AN: Alrighty, here's my first story. This is just a prologue, preparing you guys for what is to come. This thing is invented by my head, so if there are logic mistakes and stuff, do not be afraid to tell me. I love anykind of constructive help! ^^ . There isn't happening much in this chapter, but I promise things will clear, and get more interesting in future chapters. Until then * waves*!
The Shadows of her memories : Prologue
Everybody has heard of the mighty order of Ionia, Kinkou. Maintaining the balance trough the world, the order is known for it's diplomacity and it's effectiveness. But what the world doesen't know is that, the hailed order today, had a darker past than the shadows themselves.
At the beggining of the world, in the woods where the old oder had been built, there was a small clan, formed from no more than 50 people, who called themselves : The Shadow Borns. They picked this name considering their unusual power to dissapear into shadows, bend them, and use them as their will wishes. Altho they were powerfull, they lived a quiet life, unknown to the world. That until one day.
When the order had put his base, a scout came and annouced them of this weird peoples, hiding themselves into the woods, mastering the shadows. That picked up the interest of everyone, and 2 more scouts had been set to investigate this tribe. What happened the next day, is something they didn't saw coming. 2 masked figures, dressed in dark ninja clothing, with a starge red mark on their capes , stood at the order's stairs, while behind them, there were the dead bodies of the scouts that had been sent. They hadn't said anything. Once they made sure their presence was taken into knowledge, they dissapeared just as fast as they appeared. The master didn't took this warning kindly. He was not going to back down.
And so the next day, unknown to the tribe, the whole order was waiting stealthed into the trees, waiting for the perfect moment. When the sun was in the middle of the sky, the bloodshed began. Since the shadow borns were taken by surprise they couldn't fight back too much. Even their leader, the strongest of them all, started fighting but there was just as much as they could do. They were outnumbered and soon, the only ones staying alive, was an old man, protecting a younger woman, wich held a small child in her arms. They were taken hostages and sent to Kinkou.
Upon being brought to the order, the mighty master stood on his throne and told one of the ninjas to report what happened. When he finished his report, the master stood silent for a few minutes before telling the last three survivors what he was gonna do with them.
He had told them that what they possesed was a great power, which could be used into great ways, and if they were willing to cooperate, they could live. But then, it was another problem. The power that their master possesed, was something far beyond dangerous, and it was for the better of the world, as the Kinkou master said, to take those powers away and seal them, so nobody could use them for evilness. And that could be done in only one way. Kiling him, taking away his powers, and sealing them into a box. But the shadow borns that were going to be born afterwards were not escaping either. They will be sealed twice: once upon birth, and once after they are declared full shadow borns to reinforce the seal, to make sure the darkening power of shadows will not turn them into danger.
Even with all the protests from the young woman, the old master agreed to give his life, in order to protect, what was little left from his familly, and tribe. And with that, the old shadow born was executed, the young woman had her powers sealed, and the little boy, had too went trough the painfull process of sealing. Over the years, the shadow borns have tought the people of Kinkou the art of shadows, creating what Kinkou calls today : the shadow warriors. Even tho they are not even close to the actual power the shadow borns posses, they are more powerfull, considering the seals. Nobody knew about this closed incident. Nobody. But this sad story of my people had been transmitted from generation to generation, no one ever forgeting, how we have found our place into the Kinkou. My mother had taught me that revenge wont do to me any good, and letting my heart be consumed by dark toughts, was no way of living my life. I listened to her, and her words still echo in my head. I will stick to her beliefs, in honor of her memory. But, if I will have to fight the order, for those very few who are close to me, in order to protect them, I wont hesitate.
And you, unfortunate one, who had found this script, you have two choises now: you can put this back, from where you had taken it, if this wasn't destroyed yet, or you could continue reading my story, the last shadow born remained alive.
~Akyo