A boy aged seven, who had dark silver hair and dark violet eyes holding a wild look of wonder inside. The boy was a little tall for his age and was dressed in somewhat tattered clothes.

“common Alcore why are you staring off into space we’ve got to pick a present for daddy” said a girl with long almost white blond hair accompanied by deep storm blue colored eyes. The little girl was half a foot shorter than Alcore, she puffed her cheeks in frustration.

“I know Lilly, I know, I’m just trying to think of something good to buy dad”

 Lilly deflated her cheeks and looked around at the markets and one traveling market caught her eye.

 “Hey big brother doesn’t dad like collecting souvenirs especially if they're colored or something he’s never seen before?”

Alcore looked over to the traveling market she was referring to. The caravan had vines with flowers and moss covering it like it took a piece of the jungle and covered itself in that. The caravan itself was being pulled by a four-tailed black and gray deer fox.

Its antlers were large and purple. Its back feet are cloven hooves while its front feet are fox paws. It holds its head high as people pass. The merchant inside was a blooded wolf beast and was setting up glass and wooden figures that consisted of magical creatures and monsters all of which were moving on their own.

The two children ran up to the caravan wonder and curiosity filling their eyes as they gazed at the strange creatures. 

“hello good sir” Alcore began already confident that this is what he wanted to get for his father. The merchant turned his attention to the two siblings and gave a friendly laugh,

 “why hello how can I help you today” Alcore and Lilly gave soft smiles and looked at the other and nodded in agreement,

 “Yes, I was wondering what your merchandise is. It's wonderful and me and my little sister would like to buy one for our father.”

The merchant rubbed his chin and posed for a moment and then stopped and smiled. 

“These are bio fighters they can be a companion and a weapon. They are well-built too, they each have a core inside them that is made of pure magic so even if its body is destroyed by battle you can revive it by putting its core in water. Also, as for the price, on the house pick whichever one you think father will enjoy the most” The siblings jaws dropped with astonishment.

Alcore turned to Lilly,

 ``I will let you pick ok.”

 Lilly’s eyes filled with excitement from her big brother’s words. Alcore picked up Lilly so she could see better. Lilly looked at all the creatures and warriors, but one caught her eye.

 It was like the creature hauling the caravan, a dear fox with nine tails only the bio fighter had more white and smaller antlers. Lilly pointed to it “this one please” the merchant nodded and handed it to her. The little creature steadied itself carefully in Lilly’s hands and chirped happily.

Lilly smiled ear to ear, happy with her choice. Alcore put her down, thanked the kind Merchant and the two went off to go home.

Alcore and Lilly entered their home only to be greeted by their mother sobbing instead of the cheerful mother they knew. 

“Mommy what’s wrong? Where’s daddy, isn't he supposed to be back now from his mission?” 

Their mother looked up at them from her seat and looked Alcore in the eyes and shook her head no. Unlike Lilly Alcore recognized what that look meant and tear began forming in his eyes and swallowed what felt like a ton of bricks,

 “Dad, Lilly. . . isn’t coming home Lilly …. He won’t ever come back dad …” Alcore swallowed waterfalls of tears flowing down his face “dad's dead Lilly” Alcore hung his head low.

The words that her big brother said took a moment for her to sink in to just realize what had happened. She wanted this to be a bad joke, a really bad joke but no …no punch line here so the three stand there not shore in what to do next.

 They hear uniformed marching coming from outside. Alcore snapped his attention to outside, their whole home surrounded by Anawrath soldiers with lit torches. One stepped up and pulled out a scroll,

 “Attention the Lervaro family due to your husband and father's actions for killing the king it is law to kill the family of the killer due to the fact that he himself has died as well so, good bye”

A dragon blooded stepped up and changed to their dragon form and began setting the house on fire. Their mother began screaming but Alcore couldn’t hear through the static that was his thoughts. 

He needed to protect Lilly, so he pulled Lilly down into a curled-up ball and curled around her as an attempt hoping he would save his sibling from agony. The little bio fighter crawled out of Lilly’s hands and crawled into Alcore’s main shirt pocket. Alcore eventually could no longer take the heat and lost consciousness.

When Alcore awoke there was no house, just dust and a concrete floor. Alcore looked for Lilly. No Lilly the only thing left was his little sister's metal hair clip and the glowing orange core of the bio warrior.

“ya I admit it, she reminds me of Lilly, I am curious about her combat abilities. I may have to watch and see what you have planned.”

Jackson noded when he watched Leo, Lexy, and Varikin come out of the lab,

 “Well I have to go.” with that he left.

Lexy followed Leo out with Varikin by her side.

Leo coughed,

 “come on we don’t have all day,” he said this when he handed Lexy a large cloak

Lexy smiled and took the hood,

 “right sorry Leo” and she put on her cloak. With that, the three leave the base

Alcore watched this and then left the cafeteria and walked through a few hallways. He stops and enters his office. His office has a large table and a desk. Alcore walked up to the table and put his hand on it.

The table glowed and it produced a hologram, he walked away from it and then turned back to the holographic map. Alcore moves the structure it was showing around a bit. Alcore moves his hand and it zooms in on one part.

The structure is in fact a theater and on one of the ticket booths is a poster advertising a play that the king will be going to see and the name of the play is called Le Oprah, a very popular play among the high class.

The play itself will be held in five weeks. “Five weeks we made our move. Yet I can't help but wonder if it should be sooner” Alcore pondered about everything and sighed.