Chapter 75: Sealed Destiny

Chapter 75: Sealed Destiny

You were friends with my grandfather? Dallion found that hard to believe. After everything the village had been subjected to at the hands of the chief, it seemed ludicrous.

I was, Aspion spat out the words with disgust. He craved attention and in the end he got it. The Order of the Seven Moons doesnt like people meddling with the Crippled Star, but thats nowhere near as bad as what your grandfather did afterwards! He

A bolt bounced off the floor inches from the chiefs leg.

I think you should shut up now. Whatever the past was, whatever reasons the old man had, he had done too much harm. There was no way he would get away scot free, although maybe he didnt deserve to be condemned to the fate he had put upon others.

The surrender rectangle was still there, conveying the offer. All Dallion had to do was to accept and he would have won.

If I accept the surrender, will the echoes disappear? Dallion asked.

Yes. Its the same as if youve won the battle, Aspion replied, still keeping an eye on the dartbow.

I wasnt asking you. There was no way hed trust anything that man said.

No, the armor echo replied. You would gain control of the village area, but the echoes will remain. You can make your own and send them to fight them.

I should have known, Dallion frowned. Even at the end, the old man tried to pull a fast one.

What if I shoot him?

Aspions power would have been sealed. All echoes hes created will disappear, and the village of Dherma will lose its area owner.

Seemed straightforward enough.

If you want. Makes no difference. Once the awakening realm crumbles, youll be back in the real world.

Sounds a bit anticlimactic.

The suit of armor laughed.

Any chance youll tell me who you are or what the old mans crime was?

No.

Thought so. Dallion looked at the room. Most of the walls and the entire ceiling had turned into smoke, making the floor feel like a piece of ice in a boiling pot of water. Anyway, thanks for the help. See you around.

You better hope not, the suit of armor whispered before the last solid fragment of the village chiefs realm was gone.

ASPION LUORs destiny has been sealed

Time stopped, then continued again. In a blink of the eye, Dallion was back in the outskirts of his village, flying through the air towards the village chief.

Crap! He had totally forgotten about that. All the fighting in the awakening realms had made him lose track of where the battle had started.

Putting in all the effort he had, Dallion twisted himself in the air, narrowly avoiding a direct collision with the village chief. That had to be the clumsiest approach ever. It was only thanks to Dallions guard skills that he managed to find his footing.

Immediately, he jumped back, expecting the village chief to take advantage of the situation and counterattack. Instead, the old man fell to his knees.

Utter silence filled the air. Not even the wind dared make a noise. The entire population of Dhermahundreds of people, young and oldstared at the scene, unable to believe their eyes. It wasnt only the common folk, it was the elders, the guards, even the members of the Luor family looked around, as if they were seeing the world for the first time.

Dallion smiled in relief. He knew exactly what they were going throughthe sensation of life without a limiting echo.