Leio and Orbigodo entered King Darko's private chamber.
King Darko immediately stood up, saluted Leio, and said, "Master, please come and sit on my chair."Leio shook his head.
"I am not the king. You are the king, so behave like one."King Darko bowed slightly. "What do you wish from us, Master Leio? How can we serve you? Tell me, my master."Leio replied, "I want to form a special squad to fight against Zaid's Alien Alliance forces."King Darko smiled.
"I already knew you would ask for this. That is why I created a new squad. Their name is the 'Zaid Revenge Troops.'
If you want to talk with their leader, I will call him now."Leio nodded. "Okay, call him. I want to see if he is truly responsible enough for this mission. I also want to meet all his members."
The king ordered one of his soldiers, "Go and call the leader of the Zaid Revenge Troops, Nexico, and bring his soldiers with him."The soldier left at once to deliver the message to Nexico.
Nexico was at the triangular training ground, where he and his men were practicing how to kill aliens on wooden dummies. They struck the fake alien statues with Volssad sword blades powered by fuel packs.A messenger-soldier arrived and spoke to one of the squad members.
"I am a messenger from King Darko. I have an important message for Leader Nexico."The squad member replied, "All right, come with me. I will take you to him."They led the messenger to Nexico's office and knocked, asking for permission to enter.
"Come in," Nexico said.The messenger stepped inside and bowed. "I am a messenger from King Darko. He wants to meet you along with your soldiers."Nexico's expression grew serious.
He turned to his men. "Call the rest of our squad members. The king is summoning us. I think it is urgent, so do not waste time.""Yes, captain," one soldier replied. He quickly went out and gathered everyone, marching them to the area outside the training ground.
Nexico looked at his assembled troops. "Soldiers, mount your horses. Our king has called us to discuss something important.
""All right, captain!" they answered.They left the training area, and after about twenty minutes of riding, they reached King Darko's chamber.All the soldiers and their leader entered the room. King Darko gestured toward Leio and Orbigodo.
"Nexico, meet them. This is Leio and this is Orbigodo. They want to work with you to stop Zaid's plans."Leio studied Nexico carefully. "How many missions have you completed? And why did you join the Zaid Revenge Troops? Tell me your purpose.
"Nexico replied, "It was always my dream to become a true warrior and to serve humanity."He stood with five of his strongest soldiers behind him.Leio turned to the soldiers.
"Tell me your names, one by one."One soldier stepped forward. "My name is Neilo, and I am the vice-captain of the Zaid Revenge Squad."The others followed.
"The second is Parko, then Mrdesko, and the last is Demoko," they said.Leio nodded. "From now on, Orbigodo will be in charge of your battle training.
"Then, without explaining anything to Orbigodo, Leio suddenly mounted his horse and rode away toward the east.Meanwhile, in another place, Marko arrived at the area of the Yellow Door, appearing there in his human form.
Marjo stepped out of his transmission pod, changing back from his alien form into his human shape. He quietly hid himself nearby without anyone noticing.After the battle with Zaid, Chucky had finally recovered from his injuries. Boxery had hunted some wild birds, roasted them, and served them to Ruka and Chucky for lunch.While eating, Chucky looked at Ruka and asked, "Why did you save me? I destroyed everything for Zaid. I even killed your child. Why did you let me live?"Ruka answered calmly, "Chucky, you must stay alive.
If you die, we can never stop Zaid, and we can never stop Ariko."Chucky frowned. "What are you saying? I don't understand anything you're talking about."Boxery joined in. "Ariko is controlling Zaid to complete her own mission, the mission she failed to finish before.
"Chucky turned to Boxery. "And what about you, Boxery? If you stay alive, Zaid will use your royal blood again to awaken those alien monstrous powers. This time the result will be even worse, beyond words."Boxery shook his head.
"Even if I die or give my powers to someone else, it doesn't matter. Zaid can still use my power. Our blood has already been merged. Zaid knows my will, and he knows how to use it."Chucky said, "Then if we kill Zaid, everything will finally be settled."Ruka replied, "If we kill Zaid, things will become even worse.
If Zaid is defeated by us, then Ariko will appear to finish her work herself."Tears formed in her eyes. "I don't want to say this, but we have to help Zaid, not let him lose his power. If he becomes too powerful, he will go out of control, and that will be another disaster for us.
"Ruka continued, "First, we must leave everything to Zaid's own choice. I am sure he does not truly want to follow Ariko. He is trying to gain his freedom, and he is afraid of me. She uses me against Zaid on the battlefield."Chucky asked, "How do you know this truth?"Ruka answered, "Twenty years ago, when Kuze cut off my head in that battle, my mind entered the Coordinate World for a moment. There, Ariko recreated my body. After that, I don't know what she told me or what commands she placed inside me.
"Boxery then brought out a serum—spinal fluid that could transform a person into an alien—and handed it to Chucky. "Inject this and transform into your alien body. Then eat me so you can use my power to stop him."Chucky nodded slowly.
"All right, I will do it." He raised the syringe, ready to inject the fluid into his body.Suddenly, a voice echoed from the mountain.
"Father! Please don't inject the serum into your body!"Boxery immediately transformed into his alien form and whispered to Ruka, "Hide yourself, quickly.
"A boy on horseback appeared. It was Leio. He had been searching for Boxery and his father, Chucky. He rode up to them and shouted, "No, Father, that won't work!"Boxery stared at him. Leio continued, "You must try to free yourself from Ariko's control. That is the only way."
Chucky was in shock. "Leio… your memory has returned?" he asked. "Then tell me what we must do. And where is Orbigodo?"Leio nodded. "Yes, Father, my memories are back. Orbigodo is in the Markye tribe. We have formed a squad to fight against Zaid's forces.
"Leio looked at Chucky seriously. "We must go to the tribe. Father, you have to teach them how to fight Zaid. You will lead them as a front-line soldier."Ruka sighed. "Another new squad… You know Zaid will not stop until he completes his mission."Hidden nearby, Zaid's commander Marjo heard everything. He was shocked. In his mind he thought, "I must inform Lord Zaid about this. And I must tell him the girl's name: Ruka.
"He transformed back into his alien form and began to run at full speed. Soon he reached the tribe of Ooka to report to Zaid.When he entered the tribe, he dropped his transformation and walked in human form. Everyone there was busy preparing for a great war.
Marjo went directly into Zaid's tent. "Lord Zaid," he said, "the girl's name is Ruka. And they have formed their own military force. Its name is the 'Zaid Revenge Troops.'"Zaid's eyes widened. "What? What did you call them? Say it again."Marjo repeated, "Ruka…"Zaid was shaken. He fell to his knees and punched the ground.
"No… Ariko, you will not use Ruka!" he shouted.Then he forced himself to stay strong. He called to March. "Go and inspect the war preparations and the soldiers.""Yes, Lord Zaid," March replied and left the tent.Meanwhile, Orbigodo was training Nexico's soldiers.
"Physical strength is not the most important thing," he told them. "What matters is how you handle the worst situations."He made the soldiers run, jump, and practice hand-to-hand combat.
Then he trained them with wooden alien dummies. "When you face a real alien," he instructed, "aim for the neck, the side of the head, or the stomach. Hit these points, and they will die easily.
"After some time, Ruka, Chucky, Boxery, and Leio arrived at the Marley tribe. They dismounted from their horses.Leio asked, "How are the war preparations going?"Orbigodo saw his father Chucky's condition and was shocked. "What did he do to you?" Orbigodo said angrily.
"He will pay for this."Chucky placed a calming hand on him. "Easy…"You can continue from here with their reunion dialogue and the final war planning.