“May I reeake a moment?” Crowseer asked, his voice light.

  Adam stepped forward, only to feel the pressure against his throat as a e pressed against him.

  “You are no match for him,” Crowseer warned, his voice still light.

  “Step aside, Crowseer.”

  “What do you think you do alone?”

  “I’m not alohough?"

  Lucy’s entire body filled with the heat of hatred, the rage filling even through her creat Destroyer almost weightless within her grip. Her mind was almost pletely bnk as she stepped forward, ready to burst along with the ures who had prepared themselves to face the mountain in front of them. Jurot’s body was equally as hot, holding Phantom tight in hand, while Mara held Destroyer.

  Even so, it was the pressure from the three older Iyrmen which pressed upohird Guardian Star the most, the bloodlust from them almost drowning him. However, it was the smiles on their faces which caused him to pause.

  “Jane, Mork, Tork,” Adam called, his body cooling down from the rage which had almost overe him.

  Tork pat the shaft of his greataxe against his palm. “I don’t know what one of you Thirteen Stars is, but you seem like good hunting.”

  Mork drew his bde, though held his shield up ahead of him, trying to hide behind it. ‘One more of those and I’ll die, but I’ve already drunk some alcohol, and now it’s time to work it off.’

  “Step back,” Adam said, holding his axe in hand, feeling the emptiness within it. ‘If only I had Wraith.’

  “Back?” Tork asked.

  “This has nothing to do with you.”

  “If we step baow, we’ll be ughed out of the North,” Tork said.

  “I’m not joking, Tork. Step baow.” Adam stared up at the figure in front of him, who was stood tall and proud, and so damn regal.

  Jane sheathed her bde, letting out a sigh of relief, gd she wasn’t going to die that day. Mork hesitated, waiting to see what Tork would do. The hround his teeth, his face sg up in annoyance, but he stepped back, though held his greataxe within his hands still.

  “Adam, you should leave too,” Lucy said, though she heard no response.

  “Even together, you will not be able to harm him,” Crowseer informed. “You do not even have Wraith.”

  “Gangak,” Jarot called out, far too gleefully. “We were attacked.”

  “Yes,” Gangak replied.

  “Otkan. We were attacked.”

  “Yes.”

  “Lamtol…” Jarot bared his teeth into the most wild grin once more. “We were attacked.”

  Lamtol firapping her shield upon her arm, and drew her bde. “Yes. We had no qualms with you, great one, but we thank you for this opportunity.”

  “Even together, you mortals ot face me,” the Third Guardian Star stated, as though it were fact. Yet, he could sense all the magical ons in their possession, meaning they could at the very least make him bleed, and the smiles upon their faces definitely meant they would do anything they could to make sure of it.

  Crowseer let out a sigh, shaking his head. He tapped his e onto the floor. “I know you will step back. Raise the dead before you leave, Starsword.”

  Starsword stared at Crowseer, his eyes pierg through his veil, uo see the depths of the Thirteenth Guardian Star’s depths. He could definitely feel the eagerness of the Deathsingers, those who had hunted even the Divine previously. ‘How many millennia ago was it when I heard the tales? Owo? I recall it was only a few turies ago, if I were to believe the rumours.’

  In his moment of annoyance, he had let slip an attack against them all, purely to put Crowseer in his pce, but now he had provoked the one group which would gleefully hunt even the Divine. ‘Seeing as how you have not apologised, do you io help the cursed one?’

  As always, with Crowseer’s prese had all bee so plicated.

  Starsword remained silent and still for a long moment, but then stepped forward. He tio step forward, passing Adam, and it was only then that Adam had realised the figure was easily double his height. Starsword csped his hands together, speaking words in an a nguage, ohat had long died. A gentle light emanated from his whiteness, rings of light rippling out of him, warmth flowing out as the gentle bells of divinity hummed in the air.

  Health: 68 -> 98

  Adam shuddered as the divinity ran through his body, warming up the chill within his bones. Whatever the feeling was, he hated it, his eyes still gring towards Starsword. However, his eyes theo those who had fallen, watg as the lifeless bodies began to stir, from the Chief, to the vilgers around him, including the children who gasped for air, and looked around, bewildered. Adam kept a tight grip on his axe still, feeling the tightness in his entire body as he tried to calm his heart.

  Starsword turned, walking past the group, even passing Adam. “You shall answer for this, Crowseer.”

