Yet no other candidate had been able to gather enough of the votes either And right when Lady Iellaya was resigning herself to another long day of meetings when someone did something very very stupid and created an opportunity for them to proceed forward
You think IÆm going to give up just like that The most recent applicant said incredulously His metallic silver body gleamed as he folded his arms and remained seated in his chair As one all of the figures at the panel turned and looked at him Even Lady Iellaya felt his expression turn cold at his audacity All my life I have dreamed of the day that I would have the chance to fight for the Nexus But because I was born on a world that had already passed the Calamities When I was young my father told me
Unfortunately for this young manÆs backstory all it took was for him to speak out of turn for the Commandant to lose his patience The high ranking military general raised a single finger and spit and blood geysered out of the metallic humanoidÆs mouth Clutching his stomach the applicant rolled off his chair and hit the gorgeous gold patterned floor
An indeterminate liquid ran down the leg of the applicantÆs chair to drip on the ground
Commandant Wick studied the nail on the finger that he raised toward the young humanoid He pursed his lips The most important quality in military personnel is respect for a superiorÆs command You when you clearly ignored a dismissal you were guilty of insubordination A disobedient soldier like you must be punished immediately lest your mistake becomes a habit Do you understand
On the ground the applicant groaned He shifted his trembling limbs and attempted to push himself off of the floor but his hand slipped on some of the blood and bile that was even now still leaking out of his mouth His head hit the floor with a dull thump But the metallic man forced himself back up Lady Iellaya could see a crack along his forehead I I
When Commandant Wick raised his second finger the applicant’s metallic body bubbled and ruptured An invisible force seemed to press his waist into the ground while folding both his legs and torso up into the air Even now Commander WickÆs expression remained mild Your input was not required
The applicant vomited blood once more Lady Iellaya had heard about some of the exhibitionsÆ that Commandant Wick engaged in but this was the first time she had seen one in person His zeal toward discipline was legendary
What whatÆs happening My body The applicant whispered His voice was hoarse and shriveled like his vocal cords had been replaced with charred rubber
Commandant Wick shook his head his expression was one of pure sorrow You are experiencing pure chaos With order broken your life will soon devolve into nothing That is exactly why we need discipline That is exactly why the military is necessary
The applicant began to release a keening whine Meanwhile the larger of the NLC women spoke up this has been a very educational lesson but I think itÆs best if we stop here
The Commandant glanced along the table toward the NLC portion of the panel Defending your applicant
Not quite no The woman shook her head It is just that applicant was recommended to us by the Swacc Family
Heh The Special Investigator snorted What a bunch of petty bastards Nice one Shevran
The CommandantÆs expression turned thoughtful Then he glanced over at Lady Iellaya Hum Well this presents a unique opportunity doesnÆt it If your selection is truly as great a healer as you claimed he will have no trouble expediting the recovery of this applicant I am willing to rethink my earlier vote
The high wail from the metallic humanoid sputtered and went silent with a wet gurgle The Commandant looked down at the two raised fingers he still maintained almost surprised to find that the fingers had remained ramrod straight while he had been speaking to Lady Iellaya He slowly lowered his fingers earning a relieved sigh from the pile of mangled metal flesh on the floor
Just as Lady Iellaya felt the spark of hope it was dashed once more The larger of the two NLC women frowned at the Commandant IÆm also rethinking my vote Considering your attitude toward our candidates I think this Ghosthound is unsuitable for a number of reasons Therefore
IÆll also change my vote The Special Investigator announced with a lazy yawn I donÆt need to abstain all the time IÆll vote for this Ghosthound Basically anything to avoid spending another day with you shits
Everyone fell silent for several seconds eyeing each other There was no love lost between the various political factions of the Nexus Even if they were finally facing an external threat from the Nether the old grudges ran deep But when it seemed that no one else had anything to say the Commandant looked again at Lady Iellaya Well Call him up
Chapter 1498
Randidly paused in his training when he received the message from Lady Iellaya The cable underneath him swayed slightly with his movement But then he finished through his current cycle As he breathed out two long trails of steam from his nose a hidden current of fierce and terrorizing emotions hid within the exhale Those emotions rapidly turned upward and accelerated as though sensing that there was easier prey than Randidly waiting above
He messaged Lady Iellaya back How quickly do you need me to return
If you could arrive within five minutes that would be ideal Lady IellayaÆs reply came so quickly that it seemed like she had prepared it
Randidly glanced upward through the gloomy Web and grimaced Although honestly the distance was the least of his troubles While reaching up and cracking his neck Randidly tentatively communicated with the Stillborn Phoenix asking whether it could control the release of emotions for a short amount of time After all blowing out these insidious and violent emotions in the faces of the interviewers would probably not make a great impression
The Stillborn Phoenix was practically radiating righteousness when it informed Randidly that it could not stop spewing emotions because that was just how it breathed Asking it to stop was akin to asking it to die
Randidly suppressed the urge to press his palm to his face He suppressed a secondary urge to strangle the Egg of Chaos Unfortunately for him all of his images had inherited his stubbornness So he could already sense that it would be rather pointless to remind the image that it hadnÆt learned to breathe until only a short two hours ago It would undoubtedly refuse to admit that was the case
Luckily the Grim Chimera stepped forward and offer an alternative It had already been sensing that its exterior had reached its limits for this type of training and now it needed to train its interior to match So it suggested that the volatile emotions be released directly within RandidlyÆs rib cage mirroring the act of breathing more directly RandidlyÆs body would become the entire world for the Stillborn Phoenix containing the very air it breathed Yggdrasil then added that it could reinforce the surrounding organs and purify the emotions further preventing anything dangerous from occurring
Randidly shook his head in disbelief as he stood YÆall realize that this is MY body right You have no proof that there wonÆt be consequences from this
The images pretended not to hear him and Randidly could only sigh But he had already accepted that he might not become a Drill Sergeant after that initial rejection Although he would return for this opportunity it did not move his heart much It was part of a grander scheme to earn Citizenship Coins and free up Edraine Randidly understood that But more than anything else training was his highest priority at the moment He wouldnÆt sacrifice everything for this position
While the Stillborn Phoenix cautiously released the seething emotions within his body Randidly once more produced Acri and launched himself directly upward It was a bit more difficult than simply allowing himself to fall but as he flung himself against the wall and repeatedly launched himself diagonally through the Web he quickly gained speed while heading upward Once more his heart rate began to rise The physical limit seemed to recede before him allowing his body to explode with power