Chapter 46

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As Koto, Pandora, and DarkClaw try to locate the mysterious man and his mech, they stop short in a clearing

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As Koto, Pandora, and DarkClaw try to locate the mysterious man and his mech, they stop short in a clearing. "What's wrong?", Pandora asks. Koto looks around in a panic, "I- I can't recognize any of this! That man- it's like he drained all of the life from my home...!" Pandora huffs and tries looking for any signs of her son and Red, "Hm...come on, this way! Call it a mother's intuition."

As it turns out, even with Straus still relatively nearby, Pandora's "intuition" only seemed to make the group go in circles. "HHHH-", DarkClaw sputters, trying his best to keep up with the two super-powered girls. "Ok- maybe we're lost.", Pandora sighs. DarkClaw glances around, then tries to hold in a smug grin as he points in the distance, "What about that techno-looking place over there?" Sure enough, not too far away, stands a large, metallic facility. "Call it an Incarnate's Intuition~" Pandora decided not to engage in a sass-off with her son's Creation, as Koto leads the charge to the looming building.

The three arrive, but there's no door to be found anywhere. Koto runs her hands along the front wall, "Agh- where's the entrance to this thing? M-Maybe I can fly up to the roof and-"

CRASH.

"Right here!", Pandora calls out, having kicked a person-sized hole through the wall. "Well, goddamn.", DarkClaw peeks into the hole in shock. "I guess that works.", Koto says, also looking in. Meanwhile, the dangerous man watches on a security feed as the three enter and begin exploring the compound.

"Ugh...oh well, only five minutes early.", he whines. He summons his mech, and as the group rushes down a winding hallway he corners them, the mech making a loud THUD in the process. Koto draws her knife and points it toward the man.

"Despite this hideous display, it's still great to see you back home, Koto."

"Just who are you anyway?!"

"Hm, I figured your parents never told you. I am Feros, Royal Scientist to Queen Jupiter."

"Where are they...? Where are my parents?"

"..."

"Don't make me repeat myself-!"

"You have no right to order anything from me. All pure-bred Cosmic children such as yourself are my property, you included."

"I BELONG TO NO ONE!!", Koto shrieks, remembering her brief time under Jupiter's control. Pandora puts a hand on Koto's shoulder, "Calm down, dear." "Is doing this in English possible?", asks DarkClaw. "His name is Feros, he worked for Jupiter!", announces Koto. Feros chuckles,

"Ah, but Koto, your brothers and sisters beg to differ."

Feros snaps his fingers, and out from the dark corridors emerge six other young Cosmics of varying ages. They appear to be in a trance, following Feros' will like puppets. Koto doesn't recognize them, but somehow even without ever meeting them she can still feel the pain they've gone through; she realizes that if her parents didn't send her away,

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