Author's Note: Ok so I decided to redo the Prologue to this story. Hope it better explains Kitana and Auron's stories.
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. All Soulstream characters are mine.
Prologue: Kitana Claymore and Auron Phoenix.
Everyone has their stories. This one begins with a brown haired elf named Kitana Claymore.
100 years ago…
The forest was a blaze. A loud cry echoed throughout the burning trees. The once lush green forest moaned as each tall giant burned. A large phoenix Swept a wing over a set of trees sending the fire higher.
"Die pathetic worms! You dare enrage the most powerful phoenix!" On the forest floor elves scrambled for their lives. No one knew who provoked the phoenix. The head of the Claymore had a bad feeling summoning Auron but went with it anyway. He wanted to protect his people and wanted to named hero. Ivellios Claymore could have not known that he wouldn't have been able to control the phoenix. He dragged his young daughter and carried his son away from the destruction that he brought. Kitana was maybe eight by human standards but was a genius in mind.
"Father where are we going?" she asked. The brown haired youngling was worried for the trees that cried out in pain.
"Far away child," Ivellios answered. Leon wailed in his father's arms. An oak groaned in protest and snapped next to them. Ivellios barely dodged it and in the process let go of Kitana's hand.
"Father!" the brunette yelled over the roar of the flames. Her father could not hear her and wondered away looking for the youngling. Kitana did not see her father move away and wondered towards the phoenix not knowing what danger she was about to be in.
Arianna Silvertree looked at her black haired sister Maria. Pale green eyes looked at the devastation around her with uncaring. Death was nothing new to her for she was Death herself.
"We must stop this," the white haired elf stated. "If this goes on the world will fall into chaos." Maria turned her gaze to their red headed sibling. Maria's face softened at the pain etched on Kiera's face. Tears had streaked down the young looking face.
"You know will have to banish him to the Void correct?" the soul reaper stated more than asked. Kiera let out a whimper. The three of them swiftly moved towards the enraged phoenix. The trap would be set for him.
They reached him and Auron made himself smaller. His red black eyes filled with rage.
"I will spare you Arianna. You were a friend but this will be your only warning. Move or I will kill you." Arianna shook her head.
"I can not old friend. So much has been lost and you must pay the price." She nodded and her sisters moved into action, casting their magic. Auron was blasted back into a trunk of a dying tree. His bird form changed. It was replaced with a male humanoid body. Red hair cascaded down his shoulders. Auron's finger nails were talons along with his toe nails. The phoenix had no clothes to speak of.
He regained his composer and attacked Maria who was closest. Auron snarled. Maria leapt backwards to avoid the enraged red head. A seal on the ground stopped the phoenix in his tracks and tree roots trapped him in place. Auron grunted and struggled to get out of his bonds. The three sisters moved to form a triangle.
"We're sorry Auron," Kiera stated. The phoenix did not hear her and kept struggling against his bonds. Maria pulled out her red pine staff and began chanting. Kiera soon followed suit. Arianna looked on sadly. She started voicing the magic when a youngling girl came running into the circle. Maria's eye widen and the words of banishment left her mind and lips. Kiera stopped her chanting and was about to reach out when Arianna shouted at her.
"Stop! You'll harm the child!" the white haired elf shouted. They watched as Auron cried out in pain and both him and the child disappeared in bright red light. Kiera and Maria covered their eyes in time but Arianna was not as lucky. When the light cleared the white haired elf was kneeling on the ground, covering her eyes with her hands. Kiera ran to her prepared to heal her if necessary. Maria looked at the unconscious child on the ground. She questioned to Elthia on how could this happen. Why would a child run out to a killer of her people.
"Maria!" Kiera yelled to her older sister. The black haired elf walked slowly to the child. She recognized her as Kitana Claymore. Maria turned the brunette over onto her back. The small clothes were torn and the black haired elf saw the remnants of a seal form on Kitana's stomach. Maria picked up the child and shouldered the youngling. The soul reaper moved towards her older sister.
The trials for this young one have only begun my Death, a voice said into her mind. Elthia. Maria looked to the red sky and summoned the rain. It poured leaving no blaze left. She turned her pale gaze to Arianna concern etched onto the soul reaper's face.
14 years ago….
Fang Uchiha stumbled into a clearing running from who knows what. The creature was larger than a horse and resembled a boar.
'What the hell is that thing?!' Moon shouted in his mind. Someone else invaded shouting at them in a strange language. A young woman leapt from the tree tops with a bow and arrow. She shot into between the strange creature's eyes. The boar like monster squealed in pain and staggered in place. It finally collapsed dead from the shot. The red headed woman had landed on top of the dead boar. She wore a bird mask. Fang had seen phoenix faces to know that was a phoenix mask. The girl wore a white no-sleeve overcoat. A metal plate cover her left shoulder with engraved Celtic tree. Her pants were black and her shirt blue. Around her neck was her village head band. The black haired Uchiha had never seen that symbol before. She seemed to glare at him behind her mask. Her voice was a sweet melody to his ears. Fang didn't understand a word she was saying.
"I don't understand…"
"Maybe you should listen more carefully." The woman jumped from on top of the boar creature's head and hung her bow over her shoulder. "You get lost?"
