Quick Deal I

After stopping APOLLO at KUR's atmosphere, I teleported into the ground.

The planet proved to be very quiet and calm, but in truth there were hundreds of kurians hidden under the earth, waiting for a chance to attack.

Foolish, all of them. But I shall entertain this.

I approach a kurian that was quietly standing a few meters from me, in an imposing manner. He must be one of the leaders of the civilization. Like most kurians, he looked like a mix of a human with a raccoon.

"State your business, foul etherian!"

"You have something that is of my interest. A very important crystal."

"If we give such material, will you leave us alone?"

"Most definitely."

"Then it shall be arranged."

Two other kurians approached from behind a rock, carrying a box.

"Hereby lies your crystal. Now, leave."

I take the box and open it for confirmation.

Immediately after, the ground below me is split open and I'm enclosed in a sphere of unknown material. The box, which had nothing but junk inside, quickly glowed up in a yellowish light and exploded.

It was a trap.

The explosion was a nuclear one, equivalent to the power of the strongest nuclear weapons, but tripled.

And it had exploded right in my face.

The sphere that contained me, also managed to self-contain the explosion, leaving the surrounding kurians out of harm.

A charming welcome, if you will.