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Secrets of the Adepts, chapter 13: The next move
"I can't believe she would do that." Ivan said, staring into the ocean. He and Sheba were standing on the beach near Yallam, where they had teleported.
"Something else is going on here," Sheba said, "Something that neither of us understand.
"But," Ivan said, "The Wise One said that Alex was imprisoned inside the remains of Sol Sanctum.
"The Wise One tricked us before, you know." Sheba said. "Besides, Alex does have most of the power from the Golden Sun."
"What worries me is that Isaac has the rest, and is now a statue in Lemuria." Ivan said, "This is hopeless. We couldn't stop him even with the others. Alone, we don't have a chance."
"We have some hope," Sheba said, "He didn't kill us yet."
"So, now what?"
"We should try and find the Wise One." Sheba said, "On the downside, it is almost impossible to find unless it wants to be found. I suggest that we go back to Alhafra. That was where everyone was before all this started." Sheba stood up. Ivan handed her the teleport gem, and they disappeared in a flash of light.
The adepts reappeared outside of the walls of Alhafra. "It certainly has grown since the last time we were here." Ivan said.
"Of course," Sheba replied, "Since the release of Alchemy, towns like this have grown tremendously. Come on, let's go." The two adepts walked into the city. In the guardhouse, one of the guards used psynergy to take a mental picture of the two adepts and implanted it directly in the mayor's mind.
The Mayor started. He always got mental images of all the adepts that entered the city. The problem was that he recognized these two. It was those mind reading jerks. He pulled out a small amulet from his pocket. It was engraved with the sign of the Mercury clan. He tapped it in a rhythm and placed it on the desk in front of him. A few seconds later, an image of the horribly disfigured Alex appeared. The image spoke. "What is it this time?" It asked irritably.
The mayor put on his angriest face. "Listen Alex, some of those mind reading jerks just walked past the gatehouse."
"So?" Alex said, "You have the resources to stop a couple of Jupiter adepts."
"No Alex," The Mayor said, "Not these two."
Alex smiled, "Ah, the fish that got away. I see."
"Alex, you said that you would get those adepts out of my hair. Why are they here?"
"Plans have changed. Complications have arisen. It's nothing that I can't deal with, in time." Alex said.
"Listen Alex, if they get any idea of what has been happening here, I'm a dead man." The Mayor said.
Alex shook his head. "As that may be, I won't be doing anything about it. Deal with your own problems. Goodbye." The image of Alex disappeared, and the sign of Mercury faded. It would come back, in time.
The Mayor sat down. He was worried. After alchemy had been released, Alex had come to him to make a deal. The Mayor had been promised great wealth and power, if he could deliver a certain artifact to Alex. He had done it. Unfortunately, Alex refused to follow his side of the bargain until the whole business was done. Alex had, however, agreed to help the mayor with any adept problems that might come up. The Mayor was not without suspicion, though. Alex had claimed that he had been after the annoying adepts that had come to talk to him about the dangers of Alchemy. Like any of those had been things to worry about. Still, the Mayor was worried. He turned back to his desk and began writing.
Secrets of the Adepts, chapter 13: The next move
"I can't believe she would do that." Ivan said, staring into the ocean. He and Sheba were standing on the beach near Yallam, where they had teleported.
"Something else is going on here," Sheba said, "Something that neither of us understand.
"But," Ivan said, "The Wise One said that Alex was imprisoned inside the remains of Sol Sanctum.
"The Wise One tricked us before, you know." Sheba said. "Besides, Alex does have most of the power from the Golden Sun."
"What worries me is that Isaac has the rest, and is now a statue in Lemuria." Ivan said, "This is hopeless. We couldn't stop him even with the others. Alone, we don't have a chance."
"We have some hope," Sheba said, "He didn't kill us yet."
"So, now what?"
"We should try and find the Wise One." Sheba said, "On the downside, it is almost impossible to find unless it wants to be found. I suggest that we go back to Alhafra. That was where everyone was before all this started." Sheba stood up. Ivan handed her the teleport gem, and they disappeared in a flash of light.
The adepts reappeared outside of the walls of Alhafra. "It certainly has grown since the last time we were here." Ivan said.
"Of course," Sheba replied, "Since the release of Alchemy, towns like this have grown tremendously. Come on, let's go." The two adepts walked into the city. In the guardhouse, one of the guards used psynergy to take a mental picture of the two adepts and implanted it directly in the mayor's mind.
The Mayor started. He always got mental images of all the adepts that entered the city. The problem was that he recognized these two. It was those mind reading jerks. He pulled out a small amulet from his pocket. It was engraved with the sign of the Mercury clan. He tapped it in a rhythm and placed it on the desk in front of him. A few seconds later, an image of the horribly disfigured Alex appeared. The image spoke. "What is it this time?" It asked irritably.
The mayor put on his angriest face. "Listen Alex, some of those mind reading jerks just walked past the gatehouse."
"So?" Alex said, "You have the resources to stop a couple of Jupiter adepts."
"No Alex," The Mayor said, "Not these two."
Alex smiled, "Ah, the fish that got away. I see."
"Alex, you said that you would get those adepts out of my hair. Why are they here?"
"Plans have changed. Complications have arisen. It's nothing that I can't deal with, in time." Alex said.
"Listen Alex, if they get any idea of what has been happening here, I'm a dead man." The Mayor said.
Alex shook his head. "As that may be, I won't be doing anything about it. Deal with your own problems. Goodbye." The image of Alex disappeared, and the sign of Mercury faded. It would come back, in time.
The Mayor sat down. He was worried. After alchemy had been released, Alex had come to him to make a deal. The Mayor had been promised great wealth and power, if he could deliver a certain artifact to Alex. He had done it. Unfortunately, Alex refused to follow his side of the bargain until the whole business was done. Alex had, however, agreed to help the mayor with any adept problems that might come up. The Mayor was not without suspicion, though. Alex had claimed that he had been after the annoying adepts that had come to talk to him about the dangers of Alchemy. Like any of those had been things to worry about. Still, the Mayor was worried. He turned back to his desk and began writing.