The theft of the heart of fire | part 2

Inside the spaceship, in a white room, the Kraligians watched the heart of fire that was inside a transparent box. That room was the control room, the place where they could monitor almost everything that was happening on the spaceship.

'Sensational!'

The fluorescent red energy hypnotized the Kraligians who watched the heart of fire. They had never seen an artifact as powerful as this one. The amount of energy the heart of fire emanated from was extraordinary.

The Kraligians were analyzing the heart of fire, trying to find out more information about the item. They were using technological tools that could reveal information, make calculations, measurements, etc.

"How much is the estimated energy of this artifact?" the silver-armored Kraligian asked.

"Commander Basmakal, the energy this artifact possesses is… greater than that of a star!" The lab coat Kraligian replied, after checking the information on the floating panel.

Basmakal was shocked when he heard the answer. He is one of the generals of the Kraligian troops, being one of the King's trusted generals. He had participated in many wars and seen many weapons of mass destruction, but none of them were as powerful as this artifact.

"Maybe this artifact was created within the planet's core, but that's just a hypothesis." The Kraligian in the lab coat said.

The heart of fire was found near the planet's outer core, moving constantly. They didn't know why the artifact was there or how it was created. King Kralingen had said that there might be a powerful artifact on this planet, so they came to check it out.

"This is intriguing, to say the least." Basmakal muttered. They had a hard time finding this artifact, so it's a good thing it was worth it.

The energy within the heart of fire is not released, only stored, this made the Kraligians relieved, as it would be catastrophic if the heart of fire were to cause a sudden supernova.

"How is the King?" Basmakal asked. King Kraligian could not accompany them, because he was on a mission. But he was not that far away, just 1 light-year from this planetary system. They could get there quickly, as the spaceship was able to move faster than the Light.

"The King is almost done with his mission." The Kraligian in the lab coat replied. They received a probe with information that the King was finishing his mission a few days ago.

"Well, keep working, I'll check the troops." Basmakal said. Now that they've managed to acquire the Heart of Fire, they must leave. They had been on this planet for over a week and wanted to leave.

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Sakura and Keiichi watched the Kraligians who were carrying boxes of materials. They were at a safe distance from being noticed. At this distance, they could see the grandeur of the spaceship. The space ship was gigantic, much bigger than planes, besides, it looked powerful.

Keiichi: The sense of danger they go through is much greater than that of an ordinary human.

Sakura: Yato said that they grew up fighting and have a physical body superior to that of a human.

The Kraligians were separated into two groups. The first group was the ones who were carrying the boxes. The second group appeared to be the fighting force, they were carrying some kind of weapon and watching their surroundings.

Sakura: Hey, aren't those monsters?

The Kraligians weren't just carrying materials, they were also putting the animals on this planet in cages. They had already tasted the meat of these animals and found it very good, so they decided to take it as a delicacy.

Sakura was confused by this situation, these animals were the "monsters" they faced.

Keiichi: I don't think they're monsters. Although they look strange, they may be common here on this planet.

...

Sakura showed an expression of agreement. She couldn't forget that this place wasn't her planet, where kittens existed. The Conditions on this planet are severe.

Sakura: You're right.

Keiichi: How are we going to get in? We don't even know where the heart of fire is.

Their situation did not seem as favorable as they thought. The heart of fire was somewhere on the space ship they didn't know. Entering the space ship unnoticed was only possible with the invisibility ring.

Sakura: You should read more science fiction books.

Keiichi: What?

Yato has also said that he needed to read more books. He didn't understand the need to read so many books.

Sakura: The most important things always stay in the most important room.

Keiichi: Most important room?

The first room he thought of was the storage room, but it would be weird to keep a powerful artifact along with a bunch of material boxes and cages.

Keichi: That…

Sakura: That's right, the control room.