Disclaimer: Sadly, like the rest of you, I do not own Prince of Tennis, and, even more depressingly, I do not own the Final Fantasy series (games: yes Square Enix: no)
Summary: After the aftermath of Nabudis Ryoga and Ryoma set out to start a new life as Hunters. Along the way they found out a terrible secret about themselves and now keep a constant eye out for the Archadian army. Friends, enemies and a secret keep them going and searching for the truth.
Author's Note:
For the sake of this story Ryoga and Ryoma are biological brothers (I know that they're not but work with me people!) Also, for those of you who have never seen FFXII or even understand what I'm talking about, I'll do my best to explain and describe where I deem necessary. If it's confusing please let me know and I'll fix it ASAP. Don't worry the other Regulars will make their appearance in due time. (I mean come on! What's a PoT story without them all?) Also I will do my best to keep them in character, if I stray a little bit then I'll apologize now. Another thing is that in this story I will NOT use honorifics. I don't see the reason to use them in a story like this so if you don't like it then I'm sorry but put up with it. I would also like to thank Firey Chronicles for inspiring me to write this. I've been tossing a few ideas around and after reading Firey Chronicles story I finally made up my mind.
For those of you who read this then I thank you for listening to my rambling. Now onto the story!
'Italic'-Thoughts (Journal)
Bold Italic- Place
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Prologue:
Nabudis (1) after the Archadian attack
The Archadian army has long since left Nabudis after completely obliterating it. Turns out that the object they're looking for wasn't there. They already have Nabradia's (2) Magicite (3), which they promptly tested, and are now moving onto their next target: Dalmasca (4). Eh? Who knows? Maybe the object that they're looking for is in Dalmasca. They really can't be certain. After all, all they know about it is that it has something to do with the sun and moon. What kind of clue is that? Apparently, it's not much. They don't even know why they're looking for it. It's just an order, so it's best not to question.
The air is still in what was Nabudis. All that's left are a few highly damaged buildings and a thick smothering Mist (5). What was is no more and soon the place will crawl with fiends earning it the name of Necrohol (6). However, it seems that not all is quiet any more. The sound of something trying to shift some ruble can be heard. Upon closer inspection a hume (7) figure can be seen trying to push some debris off another, smaller, hume. A few agonizing minuets later the smaller hume was free.
"Ne (8) Chibisuke (9) you okay?" asked the older of the two humes.
"…Hai. (10)" answered the one dubbed 'Chibisuke'.
"Come on Chibisuke. Let's find a safer place to stay." And with that the older of the two helped the younger one to his feet and both gingerly made their way to a safer area.
Dawn soon made its appearance and found the duo resting near a Healing Crystal (11) overlooking Nabudis. With the sun's rays playing on their faces both boys, one with a little more reluctance, woke up. With the morning light now revealing their features, one would have thought that they were twins if one of wasn't a least a foot or so taller. Both have unique short black hair with natural emerald highlights playing in the sun. They both also have fair tanned skin and an almost feminine body structure were it not for their toned muscles. But the most striking feature on both of them was their eyes. A dazzling amber that looked like pools of melted gold served as their eyes.
However, their clothes were not too much to look at, considering what they just went through. And of their clothing that did remain intact it was nothing but short of shabby. New clothes and potions (12) were at the top of their 'need to get' list.
The older one decided to go see what was left of their home and he was appalled by the devastation he saw. All that was really left was a crater and a few unreliable pathways. How he and his younger brother managed to survive was a mystery to him.
"Ne Ryoma. Come look at this."
"Look at what Ryoga?" Ryoma asked. Quite frankly, he didn't want to see what his home was reduced to, but to keep his brother quiet he went over anyways. It wasn't that often that Ryoga called him by his name so it must have been important. When Ryoma looked at what his brother wanted him to see he turned pale. Fiends. Thousands of them. They have already taken up residence in what used to be Nabudis in a little under five hours. The sight was…sickening for both boys.
"Come on Chibisuke. There's nothing else here for us."
"Demo (13)…where to?"
"We'll be killed if we go anywhere near Archades (14), not that I want to go there anyways. I think for now the best place to go is the Highwaste (15). It's only a two day trek from here, and there's usually some sort of caravan. We'll go there buy some necessities and…"
Ryoma just raised an eyebrow at his brother as if asking "And what?"
"We'll…we'll…Ah! I got it! We'll explore all of Ivalice (16) and become the best Independent Hunters (17)!"
"Uiisu (18). It might actually be better for us this way."
"Hai hai! If we keep moving around then we can't get attached to anything. If someplace was to disappear it wouldn't hurt as much. Now that it's been decided let's get goin'. I'd really hate for them to notice us." Ryoga said pointing down to the swarm of fiends.
Ryoma only nodded and with that both boys started on their new journey without looking back.
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1. Nabudis- Capital of Nabradia
2. Nabradia- A small country that lies between the Archadian Empire to the east and the Rozarria (19) Empire to the west.
3. Magicite- A magical stone with century's worth of Mist stored inside. Holds a magnitude of destructive powers.
4. Dalmasca- Nabradia's sister country and western neighbor.
5. Mist- Used to charge Magick Points (MP) after a spell has been cast. It is a natural was to restore lost MP but takes time.
6. Necrohol- Nabudis' new name. Some refer to it as "The Necrohol of Nabudis". A place swarming with powerful fiends.
7. Hume- The dominant race of Ivalice. Most have an attraction to power; however, humes are also drawn to knowledge and are highly curious.
8. Ne- Hey
9. Chibisuke- nickname Ryoga calls Ryoma.
10. Hai- Yeah
11. Healing Crystal- What I've changed Save Crystals into. They're basically crystals that replenish stamina.
Potions- Healing items that are used when in battle or no where near a Healing Crystal.
13. Demo- But
Archades- Capital of Archadia.
Highwaste- Proper name is the Mosphoran Highwaste.
16. Ivalice- Name of the continent.
17. Independent Hunters- Something that I made up. Will be explained in chapter1
18. Uiisu-Okay
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Please Review!! Just to let everybody know this story will have NO pairings. I'm sorry to disappoint those of you who want them. I have my reasons and they are as follows. 1) This is a fantasy/adventure story not romance and 2) I suck at romance stories. I am open to constructive criticism, as all authors should be, and if you feel that you have to Flame me then go right ahead. I will not take it to heart as we all have our own opinions.
