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Universe Kingdom

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"Tuna tuna!"

I yelled as I ran up to Yuto, pushing him out of the way before Jimin could crush him.

Currently, Yuto, Kino, Jinho, and I are fighting against Jimin, Shinwon and Hui are up against Jin, and Wooseok and Yan An are up against Yukhei.

But we're having a hard time.

Wooseok is trying to use his Spirit Gun and Yan An is trying to use his Spirit Sword against him, but Yukhei used his power to cause them to fall into a laughing fit. At this point they can't even stand up or even breathe properly, added on to them not being able to use their powers against him.

Meanwhile, Shinwon has been entranced by Jin, but not so much that he wasn't able to use his power to intimidate him a bit.

Hui keeps trying to use his cards to damage Jin, but his Stand, Judgement, keeps blocking his cards.

However, he is protecting Wooseok and Yan An from Yukhei's spikes with his cards.

As for Yuto, Kino, Jinho, and myself, we're having problems dealing with Jimin.

He used his power to change his own size, so now he's about forty to fifty feet tall. And because of that, we're having a much harder time fighting him.

Yuto's Apocalypse Sword isn't making any deep cuts that can do lethal damage.

Kino's bugs and insects are too small to affect him, and Jimin is killing them too quickly.

And Jinho's Divine Dogs are barely doing any damage.

And even though I want to help, they forbid me from speaking too much so that I won't overwork myself.

My power is called Cursed Speech. I possesses the "Snake & Fangs" seal on my tongue and around both sides of my mouth.

This allows me to infuse my words with cursed energy to improve the spirit of my commands, forcing all those who hear it to obey. The more demanding the command, the more of a toll it pays on my body. Weaker opponents and curses that I face can be obliterated and exorcised with powerful commands without backlash, but even less powerful words will consume more energy and stamina when they're used against opponents with more cursed energy than me. Communication devices and voice amplifiers, such as cellphones and bullhorns, thankfully don't disrupt my technique, allowing me to project my words and their effects over a longer distance if need be.

Because of my cursed seal, I'm forced to limit my speech to simple Onigiri ingredients to use as safe words.

Salmon means to agree or affirm.

Bonito flakes means to disagree or deny.

Seaweed is a greeting.

Mustard leaf is to express worry or concern, or to grab someone's attention.

Tuna means focus or to show excitement and exclamation.

Tuna tuna means look.

Tuna mayo represents me mentioning something important or to portray a positive feeling.

Salmon caviar is to mention someone that isn't myself.

Salmon roe means that I'm astounded by something.

Spicy cod roe is an expression I use before battles to get myself and my team pumped up.

Rice represents sadness.

Soy sauce represents anger.

And salt can mean many things for me, but it usually represents disgust or disappointment.

All of the commands that I use for my power to work are real statements that actually make sense though.

Additionally, I wear a uniform that has a zip-up collar that covers my mouth. When I do use my commands, I'll uncover my mouth and then cover it back up for any other form of speech, like my safe words.

However, because of Jimin's large size and the great amount of dark energy that he's emitting, the others forbid me from using any of my several commands.

"Thanks hyung. Guess I should be more careful huh?"

"Salmon"

"Right. You should stay close to Kino and Jinho-hyung though. I don't want you getting hurt like I almost did"

"Bonito flakes!"

"Please don't try to go against our wishes hyung. We're doing this for your well-being"

"Tuna mayo!"

I quickly pulled out my small vial of cough syrup from my pocket to show him.

I carry it around to treat my irritated throat whenever I'm in battle. Using it greatly prolonges the time that I can use my cursed speech before reaching my limit.

"Even if you did use it, you'll still end up damaging your throat greatly hyung. Just leave everything to us"

He smiled before running off again.

"Salt..."

I quietly mumbled.

Yuto used his power to cause Jimin to become hungry in order to weaken him. I stood by and watched them fight, but I soon came to notice that Hui was starting to get tired.

