>>6073452“Hmmm. Well, why not? Let's see what the Ctarl-Ctarl have been up to.” you say, lifting up into the air. You hear various confirmations as most everyone else decides to come too, your group leaving your island behind and flying over towards the city. Chaya seems the most excited, Meloka Wolbach wondering what's going on and asking her youngest uncle, but Karn Jr has no idea what they are either. The younger children and grandchildren seem excited, but you can't get over the nagging sensation that something's wrong. For them to show up unannounced like this can't mean anything good. The flight over takes less than a minute, you coming to a stop in the air by the fortress of a royal palace, seeing the Ctarl-Ctarl group standing by King Vegeta IV and his Royal Guard, your king and their strongest two standing in the middle.
“Hey, Kaliflor! Is that you?” Chaya calls out, dropping down out of the air and flying down. Landing down by the Ctarl-Ctarl's first and second strongest beings, you following down much slower. Watching as the second woman, one who is taller than Chaya embraces her, King Vegeta and who you now recognize as Aisha Clan-Clan, the Ctarl-Ctarl you'd battled before. You land, Aisha approaching you with a smug grin.
“Well well, if it isn't the fearless general?” Aisha says, holding her hand out to you. “Long time no see, Karn.”
“It has been quite awhile. I take it everything's well?” you ask her, shaking your fellow warrior's offered hand. “You never reached out, so I take it you were able to handle your assassin problem?”
“Yeah, we found that wily rat. And tore him to pieces in the arena back home.” she replies with a predatory grin, pupils narrowing to slits. “After that, we didn't have any more issues.”
“Good, that's the proper way to handle such lowlives.” Freeza says, smirking. “Aisha.”
“Lord Freeza.” she replies with a small bow, then raising up to her full height. “Wait, are you still “Lord”? Or is that your brother now, where he's usurped you?”
You see Freeza's eye twitch in annoyance, but he doesn't otherwise react to her question. He's clearly annoyed, but doesn't say anything about this.
“Lord Freeza is fine. If you could best me in combat, then you might take the title of 'Lord' from me.” he says, to which she smirks. But before she can say anything, he then reaches over, patting you on the arm. “That is, if you can even get past my general first.”
“Heh heh, I might take you up on that offer.” she says, turning from him to you. “We haven't fought for years, and I've only gotten stronger than last time. But, speaking of stronger, I'm not the only one who has increased their power. Isn't that right, my daughter?”
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