Chapter Two: Clarification
Angel woke up to the smell of fragrant flowers. She opened her eyes and looked around. She was in the middle of a valley of flowers. Angel rose to her feet and stretched out her sore muscles. "Could this be heaven? Nah! Heaven not suppose to hurt this much" Angel said rubbing her back.
Angel decided there was no use in standing around. She would never find out where she was if she did that. Angel noticed a small cabin in the distance. She couldn't help the feeling that she has been here before. She walked towards the house and noticed a man sitting on the porch carving something out of wood. He was a young man, he looked in his thirties. He had short brown hair and green jade eyes
Angel stood in front of the man but he didn't seem to see her. "Um excuse me sir? I don't mean to bother you, but do you know where here is?" Angel asked waving her hand in front of his face.
"You're lost? This place is north of Fenalia. Who may I ask are you?' he asked looking towards her but not at her. Angel figured he was blind and took heed not to mention anything.
"My names Angel. I must tell you that I don't know what Fenalia is? Is it in Japan?" Angel asked sitting down beside him.
"Japan you say? There is no country by that name, but maybe. Are you from the Mystic Moon?" he asked grabbing her shoulders.
"What's the Mystic Moon?" Angel asked.
He looked up into the sky, and Angel followed his gaze. "That's the Earth! What in the world! If that's The Earth where the heck am I?" Angel said shacking free from the mans grasp.
"So then you are from the Mystic Moon. Don't be afraid. Come closer to me" he asked. Angel moved closer and the man put his hand on Angel shoulder. With both hands he felt Angel's face as to get a picture of who she was. He felt the necklace that was around Angel's neck. "I knew it. From the sound of your voice. I could tell" he said in a happy tone.
"You could tell what? That I'm from the Mystic Moon or something?" Angel asked moving back.
"You are the daughter of Varie and Garret. Garret is my older brother" he said holding Angel's hand.
"You mean my mother and father are..?" Angel paused to take in all she was hearing.
"No. I'm afraid your parents are dead. I am the last remaining of the Hetrona clan. We were wiped out around ten years ago. My name is Jarakan and I'm you uncle" Jarakan said squeezing Angel's hand. Angel started to cry.
"It can't be! Not after so long! They can't be dead!" Angel said breaking down into tears. Jarakan put his arms around Angel to comfort her.
"As long as you live Angel. They'll live on in you. You know that pendant around you neck? It use to belong to your mother. She gave it to you before you went away. It contains all your memories and more" Jarakan said trying to cheer Angel up.
"My memories? Maybe those are the dreams I've been having. How do I get those memories back?" Angel asked.
"They'll come with time Angel. Just be patient. I can fill you in on what I know but you must find out the rest for yourself" Jarakan said moving into the cabin. Angel followed him into the cabin.
Jarakan poured a cup of steaming liquid which Angel figured was tea because of the smell. He handed her the cup and sat down in an old rocking chair.
"I guess I should start from the beginning. When you father and mother first met...
Garret was hunting for food that day. I was very young at that time. I remember bugging to go with him on his hunting trip, but mother wouldn't let me. I was always giving mother a hard time. I disobey her and went with my brother.
We were hunting when we say a lady running away from a pack of thieves. She had fallen and hit her head pretty bad. My brother, being the hero that he is, dove the thieves away. We took care of the girl, bandaged her head and everything.
When she awoke she had no memories of her past. All she knew what that her name was Varie.
We though we'd take her back home with us till she got her memory back. Instead she fell in love with my brother and later they were married.
You were conceived about a year later. Garret was so happy. He had a beautiful wife and was about to have a child. Too tell you the truth he really wanted a girl. He was so very happy the day you were born that he would stop talking about you.
Four tears later Zaibach got a new leader, Dornkirk. He was obsessed with fate. He hunted down every descendant of Atlantis. Your mother, father and I were descendants of Atlantis. We feared for all our lives especially yours. Your parents didn't want you to live a life of fear and running. So they decided to send you to Earth. So that you would live a normal happy life away from war.
Your mother and father placed your memories in that pendant so that one day, when you were old enough, you would know everything.
Sadly when you left our whole clan was wiped out except for me. I was blinded in battle and left for dead. I was determined to live on so that our clan will live on.
Before your mother died she found something out about her past that tore her to pieces. She remembered everything about her past. She never told anyone of us what it was. She gave me her diary but I can't open it because I don't have the key. She died with my bother by the hands of Zaibach.
Ever since they died I've been waiting here. Hoping that someday you would return" Jarakan stopped. He got up and grabbed a book from the shelf and gave it to Angel.
"This is her diary. I think you should have it" Jarakan said sitting back down in his chair.
Everything was explained. Finally everything made sense now. Angel help the diary close to her chest. Her pendant started to glow and she heard a clicking noise. She looked down at the diary and noticed it was open...
