Me: All right! I have decided to make an AU story! This is my first AU story, and I totally have good ideas and plots.

CTE: Usually, those plots are very confusing, and you have to get someone to read your story in order to get it going.

Me: …!

CTE: Furthermore, you have no friends who know the Special A series, and you depend on others to double check your work. Therefore, you are on your own.

Me: ...!!

CTE: Didn't I mention that you have other stories to finish?

Me: I'm taking a break because of college!!

SAN: We don't own Special A, and this story is going to base off on a "Tales of…" Series. Additionally, we don't own the "Tales of…" series. About that… what should we name it?

Me: … hm… how about Tales of Fatalia?

CTE: Like ripping off Symphonia, Vesperia, Legendia?

Me: Shut up! I don't have any ideas anymore since my head went dry. Fine! How about Tales of Spiritia?!

SAN: … That sounds fantastic!!

CTE: More like still ripping off the "Tales of…" games.

Me: Fine! Then, it's Tales of Light!

CTE: More like it's still the "Tales of…" game.

Me: Shut up, CTE!!

Again, do no own Special A and the Tales of... series.

Chapter 1: The Journey has Begun

Light was the source of the people's hope. The gods gave the Light to the people, creating a peaceful world among humans and monsters. However, humans became greedy of the Light and took advantage of the monsters and the Light, hunting down the monsters for their own desires and using the Light for their own protection. The monsters grew angry and attacked the humans, but the people had used the Light and sent them away from their homes, breaking the trust between monsters and humans. As the people lived luxurious and forgotten the kindness they once held, the Light faded from their grasp, unable to protect them from disaster. It was said that if people were to show kindness and compassion toward others, then the Light will return to the people it once protected.

The universe is unknown and holds many stories of its creation. Nobody knew how the universe is created or how there are many stars up in the sky. Many hypotheses and theories claimed that the "Great Star" exploded and created the universe by dividing many other sections and solar systems. In one of the solar systems, their planet was called "Renium" because it held three moons: One for the morning and afternoon where it is visible for people to see from the sun, one for the evening where the moon will glow red in the sky, and the last moon is to be the reflection of the sun for the night sky. Their world was once a peaceful place until the monsters surrounded civilized places to hunt and attack people. It was peaceful: birds chirping, people talking, a book was aiming straight at his head…

"Kei! Aren't you listening to me?!" Almost got hit by a medium size book, the teen automatically dodged it by tilting his head to the side. The man must have dozed off into space since their teacher hasn't shown up. The young man didn't know why he was still attending school, but here he was, listening to adults chatter aimlessly when he already knew the information from reading books.

"…"

"Don't ignore me, you bastard! Just because you are the next line of royalty of the Hakusenkan Kingdom and every thing is at peace doesn't mean that you can just ignore me right here!"

It was true that he was the next heir of the Hakusenkan Kingdom, but he is going to become the next ruler of the most powerful kingdom in the world. Rating as the top most efficient and dominant kingdom since his ancestor's rule, it has the reputation of being liked and hated by many places. There are reasons why the kingdom has many admirers and many enemies. His father had allied with the other three powerful kingdoms since he was a child, and his father is a friend of the other three rulers. Those who hated the Hakusenkan kingdom were runaways under the oppression since his grandfather had given them higher taxes and expensive items for the residents.

To prove that he is royalty, he wore a white, buttoned up in gold, and collared uniform with golden embroidery of a bird wing on his shoulder. Around his hip, a belt and a sword were attached to him just in case an enemy attacked him. He wore dark goldenrod khaki pants and white knight leggings for any traveling he must attend. He wore a silver ring with three small sapphire gems around his middle finger, proving himself as the next heir to the throne.

