It has been cutting through all the rain and any cloud that dares to stand in its way158Please respect copyright.PENANAq88dM5uiEO
ever since it departed from the Human palace, the seat of all Human power, with a158Please respect copyright.PENANAzC8DOrewDb
stunning roar provided by the three powerful engines on its rear that propel the aircraft158Please respect copyright.PENANAYIV9r1tmt1
with unprecedented Human technology. For this mission, top speed is its concern, not158Please respect copyright.PENANASiygIrw4ba
concealment, and so it was likely many saw it sharply cut through the skies on its way158Please respect copyright.PENANASBaCK9Yqvz
here. It is indeed quite the feat, a technological prowess on a league of its own and158Please respect copyright.PENANAsxzCG3GtBm
most likely capable of stunning even the Nharkim. The Beriheim Mountain is to be158Please respect copyright.PENANAUPCl81PGwq
its destination and to get there the Bolt Lander quickly flew over the Great Northern158Please respect copyright.PENANAIbwUHL8LEE
Gate, over the marshes of Pantaan and the spiked stones of Cabero Valley where many158Please respect copyright.PENANAK9PKZVEYIn
great battles have been decided. Something easily deduced by all the bones of many158Please respect copyright.PENANAfvsmVLH1PC
giants and other long-gone things. A dry place as it must remain eternally bound to158Please respect copyright.PENANAPnSeiMiDM1
the sun and its wrath, forever a slave to its scolding will. After those yellowed sights,158Please respect copyright.PENANAevCcbfHpSJ
green starts to sprout again and shortly after, if one is flying that is, the Beriheim158Please respect copyright.PENANAt1mdoWm50w
region becomes finally within reach. The advent of flying was mostly made possible158Please respect copyright.PENANAo5Zfw4C3uG
to avoid setting foot in such desolated places like Cabero Valley, although there have158Please respect copyright.PENANAq6X7HHIYo1
always been those stubborn caravans marching through it. Especially when Beriheim158Please respect copyright.PENANAfS1YaG68it
was not a region best avoided but was sought out instead. It was once fertile, and a few158Please respect copyright.PENANAnPqKjqnjNW
happy settlements could be found there. All of that belongs to the past now...158Please respect copyright.PENANAv46rKNyacU
The mountain was finally in sight of that tired pilot. It reached his old eyes after158Please respect copyright.PENANAgnOHnAdByn
yet another, albeit bigger than usual, thunderclap - one as if announcing their arrival.158Please respect copyright.PENANAN0885SSLuN
No amount of clouds or threatening thunders could keep it hidden anymore, and the158Please respect copyright.PENANAa1IivMS87g
sounds of those struggling engines had no choice but to make themselves even louder.158Please respect copyright.PENANAM9vX9cXDmp
They grew desperate as the Bolt Lander’s efforts against that punishing storm kept158Please respect copyright.PENANApgfWhhLKTZ
increasing; an effort that did not go unnoticed by its cargo. The force of five sent...158Please respect copyright.PENANAgiKZsfaCUM
“Boss...” called out one of the four calmly sitting with a beautiful, elegant sword158Please respect copyright.PENANAVDRUusn79p
stationed between his legs “and you didn’t want us to tag along this time.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAOZqFcihD6n
“Keep it shut.” said the one sitting in front of him; a female whose voluptuous158Please respect copyright.PENANAbwiIKs7K2o
curves were a gift that no shadow could ever hope to conceal. “What, and miss out on158Please respect copyright.PENANAgZVBAYSJzv
all this?” he insisted as he spun around that sword a couple of times.158Please respect copyright.PENANAF9S2jt9lit
“Yeah captain,” another joined in; also feminine, with a calm and collected voice158Please respect copyright.PENANAJoOc5jPsDQ
“Why didn’t you want us to come along this time?” she asked while her fingers kept158Please respect copyright.PENANAIbozCDx1mD
drumming one of her thighs... The one standing up said nothing...158Please respect copyright.PENANA8CozqDViar
“Capt’n? Capt’n can ya hear me?” a voice rustling through a small box on the wall,158Please respect copyright.PENANAigKI1ztF3l
they were words from the pilot, and they are struggling to reach the five waiting158Please respect copyright.PENANAdEp3LnWkef
patiently.158Please respect copyright.PENANAgqe1hMiMqA
“We hear you Sheiska.” the one standing up finally spoke, “Give us the good news.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAbjFfKuwHtc
“Sir, she can’t take it for much longer...” the obvious difficulty the pilot was having158Please respect copyright.PENANAIEZsUtKefR
easily discerned from all that increasing static “We have to make the drop-off now...”158Please respect copyright.PENANA7LFozIsM9G
“How far are we from that mountain?” the captain of the Hand asked while looking158Please respect copyright.PENANAEkgICPRe9I
at the rest. “We will soon be flying over Brosse...”158Please respect copyright.PENANAXV1zS0Jr8L
“Is there no way she can bring us any closer?” the captain’s right hand already waving158Please respect copyright.PENANAuxb1MWmbsJ
to the rest as an indication to make themselves ready “Sheiska?”158Please respect copyright.PENANA8EEDXA9UW7
“No sir, I don’t... God darn it... all...” a louder sound than usual was heard this time158Please respect copyright.PENANAWRm2brTEXm
coming not from the speaker box but the pilot’s cabinet. “I guess not...” the captain158Please respect copyright.PENANAAg1ggxyYlT
murmured... “Sorry sir... lost the reading on the instruments for a while there” things158Please respect copyright.PENANA1JC17Y8XXm
resumed to just how bad they were previously “So what say you, captain?”158Please respect copyright.PENANALfhGDJdWWg
“It’s not like we have much choice,” the captain looked behind him and saw the158Please respect copyright.PENANAC1QwfENlu8
other four already fully prepared and waiting “open it up for us when you are ready.”158Please respect copyright.PENANALpDHqLH8qi
“Aye, sir...” the sound of a heavy lock was heard as mechanical noises capable of158Please respect copyright.PENANACKxdoooJuY
distinguishing themselves, even with such a storm running rampant outside, were158Please respect copyright.PENANAWVUgqOXbLV
heard heading to the back of the aircraft. Their eyes followed and then the way for158Please respect copyright.PENANAxIYifgIHGW
them to jump unfurled. “Sir I would strongly advise for a halo jump with this nasty158Please respect copyright.PENANAJQUkybI7qJ
weather and all.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAP6gccE5TwY
“Alright you heard the man...” the captain’s words placed all five in a single file158Please respect copyright.PENANAaJCGQ6sOC8
“We dive straight down to get away from these clouds as fast as possible and once we158Please respect copyright.PENANAXbsjFnT75u
are in the clear I will signal you all to deploy the parachutes. Now gear up and let’s go.158Please respect copyright.PENANAOHYt5oHpos
Rhim, you go first.”158Please respect copyright.PENANACKE5bDyj2R