Chapter 2: A New Journey

In a small room where Hyu slept in a huge bed and snored quietly, he then rolled off his bed and woke up quickly.

"I swear I didn't do it! Kojiro set the tree on fire!" he panicked as he got up swiftly turning his head left and right.

"Huh? Where is this place?" He wondered. "Whatever… I'm outta here." He rushed towards the exit of the room but he saw the door creaking open and jumped back to see who it was entering. The old geezer and the butler from the last chapter entered in to the room.

"Sir Hyu! Thou has awakeneth." Said Ribson relieved.

"Hey, old man!... Wait… have we met earlier?" Hyu asked dumbly. The butler cleared his throat then spoke up.

"Ahem! I'm Livers, the butler."

"Who care 'bout that! Why the hell am I here?" asked the impatient swordsman.

"We foundeth thou sleeping after though defeated Thirstquencher's abominable roboteth! So, we broughteth though to hither roometh…" explained Ribson.

"Hm… Oh yeah! And that asshole with the cape! He should know that capes are fail… besides that subject… He kidnapped the Princess!! That bastard!! He ran away like a coward!" Hyu ranted about then thought about something else. "Wait… Geezer! Do I have to save the Princess to go back to my home world? He asked curiously.

"Thou art beeth correcteth! However, they willeth not siteth around quietly. They willeth come hither for Lumina!!" Ribson continued on.

"What's so special about this blade… Lumina? Hyu continued bombing with questions.

"Indeedeth! Legendary Brave Fencer Musashi used Lumina, the Sword of Luminescence, to sealeth away The Wizard of Darkness. And when it absorbs all of the Five Scrolls, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind… and finally Sky, thou doth will inheriteth extraordinary powers!" Ribson fully explained about Lumina.

"The Sword of Luminescence, Lumina, and the Five Scrolls. So that's why they want them! So, where the heck can I get my hands on the Five Scrolls?" Hyu asked then the Livers the butler spoke up.

"Ahem! If only our fortuneteller, Seer Bevealy, were here. She would know…"

"She ran off with some handsome dude, huh?" Hyu assumed.

"No! She was kidnapped!" Livers exclaimed.

"What the fudge! So, the freaking Princess is not the only one!?" Hyu raised his voice in anger.

"Well, actually there were 40 people at the Allucaneet Palace…… Now there are only 5 left. They've all been sealed within Bincho Fields and scattered in all directions." Livers explained a bit frantic.

"Bincho Fields? Exactly what are they? Is this the work of the Thirstquencher Empire's?" asked Hyu unknown about this.

"Yes, I saw it myself! Everyone was sealed into large green diamonds and then just, poof, vanished!" Livers continued on.

"Grah… more work for me! This means I have to save the Princess… and everyone else too in this kingdom." Groaned Hyu.

"Sir Hyu! I knew that thou would helpeth us! Thou mayest break Bincho Fields easily with Lumina! Oh, and these will help thou!" Ribson said as he held out a list and a watch. Hyu took the items and smiled.

"Wheneth that watch flashes red, a Bincho Field doth nearby!" explained Ribson how the watch works.

"The people whom you save will help you on your journey. Good luck, Sir Hyu. Grillin' Village is located at the foot of this castle. Please use it as your base. Oh and this room is yours, so use it as you wish." Said Livers dully.

"Before thou goeth, thou should do some research in the castle's library." Suggested Ribson.

"Uh…Nah… I don't have fond memories when I had to study…" Hyu shuddered at the thought of studying.

Flashback

In the school of Hyu's he was studying in a library until a the library books in the shelves behind him fell on top of his head and covered him under all of them. In the back of the shelves were other students snickering and high fiving each other for pushing the book rack down.

end of flashback

"Thou needeth knowledge-" Ribson was interrupted by the young swordsman.

"Fine I will go study!" he said stressfully and ran out. The other two fell silent until the Butler spoke up.

"Does he know the way to the library anyhow Ribson?" he asked in wonder. The old geezer stood silent then shook his head.

"Thou he not." He finally answered in embarrassment.

