There was something about her that was different. Was it the way she held herself high? Her intelligence? Her regal demeanor? They couldn't figure it out. She couldn't understand it either. After all she just happened to have been saved by Ren Gyoku...
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Posted/edited: 6.3.23
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Kougyoku, Lixue, and Hakuryuu walked around the palace attempting to find 3 certain people. As they came to a courtyard they had found Alibaba, Aladdin and Morgiana sitting on the grass.
Walking over to them Hakuryuu spoke, "I'm sorry to interrupt" the 3 on the grass turned over to look at him. "At the command of King Sinbad, I have been searching for you three".
"We are just his chaperone" Kougyoku spoke.
"Wait a minute, King Sinbad commanded you?" Alibaba asked as he Aladdin and Morgiana stood up. "Yes he told me to spend some time with you three and learn from you. I'm very much looking forward to working with you, starting today" replied Hakuryuu.
Lixue whispered to him, covering her lips with the sleeve of her outfit. Hakuryuu's eyes widened, "Ah that's right, you must be the magi" he walked over to Aladdin reaching his hand out.
"My elder sister, Hakuei, was greatly indebted to you on the Koufax Plains, and also I'm deeply grateful to you for saving my sister" he clutched his hands around Aladdins, Alibaba looked at their interaction, uneised. When suddenly he began to glare at Hakuryuu.
"Such a scary look" Kougyoku said. His eyes widened startled, when he looked around he noticed them all staring at him. "Oh my, if I didn't know any better I'd think you'd have hostile intentions against our Kou Empires 4th Prince" Lixue said staring at him.
"Ah um, no-no I don't" Alibaba replied waving his hands. Kougyoku looked downwards "A lot happened between us in Balbadd, but don't you think we should call a truce for now?" Kougyoku asked.
Reaching his hand out Aladdin smiled, "Yeah we should! Fighting won't solve things anyway" Kougyoku mimicked the same action and smile, "Well I couldn't agree more Let's just let bygones be bygones and try to get along!" They both clasped their hands with pressure.
"Hey that hurts!" Aladdin yelled. "You're hurting me as well!" Kougyoku responded. The two trying to pry away from each other.
Alibaba closed his eyes, "Sorry Hakuryuu, we had a few issues back in Balbadd". Lixue glanced at him.
"As did you, am I right?" Hakuryuu responded, taking Alibaba by surprise. "Alibaba Saluja. I'm a prince of a country that's occupying yours, so you must hate me...deep within".
Stepping forward Alibaba stuttered, "N-No, I've already-" then he froze in place, grunting and clutching his arm. "Don't force yourself. The Kou Empire has done quite enough to earn your hatred soon they'll be doing even more" Hakuryuu responded.
Aladdin and Kougyoku were able to free there hands when Aladdin questions "Are you okay Alibaba?"
Lixue glanced at Alibaba, his behavior is not normal. He doesn't even look like he's paying attention to Hakuryuu. She glances downward 'his arm' she was brought out of her thoughts when he suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"ALIBABA!?" They yelled.
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Everyone stood by Alibaba's bed in the infirmary as Sinbad walked in asking him if he was alright, just as Alibaba was about to answer a voice spoke.
"Even after provoking you, you won't budge?" Immediately the purple wound on his shoulder shot up in the air, forming the figure of a man with a mask. "Who are you?!" Alibaba questioned.
"You're an impossibly spineless man, but it's thanks to you that I was able to overcome the barrier and enter Sindria" he said.
Sinbad jumped forward after the masked man, with his sword about to be drawn. "Wait!" Lixue yelled out, dashing forward unveiling a paper umbrella, quickly covering Hakuryuu and Kougyoku.
Sinbad didn't stop, and sliced the man in half as his blood began to gush. It splattered onto Sinbads skin, while Aladdin and Lixue blocked it from touching the others. But the man simply pieced himself back together.
"Haha, so the magi and girl were the only ones who noticed".
"What the heck is this blood?" Sinbad questioned. "It's too late. I've placed the fatal curse of our fathers will upon you. Consider this a formal invitation. First class singularity, King Sinbad. And King Alibaba, the candidate chosen by Solomon's arrogant interference. Become a dark King and be subjugated by our father. This will take hold of your magoi and color your Rukh black. Eventually being reborn as completely different people. In other words you will fall" the masked man said.
"Fall?" Aladdin questioned.
"Should you resist, Solomon's Rukh and the black Rukh in your bodies will destroy each other, and your physical bodies will die off" Alibaba and Sinbad starred at him surprised, before the man disappeared. _________
Lixue sat next to Kougyoku thinking about the current event. "King Sinbad could potentially die" she said solemnly. Looking up at the princess she smiled, "Your highness I understand you're worried for him, but I couldn't help but ask. Do you perhaps have a crush on King Sinbad? Your behavior around him is very strange you know?".
"Lixue!" Kougyoku began punching her shoulder with a bright red hue on her face, "It's not like that at all!". They were laughing when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
"Come in" Lixue said.
"Reporting to Princess Kougyoku and Lady Lixue, fourth prince Ren Hakuryuu has left to capture a dungeon alongside the magi Aladdin, prince Alibaba, and fanalis Morgiana"
