TsubakiTwilight: Yeah... I know some of may you may be carrying pitchforks and torches and all since I haven't updated any of my stories in a good while but I have an excuse! This month had been allocated to studying time since I had an apprenticeship entrance test I had to study for; if I get in I get paid $19 an hour AND they pay for my college so it's a REALLY big deal for me.
Be warned, this is not a real chapter but more like an AU side series similar to Monster Tamer Tsuna except this takes place in a more Medieval RPG setting. That being said, I don't know how deep I'll get into this AU story line but please answer this question,
What class would your character be in a Medieval RPG setting?
By "classes" I mean would they be a: thief, knight, ranger, bard, white mage, summoner, etc.?
DISCLAIMER: For some reason I always forget to do this. I don't own KHR or any characters that do not belong to me.
I also keep on forgetting to credit OC's to their respective owner.
Godafu Takasenshi belongs to Daughter-of-Poseidon16
Mokoto Nishiwa belongs to reven228
Ken Hayashi belongs to raging akuma d
Anyway, enjoy this omake-esque AU thing!
þes = demon
Primo = First
Tiger Eagle = A tiger with the beak and wings of an eagle.
Infirma Ignis = Weak Fire. The most basic and easiest Fire Spell to cast.
Alligator Wolves = An animal with the body of a wolf and the head and tail of an alligator. These animals are very vicious and hunt in packs.
Locant Tsuki = A locating spell. In this case, Reborn was trying to locate Tsuki but one could locate anything from a person to a place to an object. When the arrow on the magic circle starts spinning out of control, it means that the person/place/thing is not in that dimension anymore.
Redire Tsuki = A returning spell. This spell is used to return something back to where it came from.
I AM NOT ACCEPTING OC'S AT THE MOMENT!
REBORN!
Legends say that the first dungeon appeared centuries ago, during the Dark Wars.
It rose up from the Vongola sea and stood fifty stories tall. At first many people were curious about the strange stone tower that could seen from miles; a few brave souls ventured into the unknown tower.
They did not return.
Soon people began calling it the Tower of Death and no one ventured in after that, and with the fights against the þes clan draining resources and taking lives, the people were focused more on surviving than on exploring the stone tower. Years went by and the tower still stood – a lingering shadow that people could not ignore and curiosity began spreading once more.
A young man with hair the color of the sun and eyes the color of the ocean decided to enter the tower with his friends and see what lay inside. Numerous people warned the man not to enter the tower or he would die but the man's resolve was firm and the group entered despite the warnings.
Days went by and the the man and his friends were believed dead, until the day of the new year. During the celebration of the changing of the years, the door to the stone tower opened and the man and his friends emerged – unkempt and wounded but alive, carrying strange weapons with the power to control strange fire. They rested in the town before leaving to join the war effort.
Fellow warriors say that each of the men wielded a different fire and could take out hundreds of the þes clan by themselves. The one controlling the indigo flame could conjure up illusions and make them real; the man wielding purple flames could multiple his attacks and take out dozens of the demons at once. The boy with the green fire could electrocute any enemy that touched him while the priest with the yellow flame could not only move faster than the eye could see but could heal wounds in an instant. The man with the blue flame could freeze the enemy in their tracks while the man using the red flame could burn anything in his. Though their power was great, the man wielding fire the color of the sunset sky was definitely the strongest – able to turn a hundred demons into stone with a single blow.
Those seven men were able to defeat the þes clan by themselves and brought peace to the land.
When the war was over, the men went back to the village with the stone tower and turned it into the Vongola Tower, a place were people could go to learn about fighting and sorcery. The village became known as the Vongola Kingdom and grew to be the biggest and most modern kingdom in the land.
Soon after the kingdom was created, more dungeons began appearing all across the world and people began what is called the Dungeon Diving Era. As more and more people were able to conquer dungeons the land began to change; many kingdoms and large towns were created along with numerous schools on magic and weaponry. People began traveling far distances to unknown lands, bringing and spreading cultures, ideals and goods.
Life was good. People who were poor could now conquer a dungeon and become rich beyond their wildest dreams. Farmers made more money as more and more people began buying food for travel and Dungeon Diving. Merchants brought goods from exotic lands for people to buy and kingdoms were growing stronger as knights and mages joined their army.
But peace does not always last.
With neighboring lands growing bigger and stronger, the need for more space began to grow as well. A village taken here; a few dozen acres of land there soon became a whole port here and an entire kingdom there.
