Chapter 509a - Plans Working Out
The two laughed, hugging each other in a rare exchange of public emotion.
Hundreds of other gods had left, and the truth was that many small groups huddled in different places, discussing moves to make based on the council's decision.
“She screwed up far more than we could have hoped! The webs we laid finally trapped her!”
A shake of the head was all her cloaked friend gave.
“No… she is not trapped yet and it appears you were right after all this time. This Max Hoste… he has proved himself better than we could have imagined. Still, many want to hear what will come next. You have reached out to the others?”
“I did, but why can’t you be excited? Surely you realize how special this moment is!”
Her rare friend in all this game sighed, shifting the hood that hid her image and presence from those who might look upon them.
“This is a very special moment and one we have both been waiting on for some time, but you heard what I reported. We are nothing in this game. Pawns… what we desire will take even more power and I am anxious about what comes next.”
“If he completes the tower?” she asked.
Her hooded friend nodded.
“The rumors are that one of the other black skills is close to finishing it, with the second one not far behind. Even though he was first, he has not progressed at the pace we expected.”
“Do you really believe the skill doesn’t control him? Surely that cannot be true?”
Silence was her reply as her friend looked both ways down the hallway.
“I’m not sure. There are no records beyond what must happen. If Thuyja ended his life and he lived… I wonder what we are facing… You know some want one or two of the skills to die before the moment comes.”
“Through chaos, rebirth.”
“Through chaos, rebirth,” her friend echoed. “Now then, I need to report to those we bound ourselves to, as do you. We shall see what comes from this opportunity.”
She reached out and received a less stiff hug this time, smiling as her only real friend quickly moved down the hallway.
You must complete the tower Max… everything I desire depends upon it.