The blondish-brunette young man glanced at his friends. His childhood friends, Akira Toudou and Tadashi Karino, were with him for the longest time he could ever imagine. Akira looked pissed off as always, and Tadashi was down on the floor with a lump on his head, probably by calling Akira a devil woman or something equal to scary. Akira wore a violet, black sleeved, hooded uniform that matches to a hunter, and her black short pants tightened around her legs for flexibility. Her leather boots provided comfort since she was against anything that isn't styled as cute. Tadashi crawled back up to the desk and grinned idiotically.

"Now, now. He probably is getting stressed out, Akira. Oh! By the way! Did you make food?" Akira glared at the idiot, but he didn't feel scared under her glare unless her actions really meant her anger. Tadashi was wearing a forest green tunic, dark brown chest plate with side hip armor, and two dark brown gauntlets. He also wore a leather belt with two swords on his right side and a canteen attached behind him, forest green khaki pants, and unbuttoned, grey, leather boots. On his forehead were goggles over the green headband.

"…"

"Hey, Kei! Something's on your mind?" Tadashi asked. The prince looked at his two childhood friends and tried to say something that equals "I'm fine." However, nothing came out, and he was feeling tense already. Therefore, he stood up and was going to walk out.

"Prince Takishima!" Three girls rushed up behind him.

"Is Prince Takishima going to leave the classroom?" He sighed. It was just his luck. Every time he tries to go out, he was hoping to not be noticed by the other students. However, because of his status and his position of being the number one academic student, he seem to not get any alone time. The group who bothered him a lot were beautiful girls with a higher status closer to his, but those girls weren't what he was seeking for.

"Yes."

"Shall we accompany you?" He irked at the idea and shook his head.

"No." They were persistent and continued to ask him.

"Is there anything you need?" He glared very coldly, making the girls freeze in one place.

"I told you. I don't need anything." The girls backed off and bowed, apologizing and walking away with fear on their faces. Kei sighed in relief and continued walking around the halls. He sighed and thought to himself.

It has been peaceful in the Hakusenkan Kingdom after grandfather's death. Everyone's happy and enjoying their lives, and my family has already sent knights to protect villages near our kingdom.

Yes. It has been a while since his late grandfather's tyranny rule and people becoming happy under his mother and father's rule. Two years ago, his grandfather passed away by old age, and Kei Takishima was ecstatic and relieved about the news. No one, not even he and his own family, really liked the previous ruler because he would deprive the people's needs and commented how lowly those so-called "pathetic ants" are. He had already put down the people enough that everyone would try to rebel him. However, people, even the other kingdoms, couldn't fight against him because his power was greater that equals to a god, and Kei couldn't beat his own grandfather without getting one single punch to knock him down. The last time he did that sent him to the infirmary for three weeks and confinement in his own room for assaulting His Majesty.

Now, he was free from his grandfather's control, and he was able to do whatever he wanted. He was able to break off the arrange marriage with a girl who was too clingy and wasn't beautiful in his eyes. He was able to improve relations with other countries and towns outside of his home. He was able to travel around to see the outside world without his grandfather chaining him in the castle. He was happy that he could do whatever he wanted, but there are times that he wished he could do something in the past.

He sighed again and closed his eyes.

She would be happy to hear the news… if she was still here. It feels like there's no purpose for me since her disappearance. Man, this headache is bothersome.

As he continued to walk around the hall, an exploding sound and a large earthquake occurred in the academy, causing teachers and students to panic and wonder.

"…!"

"What's going on?! Where's that explosion came from?!"

"Oh my god! Are there monsters outside?"

"We're gonna die! We're gonna die!"

"C-Calm down, students! Please, calm down!"

"…" It was getting chaotic in the academy, and the commotion was making his headache worse. He shouted, silencing everyone in the hallways and classroom.

"Everyone, listen!" The students and teachers quieted down as the prince of Hakusenkan Kingdom began speaking.

