Chapter 315: The Time For Bold, Decisive Men
Added 2020-10-02 23:01:00 +0000 UTCTwelve hundred kilometres is the best you can do? Miranda complained. And you have to wait an hour between portals? Thats pathetic.
Pathetic? Ramon asked incredulously. Lets see your portal power, bitch.
Remy, calm down, Sebastian said, then turned on Miranda. And you keep your damn mouth shut. You dont like it, go catch a plane.
I though wed be portalling straight to France, she said. Where even are we?
Kakadu National Park, Remy said. Were in one of the most beautiful places on Earth and you complain. One of the most iconic locations in your own damn country and you dont even recognise it. How self-absorbed are you?
They were atop a high rock formation, overlooking a river forest gorge. In the far north of Australia it was still scorching hot despite the season and the winds blowing across their high vantage offered pleasant relief.
There isnt an essence user in the world that can portal sixteen thousand kilometres, Sebastian told Miranda. Theres only a handful of people that can do a tenth of that.
Ive heard the Chinese have someone theyre trying to get to category four who can do a few thousand at a time, Remy said, but that might be just a rumour. Maybe a category four could do sixteen thousand, so feel free to leave and go find one.
So much for the great portal master Barbour promised, Miranda said. Nothing but excuses.
Ellis, Sebastian warned. One of us is going to keep your mouth shut. I recommend its you.
I got you out of that place and this is how you treat me? Miranda asked.
You got me into that place., Sebastian said. When you told us about the outworlder, you failed to mention that he was a god damn monster.
Its not my fault a category three cant take out one category two. You even had the jump on his and you messed it up, Miranda said. Im starting to think Ive joined a ship of fools.
Sebastian and Remy shared a glance. Remy nodded and Sebastian shrugged, before raising his arm in Mirandas direction. Tiny metal hummingbirds were conjured all around him, buzzing forward to plunge their needle beaks into Mirandas flesh. Sebastian followed up by dashed forward and kicking her square in the chest, sending her sailing over the side of the rock formation, bouncing off it time and again as she tumbled.
She was right, Sebastian said. It is easy to take out a category two.
Its for the best, Remy said. No way were hopping all the way across Asia and Europe without killing her. A personality like that is practically a suicide note.
Adrien wont be happy about losing her contacts still in the Australian branch if the outworlder survives, Sebastian said.
You think he will? The EOA sent a dozen guys, armed up with drones and those silver-rank tracker rockets. And thats for after his plane gets blown out of the sky.
That little prick is a survivor, Sebastian said. A hundred says he lives.
Ill take that action.
We should let Adrien know about Ellis, Sebastian said.
I dont think hell be worried, Remy said, pulling out his phone. The only thing he really wanted out of her was getting you free.
Remy held up his phone, peering at it.
No signal, he said. Can you give me the sat phone?
Sebastian looked at the spot Miranda, who had the satellite phone, had gone over the edge.
Uh
***
When Jason answered the satellite phone, he didnt have a chance to speak before the person on the other end started speaking in French.
Why havent you checked in? the voice on the phone end demanded.
Ill tell you all about it when we meet in person, Jason said.
There was silence on the other end for a long time until the same voice spoke again.
Am I speaking to Mr Asano?
You are, Jason said. Am I speaking to Mr Barbou?
So you got them to talk. I would have much preferred you just slaughter them all.
We dont have to take such drastic action, Mr Barbou.
Is that so?
It is, Jason said. Now that Im alive, your prisoner is of little use to you, if any. Whatever you might force from her, the Network will get from me quite freely. Im going to make you an offer, which I hope you take.
And whats that?
Give her up to me, as soon as I arrive in France. I wont retaliate and Ill make sure that the Lyon branch doesnt get shut out from all the things Ill be proving the Network.
That doesnt sound like something the other branches or the International Committee will sign off on, Barbou said.
I dont care, Jason said. I have what everyone wants, which means I get what I want, so long as Im willing to share.
Thats a peaceful offer from the man who killed a bunch of people on television.
Im trying to do things better. Less killing, more diplomacy.
Whats to stop you from coming after my head the moment you have her?
My need to make a deal ever again. However all this plays out, word is going to get around about what happens between you and me. If I turn on you immediately, my word becomes worthless. That puts my arrangement with the Network under threat, along with any other deal I might want to make in the future.
