Rise of the Resistance (War for Orion Trilogy Book Two) (46 page)

“Do you know how bad I want to kill him for
being here?” Anlon turned to her. “I thought I didn't want to, I
thought I’d forgiven him, but now that he's escaped imprisonment,
the emotions are taking control. He deserves to die on Keres for
what he’s done.”

“I understand why you feel that way,” she
took his hand. “I really do. I won't tell you what to do, but
whatever decision you make, be sure it's what your family would
want. Remember, you forgave him already.”

Anlon nodded and steered the cruiser towards
the Capitol building, looking for the glass house Pyrrhus had been
talking about. It didn't take him long to spot the house shining in
the sunlight and he took the cruiser down. They exited and
approached the front door of the house. Before reaching it, a
beautiful red headed woman with one green eye and one blue eye
opened the door. She walked down the steps and stopped in front of
the two of them. Neither one could take their eyes off the stunning
woman.

“I’ve been expecting you, Anlon and Kanti,”
she motioned them in the house. “Please, come in.”

“Umm. We might be at the wrong house. I'm
not sure how you were expecting us unless Pyrrhus led me here on
purpose,” Anlon said. “I was looking for a black malak with white
markings on him.”

“Donnchadh is here,” she replied with a warm
smile. “I’ve brought him here with me.”

“And you are who?” Kanti asked.

“I'm Leilah,” she took Kanti's hand. “My
tribe and I found Donnchadh dying on Erebos. We took him in and
brought him back to good health. He convinced us to come back here
and help with the rebellion.”

“I think he’s lied to you, Leilah. He works
for the Deimos Brotherhood. There’s no way he wants to help with
the rebellion. The malak has done nothing but destroy this galaxy
for years,” Anlon said.

“But you’re wrong about him. He brought me
here to help you fight the crodillians. He was helping the Queen
before he was betrayed by Kirill and fled to the wastelands where I
found him.”

Donnchadh walked around the corner and
looked to Anlon with tears in his eyes. He approached and looked to
them both with shame and sorrow on his face.

“I’m truly sorry for all I’ve done to hurt
you.”

“You killed my family!” Anlon backed up.
“You killed one of your
friends
! You worked with my father
and you killed him! How could you possibly come here now to help
us? Help the children of the people you betrayed?”

“I know what I’ve done and how it’s hurt
many in this galaxy,” Donnchadh looked up from the ground. “I can
never make up for all my mistakes and I’m truly sorry for all the
pain that I’ve caused you.”

“Why come here? Why ever show your face
again after your crimes?”

Kanti took his hand to comfort him, and
Leilah walked over to put her hand on his shoulder.

“I can't explain my past actions,” he
replied. “But I'm not the same as I was then. After you caught me
trying to kill Adira, she locked me in the dungeons as you saw. She
too, wanted to kill me and I wanted her to. She told me of Kirill's
plan and how I was manipulated and used all those years,” he looked
Anlon deep in the eyes. “I accepted my fate on Keres, but when the
crodillians arrived I knew it was a chance for me to make up for
past mistakes. I found the Queen and talked to her. I told her I
wanted to help free Orion from the crodillians, so we came up with
a plan that would delay Jahdiel killing her. I told Jahdiel about
Kirill and I was sent on a mission to retrieve him.”

Anlon let out a deep breath. “How'd Kirill
betray you?”

“I didn't know about the rebellion was being
put together here because I’d been on Keres, so I was trying to put
one of my own together. I told Kirill to come peacefully so we
could rebel using the Brotherhood, but when I arrived he told
Kellagh that I planned to assault them. My only option was to flee
into the wasteland. That's where Leilah and her tribe found me
poisoned and dying.”

“Where’s the rest of Leilah's tribe?” Kanti
asked. “Pyrrhus said there were more.”

“They’re gathered in one of the rooms,”
Leilah answered. “Their powers aren't as strong as mine. They can't
see or feel things the way I do.”

“I don't quite think I understand what
you're talking about,” Kanti said.

“I can see things before the happen. I saw
Donnchadh dying and knew where to retrieve him. I wasn't sure why I
saw him, but I knew there was a reason. He told us about starting a
rebellion, but I waited for my visions to guide me. Sure enough, I
saw a desperate and failing rebellion I had to help. Donnchadh
proved to me the right decision was to leave Erebos and assist you
against the crodillians,” Leilah smiled to the Princess. “I can see
his heart, like I see yours, and I promise you, it’s as pure as
yours. He is a changed being, just like Anlon. The hate in his
heart left long ago when Adira told him to protect you. The same
has happened to Donnchadh.”

“How did you...,” Anlon started.

“I see many things,” she interrupted. “It’s
best I share only those that are relevant. I’ve been blessed with
this ability, but I also must guard some of the things I see, even
from those close to me.”

“How exactly are you going to use these
powers to help the rebellion?” Kanti asked.

“I know many things that are happening with
the crodillians right now, not many of which you yourself aren't
unaware of. There are things I’ve seen none know about, but they’ll
be revealed when the time is right. I can’t have anyone acting too
soon.”

“I forgive you again, Donnchadh,” Anlon held
out his hand.

