Kinoki's Manipulated Fate

Kinoki was searching for Data and his wife.

He was unfamiliar with the other people in this village. Seeing the frightened looks in their eyes whenever they looked at him, he knew it was best not to approach them for now.

Corpses lay scattered throughout the village.

When he found Data and his wife, he fell silent.

Two bodies lay on the ground.

Data and his wife were among the dead. No wonder they had not appeared.

"They rushed out as soon as they heard the commotion."

The elder who had been surrounded by the others slowly approached and spoke sorrowfully.

"But the pirates were simply too powerful."

Far more powerful than those who had invaded them before.

Especially their captain. Many warriors had died at the pirate captain's hands.

Data and his wife had also been killed by that captain.

Kinoki rubbed his chin.

He took a communicator from his robes.

The communicator was only palm-sized and had several special buttons on it. He directly pressed the button marked with a snake.

"Please wait a moment."

Kinoki raised a hand, signaling for the other man to remain silent for now.

The elder quickly quieted down.

The communicator suddenly came to life.

"Hello, Kinoki-kun. What is it?"

Orochimaru's sinister voice came from within.

"Lord Orochimaru."

Kinoki spoke up and asked, "Is it difficult to revive people in the Sea Star World?"

Revive!?

The old man stared blankly at Kinoki. Why would he ask such a thing?

And how could resurrection possibly be done?

Orochimaru's voice soon came through the communicator.

"There is a place in the Sea Star World called the Yellow Springs. Ordinary people go there after death. However, that is the Sea Star World's natural cycle of life and death, so changing it is rather difficult. Still, if