Disclaimer: I do not own any of the series listed in this fanfic. I wish I did.... boo... =3=
author's note: I read the English versions of all the series listed, so some of the usual things you readers are used to seeing (ex: Hiruma-kun, Ukitake-taichou, etc,etc...) will not be seen here. Too much trouble and I apologize for the inconvenience. There are pairings in this fic, so for those of you who decide to review, for god sakes, NO YAOI OR X-OVER PAIRING IDEAS! I could however, use some world and character ideas.
I now present to you, Kingdom Hearts: Anime Edition Prologue detailing Sora's new companions!
Prologue 1: Yoichi Hiruma
"Get running, Damn Pipsqueaks!" shouted Yoichi Hiruma eagerly, chasing Sena Kobayakawa and Taro Raimon with a high-power rifle. Behind him Mamori Anezaki struggled to keep up, swinging her mop at the back of his head.
Hiruma loved mornings like this, free to torture his teammates with the always present mother-hen of a manager multiple steps behind him. He often wondered why she even bothered, not that he minded much. " I wouldn't run off the field if I were you!" he cackled loudly, thinking of the hour he spent burying land mines to keep the basketball team away. Monta attempted to jump off the field and landed on one of the mines. Hiruma continued to chase Sena around while Mamori called an ambulance.
"all right, 15 minute break and the back to practice!"Hiruma shouted.
Sena, now in fetal position, skittered away while Mamori, shuffled papers around in the clubhouse. Hiruma wandered into the locker room, got changed into his school uniform and sat in a chair, chewing on sugarless gum as looked up from putting together a basket of fruit for Monta. " Hey, you said practice would continue in 15 minutes and here you are all dressed for class!"she snapped.
Hiruma opened the door to the clubhouse and walked out. "I said practice would continue for them. I have somewhere to go now." After finishing his sentence, he left the campus and headed to the mall.
"How about that, Hiruma! You look cool in that outfit!" said Ryokan Kurita, holding up a mirror. Gen Takekura, Musashi, had gotten a bonus for some roof work before leaving his construction job. So, he decided to go celebrate a Deimon victory by buying Hiruma and Kurita some new outfits as well as dinner.
"And why do I have to get a new outfit?" grumbled Hiruma. " Because I'm treating at a good restaurant and you are NOT going in your school uniform." said Musashi, putting some hangers on the racks above. " we'll take the clothes that he's wearing ma'am." Musashi paid the clerk behind the counter while Hiruma tugged at the scarf of his new outfit.
A brilliant red scarf that reached his waist adorned his sleeveless black turtleneck. White crisscrossing belts draped over his loosely form-fitting black jeans that covered his white tennis shoes. Hiruma continued tugging at the scarf until he realized that the stitches for each row was different. He began to pick at it with his nails."Where did this scarf come from?"
Kurita smiled at him. " We all made it. Me, Anezaki, Musashi, Sena and all the others pitched in and helped make it. Is it too long?" " No, I guess it's fine," remarked Hiruma while thinking quietly to himself, " Note to self: Put this damn thing in storage."
After Musashi was done talking to the clerk, all three of them walked outside of the retail center. Hiruma began to walk away " I'm going to go check out the gun store nearby." Kurita waved. " Okay, but meet us later. We'll be in the food court." Hiruma walked two blocks down to the nearby gun shop. There, he got most of his weaponry.
Walking into the store, his eye fell upon a beautiful silver gun resting in a display case. Walking over to it, he admired the way a gold crown had been engraved onto the side of the barrel. The store clerk walked over to the case. " Just got it this morning. Darn thing won't shoot, no matter who held it and the thing is loaded . I'm gonna auction it off later. The usual bullets?"
Hiruma is a regular at the gun shop and even though the clerk was listed in Hiruma's black book, the clerk was friendly to a fellow gun-lover , no matter the cause. Hiruma was purchasing new ammunition before a loud crash outside destroyed half the shop. He was now under what used to be a desk. Grumbling loudly, he kicked the desk off of him and it hit the ground and splintered into pieces.
"All right, who did that?" He snapped. Looking around, he jumped back at he sight of a black creature that stood several feet above him. Humanoid in shape, the creature sported a large heart shaped hole in it's chest. Stepping back as if to run, Hiruma looked down as he heard glass crunch beneath his feet. The display case that held the silver gun had been shattered and the gun now lay at his feet.
