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"What about John?" I ask "Could you track hie too"

I biteout in frustration What a terrible ti off on his own Not like he could’ve known that the Mogs were so to track us to Patience Creek, but damn it, we need him with us now

"Can’t you like"--I wave my hand at Ella--"juice up your power? Pull him into a dream like you did before?"

"It doesn’t" Ella frowns and looks away frouess it was only te back where it belongs"

I push h my hair and squeeze ets my attention

"That’s our warship," Lexa calls back toto open a comara Falls,the warship as best they can with a two-person crew They’re following after us, but in terms of speed, that mammoth ship isn’t able to keep up with Lexa’s little craft

I hop back into the cockpit as Lexa hits a button that calls up a holographic projection of Ada on the elevated co but emptiness behind him, he looks sotten any word from Patience Creek However, as soon as Ada a button on a console in front of hih to you," Adaht now"

"What are you talking about?" I ask, confused The idea that there could be so towards just doesn’t register withthis," Adam says "And from what I can tell, he’s hijacked every still-active satellite to broadcast to the re news channels as well"

"Who--?"

Before I can finish oes to split screen The new feed causes a hitch in , and I have to sit down on the arm of Lexa’s chair

It’s Setrákus Ra Alive and well

"Have I not been patient?" he asks, his dark eyes staring directly into the camera

The shot of Setrákus Ra is from the chest up He sits in an ornate chair that’s best described as a throne Behind him, I can see the stone walls of a cavern He wears a bloodred silk shirt with the buttons undone halfway down his sternue for

"My warships hold your world’s most important cities It should be clear by now that your planet is finished And yet, you still resist"

Setrákus Ra’s tone is even and condescending Marina, Ella and Nine crowd in behind ?" Nine asks "What’s with his face?"

I take a closer look Setrákus Ra’s features are as sharp as ever, his head still shaved, the purple scar on his neck still puffy He’s pale, dark eyed, and yethe looks less haggard than when I last saw him He doesn’t look so old or nearly soversion of Setrákus Ra that we all saw in Ella’s vision

"He can shape shift, can’t he?" Marina asks

"No," Ella says "The staff he used for that was destroyed in New York City Thisthis is soot to be froave humanity an ultimatum," Setrákus Ra continues "Surrender unconditionally and turn over to acies Only the wise leaders of Russia saw the wisdoacies now afflicting hu passed on from an alien species driven extinct by their own hubris They are a sickness that only I can cure"

"I arowls Nine

Setrákus Ra puts a hand on his chest, like he’s feeling an e huhtened I am not a monster I do not wish to see your cities razed, to shed blood needlessly, and so I allowed the deadline I set to lapse I gave humanity time to come to its senses I showed mercy"