The Legend of Earth

Chapter 7



Hydon Ra Elys paced the floor of his personal residence, suffering the anguish of his thoughts. Over the past day he had experienced such a wide range of painful emotions that he was surprised he could still function.

Hydon was the Council Elder, the leader of the Expansion, and as such he was the being who carried the most responsibility for the events taking place – as well as those to come. Just the thought of having the sacred planet of Juir ransacked by either the Klin or the Humans was almost unimaginable, and one he would never have even considered only a few short months ago. But after the humiliating defeat at Falor-Kapel, and the revelation that the capital of the Expansion was now vulnerable to attack, this only meant that the decisions he would make from here on out would be the most important ever made by a Council Elder.

First the Humans – and now the Klin. How have we let ourselves become so exposed and ripe for defeat?

Hydon was taking an awful risk by trusting the Human Adam Cain. Every day they delayed evacuating the Cluster and saving Juirean lives only reduced his options – which he admitted were slim to none at this time. If the Human was lying about the second fleet – this Klin/Kracori fleet – that only meant more Juireans would be killed if and when the Humans attack. And if he is telling the truth, and the Juireans can repel the Klin invaders, then everything would be contingent on Cain convincing his forces to stop their attack. And if he can’t?

Hydon ran his hands through the long, white hair of his ranking-mane. After so many thousands of years, the survival of the galaxy-wide Juirean Expansion – at least in its present form – now rested on the words and actions of a single being, and not a Juirean, but that of a Human being.

The preparations for a defense of Juir would continue now with haste. Two months may be just about enough time to make that happen. After that, who knew…?