Hey everybody!
This is my first story published on this site but please don't be gentle on me with the reviews. Although, please do review and if you'd like to offer ideas for the sequence I'd gladly listen.
Warning: This is a SasuNaru fanfiction.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Summary: The story takes place at 1650, in a fantasy world that resembles earth but is full of fantasy and magical creatures. Sasuke's on a quest for a treasure that was entrusted to him long before he was born. Would he be able to reach out his wings far enough to obtain it?
And so it starts..!
The Quest for the Blue Gem
By Avalon.R
Prologue:
A raven haired man in his twenties sat on the deck of his boat, his eyes wandering around a map that was resting on a table in front of him. He could feel his skin quiver from anticipation, his heartbeat fasten from the up-rearing excitement.
After almost four years of analyzing, searching, digging and crawling to the most forsaken places, bribing and spying on people, and even robbing, they've made it. And the man couldn't stop the anticipation from trickling through his veins, and to every part of his body.
They were so close now. After breaking into that mansion and obtaining the information they needed, all that was left was to crack the code. Once they had the code over with, they ended up with a piece that pointed to a spot in the middle of the Meinu Sea, and now, finally, after nearly four years, they're there.
"Sir, they're coming up."
The raven haired man nodded and glanced towards the sea, a buoy was floating not too far from the boat, bubbles showing not far from it. His heart was pounding so hard now, that he could've sworn it was about to fly right out of his chest. They were so close.
Suddenly, and only a moment later, a man burst out, followed by another man. They were now swimming towards the boat, an ancient looking chest held in between them.
"Drop the ladder!" a command was heard.
A rattle was heard, and within a minute the men were panting on the deck.
The raven was now staring at one of the men impatiently, almost glaring at him. The anticipation was far too much by now and he almost felt himself shaking.
The brown haired man noticed the look on his comrade's face and gave him a beaming smile.
"We've done it Sasuke!" He picked up the chest that was carefully put aside a minute ago, and started pacing towards the raven. Once he was facing him, he reached his hands forwards, presenting the chest, and genuinely smiled. "You've done it."
With hands almost trembling, Sasuke picked up the chest, glancing at it for a moment and then straightening his look to the man standing in front of him. His lips curving upwards just the slightest, he then nodded, "Thank you Kiba."
"So are you going to open it or what!" the brown haired man was far overboard, his feline shaped eyes beaming with excitement. He was Sasuke's 2nd hand for about three and a half years. He knew how much Sasuke was waiting for this moment. He couldn't help but beam at his friend, nudging him with his eyes to finally open the chest he had worked so hard to achieve.
Sasuke, his eyes fixed on the chest in his grasp, only glanced at Kiba for the slightest second and turned, walking towards one of the inner rooms.
"Kiba, lets go."
And the feline gladly complied.
Glancing at them from the corner of the deck was a man in his thirties, his hair, as white as the snow, his amethyst eyes slightly narrowing as a playful smirk rested on his lips. Picking up a scroll, he started writing.
A while later you could have found the beautiful man with his eyes closed, a satisfied expression on his face.
"Kiba," The handsome man was now smiling towards his friend, his pale fingers holding the chest so forcefully that it almost bent from the force. "We've really done it!"
"Yeah, we have." A satisfied smile was on the feline's face. He couldn't be happier for his friend. And seeing Sasuke smile like this… this alone showed how sincerely happy his friend was.
Sasuke hardly ever showed his emotions openly. He only had on the rarest occasions, when something very drastic took place, and even then, only in front of his closest friends. Even on his parents' funeral Sasuke refused to show emotions. The feline remembered that day very well. It was that day that Sasuke had made up his mind to go on this journey, asking Kiba to come along as his right hand. He was glad to be counted as one of the people Sasuke allowed himself to be open with.
Sasuke was impatiently walking around the room, the chest on a table in the middle of the candle lit place. They could now examine the item more thoroughly.
It was a metal craved chest, small and slightly rusty from its long stay on the bottom of the sea. One single blue gem was put to place on top of the chest, a spiral carved around it. On the front of the chest a sentence was carved.
Within thee, the legend of the blue gem lies, restless, craving to burst free.
"…craving to burst free… who would us be to prevent its pleasure." The brown haired man smirked slyly. Sasuke then pulled out a knife that was attached to his belt, and slid it through the small space in between the chest and its lid. Swaying the knife slightly, a crack was made.
The raven eyed his friend, nodding to him slightly, and as his heartbeat was peaking pace, he opened the lid.
Inside of the small metallic item, lied a piece of parchment. It was slightly crumbled but other than that in the most perfect condition.
"Amazing… after so long in the depths of the ocean…" Sasuke heard his mumbling friend. His hands now shaking slightly, he gently picked up the old card, careful not to damage it, and opened it.
"Kiba, make sure to copy everything" he noted, and then, he started reading.
'' This country of coexistence with gods…
The time I spend in this country… couldn't have been any greater torture.
For one stained with sin, as I am, to see countless gods…
Even with wings in my grasp, there is no place for me to escape, except in a bitter smile.
Into this body… this heart… carve also the usefulness of being allowed to 'live'.
The reason I chose 'you'.
That is a secret that no one else could understand.
Because I knew that you could 'break' me.
No one else but you could break me…
That is what I thought. ''
Five minutes after he finished reading, Sasuke was still staring at the black letters written on the parchment. This couldn't be happening… not this time… he longed for the moment they would finally achieve their goal. The moment he could finally face his parents' tombs, with the knowledge that he had finally achieved his parents' last wish.
But no, there had to be something, there always is something stopping that moment from arriving. Whenever the raven thinks this is it. After breaking so many codes, wandering around the globe for so long, there always has to be another clue to crack! Always something!
And Sasuke honestly believed this was the last time. The last clue they solved stated that this is the final road to take in order to decipher the legend of the blue gem.
"Another code…" His voice was now trembling. He put the card back inside of the chest and clenched his hands, trying to stop himself from shaking again, this time out of frustration.
"God damn it..!" He picked up a chair that was resting near by and smashed it on the wall.
Kiba then grabbed Sasuke's shoulder, shaking him slightly to face the feline. "Calm down. This happened before Sasuke… we'll definitely solve this one, just like we did before. Just don't give up. Not yet."
Sasuke, not being able to speak without showing his anger and frustration nodded briefly, his head bent down.
"We'll definitely get it this time Sasuke… you'll see."