Here's chapter two. This is where it gets interesting…
I don't own any characters in this story, except Reyza, Flieber, and Dark Death. In case you're wondering, these three will be coming later in the story, one of them in this chapter! Enjoy.
New Kingdom of Sorrow, Lunatea
Cursed Leorina let out an earsplitting shriek. The crowd ran, but Klonoa, Lolo, Popka, and Tat stayed. "What's going on, Klonoa?" shouted Lolo.
Klonoa looked at the large insect. "I don't know, Lolo," he said. "Leorina's curse should've been broken when I defeated the King of Sorrow." Just then, he had a terrible thought. "Popka!" he shouted. "Go to the hill where you two said goodbye to me while I was last here! Check if the Elements are hidden near that tree!"
Popka flew off. Klonoa knew what to do now. Lolo hopped into his ring. He darted toward the border of the new Kingdom of Sorrow. Tat was right behind him. He saw some forests in the distance. "Tat!" he shouted. "Fly your plane over there and lure some monsters here!"
"Yes sir!" said Tat. She floated over to the airport and got her plane. She lifted off, and soon enough, she was back, with several Moos and other monsters on her tail. When the monsters saw Klonoa on the ground, they immediately turned their attention toward him. He readied his ring, and fired a wind bullet at the monster he needed: an Erbil. The Erbil was instantly inflated, and floated on Klonoa's ring. Klonoa ran back to Cursed Leorina, who was heading toward the town. He did a double jump. With the Erbil in hand, a surge of electricity ran through him, and he rocketed into the creature's stomach. That knocked her over long enough for Tat to fire a net at her. After squirming around for a while, Leorina turned back into her original self. She coughed under the net.
Klonoa lifted the net off of her. "What happened, Leorina?" he asked.
"I don't know…" she said.
Popka came back with more bad news. "Klonoa!" he shouted. "The Elements are gone!"
Klonoa thought for a moment. "Something is going on here, and we need to find out what," he finally said.
Lolo hopped out of his ring. "We should go see Reyza," she said.
"Reyza?" said Klonoa. He hadn't heard of anyone named Reyza before.
"Oh, right," said Lolo, "you weren't here for so long. Well, Reyza is Baguji's successor. He retired a few months ago. People say Reyza has been well trained."
Wow, thought Klonoa, Baguji retired? Things have changed…
Reyza's Island, Lunatea
Tat landed her plane on the biggest rock she could find. The five got out of the plane, and hopped across the stones to Baguji's old island. There was a strange little creature sitting on Baguji's rug, meditating with his eyes closed. He seemed to have a beak, and a feathered head. A blue and green cloak covered his body. He spoke in a gruff voice without lifting his head. "I assume you've come to seek my help, Dream Traveler?"
"Yes," said Klonoa, "are you Reyza?"
"I am he," said the creature. He stood up, and shook Klonoa's hand. "I have waited a long time to see our savior. Let me guess…" He pointed to Leorina. "Your friend here needs help." Leorina was taken aback.
"She does," said Lolo. "Klonoa hid the Elements behind a tree. But when he last checked, they were gone. We think that may have something to do with Leorina changing."
Reyza stood silent for a moment. He walked to the side of the tree and picked a strange purple fruit. He put his finger near it, and a fire lit in his hand. The fruit turned pitch black almost instantly. "As I expected," he murmured. He gave the fruit to Klonoa. "Bring this to the High Priestess. She'll tell you more."
Unknown Location, Lunatea
Darkness…that was all he could see. Though he felt as if he were alive again, darkness clouded his sight. The King of Sorrow sat there, thinking. Where was he? He tried to recall past events…Klonoa had rung the bell, capturing his spirit inside the fifth Element. Was that where he was now? No…even the Element of Sorrow had an iridescent glow to it. This was much too dark. It was pure evil…more than just sorrow. Every type of horrible thing was in this dark world he sat in. This was the work of someone truly bent on the destruction of Lunatea. He had to tell Klonoa and his friends, warn them somehow. But wherever he walked, there was darkness. It was never-ending. So he sat there, and hoped they would be okay.
La-Lakoosha, Lunatea
Klonoa waved to Tat and Leorina. They were going back to the new Kingdom of Sorrow so Leorina could be tended to. Lolo hopped into Klonoa's ring again, along with Popka. He knew the way to the High Priestess's temple well. He had gone there twice when he was last here. He followed the path through the kingdom. He passed many familiar sights. The glowshroom caves, the giant ponds, and of course, the statue of Goddess Claire. This reminded him of the statue of Claire the Ancient in the Sea of Tears. The Bell of Sorrow now stood in its place. He laughed a little. The fifth bell had been right under Lunatea's nose all along, but they veiled themselves from it, as the King of Sorrow said. Perhaps that was not the only thing they were veiling themselves from…
When Klonoa arrived at the temple, the High Priestess was reading in her chair. She heard Klonoa come in, and put down her book. "Hello, Klonoa," she said, "what brings you here today?"
"We need some answers, High Priestess," he said. Lolo and Popka hopped out of his ring.
"Oh my," she said. "You're all here. Well, what is it that you need to know?"
"Leorina has begun changing again," said Lolo. "We went to see Reyza about it, and he said to come to you and give you this." Klonoa handed Lolo the now-black fruit. Lolo gave the fruit to the High Priestess. The moment she saw it, her eyes turned wide.
"Oh no," she whispered, dropping the fruit to the floor. "It's him."
"Who?" asked Popka.
"The ultimate darkness…" she said, "the Proclaimer of Apocalypse!"
"Proclaimer of Apocalypse?" asked Klonoa. Why does that sound familiar? he thought.
"Klonoa," said the High Priestess suddenly, "where is the Hall of Sorrow now?"
"Huh?" said Klonoa, surprised. "Uh...I actually don't know. It disappeared after I left. Why?"
"Just as I thought..." said the High Priestess. "She stood and walked down to Klonoa. "Klonoa, we are in dire need of your help. But this time is much more serious than the last. The Proclaimer of Apocalypse is no doubt planning to leave Lunatea in ruins. No, not ruins..." She looked him straight in the eye. "He plans to destroy us completely. You must find the Hall of Sorrow again. He is probably using Leorina's curse to wreak havoc across Lunatea."
"But High Priestess," said Klonoa, "the King of Sorrow is gone! Leorina shouldn't be..." Then he paused. "You don't suppose...?"
"Yes, Klonoa," said the High Priestess in a sad tone, "and not only does he have the King of Sorrow. He has all five Elements as well."
"Wait," said Klonoa, "something doesn't add up. This guy would need a ring like mine to ring the Bell of Sorrow, and even if he did have one, he'd need a priestess to make it work."
"It's highly possible he kidnapped a priestess," said the High Priestess, "but we don't know yet. Klonoa, please. Destroy the Proclaimer of Apocalypse. He musn't be able to use the power of the Elements to destroy Lunatea."
"Hey, High Priestess," said Popka, "this guy's saved the world once...he can do it again! Right, Klonoa?"
Klonoa didn't answer. For once, he wasn't sure he could do it. Should he back out now? He looked at Lolo. She was smiling at him. "We can do this, Klonoa!" she said happily. "I believe in you."
Klonoa smiled back. Just those words gave him courage. "High Priestess," he said, "you can count on me!"
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And that ends chapter two. Interesting yet? If not, stay tuned for chapter three!