Chapter 75 Earth Temple (1/2)
The mood was unusually somber on the way back to Glory Island.Pon, Wind, Sharl and Jun Li had all moved to the Phoenix to discuss the upcoming events.
Nix sat the silver chest on the deck and opened it.A pale blue stone the size of a fist was the sole occupant, there was a gasp of shock from the Aquarion's watching.
Mina approached immediately and knelt down. She picked it up in her hand as if to verify something.”Why would humans have a Reverence stone?”
Reverence
Water Element: Precious Stone
Description: A priceless blue-colored
stone.
Nix held his hand out, immediately he gave it back to her.The moment he touched the stone it felt like dozens of fingernails raking across a chalkboard.”What does it do?”
”It's basically an Aquarion promotion stone, simply put, it's a substantial increase in power.” Mina sat it back in its place.
Pon stared at the stone but didn't touch it, it gave him a feeling of danger the moment Nix had opened the chest. ”From the description, I would guess that no humans have guessed what it is.”
Semmi nodded in agreement.”In the past, these stones were used as mounts in rings and crowns.They bring in a lot of credits if you decide to sell.”
Nix closed the chest and handed it to Mina. ”Its biggest value to us is in strengthening our allies.”
/Guild: Nix: Darsi, how's the Ricoli duplication coming?
/Guildchat: Darsi: I don't have enough resources to make any.I did craft two dozen Black Hands.
/Guildchat: Semmi: Are those the black disks that prevent gating and rezzing?
/Guildchat: Darsi: Yes.
/Guildchat: Nix: We have a Reverence stone, see if you can duplicate it before one of our Aquarion friends activate it.
/Guildchat: Darsi: An Aquarion artifact?You just made my day Trip-7.
Jun Li opened a map of Glory, ”no matter how you look at it, our town is going to be a battlefield.”
Semmi was sitting against the rail, trying to keep from smiling whenever Ducky would touch her hair.The siren was apparently fascinated by blonds.”Let's put our different offenses on the table and devise a working strategy.”
Nix opened his faction map, he was listed as Faction Admiral for the event.”The list of fleets has jumped to 22, plus our own ships.”
Wylie seemed calm, the knight captain had the right temperament for battle.”We'll have one hundred knights by the start, fifty of them are trained Mariners.”
Pon's wrinkled face wore a grin, he sensed a battle of epic proportions was approaching. ”Glory has its cannon emplacements.”
Jun Li listed them as they were mentioned, ”Can we count on Shae?”
Nix nodded, ”No worries, she definitely won't sit this one out. Also, I can place mines wherever they are needed.”Mines fell under the traps category, as a hunter, he could make a wide variety of devices.
”Resolute has contacted us, they want to put a large land force on the ground in Glory.” Jun Li gauged the reactions of the others, although they were paper allies, Resolute and Inferno were still not completely trusting of each other.
Nix shrugged, ”they'll fight to protect their interest, which of course is the Earth Pearl.”
”The members of the Souza Accord will be in full force. I will have my Vila there also.” Mina and her assault team were normally the only ones who engaged in fighting, there were several hundred other Aquarions who could also participate.”
Sharl studied the detailed map that Jun Li had opened.”The problem is that we have no idea how many we might be facing.”
Pon swore under his breath, ”everyone we've pissed off will be jumping on the bandwagon.”
Unexpectedly, Nix started laughing loudly.The members of Inferno watched him with curious eyes, but he didn't say anything further.They didn't understand his thinking.Gather your enemies all in one place, and then wipe them out with a baptism of fire.He had utilized that method himself before his incarceration.The trick was staying alive long enough to 'stick it to the man.'