With no time wasted, Akira jumped into action and searched the town. All plants were devoid of life, and the inhabitants of the the town were following suit. As he strolled through, he began to feel weaker the further away from Tamara he became. Calling in several favours he was collecting for a rainy day, he assembled other kitsunes, most were unwilling in fear of losing their lives. Other fae creatures were easy to convince due to their undying loyalty to the Queen.<br/><br/>He returned to the palace; exhausted and shaken, like most of the collective creatures and collapsed at the doorstep. It took a while for him to gather his energy to get up again. In a slow uneasy movement, he reached the room which Tamara and Ellie were.<br/>"I got the army," he said, resting his weight against the door frame. "How's our 'secret weapon' coming along?" Akira tried to laugh but was overcome by tiredness.