Chapter 2
Honestly, I had no idea of who I was or what the heck I was even supposed to do. But according to these strange creatures in front of me, I was a part of a species of creature that was dangerous and murderous and that ate planets? I didn't want to believe it, but given my different colored skin, I had to believe them. But I didn't want to be that way, no matter what I was in the past. I was going to prove my worth to defending the world from these beasts even if I was technically one myself.
Once the duo landed their ship, I then had to ask them one important thing. "What are your names?" I asked them.
"I'm Rallen," the orange-haired boy said.
"And I'm Jeena, his partner. He's brawn, I'm brains," the pink-haired girl smirked as we proceeded out of the ship and I gasped as I smelled something in the air. A scent that was similar to mine. And it was over a nearby hill.
"Follow me," I said as I walked over to the hill in question and gasped at how the Krawl looked. They looked nothing like me! They all looked monstrous, not even having any eyes or mouths! "Those... are what I'm supposed to be?... They're hideous!" I gawked at the creatures.
"I think the signal may have been coming from inside of that temple. We need to go help them! Let's do this! Iku Ze!" Rallen exclaimed as he tried to do something with his wrist but looked confused at something. "Huh? Come on, work! What's wrong?!" he asked to his wrist, me wondering what the issue was.
"What's wrong? Anytime now, Rallen!" Jeena frowned.
"My Prizmod! I can't summon any Spectrobes! It must've gotten damaged during our portal trip," Rallen gawked as I noticed the little red thing barked and started to run down to the temple during their squabble!
"Hey! Your dog thing is running to the temple!" I exclaimed at them, Rallen gasping as they then slid down the hill and I followed after them, all of us trying to go into the temple, but me gasping at how I was unable to enter through the entrance for some odd reason.
"Hey! Let me in!" I exclaimed, wanting to get away from these creatures too. I saw some villagers within the place and they looked confused at my presence as well.
"Excuse me, but would your female friend out there... is she a Krawl?" an older one asked in confusion after remarking at the red dog thing.
"Yes, but she's lost all her memories," Jeena said.
"How very strange... but she is still a Krawl, and this temple is designed to keep Krawl out of it, as it is the resting place for a very important artifact that only Spectrobe Masters may use," the old man said. I looked behind me and saw that the Krawl weren't trying to attack me, so I simply stood in place and sat on the ground, as I had no idea how I could combat the creatures on my own. Hell, I knew that I had my hair in the shape of a scythe, but I had no idea how to use it! I waited for a bit until Rallen and Jeena came back out of the temple and I gawked at how they pushed something on their wrists and a sword was now in Rallen's hand and a Lance in Jeena's! And two large monsters came out of thin air!
One of the monsters looked like a tank with drills on his head and shoulders and being coated in brown. And the other looked like a horned frog with a spiky tail and massive fists. Rallen and Jeena then went in to attack the Krawl and I was in awe at how good they were in fighting them off. They were amazing when it came to battling! They were able to command the monsters by their side to demolish the Krawl until they dissipated into thin air upon being defeated.
"Whoa... that was so cool!" I gawked at them from my standpoint.
"Didn't break a sweat," Rallen smiled as the two creatures then disappeared again and I could've sworn that I saw their forms disappear INTO their wrists.
"We thank you, friends... in exchange for you assisting us, we shall have you accompany us to Haven Village. We have many matters to discuss," the old guy said, looking at me, Rallen, and Jeena as he spoke.
"Yeah," I said with a sigh as I then went with the others, some of the villagers poking me and me seeing they were kids, so I let it slide. It'd only be natural that they'd be curious of me, as I was technically a Krawl... but to even be lumped in with those fearsome creatures was not something I even wanted! We then arrived in the village to see that the Krawl had actually damaged the buildings and some of the pillars around, me frowning at that.
"To think I'm the same species as those monsters... I feel disgusted," I groaned at the sight.
"The important thing is that the villagers are safe. No casualties have happened. Now come with me to my house so we can discuss how you should progress," the man said, me frowning before he could start walking.
"What's your name anyways?" I asked him.
"My name is Radeese. I'm the village chief," he said.
"My name is Maja... do you know anything about me? Other than I'm a Krawl?" I asked him.
"Sadly, no. I have never seen you or heard of you before today. Your friends here may have more information than I could provide," Radeese said.
