The human was feisty, but at least she wasn’t dumb enough to continue fighting. Caeyin kept his Silencer trained on her back as she complied with his demand to take her to the others of her kind. In the back of his mind, he found it a bit strange that she was giving in so easily. Surely, she had to be clever enough to realize that he was just going to massacre them all when she brought him to their hideout. He wondered if humans lacked the loyalty to their own people that the Lunairans all shared? Perhaps she understood that he was going to kill them, but she didn’t care as long as she could delay her own inevitable fate. It was a bit pathetic to him.
On the other hand, he knew it was possible that this human was lying through her teeth and there were no others left. She could have been hoping to trick him or buy herself some time to think of a way to escape. If that was the case, then she was a fool, and he intended to make her pay for wasting his time. He smirked to himself. By the time he was through with her, this hardheaded human being would be begging him for her life.
Caeyin followed her closely as she led him through the maze of tall buildings. His right arm was tense, ready to fire his weapon at a moment’s notice if she made any sudden movements. Even though she claimed she was going to lead him to others, he wasn’t going to let her get away from him just to cling to the opportunity of killing more of her kind. If she tried to run or attack him, he wouldn’t hesitate to shoot her on the spot. Besides, he could find more Earthlings on his own. He wasn’t incompetent. Her help would just make the process of locating them easier, so he wouldn’t have to spend an unnecessary amount of time wandering around.
After a while of walking, they came to a barrier of some sort that blocked their path. There was a door built into it, but it appeared to be locked with a chain. He glanced at the human as she made a flippant remark about hoping he was good at climbing. The ridiculousness of her words made him scoff. His people could do anything that the humans could do if not more. Surely, she had to know that. He guessed that she had probably made the remark to strike a competitive nerve in him. Unfortunately for her, he cared little about what an Earthling thought of him. He wasn’t going to get distracted from his original goal by competing with someone he knew he could easily outmatch.
So, he said nothing in response as she began to climb over the barrier. The distance she put between them set him on edge a bit, and he kept his Silencer fixed on her form as she ascended higher. Once she was at the top, he noticed her pause to wait for him. He hesitated for a moment, reluctant to lower his weapon, but decided he couldn’t climb efficiently and point it at her at the same time. He slipped the barrel into his back pocket and climbed up the mesh wall, keeping the human in the edge of his vision in case she tried to knock him down like she had before. This time, she tried nothing of the sort, and he jumped down with her to the other side, quickly drawing his Silencer again to ensure that she couldn’t run.
As they walked down a long stretch of pavement, Caeyin noticed that the area seemed far emptier than he expected of a place where multiple people would be living. He eyed the human suspiciously and opened his mouth to question where the so-called ‘other humans’ were. However, before he had a chance to speak, she did first, explaining that they were in hiding because they had seen the Lunairan ship land. It still seemed strange to him, but it was a logical enough explanation that he chose not to argue with her about it. The truth would be revealed soon enough as it was.
His violet eyes swept curiously over the crafts that they were walking past. Though he knew he was only there to kill off the rest of the humans, he couldn’t help getting a bit caught up in the strangeness of the engineering. All of the machines had large wings that indicated they had been built to fly, telling him that the humans had a way to take to their skies after all. The designs were quite different than Lunairan vehicles though. His people created spacecrafts that were much more organic looking than these big, metal tubes. He supposed he could respect the Earthlings’ ingenuity though. These machines were primitive, but they were still quite an accomplishment for an inferior species.
The human led him up a short flight of stairs that brought them to the door of one of the aircrafts. As she opened the door and stepped inside, he felt a bit nervous to follow. He didn’t like the idea of fighting in such a confined space, especially if he was outnumbered. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like he had much of a choice, so he entered the vehicle and followed closely behind the human. She led him down a long aisle that was lined on either side with rows of chairs. It seemed that this craft had been designed specifically to transport a large number of the creatures. He wrinkled his nose slightly in distaste at the thought of riding something like this. All of the seats were close together, giving hardly any room to move around. The design was quite flawed. Lunairan ships had much more space per individual, creating a comfortable travel experience.
Turning away from the cramped-looking chairs, he focused on the human again. She was leading him farther into the craft than he was comfortable going. The hairs on the back of his neck rose as he realized she was probably trying to lead him into a trap. So far, he had caught neither sight nor sound of any other humans, but that didn’t mean she hadn’t already contacted them. The image of an Earthling sneaking up behind him flashed through his mind, and he peered back over his shoulder, cautiously examining the rows of chairs for signs of movement. He wasn’t about to let these pathetic creatures ambush him. However, he could see nothing. It seemed like they were still alone.
He narrowed his eyes and turned back to the human, prepared to question what she was trying to do. Before he could, his eyes widened again as she suddenly whirled around with a metal object in her hand. He tightened his grip on his Silencer but didn’t have a chance to shoot the weapon when he felt a sharp burst of pain in the side of his head and everything went black.
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The first thing Caeyin was aware of was an incessant pounding in his head. He groaned and moved to lift his hand to rub the sore spot but found that he couldn’t move his arm. Blinking his eyes open, he looked down to see that his wrist had been bound to a metal pole by some sort of foreign chain. He frowned and gave the device a tug. It didn’t budge.
“Well, well. Look who’s finally awake. Have a good nap, Lunairan?”
He bristled at the sound of the voice and hurriedly sat up, only to instantly regret doing so when the motion caused another splitting burst of pain in his head. He winced and looked up to see a light-haired female sitting in a chair across the aisle. For a moment, he stared at her in confusion, but then suddenly the events of the day all came back to him at once. Realizing what was going on, he pulled on the chain again with a bit more force, trying to break himself free of its cold grip. The stubborn thing held fast.
Deciding that wasn’t going to work, he looked for his Silencer, only to find that it had disappeared. The human must have taken it from him while he had been unconscious. He muttered a curse under his breath. He couldn’t believe he had let a human catch him off guard like that. It was disgraceful. Their kind were inferior to his, but he still shouldn’t have turned his back on her like he had. The mistake had left him trapped and at the creature’s mercy—exactly the opposite of what he had wanted to happen.
Turning back to the human, Caeyin curled his lip in a snarl. “Release me,” he snapped. “Or I’ll call the others here, and they’ll kill you where you stand.”
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