Hey everybody! I've finally returned to writing after a long, LONG absence (some serious family issues have kept me away). Yeah, I know, I really shouldn't be starting ANOTHER new story. But I'm having some serious writers block in regards to my other stories. So, I'm hoping that by working on something new it'll help clear my mind. It's a pattern I tend to repeat, hence the reason I have so many ongoing fanfics. Make no mistake though, I shall NEVER abandon any of my stories. :)

Well then, now that I've got that out. Welcome to my new fanfic, Quest for Purpose! :D This is my first time writing a fic for Magi so please have some patience with me. As for the plot, it will more or less be following the manga. Hope you all enjoy! :D

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, and to the best of my ability some Comedy here and there. ;)
Pairing: Sinbad X OC

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Magi, the Magi plot, NOR the Magi characters. I only own my OCs: Kyoto, Akeem, and Eolus as well as any part of the plot NOT a part of the anime or manga. This fanfic, however, is MINE and I'd like to keep it that way. :)


Chapter 1
Prologue: Part I
Long, untamed, nearly white pearl blonde hair fluttered about wildly as a chilly mid-autumn breeze skimmed through the orphanage backyard. Children laughed as they played and romped through the leaves whose piles had been scattered long ago. Yet, despite the overall merriment of the situation, one child alone sat quietly on the cold ground, secluded away from the others. It was the same child whose wild hair had been messed by the wind a mere few seconds ago. Her silvery crystal colored eyes scanned the surrounding in silent observation, almost in the manner of a cougar wary of an unknown hunter.

Slowly the seven year old little girl pulled her knees up, so as to form a resting post for her chin, simultaneously pulling down the snug sweat shirt on her arms before wrapping them around her legs.

She blinked slowly, and silvery eyes hardened with a sour glare at nothing in particular.

She hated it here.

A feeling in the little girl's stomach always nagged, telling her she belonged somewhere else. It was lonely here, and she was different. So different that it was impossible for anyone else to understand. Others around her were blind of what was directly in front of them, what was all around them.

Yet, here is where she was stuck, powerless to change anything about this foul play in her fate.

Reflecting upon this depressing and at the same time infuriating fact, the girl silently buried her face, hiding her expression from view. She would have remained in this position until she and the rest of the children were called in; however, an all too familiar high pitched yet somehow still soothing chirping sound next to her ears demanded immediate attention.

Slowly raising her head, the child was not surprised to find herself surrounded by the same flock of small, brilliant white shining birds that seemed to follow her wherever she went. She again blinked slowly, her expression, however, more at ease as she allowed the warmth from these little beings to seep into her body, soothing her troubled mind. Even if she still had no clue what they were, never had she been afraid of them, for in all honesty, the girl couldn't even remember a time when she hadn't been able to see and understand them.

Unfortunately, it was these little beings that had shown her just how different she was from everyone else.

For, as it turned out, she was the only one who could see them.

Why?

Feeling the chirping around her increase in urgency, the little girl sighed as she pushed away such troubling thoughts and instead refocused her attention on the white birds before her. Listening intently, silvery eyes widened at what the little creatures had to say.

Nervously, the child glanced over to the other children who were currently playing underneath a large oak. Coming to a quick and decisive decision, the little girl uncurled from her position before standing up and heading over towards the small crowd.

"Hey, look," one young boy murmured in surprise to another as the group of children watched the loner of a little girl approach, "it's Kyoto."

Stopping only once she was fully amidst the whole group, the young girl leveled her gaze upon them in a warning manner. "You shouldn't play under this tree," she stated simply.

"Huh?" the children looked confused. "Why not?"

Kyoto's expression didn't change, "It's dangerous."

This statement was merely received with a round of annoyed looks.

"And just how would you know that?"

"Yeah! Besides, you're a kid just like us! Why should you be able to tell us where we can and can't play?"

"You never hang around us anyways."

"So, why would you care?"

Kyoto was quiet as the children quickly resumed their previous games, and as usual, treated her presence as well as her warning like a small, obnoxious wisp of wind that momentarily interrupted them.

