Chapter 305

"How would you get the Rectors to read your memories?" Tony asked.

"Once we're overseas," Alexis said, "we intend to announce King's existence to the Neratomay. The Rectors that sit in their throne rooms, content to have their essence move about in the world, will gather and want knowledge of how this was possible, knowledge of how this power can be shared with the Collective. One by one they will seek the information from our thoughts, and one by one they will be killed."

"And then the Elders come for you," Tony said. "But your Golden army will take them out."

"Yep, that's the plan," Ran said.

"No, not good." Tony said while shaking his head.

"Why?" I asked. "There are some holes, but that's why we're talking to you."

"First, who is going to make this Golden army?" Tony asked. "You made Monica, and she is not Golden."

Monica had been silently listening, surprising me that she had no input.

"A bite doesn't make you Golden," I said. "You're born that way. And we got a guy…and he