Chapter 27

"My Lord?!"

Seth looked towards Python who bowed before him. The oldest member of the Serpent Sisters had been running the military side of things as he slowly regained his power. She was the best choice in the role and he was already seeing the rewards for it. More and more supernatural creatures were joining him. A majority of the creatures who had supported him all those years ago was once again joining the ranks. Former allies who had gone into hiding where once again coming to his side. There was also the enemies of the Avengers coming to his side. He knew that they were all hoping to get a chance to final bring down the Avengers.

Python remained on the floor before Seth. She could feel his eyes on her but she kept bowing before him. Years of being in his service had taught her to keep her head down until she was spoken to by. It was a way of thinking that she drilled into her younger Sisters. She did not want Seth's wrath to come down onto them like it had for so many of his followers in the first time that he had raised to power all those years ago.

"What is it Python?" Seth asked the oldest Serpent Sister. He had a bored tone in his voice. It was something that he could not help. This was the part that he found the most boring. There was no fights with the Avengers. There was no scheming with villains to get the pieces altogether for his final plans as that had already been done. He just waiting for the Book of the Dead to be in his hand and his stolen powers to be given back to him. That was not going to happen with the Book in the hands of the Avengers who have gone underground like the vermin that they are. It was no telling how long it was going to take for them to show their faces again.

"I have news regarding the Avengers and the Book of the Dead My Lord!" Python responded. She kept bowed before him and did not look up at his yellow eyes.

Seth snarled as he leaned back in his throne. "What good is the news that we do not know where they are hiding? They could be anywhere on this world or even off planet with the Cybertronian technology that they have? And what good is Stark that he can not help give us a good location of where they have crawled to?" he snarled at Python.

Python dared to look up at Seth. "Stark has informed us that his Iron Legion has detected two Energon signatures outside of Glasgow in Scotland and they are both heading southwards!" she explained to him.

Seth instantly sat up at hearing about that. "Nightshade and Galvatron?" he asked her. He once again had interest in his eyes. Nightshade and Galvatron. Two of the biggest pests that he had come across in all the thousand years that he had walked on this planet. If the two of them had left the sanctuary that they had holed themselves up with the rest of the Avengers it was a clear sign that they were up to something. Something that would either lead to their victory or his.

"Yes, there is also Thor and the large insect with the boy with them two. I suggest that we send out our won fliers and take them out. With both Nightshade and Galvatron taken care of the Avengers would have lost not one but two of their military masters!" Python spoke up.

Seth glared down at her and Python was instant to look back at the floor. "Forgive me, my lord. I spoke out of tone!" she whispered to Seth.

Seth didn't respond. He knew that Python did have a point with what she was saying. Both Nightshade and Galvatron both had years of military experience between the both of them that made them a threat to him. It was made worse with both Optimus Prime and Megatron joining with the Avengers. Unicron had hoped to get Megatron and his Decepticons to join him but that had not worked the way that he wanted. Instead the Decepticons had joined with the Autobots against a common enemy that they shared.

Looking beyond the oldest Serpent Sister and at the golden walls that surrounded them both. The outlines of his guard stood at all the pillars of his throne room. Their spears and other weapons that they had where at hand, ready to be used at any moment. The treasures that had been given to him by his followers over the years was gathered in the corner of the throne room. He knew that with all that gold he could buy Stark Industries, but it was something that he did not need thanks to Tony Stark being nothing but an attack dog to him.

"Gather the Harpies out to them and also summon Unicron. I believe he would love to have to have another dog fight against Galvatron!" Seth ordered Python. He remained sitting on his throne there was no point him getting up at this moment. "And give them the order to bring Nightshade back to me alive. It is time I put her to an end. But before that I am going to congratulate her for being a pain in my side for over seventy years!" he ordered her. "Before you go and get the Harpies bring Stark in. Maybe he will have some insight into what the two of them are doing!"

"At once My Lord!" Python responded. She stood up and bowed to Seth before she walked out of his throne room. Her long tail that ended with the mace swished from side to side as she walked away from Seth.

"So the end begins!"