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Chapter 265: Returning to Base
“Very well… I will respect your decision If you truly have no desire to return, then you ently nodded his head toward Mika His dark eyes once more fell upon Lan Jue, who stood at her side “Look after her well” Their conversation concluded, he turned and dissolved in to a streak of black light Without a word to anyone else, he disappeared in to the distance
The elite of the Dark Citadel were close behind their master Soon, all of thehed in a show of pity “Kindness lives even in the heart of darkness I only hope that these sentiments were real” The Pontiff turned and nodded to his coterie, and then with them in tow descended back to Skyfire Avenue It didn’t appear as though they intended to leave
As they left, Mika buried herself in Lan Jue’s chest and began to sob The Jewelry Master returned her eh her fiery red hair He coainst him
The Gourmet let his clenched fists relax Could Satan be believed? He was the Father of Lies! But the claims he never hurt Mina…
The Gourmet wasn’t sure how to process this information But his ruminations were cut short when a soft hand took his own He turned, and saw the Sea up at him with a small smile on her face
She nodded, and spoke to hio home”
He responded with a bitter smirk, then resolutely nodded his head
“By the way,” the Wine Master interrupted, “you’re a Paragon yourself, now What will be your title? Hades?”
The Gourestion “I refuse to take that na Mina back No, I will be called the Infernal Vanguard, ever watching the darkness for her soul to appear Maybe one day I’ll be able to bring her back”
The Infernal Vanguard! So the universe would coon – followed immediately by the Karmic Scholar, Skyfire’s Bookworm as the twelfth
For the next several days the Pontiff would sit in conference with his fellow Paragons The Wine Master, Gourmet, Bookworm, Keeper and Pontiff would all be locked away as they spoke on things no one else was privy to
Lan Jue did not participate There had been a great deal ofthe Citadelians’ visit, but his responsibilities had finished with the reception There was still much he had to prepare for, at any rate For protection’s sake, Lan Jue decided to bring Mika, Xiuxiu and Ke’er to West Hill He would carry on training the young men and women, with their help
They arrived the same time, and when they showed up at the base Lan Jue was surprised at what he saw
The star-lit training field was full of students, seated in orderly rows as theyin the diht
“You’re back?” Hua Li’s distinct voice encroached
Lan Jue looked at the golden-masked instructor with surprise evident in his face He approached quickly, and spoke in hushed tones “What’s going on?”
Hua Li laughed “I should ask you! Skyfire Avenue on He released the whole of his protogenic expulsion, so that the entirety of Skyfire must have felt it How could we pass up such a rare and awesome opportunity? I won’t lie, I profited quite a bit fro pilots What’s , it appears to have had a wonderful affect when paired with the protogenic powers They’ve been , with no evidence of difficulty or desire to stop All of their needles popped right out, too, entirely of their own accord You can feel it – their internal energies areith their biology As far as I can tell, our first uys are coht Eventually a small smile crept across his face “Luck is absolutely an aspect of power I guess how much they absorb is up to theirls before joining Hua Li in their dor hions?” Hua Li’s eyes were like saucers, and his expression was hard to describe “So there are now five Paragons residing n the Avenue That kind of power can shake the pillars of heaven!”
Lan Jue sighed at his comrade “Unfortunately, the Clairvoyant has closed his eyes for the last tiuidance we’ll definitely be seeing a change in the Avenue The presence of the Eye of the Tomorroas mostly what kept the West and North at bay”