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The smell of fresh pink octis are seen growing through the horizon. The constant sunset creates an aura so soothing your breath gets taken away upon landing. You become one with the soil. You feel laying on a cloud carpet: the ultimate serenity.

As you dive down underneath the flower bed you enter the atmosphere. Unicorn dragons flying around. Gingerbread men raining from the sky. 

*Boom* A sonic boom is heard as Ka pierces through the third layer. She lands on a concrete rock. The rock morphs into a thick foam cloud as it absorbs Ka’s shock, leaving her in a restful power-seated position.

“Give me my thunder. DAAANNNCHOOOOOO!!!!” Ka yells. A lightning strikes dashes down striking the silver rose globe 100metres to Ka’s north. The entire room shakes. The floor drops 10metres and the walls begin to warp. Ka stands up and smashes her right foot.

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{In RaKiDa,, Ka’s right foot stomp would essentially freeze time. However, in the Realm of TriDa, her right foot stomp converges alternate realities.}

Ka’s eyes turn green as she rises to sea level. The four walls surrounding Ka each have a face: a different time stamp. 

“Where would you like to go?” says Ka’s rose-conscious voice in the surround. 

“D3! Now!” Ka yells. 

The echoes from her yell gather the surrounding vibrations and pierces through the south wall. The room returns to stillness. A loud thunder wave can be heard traveling in a straight line through the electrons of space.

The thunder wave shakes through D3, admitting all orbits into a stationary vibrating position. The World of RaKiDa goes dark. There is no sunlight. Without the gravity effect of the sunrays, the earth’s crust begins opens up. 

 

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Volcanoes begin to boil, releasing incriminating steam into the atmosphere. The air becomes thick and dense. Humans rush inside. Warriors run to their castles. Amphibians trigger cold-bloodsensation.

Ka rests still and observes Planet Optim. Devus is seen walking through the castle doing meet and greets on Ka’s behalf. “I knew it!” Ka yells. “Devus is trying to make the emancipation ceremony the commencement ceremony. Dancho, get your shadow. We’re diving in.”

Ka begins to spin faster and faster. The wind gusts become strong enough to activate D3 again causing the sun to appear back on RaKiDa. Ka darts towards RaKiDa. As she inches closer she smashes into a forcefield.

“Ka, where do you think you’re going?” says Haros. 

“Home!” Ka says in a frustrating manner.

“You can’t go home without me. Let me help you.” Haros responds.
 

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“Fine, OPEN!” ka says demandingly.

Haros creates a gap in the forcefield as Ka enters, she splits into 2 bodies, leaving a shell for Haros. 

“And you’re sure we’ll still be invisible?” Ka says as they float down into RaKiDa’s gravitational pull.

“100-electrons! The most human form will always be the one on the planet first,” Haros responds.

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Ka and Haros lower into the atmosphere. A Black cat runs over to Devus inside the castle. Devus pets the cat. “Purrr…purrr…” the cat noises to the gentling rub of Devus’ hand.

The cat bites Devus and dashes off. It squeezes through the wall vent and runs outside through the field into the unknown.

“Haros, what’s the plan? I’ve got to get back before Devus gets crowned!” Ka says.

“We have to lure Devus to you. It’s the only way to get them isolated,” Haros responds.
 

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“And how exactly will we do that?”

“A fire. Follow me!”

Haros and Ka walk through the village just outside the castle. They find Abyss Hole: Ka’s favorite restaurant serving the finest goatche & calou in all of the kingdom. They enter through the open rear door. The kitchen is empty, staff is out serving dishes.

“You see that gas can over there controlling the fire?” asks Haros to Ka.

“Yai,” she responds.

“Touch it and watch.”

Ka walks over to the gas tank under the large fryer. She sticks out her right hand and presses it with her middle finger.

*BOom!* 

A large noise is heard coming from the kitchen. The roof caving in. Smoking beginning to fill the air. Panic begins to fill the room.

