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Chapter 6 - CHAPTER 6: THE MISSING PRINCE

The return of the first prince:

Upon his return, Siya. King Tracker, Mary and Charma visits the training chamber. This is were Sima and the boy used to train with Captain Jack, the boy returned to the chamber evey day. To continue thier training despite Jack's absence, they would fight a battle royal till they couldn't no more. King Tracker and the rest arrive just as it was time for brake, having to witness the boys being able to battle multiple foes ay once. King Tracker comments on Jumbo's speed and it's growth, saying the boy has grown since last he saw him train. This is shown as Jumbo is able to outpace the RUI ARMS easily, nonetheless Lu on the other hand has grown too. Having to block a RUI ARM like that, king Tracker questions whether Sima was going easy on them. However Siya dismisses that as he tells king Tracker it was time to meet his younger brother, he has been waiting for so long. King Tracker and the others enters Upon their entrance, Sima could feel their massive MAZE being emitted by their bodies. This coursed Sima to stop and stares at the door, realising the unfamiliar MAZE with his father's. The boys questioned who were there two wolking with king Tracker, in shock Sima could tell he came across the two at the back. King Tracker greets the boys as he comments on their growth and anchorage them to continue growing to be as strong as their teacher, though King Tracker second guesses his phrasing and changes it to be more stronger. He tells the boys to grow and be more strong than anything that could threaten their home and their lives, Sima couldn't help it but ask who the two at the back were. He tells his father that their MAZE felt familiar and can't help by wonder if they've met him before, this is when Siya comes forth introducing himself. Telling Sima that he is Sima's older brother, in disbelief Sima says sure. Knowing he calls all the Elite KC his big brothers and sisters, Though Siya tells him that he is his biological brother. Not Like Charma and the others, Sima stares at him before tilting his head. Noting his polite talks Sima remembered that he's met Siya before as ye leaps back. Sima releases two of his RUI ARMS saying he knows him, he recalls Siya as one of the Organisation that kidnapped Awonke. Surprising everyone, king Tracker applauded while approaching Sima and reaching his hand forth and says u unlock RAINBOW SEAL. Sima and Lu's memories came flooding their brains as tears rolled down Sima's eyes, after he mumbled brother. Shocked Lu questioned why his memories of Sima were locked too, Tracker addresses that is they weren't that would mean some of the memories that carried Siya's images would still flow on their brains. Sima turns for Lu after realising his been with Lu long since they would speak, Sima tells his father to never do something like that again. Showing his emotions by tearing up as he sees Captain Jack struggling to hold his baby self. He stops as he questions how he could see that far, Tracker and the others looks at him with confusion as Tracker tells him that was supposed to be their question not his. Siya calls out for Mary as he introduces her, Mary nervously smiles greeting the boys. Out of a joke Sima asks whether they're a thing or what, blushing Mary tells Sima to not ask such questions. Especially in crowded areas. Siya steps up taking responsibility and tells Sima indeed Mary is his girlfriend, and proceeds to ask for Sima's girlfriend. Sima stops for a moment and tells Siya that there's a girl from the Stone Empire and he thinks she like him. Siya amazed, you don't mean the princess now do you. Sima with a huge smile on his face. Yes, Lu and the boys nods in agreeing on this take.Though Jumbo tells Siya that Sima is afraid of Awonke the twin. That's why he hasn't taken action. Sima admits that as he scratches his head, nevertheless Sima asked him big brother whether he was going to be their new trainer. That was off Siya's mind at the time, so he claimed someone else was coming to train them. At that moment the elder of the Empire, Miya Prayer enteres the chamber. Boasting about his power and experience being the best when it comes to training the young ones, however king Tracker dismisses that immediately telling Miya that he wasn't right for training the new generation. Sima and the boys question king Tracker's decision as they really need a trainer for them to grow their techniques, king Tracker tells the boys that the man before them makes killers not warriors and unless he guarantees not to use the olden training methods, he will not agree. Jumbo excited at the idea of those methods as he plead for king Tracker to allow Miya to use the old methods, Sima claims he doesn't see the reason why his grand uncle's training methods of training should be left out. Sima processed to tell king Tracker he wasn't to be a king anyways, considering the fact he was the second prince. King Tracker sighs showing signs of disappointment, as ge agrees he leaves the boys with their new trainer. Miya stands before the boys with a large grimish look telling the boys to get ready as he lifts his hand thus reaching it forth, all of a sudden the boys drop as gravity in the area increases by 15. Sima tried to figure out what was going on as he notice everyone was on the ground.

The Stone Empire:

