All Chapters of Broken: Shard's Tales: Chapter 21
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Chapter Twenty-One: Stopped by Force.
The boys walked around the city. Under the pretext of leaving some of his aura, Luthen had managed to try every food stall they came across. Kane and Somen also had lunch.The sun was now beginning to set. Kane decided that he did not have an appetite for an evening confrontation with anybody so he suggested something.“The sun’s setting. It’s late. I think we can turn of our auras now.” He said.“So we won’t be tracked on our way home?” Luthen said.“You’re catching on.”Luthen looked offended. They marched back to the inn.*******They had done it. They had managed to make her angry.She had been tracking them for a while now, their auras pointing in the directions they had taken. It was clear that the perpetrators were working and walking together. It was exciting, following their auras and mentally preparing for a trap that could spring at any moment. She could almos
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Chapter Twenty-Two: Shard Fight.
Kane was finding that his new swords were much better than the previous ones. For one, they did not break. They also did not limit the amount of soul energy he could put in one strike. He could also change their size at will. Overall, they did a far better job.However, he wasn’t quite used to using them, so there was a lot of unnecessary damage to the temple building which only served to infuriate his opponent. He could tell that this place was important to her.From the way she fought, he determined that she was manipulating forces. That made her a very tricky opponent since; he had to put some force into his swings and plus he was always under the control of one force, gravity. He had to use his Null ability more frequently now, further frustrating the sister. But she was adapting.Again she increased the force of gravity on him. He could barely move.“Null.” he said through gritted teeth. The force disappeared. This was tiring.He saw an openin
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Chapter Twenty-Three: Shard Fight II.
In truth, Somen was satisfied that he just parted from Luthen and Kane.He was quite happy that there was no one to restrict him. He embraced his violent tendencies.Yes! Time to find an opponent.But Jerletown was a city of pilgrims and priests, so there was little to no violence there. The whole city had begun to bore him. He came to the holy site, a waterfall. He could see pilgrims praying at the waterfall or carrying some water for good luck.All this for a dead Shard? He would never understand.But, it wasn’t the waterfall, or its pilgrims that caught his attention. There was an incredible presence coming from behind the waterfall. He couldn’t pass through the river created by the waterfall directly because of all the pilgrims around. Kane had advised against unnecessary attention. So he used a roundabout route.There it was. Carved into the rock from which the water spilled over to make the fall, was a cave entranc
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Chapter Twenty-Four: Destroying a City, Romantically.
Maron and Ari arrived closed to the city center. They were on a building overlooking the actual center.“Remember, it should be big enough to cause a distraction. Don’t just bury us while you are on it though.” Ari said.Maron removed his hood and raised his hand in the direction of the sky just above the city center.“Plato’s Primitives: Pyramid.”A pyramid shape made of luminescent blue material appeared and grew to cover a wide area, it flat surface pointing downward.People panicked. This sight evoked a sense of familiarity in Maron. Where had he seen something like this before?“Soldiers! Battlefort Formation!” A militarily dressed sister addressed the soldiers appearing from all of the city’s corners. The bells began to ring all over the city.A Barrier appeared over the soldiers’ heads as they all poured their soul energy into it. It resisted the downward motion of the
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Chapter Twenty-Five: Welcome, Mother.
Back at the inn, Luthen tried to contemplate their next move. They had now checked all of the holy sites in Jerletown. They still had zero idea of the Relic’s location. And now Voyne’s generals had come to the island. They had to move fast.But, what if the Saintess hid it somewhere else than the capital? No, Voyne would not have made such a big play. The purpose of him sending his subordinates to cause a ruckus was mostly likely to announce his presence on the island.There only option was to team up with those Shards they had fought earlier, if only they could believe them.Jonelle and a healthy looking Reese suddenly appeared in Kane’s room. The sudden presences attracted both Luthen and Kane.“So, what about it? Come to finish the job? You are outnumbered.” Kane declared confidently.“You are the outnumbered fool. Ask your friend.” Reese said referring to Somen .Somen had told them all about the
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Chapter Twenty-Six: City Hall Discussion.
