You cannot run from Destiny

The Light Seeker

Long ago in the beginning of time, the world was created. The Gods Wing, Deathscythe, Heavyarms, Sandrock, Nataku, Tallgeese and Epyon; they made seven magical swords. One to control an element of life and bring balance to the world. Fire, Earth, Water, Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness. Each made out of crystals which were scattered throughout the lands. But then the six of the seven legendary swords were re-created by six Crystal Seekers. And the final was reborn by a Phantom of the Night. Each became enemies. However one by one Fire, Earth, Water, Wind, Lightning and Light joined forces leaving Darkness on its own. Darkness swept through the land destroying everything. The Crystal Seekers had no choice but to stand and fight. Every 500 years, they say, the new heroes will rise and control the swords to defeat the evil and bring balance to the world once more. Heero, Earth. Duo, Fire. Trowa, Water. Quatre, Light. Wufei, Wind. The world is counting on you to save the world one last time...

The blanket of shadows was lifted from the Southern country, and was blessed by the beautiful sun. As the sun shone over the green grass mountains, the people of the southern land awoke for a new day of work. Farmers maintained their crops and moved their live storks until they were perfectly set in to place for the new day. Shops in the market place opened. The smell of fresh bread, and other delicious food ran through the streets. The land became once more the busy, happy town it has always been.

To the north of the Southern kingdom lay its palace. The royal family, descendants of one of the first Crystal Seekers (although they did not know), rose for the new day ahead. The King went about his day giving orders to his men to help the kingdom and rule justly. The 29 Princess' prepared them for the new day. Brushing their hair and straightening their dressed. The eldest Princess Iria Winner walked down the corridor to the one person's room that was still in darkness.

She knocked gently on the door, but there came no reply. She tried a second time but still no movement came from the room. Iria pushed the door open to see the curtains drawn over the window and a small lump in the bed. She sighed and walked over to the curtain pulling them back, so their blessed sun could shine its light in to the room.

"Honestly little brother," she started. "You must learn to rise earlier." She turned on her heel and walked over to the bed. She grabbed one end of the sheets and pulled it down to see nobody there, but a stack of pillows. She sighed and turned to the open closet that lies on the other side of the room. Her gaze then turned to the window that she had blessed with light. The curtains blew in the early morning light. She sighed once again.

"Oh little brother," she spoke and walked over to the wind. "Why must you be so wild?" She smiled at the people working below her. "You are a lot like mother, Quatre." She stared out into the grassy fields to the south of the palace and there a light shone brighter than anywhere else...

In the deep grassy fields of the southern country children played to their hearts contempt. Playing tag or just racing with each other. They enjoyed their time in the fields. But today another joined the children in the fields. Not so much another child, but a young man. A Prince. The Prince of the land would rarely come and see the children and tell them stories he had learnt when he was their age. He climbed over one last fence and could see the children in the distance. He smiled as the sun rose higher in to the sky. He steadily walked over to the children. When he was half way between the fence and the children, they cried out his name in joy.

"QUATRE!!" They called and ran over to the Prince. Each child giggling and smiling as they got closer and closer to their Prince. They stopped in front of the young Prince, bowing and panting.

"Good morning Prince." Spoke a very young girl. She was most defiantly the oldest, but was very young compared to Quatre's seventeen winters. Quatre only smiled and ruffled the girl's hair.

"How many times must I tell you not to call me that when no one is around?" Quatre had gotten tired of being called Prince. Only the people he trusted the most called him by anything but his title. Quatre and the children walk off farther into the fields. There were small crippled temples that once stood tall and grand, now lie in rubble. That was where they would speak of things not of the world they knew.

"What story do you have for us today?" Asked a young boy. All the children sat around Quatre as he sat on one of the boulders outside of the temple. He smiled at the young boy.

"How about," he began. "The story of the Light Crystal Seeker?" Quatre knew that it had been a long time since he had told the story, but maybe they had forgotten it enough for him to say it before he spoke his real story.

"Nah," Said a child.

"We've already heard that one," said another.

"Tell us a new story, please."

Quatre rubbed the back of his neck and smiled sheepishly. He sighed and recalled how the story went. He began to tell them the story. Each child gazed up at Quatre, almost as if he was a role model to them. Quatre never thought he was much to be looked up to.

"Alright here goes," he started. [1] "A long time ago a young maiden of this land walked aimlessly through the woods. She smiled as the sun shone brightly on the land that day. But as she got to an opening in the forest, there in the opening was a young boy. She rushed over to him, worried that he might be hurt. As she drew near animal spirits jumped out at her and prevented her from getting close to the boy. Lions and wolfs blocked her path. She feared for not only her life but the boy who she did not know."

