Asuka

By Kixi Rajki

When the two children of the ambassador of Gencore Corporation to the Zhann Alliance are kidnapped by guerrillas working for a rival consortium known as the Cestus Coalition, the Züncålazin warrior Kixi Rajki who is also her alter ego Kay Blade and Zhann Alliance leader, is sent out with her team formally known as KnM Blade to rescue them at all costs.

But what is seemingly a straight forward operation, quickly takes a turn for the worse at the unexpected emergence of an enemy far more dangerous than the team had initially bargained for.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kixi Rajki
• Release date: Apr 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005702533

Kixi Rajki

Kixi Rajki, birth name Kristijana Rajki is a bilingual interpreter as well as translator, an Information Technology guru (She’s a former I.T. Specialist) who lives in Melbourne with her spouse Mako Jhasmin Ikeda. She is the creator of the KnM Blade universe, and the author of all material and works in the ever growing and expanding series. To view more information beyond the completed titles of her KnM Blade universe featured here at Smashwords.com, please click on her website link featured on this page to access any details for titles currently in progress; current timelines and proposed timelines of the KnM Blade universe; and other things about her and her works.For as long as she can remember, she's been mesmerised by the extraordinary world of sci-fi– most notably Star Wars and Star Trek. She loves reading and writing, as well as finding new ways to drive readers crazy with twisting plots that will leave them sitting on the edge of their seats. She also has a deep love for video gaming, fantasy, football (soccer), formula 1, cars, science, languages and Japanese martial arts, notably Aikido, Kendo and Kenjutsu; she is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian, and speaks basic German, Sicilian, Greek and Japanese. She has also created her own fictional language of Züncålidiom which is a feature of her KnM Blade Universe.She enjoys being around her cats– she most definitely is a cat lover, relishes in the company of her family, friends, and, is especially crazy about her wife Jhasmin, the love of her life.Her favourite quote: It doesn't matter what someone tells you, but who tells you.

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Asuka

Kixi Rajki

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Contents

Pronunciation guide to characters and names

ASUKA

About the Author

Pronunciation guide to characters and names

Pronunciation of the below vowels.

A as in Father

E as in Echo

EE as in Cheese

EI as the a in Cake when pronounced with an American accent, or the ey sound in Spanish, or ei in Italian.

I as in India

O as in Oscar

OO as in Moon

U as in the u in Pull

Y as in Eye

AE as Hay in the Australian pronunciation, or like ay in Spanish, or ai in Italian. Although note that Rajki, or my name, can be pronounced RAE-KI with the AE following the above rule, or as RYE-KI, the rye part reading as it would in standard English.

Please also note the the pronunciation of Jhasmin is the same as English Jasmine with the a being like the a in fantasy instead of like in father.

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Adira ke Kallisti ADI-RA KE KALLI-STI

Asuka AS-KA (Letter u is silent)

Ālrai Tānien AL RAE TA NI EN (Note in this example that the ‘A’ in the AL & TA pronunciation are like the A in ‘Fantasy’ and not the A like in ‘Father’ as is the case with the other letter As in this pronunciation guide).

Bladestrider (Pronounce as you would ‘Blade’ and ‘Strider’ in English)

Fakkiseed FAK-I-SEED

Hajkon HAE-KON

Kajtia Xiz’injhürek KAE-TI-A SHIZ-IN-JOO-REK

Kashia ke Hanadi KAE-SHI-A KE HAN-ADI

Kes En’jusek KES EN-IOO-SEK (The ju part of name is pronounced like ‘You’ in English)

Kixi Rajki KIXI RAE-KI

Klorel ke Soul KLO-REL KE SO-UL

Mako Jhasmin Zaneca MAE-KO JASMIN ZAN-E-KA

Sajnen SAE-NEN

Xyla Jinx ZY-LA JINX

Zanzomia ZAN-ZOMIA

Zinglon ZING-LON

Zhann ZZ-HAN

Zorander Vexx ZOR-AND-DER VEX

Züncålazin ZOON-KEI-LA-ZIN

ASUKA

By Kixi Rajki

Zanzomia, habitable zone of the Lalande 21185 System, FerrusCorp territory, Earth date CE 3020-05-04.

Every Züncålazin seeks to improve themselves through knowledge and training. Adira paused a moment as the jungle browns and greens of Zanzomia rose up toward our diving freighter. With a sardonic smirk, the warrior twisted around in the pilot’s seat and gazed at Asuka.

However training can only achieve but a small portion of that goal. It’s out here in the real world, out on the battlefield, and when confronted directly with the enemy, where a Züncålazin can really unleash their true power. What a real Züncålazin wants is to go out… in a blaze of glory.

Really? Asuka Blade shifted around nervously in one of the acceleration chairs situated behind the co-pilot’s station. Space was tight in the Gencore TX SilverCloud light freighter, especially up front. The craft rattled and shook as the vessel plunged deeper into the planet’s atmosphere. Adira smiled a toothy, wicked grin.

Absolutely.

Stop it Adira! I said from the co-pilot’s seat beside her in what sounded like a cross between an order and snarl. You know that’s not true— well at least it’s not what they taught us back at the Züncålazin academy.

Yeah… well that’s why I eventually left the whole Züncålazin Order. Adira looked up at me and gave a small huff. Didn’t agree with all their mambo jumbo bullshit.

Yes, that you did do Adira. However like me, Asuka is Zhann Alliance personnel and, as if emphasising my displeasure with her, my mouth formed into an unpleasant twist, is also my student.

Your student? Adira nudged my arm with her elbow and snickered softly. Or perhaps you have a secret crush on her, Kay.

Secret crush my arse! I snapped. You know damn well who I’m married to. Behind Adira, eM whose frown seemed permanent looked daggers at her in complete disproval.

Ah yes, your side kick eM Blade, Adira replied unfazed. Or should I say, Mako Jhasmin— President Zaneca of the USS. She deliberately commented with a bold and slightly sarcastic smile. You know I don’t get it, we won the war, we took the Sol System from the Drex Dynasty and Skycom Corporation, and yet you still hide the fact that you Kay Blade along with eM Blade, are in actual fact Kixi Rajki and Mako Jhasmin Zaneca.

We’re not ready to tell that to the world just yet. I glanced at Adira and shook my head. Besides there is a huge conflict of interest. I then turned my head away from her and looked up at one of the ship’s instrumentation panels with a sigh, and continued. Imagine they knew that their president isn’t really on a leave of absence at the moment, but rather fighting the battles that other agents or soldiers should be fighting. And, imagine they knew that I, her first lady is in actual fact the founder and leader of the Zhann Alliance in which the Sol System that she is the elected leader of, also a part of.

Oh yes of course, Adira added, unable to help but tease me. "And dare anybody know that you and your better half actually have that Nanotech Facial Veil implanted on your faces that allow you both to shapeshift your