"Panicking will not solve anything! Evacuate the classrooms calmly and orderly, and the knights and I will deal with the problem!" Under the orders of His Majesty, all the students followed the teachers to exit the hallways and out the school. The rest of the people were already outside, meaning that the knights have arrived. As all the students and teachers were immediately outside, Kei heard another commotion from outside, only that it was related to some troublemaker going inside the academy.

"H-Hey! Where are you going?! It's too dangerous!"

"Ma'am! Please, stay away from the school!"

"What now?" Kei asked, feeling that the headache was getting worse. Losing to retain the calm face, he held his head and squint his eyes to relieve the headache.

"Kei!" Akira ran up to her childhood friend with Tadashi behind her.

"What the hell is going on, Kei?! Where did that blast come from?" Kei shook his head, trying to ignore the pain in his head. Whoever made the blast meant that someone was either skillful or stupid to cause the explosion in a tightly secured academy.

"It seems that it's either a bomber trying to get away with something or a monster attacking the school." Tadashi looked excited and smiled.

"Cool! Let's check it out!" However, Kei shook his head. He needed some time alone, and he didn't want his friends to get involved with this mess.

"I will see to this problem. You, two, will evacuate with the others and make sure that everyone's safe." Ignoring his friends, he ran ahead and to the cause of the commotion.

"Ah… he left." Tadashi cradled his head and glanced at his tempered friend who threw a tantrum.

"Ah, dammit! Kei, that bastard! He looked down on us!"

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"Prince Taskishima! You're here!" The leader knights exclaimed in surprise as the prince got to the large hole where the explosion occurred, creating a hole and a large mess. The leader of the knights was wearing a full clad\ black armor from his shoulders down to his feet. With the symbol of a white wing on his chest with five stars in the middle of the wing, he symbolizes as the captain of the knights, commander of his own platoon. He wasn't wearing a helmet, so his black hair, combed neatly, was able to let him see in full range.

"Captain Aoi Ogata. Report the situation." Without hesitation, Aoi nodded.

"The explosion was caused by a thief who stole the director's necklace. We don't know how did the thief cause the explosion, but the only way to create explosions is by using a vehah ring, an accessory that could manipulate ki."

"Ki… they are small amounts of energy that has kept this world alive. How is it possible that this thief could obtain such a powerful accessory? Is it possible that he could have stolen it from a blacksmith? Only skilled blacksmiths could create rings, and only a few blacksmiths are found around the world." Aoi looked forward and shook his head.

"It's no doubt that this thief could have obtain the ring by stealing it. Without vehah rings, we cannot proceed further because of its pressure and activation." Kei sighed.

"I see. Then, that means that I just have to go ahead without help."

"Wait!" Aoi walked up toward Kei and whispered to him.

"There is another person who has a vehah ring, but the ring has a different… power." Kei was surprised to hear this and asked.

"What kind of ring is it?" However, Aoi shook his head.

"I'm sorry. The pursuer was too fast for me to see the ring or his face. I'm not sure if the pursuer is a friend or foe, but he seemed angry and followed the thief." Kei was sort of suspicious. He never heard such a vehah ring since a certain family's escape and disappearance with the secret creation of the many vehah rings. It was a very small chance that the pursuer might still be her.

"I'm going." The captain was about to protest, but by looking at his friend's eyes, Kei looked serious and determined than ever. Aoi nodded and saluted by standing straight and hitting his chest plate. All the other knights saluted Kei and also made way for Kei's pursuit.

"Be careful, Prince Takishima." Kei ran and jumped away from the hole, landing on the roof and continued running where both the thief and the pursuer may be.

0000

"Give back the vehah ring and the necklace! It's not yours!" A high-pitched voice screamed as the person attacked the thief with a dagger. The thief dodged but was unaware of the punch coming to his way, sending him a few feet away from her. The pursuer stood up, and the long black hair swayed with the wind.

