Prologue 6 (Part 2) New Universe’s Foundations and The Sprites Not Wasting Time, Either.

Kazu Nini watched the departing backs of people and did not need to be told that benefits swayed people over harder-than-diamond-to-find loyalty.

She turned and bowed at her waist. "I am grateful to those who stayed. We need people who go beyond benefits and expectations but seek to add and contribute. We will build the New Universe together." She drew her breath and stood back up. "In fact, I will reward this act with a secret between us all; I started the New Universe."

They all took a breath in, save her staff, and the other members of the New Universe which had not come today because she had ordered them not to.

"Why all the hiding?" One of them could not contain her questions within her and asked out loud.

Kazu Nini smiled at this one. "You don't ask and just trust me."

***

When everyone left at 5:30, it was just the staff remaining who were laying the paper files carefully into their SpaceBoxes and Kazu Nini regarding them all before settling on Naro Meena the Slime.

"I have always been curious about your species. Tell me something about you guys."

He looked around to make sure she was speaking to him before he looked up at the ceiling, trying to avoid eye contact while fiddling with his fingers. "Wh-wh-what would you like to know?"

"How do you guy start out?"

"W-w-we are ba-ba-basically asexual and any couple you see, just enj-enj-enjoys another person being be-be-beside them."

"I did not know that," she glanced towards her other surprised staff and back. "Tell me more; is the thing on your face a part of your cultivation."

"y-y-yes."

"So, why does the principal look different?"

"Oh, he-he-he uses the traditional method of cultivation."

"What are the benefits of his?"

"I-if a specie had elemental gift of fire, then *fire* is what they will be able to wield. But when it comes to his method of cultivation, his body would *become* the fire, which he could use for emergencies, everyday life, and so on and so forth." He barely stammered at all during this answer, and Kazu Nini saw a serious expression which highlighted it differently, like he enjoyed explanations, maybe he would do good as an instructor too.

"I thought that was for dragons?" She looked puzzled.

"No, f-for them, th-th-they obtain a physique from whatever environment they are bo-bo-born in, but unlike the f-f-f-fairies, they can eventually learn to incorporate with their other abilities like their breath or their ability of suppression that all of them are born with."

"Wow, that is special. I would ask you more later." Kazu Nini turned to the rest of them, "Devon and Kivon might not stop seeking attention. Thus, I need you to ignore everything at all costs and avoid fights for now. I do not need fighting to be the reason why the principal bans us. This is just the first day and I believe even more people might join us. Keep the faith."

Zlai Dfon, the adorably cute Wood Fairy, spoke next. "They have already spoke about it on the School's General Group chat on Skynet's home page and have garnered quite a few followers."

"If they have already done it there, then we would not." She was quite a while, then looked at the pretty Elf, "can you get us posters, and cards and design and all that?"

Kazu Nini lastly runed to Jinja Kaliope, "we are going to need Graphic Designers, and a Councilor and maybe even an Ambassador too. Jinja handle it, aaaand, we are done for today, people."

Kazu Nini walked out of the building to Mako Nini, waiting by the bus stop. She felt touched at heart, and almost leapt into her aunt's arms but stopped herself, and they chatted all the way home.

***

The next day had the bus mostly empty and when Kazu Nini saw that it was either people of the New Universe or those who were still neutral to the whole society thing, she felt something was up but she could not tell what. Either way, she had been working hard at her cultivation as she was right now with her eyes closed off and her senses in her body. She was almost distracted by some of her members that took pictures and talked about her but she kept her cool there at the back most seat with all her staff around her and the other members further up.

"Set it up in front of the school," Zlai Dfon spoke at Shafa Rinmon's Telewatch as they were on a call with someone on the other side of the line. The person had not accepted video call so she had to strain as if it would somehow made her get heard clearer. "We will do it, then tell the principal." She paused to listen then answered, "I can convince him, do not worry."

She peeked her head to look at the window then went back down to speak. "He is there already, as are your people. Let me address them." She held Shapha Rinmons' shoulder and told her, "thank you."

"This is for the New Universe; you do not need to."

The bus stopped and the principal did not understand why so many Trolls behind a Dark Elf, were standing outside their school with construction tools in hand. He was just happy they were a civilized Troll as they had on clothes, although rumpled or unclean. But still there.

"I was told you ordered them here." He faced the pretty Shapha Rinmon but the memerizing Zlai Dfon answered.

"We wanted to make a poster with your face on it, that promotes our group."

She was surprised that he did not seem flustered. "We are still in the infancy stage." Kazu Nini spoke this time, "we need the publicity."

He looked at her for a long time, but she respectfully kept her eyes on the shape of blob that represented his head. "Let me see it."

Shapha Rinmon pulled out a sheet from the SpaceBoxes. It had been designed with oil paint and preserved with Potent Artifacts. The heading read, 'Principal Sharlpali Hihpholi stands against kidnappers after the incident of the inspiration behind the formation of this very group, Kazu Nini.' A picture of the principal stood side by side with their Dark Elf and Admin Manager as well as their incognito leader Kazu Nini.

