Not to far from our planet, was another planet that looked more like an ancient ruin city. The name of that planet was "Herknuza". The source of the name is still unknown to this day and the searching for it stopped over one hundred and fifty years ago. No reason was ever given, it just stopped. The surface of the planet is a lot different from what is seen in space. The top part of the planet holds all of the really fancy houses and military looking buildings. Fancy dressed people live at what they called the "Top Palaces". They dressed in really fancy clothing that looked like you could never afford it in your life.
The military looking places housed a police force called "The Jinxask Force". They wear a very big and bulky dark blue robe. They wield these crescent shaped purple-brown colored blades called "Mage Mashers". These are specifically made to kill magic users. They also have with them a whit and dark grey looking collar. I've been told once that when that collar goes around your neck, you can't use your magic until it comes off. A long golden colored rope hangs at there side. Once it is lassoed around you, breaking it is an impossibility. There job is to hunt down what the top people call the "Kibnusa". In an old language that I read before, that means "Magic User".
The Kibnusa live on the ground floor of the planet, in the swamps. They make their houses out of whatever they can find and eat whatever they can capture. They are the commoners of the planet. There are more of them than the top people, but they live in fear. The robes of the Jinxask protect them from magic and can easily hunt them down. When a Kibnusa is captured, they are taken to a auctioneer at one of the palaces market. When a top person is done with a Bought Kibnusa or no one buys a specific one, they are sent to be killed either in private or in the public's eyes. What makes it sick is when the Kibnusa are killed, the people around rejoice as if a deadly wanted criminal has just been executed for all the crimes they have done.
If a Kibnusa on the ground steps in to one of the entrances to the palace, they are killed on sight. In the center of one of the swamps, where the sky turns purple, lives an old woman named Liksha Bimku. She is an old woman whose magic is suppose to be so powerful, that the robes of the Jinxask can't protect them. None of them dare try to hunt her. However, she is close to her time ending that they tried once more. They almost had her but failed in the attempt. One morning she looked discouraged and went inside her stick hut. She walked over to a bed with a big lump in the middle. She grew a tick on her head, shook the lump and said in a weak, old voice, "Mitzuki, get out of bed child. It is late in the afternoon and you need to have your lessons." She turned around, grumbled to herself and walked outside the hut.
Just then, the lump move and a little girl rose from the covers. She rubbed her violet colored eyes trying to get the sleep out. She fell out of bed trying to find her glasses and fell on her butt. While still searching, she bumped into her dresser and they fell on her head. She put them on and brushed the dirt off herself. Then she put on a green robe that was a little longer than her. She had what appeared to be the body of a twelve-year-old girl. After straightening herself out, she sat down at a stool in front of the dresser. She grabbed a small hairbrush and started to brush her long pink hair. Before she went outside, she put on her black shoes and a big red wizards hat that flopped backwards at the halfway point and had a open zipper a little above the hat fold.
When she got outside and saw Liksha tapping her foot saying, "Why were you sleeping in so late Mitzuki?" Mitzuki looked at the ground and shyly said, "I'm sorry Grandma, I had another dream about Mommy and Daddy." Liksha just sighed and said in a sad voice, "I dream about them to dear, but they are gone and it is just us now. So please, let us continue with your lessons." Mitzuki just nodded and sat near the blue fire. For hours, they talked and did small magic spells like Fire and Blizzard. When they sat down to eat, Liksha hacked up some blood from her mouth. A concerned Mitzuki asked nervously, "Are you alright Grandma?" She looked at her with a sad look and said, "Age is getting to me dear. It is not a pleasant thing. This on my hand just says my life is coming to an end."
"No don't die yet Grandma. You still have to teach me much more magic."
"I know dear, but death is something we cannot prolong. He is coming for me and I can't stop him." Just then, Mitzuki started crying. "There, there", said Liksha, "you are a smart young lady and you will figure something out if I go. Now finish up dear, we still have work to do." Mitzuki wiped away her tears and nodded in agreement. Later that night while Mitzuki was in bed, Liksha walked a good distance from her hut to a small ship. It was only small enough to carry one person and was in a one-way trip condition. She went inside the ship and started it. Then she went to the navigational panel and put the coordinates to a nearby planet. When she was done, she headed back to the hut, sat in her rocking chair in the front, written some stuff on a big piece of paper and when she was done, she drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Mitzuki got all ready and went to wake up her grandma but thought to let her rest a little longer because she is old. So she went outside and did some practicing herself. After about three hours of practice, she became frustrated and went inside to wake up her grandmother. She was shaking and yelling at her to get up but no response. Then she made a closer observation. Likshas skin was white and icy cold. Mitzuki picked up Likshas hand and when she let go, it dropped. She gasped, got on her knees and started crying for her grandmother was dead. She cried for a long time before she noticed a piece of paper on the floor near the dead woman's feet.
She picked it up and read it to herself as it said, "Dear Mitzuki, by the time you read this, I will be gone from this world. Do not be sad young one, my time was ending soon and it just came. You have blossomed into a young and beautiful woman. But you still have much to learn before you become a powerful sorceress like me and your mother. Right now, the Jinxask are coming here to take you away. But I have made preparations for your escape off the planet. On the back is a map leading to a ship that will take you to the closest planet. Once there, seek help from anyone. Especially from one who wears black. You need to gather everything that you need and head towards the ship. With much love, Grandma Liksha."
Mitzuki quickly pulled herself together and did as the letter said. She rushed out of the hut and followed the map to the ship. As she ran, she could hear men far behind her shouting orders. It was getting late and the men were catching up the her. She finally reached the ship and sighed with relief but continued on inside. She looked around the inside and saw a big green button the words, "PUSH ME", written on it. When she pressed it, the door closed and the ship took off. After a forty-minute ride through space, the ship sounded like it landed.
Mitzuki was on the floor and had a green face. She rose up and saw the a monitor with the word, "DESTINATION TO ALTHANIA IS COMPLETE". She then went to the door and saw a valve on it. While she was turning it, eventually it made a hissing sound and then clicked. The door opened to reveal a grassy plain and big, lushes green trees. She stepped out to admire the lovely view. She then looked up and saw that something was landing very slowly close to her. Her instincts told her it was the Jinxask. She quickly grabbed her stuff and ran across the field. She eventually came upon a hill with a view of a big city. With haste, she head towards the unknown urban jungle seeking help.