Bonds (Ignited Galaxy Series Book 1) by Drew Goodman

Author:Drew Goodman [Goodman, Drew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Bonds will strain and bend, but you must hold fast. Separated we are but hills, united we are an unscalable mountain.

-Collected Teachings of the Exalted Sovereign

The “Commission Board” was a holographic display right in front of the temple. Here listings for hunts remained scrawled across the screen. There were all manner of listings that had various hunting party request and sizes: protecting chefs as they looked for ingredients out in the jungle, two Ignited requested; arresting poachers of the native wildlife, three Ignited requested; Hunt an invasive behemoth that was traversing into this continent, fifty Ignited requested, transportation provided. The board was updated live with rites of vengeance and other notably important commissions displayed across the top. From what Phaidros had been told, the Order of the Ignited worked similarly in the galaxy at large, getting requests for assistance and aid from organizations, governments, and from within the Order itself.

It was usually crowded here in the morning but by the time Phaidros and his companions had made it there it was clear enough where they didn’t need to shove their way past anyone to get any jobs. However it did mean that the more challenging ones were most likely already taken. “Alright let’s see here,” Dom said, squinting at the board, Phaidros couldn’t help but notice how he was staring at the behemoth one, as if considering if the three of them could handle that. He let out an internal sigh of relief as Dom looked away from it. “Bah, nothing worthy of the burn here,” he said with a huff.

“That’s good, we should worry about something easy just to see how we work together,” Zenovia suggested.

Dom waved the thought off dismissively. “Back on Rodina if what you went up against didn’t have a chance to kill you then it wasn’t worth Ignited time.”

Zenovia narrowed her eyes, “Didn’t you say you were in a civil war? Wouldn’t every commission have a chance to kill you?”

Dom grinned though Phaidros noticed the faintest strain to it thanks to his enhanced vision. “It did. The best ones were when those eh, what do you call them, Defiant Ones? Were involved.”

“The Children of Defiance,” Zenovia corrected.

“Yes, yes those ones.” Dom nodded. “They and some dragons decided to stick their greedy little noses into things and it gave us plenty of challenging Ignited to fight.” He points to the board. “That is what we need! Ignited opponents, they are always good for the potential, yes? What about this one, a big jaguar vulture is coming close to becoming shaped!”

Zenovia shook her head, “I don’t need another surprise and for this one to end up shaped by the time we get to it like the last beast was. What about this one? A herd of Barkbiter Saurus are endangering the ecosystem to the west of the Razor River.”

Dom scoffed. “You want us hunting herbivores? What is the worst they could do?”

That sparked an argument and Phaidros watched as his two trainers got too distracted bickering with one another to pay attention to the board.

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