Master Of None

Chapter 2319: 2319. Missing Angels

Approaching the floating city, the angels made way. They knew that the group was coming and prepared for them. This was a warmer welcome than the last time Walker had been here. Unfortunately, it was worse circumstances.

Walker expected one of the older angels to meet him, however, he was met with multiple leaders instead, those who guarded the outer edges of the city and had been patrolling for weeks now. They seemed to be the front line and the most knowledgeable, so it made a lot more sense. They had the most information.

"Welcome to our home. I would like to be more polite to you four. Times do not allow that." Walker noticed that many of the symbols of the separate empires had been taken away from buildings and uniforms. Enough to prove that the angels really accepted and began to turn over a new leaf.

"I would love to explore your city properly. The time isn't right though." Making a point to look at the unmoving clouds in the distance, Walker focused on the angels around him.

"I can sense the way that the water mana is stagnant. No, it is refusing to move according to the natural flow of what it should." Current spoke loudly so that the angels could hear. He also focused on those who were clearly weighed down by the added patrols of the area in case threats may appear.

His words were resonating through the gathered angels. But it appeared that there was more to all of this than just the angels working so hard alone. "Where are the leaders of your joint empires?" Ventus asked out of pure curiosity, but partially out of anger. She knew very well that their representatives were working hard within Genesis to bring angels from their lands and also send help to various places within the Sigil continent. Yet here, the leaders were not coming to them?

"They are no longer standing. They have retreated in to their retirement after feeling their power wane over the empires. They have chosen the wrong paths." everyone became even more serious hearing this.

While it was hard to handle the changes within the world, the elemental angels who believed that the main elements manas were what there was and nothing more should have not been so weak. The same for the angels who preferred the unknown and research over everything else. Yet both had stepped away and given up?

"The representatives handled more and more every day. They sent and called for forces. Our head for all research and development no longer had a project. He did not wish to research the singular empire and a singular alliance. He preferred the unknown aspects of competition and battle between the two empires."

"Our leader of elemental angels believed that all they stood for was now tainted. That our beliefs had been stomped on just to be rewritten by those who had more control. That the representatives were just ways to abdicate strength without too much bloodshed."

Both angels from either side did not sound like they were in a good position. However, this simple act of either leader walking away and leaving a broken council of, so called powerful angels, was despicable.

"Then they will face consequences for their actions. They will be held over the coals for their actions here. They are meant to defend their race to the last breath. They will rue the day that they forsook their oaths to their people." Ignus let off a significant heat while speaking. His rage was growing significantly.

"Now is not the time we seek for justice. The angels here will handle it. Regardless of their former leader's rankings within their race, they can not just walk away from them without suffering, isn't that right?" the angels all nodded.

While Walker did not know the exact details, it was clear that those who caused major harm to their race, for the angels, would suffer some sort of punishment. While it might be the will of existence or some other defining creating factor, this truth existed.

These leaders who had stepped away when the world began to change for their own stubborn beliefs and desires would not be able to escape. They would be brought to justice within their own race. It was not for Genesis to decide this unless they were asked for assistance. Genesis was an alliance of various races, not a judge and jury for all that was right or wrong.

Walker brushed this worry aside as he focused on the important parts of why they were here. "We will be making a move to investigate the moving clouds. I see that all of you are trying to maintain your strength, we have extra potions that we brought here with us. You are all welcome to them. For the time being, please group up and work with one of the three royal dragons. I will be heading directly in to the clouds while Ignus holds a rope to pull me out."

This was a simple and straight forward plan. Similar to what some of the dwarves used to do when they were going exploring within the underwater caverns. They would tie each other to a rope and cover himself in a mask with a tube to provide air. This was all before they invented their underwater golems.

The plan being simple was not a bad thing. What they called a rope right now, was a metal and monster hair infused braid with extremely greater strength than some basic rope.

The hair from the iron hide boar and the demonic boar had been taken to be weaved in to the braid while some small filaments of iron were added for extra strength. Then the plant material was known as the wax cotton sprouts. They were a water affinity plant which repelled water that was not trapped within the plant itself. This would allow the rope to avoid wear and tear in the environment.

"I know it sounds like a simple and foolhardy plan. However, I have the ability to sense all the manas around me for changes. Ignus, Current, and Ventus will be focusing on manas outside of the unmoving clouds. That will give us time to prepare for any issues. On top of that, I will have potions for myself and buff myself multiple times."

This seemed to clear the confusion. While the plan was simple, it wasn't so simple that it would just be a throw away idea which would lose Walker his life. He had it prepared with the multiple boosts that could defend him from many dangers. He was also wearing the strengthened lightweight armor which had been made by the wandering blacksmith. Not many people, even on the Sigil continent, would miss the higher quality armor he wore.

As soon as the movements began, Walker focused on the clouds. He was amazed that they weren't moving at all. Even the shifts of the clouds themselves made it appear that they were occupying the same space still.

The clouds themselves were pure white and fluffy looking. They were also towering well above what Walker or even the royal dragons in their dragon forms would stand. He could tell that they were more likely boxed in by some unseen forces. Not expanding because they were not able to. Like they were held back by something.

"It's like making a bowstring. The water mana is stuck to the string and when the bow is released it pulls the water mana back."

Current raised his head with a curious look, "That seems right. Something baits the water mana in, then it gets stuck and pulled in. That's the best way to say how this feels." Current had released a little of his own water mana here and there. He was testing the dangers he could perceive but only got the strange feeling of losing the water mana he controlled as soon as he released it. He couldn't let it go at all or he would lose it entirely.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"I will have to make myself a little more well defended then. It might be stronger of a pull in the clouds. Or it might drown me." These were two possibilities. If the water in Walker's body was pulled away it would be dangerous for him. Or, the water inside would be so dense within the clouds that there would not be a single bit of air for him to breathe. If that was the case, just trying to breathe air would be the same as diving in to a lake and trying to breathe the

water there too.

"Just stay focused and keep the rope tight." Ignus huffed as he looked at the rope he was handed to help Walker tie around his body.

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