Megaman ZX Advent: Relive

Prologue: Tragedy

No. No. No! This can't be happening! Why?

A man in his early 30s ran passed the city as he searched for any survivors. The city was burned to crisp and debris were scattered everywhere. One would not know that it was Area Y after seeing the site. He ran through everything, not minding the metal bars that tore his coat. The hope of ever finding somebody diminished as time continued.

"I'm begging you. Please let somebody live. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have chosen this place." He gritted his teeth in anger before shooting forward to continue his search. There was no one left. His body slumped down in exhaustion before collapsing on the heap of dirt.

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"Hey, Mister! I hope you will wake up! You've been sleeping for a long time. Big brother took great care of you!" A screechy voice said. He opened his heavy eyes only to see two kids. One had light blue hair and purple eyes while the other had purple hair and eyes. He could easily tell that they were related to each other. His body protested as he forced his way to sit up.

"You shouldn't be sitting. My sister found you heavily damaged. You're a reploid with human essence, I am confident that you know that." The boy affirmed. The man clenched his fist tightly before nodding. He was actually right.

"Yes, I apologize for being a bother. Thank you for taking care of me. It would be best if I'll go now." He muttered. The boy raised his eyebrow and shook his head at the man. The little girl felt sad that their patient was going.

"Can't you stay for dinner?" She tried to persuade. The man looked away from her eyes but he could not resist and nodded.

"Great! I'll go get some vegetables and maybe hunt. See you later!"

"Beware of that place, Cielle!" Her brother shouted. The man, whose name remained unknown, cocked his head at that. The boy turned towards him and introduced his self.

"I'm Arnache (ar-nak). It's nice to make your acquaintance. My sister, Cielle, found you bleeding on the ground from the town we visited days ago. You've been asleep for a week. Just what happened to that place?" He asked.

"Mavericks attacked. That's what. I'm Michael, a researcher. I've been living in that town for three years and... I did not expect for this to happen. I—" Arnache sighed through his nose and pushed him back down. He advised the man to get some sleep. For a 10-year-old, Arnache was matured and his little sister was a bundle of joy. Michael knew he could not take it away from him and by doing so would just be selfish of him.

Three hours later, Cielle returned back holding a basket of vegetables and chicken meat. His brother smiled and thanked her before setting it back to the kitchen for dinner. Michael woke up after feeling little hands on his abdomen shaking him.

"What? Who? Oh, Cielle, right? I'm Michael."

"That's a cool name! And yes, my name is Cielle! I'm 7, going to be 8 next month!" She grinned. Both of them heard her brother shout not to bother the sleeping man but it was too late for that. It caused them to laugh out loud.

"So what are you, Michael? I saw blood, lots of it. I thought you'd die but I'm glad you didn't. Oh yeah, I also found this. Brother does not know that I have this because it seems so important to you." She said before grabbing a pretty necklace from her pocket. It was rose gold in color and had a single red gem in front. Inside it was a chip.

"This... Thank you for taking care of it, Cielle." The two got along so well and talked about a lot of things. The azure head was truly interested with everything Michael said and the man could not help but blurt out a lot of things. Arnache had to pull them out of the room for dinner. Michael was truly happy for once.

'Maybe. Just maybe they will not find me here. I will keep these two safe. I will.' He thought before digging in the dinner Arnache made for the night.

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