“It’ll be alright,” he told her, “those are the ones I have freed so far, and almost half of the planet is ours now.”
Reaching out Alan searched the city in front of him taking all the traps and killing devices, he felt hidden all over the city. There, he thought, at least they would have a safe place for now. Almost 5 minutes later, the huge crowd of freed Fairixies started to bow to Alan.
“Stop!” He yelled cringing when he saw almost all of the beings start to shake. In a much calmer voice Alan started again, “My name is Alan, I am not a god, I will not make you do anything you do not want you. You are free of those that had enslaved you. This city has been cleared of everything that would hurt you, please use it.” Alan turned and started to walk away,
“Alan we’re being followed.” Hopix said
Alan stopped and turned to see several of the tiny beings following him and Hopix. “Can I help you further?” He asked.
“We are confused, mast… Mazey Alan. You don’t want us to do anything for you?” Several asked.
Thinking a moment Alan couldn’t see a clear way out of this, then just as suddenly an idea formed in his head. “The only thing I can think of right now is I want you to live. Live as well and good as you can, be the best that you can be. This is Hopix. She is from the planet you all came from, talk with her. Please be well, I have to defeat the last 4 of the bad Mazeys. Then this planet can truly be free of the dark council.” Alan explained.
Hopix shook a bit when all the eyes turned toward her. Alan kept walking he felt the one who’d gotten away not far away, huh he thought so they can’t either when they are hurt. Concentrating Alan could begin to clearly see where he was, flashing out next to him Alan could see that he was close to death, he’d been bleeding for a bit. Shaking his head Alan thought the idiot could have been spared all this pain and death. Grabbing the wart creature by the throat Alan made a slashing motion and the creature was dead.
“Damn shame, you could still be alive, you idiot. All you had to have done was take the deal.” Alan said to the rapidly stiffening corpse. Flashing out Alan was back with Hopix it seemed that she had finished and the Fairixies that had been with her were happily winging their way back to the rest.
They as the rest soon learned that Alan had spoken the truth and the city was safe, there was clean water, air and food. The Elders were all weeping the prophecy was finally starting to come true. Though many of the young didn’t understand the concept of freedom, they all knew that it was a great feeling.
Appearing in the sanctuary again Alan and Hopix started to explain about the city that Alan had cleared for them. Again, the elders here wept many had been here for a long time and had longed for the comfort of the city again. Alan moved all of them to the city as soon as they were ready. Alan had well over half the planet clear now thought, the council still hadn’t appeared, they must have far more of the Fairixies within their territories than I had at first thought. Alan estimated that he’d freed somewhere in the neighborhood of over 7000 of the beings, though that number continued to grow every few minutes. Reaching out Alan went beyond the boundaries of the remaining 3; sure enough, he could feel tens of thousands still enslaved to them.
“I think it’s about time I ended this.” Alan said to Hopix. “Yes I agree but Alan you haven’t rested or recharged, you nee..,” Hopix started.
“What I need is to finish these 3 off so I can free the rest of the people. I can feel their pain Hopix for the first time I can feel it. Plus the fact that we haven’t found your brother yet, I promised I would find him and I will.” Alan told Hopix as they started out the front of the city. As soon as they exited there was a harsh wind, then the same lizard being that Alan had beaten twice before flashed in.
“Hello asshole! I do hope you remember me, it is going to be so sweet when I break you and take your little whore!” The Lizard spit out, “I await your appearance I can’t wait to crush you under my feet, and then I’ll have your little whore’s power to make me the strongest! So hurry up I’m anxious!”
“If you are that anxious, then come to me,” Alan replied. “Oh no, this is on MY terms this time, Mine!” with that he was gone.
Wonderful, Alan thought, a damn target again. Bad enough he knew where it was coming from, but now who also.