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Guide: Bold letters, thoughts
Bold letters and italicized, flashbacks
Bold letters enclosed with quotations, screams
Italicized letters, author's words
Not italicized letters which are narrations come from a certain narrator who's also part of the story itself.
Ohaiyo… here's another trial fic… Hope you'd enjoy!
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Oh, hey there… I think I have this story coming in, and I'd like probably share it to all of you for those who are interested, that is.
Well… I'd rather not mention my name… It may ruin the ambiance of the story…
I wonder where I should start… Okay, maybe I'd like to make it myth-like…
Have you ever heard of the seven immortal warriors that were created to save the world from eternal darkness? Well… If you haven't…
Here it goes…
Long, long time ago, when dragons, ogres and many minions of the dark god Hades lurked the earth, a time came when the gods of Olympus had gone angered with the black Earth. And so, they've decided to destroy the planet, yet… They found out that there was still one good place left. It was the city of Ganske, resided by most of the friendliest mortals ever to walk on earth. It was also the place where good people from other back cities went to take refuge, and so considering this fact, they chose not to destroy earth… for the sake of this last living white city.
The seven gods of Olympus sent Hermes, the messenger, to warn Hades for his evil deeds that if the dark god will continue to conquer earth, they would personally go against him. Months passed and to everyone's delight, the invasions of the other cities stopped.
Well… things went well, until the jealous Hades attempted to invade this last remaining white land. He found out that the city of Ganske was the favorite place of these gods and he sent ogres and dwarves to ruin the poor conurbation.
And so, what had the seven gods of Olympus do? They descended the mountain where they lived in, and battled Hades' minions themselves. Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Hephaestus, Ares, Aphrodite, and Athena united all their forces and triumphantly regained the city of Ganske, and together with it, they trapped Hades under the lost world beneath the earth's crust where all dead souls strayed, therefore bringing peace to the city of Ganske once again, and giving a little hope for the other cities to become part of the good side once more.
And to make sure for all of this, the seven gods decided to make their own warriors who will fight for light in case of Hades' return and to retrieve the other cities, and so they did. For these seven gods so loved the world, they shed their sacred tears which magically brought forth seven young infants who were believed to possess great powers that would someday turn the whole planet into a better place.
Yet… the last born among them, the little baby who came from Athena's tear was found to be cursed and was raised separate from the six other warriors…
And so? The six warriors grew up together and were trained into great people, separate from their youngest so-called sibling… and were only to see him or her, when Athena believed it was the right time…
And that was how the seven warriors came to be…
(Now… too much for introductions… Let this fanfic begin!!!)
About fifteen years later, after the seven tears were dropped and the last tear was separated and brought to Olympus with the rest of the gods…. (Whew… XD)
"Stop! Get back here!!!!!" cried three tall men in armor as they ran after the raven haired boy that escaped the castle walls. They looked really exhausted and were panting due to about three hours of running, yet the teenaged boy looked calm as he ran seven meters ahead.
"You aren't gonna catch me, idiots!" he yelled as he molded three fireballs and left them along the path, burning the castle guards' feet.
The poor guard groaned and shrieked as the hot rocks heated their armors.
"You can run… But you can never hide, fire prince!!!" one of the screamed as the boy jumped down a cliff hidden by bushes.
"We will definitely catch you!!!"
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The scream faded as a young fifteen year old girl splashed out from the water of the clear lake.
She was barely naked and was only in her bandages which were considered their underwear in the old times.
To remind any of you… this story I'm narrating actually dates about in the early 1100's so just imagine more ancient clothing… … thnx!
"What was that?" she asked herself feeling her surroundings, and a loud splash came from afar… all of a sudden.
Alarmed, the little brunette slowly dipped herself back beneath the surface of the water as silence followed, her alertness increasing within.
Who could've made that loud splash? She thought, holding her breath underwater.
Then, the water turned rampant again and she felt something, or someone hit her back which made her jump in surprise and scream…
"Who goes there?!!!"
