52

"We need to go," Ward says, placing a cold hand on your shoulder. "I don't know how long the rest of the mortals can hold off the Council, but if they haven't already retreated, they're probably dead or dying by now."

"You never thought they'd have a chance?" you ask. "Why bring them into this to begin with?"

"The mortals knew what they were getting into, and they each pledged their lives to the cause."

"What cause?"

"The take-down of the global elite, of course. The men and women behind the curtain pulling the strings. They all had different names for them: Shadow Government, Illuminati, lizard people, you know the rest. Funny thing is, the 'lizard people conspiracy' was the closest to the mark. They just got the species of monster wrong."