Chapter 1
One day Spirit wanted to see me privately. He insistent that it was important. Not wanting Iris to worry I sent her on an errand before our meeting.
Spirit and I entered my study. After shutting the thick wooden door and making sure it is secured and closing the curtains. He looked around making sure there is no one else in the study. Satisfied that we are alone, he cast a quick spell and transferred us into a prism in order to hide from spies and listening ears. Once Spirit is certain that we are safe, he conjured his crystal ball.
"My Lord, I know that time is short, but there is something that you must know. In the future there will be a group of children and Navies from another world will come to Beyondard." He looked at me expectantly. I said nothing.
He continued. "Three of them will be the next Lords of Beyondard. Their names I will not utter hear. For their sake we will call them the Spirits of Ardour, Aqua, and Terra. From these three you must choose your successor, the rest will be the successors of Greiga and Falzer."
I looked into the eyes of Ardour, Aqua, and Terra.
Terra is obviously easy to find. He is very careful and obeys his commanding officers. Although he is the eldest of the two, he is still a boy, but he acts mature for his age. Strategic, intelligent, and calm, he is ready for war. But there is something in his eyes that bothers me. Examining him closely, I see his heart is calloused and he is more concerned to see that orders are carried out and does not like to see them disobeyed. Even when plans go wrong.
Then I moved my gaze into a pair of cold blue eyes. A Spirit of Ardour? I wondered, or of Aqua? I examined him very carefully. He is the second eldest of the three, like the first he acted mature, but unlike the first he buried his emotions behind his pursuit of success. Due to his upbringing he is a hard worker, controlling, very reliable and responsible, but naturally intelligent. He is also shrewd as a snake, I noted. He has connections with other people. But I decided that his heart is cold, very cold.
Shifting my gaze to the youngest of the three. My eyes locked into the dark brown mischievous and determined eyes. I can tell that this one is very reckless and cause plenty of trouble. Though he is not mature or possesses the skills of a mighty warrior in the vein of Terra, nor the intelligence of Aqua. He has the heart and the courage to face the challenges no matter how great they are. What impressed me about him is his devotion for the people and their Navis. He also has a clear sense of what is right and wrong and never been afraid to define them or to admit them.
I looked up at Spirit and smiled at him.
"I choose this Spirit."
Spirit was astonished. "My Lord, the Spirit of Ardour is inexperienced than the other two," he protested, "and he is very young."
"I know," I simply said. "Soon in time he will grow and mature."
"But this Spirit is like fire," he tried to argue, "one small flame could burn down the entire forest and it is the same as making a simple mistake. What happens if he made a mistake? That 'mistake' could destroy Beyondard."
"I know," I said again. "But that does not matter right now. What is most important is to make precautions and Beyondard would be safe." I could almost hear him muttering an incoherent language.
"My Lord, why do you choose Ardour?"
I looked at him deeply into his golden eyes.
"The Spirit of Ardour," I said slowly, more to myself. "Is inside us all, it is life. I looked into his eyes and I can see that his fire affected everyone around him. What he can do what the Spirit of Terra and Aqua cannot do is to inspire and unite the people," I paused for a moment, "and love people. He thinks about others first and most of all he is genuine. Not afraid to express his cares and fears and trust in them."
Spirit looks a bit humbled and confused.
"My Lord," he asked quietly, "what about the others?"
I sighed almost sadly.
"The Spirits of Aqua and Terra are the same as Greiga and Falzer."
Spirit let out a startled gasp.
"Greiga and Falzer are very clever and shrewd in the art of war. Do you remember why we became Lords? To protect the helpless, to define the truth, to provide justice and…to love and care for the people as our own family."
I blinked my eyes. Are those tears? I continued haltingly where I left off.
"When we were created, the humans made us successful warriors and intelligent beings." Where those tears I see in Spirit's eyes? "But when I noticed a strange gleam in their eyes, I didn't realize they were planning something devious until it's too late. I did everything I could to stop their madness. I argued, I pleaded, and I even threatened them to stop. Alas, nothing succeeded." I stopped. Spirit and I were both standing in the sky blue crystallized room, staring at eachother, with tears streaming down our eyes.
Spirit bowed his head, "I see."
I smiled, "Spirit, as you can see. Ardour united Aqua and Terra…and gave them something that no one else could give them."
"What is it my Lord?"
"A heart," I said turning to look at the three Spirits and their Navis.
"Tell me Spirit. What are their true names and the names of their Navis?" I cast him a sidelong glance. "It is safe to tell me their names."
"These Spirits are humans from the other world," he answered, returning my glance, "and they are part of an organization called NetSaviors. Their duty is to fight evil, maintain order, uphold justice and defend the peace in the real world and the Cyberworld."
"Ah," I said knowingly.
"The Spirit of Terra is Laika. He is the youngest soldier and Sharro's NetSavior, his Navi's name is Searchman. Ijuuin Enzan, vice president of his father's company called IPC and his Navi is called Blues. He is the Spirit of Aqua, and last but not least." Spirit nodded towards the boy. "Is Hikari Netto, the youngest NetSavior. He and his Navi and older twin brother, Rockman are the first to perform Cross Fusion. An ordinary boy with no status or rank, also the Spirit of Ardour, but he has a special bond with his Navi."
I looked at the boy one more time.
He seemed to be smiling at me as his eyes burned with fire and I knew that even he if succeed or failed, I have chosen a great successor.
"Netto," I repeated the name.
Author's notes:
This is a fan fiction on Rockman.exe Beast. I wondered what was life like before Greiga and Falzer entered Netto's dimension. Since I don't know a lot of Japanese I used other words instead such as Greek and Latin. I like to learn different languages and names. The best part of learning is the meaning behind the name.
Trilithos-Greek for 'three stones' (i.e. tri-three and lithos-stones) originally use to describe the stone ruins in Irland.
Terra-Latin for 'earth'
Aqua-Latin for 'water'
Ardour-Latin for 'one who fan the flames' or 'one who caused the fire.'