A huge explosion is seen, and Awonke the Prince of the Stone Empire is seen accelerating out of the smoke. At full speed 5 more figure follow him as they try and catch him, however Awonke's wolf's instincts were top notch as he is able to evade all their grasp. Though he was instructed not to use his WOLF POWERS, he was free to utilize the MAZE within his body this puts Awonke at a disadvantage as he wasn't as agile and fast without his WOLF POWERS. Using his already enhanced 5 sensors, Awonke was able to keep up with the 5 figures whom were chasing him down. Thinking he was far ahead, Awonke was shocked to see Vibrat popping up before him. As he reached for his arm to grab him however Awonke already caught Vibrat's scent and twisting his body he successfully avoided getting grabbed by Vibrat who is left stunned by Awonke's reaction speed and processed to comment that his reactions are far slower than Awonke's. Even though Awonke manage to avoid the head Captain, he still had to deal with 4 more werewolves which were chasing him. Vibrat comments that it's been 3 day since they started and Awonke has been caught 2 times already and he was sure Awonke is doing everything he can to get through this time. One of the 4 figures appeared next to reaching for his neck, only for Awonke to clutch his fist and swang it which created enough force to slightly change the direction of Sne's hand long enough for him to tilt his body thus escaping Sne's grasp. This left Sne stunned as Awonke proceeds to advance toward the Empire, this time Awonke could see the Walls that protect the citizens of the Empire drawing near. Sne is then passed by three more figures who charged for Awonke. Leaving sight was a female who summoned countless portals before Awonke blocking his path forward. Only for Awonke to deeply inhale and thus blasting the ground with enough force to throw off trees off balance and creates a smoke screen that hid him from the opponents, even so the force was strong enough to launch Awonke into the sky whilst hidden. The female figure Ntlantla released her MAGERUE because of her blocked vision, because she was afraid she'd hurt the Prince in some way. Sthe looks up as he caught Awonke's scent while flying, Ntlantla questions herself as whether Awonke planned that. She goes on to say the prince is a genius to think like that and be able to act so diligently while under pressure, Sthe and PK accelerates after Awonke who could see the Walls towering over him 1524 cm tall. Sthe and PK appeared next to Awonke on both sides grasping at him, using his ALPHA ROA. Awonke managed to catch the two off guard thus mobilising them for a second, this bought him enough time to reach the wall. However just before he could connect PK drops kick him to the ground telling him to never try that again. Sthe comes back to his sensors as he tells Awonke that was a great move, if not only for a moment he completely gain an upper hand in a battle he could've lost. Vabrat walks up to them clapping his hands, he tells Awonke that he's done with the training. He had survived without using his WOLF POWERS, he proceeds to tell Awonke that was the real mission and they just couldn't keep up because Awonke has more MAZE than them. Since they've already burnt through their OUTPUT and couldn't continue, Awonke falls on his knees telling his Captains that he too was exhausted for he had never released that much MAZE. Captain Vabrat tells Awonke if he could master his MAZE control he'd have enough ti match them all in battle.

Hours later:

King Stone and his Captain tells Awonke of what had happened on the PRAYER EMPIRE and the PRAYERs have lost Captain Jack. Awonke comments on his losing one Captain affects an EMPIRE that strong, not to critisise them or anything. He processed to ask his father isn't King Tracker like the strongest king there is and isn't that the reason he made Awonke train in that EMPIRE. King Stone tells Awonke even is King Tracker is strong, Kings shouldn't have to fight that is why they have Captains to act as their spears. Though I don't think any of the kings nowaday think like that, so your minds should be at ease. Vabrat comments on being there a foe strong enough to kill Jack, but King Stone disagrees as he tells them that he was weakened first and sneaked on the back, Sne and Ntlantla questioned on who was Jack fighting that could put him. A top dog captain at that state, King Stone elaborate that there were rumours going on that it was a Prayer. Stunning the whole room as for those who are called Prayers have immense strength and their MAZE OUTPUT was unmatched. King Stone explains that is why Captain Jack was the most important captains in that Empire, king Stone surmise that Jack could be the strongest of all Captain in terms of MAZE and Strength. However he says and became quiet for a moment leading to Awonke questioning and what father, King Stone smiles before he continued. I'd say EMP and his vice captain, who uses light MAGERUE. Have some broken abilities followed by Tony. Notice how I said they are strong in terms of abilities not MAZE or strength and these three are only strong because they cannot control their MAGERUE, well EMP's Vice captain can, but EMP and Tony's abilities are always active. So that is why I'm saying they're strong, however Jack is a different type of breed whereby his body is nearly indestructible. You will have to get him to use all his strength in order to weaken him, even with that in mind. You will have to consider the fact that he's not a man to just let his guard down. So being sneaked after killing a Prayer member is nothing major rather we should be looking at the fact that Jack took down a Prayer. Awonke was astound hearing this thus set his new goal for his future, he began to ask his father who'd win if King Stone were to fight king Tracker, without a hint of doubt. King Stone answered with King Tracker and it's not even close, I have strength and a lot of MAZE. However King Tracker is unmatched, he could go against all Empires kings and still come up on top. The only person who'd match him in terms of MAZE OUTPUT would be the ruthless Queen Amazon. Her MAZE is even equivalent to that of the Prayers if not greater, that is why the Prayers took to in mind as to wedd the Amazon's princesses. That was their luck. Awonke gave his father a stare before outering that he was going to be the first of the beings in his planet to be stronger than a Prayer, that was his goal and father applaud telling him he can do it. After the captains went to rest and Awonke is seen outside the city walls right after flattening an entire mountain, Awonke appears turning back to his human form with his claws and fangs retracting. His twin Mbalie walks up to him commenting on having to watch out for him as he will create a new structure for their landscape if they don't keep an eye on his training. Awonke looks at her with annoyance questioning why she was there, leaving Mbalie complaining as to why doesn't he like her around him. Awonke comments on her relationship with Sima and questions on what she was thinking, Mbalie turns for Awonke right after Showing off her longer claws than Awonke. She then proceeds to comment on them telling Awonke she's got longer claws than Awonke's third state. Annoyed, Awonke questions whether she was dodging the question or what. She then revealed that her dating Sima is part of her plan to create new and stronger relationships with the Prayer Empire, she proceeds to question Awonke whether he knew that Prayers had never had a female child and the Mother of the child always dies after her birth. Awonke nodded in, however Awonke knew nothing of a sort but would never admit hat in front of Mbalie, a smirk was shown on Mbalie's face right after she swang her limb clearing the forest clean leaving only the base of the tree stump. She proceeds to tell Awonke she can smell his lies and won't accept that. So she will continue dating Sima until she fulfill her plan. Awonke gazed upon her before leaving the scene, however before he could disappear Awonke's Mother appeared telling them to stop fighting all the time. At that moment Sne wakes up telling Ntlantla to get up while ge pats her. She tells him to cut it off as he was purposely touching her boob, the appear to be in the same bad. Ntlantla asks why was Sne waking her up, Sne comments of the Stone Queen leaving the Empires. Ntlantla gets up as she puts on her clothes, she tells Sne to contact Vabrat. But Sne tells her Vabrat told him to wake her up, so he did. Agitated Ntlantla pulls the blankets before opening a gateway and disappearing throw it, leaving Sne complaining about the cold. Ntlantla reappeared next to the Queen kneeling while telling her to not leave the city walls without her by her side. The Queen replied she'd never over work her, she deserves to rest after their training with his boy. She says as she grabs both Awonke and Mbalie, Ntlantla opens a portal leading back to the city.

