The words seemed to ripple through the sealed space itself, as though the void acknowledged his words.
The elders within the skyship remained utterly silent, none daring to interrupt, though shock gleamed in their eyes. Their young master—who had never once yielded to their advice—had just pledged himself to a stranger who had appeared from nowhere.
Apollo gave a small nod, neither triumphant nor patronising, only final.
"Good. Then from today, Arthur, you are a member of the immortal Order."
With a single movement, Apollo released his suppression of space. The void unlocked, and space itself breathed again, the skyship trembling as if freed from a giant's hand.
"Come, first let me help you increase your strength." As he said that, he and Arthur seemed to instantly teleport, leaving the people in the skyship in surprise.
