Chapter 1: Prologue

No. Don't take her. No. I don't want to be alone. No. I promised I'd protect her, only I can protect her.

No matter how much I pleaded, they didn't change their mind. They took her away. Far away. Somewhere I would never see her again. It was my fault. Because I couldn't control my power as a second stage children, they took her away. All I could do was cry; cry because I was weak.

I woke up suddenly. A dream, no a memory. Something I wish I could forget, but knew I wouldn't.

It was raining hard and the only shelter was the rocks held by Yuuchi. I have ordered them to take turns at certain times. Since Yuuchi's doing it now, it must be 3:00am now. I try to sleep once more, but it doesn't work. She keeps staying in my mind. I shouldn't be feeling this… I shouldn't be feeling regret. I am a Second Stage Children, I'm not any average person. Regret isn't something someone like me should feel.

I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I must have lost track of time. Next thing I know, Imusu shook me awake.

"SARU, we must hurry. El Dorado will be waking soon, we must attack before they wake." He said calmly.

I nodded. We were in the middle of war, war to prove the adults our superiority. As a Second Stage Children, we were born with psychic abilities such as telekinesis and levitation. I grabbed my gun because the ground was still covered in fresh mud. I wanted to avoid using our powers at all if necessary, but we've waited long enough to continue our invasion.

"Fly over the mud, we're storming into the city!" I yelled. I commanded Imusu to set off the sonic signal to tell the other members of Feida camped in other locations around the city.

Sonics were designed to shoot a high frequency clicking noise which could only be heard by people under the age of 20. Most other kids would be unable to understand the meanings of these sounds, but each member of Feida has studied each meaning. The old men of El Dorado are too old to hear this, so they're unable to predict our movements.

Everyone was preparing for the raid. Well, everyone but Reize.

Reize had wavy shoulder length gray hair and an eye patch over his right eye. He was the inventor of the Sonic and my closest friend. He's the only one who knew of my past, but that doesn't exempt him from participating in our plan.

"We don't need to use our levitation." Reize started, staring me in the eye, "Saryuu, I suggest we rethink raiding El Dorado today."

I knew he had a point, but my pride as the emperor of Feida kept me from agreeing with him. "If we wait any longer, the old men might plan their attack against us first. Anymore delay could become a threat."

"I don't mean to be rude, SARU." Yuuichi kneeled down in front of me and looked up at me with tired, cold eyes, "Some of us have been using our powers during the night to protect everyone from the rain, we don't have enough energy to fly ourselves to the city, let alone fight. Could you please reconsider the attack today…"

He was right, I should've observed the condition of my fellow members first. "Fine, we'll retreat for now. Send the retreat sonic sounds to the others." This isn't the end yet. We still have time.


POV change

"I'll always protect you, we'll never be apart."

Tenma? I thought, but his voice was different. Who was he…? I can't remember.

I woke up, but didn't recognize my surroundings. I was lying on a large bed with curtains hanging overhead it. Like a princess' bed. Peering out of the curtains, I was amazed by how large the room was.

Wait, why am I even here in the first place? I tried to remember what had happened. We were at Raimon discussing about the next auras we needed to complete the Ultimate Eleven. Power #9, A fantastic libero with the ferocity of a beast and the wisdom of a sage and Power #10, A king of midfielders who makes even the earth his friend with his absolute courage and unwavering ability to get things done. I feel like a nerd remembering the lines, word for word…

So then we set off to enter the parallel world were King Arthur existed to get his aura and Master Dragon's aura. Could this be it…?

"Princess Merola?" knocking was heard I turned to look. Princess Merola? She was the princess in the King Arthur story book we just read… maybe.

"Yes, come in." I said in the most professional voice I had. The maid entered. She didn't seem surprised or shocked to see me, so I must be Princess Merola right now. I bet Tenma and the others are different characters in the story as well. If I go with the flow, I should meet them soon.

"I must keep acting the princess until then!"

"Princess, you must hurry. The knight apprentice exam is about to begin. It is customary for the country's princess to watch." The maid's sudden talking took me by surprise.

"Sorry," I mumbled.

Suddenly I felt a strange tinge in my head. The sight before me became a blur. A memory. A white haired boy held my hands. He handed me a small, hand-crafted blue stone. His smile, just his smile warmed my heart.

"Iora… it's the name of this stone." He chuckled, "I know it's cheesy, giving you the stone with the same name as you…"

Same name? What do you mean? My name's Sorano Aoi, not Iora.

The boy continued talking, "I promise, I'll always protect you, we'll always be together." He vowed looking me in the eye. His eyes reminded me of Tenma, or did Tenma's eyes remind me of him…? Who are you?

"Princess, why are you crying?"

I snapped back to reality. I careful placed my finger underneath my eye and wiped off some tears, but they kept dripping down. Was that boy so special to me that I shed tears when I realized he didn't keep his promise? That he isn't by my side anymore? I placed my hand over the small stone which hung from my neck all the time. I want to know, who you are…


well this is only the first chapter of I don't know how many, but I hope you enjoyed it so far, Shiranai Atsune-san :D It might be something different than what you had in mind, but I enjoyed writing this so far.

TO be continued...