Title: Omoide No Kakera (Shards of Memories)
Disclaimer: I do not own MapleStory, for it is the property of Wizet. I also do not own the name Heiji and Teitan High, for they were borrowed from the manga/anime Detective Conan (Meitantei Conan, Case Closed), by Gosho Aoyama-sama. Where he got them I do not know. :P
A/N: This is sort of like a prequel of Trojan Pony's Born to Burn, about my character, Heiji Kaosu. Later on in the story, lines from Born to Burn are used with premission, but do not belong to me. The entire story is done in Heiji's point of view, only different versions of Heiji. (Sakuri(Original), Heiji(Male), Heiji Kaosu(Female))
"Talking"
'Thinking'
I suggest you read the story Born to Burn before reading this.
WARNING: This story contains confusion and violence. (No gore though.)
Now on with the story :D
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Shards of Fire
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Sakuri's P.O.V.
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Most of you probably know me as Heiji Kaosu from Trojan Pony's "Born to Burn", the sarcastic but also happy-go-lucky Hunter(ess) who's over-protective of her Ryden. But do you really know beyond that point? Who I actually am before that? Well, you're about to find out, but like the saying goes, don't judge a book by it's cover.
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Once up on a time, I was known as Sakuri Kaosu, a high-school student in Teitan High School. I got straight A's and honor rolls every semester, also chosen as the class presedent over and over again. But sadly, because of this, I had very little friends and was not amonest the "popular" group, or as they called themselves. Besides all this, at home, after I'm finished all my homework, I'd go on MapleStory, a MMORPG where people were, well, to say, chibi. I had a level 40 Hunter there, named Hjiscool, which I nicknamed Heiji. Why would a girl character have a guy's name? You ask? Well, the truth is, Heiji actually is a guy. At first, I just created him as a guy for safety reasons since the internet isn't exactly safe. But as time went on, he started to feel like a part of me, even to the point of whenever I log in to MapleStory, I can almost feel his presence with me, guiding me through each step in the game.
Now, some of you may think that I'm silly to actually feel like this over a game, but I want to tell you, that because of this, I have "died" once and been reincarnated, becoming who I am today. From this point on, it holds no lies only truth, no happiness, only sorrow. This is how it all started, the "Birth" of the one known as Heiji Kaosu, though I warn you it'll be like nothing you've ever imagined.
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One day during Summer vacation, my older sister, Electra and I went to go play Tennis, pretty normal right? Not. Actually, we were going up against each other in the city's annual Tennis Tournament, so we were practicing for the big day. That's when it happened. While trying to reach for a lob, my side suddenly felt like it was going tear open. I tumbled to the ground, dropping my racket in the process. The ball fell around a meter behind me. Sensing something wasn't right, Electra rushed to my aid, asking me what was wrong. All I could croak out was "M-my side... It feels... like it.. gonna.. te..ar o-op...en" Before letting out a bloodcurding scream. My vision became woozy, and my heart felt like it's gonna jump out of my throat, if my side doesn't tear open first. My mind raced and thoughts ran through my head.
I blacked out.
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'What's happening to me! Am I dead! Please don't let me die, I don't want to forget... But... what is there to remember anyways? My life is just a normal one, with a normal family, normal school, normal teacher, normal everything... But why do I feel like I'm forgetting about something? Argh! My head hurts... Wait...w-who is that? Who's whispering to me?'
'Shhh... It's alright... I'm here for you...'
'W-who are you? Don't come any closer!'
'Hmm... Here's a hint: I'm your character in MapleStory.'
'H-Heiji! B-but... how!'
'Well, apparently... I can't really explain it. Crap, my time's almost up... Just once the pain gets to be too much, say these two words; Soul Arrow.'
'W-wait! Hei---'
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My eyes opened, and I tried to focus. The first thing I noticed was Electra carrying me, and the pain in my side was getting worse. She appearently noticed I was awake, since she started to talk.
"What happened to you? You just blacked out all of a sudden after you said felt like your side's going to tear open."
"W...where are we?"
"You were out cold for about five minutes and already don't know where you are? I'm going to take you to the doctor's for a checkup. It isn't everyday that someone says their side's gonna split, especially fainting right after. Phew! You're sure heavy for someone your height!"
"That's just 'cause your weak... Dammit... The pain's getting worse."
"Watch your language! You should be glad that you're my little sister, or else I'll just leave you here."
"Meh."
