Author's Notes: Hey guys! This is my first time writing a fanfic in my whole entire life. So, I'm happy to finish the very first chapter in my first fanfic! Yay! *cue party poppers* Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I own none of the characters appearing in the story except one that has yet to come. I can't say his name however, since it's my OC and I want this one to be a surprise, I'll give you a hint though. He's appearing in the next chapter, and he's the one in the notebook.
Melancholy of the Few-Thousand-Year-Old Boy Chapter 1: That Damn Notebook
All my life I have never believed in aliens, time travelers, and espers. I even knew that Santa Clause was never real, even in my early childhood. I just never accepted it until I was a bit older.
However, all those things actually became real because of Haruhi Suzumiya. You see, she can actually bend reality to her desires, but she never was aware. Haruhi wanted aliens, time travelers, and espers to be real? Nagato Yuki, Asahina Mikuru, and Koizumi Itsuki had been born from this. This goes for everything Haruhi is interested in. Nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised if I see Haruhi being interested in something and reality was bended by the time tomorrow ended.
Now, this story of my life begins with a simple notebook. Shortly after the SOS Brigade finished its weekly search for the supernatural, I found a notebook left on the ground. It was all written in English, so I obviously couldn't read it. So, I waited until the whole group met up on Monday to have it presented. Hopefully, it would keep Haruhi away from boredom for a while.
As always, I enter the clubroom to see Mikuru serving tea in her maid outfit, Nagato in the corner reading her book, and Koizumi sitting on a chair waiting for me to play another game of Go. Haruhi is late, again. I wonder what she is up to?
Anyway, I presented the book to Nagato to have it translate it and started to play yet another game with Koizumi. By the time Haruhi had burst in, Nagato had completed the translation and given the notebook to me.
"What's that?" Haruhi asks.
"A notebook I found right after our search on yesterday. It was in English, so I had Nagato translated it for me."
"Oh. What does it say?"
"Well…" I skim through every written page of the notebook. "It seems that it had ideas for a story."
"Oh. What's the story about?"
"Well… It was supposed to be in a Medieval Era type of setting, stating that the events were so horrific that the humans purposely left it out of history, never to be recorded. There are three characters fighting against a tyrant for revenge."
"It sounds interesting enough."
"I'm sure it is." Koizumi says with the usual smile on his face. I can see Nagato was also interested in what the book said. I guess she never really bothered to pay attention to what was in it when she translated it into Japanese. Mikuru is waiting for me to read as well.
"Well… There are some chapters for the first book for an introduction, but nothing else other than the characters and the general plot, which is divided into four books." I start reading the book.
"'Book 1: Asher, Aero, and Eliza lived their normal lives in an isolated self-sufficient village until the royal army had arrived to destroy it. They all die and-"
"Wait wait wait wait wait wait… The main characters already died within the first few chapters?" Haruhi interrupted. "Even I could write better than that."
"AHEM. They all died and RESURRECT as Immortali. The three fought off the royal army and search for other Immortali. Eventually, the party did. The other Immortali were all in a rebel army. Asher and co. manage to get in the army and hone their powers. Eventually, they become Elder Immortali.'
"'Book 2: The army finally makes its move against the tyrant. However, the king wasn't even there. Asher sensed something is wrong and managed to get some of the soldiers as well as the commanding officer out before the castle burst into flames, killing all the people, rebels and guards, inside. As the remaining rebels go back to base, the king himself arrives and practically decimates nearly all of the remaining forces except for a handful of men, Asher, Eliza, and Aero included. They challenge the king for the last time, and succeeded. Asher, Eliza, and Aero became the renowned Master Immortali."
"Hm…" Koizumi said. "This book idea shows some promise. However, I sense it would be dark though…"
"You're right Koizumi." I replied. "I already read ahead into book 3, and Asher and his friends had to fight against the human race since the humans lashed out in fear. Not only that, but the humans found a way to kill the Immortali, by making their weapons with the ashes of Immortali that recently passed. Eventually, Asher lost both his friends to the human race, and eventually unleashed every ounce of his power to suppress both sides. Asher then hid himself, becoming isolated from society. Many of the Immortali died, and there was a large death count, probably 50% of the human population. The humans thought it was too horrific to record in history, so they purposely lost any way of recording what had happened. They even went so far as to kill anyone who would dare reveal the story to the next generations."
