Finding the Chosen Ones

By Silent Shadow

Prologue

Authors note: This is my first AU. It is a fantasy and it starts with Mia whose real name in this story is suppose to be Nausti (her original Japanese name) who is a princess right now at age 8.

Nausti walked out of her room gripping the door as it opened. She could hear the shouts of agony from the outside. For an eight years old she was wise for her years. She wanted to help them; after all, it was her people. She ran down the halls of the castle toward the yells, her blue nightgown flapping around her. Tears steadily flowed down her cheeks as her feet pounded on the ground. She had reached the heavy double doors and struggled to open the metal doors.

"What's the princess doing here?" a voice said behind her.

"GET HER OUT OF HERE!" said her father's voice boomed. A strong pair of arms swooped her up and dragged her away from the doors.

"NO NO NO NO! Daddy they're getting hurt. I have to help them," Nausti screamed struggling in the tight arms.

"Its OK Nausti," her mother said coming out from the shadows, "Everything will be o.k."

"Mommy, they are crying," Nausti whispered, "They need help."

"You can't help them," said one of the royal guards, "Its up to us. You're only a little girl".

'Only a little girl?' Nausti thought, "Am I really helpless? I cant help my people but…" Suddenly there was banging on the doors and she could here yelling of the men from outside.

"SHUTEN! Come forward!" her father commanded while he helped his men barricade the door. An old man appeared in front of the king and bowed. "You are to protect the queen and the princess with your life. Get them out through the secret passage to the church."

"Yes my king. Come mistress Natalia, young mistress come," he said grabbing Nausti and her mom's arm. Every other man drew out their sword and got in a fighting position as the banging got louder.

Shuten with Mia and her mother rushed down the corridor when they heard the door banging against the walls and triumphant cries of men as poundings of feet rushed in. Then there was the clanging of two swords together.

"Come m'ladies hurry up," he urged.

"Not so fast you dirty Balarian," A cruel voice said. A man wearing red and silver holding a blood stained sword in his hand.

"I wouldn't say dirty if I was you, you back stabbing Janisian. My country doesn't sneak attack our allies," he said angrily and unsheathed his sword menacingly, "Tell me your name so I know what to write on your tombstone."

"Badamon, remember this name, when I send you to hell!" he screamed, running full speed to Shuten with insanity in his eyes.

Queen Natalia grabbed Nausti and shielded her from the fight. Badamon saw the flicker of motion when the queen pick up Nausti and run out of the door. He smiled, broke away from Shuten and rushed at them, swiping the sword at the queen. The queen gasped and her legs crumbled beneath her, falling on Nausti.

"MOMMY!" Nausti screamed as she felt her mother's weight press over her.

"Don't worry," Badamon said wickedly, "you'll be with her soon." He brought his sword above his head and the shoved it down but Shuten had caught up with him and blocked it.

"WHERE YOUR HONOR YOU UNHONRABLE DEMON!" he screamed and worked Badamon away from the Nausti who was pinned under the dead weight of her mother.

'I want to help,' she thought crying as she heard more screams of dying men echoing in the hallways, then screamed, "SOMEONE SAVE MY PEOPLE!" Suddenly the weight that pinned her was lifted off of her.

"Nausti," her mother said softly as she rolled of her, "run… hurry."

Mia nodded and ran toward the library. In the huge library she ran to the large statue of the family and pushed it over. It shattered at her feet and slowly a portrait of her family opened to reveal a passage. She ran until she reached the trap door that lead to the church. She was about to open it when she heard a voice…

"Nausti…"

"…?". Nausti looked around for the strange voice.

"Do you want to help?"

"Who's there?" She asked backing away from the door. "I'm not afraid of you."

"Do you want to save your people?"

Nausti nodded. Without warning her surrounding changed. "Where am I," she cried out looking around.

It was a dark place filled with candles. An old monk walked out of fire and a white tiger jumped out of the darkness, but Nausti wasn't scared. She could feel their magic radiate from them, but it was good magic like unicorns, not evil.

"I do want to save them, but I'm just a girl."

"You are not just a girl," he said, "You are special. You can feel my power. Something no one else can."

"How can feeling magic can do anything?" she asked.

"You can find 5 people to help you save Balaria and your people later."

"How?" Suddenly a warm light touched her neck and materialized into a plain necklace with a jewel at the end.

"This is will help you amplify your power. When it is time you will feel their power."

"How will I know which magic is theirs?" she asked figuring the necklace.

"You will know," he said smiling, "until then White Blaze will protect you." The tiger roared and went to Nausti's side. The candles vanished and Nausti was alone with White Blaze.

She went out of the trap door and found the land was deserted. "Its day White Blaze," she whispered, "time went by fast while the monk was there. Where to now?" She felt her necklace get warm and it the jewel spun around pushing her to a direction. White blaze lifted Nausti on its back and ran to the way it was pointing.

"I guess I'm on the run, huh? So… I cant be princess Nausti, I guess I'll be orphan Mia…"

Authors Note: I use American names in this story. I just used Shuten (Anubis) and Nausti instead of making up any names. The 5 guys are the Ronins (no duh) and the monk was Ancient one. You don't see Shuten again but you do see Anubis. Balaria and Janeese are the two rival countries so a Balarian is from Balaria and so on. Keep reading ^-^.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Ronin Warriors's characters.