"It doesn't matter when. I just need to know how much stronger I'll become." Khalendros said calmly. "I'll sign any contract if you can give me the power I need to cross into Emperor level. In fact, I believe Khellendra will do that too. However, we will only accept temporary contracts."
"Hawk, can we break Beast Apostle Contracts?" Elliot asked Hawk the AI immediately.
[Affirmative.]
[Beast Apostles will automatically gain freedom once they reach Celestial Level.]
[There are no contracts strong enough to bind Celestial Beings at this moment.]
"Can we break them in a year or two? Or rather, can we make temporary contracts?" Elliot phrased the question in a different way.
[Affirmative. However, breaking an Apostle Contract while it is still in force will cause a major blowback to both parties.]
"What sort of blowback?"
