Lowanna clicked her tongue like a mother at the behavior of her incorrigible offspring Is this engagement not helping you grow As I said this sort of practice carries risks for me And if you want me to intervene in the battle with Nether forces I refuse Your screening of my presence is the only reason the Cult of the Savior hasnÆt come for me They still wish for an effective lever against the Nether world especially now that the old ways are mobilizing No matter how ineffective they know it will be
I donÆt want you to interfere in the battle between Aether and Nether although I cannot deny I donÆt think your presence will remain hidden if you assist me But I think I can offer you enough that you will find it worth it Randidly felt awkward not because he didnÆt like asking for help although that was true No his hesitation was because he essentially wanted to ask Lowanna for a miracle
Snack break A now completely caked in dirt Dattylan asked
CharlotteÆs lips twitched thinking they would need to have a snack run if they wanted to continue at this food consumption pace But still she nodded looking at the mottled beams of light coming through the vine fronds to fall on the kidÆs face Snack break
They trooped out from the fourth room of this stretch the deepest by a good meter each room back along the vine roof to the entranceway going up by a foot or so until you could easily leave from the hosting area As they departed Charlotte waved a hand Her Primal Ground image hummed in pleasure sinking into the walls and working its particular magic
Small bits of uneven dirt flowed to fill equally small divots in the ground The corners sharpened into exact corners An aura of life flowed out of the ground rising from the very active bacteria that Charlotte had cultivated in the space Moving from that dark space of light into the warm sunlight left her blinking She sighed slightly as she leaned her bulk against some water barrels nearby In the end all my image improvement has really done is make me a bacteria farmer
However her dour mood vanished as Dattylan hopped up on a nearby box unfortunately just as covered in mud as she had seemed in the shadows her oversized shovel slung across her shoulders her mouth settled into a grim line and her eyes into a squint fully prepared to embrace her new life as a day laborer after two hours of digging
She held out a palm without even making a pretense of washing her hands in the rainwater barrels before her treat
Charlotte passed the last of the scones to the girl who gobbled it down along with quite a bit of dirt from her hands When the girl had finished she leaned back and heaved out a long sigh the noise filled with the vicissitudes of a life well lived Then she glanced at Charlotte her eyes glittering with hard earned wisdom You do this every day
Every day this week at least Charlotte replied And a second after she said those words she felt a pang of regret Because her bond with the Ghosthound as his Knight told her that a reckoning was coming Soon this brief period of idleness would be dragged away by the relentless march of time Maybe not if she remained and protected the slums but the peaceful exploration the flood of refugees shifting to live under the vines that would be over
War came hungry and cackling from beyond the horizon
And after this week Dattylan said
After the week I go back to working for my boss Charlotte said lightly
Who is your boss What does she do
He Charlotte corrected He well HeÆs trying to build something that lasts He wants to make
So he needs a good digger Dattylan nodded in understanding She patted Charlotte on the shoulder Well you are the best digger I know Whoever your boss is he is very lucky to have you
Charlotte was surprised by how touched the compliment made her feel But before she could try and thank the girl she paused and looked up Her image hummed a strangled warning A ripple ran through the bacteria starting from the nearby edge of the slum and then rushing inward along the vines Then in a second ripple the life giving aura the interplay between Lifeseal and the vines broke down
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Chapter 2267
Devick felt curiously light as she moved through the familiar impacts and momentum of a long distance jog With the benefit of the forty eight Levels in her new Grand Fate MaverickÆs Barbaric Imperative she now could keep abreast with the rest of her squad during patrols The flickering movements of Vandla still left her stunned but the rest of the squad began to seem a bit more mortal to her eyes
She felt streamlined like a sleek cast iron falcon cooling into a gleaming form Her loping cadence shifted closer and closer to the violent ideal she had once glimpsed in Nether King Hungry Eye
Yet at the same time Devick felt insulated wrapped in layers of strange isolation She felt almost outside of her body watching it move watching it flash a thousand watt smiles at her companions and sever the limbs of her enemies She almost felt like the Grand Fate had begun to take over her decisions leaving her just to watch the progress of her form
Perhaps it would be better to say that the Grand Fate had become like an arresting robe that part of her had become the first impression any who looked at her would see And naturally suspicious by nature she suspected the Grand Fate was even now laying out plans to completely alter her to suit its whims
Still Devick couldnÆt deny the results the rapid increase in power mollified her opinion on the unmooring and muffling So she sat in her own body watching with detachment as it moved without her Her subconscious reached out and felt the familiar soft fur of the crimson hare crouching next to her also observing the process The hare leaned forward eyes narrowed and ears pinned back Having the image remain at her side took away the rest of DevickÆs doubts
Look how we dance Look how we strut Devick clicked her tongue Still isnÆt this nice Now my body exercises by itself Ah what luxury
She floated she petted her image she waited Malice Hare of the Crimson Foot and Barbed Heart liked her hand patiently watching the body move Because for all the posturing done by the strange Grand Fate since its inception Devick was very sure of one fact
In my body I will always have the final say
Outside in the real world the Squad Leader and Vandla fell into step next to Devick The Squad Leader eyed Devick up and down satisfaction lurking beneath the stern veneer with which she lacquered her expression For all that the muffling felt uncomfortable it did add a small amount of space to all her interactions With the tiny adjustment in perspective Devick found it much easier to intuit the emotions of those around her
Mentally Devick raised her hands to her cheeks Ah Hungry Eye how do you truly see me I wonder
However that thought quickly soured her mood The Grand Fate changed things
It didnÆt change enough to make her necessary in the Nether KingÆs life however
The Squad Leader spoke to her body heedless of the emotional squirming going on within You have improved by leaps and bounds Devick It is gratifying to see your assistance has helped advance the studies of Grand Fates at a time when the Aetherlands need dedicated soldiers quite badly Have you experienced any side effects
None The outer Devick confirmed favoring Vandla with a wink Aside from an increase in certain appetites ThereÆs just something about war isnÆt there When any day might be your last couplings become much more appealing
Congratulations Your Grand Fate MaverickÆs Barbaric Imperative has grown to Level 49 Due to the development of your Grand Fate +2 free Stats
VandlaÆs sharp and jittery features showed no recognition for the blunt innuendo tossed his way Floating within her own body Devick yawned The flippant sexuality almost seemed puerile observed from a distance Beside her Malice flicked back its ears sending a thought to Devick would the strange Grand Fate persona follow through with the offer of sex with Vandla