Prayer Empire:

Sima and the boys are seen sitting next to the SPAZA-SHOP next to the park, just complains about the training session they are having. And proceeds to say Jack was rather better because they could fight and use their abilities, now they're just attached to the ground. He says those words while munching down his kota and finishes it within seconds, Sima smiles telling Jumbo to calm down and he hands him his half eaten bread kota. Jumbo takes it and kept quiet, Lu looks up at the moon. Even if father let us use our abilities, he still had his own way of teaching. You cannot compare the two, father had his idea that if we all fought him will learn to work together... however, Lu's voice lowered as he looks at Jumbo, Mr Miya has his own training tactics. Even though he increases the gravity right after we adapt to the previous one, Sino shuts that aside. He tells Jumbo to stop complaining and actually appreciate the time Miya was giving to train them while Jumbo turns away from him and continue eating his kota bread. Sima smiling on their left, he comments on how they've been down after Jack's death and he was happy to see them arguing and smiling again. Lu looks at Sima concern, telling him he was the only one who's always adapt fast. So it was hard to know how he was feeling, Sima stood up and look into the stars. But before he could say anything Mihlali and Stacie walk up to the boys commenting on them being loud as ever. Stacie continue to tell them to act like royal knights or she'll take that position from them, Jumbo quickly got up with a hand full bread kota still on his mouth. Challenging Stacie to try that, Lu grabs Jumbo telling him to calm down. However Stacie was into that shit at she draws out her axes, Sima is shocked as to how that escalated so fast. Watching Lu holding Jumbo by his clothes, while Sino was standing in front of Stacie blocking her way. Sima laughs telling them to quit it, Mihlali looking at Sima thinks to herself how chill and clams he was and wasn't feeling any bad emotions withing his MAZE. Sima turns for her but she quickly looks away avoiding eye contact.

The following day:

After school right as soon as Awonke and Mbalie's transport leaves. Sima, Lu and Jumbo were buying at the turk-shop next to their school, As always Jumbo was the one busy buying snacks to eat up. As they walk away from the turk-shop, a figure appears before them but because of her MAZE Sima easily identified her as Jack's killer, without a single word after the three boys rushed for Viper as she dodges their attacks effortlessly. Sima tells the boys to go all out for she was the one who killed their master, Viper let's out a menacing grim as he MAZE reflected her intentions. The boys using their KUWAI MODEs proved to be problematic for Viper as she uses hers, plus proceeds to use gateways to lead the boys to bump onto one another as they attacked. This made the boys angry as they had no way to counter her tactic, pissed Sima grinds his teeth's in anger. Releasing five of his RUI ARMS in retaliation on Viper's way of fighting, Viper comments on how Sima has added more trouble because she was struggling to match their speed especially Jumbo, she pointed at him. Sima in anger tells Viper to shut up as he launches himself toward her. But Viper had a gateway open to send Sima away only to be shocked as Sima's RUI HAND grabs the portal pushes it aside then proceeds to punch her so hard she's sent flying while spinning. Jumbo saw the opportunity to launch his attack as he appears under her flying by, using his speed he lashes his swords cutting her midsection. Lu shouts for Jumbo to not kills Viper, leading to Jumbo hesitating to cut her in half. Even with that Viper gets up as She regenarates her stomach, this pissed of the boys as they charge at her again.

Back at Sima's house

Sino is sitting paying with Sima's game as he was waiting for them to reach home, he was let in by the Maid and she was busy preparing food for Sima. When Sino dropped the controller after seeing the future, Sino shouted she's gonna kill Sima. The maid dropped the pot as she questioned what Sino was saying, Sino comments that there's no time. He needs to go to Sima's location and he dashes out of the house, the maid takes off her working uniform as she stares on the window.

Back to the battle:

Sima and Jumbo accelerated forth outpacing Lu as Viper creats multiple gateways to counter Jumbo's speed sending Jumbo sending him in an endless loop, Jumbo tried finding the pattern to figure out which gate and direction will Viper be located. However that was unfortunate because the loop in which he was in was random and he couldn't figure it out, on the other hand Lu and Sima were busy going toe to toe with Viper. In trapped in that situation Viper made a desperate move as she tries to create more gates, despite the loop she placed Jumbo on. She thought to herself that she needs to separate Lu from Sima so they stop tag teaming her, but that were sideways as Sima ends up being the one being trapped in a gateway. The gateway close immediately as Sima was entering thus crushing his right arm and leg, leaving them on the scene. With Sima's disappearance, Jumbo witness this as he passes through one gateway to another. In shock Lu appears before Viper, leaving a trail of shockwaves sending out waves of gust winds. With a mean flying kick, Lu unintentionally blows a whole on Viper's chest. With blood splashing the road, Lu realises that is he kills Viper he'd never see Sima again. However Jumbo had escaped the loop not because of Viper injuries, but because in a desperate attempt to escape the loop Jumbo accidentally manipulated his thoughts to think so fast that he used his speed to turn in mid-air and thus head for Viper's neck. Though he was stopped by Lu's foot as he tries to shield her from Jumbo, Jumbo lost it. Questioning why would Lu protect the woman who just murdered their friend, however Lu reasons with Jumbo that if they were to kill Viper. They would risk and lose and chance they have on finding Sima ever again. Jumbo stopped thinking about that for a moment, but was interrupted by Tony who grabs the boys and throws them to the Maid. Using her MAGERUE, she quickly teleports them all out of the scene and back at the lab. Where Tony uses his MAGERUE focuses it on Viper, telling her to tell them where the prince was. But Viper continue to cry as she claims she doesn't understand what had happened, Tony calls out for the tools as they were shown to be torturing devices which would be used on Viper. She immediately scream as she was showing fear telling Tony that he had no intentions to take the prince for she would risk her relationship with the first prince, Siya. However Tony wouldn't listen to non of that as he starts by ripping all five of her right nails, Tony tells her that the right hand will be next and thanks to their regeneration. They can even cut her body parts, Tony processed to grab her tongue pulls it and grabs a nailer. Using it on her tongue and her lips shutting her mouth up, Tony tells her that she screams way loud as blood dripps from her nailed mouth and tongue sticking out. The regeneration begins to start with the mouth stuck the way it is, but Tony didn't stop with his questioning. He processed to tore her clothes off as he grabs a dull knife that he uses to cut her breasts with, unable to resist Viper's scream tore her mouth up thus allowing her to mumbled some words. Begging Tony stop, but Tony wasn't about to that was he throws away the knife and processed to pull up a 3 ton hammer. Instantly hammering Viper's feet one after the other and continues to hammer her legs shuttering her bones completely. The screaming got everyone worried as they witness the awful scene afar from another room through a computer, Lu looks away as Tony drags a chainsaw through Viper's back. Pulling out her spine completely. Unable to move or scream, Viper lays there unconscious, Tony leaves the room telling her to be continued.

