"Where are we?" asked Lukeandria, brushing the dirt off her armor. Her voice echoed in the cold, damp air of this unfamiliar place."I don’t know," replied Mok as he carefully dusted off his rumpled suit. "I woke up not long ago myself."Lukeandria glanced at him sideways, trying to recall how she had gotten here. "How long was I unconscious?""Not long," said Mok with calm professionalism.Both turned their attention to the world around them. Before them stretched a vast cave illuminated by brilliant flashes emanating from the walls and ceiling. The mineral gleamed as if it contained fragments of stars captured within stone. It was breathtaking."With this mineral," said Lukeandria, breaking the silence, "we could power that machine for a very long time. We might even be able to speed it up."Mok nodded thoughtfully, his expression serene yet heavy with contemplation."It’s incredible," said Lukeandria, gazing at the crystals in awe while brushing more dust from her armor. "But… how

"Here we are, Rochet," announced Lukeandria as she carefully lowered Paltio from her back. The young prince remained in a trance, oblivious to the world around him.The enormous Rochet tilted its head, glancing at a kind of clock embedded in the cave wall. "Good, just in time," it said in a deep but calm voice. Then it looked at Paltio, noticing the strange expressions on his face. He seemed to be dreaming something intense—perhaps fighting an imaginary enemy or simply needing to use the bathroom."Why is he like this?" asked the Rochet, furrowing its massive glowing eyebrows."He’s training in a mental plane," Lukeandria quickly replied. "It’s part of his preparation.""Interesting... But it’s useless if you don’t wake him up and make him look me in the eyes," the Rochet retorted impatiently. "I need to speak with this little fellow if you want to see your butler again."Lukeandria followed the Rochet’s gaze on one of the cave walls. There was Mok, covered in a viscous green substanc

"This is the egg the merchant gave me... But what is it doing here? And why is it so big?" Paltio wondered aloud, watching in amazement as the object radiated rainbow flashes while extinguishing all light around them, plunging the area into near-total darkness. "Doesn’t this seem strange to you?" he said, turning to Golden, who also appeared intrigued by what was unfolding before their eyes.Suddenly, the egg shot a brilliant flash toward the sky and began to crack open. The ground beneath Paltio’s feet trembled with each fracture, as if the entire world were on the verge of collapse."I think it’s going to hatch," Toco-Toco remarked, eyeing the egg cautiously."Well, aren’t you quite the genius," Golden replied sarcastically, though his tone betrayed concern."So soon…" Paltio murmured, watching as the egg continued to break apart. With each fragment that fell, the ground shook more violently, sending up small clouds of dust. Finally, the egg split in two, and the pieces crashed to e

Mok and Lukeandria exchanged blows with precision and strength: elbow against elbow, knee against knee. At first glance, it seemed they were evenly matched, but it was clear that Mok was holding back his power. His skill far surpassed hers, though he carefully restrained himself to avoid injuring her. Lukeandria continued launching quick and accurate attacks, but the butler dodged them with exaggerated ease, as if he were training a small child.The young woman soon realized what was happening. Though her punches and kicks managed to make him step back slightly, there wasn’t even a hint of pain on Mok’s face. Her fists collided against his body without budging him—an experience vastly different from what she had witnessed in other fights."Come on, fight with all your strength! I know you're holding back. That can’t be all your power... I know you’re stronger than me!" Lukeandria exclaimed, frustrated but determined. She was also gauging the limits of her own power, trying to understa

Another day passed on Paltio’s clock, and it was time to return to the real world. Golden informed them that they were close to the next kingdom. Paltio, Ron, and Alita awakened from the mental plane; for them, two months had passed, but for Mok and Lukeandria, only two days had gone by.Upon waking up, everyone was startled to see a white creature with enormous eyes next to the prince. They thought it was some kind of monster that had managed to sneak in while they slept.Paltio had to intervene quickly as his friends stepped back in fear. "Wait!" he exclaimed, stopping them just as the creature began to yawn and greeted them in a sweet voice: "Good morning."The prince proceeded to explain that this was the being that had been inside the egg and had just been born. He recounted what had happened in Golden’s mental plane and the name he had decided to give the newcomer."Wow! All the cool things always happen when we’re not around you," Ron commented with feigned indignation. "I want