Paltio, along with Kilibur and Paris, transformed into Mok and Pax respectively, began walking through the streets of the realm. The guards watched them but said nothing; thanks to Zor’s orders, they had permission to move freely.The trio headed toward an abandoned barn, the place where Paltio had seen the scepter piece located. Upon arrival, a group of guards blocked the entrance. One of them approached with a warning expression:"What are you doing here? This place is dangerous. That’s why it’s closed.""I must go in. The scepter piece I need is inside," Paltio responded with determination.One of the guards let out a mocking laugh:"Alright, if you want to go in, we won’t stop you, ‘little prince.’ But don’t blame us if you get hurt or die."Paris, still disguised as Pax, asked curiously:"But what exactly is in there?"Another guard replied seriously:"It’s something unknown… and feared even by the strongest warriors. That’s why it was sealed off.""Well, it doesn’t matter. I’m g

"What are the Twinpillar?" Kilibur asked, eyeing the creatures suspiciously as they slowly approached.One of the worms responded in a deep, sinister voice:"We are the guardian worms of this place… and we’re starving! How fortunate that you came; we were about to go out and eat the citizens, but it seems the food has come straight to us."The Twinpillar began advancing toward the group, but Paltio quickly signaled to Golden:"Golden! Lend me 20 percent of your power!"With the energy received, Paltio stepped forward to defend the others from the devastating blows of the boxing worms. Though he blocked their attacks with determination, one of the twins mockingly remarked:"Not bad, kid… But I don’t like playing with my food."Paltio kept resisting, but it was clear he was losing strength. His movements became slower, and his breathing grew labored."Paltio, what’s wrong with you?" Golden asked, worried as he noticed the prince gasping for air."I don’t know… I think I haven’t recovere

Well, to begin with, I must tell you my story. Avocios began in a deep and serene voice, as if unveiling an ancient secret he had guarded for eons. Many millions of light-years ago, before the universe existed as it does now, my siblings and I—omnipotent beings—awoke from a slumber in which we had been submerged.When we opened our eyes, all was perpetual darkness, an infinite void without form or purpose. It was then that my first sibling conceived the idea of giving life and creating a universe filled with stars. Another sibling was inspired to form planets, vast and diverse. A third chose to endow those planets with essential elements: plants, earth, water, and fire. The fourth, fascinated by the possibilities, suggested creating forms of life. And I… I granted free will to every living being so they could forge their own paths without relying too much on us.Each of us was given a different portion of the universe to create as we wished. Thus, we divided the cosmos among ourselves

"Alita and Ron are dead," Mok said in a grave voice."No! It can’t be true! Tell me it isn’t true, Mok!" Paltio replied, his voice trembling with disbelief. "I’m sorry, Paltio, but it’s true… meow," added Toco-Toco in a low tone, his words seeming to echo painfully like an inevitable truth.The atmosphere grew heavy with silence, broken only by muffled sobs and the invisible weight of loss. Even Rykaru, always so Stoic, appeared crestfallen. "What do you mean, dead?" Kilibur asked, her voice breaking. "Yes... Alita and Ron are gone," Nakia confirmed, as if repeating it might make reality sink in further."No… no, it can’t be true. My friends wouldn’t…" Paltio collapsed to his knees, beating the ground with clenched fists as tears streamed uncontrollably down his face. Pain radiated from every movement, every ragged breath he took.Lukeandria, her gaze lowered and her voice laden with guilt, spoke up: "I’m sorry, Paltio. If only I had intervened better, none of this would have happened

"Alright, now I have a partner to practice with, just like Paltio and his friends. How interesting," Lukeandria murmured, observing the small green ferret with curiosity. "So this is your mental space, Lume?" she asked, glancing around."Yes, it is. And my master Kilibur told me to train you, so here we go," Lume replied with a mischievous smile before vanishing in a flash.Suddenly, several identical images of Lume appeared in front of Lukeandria, moving rapidly toward her with clear intent to attack."Hah! Simple illusions won’t be enough to take me down," Lukeandria exclaimed confidently, but she soon realized these were no ordinary illusions. They felt as real as she was, surrounding her from all sides and attacking mercilessly. Within seconds, Lukeandria was on the ground, gasping for breath and covered in small scratches."Hmm, I thought you’d be stronger. Didn’t you say you were a warrior?" Lume teased, crossing his front paws."I am! You caught me off guard. Let’s go again," L