Picking it up, he opened up the case and saw that it was indeed loaded. " I'll give it to the clerk later." He thought, aiming at the creature's waist. Pulling back the trigger, Hiruma was amazed that the gun didn't send him sprawling. The gun had a very small recoil as if the gun was meant to be used in fast action fighting. The bullet however, hit the creature with the force of a cannon. Hiruma didn't stop to ponder the facts; that creature needed to be taken down and fast.
Taking the initiative, Hiruma jumped onto his opponent's wildly flailing arm and fired two shots into it's wrist. Roaring in pain, the creature slammed it's other arm into the ground below, covering itself and Hiruma in a ball of darkness. In the dark void Hiruma held on tightly to the silver gun before falling unconscious.
When Hiruma came to, he was lying on grass. Sitting upright, he looked up at a giant tower before a moan from the bushes behind startled him. Drawing his gun, Hiruma parted the bushes carefully and addressed the boy rubbing his head. " Who are you?" The boy looked at Hiruma before running a hand through his bright orange hair.
" I'm Ichigo. Ichigo Kurosaki."
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Ichigo looked at Hiruma curiously. Ten minutes before, he had been helping defend the soul society from a wave of weird creatures and now he was in a weird place with a person he didn't even know. Ichigo shifted his gaze over to the looming tower in the distance before turning back to look at Hiruma. " What's your name?"
Hiruma put his gun away. " Yoichi Hiruma."
Ichigo glanced upward for a few seconds. " Are you Japanese too?" Hiruma began to walk away, clearly ignoring him. " What's it to you, Damn Strawberry?"
Ichigo shook his fist at Hiruma. " Don't call me that! And besides, you look like a baby chick that touched an electric socket!" Hiruma turned back to face him. " You want to run that "baby chick" comment by me again?" Ichigo smirked at him " A baby chick." Hiruma growled, but eventually a calm expression washed over his face. " I don't have time to argue with you. I'd like to get home as soon as possible."
Ichigo's anger subsided and he began walking towards the tower with Hiruma trotting behind him. " So, I'm guessing you are Japanese. What area do you live in?" he asked, attempting to be friendly. "I go to Deimon High school." was the reply. Ichigo had never heard of Deimon before. "Never heard of it before. I live in Karakura town."
Hiruma began to pry at the doors, straining for a few seconds before sitting down in disgust. " I've never heard of Karakura town. Damn door won't open!" Sensing an opportunity to annoy Hiruma, Ichigo eagerly went at the door to find that he too, could not open it. Grunting in anger, he drew Zangetsu and swung it at the doors. The doors rattled as if someone was on the other side, using body weight to keep the door closed. He and Hiruma strained to hear the voice on the other side of the door.
" Are you human?" came the small voice on the other side of the door.
Ichigo and Hiruma exchanged glances and turned back to the door. "Yes." announced Ichigo in a loud voice. The voice spoke again. " Are the black monsters gone?" Ichigo rose his voice once more. " Yes, they're gone. Can we come in now?" The doors inched open and Hiruma walked inside only to come face to face with another gunslinger , brandishing four guns and a long blue scarf that matched his blue hair.
"I'm Zero. Nice to meet you." remarked the gunslinger. Ichigo reached out his hand and Zero shook it. " I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, call me Ichigo. And this is Yoichi Hiruma." Hiruma walked past Zero. "Call me Hiruma. How did you get here?" Zero pointed through the door which Ichigo was pushing closed. " I came here during a fight with these two strange red and blue giants. I got caught in the blast and ended up here. When I woke up, I saw some more black creatures, so I ran in here and slammed the door shut. A little while later, you guys came to the door."
Hiruma looked up the huge spiraling staircase inside the tower. " Sounds like what I was doing, except the creature I saw was a giant humanoid with a heart-shaped hole in its chest." Ichigo stood at the foot of the staircase. " what I saw was a large ball thing wrapped in chains. I killed it, but it changed into something else and then I got caught in a blast just as well." Zero glanced at the stairs. " Do you guys mind if I travel with you until I get home?" Ichigo shrugged.
"We're all going to have to travel together to get home. Now get moving! These stairs aren't going to climb themselves!" snapped Hiruma from the stairs above.
