You know this feeling when you are alone, you need to talk but you have no one to listen? When you can only hear the beating of your heart but you want to hear your enemies to know where they are hiding? When you are just by yourself, and you cannot hope to find help? That is how I felt… And believe me when I say, it is not something you want to experience… Be that as it may, I quickly understood that, in space, you have to accustom to this.
I had left. Where? I don't know, but I was in enemy territory, with demons after me. Where was I headed? I didn't know. What had I left? I didn't know either… I was in no position to stand there doing anything. The ship guided me in space, only relying upon my sixth sense to know where I was heading. Whatever it was I had left behind, it had taken everything I could have had. My honor. My freedom. My name. My memory…
Who was I again? I… didn't know… But I wasted no time in thinking, for I could still feel those… things, behind me. I had seen these demons; horrible creatures, with no eyes, no fur or feathers, only a beak, claws and no soul. I went away from them, away from the fight; I could not fight as I was, confused and lost, in a ship that barely had enough fuel to keep me going. That being, that monstrous being, had taken away my memories! How did I get here? I didn't know… What did I do to deserve such a fate? I didn't know either… But I would find out, as soon as I got away from those creatures.
For days, or as my internal clock told me, I kept on going, without stopping, without even thinking of where to go. After a while, it began to grow in my body, and I suddenly grew tired, hungry, thirsty... I was already hungry in the first place… A place to land. I needed to find a place to land. I couldn't continue like this any longer. I picked up the closest planet I could find and headed down its atmosphere. Strangely enough, the vessel that carried me didn't burn as it fell like a comet down the sky, I felt nothing as fire engulfed the ship and blinded me. Soon enough, the flames disappeared, and a wonderful scene appeared before my eyes. Green lush forests expended on and on, without an end to me. I passed through some clouds and my eyes widened as I saw some more landscape. Fields and lakes, mountains on the horizon, lost in the darkness of the night, only lit by various strange lights on the ground I couldn't see correctly.
As I neared the ground, the ship wouldn't slow down… I tried pulling the commands to raise it up, but it failed. I couldn't slow my descent, and the earth grew nearer and nearer, until the ship painfully and suddenly dug down in a hill. My head hit the window, I bit my lip and tasted my blood, and my vision clouded over…
Upon opening my eyes, after how much time I could not tell, all I saw first were trees above me. They were dark, but a beautiful purple light shone above and pierced holes in their leaves, shining down upon my face reassuringly. The pain at the back of my head wasn't gone, and felt even worse, like it had spread in my whole body and down my back. I slightly groaned and tried to move, but something held me in place. Now fully woken up, I lifted my head only to see that strange cords made of roots, like thick lianas, were attached all around me. I was dangling from a tree. I tried to break them, or loosen them at the very least, but they were too strong, and my arm ached as much as my back. Sighing in defeat, I let my head fall back down, and looked around, confused. What a strange place I fell into… Everything was dark, and only lit by strange crystals, which grew in various places; on the ground, in trees, even in the form of flowers. The three moons of this world were gigantic, almost covering the whole sky, and shone down upon the planet with their mystic light. It was all… so beautiful… Somehow, being stuck there dangling from the tree didn't really bother me. As long as I was granted with such a view, I was just fine.
Confused still however, I looked around, in search of my ship. I soon noticed it; it was just… above… me… It was stuck in the tree, in the thickest and most solids branches, like the tree had stopped us both from touching the ground. The ship had probably rolled around when it collided with the ground and fell down the cliff over there to fall in this tree… I could see that the dome windshield had broken. It explained what I was doing outside. I stayed in this position, wondering what to do… Until a very strange noise came from behind me. It sounded like a long wail of sorts, deep and bone chilling. I tried to twist my head to look, but my round body would not allow me to. More of these noises now came from all around me and I started panicking. I kicked my feet around, sensing some unseen presence around me, and I suddenly hit something, but I couldn't see anything; it was like I simply hit thin air that had suddenly hardened. Another strange noise came out at that moment, proving I had definitely hit something, but I couldn't see anything still.
"Stop moving," a new, deep voice spoke at that moment. "They won't hurt you if you don't hurt them."
