A distant noise which broke the silence of the quiet night, disturbed the free flow of air currents which echoed deep into the large burrows across a calm street in the central part of the city, between two tall desolated building which were totally abandoned and completely empty dry on it. The noise, which had been caused by a large red metallic shield that accidentally fell off from a truck that hit a nearby tree in a distance close to the neighborhood where an incident which occurred the previous moon, where someone tried to steal some empty cartons from him which he would have given it to him for free without having to take any money at all, The sound which issued forth from above the quiet streets echoing down the to huge chasm to an underground cell, large enough to contain one hundred creatures at once. The cell turned out to be the exact same secret room where Bamus and his crew had met Akanon in order to deliver the stolen objects including the map they had succeeded in stealing from the granary which was protected by Ravon and his two henchmen.
This time around, the silence of the cell was suddenly broken up by the eventful noise which woke up Akanon from his drowsy slumber on a small but high bed covered with thick hides and skins of dead Tarnites. He sat upright on bed with his thick clothes made of thick hides of dead Tarnites, and winked amidst the obscured darkness, because he was quite alone in dark making it very difficult for him to see through the thick darkness. He slowly got up from the bed and trudged around while peering through as his red eyes slowly began to adjust to the dim light which displayed some vague details about the room. At the far right corner of the cell, the two Tarnites were fast asleep while still in chains. His eyes caught the sight of some precious green stones which glowed inside two sacks, and were positioned at the other side of the bed which rested upon the wall while some old antiques which is now worn out and corroded by continuous passage of time, and was covered in dust which boldly protruded outwards next to it.
He moved with dry breath towards the green stones at the other side of the bed and he took a handful of it which enabled to see almost all part of the room. He saw that Gandon wasn't present in the room and was totally all alone which he detest very much with all his being.
"Gandon, where did you go to?", He whispered alone to himself in the partly illumined room and then moved forward to the door that led through the hallway to the stairs that ran upward to the tavern which serves as his hideout. He was about to open the door when he suddenly heard series footsteps as well as voices coming down from the stairs to the hallway which takes a very long time to get to the end. Then he shifted away from the door waiting to see who's approaching the door as the footsteps drew nearer and grew louder in the hall way than before. The door flung open as his henchmen led by Gandon troop into the cell creating a new atmosphere of rowdiness as each of them try to catch their breath because they had been trying to evade the tight security patrols that has been searching for them in every corner of the city.
"What happened to you all? Tell me right now!', Akanon ordered vehemently after he had waited for them to catch their breath for a while which they finally did.
"We were trying to escape from being apprehended by the authorities which we succeeded by chance", Gandon replied after easing down his long gasping which seems never to end.
"Ever since we pushed forward with phase 2, I know that the security in the city will get very stringent and tight. And you did very well to evade them but what happened to the last granary at the western section? Did you complete your task?", Akanon asked anxiously for he was waiting expectantly for the news to arrive as soon as possible in order for him to carry out the next phase of his plan
"Yes, we successfully completed our task by looting the granary but failed to set it ablaze because we were all most caught by one of the guards", a fat Patrox named Jollus answered him,
"It's alright that you guys succeeded in vandalizing the granary since it'll still spread the same message to the masses", Akanon said with utter relief as he sat down on the bed, but a sudden thought pass through his mind, which ceased him with trepidation causing a mild fear to come all over him and asked," Where is Bamus?",
They'll looked at each other in serious alarm except for the hard stare of Akanon, because they have all forgotten that they had left Bamus behind before reaching the house which they used as check point and couldn't wait any longer when Gandon had come to their rescue but got caught up in trying to escape being captured by the authorities,
-. "We are truly sorry, we left him behind when we almost got caught by the guard since we'll ran away to avoid being seen by the guard and I guess we left him behind", Jollus courageously responded.
"How could you guys have leave him behind like a piece of trash?! Why didn't you wait for him or even search for him discreetly?!", Akanon furiously asked,
"We tried to find him but we couldn't do a thorough search because of the extremely tight security that the council put in place to apprehend us", Amadux, a slim Motclux answered him,
"All the more reason you guys should have find him out soon because if he's caught and reveals all our plans to them, then all our efforts will go up in smoke and he's likely to get caught because of the tight security in the city", Akanon pointed out sharply, "I sincerely hope he doesn't get caught by the authorities but if he is apprehended and made to expose the our our plans, you must bear the dire consequences",
"Yes,we will all bear the consequences if he's apprehended and caught by the authorities. But we'll try to find him first before they do by checking out places where we had previously contacted each other, he might still be there to establish another contact"', Amadux retorted bravely,"And we need to carefully plan our next course of action from here on because of the reaction of the council members towards our vandalism and terrorism we are bringing to the city",
"Yes, that's right and we have done quite enough to put the city in total unrest, so i think it's time to confront the council members in order to remind them of the duel between I and their so call new chief that will decide the final outcome of who rules the city", Akanon said with a smirk across his face and adjusted his thick cloak,
"That's a good plan because I heard that this new chief was brought from the human realm and would likely be an amateur when it comes to fighting which makes you winner of the duel since I believe that she isn't stronger than you. You can easily defeat her and bring shame upon the council members with this move but what if they reject your offer and remain adamant instead?", Gandon promptly questioned,
Akanon didn't answer the question immediately but paused as he gazed towards the direction of the two ferocious Tarnites that were fast asleep with heavy chains at the far right corner of the room for a while, then he replied with his red eyes conjuring in his mind, devastating fire upon the city,"Then they leave me no choice but to unleash chaos upon my own countrymen by sending those beasts to eat and devour everything on its paths as well as the city's remaining economy revival status after the last plague, which will destroy many lives and lead to the extinction of many creatures in the realm. And besides that, I do have a very important ally that will help support my endeavors with his troops whenever I need it to conquer the city by reducing it to ruins so that I can rebuild it back again with me as the new chief if they should still resist my ferocious pets who will try to corner them into our nets so that we can wipe them out of the realm even if it will be last thing I do",
"And so it will surely be, Master", They except Akanon, chorused in unison as they kowtowed before him in high regard of him being their befitting ruler of Tyron whom they will bestow their undying loyal and servitude till eternity. Then they except Gandon and Akanon left the room as they went through the door in search of Bamus.