Chapter 453: Holo
Unalla bit her lip, “If your friend really heard your call for help then shouldn’t they be here by now? If they really care about this war, about you, wouldn’t they already be here, even if they traveled through the dark-ways? And if they somehow couldn’t, why not just use the Ebon Tower right now?”
Holo smiled tiredly, “I never told you why they were called Champion, did I?”
“No, but why does that matter?”
“Because if anyone should understand why I sit here in the dark with Lyrae as a beacon, it should be the city’s only other orichalcum wielder.”
The serious tone in Holo’s voice struck a chord in Unalla. The young drow nodded reluctantly and sat down to listen.
Holo tapped her fingers on her knee thoughtfully, “Hm, where to begin…? Well, I guess I should start by saying my friend’s title wasn’t really Champion, it was Champion of Mortem.”
Unalla swallowed hard. “Champion of… Mortem? As in the Mortem Order?”
Holo smiled wryly. “Does that frighten you?”
Unalla licked her lips anxiously. “W-Well, wasn’t the Mortem Order the creators of the beast-kin? I heard they used some kind of dark magic to do it. The history books I’ve read all say they were one of the most dangerous circles of mages to have ever lived. And they destroyed all who dared oppose them.”