Misaki and the girls floated down to the block shaped planet but were stopped before they could even enter the atmosphere. Five ships appeared around them, blocking the path. "Big Sister, let me speak to them."
"Mmm..." Misaki stepped back and let Alicia do the talking since she had more dealings with the Machine Empire.
"Halt! You are entering Machine Empire space. If you do not return, we will be forced to use force!" A voice came from one of the ships blocking their path.
"My name is Alicia Gabriel Alastine. I am friends with Charles Folson, leader of the Machine Empire! I have come to request help from the Machine Empire." Alicia's demeanor changed from that of a little sister following her big sister around to that of a leader.
"Please wait while we verify your information." The voice respectfully replied, the forcefulness gone from their tone.
Not even five minutes later, a ship flew up from the planet the size of a bus. The door on the side opened, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Alicia. "It's been a while!"
"Charles!?" Alicia was stunned to see Charles here of all places.
"Yeah, I just so happened to be making the rounds. If I am not mistaken, this must be Misaki Mitsu, correct?" Charles asked.
"Yes… I am indebted to your Machine Empire for your help in taking my family and kin in during their darkest of days." Misaki respectfully bowed to the man in front of her. His people were currently safeguarding his family. She owed this man a lot.
"Haha! It's nothing. I heard what happened. You have my condolences and my apologies as well. I never thought you would get transported to another universe as you did." Charles also apologized. He knew if Misaki did not get sent to another universe due to a malfunction of their technology, then she would not have lost so many of her people.
"No… It seems it was all preordained. Everything was done for a reason. Otherwise, I would never have met up with my two little sisters. And…. Besides the Machine Empire, I plan to wipe out the entire gods realm." Misaki clenched her fist as blood lust began radiating off her body.
Charles shook his head. He now understood where Alicia got her anger issues from. "My guess is that you wish to get transported back to that universe, correct?" He asked.
"That is correct. We need to pick up Big Sister's family, destroy everything there, then we will be heading back to my universe. Speaking of that, Charles do you wish to move your worlds into my space?" Alicia asked.
"No… My race is not to be confined. We are explorers of the unknown. Plus, we would feel inferior when we place our technology against yours." Charles had to hand it to Alicia and her people. They really took his world's technology and made it better in every way.
"We are only advanced in certain areas while you are more advanced in others that we are not. Like space and time. You are able to cross over to the dimensional space to the other universes while my people can not make heads or tails of it." Alicia wished she had invested more into that, but she felt that their battles were just starting and all resources should go into military development.
"I guess you are right. Come. I will give your people a bit of our technology for dimensional transfers. Maybe it will be of use to you one day. Plus, I am sure standing out in space is no fun." Charles said with a smile as he gestured for the girls to board the ship next to him.
Misaki and the girls nodded and boarded the ship. Ah Chun was highly interested in all the sights as she had never been in such things before. Even the space ships Alicia had, she had yet to board one. Misaki rubbed her head to tease her as she excitedly looked around, causing her to pout. "Big Sister, don't make fun of me!"
"How can I not tease my cute little sister?" Misaki asked with a cheeky smile. Ah Chun pursed her lips before pinching Misaki's waist and turning away from her. Alicia saw this and chuckled, her gaze warm as she watched the two.
"So you three are sisters?" Charles asked, slightly confused.
"Mmm… We are. From what time and place we do not know just yet. We still have to figure that out and why we are being watched by the more powerful beings of the three universes. Or should I say from some void, some place. All I know is we are to rip through the dimensional wall that contains the three universes we live in. Once we do, we will be able to finally find the answer." Alicia did not know why but she was a little afraid of breaking through that dimensional wall. She felt if she did, that everything would change and that she might just lose everything.
Misaki felt Alicia's mood going sour and reached out and ruffled her hair next, only to get her hand slapped away and a pouty face. "Don't look so gloomy. No matter what happens when the time comes. The three of us will face it together. The ones we love and those who love us, we will always be connected." Misaki had the same feeling as Alicia, but she saw it as a new beginning, and she would face it with her two little sisters no matter what the outcome is.
"I see why you are the older sister. You really look out for your younger sisters." Charles smiled. He was reminded of his wife when she was alive and how she doted on their daughter. "Alicia when we arrive can you call Wendy out?"
"Mm… I will, I was about to ask if you wanted to see her." Alicia knew Charles missed his daughter. She had been under her care for a long time now.