THE BATTLE FOR LATO
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CHAPTER 8 — The Battle for Lato
Zoyan goes home, but he is extremely tired and sleepy. He has been working very hard, and as he walks, he suddenly becomes weak and falls down.
A few moments later, Zoyan falls asleep.
But while Zoyan is sleeping, something completely different is happening in Pakistan.
Because of Zoyan's warning, Dino Chacha has sent five Creatures to find Zuruki. He knows that if Zarasha and Balam get their hands on Lato, everyone's lives will be in danger. And the first thing they will try to do is take Zoyan's powers.
Because in this story, Zoyan is the strongest of them all.
The five Creatures search everywhere for Lato until they finally reach a dense forest.
It is getting dark, and they are all tired.
Alto uses his tree powers to create a small treehouse for them to spend the night in. Then Mariya uses her flame powers to create a small fire in her hand. The fire keeps them warm and also provides light.
Soon, all five of them fall asleep.
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NEXT MORNING
One month has passed since Zoyan went to Korea.
Aqsa visits her mother's house again because she wants to meet everyone. In one room, Aqsa is sitting with her mother, grandmother, all of her aunts, and her female cousins. There are no boys in the room.
Everyone is happily talking when Aqsa's mother suddenly says,
"Beta, when are you going to make me a grandmother?"
One of Aqsa's cousins laughs and says,
"Yes! Make us aunts soon!"
Aqsa smiles shyly and replies,
"How can that happen right now? Zoyan hasn't even touched me. He is afraid that I might get angry with him, just like before."
Aqsa's mother smiles.
"Beta, there are some boys who are shy and afraid, but eventually everything works out. You two have already been married for four months."
Then one of Aqsa's aunts says,
"Why don't you think differently? Instead of waiting for him to make the first move, you should show him that you love him. Maybe then his fear will disappear."
Meanwhile, in Korea, Zoyan is working in his office.
At the same time, something dangerous is happening in the forest.
The five Creatures wake up early in the morning.
Mariya says,
"I was really scared last night. I kept hearing strange noises."
Majo replies,
"But nothing happened. We didn't hear anything."
The five of them leave their treehouse and continue searching for Lato.
After a long journey, they finally reach a mountain.
In the middle of the mountain, they suddenly see Lato floating in the air.
But before they can move forward, Balam and Zarasha appear.
Zarasha is accompanied by three huge dogs.
Zarasha steps toward Lato.
Alto immediately says,
"If you want to take Lato, you'll have to fight us first."
He turns toward his friends.
"Are you ready, everyone?"
Zarasha smiles.
"Suit yourselves."
THE FIGHT BEGINS!
Zarasha's plan is to attack the five Creatures directly and tire them out.
Balam's plan is to attack them from behind and injure them so they cannot fight properly.
The battle begins.
All five Creatures attack at once.
The fight becomes extremely dangerous.
Alto uses his tree powers to trap Balam, but Balam uses his powers to burn all the trees.
Alto becomes badly injured.
Mariya tries to fight back, but Zarasha uses his black smoke against her.
Jasan attempts to counter the attack with water and fire, but the smoke overwhelms her and she becomes unconscious.
Roi fights against the stone attacks, but a huge stone hits him on the head, injuring him badly.
Majo fights against the three huge dogs. He manages to fight them very well, but one of the dogs suddenly attacks him from behind and injures him.
Mariya continues fighting Zarasha alone.
She uses her iron powers against him, but Zarasha's black smoke damages her armor. Eventually, her iron armor becomes bent and stops working properly.
Finally, Zarasha reaches Lato.
He tries to grab it.
But suddenly, Lato sends him flying through the air.
Zarasha crashes to the ground.
He realizes something important.
Only someone with greater power can lift Lato.
Zarasha and Balam look at each other.
They realize that they cannot take Lato themselves.
Zarasha says,
"We need Zoyan."
Balam agrees.
They decide to capture the five Creatures and use them to lure Zoyan back from Korea.
They take the injured five Creatures to a completely empty location. There are no trees, no water, no houses—nothing around them.
Zarasha uses his black powers and creates a huge warehouse.
He takes the five Creatures inside and locks them in the basement.
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Meanwhile, Dino Chacha suddenly feels that something is wrong.
He immediately calls Zoyan.
"Zoyan, I feel that something has gone wrong. Balam attacked the five Creatures and took them somewhere. You need to come back immediately."
