THE BOY 2:
Dark Plague
The warning below has been translated by Gizato, Makoto's father. Found embedded inside a prophecy stone.
Be warned, people of Laputa!
Soon your castle will no longer remain in the sky.
Your people shall be wiped out.
You shall be forced to return to the Earth whence you came.
For soon the creature shall come.
And he will burn you with the heat of his eyes.
This record was found with the rest of the ruins of the Laputian archive. The red crystal it mentions has not been discovered.
The Proteteur has today been sentenced to life imprisonment on the ground. His crimes include destruction of Royal property, attempted assassination of the prince and heresy. Another family has become worthy enough to be called 'Toel Proteteur Laputa'. The ceremony will take place the following evening.
For reference use only.
The Legend of LAPUTA, castle in the sky:
A few hundred years ago, mankind discovered Etherium, a long-forgotten element today. With the help of many, a scientist was able to mine the largest crystal of pure Etherium in the world. For many years, he worked on a secret project he called LAPUTA.
Once finished, he, and many followers destroyed all known records of how to mine Etherium. It was a war that time, and the scientist did not want the Etherium to fall into the wrong hands.
His son was killed in the war. Tired of the fighting and chaos in the world, they took to the skies.
Sometimes they would use their advanced weapon systems in the world to attack areas which they thought was evil. The floating city of LAPUTA became the dominant power in the world.
Many years later, a Laputian perfected a secret formula that turned the normally blue Etherium crystal red, granting it marvelous powers. Using his knowledge, he created a creature of immense power. But however, before unleashing it, he was captured and banished to the Earth from whence he came. His current descendant has died. His name was Muska.
The creature, however, broke the bonds that held him. It tore through the city, nearly devastating it. But, since it had no true body, its power gradually faded. The red Etherium crystal was the remains.
The creature was so powerful that even since it was long gone, it caused a sickness.
For a long time, the Laputians were not on the ground and their immunity systems were weak. The people's numbers quickly dwindled.
The captain of the honour guards, the Proteteur, devised a plan. The people of Laputa were evacuated onto the ground. Only two families had the strength needed to make it on the Earth. The royal family and the Proteteur family.
The captain reactivated Laputa's systems, and the castle floated off into the sky, guarded and tended by its robots and animals…