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Chapter Eleven: Plans Revealed

Xavier gritted his teeth in a scowl. Her strength was growing too rapidly. It looked like he was going to have to deal with her after all. He sat down at his hand-carved desk. Papers and maps were strewn all over it. He put his face in his hands, thinking hard.

After a long meditation, Xavier had finally managed to track down her location. It seemed she was living in the castle with the only two other living summoners besides himself. He had tried to get a look at her but some unseen force had stopped him. It didn't matter what she looked like, though, so long as she was dead very soon.

His head snapped up in realization. Of course, why hadn't he thought of it before? An assassin could quickly kill the girl. This would keep him from getting involved and he wouldn't be delayed in his plans by having to go and do it himself. The only flaw in his plan was that he didn't know what the girl looked like.

No matter. He could easily make a device that could detect certain person's energy. With the girl out of his way he could go ahead with the rest of the plan. The merging would take some time and he needed to make sure that no one would be able to reach him in his weakened state. It was the only way he could be harmed in the plan but he had made precautions. The only problem was that the girl was almost strong enough to be able to breach the barriers that he would put up around himself.

He would have to make sure to get someone who was stealthy. It wouldn't matter how strong she was if she was caught unawares. Anyone could be killed that way. It was just a matter of surprise. Xavier gave off a little chuckle wishing he could see the look on her face when she died.

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Yes another short chapter but at least I didn't confuse you and you found out more about the evil character. Are you surprised he's a summoner? Well?