Ichigo and Zero ran to keep up with Hiruma's paced climb. Several minutes later, the three of them stopped in front of a swirling door of light. Zero eyed the door nervously and looked at Ichigo. " Think it's safe?"
Ichigo stared at the door before answering. " We won't know until we go in there." Ichigo led the way with Hiruma behind him, Zero bringing up the rear. Ichigo glanced around the new room that they were in. " Seems safe to me." Hiruma looked at Zero. " You can let go of my scarf now." Zero sheepishly let go of the scarf and bowed his head in apology. All three of them walked over to the door on the other side of the room and inspected it carefully. The arrow on the door pointed up, meaning it led to another floor.
"Seems stupid to put a room where the first floor ends." remarked Hiruma, reaching for the door. A shimmering wall sprang up around the door preventing exit as several of the black creatures appeared from the floor. Hiruma cleared out the ones in front of them while Zero cowered behind him. Ichigo, taking the opportunity to strike , mowed down all of the remaining creatures. " What's the matter with you?" he asked Zero.
Zero sighed to himself and held out one of his guns. " I don't kill people." Hiruma looked at him as if he was on drugs. " You need some damn glasses. Those things are not people!" Zero winced at the comment. " I know, but where I'm from, I've seen a lot of curses and these things might be people under curses!"
Ichigo pushed open the door to the next floor. "can we just GO before their buddies show up?!" Zero nodded and ran through the door, followed by Hiruma, both running after Ichigo.
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Zero sighed to himself as he followed Ichigo and Hiruma up the stairs. He wished he was still back home traveling with Himeko. He had left her behind in order to protect her because since she was cursed by the gods, she was next to defenseless. Himeko, in fact, was the most powerful witch gunslinger in the land. She was forced to change her name from Kurohime to Himeko when she lost a battle with the gods. Kurohime had saved Zero when he was young and now he traveled with her to break her curse.
Zero was snapped out of his trip down memory lane by a curse from Hiruma. "Damn Strawberry, move your ass!" Ichigo pretended to ignore him and turned to Zero. " Zero, do you hear chirping? I wonder if there is a bird's nest above?" Zero sighed again as Hiruma started calling Ichigo all kinds of rude names. Ichigo retorted back with an imitation bird call and the two began fighting like two brothers fighting over the same toy.
Zero stepped over the slug-fest and continued walking up the stairs. This was the third set of stairs that they had climbed and all of their nerves had been worn down by repeated attacks by the black monsters.
Hiruma, hair ruffled and holding his nose, followed behind him, growling at Ichigo who had a hand over his eye. Zero turned back to Hiruma. "Is your nose broken?" Hiruma rubbed his nose once more before answering with a hint of malicious intent. " No, but it feels like I hit a wall." "Good." grumbled Ichigo. Hiruma smirked at him. " Can you open your eye yet, Damn Strawberry?"
"NO." was Ichigo's angry response.
Zero pointed up at a door waiting for them at the end of the stairway. " Another door. Think it's the last one?" Ichigo took his hand away from his eye and managed to open it. " It had better be. I'm tired of listening to Chick-head over here." Hiruma raised his hand to hit Ichigo again but instead lowered it when Zero reached for the door.
Opening the door carefully, Zero walked inside a room that had bookshelves in it as well as people. An elderly man sat behind a desk while a teenage boy with red hair and an eye patch over his right eye sat in front of the desk.
"Seems I have more visitors. Kindly find yourselves a seat and sit down." said the man.
"Who the hell are you, old man?" remarked Hiruma. Zero covered Hiruma's mouth and shoved him into a seat while the man regained his composure. " I am Yen Sid. Tell me, why are all of you here?" Zero, still covering Hiruma's mouth, spoke first. " My name is Zero and I woke up here after I was attacked by two giant monsters." Ichigo spoke next. " My name is Ichigo Kurosaki and I ended up here after meeting a monster as well." Zero yelped in pain as Hiruma sunk his teeth into his arm. Once free, Hiruma told Yen Sid his reason as well.
The red haired boy turned to them. " My name is Lavi. I was attacked by a similar monster with a scythe. Nice to meet you." Yen Sid held out his arms and beckoned for Zero and the others to look at the wall. Images of the black creatures, all different types, appeared on the wall as he began his narration. " Those " Black Monsters" are called Heartless. When a person loses their heart, they become one of these. Destroying them releases the heart. Larger Heartless are made up of several hearts. Sometimes, when a strong person loses their heart, a Nobody is created. Some Nobodies are even capable of speech and complex planning. "The image of the Heartless disappeared and was replace by a white creature that swayed back and forth.