Tracker's office: The king had finished his paperwork and was resting, leaning back, tilting his head, and staring at the ceiling. A mysterious figure appeared, greeting King Tracker, and first apologized for the accident that had caused the second prince to lose his limbs. He continued, informing Tracker that they hadn't meant to kidnap the prince; they had simply seen an opportunity and taken it. Tracker paid no attention to what the figure was saying and only asked whether Sima was still alive. The figure assured King Tracker that the boy was fine and resting, then informed Tracker that they would start preparing the boy for the ceremony and hoped Tracker would understand. Tracker glared at the figure, telling him to do as they pleased, but warning that they shouldn't be surprised if the boy wasn't the one. The figure fell silent for a moment before turning away, then wished Tracker would understand that they really needed the Lizna at this point. He told Tracker that something big was about to take place and they needed him. King Tracker advised the figure to leave, as Queen Amazon was on her way. Her tremendous MAZE could be felt by as she made her way, the figure asks King Tracker to apologise to her as he disappears inside a gateway. Queen Amazon came flying to the Prayer City, and crush landing inside Tracker's office. She was infuriated questioning Tracker how could he be sitting on his chair while his son was missing, king Tracker offered her a sit before telling her everything. Which pissed Queen Amazon even more because she started requesting to meet up with the Supreme Kuwai who took Sima, However Tracker told her to calm down for they do not have to worry. Sima was still alive and fine. Queen Amazon didn't want to hear anything, she just wanted to see her son. She threw a tantrum telling Tracker she wasn't going anywhere. While Tracker was trying to calm the Amazon Queen, a call from the Water Fall Empire came with Queen Aqua asking whether everything was alright. She proceed to tell King Tracker that she was informed that a huge amount of raging MAZE was approaching the Prayer Empire at high-speed. She called to find out what was happening, King Tracker convinced Queen Aqua that there was nothing to worry about. He tells her it was Queen Amazon and that was it, Queen Amazon screamed on the other side telling Queen Aqua that her son had been abducted and Tracker is hiding that to not make a scene. Annoyed King Tracker glared at Queen Amazon with lazy eyes showing lack of interest, Queen Aqua convinced Queen Amazon to not make a fuss about this. Because if the word were to get out that the king couldn't protect the prince, bad things could be said about the king. Tracker amazed got up thus agreed with Queen Aqua, Queen Amazon set back realising that she had a point. She began to calm down even though she was anxious to find her son soon.

Back at the torture chamber: Tony walks in undoing her tie and rolls his sleeves, she questioned whether Viper was ready to continue. However Viper wasn't responding as her eyes and nose were watering, her eyes rolled all the way to the back from what had happened. Tony proceeded to point on his four head, questioning Viper where the prince was. But Viper wouldn't respond, her body was numb and her brain wasn't responding at all. To jolt her up, Tony brought an electric device with a helmet which he placed on Viper's head thus proceeds to turn it on. The power of the electric volts carried up to 10 000V into her body. Coursing her body to immediately go into shock thus waking her up, she screamed telling Tony she'll find a way to connect to any of the possible gateways she may or may not have opened, Tony told Viper if she was lying to him she'll never see the light of day ever again. To insure Viper understood him, Tony took a handsaw and began to cut her leg piece by piece. She screamed as the handsaw cut through the bone, Tony made sure to cut her foot all the way up to her knee. Soon after that Tony grabbed a no.5 nail and began hammering it on her chest, the screams were unbearable. Jessie turned off the sound on as she looked away, she couldn't take it any longer as Tony grabbed each bone on Viper's right ribcage pulling it out one after another. Once again Viper lost consciousness ashe began to stop crying and just lay on the chair she was tired on like she was died. Just before Tony could wake her up again with another electric shock, King Tracker walks in grabbing Tony by the shoulder. King Tracker elaborated to Tony that the missing of the second prince wasn't Viper's fault and He should let her live and imprison her instead, confused Tony questioned who were those who had the audacity to take the prince without permission. King Tracker told him it was the Supreme Kuwai who belong to the younger son of Mettue. Shocked, Tony released his MAGERUE thus stopped his torture on Viper. However Queen Amazon wasn't pleased, the fact that Viper had the nerve to attack the Prayer Empire pissed her off as she charged up her MAGERUE and fires lightning at Viper waking her up. While taking damage she finally woke up shocked that her body was still in tacked and she wasn't missing any limbs, she realise the torture was done mentally not physically, even with that her MAZE and body were worn out and she couldn't control her MAZE at all. Tracker called Captain Jessie in to ensure Viper doesn't gain full control of her MAZE so she may not leave the Empire. Ring Tracker ordered the meeting of all the RULERS, but when he turned to Tony he realised Tony was in tears as he smiled. He told King Tracker he was happy that Sima was alive and he couldn't have slept knowing that he was out there about to die, Tony left to organise the meeting of the Leaders.

