Crystal of Storms 1

1

The explosion has knocked the wind out of you. There’s only one thing you can do to save yourself as you tumble through the howling air. You manage to struggle into Halleck’s hovers, and the wings unfold with a soft thwack, thwack, thwack sound. Your fall ceases as the hovers slow your descent and hold you aloft. Your relief turns to fear as you look up and realize that now it’s Nimbus which is falling. Straight towards you.

Using your shoulder muscles to operate the hovers, you manage to steer yourself out of the path of the falling island as it hurtles past, tossing you around like a feather on the breeze. You gain control only to see Nimbus crashing into the sea far below. You watch in horror as the island begins to sink beneath the waves.

You become aware of an unsettling humming sound and the wings begin to shudder. The crystal that powers the hovers must be running out of charge! There’s just enough power left to fly you to the safety of your home island. In this play through, your home island is Cumulus, the island of trade, so turn to 298 (in the book you have two more options!).