Hey People! Sorry I haven't been doing much of anything lately...been busy, sick, Mother got sick too and was taking care of her, ANND...I've had a slight case of Writer's Block -sweat drop- Stupid life has been busy busy busy!
Anyway, Fans of Mystic Knight, I'm gonna try to update it this weekend...but not making any promises...Damn Play in that part of FFIX is making it slightly hard to go through it x.x; I wish I could skip the whole thing...but from reading reviews on stories that skipped some things...That's not a good idea! XD.
But anyway, Here is the winner of the poll...Which was a very small poll number wise. Made me slightly sad, but oh well! I am glad this won, and so...Here it is...Tales of the Blond Traveler!
Remember, the pairing I actually have no idea just yet...But its a fun idea that runs around in my brain! ANYWAY, Here you go. The first chapter. Enjoy my Friends, and Please...Review ^^.
Chapter 1: Places to Be, People to See, and...A Hyperesonance?
A young man, around the age of 18, walked down an empty road alongside a companion. The man wore an interesting attire, consisting of a sea blue shirt, with a green overcoat covering his body. The coat was lined and decorated with blue linings and symbols as he walked with at a patient pace, reading a book in his hands as he walked.
The man had spiky blond hair, while a few had red streaks through his hair, azure blue eyes studying the writing, analyzing it in detail. He had slightly tanned skin, but had three scars or grooves in his cheeks, as if to seem like whiskers. Overall, a man that seemed like a scholar.
Beside him was a young woman, maybe a year or two younger than her companion, but she had a cold aura around her, her face unreadable. The woman had blue eyes, not as bright as her companion but still blue. She had on a black or dark brown high collar sleeveless outfit, consisting of white and slightly yellow linings all over it, with a brown stripe going done the middle of it.
She had a staff on her back, albeit not one of wood. Her light brown hair flowed down to her back while covering one of her blue eyes from the world, while two bangs went down parallel along her gifted chest, as she turned to look at her companion.
"Why did you decide to accompany me? I don't know you, and you certainly don't know me." She spoke calmly, sharply...a tone one could associate with a cold person, or also one from the military sometimes. The blond just chuckled, before he smiled pleasantly at the woman, shutting his book in the process.
"Because. You're interesting, not to mention we're going the same way, to Baticul! I have to set up the sales of my new book, before retrieving my payment of my other books. After all, a bank can't hold everything, I do have to have money in my pockets after all." The man chuckled, causing the woman to just shrug.
"Whatever. Regardless, we part ways after we reach the Capital...understand?" The woman replied to him, causing the blond to just smile, before he shook his head no. "Why should I do that? You're a perfect candidate for my next book after all, I sense an adventure if I stick with you." The blond exclaimed with a smile, full of hidden motives.
The woman just glared at the blond before she shook her head. "Regardless of what you might think, you aren't following me. We split ways at the Capital entrance." She stated clearly, before walking ahead as a huge city, surrounded by natural walls, before having red walls all around it too. A castle stood on the very top of it, with several different sections built in, traveled by air cars and elevators.
"Ah the Capital of Light...Baticul." The blond mused with a smile, before he went with the woman toward the entrance, neither one speaking. As they walked toward the guards and showed them passports, they walked into the city without any trouble.
The city was bustling with people and trade, while children were running all over. It was a city filled with life, unaware of the troubles of the world, unaware of anything but their lives they chose to live in the safety of the city. "Well. We're here!" The blond said with a smile, before looking toward his companion...
Only to frown at how she was already walking away from him, without so much of a wave or a goodbye. The blond sighed before he got shook his head. He just stared at her back before shrugging and walking off toward an air car. 'Oh well. It was nice for awhile. Very beautifully company to look at anyway...Ah, Godfather would be so proud.'
The blond grew a smile, before he stood on the aircar, as it went upward to the second level of the city. The blond just stared at the sky as he waited for the car to get there, a reminiscing smile on his face.