Later that day, before the meeting could start, all the leaders were asked to bring only one trusted man besides themselves, and the meeting was to be kept secret. The leaders were preparing for the meeting. On Stone Empire, Vibrat had asked one of his newly recruited Vic captains, who was young and capable with promising talent, to accompany him. King Tracker had requested that the meeting be held in one hour on the Water Fall Empire, and all the leaders were expected to be there. Thirty minutes later, all the leaders were available and already seated. King Tracker jumped into the matter at hand, telling the other leaders what had occurred and that his second-born son was missing.

The leaders were shocked, telling King Tracker that they would do anything in their power to help find his son. Tracker also informed the other leaders about a country that was thousands of meters above the ground, explaining that it was the reason they couldn't completely destroy the Umbra Collective organization. He asked the empire leaders to help him visit the unknown country and completely destroy the organization before they could carry out their intentions. The leaders' goal was to put an end to the organization before they could do anything. With that, all the empire leaders agreed that they would launch an attack against the organization.

However, before they could finish their meeting, Mr. L burst in, opening the door and calling out to his organization, "Hail Umbra Collective!" This stunned the world leaders, who turned to Mr. L. Mr. L then proceeded to introduce himself as the leader of the organization and told the world leaders his plan to free this world from its seal. Before he could finish his sentence, Queen Amazon appeared before Mr. L, her hand cloaked in lightning. She then thrust it into Mr. L's chest, telling him to shut up and tell them where Sima was. A thick smoke clouded everyone's vision after the attack, leaving every ruler confused about Queen Amazon's fate. But when the dust settled, it was revealed that Kong, an ape with a distinctive white back, had appeared out of nowhere, covering Mr. L from the attack and saving him. It seemed Queen Amazon had only made contact with Kong. Mr. L told Queen Amazon to calm down, claiming he had nothing to do with the sudden disappearance of King Tracker's younger son. That statement alone raised a ton of questions, particularly about what Mr. L meant by "younger cousin."

Mr. L proceeded to reveal a shocking truth to the whole room: he was Ledge Prayer, son of Gate Prayer. The leaders were stunned, and their eyes turned to King Tracker, who stood with his arms crossed. He opened up with a cryptic line: "This was what the meeting was about." The rulers began questioning whether King Tracker had been secretly working with the evil organization, but Queen Aqua quickly shut down those suspicions. She told the other rulers that King Tracker had probably been struggling to reveal this information because he had hoped Ledge would change his ways. Since he hadn't, King Tracker had decided to tell them who was behind the organization they were fighting all this time and was ready to take drastic action against a member of his own family.

Tracker turned to Queen Aqua, thanking her for understanding. However, Ledge quickly interrupted, telling them to shut up as he had more important things to discuss. He demanded that the world leaders hand over the Big 5 beasts, claiming that if they complied, they would be left alone. Tracker warned the other leaders not to listen to Ledge, revealing that if he were to get the beasts, he would kill all the elders in their cities connected to them. Ledge grunted, telling King Tracker to shut up and stop ruining his dialogue. Before he could continue, King Tracker teleported beside Ledge, ready to deliver a crushing blow, but they were interrupted by Kong, who pulled Ledge back just in time. Kong warned Ledge to wrap things up quickly, or they would both be killed. However, King Tracker had secretly placed a black sphere next to them, which sucked both Kong and Ledge inside. The pull was so strong that Ledge's MAGERUE technique was disrupted before the sphere could fully absorb them. As the sphere dissipated, Kong and Ledge turned into paint, revealing that Ledge was never actually there in the first place - it was just his technique.

King Tracker turned to the leaders, explaining that this technique was the reason he hadn't killed Ledge yet. Ledge had been using his MAGERUE technique to project himself, making it seem like he was really there. The technique was so convincing that even the leaders had been fooled. An enraged Queen Amazon vowed to kill Ledge with her bare hands. King Tracker smiled, telling the world leaders that they would launch their attack in two weeks - the only window of opportunity they had. With that, the meeting concluded, and the world leaders returned to their nations to prepare for war.

In an unknown location, a figure approached Ledge, questioning the wisdom of attending the Rulers' summit and asking about his intentions. Before Ledge could respond, a younger figure entered the room, expressing concern that Prince Sima's disappearance wasn't part of the plan. Ledge calmly told them to relax, explaining that when the leaders were busy fighting on multiple fronts, they would seize the opportunity to explore and gain an advantage. With a smile, Ledge asked the two figures to sit down and have a drink.

As they sat, Ledge outlined his plan to plunge the world into chaos, which would allow him to deal with the world leaders. He asked the two figures to identify any gaps in his plan. The elder figure responded that Ledge's goal was to distract the leaders and throw them off track. The younger figure, however, was more direct, placing his cup on the table before disappearing through a gateway. He warned Ledge that if he messed up, he would be the one to end his life. Ledge smiled, telling him to watch and learn.

The elder figure remained with Ledge asked about the rescue of Viper, a crucial piece in their plan. Ledge reassured him that it was under control, and just then, a mysterious figure slowly emerged from the shadows, leaving the elder figure stunned.

While the world leaders were preparing for the war against the unknown country, they had a meeting to select two leaders to visit the unknown country. Along with them would be two of the most powerful captains, Emp and Tony. Queen Aqua proposed that there should be more Kuwai sent to accompany the captains and the two leaders, fearing the loss of King Tracker in the process of this war. King Tracker advised that he would take the rest of his top-tier Kuwai, and the rest of the empires would provide backup support to the Prayer Empire while they were away.

