Chapter 240: Whispers of the Future
"Impossible," Soltair cried, angrily jumping to his feet. "No one could have survived that spell. Even with all three of our combined abilities and buffs, we still almost died. Levin tanked the majority of it, but his wounds didn’t even recover all the way. There’s nothing left of High Valley, or any slave that once lived there."
Victor waited for him to finish, his voice rising in irritation. "That’s not strictly true. We found an old church preserved perfectly from the spell. The priest inside wouldn’t share much, even with encouragement, but what little we learned indicates there was a red-haired demonkin present at the time of the blast."
"Hearsay and rumors," Soltair said stiffly.
Victor snorted, looking at him disdainfully. "Claim what you like, but there’s far more than that. The Fate Statue in the Grand Chapel has yet to fall. Considering the fact that her divinity is gone, there can only be one thing left sustaining it, and the Arbiter himself said that there was only one Fate Hero."
"You really think Xiviyah’s alive?" A pretty young elf asked, looking at Victor with wide eyes.
"R’lissia, that’s not something to get excited about," the elf beside her said stiffly. "It would be better for everyone if she just disappeared."
"She’s not evil, Ronin. I knew her," the Life Hero said quietly. "She was hurting, and needed our love, not hatred. That’s why Korra left."
"Whatever," Ronin snorted.
Victor frowned at their interruption, and they fell silent. After clearing his throat, he continued. "The Inquisitors tried scrying her, but the results were extremely confusing and unclear, which only proves it more. She had an ability that interfered with my Eyes of Justice, and I understand it worked with all other sorts of divination abilities."
Soltair glared at him, his hands gripping the edges of the table until his knuckles turned white. Bits of his aura leaked, and through clenched teeth, he said, "She’s. Not. Alive. No one could have survived that. I didn’t fail her!"
"Perhaps," Victor said, grinning with a smile that held no mirth. "But if so...I’ll bring her to Justice."