The Mates of Dragons

No Idol

'I don't believe we asked for you to follow us.' Zani said, and narrowed his gaze at those suddenly following them. Kendra gave a shrug of her shoulders, no one else seemed inclined to not follow. This alleyway came out into a thick group of trees.

"What is it?" Xerxes asked the small group. He was actually annoyed at being followed at the moment. He'd seen Kendra and listened to the words being spoken. He knew that Belis was going to strike out at her. He'd felt anger when she'd been shoved and hit the ground. Though she was fast to get out of the way. He hadn't meant to insert himself so quickly, but what was done was done.

"Are you going to do something about what happened?" Belis asked and his green eyes met her gold ones.

"What would you like me to do? To retaliate will only get more killed. I'm leaving it up to you. I simply help to move you to it." Kendra looked at the group, and then at Xerxes. Xerxes didn't see it, or didn't want to.

He spoke the truth, he wasn't looking to lead, but this group saw him as that. In their world where they ran and hid to keep the humans at bay, he'd stepped forward and showed them where to strike. How to get into the human society. Kendra knew that he'd done this in other places. She was sure that there were powerful figures in the world in certain countries that weren't human.

"You can't just show up and tell us what to do and then not follow through." Belis said.

"I am following through, I'm watching you aren't I? Making sure that you aren't in danger before I leave." Xerxes goal was to see the end of mankind's reign and the start of another. It was all that was required of him at the moment.

"This can't go unpunished. These humans think they will stop us with force. We are a greater one than they, just smaller."

"I'm glad to hear you think so. That group attacked, I know that in that city their political leader is fae." His eyes moved to the taller, more muscular male with lighter hair. He will see to it that it is dealt with." Kendra knew that she had been right.

"What is your main plan, this going city to city would take years to get our kinds into power."

"It has taken years." He said. "And that was needed before actual attacks. Do you think that if we just started fighting with humans it would be easy? We have no one in power over the billions of humans that live. Now we have a very small foothold. So we may attack, and not worry so much should war break out."

"But it grows closer, what would you suggest is next?" Tiko asked seriously and Xerxes pinched the bridge of his nose. He felt Zani's amusement.

'See this is what you get for being so zealous over the years at pushing the supernatural community forward. Like lost puppies.' Zani said mentally with humor.

'Shut up.' He said privately to him, out loud to the others he spoke. "It's your job to figure it out, I have many more to find and push forward as you are now doing. Kirosho has already stepped up fast in the two weeks since I met you."

"He has, and Yori has many friends higher up. It helps and their voices are being heard." Belis said. "Where would you attack next?" Xerxes let out a loud breath.

"I would attack their facilities where they hide our kind, create weapons." He looked at Kendra, his words meant that he would kill those who posed the most threat.

"We have to find them first. Do you know where they are?"

"Only a few, Kendra knows where a very large and powerful one is." They looked at her and she felt very on the spot. He was asking her to tell them where they took the other species so they could destroy it and those there. She was torn, but deep inside she knew that she'd have to fall on a side.