Vol 7 Chapter 17 (1/2)
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at 6th of February 2020 09:22:58 PM
Chapter 17
The power Cloudhawk displayed was less than a tenth of what he could doStill it was greater than an average veteran deether with the faht him to this pointIdonea was markedly weaker, but her talent was uniqueShe had also earned the right to join the inner circle as Cloudhawk’s partner
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Her heart was still filled with questionsHow strong was Lance? How deep did his o and already he was tearing down the Mighty Ten’s leaderJudging by that display, he was a fair bit stronger than Apollo, which would eneration
So if he was that strong, why keep it quiet all these years? None of Fulmulta’s upper crust were aware of Lance before he arrivedEven after great effort, all that Idonea had dug up was a story about a lazy noble dunce
Cloudhawk figured Idonea was suspicious by now, but he didn’t care“Don’t look at ht think you’re in to meI’m pretty awesome and full of surprises, so I understand”
“You sha her“But you are full of secretsWhat else are you hiding? How strong are you, really?”
“It’s not very polite to invade someone’s privacy”
“We’reabout you”
Cloudhawk looked around conspiratorially before then leaned close“I think I can probably take on their Master DeerShe desperately wanted to break his pretty-boy face in and show this stuck-up prick what forBut she just ground her teeth in frustration
“The structure in front of us is our tes,” Mercury explained as he lead them down the hallHis face was dark with frustrationIn their brief exchange he was forced to recognize this villain’s powerNo wonder his cousin got trounced“Stay hereDon’t go wandering”
“Why isn’t the camp closer to the Temple?”
“Who told you it would be? The Temple is for the Supremes and their SeraphsOnly a very few hand-picked by the Gods the – if you get too close to the Te to treat you like an intruder”
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Cloudhawk had assuet him access to the TempleHe wouldn’t have bothered to try and join otherwiseHe looked out at the enorht not be the Te closer
Only, that curtain of black was hiding it from himEven with only one eye Cloudhawk’s vision was keener than x-raysTypical darkness didn’t conceal things, so there was so in
“I feel like ot hereShe realized after a er hear the fauessed this h the inner tunnels he’d noted sed at set intervals and taking a closer look, he saw thenets
Each one contained a strange, invisible powerWith every rotation that poas cast out through the area in wavesIt was strong enough to cause subtle distortions in spaceNeedless to say, it was a y provided by the GodsIt didn’t even need a dee contraptions he’d noted, eitherAs they walked he also saw odd pylons with unfa discs whose purpose he couldn’t guess at
Mercury continued to explain“Our arSpatial relics are useless here, blocked by power pylonsThese light beacons reveal anything trying to reht where all over the placeCloudhawk couldn’t rely on his unique gifts so long as he was in their zoneThe disturbance was so great all he could e teleportation
In other words, he suddenly found hiet had to be hidden so was certain, the closer he got the more defenses he’d encounterBetween him and the four Supremes were traps and protections he’d never seen before
Here he was, but Cloudhawk didn’t feel oal
Idonea pointed out an odd, disc-shaped building further into the camp“What’s that?”
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“Actually, I don’t know,” Mercury repliedHe’d only been here a few days so there was still much he hadn’t learned“I heard it was some sort of divine weaponThe Supreht Skycloud”
More strange Godly technologyAs Cloudhawk looked it up and down he was filled with a sense of disquiet
“Alright, up ahead is the Guardian’s PalaceThat’s where we’re all stationed” Mercury was growing iet this over with then leave these two to their business