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Title: Undead Kingdom
Summary: Princess Sakura is a sleeping beauty waiting for her true love kiss. Until two travelers came a hundred years later.
Once, behind a mountain there was a kingdom that was ruled by a wise king and queen. The kingdom prospered under their reign and the people loved them. People came from all over the world to see the rich and beautiful kingdom.
One day, the queen gave birth to a bouncing baby princess named Sakura. Her hair was as pink as a cherry blossom on spring. Her eyes shine as bright as the emerald of the seven seas. People loved her. And she grew up to be the most pretty and compassionate princess.
Princess Sakura loved her people and she often went out to town and walked among them. They loved her, and knew that she would be a great queen someday.
Until one day, a prince from a faraway land came to the kingdom. He had a desire to marry princess Sakura. However, the marriage proposal was rejected by princess Sakura. The prince was embarrassed and returned to his kingdom with a broken heart. But it did not last long, as it manifested into anger.
The prince gathered all witches that were once cast away to the darkest corner of the kingdom. He demanded them to curse the kingdom where princess Sakura lived. The witches agreed and were paid handsomely.
Though one of the witch, one that was the most powerful, demanded a different thing in return; the prince's heart. The prince hesitated but agreed.
In one fateful night, princess Sakura's kingdom was attacked by evil witches. The people vanished and the beautiful town was turned to ruins. They killed the king and queen but spared princess Sakura. The powerful witch cursed her to sleep eternally in her castle.
'Until one day, a person with a heart that really loves her, will kiss her and break the curse; thus, she shall be revived again' cursed the witch. The kingdom left ruined with princess Sakura on her bed in an eternal slumber, waiting for her one true love.
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Hundred years later, two young travelers, named Naruto and Sasuke went to a mountain side. They found a path that led into a thick forest. They took the lone path into the forest until they found a ruin of a kingdom. Everything were turned ash grey. Nothing was living there. The trees died. No birds in the air. The soil was ashes, tons of ashes.
They walked long enough to end at a castle. They went in. It was old and dirty. The walls were darkish grey, of ashes, of filth. They went on as if their hearts were called upon by something.
They entered a room with a grand, thick wooden door. The room was dirty and everything was in chaos as if a tornado was formed within the room itself. Until they saw a person on the bed, they walked slowly towards it.
"Teme… I think we should leave!" whispered Naruto. However, Sasuke kept on walking towards the bed. "We have to know if the person is still alive… or not" he said.
The blonde put up a tough face, he went to the bed too, not wanting to be called a coward. Then, they were both amazed by what they saw. A beautiful lady was sleeping soundly on the bed. Her pink hair was contrasting the grayish bed. Dusts and spider webs were everywhere but not the bed. She was really a diamond in a fireplace.
"Is she dead? I don't see her breathing…" pointed Naruto to her chest. Sasuke shrugged. He was not sure himself. "But she doesn't look dead, to me" said Sasuke. "Is this… you know, the cursed kingdom?" stated Naruto. Sasuke nodded in agreement.
After awhile, the two guys stared at the sleeping beauty. "I'll kiss her… let's see if she will wake up…" said Naruto as he slowly leaned over the lady's face. Sasuke pushed him away. "I'll do it…" he said, leaving Naruto grimacing.
Sasuke kissed the lady. Her lips were supple and she smelled sweet. As if she had just slept a moment ago. Sasuke parted the kiss but nothing happened. The lady did not flinch at all.
"She's dead. For sure… you've kiss a dead body" said Naruto, jokingly. Sasuke felt disgusted. They decided to leave the place for good. As they turned to the door, a rustle was heard from the bed. They were stunned and slowly turned around.
"Fuck! Where is she?!" yelped Naruto. The lady was gone from the bed. "How the hell do I know?!" shouted Sasuke in reply. They both looked around the room but the lady was nowhere to be found.
"Thank you…" said a voice. Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other, and their hearts were beating in their mouth. Slowly they looked to the ceiling and screamed their lungs out.
A/N: One short story. I have lots of different ending to this but this one is shorter and easier. Maybe they have awakened something that is more sinister not just a pretty lady? Well, thanks for reading!