KIBA II: The awakening
Episode 12: Little Treasure
"I will return for you, I promise, so you must be good with the nuns in the meantime" said that man with blue eyes to a little boy who had tears in his eyes ... "You should not fear, you will be fine" he said while putting his hands on the little boy's shoulders while giving him a warm smile.
"I don't want you to go, I don't want to be alone again" said that infant between sobs ... "Mom never sees me and you are the only one who talks to me here, don't go Erick" he said while hugging the man in front of him "take me with you". The guy put his hand on the boy's head and started singing that lullaby:
"Where will happiness be? Says the voice of a distant wind,
And the lunar boat follows
A shooting star.
The 7 northern stars, a glowing constellation,
The swaying of the lunar boat
It comes and goes and goes "
Little Zed only hides his face in the man's neck while he listened to that song for the last time, while he closed his eyes while tears ran in his emerald eyes ...
Suddenly he opens his eyes slowly ... he began to see what was around him, he was in a room, but it was not the same one in which he woke up regularly, it had warm colors, and some geometric figures in the shape of diamonds, the sheets were soft and there was a dim light in the room ...
"How nice that you finally wake up" said a female voice, the boy turns to see the direction where that voice came from ... it was a girl with white hair, blue eyes, thin build and white complexion ... it was ... It was Mirette!
Zed: But if you are… Lady Mirrete! - Said the surprised boy- it's really you ...
Mirette: Yes- smile- it's been a long time since we last saw each other, Zed
Zed: Huh? Do you remember who I am then?
Mirette: Little by little I recovered my memories, so I remember you very well -she laughs- apparently you have not changed much
Zed: Glad to see you're okay ... but where are we? And how did I get here?
Mirette: Right ... well Zed, this is Rion
Zed: What? Rion? That is to say that we are in the homeland of the seekers ... but not that it was occupied by Jimoto long ago?
Mirette: I would not know how to answer you if it was occupied by Jimoto -she puts his index finger on he cheek while showing a thoughtful face-, but if I can assure you that it is from the seekers ... in fact it was Sagiri and I who found you in the forest and we brought you here about 02 days ago ... you looked very bad, and your clothes were torn, so we did not hesitate to assist you, who would say that you and little Sagiri know each other
Zed: two days… -He gets a little thoughtful- Where is Sagiri now?
Mirette: She's coming soon, she was with Genm ... they had to do some things, as she is the princess of the seekers, she has a lot to learn
We see that the door of the place opens and that boy who always used to play the organ when Mirette was waxed in that tower enters, he is surprised to see Zed awake ... "Zed!" he yelled excitedly as he approached the bed
Zed: Gitra! -he said with joy- it's a pleasure to see you again
Gitra: I say the same, it's been a long time since we parted
Mirette: I'll go get Zed something to eat, you must be hungry, meanwhile talk to each other
Gitra: Don't forget to let Genm know that Zed has awakened, he has been very aware of him ...
Mirette nods her head in affirmation and leaves the room in a hurry, both boys were watching her carefully as she left, when the door closed Zed turned to see Gitra
Zed: So she got her memories back ...
Gitra: That's right ... but thank goodness she didn't feel bad about it ... on the contrary, she says that now she feels happy to see that she has gone through a lot to get his freedom
Zed: Her… freedom…
Gitra: I hope I'm not nosy, but something really hard happened to you, right?
Zed: Huh?
Gitra: Mirette and Princess Sagiri found you unconscious, you had a fever, your clothes were torn, you had several blows and wounds ... we were all worried about you
Zed: I had a battle with some people from Jimoto and it was very close, that's all ...
Gitra: With Jimoto's? They already know that you are in this world again then ...
Zed: Yes, the same people from Ulbarx, Task, Templar ...
Gitra: So you've been here for a long time I imagine
Zed: About 3 to 4 weeks ...
Gitra: I see ...
Zed: Who knows I'm in this place?
