Vol 5 Chapter 47 (1/2)

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at 29th of September 2019 04:35:08 PM

Chapter 47

Book 5, Chapter 47 - Pioneers

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All of these recent events were having a ress

You could feel it in the atloom had settled over the city ever since news of Dawn’s capture had spreadIt was suffocating, like the air before a thunderstormStill and ominousPosts manned by Polaris soldiers were e the city as they had before

At the same time, Greenland was and always had been a wasteland cityThese settle snakes and other bad actorsChaos always took root whenever cracks appeared in the foundation, like insidious weeds

In large part, stability had beenPolaris presenceOnce they began to disappear froht would begin to erode, rightMurder, theft, extortion – would the seeds of sin buried in the wasteland’s barren soil bloom in their pure oasis?

And yet… it was a miracle, because what happened was not what people expected and fearedEven though the city was in conflict, and even though threats approached from all sides, chaos did not take hold

Months of effort by its leaders had cultivated a sense of honor and gratitude in the hearts of Greenland’s citizensThey saw this city as their ho

Was the Elysian view that wastelanders lived for chaos true? Of course not! After having a taste of surplus, safety and comfort, ould throw all of that away for the bloody struggles of their former life?

Wastelanders were humans, and but for a few outliers they preferred safety to conflictThis precious gift, which Elysians were given at birth, wastelanders viewed as a hard earned treasureThe eence of Greenland – its harmony, its order, its abundance – instilled within these wastelanders a long-dead sense of dignity

The Greenlanders themselves, more than anyone, wanted to make sure this place was protected! And if the Polaris soldiers were too distracted to protect theroups sprang up to maintain orderOne of the mutants who had been elevated to a leadershi+p position in their forces took charge, leading his squad on patrol and uard postsIt was their express mission to make sure anyone who used this chance to cause trouble was harshly dealt with

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He was but one exa enough to defend Greenland’s honor outside its borders, they could still contribute in this way

There was one area in particular which was deeply affected by the changing tih classes run by Seekers would continue unchanged, most others had been run in the Elysian style with Elysian methodsTheir instructors, soldiers fro to eainst the expeditionary forceBut what of their students? What would they do without their teachers?

Claudia showed up at the school as she did every day and was faced with a striking scene

Several hundred martial arts students were divided by class and were practicing strength training in the yardThese young, immature students were solemn and quietWhat did it matter that there were no teachers? They siuidance of their class leaders [1]None of them had any doubt that their instructors would return safely in ti these children dutifully attending to their studies moved Claudia deeply

Beneath these fresh faces was a strength that was growing all the timeWhen they finally bloom, their effect on the world they inherit will be incredible

Cloudhawk told her that his hope was to give the wasteland an opportunity to e it wantedWhat wastelander wouldn’t leap at the chance? Inat strawsNow that they’d been given a vine, they would hold on tight as they could and never let go

Claudia slowly made her way to the center of the facilityHere was situated their special de areaShe took up position behind her podium and every student was presentWordlessly, they took their seatsTheir eyes, bright with a third for knowledge, were all fixed on her

Claudia looked them over for a moment then shut the book in front of her“No class today”

Her students were first surprised then disappointedNo class? Why!