Chapter 139 - 139: "The Marauder"

Tierney scaled the hive spire, climbing upward along the curved structures of its Gothic flying buttresses.

Ordinary people, even if they had the courage, couldn't maintain their balance in the high winds and cold rain mixed with ash. But Tierney was nearing the end of his path to ascension; he was far beyond ordinary.

The ashen rain served as the perfect cover for a "Marauder."

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