Matsu and Miya find a statue in a cave on Kamikura Island encased in stone immortalized keeping Humanity safe from its destruction.
Key
Speaking
Thoughts/speaking another language
Voice of an entity/pissed person
writing
The lonely Guardian: awake at last
Kamikura Island was an anomaly in geography. It shouldn't have been raised to the surface of the ocean around it but it had been raised anyway somehow. And now Minaka Hiroto had explored the Island finding the 108 life forms, now called Sekirei, and at the moment only five were awake, with a purple goddess at the head destroying gigantic ships with only a swing of her sword.
She would protect her siblings on the ship from these persistent humans not one would make it out alive if she had anything to say about it. Behind her were four other sisters that had been woken up to help protect their little brothers and sisters. They were part of the Disciplinary squad made for one purpose and one purpose only. Complete protection of their siblings and no one had questioned her about it. The two humans that had found her and her siblings on the ship were still back at the ship adjusting her siblings for life on their planet, they thought the sekirei were too strong to live a normal life. But She knew otherwise, her people were not meant for a normal life. They were meant as advisors and consultants.
She heard giggling behind her and immediately knew who it was. Turning her head she saw her red headed sister giggling at something. "Miya-tan is as strong as ever fufufu silly humans trying to beat Miya-tan." She said pushing her glasses up a bit. She was wearing the squads uniform as well. A black shirt and pants with a gray overcoat over her shoulders with black fingerless gloves on her hands.
"Matsu is that the last of them?" the now identified Miya asked the red head, sheathing her sword. For now.
"One moment, Access search!" she said closing her eyes in concentration. After a few seconds she opened her eyes and nodded at her leader. "Yeah that was the last of them. But I noticed something odd about the side of the island." She said interesting her leader.
"What is it?"
"A cave has opened up on the side of the island. Its strange because no sea water got in when the waves crashed on the opening when I was looking." She said pointing in the direction of the cave.
"Do you know if any soldiers found their way inside it?"
"No I don't think they even found it. If I hadn't been looking for anything odd or spaces for them to escape I would have missed it as well." She told Miya.
"As long as no soldiers are inside it I have no desire to approach it." Miya said before leaving back towards the base with her sisters and Mutsu in tow. Matsu however kept the cave in her mind in case some thing happened that needed her team there.
It had been two weeks since the attempted invasion of the island and Matsu had been watching the cave as normal when her curiosity got the better of her and she requested her leader to search the cave with her or her alone.
"Why do you want to visit this cave so much Matsu? We don't know if anything is even there and there is no threat coming from the cave I see no point going to the cave. But I will give you leave to search the cave If it will make you focus on your duties." Miya told her in the training room. "I will be coming with you to keep you safe since you don't have combat abilities but this is the last excursion ok? Go get the gear we will need, I am going to talk to the researcher."
"Ok Miya-tan." She said grabbing her cloak and the gear they would need to get to the cave.
"Takehito." Miya said getting a scientists attention. He was a skinny man with a white coat on and silver hair. Looking up he gave the disciplinary squad leader his attention. "Me and Matsu are leaving for a moment to investigate a possible threat on the side of the island."
"That's fine your adjustments aren't scheduled for today or tomorrow anyway so go ahead." Takehito said.
Nodding Miya and Matsu left the base and traveled to the side of the island where they could gain access to the cave that Matsu had found. Securing their gear Matsu was grinning at the possibility of searching the cave that had caught her attention for the last couple weeks. "I'm ready Miya-tan." She told her leader grabbing a rope secured to the top of the cliff that dropped to the cave and the sea below it. Hanging on to the rope she jumped off the side of the cliff and started walking backwards to the top of the cave. She had a carabineer on her waist that held the rope going through it. Holding onto the rope she slid herself down to the cave.
Waves were splashing all around the cave but Matsu could see a strange calm spot right below the cave entrance. Like someone put a barrier between that spot and the waves around it so no water could go into the cave.
