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Chapter 1: Prologue

When the sun had set, the stars rule the sky now. Making a small neighborhood barren, with its residents sleeping peacefully in their home, waiting for the next morning to bring them a brand new day. As the creatures of night begin to come out such as owls leaving their nest to hunt, crickets break the silent by serenading with their songs, fireflies dancing around in someone garden, and feral felines roaming the streets tonight. Though everybody were safe inside their own homes, there were some who were still outside in the middle of the night.

Behind a two-floored, yellow house with a grey rooftop. There was a young man and a little girl, sitting next to each other on the same bench in the back porch. While their only source of light was a lamp screwed to the ceiling. None of them look bother by the cold winds since they were wearing proper clothes for that chilly night. The young man was wearing a dull orange hooded jacket, a black T-shirt underneath, tanned jeans and brown boots. While his baby sister was dressed in a purple hooded coat with a frilly skirt, gray short, white knee-high socks, and a pair of Mary-Jane shoes.

The older male has a strange looking black, leathered-covered book in his hand. With a strange golden outline of a star symbol that has wings on top, engraved on both front and back covers. He was reading the words from its pages out loud, so the little girl can hear it as well. Both of them look very invested in the grand story that was being read right now.

"...And so, by combing all their powers, the six heroes has defeated the monster. Then sealing it away with the power of five magic keys. Making sure it will never hurt another soul again, and bring back hope to those with broken hearts. The end." The young man finish reading a story from an old book. His dark, cobalt blue eyes glance over to see a small girl sitting next to him."Well, did you like the story, sis?"He asked while putting away the book in the pocket of his jacket.

"Yeah!" The little girl reply, joyfully."It was so awesome the heroes beat the evil monster!"

"Me too, sis." He smiled after hearing those words from his sister. Then he look at time, noticing it was very late now and the temperature became colder."Well, I think is time to go-"

"Wait!" The sister stop him."Can we please look at the stars?"

"Sis, it's getting dark and you might catch a cold. I don't want you to get sick." The older brother give his reasons why they shouldn't stay outside for too long.

"No!" She shout while shaking her head, "I wanna see the stars with you!"

He resist to groan in frustration because of her stubbornness. Sometime he wonder where did she got that trait from. As much he hate putting his foot down, he has to play his role as the older brother he supposes to be.

"Sweetie-"

"Please, Terra." The small child, called Akira, beg. "They look so pretty." Then she points at the sky with her index finger.

Terra thought for a moment. When he looks up to see the darkening-colored sky, it was glitter with stars and shining bright above them. It also created a lovely trail of stardust across the vast sky like a pathway. He's now memorize how the stars are able to light up the darkness. Bringing up a certain memory of him with two special people, a maiden with blue hair and a very young blond-haired boy gazing at the same night sky.

He let out a deep sigh, and turn to look at his sister."Alright fine," The older brother respond."We can watch the stars together, for a little, okay."

"Yay!" She exclaimed, happily.

As the two siblings continue to sit next to each other. They gaze upon the starry night sky, with a few thin silver clouds floating in the atmosphere. Soon he begin to notice a pattern, he made nudge on the littles sister's shoulder to get her attention, and point at the sky.

"That constellation is Hydra... and that one over there is Libra." The young man traced the stars together with his hand to make constellations more visible for the child.

"Oh, I see it!" She gleam."Which one is the wolf, Terra?" she asked him, looking for a pattern of stars that took the shape of a wolf. "I don't see it anywhere."

"You mean Lupus?" The older brother, named Terra, pointed to a different direction, and traced the shape for his little sister. "It's right up there next to Centaurs."

The small girl looked up, narrowing her eyes... to see the stars did connect into a wolf-like shape. And by using her imagination, she pictured a starlit wolf among the sky.

"There it is!" she happily nodded.

"Good job, Akira!" The older brother proceeded to ruffle her ponytail-tied, messy bright brown hair, making it messier than before.

"Hey-stop it, Terra!" Akira wasn't pleased by his actions, ruining her choppy hairstyle.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself, sis," the young man, Terra, said. "It's just my way to show you how much I am proud of you." he remarked, and watched as his baby sister's expression grew happier.

After a long time being out at night, Terra soon noticed his baby sister was struggling to keep her eyelids open, and was snuggling against his sides. Terra brought her closer with his right arm, so she had something to rest on.

"Are you ready for bed, sis?" he asked. Akira shook her head "no". Suddenly, she let out a small yawn, visibly having more and more trouble to keep her dark blue stars shining. "I think it's time we head inside now." After saying those words out loud, Terra heard a high-pitched gasp and saw his sister shimming away from him. "Huh? Sis, what are you-" He stopped when he saw his sister's sad expression, looking like she was about to break into tears.

Terra's heart tightened.

"Terra," Akira's tiny voice drew his attention. "Why do you have to leave me?" When she lifted her head, Akira's lips were quivering and her eyes were swollen with tears, ready to burst.

He remained silent for a while, thinking of the right words to say to his baby sister. How could he explain it without further hurting her feelings even more? She was just a child, a child who didn't even understand what he was going through.

"I have to..." he mumbled, carefully choosing his words."I have to fallow my master's order, but I promise I'll come back."