Gitra: Genm, Sagiri, Mirette and I, and well ... a doctor who has come to check you, but no one else from there
Zed: Did they notify Templar that I'm here?
Gitra: I understand that No… is there something wrong with the Templar knowing that you are here?
Zed is silent for a few seconds, then the door opens…. "Zed… Zed… You finally woke up!" said the little princess of the saviors who ran to the bed and jumped on it to get closer to her friend ... while Genm entered the room
Zed: Sagiri… How much have you grown!
Sagiri: I missed you so much - hugs the boy next to her- You have no idea how much!
Zed: I missed you too… How have you been?
Sagiri: I'm fine! I've learned things and I'm already training to be a great Shard Caster like you and Noah… by the way, have you heard from my Noah? I haven't seen him since the Neotopia War and I miss him a lot… him and Roya too
Zed: Sagiri ... -to his mind comes memories of what happened in the joust, how they hurt his friends, and then he sighs- I can assure you that they are very well, don't worry ...
Sagiri: Tell me that you will take me to Templar to see them… promise me (we see that Mirette enters with a tray with a sandwich, a glass of water and a glass of juice which she places on a table)
Zed: Sagiri, I ...
Genm: Princess Sagiri, relax a bit, the boy just woke up and is already making hasty requests ...
Sagiri: But Genm… -She gets out of bed and makes a sad face- it's okay…
Genm: Good girl ... -he turns to see all the boys in the room- I ask you please to leave this room ... since I must speak alone with the boy ...
Zed: with me? ...
We move to Templar ... We see Noah, Roya, Mikki gathered in Damián's study, their faces were full of concern and hysteria ... apparently they were arguing among themselves ...
Noah: I don't understand why we don't hear from him… it's been 5 days since the Joust was held, why don't we go out and look for him?
Damián: It would be useless, what we know is that he is not in Templar ... and we do not know in which country he is exactly, something prevents us from feeling his presence and being able to locate him ...
Roya: Look for it in Task and its vassal states, in Jimoto, Kalh Hub, wherever! Who knows what may be happening to him right now and we are here doing nothing, Damián, aren't you his protector?
Damián: If I find him I will have to kill him, if you call that a protector? Well call me like that, but that's the truth
Roya: Kill him? What do you mean Damián?
Damián: Zed has come a long way, and what he experienced in the joust is only a little of what he is capable of doing ... he is very dangerous and I couldn't contemplate him before ... but the boy is capable of killing us all if we don't stop him in time ... his powers are just beginning to awaken, but I couldn't predict that they would advance by leaps and bounds, imagine if he had summoned all the key spirits, we wouldn't have been able to stop him, we didn't do it before, worse if that had happened ... the only one who can take care of him is the Amir Gaoul, in a way the boy hears him ...
Noah: I don't understand how Zed turned into that thing ...
Mikki: He was out of control, he killed without mercy ...
Roya: Mikki!
Damián: But it is the truth Roya ... Zed can fuse his body with the spirit that he wants, he is compatible with everyone, an ordinary human would die in the attempt ... more if it is a matter of merging a Key spirit ... but Zed It is not common, all key spirits accept him as their owner ... even though Zed has not summoned him ... if he calls him, the Key spirit will take his side, and as they merge the power of both increases, a human Normal can't withstand such an amount of power, his body would be totally damaged, to the point of dying, but this boy's body resists it ... as if he was made specifically for it
Noah: is that really possible?
Damián: It would seem that ... Zed is the son of a common seeker, who used to be called Kirk, and the son of a woman from another world called Sara, nothing interesting, they were both weak Shard Casters, they were not a big deal except that Sara it came from Calm ...
Roya: Let's not deviate from the Main topic Find Zed! - She says annoyed- we are taking a long time
Damián: We could send the Amir Gaoul ... although he still hasn't come out of his Shard, so I'll summon him later, I'll wait a moment for him to come out by himself ...