Miya was astounded that her squad hadn't found this cave before. They had scoured every inch of the island searching for hiding points how had this little cave been missed? Setting down inside the cave Miya could see the walls in every direction filled with writing and pictures. She couldn't read any of it but the pictures spoke of a tale most would attribute to children stories. Surely this planet didn't have any monsters with multiple tails. "Matsu can you read any of the writing?" she asked her red headed companion.
"Partly Miya-tan. It's really old. I was researching languages some time after we were woken up and this just happens to be a really, really, really, really old dialect. Like I'm not sure if I could get it at all. Even if no water had gotten in the cave time itself has weathered the writing so much its amazing its still here at all." Matsu said looking at the walls closely and memorizing the writing for later study. "The writing continues further in the cave. Did you bring any flashlights Miya-tan?" she asked her leader who held up two large flashlights. Grabbing one she started walking further into the cave.
Along the cave walls the pictures were seen of people fighting what looked to be a giant monster with ten tails. The writing got clearer the further they got into the cave but still not clear enough to read. The pictures showed a young boy growing up with no one around him that made the maternal instincts in Matsu kick up and narrow her eyes at the wall, like it had done something wrong to her. Further along the boy had grown and was fighting and training. At the edge of the writing and pictures it showed a standoff between the boy and the monster with ten tails behind it.
After twenty minutes of walking the women found an entrance to a giant room with only two things in it. The largest boulder Matsu had ever seen and something else she wasn't interested in at the moment. Around the boulder were three-twisted green, blue, and white ropes going around its bottom middle and top respectively. Approaching the boulder Matsu saw white pieces of paper hanging from the ropes with writing on them the same as the walls only a lot clearer, as if time itself stayed away from the writing. In front of the boulder a small plaque that had more familiar writing on it stood out to the red head. It read:
Be wary for you are stepping on corrupt ground. The beast trapped here holds no love for anything and will destroy you in a heartbeat. Only the lonely guardian has enough power to stall the destruction of humanity.
"Well that's an odd warning for something so old. You think that the beast or the guardian are still here?" Matsu asked her commander not hearing a response she looked back. Looking back she could see Miya examining a marble statue that looked like a human in front of the Boulder. How did she miss that? It was right there and not small either.
The statue was around 6'2'' with spiky hair, a coat of some sort and stood with his arms across his chest starring impassively at the Boulder as if waiting for something to happen. He had a sword at his hip and on his back. The sword at his hip was a katana approximately 23 inches long. The broadsword on his back was at least a foot and a half wide and 4 feet long. Odd writing was on both handles that she couldn't identify.
"It's a mystery!" Matsu said disturbing her commander's silence in examining the statue.
"What is?" Miya asked looking at Matsu.
"That writing on the hilts of the swords and the tags are the same as the walls but I could easily read the writing on the hilts. Why can I read the hilts and tags so easily when everything else in the cave is so blurry?" pouting she stared at the statue like it would give her answers.
After a few minutes of silence Miya spoke "We've stayed too long, lets go Matsu."
They left the cave the same way as they came and left feeling a little sad like the cave was a happier place than outside it, even with the warning given.
Returning to the ship Miya went and reported to Takehito while Matsu went back to her room of computers to search what she had found in the cave.
Miya was wondering what Takehito's reaction would be if she told him of the warning given in the cave. She knew that if the pictures were true than that beast the walls spoke of wouldn't care if it killed her people and not remorse it at all. She had to report what she had found. Walking to the researchers office she knocked and waited until a soft "enter" was heard beyond the door. Opening the door Miya saw Takehito behind a computer reading something. "Ah, Miya your back. Good to see you. What can I do for you?"
"Takehito. Matsu and I found something in the cave and I was hoping you would be able to make sense of. She found a dialect that she couldn't read and a warning written in a different language I could not read. Matsu could but from what I saw in there I am not sure that we could beat it if it was released." She reported to the researcher. That was until she heard the crazy voice of one of the humans that had found them speak up.
