Vol 6 Chapter 4 (2/2)
Selene couldn’t fool herself, nor could she ward off the feelings of confusion and uncertainty
“High Priest Ramiel wishes to speak with you”
Selene tried to expel her disquiet with a sighHer eyes turned toward the southern horizon for a tiHoas she to face Cloudhawk? She worried about what changes reater than her worry was joy that he still livedHer heart was in chaos, she would need time to think it all over
It’d been close to two years since any major conflictSkycloud was mostly back to how it had been
Children had reappeared on the streets to play, er seenorance was the font of their naivete, the root of their purity, and that puritytheir way to churches, doves fluttered through the air, and it all see sister, are you a de, dark eyes stood on the side of the road and watched Selene pass
Selene was taken aback that the young child would be so brave as to talk to herAfter all, she was no norh to cause others’ breath to catch in their throatShe answered with a nod of her head
The girl’s eyes lit up“So you are going to protect us? My mommy says that the wastelands are full of bad people who are always thinking of ways to break into Skycloud and hurt us!”
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Did she even need to ask? Her worries were exactly what Selene lived to allayShe was Selene Cloude, one of the realreatest warriors, full of faith and devout responsibility
Yet she hesitatedBending down she gently stroked the girl’s hair and spoke in a warood people of Skycloud is every demonhunter’s duty”
The little one bounced happily“I want to be a demonhunter too, so I can protect e to Selene’s personalityShe was no longer the Bloodsoaked Queen, deeply in awe of the GodsShe had co that holly white, or anything wholly black – all shades of grayGood and evil were often er believed the Gods to be perfect, selfless deitiesShe had also come to question whether demons were the abject ht
But however her inner ed, Selene was still the same woman who held duty above all elseShe loved the city and the realh darkness and sin still existed in this place, most people were innocentPure of spirit
She would protect this placeArcturus would be removed and she would replace hiuided back to the paradise it was always meant to beSkycloud was always supposed to be a land of forgiveness and if they had si, none of this would have happened…
In the end Cloudhawk’s story was revealed to be a tragedySelene didn’t want to see the story repeatedThere were noton this world, so she had to protect hers
Selene h Priest aitingTime had not been kind to the Temple in this past yearWhile Arcturus maintained lip service to the Gods and their house here in the city, suspicious continued to mount on the Governor’s shouldersHe often bypassed the Te decisions these days
Rarow quicklyYou may be the only person in Skycloud with the potential to best ArcturusBut quick as your progress has been, it is not fast enoughEvery day the Governor hoardsjust beneath our fair city’s calm exteriorIt is a threat to the survival of the Gods theh Priest, you hed“We cannot kno er the Cloud God will slumberChaos es by a thread anddangerWe cannot just sit idly byWesaid the Temple was still in a weak positionAll it boasted was the Teiment of soldiersWhile it was true that these troops were respected and powerful, they were fewThey could not hope to overcoth
Ramiel had a plan for how to deal with Arcturus, however with the Temple in its current state hoere they to enact it? The secrets surrounding Arcturus were too dark and too ht he’d displayed against the demon Elder Judas went beyond anyone’s wildest drea and a master tacticianOur opportunities are limited”
“That is why I have called you here,” Ramiel said carefully“Have you heard of the Pool of Divine Power?”
Legends told of a mysterious pool somewhere in the Tee and have been for generations of High Priests and oraclesIt was said to be a receptacle of Godly powerWhen h Priest elected one devout follower and conveyed upon them the power of the poolIf the supplicant passed the trial of the Gods, they es
Ramiel’s eyes were fixed on Selene as he spoke“Do you knohy I asked you to pledge yourself to the Teth, the talent and the fortitude to be our chosenWe need a saint to rise up and deliver us from ruinI believe you are that person”
Selene looked at the High Priest searchingly“You want me to accept this inheritance?”
“That is correctWithout this power you cannot overcome Arcturus, but if you can succeed in these trials then you will stand a chance” He peered deeply into her eyes“But to bear this power you must pay the priceThe sacrifice will be worth it, for it will be nothing in comparison to what you will save!”
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