Chapter 254: All Set
Darian looked closely at everyone, then introduced Howlyn. A strange feeling crossed their minds when they saw her — everyone who had once been a Risen gave off something similar. Darian couldn’t hide it, so he explained it directly:
"This is the vice-leader of the academy. She used to be a Risen Lord, but she’s cured now and has become a great ally. I know you’ve got a lot of questions, but everything will be cleared up in time. For now, come with me."
Without wasting time, he led them all to the main building. Then he laid out his plans:
"The main goal is to take back one of the three member-planets of the formation within my thirty-day window. But the enemy has definitely reinforced those places as much as possible to stop us. If we want to pull this off perfectly, we’ll need more resources," Darian said, turning to Howlyn.
She nodded in agreement and added, "I helped design part of the seal on all the main planets. If I get a few extra runes from the central inscription of Celestia Academy, I can help with the reconquest pretty easily. We’ve already negotiated with them — but they can’t just give us runes for free, or it would weaken their defenses..."
All inscriptions of the academies were created by the Primordial Beasts, and each rune had a powerful, unreplicable ability. They couldn’t just use one from their own academy — every rune was already being used to maintain the barrier.
So they needed to grab a few small runes from another academy — ones that wouldn’t be too badly missed. If they paid a good price — and considering Darian had already handed over B- and A-level martial arts — they wouldn’t mind.
Basically, Howlyn could use those runes, infuse her powers into them, and sneak them into those locations without being detected.
After the explanation, Darian said, "All the planets in this galaxy are full of Risen. They’re our resources. Like I said before, I plan to help everyone evolve — at the same time, we’ll collect resources. The schedule is tight, but in seven days, I want to strike one of the main planets."
All the Spiritual Guardians listened in silence, tense.
But the Summoners had glowing eyes — he had already taken back an academy, and now he said he could recover one of the formation planets... so he was really moving toward reclaiming the entire galaxy. That was every Mannaz’s dream — if they had to die to make it happen, they’d die satisfied.
Darian stayed quiet, waiting for their answer. At that gathering, he had invited Irana, Udynes, Barod, Haruto, and Amara — people he trusted. They all came, and as he’d asked, each brought two trusted people with them.