She quickly embraced her chest as she swiftly swam back to land where her clothes lied along the grass, her body shaking with cold and fear.
"Wait! Miss!"
"Who are you? And why are you sneaking at me?!"
"No! This isn't what it looks like!" Natsume cried, swimming after her while his eyes were looking back up the cliff from where he fell from.
"Shh… Miss!"
"No please! Go away! Leave me alone, who ever you are!"
Natsume looked back at her and saw the girl hugging her knees along the shore; fear was clearly visible by the shiver of her slender body. The poor girl thought the stranger was going to do something awful to her…
"I am not going to hurt you…" He whispered once he reached the shore, inching near her as he slowly knelt down.
It wasn't his intention to bust in the middle of her bath and he didn't want to scare the innocent girl.
"Please…" she said, lower than a whisper, "Stand back… If you don't want me to do something you'll never like!"
She was aiming her left hand to him, yet she lowered them when she felt a warm cloth wrap around her.
Jeez… I hope those freak guards would give up! He thought, looking up the cliff once again.
"I'm sorry to bulge in like this. I was escaping from some guards and I just fell from that cliff and unexpectedly landed here." He pointed up the level of land about fifteen feet high, yet she didn't follow his hands or anything. Natsume noticed that the girl's eyes were covered with a black cloth. "Don't worry... I didn't see anything from you…" he said as his eyes ventured the black fabric that wrapped her head.
The girl remained silent and embraced the red cape Natsume covered her; there was no trace of feeling on her face now.
"A-are you… blind?" he asked shyly with a little care for the girl's feelings and he felt sorry for her when she slowly nodded.
Tch… by the curves of her face, I'd say this babe's pretty. Too bad she's blind… Natsume thought awfully.
He realized that the girl might still be frightened at him, so he slowly moved away from her… his mind still wondering why she had to wear the cloth around her eyes.
"You're blind and you're all alone… it's…"
He sort of ran out of words for a moment…
"Aren't you supposed to leave now?" she asked, matter-of-factly as she felt the ground for her clothes.
When the girl stood up, Natsume noticed her features and the way her skin was so fair, not like any other girl's skin he have seen before, and how her body was so sexy and seductive (considering she only had bandages on her… XD). He blushed a little, and slowly went near her.
"Leave." She told him as she slid in her garments which seemed to be as fine as silk.
"Ugh…" his eyes were on her chest and he felt a little tempted, drooling. She's blind… maybe I could just… Natsume! What are you thinking?! He shook his head yet his bush remained.
Did I mention this Natsume guy I knew before was a complete pervert and he always sneaked in girls' hot springs and bathrooms as a hobby? Yeah he's one of the seven immortal warriors… yet he's such a guaranteed pervert! Just in a cool kind of way…
"Don't you dare go near me!" she suddenly bellowed, aiming her left hand again. Natsume stared at her with confused eyes as he slid his itchy hands back his pockets.
"Um… I was just, well… I wonder if I could… ask apology or something. Maybe I could make it up to you or ugh…" he got mixed up with his words as his sweat dropped. Dang is this girl really blind?! And like I don't have my fire or anything… I could just scare her or what… but-
"I accept your apology… you may leave." She said, tightening the black textile that covered her eyes. She spoke these words so fluent and erect and she sounded much like royalty.
Her boldness suddenly drew his attention even more and he sat along the ground and stared up the cliff from where he came from, he decided to stay.
"Aren't you afraid someone might come here and hurt you? Or even worst, rape you and kill you…" he said, glancing back at her. She squeezed her brunette hair and ran her fingers through strands. He thought her even sexier when she did it, "You can't deny, you look pretty attractive even if your eyes are covered."
She turned her head to him which surprised him. He sort of got astonished for she had such good hearing…
"I don't care. I could take care of myself, thank you." She smiled pleasantly and sat next to him, an attractive steal-bracelet that circled her left hand caught his attention for the moment, and he forgot about it right away.