So, you offer forgiveness? Adrien asked.
Call it what you like. Ive been trying to teach myself to let go of the past so it doesnt poison my future. You and I can go at it, but I dont care about taking you down. I care about getting her away from you. If letting you go gets me that and coming after you just endangers her, Im happy to take her and never see you again.
You do remember that I tried to have you kidnapped, then I tried to have you killed. Minutes ago.
Youre not the first on either count, Jason said. Im still alive and have a new boat, which is how it usually goes. Its not always a boat, just whatever valuable stuff they have on them. Look, give her up. She has no value to the Network while Im in play, which is why youre trying to kill me but that isnt working out. I cant speak for the Network, but as you said, youve come at me twice now and youve seen the results. I think youre beginning to understand what happens if you dont turn her over to me.
I have to say that your timing is unfortunate. Adrien said. The truth is, Mr Asano, that if you made me this offer as little as three days ago, Id probably have taken it. Unfortunately, the pressure coming down from the International Committee forced me to take steps I can no longer walk back. Otherwise, I never would have risked making these arrangements personally and you and I would have never had this scintillating chat. The Network wont let me go, even if you do, and Ive made promises I need your fellow outworlder to keep.
Theres no place you can hide that I wont find sooner or later, Barbou. Theres no place you can run that I cant follow.
Oh, I wouldnt be so sure, Adrien said. Some things are beyond even your abilities, as wondrous as Im sure they are.
There are still ways we can settle this, Jason said. I know you dont think so, but you actually can still walk this back.
Mr Asano, I think youre about to find that even you have limits.
Pushing my limits is kind of my thing. If you continue on this path, then you will be the means by which I demonstrate that to the magical world at large. Dont become the example for the next person.
And I thought I was arrogant, Barbou said. Good hunting, Mr Asano.
Jason looked at the phone in his hand after Adrien ended the call, resisting the urge to crush it in his hand. He handed the phone to Bruce.
Unless he was lying, Jason told him, Barbou is going rogue from his own branch. Contact your people. This is going five kinds of sideways.
***
Adrien was standing on the roof of the abandoned water treatment plant that sat above the subterranean black site. Asanos continued survival was a frustration but a result he had accounted for in planning his contingencies. The extra days that Paul had bought him with the International Committee was enough to move his loyalists from the black site before Paul realised he was turning on the Network altogether. Once they extracted the asset securely, he could leave it behind.
He made another call on his phone to his EOA contact. The head of the cell he was working with absurdly insisted on going by the code name Heron.
Heron, your people failed, Adrien said without preamble.
Your phone etiquette is very poor, Heron said. Perhaps it was not me that failed but the weapons you supplied.
We can ascribe blame later, Adrien said.
Says the man whos idea of saying hello is to accuse my people of failure.
Adrien rolled his eyes.
I apologise, Heron. Right now, we need to focus on what comes next. Asano survived, which means the IC will come down on us so that he doesnt break the deal with them.
You mean come down on you, Heron said.
He took at least some of your people alive, Heron, and theyre talking. If they know about me, you can be certain they know about you. Look, weve been working on this for a long time and the outworlder is just a bonus. You want the knowledge and expertise of my people on essence magic for the Engineers of Ascension.
If we can bring the secrets of essence magic to the EOA, Heron said gleefully, well be propelled to the top levels of the EOA power structure. So long as you hold up your end. Access to the networks grid. The means to enter incursion spaces. The ways to use essences.
My bridges are burned, Heron, Adrien said. Our fates are connected, now. Only by making you thrive will I thrive in turn.
Alright, Heron said. What do you need?
I need a team of your elite people to move the asset. Shes a security risk and not all of the personnel here are loyal to me over the Network.
Sending them right to the black site is an overt move, Heron said.
The time for secrecy is over, Adrien said. Its the time for bold, decisive men to take action.
Do we really need her? Heron asked.
My people can give you everything the Network has, Adrien said. She is the key to the things the Network doesnt. Yet. The other outworlder is alive and the Network is realising the potential he offers. If we dont have her, the EOA falls behind all over again.
Very well, Heron said. I actually have a strong team on standby, close to your location.
Heron, Adrien said. Did you have a strike team ready to take me out if I double crossed you? I respect that.
Adrien frowned as he sensed magic from below. It shouldnt be possible for him to sense the painstakingly contained magic unless something went very wrong with the magical array.