Sighing at their stupidity, a hint of frustration showed on the child's face as she headed towards the garage. "I may hate this place," she muttered quietly, "but that doesn't mean I don't care if someone gets hurt."

Opening the door, the small, pearl-headed blonde's gaze quickly darted around and almost instantly landed on a dark-haired woman looking to be in her late thirties. Currently, the woman was attempting to stitch a rather nasty tear in the front seat of her old car.

"Mrs. Kevnitt," Kyoto's clear voice rang tonelessly through the silence, causing the woman to jump.

"Oh, Kyoto," the woman quickly identified the girl, putting a hand over her heart in hopes to ease its rapid beat. Successfully calming herself after the mini scare the child had just given her, Mrs. Kevnitt looked down curiously at the blonde, "What is it?"

"It's the other children," the silvery-eyed child spoke in an even voice. "They're in danger."

A worried look instantly flashed across the orphanage manager's face. "What do you mean?" she asked tersely.

"They're playing underneath the old oak," Kyoto elaborated. "The largest branch on that tree is about to break."

"What!?" Mrs. Kevnitt's eyes went wide as she quickly through her stitching work to the side and fully faced the child in from of her. "But the wind hasn't been that bad! How would you know this?"

The response to this question was answered with upmost confidence and resolve, "Because the white birds told me."

Slowly, the dark-haired woman blinked, processing the familiar answer with this child as her worried expression turned to that of anger. "Kyoto," she spoke in a hard tone, "you will go to your room until supper."

Silvery eyes widened as she quickly identified the reaction on the woman's face. "But the other children-" Kyoto began desperately.

"That's enough!" Mrs. Kevnitt snapped. "How many times have I told you these pranks of yours have to stop?!"

"But this isn't-"

"Enough of your lies, Kyoto!" the woman shouted, "Now, go!"

The pearl blonde grew silent, her expression going void of all emotion, while her eyes turned cold.

Lies.

"But it's not a lie!" the little girl shouted furiously inside her mind, despite her blank expression as she headed back outside.

Liar.

"But I'm not!" she internally screamed, as she silently passed by the other children. "Why does no one ever believe me?!"

CRACK!

Kyoto froze at the sound as it echoed throughout the yard. Silvery eyes turned with a horrified expression to look over at the children who were still standing beneath the oak, having now stopped playing to look around in confusion as they too had heard the sound.

Another powerful gust of wind ripped through the tree.

"WATCH OUT!" Kyoto's scream pierced through the air.

She was running, her heart thrumming in her ears while the children scattered in panic as the massive branch finally came falling from above.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion as Kyoto spotted one child who wasn't moving fast enough. Not even thinking, the girl lunged and pushed the boy out of harm's way.

As if in a hazy dream, Kyoto watched as the other child fell into safety's zone. However, the relief that washed over the girl would not last long, for the white bird's warning cries had turned to shrill shrieks as a shadow fell over the blonde's figure.

She was out of time.

CRASH!

The world around her went black.

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Prologue: Part II

Cold.

That was the first thing that crossed the girl's mind as she opened her eyes, only to be greeted by an empty void of inky blackness.

A shiver ran down her spine as she stood.

"Just what happened?" she internally murmured as an instinctive feeling of fear began to creep into her being.

Silver eyes flickered around her surroundings, desperately attempting to spot any source of light, yet to no avail.

Dark.

Empty.

Cold.

Dead.

Kyoto's eyes widened as the memories of what happened flashed before her mind. Was she dead? She didn't know, and where were the white birds?!

Panic gripping her, the child began searching her body for any sort of injuries.

There were none.

Why!?

The little girl began to hyperventilate.

"Calm yourself, Child," an unmistakably male voice boomed within the chasm of darkness, causing Kyoto to be anything but calm.

"Who are you!?" she hissed, whirling around in a desperate attempt to locate the source of the voice as she bristled like a cornered cat. "Where are you!?"

