While Kein and his family were running, he suddenly stopped. He stood there motionlessly, looking around his surroundings.
There was a noise of battle, chaos everywhere, lifeless bodies laying here and there, jellies littered everywhere with different other substances.
This was caused due the massive war going on between the nine rulers of the universe.
Kein could notice the members of his planets fighting tirelessly even though their numbers weren't that great. But still, they were trying to keep the legacy of their planet.
This made Kein feel conflicted with himself. How could he run away in a time like this when he should be the one leading the army?
" Mom, I can't do this anymore!" Kein highlighted while still focusing on the battle.
His mother has yet to notice that he had stopped following her a long time ago. It was only when she heard his voice from afar, did she notice that her son wasn't with her.
Out of fear, she started running back to his son, to avoid him making the greatest mistake of his life, which she was sure would happen if she was to be there any seconds later.
" Kein, are you stupid! What are you doing? We should be fleeing" Kein's mother said angrily," do you want to die like your father leaving the throne empty?"
" Mom, how can I be the one replacing the throne when I am here fleeing from protecting the kingdom I was supposed to protect? If dad was alive I know he wouldn't let us leave like this" Kein pointed out.
" What nonsense! " his mother spat, " do you think you know your father more than I do?"
Kein didn't answer that, his emotions were already filled up.
Carisa was also standing outside, not interfering in their matter.
" Let me tell you exactly what your father would have done if he was the one here. Your father could have taken the Energy and run away because that was the reason for this war in the first place"
"Only the disappearance of energy can stop this war. Your father would have saved the life core of his planet. So stop talking rubbish and follow me" his mother said before walking away, expecting Kein to follow behind.
Kein did exactly that but was looking down all the race for escape. He didn't want anyone to recognize him and call him an unworthy son.
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The glass which was used to cover the hole was built in a pyramid form with a glass door that could be used to enter the hole.
The hole was a deep one with no stairs or robe to climb down. The only way in and out was by flight.
When Kein and his family reached the center of the city, they saw the dead bodies of the people who were supposed to be guiding the energy core and a sports car.
" What is that?" Kein pointed towards the sports car parked near the pyramid glass that covered the hole.
" I don't know, but I don't think we make use of that, right mom?" Carisa asked, looking at her mom for an answer.
" Yes, we don't make use of that here. That is probably an alien toy"
This brought great alertness in them because they knew that their planet's energy core had been tampered with, but they weren't all freaked out because they could still see the light from the hole.
Out of confusion, nervousness, and curiosity, the family rushed into the hole to know what happened to the guards and to know if their energy had been stolen.
As they flew down quietly, Carisa looked up and noticed a long rope reaching up, down to the hole.
" What is this robe for?" She muttered while touching the robe. Then when wanted to move the robe, she noticed that the robe was quite heavy.
" Mom, why is this robe heavy? Was anything tied to it?"
" Robe?" Her mother asked with a raised brow and Carisa pointed to the robe, " we do not use a robe here, so I am surprised to see someone using it. Every other member of the ruling planets do fly except the humans"
With suspicion, she went down a little to know if her assumption was correct.
As flew down a little, she noticed the robe shaking faster as if the thing that was tied to it was trying to get free. But she already knew those who were tied to the robe.
Lewis and his group had been staying quiet when they saw the queen and two teenagers come into the hole. They wanted to stay unnoticed while the queen does her usual duties and left.
But everything got ruined when the teenage girl touched the robe they are using to climb down the hole. The side walls of the hole were dark but the center was shining very bright because of the light energy that was escaping through the holes.
They were clinging to the walls to avoid getting noticed but too bad the queen has already gotten suspicious of them so they decided to rush down, what they didn't expect was for their robe to be cut halfway.
The queen smirked dangerously, " humans want to play, let's show them how to play"
She formed a golden blade from her hand and cut the rope into two. The up part remains where it was tied and the down fell into the hole.
Luckily for Lewis and his group, they weren't that far from the floor when their robe was cut. Though they were far but not to the point that their fall would lead to their death. Although, they still got some injuries that kept them on the floor for a long time.
Then the queen of Ectopia flew down with her children beside her. The wicked grin was still plastered on her face. It has even grown wider now she has caught the murderers of her husband.
She planned on making their life a living hell. They had made the greatest mistake by coming to their planet and bringing havoc with them.
" Mom let me handle them myself" Kein, whose face got a bit more serious even though he has always been serious, appointed himself. Especially after seeing the people that killed the most important person in his life.
What he planned was worse than death.