Heron, I think you should tell your people to hurry.
***
A disgruntled-looking Sebastian reached the top of the outcropping after climbing all the way back up.
Are you sure you couldnt portal down? Sebastian asked.
I have never been to the bottom of this outcropping, Remy said. You cannot portal where you have never been. This is a rule of portals. You know this.
Then couldnt we have both gone down and portalled to our next destination from there?
Remy though it over for a moment.
Yeah, that could have worked. Did you get it?
Sebastian took a fistful of smashed electronics from his pocket.
She landed on it.
***
Farrah hadnt quite completed her mental map of the facilitys magic array, but once they started prepping to move her to another facility she knew she had to act. The first part was the hardest, taking out a pair of bronze-rank guards. Fortunately, one panicked when she made her move and unleashed his strongest attack and she shoved the one she was choking out with her handcuffed arms into its path. Her arms were burned a little but she ignored it. Fire wouldnt have hurt her if her powers were active.
While the second guard was aghast at killing the first, Farrah took advantage of his shock and moved in, making a weird standing jump because of her leg chains. She grabbed his face, yanking his weight onto one leg as she hooked her own leg behind it and pushed forward. He was slammed into the concrete floor with a jolt and she smashed his head repeatedly into it until she was sure.
That gave her clothes and the keys to her manacles, but not her suppression collar. Forcefully removing it would most likely kill her, so she would have to get a key. The man in charge of the facility, Barbou, had been the one questioning her and kept the key on his person at all times. She would either need to find him or some magical resources to knock out a skeleton key, but she had never found a magical workshop in either her fact-finding escape attempts or as they had dragged her around the facility.
She found some tools in a maintenance storage cupboard and claimed a hammer and chisel. They allowed her to start making small but critical changes to the magic engravings on the walls, carefully altering the flow of magic in the facilitys whole magical array. The magical flow was accumulating and redirecting in ways it was not designed for, and enough small changes would get big results as the excess magic stacked up.
It was a delicate balance as she needed to avoid just breaking the array and having the power drain out. The goal was for magic to gather at roughly the same rate in various points around the facility. That is was working was impressive, given the simple tools at her disposal.
Fortunately, this type of magic was her speciality and before the alarm went out and they realised she was loose, the facility was experiencing areas of dangerous magical build up. Even as security personnel started pounding through the halls, explosions started reverberating through the underground facility.
Personnel were rushing through corridors filled with concrete dust from the repeated explosions. The staccato flickering of the lights was inducing panic; each moment of darkness was a reminder of how far underground they were. Whole chunks of floor, wall and ceiling had become rubble underfoot. In the chaos, her stolen uniform and cap allowed her to blend in, just another panicked staffer.
After setting in motion the chain reaction of blasts from the magical array, she had no more control. She was even caught in the periphery of a blast and slammed into the opposite wall, almost falling unconscious.
She wanted to evacuate with the actual staff, but the exits were the one place security was making strict checks. Instead, she managed to find her way to Barbous office, in which she had been questioned several times as he tried carrot over stick. She didnt expect the key to be present but she spent a few precious moments searching the desk, just in case.
After unsurprisingly not finding it, she made for the strange room that held the non-magical elevating platform. She knew she wouldnt get it to operate and didnt try, instead chiselling the lock on the ceiling hatch and pulling herself up and through. There she found a metal rungs set into the concrete that led up the long shaft and started to climb.
At the top she used the chisel to pry open the doors and then forced them open with raw strength. She felt weak without her strength-enhancing ability but she still had the power attribute of an essence user at the peak of bronze.
Shoving open the doors, she staggered into the light. She was in some kind of abandoned building, which was surrounded by a metal mesh fence and then forest, with only one road leading away. Unfortunately, she was not alone.
Barbou was standing with a dozen heavily muscled men and women in dark clothes.
Well, Barbou said. Arent you industrious?
Comments
Bummer, Farah escapes.... right into Adrien Barbau and his EOA henchmen's arms. On a happier note, Miranda Ellis mouthed off soooo much that she pissed off her co-conspirators (a silver-ranked assassin, no less) and he pushed her off the side of a mountain. Good riddance! She definitely qualified as "too stoopid to live". Say hi to Shade's dad for me.
Bert Babb
2021-07-30 17:15:04 +0000 UTCIs his name Remy Ramon (in which case I can understand why he became a villain), or was Ramon an autocorrect?
