Vol 7 Chapter 1 (2/2)
After a fewyou now that I reed into it, on either side”
It was a poignant display of how demons differedJudas – least of the Seals – and the likes of Abaddon spent their days trying to erase the shahty artisan hid away like a cockroachIt rankled Cloudhawk, but he did not speak with the gravity of the Des to accole with this crotchety demon, he had to accept the terreed
Belial wasn’t foolish enough to believe this would be the end of it, but he wasn’t about to waste tie his face and start over again so for hiion
“The capital has been co for talented demonhuntersIf you want to be snatched up with the rest of theet here in town and replace them”
“That simple, huh?”
It wasn’t that Cloudhawk didn’t trust BelialRather, he was fairly sure it was far more complicated than the demon made it sound
Cloudhawk had a hundred or so relics squirreled away in his dis he could use to help disguise hi a htest h hiiuessed at Cloudhawk’s concerns and frowned at the insult“I have lived in this place for hundreds of years and have never once been discoveredThe disguises I made are undetectable by any relic and iive it a try then” Seeing the deive it a shot
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Belial and Legion were very different sorts, as far as he could tellWolfblade – as he was non – changed his physical body thanks to the Sarcophagus of RebirthOn the other hand, Belial retained his demon body but made himself appear coed to do it, but it had to ell if he’d
Belial pushed passed hi eyes, he started the process
His methods were unique and involved, and did not rely on relicsThrough his expertise he of course knew that those tools could enact great change, but did so at the cost of yWith extended use, sooner or later there was a chance the disguise would failRather it was like the old adage – sometimes the most effective methods were the simplest
Cloudhawk stood in the center of the rooe ointmentNext he was injected by a series of inexplicable concoctionsThe entire process took over three hours
When he was finished, Belial produced a asp was his rewardCloudhawk stared at the unfa back at hiolden hair sat on his head and his features were that of a rugged youthEven the silvery Eye of Time was transfor several faces in the id or unnaturalBecause it didn’t rely on any relic his disguise could not be dispelled or seen throughIt was a transformation that sunk deep into his skin
It was like he’d become someone else entirely
“You are now the third son of Byzantium’s Governor, LanceHe is a deo to Fulhter frouished familiesYou can use this opportunity to enter the city and insert yourself with the force going to the Temple” Belial washed his hands in a nearby basin as he explained“I will give you more detailed information laterIt’s as one I expect you to hold to your word and forget we ever met”
Cloudhawk touched his face and body then looked at his handsThe layer of skin stuck tight to his real form underneathIt was resistant to water or fire – perfect, like a fleshy suitEven though he’d watched the whole thing, Cloudhawk didn’t kno the artisan had ed itObviously he still had a lot to learn
“What about the real guy?”
Belial looked at hi to replace hiinal around? He’s a spoiled fool anyway, fond of ga and with a record stained from misdeedsWithout his father to wipe his ass soine you’re plenty capable ofsure a child like him makes a clean disappearance”
Cloudhawk did not express his opinion except to smirk“Truth be told I’m impressed with your skillAre you sure you won’t consider rejoining your kin?”
“Unless I’m mistaken, I sense the devil fire in youThat’s a relic made by another artisanAnd that sword you carry, you made that yes? With the likes of you there isn’t ion to stay the fuck out of ation FireCloudhawk knew it had belonged to a demon Elder onceNow it seemed the creature that left it behind had been an artisan too, before dying during the Great War
But Cloudhawk still saw Belial as vitally important, despite his wordsIn the war to come, the demon craftsman would be a priceless allyHowever, he couldn’t be hastyNor was converting Belial to his cause the focus of his current missionIt was a matter for another timeOnce the matter with the Elysian realms was dealt with he would come back to it
“If the Elder wishes to stay out of it, then I won’t force youThank you for your help, I’ll take my leave”
Cloudhawk put away his weapon and with a slight shi+htly in the space he vacated
ImpressiveI didn’t think huIt seeer
Belial didn’t believe a word Cloudhawk had saidHe spent the rest of the day gathering up his things, then left the city he’d called hohtWhat he didn’t notice was the pudgy yellow bird darting overhead, watching hi away into obscurity again wasn’t easyNot anyame to support us!