The Extra Wants Control

"Hey! No more violence!" A young man said as he pushed back the person who attacked Neveah... He was backed up by a few women and some men.

"Why don\'t we just talk this through?" Suggested one guy.

"Yeah, let\'s talk!" Said another woman in worry.

"Let\'s see how we can save ourselves when the nobles come knocking..." She said as her face paled

Then they started talking, coming up with mild and some drastic and brutal ideas... Confident or maybe arrogant people were shouting hard when they came up with their, \' bright\' ideas while some shy and fearful whispered their ideas... Most of them were the most brutal ones.

\'Let\'s Poison Kai\'

\' we should use assassins\'

\' no one here is strong enough yo kill Kai you idiot\'

\' yeah I like the poison idea.\'

\' guys are you really doing this? After everything Kai has done for us?\'

\' don\'t try and guilt trip us... We must survive... If he cared about us then why didn\'t he think about us when he decided to kill a bunch of nobles right outside our city... He implicated us in his deeds... If we don\'t do something we are doomed... I\'d rather kill one person and live with the guilt than let thousands die just for one person\'s idiocy...

That applies to you... If you dare snitch on us... It won\'t end well for you.\'

"... I... I understand.\'

\' okay let\'s go on.\'

It was gruesome plot to offer Kai\'s head to appease the nobles in exchange for their lives. Self preservation is what it was.

A slow smile formed on Neveah\'s face.

This was fear at its best... Fear that made people do anything, twisting even the most \'moral\' into self saving ideas, betrayal and even murder. He needed to guide them, use and manipulate this fear to his maximum benefit and not extinguish it.

"You alright, friend?" A man touched his shoulder and asked him.

Neveah made a \'paimed\' face then smiled weakly. "Just a bit shaken, that\'s all."

The man nodded in acknowledgement

"Tensions are high but listen, we gotta stick together. We can\'t let fear turn us against ourselves." he said in wisdom.

" A sensible person has appeared!?" Thought Neveah.

Neveah feigned a surprised look. "Against ourselves? What do you mean?" He asked

The man sighed and said, " These talks and suggestions… of betrayal murder against Kaiser, someone they trust. Someone who saved them... This is how fear makes people forget and make them ungrateful. They don\'t know that those nobles didn\'t come here for a peaceful visit they wanted something and they would have torn the whole city apart just to find it... Killing many in the process..."

" Is this man going to be a problem?" Thought Neveah.

"Thank you for your concern, \'friend\'," Neveah said as he rose from the ground .

"But I think I\'ve had enough for the night. And about your thoughts... I hope you achieve what you want and please... \'be careful\'" Neveah said.

The man sighed and shook is head saying, " I can\'t change their minds they\'ll make their decisions and will receive the consequences that follow... But I for one will not be apart of this... The planning and the execution... I wash my hands." The man said as he walked away.

Neveah saw him leave the group until he went to a solitary corner and sat leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.

" So he isn\'t even going yo warn Kaiser! Is this man okay in the head? He\'s seven star huh? Not so strong to ruin my plans but... But just to be safe I\'ll put a soldier on him..." Neveah thought as a shadow soldier was dispatched to watch the man.

He then gave a final glance at the gathered and plotting crowd.

With ease, Neveah slipped away unnoticed.

***********

5 hours... that\'s how long Neveah has been watching Kai... He waited until Kai went to his room

Tonight the seeds of discord and doubt would be planted.

He needed to make sure only Kai saw the pictures he was about to leave for him... He didn\'t want a situation where someone else got to them first and ruin his intentions...

So from the memory of the shadow soldier... Neveah used a recording orb... That he put on Kai\'s bed that projected pictures allover the room... Pictures of Theodore and the skull masked pervert. The pictures made it seem like they were close...

Neveah\'s objective was to make Kai doubt Theo even more... Question his orders and plans.

If Neveah had given Kai everything he saw from Kai and Skull, then Kai would be stupidly pissed and confront Theo directly... In the confrontation Kai could die or he could break away from Theo and Neveah didn\'t want that he had more planned for them so he couldn\'t ruin it. That\'s why he gave Kai partial information. Sure Kai could think it was fabricated but a part of him would say," what if?

And Why?" And that\'s what Neveah wanted.

A satisfied smile formed on Neveah.

He was done with this city, but his work in the continent unfortunately, was far from done.

The \'unity\' of the commoners was an obstacle that he would have to break through.

He disappeared and left his growing seeds to grow... Westley City was done with.

*************

He reappeared in a marketplace in another region.

Neveah, his form shifting to blend in he The approached a group of young and aspiring merchants.

"Heard about the discovery in the eastern mines?" he said with a smile while he bought some jewelry.

The young men exchanged curious glances until... "Discovery? What discovery?" one of them finally pressed.

Neveah leaned closer,. "A secret vein of the purest, most potent energy crystal ever found. Enough to make a fortune beyond your wildest dreams. It formed on our continent and it\'s quality is as good as the dwarves\'."

A collective gasp rippled through the group.

Everyone had visions of wealth and power danced in their eyes.

" But... it\'s not that simple."Neveah said.

" It is a prize that the queen will give to the nobles." He said.

" What? No way... Only nobles get access to ot..."

" Yeah..." Neveah said with a defeated smile. It took a lot out of him to sto himself from smiling as he saw their looks.

He then took his bagged purchase and left with his head droopy.

The young men looked at him leaving and then suggested to each other, " Guys hear me out. I have an idea and ou might think I\'m crazy..."

" Here\'s what we do..."