This...is the world of Audrant. A world composed of elementary particles named Fonons. These Fonons are composed and found in everything the eye can see in the world. These Fonons come in different elements, Shadow, Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, and Light. These six Fonons were the first documented Fonons and have remained that way for many years.
However one new Fonon was finally found, the Seventh Fonon, Sound. Using this Fonon, people could see that they could tell the future, whether it be a day, a year or a month from the time they predicted. One such Seventh Fonist, a young woman named Yulia Jue, predicted a future thousands of years ahead of her time, with a promise of unlimited prosperity at its end.
This...was called the Score, and was scattered all around the world on giant stones, called Fonstones, scattered throughout the world. The nation of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, and the nation of Malduth have both waged war, fighting over these fragments of the score for generations, hoping to learn the future before the other.
The blond walked toward an elderly man, who was helping other people withdraw or hold money, as people walked over the inside of the huge building, buying or selling items or walking out to go about their day. As the blond waited for his turn, the elderly man nodded toward a couple who had just finished, and gave the older man a smile.
"Thank you for your help, have a nice day." They told him, which just caused him to smile back and wave them off. After the couple left, the elderly man looked to see a familiar blond in front of him. "Oh? Master Naruto! Here for your daily payments from your book sales?" The blond, now named Naruto just smiled and nodded.
"Of course, if you don't mind. I'm in a slight hurry today, as I want to leave the city before they find out I'm back home...I'd prefer not to have a run in with them at the moment." The blond spoke politely, but had a hint of sadness in his voice. The older man just sighed and shook his head as he gave Naruto a bundle of Gald, filled to the tip.
"I'm afraid you can't just leave like usual. Rumors are abound of your new book...about Jiraiya. The Duke wants to read what you have, they were good friends, the Duke and Your Godfather...I wouldn't make an enemy of royalty Naruto...You don't need a higher, more connected one." The blond just sighed at this news, before he nodded.
"Alright. Thanks Rai." Rai just laughed heartily, before waving the blond off. "Take care Master Naruto...and remember, He'd be very proud of you." The blond was already walking to the door when Rai said that, causing Naruto to turn and smile at the man. "Thank you for that Rai. Till next we meet huh?" Naruto chuckled out, before he headed out the door.
As the door closed behind, Naruto stared at the sky in thought. 'Duke fon Fabre huh...Well, Jiraiya would talk about having friends in the royal family...I didn't think it was the family in Baticul though...Wonder how they knew each other anyway?' He shook his head, clearing his wondering thoughts before heading up some stairs.
Several soldiers dressed in red armor met his gaze as they walked past him, not bothering him but were still quite a few at one time. "Hm. I think I should hurry." The blond muttered, before heading toward the elevator that led to the castle. A soldier stood guard there, but the blond showed him his passport, which led the Soldier to start the elevator.
Naruto pulled out a book, and started to read it as he stood on the elevator, before he felt it slowing down, and then open. He sighed at the shortness of the ride, before he shut his book and looked up...only to blink. "Well...Isn't this lovely?" He muttered sarcastically while the drawing of a sword sounded in front of him.
In front of him stood a woman around his age, having purple eyes and shoulder length dark red hair. The woman wore white armor with gold linings, gauntlets and leggings included. Her bust was hidden mostly by the bulky armor. The woman also had a sword, a katana drawn and held in her hand as she glared at Naruto in front of her.
"Why the hell haven't you written?" The woman spoke harshly, hatefully at the blond who just sighed, and shut his eyes. "Wrote to who? My loving family?" He asked sarcastically, before he sidestepped a slash. "Feisty as always aren't you Kasumi?" The newly named Kasumi just growled at Naruto, before she put up her weapon.
"You missed Mother's anniversary, Brother." She stated coldly, glaring at Naruto with hatred in her amethyst eyes. Naruto just shrugged as he walked past her without a care of what she said. "No offense...but I lost my Mother the moment you all threw me away like trash." Kasumi just glared at the blond and shouted.
