Lilith's Shadow Omnibus: Volume 2 by Benjamin Medrano

Author:Benjamin Medrano [Medrano, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-02T22:00:00+00:00

Skyrail Grill, Paragon City

“Okay, this is neat,” Lilith said, looking out the window as another person went whizzing past, propelled upward on a gust of air.

The skyrail, as it was called, was an interesting building built into the mall. It had some sort of supertech that allowed them to reduce the effects of gravity, then they’d used the usual skydiving chambers to allow them to launch people upward, giving them the impression of being able to fly. There was even an entire room that had an obstacle course, which Lilith thought might actually be useful for teaching people how to not run into buildings if they awakened as a super.

The restaurant they were in was on the third floor of the mall, and it had windows directly adjacent to the skyrail, allowing guests to watch as people did their best to control their flight. Some of them were rather skilled, while others could use a lot of work. But that was why the flyers were all wearing safety gear, she suspected.

“Isn’t it? I’ve tried it a few times, but it’s really hard to keep your balance in there, and with my speed, I tend to overcorrect a lot,” Emily said, leaning forward to look through the window wistfully. “I guess I could do it with the suppressor, but I don’t know that I want to. I’m used to being able to react fast, and it’d probably screw up my reflexes.”

“You’d know better than me,” Lilith replied, smiling as she admitted. “I ran into a similar problem when learning to pilot the power armor, as it couldn’t react as quickly as my reflexes. I ruined a large section of the obstacle course until I managed to figure it out… likely as not, it’s just a matter of time and practice.”

“If you say so. I’m just not willing to pay through the nose to get the practice when there’s no real point to it. It’s not like I’m ever going to be able to fly, at least not without power armor,” Emily replied, letting out a sigh as she leaned back, and Lilith considered her for a moment.

“You know, it is possible that you could go through another awakening and get that sort of ability,” Lilith pointed out gently, her gaze turning to examine the rest of the restaurant.

The majority of the room was paneled in warm-colored wood, and there was a distinct jungle theme to the décor. Lilith wasn’t sure why there were nets on the walls, particularly when there wasn’t any sign of a water theme, but she wasn’t going to argue. She was sure it was some sort of reference she didn’t understand. The tables and chairs looked roughly cut, but were comfortable despite that, and each of the tables were widely spaced, even if the entire restaurant was packed with people.

The waiters and waitresses were amusing, though. Some of them were dressed in old aviators’ uniforms, while others were wearing just the trousers and white shirts, and one

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