Yen Sid continued his narration. " You individuals are from different worlds that have been lost. Your hearts were stronger than the force that took your worlds so you ended up here."
Hiruma's eyes fell on his scarf and he exchanged glances with Ichigo, who looked at the ground. Zero, fearing he would never see Himeko again, stepped forward. " Will we ever be able to go home?" Yen Sid nodded. " If the worlds are once again in turmoil, the Keyblade bearer, Sora, will soon arrive to help return the worlds to normal. If you four travel with him, you may be able to restore each of your homes." Ichigo groaned.
"Guess we don't have much of a choice here. When does Sora arrive?"
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Lavi focused his attention on the new arrivals. He had no interest in why two of them were fighting with each other however, he was curious as to how they got in the same predicament he did. Lavi had been horsing around in the back of the Black Order when a creature carrying a scythe appeared. His innocence did nothing to it, so it wasn't an Akuma. When he awoke again, he was outside the tower. At the top he met Yen Sid and was in the process of getting some information when those three came through the door. After listening to Yen Sid's discussion, the four were ushered into the next room.
There they met Merryweather, Flora, and Fauna, the three fairies that lived in the tower with Yen Sid as well. " Fairies?!" exclaimed Hiruma in absolute disbelief. Lavi snickered quietly to himself as Hiruma checked his eyes in one of the mirrors in the room. Zero, attempting to make up for Hiruma's rudeness, introduced himself, Hiruma, and Ichigo." And this is..." he continued, looking at Lavi.
Lavi finished Zero's introduction."Lavi."
Flora smiled sweetly. " Well, there's only one reason as to why Yen Sid would send all of you to us; new clothes!" Fauna eagerly floated over to Ichigo and began measuring him. Hiruma stopped examining his eyes long enough for Merryweather to begin measuring him as well. Lavi leaned on the wall and patiently waited for his turn as Flora examined Zero. After measuring all the boys extensively, the three fairies huddled in a circle and began to talk quietly.
Lavi, putting his exorcist's cloak back over his shirt, walked over and tapped Fauna on the shoulder."Is there a problem?" he asked.
Flora turned to him. " We are going to enchant your clothes with magical abilities but I fear we will need more help." she explained. " Isn't there someone else that can help?" asked Ichigo. " Right behind you." came Yen Sid's voice. All in the room turned to see Yen Sid and the Fairy Godmother standing in the doorway.
"Yen Sid asked me to help prepare our new arrivals for their journey." said the Fairy Godmother. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather joined the Fairy Godmother and Yen Sid and worked on each of the boys outfit's, one at a time.
Ichigo went first and the five cast their magic. Ichigo's outfit didn't change, but he did sense a feeling of power emanating from them. Zero was next. The only thing that they changed about his outfit was that they changed his shirt into a black turtleneck. " It might be cold for you in some worlds, dear" commented Flora.
Hiruma grudgingly trudged forward when called . When the fairies and Yen Sid tried to enchant Hiruma's outfit, the magic was reflected by an invisible barrier, causing the magic to fly everywhere. Zero dodged to the right and a red beam left Ichigo with pink hair. Lavi ducked behind a mirror which turned a green beam upwards, hitting a raven.
Lavi turned, ignoring Hiruma's laughter at Ichigo, and stared at the raven. The raven, now green in color, screeched and flew off. Lavi watched the raven until he could no longer see it before returning to watch a blue beam, which had reflected several times, turn a wall blue.
The fairies restored Ichigo's hair color to it's original state while Yen Sid examined Hiruma carefully. " Do you possess a magical object?" he asked. Hiruma shook his head no, Yen Sid then took a closer look at his scarf. " This scarf was made by several people, was it not?"
Hiruma nodded yes, and Yen Sid took a part of it in his hand. " This scarf is what reflected our magic. The people who made it had put their hearts into it and now it protects you from magic spells." Hiruma gently took the scarf off and laid it on the table next to him so the magic enchant would work properly this time. After they were done, Hiruma put the scarf back on.
