-1Chapter 2: The World of Fiu

Kazuki looked into the emerald green eyes of the girl before noticing she was smiling and holding out her hand, he accepted her hand and she pulled him up. Kazuki looked her over a few times. She seemed to be roughly as old as he was, she had emerald green eyes, ruby red hair and a tanned skin tone, one which can not be achieved laying in the sun for awhile, it was a color that would have to constantly see sun the whole day through.

She looked at him still smiling. "I see you made it here no problem." She giggled and hugged him. "I am so glad you were able to help me, I am in dire need of it."

Kazuki stopped gazing at her beauty for a moment. "How could I refuse a girl, even though you sounded kinda dead."

"How did I sound dead?"

"Well your voice had a kind of echo to it."

"Oh that, wait a sec." She poked her finger into the tiara she was wearing, the tiara brightened up a moment before spreading over her head to form some kind of helmet. "I was wearing this." She finally said with yet again the same echo.

Kazuki's mouth widened a bit, it was then that he actually saw what she was wearing, she had some kind of metallic looking body suit, yet it seemed more like a second skin than a suit.

The girl looked at him and smiled even wider. "I see there is a lot that you do not understand, I did not know that our worlds were so different."

"Our worlds?"

"Yes, this is the world of Fiu, which is like saying your world is the world of Terra, or Earth if you wish."

Kazuki looked at her again dumbfounded.

"I will take you to someone who can explain it better than I can and I will have to get you a Mihuyaji as well."

"Mihuyaji?" He asked confused.

She giggled. "What I a wearing, although I will get you a male version of course."

Kazuki still did not seem to understand it all. "Ok, lets try this from the beginning, for starters who are you?"

She blushed a second and covered her mouth. "Oh, I am so sorry. I am Xanphia the heir to the throne of Mihu."

He looked at her a moment looking unconvinced. "If you are the heir, then why are you wearing this suit thingy? Why are you not at your mansion, or palace, or whatever."

A tear formed under her eye. "That is why I called you here, I need your help to take back the palace, it was captured and my father was killed, I am the only one left, but I call myself the heir until I am back in my palace."

Kazuki's face drooped a little. "I am so sorry Xanphia, I didn't know, I am sorry I brought it up."

She smiled again. "It's ok, it happened about 3 years ago, it took me this long to finally contact someone from your world."

"Why would you want to contact someone from my world?"

"Don't worry I am going to take you to a wise old man, he can answer all of your questions. But I do have one of my own."

Kazuki looked at her waiting for her to go further.

"What is your name?" She asked giggling.

Kazuki blushed slightly. "Oh I am sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Kazuki, three times junior kendo champion."

She looks at him confusedly. "What is this, kendo?"

"Kendo? Umm, it is a sport where you use swords made of bamboo to try and take out your opponent as fast as possible by using as little movements as possible as they make openings, but I have trained so hard that the sword that everyone uses in two hands, I can use in one."

"Sounds impressive, I will have to remember that. Now let us go to the wise one, he can explain all of your questions."

With that the two of them walked off into what seemed to be a desert, yet it didn't seem to be sand, it was different in a way. They eventually arrived at the door to what seems a little cottage.

"Grandfather, I have brought the one you requested."

"Grandfather?" Kazuki asked slightly confused.

An elderly man opened the door and walked out. "Let me take a look at you boy." He walked up to Kazuki and looked him over a few times. "I guess he will have to do, if a prophesy says that it will be the one boy who can hear your voice, than it has to be this one."

"Prophecy?" Kazuki was now clearly confused.

The old man looked at him again. "Well please come inside, I have some tea ready and I have some things I would like to discuss with you." He turned towards Xanphia. "Would you please get me the herbs, you know what I mean."

Xanphia nodded.

Kazuki and the old man went into the house were they sat down with a cup of tea of which Kazuki had never smelled before. He looked at the elderly man. "May I be so blunt as to ask your name?"

The elderly man laughed. "Of course you may, my name is Hiroshi. Now I have a question for you, have you any experience in fighting?"

Kazuki looked confused again. "Well yes I do, but I have never really fought a real enemy before, I have only sparred against friends."

"Hmm, well it looks like I will have to teach you a thing or two then. I have a Mihuyaji ready for you already."

"Hiroshi, what is this prophecy you are all talking about?"

"Well, there was a prophecy that the true heir to the throne would be able to contact a boy of her age from the world known as terra, or earth. It was also said that this boy would be the bringer of salvation and peace with his own two hands."

"And this boy from the prophecy is me?"

"Of course it is you, did you see anyone else that could hear her voice, or talk back to her and receive an answer, although I must say that yelling at her to go away was quite rude."

Kazuki frowned. "I am sorry, it was just startling."

Hiroshi chuckled. "It is not a problem."

Xanphia walked through the door carrying some weird looking mushrooms. "I have them."

"Good job, Xanphia."

"What are those?"

Xanphia smiled. "They work extremely well at healing wounds. And, you will probably need them." She giggled.

"Why would I need them? I am pretty sure I wont get hurt that much."

Hiroshi stands up. "Don't be too sure of yourself, lesson number one, never overestimate yourself."

Kazuki looked at Hiroshi. "Are you my opponent?"

Hiroshi smiled. "Well I can't let my granddaughter have all the fun you know." He walked over to a chair and grabbed a clump of clothing. "Here, put this on. Don't worry about the size, it will shrink to fit like a second skin."

Kazuki walked into the bathroom were he changed clothing.

"Make sure you are wearing nothing underneath, otherwise it will not feel pleasant."

Kazuki could hear Xanphia giggle. He finally got fully changed and came out. "I thought you said it would shrink, look at this, it is huge."

Xanphia walked over to him. "Press this button here." She pressed a button on the side and it shrunk until it fit him like a second skin.

Kazuki smiled. "Thank you."

Hiroshi walked towards the door. "Come on my boy, times a wasting and you have a lot to learn."

What could Kazuki possibly need to learn?