Hey guys! I'm back with Chapter 6, and the promised twist. A huge thank you to all my reviewers, especially to those who have been reading and reviewing from the very start.
This chapter is dedicated to EpicLoric24 for reviewing and supporting me since I started this story. Without her, it's likely I'd have lost the motivation to write this much.
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Marina

Five. We need Five to win the war. Somehow, I doubt he'll be jumping at the opportunity to join us.

The worst part is, it all makes sense. Eight is dead. Ella is still so young, and has hardly developed any Legacies. Sam, Malcolm and Sarah are just humans. That leaves us with four Garde and a Chimaera to fight an evil overlord, a renegade Loric, and a gigantic army that is out for our blood. I don't see how we can win without Five's help.

Oh, and I almost forgot. I'm going to die before the war is over. Another positive.

'Marina.' Five says, snapping me out of my trance.

He looks terrible. He's standing unsteadily, leaning heavily on his left leg. His right foot is heavily bandaged, and an eyepatch snakes across his forehead, covering his right eye. His face is pasted with guilt and regret, and he looks at me desperately, like he's spent several sleepless nights punishing himself for what he's done. Despite everything, I feel sorry for him.

'I'm really sorry about what happened back in the Everglades.' he begins, stumbling over his words in his rush to get them out. 'It was a horrible accident, and I didn't mean it to happen. I…..'

'You were trying to kill Nine.' I interrupt. 'And somehow that's supposed to make everything better.'

He winces and changes tact. 'No, what I meant was…..'

'Save it, Five.' I say, pursing my lips. I look at his desperate, pleading face, and feel sorry for him again. 'I spoke to Eight.' I confess. 'He came to me in a vision.'

Five abruptly stops apologizing and stares at me. 'Did he….'

'He forgives you.' I say resignedly. 'I'm not sure why I'm telling you this, because you don't deserve to know, but he forgives you.'

Five collapses on the interrogator's chair opposite me and looks at me. 'I wanted him to be my friend.' he says bitterly. 'I wanted him there, fighting by my side.'

'You wanted Eight to fight for the Mogs?' I ask incredulously. 'Are you mad?'

Five looks at me with something resembling pity. 'You don't understand.' he says. 'You never understood. Your Cepans never told you the truth. If you knew, you'd be there, fighting by my side.'

'I wouldn't.' I spit out. 'I don't care what you know- the Mogs are vile and evil. They destroyed our planet, they killed our families and hunted us down like animals. They murdered the people we love, and anyone else who got in their way. Nothing could ever convince me to work with them.'

Five snorts. 'The weak don't deserve to survive. As for Lorien, once the war is over, they're going to restore it. We're going to restore it.'

'In that case, why don't you kill me?' I snap. 'Go on. I'm at your mercy, weak, as you put it. Do it.'

Five looks surprised. 'No, I…. I can't do that. You're different.'

'How?' I demand. 'How am I any different from all those the Mogs hunted down? How am I any different from all those that Setrakus Ra murdered? How? The Mogodorians- they would kill me without a second thought. Just like they killed all those back at Lorien. Exactly like you were willing to kill Nine.'

Five looks sympathetically at me. 'Like I said, there's so much you don't know.'

'Oh, really?' I growl. 'Like what?'

'For one,' Five says, 'it wasn't a Mogodorian who ordered the attack on Lorien.'

Nine

'Oh, hell.' Six mutters.

We're standing in the corridor with the prison cells, invisible, alarms blaring around us. With my advanced hearing, I can make out the stampede of feet in the distance, and of voices shouting orders. The Mogs will be here soon.

'We've got about two minutes before they get here.' I tell Six.

'We need to get out of here.' she says reluctantly. 'If they find out we're here, they'll use Marina against us.'

'What if she's in one of these?' I argue, gesturing towards the prison cells. 'We could rescue her right now and fight our way out.'

Six pauses for a moment before replying. 'She's not here.' she says. 'These alarms are loud enough to wake the dead. She would have yelled for help the moment she heard them.'

'What if she's knocked out?' I counter. 'We have to check!'

The stamping sound is now almost as loud as the alarms. I know that the Mogs are now just moments away. I groan. 'Great.' I say sarcastically. 'Hold on.'

Six yelps with surprise as I activate my anti-gravity Legacy, falling towards the ceiling above. We land on our feet, hanging upside down. I scan the corridor from my perch just as the Mogs appear around the corner.

'The lead Mog narrows his eyes and stares suspiciously at the seemingly empty corridor. After a long moment, he turns back to face his troops. 'Open fire.' he orders. 'I want to see if they're standing invisible.' He looks warily upwards and says, 'Cover the ceiling as well.'

'Oh, great.' I mutter, knowing that the moment we use our telekinesis to block the bullets, they'll know exactly where we are. 'You ready?'

'I was born ready.' Six replies, as I deactivate my anti-gravity Legacy. We land on the ground and turn to face the Mogs, turning visible.