Lavi stepped forward and they cast their spell on him too. His silver accessories now had a red tinge about them and his exorcist's symbol was now on his orange scarf as a pin rather than on his uniform. Yen Sid turned to leave the room. " Sora and his friends should be arriving shortly. When you travel with him, find a man named Merlin. He also has something that you will need in your journeys."
After Yen Sid left, the Fairy Godmother stated that, she too, must leave. She then left in a puff of multicolored smoke.
Once alone, the three fairies turned to the group. " For some of you, your clothes may have not changed but your abilities have." Flora flicked her wand gingerly and several orbs hovered around the room. "See these orbs? These orbs are able to change your fighting ability dramatically. Ichigo, will you please take the closest on to you?"
Ichigo traded glances with Zero,Hiruma, and Lavi. Lavi nodded at him slightly. " I think it should be alright." Ichigo reached out an touched the orb closest to him. Instead of taking it into his palm, the orb was absorbed into his hand. His outfit glowed for a split second before it changed altogether. Ichigo looked at his new outfit before realizing that he was in his Bankai form but blood red in color, Zangetsu now was a dull red in color as well. He also realized that that half of the upper part, from the skull to the upper jaw of his Hollow mask was on the left side of his face yet he could still see clearly.
Suddenly nervous, he did a mental check to make sure he was still in control. Hichigo was either not paying attention or wasn't awake, because Ichigo couldn't sense movement. Lavi whistled at Ichigo. " Don't you look frightening. Watch where you put that sword though."
Hiruma sighed in obvious disgust until the fairies told the rest of the group to take the orbs closest to them as well. Zero's outfit, red in color as well, now bore two guns instead of four while Hiruma now had two guns instead of one. The ends of Zero's once blue now red scarf as well as Hiruma's scarf ended in some nasty looking claws which Hiruma found that he could move freely, like a second set of arms.
Lavi stood examining himself in the mirror, gazing at his red exorcist's uniform with black pants and red boots. His silver accessories were pitch black in color and his orange scarf had turned black as well. His Innocence had turned red too. Ichigo turned to the fairies. " What is this?" Fauna answered him with a soft smile.
"These outfits you're in now are the manifestations of your powers. There are other outfits as well but you'll have to find them while traveling with Sora. Unlike Sora's garments, these don't rely on the powers of others, just your own abilities." Merryweather finished up with a warning. " Since these aren't like Sora's clothes, you'll be tired sometimes after using them. Use them when you need them."
Lavi reverted back to his original look, followed by the others. Flora mentioned that Yen Sid wished to see them after they were done, so Lavi and the rest of the group went into Yen Sids' room once more to hear him speak.
-Destiny Islands-
Sora, Riku, and Kairi exchanged glances as Sora read aloud from King Mickey's letter.
" Dear Sora and Friends,
After we defeated Organization XIII and saved Kingdom Hearts as well as the worlds, Donald,Goofy and I returned to Disney Castle. Much to our confusion, Heartless appeared once more a few days after our return. Donald and Goofy were protecting the castle while I searched for the source.
To our horror, a individual dressed in black had stolen the Cornerstone of Light! Fearing the worst, I sent Chip and Dale to pick you up as soon as possible, but a swarm of Heartless prevented them from leaving.
Using our combined power, Donald, Goofy and I managed to open a passageway for the gummi ship to leave but we were left behind. Merlin managed to teleport into the castle and deliver a message for me to Leon, who in turn got Cid to transfer a message to your world.
Several new worlds are in chaos which is interrupting the once peaceful balance of the worlds. I ask you as a friend, Sora, will you please rid Disney Castle of this threat, retrieve the Cornerstone of Light, and investigate as to why the balance of the worlds is being interrupted?
-King Mickey"
As if on cue, the gummi ship that Sora had used in previous adventures came flying through the sky, eventually landing on the shore.
Sora hurtled towards the ship, with Riku not too far behind him. Kairi coughed from the sand being kicked up as she ran after them as well. Reaching the ship, Sora and Riku opened the door to find Chip and Dale.
" Are you guys okay?" asked Sora. Chip nodded solemnly. " We're okay, but the castle is still in danger!" Dale jumped up and down impatiently as if to give further emphasis on the matter. "Sora, please hurry!" Sora turned to look at Destiny Islands before leaping inside the ship. He didn't want to leave his home but if he didn't do anything, his home might be swallowed up again.
