This is an AU obviously...and this should be obvious, if i was Tite Kubo, would I really be writing on fanfiction when I could just make it cannon?
Oh and Sol is Ichigo and Luna is Rukia...
In a land of no nights
Live the citizens of Tsuyo
And the story of a princess
Who, with her round hair,
A peasant boy, her friend
With his bright orange hair
The story of how their love
Transcends time.
The princess, Luna, escaped from the castle
Wandering around, curious of the world outside
Where she met him, Sol, the peasant boy.
She learnt about the daily life
Of those outside her world.
But when her brother sent out escorts,
She came willingly, knowing she would return one day
Time went by, and they grew up.
The time between them grew shorter and shorter
Luna with her increased responsibilities her brother gave
And Sol to take care of the community
They would never see each other
So they stared into the sky that never changed
That blue, blue sky that night never touched
When the girl turned sixteen, there was a visitor upon the land
He had heard that there was a wonderful treasure,
The treasure that no one could compare
Journeying to the palace, he was accepted in,
Red spiky hair and all.
Luna's brother felt that something bad
Would happen, but he ignored it
How could a sorcerer like him disrupt the peace?
Aer, the sorcerer, introduced himself to them.
Bya, her brother, his advisors, and Luna the Princess.
The first time he saw her he fell in love with her.
She never saw him, only someone else,
Far in the streets below.
Sol lived with his father and twin sisters.
The youngest sister stayed home and cooked,
While the older sister stayed and helped
He and his dad worked in the fields, and he
Always waited to meet the princess once again.
The big festivals, the public speeches,
He would go to all, to only catch a glimpse.
A glimpse of his one and only love
He would draw near, only to be pushed back.
For the difference in their standing was too great.
Aer could no longer wait any longer
He had given her everything he could think,
Clothes, food, money, gifts. She only sadly smiled
And thanked him. Nothing more.
He enchanted the castle, to deeply sleep
And took her away, to his lair far below
When all awoke, Luna was not in sight,
All frantically searched, the sorcerer gone, too.
The best in the land to find the fair princess
From the clutches of the evil one.
Many journeyed far
None ever returned.
The brother knew he could no longer hide
He announced to all in the land,
"Any who can find my fair sister
Shall have whatever their heart desires."
Many journeyed far
None ever returned.
Sol, the peasant boy's, heart sank,
His world had shattered into pieces
The fragile world in confusion
Day by day the warriors went
Day by day they never returned
Many journeyed far
None ever returned
He trained in vain to become strong
Like a madman on fire
But try as he would
The other warriors were stronger
A goddess watching the world below
Looked and saw this young youth.
She saw that he had fire
Something others did not have
At night, in his dreams,
He seemed to call out,
"Realizing a voice that
Could see though everything."
Calling out to someone, his love,
His helplessness overtaking him.
In his dreams she came,
To ask him of his worries
To ask him to be at peace
"My childhood friend has disappeared.
Gone away with this man.
In the clutches of one who has done evil.
I want to help, I need to help,
Nothing I do will ever change.
We cannot defy fate
For we are the leaves.
The winds of fate shall blow us around
Tossing and turning
Till we fall to the ground."
She paused and thought
Taken aback, smiled
"You are quite wise for one so young
Do not forget that you have a power
Stronger that steel at your disposal
But if your resolve is half-hearted
Forget it.
If you truly want to save her
I shall give you your strength.
But remember-
Many journeyed far
None ever returned.
But follow your heart and perhaps we shall see."
When the boy awoke,
The Goddess was gone.
But in his hand, a sword unknown to him
Sleek and sharp
Pointed and large
As tall as he.
Gray on front, black on back,
The white hilt wrap flowing
Many journeyed far
None ever returned
Far and wide the boy traveled
The thought of his family driving him.
But most of all, her smiling face.
No longer shining brightly
Her sad face,
Standing there in front of the masses.
He found his lair, searching far.
Quietly he stepped through.
The thoughts of warmth running though.
He braces himself for up ahead.
The dead are dead.
But perhaps there is life after?
Luna sat, staring at the wall.
She no longer seemed to think.
A doll, her soul elsewhere.