Roya: We must not wait or trust the Amir Gaoul, we must do it ourselves
Damián: We do not know the danger to which we expose ourselves Roya, not only to be near that boy, can you imagine the problem we would have if we entered an enemy nation?
Roya: But ...
Damián: Last word!
Genm and Zed were sitting at a small table that was in the room where the boy was staying, the white-haired man finished eating his sandwich, which apparently contained chicken paste, he had drunk all the water, but the juice had not touched him yet…
Genm: Tell me Zed, how do you feel?
Zed: I feel better now that I have eaten something
Genm: When Lady Sagiri found you with Mirette, you were badly hurt, but your recovery has been surprisingly fast.
Zed: Oh really?
Genm: Zed, just so you know ... I know everything that happened in Templar, we had a person who was supervising everything that happened ... to tell the truth, Lady Sagiri found you two days ago, but the Joust was five days ago.
Zed: Five days ago? - His face fills with seriousness- I see, then you know ...
Genm: I know that with proper training you can control it ...
Zed: What? -He lifts his gaze- Can I control it?
Genm: That's right… the power that you carry within is too much, but it can be controlled. For this you must be strong and have the will to do it, your mental strength must be high
Zed: But how to do it? Is there anyone who knows about all this?
Genm: You have a guide, who was your spirit Key ...
Zed: Are you referring to the Amir Gaoul? he is my spirit Guide ...
Genm: The Amir Gaoul was a spirit that in the past no one managed to use it, therefore, it was not a very active spirit and most were unaware of its power, but what if it was known that it was a spirit that was guided by good and he hated wars, that's why he never let his power wield for someone, until you arrived ...
Zed: Me?
Genm: This spirit suddenly began to fight by your side, that is, it trusted your criteria and was always there for you, since it knew that your judgment was going to change the destiny of this world, it agreed with you in your vision of stopping. all the wars for power, because in a certain way he wanted or rather, he wants the same, I hope you are of the right age to bring you here and guide you in that process, which led you to become the Savior ...
Zed: he trusted my judgment ...
Genm: he knew that you would not allow yourself to be controlled by Tasker and just as his intuition suggested, so it was and if he trusts you, I will trust him and his criteria, I know that you are a good boy and that you have no bad intentions in you heart, so you can be sure that I will support you in any way I can
Zed: Thank you - smiles- that makes me feel better, by the way, do the Templar know I'm here?
Genm: We have not informed about you yet, but we receive a statement from them advising us of your disappearance and that, if we knew about you, we would notify you immediately, they seem to be worried about you, do you want me to notify them?
Zed: No ... not yet -lowers his gaze- I don't know if he has the courage to return to Templar to tell the truth ...
Genm: I understand, you can stay as long as you want, after all, you are the son of one of us, so you are part of our clan
Zed: My father ... -he says with a sad tone- Genm, can you tell me what he was like? What was his way of acting like?
Genm: Kirk? -he smiles- he was a calm person generally, although sometimes he did very unpredictable crazy things and had a good sense of humor, like any young man, he was a good analyst, and when he grew up he became a good researcher, it is for those attributes that he We sent him to investigate your hometown, he wrote his things in a diary that had ...
Zed: How old was he when he was sent to Calm?
Genm: He was 28 years old, and he spent around 6 months in Calm, hiding from the people of that country ... After two months of being in that place he was attacked and saved by your mother, and he lived those last 4 months with her, We asked him to return to this world because the medicine in your world could not heal the wounds caused by a Shard, but he had fallen in love with your mother and decided to be with her, even if it cost him his life.
Zed: He must have loved her very much for him to make that sacrifice, but why didn't he return with her?
Genm: At that time the council did not admit that he brought a human from another world, so he decided to stay ... I still communicated with him periodically so I knew how he was doing ... in his last two months of life, Sara stayed pregnant, and boy… he was really excited about you, he had just found out about your existence and said that he already loved you, but unfortunately it had the outcome that you already know, after his death we lost contact with Sara and it was until 15 years later that I returned to see her
Zed: I wonder how different my life would have been if he was still alive
Genm: he wouldn't have left you alone, I can assure you ...