With him fighting Jin's Stand as well as using his cards against Yukhei's spikes, his accuracy will only deplete the more he fights, and the spikes will eventually end up hitting Wooseok and Yan An.

It was also then that I noticed that Yukhei, Jin, and Jimin all had one thing in common. They all had a earring in one of their ears. Maybe destroying them will make them stop...

I walked closer to where Yukhei, Wooseok, and Yan An were and unzipped my collar, exposing my mouth.

"𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩!"

I commanded, and immediately Yukhei's spikes came to a halt.

This not only made Yukhei look at me, but everyone else did too.

"𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩"

I commanded him, and he immediately collapsed and fell asleep.

This not only caused him to fall asleep, but it also freed Wooseok and Yan An from the laughing spell that they were under because of him.

I quickly approached his body and sat him up. Wooseok was already looking at me, so I pointed at the earring to show him where to shoot.

He took a second to catch his breath before gathering up his spirit energy into his finger.

"Spirit Gun!"

All of the energy that he gathered then shot out of his finger and right to us.

The beam shot right into the earring and destroyed it, and all of the dark energy that I felt from Yukhei immediately disappeared.

"Tuna mayo!"

I exclaimed, gathering all of the others's attention.

"Nicely done finding their weak points Yeo~"

Hongseok suddenly came back and punched Jin's Stand as he zoomed in to help.

With that opening to get to Jin, Hui threw one of his cards at his earring and sliced it in half.

This rendered him unconscious and freed Shinwon from his entrancement.

"Yeo! I need you to say one final thing on my command!"

Jinho exclaimed.

"Tuna!"

Suddenly, his two Divine Dogs scattered in two different directions.

Jimin tried to attack the white one by punching the ground, but it dodged in time.

"Now!"

"𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞!"

I commanded him, and Jimin froze in place being rendered unable to move.

This allowed his black Divine Dog to run up his body, and once it reached his head, it slashed his earring and destroyed it.

This caused Jimin to shrink back down to his normal size, and he has rendered unconscious as well.

Knowing that the job was done, I zipped my collar up once more to cover my mouth.

"Good job boys~"

Jinho pet his dogs and allowed them to dematerialize afterward.

"Are all of you alright??!"

Hongseok immediately asked, the face of his helmet lifting up to reveal his worried expression.

"We're alright. Just a bit shaken up"

"Salmon"

I agreed with Shinwon.

"Hyung, are you alright? Is your throat feeling ok?"

Yuto questioned, examining me for injuries, and I nodded.

"Salmon~"

"That's good. You did the right thing hyung"

He smiled, and even though he couldn't see it, I smiled too.

But I soon felt a rumbling, and saw a couple ships coming toward us in the distance.

"Mustard leaf"

I pointed at the ships to show my concern.

"Don't worry Yeo. Our comrades are on those ships. That's who I left to go find, though I thought I was only going to come across MONSTA X"

Hongseok explained.

"Is Renjun on the ship too?"

Wooseok asked.

"Unfortunately no. Two of his kids are though, his twins to be more specific"

"You mean Xinrei and Xinya??"

Hui asked and he nodded.

"So, what's next after this?"

Kino asked as the ship parked.

"Now, we go off planet. We need to find our other comrades that Renjun sent for us to find"

"I have news~! We're going to Planet Aerus next! We have to find Seventeen, SHINee, iKON, and Day6!"

A little angel girl yelled from the ship.

That must be Xinya. She's grown so much from the last time we saw her. If she's grown that much, I can only imagine how much Xinrei and Nitro have grown.

"Tuna mayo~"

"Yeo's right. Let's get moving. Everyone that they've already recruited so far is on the ship"

Hongseok led each of us onto the ship one by one, making sure not to forget Yukhei, Seokjin, and Jimin.

I'm a bit worried though. The ship may be big, but just how many of us can fit inside of it? I hope it won't be too crowded once we've recruited everyone.

"Hey Yeo! You coming??"

Hongseok asked, having already gotten everyone on board.

He held his hand out to me, and I gladly took it.

"Salmon~"