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THE POWER THAT THEIR MACHINES COULD NOT NAME
Unfortunately for him, David moved first.He separated his wrists.The reinforced chain snapped between them.Every Emerald symbol upon the restraints shattered at the same moment.Before the soldiers could react, David spread his feet and broke the chain around his ankles.He reached for the collar around his neck.“SUPPRESSION LEVEL INCREASING,” its mechanical voice announced.David tightened his fingers around it.“MAXIMUM SUPPRESSION CAPACITY—”He tore the collar apart.Emerald Energy exploded between his hands, but it did not travel beyond his body. The golden-black lines beneath his skin swallowed it immediately.A silent pressure wave spread through the archive.The lenses upon the Templars’ body cameras cracked.Holt’s visor flashed repeatedly as its recording system attempted to identify the power surrounding David.Words appeared across its crimson surface.UNCLASSIFIED PHYSICAL ANOMALYNO COMPATIBLE ESSENCE SIGNATUREThe display changed again.LOCAL RECORDING CORRUPTEDHolt
ONLY THIRTY PERCENT
The first Black Templar reached David and swung the suppression baton towards his ribs.David saw the attack coming.He could have avoided it easily.Instead, he remained where he was.The baton struck his side.Purple-black electricity spread across his prison clothes before entering the Dragon-suppressing collar around his neck. Pain travelled through his ribs and shoulders, forcing him one step backwards.The soldier struck him again, this time across the upper arm.David allowed the blow to turn his body before falling onto one knee.The second Templar stepped forward and drove the stock of his rifle against David’s jaw.Blood appeared at the corner of David’s mouth.Tristan watched from between the two soldiers holding him. Although his face remained pale, seeing David on the ground restored part of his arrogance.“I warned you,” Tristan said. “You should have remained inside your prisoner’s dock. Challenging them will not suddenly make you powerful.”He spoke quickly, as though
THEY CHOSE THE WRONG MUNDANE
Tristan attempted to remove the signet, but the trembling in his fingers prevented him from pulling it free.Holt approached him. “The old man chose a poor place to hide his family’s keys.”“My grandfather is dead,” Tristan said. His voice weakened despite his attempt to sound brave. “Whatever agreement you had with him died as well.”“We had no agreement with Alistair Sterling.”Holt’s visor moved towards David.Several scanning symbols passed across its crimson surface. The damaged collar, chains and prison clothing were examined one after another.“No recognised Dragon Essence,” Holt said. “The Mundane prisoner survived the fall.”One of the soldiers raised his rifle towards David.“Should I kill him?”“Not yet.”Holt looked at the chains around David’s wrists before dismissing him completely.“He is too weak so he cannot interfere.”The soldiers moved past David and surrounded Tristan.Tristan pressed himself against one of the archive cabinets. “What do you want from me?”Holt po
TRAPPED WITH THE MAN WHO FRAMED HIM
It proved only that David was still hiding something.Before Janet could think further, one of the Black Templar drones moved above the prisoner’s dock. Its crimson sensor passed over the damaged floor before releasing a sharp warning sound.A small device detached from beneath the drone and landed beside the dock.David looked down.The object attached itself to the stone and released four metal claws.His eyes narrowed.It was not another suppression node.It was an explosive charge.The device flashed red.David immediately lowered his body.The explosion tore through the floor beneath him.Concrete and metal rose into the air as the entire prisoner’s dock collapsed. The remaining glass walls shattered, and David disappeared into the opening beneath the tribunal.Janet saw the dock vanish behind the smoke.“David!” She called out.Her voice became lost beneath the gunfire and screaming around her.The chains around David’s wrists pulled against his arms as he fell through the broke
THE FALL OF THE STERLING PATRIARCH
A tall Black Templar stepped through the fading green energy.His armour was thinner than that of the other soldiers, allowing him to move faster. A black-edged tactical blade extended from the weapon attached to his wrist.Alistair pointed the sceptre at him.The Templar disappeared from his position.Alistair’s eyes widened.A dark line passed across his neck.The strike happened too quickly for the tribunal’s security systems to follow. The Emerald barrier surrounding Alistair flashed once before separating along the same path as the blade.“Patriarch, move!” the Sterling commander shouted, but the warning came after the attack had already ended.Alistair remained upright. Confusion filled his face as he touched his neck with one trembling hand.A thin line of blood appeared beneath his fingers.The Presiding Arbiter stepped backwards in horror. Several Sterling elders tried to rise, but the suppression field weakened their Dragon Essence before they could summon it.Janet stared a
THE PATRIARCH'S LAST DECLARATION
General Kael followed Seraphina’s gaze and realised why she had not answered the soldier directly. However, David was still restrained, and the two strongest families in Asterion were already losing the battle.The suppression technology of the Black Templars could weaken Astral Essence as easily as it had weakened the Sterling and Ashford powers.One young Astral Guard stepped towards the battle. “We should assist them!”“No,” Kael ordered.The soldier stared at him. “General why, I mean we have better fighters than them?”“Our mission is not to defend the Sterling tribunal. Our mission is to protect the Astral Empress.”The Varethian soldiers tightened their formation around Seraphina.Some people inside the tribunal saw their withdrawal and accused them of cowardice. Kael ignored them.He was not prepared to sacrifice the Empress in a battle that had already been lost.Kael touched the communication device in his ear. “Imperial convoy, respond.”Static answered him.He changed the
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