Turning to the controls, he jumped a little as he felt Riku and Kairi hop into the ship with him. " Why are you guys coming?" he asked, stunned. Riku looked at him as if he was sleep talking.
"Donald and Goofy won't be with us for awhile. Do you really thing you can handle all of those Heartless and Nobodies by yourself?" he explained. Sora turned red with embarrassment. " Yeah, I guess so." he then looked at Kairi. " You're coming too?"
Kairi nodded happily. "This time I'm coming with you. You guys will probably need a cook anyways." she said. Sora and Riku turned red; what she said was true. Riku crossed his legs in his seat. " Here's what we'll do. Kairi: you'll be in charge of snacks and meals." Kairi agreed and he continued " I'll help Sora defeat the Heartless and the Nobodies as well as travel the worlds with him. And Sora? You'll do what you do best: Screw up the enemy's plans without realizing it."
Sora pumped his fist into the air. " All right! I'll just... HEY!" Sora fumed as Kairi laughed. Still fuming, Sora took the controls of the gummi ship and , with Chip and Dale acting as guides, steered the ship out of Destiny Islands towards their new adventure.
With Chip and Dale's guidance, Sora soon set the ship down in front of Yen Sid's tower. " Why does this tower appear taller every time I see it?" wondered Sora as he, Riku, and Kairi began to climb the stairs.
In each of the rooms, Sora and Riku dealt with Heartless until they reached the top. " I wonder what Yen Sid has to tell us," remarked Kairi as she opened the door on the last flight of stairs.
Sora and Riku were shocked as they saw that the room had five people in it. Sora knew Yen Sid, but the four teens in front of him were unfamiliar. " Ah, Sora. These four individuals have lost their homes and are in need of assistance. Would you mind taking them with you?" said Yen Sid.
Sora looked at each teen in earnest before nodding his head. " If that's Sora, we're doomed. Just shoot my ass now." moaned Hiruma. Zero shushed Hiruma with his hand. " Be quiet please, Sora is the only one who can help us."
Lavi agreed with Zero. " Not in your best interest to make the only person who can help you mad." he mentioned. Ichigo chuckled to himself until a glare from Hiruma silenced him. Kairi placed a hand on her hip. " Who are you guys?"
Zero twisted his chair around to face her. " I'm Zero, this is Ichigo, that's Lavi and he's Hiruma. Nice to meet you." he replied with a bow of his head. Kairi bowed back as Hiruma glared at Riku. Riku returned the glare and Hiruma lost interest.
Sora found a chair and listened as each of the four told their stories. After Zero had finished, Riku took the opportunity to speak. " So each of you have lost your worlds and now you need to restore them so you can go home? And you want to travel with us to do that?" Ichigo and Zero nodded vigorously while Hiruma and Lavi stared into space. " But we don't have enough room in the gummi ship," began Kairi.
Yen Sid waved a hand at the window. " That's why I took the liberty of asking your friend Cid to make a large ship capable of accommodating extra passengers."
A large gummi ship hovered outside the window, hatch open and waiting for passengers. Yen Sid continued talking. " Sora, before you go, have your clothes updated for the worlds that you may be encountering later. Not much is known about the new worlds and anything can happen." Sora headed into the room where the three fairies were. Yen Sid told Riku and Kairi to go in there too, because they also need to be prepared for their travels.
After they were done, Sora and the two came back into the room.
Yen Sid watched them load into the gummi ship, sighing slightly when Hiruma and Ichigo fought over a seat, before leaving them with some parting words. " Remember this, all of you: Though you paths may separate and rejoin, know that you are never alone and that those you care for will help you in your darkest hour. Keep that in your heart and you will be able to save those who need you as much as you need them. You are far stronger as a group than by yourself. Farewell and may you succeed in you journey."
"Goddamn, can he get any more ominous?" remarked Hiruma as the gummi ship departed, bound for unfamiliar and familiar worlds alike.
End prologue 1
Author's note: Zero is a character for the series Kurohime, called Mahotsukai Kurohime in Japanese. Zero is a pacifist gunslinger who has the ability to wield four guns at high speeds. He will not kill anyone, even if it is to save his own life
0.o wow, that was long... I'll update as soon as I can so review and tell me what you think. No flames please!