However, King Kamva immediately dismissed that idea, telling King Tracker that with the second prince missing, the first prince would be left with nothing if anything were to happen to King Tracker. With a smile on his face, King Tracker assured King Kamva that he wouldn't mind dying to protect and create a better world for their future generations.

In a shocking turn of events, Queen Aqua's face contorted in distress, and she suddenly collapsed, bleeding from her nose. The rest of the world leaders turned to see what had happened, and it was clear that she was no longer part of the discussion.

Queen Amazon, annoyed, raised a point, stating that she would be one of the leaders going, and she would take her captain with her. The meeting fell silent for a minute. King Stone suggested that the other leaders agree or reason with her about why they wouldn't allow her to go. However, the decision had already been made that Queen Amazon and King Tracker would be the ones going, so no one disagreed.

King Kamva insisted on sending one captain as well. Queen Christela informed the rest of the leaders that due to their lack of Kuwai warriors, she wouldn't be sending anyone to invade the unknown country. Instead, she would help protect the Prayer Empire and the rest of the empires. Every leader nodded in agreement, understanding that Bloem had lost most of their Kuwai warriors in the last battle.

With that, the meeting came to an end. The rest of the leaders would remain and protect the other empires while they invaded the unknown country.

During the training hour, Lu, Jumbo, and Sino were seen on their knees after enduring a brutal training session from the elder. The elder seemed to be more strict now that Sima had gone missing, and he had been training Jumbo to work more on his power since Jumbo's strength lay in speed. Jumbo's strength behind his attacks was even lower than Sino's; however, Jumbo's speed made it possible for him to land his attacks successfully. The elder continued training with Jumbo for 30 minutes after their initial training session and then sent the boys home to rest, as they had school the following day.

The next day, during break time, Sino, Lu, Jumbo, Mihlali, Stacia, Mbalie, and Awonke sat under a shaded area, arguing about Sima's rescue mission. Awonke was pressuring the others to help him find Sima and bring him home. However, the others were against the idea. Lu told Awonke to forget it, as they could never find Sima even if they could teleport, since Sima was trapped in an unknown location. Lu proceeded to tell Awonke that even King Tracker was still devising a plan to visit this place. In frustration, Awonke punched the tree that had been providing them shade, causing the others to complain and get up, walking away toward the school buildings. Awonke was left staring blankly. Lu advised Awonke to calm down, telling him that Sima would return, and all Awonke needed to do was train and get stronger so he could protect Sima when he returned. Awonke's face, however, told a different story, as he seemed annoyed with himself for not being able to protect his rival despite his efforts.

Water Fall Empire

Khanyi, Emp, and Light had a meeting with Queen Aqua. She informed Khanyi and Light that they were to guide the city while Emp was away on a mission to the unknown country and appointed Khanyi as the acting Head Captain until Emp's return. Light questioned when they would be leaving, and Queen Aqua surprised them by saying that the day was still being processed and that they should focus on fortifying the city instead. Queen Aqua wondered to herself why Light was being so obedient, as she was usually not one to back down from a challenge. Just as she was pondering this, her younger brother walked in with his royal guards, telling Queen Aqua that he would take Light's position as Captain and handle the protection of the Empire. Queen Aqua told him not to get involved, as he would soon be king. The other Captains turned to her, questioning what she meant, but Queen Aqua assured them that she only meant her younger brother would have to take on royal responsibilities soon and that there was nothing more to it.

With the whole world preparing for war, the clash of empires and the Umbra Collective organization seems inevitable as the world's leaders are determined to put an end to this conflict.

Unknown Country

The King of humans sat with two of his guards, declaring that the world's energy was about to shift. He encouraged his guards to prepare for the impending war. Ledge and the elder figure, sitting opposite the King of humans, seemed curious about what the King could do against the world's most powerful Kuwai, who were coming to storm his homeland. The King assured them that he was all-knowing and claimed to know how the battle might end. The elder and Ledge exchanged skeptical glances, thinking the King might be delusional. The elder warned the King not to underestimate King Tracker, but the King assured them he had a plan. The elder offered to help by sending King Tracker away, but Ledge cautioned him not to harm his uncle. The elder clarified that he meant to send King Tracker away, not harm him. However, the King declined the offer, saying he didn't need their help, although he could use their hangman to fight on the walls. Ledge offered to lend him all the wolves he might need. With an evil grin, the King told them to watch how he would deal with the Kuwai who entered his home. The elder and Ledge left the unknown country, heading to their hideout.

Umbra Collective Hideout

Ledge chuckled, picking up a drink, and told the elder that the war was going to be something to watch. He planned to witness it unfold himself. The elder advised Ledge to keep his expectations low, warning that the war might be one-sided due to the ruthless Queen Amazon and Emp's involvement. Ledge paused briefly before shaking his head and offering the elder a drink, which he declined. The elder mentioned having a mission planned and introduced a young boy with a devilish ape mask, an experiment created by Viper. The boy was a wolf gene in a Moon clan member's body, and the results were extraordinary. Ledge questioned the elder's plan, which involved sending them to the Prayer Empire. Once Ledge understood the plan, he created a portal leading to a specific location marked by the elder. The elder claimed this was to test their new generational warriors.

Prayer Empire: The boys with Mihlali and Stacie were at the mall. Mihlali and Lu had a conversation about Sima and how he'd love being there with them. Mihlali claimed that if Sima was still alive, he was probably training to be stronger in order to protect them. Lu punched the punching bag so hard that he shattered the glass on top, and the machine's record went wild, writing an error message. Lu turned to the owner, who was flabbergasted at what had just occurred. Lu apologized as he turned and walked away. Mihlali praised Lu's power, saying he had gotten a lot stronger, too, and that he could protect Sima instead. Lu told Mihlali it was all part of the plan to be as strong as possible.

