Hi everyone! This is CrystalKitteN-MeW (Crys for short) and here with another story to boot!
And… it's a Fantasy/Romance story!
I know I'm multi-tasking (I've got 3 other stories) but I couldn't resist publishing this story after it entered my mind. It came after I pondered over my other story Once in a Blue Moon.
This is a chronicle story so it will be quite long. I hope you enjoy it!
SUMMARY: According to legend in a parallel world, a child born under the Blue Moon can't love or be loved or disaster will happen. Ryoma, a child born such, struggles through life alone, without love. But in a journey to find the roots of an amnesiac guy he saves, he may also find what he is missing.
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Bold- English
Italics- Flashback
'Dialogue'- Thoughts
"Dialogue"- Spoken Dialogue
Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis.
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Blue Moon: Legend of the Curse Chronicles
'In the alternate world of Dodewel, when the moon becomes the color of the clear morning sky, it will reflect its beam on a child and bestow its powers of wonder. As such, the chosen must not love nor be loved with opposition, for aggravated emotional attachments and interference can break the link of control and anger. The cursed Blue Moon child controls the thin line of destruction & peace…'
CHAPTER 1: Moonrise
Up in the high night sky, a very bright full moon glowed.
It shone over the alternate world of Dodewel lies in a dimension parallel to Earth. It's a world where people have no powers. However, what keeps the world continuously alive is the power of 12 gemstones, with which there are 12 kingdoms named such. These gemstones all contain a mysterious power unique to each and the people have a shard of each which they use in their everyday life.
Soldiers equip the jewels in their weapons; ordinary working people make use of them too. It was a necessity, and every person has one which they wear around their necks like a pendant.
Currently, the moon shone the brightest in a village kingdom located in front of a mountain. Some people were still awake, as shown by the open lights.
Inside an ordinary house in the village is a woman in labor. She was having some difficulties though and was barely gasping for breath. Her husband stood nearby worriedly.
"N-nan-jirou…" she whispered.
"You can do it, Rinko…" he encouraged.
She gave another whimper of pain and the midwife was doing all she can although it was not helping too much.
Meanwhile, by the open window in the room, one can see the unusually bright full moon dim and flash lightly before it was obscured by a thick cloud.
Behind the cloud, an intense flash of light disrupted the black sky.
The cloud slowly moved away, revealing the bright moon which was, now, shining in a blue hue instead.
Some people looked up at the sky and panicked, shouting, "Oh no! It's… the Blue Moon!"
"The Blue Moon!? Everyone, hide! It's the cursed moon!"
And so, there was a scrambling of people trying to get back inside their stone houses while some hurriedly closed their windows.
The Blue Moon shone ominously in the sky, as if merging with the black darkness of the night sky, yet still shining like a light. It gave off another flash and a beam emerged, directed towards the village like a searchlight.
However, the beam finally rested on the house where the woman in labor earlier had just given birth.
The midwife smiled, "It's a healthy baby boy."
Rinko smiled weakly.
But the beam suddenly zoomed in from the open window and rested on the newborn baby, engulfing the infant in an intense ball of transparent blue light and floated.
Nanjirou shouted, "Oh no! What is happening!?"
The midwife looked out the window. "It's the Blue Moon's beam!"
"THE BLUE MOON!?"
Rinko looked shocked. Then she began gasping for breath unnaturally. The midwife hurriedly approached and tried to calm her down but her ceaseless huffing wouldn't stop.
Meanwhile, the baby surrounded by the aura of the Blue Moon remained floating in the air. After another blinding flare however, the beam slowly dimmed and the baby landed gently on the bed. What was different was, the baby had a pendant but what dangled from it was not an ordinary gemstone but a 12-pointed star with a blue orb floating inside.
Outside, a thick cloud hid the ill-omened Blue Moon again, and after a flash and the cloud moved away slowly, the moon was back to its normal grandeur.
Rinko looked at her child who was sleeping peacefully. "R-ryoma…" After she said his name, she gave a silent gasp and closed her eyes before falling back on the covers.
Nanjirou stared incredulously. "Rinko?" He whispered her name but she didn't respond. "Rinko!" He shouted again but she remained lifeless.
The midwife checked Rinko's pulse and shook her head. "She's dead."
"N-no… You're lying… She can't be dead, she can't be!"
"I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do," the midwife said sadly.
Nanjirou rushed over to Rinko's side and held her now cold hand. He let go of her hand and buried his face in his hands.
The midwife went over to the baby and wrapped him in a blanket. "I'm sorry to say this too… but it appears that… your child… is a cursed Blue Moon child."
"A cursed Blue Moon child?" Nanjirou looked up.
"Yes… He got hit by the beam of the Blue Moon…" But she was interrupted by Nanjirou shouting…
"My wife is dead and my child is cursed!? This can't be!!! NOOO!!"
The child, still asleep, was oblivious to the burden of his future.
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Fifteen years later…
A short black-green haired boy, seated on a branch of a tree and leaning against the trunk, wearing a plain white shirt with a blue vest, long green pants and low brown boots, slowly opened his eyes to stare at the vast night sky.
