Chapter 504 - 497. Detensioning
"So you see it too?" Radia arched his brow.
"Yep, that’s my reaction too," Bassena snapped his fingers, grinning.
"Mine too," Han Shin nodded.
They were no longer in the underground chamber--which Han Shin refused to enter again--nor the command tents, where Ashur and Kei were working their respective assignment. The biggest--and best--tent was the one that belonged to Bassena and Zein, so they ended up gathering there.
"It’s the first time that ever happened," Zein remarked briefly, before letting Bassena continue explaining how the vision went. The esper had heard everything from him earlier, so retelling was easy.
Zein had spent too much energy these past few days, with barely any sleep, and only sustained by energy bars. He was so tired that he had to force himself to eat the food that Radia’s secretary prepared for all of them, before plopping back on the couch and letting Bassena do the deliberation.
"Ugh..." Han Shin pressed his lips tightly at the end of it. "That’s..."
"A good motivation to finish this reclamation in triumph, is what it is," Radia chuckled as he stared at the blazing amber eyes. "Anger is a much better boost than fear, after all."
Bassena smiled deeply. It was just as Radia said; he still had a slight apprehension and well...fear, no matter how much he wanted to deny it. He knew the Fallen Star wouldn’t be as strong as it was before, but even a chip of mountain was still a huge boulder. Seeing a portion of the Celestial Wat during his thousand days of training made him wonder if any human could ever face such tremendous power that could split outer space and alter dimensional connection.
But after the vision, Bassena was reminded of the anger and disdain he had for Setnath before. It rekindled the conviction he had at the start, and the promise he made to Zein.
That he would end this accursed Deathzone for once and for all.