"Really? An age-old cave hidden by stone and weathered by time, given a warning for humanity's destruction. We now have the power of the gods I must say we investigate this cave at once!" turning around Miya saw the man with an insane grin on his face. He stood rather tall about 6'2'' with a white suit, white gloves, a white shirt, white pants and had glasses with a white cape on. His shoes were also white only they were elevator shoes about 5-6 inches off the ground.
He was walking out of the office only to be smacked in the back of the head by the other human that found them, Takami Sahashi. "You idiot! If there is a warning that has been there for who knows how long we don't want to disturb it. Who knows what kind of diseases and traps could be down there?" She yelled at the man in white.
"But Takami-chan we have the power of the gods we should not fear some simple warning."
"We're not going Minaka and that's final." Takami said walking away.
"Well fine then you don't have to come then." The crazy man said after she was out of hearing range. "Takehito-kun are you going to come?" he said grinning madly.
"I suppose I will have to someone has to keep you in line." Takehito replied sighing.
"Well that's great then. Miya-chan do you still have all your gear ready?" he asked the sekirei commander.
"Yes Me and Matsu are ready to go whenever. Should I get the others?"
"No you and Matsu should suffice against whatever may come against us." With that he walked out the door letting the others get ready. Oh how he would regret that statement if he was a sane man.
Travelling back to the cave in a truck driven by Takehito they were silent while Matsu still had a small laptop to record things while she was in the cave. When they were at the cliff face they situated all the ropes and rock climbing gear to go down into the cave. They knew it was the same cave by the small calm spot right before the cave entrance like something was blocking the waves.
Minaka was ecstatic "Imagine what we could find here that could stop nature itself from imposing on it."
Takehito was worried though, what kind of people had the technology to keep the waves out of a cave merely to keep it secret. What happened to them that they disappeared? How long ago was this place built, for he could see the markings along the walls and knew that this cave didn't come naturaly?
Further in the cave they spotted the cavern entrance with the statue still there staring impassively at the boulder. Waiting, watching, nothing would escape its gaze. Minaka was looking at the boulder like a boy in a candy shop while Takehito was looking at the statue.
"Matsu-chan can you please read the warning?" Minaka asked the red head.
Be wary for you are stepping on corrupt ground. The beast trapped here holds no love for anything and will destroy you in a heartbeat. Only the lonely guardian has enough power to stall the destruction of humanity.
After reading the text and finding nothing else to interpret Minaka saw the tags and attempted to rip one off. Right as his hand touched the tag a cold white hand grabbed his wrist stopping him from removing the tag. Looking at the arm that held his he noticed it wasn't skin that held him. It was stone. The same stone that the statue was made of. Grinning at the phenomenon and thinking quickly he almost missed the words come from somewhere in the cave.
"Who dares disturbs the creatures sleep?"
Silence met the voice.
"Well? Surely you noticed the warning I had to put up because of idiots like you?"
This time giggling was heard answering the voice. "Ano… Guardian-tan you are speaking a really old language considered dead by most the world. I don't think they can understand you."
"And how is it you can then if it is dead too most the world?" the voice said while the statue turned its head to look at the redhead. Matsu could see the eyes of the statue looking almost through her to her very soul. Judging her words and person.
Squirming under his gaze Matsu replied, "I can because I have dedicated a lot of time in information, languages being one of them. This particular language was very hard to find anywhere. It's almost an ancestor of common Japanese. The man whose hand you hold wants you to let go though" Matsu said holding her giggles in at the tugging motions Minaka was making on the statues grip.
Miya was stunned. They come in here and find the things and now that Minaka is here he almost does something and now he is held captive by the white statue. That moved. The statue moved, that is not supposed to happen.
Takehito was more curious than anything and relayed this to Matsu. "Hey Matsu, can you ask him a question for me?"
"Sure thing Take-tan."
"Can you ask him why he is guarding this boulder?"
