Vol 5 Chapter 55 (1/2)
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at 29th of September 2019 04:35:09 PM
Chapter 55
In agreeing to participate in this fight, Cloudhawk had prepared himself for the possibility of deathHe wasn’t afraid of Arcturus and the other deadly ene hies levied against hi that he worried about was this situation, right here and right now
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Dawn had to be rescued, no ifs and or buts about itAnyone who stood in his ould have to be cut downThough his chosen road would be lined with corpses and his hands stained with blood, Cloudhawk felt no regrets… except when it came to SeleneWhat was he supposed to do now?
For five years they shared some of the most impactfuland transfors for one anotherBetween them was a pure, if undefined, affection
Beyond a doubt, Cloudhawk understood Selene better than anyoneLikewise, Selene was the only person who knew the true CloudhawkShe’d participated in his stubbornness, his wanderlust, and his wild determinationHer intractability, tenaciousness, and solitude had all been affected by his presence
These two souls – destined for a life of turbulent change – had rode the tides from mutual exclusion to mutual attractionThey were a pair of lone wolves who’d found their pack… but it seeainCloudhawk had never wanted to lose any of his hard-won friendshi+ps, and this was doubly true for Selene, but he knew her and why she had no choice but to stand in his way
Selene Cloude was different from anyone else he’d metA more steadfast and perfect warrior did not exist
She wasn’t like Frost, who chased after prestigeShe wasn’t as ih the proble than the last, she still possessed an indoeous butterfly beating her wings in a storth to forever wade through fire
She’d matured over the yearsIn that time she had striven to walk in the footsteps of her late father – an unapologetic idealist who never gave up his dogged pursuit of truth and righteousness
The tere both people of lofty hIn the face of spiritual doubt, of constant opposition from Arcturus, her position always remained planted on the side of Skycloud
The Battle of Sanctuary would beco moment in the history of her homeThe consequences of what happened here would ripple through the lives of ainst the fortress, he also threatened those innocent livesThat had beco this, it was not strange at all that she should turn her weapon on CloudhawkRather, it would be wholly unlike her to stand aside and watch Cloudhawk slaughter her countrymen and reduce this first line of defense to rubble
A colu towards Cloudhaho suauntlet to protect himself
No expression could be seen on Selene’s beautiful face as she unleashed Transcendence against himBaldur’s epic weapon was one of tremendous potential and to Cloudhawk it felt like he stood alone against a floodIt swept over hih Cloudhawk’s defenses and smash him apart
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“You knoe’ve never had a proper fight!” Cloudhawk realized there was no hiding froht as well face her calmly“I will adenius is capable of!”
Nearby, Atlas quietly drew forth MaladyAs Cloudhawk threw hi off Transcendence, Atlas launched a sudden attackedThe beleaguered wastelanders now found himself suddenly forced to defend on two fronts, with Selene – as Skycloud’s treasured talent – already a huge threat by herself
Cloudhawk roared and his y was released froht stopped as though held fast by an invisible hand and was thrown to the left at a ninety degree angle – right at Atlas
The assassin vanished leaped into the airHe sietWhile floating overhead he split into three copies, each with Malady in handAll together, they caleam of their weapons aimed at Cloudhawk’s neck
He’s too fastSelene in front, Atlas behindEven Cloudhawk felt the lethal pressure of this coht flashed in Selene’s eyesShe thrust Transcendence through the air, and fro toward Cloudhawk’s shoulderBut instead it passed him by – and was aimed at Atlas
That brief moment of shock aled to recover in time to use Malady to deflect the blowHer strike knocked hirowled at the assassin“Mind your own businessThis iswith Atlas and the others, was stunned by her actionsStill, all knew that she was a prideful wo her battles
And yet! When Cloudhawk looked closer at her stern face, he felt so stir in his chestHe couldn’t help but senuinely thought she was going to kill him!
Now, it appeared that wasn’t quite the caseOn the surface she seeround, but in reality it was quite the oppositeShe was trying to give him an opportunity to fleeIf it’d been Phain, or any of Arcturus’ other cronies they would have just piled on hiht his Templars, Selene commanded the Clerics, Atlas led the Court of Shadows, and Frost directed the Cloude’s fa his ithhis abilitiesThey could easily have locked this place dohile he was saving Dawn,teleportation difficult if not impossibleGiven these circuht in the trap he should have been as good as dead
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But instead, Selene was insisting on a one-on-one battleNo one else was allowed nearbyThat undoubtedly worked to Cloudhawk’s advantage
“Hratitude in his face, Selene couldn’t help but let her anger flareSo blatant! He had a brazen yet auous relationshi+p with Dawn… so be itBut the disaster it had caused… she hated that she couldn’t heartlessly hack hiround and into the airBoth hands wrapped around the hilt of her weapon and she brought it tearing doard hiauntlet between hiy resulted and the ground cracked beneath hi corona
Cloudhawk si himself closer to her: “Thank you”
“Do you have any idea what you are doing!” She was an angel in the center of a sea of lightHer raven black hair whipped in the air around her like a war GoddessHer face was still twisted into a e and betrayal“All this? For a psychotic bitch like Dawn? Have you thought at all about the consequences? Can’t you use your brain for one second? You could have waited a few years while I gainedyou backBut no… I should kill you!!!”
Cloudhawk had never seen this look on Selene’s face beforeIt was the face of a woer were at war in her heartTake power…? Had that been her plan all along?