Ghostwater (Cradle, #5)

by Will Wight

You have no choice. They pushed you to this.

And they might decide to ascend, to wherever it was that Sages and Heralds went instead of staying and becoming Monarchs.

“Humans don't share blood.”

And I can see your face so much more clearly now! It’s…well, at least you have a wonderful spirit. Yes, indeed. That spirit of yours, wow.”

“I don't know everything, do I? What do I look like, a...know-everything construct? That's a terrible name, I'm sorry, I'll try again. What do I look like, an omni-codex?” He brightened. “That sounds pretty good, actually. Omni-codex. Call me that from now on.”

Orthos locked his eyes on the purple-lit gem. “One hundred percent.” “...optimism! Oh, that's a good one, it really is. False courage really does wonders for keeping the spirits up.” “One more word, and I will eat you.”

“The prize is an illusion,” he continued. “The mountain has no peak. You keep climbing and climbing until you fall off and break yourself at the bottom. Highgold is one step, Truegold is another step, but there's no end to it. You could walk forever, but every Path ends in a fall.”

The Script Lord, Archlord on the Path of Whispering Wind: the Creation of the Seven Principles.

“The Book of Eternal Night,” Mercy announced, holding her book up proudly. “I'm on the Path of Seven Pages. And the first page, the Lowgold page...”

“It's the central technique from the Path of the Chainkeeper,” Mercy said. “Strings of Shadow. There are seven techniques in this book, one for each page. The Path of Seven Pages unites seven techniques from seven different shadow Paths into one.”

Information requested: combat solution against Akura Harmony. Beginning report…