"We'll take the flying ship," Caelus said.
No one had a problem with that.
They set off at once.
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Far away, in the upper expanse.
Hao Shu sat on his throne with a face carved from ice.
This was the man who had wiped out the entire population of Jason's world without so much as blinking.
A servant burst through the doors, panic written all over his face.
"Trouble, boss," he gasped.
"What happened?" Hao Shu asked, calm as still water.
"Smoke. It's rising from the edge of our cluster. I think... I think it has something to do with The Watcher."
"The Watcher?"
For the first time in a very long while, Hao Shu's eyes lit up.
He had been waiting a long time for a name like that to land on his ears.
"We're leaving. Now." He rose from his throne in one smooth motion. "Get the flying ship ready."
"Aye!"
The servant nearly tripped over his own feet rushing out the door.
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Planet Cymatica.