Nicholas Grey
2020-10-25 01:50:48 +0000 UTCThanks a lot for the chapter
Juli Freixi
2020-10-23 23:28:31 +0000 UTCFormer detective Adam Cosgrove. I am curious about his future also.
2020-10-18 03:02:09 +0000 UTCCan't say. Spoiler
2020-10-18 02:51:08 +0000 UTCAnyone knows whathappen to kylie?
Southmonk
2020-10-05 23:45:31 +0000 UTCwe ever find out what happened to that cop?
2020-10-05 18:36:50 +0000 UTCYes. That's when Miranda Ellis was introduced. And where: Melbourne. The next time we saw her was in chapter 288, and explains what she'd been doing in Melbourne, and how she'd ended up in Sydney. > “That’s attractive, certainly,” a committee member said. “But in return he wants to put us at odds with the Lyon branch. The European branches are just as strong as the Asian branches. I’m not willing to accept that kind of risk.” > The committee member, Miranda, had once been Annabeth’s counterpart at the Melbourne branch. Her overly-aggressive methodology was viewed as a problem but her political connections made getting rid of her less than easy. Instead, she was promoted to Sydney’s steering committee. This was an increase in authority, but removed her from direct operational control, as well as having the rest of the committee to balance out her inclination for direct action. Since her arrival, she had been at constant loggerheads with Annabeth, to the point of resisting anything she proposed as a default position.
Termac
2020-10-04 22:11:46 +0000 UTCI just went back to the Earth chapter in the Interludes and the Network woman who was a cunt to the detective was named Miranda.
Davis
2020-10-04 16:39:32 +0000 UTCContrary to popular opinion, I do like the second book. However, the whole Farrah storyline is overly dragged out and dramatized, and I have a feeling it's gonna drag on for a while longer and that irritates me to no end. It's also counter intuitive to the message of "not everything can be solved through force" and "no matter how powerful Jason is, he's not at a level where he can take on the world on his own". Honestly, unless the Farrah situation gets resolved until the end of this month I think I'm just gonna unsub and wait for book 2 to finish releasing on RR before I come back to it.
Silfay
2020-10-03 10:50:07 +0000 UTCHer death was written to be anticlimactic, so you skimming the beginning honestly didn’t change much.
Tycho Green
2020-10-03 09:08:59 +0000 UTCI liked this chapter. The line “I’ll tell you all about it when we meet in person" gave me goosebumps.
Ray Burns
2020-10-03 08:09:08 +0000 UTCLike a few people here i am a bit disappointed with book 2, contrary to a lot i liked the family part and the fact that he has to change and be a bit less murdury, that was even foreshadowed in the last book. But i don't like the whole farrah thing, and i really didn't like that he got trounced by the silver assassin. And another thing that is a bit sadening is that he goes from well connected with powerfull people, in a world that is mysterious and ripe for exploration to good old human politics on earth, that's a bit of a let down for me even if i still find the book quite good. And the wolrd pheonix emissary, why the fuck do they sit on their asses? And finally miranda, since i didn't like the start of the chapter i would have missed her death if it weren't for your comments since i was skimming, so it didn't have any effect on me :)
Exal
2020-10-03 06:49:58 +0000 UTCBook 1 had some slow moments but not like this. Book 2 storyline is crawling at a snail’s pace. Character development has also taken a turn for the worse where suddenly all villains are complete one dimensional morons while all allies exist only to show off how cool Jason is with his fairy powers
FunkyCredo
2020-10-03 05:17:33 +0000 UTCNice chap, I was super excited for things to finally start moving forward. I like Jason's progression so far. He can still be defiant whilst conceding in certain areas. A person who has stared down gods does not need to stare down a lowly mortal. His growth shows in that his ego isn't so inflated that he needs to defy everything. If he did, he would be using a lot of energy that could be put elsewhere. Jason acting more rational is much more scary, honestly. If you factor in his crazy determination, you've got yourself a veritable monster.
2020-10-03 03:06:47 +0000 UTCI like it. Still not as cliffy as Defiance of the Fall, so that's extra points.
Azareck
2020-10-03 02:56:43 +0000 UTCwell he is torturing people in Lyon, so it would kind of make sense
Matthew A Baker
2020-10-03 02:28:58 +0000 UTCWhat diamond ranker?
