Vol 3 Chapter 117 (1/2)
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at 20th of March 2019 11:06:10 AM
Chapter 117
Book 3, Chapter 117 - Throwing Down the Sword
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“Finally, I have an announceh Priest Ramiel went on before the council was allowed to disperse“Due to recent events, it is clear that our glorious, divine real a darkness the likes of which we have never seenIn order to aid us in preventing further tragedy, I a a name for recommendation on behalf of the Tee, but if she accepts this ether with you as our representative to ensure the safety of our people”
Everyone’s expressions changed at the announcement
The Temple didn’t involve itself in military affairs, and it stayed out of Skycloud’s political discussionsIt was purely an organization uide the people’s faith, and provide for their spiritual well-beingIt was a thousand year tradition, yet it was one that was about to changeWhat signal was he trying to send by appointing a Te to express his lack of faith in the council? Or was this the Te this opportunity to expand its influence on the doible pursuits? Or was there some other plan they couldn’t fatho deal, in fact it heralded a great change to the future of the domainThis was naturally of concern to every Skycloud noble and military officerHowever, Cloudhaas more interested in the sort of person the Temple would appoint to such an important postWas it one of the cardinals? Grand Prior Phain?
High Priest Ra“Enter!”
A pressing aura suddenly filled the cha, majesticMembers of the council felt their breath catch in their throat as they stared entrancedThe holy lights of the chaance and purity
Baldur?!
No – of course notBut it was soossamer robes, she had the sa, raven-black tresses tumbled down past her shouldersWhen she walked there was a keen presence to her step, like a sword dancing through the airEvery inch of her gloith a sort of natural quintessence, for a woman nearly perfect both in form and substance
Cloudhawk’s eyes ideDawn’s mouth fell openThe whole council stared in absolutely shock
She was a woone unseen for half a decadeIn fact, they’d alotten that Skycloud had ever produced soht years old she joined the ranks of the demonhunters, and at fourteen she had been accepted into the heights of the orderHer achievements shattered all previous records, and before her disappearance it idely believed she would be the first person in history to achieve Master status before her thirtieth year
Selene Cloude
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She walked through the hall to the front of the platorh she had never nified salute, she spoke out in a clear voice which rose like a crystal bell a the clouds, cold and crisp“I, Selene Cloude, coh Priest”
“You are worthy of your spectacular bloodline, and are a shi+ning beacon for the future of our demonhuntersI can sense it froh all barriersI can feel your indoth, and noble heart”
High Priest Rah the hall
“Selene Cloude, with her virtuous spirit and faithful heart, is a peerless representative of her generationFive years of tribulations in the wastelands has tempered her into the woman that stands before us today, capable and self-sufficientShe is the only person suitable to speak as the voice of the Temple”
Cloudhawk couldn’t see Arcturus’ expression, hard as he tried to peek
After five years Selene had returned, but she did not return to her householdInstead, she turned directly to the tenificance, but Cloudhawk had co factionsThings were never as sih Priest Rareat and noble Governor, Selene is a rare gem of the Cloude familyI should not have tapped her for this position without first seeking your blessing, but seeing as the governor’s mansion already has the boon of those like Frost de Winter, I thought it would be better if she served the Gods in a hts?”
Arcturus gently nodded his head“With the Telorious future is assuredThis appointood fortune and futureAs patriarch of the Cloude fah Priest smiled, appeased“Then with that settled… brave and steadfast Selene, do you accept the role of a saint? To becoel in service of our s, freedoms, maybe even your life? To defend the majesty of the Gods and the safety of our twenty million faithful?”
Selene remained on one knee before theoodWith that, you are anointed as an Apostle of the GodsFrom this day forward, it is our hope that you valiantly defend the real further
The High Priest’s announceuard
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Never before had the Temple inserted itself in civil or martial affairs, yet with the state of the realer no one objectedAfter all, their representative was Selene CloudeShe was no ordinary personWho but she was suitable for the job?
At last, the council was disbanded and theadjourned
Cloudhawk filed out of the hall with everyone else, but stopped at the exit turn back for a final lookStanding alone in the chaureHe was very curious what she was thinking right nohy she had decided to make this choice
Once they were finally outside of the teain
Dawn petulantly stamped her feet“That bitch shows up and ih Priest’s ankles! Don’t think for a h! It just infuriates me to watch her play it so coolOne day I’ll punch all the teeth out of that pretty ain, Cloudhaas confronted with the suspicion that so on between Dawn and Selene