The Chosen

Major General Xan walked calmly and slowly towards the place mentioned by Reita's letter, it seemed to be a normal enough building, but somehow Xan just knew that it was not what it seemed. He walked into the building with Reita's letter held in his left hand. "I wonder where Reita is?" He showed the letter to the nearest guard, and was immediatly escorted to a secret room deeper inside of the facility....

Xan looked at Reita with a serious look, then relaxed and calmly made his decision known. "I have made my choice, I would be honored to join the Rozenkreutz Orden. I have also made another decision in addition to joining you, but we are going to need privacy before I explain."

Xan looked around the private room. It was empty except for him and Reita. Excellent. "Well, for starters, I would like to express gratitude for your invitation to join this organization. Now, for the actual reason I needed privacy. I would like for you to join my organization, as I am joining your own. I need someone with your resources and the tactical genius it must take to be in command of this type of organization to be on my side. If you accept, I could make it worth your while. What say you?"

Xan was amused by Reita's carefulness. He picked up the glass of red wine and took a sip. Ah, red wine....

"Well, where to begin...my organization is called the Illuminati. That name should mean absolutely nothing to you. But this should....through it, I intend to create a Philosopher's Stone, even faster than any military or country could ever dream of making one. Also, I have some.....interesting allies that might interest you. Let's just say that I take pride in my accomplishments so far, and that some might envy me if they found out."

Xan knew that Reita would get the gist of what he was saying. He had taken his turn, now it was Reita's move.

Xan nodded. This was excellent new for the Illuminati Leader to hear. Raising his glass, Xan spoke. "Well then, to the Rozenkruetz Orden and the Illuminati, working side by side for the greater....good." Xan chuckled a bit at that last word. Xan then drank the rest of his wine before speaking again. "Now then, to explain your role in this new organization. You will be the Illuminati Tactician. An advisor to me and the Lords, with whom you shall come in contact many times. Occasionally, you will be granted full control of Illuminati affairs, though this will mainly be when I am unable to control Illuminati from my position for whatever reason. In addition, you will be responsible for keeping me well informed about global affairs. In return, the resources of the Illuminati will be at your disposal." After Xan finished, he pulled out a silver necklace with the Illuminati symbol on it and gave it to Reita. "This will be your tool to communicate with me, and to find and access the Illuminati Headquarters in Frostdeath, you'll know it when you get there, the entrance is close to the center."

Xan raised his glass and toasted with Reita. "I believe that this alliance between our two factions will be fruitful, not just for us, but the entire world." In his mind, Xan thought: "Tactician, check. Now to recruit the Lords."

Xan accepted the papers and his mission with a nod of his head. Although he himself had seen this outcome coming, he knew beyond the shadow of doubt that Reita was still dangerous, and that he (Xan) would need to be careful dealing with him...

As Xan walked out of the room to get started on his mission, he looked Reita in the eyes and replied: "I could say those exact words to you, Reita." His own eyes briefly flashed with a look of pure evil, as a reminder that he was still the leader of a growing army, and would not take threats easily, not even from Reita.