The serenity in the room had long since escape the room, apprehension took over as even Altika felt agitated

"Father those at the watched tower just reported sighting of a massive ship over above our planets atmosphere"

The aged man didn't answer her, he stood up, walking towards the glass overview as he set his gaze towards the sky

"Dree I want you to initiate golden blood protocol, set the project in motion at once" his voice isn't loud but it carries power

"Yes patriarch" Dree answered and instantly a wormhole portal appeared beside him at which he sprint into, disappearing from sight with the wormhole closing behind him

"Altika, we don't have much time to talk, you have to promised me you would obey my orders this time and don't play you stubborn girl character".

The aged man walked away from the overview glass, rushing to Altika side, his voice filled with worry and urgency

Something he didn't display when Dree was around, " you are the Queen of the Athorans now, always remember that

Your choices and decision would tell if we go extinct or surviv......"

"What are you talking about old man, you are still the King of the Athorans and very much alive, we can all leave here together, alive"

Unknowingly tears had began to pour down her eyes for reasons she can't really tell, maybe its because of how her grandfather was taking at the moment

Or maybe its because she felt hopeless seeing her ever strong and powerful mentor and father figure in such a state of helplessness

"No child, I can't come with you this time around, golden blood protocol only select a minor few that could carry on our racial bloodline".

"what!" Her eyes shot wide open, like what would happen to everyone else that isn't on the Golden blood protocol list

"You are thinking it right, we all would have to be the sacrifice for your survival, make sure you don't make our sacrifice a waste because of your stubbornness"

She didn't even have the chance to reply, retort or say a word, her grandfather placed his hands over her head and immediately his hands hand a mystical glow that then transfer into her body before fading into her

Breathing heavily, he fell to his kneels, drained of energy as perspiration run down his forehead

"You now have the Athorans race guardian blessing, what ever you do, make sure it never falls into the hands of Zodack"

"Old man" words she wanted to say were too heavy in her mouth and had been clog by tears and weight of emotions

Her teary eyes constantly water her dry cheek like a fountain of endless water, "gold blood protocol had been initiated, all registered personal had been placed on board and in sleep pod"

Dree voice stole her moment as he appeared back in the room only to see his king In an unknown pleasant condition

Nodding to Dree words, he helped himself up, refusing Altika help bluntly, "am still your king child, don't treat me like a kid"

Caressing Altika cheeks warmly for a moment before his demeanor changed to a stern and arrogant king

"Dree, I here by appoint you as the general and chief adviser to the Queen of the Athorans

Make sure to make me proud boy and keep her safe boy" his stern voice still had a bit of emotions when he mentioned his granddaughter

"Yes my king" Dree salute respectly, after which he grabbed and dragged away Altika that doesn't want to part away from her grandfather into a wormhole portal, disappearing from sight

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Immediately they were gone, the look on the old man face became even more ugly, at the same time silhouette of intruder coming down from the sky could be seen

.....

Somewhere underground, two figure shot out of a wormhole portal, "let me go you bastard" Altika screamed at Dree hitting him as many time as she could

"Greeting queen altika and general Dree" a few Athoran soldiers greeted him, they have heard the king decree via nanobot telepathy and had to adhere at once

Dree took his arms of Altika, leaving her to her device, she turn to leave only to find out the cave had no exit or entrance aside the huge gate way like device in front of a massive ship

"You are free to drill your way to the surface my Queen and make the sacrifice of our King a waste along with the hope of your people"

Pointing at the panicking soldiers standing around, wishing they could just get out of here

Especially with the level of vibration shaking the entire underground cave, a result of intense battle and explosion going on at the surface

Altika gritted her teeth, she didn't know how best to reply, there is no way she can dig her way UP in time

Secondly, if she could, what can she do once she is at the surface, if her old man can't handle it

What hope does she have, her tears wail up but she pushed it down, she needed to be strong for her people right now

"There is no need to be scared" her voice heavy but she had to go on, "our king would end this, he would not let our precious home be destroy by this invader

We just have to leave here for the moment, once it all over, he would send for us again"

Dree gave her a mental tumbs up, she might be stubborn but she know what is best for her people

Immediately after her speech, Dree took charge of controlling the project, getting everything and everyone needed onboard

The vibration on the surface everly growing steadily and rapidly, once done with everything, the ship power on and hover in place

Dree using his power from within the ship, connected and activated the giant gateway portal

A project he was working on with one of the Athorans treasure when he incidentally got the guardians power

At his command the giant portal activated, a blue energy appear at the center of thr see through gate way at which the ship slowly drift into

Disappearing from sight while the gate way explode anf crumbled to the ground like fine dust

Up at the surface, the once lush and green planet is now in ruin, fire and explosion ranging at different corners

Athoran citizens in armour and single man warship were facing off against the Intruder who seem to be overpowering and killing them at an alarming rate

Even though they don't look very impressive in there weird looking armour, a poor looking hand blaster and a weird looking kind of flying beast they are riding

This amphibious humanoids invaders known as zora's should have been easy to deal with if not for their ability to adapt to their environment and evolve rapidly.

They're able to change their bodies to suit their needs,

whether that's adapting to extreme temperatures or growing gills to survive underwater.

They can even consciously control this process, allowing them to adapt and evolve on demand.

This made anything they throw at them useless and they are taking down the Athorans army without breaking a sweat

The whole place is floaded with this pest of a race as the Athorans saw them, but they never gave up trying, never gave up fighting

Even if its the last thing they would do, they would gladly die trying to take them down with them

*heavy tud sound*

At the center of the cities now in ruins, a huge Zora dropped down from one massive flying beast, his size the biggest any Athoran had seen

And his features are even quit different, he had thick scales all over his body, spikes on his shoulder and spine running down to his tail

His claws are longer and damn right sharp, the tip of his tail looks like a flexible sharp spear

He wasn't holding any weapon, nor was he wearing any armour, it was his bare shirtless body showing his muscle and path on a simple look pants

Funny enough any blast shot at him doesn't even leave a scratch on his skinx talk more of hurting him

A single blow from him ends the life of any target he threw the punch at, turning the Athorans into popsicle or squash water melon

"Ark!!!" Having take out some nuisance as he saw them, he called out impatiently and a resonance to his call is the sound of thunder and flash of lightning

Ridding the entire area from a distance away of any Zora, till it came to a stop a few distance away from the huge Zora

"Zodack, its been a long time" Ark's figure appeared out of the lightning sparks standing in front of Zodack

A crude but wicked smile enveloped on his face, and a sword cracking with lightning, seemly made out of special material as the lightning merged with it completely

This Ark's figure is no one else but Altika old man, the King of the Athorans, just a casual move of his had ended many lives of the Zora

Giving the Athorans hope to keep on fighting, as for Zodack, he didn't bother or show any expression seeing his people die. It was like he didn't care