The pursuer wasn't a guy but a girl. Her red vest was tightened over her orange long sleeved shirt, and she wore a red skirt with a leather belt attached around her waist to secure her dagger in her travels. Her orange legwarmers covered her legs over her knees, and her white boots had yellow linings from the edges and a straight lining from her shin down to her feet. She also wore an orange scarf, and her left middle finger had a golden ring with a ruby gem in the center. The thief struggled to get up and glared at the annoying girl.

"Shut up, girl! Don't stick your nose where it belongs!" The thief activated the ring and just swung his hand, sending an explosion in front of her. The pursuer covered her face quickly and let the force push her out down to the floor. When the thief was going to activate the ring and send another explosion to finish her off, a swift punch hurled him away and caused him to lose focus.

"So, you were the problem and caused a lot of damage." The thief froze and stared at the new person in a white uniform.

"W-Who the hell are you? That girl's friend or something?" The pursuer sat up, shook her head to clear her vision, and looked up to see the man who saved her. She felt that this man shouldn't be involved with this dangerous thief because the enemy possessed a vehah ring.

"H-Hey! Get away from the thief! He has a vehah ring! H-He'll blow you up!" The thief laughed, feeling a bit confident.

"You heard what the girlie said. Only those who possess the vehah rings could fight against each other." Kei shrugged and took out his sword smoothly.

"So? I have a vehah ring." The pursuer and the thief were surprised to hear this and saw his left hand wearing a silver ring.

"T-That's not possible!" The thief was going to runaway, but in a split second, he saw the same girl in front of him.

"You are not getting away with this!" The thief growled, finding this girl as a nuisance. He was going to activate the vehah ring, but instead of making an explosion, the ring sparked instead and hurt him in the process.

"OW!! W-What?" The thief was baffled and stared at the ring. In the middle of the ring, the gem cracked, making it useless in battle. Kei smirked and looked at the girl ahead. Even though he couldn't see her face, he knew that she wanted to return the ring and necklace to the rightful owner.

"It seems that he's not prepared as we thought. Am I welcome to share the fun with you, Hanazono Hikari?" The girl blinked and smiled.

"Sure! Let's go, Takishima! The one who makes the thief faint wins!" As they charged straight toward the panicking thief, Kei didn't feel the headache anymore.

Okay! Now, if you have any flaming, just go ahead. I really need to improve my creative writing since it died. I'm also planning to make two stories: this as an AU and the other a future fic.

Now, information about the characters we see today.

Kei Takishima

Age: 18

Height: 5' 8"

A prince of Hakusenkan Kingdom who is the next heir to the throne. Ever since his grandfather died, he tries to improve relations between the people and the kingdom. Kei also searches for a long lost friend who disappeared after a monster attack, wanting to bring her to live in his kingdom. Despite his calm and cool attitude, he can be kind to people and his friends and scary toward those who rivals his love interest with Hikari.

Hikari Hanazono

Age: 18

Height: 5' 6"

A long lost friend who disappeared after the monster attack. She sees any challenge a contest and wants to beat her rival, Kei Takishima, to prove that she is number one. The reasons to her leaving is unknown, but Hikari has improved with crafting and fighting, except cooking. When a person is hurt, she doesn't hesitate to go there to help the person, and she really wants to see everyone happy.

Akira Toudou

Age: 18

Height: 5' 6"

A childhood friend of Kei, Tadashi, and Hikari. She loves to cook and makes the best food for her friends, especially for Hikari. Akira manages to beat a certain person and creates a special bond between her childhood friends, expressing her feelings more and enjoyment with them. She is sweet and lovable with fan girls and her girl friends, but she dislikes how close Kei is to Hikari.

Tadashi Karino

Age: 19

Height: 5' 7"

A lax young man who sees danger as an adventure. His mother is the director of the Hakusenkan academy, and he receives requests from her as he travels. Tadashi really likes to travel around the world and eat food, especially made by Akira. He is considered to be the moron because he doesn't act mature and receives many blows by Akira, and when danger comes around the corner, he jumps in without a warning.