Celestial Knights: Runaways

Chapter 3

Inec watches as the blackness of space flies by. From where he's at, he can see Earth. The energy it gave off reached all the way to him. He holds an unconscious Undine in his hands. He hopes that she isn't too injured. He's going to need her for the days to come. He hopes that he can find his sone and find a way to defeat the Knights once and for all. He had shredded Namaru's arm leaving him with barely any life left. Maybe he'll die and the Knights will fall apart and drift to the ends of the universe. He feels his back heat up. He's entering a planet. He looks behind him and sees the red dust planet of Mars. Zarchinox spoke of Mars a lot. The humans started out on Mars, but ended up dying out. When the first humans died out, some Dragovians gave up their lives and descended down to Earth and began the human civilization anew. 

Inec braces for the landing. He hits the rocky ground with speeds that would have killed any living thing, but he knows that Zarchinox is trying everything in his power to keep him alive. He bounces back into the air and skids across the red planet before coming to a stop. Dust covers his eyesight. The planet is cold and dry. Nothing could possibly live here. The dust settles and Inec slowly gets to his feet. The sun is much harsher here than it is in the Sanctuary or on Earth. Undine! Inec looks around to see if Undine is around. He finds her slumped up against a large rock. She has to survive! She just has to. He could hear her breathing, but it's shallow. She'll live, but she needs to have her wounds dressed or she won't survive another week. The sun's rays are pounding the lifeless planet. He drags her to a cave. 

"The Dragovians?" A voice resonates in the cave, "It has been a while."

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The shuttle came to a rest in North America. The shuttle read that they had arrived where all the governments on Earth meet. The shuttle's map said so. When Nio looks out of the shuttle windows, their are guards aiming guns at the door. I thought the humans gave up on using guns. Unless they aren't using factories anymore. Nio hits the button for the door to open and the door opens. The guns point at him. Nio holds his hands in the air to show that he has no weapon in them.

"State your name and business." A soldier says, "This is private property and you cannot be here."

"I am Nio Dromon." Nio answers the soldier, "I'm a Dragovian who has an important message for your leaders."

"I'm sorry for the mix up." The soldier signals to lower the guns, "Come with me. The rest of you report back to your posts. I'll be back."

Nio looks back at the shuttle and sees Luna sighing in relief. He turns and follows the soldier into a large building. He is taken to some doors and knocks. The room is silent when they enter. 

"What is the meaning of this?" Someone with an accent stands up, "Are we letting children in on our meetings now?"

"Settle down!" A man stands up in front of the room, "I'm sure that their is something going on. Well child don't just stand there, come up here so we can hear what you have to say."

Nio walks up to the man and takes a deep breath, "I'm Nio Dromon, a Dragovian. My father told me to relay a message to Earth. You must be prepared for the Celestial Knights. They are back stronger than before. Please listen as this is your only warning."

The room fell silent, "It's been a while since the Dragovians came here. The last time they did, they saved us and our home. Everyone go home and get ready for the invasion."

Everyone in the room filed out of the room leaving only him and the man who stood up for him.

"Are you sure that the Knights are back?" He asks, "I thought you guys dealt with them ten years ago?"

"We did," Nio answers, "but some of them escaped during the fighting."

"Thank you for warning us." the man holds out his hand, "We'll make sure that the Knights won't take Earth... again."