The moon climbed to its maximum height now. The wind had become not but a slight breeze, opposite that of a gale. The leaves barely responded while so few animals remained out in the somewhat open. Down a dry dirt path a group moved, led by one with a very bright coat. A hooting owl flapped its wings at once and tore off as the group approached, a feather falling.
“So when were you going to tell me Alto?”
“Well Elise, truth of the matter is that Miss Bell wouldn’t let me.”
“And why is that?”
“Because of a matter of Global Security,” came the response of Holly at the head of the trail.
“Global Security?”
“Well from what you already have figured, it’s something that Dustin and Azala are in on.”
“I’m sorry but I fail to see what this has to do with them.”
“Heh. In time you will,” Holly murmured.
“Miss Bell, I think it’s time. Azala got her into this because you kept interacting with her. You at the very least could give her an explanation.”
“In due time Alto. For now we need to report back to HQ and inform Dewy of the situation. Now that we know the truth we need to prepare to possibly evacuate everything within one hundred kilometers. I also need to apprise the Prime Minister of the situation. If it comes down to it the rest of the world’s leaders will also need to be briefed.”
“I understand that, truly I do.”
“Well can I at least get a summary over here? All I know is that my father is mixed up with some evil people and that he is a traitor working with the clan’s enemy. How does any of this pertain to the world?”
“Because what Medontei said back there was true,” Alto replied looking to Elise.
Her eyes darted to Alto at once and then ahead to Holly, her feet stammering for a few steps, “People like that are real?”
“There’s much you have yet to know. I’ll inform you of anything you desire once we get to HQ. What I can say is that Azala is mixed up with some evil people who have the potential to destroy the world should they succeed. Multiple worlds really. They’re cut off from their super powered armies at present and as such are building an army of supernatural entities to fight the entire world, my people included,” Holly replied looking back.
“Miss Holly, I am sorry but I’d really like to know the full story before I agree to anything!” Elise shouted slamming her right foot down, “I’ve been through too much lately to buy into all of this. What I should be doing is going back to Vulfax and warning them!”
Holly stopped in turn, as did the rest. Silence drifted as many eyes looked to Holly, even Elise’s as they filled with shaking anger. Holly’s hair shifted, her head turning back, “So be it then. I’ll give you a little taste of the past.”
“What are The Hive? And why are they up to what they’re up to?”
“The Hive is the culmination of a superhuman race in the form of an Empire. They can all use supernatural abilities, and they originate from another world by title of Sillith. You’ve clearly already heard of their potential in battle but I suspect it’s only a brief mention.”
“That they all have the power to destroy cities, right?”
“Some do. I’ll at the very least tell you the main points of our history. We have arrived by the way,” she replied.
The path now trailed off leading out of the forest, before them a mansion several stories tall, stretching over the size of a football field. Forward they moved, all as Elise looked around in awe. Gardens of flowers and rock all around, fountains in the shape of angels. A crushed rock trail moving up with hedge plants on the sides. A vegetable garden was also visible on the right.
Lights and light poles scattered around the property were lit up. To the west stood an orchard of trees filled to the brim with apples. Chipmunks ran across the yard followed by rabbits, a very area despite the time. As they walked on several wolves lay present looking up and then down as they rest, observing the oncoming group.
At the end of the trail stood several men, each with white patches with blue stars on the left sides of their vests. One stood at the head with a smile, bowing. His golden locks of hair fell around him, even as he rose. As he rose back up the light reflected off his eyes, showing a bright green. Fully up he stood taller than all of those with Holly, easily two meters tall and somewhat buff, “I welcome you back, Princess Bell.”
“It’s good to be back Dewy. Ready the Emergency systems, we have much to discuss,” Holly replied at once moving past him and up the steps of the mansion.482Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj0iq7d6i3
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