While Hyu searched high and low in the kingdom… somewhere near the village… a bright flash brightened the area. The five guardians stood from a small cliff looking down at the village.

"This place is a bit primitive… no electricity, no cars… oh well… time to get down and search for the scrolls…" Iniquity muttered while looking down at the village.

"Yeah, yeah…" Shiy shrugged then looked down at his necklace he received and it started to glow slowly but he stopped this immediately and saw someone coming. He grabbed Iniquity and Blaze then the three ducked to the floor. For Sao he just leapt high into the air and jumped the newcomer. It was a young man with yellow hair that Sao just knocked unconscious without getting noticed.

"Hurry up you three. We have to find them." Sao rushed off towards the mountain. Shiy and the other girls sighed and chased after Sao.

"Gah… Sao needs to cool it…" Ryoku snarled a bit then chased after the four.

Back with the swordsman, he finally found the Alucaneet Library. He stood within its vessels panting and sighing. He was finally relieved that he found it. He saw the Scribe and ran to him and stopped.

"O-h! Sir Hyu! Been waiting for you!" the Scribe said in happy tone.

"Uh… who the hell are you?" asked Hyu a bit creeped out.

"I'm Scribe Shanky. Well, you see, my job, for now, is to read these books for you. Come Closer!" the Scribe said in a creepy tone. The boy took a few steps back and sweatdropped.

"I can hear you from here… just tell me about the five scrolls." He stated while laughing nervously. Scribe Shanks nodded and looked through the book he was holding.

"Let's see…" then he found the material he was looking for. " The powers of the Wizard of Darkness were separated and divided into 5 forces: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, and Sky, and were sealed into these scrolls. They may be liberated and absorbed by Lumina." The Scribe read off.

"That's enough." Hyu said with a bored face.

"Well then, you should go down to the village, hmm. Well, let' see… It's a shame that the Gondola is broken. Oh, oh! I know! Use both of your big swords!!" exclaimed the Scribe.

"Lumina and Fusion? For what?" Hyu asked interested.

"Oh yes! You can go along the Gondola's ropeway and glide down to the village." Explained Shanks in a joyous tone.

"Hm… This Palace must be pretty high up on the mountain! I think I'd rather walk it… but… just this once… I will take the crazy way. Thanks!" Hyu rushed out of the Library and found the Gondola ropeway outside of the edge of the castle entrance. He placed the swords onto the line and closed his eyes. Then he went for a running start then glided down the line near towards the village. After a few seconds Hyu crashed into the Gondola's stop inside a built house.

"That…. Was… awesome!" he shouted with energy. "Wait… this is Grillin' Village!? Oh well, let's see what I can dig up here." He said to himself and started walking down a path then stopped there.

"…But first…… I'm hungry… Better eat something before I starve. Come to think of it, I haven't had anything since… I better get some grub first." He remarked then ran down towards the path to the village. He jumped down the path and lands near a restraint but runs past it then ran to the right but in result he ran into a small child that was holding a stick.

"Yo! I'm Tim. My mom owns the grocery! Who the heck are you?" Tim asked rudely.

"The name is Hyu… Nice to meet ya." He answered calmly then thought. (Whoa… this brat is asking for it!)

"Little boys shouldn't be playing with swords! I'm gonna tell on you!!" Tim taunted and walked away. Hyu had a clenched hand around his scabbard of Lumina but doesn't unsheathe it. He just growls and walks away angrily.

"Lucky idiot…" Hyu muttered then walked in front of a girl that wore a basket and stopped there.

"Hi! I'm Mint! What's your name?" Mint asked kindly.

"I'm Hyu! Uh… why do you have a basket over your head?" he asked confused.

"Hehehe, it's not a basket, silly! It's a Knight's Helmet! Tim has a Legendary Helmet!!" she giggled.

Hyu sighed and smiled then ran past her and ran around the water fountain. He realized that the stores that were around there were closed still and sighed. When he looked at a angle he saw a bakery store.

"Food!" he yelled and dashed towards the store. He entered through the entrance and ran through seeing bread in sections that were freshly made. There was a young lady with brown hair standing behind the counter smiling.

