A Second Sinbad

by robinterim

Just because I dyed my hair a light purple and my skin was practically translucent which looked like a lighter coloration of a certain king, doesn't mean I'll become some great person like Sinbad, the Conqueror of the Seven Seas. Then again, when Sinbad, his Eight Generals, and the Kou royal family are thrown into my life, it's doesn't seem like I have much of a choice. SpoilerWarn

1. Prologue

Prologue:

The king will rise. The knights will come forth. The goddess of deceit foretells peace. The star of light foretells war.

"Huh," I said, looking at the old book's cover, "sounds interesting." It was leather and covered in a thick layer of dust. The intricate golden letters and their meaning somehow drew me to open it to see the story that had to be inside. Confusion leaked into my features as I found nothing but blank pages.

"Whatcha lookin' at, Brii?" MD asked from over my shoulder. The suddenness of the words made me jump, whipping my head around to look at her. Long brown hair, tan skin, brown eyes, and gothic clothing made up my best friend; still the same as ever. "Geez, I didn't mean to scare you," She said as she sat cross-legged next to me, "You seem jumpier than usual."

"It's nothing," I quickly brushed off her worry, she didn't need to worry about any panic attacks from me, "I was looking at this book. Well, more of a diary if anything; the pages are blank." I handed the book over to her where she looked through the pages quickly before looking at the cover like I did.

"Weird," She commented before handing it back, "It's like a prophecy or something." I nodded my agreement, tracing the letters absentmindedly. It really did seem like a foretelling, and something in my gut told me that it would happen soon. How it would manifest, is the question.

"Do you think you could get me a rag?" I asked, holding back a sneeze, "I'm beginning to have allergies."

"Yeah, sure," She responded, getting up and walking off. She came back quickly and I wiped off the dust. When my hand grazed over the inscription, however, the book opened to a page in the middle with a familiar eight pointed star pattern.

"Hey, isn't this the symbol from-?" A flash of light cut me off. It came from the pages and MD and I had to cover our faces to prevent ourselves from being completely blinded. When the flash of light had subsided, nine new bodies were lying in my room. I blinked in confusion.

"Hey, Brii?" MD asked after a moment. A few of the people groaned in discord and pain. A white haired man and a purple haired man stirred and tried to sit up sooner than the others.

"Yeah?" I asked, more focused on the familiar looking strangers in front of me. I was trying to remember where I've seen them before.

"I think Magi just became real."