Of course, there was one more thing Orion kept to himself. Earthshaker's power hovered somewhere between hero level and Alpha-level, and during a Heroic Altar inheritance ritual, with transcendent power surging and the altar's surrounding elemental energies heightened, there was a good chance to break through.
Orion hoped Earthshaker might seize this opportunity and step up to Alpha-level. Whether that happened or not, though, depended entirely on Earthshaker.
Orion handed Delilah another batch of C-level crystal cores. About half an hour later, Delilah walked back down from the Heroic Altar wearing a big smile.
"Dear Lord, don't I look pretty?"
Just as she was about to reach the group, Delilah's figure blurred. In the next instant, there were suddenly two Delilahs—one on each side—clinging to Orion's arms, trying to seduce him in that uniquely playful voice of hers.