"Welcome! Are you… new to this area?" She asked curiously.

"Yes, I am Hyu. I'm staying at the Palace." He said in a gentleman manner.

"Oh! How lucky!... So… May I help you?" She asked nicely.

"A scone and some milk please!" Hyu said quickly. She handed him a scone and a milk carton.

"That will be $230." She said. The boy sweatdropped then remembered that he earned some money off from killing the pig soldiers from earlier. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the money and he had enough.

"Here." Hyu said and held out the money. He ran out of the bakery munching down on the scone then drinking some of the cold milk he had just bought. He ran to the southern area of the village and saw farmers working on their crops and smiled. He then walked to a house that was a bit fancier than the others and knocked on it. A old man with a headband came out.

"Hey, old man! I have some question." Hyu said while still munching on his scone.

"O…old man!? Do you know who you're talking to? ... And why are you pointing that sword at me!? Are you going to mug me!?" The old man panicked.

Hyu was still munching on his scone and held his shining blue katana with his left hand.

"Don't be stupid. You would have been dead a few seconds ago. The name is Hyu and I am looking for the Five Scrolls." Hyu explained with a bored face.

"The Five Scrolls!? Do you mean that the sword on your back is…!?" gasped the old man. The boy looked at the sheath of Lumina pointed back with his thumb at it.

"Oh this? It's a sword named Lumina." Hyu pointed out.

"Lumina!? The Legendary Sword!? And your name is… Hyu!? You're not just an ordinary kid, are you!? You must be the Hero!!" exclaimed the old man.

"Calm down, old man! Who cares about that! Do you know about the five scrolls?" asked the boy impatiently.

"The Five Scrolls…? Let me make you a proposal. The beloved town dog has disappeared. If you bring him back, I'll consider you a citizen of the town and tell you what I know about the Five Scrolls." Offered the old man.

"Ugh… deal." Hyu rolled his eyes irritated.

"I knew you'd do it! I heard that some people saw him going toward Twinpeak Mountain… However, to enter is forbidden and even I can't give permission…" the old man sighed.

"Da hell… Well, anyways… I'll get your dog back, old man. Later." Hyu said after he finished his scone and runs off towards the upper path to the mountain where he was previously at. When he made it up there, there was a guard standing there. When he tried to get passed him to get to Twinpeak Mt. He was shoved back and he fell back to the ground with a thud.

"Hey! What the hell!" Hyu shouted.

"No entry." The guard said sternly.

Hyu gritted his teeth and tried to get pass him many times. He tried jumping over the guard but ended up getting grabbed by his foot and throw to the side. The other time he tried tricking the guard that didn't go well… Hyu ended up standing upside down against the wall.

In Twinpeak Mountain…

The Five Guardians came from the left side of the area of the Twinpeak Mt. Monsters were being eliminated left and right. There was killed off by flying light blue sphere and they just ran off.

"These things are weak… why would a scroll be here?" Iniquity asked a bit bored since her enemies were weak. She continued killing the monsters left and right easily.

"Calm down… just keep looking." Shiy said with a bored face. All the others shrugged and jumped over the giant monster that was in the way of their path. They were passing by and Ryoku noticed a small brown dog chewing on a bone nearby. The others continued and he just sighed and grabbed the dog.

"It's too dangerous for you to even be up here… your coming along with us until you get home." Ryoku sighed while the dog chewed on Ryoku's paw while he ran after the others and caught up.

Now back with Hyu and his troubles…

The boy continued getting smacked away or pushed to the side by the guard. He was covered in bruises and in dirt.

"Let me through you freaking douche!" exclaimed Hyu angrily. The guard just rolled his eyes and then realized that it is almost nightfall.

"Go ahead kid. I'm tired of trying convincing you… I got to head home now." The guard sighed and walked away towards the village while Hyu stuck his tongue at the guard childishly.

"…Jerk… ah well, at least I can go through now… to Twinpeak Mountain!" he raised his fist to the air with a chibi victory look. He dashed through the entrance of the mountain and that's where all his trouble starts to begin. When he was first in the beginning there was a intersection he could decide that a sign said: Left was Twinpeak Mountain and the right was Death Valley.

