Chapter 457: Awirren

Chapter 457: Awirren

The Golden Sky

Awirren Goldenfeather stood on top of the tallest tower of her sole flying fortress. Her sect didn't have a large fleet, it didn't have many airships and fortresses. Her flagship was the only one that they had of that size, and it didn't really compare to some that other factions had. It wasn't a weakness though; it was just a different focus.

Her was a Sect filled with only primary Cultivators, and fliers at that. And they valued personal prowess over anything else.

Her people were gazing up at her, admiring and basking in her beauty. She wore a simple yet powerful tunic in the karura Sect style. A single strap that covered one of her shoulders and came down to her opposing hip where it met the skirt that covered her to the mid-thigh. Just enough coverage, but revealing her beauty to all. Her golden feathers blazed with the light of the sun above, making the air around her shimmer like a mirage. She soaked in the gazes of her people, and knew that it gave her power. They loved her, and that was all that mattered.

But she could also feel the eyes of so many others. The perimeter army surrounding her, and those watching from afar, from across the world. All would see her glory. She passed her claws across her feathers, the metallic feel of the surface calming her mind from the onslaught of such attention. She didn't fear it, in fact, she relished it. She wanted everyone to see, to know who she was and what she could do. She had shown her power in the recent years, had gained influence and power, as was her right. Her Sect had risen, had gained resources and opportunity. She had protected the world, and that was... good? She didn't care, as long as they loved her. Already others were shining brighter than her, and she couldn't let them remain in the spotlight.

Her Far-link Orb chirped, and she listened to the message, but didn't respond to the voice of her old friend. Instead, she turned to her loving warriors and spoke.

"Rise, Golden Sky Sect, and burn all in your wake," her stats let her voice carry like thunder for all to hear. Their cheers rose like the sound of an avalanche, and they took her words as orders they were intended as.

They left the ships that transported them to this place behind, unneeded tools of the weak, and took to the skies on their own power. Their wings spread wide, and the wind picked up to fill and carry their ascent. Their forms ignited, like the embers in the night, filling the sky with the sight of ten thousand fireflies. An army rising to block out the sun.Thi/s chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.co/m

A single airship followed behind them from far above, just a tiny speck among them all. Awirren turned her eyes to look at it, no powers gave her a better vision, save for her own body's stats. Her eyes saw the two people standing at its prow. Her old friends.

Warning! The 18th, Dome of Reckoning - Dome of the Living Forest has been opened! The Forest wakes. Defeat the Wild Will in order to stop the wild growth.

Fight, prevail, prove that you are worthy.

Defeating the Living Forest will bring new opportunities and rewards for those brave enough.

The Dome vanished, and the forest inside stirred. Her people surrounded the dome from above, and they didn't need any orders. Techniques blossomed all around her, most of them Fire related, but some Lightning, or Light. There was no uniform release of technique, like how Classers would've done it. No great volley that lanced out all at once. One of her Sect Leaders fired a technique, a growling open maw made out of flames that rushed toward the dark green forest beneath. That was the signal, and others did the same, in an uneven release of power, her Sect attacked.

She could see the forest beneath rustling, leaves moving, but then her vision was filled with the light of her people's techniques. A moment later, they hit the canopy, in a blazing inferno. Smoke exploded as techniques burned at an accelerated rate, and her sight was obscured.

The technique she had been preparing inside of her body reached the tipping point, and she pointed her hand beneath her, then released her own power to aid her people.

{Field of Everburning Fire} manifested beneath them, and golden flames dropped through the smoke, bathing the forest below.

The scent of burning wood filled her nostrils, and she closed her eyes, taking it in. This was her moment to shine, to demonstrate to everyone her might.

Then her people started falling out of the sky, and the screaming filled the air.