Zephyr: The Elemental Clans

25 - The Rekindled Heir

Xyder Zephyr - POV;

"Are you ready for this? Things can go really bad from here on out and we can't be sure they will return ro normal. Are you truly prepared?" Cheryl asked me as we rode in the back of a horse-pulled, trading caravan which was intended to sneak me, Evie, Cheryl and Rydia into Zephyr's land.

"Of course I am ready. There was no turning back the second that I decided that I would reclaim my crown and at this point I intend to go through with it!" I grinned.

The others had gone back freely ahead of us as they had not been suspected of aiding me.Everything had been set in motion to ensure that I could reclaim the place that was mine.

"State your business!" One of the guards asked at the gate.

"Commerce! I have come to deliver goods to one of the shops inside of this district!" the driver responded.

"We'll have to see your liscense and a proof of the order!" the guard instructed. The driver handed over the items and after careful scrutiny they were handed back to him. Dagan's grandmother actually owned one of the more successful stores within the Residential District so he had convinced her to send an order for some merchandise in order to give us this cover.

"Okay great. We just have to examine the contents of the vans and goods," the guard stated.

"Wait! Why? This has never been done before," the driver protested.

"The clan is on high alert right now with the looming threat of treason. These are orders given by Regulus Seraphim himself that states we must be strict," the guard explained.

He grabbed the handle to the trailer where we hid but thedriver protested,"Please let me go and forget this nonsense. I need to be on my way!"

One of the guards drew a gun and pointed it at the driver.

"Search the entire van carefully! He is acting too suspicious! He is hiding something!" the head guard demanded.

Three of the guards burst into the trailer but we were on our toes and acted quickly. Rydia soaked the ground causing the first to slip and skid when they entered. The remaining two were shocked by the unexpected assault. I rushed at them and dodging a punch from one I grabbed both of their heads and slammed them together, knocking both unconscious.

"Stupid, dumb, idiot, retard scum!" Cheryl shouted stomping on the slipped guard's head.

"Er- Cheryl.... that's enough!" I shouted pulling her away from the guy, now knocked out completely.

"Uh, yeah... sorry....."

We ran outside only to be met with a greater adversary. The head guard shot at us with his pistol. Evie and Rydia got out of the way and I grabbed Cheryl as we dove down to the ground.

Evie quickly used her vines to wrestle the weapon away from him before she used a second tendril to wrap around his neck, strangling him until he lost consciousness.

An alarm sounded off throughout the district and we looked around frantically. One of the guards was in their booth and he had triggered the response while no one had been looking. Rydia made short work of him.

"What do we do now?! Our cover is blown!" Evie exclaimed.

"Shit!" I slammed my fist on the wall of the caravan, "Driver, you leave here quickly. You've done enough and we don't want you get into anything serious or bad. The rest of you, we have to make a break for the Alter. It's time to go in guns blazing!"

We rushed in the direction of the Alter avoiding as many of the guards as possible. We had one mission: to finish this successfully.

Dagan Zephyr - POV;