Their conversation was interrupted by the Devilish Ape masked boy, who walked up to Lu and claimed the punch was pathetic. Lu ignored him as he pulled Mihlali by her arm. The boy grabbed Lu by his shoulders, telling him to calm down. The boy continued to say he only came there to test Lu's power. Then, the boy revealed a bizarre topic, claiming he was from the Moon clan and wanted to see what the difference was between Quadrupled and the rest of the Moon clan. Lu was confused and questioned the boy about what nonsense he was talking about, as he had no idea what the boy was saying. The boy elaborated, telling Lu that the Moon clan had two special powers under their cursed bodies. Those who could draw their course only to their feet or arms, and those who could draw out their course throughout their body, meaning they could punch and kick harder, unlike those with dual pled. The boy began transforming, telling Lu he'd show him what he was talking about. The boy wore a short-sleeved T-shirt and a mask, and a mask, so the red pattern of his coursed Magerue was fully visible, possessing the boy's body. A shocked Lu could tell the boy wasn't bluffing, and he was indeed from his clan. Desperate to know more, Lu pleaded with the boy to tell him everything. He wanted to know more about his clan. However, the boy told Lu to fight him, and he would tell him everything. Not knowing what to do, Lu agreed to the boy's conditions, but Mihlali stopped them. She told the boy to just tell them everything because the boy and Lu were from the same clan, so there was no reason for them to fight. Little did she know that the boy was only out for blood, as he instantly appeared before Mihlali, loading his right fist to knock her out.

Luckily, Lu was there to block the punch. However, they were sent flying back into a snack shop where Jumbo and Stacie were eating. Just as Jumbo was taking a huge bite out of his kota, with the corner of his eye, he saw Lu holding Mihlali, shielding her from the impact. Stacie couldn't see a thing as she was moved by the huge sound that followed the collision, and the huge smoke covered them. Curious, Jumbo looked closer to find out if they were okay. Jumbo quickly turned to face the boy, who was clapping his hands, congratulating Lu on protecting Mihlali. He then told them not to worry, for he wasn't given instructions to kill them. However, he wasn't told not to injure them. Jumbo had fully drawn his swords and was ready to fight the boy. Even though he had just been sent flying, Lu had no intentions of backing away from the fight.

The boy then told Lu that for every exchange in combat, he would tell them more about Lu's clan. He proceeded to say his name was Zuko Moon, and he was a dual-pled. Lu stood up, asking what the meaning of that word was. Zuko laughed, as if mocking Lu for his lack of knowledge about his own clan. Zuko charged at Lu, attempting another punch and kick. However, Lu parried both Zuko's jab punch and roundhouse kick. At this moment, Lu's body began to steam, showing seriousness. Even so, Lu noticed he was being overpowered, as Zuko's punches seemingly hurt him.

Everyone was stunned, questioning how Lu was being wounded, but that wasn't going to stop Lu from getting the information he needed. With his arms crossed for protection, Zuko's relentless punches caused blood to leak from Lu's forearm. Lu's mind was blown, as he never knew he could actually get hurt and bleed. This was new to him, and obviously, he had even more questions. Finally, the two broke loose, with Zuko telling Lu he was still at ground level with his coursed body transformation.

He then elaborated on what a Quadruple and a Dual-ple were. Zuko mentioned himself as an example of a Dual-ple - a person from the Moon clan who can only channel their Course Body ability through their arms or legs. Then, he mentioned Quadruples, stating they were those who could channel their course body ability throughout their entire body. He pointed at Lu, who was watching his forearms heal. Lu told Zuko he had no idea what those things meant and couldn't fully bring out his full course body abilities. Zuko gave them an evil grin after losing it. He began asking Lu all types of questions, such as why there were only a few species living on the Supreme Kuwai Island. This only made everyone even more confused, as Zuko was now telling them about things they were not aware of. While still locked in silence, Sino came out of nowhere, eating two chicken feet, and began telling Zuko to stop asking them about things they didn't know. Zuko didn't pay attention to Sino; instead, he continued asking why there were only a few people who knew about this island and why only the Prayers were given the power to rule the world.

Zuko claimed that the Prayers had enough power to compete with the whole world, and yet evil was still running rampant. He then proceeded to tell them that even Sima, their friend, was busy training so that when he came back, he could be as strong as his father. Yet, they needed the Moon clan to fight their fights. Zuko reached out his hand, telling Lu to hold it and join them. He said he was going to that island and free the rest of the Moon clan, Kuwai. Curious, Lu asked Zuko how he was going to reach the island. Zuko lowered his hands and folded his fists, telling Lu he would see. Now it was time to throw hands. Fully healed, Lu returned to his coursed body transformation as his body began to steam again. The two charged at each other, throwing hands and showcasing excellent hand-to-hand combat.

However, Lu noticed halfway through the battle that Zuko had an advantage over him when it came to power. Instead, he switched tactics and began using his legs. Zuko threw a right hook, which Lu avoided, landing a backspin kick. With Lu's heel connecting with Zuko's chin, blood was seen flowing from Zuko's mouth, and his teeth were red from the color of the blood.

Amazed, Zuko held his chin, spitting out blood and congratulating Lu again. He told Lu that he'd never lost a fight, except to his older brother. Lu was even more surprised, asking Zuko about the whereabouts of his older brother and whether he was okay. Lu proceeded to tell Zuko that King Tracker would take them in and give them a home to live in, but Zuko declined the offer instantly.

