"Beautiful, isn't it?" Chloe said to Edison as they stand on top of the walls of Holyland. Under the night sky's, the glowing of the moonlight shines across Holyland. Behind Chloe and Edison were the waves of the ocean.
"Yeah" Edison says "But... don't you think all of this'll be a waste of time? After we take back Izuzunu?"
Edison asked a very good question that made Chloe really think about it. Chloe smiled "No, it wouldn't be... I'll take care of this place"
"T- Take care of it-? What do you mean?" Edison asked "You'll... stay here after saving Izuzunu?"
"Yes... I will" Chloe smiled at the town of Holyland "This will be my new nation". Edison was shocked, but then he smiled "Okay, Chloe. I see" He comes closer and puts his hands on her shoulders "President Chloe"
"Hahah" Chloe says "I'm a goddess"
Edison laughed along.
"Wait... when we save Izuzunu, who will be the new emperor?" Edison wondered as Chloe's smiles.
"What? What's so funny?" Edison's expression showed his confusion. Chloe chuckled before answering, pointing directly at his chest.
"The new emperor... will be you," Chloe said as Edison was speechless. Memories of the past surged through his mind.
"What... me? No, no, you remember what happened last time, right?" Edison said while stuttering. The memories of his president term filled his mind. Edison remembers when he left out of the town of Izuzunu and almost every citizen of Izuzunu got killed. It was a devastating moment for Edison when he came back the next day.
Chloe gently placed her hands on his shoulders "You can" Chloe whispered "You will become the emperor of Izuzunu... you will redeem yourself... everyone deserves a second chance... You, Edi... deserves a second chance"
RISE OF IZUZUNU
VOLUME 10, CHAPTER 117, THE SLERONAN BORDER DEFENSE
ENTRANCE OF KITSUNE KINGDOM, MORNING
"Hey, pass me the jerky" Wuhan said while sitting at the front of the plane. Moises hands him a bag of jerky and asked "Where are we going to next?"
"One last stop" Wuhan says "Off to Sleron"
The plane takes off and flies through the sky. "Woo! Yeah!" King Fui exclaimed while holding onto the ceiling of the plane "Haven't been on a plane in ages, hahah!"
Behind them were many other planes carrying the Kitsunen Army. King Fui looked out the window to see gorgeous view of the kingdom of Kitsune. "Alright" King Fui says as he comes into the cockpit "Where we headed? Izuzunu?"
"It's like you weren't listening" Wuhan said in an irritated tone "We're going to Sleron"
"Sleron? Hah! Like you can actually ally with them! They're a boutta shoot our plane down if we come any close to their territory" King Fui answered as he brushes his blonde hair.
"Why is that?" Moises asked, his facial expression turns into confusion while facing King Fui.
"You guys haven't heard?" He asked. "We're humans" Moises said with a disappointed face. "Oh, right, well, uhm, how can I explain this?" King Fui thinks.
At the back of the plane, 07 takes a drink of a bottle of water and puts it back into the handbag. He walked to a seat and sat across from Jeremy. The plane is pretty small, but it's big enough they can stand. The seats are long and spans across the walls of the plane with parachutes hanging from the walls.
"Klaus" Jeremy spoke out "I promise, I will retrieve your memories and make you remember me... and remember how you got here"
"Thanks, Jeremy, but don't be upset by me not calling you dad. Because I don't know who you are, yet" 07 responded. "Yeah" Jeremy laughed nervously. It was quiet until Jeremy got up and sat next to 07. Suddenly 07 overhears King Fui talking about the Sleron Kingdom, so he got up "What's happening?"
King Fui turned around "Come, come, you're missing out on tea"
Jeremy watched as 07 enters the cockpit and the door closes. "So..." King Fui continued "Back in the 1993, there was a war called the Sleron-Zoidon War where they basically fought because Illyeo was gonna sell a piece of their land that they didn't want, and they both wanted to take the offer, but then run into conflict because you know, they both want it. Dumbest way to start a war, hahah"
07 looks at Moises with a little smile "Wood War, Wood War" He laughed while chanting. "Shut up" Moises says, irritated. "Hahah! Yeah! Anyways! So Sleron had these allies, Oseford, and basically in the end, Oseford betrayed Sleron. Oseford was sided with Zoidon all along and Zoidon used Oseford as spies. So yeah, that's why Sleron closed their nation and do not allow travelers or other kingdoms inside" King Fui finished.
"Ooh, I see... so why aren't we turning the plane around then?" 07 asked. "Because, we can at least try to ally them" Wuhan answered. The plane flies faster through the skies.
ZOIDON HOTEL
At the Zoidon hotel, Leila and Hyeonin sat next to each other on the couch, cleaning and sharpening their blades. Xiulan walks in on them "You guys better clean up after yourselves" She said as she walked into the kitchen to get some water. "Yeah, whatever" Hyeonin laughed it off.
"Hey, Hyeonin, when the battle for Izuzunu starts, shouldn't we have a safe shelter for our citizens?" Leila asked. As Hyeonin thought about the situation, silence rushes in and he realizes there are no safe shelters for the citizens "Oh my god, you're right" He stops sharpening his blade "We need to make a safe shelter soon and fast!"
"Yeah" Leila replied "Where will the battle even take place?"
"I don't know... but we should probably look for the LCI's camp and try to finish them off there" Hyeonin said. "We searched all over the place, why is it so hard to find them" Leila complained. Hyeonin's mind then gets filled with an idea as he gasps "Oh my god!" He shouted, startling Leila and Xiulan "Why are you yelling!?" Xiulan shouted from the kitchen.