"Woah… That IS dark…" Haruhi commented. "I wonder if the author was suicidal at the time."
"Well… The author actually did put in 'Not all stories have happy endings.' in the notebook under the title. However, it wasn't all that bad. The fourth book mentions yet another character, Eva. She was an elite angel who rose to the top of the ranks. Eventually, Eva saw how much Asher needed help and tried to help him out of his emotional state of isolation and depression. At first, it didn't work. Asher had just ignored Eva. Then, Asher got a job from a 'higher up' to 'kill a threat to humanity'. That 'threat' was actually Eva. Asher then set out to kill the people who sent him the mission, and eventually did. Eva helped Asher as well. Then, after the battle was done, Asher asked Eva to be his guardian angel. The elite angel agreed to be his guardian angel, and the two roamed about the world, killing Immortali that worked for the Devil and overthrowing unjust kings and tyrants. It even went so far as to say that Asher loved Eva, and Eva loved him back. The 'last sighting recorded' was in the Warring States Period Japan, in which a 'young man of silver hair and green cloak and a woman of great beauty that matched an angel joined Aketchi Mitsuhide to kill Oda Nobunaga in Honnoji, Kyoto. The boy claimed that he desired to meet the infamous Nobunaga Oda and personally end his life. He and the woman then rushed into the buildings right before they were set on fire. They were never seen again.'"
There was a long silence. This story IS dark. I'd go as far as to say it's darker than a black hole! Hell, even Koizumi lost his smile and was wide-eyed. Well that's good and bad. Good because he doesn't have that annoying face anymore, and bad because it made THE always smiling, happy-go-lucky Koizumi Itsuki to be stupefied! So as the quietness dragged on, I immediately said something else.
"There is also a section in the notebook that tells what Immortali were and what they can do. 'An Immortalis are beings chosen by God or the Devil to protect or destroy humanity in the Medieval Ages. They can change their physical age and control some of the elements. Master Immortali can manipulate many, Elder Immortali can have a few elements at his disposal, and normal Immortali can have one. Immortali are not affected by time, nor are they affected by attacks from nature or human weapons. They only affect each other. However, Human weapons crafted with the ashes of dead Immortali are still able to harm them, and thus humans used this as their advantage to wage war.
There was a long silence yet again. I'll admit it. Whoever made this story up is a little wacked up in the head. However, Haruhi broke the silence after a few minutes. "Wow! Being an Immortalis must be awesome! Being able to change your appearance, having those powers, it MUST be amazing to be an Immortalis!"
Everyone sweat dropped, even Koizumi. After a short delay though, he said something that he would normally say to not make Haruhi mad. "I'm sure it is Miss Suzumiya. Having those abilities sure would make life… Interesting…"
Seriously, had she forgotten what happened to all the Immortali in the general plot? HUMANS HATE THEM. It would be a cold day in hell and the temperature would be 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the Antarctic if I wanted those powers at the expense of how well my position is with the entire human race! Ugh, oh well…. Once Haruhi is interested in something, you can't get her out of it. As we were all dismissed, I expected a "new transfer student" to show up and join the SOS Brigade. Specifically, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Asher. And thus, I went to sleep, with that story in mind. Now, I can see another Haruhi-related, reality-twisting event in which Immortali are now in this world. And this was all because of that notebook I found on the ground. So, as the book said for the ending for the first chapter, what will happen tomorrow is even more interesting than finding that damn notebook today.
Author's Notes: So what do you think? Pretty good start, eh? Anyway, please do go easy on the reviews. Oh, and if you're wondering about the what's in the notebook, I actually wanted "Immortalis" to be a book itself, but I gave up. D; I had the whole story planned out and everything. Now Asher is just a roleplay character. Oh, and Eva is my friend's roleplay character. So I don't own her as well. Just Asher. :-/
Well, see you in the next post!