Scenario: Task Castle
The councilors who governed that country were gathered: Xeem, Leiko, Hiromi and Zadock accompanied them, they were in the same room as the previous times ... Leiko looked very mocking when she saw the state of her partner, who did not have an arm ...
Leiko: I don't know how to describe the plan you came up with, Hiromi ... look at you, you looked terrible
Zadock: We wanted to provoke Templar, and boy was it all a disaster ...
Hiromi: Disaster? what are you talking about? I managed to do everything I wanted, and it turned out better than I expected
Xeem: But at what cost to lose your arm? You must come up with a better plan to get the boy in our hands without getting mutilated
Leiko: The one who was burned alive speaks ... Experience speaks to you, Hiromi ...
Xeem: Hush crazy woman -he says exalted- you just stay here sitting in a stupid chair, that's why you are without any mark, but you just have to go out and face those Shard Casters, and believe me you will not come back without a scratch.
Leiko: I am not incompetent like you, when I move a finger, believe me it will be well calculated- laughs- I will not fail ...
Damián was sitting in front of the desk in his study, but he had his gaze fixed on one of the windows, he looked thoughtful as he was meditating about what happened at the joust a few days ago ...
"Has he returned to normal? For sure I am terrified that it is not that way, being a normal human can be controlled in a better way, but if it is not this way I am obliged to kill him, I cannot allow something like that to be in this world "
suddenly we see that a white glow began to shine behind him, the boy turns around, but does not look surprised ... we see that it was the Amir Gaoul who finally came out of his Shard, he slowly opens his eyes and looks around ... his gaze meets the redhead ...
Damián: The boy has not returned, I cannot feel him either, he is not here in Templar and I do not know where he could be or even if he returned to normality
Amir Gaoul: Why didn't you go looking for him?
Damián: Where to? I told you that I can't even feel it, it would be a blind mission, with no chance of being able to find him, and you really think that I would go looking for him, if he ever found that boy in the conditions in which he left, you know perfectly well that I would kill him, it is my duty to do it
Amir Gaoul: Wouldn't you be willing to give it a second chance?
Damián: It could be worse, you should have killed him the day the boy woke up Tasker for the first time, he must have died there, but no ... you prefer to do the impossible, change the boy's destiny. Do you really think he can free himself from Tasker? For that he was born, to serve that being full of evil and vanity, his destiny is to be the pawn of this, to become him and lead humanity to ruin, he is the cursed human ...
When Amir Gaoul heard what Damián was going to say, he immediately took out his Wind Lance and pointed it directly at the redhead's neck ... "Don't you dare say something like that again in your life, because otherwise I'll be the one who will finish you off. "He said angrily, then he opens one of the windows and flies out of the place towards the top of the castle, to end up posing at the top of the mill of faith ... the wind was blowing, and the spirit that used it as its element looked towards the horizon watching the sunset of that day ... Damián was right, he could not feel it, he could not locate his master in that vast world, maybe it was Zashura's work? Or would the boy have discovered the way to do it? There was no time to ask questions, he had to place it at any cost ...
We see Genm and Zed enter a room which was occupied as a cellar, it contained some things such as a trunk, some boxes, a mirror, a desk and a chair, as well as some bookshelves with some red and blue covers ...
Zed: Where are we? -said the boy who looked around with curiosity- there are many things in this place ...
Genm: The things that belonged to your father are kept here- he approaches the trunk and opens it- We didn't have the courage to throw them away, after all, he was a beloved member of our clan
Zed: So this was all my father's - he looks in amazement and approaches Genm- oh my, I never thought I could see his things
Genm: And since you are his son, now they are yours - turn to see the boy - he would have loved you to have them - take an old notebook with leather cover, you could see highlighters between its pages - Sara coming to this This place gave us this diary that belonged to your father, it was the last one he wrote, it will surely do you good to read it, you could find something that may interest you -he gives it to him- I leave you so you can review it, dinner will be ready soon, when that happens I'll send you someone so you can eat.
