"Ah the great Viggy, so we have finally meet. However, you are much too confident in your technology. You may have killed my intelligence supervisor very easily, but he was but a mere mortal. I, like all the other main HA leadership, am immortal." With that Iamthey pulled one of his concealed knives and threw it at Viggy. The small five inch blade ripped through the air and struck Viggy in the arm.
"Surprising." And with that, Viggy reopened the cracked chamber door to reveal a dingy sewer. He entered and slammed the door behind him.

"He knows about the back doors?" Iamthey said as he threw open the door only to reveal the ornate main Council Hall. Closing the door, Iamthey removed his key. This was a key that only the Emperor and Head of Council were permitted to carry. Inserting the small silver key, he heard the tumblers click into place. Upon twisting the key, Iamthey heard a loud click, and threw open the door. There before him was the entrance to the massive tunnel system that sat behind every wall, and under every floor. A secret labyrinth of passageways allowing the heads of state easily travel trough out their city. As well as a helpful escape route in the event of an attack. The area could be accessed through any door, by just inserting the special key into any lock.
Iamthey walked out into the hallway, Viggy was out of sight. Iamthey actually preferred to used the backdoor tunnels to navigate through the city. Originally the tunnels were clear of civilians. Now a few black-market types found ways in and set up shops. There was a lot of information to be gained in HA's underworld. Iamthey's knowledge of this system was one of the reasons he could govern the city so well - preventing riots and other acts of violence before they occurred. After a few minutes Iamthey came to his final destination. A man by the name of John Milton. For years, this man had supplied him with all sorts of services for a minor fee or course.

"Hello Iamthey." Milton offered.
"Hey, listen. Have you ever heard of the name, Viggy?" Iamthey questioned.
"Iamthey, we have done business for many years, how much is this information worth to
you?" Milton said with a hint of worry in his voice.
"You know I can afford it, now tell me what you know."
"Very well," Milton said "Viggy is a very dangerous Elite. He is working for a very high up Egroup known as the Covenant. It is lead by two Elites, Reconciliation, and Loco. Viggy is their arbiter. He sort of appeared out of nowhere, and conquered almost 10 Separatist bases overnight."
"My God! He is almost like-" Iamthey responded.
"Like who, Sonni?"
"Yes."
"Well… my sources tell me that Viggy has targeted HA, as well as the Separatists."
"I…I don't know what to do. We cannot take an attack. FlameSama is not back; we have no general."
"What about Confusion, or your friend Mathew-Kaine?" John Milton offered.
"You know Mathew-Kaine?"
"Of course I know him; what kind of informant would I be? Anyway, the point is he is after HA, and there is not much that can be done."
"Matthew talked of some sort of new technology; do you know what he means?"
"Yes, yes I do know, he is using an advanced weapon; it shoots plasma. Here, I have managed to acquire one."
"Wow, good work." Iamthey congratulated as he took the weapon and paid the man.

After a small trip, Iamthey came to a door he had never seen. The walls were still dark and dingy has they had been, but the door was…different. The door was etched (burned) with a picture of a book. The book was slightly torn, and on the spine read the word Volume. Where there should have been a door knob, there was an imprint of a…rose. Iamthey removed one of the black roses from his pocket and slid it across the imprint. Iamthey heard the door unbar, and it swung open to reveal its interior.