2020-10-03 02:20:49 +0000 UTCAnyone else getting vibes from the name Barbou being too close to Barbie, as in Klaus Barbie the "Butcher of Lyon"?
2020-10-03 02:11:12 +0000 UTCI really lost interest last chapter as well. Bunch of reasons really, from character’s acting a tad bit too stupid to Jason showing weak people that he’s stronger in one of the most annoying ways possible. Probably going back to RRL after this month anyway.
Tycho Green
2020-10-03 01:55:44 +0000 UTCA little bit of help from the France Shade would be acceptable. He could steal the collar key and unlock her or something. And provide get away vehicle.
Scott
2020-10-03 01:16:56 +0000 UTCFarrah has the distinct advantage that they want her alive. Plus, her meddling with the arrays may still come into play. Did she loot any weapons from guards? She can still go back the way she came. Plenty of ways to save herself yet. I am also not a fan of the damsel in distress trope. Farrah should save herself.
Scott
2020-10-03 01:14:32 +0000 UTCDoesnt help that every bad guy is stereotypically bad but that is usual for this novel. The generic bad guys was more than made up for how good the supporting characters were but the current ones were just dumped on us and everything about them is very superficial.
Alex R
2020-10-03 01:14:19 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter
Big I
2020-10-03 01:09:48 +0000 UTCI’m finding this volume disappointing so far. I’m already tired of the intrigue, which is basically the entire plot. There aren’t really any monster fights to look forward to, and the cast can’t compete with balldirt’s cast at all. I also find the fact that Earth has magic users that are this freaking strong and somehow managed to hide Magic’s existence completely unbelievable.
David C
2020-10-03 01:00:23 +0000 UTCLove this comparison. Completely agree!
Scott Frederiksen
2020-10-03 00:54:44 +0000 UTCIt would be a disappointment if the Dimond ranker arrives after everything is over. Would feel like a cop out.
Zerak
2020-10-03 00:53:08 +0000 UTCGreat chapter. I want to hold off until the reunion to avoid cliffhangers but I know I will be back next chapter it is just to good. Jason reminds me of The Doctor in this chapter. Offering a deal in the beginning that is not taken before horrific violence, getting back a companion, silly behavior masking a dark core, and style. I will see you next time.
Michael Hughes
2020-10-03 00:44:01 +0000 UTCThat said, I wish the pacing would pick up a little. Which it does seem to be doing. The part with the family and revealing magic went on for FAR too long, imo.
Anon
2020-10-03 00:37:01 +0000 UTCYou are an evil man with these cliffhangers.
Nathan Emerson
2020-10-03 00:35:58 +0000 UTCRegardless of how long WE have been reading it has been what? Two weeks of local time? Do you expect him to settle everything in two local weeks?
Matthew A Baker
2020-10-03 00:26:33 +0000 UTCSigh* Book 2 is shaping up to be a real disappointment. First the main character changes on dime in a very drastic way. What I mean by that is Jason always wanted to "settle" things if he ever got home, has he done this? No not at all. This is a guy who has stared done the infinite (gods, great astral beings) multiple times and not backed down, now he can't even tell the people who hurt him where to go or the people who love him what they mean to him. So much for defiant and resolute his Aura should give the feeling of a wet noodle fight now. Second the whole Amy thing, all Jason did was "leverage" their relation ship, wtf does that mean? As far as I can tell it means he ended their friendship in favor of a romantic one or none at all. How is that bad? That's like saying when someone proposes to their significant other they're bad people for leveraging their relation ship. Nevermind the fact that not one is in anyway remorseful with the empty sorrys followed by pushing the blame on him. When Kaito called Jason cruel for his Thanos jab, I'm amazed Jason didn't re arrange his face. He of all people telling Jason he's cruel. And finally Farah not being rescued in this messy plot should only lead to Jason being more frantic over saving her, when she should have just appeared with him in the first place. It leads me to believe she's just going to die again. That way we don't have to worry about what racial evolves she was given when she was revived, that oddly enough doesn't seem to be helping her survive on earth like a normal outworlder. Sorry Shirt but I think I'll duck out here for now. I'll check in when book 3 starts assuming this goes that far and see if I can just pretend this mess didn't happen.