Most of the girls gasped at that point. They believed that most of the stories were real. And who would stop them believing it? They were young; young enough to believe these stories and give them hope of a better world and life than the one they had.

"The animals growled at her. Her heart started to race. I have to get him away, she thought. She reached out her hand to the boy but a wolf without even a growl came and bit in to her arm."

The children all gasped at this point and cling on to each other in fear. Quatre only smiled at the imagination of the children.

"She did not scream. She couldn't. Her voice had gone; it had abandoned her. The wolf sank its teeth deeper. She whispered I want to help him. Wolfs eyes, which had not left the girls face softened. It released her and licked her wounded arm. The animals parted and she walked up to the young boy. Most of his body was covered in blood. There was a gash just above his eye. She placed her hand on the boys face and the boys eyes opened. His hand raised and clamped down on hers. His eyes were a misty green. The boy panted, who are you? The girl smiled, please don't be afraid. The boy did not blink at all in that time. The girl was confused. I can't see, he whispered."

All the girls had tears in their eyes at when Quatre had made the boy blind. The boys just looked at Quatre wondering what was going to happen next.

"She raised the boy up and held his hand and walked him back to her home. When she arrived she cleaned his cuts and bandaged them up. She laid the boy on her bed and told him to rest. As he rested under the girls touch, not once did she ask him of anything. Each day she healed the boy, bringing him food and water. He never once asked her name. Each day she told him about herself. Yet even though she knew nothing of him she was falling for him-"

"Master Quatre!!!" Yelled an urgent voice from a far. Quatre turned and looked in the direction he had come from long ago. Two men on brown horses riding towards him. Quatre rose from his seat at the ruins of the temple. Abdul and Auda jumped off their horses and bowed to their Prince.

"Master Quatre, there is an urgent message for you back at the palace." Spoke Abdul. Quatre's eyes widened as the words spoke into his ears. Quatre turned to the children who seemed frightened to see the two royal guards standing so close to them. Quatre smiled softly at the small children

"I have to go," he started to explain; "I am needed." He ruffled one of the boy's hairs who walked up to him. "Once I am done I will come back and tell the rest of the story." All the children smiled at their Prince and bowed to him. Quatre turned to Abdul and Auda. "Let us ride back to the palace."

Quatre walked back with his men to where his horse had been waiting at the fence. The pure white horse seemed to show its respect by bowing its head to Quatre and he mounted it. Quatre turned back and looked at the children holding each other and watching worriedly as their prince left them on their own. Quatre would never leave unless it was after the midday. Never before. Quatre sighed before looking over the other fields that stood between his house and the place where he stood now. Quatre kicked his horse in to a gallop with Abdul and Auda behind him. They raced against time back to the palace. Urgency ran through them at the thought of danger approaching them from afar. If something were to attack the Southern Kingdom, they would have no problem in retaliating. Quatre's heart beat wildly out of control as the thought of peril ran in his head. Is one of the other nations attacking? Declaring war? Maybe on one of the other nations? All questions were running through his head. Not one question he could answer.

Zayeed waited in the throne room for his son to return. The only people in the room were Princess Iria, Rashid (Captain of the Guard) and Instructor H (Quatre's mentor).

This message is of the upmost importance. Even if Zayeed did not want to give his son this message, he knew that it was for the greater good. Quatre was the chosen one. The one to risk his life for the greater good. To fight the evil no one else can stand against. But... Quatre is the Light. Shadow will come after him first, if all else fails... He will attack the Southern Kingdom to draw Quatre's attention back to his country and fight to the death. The Southern Kingdom cannot be in this war once again.

The doors to the throne room opened and there stood Quatre dressed in cloths he would wear when going to see the children in the fields. Zayeed did not object to this action his son took. But he wished that Quatre would not get to close to those children. Quatre walked over to his father and stood next to his sister. The look on Quatre's face told Zayeed that Quatre was concerned for the country but was also determined to do whatever it would take to stop the problem from progressing further.

"There is a message from the Sanc Kingdom," explained Zayeed. "Each of the Crystal Seekers is gathering there because of the growing matters of the Shadows that border each Kingdom." Rashid who stood by the King held a scroll in his hand. He walked over to the young Prince and Princess and handed it to them. Quatre took the scroll off Rashid and opened it for Iria and him to read.

Dear Crystal Seeker of Light,

My land is in dire need of your assistance. Every land is. I am calling upon each Seeker of each land [2] and element to come to our aid and fight the evil that is once again threatening us. I pray that you will come and save us from his devastation that will occur unless we fight this evil now and destroy it for good. I hope that you receive this message and come as soon as possible. We must meet before the next full moon. Please Light. I am begging you to come and help us defeat an enemy that has united us for so long.

