Chapter 512: Zach

Chapter 512: Zach

The Flying Mountain

There it is, Maleatus whispered as the group looked out through the window of the airships control room.

Zach and everyone else were gathered in front of the window, with Ryuns Soul shrouding them all. His technique was shaped around the ship, hiding it from sight and anything else that might be able to detect them. For all intents and purposes, they were just a hole in the world right now. Not undetectable by any measure, but one would have to be familiar with Ryuns power, and also possess a power able to somehow detect it. Which was unlikely, as they were also keeping their distance, and their targets were hiding as well. They wouldnt have any active detection grids this far out, it would just serve to announce their presence.

In the distance, a massive cloud formation floated above the waving hills. With the giant mountain ridge curling in the background, the Eastern border of the Empire, that had once housed what they called the Eastern Gate. Jagged cliffs and black stone loomed high above, and the cloud stood even higher still, casting the world into a giant shadow.Updated from n0velbIn.(c)o/m

To Zachs eyes, the cloud looked no different than any other, except perhaps that it was slightly larger than the usual cloud formations that he encountered.

Theyve upgraded their defenses, Maleatus added with a grimace.

Zach glanced at him. What do you mean?

The space within the clouds is is warded? It feels like it would prevent anything from passing through, and if anything managed to get inside, they will probably know.

Its nothing that we havent considered, Selia started. Can you get us in?

Maleatus considered it for a moment, and then nodded. I can open a path for you, but He hesitated for a moment. Im not following you in, he said finally.

Ready and waiting, Ryun responded.

Selia nodded. We dont know what to expect, and with the fact that we are expecting one of our opponents to be a master Space user, I suggest that you attempt to call them in as soon as we have Talis location. If measures are in place to prevent that, then as soon as you find her, contact me or Zacharia and the five of us will come to you for extraction. In case that your Far-link Orbs or our communication powers dont work, use the signals we agreed on. Be ready for an assault in ten minutes. We are getting Tali back or we are burning them to the ground.

With that, everyone dispersed, and started getting ready.

They landed their ship and left it hidden, while they moved the rest of the way on foot, as stealthily as possible. They arrived beneath the clouds, each of them armed and ready.

Zach wore his Spiritual Tool, infused carefully with three of his Aspects: Time, Mind, and Wind. His soul weapon was in its Greater Windsong form, to help him control the winds even more than his perks allowed.

Maleatus stood before a group of five, Selia, Erdania, Nayra, Eratemus, and Zach himself. They were the first strike.

The ravzors eyes were turned to the sky, the giant cloud above them. It obscured the sun and cast the land in a great shade. There were no signs from the ground of it being anything other than a giant cloud, it was perfect camouflage. If he didnt know, he wouldnt have even considered that it was hiding anything.

Ready? Maleatus asked.

Zach rolled his shoulders as the others gave their responses, and then the ravzor closed his eyes. Zach felt space around them tremble then twist, and power wrapped around them. A moment later they were all wrenched through it, the experience feeling like he was being squeezed into a tiny area and then rapidly expanded.

They arrived in the air, the sun shining down on them, a pillar shaped mountain rising in front of them. The mountain was gray and brown rock, speckled with trees growing here or there. The mountain was on top of a round and flat island, floating among the clouds. Green grass surrounded a town nestled in the shadow of the mountain, a singular white wall surrounded it and protected buildings inside. A tower rose from the center, with a gemstone nestled in on its top.

High on the peak of the mountain, a large fort loomed over everything, walls and towers glowed with the power of its defensive measures. He barely had the time to take it all in before a loud sound exploded from both the town and the base, an alarmthey had been noticed.

Zach floated in the air, held up by the Wind, Selia and Erdania stood on top of a green and black platform shaped out of Qi. Eratemuss armor glowed and kept him in the air. Nayras wings of fire stretched and beat lazily. Then light blossomed into the world as their defenses came to life, the attacks came from both the fort and the town, as well as encampments hidden on the mountain. Zach and others got ready for a fight, doing their job and drawing their opponents attention to themselves.