Zed: Thank you very much- he said while looking at the newspaper, smiles and then looks up- seriously, thank you very much
Genm leaves the room leaving the boy alone, Zed decides to walk around it, observing everything that was in it, the chairs where he could have sat, his father's mirror could be seen day after day, there were boxes with things that his father could have used ... the boy takes a chair and brings it closer to the window of the place, the orange light of the sunset still entered the room, then the boy opens the diary and looked curiously at the pages that it contained ...
There were drawings of spirits between its first 4 pages, they had descriptions about them, the handwriting was cursive and their calligraphy was excellent ... on the following pages there were certain mathematical formulas and information about the different types of Shards that existed
"Oh my, was this really my father wrote?" the boy said with a smile on his face "apparently he was a very interesting guy" he said as he closed the diary and held it to his chest, wanting to hug him, but suddenly he feels that something falls from it to the ground ... it was an envelope! Apparently it was white, but as time passed some parts turned yellow ... "By the time you become Shard Caster"
"Hey Zed, are you coming to dinner with us?" A female voice was heard as the door opened, it was Sagiri who looked very excited "They will set the table soon, come and sit next to me, I have a lot to tell you" she said with a smile on her face.
"Sure, wait for me" he said as he picked up the envelope and put it inside the journal, he approaches the door with the journal in hand, and turns for a moment to see the room again, sighs and leaves the room in the company of the little Sagiri.
The hours continued to pass and we see that Roya was sitting next to the mill in which Zed used to spend his time in the past, she saw the stars shine in that dark sky, she looked sad and discouraged ...
"I lost him again" she said to herself "I had him for a moment and now he is no longer here, and we cannot find him… Could it be that he went to Calm? I don't think he would have, he wouldn't have left Elliot… speaking of that boy, where will he be too? Damn, I can't stop worrying, I'm afraid something bad has happened to them ... "
Suddenly we see that someone approaches Roya, it was Ryan who saw the discouraged girl, he brought with him some daisies, he sits next to her and puts them in front ... the girl is surprised to see the black-haired man next to her ...
Ryan: A flower as cute as you shouldn't be so sad
Roya: Ryan… You are very kind -take the flowers- How is Jenna?
Ryan: She's fine, still a little scared by what happened in the Joust, but at least she has already come out of the shock that she was in -sighs- who would say ... that "Savior" is nothing more than a monster ...
Roya: I DON'T ALLOW YOU TO SAY THAT TO ZED! Did you hear me?
Ryan: But Roya, you have to accept it ... he is dangerous, and to think that you have lived with him all this time ... maybe he could have done to you ...
Roya: He's not like that, I've known him for a long time, he's a good person
Ryan: So how do you explain all this? Roya ... -he says with a disappointed face- do you really love him enough to be so blinded? I thought you were a smarter girl
Roya: YES! I LOVE HIM and? But even if I saw him as just a friend, I would still be convinced that he really is not like that.
Ryan: he has already shown us what he can do, and one day you will be convinced too ...
Roya: If you are going to continue in the same way then go Ryan -she says annoyed- I do not want to hear your comments anymore
Ryan: Do you really want me to go?
