Dreams of the planet

A chrono cross novelization

By Silveryoshi

Prologue

Lizard rock, Home world, 1006 A.D.

A bright sun was shining in the azur sky over the El Nido Archipelago. A young boy with dark blue hair was running through the trees, rocks and streams of the small forest known as Lizard rock. Upon hearing a brustling in the nearby bushes, the boy came to a halt. He slowly approached his hand from the bushes.

"I know you're here Devan." He said, pushing some of the leaves aside.

Shocked to see that what was lurking in these bushes was not what he expected, the child quickly took a step back. A huge panther-demon had its yellow eyes fixed on him. The boy just had time to shield his face, but his right arm sustained a deep wound. The demon landed a few feet away and was readying for another strike when a fireball hit it square in the jaw. The demon quickly withdrew and disappeared behind the bushes it came out. A man with hair of the same color as the kid came running and kneeled next to him. The boy was clutching his injured arm while gritting his teeth from the pain. The man slowly took the kid's arm to examine the wound. He took the boy in his arms and hurried away.

The kid was now lying in bed with several people around him. The man with blue hair was kneeling next to the bed along with a woman with brown hair.

"The chief is coming." spoke a voice.

A very old man with a long beard holding a cane in his right hand entered the house and slowly kneeled next to the bed. He placed a necklace with bright beads of different colors on the sheets. The chief placed closed his eyes and grabbed the necklace with one hand. A green light briefly engulfed the kid and faded. One of the beads had lost its glow, but the wound was still open and infected. Several minutes later, all of the beads had lost their glow. The old man got up and turned to the people standing there.

"I'm afraid this is above my healing skills." The chief said in a low voice.

"But we can't just let him die." said the man with blue hair.

"I know, Wazuki. There might be someone who could cure him." answered the chief.

"Who?" he demanded.

"The sage of Marbule."

"But don't the demihumans of Marbule loath humans?" asked the woman with brown hair.

"I'm afraid they do, but it's our only chance, Marge. We have to try."

Wazuki wrapped his son in a blanket and took him in his arms.

"I'm going to Marbule." he said.

"I'm coming with you." said a man with glasses and long brown hair tied in a ponytail.

"Thank you Miguel." Said Wazuki, nodding.

A few minutes later, all the villagers were standing on the shore watching as the two sailors were getting ready to set sail. The two men men kissed their wives goodbye and Wazuki took his son from Marge's arms. The two men got on board and set off.

Several minutes later, dark clouds began to form in the sky. Being experienced sailors, none of the two was really scared of this. Bolts of lightning were tearing the sky apart and great waves were brutally shaking down the small boat.

"Look out!" screamed Wazuki, pointing to the waterspout that had just formed ahead.

"The wind is steering us straight into it!"

Grunting, Miguel was trying to steer the boat away from the monster. Seeing this, Wazuki laid his son on the floor and placed one of his legs strongly against him to make sure he wouldn't fall overboard and pulled with all his might on the rudder to help the other man. The wood creaked loudly, but the boat changed his direction and began heading away from the spout. At this moment, a particularly strong wave hit the boat and Wazuki was taken off balance. His head hit the mast and he collapsed.

"Wazuki! Get up, man! You've got to get up!" screamed Miguel.

Wazuki was lying motionless on the wooden planks. Seeing this, Miguel grabbed the boy and covered him in a blanket. He took the kid near him and buried his head his knees, praying that they would make it alive.

Several hours later, Miguel was woken up by a grunt of pain. Wazuki got up to his knees and pressed his hand against his head.

"What happened? Asked Wazuki.

Miguel handed him his son and explained him what had happened. He looked around with a confused expression on his face.

"Where do you think we are?" asked Miguel.

Wazuki opened a bag and produced a telescope. A brought it to his eyes and surveyed their surroundings.

"That storm sure had us drift far away from Marbule. In fact, I can't recognise anything."

"D'you think we're still in the archipelago?"

"Of course! We can't have drifted as far as the Zenan sea."

"Look! A building!" called Wazuki, handing his friend the telescope.

Miguel grabbed it and took a moment to observe the strange looking building. The two men then steered their boat toward a small island covered by lush vegetation. They docked their boat and got off board. It took them a few minutes to reach the entrance of the building.

"I-I don't think we should be here." Said Miguel in a nervous voice.

"Well, we're here, so we'll have to go in." answered Wazuki.

They proceeded inside and found themselves in a very strange looking environment. Everything was made of metal and glass. In was rather stern and seemed to be uninhabited.

"Do you think this is…the future?" Miguel asked in an awed voice.

"I don't think so. Storms don't make you travel through time."

"Welcome. Please step on the platform in front of you." Said a voice.

Both men were taken aback.

"Who are you?" asked Wazuki.

The voice only repeated its statement. Wazuki thought for a moment and decided he didn't really had much of a choice. He carefully stepped on the platform. A red beam of light hit the boy and the voice spoke again: "DNA analysis complete. Toxin detected. Preparing for purification. Wazuki was looking around to see where the voice was coming from when another beam of light hit the boy.

"Elimination of the toxin complete. Full process about to begin." Please stay on the platform" Said the voice.

The platform began to rise. Panicked, Wazuki began screaming for Miguel, but his friend was nowhere to be seen. Wazuki soon found himself in a dark room. Suddenly, lights appeared in front of him and several jets of light hit the boy. Electronic noises were heard and the voice spoke again: "Process complete. Please remain on the platform."

The platform lowered and Wazuki quickly got off and ran to the exit.

"Miguel! Miguel! Where are you Miguel?" he screamed at the top of his lungs.

There was no answer. He continued to his boat calling for his friend. On the boat, he found a note nailed to the mast. He grabbed it and began reading.

My dear Wazuki,

I'm verey afraid I will never be able to return to Arni with you. Don't worry about Serge, he will be just fine. Do not worry about me, I'm not harmed. Please tell my wife and children that I love them deeply.

Your trusty friend,

Miguel

Wazuki screamed for his friend again, but he had to face it: Miguel would not come back with him. His heart filled with sadness, Wazuki left the island, abandoning his best friend. He would never forgive himself for what happened that day.