Queen Relena Peacecraft of the Sanc Kingdom

Quatre closed up the scroll and looked up at his father. Quatre could understand how he would need to know of the Seeker, but did not understand why Iria would have to be here as well. Quatre looked up at Instructor H seeking some wisdom on this matter.

"The Queen of the Sanc Kingdom is calling on each Crystal Seeker to come and unite in defeating the Shadow once and for all. Our greatest Seeker must go to her and battle alongside the other Seekers. [3]" Explained Instructor H. A smirk grew on his lips as he continued. "And this Seeker is in the Royal family."

At this point Quatre and Iria turned to each other, their faces a little more pale. Eyes wide and lips parted.

"You're the Crystal Seeker! Me!!!... No way!" Quatre and Iria usually harmonized when something like this happened. It scared a lot of people. If you didn't know the Royal family every time you saw this you'd think the two were twins. Even thou they weren't.

Zayeed sighed quietly. He rubbed his temples. It was frustrating when his eldest and youngest child did that. Zayeed looked up at his two children and held a face without emotion.

"Quatre you must go to the Sanc kingdom." Zayeed spoke. Quatre and Iria looked up at their father confused. Quatre was the Seeker. Iria watched Quatre from the corner of her eye and realised that her father was right. Quatre was a lot paler than everyone in their country. He was kind, caring and always helping people. He also had an uncanny ability to learn Light magic a lot quicker than anyone Iria had ever seen. Quatre's head lowered.

"I am the Seeker?!" Quatre was confused. That was the only thing anyone could tell. "But I am nothing special." Iria gave a small gasp as the words left her brothers lips. Iria heard her father sigh.

"Quatre I do not want you to go," said Zayeed. "I will not force you to go. But if this evil is to stop you must go." Zayeed paused and sighed once again. "Just remember the right path, isn't always the easy path."

"Quatre can easily get out of this," thought Iria. "All he has to say is no." Iria sighed. "But Quatre is too kind and pure to say no. But he is in more danger than the other Seekers. And he knows that." Iria placed a hand on her heart and looked up at the symbol of the Sothern Kingdom that hung on the wall above her father. "Please Seeker Christine. Please guide Quatre in the right direction."

Quatre sat on a small bench in the gardens. The trees were flowing in the cool midday breeze. The flowers reached for the sun that would help them grow. The water shimmered in the pond as the fish swam contempt at the warm water they were given. Everything in the garden was contempt. Well, almost everything. Quatre watched how everything was in perfect balance and happily living their happy little lives. He sort of envied the plants around him. They could just watch as everything around them happened. As the world went by with all their problems and the plants had no care in the world. That was a life Quatre would like, but it was only a dream life.

Instructor H stood in the arch way to the gardens from the palace. Instructor H walked over to the young boy in attempts to retrieve the boys answer. He stopped a few feet away from the young blonde. Quatre only turned his head around after hearing the footsteps on the grass stop. Quatre looked up to see his Instructor standing there.

"Quatre have you made your decision?" Asked Instructor H. Quatre however did not seem interested in answering that question. Quatre turned back around and looked in to the pond where the different coloured fish swam around. Quatre sighed.

"No, I have not," he spoke half heartedly. Instructor H took a few steps forward and placed a hand on the young Prince's shoulder. Quatre turned to his instructor curious as to what he'd say to make him make up his mind.

"Quatre come with me. I have something to show you." Instructor H walked away from the boy and over to one of the rose bushes. Quatre cocked his head to the side confused at what Instructor H was doing. Quatre slowly got up and walked over to the old man. Quatre bent down next to Instructor H in front of the rose bush. Instructor H pulled back some of the roses and there Quatre saw something that confused him.

There under all the roses was another rose. But it was not red like the others. It was more like a rose that hadn't bloomed yet and seemed to be made out of crystal. It was very strange and was about the size of three roses put together.

"What is it?" Asked Quatre confused. Instructor H smirked.

"It's a time crystal."

"A time crystal?!"

"A time crystal can show you something that happened in the place where it stands from maybe years ago." Explained Instructor H. "And maybe it can help you find the answers you seek. All you have to do is touch it."[4]

Quatre looked back to the crystal roses and hesitated to do anything. Quatre slowly reached out his hand and lightly touched the flower. The crystal opened to show a purple, blue colour crystal in the middle. It lit up and then the scenery around the two changed ever so slightly. There were more trees and flowers around them now. Quatre stood up and saw two figures in front of him.

