The Blessed Hero and the Tower of Medusa
So I just recently found out about this amazing song (Link: watch?v=WODrHNrpfYw). Can't believe I actually missed such a masterpiece. I found this story of this really cool, that I wanted to practice write a version of my own. After all I do not own the song.
Anyway here is the first chapter of my version of a great and sad song.
Hope you enjoy
Chapter 1. Prologue
Long ago in a world different from our own, humans were weak and had a hard time surviving in the world. A snake goddess Azami took pity on the humans and gifted them with nine blessings. Thanks to these blessings humans and other life of the world was able to thrive in full glory.
In their prime of their growth humans created large cities and enriched their lives with comfort. But because they were so well off, they began being too full of themselves. So much that they started to say that god was a slacker, that she never did something for them. Misusing the blessings to satisfy their own greed and desires. Some men even started to act like a god; creating life forms.
The god Azami was not pleased of course. How dare they accuse her for being a sloth and how dare they create life in such a cruel way. Azami decided she would punish the humans by taking the blessings back. When she did the whole world was affected by it.*
When she took back the first blessing, the sea currents stopped. Causing a shortage of food and lowering the planets temperature. When she took back the second, humans could no longer control fire. It would either burn out or go out of control resulting in massive deaths. With the third blessing came winter and darkness.
However when the fourth blessing was taken back, people where unable to tell time. As if night and day never existed. It caused major problems with the sleep rhythms of many living beings. The fifth created earthquakes and the world was reshaped. Mountains and desserts started appearing and vanishing, some countries even fell into the sea. At first nothing seemed wrong when the sixth was taken. However food production on farms started declining and more plants started to wither away.
When the seventh blessing was taken the planet started to dehydrate, without wind it would only rain where there were large bodies of water. The eight caused all ice and snow of the planet to melt. Making the sea level rise. When the ninth was taken the world started dying from within, all magma and lava started to dry.
Humans realized they had made a mistake when they made fun of god's name. They begged the snake goddess to return the blessings to the world. At first Azami refused, doubting men really learnt about their mistake. That was until a pure little girl came before her and asked if she would return the blessings in exchange for her life, so her family could live happily. Touched by her selflessness the snake goddess returned the blessings to the world.
However upon returning them she gave a warning; "Today I will regift you humans with these blessings, but I have not fully forgiven humanity for it's arrogance. I will create an tower in which the blessings will slowly return to every thousand years. When they do this world will only have a month left until it's death. The only one who can save the world is a pure hearted hero called the Blessed Messiah. That hero will retrieve the blessings and save humanity from destruction. A prophet will be able to tell who that hero is".
And so the tower was created and through the ages many Messiah's and their companions journeyed to the tower to save the world. This story however will tell you how one of them tried to save her successor from a terrible fate.
"Everyone, don't cry" Mary said, resting against the statue of the altar. "HOW COULD WE NOT" Hiyori said out of frustration, hugging Momo so she would not break down in tears. The Mekakushi dan was on top of the tower of Medusa, everyone was here except Ayano. "Mary-chan" the older female started, "You are dying right in front of us" holding back the tears.
"Mary" Seto said holding her hand, looking at her with desperation in his eyes. "Take my eye ability and reset the timeline. You can still save yourself and your soul". "Take mine too" Takane said, crouching next to the younger male. "And mine" Konoha stepped forward. "I can't do that" the white haired girl shook her head, "The world would still die even if I did that".
"SO WE JUST HAVE TO WATCH YOU SUFFER UNTIL YOU DISSAPEAR" Hibiya yelled, "THAT'S UNFAIR". "Can't we do anything?" Kano said, with hands and knees to ground, unable to look at the Blessed Messiah. "Shintaro don't you have a plan?" Kido asked the NEET in a last effort to stop her friends death. Shintaro thought for a moment that seemed like an eternity. "I do, although it's a long shot" he admitted.
He quickly explained his plan through the group. "You think you can do it Mary?" Kido asked the girl. "I don't know, but I'm willing to try. After all, I also want to be with everyone" she confessed. "Let's do it" Seto helped her up. As her eyes turned red, she took everyone's snake, besides Shintaro's and transformed into her full medusa form.
The NEET kneeled down before her, just like a knight. As she placed her hand on his head, the eyes of the male turned red. Not just the pupil but everything in his eye went blood red. Luckily it didn't stay like that for long, after a few seconds the red in his eyes returned to his pupil. As Mary took the last snake, an array of clockworks appeared around the tower. Time and fate was altered.
*I researched what would happen if things like thunder and wind would disappear. I used what I found when the blessings were taken back.
I hope no one has done this with the Kagerou Project cast, otherwise I feel like I am stealing someone's work.
Anyway from next chapter the real story will begin. I hope you enjoyed the prologue.
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