Fallen Guest Empire (16)
It was clear that the Awakened One organization was thriving.
According to Lady Raven, it had been founded less than a month ago, yet already dozens had come to hear the gospel.
Mariana and Ben weren't there, though. They were probably under orders to protect that rising star.
And everyone who had shown up was clearly a person of considerable ability.
Like Mariana and the others, they possessed high-level powers, but unlike ordinary Laws, theirs were full of distortion.
Now that the venue had been set up, everyone was poised to act. At a glance, they were a collection of oddballs, each more grotesque than the last—a downright freak show.
By comparison, even Mariana's flesh-and-blood vines looked easy on the eyes.
With so many examples, it was safe to say that my earlier theory had been proven once again: after the Mist descended, the gifts of the stars really had become distorted.
One of the goals of arranging this lecture had already been achieved.
"Don't rush!"
When the first beam of moonlight struck the ground beside Lady Raven by the narrowest margin, she was visibly shocked.
But she only twitched before suppressing the urge to dodge, then shouted at the group.
Unfortunately, she was a little too slow. The energetic Awakened Ones had already attacked in unison.
The two at the very front were only a split second behind Lady Raven, each meeting a brilliant beam descending from above.
Their luck didn't seem to be as good. The calibrated Moonlight Railguns struck their targets in perfect unison.
Though the beams seemed intangible, the light they scattered was as heavy as lead and packed considerable force. Both men's movements stalled at once.
One of them was wrapped in a strange creation resembling an insect's shell, which