Seeing those people sparked a surge within me that steeled my resolve. Ready to end this, I turned on the c-chip I kept and asked Naomi to generate a high pitch that'd get Avarice's attention. Not long afterward, I received a transmission from the c-chip.
I answered to hear him chuckle.
"This is the human, I presume. As promised, I've left you all alone. I hope you all used that time to come to the right decision. Have you agreed to submit? To leave the humans to their demise?"
"You know we won't." I retorted. "And it seems we've got the humans on our side now too."
"Hmm, yeah..." he sighed. "The humans learning everything was unexpected. Nonetheless, I figured you all wouldn't accept my offer. I hope you all know what's in store for you. Now that the humans have placed so much faith in you and Tymon's gone and destroyed the installations meant to detain the others, I have no choice but to kill each of them. Perhaps I'll record the event as an example to others when I start over."
Start over? He knows if he kills the others, there is no starting over...
"If you kill the others, everything ends. Are you that bored with life that you'd eradicate everything just for amusement and be stuck alone once the dust settles?"
Avarice didn't reply, but I assumed he didn't care. So much destruction just for kicks...It infuriated me.
"Whatever, it won't happen anyways. We won't go down as easily as you think," I said sharply before disconnecting the call, crushing the c-chip.
It dawned on me that Vicki's message implied they were still planning to release the JANUS tablets, but I thought Tymon, Za'Fia, and Damien had already gotten rid of it all. Unless they didn't...
I closed my eyes and concentrated on using All-Sight. I focused on the High Gods as I open them to see the world with a reddish-pink hue. It was the first time I tried using it on multiple people simultaneously. Usually, I can see where someone or something is geographically and zoom in to see it in detail; however, this time, I could only see each of the High God's geographical locations.
I shared my view mentally with the others through our telepathic link.
You're becoming quite proficient with your abilities, Viraa complimented.
"Thanks, but why are they scattered?" I asked aloud as I lead everyone out back.
Za'Fia's eyes widened.
"No...we didn't get all the tablets. They still had crates of it stored in Avarice's lab. They must've sent them out hours ago."
"We didn't see any when we were there," I commented.
"They were hidden beneath the lab," Za'Fia responded.
I enhanced my vision to view the TV through one of the windows. It was 3:17 pm EST. To be that far across the Pacific, they must've shipped out around midnight, maybe?
Tymon closed his eyes and concentrated.
"Not only are they all far in different directions, but I can't sense them either. They're suppressing their energies, and we don't know where they're heading. By the time we get to where they currently are, they'll be somewhere else completely."
"Not if we leave now. I can get everyone where they need to be in an instant," Michael proposed.
I looked at him in soft objection.
"No, don't push yourself too far. Healing everyone in and of itself will take a lot out of you. You shouldn't use too much energy before the fighting even begins."
"I'll be fine since I have more energy now," Michael assured me as he walked around and tapped everyone. He left small traces of his spirit energy in the form of a thin string of light on each of us.
"These will serve as waypoints through which I can focus portions of my spirit energy," Michael informed us as his body began to transform into his hybrid form but also started to glow whitish-yellow until he was a featureless figure hovering next to us.
"I can get there on my own," Damien told him. "Tymon, if you would..."
Tymon nodded and summoned dark clouds to cover the sky above us. Suddenly, there were flashes of light within them as loud thunder vibrated the air, booming overhead, and a bolt of lightning struck Damien. When the lightning vanished, so did he.
"I'll transport me and Za'Fia," Tymon declared as a nearby shadow began to ripple to life.
"Alright, everyone else ready?" Michael asked as he grabbed me, Naomi, and Arne.
"Yeah, let's go already. It's bad enough I won't get much excitement, no need to drag it out," Arne complained.
I nodded at Michael, giving him the go-ahead. A split second later, I stood before Claeg and Kaila atop a large cargo plane flying through the night sky somewhere over South Korea. They tensed suddenly and looked at me wide-eyed as I took a second to adjust. Michael's Streak ability really was something else.
I grinned, knowing the other High Gods must be just as shocked right now.
"What the hell? Why couldn't we sense her coming," Kaila expressed in utter shock.
"Hello, you two," I teased with a head tilt.
As I prepared to face them, my mind wandered to the others. I found myself sending out a quiet message to the others.
Okay, everyone, let's keep the casualties to a minimum and get through this alive. Everything rests on us destroying these planes, stopping them, and keeping any threat away from Michael. It's all been leading up to this moment, so let's knock some skulls and save our home.
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Fun fact: After learning about Michael's Streak cintracy, Damien used the concept to create a his 'Electric Embodiment' technique where he fuses his spirit energy and body with natural lightning, causing it to be coated in a sheath of lightning, granting him its speed. This drains him tremendously, so it can only be sustained for as long as his energy lasts, but in short bursts, it's more manageable.
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