Vol 5 Chapter 58 (2/2)
Clang! The weapon hit the groundShe’d lost all control of her bodyShe looked up ide eyes, pupils dilated, fighting for breathEvery nerve in her body was shutting down
Poison!
That bastard had made sure she’d die!
Killers like him never relied just on their strikesThey were eets, so they took whatever measures necessary to make sure they died
Cloudhawk didn’t knohat to do“Hey, you hold onI’ you out of here”
“I’m sorry, CloudhawkI just wanted to be with you in GreenlandI didn’t think I’d cause so e to weakly shake her headHer tears dripped down her pale cheeks as bloodShe had to fight for each mouthful of air“That was Janus… you can’t beat himLeave meRun”
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It was just one stab with a dagger! But Daas on the precipice of deathThat monster’s relic was more deadly even than Atlas’ Deathstalker
Cloudhawk stood up and looked aroundHe spotted a shadow creeping through the air – a figure draped in black cloth with nothing but eathered at his canthus told Cloudhawk he was a htIt was Janus Umbra, sometimes known in whispers as the titan of Many Faces
Stories told of Janus’ ability to take whatever shape he chose, and hiswas known to all in the Elysian landsHe was athe peak of Skycloud’s elite even in its heyday, comparable to the likes of the Crimson OneOnly, unlike the Master Demonhunter, his talents laid in darker spheres
Once you were stalked by the titan of Many Faces you did not escapeNow his shadow had fallen upon Dawn and Cloudhawk
Phain watched fro the life fade from his foret awayHis hand tightened around the hilt of his blade
Surprise flitted across Selene’s expression when she sahat happenedShe could hardly believe Arcturus would call out his deadly shadowShe couldn’t hold back“You actually”
The look on Frost and Atlas’ face were differentFrost was surprised his master had finally taken the step to kill CloudhawkAs far as he was concerned the wastelander was finishedIt filled him with a sense of displeasureOn the surface he made it obvious he despised Cloudhawk – in fact there was no love at all between theic dictated that the ht with hi harm
Frost hated what Cloudhawk stood for, hated his potentialBut he knew that if there was anyone – anyone - who could cause even a hty foe he kept secret in his heart it was CloudhawkHe understood that if he wanted to exact revenge for his parents’ death he couldn’t do it aloneHowever much he despised Cloudhawk he could still be used
Atlas was just as surprised to see his fareat power called uponHe was a man in his twenties, his father twice thatAtlas had been positioned as the future patriarch of their clan for a long timeHowever, based on the current circumstance the transfer of leadershi+p wasn’t set to happen for another couple decades
Still, even after being promoted to second in co about the mysterious leader of his troop and his fa everyone knew about Janus, that he was a coh he was their family patriarch he rarely dealt in fa was handled by Uh he held the post of Chief assassin he alanizations dealings were handled by Atlas
Yet theof all was that no one – not even Atlas – had ever seen his face
Such a puzzling and powerful figureHis interest in Cloudhawk had been piqued years ago
It was not out of the blueIn truth Janus had had s with Cloudhawk over the years, covertly of courseDealings even Cloudhawk had never knownOne of the most extraordinary that he knehen the U his trial in the TempleBut that was not the only timeSix months later, when the Court of Shadows had been contracted to kill him…
Janus had been summoned to deal with the problem himselfTo the eternal shock of all in know, he failedFor an assassin of his caliber it was unthinkable
More precisely, Janus never had the opportunity to hunt down his targetOn the way his road was blockedSince even the Umbra faateHe followed the trail to a battlefieldThe marks left behind told the story of a fierce battleBetween Janus, and…
Atlas’ eyes slid toward Selene
The marks he’d seen could only be caused by her crossbladeIt could only have been the Apostle who stood against the Uth, and knew that he was no threat to herHowever he was equally certain she was no match for JanusMore secrets shrouded the truth, these ti?
Atlas had the distinct ietherHe glanced toward FrostFrost looked backAtlas answered the unspoken words with a nod
Both men continued to wait, and watch
Cloudhawk’s eyes burned with madnessThose fiery eyes were fixed on the cryptic shadow co his way“What did you do to her? Give me the antidote!”
Janus’ eyes peered back at hih they’d never suffered a moment of emotion in all his years“I kill, I do not saveThere is no antidote”
“Then I will kill you!”
Anger took controlFlames fro across the sky dozens ofwaterfall is screamed toward the assassinJanus remained still – he did not move, did defend himselfHe just stared with those eistered as the fires consumed his body
What the fuck? Cloudhawk had a creeping premonitionThat ice he killed this assholeBut he didn’t understand
Suddenly from behind he felt a sharp and deadly biteHe could feel the cold steel digging into his cloak, his armor, then his fleshHe felt every inch of it as it pierced his heartThe frigid presence of death fell over hiame to support us!