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It has been cutting through all the rain and any cloud that dares to stand in its way244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC33fmykz4
ever since it departed from the Human palace, the seat of all Human power, with a244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKg9lPSZQC
stunning roar provided by the three powerful engines on its rear that propel the aircraft244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7AzsyNK72
with unprecedented Human technology. For this mission, top speed is its concern, not244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnPEvS4rhy
concealment, and so it was likely many saw it sharply cut through the skies on its way244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2mPrcaezO
here. It is indeed quite the feat, a technological prowess on a league of its own and244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAvVGgVapb
most likely capable of stunning even the Nharkim. The Beriheim Mountain is to be244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvshXBp27eF
its destination and to get there the Bolt Lander quickly flew over the Great Northern244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VS6LsSIoX
Gate, over the marshes of Pantaan and the spiked stones of Cabero Valley where many244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsxMGmcX56
great battles have been decided. Something easily deduced by all the bones of many244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlq7Tz7ZhG
giants and other long-gone things. A dry place as it must remain eternally bound to244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9niVWE4eO
the sun and its wrath, forever a slave to its scolding will. After those yellowed sights,244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXTkcW2aag
green starts to sprout again and shortly after, if one is flying that is, the Beriheim244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rnDvuZXvz
region becomes finally within reach. The advent of flying was mostly made possible244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWfFMeYKfC
to avoid setting foot in such desolated places like Cabero Valley, although there have244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2iGGo6SBg
always been those stubborn caravans marching through it. Especially when Beriheim244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xFECf3YEf
was not a region best avoided but was sought out instead. It was once fertile, and a few244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrQsTKbc0E
happy settlements could be found there. All of that belongs to the past now...244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiOn3ntloM
The mountain was finally in sight of that tired pilot. It reached his old eyes after244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6LzTdcZbI
yet another, albeit bigger than usual, thunderclap - one as if announcing their arrival.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBMCHU55EM
No amount of clouds or threatening thunders could keep it hidden anymore, and the244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBHUXQEwdO
sounds of those struggling engines had no choice but to make themselves even louder.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVSeFHwOvG
They grew desperate as the Bolt Lander’s efforts against that punishing storm kept244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkQ7Zh2FKw
increasing; an effort that did not go unnoticed by its cargo. The force of five sent...244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcxPzR0mml
“Boss...” called out one of the four calmly sitting with a beautiful, elegant sword244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOGciVruO7
stationed between his legs “and you didn’t want us to tag along this time.”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdZmLVM4xI
“Keep it shut.” said the one sitting in front of him; a female whose voluptuous244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ3OvRxebF
curves were a gift that no shadow could ever hope to conceal. “What, and miss out on244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNhTpQSJAB
all this?” he insisted as he spun around that sword a couple of times.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStsOWKUVzo
“Yeah captain,” another joined in; also feminine, with a calm and collected voice244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DP4PbK7G8
“Why didn’t you want us to come along this time?” she asked while her fingers kept244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhPCTfpKBC
drumming one of her thighs... The one standing up said nothing...244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXugWHbR3M
“Capt’n? Capt’n can ya hear me?” a voice rustling through a small box on the wall,244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQFS1E7TPN
they were words from the pilot, and they are struggling to reach the five waiting244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgTHIDwds1
patiently.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjrRrwyocl
“We hear you Sheiska.” the one standing up finally spoke, “Give us the good news.”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbb9iTkir0
“Sir, she can’t take it for much longer...” the obvious difficulty the pilot was having244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yfeqbicHa
easily discerned from all that increasing static “We have to make the drop-off now...”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa3LD2Nn72
“How far are we from that mountain?” the captain of the Hand asked while looking244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmHo6zPNIa
at the rest. “We will soon be flying over Brosse...”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL6zE0VDuY
“Is there no way she can bring us any closer?” the captain’s right hand already waving244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoR6DZummf
to the rest as an indication to make themselves ready “Sheiska?”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJNSp4Xaqe
“No sir, I don’t... God darn it... all...” a louder sound than usual was heard this time244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNIxDDKCoB
coming not from the speaker box but the pilot’s cabinet. “I guess not...” the captain244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnmxeB46Y8
murmured... “Sorry sir... lost the reading on the instruments for a while there” things244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAJAAmYRKX
resumed to just how bad they were previously “So what say you, captain?”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtP94zbgdTM
“It’s not like we have much choice,” the captain looked behind him and saw the244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojchwuegBB
other four already fully prepared and waiting “open it up for us when you are ready.”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg18opi4xdq
“Aye, sir...” the sound of a heavy lock was heard as mechanical noises capable of244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaOKBHGVnn
distinguishing themselves, even with such a storm running rampant outside, were244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVPSAT6aFQ
heard heading to the back of the aircraft. Their eyes followed and then the way for244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAikmSteQm
them to jump unfurled. “Sir I would strongly advise for a halo jump with this nasty244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc0yZlaYJZ
weather and all.”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7kragDNqp
“Alright you heard the man...” the captain’s words placed all five in a single file244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPY2W0LcVi
“We dive straight down to get away from these clouds as fast as possible and once we244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAIxb0dX2k
are in the clear I will signal you all to deploy the parachutes. Now gear up and let’s go.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthfLOH05FJ
Rhim, you go first.”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZghPiC48Z5