Herald
2020-10-03 00:24:50 +0000 UTCIf you’re talking about Miranda: She was always a moron. She’s a textbook narcissist, who think they are far more intelligent than they actually are. Everything she has done since being introduced was the opposite of smart. As for Adrien and the Lyon branch: They made the selfish play based on the intel available to them. They had no idea that another Outworlder would show up. Let alone one with close personal ties to their captive. How they acted is absolutely consistent with how most governments would. Do you think the US would sit down and negotiate as equals with a single person they thought had access to knowledge that could grant them a sizeable advantage in military power? Fuck no. Their first option would be exactly this kind of arrogant dickswinging bullshit.
Anon
2020-10-03 00:24:45 +0000 UTCIm not sure i enjoy this arc anymore. First Farrah is alive, and now the supposedly secret magic organisations are betraying eachother left and rigth, making downright stupid desicions and Jason is not acting like Jason?
Worldknower
2020-10-03 00:14:12 +0000 UTCThis is reaching the territory of bad writting. Supposedly smart characters who are leaders of the magical illuminating acting like fucking morons just to drag the plot forward.
Alan McBrayer
2020-10-02 23:54:03 +0000 UTCI don't think the EoA are Builder pawns. I read it that the Builder isn't allowed to interfere on Earth per the meeting with the World Phoenix and the Reaper, and Jason's Builder spidey-sense didn't trip. I think they're similar in style but not actually connected.
adam1
2020-10-02 23:45:41 +0000 UTCI totally agree this cliff hanger is killer and he seems to do it a lot to the point of me wanting to just stop reading for like 6 months and start again but then I'd catch up and woah and behold another cliff hanger. Ugh
Jonathan Walker
2020-10-02 23:42:11 +0000 UTCBut seriously, while the return to Earth started slow (and I'm not sure if it was actually slow, or if it was just because I'm at a chapter per day now as opposed to finding the story 50 chapters in), I do like how we see Jason trying to fit back into his old life and got some Earth magical background. Hopefully now things will kick off and start to really move.
adam1
2020-10-02 23:41:46 +0000 UTCNew plan: Hold down Shirt, beat him until more chapters come out!
adam1
2020-10-02 23:37:40 +0000 UTCIt's getting to the point where I would prefer one chapter a week that was just long instead of this blip here and there of cliffhanger after cliffhanger.
Austin Cagle
2020-10-02 23:36:51 +0000 UTCDoes she even count as an Outworlder? Jason is one because he reformed his body from the Astral while travelling through dimensions. Farrah got punted back into life by The Reaper. Which isn’t the same thing.
Anon
2020-10-02 23:35:37 +0000 UTCI thought he could swap position with shades bodies? Or do I mix that up with some other story? Honestly at this point I expect Shades body in france to pick up on the magical explosions and hopefully be near enough to reach there before they disappear with Farrah again. I really don't look forward to a "your princess is in another castle" scenario.
carebear90
2020-10-02 23:31:58 +0000 UTCIt's not just 5, we'd say the same thing if he finished the week with the plane blowing up. But I agree, cliffhangers are becoming more common.
The other DB
2020-10-02 23:31:12 +0000 UTCShe’s always been stupid. Nobody with any sense immediately takes the most antagonistic path when dealing with a potential ally.
Anon
2020-10-02 23:30:27 +0000 UTCJason is too arrogant still to think that smartly
j0ntsa
2020-10-02 23:30:01 +0000 UTCSo Jason's new "I'm trying to not kill people even when they're trying to kill me" philosophy means taking stupid risks that put people he cares about in danger? The smart thing would have the EOA guys he took captive pretend he was dead, then call Anna and tell her what happened. It probably would have resulted in less deaths as well, if the rogue Network guys could be taken by surprise.
Imran
2020-10-02 23:28:15 +0000 UTChonestly since the author started season/book 2 of this series the story just drags on and on with a lot of cliffhangers but nearly every second chapter feels like/is a kind of filler chapter I hope you get it together dear author
Vexdt
2020-10-02 23:28:13 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter!
Connor Bruha
2020-10-02 23:27:53 +0000 UTCUmmm... did Farrah get power ups when she became outworlder?
j0ntsa
2020-10-02 23:27:37 +0000 UTCI really like that Miranda died in such an ignoble way. She really was too stupid and arrogant to survive. Jason tried what he could, but ultimately Adrien was too committed to back out. It’s a shame Farrah got caught before she could hide in a populated area to buy time. Jason’s rescue attempt is now vastly more complex. He’s against the Lyon traitors and EOA (Builder pawns?), so he’s really going to need the help of the Network. Which he’ll likely get, since it’s very much in their interests now that Adrien has betrayed them.