We walked for a little while longer with Electra supporting me till we were at her car. Just then, when I didn't think things could get any worse, it did. A group of thugs went up to my sister's car and began to slash it's tires, a few even started to come up to us, with evil grins on their face. We searched around desperately for help, Electra holding on to me nervously. In a low whisper, she said to me.
"If they start to attack me, I want you to run as fast as you can to the police for help. Don't worry about me."
"But!"
"No buts! I know what I'm doing. As your sister, that's an order, k?"
"O-ok... Don't get hurt though..."
"I won't."
The thugs advanced forward slowly, but the pain increased by the second, until I couldn't take it anymore. I felt like I was going to black out again but just then, I remembered something. Something that Heiji told me only minutes before.
'Just once the pain gets to be too much, say these two words; Soul Arrow.' The words flashed by in my head.
"S-soul Arrow..." I said weakly, but nothing happened. I started to become discouraged. 'No! Don't give up! This is your only way out! Gather up your strength and shout it! Don't give up!' I heard someone shout in the back of my mind. My eyes snapped open. 'Heiji!' I shook my head, and tried to focus. Sucking to a deep breath, I gathered up the rest of my strength.
"SOUL ARROW!"
A pillar of golden light errupted under me, swallowing me in. The pillar reached for the clouds, till it was no longer seen. After what seemed like a few seconds, I felt as if I was floating in mid air. I heard the now familiar voice of Heiji in my head again.
'You did well, Sakuri. It's my turn now.'
I blacked out again.
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Hj's (Male) P.O.V.
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I watched the golden light around me shine brighter after I took over Sakuri's body, till even if I put my hand right up to my face, I was unable to see it. The light carried me up higher and higher into the air, until I was above the clouds. I stepped off the pillar, onto the clouds unfraid I would fall off, since I have been in Orbis many times before. A few seconds later, a body-length mirror materialized infront of me. I looked into it, not surprised to find the reflection of me rather then Sakuri, I then stepped back onto the pillar of light, as it formed a golden arrow underneath me. Soul Arrow.
I closed my eyes, and opened them up again to find myself back on the ground. Blinking a few times, I focused my attention on the thugs and Sakuri's sister. I frowned alittle, and readied my bow, aiming a golden arrow at the group of thugs. "Say your last words..." I said in a low, calm voice. The sentence registered into their minds as they scattered around like ants, frantically looking for a place to hide. But it was of no use.
"ARROW RAIN!" I shouted on my own accord, confusing myself. That was a Third job skill! Rather than the Arrow Bomb I was preparing for, millions of electric blue arrows rained down from the sky, living up to it's name. Thought's ran through my head, confusion, worry, anger, disbelieve, until I've finally settled for one. 'Might as well use it while I still can, but it's gonna take alot of time finding out how. Oh well, it's worth it, I guess.' The arrows finally turned into a light drizzle, before stopping completely. What was once a parking lot is now a barren land, burnt by each of the arrows. The only life besides mine that was spared from the hurricane of arrows was Electra's, who was sitting on the ground, shocked beyond all believe.
My side started to hurt, like none that I've felt before. It felt like I was being stabbed by millions of knifes, over and over again. I pulled up the side of my Legolier, and stared in surpise and disgust. A black/purple void that was the size of a baseball was growing there, feasting on my flesh. I took out a small beginner's sword from my inventory and stabbed it right into my flesh where the void was, trying to not scream in pain. I pulled the knife out, and on the tip of the blade was a black sphere, no bigger than a marble. It tore itself off the blade and floated into the air, while I watched in awe. All of a sudden, a small voice, that of a child's whispered the words, "Mystic Door!" and the marble flashed brightly, growing larger. When the light died down, a door appeared infront of me, lowering itself onto the ground. I walked suspiciously up to the door, turning the knob carefully and opened the door partly.
I blacked out.
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Hello! This is my first MapleStory fic and I'm gonna try my best to make it interesting! Please Read and Review, and Constructive Criticism is more than welcome. D Oh yes! I almost forgot. If you enjoyed this fic, please read Trojan Pony's "Born to Burn" as it is 1000+ times better than this. Even if you did not enjoy this story, I still beg of you to read Trojan Pony's "Born to Burn". Wow... Heiji blacked out (Counts on fingers) Three times in the story! That's not good for her personal health. She's probably gonna black out even more.
Quota: Hmm... I don't really expect one to be placed, but I guess three reviews.