"Uh….no. I got separated from…." Fang just felt the doubt and a irritation from her.
"Don't bullshit me human. You're lost. No human has ventured this far into the Black Forest," she stated. "You're from Konoha." She pointed a fingerless glove at his head band. The red head half turned and pointed behind her.
"It's that way. I'll show you." She began walking that way. Fang followed.
'She's starting to piss me off,' Moon commented. The Uchiha waved it off. Moon was usually pissed off at being rescued anyway.
"I didn't catch your name," Fang said after a while in silence. She stopped in her tracks.
"Why…Why would you want to know?" The black haired Uchiha shrugged his shoulders.
"Just curious," he stated. She turned to him and removed her mask. Her face was young and beautiful at the same time. The only thing that marred that face was a scar over her right eye. Her bight green eyes glowed in the forest light. She looked just like Rika expect the Hatake had blue eyes instead of green.
"It's Kitana Claymore," the red head said.
"Fang Uchiha," the dark haired ninja said. Something came over him and he swiftly pulled her in his embrace. Kitana's eyes widen as Fang kissed her.
'What the hell are you doing!?' his demon yelled at him.
'Shut up,' snarled a voice in their mind. Kitana eventually pushed him away, hurt across her face. She replaced her mask.
"Don't do that again, Uchiha," she said and began walking away. Fang stood there for a moment wondering how that could have happened.
Hours later….
The sun had begun it descent in the west. Kitana stopped in a small clearing and began gathering fire wood.
"We'll stop here for the night and continue in the morning," she stated. Fang started gathering twigs and dry grass to start the flames. They both set up a small fire pit and set the wood, twigs and grass in place. The fire kindled to life and both ninja sat in silence.
"Uh, Kitana?" The red head looked up. "I'm…I'm sorry about earlier. I don't know what possessed me to do that."
"I don't know either. Normally I wouldn't show my face to a stranger."
"Can I ask you how you got your scar?" Kitana let out a sigh.
'Mind as well get it off your chest Kit,' Auron stated.
"I….I'm hated by my people. I…I was attacked by a fellow classmate. He had personal grudge against me because I was the best in the class," the red started explaining. "It was raining and I let my guard down. He attacked me out of nowhere. I….I would've died if Davis and Antiuana hadn't rescued me."
'Ouch,' Moon said and Fang voiced it.
"So what were you doing here anyway?" the Claymore asked.
"On personal mission. I was looking for a vampire who gave me a curse," the Uchiha said. Kitana poked at the fire with a long stick to stir the embers.
"There was only one vampire in this forest and I killed him already," the Claymore stated. "He did say something about a child with his blood." Fang went real quiet. Well, revenge was out the window. That damn vampire killed Rika, the love of his life. He looked up in time to see Kitana stick her hand into the fire.
"What…." The words escaped him as the red head pulled it out and a ball of flame floated in her palm. She closed her fingertips together making the flames go out.
"I know about curses. Auron can be a gift and a curse." A tear dripped from her chin. Fang got up and went to sit next her.
"Hey, you saved me and you didn't have to. So don't cry," Fang said lifting her chin so Kitana see his face. He hated it when women cried. The Uchiha gently removed her mask. Her eyes were breathtaking. The light in her eyes looked like starlight.
"You're a gift to me if that means anything." A smile graced the red head's lips. She looked into the fire then and brush a strand of hair behind her pointed ear.
"That's first time someone has thanked me. I don't usually get thanked," the elf stated. Fang put his hands onto his thighs.
"Don't mention it. I don't usually get thanked either." They enjoyed each others company until Fang fell asleep to Kitana's singing. He woke with birds chirping as the sun began to rise. The Uchiha stretched and felt like he had the best sleep in his life. The red head was breaking up camp as he stood.
"No breakfast?" he joked. Kitana looked up at the comment. She reached into her back pouch and pulled out something wrapped in large leaves.
"Here," she simply said. Fang took it and unwrapped it. Some red berries, a small loaf of bread, some walnuts, and few baby carrots.
"Vegan?" the Uchiha asked. The red head had her mask so he couldn't tell what her facial expression was.
"Typical elven travel meal," she replied. "Come on. We're only a few hours from the border."
Few Hours Later…
The two ninja emerged from the forest onto a dirt path. Kitana pointed to her left.
"Follow the path that way. Should only take you a hour to reach Konoha," the elf stated. Fang walked a few feet past her then stopped.
"Thanks for…." he turned to look at her only to find her gone. On the ground was another leaf wrapped meal with a note. Fang picked it up and read the note.
Fang,
I wanted to let you know that I won't forget you and your kindness towards me. If you're ever in trouble in the Black Forest again just shout for my name.
May the Lady's hand be upon you and your journey. (Whatever that means.)
Yours,
Kitana Claymore. (Phoenix)
He tucked the note into his pocket and began walking back towards Konoha, eating the small meal given to him.
A/N2: To me this was a better back story than the last one. Hoped you enjoyed it.
Next time on Demons:Banishment was given and Kitana is only left to go to one place; Konoha. What will happen in to her and the future?