"Wzs'e could- we could find them... We could find them!" He stood up "Feiburg Kingdom! Feiburg Kingdom is the LCI's allies right? We could lie saying that we're part of the LCIs and that we're looking for the others!"
Leila looked in shock, surprised that they didn't think of that all this time. "Wait, but what if they don't believe us? Wouldn't it be a little suspicious since we don't have one of the LCI members?" Xiulan asked.
"No... we have Evelyn" Hyeonin smiled as they all turned to Evelyn who's sleeping on the other couch across the room. There came a knock at the door.
Xiulan walks to the door and opens it to find a few Zoidonian soldiers "Hey, Izuzunians! I'm Jackson!" Jackson greeted as he extends his arms foward toward Xiulan, expecting a hand shake. The boy looked at Xiulan with his green eyes as he whips his white hair around. Xiulan shakes his hands "Thank you guys for helping us. What are you guys here for?" She asked.
"We're here to protect you; sent by King Gishi himself" he smiled. "Enough of that, man" another soldier says "Now is not the situation to be smiling" the middle-aged soldier says. He has a scar on his left cheek. He has white hair and purple eyes.
"No, it's fine" Xiulan said "And who are you?"
"Grulix" He said as he walks in through Xiulan. "Grown ups am I right?" Jackson laughed. "I'm twenty-eight" Xiulan replied to that comment. "Oh..." he said with a nervous looking smile.
Hyeonin and Leila stood up after the moment and walks into the hallways to the rooms "What are you guys doing?" Xiulan asked.
"Get everything we need. We're heading to Feiburg" Hyeonin said.
HOLYLAND
"You'll stay here, okay, Nugget?" Chloe said while leading a group of the LCIs; Lilly, Edison, and Mark. "Okay, fine" Nugget said. They're outside the walls of Holyland next to the entrance. George, Mikey, and Nugget wants to tag along with Chloe and the rest to gather Feiburgian ninjas.
"Yes, stay here and protect the citizens" Mark said "We won't know what would happen if we all left at the same time"
"Okay, we got this, damn" Nugget said, irritated by the fact he cannot go with them "Come on, guys" Nugget said to Mikey and George.
Nugget and the others went back into Holyland and closed the giant gate with a machinery lever. Lilly smiled "That door always amazes me"
"Yeah" Edison smiled "Electricity!" He shouted in excitement. They all enter the carriage except Mark, who road in the front, controlling the horses "Alright, let's go"
The horses began to move through the paths to head south to Feiburg. They decided not to take the planes because they'll run out of fuel halfway to Feiburg.
"So, we're finally on our way to Feiburg... This war is getting intense, isn't it?" Lilly said, worried about the outcome of the war. "Yeah" Edison made a slight smile "I'm sure they stand no chance against us with the help of Feiburg and Kitsune!"
"Don't jinx it, man" Mark says "Even with the help of those two nations, there is still the possibility of being defeated by the Zoidon Army"
Edison still kept a little smile "Eheh... have a little faith, Mark"
OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF SLERON
In the sky, Wuhan and the rest of the group flies above a forest. It is sunny, but only a bit of clouds were presence as it scatters around the sky. Wuhan lowers the plane down as they're closer to the walls now, until "BOOM!"
"What... what was that!?" Jeremy shouted out loud in the back of the plane. Other planes following behind has been shot down as it comes crashing to the forest trees.
"What the heck!??" Moises screamed in fear "Are they shooting canons at us!??"
The Sleronans were shooting canons on top of the walls toward the group. Wuhan quickly picks up the plane and aims for the sky. The plane flies upward and spins to dodge the canons "What the frick is happening!!?" Jeremy screamed.
"The Sleronans are attacking us! What does it look like!?" Wuhan shouted out loud as he controls the plane, managing to dodge every canon. Moises,07, and King Fui runs to the back and puts on the seat belt "We trust you with our lives!! Better not get us killed, Wuhan!!" King Fui screamed. "Shut up!!!" Wuhan shouted.
Outside the plane, other Kitsunen planes were being shot down as the Sleronans load up more canons. Suddenly they hear another plane coming toward them from the walls; it's the Sleronans.
The Sleronans began shooting bullets out their planes as it lands on the windshield. "Aaaaah!!!" King Fui and the others screamed as the glass flies around in the cockpit, Wuhan clenches his teeth as he turns the plane around "We have to go now!!" Wuhan shouted.
After turning, Wuhan spots many other planes falling down and crashing to the ground. Behind Wuhan, a plane chases them as he opens the back door "Guys! Use your weapons and knock their planes down!! Anyone got Azure Plas or something!?" He shouted.
"Yeah!" Moises and 07 shouted at the same time. "Fui, you can use my armor!" Wuhan began taking off his chestplate and all his upper body armor and throwing it toward King Fui. King Fui puts them on and aims his hands toward the plane "Go!"
They all fired toward the plane behind them, but all miss "Man, you guys suck! Aim better!" King Fui complained as they began blasting more plasma beams. They are now far away from the walls, but the Sleronan plane is still chasing them. The plane blasts a canon ball toward Wuhan as it hits the wings of their plane "Holy shit! Aaah!! We're going down!!" Wuhan shouted out.
As the plane was going down, Moises blasts a beam from his fists as it manages to hit the Sleronan plane. The Sleronan plane crashes into a tree and onto the ground.
"Wuhan!!!" Jeremy screamed to his lungs. The plane crashes through branches and branches until it reached the floor; sliding through the dirt creating dust and debris flying everywhere.
TO BE CONTINUED....