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A large fire contacts the grease and oil throughout the kitchen causing an immense flame to absorb the kitchen. The heat too severe for the average human. The restaurant is forced to evacuate.

The community sound alarm begins to pound alerting the neighbors of a disaster. Crowds begin to surface as first lights arrive to put out the flames.

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Back at the castle, Mysterie hears word of the fire through er assistant. “Haros!” she says aloud to herself. “Did they say a cause?” she says to her assistant.

“The employees heard a loud explosion from the kitchen and then the place just burst into flames,” her assistant explains.

“The whole place? In one instant?” Mysterie questions.

“Yai very strange, I thought Ka had that place fireproof.”
 

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“Ka!” Mysterie yells. “Okay, thank you. Please go get ready for the ceremony.” Mysterie says.

Mysterie heads back to Ka’s Quarters, where all major staff awaits the traditional ceremonial walk prior to guests arriving.

“How could I miss this? Ka runs everything through me. She…or shall I say, THEY, are shutting me out!”

Mysterie exits through the back entrance of the castle and heads to her quarters on Losc Row. As she approaches the moat, the bridge does not let down. She fires 3 flares in the air…No response. “This is odd…” she says in her head.

Behind Mysterie approaches a Black carriage with gold rims encrusted in white rose petals. The petals contain a sleek covering to rinse away all dirt, pests, and unloving. The two stallions guiding the horse: one bright grey with yellow stripping, resembling that of a golden zebra; the second hazel with ruby eyes and a blonde mane, truly one of a kind.

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As the carriage approaches Mysterie, the door opens. “Get in!” a voice is heard commanding.

Mysterie runs towards the moat waving for the guards to lower the gate. One step closer…and Mysterie falls into the water below. She flails as her mind regains equilibrium. 

A boat arrives with Usil driving. “Mysterie! Get in!” Usil screams. Mysterie climbs on top of the boat and the boat speeds off. 

“Usil, what is going on?” Mysterie asks.

“I don’t know. They brought me back here like you told them to. I just saw you running as I was over in the field.”

“Something weird is up. Ka’s favorite restaurant just blew up, and…wait! I didn’t tell anybody to send you…”

Usil throws a weighted blanket on top of Mysterie as the moat enters the River Entrance to Losc Row.
 

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Cantu dressed in all-Black with weighted amethyst border stones is seen waiting on the dock. The boat approaches. Mysterie is silent. She went without a fight, without a struggle.

“Is she…” Cantu says before being interrupted by Usil, “No.” Usil responds.

“Mysterie, it’s Cantu. I may not know you but I need you to know that this is in your best interest.” 

“Cantu you democratic scathing derelict punk! Get me out of here and let’s settle this like real Wisers!” Mysterie responds.

“Thank you, Usil, you may leave now.” Cantu says.

Usil climbs out of the boat and runs up the stairs out the docking room. Cantu walks closer to the blanket. “Listen here you decrepit, defective, duplicitous, double-crossing, dainty hooker,” 

“You have no idea what you are doing! That’s not Ka!” Mysterie yells from under the blanket.

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“To you. I heard the plea, and Ka is not ready. If you get Ka mad, she will vanquish the world, again! I cannot take that risk.”

“So what are you gonna do? Kill her?!” 

“Never! She’s my only daughter, and that’s why I am protecting her existence. Everything she does traces back to me. ME!” Cantu begins to get emotional.

“Cut the dialect sweetie, crying don’t look good on you.” Mysterie says.

“Ka can come in when the 5th Sun Lights, until then, I must do what I feel is best.”

“Guards!” Cantu yells.

“Give her a rock. Throw it under. She’ll run out of fresh air in the next 6 hours. If she’s able to cut her way out by then, let her live. If not, throw the body in the moat.”

Cantu walks off with her weighted dress dragging along the floor showing a glimpse of how much weight Mysterie is under.