Nodding Matsu turned back to the statue and repeated the question.
"I am not guarding this boulder. More like I am its warden to make sure it stays inside a prison. Keeping it from humanity. Keeping humanity safe."
Translating for Takehito Matsu noticed the statue's eyes were turning from the white stone to an endless blue.
Takehito was still curious though and asked another question, ignoring Minaka's pleas for help. "How is it that you can move when you are made of stone?"
Chuckling could be heard this time before an answer. "I wasn't always stone. I'm sure you noticed the pictures on the walls?" At their nods the voice continued, "I started out as an outcast. I was a painful reminder of a tragedy that happened at my birth. So I was alone at the start only the people high up in power helped me and still most only did it to control me." Shaking his head the statue then dragged Minaka's hand away from the tag it was touching keeping the tag in place. "But my tale is not for here or now. Now tell me why did this idiot want to disturb the creature?"
"I don't want to disturb it only study it! We need a kind of guardian/enforcer for the age of the gods." The crazy man said.
"Minaka-san do you really want to test the patience of something that I can't beat?" Miya said. All the while it was speaking Matsu was translating except for the crazy's words. She had sensed its power and could tell she would be annihilated should it come to blows.
"An entity that not even the disciplinary squad captain can beat? Incredible!" so says the crazy president still grinning at the prospect.
"You never told me who is it that whishes to disturb the creature." The voice said looking at Matsu.
"Sorry guardian-tan I am Matsu the technical genius, and the guy you were holding is Minaka Hiroto-tan." Matsu said pointing to herself then to Minaka.
"Please ask him to cut his finger for a moment. I wish to do something."
Relaying the instruction Minaka rushed to do it to see what a statue could do with just a little bit of blood. Kneeling down to touch the blood the statue forms strange hand signs before slamming his hand down on the blood. Writing starts forming around the boulder and Minaka could feel him being pushed away from the thing he wanted to inspect. Takehito could also feel a push but it was much smaller considering he was farther away from the writing than the president who was thrown back.
Drawing her blade Miya rushed the statue and demanded, "What did you just do?"
After relaying the question the statue turned towards the sword wielder and then told Matsu, "I only used his blood as a medium to keep him away from the boulder. Underneath it I based the seal on his blood so it absorbed a little of human characteristics that might be pushing the other man away a little more. I set the seal to keep him to the edge of the cave while others are kept at least 10 feet from the beast. I do not want anyone releasing the creature." After saying that the statue walked to Takehito and put his arm on the man's shoulder.
Takehito could feel the pressure lessen by a fair amount once the statue put its arm on his shoulder. "Why is the pressure lessened?" he asked looking at the statue.
"Do you wish to release the creature?"
"No if what your warning says is true than I would gladly stay away from this place if that kept it locked up."
"Good to hear that humanity isn't a lost cause. I am keyed into every seal written and engraved into and onto this cave, reducing the repellant to you so you are more comfortable is an easy thing to do. If it is to keep the creature locked up I will keep allies close and enemies to my cause far away from here." The statue/voice said removing its hand from Takehito's shoulder. As the statue was walking back to the boulder a loud, pissed yell could be heard throughout the cave.
"MINAKA HIROTO! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING LEFT THIS TIME!"
Turning back around the statue could see an enraged woman enter the cavern and was looking for Minaka when it saw him huddled up right next to the entrance to the cavern.
Looking at Takami, Minaka could only sweat in fear at what was coming his way before he was dragged out of the cavern.
After about an hour of random chitchat everyone had moved into the tunnel that led to the cavern. Miya was now standing near Takehito in case the strange statue would do anything to him. Matsu was by the statue conversing with it for some time before he turned back to the others.
"I would ask you to bury this cave. Make it so no one else can get in here. Can you close the entrance?" the statue said pointing to the entrance.
"Do you want us to make it a natural close or a metal shield over the cave entrance?" Takehito asked after Matsu had translated the question.
