Devin Planet

Chapter 8

     The city's power was running out quick. Every building and every streetlight were fully off. It was bright and early in the morning, so the Krissun was shining its rays into windows. But when night came, the whole world would be dark and silent. Not once has this ever occurred, every night the night sky glimmers and is slightly suffocated with the building's lights glimmering ever so slightly. Devin made sure light pollution never affected the night sky. Tonight, with no power whatsoever, the entirety of Devin would be consumed with darkness, and no one will be able to see a thing. 4178 knew that the takeover plan of Dana and the council wouldn't take the whole day and by nightfall, he could only hope that he would be safe and sound in his house sleeping away the darkness. 206 never stood a chance at taking over the Dana so he could breathe in relief knowing that the council would still be in charge and fixing the light situation sooner rather than later.

     4178 looked at a candy store, empty of all the sweets except the black licorice. Its light flickered a few times and then went out. Even with the Krissun, the candy store looked dark and almost ominous. "Powers going out..." 

     The message traveled from 4178 all the way to 206 who stood twenty something people away from him. His head turned as he inspected the buildings, "With no power the Devins will be forced to go back to work. The riot may end because of this." 

     "And if it doesn't?" Asked one of the five assigned leaders of the raid.

     "My plan will work to perfection. I will take control, and the situation of the riot will be taken care of by the nature of Devins to survive and thrive." His ingenious plan causing a cold smile to appear.

     3007 watched their surroundings, 4178, and the kid. Multitasking to keep everyone safe, they were able to spot movement from an alleyway. They stared at the darkness caused by the shadows of the buildings all around and inspected it with strain in their eyes. No movement but a shape resembling a Devin was outlined. "There's someone there!" 3007 whispered to 4178 and made sure not to point at the area but instead eyed it intensely. They were not going to bring attention to a Devin who could potentially be an innocent survivor trying to survive. 3007 would be damned if 206 decided to forcibly kidnap another Devin to do his evil bidding.

     4178 froze and corrected himself quickly, forcing himself to walk at his normal pace. His head turning ever so slightly to the left and his eyes side-eyeing the alley, he spotted the figure. Who is that? Wondering if this was a dangerous person, he warned 206 by spreading the message until it arrived to him. 3007 bit their tongue, deciding not to say anything for one, they couldn't find the time to argue with 4178 as to why that was stupid, and two, didn't care enough. 

     The message spread quick and the message from 206 arrived even quicker. He wanted them to stand guard but not cause any attention or confront the person. It could be someone looking for supplies, and if they were dangerous, there were twenty-two people in the group to protect each other. 

     3007 let go of 1663's hand and wrapped their arm around his shoulder, bringing him close to their side. No one would harm this boy, 3007 assured themselves, feeling as if they were the only one threatened by this figure. 

     They all walked past the alley and out of view, feeling relieved that no one attacked, 206 reminded them that they could come back and that others could be lurking. And sure enough, he was correct. Because a few minutes passed of peaceful walking when a group of ten Devins appeared from the shadows, exposing them to the world. They were all tall, skinny, yet muscular. With weapons creatively designed just like 206's gang, they felt more threatening than the group of twenty-two. They had created bows and arrows from wood, obsidian, and jasper. 

     3007 noticed this and was both terrified and confused. Terrified because of how sharp obsidian and jasper were if sharpened and used correctly. Confused because they had no idea where they found those minerals. Mined out to extinction and all destroyed, making it illegal to own any, 3007 was baffled how they still had them. Where had they been hiding them if not destroyed. And why had the council not found out about this crime; information withheld from authorities would be celebrated and rumored.