He steps forward, his mouth open
Another, another, quivering ever so slightly.
"Luna..."
If fate is the wind
Then we are the leaves
Tumbling around helplessly.
Aer seems to melt out of the shadows.
His eyes a deadly glint.
"Now who are you, young man?
Another one set to steal my prize?"
"I am Sol, son of E.
A humble servant of the lady you hold."
"Oh? Is that so? Don't you see?
She is happy. Away from her chains,
Burdens, hatred.
Away from the one she seeks so much."
Sol opened his mouth, then thought.
Long ago, when both were so young
Those long forgotten memories
Of their innocent days.
The days he missed so much.
"See, like the others you have no purpose.
Leave, or you shall be killed like the others.
But I'd rather not, the carpets will stain
That bloody red I hate so much."
Sol stood his ground, never wavering
"You seek to make the lady happy,
But do you see a smile?
Her face has hardened like a rock
Unlike the smile so long ago."
Aer narrowed his eyes, glared menacingly.
The smile he had never seen
Shown to this mere boy?
The fought, back and forth
Sparks flying, metal crashing.
Bodies flying, bodies crashing.
Oaths thrown, words unsaid.
Aer faltered, weak of fighting
Many men, all experienced.
This novice here was strong
And he dodged and struck well.
But still there were gaps.
Like there if he could only-
Sol felt his body slowing.
As if something was slowing him down
As he saw the other's face
His smile made him stop.
"You are a fool like others,
No matter what, poison will kill.
It has no preference, distaste,
It shall kill soon within-"
Aer stopped, feeling something
Looking down and saw he was stabbed
Sol's face was twisted in pain
And his was shock, hatred.
Many journeyed far
None ever returned.
He withdrew his sword, watching
As the mighty sorcerer fell.
But the last words haunted him,
"If I shall not have my prize,
then no one will."
He saw as Luna turned,
Her eyes wide with shock.
"Who are you my fair knight,
To rescue me from this place?"
Sol opened his mouth but slumped over,
The poison taking its toll.
"I am only a servant in your kingdom
Neither a knight nor a noble.
A peasant boy who wishes
Only to see you smile again."
Luna looked at him with wonder
Then asked, "What is your name,
O person who wants me to smile?"
"Sol, Sol of those summer days
Of those when we met.
Of those when you left
Promising to come back."
Sol, she thought, the boy...
Rushing over, she felt rears run down her face.
"Sol, you. I remember.
I always missed you
And those summer days
I loved. You treated me
Like a friend, an equal
Even if you knew I was the heir
Of Tsuyo."
She lifted his head up and
Looked him in the eye.
"You have broken his curse
But I no longer have long to live.
He has given me a curse, that when he loses
I would die along with him."
Holding him close, she let go,
She kissed him and then she went cold.
Many journeyed far
None ever returned
He had got what he had said,
The sorcerer getting his last wish granted.
It was not long after he also died,
Each in the other's arms.
The goddess that had given him gifts
Knew that this would happen.
She watched helplessly as fate unfolded.
The gods might be the ones that were the wind
But sometimes even they too were blown by fate.
Their love for each other had
Killed them both in the end.
Their love in the end was not
Accepted by fate.
The goddess looked at the two
And decided to honor them.
She made the Sun, to moon to govern
The skies above, side by side
Forever and ever.
The sorcerer, in the pits of darkness
Forever banished after death,
Cursed the sky, cursed the sun,
Pierced the sky between them
"Red fang pierced the sky
Forever separating them."
Cursing the girl too, to walk
In darkness like him.
But the curse proved too much
There were tears, rips, specs.
Light had shone through.
So the stars came into the world.
For many journeyed far
But none ever returned.
Well this was for a school project when we had to write a myth for class. A few years later (or was it only one?...) i decided to rewrite it and do it for another class. Sadly my friend pointed out that it was 'not my essence' (unless it is being a IchiRuki shipper...) and it was trashed. My friend (Dark Bunny of Doom :D) decided to be my BETA and wrote it out soon after... Could you guess who Aer is? The funny thing is that I asked who should be the 'bad guy,' him or Aizen and all of them yelled his name, even the fangirl... (this was before though so...)