"An alliance, huh?"
One of the n at the table scoffed.
"Why the hell would we want to do that?"
Elaine stood up and walked over to John. She placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"I think an alliance would be a wonderful idea," she said as she stroked his hair.
John stayed quiet, observing the reactions of the other people at the table.
"I don’t know, Elaine. I just don’t trust him," one of the other won said.
"Look, I understand that you may have so reservations about this, but we need to do sothing. We can’t keep living like this."
Elaine sat down next to John and took his hand.
"I’m sorry about all of this, John. I really am. They just need so ti to get used to the idea."
John nodded and smiled at her.
"It’s alright. I understand."
He turned to look at the others. Elaine was, of course, the most suspicious person here, but he would use her if she offered herself.
"I know that you may not trust , but I promise that I’m only here to help. Things are more dire than we initially thought, our planet is at risk of total destruction. We and everyone else on Earth will die if we don’t do anything. The Luminars’ mining operations will spawn stronger monsters with every passing day until a catastrophe-type monster spawns, one that nobody will be able to kill."
"What!?" One of the n shouted.
"How the hell do you know all that?"
"I rescued the remnants of a lost civilization called Nevilians from another planet. We went there to rescue people from our faction, and we ca across them. What’s happening here happened to them long ago. They explained everything to . I know you guys are sceptical, but I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t 100% sure this was happening."
The room was silent for a mont before Elijah spoke up.
"I believe you, John. I know I haven’t been the friendliest, but I do appreciate what you’ve done for us. I think an alliance is a good idea."
"Thank you, Elijah."
Elaine nodded in agreent.
"I agree. This is a very serious matter, and we need to do sothing about it."
The others remained silent as they thought about what had been said.
John looked at them and sighed.
"I understand that this is a lot to take in. I’ll give you all so ti to think about it."
John stood up to leave when Elaine stopped him.
"Wait, John, where are you going?"
John looked at her and smiled.
"I’m going back to my base. I have things to take care of there."
Elaine tilted her head back and looked up at the ceiling, as if searching for the answer in the cracks and cobwebs.
"Do you have a-comms? Here, grab my information. I’ll contact you when we have an answer for you," she said, swiping her comms at John’s to exchange information.
He raised his eyebrows, surprised. "You sure about this?"
She nodded.
"Yes, I am. We need to work together if we’re going to survive."
He shrugged and turned around.
"Thanks. I’ll be in touch."
With that, John left the room and made his way down the hallway. He wondered what Elaine’s endga was.
’She seems to be the rcenary type. Vying for all angles, waiting to see who cos out on top.’
John walked down the stairs and out of the building, soaring high into the air and landing softly in the base’s courtyard.
For the next few days, John went around the city, recruiting other factions. So were eager to finally take the fight to the Luminars; others were sceptical and took their ti deciding like the people at the tower, while others outright refused.
"There’s a faction of won that is interested in joining us, but they want to et with you first," Dalia said as she handed John a bowl of soup.
"Oh, really? Why’s that?" He asked.
"They said they want to make sure you’re trustworthy before they agree to anything," Dalia replied as she sat down next to him.
"That’s understandable," he said as he began to eat.
Later at night, John received a call from Elaine.
"Hello? John?" Elaine’s voice ca through his comms.
"Yes, this is John."
"Hi, John. It’s Elaine."
"I know. What can I do for you?"
"I’ve talked to the others, and we’re ready to agree to an alliance."
"That’s great. I’ll co down to the tower tomorrow."
"Yes, but John, can we et up first? There’s sothing I want to talk about with you."
John raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really? What is it?"
"I’d rather not discuss it over the comms. Can we et sowhere?"
"Alright, that’s fine. Where do you want to et?"
"There’s a park near the tower. I can et you there."
"Alright, I’ll et you there."
The call ended, and John’s eyes narrowed.
’Good thing I placed that Web of Whispers on her,’ he thought as he closed his eyes and focused on Elaine’s movents.
He could see her walking through the city, her long red hair blowing in the wind. She was wearing a tight black dress that hugged her curves.
John couldn’t help but admire her body. She was truly a sight to behold.
’Won sure do love dressing up nicely, even in the apocalypse,’ he thought as images of Laura’s outfits flashed through his mind.
’Now where is she going at these hours?’
Elaine made her way to a building and went inside.
John’s eyes widened as he saw a group of n waiting for her.
"Hello, gentlen. Thank you for eting ," she said as she greeted them.
"Hello, Elaine," one of the n replied.
"Please, have a seat. Michael will see you now."
Elaine sat down on a couch, and the n left the room. A mont later, a door opened and Michael walked in. He was wearing a suit and tie, and his hair was slicked back, but his skin was still deathly pale.
"Hello, Elaine. It’s good to see you," he said with a smile as he sat down across from her.
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