"Do you live here?" she asked him, her head facing the waters.
A swift gust of wind slowly brushed their hairs and her braids danced through the air and almost reached his face.
"Yeah…" he hugged his knees as his eyes explored her face.
"Are you a slave? A criminal?"
Natsume's eyes widened and he laughed, "Noho! Does this handsome face look like-" he stopped and remembered she was blind. "No, I'm not a criminal, nor a slave."
She giggled and gently tucked her bangs behind her ear.
"May I ask why you're laughing?" Natsume said with a charming giggle.
She leaned her chin on her knees and hugged her legs, "Nothing. I was just wondering why you were escaping, like you said… May I ask why? Why were you running away?"
He grew silent for a moment as he lied on his back and he crossed his arms behind his head and stared up the sky.
"Actually… I'm a… maybe someone you could call a soldier. I live in a castle near here… And… you see, I'm supposed to meet my long lost sibling whom I haven't seen for the past fifteen years or… I haven't seen him or her ever since I could remember. I don't even have an idea if the kid's a boy or a girl."
"What's the problem with that? Aren't you glad to see your… sibling?"
"No."
"But… why?" she asked as she played with her hair, "You should be interested to see that person, since he or she's part of your family."
"My sensei said the kid'll probably eight or nine years old… so first reason… I hate kids. I hate kids, yet my sensei wants ME to be that kid's partner. I don't want to have kids follow me everywhere I go! I really hate it!"
The brunette went silent for a moment, and then she smiled, "So that's why you wanted to go away… to escape from responsibilities!"
"Exactly. So I'm planning to go to a city called Ether and live there… far away from here. And besides, that kid isn't the only reason why I want to leave. I'm sick and tired of going to battles and I've realized I'm just wasting my life."
The two suddenly grew silent for a while, until the girl broke it.
"I understand you…"
Natsume slowly sat up and looked at her with confused eyes.
"Actually, I've done the same."
"The same what?"
"I also escaped. I'm not from this place, actually… I was taken away from my sensei, from my real home…" she explained as she fingered the grass beside her, "and I am supposed to be taken to a place where I've never been before. I just escaped from our carriage on the way to that castle they mentioned. I don't want to meet the people my sensei told me about. I don't want to live in that new home they've been trying to make me pleased of. I escaped, and I was planning to go back to the mountain where I lived since I was born, so I'd see the people I grew with... and remain to live there until I grow up."
Natsume listened to her attentively, and he slowly closed his eyes. What if I offer her to go with me instead? She could make a pretty girl friend… She's pretty, gorgeous, sexy…
"But… I know it would be difficult."
He opened his eyes and looked at her once again. "Why?"
"I may have a good sense of hearing… yet I'm still blind. I can never reach mount Olympus alive. I'm sure of it. So, I've decided to go to that castle home, still, and do as I was told by my sensei Athena. But while I'm still free, I promised myself to enjoy first, before I surrender myself back. You know, like live an ordinary person's life even for a short time first before I become a warrior princess once again... before I meet my six siblings."
His eyes went wide as his tongue felt the short of words. He couldn't believe what he'd actually heard from her at the moment, and he slowly stood up, "You're… you're…" he uttered as he saw the symbol at the back of her white long cape, which was just as the same as his red cape's.
She gave him a pleasant smile as she slowly stood up… and she planted a kiss on his cheek.
"You're…" his eyes were wider than ever as his lips felt dry. All of a sudden, he realized he couldn't move at all.
Her lips stretched a smile once again, and she raised her palms goodbye.
You're…… the cursed little princess…….. Natsume thought as he watched her run away along the shores of the still calm lake. Her hair danced freely and her cape went along, the symbol of the blue raven that signified the seven warriors at the back of the white fabric still visible in his eyes… and in seconds, the brunette girl vanished along the bushes and she was gone.
Ah… this ends my chapter…
So how was it? Should I continue??? Well… because if I don't receive a good number of reviews maybe I'd rather not…