The girls and I walked into the palace to find Kusumura. We needed to let him know what happened on Daichi. When we got to the throne room, we saw him sitting on his throne, looking serious.
"Welcome back! I assume everything on Daichi went well?" he greeted, brightening when he saw us.
"Yeah. We defeated Kasai, the invaders' ruler so his people fled the planet. Thanks to your generosity, Daichi will have enough food until their crops are ready to harvest. However, what we learned from Kasai bothers me. He said his fiery planet was taken over by "strange beings." Do you have any idea who those beings might be?" I asked, wanting to know, but also dreading the answer.
"Unfortunately, I do know something about this," he replied, looking serious again. "Recently, I have noticed strange changes in the universe's make up. I do not know for sure what this all means, but it is unnatural and possibly dangerous. It would be asking too much for you, Hana, to discover what or who is messing with the universe."
"You don't have to ask me. I'll do my best to find that answer regardless. Your planet isn't the only one in danger if the universe is changed somehow."
"Are you absolutely sure? There is a high possibility that you could be killed."
"Are you kidding me? Who was the one that saved Shizin from disaster? Who just stood up to and fought a freaking dragon? I've been in dangerous situations before. As long as the girls are with me, nobody can stop us. Right, girls?" I asked, turning to them.
"**** (Underworld) yeah! We can take whatever is thrown at us! We're two for two! Let's keep that streak up!" Mari exclaimed, riling the other girls up.
Kusumura sighed, smiling slightly.
"Alright then. As long as you all know what you're getting yourselves into. I guess the best place to start learning about the disturbance is to go to Kasai's planet and see what has become of it. I presume you know what his planet's name is?"
"Yeah. He mentioned something about something called "Kazan" before he died. I'm guessing that's his planet," I said, recalling Kasai's last words. "Everybody ready?"
It was time to go to a new planet.
To be continued…