A blue light appeared in my vision, coming from my left, and its rays made visible a whole gang of strange… things semi-transparent and of various colors, looking almost like spirits. They represented many creatures unknown to me, and I gulped down as one of them sniffed at my face; I could see through it. The light approached some more, and they left in a matter of seconds, squeaking like scared dogs. I turned my head toward the source of the light, and what I saw made me squeak as well. It was a man, round like me, yet this one was pink and he wore a beautiful white armor, unlike me. He bore a marvelous pair of angelic wings on his back, which he was flapping with ease as he approached silently, watching me closely with his ruby eyes. The mask he wore was white also, with a cross-like slit that made his gaze uneasy to look at. The light source came from a small lantern he held in one hand, inside of which was a small crystal.
"Who are you?" he asked me suspiciously. "You have the wings of a demon and the knowledge of a moron. Do you even know what you just hit?" He sighed, not even letting me answer. "Tss, of course you don't… Tell me your name."
How could I answer that? I gulped down nervously, trying to find something to say.
"I am, huh…" I began, trying to find a temporary name to fool him. "Knight… My name's Knight…"
"Knight?" he repeated. "Are you kidding me?"
I shook my head no, hoping he wouldn't ask me where I was from. He simply looked at me over and landed on the nearest branch, shuffling his wings.
"Just wait until I show you to the others," he mumbled, though I clearly heard him. "I will finally be renowned by Sir Arthur with your capture! Even though… you have the ship… Mmh…"
He approached me, making me panic once more and I struggled to be set free but yet again those roots kept me stuck in place. What was I doing in these roots to begin with? Who put me here? I saw the man approach more and I shut my eyes tightly, expecting to feel some more pain. But, I felt nothing. Confused, I opened my eyes and looked at the man; he locked eyes with me and I then understood something, but I could not explain how I knew of this. This man, whoever he was and wherever he came from, he was a Star Warrior, whatever that is… He sighed loudly and grasped the roots on my back, tearing them out of the tree. Instead of freeing me, he held on to the roots and flew, with me hanging under him with my wings stuck in odd angles in this net of lianas. I did not dare to speak; I was paralyzed at that moment. What would he do with me? Where was he taking me?
For a while I just let myself be dragged around in these strange woods, and about an hour later, the forest gradually disappeared and trees were replaced by strange buildings of a tern gray color and of many sizes and shapes. Many people stopped whatever they were doing to stare at me; they stopped training with their weapons, they stopped carrying crates, many even came out of the buildings, just to stare and dig my hole deeper. Feeling ashamed at my position in these roots, being dragged around like this, I closed my eyes and tilted my head so people would see less of me. But it didn't help at all.
After simply a few minutes that felt like years to me, that winged warrior suddenly threw me forward, and without anything to hold on to, I fell in the mud with a cry. Many laughs came to my ears and, even more covered in shame, I simply averted my gaze and dared not to look before me when I heard the distinct sound of metal boots clicking in front of me.
"Is this the one?" I heard a soft and gentle voice say. I felt like I had already heard that voice… but where? Stupid memory…
"Yes Sir," answered the winged warrior. "Though he is not as strong or smart as people say, I could recognize that face anywhere… It is him."
Were they talking about me? Of course they were, who would they talk about? Finally, I looked up, slowly, mud dripping from my chin. By the stars… It was another Star Warrior, yet this one inspired royalty, chivalry, honor and leadership. He was covered in a gold armor, and I could see that his skin under was emerald. Shocked, I couldn't say anything or move; my mouth stayed open. The man locked eyes with me; his were a smoky purple that shone with bravery. But my amazement faded when I saw that his hand was on the hilt of his sword, hidden in its scabbard. He did not trust me one bit…
"Untie him," he finally ordered, and a ripping sound soon followed.
Instinctively, my wings unfurled, making people around me gasp and back away, and I could finally stand up from this mud. I immediately backed away from the golden man, but I was surrounded and I didn't know where to look. All these people… Different species, all different eyes and looks, all different stories and reasons to be here… Were their reasons the same as mine? A sudden pain quickly stopped me and I groaned painfully, holding my arm. Upon closer inspection, I discovered there was a big, bleeding gash upon my dark skin. I felt light suddenly and I had to close my eyes to chase away the dark spots lingering in the corner of my vision.
"Do you know where you are?" I heard the golden one ask gently, though I took out some anger in his tone of voice.
"No!" I cried out, still feeling light, and my vision started swaying around as my voice echoed in my head. "I have no idea what this place is or what's going on! Where am I? What happened? I…!... I… I don't… feel… ugh…"
The last thing I remember from this moment of my life, was my vision darkening, and the golden knight reaching out to me.