"You know that's not true! If Father knew that-!" Naruto just turned and gave her a glare, causing her to become quiet. "Father threw me out because he thought I wouldn't amount to anything, and now look at me. The only TRUE Father..no..Family I've ever had was Jiraiya!" Naruto growled out, before he turned away and started to head toward a manor near the castle.
"Tell Father whatever you like, Kasumi. I don't give a damn what you do. I'm no longer associated to the Namikaze name, and you know it. The letters I get that ask me to come back I rip to shreds because I know they aren't meant. Normally I would make sure I would never have a chance of running into any of you...but unfortunately, I've been called by the Duke to show him a book I'm working on."
Kasumi just glared at Naruto, before turning away from and muttered hatefully. "Of course, your damned perverted books would have been a favorite of the Duke." She muttered, before she felt an icy glare on her back. She slowly turned to see Naruto glaring at her, before he shut his eyes after a moment.
"The book is about Jiraiya...A story based off him, Oh SMART one." Naruto ended sarcastically before he walked off, leaving a wide eyed Kasumi. As the blond waited for a gate to open from a watching guard, he slowly looked at his sister before shaking his head.
"For the record...Congratulations on becoming an Oracle Knight...I've been told you worked hard for it." Naruto said simply, before walking through the gate, leaving Kasumi to her thoughts, before she got onto the elevator heading down...thinking about what he said.
The Oracle Knights...the military faction of the Order of Lorelai. A holy order dedicated to keeping the peace and the reading of the Score. Set to maintain the peace, the Order of Lorelai works with both nations to keep the peace, while reading the Score, hoping to see into the future itself. The leader of the Order of Lorelai was someone called a Fon Master...never without a Guardian.
The Oracle Knights were led by the Six God-Generals...who were led by their Commandant...Fearsome fighters to ever be fought.
-/-/-Inside the Manor, The Drawing Room-/-/-/-/
One man and one woman with red hair, were discussing something with a man with light brown hair, when the door to the room opened, revealing a young man walking in. This person had long red hair traveling to his back, that spiked a little before two bangs went down across his front, wore a white coat with a black undershirt that showed off his stomach.
He had fingerless leather gloves, with leather straps on his hands, black pants and a leather belt. Black shoes accompanied those as his blue, with a tint of green, eyes looked at the man at the head of the table. "You called for me Father?"
The male with red hair nodded, before gesturing to a chair. "Yes I did Luke, please have a seat." The young man, Luke, nodded and sat down beside the light brown haired man, before turning to him and quickly asked. "Master Van, Are you here to train me today? I thought today wasn't a training day." Luke asked hastily, causing Van to smile and chuckle.
"We'll have time for that later, Luke. First we have to talk about something important." Luke seemed to frown, before nodding, as his father, Duke Fabre spoke up. "Dorian General Grants is returning to Daath tomorrow." He stated, causing his son to widen his eyes. "What? Why?"
Van just smiled and looked at Luke. "You know that I am a member of the Oracle Knights, part of the Order of Lorelai, correct?" Luke responded thoughtfully as he looked up. "Yeah...You said you're their commandant, right?" The knight nodded, replying. "Right. As the leader of the Knights, its my responsibility to protect Fon Master Ion."
The red head blinked, before scratching his head slightly. "Uh...what's a "Fon Master Ion?" The woman spoke up, a soft and slightly mirthful tone in her voice. "He's the leader of the Order of Lorelai." Luke made an 'O' with his mouth before he nodded as his Mother continued speaking. "Its thanks to Ion that the truce between the Malkuth Empire and our Kingdom of Kalmlasca-Lanvaldear is in place."
Van nodded, and continued where she left off. "If Ion's predecessor Evenos, is the hero who ended the Hod War, then the current Fon Master is a symbol of the peace that reigns today." Luke nodded absently, not really caring, while his Father spoke up again. "Unfortunately Ion has gone missing."
