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"Capsule Corp it is." Kaguyo agreed, but Aled had a point when he said he didn't think Shiori would leave.
At the very moment he had started to speak about sending a group---notably, all women---away to Earth, she started to tighten her grip on his forearm.
Whenever he said he'd prefer her to go, she went as far as to dig her nails into his skin, threatening to draw blood.
Oh, oh no. Most certainly not.
She wasn't going to leave him alone to join everyone else helpless and, in her mind, poorly protected on Earth.
She just stared at him with fierce eyes, as if daring him to even THINK about suggesting such a preposterous thing again. No, no. Shiori wasn't budging an inch.
"Why should I go to Earth without you?" she asked him in disbelief. "Even better, send me... I haven't the FAINTEST clue how far away, to some TERRIBLY far off planet, so I can get lost and be in even more trouble there than here! And what if you die? I sure as hell am not spending the rest of my goddamn life waiting and praying that nothing happened to you and you're still alive."
Now that she was healthy, she had a much stronger grip... it was starting to be conceivable why Shiori had been without a lover for so long, even prior to her illness. She had a terrible temper, even if, through the entirety of her reaming him out, she never raised her voice above a whisper.
The answer was obvious; she was sticking around.

Yuki smiled slightly at this. "Always in trouble..." she patted Shiori's cheek, hugging her and kissing it briefly. "While I'm on Earth, I'll see what technologies I can bring back for Watari-kun... I'll make sure to get the strongest medicines they have."
Shiori softened slightly, releasing Aled's arm and hugging her tightly. "He'll be alright, sweetheart. He left once, after all, right?"
The scientist nodded. "I know. Just make sure you all are careful, alright...?? Po-ar-sama, if you could send us... I'll have them healed within the week."

Aoki smiled. "Consider it done. I think I'll go and oversee things...."
He disappeared as he always did, but this time it was mostly to ensure that the demons didn't eat too many loyal Tarnbjin subjects.

Yuki bowed slightly. "Arigatou gozaimasu... When...when you get him, send him to me, onegai." she bowed again, biting her lip. "I'll take care of him... please... send him back whole."
She was most certainly more worried than she let on.
"Sayonara." she bowed one last time, stepping back into the portal. "Be careful. Be safe. I'll send some elephants with the medicine, don't worry." she smiled faintly. "You'll all be fine."

Aoki raised an eyebrow. "Already? The palace is half-destroyed and threatening to fall apart, and he's already at the throne?"
He paced slightly, thinking. "So does that mean we're taking orders from him now as well?"

Aoki nodded. "Tell me about it... although, he will need advisers." he frowned. "He might look to me to take my old place back. So what do we do from here, hmm??"

Yuki smiled gratefully. "That's all I ask." she closed her eyes, biting her lip. "I just want him back alive... That's all I care about. Now, you better send us to Earth," she scolded, "These ladies need help."

Aoki yawned as well, shaking his head. "I have more informants in there than you can even begin to imagine." he assured the daemon, "I have eyes everywhere... Surveillance isn't anything I'm worried about, after all, I am the wind. I can tell you right now without question that they are indeed on the move. The palace burning isn't accidental after all, they know to be on watch for stuff like that. Oh yes. They're moving." he closed his eyes, thinking deeply. "Right into a trap, no doubt."

Shiori nodded. "I know. They'll be safe and hidden there..."
She leaned her head on his shoulder, watching Po-ar quietly. "What's on your mind, little prince?" she asked gently; her eyes had a weird tone to them. All-seeing, perhaps...
Well, her third WAS open, but they didn't need to know that. She kept it hidden beneath her headband.
"What's the plan?"

But Shiori had an idea. "Doesn't your son have about a billion of him running around right now??" she raised an eyebrow. "We could trade one of his copies... make it seem like the original...? What do you think?"

"I always have." Aoki looked at Aoikage as if he was a novice. "Except that it wasn't really set up for the rebels themselves so much as the leaders. I had intended to capture Kaguyo-chan, Ainsu-kun and their top generals... Watari's sister was Kaguyo's most trusted confidante of them all. She's practically dead. The Muse practically killed Kaguyo---I doubt she'll be a threat anytime soon. The fact she couldn't even save herself says enough, I think---her hair was almost entirely burnt off. If Po-ar hadn't saved her she would've been nothing but ashes. We really don't have too many more to worry about---granted, without the main leaders they'll be jumpier, but we can play them easily."
He was silently smug for a while, thinking. "All we have to do is play the Muse as Ainsu to them.. They'll come to try and help him, smuggling in food or something of that nature... He is Kaguyo's lover after all, and the kitchens were torched. They'd be sympathetic to him trying to hold the throne for Aled... Especially when hardly anyone can sneak past the demons besieging the castle."

Aoikage had a point.
"We'll have to bring him in on it obviously." he sighed, starting for the throne room. "That's the only way we'll outsmart them, anyhow."

"Me, or if Kazuhiko went there himself." Shiori pointed out. "It would be most realistic if your son tried to bargain himself to save everyone else--after all, it would be likely, given his personality. He seemed very protective of his family."
After all, who HADN'T heard the boy threatening Fir's life if he returned to provoke Aled?

Aoki simply shrugged. "If he doesn't listen, I have no problem bringing Konton into this." he pointed out, "He wants this palace ours---wants us to quell the rebellion. We might need Kaguyo after all." he frowned, thinking things over, "Or perhaps a close look-alike. If she's by him, they'll most certainly think he's Ainsu and not the Muse... She's not on the planet anymore, however." he paced the halls, pausing beyond hearing range of the audience room. "Perhaps Konton himself could shapeshift to look like her... perhaps we can get Watari to make a teleporter of sorts. We can exploit him to our liking now. Either way, we need to put up a facade, trap them, kill them. Perhaps the prospect of killing every one of them himself will appeal to our new Ou...."
He turned to face the young daemon, watching him close. "He been giving you a hard time?"

"Po-ar would have to teleport him." Shiori answered after a while, "Perhaps Kazu-kun... I... I don't know. Someone quicker than I am."