The group was carefully on guard as they waited for Broadway to make his presence known. It was past sundown when they saw a flock of cloudrunners, coming toward them.
"King Tallas!" Sakura said standing up. "Here they come!" Everyone turned their attention to the cloudrunners as they prepared to fight. As the enemy cloudrunners came nearer, the group was able to see a red diamond shaped mark glittering on the right side of their neck.
"What is that?" Marcus wondered as he squinted his eyes, trying to make out what it was.
"It looks like some kind of mark." Sage said as the enemy cloudrunners attacked. Alecie stayed close to Rowen as she had promised as he fought off the offending cloudrunners.
"Ryo, that mark. It looks familiar." Sakura said as she pushed a cloudrunner away.
"I know, we've seen it somewhere before. But where?" He said as he warded off an attack.
The two had to cut their conversation off short as they continued to try to fight off their attackers. Alecie helped at best she could, using the little fighting skills that she had taught herself.
Broadway and Meliara watched the fight raging below. The two had managed to acquire two soaring stones, and each had their own set of wings. Broadway with the wings of a darkrider and Meliara the wings of a stormsoarer. Stormsoarers could fly in heavy storms without their wings becoming to wet to fly because their wings were resistant to water.
"Look at them." Broadway said as she held to glowing red jewel in his hands. "Trying their best to defend their city." Meliara said nothing as she scanned the battle.
"Look, Broadway." She said pointing. "The King is fighting too, now is the perfect time to grab him."
Broadway shook his head. "No," he said. "We are not after the king; now keep a look out for you know who. If what I was told about her is correct then she should be here." Meliara crossed her arms with a scowl but did as he brother said. After all he was always right about these kinds of things. Meliara suddenly gave a smile.
"There she is." She said pointing.
Broadway looked in the direction she was pointing and smiled.
"Perfect. It seems our little spy told the truth." The two flew toward a building and landed on the top roof.
"Where is he?" Broadway asked impatiently.
"He'll be here." Meliara said confidently as she flicked her black hair. No sooner had she spoken the words when a shadow passed over head. The figure landed in front of them as Broadway gave a glare.
"What took you?" He demanded. The man gave a smirk.
"You were the one that commanded your little mind slaves to attack me as well." He said bluntly. "You said it made it look convincing that I was on their side."
"It works doesn't it?" Broadway replied smoothly. "They don't suspect a thing."
"They never did." He replied tensely.
"All right you two." Meliara said breaking the two up before a fight broke out. The two men looked at her as she uncrossed her arms.
"The girl is over with the ronins. Get her and bring her here. She is not to be harmed understand?" The man nodded as he flew toward his target, Meliara and Broadway watching.
The man flew overhead circling the battle when he saw her. He dove down and hid in the shadows of a building, taking a cloth out of his pocket. He wet the cloth with a liquid as he moved next to her. She had just fought back a controlled cloudrunner when another advanced upon her. She whirled around and gave a scream as the man who had been hiding behind the building saved her. The girl looked into the eyes of her savior as she gave a sigh of relief.
"Joren." She said simply as he advanced with an evil glint.
"Princess." He replied as he quickly
covered her face with the cloth. Alecie tried to scream but it died on her lips
as her world went black.