"Therefore I must attend to my duties as an Oracle Knight and join the search for Fon Master Ion." Luke smashed his fist in the table slightly, not hard enough for a loud bang, but loud enough for the room to hear. "Hold on! You can't do that! If you go back home, who's gonna train me in swordsmanship!" Luke shouted out, which caused a glare from his Father.
However Van just laughed and waved it off. "Heh heh. I expected this from you, Luke. Don't worry Luke, I'll have one of my men stay here and train you until I come back to Kimlasca." Luke glared and shook his head. "But I want YOU to train me!" The Duke just stood up slightly, causing Luke to look at his Father.
"Don't be selfish like this Luke. Dorian General Grants will return soon enough. Besides, I think its high time you learned some patience...and this may help you in that regard!" Luke just growled before leaning his arm on the chair, and looking towards the wall while his Mother shook her head.
"Please, dear! You know what this child's been through! He's still traumatized from the kidnapping! Its no wonder he wouldn't want the consistencies in his life to change! He even lost his childhood memories...The poor thing, don't you feel for him?" The woman asked her husband, causing said man to sigh.
"You spoil him, Susanne." Van shrugged at their conversation before he said knowingly. "Still, a life locked in the solitude of someone's home is hardly easy." This caused Luke to growl before he spoke out. "Yeah, why does my uncle keep me locked up here anyway? I feel like a caged bird! I know Uncle is King, but still he thinks that gives him the right to order people around? It makes me mad."
Everyone stared at him for a moment, thinking the same thought. 'It kinda does give him the right...' Before Susanne snapped out of it and shook her head. "Luke, my brother is only concerned for your safety. He's not trying to be cruel or mean. Just three more years Luke, then you can be free. Please just wait patiently."
Luke still had a sour look on his face which caused the knight to clap him on the shoulder. "Cheer up Luke! We'll train so hard today to make up for the entire time I'm gone...How's that sound?" Luke smiled brightly at that idea, which caused Van to laugh and stand up. "Duke, Milady: By your leave. We must begin his training if I am to depart in time."
The Duke nodded, and replied. "Of course, Thank you Dorian General." Said man just bowed and turned to leave while Luke got of his chair when a loud commotion was coming from the hallway.
"Stop! You can't go in there, the Duke is having an important meeting at the moment!" A male voice just met this with a bored tone. "Does it look like I care? Since when did my Master care either for that matter! Besides, he's expecting me so just let me in!" The obvious guard apparently refused, shouting.
"NO! You cannot go in there while the Duke is in a meeting!" The male voice just sighed, before he spoke up. "Okay then..." The guard sighed in relief...before the door started to shine while the guard shouted. "What are you doing..WAIT NO DON'T!" "Wind Blast!" The next thing everyone knew...a guard was flying through the door and smashing into the wall opposite of the door.
As a figure walked in, causing Van to draw his weapon and Luke to get ready for something a voice sounded out. "I know why Master always took the windows now...lowers the chances of complications." In walked in a blond in a green cloak, causing the Duke to do something uncharacteristic of someone of his stature...he face palmed.
"You are just like Jiraiya." Naruto laughed at that comment, before waving the Duke off as his wife finally recognized him. "Nah, if I was just like him I would have came in here with some instrument, declaring how legendary and awesome I am." The blond then turned his attention to a glaring Luke, and a surprised Van.
"Oh, hello General Grants. I didn't know you were in here, haha!" Naruto chuckled out, before smiling at them. "And you...Luke. Its been a while, I doubt you recognize me." Luke just sent a glare at him, before shouting at the blond. "What the hell are you doing in our house? You BROKE THE DOOR!"
Naruto turned to see the door was indeed broken, before he shrugged. "Oh? My bad. He blocked my way though! I would rather leave before I am noticed honestly." This caught the Duke's attention, causing him to stare at Naruto with surprise. "You still haven't resolved that issue? I had hoped to speak to you about how you have been since Jiraiya passed...You haven't been in so long."