Zoyan does not waste any time.
He gets into his private plane and flies back.
By the time he reaches Pakistan, it is already night.
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At the same time, Aqsa is lying in her mother's room with her mother and aunts.
She is holding her phone.
Zoyan's picture is on the screen.
Aqsa looks at his picture and quietly says,
"When will I finally get to see you properly?"
She hugs the phone close to herself and falls asleep.
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Zoyan arrives in Pakistan and immediately goes to Dino Chacha.
"What happened?"
Dino Chacha uses his powers to create a huge magical screen.
Everything that happened in the forest appears on the screen.
Zoyan watches as Alto attacks Balam with his tree powers.
He sees Balam burn Alto's trees and injure him.
He sees Jasan lose consciousness because of the black smoke.
He sees Majo getting injured by the dogs.
He sees Roi being hit by the stone attack.
He sees Mariya fighting Zarasha alone and using her iron powers against him until her armor is damaged.
Zoyan becomes furious.
His blue energy begins to burst around his body like flames.
His eyes become filled with anger.
He clenches his fists and says,
"Zarasha... Balam... I won't forgive you two."
Dino Chacha and Zoyan immediately get into a car and drive toward the forest.
When they arrive, the portal that Zarasha and Balam used is still open.
Without wasting any time, Zoyan and Dino Chacha enter it.
On the other side, they find nothing.
There are no trees.
No water.
No houses.
Nothing.
Only a huge warehouse stands in front of them.
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Meanwhile, Aqsa is still sleeping while holding Zoyan's picture close to her chest.
Suddenly, she wakes up feeling frightened.
Her heart is beating fast.
She immediately thinks about Zoyan.
"I should call him."
She picks up her phone and calls Zoyan.
But Zoyan does not answer.
She calls again.
Still no answer.
Aqsa becomes even more worried.
She leaves her room and goes downstairs.
Her mother, grandmother, aunts, and cousins are all there.
Her mother looks at her and asks,
"Beta, what happened?"
Aqsa says with fear in her voice,
"Ammi... my heart is feeling strange. Zoyan isn't answering my calls."
She goes to her mother and starts crying.
Her mother tries to comfort her.
"Beta, maybe he is sleeping. He works very hard. Don't worry."
Aqsa shakes her head.
"No. Even if he is sleeping, he always wakes up when I call him."
She starts crying again.
At the same time, Zoyan's phone keeps ringing inside the warehouse.
But he doesn't hear it.
Zoyan and Dino Chacha enter the warehouse.
They search everywhere.
But there is nobody inside.
They don't know that Balam and Zarasha have locked the five Creatures in the basement.
After searching for a while, Zoyan and Dino Chacha leave the warehouse.
Zoyan decides to go home first.
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Zoyan reaches home.
The house is completely quiet.
He checks the time.
It is already 2:00 AM.
Everyone is asleep.
Zoyan goes to his room, but Aqsa isn't there.
He thinks,
"She must be at her mother's house."
He leaves his Mercedes there and takes his BMW.
Then he drives toward Aqsa's mother's house.
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After some time, Zoyan finally reaches the house.
He knocks on the door.
A female cousin opens the door.
The moment she sees Zoyan standing there, she becomes shocked.
"Zoyan?!"
Everyone inside looks toward the door.
Aqsa looks up.
The moment she sees Zoyan, she runs toward him and hugs him tightly.
She starts crying.
Zoyan becomes worried.
"What happened? Why are you crying? Is everything okay? Are you feeling alright?"
Aqsa looks at him through her tears.
"Why didn't you answer my calls?"
Zoyan realizes how worried she must have been.
He tells everyone everything that happened.
He explains what happened to the five Creatures, how Zarasha and Balam attacked them, and why he had to return to Pakistan.
Aqsa and her family are shocked when they discover that Zoyan has powers.
Zoyan then looks at Aqsa and says,
"I came back because I can't face those two alone. I need help."
Aqsa immediately shakes her head.
"No. I'm not going to let you go."
She hugs him again.
Zoyan looks at her and says,
"Okay... then you're not going to sleep?"
Aqsa replies,
"No. I'll just sit here and stay with you."
Zoyan smiles slightly.
The night becomes quiet again...
But somewhere far away, Zarasha and Balam are waiting for Zoyan.
And they have already made their next move.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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