"Ok taking left!" Hyu grinned then ran right through the left path in a rush. There was a huge running river, monsters crawling around the place, giant lily pads for you to jump on, and wooden poles for help.

"Hm… monsters… something for me to practice my swordplay on." Hyu smiled while taking out his Fusion katana out its sheath. A monster appeared before the boy and the creature wore a purple hooded cloak and a mask.

"What the hell you looking at?" Hyu asked rudely. The monster simply pointed its hands to the boy and magical rings flew towards him. He simply jumped to the side and looks at the attack and saw that the rings minimized a monster.

"Oh… that's cheap." He said with a bored face but then pointed Fusion at the monster.

"And I am going to steal it…" he grinned. The boy focused the energy quickly into the katana but the monster disappeared. Hyu stood focused and when the monster reappeared he jammed the katana while it glows a green aura and started assimilating the monsters powers. The target continued to shrink then after one more second the monster disappeared and there was green aura flying all over the place. Hyu held up Fusion and gained a new assimilated ability. A voice popped into Hyu's head again.

You assimilated the ability Shrink! Use your magic to shrink your enemies and then stomp on them flat as a pancake! Aura Level Requirement Level 0.

"…Pancakes? Ugh… Whatever… this spell will come in handy. That monster over there is blocking my path." He said looking over where giant lily pad and right in front of it there was a huge monster that looked like that it can eat anything.

"That thing is dangerous… but not for long." The boy grinned evilly then his watch started beeping and flashing a bright red color.

"Oh… first things first… there is a Bincho Field near here but where…?" Hyu muttered while he thought where it could be. There was a green crystal right on the stone path and he sweatdropped.

"Ok… the villains should have put them somewhere more difficult to find." He sweatdropped but shrugged and ran to it and whacked it with Lumina. There was a crackling glass noise and a huge light flashed and dimmed after a few seconds. There was a soldier who appeared from the flash smiling.

"I've been saved. Thank you very much, sir. I'm Allucaneet's tactical soldier, Lardwick. I'm an expert on explosives… Oh! Would you please save my brother, Knight Lardwick? I have a feeling that he's here in the mountain too." Soldeir Lardwick stated then disappeared in a flash. The boy stood silent for a while sweatdropping.

"…He and his brother share the same name…? Lardwick?" He shrugged and he felt some sort of energy rush through him Then the voice came back into his head.

You absorbed the power from the Bincho Field! Level up! Aura Level is now level one. Bincho Fields left to break for next level is 3.

Hyu looked around still wondering what voice was telling him that. "Who the hell is saying that… anywho… I am guessing that if there is levels… there are abilities that I have to be in a certain Aura Level to use it…" Hyu spoke out loud and felt weird for doing that.

He dashed towards the giant creature that was snarling at him. Hyu simply snarled at the monster and it just had a blank expression on it's face and backed away a bit. Then he just pointed his hands towards the monster and the magic swirl of loops hits the monster and shrinks it to a size of an apple. The monster sweatdropped and laughed nervously while Hyu just grinned. The monster fled while the boy just chased it down and stomped on it making it into a dead flat monster. It just vanished into thin air and a giant silver coin popped out of it.

"…This is… odd… meh, whatever. Free money I get." He shrugged then picked up the silver coin. He looked around the area where he was currently in and didn't see the dog.

"Shit… don't tell me that it got eaten…" He said nervously and thought about the possibilities for what might have happen to the dog.

"Gah! I will never find that dog at this rate!" He rushed through the mountains area, then looked at the river.

"Dogs are stupid… but I know they ain't that stupid." He sighed and continued on with his search then another stopped to think.

"Or are they?" He shrugged then just ran to a randomized direction to find the village dog.

Then the five guardians appeared before Hyu, all of them giving him eye contact he didn't back down nervously or felt threatened. He studied them until he noticed that there was a dog gnawing on the blue creature's paw playfully then smiled.

