Chapter 2: Pursuit: The One Waiting in Moonlight Forest

Don't take another step farther! What have you done with Feinne?

Fool, His Majesty and the girl have already left this place far behind. Search the ends of the earth if you want, you won't find her. Not that I'm going to let you walk away from here. I was hoping you'd be stupid enough to come after me.

Where did he take Feinne? Tell me!

You're going to have to beat that answer out of me...if you can!

Now, quit messing around! Where's my sister?!

The Beast King's Castle... But you're too late. Before long she'll become our savior...

Huh? What do you mean?

Even if I told you, you're not going to live long enough to make use of that knowledge. Chimera, come!

Wh-Wh-What the heck is that thing?

I'll be taking my leave. Farewell, Aldo. I doubt we'll ever meet again. This is where your story ends. Try to offer my darling pet some amusement. Bwa ha ha ha!

*gulp* This doesn't look good...

Two of them?! I'm surrounded!

What do I do?

Huh?! What's this?

Huh? What's happening?! It's drawing me in!

Whoa!

What's happening?! Where am I...

No way! This is impossible! This whole place is floating in the air. Am I dreaming?

Hey, you! Identify yourself!

For a minute it looked like you just fell out of the sky... Are you some new kind of Synth Human?!

Whoa, whoa, calm down. I'm just a regular human, honest. I've never even heard of a synth-whatever!

Okay, I'll believe you for now. Now that I get a better look at ya, you do look a little too goofy to be one of them...

I'm standing right here, you know! Speaking of which, where exactly are we?

Did you hit your head on the way down? It's an airport, duh. We're right outside Elzion, The Shining City.

Wait, wait, wait! Air-what? Elzi-who? Are those even real words?

How can you not have heard of Elzion? Have you been living in a cave?

To be honest, I have no idea what's going on here. It doesn't add up. One minute I'm in Baruoki, fighting beastfolk in Moonlight Forest, then I get sucked into some kind of hole...

Hold it! Did you say "Baruoki"?

Yeah, I've lived there my whole life. What about it?

You're kidding, right? There hasn't been a village called Baruoki here in, like, 800 years.

E-Eight hundred? Are you crazy? I think I'd know my own hometown.

Lemme ask you something, then. What year do you think it is?

Where are you going with this? It's 300 AD, obviously.

Seriously? Dude, it's 1100 AD.

What? Don't talk nonsense! Who in their right mind would believe that?

If you don't believe me, just take a look. Does Elzion look like something from 300 AD?

What do you mean?

Whoa... That's Elzion?!

Th-This is really happening, isn't it? I really am in the year 1100 AD...

No doubt about it. That's what I've been trying to tell you. It's not like I'd have anything to gain by making this up.

Then, I travelled through time?! How is that even possible? This is too much... I feel like I'm trapped in a nightmare. Nothing makes sense anymore...

I've still got my doubts about your story. Whatever it is you're going through, I'd rather not get involved. What am I thinking? I don't have time to stand around and shoot the breeze with a random crazy.

I'm Aldo.

Gamma District? Weapon Shop? I don't under...

Looks like I'm on my own... I may as well check out this "Elzion" place. If this really is the future, I need to find a way to get back to my own time.