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Chapter 526: Starlight Pendants
The Clairvoyant’s face grew sole “Prometheus You have spared no effort in your work for the Eastern Alliance You and people like you are the reason we persevere through these hardships The future strength of our nation will rely on you I have four protective talismans To you I impart Aerius, and wish you calreen star descended unto Lan Qing It flickered incessantly, froain They were buffeted by gusts of vigorous wind Lan Qing was a spot of darker green against the blaze of jade until, suddenly, the light erupted out in all directions in an incredible supernova The core of the storefelt the center of his chest groar as much a part of hih he were in a place of nothing but stirring winds He recognized it, the essence of wind he’d born on his heart for so long Now it felt as though he were a part of it, tapped in to its ele His sether, but underpinned with a quiet dignity The nize the true weight of it all This great man had used the last days of his life to create these for them!
“Hades, the Master of Death, so full of life Of all those who held the title before, your heart is the kindest Beneath your ihteous You are destined to go far Remember that the master of the underworld does not just command Death, but also that which comes after I present Emberblossom, and hope that you continue to strive for that spark of life in the fires of the underworld”
Everything around theht as the star approached Flashes of crimson red interspersed with a rainbow of colors were ejected in violent bursts along with a gratifying war
The others looked on as Hades burst in to fla column of fire He felt it sear all the way down to his soul, a cleansing ache He understood it now – if he wanted to master the fla stood a clouds of ash, renewed!
The flood of understanding brought hiainst his chest while inside, realization raged like a tempest
The Clairvoyant nodded His third gift was for Lan Jue
“You have a languid nature, but an honorable heart You have been touched by destiny, an old god reborn You bear the hopes of on There will come a day when you transcend it all, and ield power that ainst your nature, for when you stand at the precipice it is your essence that will bring you happiness Look to it to keep you fro your way In that way you will control destiny – it will no e, persistence For you I have created Lu reflection of the heavens”
The golden star approached, slowly entering in to Lan Jue’s chest The intensity of its light surged for a old To the Jewelry Master the pendant’s power felt like a piercing beay was difficult to describe He saw things with new eyes, like the frailties scarring her heart ashed away
The resplendent light fell upon him It illuminated his body, but also his heart and soul The Arrow of Coht It fluctuated in reaction to the pendant Lan Jue’s apprehensions about when and how to use the Arrow inexplicably eased Meanwhile, a star-shaped talisht
A storht surrounded him Zeus closed his eyes, and immersed himself in the current of power
At last, the Clairvoyant came upon the final Monarch However, his face did not bear the happy smiles he’d had for the other three Instead, there was pity “You are a reflection of what you command; as relentless, as soft, as pure as water You possess its fragility and gentleness as well If you were a woreat Queen of nations Alas…”