  “Not even your sister -,” Crowseer lifted his e to try and defend himself, striking the beam of light which suddenly appeared. The light exploded all through him, causing him to grit his teeth as the pain flooded through his body. However, as the light pierced through him, Maurice gred into Starswords eyes, coaxing him, but Starsword’s starry pupils spun, breaking through the a magic.

  Adam raised his shield as Crowseer slid back, smming his e into the ground with such force, the earth cracked beh. He raised a hand to stop the group from taking any as, his gaze upon Starsword, who wielded the bde of light within his hand, pletely rexed, Crowseer, the Thirteenth Guardian Star, pletely fixated within his gaze.

  Crowseer swallowed, and spoke more words, while the vilgers pulled away. The Chief remai the gate, along with the guards, though some of them had taken steps away. Terry didn’t even bother drawing his on, uanding if the being wanted him dead, he’d die, like he had moments ago.

  The light of the bde dissipated into the air, and Starsword turned, stepping away from the vilge.

  Quest plete: DiviributionXP Gained: +1 000XP: 24 000 -> 25 000

  Lucy remained in front of Adam, clutg Great Destroyer in hand, not taking her eyes off the figure. She believed he could turn into light at any point in time to kill Adam, so she would focus on him pletely until he was out of sight. Even when he would be out of her sight, she still wouldn’t feel fortable.

  “You okay, Crowseer?” Adam dared to ask, before he tensed up as a roar filled the air. Jarot struck the wall of the vilge, tearing through it with ease with his axe. He fshed red hot, his eyes almost purely white as he let off the pent up frustrations. ‘Why would you scare me like that, you old geezer!’

  “I have beehier at times, I am certain,” Crowseer replied, his voice full of strength, even though he had taken a blow which would have at least knocked Adam out. ‘Perhaps it was my mistake in invoking her?’

  Adam turo face the Vilge Chief, who met Adam’s eyes. Through the fusion within his eyes, Adam could see the accusation within, and Adam quickly gnced away to the other vilgers, who remained in the distance, some having hidden behind the wall, others haviered the houses. ‘Damn it.’

  “I warned you not t attention to yourself.”

  Adam reached up to cover his face, as though it could hide him away from the world, or hide his shame. ‘Fuck! Fuck! Shit!’

  Crowseer could feel the awkwardness in the air, and he brought his e to his chest. “Is Larot well?”

  “Yeah.”

  “How is little Jarot?”

  “Good.”

  Crowseer slowly nodded his head, and after a small pause, he wondered if he should say more. “What of Jirot? Still causing you trouble, I hope?”

  “You know it.”

  “What of your triplets?”

  “Always so adorable, and polite. Karot’s been learning to draw, and Kirot…” Adam thought about his daughter. “She’s got her own is too? Konarot’s been learning dragonchess.” ‘Kirot, what do you want?’

  “I am gd your eldest is healthy now.”

  Adam furrowed his brows. “You knew?”

  “Yes.”

  “You didn’t tell me?”

  “How is Virot?” Crowseer replied ily.

  “So adorable, and troublesome since she’s as beautiful as her mother.”

  “How is Damrot?”

  “He is eating well,” Jurot stated, with a tohat suggested, politely, for Crowseer to shut his mouth.

  Crowseer cleared his throat, sidering how the Iyr had let him be even after his previous indiscretions. “I need a drink, how about you all?”

  “I don’t know much about these Thirteen Stars, but you aren’t so bad, Crowseer,” Mork joked, still feeling the unassuming greatness within the figure.

  “Were you not taught at the Temple of the Great Lady of the High Seas?” Crowseer asked.

  Mork blinked. “How…”

  The day passed by awkwardly, though the vilgers quickly pleted their tasks. Lamtol spoke with the Chief, before Jarot appeared to threaten him. Thankfully, Gangak and Otkan had been assigo deal with him, so his outburst hadn’t sted long.

  As night fell, Adam stared at the stars above. ‘Did I really cause two civil wars? There’s no way my Omens do that, right? I mean…’

  Jurot could feel his brother’s thoughts from beside him. He also stared at the stars, while Lud Mara walked around the area, keeping a.

  “Jurot?”

  “Yes?”

  “How strong do you think that guy was?”

  “He could csh with Emperor Shama,” Jurot said, only realising the name he had spoken after the name had left his lips.

  ‘Damn,’ Adam thought, closing his eyes, the fmes fshing through his mind again. “Jurot?”

  “Yes?”

  Adam’s lips quivered slightly, and he closed his eyes, c them. “Do you think… it’s better for me to d-,”

  “No,” Jurot replied, tensing up.

  “…” Adam sniffled.

  I find the stupidest things so funny.