Defiance of the Fall

Zac reined in his fantasy of triggering a wave of stellar destruction that swallowed half the Zurbor Sector. As Ogras said, they'd be the first ones to die, considering they had no escape measures prepared for such a plan. Hiding out in the Lower Planes could work, except Galau had already confirmed the deathly module was completely exhausted and would need weeks to recharge.

The Life-attuned module was in better shape, but would they even dare use it? With the Deathly Module drained, it wouldn't have the strength to bring them back to the surface. And that didn't even cover whatever dangers they might face in a Life-attuned plane.

Even if they solved all those issues, it still wouldn't be enough. Zac estimated the death engine could have lasted another hour inside the Threaded Hell if they hadn't been forced to leave early. That was only enough to cover a couple of weeks worth of travel, not enough to escape the blast zone. They'd probably pop out in the middle of the explosion, and there wouldn't be a rune to protect them that time. Follow current novels on noⅴelfire.net

The only alternative was if he managed to instantly activate the trial along with the explosion. However, that meant sacrificing the non-sealbearers aboard the ship. Unleashing the Foreign Gods was the far preferable option, especially if you included the uncertainty of the supernova working and that he had allies inside the Imperial Graveyard.

"That thing in the middle, is it what we came for?" Ogras asked.

"The signal points towards it," Zac nodded. "It should be a gateway to the true realm where the project took place."

Excited discussions spread through the bridge until one dissenting voice cut through the chatter. "This might not be what you wish to hear, but maybe we should wait?"

Zac turned toward Carl standing in the corner, who slightly withered under the attention. He still pressed on. "The Yphelion is damaged, and the crew is still exhausted after our mad escape from the cultists. A few days of recovery would put us in a much better position to finish the job."

A few seemed to agree, such as Galau, Ra'Klid, and Rhuger. The majority leaned toward pressing on, their eyes radiating purpose and adventure. Zac glanced at the surroundings. The tesseract sun was surrounded by an incredibly stable space the size of a solar system. There were no planets or structures, and there wasn't a single passage leading into the sanctuary from the storm. It was the perfect place to recover after their journey.