This then will be the moment that I reveal myself to the world The name of Grand Marshall Ellios will echo across the Nexus
Not that anyone was around to watch the great edifice to the orthodox faction was a hollow skeleton of its usual self Those that were present didnÆt dare show themselves for fear of the recent infighting between factions Still Ellios enjoyed the way his steps echoed loudly in the hallway
He knocked on the door to Commandant WickÆs office and then forced open the lock he knew Devick always had a sick fascination with her subordinates And as expected she was there loitering behind Commandant WickÆs desk with an expression of utter disrespect Ellios targeted her with an imperious glare that contained a trace of his image but Devick regarded him rather apathetically Ah you are back ItÆs quite bold for a traitor like you to stomp before me like this With two dozen uniform code violations no less
Ellios gnashed his teeth and took a step forward into the room Your actions I donÆt know where to begin Hubris is not an attractive color on you Devick You might also be called Speculum but I think itÆs time I demonstrate the differences between us
Wick pay attention Devick looked over to the corner of the room where the bearman stood without acknowledging ElliosÆ words Her lip curled up If you donÆt get it in a minute you arenÆt going to get it in a lifetime Understand
Have it your way Ellios growled and spread his arms An ancient and pure monolith appeared behind him His image traced the source of the first religion back to its primordial origins From that first belief all other powers stemmed Primal Altar
The office rumbled The door behind him buckled and cracked bits of wood spraying Opposite him Devick began to laugh
Chapter 1831
Even I didnÆt expect him to be this weak Grand Marshall Devick complained as she leaned back in the cracked remnants of Commandant WickÆs desk She flicked her wrist try to get rid of the coating of blood on her hands Due to her thorough hour long lashing of her opponent a large portion had dried but a few drips were still flung across the torn carpet
She pursed her lips in irritation as she looked at her speckled hands Wick Cut off a portion of his uniform so I can clean my fingers
Commandant Wick trembled at her casual tone but still walked across the destroyed remnants of his office to the whimpering chained Grand Marshall curled up on the ground Thick metal spikes protruded from the heavy chain lodging themselves even more deeply into the flesh of the shark man After scanning his uniform Wick could only shake his head Unfortunately Grand Marshal he has stained his entire uniform with blood there are no clean portions
This is why fastidious men are the best Devick sighed Yet IÆm surrounded by slobs No matter Come here Wick Because now itÆs time to discuss something important I hope you understood that this display wasnÆt really about foolish Ellios
Another tremor ran through WickÆs body But still he forced himself to walk forward and confront his superior officer With deliberate slowness she leaned forward and leveraged herself out of her leaned position using his desk When she removed her hands the overstrained desk collapsed into a pile of useless tinder Then she reached out and pressed her hand against his neck tightening a single finger at a time Her red hair cascaded down her back as she stood and lifted Wick off the ground You really decided to throw your lot in with this shit You endangered the prestige of Military High Command for this man Heh
Grand Marshall Ellios chose that moment to sob quietly adding weight to her cruel intonation Commandant Wick closed his eyes very conscious of the fact that while painful he didnÆt need his air passage to breathe Damnit he was supposed to be stronger than you How the hell are you so powerful when you jumped so quickly through image fulfillment to the Speculum tier
If you donÆt get it in a minute you wonÆt get it in a lifetime huh
DevickÆs bloodstained fingers tightened indicating that the time for Wick considering had passed Commandant Wick wheezed his words around her grip on his neck I considered this issue beneath your notice Grand Marshall
Hmph flattering me now Devick lowered Wick back to the ground and batted her eyelashes Despite her words Wick would never have survived without flattering her There is no way such a method would work A powerful individual such as I would see right through such attempts to sway me Ah well I suppose I can forgive you on behalf of little Iellaya You cannot be entirely ineffective to have gathered such a follower which reminds me When are you going to devour this Ghosthound I assume heÆs the one youÆve been grooming for the process
Commandant Wick bowed his head I am waiting for him to reach his full potential Based on my observations he will soon run into a wall Due to my prior arrangements I should feature heavily in his thoughts The longer he obsesses over me the easier the process will become
Hmm well I canÆt tell you much more without seeing him in person and how stingy that you havenÆt brought him here to meet me but Grand Marshall Devick tilted her head to the side while looking at Commandant Wick The pupil in her right eye steadily expanded past even the limits of her iris until her entire eye was black Then she blinked There is something odd about your aura If you donÆt strengthen yourself soon it will be too late
You monster How can your eye see so much Wick panicked inwardly but kept his face bereft of emotion He bowed Thank you for your advice IÆll begin making preparations at once
See that you do Grand Marshall Devick sat back down clearly losing interest in the subject She stifled a yawn and then looked over to the front of your office Oh and get rid of this man I have a tea date with little Iellaya later
Randidly stretched out his hand throwing a tightly coiled pattern that would spring open upon contact
The whip condensed from the Grand Pattern whirled so quickly that none of RandidlyÆs own patterns could affect it Any that neared it were blasted apart by the raw power of the rotation RandidlyÆs eyebrows couldnÆt help but twitch As he watched the carefully crafted energy flow blasted to oblivion Is this what people feel like when they fight me and my powerful body
The shade waved her hand again and the wind whip flopped and smashed like a blind kraken Randidly moved lightly following his instincts He leapt forward and unleashed a thrust Acri whistled through the air and cut a chunk out of the side of the whip before RandidlyÆs momentum carried him past it He didnÆt slow down at all building up some swirling patterns around himself as he glided across the ground and then bounced up over a wide sweep of the ground
He sucked in a breath and licked his lips Although his body had only a fraction of its normal power the sense of speed Randidly experienced curled the edges of his mouth up He leaned on his right leg and then rapidly redirected himself avoiding the wind whip He squeaked by the shadeÆs weapon but again lost his patterns
But watching his patterns being chewed to pieces got Randidly thinking
Patterns donÆt just have to be some esoteric shape my body is the crux Darkness swirled in one eye emerald fire in the other Put another way everything I do physically can be expressed in a pattern I donÆt just need to rely on these small tricks
His torso began to weave as he leapt up amongst the pyramids and bounded forward His body began to overheat even with the physical suppression Part of it was the natural heat of his bodyÆs engine but part of it was his excitement too Under the constant pressure radiating out from the shadeÆs patterns Randidly began to understand something His bare feet kicked off the strange metal of the pyramids making his movements abrupt and unpredictable
In the end the more powerful patterns canÆt escape resembling images Her power stems from the rotation of the whip Suddenly the arrangement resembles a concrete object Which brings power but itÆs also why she’s only here the tenth guardian Because she cheatedÆ