"Jinja Kaliope is passionate about the group and his recruiting. Thus, with 6 staff, we need about 3 more for now, and any number of applicants to join the outer members that are currently about 300. Inner members at the point of 150 and core members just 50."

The other staff were about the picture with a multitude of other silhouettes dotting the paper design.

"I hope it brings more good than harm." He walked away briskly as if catching up to an appointment he just remembered. "It can be done."

When they used a Picture Melter to absorb the paper design into the mini bill board that the workers erected, they replicated their works about the perimeter of the school and just when they finished doing that, with the staff following them and their members distributing fliers about school, they heard a cacophony of incoming bike engines.

The bikes that resembled Harley Davidsons came like a cloud on land, a cumulonimbus one at that. All with oily dark jackets and sun glasses, The Sprite Twins headed a group of bikers that trailed into school and occupied the parking lot until whoever came after were forced to walk with their waist turned to the side. Like they had promised, the first 100 people did indeed have Telewatches, and they swaggered into school with eyes all staring at them.

"Are we going to get uniforms too?" a short cyclops – only 9 feet tall - with hair that hid her eye, looked at her boss.

"Nope." Kazu Nini almost shouted it and scolded herself inwardly because she could not show the Sprite Twins her emotions.

***

One day, the students opened their Skynet Groups to see that censored videos of excreting had been shown and Kazu Nini's lunch box had been used as the chamber pot. The video began with Devon and Kivon bragging about how their teams were the ultimate and that others should learn from them. It ended with them claiming that this was the lunch box that Kazu Nini had claimed would be regained on the day of their bet. Funny enough, Kazu Nini agreed that it was fact that her lunch box had been desecrated but apart from that she said nothing else which only puzzled her members and grew the members of Kings, Queens and Jesters - The group headed by the Sprite twins. [1], [2].

Between catching up to assignments, cultivating, managing her team and spending time with Mako Nini, the young Pixie was undaunted about whatever message the Sprite twins had been intending to send and bulled her way through up until the day before her final month when she was now a Divine Early Level 6 where she gathered her members into the assembly hall after school.

"We are going to start a merit-based system now and this is our final year and Month so we have to keep it full of fun." They all clapped and she waited till it died down. "So, the first up is contributions, those who can help us with the estate we found which has the name of Lighomi." She paused. "I think it sounds weird but it has a secluded place and much more that my Admin Manager will enlighten us about."

Jinja Kaliope stood where she once and continued. "In a slum neighborhood we got off a deal, we have our eyes on a house, but then what is the point of getting one when we can get many more?"

Elric Yjob took over. "It is secluded and is good for a base."

Mesmerizing Zlai Dfon, "it needs some love and it would be okay."

"This is something we can carry on even after we have left. A website will be made where we can register those online and also connect, to be like some kind of global village for us, the New Universe." Pretty Shapha Rinmon said with a smile.

"Our boss might need some more staff." It came back to Jinja Kaliope, "again."

They all laughed as Kazu Nini spoke once more. "For a stunt I have been forever curious about, I need you all to numb your mind towards gore."

Everyone kept quiet as they did not understand.

"The staff would follow me on an excursion a week before exams start, which is next week, after they have been numbed to gory sights. Please, if you have a faint heart leave or discard your Telewatches by next week." She sharpy raised her hand up, denied a wave of questions and silencing a crawling murmur. "Please don't ask, it would be better as a surprise."

Jinja Kaliope was speaking now. "So, first up we have to contribute and know the number of houses bought, those opting for cleaning, some or funds to save."

"Arrangement of the place, contribution of facilities, renovation construction." Elric Yjob

"Provision of materials, bringing in of construction machinery." Zlai Dfon

"Spokesmen, recruiters and all." Shahpa Rinmon

"So, why not just do a system based off first come, first serve, I mean, if core, inner and middle members have been collated why the need to do this?" Kazu Nini held eye contact, voicing out some of their current thoughts. "The system of contribution will keep members active but our rewards will be as enticing as well." She gestured for the Dark elf to continue.

"One of our newest staff, our esteemed Technician Manager - Naro Meena – has been able to mass produce the SpaceBoxes, and although they are more, they were first all joined then separated so where a box could have 3 square meters of space, the boxes of space been all melded together before begin split. The staff have been granted theirs with Kazu Nini currently having the highest."

"The highest contributors would be considered Core Members and will have a SpaceBox, a Telewatch, anklets, wrist bands and armbands."

"Following those will be the gifts of SpaceBoxes, wrist bands and anklets."

"Lasty, there will be only pace Boxes and anklets."

"Staff will have an addition of rings, waist sashes and a hood. The boss could have a mask, a scarf and gloves."

Kazu Nini looked at them enjoying their expectant smiles and vigor to contribute. She looked at the ceiling and thought to herself as she sighed. She had a long way to go.

[1.] The same one that had caused Beef between her and her aunt preceding the Kidnapping incident

[2.] Beef is like malice in hip-hop slang.