"I am here, Little One," the voice spoke again, its tone gentle and soothing, and the next thing Kyoto knew, a brilliant hole of light had been slashed into the darkness, allowing a flock of familiar shining white birds to flow out of it and surround the frightened child.

As for the frightened child, nothing in the world could have brought her more relief then to see her many shining friends again as they surrounded her small being and brought back a comforting feeling of safety and warmth.

"As for who I am," the voice again began to speak, except this time Kyoto could tell it was coming from the other end of the brilliant light door, "walk towards the light, Child, and let us meet in person for you to find out."

"Walk towards… the light," the little girl murmured, almost in a daze as she stared into the shining door. Her feet seemed to have a will of their own as they moved forward, being encouraged onward by the coxing chirps of the white birds.

Staying here promised only death and cold darkness. But through this door…

Light.

Warmth.

Life.

Flowing around her in a stream of light, the white birds continued to gently pull at the small child. A small smile formed on Kyoto's face as she again put her trust in the little beings and followed them into whatever future would await.

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Prologue: Part III

"It's so warm," Kyoto mentally murmured in a contented manner, her eyes closed. Just what was this feeling anyways? It felt as if she were light as a feather, and floating on a warm yet gentle air current.

She wished she could stay like this forever.

Yet, just as that thought crossed her mind, the ever familiar chirping of the white birds seemed to return as they coxed her back to consciousness.

Slowly, very slowly, silvery eyes opened, only for the young girl to find herself laying on the ground in a large light colored stone room. She blinked up at the ceiling in surprise. Just where in the world was she?

Letting out a small grunt, Kyoto pushed herself into a sitting position before scanning her environment. All around her were what looked like sandstone walls covered in different beautiful vines, while the floor was of marble and had multiple stacks of gold and other priceless jewels strewn all about.

The child's eyes widened in astonishment.

"I see you're shocked. Although, I suppose you have good reason to be," a male voice spoke off to the girl's side, causing her head to instantly whip around on guard.

She froze.

For sitting there beside her, a gentle yet amused smile on his face, was a giant.

A blue giant.

Kyoto's jaw unhinged as she gaped. Typically, she ought to be screaming, but the sight had shocked her so much that it seemed her voice had decided to take a vacation. Silvery eyes widened even more as the girl suddenly realized that one of the massive beings hands was reaching towards her.

That certainly got her moving.

Kyoto's movement was so fast that even the blue giant was left gazing in surprise at the spot where the child had just been. Now, a good twenty feet away, the child was currently pointing a disbelieving and accusing finger at the other figure, "Who are you!?"

The giant frowned slightly, his handsome features turning mildly sour as he gave the little girl a reprimanding look. "How brattishly rude of you," he huffed, flicking his long, dark blue braid over his shoulder, "forgetting me so soon."

Blinking in confusion, the little girl wracked her brain to try and figure out what the giant meant when it suddenly clicked. "You…" she breathed in shock, her hand lowering as the fear slowly began to dissipate, leaving only astonishment and curiosity in its wake, "you're the voice."

The smile on the giant's face returned, lighting his face with a gentle expression. "That's right," he hummed softly, setting his hand down in his lap as he didn't want to scare the child farther. "Although, saying I'm a voice isn't quite accurate." A chuckle left his lips, "I am what humans call a Djin, and my name is Akeem."

"Akeem…" the young child voiced the name carefully as she allowed her tongue to adjust to forming the foreign word. Eye brows quickly creased in confusion as she met the giant's gaze with a bewildered look, "What's a Djin?"

"A Djin is me," Akeem smirked, amusement dancing in his brilliant golden eyes as he saw the pout form on the little girl's face. "As for details on what a Djin is, that's a question whose answer can wait until a later date, don't you think? After all, don't you have a few more important questions you'd like to ask?"

Confusion again clouded Kyoto's face for only an instant before realization quickly re-dawned upon her expression. Her gaze flicked around briefly as the girl once again took in her odd surroundings before bringing her gaze back to the Djin before her. "Where am I," she demanded with wide eyes, "and how did I get here!?"

