Free: Heart of the Sixth Magic! フリー!第六魔法のハート
-Book 1: Hidden Illusions 隠し錯視- (You are here)
-Book 2: Forbidden Covenant 禁断コヴナント-
-Book 3: The Last Legend ザラストレジェンド-
Author's Note and Guide:
WELCOME!
Welcome my dear Free! Iwatobi Swim Club friends, fans, etc. I have been waiting as much as you have to present to you all the newest adventure of our favorite sexy swimming boys along with their superhuman allies, the "Suiei Gods".
Now before I proceed with the chapters, I have decided to be very kind and add a "Prologue" which consist of summaries of the other stories from the very beginning up to what happened in High Speed! A Promised Reunion. But I still HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you look at the other stories because this trilogy BUILDS on the other fan-fics that I have written.
In case if you have forgotten who the Suiei Gods were, here's a little cheat sheet:
Suiei Nanase - The Leader of the Legendary Suiei Gods. His cool, yet strict personality has made sure to keep the other Gods together and will not hesitate to fight if he or his friends are threatened. He has the ability to heal wounds quickly when injured and like the other gods, he posses a wide array of various abilities of manipulating the water.
Suiei Tachibana - One of the Legendary Suiei Gods with a more open-like personality. He is very cheerful like Makoto and is fearless, using his ability to teach Makoto on to stop being so scared easily. He has the ability to use various magical spells to change the liquids and composition of the water into another substance through a magical vase that he obtains.
Suiei Hazuki - The Deputy Leader of the Suiei and his powers include the ability to speak with the deceased. He is also cheerful and open like Tachibana and Nagisa but he is not afraid to snap off at a threat if someone tries to get in his way, his friends or anyone who is dear to him. Like the other gods, he possesses a wide range of water-based abilities.
Suiei Ryugazaki - One of the legendary Suiei Gods with the ability to see strategic tactics and holds a vary of powers such as healing others and can communicate to the animals no matter how bestial or dangerous they are. He carries a war hammer as his primary weapon and he allows Rei to use it in times of battle.
Suiei Matsuoka - One of the Suiei Gods with some of the more unusual abilities. He wears more of a warrior like outfit to appear more tougher looking. His powers enable him to see through the dark waters and night/x-ray/irregular light-vision as well as being able to perform swift moves similar to Tachibana. He is also learning how to develop his teeth into a more shark-like resemblance to add a "bite" to his power.
***NOTE: Full-Cast List will be displayed on the "FINAL CHAPTER" of the "FINAL BOOK" (Book 3: The Last Legend)
Now then, onto the prologue we go! I hope you all enjoy this new adventure of fanservice, magic, swimming, etc! I shall await for your reviews! :3
Prologue: What has Gone Before (A summary of the other stories)
Since the formation of the Earth, the balance of the universe needed something in order to allow life to exist. Realizing that the third planet was destined to hold many trials as it lives with the brotherhood, the universe allowed the particles and the molecules to begin their journey of allowing the supply of water to form.
Not satisfied on pace, the universe decided to use its deepest secret formula; magic! By taking five droplets of water that finally appeared on the planet, the droplets took life and grew into five god-like beings made of the water. Together, they accumulated more water to take on a somewhat physical form and spread their power across the fiery planet, turning it to a world of ocean.
Eons passed as flora and fauna flourished thanks to the energy bonds of the hydrogen and oxygen and other elements which enabled life to exist. By the time the human race finally existed, many have seen such unusual feats with the water as if they were taken on a life of their own.
Eventually, these five god-like beings were given names from a country that was a giant island of its own; the names they were given were Nanase, Matsuoka, Tachibana, Hazuki, and Ryugazaki and they were granted the title of "Suiei" (swimming) after a group of people thought they saw something swimming in the coastlines off of their land.
The newly named Suiei Gods grew one day out of curiosity to take on human-like forms and found themselves in the city of Athens during the height of the Ancient Greeks Classical Period. Led by friends and family, they learned about friendship and love and trust…as well as betrayal and deception between the people.
Betrayed by the ones who they thought they saved, the Suiei Gods were threatened by dark forces to disappear. Arogean, the malevolent ruler of The Dark Code, used his energy to try and defeat them to take the universe as his own.
But by a split second decision, one of the friends saved their existence by taking his own life and calling the Greek Gods to preserve the Suiei Gods by allowing them to put a portion of their souls into five empty bodies that will one day give rise as heralds to protect this world. Hidden by a dark dimension, the gods waited and prayed that their successors will rise up and free them from this curse.
By the modern ages, these five friends; Haruka, Rin, Nagisa, Makoto, and later Rei were born and learned to become one with the water through their talents in swimming, never realizing that they were chosen nor that they were gods from an ancient past. They began their own journey by taking in relay races, sharing memories, laughing together, making new friends, and taking on competitions.
After much competition between friends and foes, one of them disappeared under the sight of a dangerous organization, the Swim-Cadet X! This nasty organization consisted of people that were once swimmers themselves but were seeking immortality and discovered the Suiei Gods; believing that they were the key to their sickening goals.
But a surprising twist revealed that Rei was also a skilled hacker after his life was nothing but suffering and independence from his family. By taking an alliance with the Deception MIA, the four began a journey to rescue Haruka from a dangerous fate of experimentation and mutation.
Together, the four rescued Haruka under the grips of Daichi Kaede, a ruthless leader who desired the Suiei Gods in order to take over the world and allow his son, Yuu to be strong from his muscular dystrophy. By unlocking their forgotten powers from the past, they defeated the madman and uncovered shocking secrets about themselves and the people they encountered.
To finish off the year, they all competed in nationals and won, becoming famous for their amazed and excelled skills of the freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke. However, the time for them to move on was near as three of them became college students.
After a year of separation when Haruka, Makoto, and Rin were college students, the five finally reunited and shared horrifying events going around as people are being eaten alive and killed out of nowhere. Deciding to investigate this, the boys got help from a mysterious witch boy who provided them new information about their past and present as well as hinting about the future would be.
Collecting the three gifts, sharing their relationships through passionate love, trust, and hope, these five friends raced against time and discovered a horrifying secret about themselves and the gods; Arogean, the same man from Ancient Greece, the master of the darkness has triggered a Time Loop that would affect the boys by resetting the time back to the formation of the planet as a failsafe if he was unable to steal their powers. But by new revelations and shocking alliances, the boys finally defeated the dark man and broke the spell, allowing living in a new life together as real humans.
Finally reborn again with memories intact and powers set to the side, the five friends (four at first) began to discover themselves once more and learned about their bondage to the Suiei Gods. Haruka, Rin, Nagisa, and Makoto won the relay race again but they vowed to hopefully find Rei in order to start a new journey once more. Finally, after many years of waiting and dreaming, the five friends finally rejoined together and began a new foundation of swimming!
However, as time passed…dark forces begin to take on the rise once more…knowing that the Suiei Gods were the key to their success, they will do anything to break the gang apart and defeat them. And now…our beloved bishie friends and their allies…must prepare a new adventure standing right before them! Starting with visitors from foreign lands!
Story Begins with Chapters 1 & 2 on NOVEMBER 6, 2013! See you water then! ;D