The bright moon reflected very well his unique golden eyes. It looked spectacular but to the people of the village, his eyes were nothing but a sign of evil.
For that boy's golden eyes were proof that he was a cursed Blue Moon child.
Yes, that's right, he was cursed.
He sighed as his hand reached up to his neck to take out the gem of his necklace which he hid under his shirt.
The 12-pointed star twinkled under the beam of the moon above. The floating blue orb inside glowed and dimmed continuously, as though it was alive and communicating with the boy holding it.
The boy stared at it for a long time before concealing it inside his shirt again.
Then he looked out at the quiet village, not far from the forest where he was. Despite the beauty of his pendant, the people of that village see it as nothing but a gem of destruction.
Furthermore, when they see him, they treat him like a foreigner or even an enemy, even though he came from that village too!
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The young boy was huddled in front of a bed, crying. He appeared to be 5 years old and right in front of him was his very own father, nearing death.
The doctor could nothing to heal him.
His sickness came about after his long bout of depression over the death of his wife whose name was Rinko.
"Rinko…" the sick man, Nanjirou, whispered.
Even in the face of death, he thought of nothing but his wife, rather than his still living child who was cursed by the Blue Moon.
It's not that he hated his son. What made it so bad was that his wife gave birth to his son, only to have him be cursed.
This situation caused him depression until he became terminally ill.
And now…
Nanjirou gave his last breath.
He died.
The doctor hung his head in sorrow. The little boy cried even louder and shook his father's dress. "Oyaji!"
"We're sorry, Ryoma…" the doctor said gravely.
Ryoma's tears continued to flow from his sad golden eyes. "Oyaji!!!"
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Little 6-year-old Ryoma stood in front of his father's grave. There were other people who came to pay their respects too, since Nanjirou was a respected soldier of the kingdom.
However, Ryoma stayed the longest in front of the grave, crying and sniffing quietly. When night came he walked alone back to the town. But he was surprised to see all the townspeople gathered in the middle of town.
The elder of the village slowly approached the young boy. "Ryoma-kun…"
He looked up.
"We're sorry but… you can't stay in the village any longer."
"Eh? Why?"
"You are a cursed child… And since no one is around to keep you in control anymore, you have to leave. We can't have destruction come to the village…"
Ryoma stared, shocked. Crying, he ran into the forest with the people sadly looking at him go.
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Ever since that day, no one wanted to approach him. Though he goes to the village sometimes, they either ignore him or shoo him away.
Because of this treatement, he became a cold, anti-social boy who mostly spent his time in the forest near the kingdom named Old Pine Forest.
He wondered as he looked at the towering waterfall nearby, 'Will my life remain as dark as the night sky like this?'
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Up at the cliff where the waterfall drops…
A silhouette runs in the darkness of the night, pursued by at least three more figures.
One of the chasers spoke, "Shoot… We've been tailing him for months… We can't let him get away!"
The running silhouette, however, stops, when he realizes that he has reached a dead end. A drop towards the waterfall, or capture under his hunters.
He opted for the first option and jumped headfirst in the waterfall. The pursuers were shocked at his act. They stopped at the edge of the cliff.
One said, "Is he crazy? He plunged straight into Dewdrop Falls!"
His companion asked, "You think he's still alive?"
"Probably not. No one can survive that." He gritted his teeth. "This is not good news. Let's go."
The three disappeared in the darkness of the night.
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Down the waterfall…
The figure struggled for air underneath the water.
However, the force of the falls' current pushed him until he hit his head on a huge rock.
Pain instantly shot through his skull. Something like an electric current rushed through his head. Then everything went black.
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Ryoma was staring absent-mindedly at the night sky when a splash in the Dewdrop Falls caught his attention.
Quickly, he jumped down the tree and rushed to the water's edge. He scanned the water with his mysterious golden eyes until he saw something odd on the water current.
He jumped in the small river connected to the end of the waterfall, and rushed over to the figure. He took hold of the body and swam back to shore.
Dripping wet, he pulled the body away from the water's edge and looked at it. It was a guy and by the looks of it, he had a head injury.
Ryoma stared at the person he just saved.
'Who is he?'
To be continued…
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Yay! So how was it for a first chapter?
Guys, I need help!
You see, I can't decide whether I should make this a Pillar Pair (TezukaxRyoma) fic or Thrill Pair (FujixRyoma) fic. You see, I've tested the plotline with these pairs in my mind for the story plot and they both fit well but of course only one can prevail. And also, whoever Ryoma's paired up with has a huge impact on the story. So it's up to your votes now. Is it…
Pillar Pair
Thrill Pair
A week to go everyone, which is when I will update the second chapter. As of now, just vote for the pairing.
Also, does anyone k now where I can find a list of the birthdays of the players (not including Seigaku)? If there isn't a site or such, will someone tell me instead please? It HAS something to do with this story. Thank you very much!
See ya in the next chapter!
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