Disclaimer: She does not own the story or artwork of Ni No Kuni. Her drawings suck so please do not compare her to Studio Ghibli because Studio Ghibli is too amazing for her.

AN: JSUK, the story takes place one year after the first journey but this chapter is a prologue, eight years before Oliver's first journey.

NINE YEARS AGO

"Agh!" a man yelled as he fell to the ground. He grabbed the general's ankle. "Please! Help us!"

"Move!" the general ordered, kicking the man's hand away. "This is an emergency! All must move out of the way!"

"Why can't you help us?" cried a woman.

"Move!" the general demanded.

With the soldiers and servants on his tail, they pushed the gigantic cart down the path. The cart was five yards wide and three yards tall with wood walls. A white tarp covered the top of the cart. The tarp hugged the items bulging out the top revealing indistinct shapes of many sizes. Behind the cart was a carriage quickly moving along the path with soldiers pressed to its sides.

At the end of the path was a pier hovering above the air.

"Quick! Into the boat!" yelled the general.

Quickly, the soldiers and servants loaded the boat with the treasures inside of the cart. A servant took hold of the knob on the door of the carriage.

"Ahhh!" someone yelled behind them.

"The soldiers and servants stopped to look back at their home. They watched in utmost horror as the tallest tower in their home collapsed to the ground and into dust. The general watched as his home was burned to the ground. A colossal ball of fire shot into the air. He quickly turned to the soldiers and servants with a look of fear in his eyes.

"Now!" he shouted.

The servant opened the carriage door. Something trembled in the seat of the carriage. He picked the girl up and shoved her into the boat as it floated away.

AN: Short prologue, but I'm guessing you guys don't like prologues, anyway. Chapters will be MUCH longer than this.