Chapter 3

The Eight Generals, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aladdin, and King Sinbad waited outside the door for the oni to appear. Which he did, eyeing them all distastefully.

"Hey…" Sinbad started.

"What." The oni said rather than asked.

Sin scratched his head. "Well… why do you hate us so much? We haven't done anything -"

"That's exactly the problem!" The oni exploded angrily. "The Queen shouldn't faint like that after using such a small spell like that to deflect his knife." The oni gestured to Ja'far with a scowl. "And you know what that means."

"She's used her magoi up." Aladdin said. "I could see it as she collapsed." He explained as the oni gave him a surprised look.

"And you are…?" The oni asked Aladdin.

"Aladdin." The blue-haired boy answered proudly.

"He's a Magi." Yamraiha explained.

The oni gave her a look that said did-I-ask-you? but he bowed his head respectfully.

"It's an honor to meet a Magi who the Rukh love. My name is Kazu." The oni said.

"It's nice to meet you, Kazu!" Aladdin smiled happily at the oni. "I hope we'll be friends!"

Kazu smiled, although it was a stiff one. "Of course."

The adults exchanged smiles, knowing how well Aladdin could easily make friends. Obviously, the oni did not know that the magi had tried to… touch his queen. Also, they still had yet to learn if Kazu was an enemy or not.

"Kazu," Aladdin started, sensing what everyone was thinking about. "Do you mind telling us what you know about your queen?"

Kazu narrowed his red eyes. "There is nothing needed to be told by me. You should already know it or just let her tell you."

"But she's resting." Sharrkan said, unnecessarily.

"Then you impatient people should wait." Kazu glared. "It might be a few days, is that too much for you to handle?"

"Of course not." Aladdin said cheerfully despite Kazu's rudeness. "We will happily wait for Her Majesty to wake up."

During the queen's rest, Kazu appeared quite often during mealtimes, gathering food for the queen. Finally, during the afternoon of the second day, did everyone reunite with the mysterious Queen of Queselle.

"Good afternoon, Queen Nayomi!" Aladdin greeted the queen, waving his hand and a bright cheery smile on his face.

"Hello." Nayomi smiled at everyone. "Thank you, Yamraiha for preparing such a wonderful room for me. I apologize that I fainted in the middle of our conversation."

"That's not a problem." Yamraiha assured the young queen. "It was my pleasure."

"I never got a chance to introduce you to my friend, did I?" Nayomi asked, pushing Kazu in front of her. "This is Kazu, he's an oni and a valuable person. I do hope he wasn't rude to you, since we are your guests." Nayomi smiled at Kazu as she said this, though the aura surrounding her was dangerous. Everyone sweat dropped, not sure what to say.

"Of course I wasn't!" Kazu exclaimed brightly. It was obvious Nayomi knew that Kazu wasn't the most polite to other people.

Sinbad cleared his throat. "Of course he wasn't. He is a wonderful person, er, oni." He said hastily, thinking it would be better to be on the queen's good side.

Nayomi beamed brightly too. "Well, why don't I explain why I'm even here."

"Yes, let's."

"As you are aware, I am the queen of Queselle. I was aiming to make a peaceable country, although a small one. I came upon the uninhabited island on one of my journeys. It was a lovely little island that needed some civilization. Therefore, I used my magic to create a civilization and invited people to it. Before long Queselle grew and prospered. What I didn't know is that there was a sinister presence lurking in the shadows of the bright country. I am sure you can guess what that sinister presence is."

"Al Thamen?" Sinbad asked, uncertainly.

"Yes." Nayomi's eyes darkened. "I hadn't noticed it, but before long I kept feeling it as the city kept growing. Eventually, I had to form a barrier over the people of my new country to protect them from falling into depravity."

"Wow." Aladdin said. "I know Miss Yam had barriers over Sindria, but for you to create a borg that stops people from falling into depravity… I didn't know that was possible!"

"It takes a lot out of me." Nayomi admitted. "That's why it took me so long to track where Al Thamen was but… I finally found them in an old pair of ruins on the island."

"So there's a base in Queselle." Ja'far mused.

"It's not just a base." Nayomi murmured. "I believe I've found the core of Al Thamen."


Shortest chapter yet! Duh duh duhhh! Queen Nayomi has found what she thinks is the core of Al Thamen!

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