This caught Luke's attention, since he didn't recognize the blond but the name Jiraiya was familiar so he thought about it for a moment as Van stared at the blond. "You really are his successor...he had no sense of privacy or patience...Just wanted to barge into a room, meeting or not." Naruto laughed in agreement, before he bowed toward Susanne.
"Its nice to see you again Lady Susanne, your letter was well received when he died...It helped me through the pain, and actually helped me choose what I would do." The woman just smiled and nodded. "Of course. Jiraiya was always friendly with us...and even helped us look for Luke when he was missing."
Naruto nodded, knowing that. His Godfather was everywhere and anywhere...His hand in just about everything. Finally Luke snapped up and pointed an accusing finger at the blond, causing him to look at Luke. "AHA! I know you now! You're the blond who always traveled with that perverted old man who would always stare at the female maids and write in that damned notebook of his!"
Everyone slowly stared at Luke's outburst, staring at him with unreadable eyes, before...everyone burst out laughing hysterically...or in the Duke's case, chuckling heavily. This caused the red head to blush in anger and embarrassment and was about to shout, when Naruto spoke up in between his laughter.
"Hahahah, oh oh oh...You described him perfectly...hahahah! Oh yes. You described Master Jiraiya perfectly, Luke. Hahahahah! Oh..been a while since I've laughed that hard." The blond laughed a little more after that, before the Duke finally calmed down and nodded.
"Luke, why don't you go on outside and train with Master Van? I would like to talk to Naruto privately if you do not mind." Luke nodded quickly, obviously excited about training with his Master, while Van just stared at the blond for a moment, who ignored it as he walked to the seat he used to occupy.
After a moment of staring, Van shook himself and walked out as Luke grinned and followed after him as the blond smiled at the Duke and Duchess. "Now that he's gone, I do believe you have a book for me." Duke Fabre stated clearly, causing his wife to spin around, shouting. "Excuse ME? You buy those perverted BOOKS?"
The husband actually panicked and shook his hands in front of him. "No no! Honey, please calm down..You misunderstand! I only wanted-!" The wife looked mad...a sickeningly sweet smile on her face as she stared at her husband, but before she could say anything, a thick book slid along the table...in front of the couple.
It was a book with a red and white spine, and cover, showing it was a thick book, but not like a textbook or a history text. On the front cover was the image of a man with long spiky white hair, wearing a white and red robe with sandals. His eyes were closed as his hair seemed to be blowing in the wind, as it showed him above a cliff, at peace.
The title of the book stated. Tales of the Gallant Jiraiya. The Duke slowly grabbed it, and smiled at it briefly. "He would be proud of this." The man stated, guessing what was written about the man's former master. Naruto smiled sadly and shook his head. "I hope so...I can only hope for that." Naruto said quietly, before he started to cough hard, and violently.
Both people, and a servant from the far wall got up, or ran toward him as the blond kept coughing horribly, before started to stop slowly. He kept on coughing, but they progressively got lighter and not as hard before the blond finally withdrew his hand, showing it had some blood on it, before he pulled out a napkin and wiped it off.
"I'm sorry about that." The blond whispered hoarsely, before he coughed once more, fixing his voice. "Forgive me, I thought my medicine was still in effect." This caught the attention of the wife, before Duke Fabre sat back down with a sigh. "So, I was wrong when I assumed you found a cure for yourself."
The blond just shook his head and smiled at the couple as the servant brought a glass of water. "No, sorry. Jiraiya tried looking for a cure all over, but never found anything...the only thing we found were some pills and medicines that keep it under control." Susanne frowned and stared sadly at their blond guest.
"That's no way to live for someone as young as you!" Susanne exclaimed sadly, causing Naruto to smile at her, before taking out a red pill and popping it in his mouth, before drinking some water to make it go down. After that was done, the blond stood up and smiled at them.
