I thought that persuading Celestine to stay with our kids and John was going to be hard, but she actually offered to do that on her own. There was unfortunately sothing else she proposed. She wanted to assist until they would shape proper living conditions, which put in an awkward spot.
After all, I had different plans. Fortunately, I sohow managed to persuade her that my hunting in Loistavadvaar is a better idea. After all, I always could pop in and bring them supplies.
The negotiations evolved then, and they stopped at delivering a crystal from Loistavadvaar so they could have a headstart. Until I got one, they were supposed to be left on their own.
In such a way I was left by myself in Arc.
I continued the chase after the ghost, delivering the promised crystal a few days later. They already had the city built by that ti, but the upgrades they could afford to the device thanks to my contribution were welcod. After all, they didn't want to waste their ti hunting goblins, when they could chase the bigger ga.
Then I finally was able to do what I wanted to focus on. I wasted a few more days looking for ghosts but was unsuccessful. That made decide to say 'Fuck it' and actually start preparations for the siege of Aaraam'soturi.
I packed so food, the gear I made back in Petrograd, including the golems, and in the middle of the day want to visit the wastelands. I guess I was nervous because I couldn't make myself just go for it. Instead, I walked more casually.
The official reasoning behind that was 'to not alarm anybody because Will is for sure observing ', but the truth was simpler. From the perspective of ti, I can't really bla myself. The place was scary. Even Ixa got her ass kicked there. Well, she made it a bit weaker, but still got overwheld, so I had at least a slightly easier job to do.
It's been a while since I visited that part of the lands sounding Arc. They were as I rembered, depressing, colorless, kinda hostile in the way they looked, but for the most part empty. A rocky desert, where the rocks look like the massive claws of a beast that wants to kill you.
The dark crevasses in the ground looked like sobody was about to jump out to rip your face off. Not to ntion the fine dist in the air, which I kept away with so 'Telekinesis'.
I kept my eyes wide open, expecting so enemies to appear soon, even if I barely left the city. I couldn't just shake off that feeling. There was so truth to that since Ixa and her lackeys definitely pulled so of them out of Aaraam'soturi. There was also a lot of false since if they would be that close, they would definitely attack the city.
I should also ntion the fact that the guards on the walls and the gate reported to Will. I glanced over at one soldier and saw a guy pointing at to another guy, who already had a phone in his hand.
"Fucking technology" I rember thinking. Back in the day, Will wouldn't know that fast, but with the infrastructure built by Joseph's company, communication was way easier.
I imdiately started hoping that my friend wouldn't co running after to stop . Not only I didn't want to hear his preachings but also didn't want him to get killed if my stupid plan would derail its terribly built tracks, which was a big-ass possibility. So yeah, I had a lot of intrusive thoughts.
Fortunately, they got kicked out by mories. I started having flashbacks from my earliest visits to the place. The whole story of releasing Ki'rai from the hands of Xuvi basically got projected to by my own mind. I rembered how scared I was of the first ever ghost I saw, and he wasn't even that strong.
Then I rembered my escapade to find Loistavadvaar, when one of those assholes almost killed . Thet one was indeed strong. Not the strongest I've encountered, but definitely far away from the weakest ones.
With those thoughts occupying my mind, hours passed. Hours without Will coming after screaming that I'm an idiot. Which he would definitely do. This assured that he wouldn't co.
He probably knew just as well as I did, that there was no way I would back down from this plan. He would probably sohow persuade to return this ti because I wasn't feeling that confident, but I would never drop the whole idea.
At that mont, I guess he had more faith in than I did. I was actually scared shitless, although I wouldn't admit that. The clearest indication was that I wasn't even using my skills, just walking like a complete moron. Wasting ti, and getting distracted by thoughts, while getting closer to a very significant danger.
I should have prepared myself. Transford, and enhanced my strength and endurance, but I was so scared that I'm gonna lure an army towards myself by doing that,t get I prepared to stay silent, like a sneaking mouse to steal so cheese.
Eventually, the night ca, because the wastelands were actually a massive space, which I sohow pushed out of my mind. After all, I spent a lot of ti searching for Loistavadvaar when I tried to find that place. Suspecting that I'll arrive in five minutes at Aaraam'soturi was just stupid. I don't bla myself, though. I wasn't really being rational.
I ended up setting a camp, hiding under one of those massive sharp stones. Not to rest, since I didn't need that, but rather to eat, while I would sort my thoughts. I simply realized that I need to get my shit together if I want to have a shot at succeeding.
Either way, it was going to be a tough battle, but If I was distracted by other shit, if I was not believing in my success, there were no chances of winning.
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