Hi, this is my first DOA fanfic and it mostly stars Kasumi. To be on the safe side, it doesn't follow Kasumi or the DOA storyline.


Prologue

As a beautiful, young child, Kasumi has always heard stories of the legendary Stone of Rejuvenation, an ancient stone that had the power to heal a wounded individual 's body. One day, the famous ninja, Ryu Hayabusa, had discovered the stone inside a large, erupting volcano. He grabbed the stone from its placement on the wall and took it back to his village. With it, he would heal his clan whenever they became wounded in battle. Since then, Ryu and his clan have kept the stone in a secret hiding place, watching over it to be sure it never would fall into the wrong hands.

Ever since Kasumi heard about the stone and what it could do, she wanted nothing more than to see its power. Her father strictly warned her never to touch the stone or go near it, for there was a chance that she might break or damage it. But that was long ago. Now, Kasumi was much older and wiser. Knowing that there were others out there that wanted to use the stone for their own evil purposes, the young red haired Ninja dedicated herself to being the official protector of the stone and to ensure it would never fall into the wrong hands

The Present

Kasumi's village was under attack by swarms of mysterious ninja's. The groups split apart and swept through the place in a hurry. Whosoever got in their way was either fatally burned or stabbed. They ran from hut to hutwith their sights set on finding the Stone of Rejuvenation. Kasumi's clan tried at best to stop them, but there were far too many of them to hold off. They viciously crushed the clan with sheer ease due to their strength in numbers, and left them lying in a pool of blood.

Kasumi was aware of what they were after and pursued the attacking Ninja's to a small cavern, where they believed the Stone was hidden. It didn't take long for them to find it and retreat away from the area. A sad look was displayed on Kasumi's face as the Ninja's ran off. She had failed to guard the stone. Protector of the ancient rock, the young Ninja declared herself to being its guardian no more. There was no sense in being a guardian if one couldn't do the job right.

With the stone stolen, all hope seemed lost. Kasumi walked around the village looking on horridly at the remains of her dead clan lying on the ground in a vast pools of blood. The only survivors of the massacre, besides her, were her sister and brother, Ayane and Hayate. Hayate appeared out of a smoking hut with Ayane held tightly in his arms. The purple haired Ninja looked to be fine even though she had minor cuts and bruises upon her delicate face. Kasumi rushed over to check their condition.

"Are you two ok?"

"Yes, Kasumi, we are both fine," Hayate answered. "Ayane here just needs a little bit of rest."

Hayate stumbled over to a large pile of leafs and placed Ayane on top of them.

"Are you going to be ok?" asked Kasumi.

Hayate looked over at Kasumi and nodded his head confidently

"Yes, I will be fine, but those fools who were here earlier sure wont. I am going to hunt down every last one of them until they're all dead. I wont show any mercy for any of them!" he said in a determined tone.

"Yes I will hunt them with you!"

"No! Kasumi, you stay here and protect Ayane. I will go alone myself and take care of the matter."

"But Hayate you cant go by yourself. They are bound to have some type of trap waiting for you. It would be better to let me go along with you. That way we can watch each other's backs."

"No, it is too risky! You must stay here and look after Ayane!" Hayate demanded.

The male ninja did not wish to see Kasumi hurt. If she were to go along with him there might be a chance she could end up dead. He believed those Ninja's were heavily skilled, and having Kasumi tag along might be a fatal mistake.

"Hayate please! Let me come with you. Together we can get that stone back."

"No Kasumi! I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you. I'm going alone and that's final!"

Kasumi threw her arms down in defeat and pouted. There was nothing more she could do convince him. His mind had been made up. It was best to just stay in the village and do as he asked.

"Ok, but at least promise me you'll come back alive!"

Hayate walked over to Kasumi and wrapped his arms around her.

"I will come back alive, I promise." He said.

After hugging Kasumi, he quickly dashed off into the forest.