"Preferably natural. If you can't then I will have to get creative since I haven't used some of my techniques in centuries."
"Ano… guardian-tan how old are you?" Matsu asked the statue.
Closing its eyes the statue leaned back a little and thought for a moment. "Right now I would say somewhere between 2520 years or 2600. I can tell because of the drain the seal is having on the beast. I am only a catalyst for the absorbtion. Right now its power is maybe oh…" turning the statue looked at Miya before walking over and saying "May I see your hand for a moment?" nodding Miya put her hand in the statues. After a minute the statue looked up and spoke again. "I would say the beast is about only a hundred times as powerful as she is." It spoke casually not noticing that his words spooked both Matsu and Takehito. "What?" it said after noticing Matsu and Takehito's fright.
"Guardian-tan, Miya is probably the strongest person this world will ever see if the beast stays in here." Matsu said surprising the statue.
"Has humanity fallen that far? She is about as strong as a kage when I was growing up. Going up the power ladder we started as academy strength, or E-rank, one up is genin, the lowest active shinobi, D-rank, then chunin the most common and the major fighting force of the village, C-rank, after that is jounin, the elite fighters capable of taking down multiple chunin, B-rank, then the elite jounin or ANBU class, they were the top of the village aside from the kage and an A-rank above that is only Kage-level or S-rank in strength. Above that are the SS-ranks and SSS-ranks few generations have one of those. Miya is about S-rank in power, while Matsu is about a solid C-rank by the feeling her chakra reserves." After the lecture the room was silent at how powerful the people in its time were.
"Going off of Miya how strong are you?" Takehito asked.
"Judging myself I would say I have maybe oh I don't know fifty times her reserves." It said looking at its stunned audience. "Hey, don't look at me like that. I was brought up in the knowledge that more chakra was better. Too bad they didn't tell me that it took control as well. But I was the last of a great clan that was known for its supersized chakra reserves."
"You have said chakra a few times guardian-san, you would mind telling me what that is?" Takehito spoke after getting over his shock.
"It is the energy that she" points to Miya, "and her" points to Matsu, "Use to control their powers. Chakra is the essence of life itself, energy made from the spiritual aspect of the mind and soul, combined with the energy produced from every cell in the body. You" points to Takehito, "don't really have much, less than the common civilian in my day. Thinking on that, are they normal?" the statue said pointing to Matsu and Miya.
Looking at each other Miya started to explain to the guardian. "We are what you would call aliens to this planet. We came because our race was dying, even now only 108 of us are left. We left our planet because it was dying so we took a spaceship and came here. The man and woman you saw earlier found our ship not even twenty years ago. They call us Sekirei."
"Hmm… could you come back in a few days with something for me?" the statue said after a few minutes of silence.
"What do you need guardian-tan?" Matsu asked.
"Could you bring some beakers or something that could hold a lot of liquid and some food? Ink and paper if you can get that as well, not as important but would help."
"Why do you need it, if I may ask?" Takehito asked. Food, something to hold liquids, ink and paper, a rather random list in his head what would a statue use those for? The statue only shook his head and asked if it was possible. "Yes, I suppose I could."
"It doesn't necessarily have to be you, it could be anyone. Just so long as they bring it and stays away from the beasts prison." Matsu was now extremely curious about what a statue could do with the mentioned items and said she could, receiving a soft smile from the statue.
After everyone said his or her goodbyes to the being. The statue smirked and walked back into the cave, there was work to be done before they returned.
Hmm shortest chapter I have released so far. Lets see how people like it.
Ok now reviews and criticisms are welcome flames not so much, but will be read for any useful info before crumpling and throwing into a pile to burn in order to make cookies for positive reviewers.
And yes I am continuing my other stories I just had this idea in my head running rampant and wanted to see how viewers would like it.
Now readers answer me this. Should Naruto get a harem of Sekirei, or should he just be as the title states a lonely guardian? Reviews who you want in the harem if anyone would be useful.
Bye bye.