns It was a solemn scene, and onlookers watched in reverent silence

A woman, pretty In her arms was a child that couldn't have been more than three years old She watched the fires burn with a look of pain At least these brave heroes had reiven to the father of her child

So tickles the back of the woure stood behind her, wrapped in dark clothing A plain looking sas strapped to his back and his face was hidden behind a h, and she could see a silver glint in one of them

The woman's eyes ide “It's… you!”

“Yeah It's been a long time Veronika” [1]

His voice was h thethey shared in hell's Valley felt like a lifetiirl and she had respected her squad leader They hadn't had any contact since those difficult days, years ago

Incredible what tirandfather at the battle for Sanctuary[2], causing the rapid decline of her fa the dead She had becoand while Cloudhaas not directly responsible for all her misfortunes, he was involved in all of it

It was hard for him to show himself before her, but Cloudhawk felt a duty to do so Frost had told him about Blaze's final words, he felt responsible for delivering the news himself Hoould she react? What would Cloudhawk's forrandfather's killer, the one who's war claimed her husband? Would she refuse to speak or yell and screan himself to it But instead after a few o for a cup of tea?”

For a moment he had no words But when the shock passed he nodded “Alright”