Zak Storm - The Chosen One

The Book of Sirens

Luna was surprised as Zak pulled out the lost page. "We found it and we thought you might want it back. We can't do anything with it." Luna cautiously took the page. "That was definitely the right decision. Sira, Gia!" A door opened, and two more Sirens came in, and bowed to their queen. "You have called, your Majesty?" "Please bring me the book!" she ordered, friendly but serious. "Of course, your Highness," Gia replied, and in passing, she smiled at Zak. As soon as the two had disappeared, Luna continued the conversation. 

"All right! Tell me what you have on your mind!" "We wanted to know what this page means, and why Calabrass and Chronos's amulet are depicted on it." As if on cue, Gia and Sira came back and handed over the book to Luna. She opened it, and put the torn page inside it, which immediately merged with the remaining pieces so that the page was completely readable again. "There is a simple explanation for this. These pages were written by your ancestors who saw the future and wrote it down here." "Can it also help me defeat Skullivar?" Luna held out the book to him. "Ask it yourself." Zak stared at the pages. "Uh... Magic Book... how do I manage to destroy Skullivar?" The ink of the book moved back and forth. Luna tried to translate. "Hmm... that's weird... the book cannot foresee your fate..." The ink blurred into images. On one, was Zak facing Skullivar and both of them were about to strike, then the ink slid apart. "What does that mean?" asked Zak. "The book can't answer your question." "That means it's a dead end?" 

In Zak, a mixture of worry and despair formed. "But how is that possible? Chronos predicted that I would topple Skullivar... Why doesn't the book say the same thing?" Luna tried to calm Zak down. "I can't influence the decision of the book..." "I just don't get it. All this in vain..." he murmured. "Hey, we'll definitely find another way to kick Skullivar out the picture," Cece said, as she put her hand on her Captain's shoulder. Zak would also like to be so optimistic, but something inside kept him from doing so. 

Zak stared at the book again. The ink regrouped and showed a family photo of Zak and Ria when they were little. Terrified, he dropped it. Gia picked it up and was immediately blown away. "Look, Sira, do you remember this? They were so cute!" Zak didn't understand anything anymore, and looked at his sister for help. Luna picked up the book and looked at the page sadly. Slowly, she stroked the paper and smiled slightly. She shook her head energetically, and gave the book back to Zak. "Maybe you shouldn't ask about your future, but about your past, to answer most of the questions about your inner self." Zak first looked at the queen, then the book helplessly.