Anon
2020-10-02 23:25:50 +0000 UTCI laughed at Mirranda's end and laughed again at the phone's end.
Chris
2020-10-02 23:25:29 +0000 UTCOr at least cause enough commotion for Shade to get eye's on her
Amelgar
2020-10-02 23:24:31 +0000 UTCMiranda being so clueless that she dies because she can't keep her mouth shut seems odd. The way Annabeth spoke about her, and the few moments we saw of her before this, painted her as an antagonistic but competent political player. Here, she just seems dumb as all hell
BigBuckler
2020-10-02 23:23:58 +0000 UTCThat was a long ass chapter. Thanks a lot for this week. I hope Farrah manages to free herself alone..
CentaureHeart
2020-10-02 23:23:16 +0000 UTCHer powers are suppressed. If she beats a group of (I'm assuming) a dozen bronze rankers and a Silver ranker I'd call shenanigan's.
Chopper
2020-10-02 23:22:13 +0000 UTCMe either, and she definitely deserved it. I wish there was a patreon above the patreon though, because I really wanna read further ahead🤧🤧
Blayne Allsen
2020-10-02 23:19:02 +0000 UTCQuestion: Can Jason create a portal at any of Shade's bodies? If so he could probably take a gold coin to force a bridge to France if Shade makes it to Farrah
Amelgar
2020-10-02 23:17:44 +0000 UTCShe definitely had an inflated sense of self importance. Probably didn't believe they'd off her
Amelgar
2020-10-02 23:16:28 +0000 UTCWhile the Farrah bit is neat...everything else is just idiot balls on idiot balls. Miranda...apparently is so flagrantly abrasive to get herself yeeted? So much for being a meticulous planner who is scummy but competent enough covering her tracks/getting results others look the way (how else did she have the legitimate power she had?) Maybe there is more justification as we learn more about the EoA and whatever Adrian has been collaborating on that apparently torturing an Outworlder instead of trying to deal with them (and the desperateness to have sole control of the outworlders/eliminate those not in their reach). Maybe. But definitely until them, its almost comic-book megalomaniac villian. All he needs is Jason on a table with a laser slowly moving upward to bisect him while explaining the entire master plan. The "deal or else thing" // 'haha like you could do thing' // *does thing, they suffer the consequences* bit count is getting high really fast. At some point maybe...people won't just underestimate the person who is an Outworlder with tons of knowledge they dont have and deadly repertoire and plethora of advanced magic items and take his threats at face value?... its not like Jason has bluffed something silly and been caught out. Infact he's played his cards close to chest and the bits people have seen are still pretty robust.
Keifru
2020-10-02 23:14:24 +0000 UTCI’ll be disappointed in the writing of this story if Farrah still requires saving at the end of this. Let her free herself, she is supposed to be even more competent than Jason is after all, although I’ll give you exfiltration isn’t her specialty. A bullshit “oh great try but just wait for your boyfriend to save you” ending to this escape plan would piss me off.
Davis
2020-10-02 23:13:48 +0000 UTCAgreed with comment above, cliff before weekends is torture. Smouldering sensual torture as Jason would say but still. Thanks again for an action packed chapter. I vote for more niece airtime once the situation calm down and it’s training time.
Shade
2020-10-02 23:11:43 +0000 UTCMiranda dying unceremoniously due to her bitching being so intolerable is the death she deserved and I didn't know I wanted.
Ziggy
2020-10-02 23:11:01 +0000 UTCYAY SHE'S MOVING
Alexander Dupree
2020-10-02 23:10:32 +0000 UTCI think shirt delights in torturing us with these blasted cliffhangers And i still continue to read this amazing story keep the amazing work shirt
Lazysailor
2020-10-02 23:09:39 +0000 UTCNooo! You can’t leave us on a cliff like this over the weekend!!
Jordan Burnett
2020-10-02 23:08:53 +0000 UTCWhy do you hate us. Are all your major cliffhangers planned 5 chapters apart
Ford-Thomas Frank Loveland
2020-10-02 23:04:45 +0000 UTCBeauty thanks
Emby
2020-10-02 23:02:20 +0000 UTC
