The world was changing, and Kallichore felt herself being swept away in the raging sea of life. To say that she was worried would not give enough emphasis to the amount of sheer terror she felt when the ground gave way beneath her. The pit of her stomach fell as if riding over the crest of a rollercoaster, cold tingling building up in her arms and legs. The super senshi sat in a silent vigil once Polaris had come and gone, instilled with a primal fear that everything she knew and believed was wrong.

Polaris had explained that, indeed, the Moon Princess’ daughter, one called Chibimoon, was out and active in Destiny City – something Kallichore had vehemently denied was possible before. She wholly embraced the doctrine of the Blood Moon Court, stating the royalty of the Moon were absent or simply did not exist. It felt real and true enough to Kallichore due to the sheer fact that she had never seen, heard, heard of or even met anyone having anything to do with the moon. No one had come forward saying he or she had seen something to the contrary and Kallichore had apparently been living in that same bliss since her awakening. Ares preached to them about the necessity of action, decisive strikes and tactical planning that would win the war in favor of their side. The super senshi, then just barely awakened, agreed wholeheartedly. She was the kind of person who needed proof. She needed witnesses or a first-hand account of the phenomena to put any sort of stock in it. Polaris was that witness.

But without concrete evidence, Kallichore wasn’t sure if she could be trusted. Europa, Ganymede and Pasiphae were not members of the Court – she would have seen and recognized them if they were. This must’ve meant they either did not know about the Court as a whole (which she doubted given the scope of Operation Rota) or they had seen, heard of or believed in the moon royalty. That belief alone would have denied them entrance into the arms of the Court, as Kallichore well knew. What worried her was that her cousin and senshi-in-arms Serpentarius had already been branded – something Kallichore did not think herself worthy enough to pursue. If she told Serpentarius about the new information, how would that affect their standing in the Court? Would Ares or Albali or any of the others disapprove because of this new information?

Kallichore felt it was her duty to deliver the information to the senshi in charge of the whole Court. At this time, it was Birhan Isat who took the reins while Ares was away. While the cadet would have preferred her idol and queen, Birhan was trusted to lead the Court, and Kallichore’s trust in Ares would have to be slightly blunted and transferred. Nonetheless, they needed to know about this development. Logic dictated that it was likely the other senshi with experience in the moon royalty did not feel comfortable approaching the Blood Moon about this, or did not even know that this belief or lack of information was one of the things setting the faction apart from all the rest. This seemed most likely, and now that Kallichore had the information that the Moon Princess’ daughter was alive and active, she felt she had to inform the upper echelons.

Perhaps it would lead to a shift in the philosophy of the Blood Moon – they could still be just as decisive and swift as they were before. None of that needed change and Kallichore rather liked their straightforward approach. She was proud to be a member of the one faction of senshi who had done any real, lasting damage to the Negaverse despite the fact that she wasn’t an admitted member until after their first major operation. Simply saying she was a member filled her heart with pride. She told herself that she was worrying needlessly and that Birhan was an even-headed individual. If Ares trusted Birhan to run the Court, then she would have the trust of this cadet. Kallichore resolved to contact Birhan as soon as possible to deliver the message.

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