Donnchadh took it. “I don't deserve
forgiveness for what I’ve done. I’ve betrayed everything I was
supposed to protect.”

“But you’ve changed,” Anlon smiled. “You’re
making up for those mistakes, you have learned from them. That’s
all we can do in life, especially right now.”

“Thank you,” Donnchadh embraced him. “I'm so
sorry. I'm so sorry for everything.”

“We have more important things to worry
about right now than vengeance,” Anlon looked to Leilah and Kanti.
“Orion is in peril and we need
everyone
to come together if
we're going to make it through this.”

“Old enemies must become new friends. Your
family would be proud of everything you’ve done and the man you’ve
become, Anlon,” Kanti hugged him.

“We’ll win this war,” Leilah said. “All of
us will come together and we’ll come out victorious. These savage
won’t hold us in their grasp any longer.” The room was beaming with
the radiance of Leilah's presence. Her presence gave everyone
confidence and strength from deep within. “There will be much death
and bloodshed, but I see the tide turning in my visions. Where once
it was hopeless, now I see a glimmer of hope that’s only shining
brighter the longer I’m in your presence,” she took Kanti's hand.
“
You
will lead the rebels to victory.”

“Let's show the Crodillians who they're
really up against,” Kanti beamed. “Let's show them the full force
of this rebellion they think they've defeated.”

Anlon Valens
- Male human;

Green eyes, tan skin, brown hair

Kanti Cordula
- Female
human, District of Hassental police officer;

Blue eyes, fair skin, blonde hair

Moran Borislav
- Male
human, member of GSOU;

Tall and built with branded markings covering
body, green eyes

Queen Adira
- Female
human, Queen of Orion;

Blue eyes, radiant skin, blonde hair

Falcone
- Male harkon,
pilot;

Dark golden eyes, brown and white feathery
skin

Camillus
- humanoid,
District of Hassental record keeper;

Silver humanoid

Kirill
- Male human,
leader of Deimos Brotherhood;

Green eyes, dark skin, graying hair

Donnchadh
- Male malak,
assassin for Deimos Brotherhood;

Maroon eyes, black skin with white markings,
horns on head

Ulisse
- Male arachnid,
assassin for Deimos Brotherhood;

Grey and blue eyes, grey skin from waist up,
blue and grey spider waist down

Sanguinarius
- Male darza,
assassin for Deimos Brotherhood;

Black eyes, red and black marked skin, long
slender body

Ferris
- Male ovrean,
member of GSOU, trainer;

Grey eyes, hard grey skin

Emer
- Female quierleon,
trainer;

Brown eyes, mocha skin, short and toned
stature

Nimesha
- Female feleen,
assassin for Deimos Brotherhood;

Gold eyes, tall and slender body, black fur
with leopard print

Jahdiel
- Female human,
Orion outcast, second in command of Crodillian fleet;

Green eyes, mocha skin, black hair

Merikh
- Male crodillian,
leader of Crodillian fleet;

Red eyes, dark green skin, black nails, tall
stature

General Pyrrhus
- Male
human, General of Orion Military;

Light blue eyes, tall with brown skin, bald
with a braided beard

Zarah –
female human,
General on Hermes;

Light skin, piercing green eyes, dark brown
shoulder-length hair

Leilah –
female human,
tribe member on Erebos;

Luminous skin, one green and one blue eye,
fiery red hair

Reamonn –
Male human,
leader of Erebos tribe;

Deformed and heavily scarred body, only one
fogged over eye

Fausto –
Male themin, old
pilot;

Dark red body with grey markings

Maolmordha –
Male
crodillian, Commander of fleet;

Four orange eyes, burnt black skin with hues
of yellow underneath, cracked and scaly body with red fluid seeping
out, disproportionate body with one club-like arm

Kellagh –
Male crodillian,
Commander of fleet;

Bubbly and dark skin with many scars, yellow
eyes

Yvette –
Female kaneen,
officer on Hermes;

Light brown and white, blue eyes, lean
frame

Ludwig –
Male quierleon,
officer on Hermes;

Short with dark skin, black hair, dark green
eyes

Dorjan –
Male human,
Hermes rebel;

Dark skin, brown eyes, black hair,
heavy-set

Ezio –
Young male human,
Gaea scouter;

Shaggy brown hair, hazel eyes, frail body

Prime Minister Gidon –
Male quierleon, Prime Minister of Ares;

Dark skin, short, black hair, brown eyes,
overweight

Queen's Council

Abdul
- Male machine;

Black skin, human-like body with clear glass
head

Hildereth
- Male
quierleon;

Dark skinned, short stature, dark brown
hair

Alura
- Female
filibian;

Blue and green skin, yellow eyes

Bertrade
- Female
kaneen;

Hazel eyes, light brown body

Aldrick
- Male themin;

Brown eyes, dark red skin, tall stature

Reginold
- Male human;

Green eyes, balding head with grey hair

Aida
- Female
cepholode;

Grey body, four arms and four legs, thin
body, large light orange eyes

Saidi
- Female herman;

Blue eyes, brunette hair in bun, light
skinned

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