ULTRAMagic Prelude

Chapter 11

"Every now and then, groups of outsider angels try to challenge Adonai for his throne" Valentina explained. "Other times it's interlopers and/or aberrations. Currently it's the former... the challengers, not the other two." She seemed a bit uneasy. Her armor could be heard lightly rattling as she sipped her tea.

Kresimira noticed the dark angel's anxiety. "I can't help but notice that you're... a bit on edge at the moment, dear. Did something happen before you departed?"

"Well I did run into a little trouble while crossing the gap, but it was nothing too serious..."

"Is this your first conflict?" Corentin inquired.

Valentina nodded. "I joined the armies of Heaven, the Warrior Angel Army, so I could explore the Cosmos freely. I didn't expect a war to pop up any time soon, however."

"Pardon my asking, but I'm confused; Who's Adonai?" Dragoslava asked.

"Adonai is God's emanation, an entity for the denizens of the Cosmos to comprehend," Corentin answered. "It's also so he can understand what his children are going through, or so I've heard. Also there seems to be multiple Adonai's throughout the Cosmos proper, interestingly enough."

Valentina nodded once more. "Something along those lines." She paused. "Quick question: Does Blood-Wraith have permission to fly to that one planetoid?"

"He did what now?" Dragoslava already had a rough idea of what had just happened.

"He's already made his way to that stormy planet to the northeast of the tower..."

Dragoslava was already dragging Tusk out the door with Leif following. "Come on you two, before Blood gets hurt."

"Should I go with them?" Valentina wondered.

"Don't worry, they should be fine," Kresimira replied. "Leif is accompanying them after all."

The flight to the new planetoid went without a problem. Getting close revealed that it was covered in storms. Swirling clouds and giant vortexes moved all over the surface. At first Dragoslava thought this could be a gas giant, a reasonable assessment. The colors of the clouds and the size of the planetoid changed her mind, however. It became clear that it was just a standard planetoid with extreme weather conditions. Once they were in close proximity to the atmosphere, Dragoslava began looking. Leif and Tusk also kept their eyes open as they flew. Eventually they spotted Blood-Wraith, who was confused.

"Blood!" Dragoslava called out. "There you are!"

"Oh! Hey, Sister. Don't mind me, just trying to figure out how to explore this..."

"How are you doing, Blood-Wraith?" Tusk asked. "Hanging in there?" It was clear what he was referencing.

"Um, yeah... I think. So how do I get down to the surface?"

Dragoslava facepalmed. "Blood? How about we head back to the tower instead? That sounds like a better idea." Normally she would have been up for this adventure... but even she had to admit the storms looked fairly dangerous.

"Oh, Alright... let's go back home" Blood-Wraith conceded.

"Wait, let's not jump the gun here" Leif cut in. "There should be a calm spot for us to slip into, eyes of the storms if you will. We just have to wait for the right one."

"What if there's nothing special on the surface though?" Tusk asked.

"Well we won't know until we go down there, won't we?" Tyrant pointed out.

Everyone scanned the storms that came into view until Dragoslava spotted a potential candidate. "If you insist on us going for it, that one over there looks fair enough to fly into."