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Thomas was reviewing the latest trade treaties and asked for dinner to be brought to him to eat with Mikhail. They advanced alliances by introducing new products and strategies, never before seen in the world.

With the news that the cracks would disappear from their world thanks to Tristan's sacrifice, all countries agreed to reform their laws regarding foreigners and immigrants by unifying currencies, granting travel and stay visas among other improvements to go further.

He sent Shel as an ambassador to Shuto and from then on he would stand there from meeting to meeting as punishment for shoving him in the hotel and breaking his arm the day before.

In a short time his fame went very far, being known as the Reform King Thomas the Great. He tried to assimilate it but it affected him that his people and other nations had as much respect for him as their cousin.

When he was calmer, Ross suddenly appeared in his office and urged him to quickly prepare the Vixx land titles, dual citizenship agreements and contracts between Juno and Shuto. Mikhail took everything necessary and they went to the imperial palace to look for the lion emperor Sigfried who was smoking on the balcony to avoid the complaints of his wife and without saying anything they took him away.

They appeared in the hut of the Phookas who gazed at them from the windows in wonder.

-What ... what the hell happened ?! Where am I? - Sigfried was still confused

-Greetings to the sun of empire, it has been a long time since our last meeting- Ross greeted him with a smile and a bow

Sigfried thought he was dead when he saw Commander Vixx face to face but the fear of him was immediately discarded when he saw Tom and Mikhail shaking their heads.

-Why are we here and why did you bring Sigfried? - Thomas did not understand the rush

-Well that's because they have to decide where they are going to send the Phooka since Sig took away their lands to build an academy-

-Phooka? Weren't they extinct? - Mikhail began to suspect

Ross snapped his fingers and the Phooka stepped in to show themselves.

- Impossible ... I thought they no longer existed. Where have they been all this time? - Sieg remain puzzled

-My brother is going to finish fixing this matter. I must go back to the Comic-Con. I'll be back when they're done, bye! - Ross vanished leaving Brad behind

Sig drew back as he saw an evolved dragon approach the table along with Tico.

-Hi Brad, how are you? Is that your daughter? - Tom greeted him

-Yes, this is my beautiful Bethel, greet them dear- the egg turned multicolored with emotion

They took their seats while the Phookas watched them waiting for the decision. Brad explained that the entire town was transported to another world where they were mercilessly enslaved and murdered. Now that they were free, they could return to their home, but unfortunately it no longer existed, so they requested a new residence in Juno with the emperor's permission.

As the Vixx lost everything and the land would be put up for auction within two months, the most reasonable option was to hand it over to the Phooka and with this the alliance between both countries could become closer, giving them the right to be the first to bear dual citizenship. to encourage other countries to do the same.

Sig and Tom found the peace and integration agreement quite tempting to enter companies and businesses on both sides without discrimination.

Mikhail began to draft the transfer and the free trade agreement as the Phookas prepared to depart.

Tom placed the seal on his ring and Sig along with Tico did the same. They would only wait for dawn to publish it in the official gazette and pass it on to parliament to finish the job. Sirens began to be heard in the distance when Ross reappeared with party garlands and kissing Leen who had the same party look.

By the time the police arrived, more than 6 hours had passed since Etoile and Arthur were kidnapped. They forced their way into the Monighan ecological reserve after an anonymous complaint and found no traces of them anywhere, but what they did find was something much worse that left them speechless.

The place was more like a smelly garbage dump and when they got closer they found an abandoned town and on the ground there were only necklaces with detonators. Clearly it showed signs of having been inhabited until recently. Upon entering the building with better appearance, they found surgical and torture instruments, weapons of various calibers, accumulated bones of various species and the decomposing corpse of a blue dragon that was listed as missing for six months.

It was a clandestine torture center run by the Monighan and they soon sent a search warrant to the farm and capture of the counts. They prayed that they were safe because if something happened to them, all the hares and rabbits were capable of going crazy in order to kill the perpetrators.

The Monighan for their part came to their farm to admire their new acquisition. Etoile and Arthur, who was holding an egg, were sitting in a cage watching how to deal with the crazy pair that caught them.

They congratulated Sky on her work and gave her several bags of medicine for her people. She laughed happily and began to sort the contents into a backpack, then headed with the other employees to the kitchen to distribute the contents.

Sandra approached the bars and grabbed Etoile's hair from her but when she moved away from her, she pulled her tight with the intention of pulling her hair out of her. Arthur stopped her and slapped her hand to draw Etoile to her side.

-Insolent kid! You'll see! -Sandra pulled out a gun but her husband stopped her

-I told you not to break anything. It might be fun to watch him roll in the grass, don't kill him yet-

Rupert opened the cage and tried to get hold of the egg and seeing Arthur insist on protecting it, he threatened to kill Etoile if he did not hand it over. The egg was taken with violence and they showed him between teasing, how they could drop it by accident or break it with any heavy object if they wanted to.

-Look at how strange it is. How sad his father must be looking for him all over South Africa hahaha-

-I'll bring the electric prods, I want to know if it turns into a fried egg-

-Better bring the pot with the nets, let's see how much it resists heat without breaking-

The couple had no common sense and were just looking to have fun with them. The first victim would be the egg that, being vulnerable to attack, could do whatever they wanted to it.

Arthur contacted the county in Eikenhof and left the call open for the people on the other end of the line to listen, and it didn't take long to provoke disgust mixed with unequaled anger.

The Monighan believed that Etoile was crying from the terror she felt of her when she hid her face in Arthur's coat but in reality it was to prevent them from hearing her laugh. Sandra hit the bars and put her hand in with the intention of grabbing it, always failing.

Once again they made a terrible mistake and their ambition blinded them so much that they did not realize that the mansion was empty and they were the only ones there.

To Ross and Brad who were watching them from the ceiling, they were a disturbed pair who would soon get a surprise with the egg they were playing with.

-I like your eyes, I want to take them out. Rupert let me play with her for a while you have the egg- Sandra became capricious

-If you take one out, will you stop nagging? -

-Yes!-

Rupert handed his wife an explosive necklace and a box of scalpels. He opened the cage and dragged Etoile out to place the restraint, but they stopped at the sound of a clock ticking rapidly from the egg on the table.