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STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: ETANAI’S TREATMENT (1)
“A chain of compulsion?! What was it attached to?”“It’s more like who it was attached to.” Elder Tobias watched the realization settle in the second pillar’s eyes. “It was attached to a human. Unfortunately, that’s all I know as their identity was shrouded in bright light.” He turned his gaze to the extensive field of clouds beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. “I looked into the Seer Catalogues, and I think Elder Rowan might have a Light Keeper under her control.”“Watch those words before you throw them out, Elder Tobias. Illegal possession of a chain of compulsion? Hiding a Light Keeper from the Light Speakers? Those are two big accusations you’re making right there.”“You don’t believe me?”“This is more than that. Our visions are never at a hundred percent when it comes to clarity; you know this.” Elder Niola quickly appealed to the disappointed look on the third pillar’s face. “If this was any other culprit, I’d have commanded the intelligence unit on an investigation, but you
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: ETANAI’S TREATMENT (2)
"Have you all gone insane?!" Gambit paced back and forth before the four holy warriors who were now detained in a different cell. He pointed at Cassandra. "You attacked the security head I assigned to keep that boy's power in check." He then waved his finger between the other three. "And you idiots didn't even bear enough sense to stop her and instead joined her. Now you've also rendered her team temporarily unfit for duty." Bava couldn’t help the angry expression on his pretty face. “How could you do something so humiliating to him?” Gambit halted his pacing to glare daggers at the usually tamed young man. “Are you questioning your superior’s actions right now?” He was slightly surprised Bava, along with the other three, didn’t show a bit of guilt at that, and he allowed himself some sympathetic reasoning. “Do you even know what that sprinkler does to him?” “It looked like it hurt like hell.” Garu grounded out in fury. “The dude was left thrashing on the ground, and that woman look
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: GARU VS CHAD
The scene had ended in a bloody mess in less than an hour. The large footprints in the area remained proof of the large beast that had laid waste to the numerous soldiers here. While the scripture rejecters had only lost a few lives, the same couldn't be said for the troops in charge of the mysterious cargo; they only had a few terribly injured soldiers left on the ground.“Should we kill them, Boss?” Though the old woman asked with a gentle smile, her eyes revealed a chill in them as she already had a weapon retrieved from the military trucks – a rifle –pointed at one of the remaining soldiers.Timber grabbed the muzzle of the rifle. “This is an Aster-Firearm, Mama Lenah. Don’t waste it on an injured man.”The old woman's smile faded and she put down the weapon. "But we have several truck-loads of these and more."Timber glanced at her, noticing the arsonist had joined them. "Trust me when I say we will be needing every single one of them for our mission if we're to ensure there's a
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: SURPRISE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE
“What were you and Ricky to each other?”Chad’s arms came up to cover his eyes as tears began streaming out.Cassandra’s eyes widened with sudden realization. She hated she was just figuring out now what should have easily guessed. “Lovers. You and Ricky were lovers, weren’t you?”Garu and Bava's mood chilled out as the truth became clear with the tall man's stiff head nod; things were starting to make sense. The messy surroundings became somewhat still before Chad spoke.“That bastard! That fucking arrogant bastard! He should have known better than to interfere with Etanai and those Zeal-leachers fight. For all we knew, that could have been a test of its own making. But no! He had to get himself killed.” He slowly rose into a sitting position and he steadily calmed down from his sobbing. “I couldn’t allow his corpse to be forever tainted with the disgrace.”“So you lied and framed an already unfortunate man?” Bava’s usually gentle face held fury. “That man was an ordinary civilian. P
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: SAD ANNOUNCEMENT
The noise around Eshya had become distant, muffled into an obscured background as she was lost in particular thoughts that sent her heart palpitating.“Priestess?!” A warm hand gently landed on the bare shoulder. “Eshya!”Eshya jolted off her trance and her eyes shone with vibrancy. She looked to her right to find the third pillar staring at her with a concerned gaze. “I...I'm fine." She then returned to find the scene before she had not changed.“Ma’am, I would have to ask you to leave.”“Not until my questions are answered! Don’t you dare touch me!” The old woman who had boldly insulted the holy star symbol had caused a big scene that the cameras were more than happy to scoop up. “Where is my granddaughter?! You must answer to this, Temple of Wisdom! What are you hiding from us?!”Based on the woman’s outfit, most could tell she was from the wealthy district of the city. The two young men with her made sure she wasn’t roughed in the slightest as they held the small group of securit
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: A SHADOW-PAIR
“Wait! Can he see or hear us?!”Etanai suddenly raised his hand and intense whips of blue lightning blasted against the nearest wall. “Who are you?!”Lightning cracked off the tips of Etanai's fingers, his eyes darting around the cell as he sought out answers to what was going on. Two presences had set off his sixth sense, and yet, no figure could be seen."Meadow, I think he can hear us."“Shut up, Shall! There’s no way…”Etanai's ears followed the sound to the wall opposite the one he had blasted and he released another trail of lightning that sent the concrete wall flying everywhere in splattered rocks. "Star blast!" He had never felt a looming sense of danger as he did at this moment. He felt a false sensation of pins down his back; these two presences reeked with fearsome auras. “Ha! Told ya, Meadow!” The first voice – a squeaky yet masculine tone – let out.It was then Etanai picked up on a movement. He dissipated the lightning whips and rushed to activate the switch function o
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: THE SAME VISION
The Temple of Wisdom’s Intelligence Unit is one of Comet Tower’s most important departments. They are responsible for gathering all classes of information concerning the temple from around the world.“Rubbish! This is slander!” The eleventh pillar couldn’t help the bitter expression on his face. It was hard to convincingly deny such a report made by their very own intelligence unit.“Elder Change, calm yourself.” Elder Kissani sent a discreet look before turning back to Eshya. “Priestess, may we see this report?”Eshya handed over the file to Elder Kissani who began going through it with Elder Change. Meanwhile, Elder Rowan’s posture remained straight and her eyes didn’t shift away from the holy star symbol in the slightest; this, however, was a staring challenge Eshya was willing to put up with. The priestess wasn’t going to cower before this woman at a time like this.“Aren’t you also gonna check for a possible sign of fraudulence?” With folded arms, Eshya nodded at the woman with
STAR-TRAIL BETWEEN US CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: DECIPHERING THE PERSISTENT VISION
“What did you see?” Elder Tobias picked up the cup of tea before him with shaky hands and he took a sip while his eyes darted between the expecting faces of Elder Niola and Gambit. "It's the same vision as last time; those figures on the ground, screaming in agony. They still lay helpless before me." He put down the cup as the warmth from the herbal concoction seeped through his body. "An insistent vision becomes an imminent one." “It’s seems that way.” Elder Niola glanced out the large windows. “The issue now is deciphering the vision right and properly preparing as much as we can for it.” Gambit had his head down in deep thought for a while before looking back up. "Could it have something to do with the stolen cargo we were discussing?" He found the pillars' gazes on him. "I'm aware Pillars sometimes have visions that are triggered by a conversation. What if the incident at Kalion forest is tied to this?" “In what way would that be though?” Elder Niola’s gaze returned to the room
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