"Hey, excuse me may I have that dog back? I really need to return that dog to the village that misses him very much." He said in a relieved tone. He approached the creatures slowly to get the dog from them. Ryoku looked at the boy then at the dog and smiled, he simply walked up to Hyu then kneeled down to his level and held out the brownish small canine.

"So your returning this dog where it is originally belonged to? That's a good lad…" He smiled softly and puts the dog into the boy's hand then walked back to the other guardians. Hyu stood quiet and grinned he ran off with the dog rushing back towards Grillin' Village.

"That boy has Lumina…" Ryoku said in a calm tone and looked to the other guardians.

"It appears so…" Iniquity added and looked at Shiy.

"We must hurry and find the scrolls before he gets the scroll that lies here." Shiy stated with a bored face on him. The guardians nodded then started running off to find the hidden scroll. Back with the young swordsman, he was at the entrance. He was struggling to keep a hold on the dog but it simply just kicked him away and ran back to the village while Hyu fell back and sighed. The sun rised from its sleep and brightens the place.

"Hey wait… oh whatever… as long the mutt is back, I can get the information about the scrolls from that old man." He muttered then ran down to the village path towards the village. On the way while he ran he tripped over something round and fat. It was a creature that was called a Minku, it has a white body and floppy black ears. Hyu got up moaning then looked at the creature which fled up the path out of the village in a swift pace. He got up then saw an odd berry that the creature left behind and picked it up. He sniffed it then ate the berry and choked on the taste of the small fruit. He had a sour face then stopped after a few seconds passed.

"Ugh… what was that… and somehow I feel oddly refreshed… even if that taste was bad…" he muttered then shrugged and starts running to the house he was there before. When he finally made it, the sun was barely rising and sighed.

"Time to get my info." He said quietly then approached in front of the door and knocked on it.

"Good morning. I heard that the dog's been returned to the village. Thank you very much, Hyu." The governor said enthusiastically.

"He's kinda beat up though… but anyhow… on to other subject, tell me about the Five Scrolls." Hyu replied.

"Actually, I don't know very much about them, but… in the outskirts of the village you'll find a man locked up in the stocks. You should ask him." He said then walked back into the house.

"Oh really…?" (That asshole tricked me!) he thought and sighed.

"No use complaining… time to go to the outskirts." He sighed then ran towards the outskirts in the right direction surprisingly. He was ranting about under his breath and jumped over a small river and saw a man locked in the stocks just as the governor had said. Hyu saw the dog from Twinpeak Mountain pawing at the man and sniffing around the ground. He approached the restrained man at a slow pace and heard him talking to the canine.

"Awe… Come here, boy! That's a good boy! You alright?" the man asked the dog then looked at Hyu taking notice of him. "You saved m'boy?" he nodded and the man smiled. "Ah, thanks man. I really appreciate it! There was a quiet silence for a bit then the man spoke up again. "Man, do you have some water… and some bread…? Haven't had anythin' to eat in three days." The man groaned.

"Shiiiiiiiiit… Sorry pal, but I don't have any food or water… hold on… I will get you some." Hyu answered quickly then turned around and ran to the bakery store at a fast pace. After a couple of minutes later, Hyu came back rushing with the bread and a satchel of water.

"Here… is the food and water." He said holding out the food to the locked up man.

"Well, don't just show me the food, man!!! ARRGHH!!" he starts throwing a temper.

"Whoops, sorry! Don't worry, pal! I'll feed it to you." (Geez, chill out!) he thought. The man started eating the food that he received from Hyu and finished. He belched out loudly and had a smile of satisfaction on his face.

"Ah, much better! I'm Jon, the Treasure Hunter. And you?" Jon introduced himself.

"The name is Hyu! Umm… What the heck is a Trezur Huntir?" he asked curiously.

"Heheheh haha! Well, to put it simply… I search the world, looking for… treasure. I experience with life, you know!! I guess that's it, huh?" Jon explained.

"So, you're just a thief then! Hmph! What a let down!!" Hyu sighed.

"W…wait a sec, Hyu! I want to show you my gratitude… I'll tell you a secret! But… only if you set me free!" Offered Jon.

"Hm… Oh, what the hell, sure!"

Next Chapter: The Maze of Confusion!