Chuckling softly, Akeem let a reassuring smile appear on his features. "You're in my home, the sky dungeon," he elaborated calmly, gesturing to the area around him. "This magnificent place is floating in the skies in a different world then the one you are from."

"A different world!?" Kyoto shrieked, deciding that this fact demanded far more attention than the fact that this building was apparently floating.

"That's right," the Djin confirmed, allowing his chin to rest in his palms as he gazed down at the human child. "As for how you got here. I brought you here."

"Y-You did?" the young girl breathed in shock. "B-But why?! And what about the oak branch? I'm sure it landed on me-"

"Yes, it did," Akeem again confirmed the child's statement, "and it would have killed you had I not brought you here."

"But why!?" Kyoto again demanded.

"Because," the blue giant's expression softened greatly, "you have a purpose here in this world."

"A… purpose?" the little girl questioned in surprise. "What purpose?"

Akeem let out a quiet sigh, "That's something you yourself shall have to discover in the future."

"What? Why!? That's not fair!" Kyoto accused furiously, her small fist shaking angrily at her sides. "Besides, who said I wanted to come to a new world anyways!?"

"Then you would have preferred to die?" the blue male inquired calmly.

"Well, no, but-"

However, Akeem did not give her a chance to finish, "Then you wish to return to a place in which you already know you do not belong?"

That brought the young girl's tirade to a screeching halt. "How did you know that," she whispered hoarsely, her eyes a mixture of fear, anger, and grief.

The blue giant gave the child a gentle look as he quietly stood up and walked over to where she was standing. Akeem was relieved to see that, though looking a bit nervous, the girl didn't run from him like last time as he reached out a kind hand and lightly brushed his large thumb over her head. "Because I know where you belong," he finally replied in a soft tone, causing the child's eyes to go wide.

"Where!?"

"Here in this world."

"Where in this world!?"

"Somewhere."

"Stop teasing me!" Kyoto finally exploded, attempting to slap away the hand on her head as tears began streaming down her face.

"I'm not teasing you, Kyoto," Akeem finally spoke the child's name, causing surprise to flit across her expression. The Djin's face showed compassion as he continued to stroke the top of the girl's head, much like a mother might do to comfort their child. "However," he again spoke, "there are things in this world that only you yourself must discover."

"But-" the little girl felt choked as she continued to attempt to make sense of everything, "I don't want to be alone."

"You won't be alone," Akeem reassured her kindly, "for just because I said I can't tell you, doesn't mean I won't guide you through this journey."

"You're going to guide me?" Kyoto inquired with surprise as she wiped the tears from her face.

"That's right," the Djin hummed with a smile. "So, you'll never be alone. Besides," the blue giant reached forward with his other hand to brush through the flock of shining white birds surrounding the human child, "even if I weren't with you, the Rukh shall always watch over you."

"The Rukh?" silvery eyes showed confusion at the term until they looked over and saw what the giant in front of her was gesturing too. Surprise instantly filled the girl's expression as her gaze quickly returned to the Djin, "You can see them too!?"

"All Djin can see them," Akeem smiled as he watched the small creatures flood around the little girl, "and in this world there are many other people who can see them too."

"Really!?" Kyoto breathed in excitement.

"Yes, there are," the Djin confirmed with a warm look. "This world is full of magic and wonderful things. Of course," he continued, a bit more somber, "there are also dark and terrible things in this world just as there is in any other. However, by staying here with me for a little while, I myself shall teach you the things you need to know. Then," Akeem's eyes again warmed, "I shall guide you through this new world in which you have entered."


Alright! Well, there's the whole of the prologue for you all. The next chapter is when we'll actually jump into the main story, but this here was really important. Anyways, please, PLEASE let me know what you guys/girls think in the reviews. Reviews are my inspiration and I'm dying to know what you all thought and how you think this will turn out. :) However, NO FLAMES! Constructive criticism, on the other hand, is always welcome as it can only help me to improve as a writer. Also, please follow and favorite this story as well. See you all in the next chapter! :D

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Kira