"Lady Susanne, I agree it is slightly troublesome to live like this, however...I was expected to die when I was 8, and here I am. Trust me when I say that I don't plan on keeling over anytime soon either." He stated with a smile. "Thank you for having me, and I hope you enjoy the book, Duke Fabre...Now by your leave, I must be off before word spreads of my arrival!" The blond stated with a smile.
They both returned the smile, before the Duke nodded. "Of course, but Naruto...don't be a stranger. We must talk more, more than we do anyway." Naruto sighed before he shrugged, turning to walk out the door. "I'll try, but I try to avoid Baticul as much as possible. Farewell Mr. and Mrs. Fabre."
He started to open the door, when a song started to echo around them...all around the house actually. It was a beautiful song, more like a type of hymn as Naruto started to blink his eyes. 'What is this? A fonic hymn? Ugh...getting sleepy.' He slowly turned to see Susanne falling asleep on the table, while the Duke was glaring at the training grounds.
"Luke...stay...safe!" Naruto, having known what happened seven years ago, channeled Fonons through his body to make himself slightly more resistant to the sleeping effect as he opened the door to the training grounds. He saw Luke on his knees, some other blond guy laying on the ground, and Van staring at a woman with light brown hair.
Naruto blinked once, then twice, as he stared at the VERY familiar woman, before he grinned. 'AHA! I was CORRECT! We would see each other so soon!...Just didn't expect it like this.' The blond reached in his coat, and pulled out two fon tech guns. They were both green with wings above the handle. A blue serpent snaked itself along toward the holes in the guns as he opened fire at the group.
This caused the woman to jump to the side, as Luke just fell backwards, screaming "AHH!" As the Commandant just spun and block the attacks with his sword. However when they looked over to where the attack came from no one was there...before a whistle was heard, and above the intruder, was Naruto, his guns pointed at the woman.
"Hello again! Nice seeing you so soon, isn't it? Oh but you didn't believe me when I told you this...Do you believe me now though?" The blond laughed at her dumbfounded reaction, before she threw a dagger at him, as he shot at her. The woman dodged as the dagger flew past Naruto's face before she ran toward Van.
"Prepare to die Traitor!" She yelled as she ran at him, while Van readied himself, before Luke slowly got in the way, his wooden sword drawn as he struck at the woman, causing her to raise her staff to block, shouting. "Leave Master Van alone, damn it!" While a wooden sword versus a metal weapon of any kind would normally lose...Naruto saw something he didn't expect.
Power started to explode from the duo, before a slight ringing noise was heard. Van was surprised, before he whispered. "No! This is..." Naruto was equally surprised as he recognized what it was as the woman shouted. "No! The Seventh Fonons are reacting with each other!" While the red head was slightly confused. "What the hell is this?"
The ringing got louder, and Naruto grinned. 'An adventure indeed...A Hyperesonance!' He thought excitedly before he ran toward the duo, as they exploded into white light, shooting off into the air as they traveled to a new area, unaware of a third companion they carried off with them.
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Hoped you liked it :D. And if not, oh well. Lol If you have questions, which I am sure you might, let me address a few right here and now.
First and Foremost, I'm going to make this Clear, CRYSTAL CLEAR...Other characters from the Naruto world WILL Play a role, Not a lot, but several will make an appearance and have some sort of part to play, but who will they be? Well you'll just have to wait for them to appear lol.
The events with Naruto's family is going to be addressed slowly and be told throughout some of the story. I'm not going to reveal it all at once like some stories do...And trust me, I've been thinking hard on how to pull that off.
Naruto is going to know things that others won't know for a while many times in this story...After all, Jiraiya was his family...So we all know how that's going to turn out..Kinda xD.
Oh yeah...He's a long-range fighter in case you don't see that...but he isn't going to be like a useless person in close combat either, so yeah.
Hope you enjoyed it, and sorry about not being active lately...I WILL DO BETTER!
This was the Writer of Fantasy.