He told Lu he wasn't planning on becoming someone's bodyguard. Lu tried correcting him, but Zuko wasn't about to listen. Instead, he told Lu to fight and stop trying to make him change sides, saying he had a better family and they loved him. In Lu's mind, he thought of Zuko's mother, father, and older brother. Little did he know that Zuko meant the Umbra organization. Lu felt sad that he couldn't talk Zuko into changing his mind. However, Zuko had already had enough of their conversation and rushed Lu with a combo attack. But Lu knew that if he was going to fight Zuko on equal footing, he had to use his legs, not his arms, or he would be overpowered. Zuko highlighted something that threw Lu off - when Moonlights fought, their course body abilities were nullified, leading to the one with the most physical power controlling the fight. He mentioned that was why Lu was losing and explained why he was bleeding, even though he never bled before.

With this new information, Lu was left speechless. Zuko requested that he show him what he could do. Zuko's mouth began to glow with flames forming inside, and he aimed them at Lu, who was still processing the information. Without wasting time, Zuko fired the flames toward Lu. Just before they made contact, Stacie took the flames directly, resulting in a big explosion. Lu came back to his senses, looking at Stacie, who was glowing yellow within the smoke.

Stacie began walking towards Zuko, telling him that since Lu was at a disadvantage, she would take Zuko on. Zuko was amused, showing it through his facial expression. Zuko and Stacie then collided, exchanging blows as they punched each other. Zuko commented on her armor's durability, which wasn't easy to crack, even after taking so much damage. Zuko proceeded to point out that he had never seen a female Tank before. Stacie punched Zuko so hard that she actually pushed him back, telling him that her teacher was a Tank, and so was her mother.

Zuko, astonished, began to transform his arms, turning them...to demon-like skin with black nails. He told Stacie to guard, and he accelerated toward her, leading to a gut check that shattered Stacie's armor. This led to Stacie landing on her knees, gasping for breath. Lu, concerned about Stacie, charged at Zuko. Sino proceeded to use his Magerue, which allowed him to see how things would play out. Mihlali grabbed Sino's shoulder, asking if Stacie was okay. Just before Sino could reply, Jumbo appeared next to them with unconscious Stacie. Jumbo commented on the fact that it sucked that he couldn't do anything against Zuko, since he was like Lu - there was no way for Jumbo to cut him.

Mihlali assured him it was okay, since she also couldn't do a thing because she couldn't fight. An explosion that sent shockwaves around the battlefield got them back on track, with Mihlali, Jumbo, and Sino amazed at how the battle was going. The battle had gotten serious, with both Zuko and Lu fighting seriously. Zuko was on the defense, while Lu was holding back, still curious about Zuko's past.

Annoyed, Zuko fully transformed into a devilish ape with horns bent back. The similarity between Zuko's face and the mask he wore before going to the Prayer Empire was striking. This threw everything off for King Tracker and Tony, who were watching and had the big three on standby. King Tracker sighed, telling Tony that he had no doubt that Zuko was a Moon member and that they must step in and recruit him. King Tracker got ready to head to the battlefield. Lu and the rest had no words for what they were seeing, which led to Lu asking whether what he was seeing was the full transformation of the Moon clan's course body. Zuko showed no interest as he speed-blasted Lu, kicking him toward the building where Jumbo and the others were standing.

Zuko started crying, telling Lu he should help him, saying all he wanted was to free his people and live a free life from the slavery of protecting the Prayers. Zuko continued to tell Lu that he and his brother were left out by the Supreme Kuwai after his father and mother sneaked off the island. Zuko and his brother were spared after the Supreme Kuwai caught them; they sentenced them to exile while taking their parents back to the island.

Zuko said he pleaded to be taken with their parents, but the Supreme Kuwai claimed that for the sake of their parents, Zuko and his brother would be spared and cast out, never to return to the island. The power forming from Zuko's mouth was almost complete. Before he could fire it, he told Lu he would take him and hand him over to the people who turned him into a capable Kuwai. He stated that no modern Moon clan member could go full transformation.

He had the Umbra organisation help him, and the experimental medication he had to take to change were disgusting, but they changed him. That triggered something in Lu and the rest of the crew; all of them wanted to capture Zuko for interrogation and information about the Umbra Collective. The battlefield was intense, with King Tracker and his Kuwai ready to step in, and Lu and the crew ready for Zuko's attack.

NARRATOR: WITH THE INTENSE BATTLE AT HAND, THERE WAS ANOTHER LIFE GOING ON IN THE ISLAND WHICH ZUKO WAS TALKING ABOUT. FEW WEEKS AGO, SIMAMKELE PRAYER WAS FOUND LYING ON THE GROUND BY SETHU, WHO TOOK HIM TO BE TREATED.

In pitch darkness, Sima found himself unable to find the light. Turning right to left, he still couldn't see a thing. Then, a voice that shocked him even more called out to him. As he turned, what he saw was indescribable - seeing himself sitting on a chair right before himself. Sima thought to himself whether that was an illusion or what. However, the other Sima, who was sitting on the chair, had glowing red eyes. With dreadlocks longer than his, the individual calling himself Sima was the power that Sima would possess in the near future.

Sima was filled with questions as to why the figure was wearing all black and how he could only see the figure's face. Because of the black the individual was wearing, it was hard to see him clearly, since the place they were in was dark too. The individual told Sima to calm down, for he couldn't do a thing even if he wanted to.

The individual continued to tell Sima that the reason he could see only his face was because of the powers he had unlocked. Sima stood up straight and asked the individual what he meant by that. The individual told Sima that by unlocking his powers, he would see more of the individual's body and would be even stronger. For that was how Sima could summon the RUI into this dimension. The individual told Sima that they had to merge their bodies in order for that to happen.

Sima looked at the individual. The individual chuckled softly and claimed that Sima was cautious. So, he would teach Sima how to use his powers; maybe then Sima might trust him. Sima told the individual it would take more than his teachings to earn his trust. The individual told Sima that he would do anything to earn his trust so they could be one, and Sima could return to the world of the living.

Confused about what the individual meant, Sima was sucked into the light before he could ask what he meant.

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