"... it's not fair!" Akira's voice was shaken. "We never get to be together-" Her older brother cut her off by pulling her into a hug.

"You don't need to be sad, sis," he said. "I won't be gone forever, and even while I'm not here…" Terra gently soothed her back. "... I'll still be with you."

"How?" Akira's curiosity flashed through her teary eyes.

"Here." Terra placed one of his callous hands on his chest, right in front of his heart. "For as long as we think of each other in our hearts, we will always be connected. No matter what happens, or how far we are."

Akira looked down to see her own chest. She placed a hand on it, feeling her own heart beating. She didn't understand it… but she believed in her big brother.

"Oh… okay." Akira sniffle.

"That's my girl." Terra just smiled, ruffling her messy hair once again.

After their discussions, the brown-haired brother started searching through the pocket of his pant until he felt a hard stone and a crumble of chain against his fingers. Once his hand found the item he was looking for, Terra pulled it out, clutching it against his closed hand, depriving it from the rest of the world... and hopefully, from her little sister. She did notice it.

"Big brother, what are you doing?"

"I've got a surprise for you."

"Really!?" The little girl's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Uh-huh," Terra replied. "Now cover your eyes, sweetie, and count to three."

"Okay!" Akira quickly closed her eyes, and started counting out loud. "1...2...3!" When she reached the final number, Akira opened her eyes to see Terra unfold his fingers and reveal a necklace in his palm. It was a long, golden-chain necklace with a six pointed star-shaped gemstone.

"It's a star!" blurted out the little sister, out of pure excitement.

Terra couldn't help but laugh at her remark. "Not really, sis, but yeah. My friends and I made the necklace just for you."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. My friend, Ven, got the chain, and my other friend, Aqua, added magic to the star," Terra explained as he tied the necklace around Akira's tiny neck. "This necklace will protect you and those who are connected to you."

Once the necklace was hooked together, the little girl grabbed the pendant only to feel its cool surface. She looked up to see her brother, got up from her seat, and gave Terra a surprise hug.

"Thank you, big brother... I love you!" Her little arms wrapped around his strong neck while her head rested on his chest. The little girl could almost feel his strong heart beats thump against her chest.

"I love you too, little sis." Terra hugged her back.

Not long after that, Akira fell asleep in his arms... and Terra was the one who had to carry her to a room where she could sleep in. He made sure he wouldn't disturb Akira's sleep as he covered her with a soft blanket and let her head rest against a fluffy pillow.

Terra looked at his baby sister's face. He smiled at how peaceful she looked in her sleep. Then he gave her a quick peck on her forehead... and walked away from the side of her bed, heading straight to a nearby door to quietly exit the bedroom.

Once he was outside of the Akira's room, he let a deep sigh escape from his mouth. Just when he was about to walk down the opposite direction, Terra saw a fully grown man standing at the end of the hallway.

The man was around his mid-thirties, with ragged black hair and hazel green eyes. A strong chin with a grown stubble sharpened his face, and the only clothes he was wearing were a white buttoned-up dress shirt, dull green pants, and red slippers to keep his feet warm.

"Is she already asleep, Terra?" asked the stranger, walking towards him.

"Like a bug snug in a rug," Terra jokes. The other man chuckled graciously. "How about your son, Alan?" he continued.

"Sleeping safe and sound. So... are you staying for the night?"

An awkward silence filled in the air. Terra scratched his hindhead before speaking again.

"I'm sorry, but I can't. If I stay here...it might bring unwanted attention." He explained. "And we can't risk exposing there are other things beyond this world."

"I understand, but it's a shame that you must hide away." Alan nodded, sadly. "This is your home, and you have the right to be here without having to hide behind secrecy."

"Well... at least Akira has a better chance of having a normal life than I do. Nobody will question her existence since they know her from our mother." Terra glanced at a picture of a woman standing next to Alan, and two other people he didn't recognize, hanging in the wall."While I have to follow the ways of the keybearer, so orders for all worlds will be maintain."

"I see what you mean." Alan seemed to understand. "Well, you know I support you no matter what, and I hope you achieve your dream of becoming a true master."

"Thank you, Alan. And thanks for watching over my sister for a while. How can I repay you?"

"You don't need to, my dear nephew. We're family... even though not by blood." He said.

"You're right-" Terra was cut off by the sound of an old father clock ringing from downstairs.

"It seems we're in the witching hour," Alan stated.

"Then I better go now. Master Eraqus wants me back by that time."

"I see. I'll lead you to the door then." Then he shifted his body to a certain direction, and begin to walk toward the stair of his home.

Terra followed him downstairs, through the living room, and to the front door. Alan opened the door and Terra began to leave, but before he left, Terra looked back at him one last time.

"Take care of my sister for me."

"I will. And you take good care of yourself as well, I been told you would pushed yourself too much." Alan brought it up. "You should know that not good for you, boy. Trust me, I had experienced from my youth."

"Oh, um, I will..." Terra smile, awkwardly. Then he grab his uncle's hand, giving it prober shake as a sign of gratitude."I'll see you soon." Those were Terra's final words as he walked out of the house.

Alan can only watch as his only nephew walked alone in the empty streets, vanishing into the darkness. Once he got out of view, the grown man closed the door, whispering a small prayer for him.

"May your heart be your guiding key."