The Mantis Equilibrium - Book Two - 18. Chapter 18 - New Target

S'Kay and the other two are going to destroy an old warehouse. Thy intend to make the messiahs mad since they use it in some way. Without any messiahs around, it will be safe to attack the warehouse.

But they do not know if dangerous items are stored within the warehouse . Danger and death could be released unwittingly. As a minimum, the destruction could make the messiahs more willing to attack shifts again.

Without understanding what is in the warehouse, the trio have no idea of the damage they may be causing.  What if there are chemicals or other dangerous items stored in the warehouse?  This could not hurt just the Messiahs but also the shifts, bio-shifts, and humans as well.

This group is getting more and more reckless.  They either need to get a better grip on their actions or be stopped.

3 hours ago, centexhairysub said:

This group is getting more and more reckless.  They either need to get a better grip on their actions or be stopped.

Can't disagree, one has to wonder now that the citizens have been setting up neighborhood and town watches, how long it will take for these independant actors to be brought under control and get to organizing...

Then again one has to wonder, how long before the monsterdom of the mutated to enter the soon to occur fray???

“Curse these monsters!” she raged. “Now they’ve attacked our sacred place!” The Principal Messiah stood upright as Vion approached. “Our fallen kin at this attack site,” she informed him, “only display two of the three types of murderous energies we’ve encountered. With any luck, our enemies are facing dissension in their ranks. Come inside, now,” she commanded, and without waiting, she stormed in through the broken doors.

Vion left his inquisitors in the street and followed her.

“Do you know what happens when a Messiah consumes another mantis gland?” the Principal Messiah asked.

“Another, milady?”

She furrowed her brow. “Yes, another,” she replied. The woman glared at Vion with an expression that dared him to interrupt her again. “You remember eating the mantis gland that turned you into a Messiah, correct?” Her question was rhetorical, and her tone was sarcastic. She continued without allowing him to reply.

“Far to the south, the mountains end in a vast flatland, but between the two lies a region of foothills that serve as the monsterdom of the mutated. Those twisted addicts,” she continued, as she began to climb the stairs, “are not part of this society.”

The Messiah's hell bent on death, destruction , and the cannibalization of the innocent need...must be eradicated if they are unable to change their ways.

And to repeat myself...for those who feel differently...re-read Ch1 of the first book...