"Yes, bad times are upon us," Arton continues. "But we shall protect ourselves. We have learned to mix powders and call up the fire of the earth in

a great blast of noise and heat""You mean bombs?""We call them brakpa. With brakpa and with

your help, we shall destroy the Archpods before they destroy us."

"What do you mean, 'with my help'?" you ask.

"You come from the Nether World, where war is the way of life. If you ride with us, our warriors will have courage."

"What are the Kota beasts?"

"You ask too many questions!" the High Raka snaps back. "Now you must answer mine: Will you go with our warriors to attack the Archpods?"

You shrink back from the choice. The High Raka's voice grows stern and cold "If you are not with us, then you are against us, and we shall deal with you as our enemy."

<aside> 👍 If you tell the High Raka that you will go with his warriors, go to the next page

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<aside> 👎 If you tell him that you won't take part in a war, go to page 56

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