Roya: Didn't you hear me? -She says with a serious look- if you keep saying things like that, you should leave
Ryan: You're a fool -he gets up and turns around- When something bad happens to you with that boy, believe me I'll be there to help you, by the way ... soon you should go back to the nursing service, I'll just focus on it Of I were you ( leaves the place)
"He's an idiot" said Roya as she put her hands to her head and let herself fall on the grass damp from the dew of the night ... "You are also an idiot, Zed" she said to herself while tears ran down her cheeks ... "come back soon ... please, I need you"
At the same time we can see Zed, lying in the same bed where he had woken up this afternoon ... his gaze was on the ceiling, but his mind was thinking of other things ... he remembered what happened in the joust, Takeshi's attack on Ginga
"Has he survived this one?"the boy wondered- "I couldn't even know if he died or not, how will Noah, Mikki, Elliot and Roya are? Are they worried about me? Or maybe they think I'm a monster, in the end the old Neotopian is right, I'm a danger to Templar, but… " he crosses his arms and puts his hands on the opposite arm, as if he was hugging himself, at the same time he squeezed his legs and closed his eyes ... "That power ... that sensation, that ecstasy, I don't remember having experienced something like this in the past, it was a very pleasant sensation" one of her hands slowly began to lower down to his crotch "I have to admit it, I want to feel it once more, Mom was right in saying that I did not know the ecstasy that she had experienced when obtaining power, that I was just a child and that I did not know that feeling ... now I understand it, I want to feel it once more "
He raises his hands to his head as he stands up abruptly with heavy breathing… "But what are you thinking about, Zed? You are losing your mind. How can you think of such a thing? " he replied to himself "you must not let yourself be tempted by power like that, he only wants your end" he said as he dropped his hands on the bed, turned to his right and saw his father's diary on the table, so He gets up from his bed and walks to the place where it was, takes out the envelope that was on it, opens it and takes out the content inside it ... it was a letter and at the same time a necklace that had a waning moon pendant with a 4-pointed star, it was silver and had a good aspect, he approaches the bed and sits in a corner of it, near the lamp that was next to it and prepares to read it
"Hello my little angel, your dad writes to you and I know it can be a bit strange to read this, what's more, I hope you can read it when you turn 15, that is, the age when your powers as Shard Caster awaken.
How do I know that you'll become a Shard Caster? Simple, I had a vision weeks ago, before I knew of your existence and I could see you, I could see what you would become at such a young age ... I was very surprised and I thought it was just a stupid dream, but then your mother confessed to me that she was pregnant , so I knew immediately that it was not just any dream.
I asked your mother to call you Zed, I really like this name and I always thought of calling my son that way, the meaning of this is "Justice of God" or "God is Joust", therefore, I think it will look great with you.
Maybe you don't know what I'm talking about, or maybe yes, I don't know, but what I'm sure of is that I can tell you not to worry, that everything will be fine ... you shouldn't be afraid of what is coming, but you should stay strong, difficult moments will come in your life or perhaps you are already going through it ... but I want you to know that if you propose it and fight with all your strength, you will be able to face it and go ahead, you will be able to manage your life to your liking and you will live peacefully .
Unfortunately I will not be able to be by your side, my life will soon be taken away, every time my body is weaker and weaker and I cannot bear my lifestyle anymore, therefore, it is likely that I will not be able to see you grow and give you all the love you deserve.
But I want you to know that I will always be there, taking care of you and accompanying you on that long road that you will have ahead of you, and above all, my love for you will cross the barriers of time ... even so it is a shame not to be able to hold you in my arms and give you everything the love it deserves, I was always surrounded by investigations and shards, my life was monotonous in a certain way, but knowing of your arrival, I had been moved ... my life could have been different with you around me: a baby smiling with all his innocence , a crazy child who would exhaust my patience, a teenager who would begin to experience life and perhaps require my wisdom and finally a man who would make good a duty.
Use the necklace that I leave you in this envelope, The waning moon means "Harmony with your surroundings, and the 4-pointed star represents the harmony with the 4 elements of your environment, others that once belonged to me.
I really hope that you can be very happy and that you are a person that makes me feel proud of you
-with love
Your dad"
Some tears rolled down the boy's cheeks, for the first time he felt wanted and loved by someone in his family, he looked at the necklace he had in his right hand, so he hangs it around his neck and then squeezes the pendant with his left hand
"Thanks Dad"
-End of chapter-