"Okay," I said with a smile as we then proceeded to his house and we got situated before he started to explain things.
"The Krawl have done damage to us in the past, but this is the first time in awhile they've attacked the village directly. We thank you for your assistance and in exchange, I want to show you how the Cosmolink works in digging up and reviving Spectrobes for you to use in combat," Radeese said, me looking at Rallen with a smile.
"Hey, Rallen? You have that one device that you said got busted? That Prizmid or something? Do you think Jeena could fiddle with it so that I could use it to help in battle? Obviously I can't fight if I can't remember what my powers are and I don't want to be a sitting target for the Krawl to attack me if they want to do so," I said to him.
"Sure, I can look into fixing his Prizmod. You don't mind if Maja borrows it for awhile, do you, Rallen?" Jeena asked him.
"No, I don't," Rallen smiled as he handed his Prizmod device to Jeena, which I saw it was attached to his left wrist while the other device he used was on his right wrist.
"In order for you to excavate Spectrobe fossils, as I'm sure you're aware, you'll need a Child Spectrobe to search areas of interest. Using the Cosmolink, you can see little specs of white light emanating from the earth. That's a sign that either a mineral or a fossil is nearby. But be careful of purple lights, as those contain black minerals. Touch one of those and it'll immediately lure in nearby Krawl to attack you," Radeese said.
"And what do these fossils look like?" I asked him.
"They are encased in stone and dirt and are always in the shape of a cube. You should be able to find such fossils in the Excavation Site to the northwest, to the left of my house as you leave. If you happen upon a cube, you should take these detailed notes with you. They used to belong to Wyterra's former Spectrobe Master 30 years ago. They give detailed instructions on how to free the fossil from the dirt and rock and how to revive it into a fully fledged Spectrobe," Radeese explained as he gave the plans to Jeena.
"Okay! I'll go ahead back to the ship and start making a machine based on these designs while making repairs to the Prizmod. Maja and Rallen, you two will go to the Excavation Site to find a fossil and maybe some minerals. After all, a Spectrobe gets stronger with each mineral it eats," Jeena said.
"Minerals?... Mmg... Why did my stomach just growl when I said that?" I asked as I felt my stomach rumble at the mention of that word.
"Maybe because Krawl eat Minerals too? I mean in the past you yourself were able to use Dark Spectrobes, so it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility that you'd be able to eat Minerals like the Spectrobes you used to raise," Rallen said to me, me wondering if I could remember anything about that... no dice.
"I used to train Spectrobes in the past?... Was I... a good guy in the past?" I asked him.
"Well... not really... you don't remember, but you actively tried to destroy Nanairo in the past," Jeena said with a frown.
"I see... I don't remember anything, and I don't even care if I remember anymore. I don't want to be evil. I want to help destroy these monsters. I can't let any harm come to a planet as beautiful as this one!" I said with seriousness.
"Mm. Indeed, Wyterra and Doldogo are the only two of 6 different planets in the Kaio System that is hospitable to plants and animals. Without us, our system would not survive. Kogoeria is constantly coated in ice, Bahmud is coated in volcanoes and lava, Menehat used to be full of life before the Great Krawl War destroyed all the plants on the planet, and Slayso is completely uninhabited save for a giant tower that spans past its atmosphere and into space itself," Radeese said.
"My word... hmm... I feel like I remember something about Wyterra, but I'm not quite sure what..." I frowned as an image popped into my mind. A man that looked to have orange hair, a kind face, and wearing brown robes on his body. I knew him, yet I couldn't remember who he was for the life of me.
"Rgh... the moment I think I remember something, it slips through my grasp... I see a face, but I can't recognize it... it's all a blur," I groaned as I clutched my head again.
"It's okay, Maja. No need to stress yourself thinking about it. Besides, I'm sure it's nothing," Jeena said to me with a caring inflection in her voice, which made me smile.
"You're right... let it come back slowly... okay, let's get going. The longer we wait the more likely another Krawl attack could happen," I said.
"That's the spirit!" Rallen smiled as we then bid farewell to Radeese and we left his hut... but I had to wonder who that strange man was that I saw in my head. Wyterra, Krawl, and this strange person... somehow they all seemed connected, but on what scale?