At Voyne’s residence off the island.“We’re back.” Ari says less than excitedly.The attendants bowed at the sight of the two red cloaks. The earlier events had spoiled her normally cheerful attitude. She locked her arm with, and was basically dragging, Maron.I didn’t get to have the perfect first date with him. All because of them.She was pouting. Those unromantic idiots! They had appeared at the exact moment they were about to commence their mission, as if they’d known what would have happened. Now she had to explain everything to Lord Voyne, how she had failed to prepare the island for his coming. He wouldn’t punish them, but she hated to fail her missions. Also, she hadn’t seen Maron display his abilities to her. She wanted to see them so bad.It wasn’t fair that the other Apostates who had been paired with Maron had gotten to see his abilities before her, his girlfriend. So not f
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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Storm Brewing.
“Now, it’s your turn. We need the location of the Relic.” Kane said.“You already know that is what he is looking for, right? The Relic? Your slip earlier proved it.” Somen said. “We can protect it better than you.” Somen continued when Reese said nothing for a while.“I don’t have to answer that as you did not answer my last question.” Reese said. “A guess is not an answer.” He said when Luthen tried to protest.“It is safe as long as nobody except us knows its location.”“No matter where you kept it, it is not safe. The Legend says that the location was entrusted to two groups of people, as you know already.” Luthen said, folding his arms.“The Great Nobles? That is a bluff. That knowledge has been lost to them for hundreds of years.” Reese said.“I think we all know you are guessing here.” Kane said.“Doesn’t matter. With my Ability, no matter how many times they try, their failure is assured.” Reese said.“Rely
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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Severing Doppelgangers.
Kane sighed.The boys had gathered in Somen’s room, planning their next move.“It is just no use.” Somen said. “We are in a foreign land trying to find something very important. We need outside help.”“And we can’t just ask anyone. One, spreading the news that the Saintess left a Relic behind in this kind of place definitely will lead to anarchy and invite other treasure hunters. Again, only the Great Nobles and the priests know the location so asking anyone else would be futile.” Luthen added.“Can Sophie find us any clue? You said she was friends with Duchess Klare.” Kane asked.“It took a lot of people dying and threats of the world ending to convince the Great Nobles to give up that information. She can’t find us any clue, of that I am sure. Plus I haven’t been able to reach her.”“Then we storm Voyne’s headquarters and end this.”“No.” Somen said.Luthen was a bit surprised that he was the one telling them not to go fight.
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Chapter Twenty-Nine: Intruding on (Y)Our Privacy.
They clashed in the dimension. Those dimensions were bare blank spaces that seemed endless. You could just make out the horizon around. Everything else was bare and lifeless.True to Reese’s words, the doppelgangers were strong. Luthen had to put a fairly decent amount of effort. In the end the doppelganger lost.“Next one.” our hero said. He transported to the next dimension and handled the Doppelganger similarly.Then the next. And the next. And the next.Reese was in a hidden section of the cave, his soul energy being drawn off by the doppelgangers.“Tch. He is defeating them!” Instead of a coordinated attack against him with minimal use and maximal efficiency, Luthen faced the doppelgangers individually, resulting in greater use of Reese’s energy. This also affected Luthen similarly. But unlike Reese, his technique had been on for a shorter time.Reese had had to keep his technique on so he could spy on the boys. He allocate
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Chapter Thirty: Tit for Tat.
Reese, still around 5, was in a man’s arms as his mother – the woman from before – walked alongside.His parents?“Dad, why don’t we talk to our neighbours? They will not allow me play with their children!” Reese complained to his father.“Hmm. They don’t like us because we are foreigners. Don’t worry. You can play with mum or me anytime.”“Really?”“Of course dear.”Reese started that his innocent childlike smile.Seriously, where did the other Reese come from? Luthen thought. Another timeline?!Luthen soon got the answer to his question. The past memory faded and Luthen was back in the black, infinite void. Another one came through.There was smoke. Not that he could smell it. Instead it hung in the air of the memory. Luthen watched as fire engulfed little Reese’s fine cottage home.It was not acc
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