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A/N: Another chapter, but only a short one. This is an insight into what's going on.

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Alex frowned at the man stood in front of him.

"Was it entirely necessary?"

"Yes sir! He was about to tell them of your plan."

"Oh, very well." Alex waved the man away irritably. This presented a problem. With Garet dead, Mia was going to prove a problem.

He sat down and sighed. "Why does everything have to get so complicated?"

He clicked his fingers. An Adept appeared before him, dressed in black.

"Shadow, I want you to keep an eye on him. He is unstable, and I am not quite sure how far I can trust his judgement. Especially when his family is involved."

The Adept nodded. Shadow wasn't his real name, but he preferred that alias. He didn't seem to be very old, but Alex knew that was nothing to go by. Even when she was only 14, Sheba had been crucial in the victory of the Lighthouses. Like Sheba, Shadow was also a Wind Adept. Too bad that his latest concern was too well trained to simply succumb to Mind Read.

Shadow left silently to watch the intended target.

"Is he becoming a problem?"

Alex turned. He smiled when he saw the man that entered.

"No, nothing I can't handle."

Arms wrapped around Alex's waist.

"I hate seeing you upset."

Alex turned to face his lover. "Why have you agreed to all of this?"

"Because I love you."

Alex smiled, albeit sadly. "You are going to have to choose. Your old life or me. Can you really watch them die?"

"Garet is dead, and he was a good friend."

"I know. But this is the only way. The only way to finally defeat him."

"I know."

Alex kissed the other man on the lips chastely.

"Siblings cause a problem don't you think?" he said.

"How so?"

"My latest problem is due to clouded judgement about family."

"You mean Seth?"

"Yes." Said Alex. "I was hoping Garet could have killed David off to remove that one hitch, but as it happens, the brat lives and Garet is dead."

"Does Mia know?"

"No."

The man sighed, and turned his eyes to Alex. "You can't hide it from her."

"I know, but if she finds out, she will turn against us. She knows too much, and I don't want to have to kill her."

Alex turned to his lover. "But that wasn't the only sibling I was talking about. Don't forget your sister."

"She wasn't supposed to be involved."

"But she is. Seemingly with our spy no less. That's what I meant by choice Felix. You may have to choose between Jenna...

Or me."

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Mia stalked around the base. Garet was due back DAYS ago. She didn't like to think of his latest mission, but she just wanted him home. She caught up with one of the guards.

"Any news?"

"Sorry, ma'am, nothing."

Mia sighed with exasperation. The people of Imil HAD been offered refuge by Alex, partly because they were his people too, but she felt guilty.

No, that was an understatement.

She felt TERRIBLE. Lying to Ivan, well, partly, and Isaac. She had been under orders even then. Alex had planned this. If Isaac had had a child, the power he had absorbed from Mars Lighthouse would have been shared with the new life. Alex needed the Mars Energy whole.

She ran to her room, and wept. Where was Garet? She needed him.

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Shadow followed Seth, keeping close. No one was as good a stalker as him. His Jupiter Psynergy allowed him to create illusions to conceal himself.

Seth muttered under his breath. Shadow knew what he was thinking. He wanted revenge. No mirrors were allowed near him. He hated himself, but more so, he had a direction for that hate. And he had made himself VERY apparent, hiding behind the likes of Isaac and Saturos. Shadow had found out as much as he could about the Mars Adept. David was a pacifist, unusual for a fire Adept, who were renowned for their tempers. He didn't stand a chance against Seth, a man who had been plotting for the inevitable confrontation.

Seth was a Venus Adept. Very skilled, second only to Felix and Alex, and matched by the spy Selena. Those two also had a long-standing rivalry. The fact Selena was caring for Seth's brother only fuelled his anger, now bordering on insanity.

Seth laughed suddenly. Shadow rolled his eyes. He did that whenever he was imagining painful new methods for his revenge.

Shadow also had another mission. The Solar Adept. Whoever he was, he was keeping a low profile. But he had contacts, and should Ivan catch wind of anything, Selena would be quick to inform them. Provided Seth didn't stupidly threaten her bit on the side, also the sister to Felix, whom they all feared.

Except Alex of course.

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Piers looked out to the sea. Something was wrong, he could feel it. His Psynergy had been picking up tremendous power nearby. In Lemuria, it was so still; disturbances in the outside world were easy to sense.

Packing some necessities, he headed to the dock.

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A/N: A short chapter, telling you more about what the hell is going on. Some things can only be dragged on for so long before they become repetitive. So, here are some answers! And poor Mia! I couldn't make her a villain, that would be just too OOC! Tell me what you make of all of this! ^_^