Planetes
3. Prologue (Memory of Medusa)

Ever since Medusa was defeated by Perseus, her eyes have become a prized possession among the witches. The eye was referred to as a gem that had the ability to turn everything it stared at into stone.

Although these eyes provide power for users, not everyone is able to use them optimally. Most of those who became guinea pigs to be implanted with Medusa's eyes would become stone, shortly after they were implanted.

The underground organization that had previously held Elliot, now moved to find the right container for Medusa's eyes. Their goal is certainly only one, to be the sole ruler of the universe. That's why they justify all means to capture the succumbs of the planets that have already manifested themselves into human beings.

The Vylocracas Orphanage is a small orphanage in England. The number of children is not much, but living there makes Clarissa feel happy.

For Clarissa who had not known her parents since infancy, living in this orphanage made her feel the warmth of a real family. He spent his childhood happily. At least until he was 7 years old.

Apparently, the orphanage was just a guise of a dark organization that was looking for guinea pigs for a container for Medusa's eyes. One by one the children of the orphanage had both eyes removed and Medusa's eyes implanted.

Most of them cannot adapt to the eye. Their bodies become stone.

Clarissa who witnessed it curled up in a corner, could not bear to watch the heinous massacre unfolding before her eyes live. Until he was dragged away to be an experiment.

The process was painful and deeply traumatized for the little girl. His body undergoes painful experiments in order to use magic, and both eyes suffer a similar fate to his other friends.

You can imagine how horrible and painful the process is. Clarissa was unable to cry, only able to whimper and wriggle in pain.

The people involved in that research, everything became a rock. The facility was destroyed and Clarissa, who had just gotten used to her new eyes, stared coldly at the destruction of the place. Before he finally fainted.

Afterwards, Clarissa was raised by the Mycenae family. Almost all of the family members treated him as an item, until finally Arcturus—the sole son of the Mycenae family, passed Clarissa and entrusted the care of Clarissa to Muraki Kazuto, a powerful witch in Japan.

Under Kazuto's upbringing, Clarissa trained in such a way as to control her magic eye. There are also various things for protection.

From Kazuto, Clarissa was told that the eyes Clarissa had were not ordinary eyes. Clarissa therefore had to survive with those eyes, before the magic thing took her life.

Clarissa nodded her head and tried not to use her magic in everyday life or while fighting. Even to cover up her identity as a woman, Clarissa disguised herself as a man named Ryan Mycenae.

After that, Ryan traveled the world. His goal was only one, looking for his foster brother who disappeared after the incident.

Ryan did not know that in his journey, he would meet with the embodiment of Neptune—Elliot. That would change his life 180 degrees.

Regardless of what fate awaits him, Ryan can only be determined to make it through. Because he just wants to find his foster brother and live a normal life after that.

—connect