"Quatre watch what happens." Said Instructor H. Quatre nodded and watched what happened.

There in the middle of the gardens stood a young girl. Not that much older than Quatre. She had long blond hair that reached her waist, covering most of her sky blue dress. She turned and her ocean blue eyes were revealed. Her skin was as pale as the moon. There next to her stood a young man. The man was a little taller than the girl. His skin was darker than hers by far. His hair was brown and long at the back. In the front it covered half of his face. Also obscuring one of his forest green eyes.

The man held the girls hand and kissed it causing her to blush. She giggled as he raised his head to look at her face. She smiled softly at him but then turned away to look at the ground in doubt.

"I'm not sure what to do anymore Jack." She spoke. She turned back to the boy, Jack. "I am the Light Seeker and I am a Princess. I cannot leave my kingdom to fight."

"Christine you are a Princess. But if you do not go and help the other Seekers and me then you will be Princess of nothing." Spoke Jack softly pushing the hair back from Christine's eyes.

"But I am needed her..." She sighed. "I am nothing anyway... I do not belong anywhere." She lowered her head. Jack however didn't seem to think so. He placed a finger under the girls chin and lifted her head to face his. Her eyes sparkled as their eyes met.

"Don't ever say your nothing. You are my reason for living now." He spoke softly closing in on her. "Don't ever forget it." Then he kissed her.

"Then I'll go with you to the Sanc Kingdom." She smiled and rested her head on his chest. [5]

Quatre blinked a few time and then looked around. Everything was back to normal. The two people had gone. Quatre turned back to Instructor H confused.

"What was that?" Quatre asked curiously and still not understanding it.

"That was something that happened in this exact spot many years ago." Explained Instructor H. "It would seem that a Princess of this Kingdom a long time ago was indeed a Light Seeker." He paused. "Maybe she was having the same problem as you." Quatre could tell what Instructor H was trying to do.

Quatre looked at the spot where the girl had stood. He walked over to it. There was something about that girl that Quatre thought was familiar. But he didn't know what it was. She said she was the Princess... What was her name again? Princess Christine... Wait, the original Light Seeker was called Christine. If that was her then she must have been much younger than she is depicted in the stories about her. Quatre looked up at the archway to the inside of the palace. Above it was the symbol of the Light Seeker. Two shotels crossed over each other. Quatre nodded his head. The symbol had come from Christine. She had made that the symbol of the Light Seeker many years ago when she was ruler of the Southern kingdom. Quatre turned back to Instructor H. Maybe if he went to the Southern Kingdom he would find out some information on the Christine... That was it. Quatre had made his decision.

"I have made my decision!" Spoke Quatre. "I am going to the Sanc Kingdom."

Zayeed and Rashid stood on the balcony looking over the gateway to the palace. Down below rode Quatre on a pure white horse with Yuda [6] riding a pure brown horse right alongside him... Quatre had decided to go and fight to save his land and all the others. Zayeed frowned as he watched his only son ride out of the palace. He disagreed with violence and knew that Quatre did too, but Quatre was unpredictable just like his mother.

"Rashid am I doing the right thing letting him go on his own?" Asked Zayeed still watching his boy ride away. Zayeed doubted his son's abilities to keep his belief in pacifism.

"He is a good kid." Said Rashid. "Remember he does not like violence. But he will fight if he needs too." Rashid paused and looked at his king. "If the others fight. He may think he's too weak to fight and stay away from the battle field." Zayeed sighed at the theory.

"He is no pacifist." Said Zayeed still watching his son. "He is too much like his mother." Both men had known Quatrina very well. Growing up with each other had caused their friendships to grow strong.

"Quatre is capable of deciding his own destiny. The question is... Which path will he chose?"

Well that's chapter 1 done.

[1] = Quatre usually tells the children stories because he tries to get close to everyone.

[2] = There are 6 countries all together. Southern (Light), Northern (Fire), Eastern (Water), Western (Wind), Sanc/Central (Earth) and Yami (Lightning & Darkness) Kingdom. Each one has a Seeker that comes from it.

[3] = Many people can use the powers of their country (e.g. making small flames, making ice) but others(Crystal Seekers, Quatre and the rest) can control elements and do much more than other seekers (Open magical gates, create storms est.)

[4] = If someone has used this idea in one of their story I am sorry I just made it up and am not copying anyone.

[5] = Jack and Christine are from the past and where one of the first Seekers. Dose Jack reminds you of anyone?!?! ^.~

[6] = Can anyone tell me where Yuda is from?!

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Dedicated to VioletEyed-Demon and StandingOnTheRoofTops