A Deal Is A Deal

Alen, from the corner of his eye, was looking at the panicked people that were in the center. He then looked toward the Dark Guild mages. He knew the gist of the situation from the news broadcast, and he was hoping by his surprise entry he could deal with multiple of the Dark Guild members.

One's first instinct when they had an attacker was to defend themselves or to attack the person attacking them. They didn't think of using hostages until they felt like their back was truly up against the wall.

What Alen didn't count on was that there would be someone who was able to match his power. Derailing all of his plans, it allowed the members of the Dark Guild to stay calm, and with it, they now had all of their hands pointed towards the hostages. It was the worst position for Alen to be in.