Chapter 715 - Book 6, Chapter 107 (2/2)

He held the tome with both hands, closed his eyes and reached out with his raes and into Cloudhawk's body In a few short e took root in his s easier

What a massive trove of information Cloudhawk didn't know all of what he'd absorbed, he just copied it and resolved to sort it out later He grabbed one book after another, hungrily devouring their contents until suddenly an o's attention…

Cloudhawk lifted his head and in what had been an eures The huht had no discernible features but Cloudhawk felt their attention fixed on him

“You've been discovered What you see is how the ainst apostates” The Cloud God's voice rang in his head “You must leave If you are destroyed here yourthis [1] He remembered what he was told, that the matrix was a systes of light were here to erase hi to understand what the Cloud God had explained to him He still had access to the matrix but the protections for this section had activated Gods would have no trouble accessing what they wished, but the Cloud God was a betrayer and thus a threat

He had to remember that the

“daures blinked into being all around hian to close in

“You leave as you came You must be quick If they surround you, you will be eliminated”

Cloudhawk shook off his pursuers and dashed from the palace All the while their numbers swelled until hundreds floated after hi

Woosh!+ Shhhhrrk! The sound of ripping air preceded a rain of light Glowing arrows tumbled toward him and Cloudhawk knew that if even one struck, he'd be done for

He dodged andas fast as he could toward the gate He reached it just before the figures closed in, vanishi+ng from the heavenly place All of a sudden he felt like he was falling, tu like one of hisof exhaustion once again came over him

The Cloud God's ht that constantly flared in hisrunes that lined his ar Cloudhawk to enter the matrix was not an easy feat, even for a Supre

Godly society was highly efficient Their innate interconnected network helped them maximize resources and infor as this excursion revealed While Godly poere unique, they were also dangerous

Cloudhaas a virus, whose infection could lead to unforeseen consequences To this end the matrix was determined to eradicate him Yet he had escaped, and with a fine harvest for his efforts Without a doubt, the information he'd come back ould help the Green Alliance trereeted Cloudhawk upon his return with great interest “What do you think? An experience too wonderful for words, yes?”

He was still surprised that he'd been there, in the world of the Gods But for all its grandeur and nificence, Cloudhawk couldn't help but feel that the divine matrix felt somehow… sterile

The Gods were a peculiar race whose thoughts were caged They didn't know anything of their own past They didn't know the purpose for anything they did Bluntly put, they were all just pawns to a higher intelligence

“I didn't have enough time” Cloudhaas i that could be done He had to escape or be lost forever

Now he needed ti he'd learned But before he could even begin, someone came to see him It was Selene, out of bed at last When he saw her Cloudhawl felt like he could breathe a little easier

1Except they told you this exact thing would happen! Grrr!