'There they are!' the lead Mog yells, spotting us instantly. 'Fire!'

Six and I look at each other, then use our telekinesis to wrench away their guns before they can shoot. The entire first row of Mogs is suddenly weaponless.

'There they are!' I yell mockingly, imitating the lead Mog. 'Fire!'

With that, the first few Mogs turn to ash, and the battle begins.

Marina

I stare at him in shock. 'What do you mean?' I ask, suddenly afraid of what he's about to tell me. I have the sinking feeling that I know what he's talking about.

Five looks at me, and once again his expression is one of pity. 'I don't need to tell you.' he says. 'You've already figured it out.'

I look at him, and my dread and terror is absolute. My mouth goes as dry as sandpaper, and my throat clamps with fear. Yes, I do know what he's talking about. Suddenly, everything makes sense. The battle with Setrakus Ra in Dulce, Ella's nightmares- every piece of the puzzle is suddenly in place, and I can see the whole picture.

'Setrakus Ra is Loric.' I whisper.

'Setrakus Ra…..' Five muses. 'That is what he calls himself now, yes.'

'Regeneration, shape-shifting, blocking our Legacies- those were all Legacies of his, weren't they?' I ask, horrified. This is far worse than any of us had ever imagined.

'Those are Legacies of his.' Five corrects. 'But yes, you're right once again.'

'Mogadore is dying.' I say, fitting piece after piece of the jigsaw into place. 'He convinced the Mogs that he was their saviour and led them into battle against the Loric. They win him the war, and he lets them stay on Lorien.'

Five doesn't reply, but his expression is confirmation enough for me. I exhale, trying to come to terms with what I've just figured out.

'There's just one thing that doesn't make sense, though.' I say. 'Why would Setrakus want to destroy his own planet, and his own people?'

Five sighs. 'Haven't you guessed?' he asks. 'Setrakus Ra is just an alias. Setrakus Ra is what he calls himself now. Setrakus Ra doesn't actually exist.'

'He's the tenth Elder.' I breathe. It all makes sense now. 'Who is he?' I ask, almost afraid to find out the answer. The person I'm thinking of…. No it can't be. 'Who is he, really?'

Five looks at me almost sorrowfully. 'Once again, you've already guessed.'

'No.' I whisper, trying to deny it. What he's saying, it can't be true.

'Yes.' Five says. 'The guy pretending to be Setrakus Ra? He's my uncle.' He pauses, making sure I understand the implications of what he's saying. 'He's Ella's father. Raylan.'

Nine

'Nine!' Six calls out.

I'm currently ripping through the Mogs with my bare hands, turning them to ash, and avoiding their bullets using super-speed and telekinesis. I yank another soldier by the neck, and snap it, turning him to ash.

'What?' I yell back, turning deal with a Mog who's trying to sneak up on me. Seriously, I'd have thought they would have figured out that I have advanced hearing by now.

'We deal with this wave, then move.' she shouts. She's currently invisible, leaving the Mogs to focus on me while she deals with them from behind. 'Neither of us are exactly experts at hostage negotiation.'

The number of Mogs is rapidly dwindling. A small group clusters around me, but apart from that, they're mostly all dead. I doubt it will take longer than a minute to deal with the rest.

'Agreed.' I say, reaching for another Mog. 'Let's wrap up here and…..'

I'm cut short as a blinding pain pierces through my head. I fall to the floor, clutching my skull in agony. I can see the Mogs approaching, ready to take advantage, but there's nothing I can do. I'm almost completely incapacitated by the pain.

'Nine!' Six yells frantically, and moments later, the Mogs are gone and she's kneeling next to me in a pile of ash. 'What happened?'

'My head.' I groan. The pain is slowly fading, but I feel weird. Like I've opened my eyes and I'm seeing this place clearly for the first time. 'I'm better now, but it feels strange.'

'You got a new Legacy.' Six breathes, staring at me in wonder. 'Any idea what it could be?'

I scramble to my feet and brush the dust and ash off myself. 'I feel different.' I admit. 'Like I know where all the Mogs are now, what defences they've got in this place, and even…..' I stop short, recognizing the sensation. 'Even where Marina is.'

'Awareness.' Six says. 'Nine, this is brilliant!' She notices the look on my face. 'What happened?'

I turn to her, no longer excited. 'I know where Marina is.' I say, my voice trembling. 'Five has her. He's interrogating her now.'

Sorry again for being late with this chapter. I kind of left it too long, and the result is that it's rushed, and not exactly my best effort. So honestly, if anyone says it sucks, I understand.
I hope Setrakus Ra's true identity makes sense to you. I thought it works, because it explains his powers- which, if you consider them carefully, are exactly like Legacies, his weapons, which you could assume to be Elders' inheritance, and how Ella is his heir. I'm pretty sure it also explains why he attacked Lorien and why Five works for him. However, if you happen to find something that I've missed, please review and tell me and I'll try to sort out the mess.
Next update will be tomorrow, or on Wednesday. So until next time, folks, review!