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sijas at the ready. Everything was quiet—too quiet for my liking.
    I reached a hut and walked inside. On the ground, it appeared as if there was an indentation of a body, like someone had slept there. I bent down and studied the marking. It was large, and shaped similar to a human body—or a Mamluk body.
    A soldier walked in and stood beside me. “The rebels, perhaps?”
    I exhaled. “I’m not quite sure.”
    “My Ruler,” someone called to me from outside.
    I got up and left the hut. It was Nojus. He was standing by another hut, holding a dagger. I walked to him and he handed it to me.
    “It would appear that the natives of this planet do not have the technology to combat us,” he suggested.
    I scanned the dagger from all sides, then gave it back to Nojus. “Appearances can be deceiving, My Champion. Stay sharp and keep your eyes open for anything.”
    “Certainly, Great Emily.”
    We went ahead and found a scattered forest. Inside, there were many more huts. I marched into the forest with Nojus and our ground unit close behind. About a mile or so into the woodland, we came upon a massive, tall, spacious hut.
    I glared into the hut with my eyes shifting from end to end. “Soldiers, go in there and see what you can—”
    A creature came out of the giant shed. It was noticeably a male, standing tall like a Mamluk, with a furred, muscular body, mean eyes and fangs peeking from his mouth.
    Without fear, I stepped closer. “Who are you?”
    The beast looked down at me for a moment, then glanced at the soldiers. “I am King Azar.” He looked back at me. “Who are you?”
    I eagerly pointed at him, then pointed at the ground in front of me. “Come to me and kneel. Then I will tell you who I am.”
    The beast growled loudly. “As King of these lands, I will kneel to no one.”
    My eyes tensed, and I felt my heart rumble. “Get over here now—and kneel! Otherwise I will slaughter you and all the ugly creatures on this horrid planet.”
    The beast disobeyed my command and stood tall.
    I laughed at his arrogance. “My Champion—beat this so-called King to the ground, and drag his body to me.”
    Nojus quickly marched forward.
    Finally, the creature surrendered. He put a paw up and backed away. “Please stop.”
    Nojus slowed his march and looked back at me. I gave him a nod, telling him to stop.
    The beast growled softly as he lowered his paw. “I will kneel to her if you will refrain from violence.”
    I grinned and pointed at the ground again. “We will do as we please. Now, come to me and kneel.”
    Cautiously, the tall brute walked past Nojus, then walked to me. He looked down at the mud with a dismal look in his eyes. He let out a soft, heated snarl as he kneeled in the mud and bowed his head.
    I put my chin up and held my arms behind my back. “Allow me to introduce myself.” I leisurely circled the beast. “My name is Emily, and I am the Master of the universe.” The soldiers cheered and howled as I went on. “I have come to this planet in search of a rebel group who kidnapped a very special member of my society.” I glanced at Azar with furious eyes. “Therefore, you will now serve me as I scour this planet. You will comply with my every command or watch your people suffer and die.” I stopped in front of the beast and looked him over. “Do you understand?”
    “Yes.”
    I smiled. “Tell me, what species are you, Azar?”
    “I am a Turk, and this is Turkland.”
    I looked around for a moment, then looked back at him. “As of this moment, Turkland is under my rule, and in my presence, you are no King—you are my servant—therefore—you will call me Master.”
    Azar struggled to reply, and after releasing a sad growl, he gave me a pleasing response. “I understand...Master.”
    Once he had submitted, we set up camp near Azar’s hut. I had a soldier fly my ship over and park in a spacious area. On board, we had packed plenty of food and water. I went inside and sat at the control board