Chapter 15 – Introducing the Laiin

The next morning, while the companions are having breakfast, a voice sounds through a invisible intercom. 'We are passing by one of the zeven moons of Koula. When we turned around this moon you'll have a excellent view of the planet of the Koula people', Lucide is telling. Curious about that 'excellent view' they're all getting up and look through the big windows. 'Owh, it's gorgeous!', Eva is yelling, when a large planet is appearing.

From out of space the planet looks like Earth a lot, only Koula is ten times bigger. A lot of blue covers the surface, but when they turn around the planet they see that it's divided in two parts. One part is all water, the other part is all land. 'The Koula are divided into two different types. They got a water type that looks human, except they looks greenish, have pointed ears. And a big tail that's looks like a big (waaier). The other type is the ground type. They look like humans thus far, but also they have pointed ears, yellow eyes to shield them from the force of the moonlight and they also have a long tail but theirs look like one of a monkey. Owh and the most important things about the Koula: they are all crazy if it comes to danger, their technology is super advanced though you wouldn't say from looking around on the planet and they can be real friends but also real enemies', the voice of Lucide sounds again.

'We will stay here for four days people!', Don Wei is shouting. 'We'll all sleep on board of the ship and at the third day some friends of Lucide are arriving and then it's time to draw plans! You will not get into trouble and you'll respect these creatures!' After this lecture the groups divide itself and everybody disappears. Also Eva tries to sneak away, because of her deal with Lucide but her father sees her first. 'Eva! Some grap your stuff and we will take a look around in this capital city of the Koula.' She has no choice but to listen to her father, but before they leave for a city tour she spots her uncle looking at her. He winks with a huge grin on his face and suddenly she doesn't feel so bad anymore.

What went wrong she never fully understand, but one moment she is walking behind her dad, the next she stands alone looking around. 'Hmm looks like I have to deal with it on myself as usual', she mutters while is turns left. She finds herself walking right into a big market. 'Gullyfish! Fresh Gullyfish!', a voice shouts. Immediately followed by another voice: 'Gronti! Good tilted Gronti!. Eva walks pass different stands with the weirdest kinds of food and other things. She discovers that a Gullyfish is a big yellow fish in the form of bird, but the wings are fins and so on. A Gronti is some kind of vegetable, but it looks so awful that Eva can't image you give it to your worst enemy. 'Dear child!', suddenly she is grasped by her arm and dragged to some stand. 'Let me read your hand dear girl', a woman's voice is sounding. 'No, that's not necessary, ma'am', she tries to get away from the old lady, but her grip is firm. Just before she is dragged out of sight a strong hand picks up the young lady. 'You heard the young lady Grinda, leave her alone you wicked witch', a deep voice is barking. The old lady pulls herself free, takes one more look at Eva and the man behind her and takes of.

'Are you alright Eva?', the man turns her around and she finds herself looking up into big yellow eyes. 'How did you know my name, sire?', she mutters stunned. 'I was send after you by Lucide after your father returned to the ship', the big man bellows. 'I suspect you're one of those friends of my uncle right?', Eva asks. The man's eyes narrows a bit, but he nods. 'You're very honest in what you think and you say immediately what's on your lips. We Koula like that in people. My name is Raoti and I'm a Land Koula.' He takes the young woman, still surprised by what all happened, and they walk back to the air docks. 'Are you alright Eva?', for a moment the two men looks at each other. Lucide and Don had shouted the question at the same time and things like coincides never exist. Eva tries to ignore that painful moment by walking into the ship with a: 'I'm in my room and leave me alone!'

For the first time since ages her father listens to her and Eva is left alone for more than an hour. Then she gets to her feet and start walking in through the corridors in the direction of Lucide's room. 'Ah, I thought I heard you coming my way', he is sitting with his back to the door and watches through the window at the planet beneath them. He took one of the air docks just above the divides line between the Land and Water realm. 'You want something to drink? Maybe hot tea after what happened?', he asks. Eva thanks him but she wants to hear the story of the lost Turtai. Lucide turns around to face his little niece, takes a deep breath and begins to tell the story:

The Turtai were a race o

f people that were well known about their technology. They concurred already all the diseases that you could find and they were able to extend there lives with hundreds of years. But they were also known for there will for peace and for that matter they never shared their technology. Not even with races that were as advanced as they were. At the end that became their downfall. About 100 years ago a race appeared in this part of the galaxy calling themselves the Laoon. They said they were also peaceful creatures and for thirty years everything went alright between the Laoon and the other races living in that area. But the peace was soon turned into war when their leader died of old age and his younger brother took control over the Laoon. With their own technology on such a high level, he ordered his followers to turn all the other ones genetically into, what they were called later, Laiin. These creatures only could thinks of getting more. It started innocent. Men wanted more women, women wanted more children, but things grew worse. Their lust for more technology drove them towards our race. And they fought. They fought hard to get what they wanted. This was the first time in history the Turtai fought back and entered war. It even seemed they would crush the Laiin, because they were superior in every field. But corruption had find their way into their own circles. Some Turtai had genetically altered into half Laiin and they caused the downfall of one of the greatest races ever exciting.

'But what part played you into this story? Or for that matter my mother?', Eva interrupts him.

I was born two years before the Laoon came to our part of the galaxy. Your mother was just two years younger than me. We fought in the same war, defending our planet, defending our family, our loved one. It was in that war that Maya's first husband died a horrible dead and we fled with this very same ship to Earth. Well, not specifically Earth, we just ended up there. It took us a long time to recover from the horror we lived in and soon we began to forgot about the terrible things. Nobody on your planet had heard of the Turtai or the Laoon, so we felt save and your mother developed a love for racing. That's when she met your father. She was happy, she could live for eternity on Earth. But I couldn't. My heart longed for my home and technology, so I went back to see what was left. Well not much, my dear Eva. I upgraded my ship and ever since I've been locating other Turtai. From a race of more than 2 billion superior Turtai just two thousand made it away alive. I know now where they all live, we keep contact and do everything about it not to lose that. But we also keep a very low profile because of the Laiin. They're still out there somewhere. Hunting for more and more, never being satisfied.