Wars began erupting between kingdoms and villages and soon the entire world was fighting. Fighting for more land. Fighting for more resources. Fighting for more, more, more-
"Stupid-Tsuki are you even paying attention to your lesson?"
"A-Ah! O-Of course Reborn!"
"Don't lie to me Stupid-Tsuki, as punishment for not paying attention you must now cast ten Level One Fire Spells perfectly."
"What? I can't even cast one Fire Spell! What makes you think I'll be able to cast ten?"
"Quit making excuses Stupid-Tsuki, as the only descendant of the Vongola Primo left in the world you must be able to cast spells as elementary as that in order take the Vongola Kingdom's throne."
A sigh. "... I understand Reborn."
"Good, now start casting."
REBORN!
Welcome to the small, rural village of Merith. There are only about a hundred people living in this tiny village. Many outsiders consider it to be a sort of hick town out in the boondocks while some never even heard of it; but, to the people living here, life is good. The village does not need to worry about being attacked as it's in a horseshoe shaped valley with only one way in and one way out; most of the villagers have accidentally stumbled upon the small village sometime in their life and decided to make this village their home.
The villagers farm the fertile soil behind their village and they survive on what they grow. They hunt animals in the surrounding forest for meat and fur and very seldom leave their safe haven. Everyone in the village knows each other by name and the community is a very close knit one; but life changed for one villager.
When Tsuki Sawada was only a baby, her mother was rescued by a local hunter and brought back to the village. Her mother died during the night and it was decided that an old couple would raise the infant. She took the couple's family name Sawada and grew to be a beautiful child with hair the color of sienna and eyes the color of a fawn, she was a sweet as candy and as precious as the rarest gem – though there was one negative about the girl.
She was clumsy. Not just clumsy but really clumsy.
Tsuki could not gather food in the forest for she would get lost or hurt. She could not help farm for she would either hit someone or hit herself with the farming tools. She could not sew clothes as she could stab her fingers. She could not cook for she would burn whatever she touched.
People began saying that the girl should leave before she destroys the village one day. Others said that it was just a phase and that she would grow out of it, but she never did. If anything, she became even more clumsy and accident prone and dangerous when she learned that she could cast spells. Now, people were afraid of her, what if she hurt herself badly? What if she burned the village? What if she couldn't control the fire and killed everyone? People began to shun the girl, some even thought of driving her out but the elderly couple protected Tsuki with a fierceness that rivaled a tiger eagle.
One day, a small wizard came to the village. He had eyes and hair as black as coal and had a small orange pacifier around his robes. He introduced himself as Reborn and said that he came from the Vongola Kingdom to train Tsuki. At first everyone was shocked. Here, in their tiny, obscure village, was a wizard from the great, Vongola Kingdom and he wanted to train Tsuki of all people.
Reborn said that Tsuki had an enormous amount of magic laying dormant in her and that without the proper training, she would grow unstable and possibly explode. Since that fateful day, the Merith villager - Tsuki Sawada - has been training under the careful (and Spartan) tutorship of Reborn.
REBORN!
"Infirma Ignis!" Tsuki cried as a small magic circle appeared at the end of her outstretched hand. For a few tense moments, an extremely weak flame appeared and grew in size before disappearing.
"... That was pathetic Stupid-Tsuki." commented Reborn as the brunette flushed in embarrassment.
"I-I know that Reborn!" she cried. "But I just can't get it right... maybe I'm not meant to take the Vongola throne..."
"Nonsense, you are the only person left in this world worthy of holding the Vongola crown. It is my job to groom you into a suitable ruler and trust me, you will get this sooner or later." Tsuki didn't want to know what the unsaid "Or else" meant and quickly nodded. "Good, now continue casting, it's been a few hours and you still have not cast a proper Level One Fire Spell."
Tsuki sighed and slumped her shoulders. Reborn had said that she had a large magic reserve but over the past few weeks, she had begun doubting the tiny wizard.
"I'm never wrong Stupid-Tsuki. You do have a large magic reserve it will just take some time to coax the magic out."
"... Okay." she took a deep breath before extending her hand once more and yelling, "Infirma Ignis!"
REBORN!
A few hours later, Tsuki lay on the grass completely spent. Sweat shone on her forehead and her chest rose and fell rapidly.
"Incredible Stupid-Tsuki, five hours and you still have not successfully cast a Level One Fire Spell."
Tsuki lay on the grass silent as she gazed at the sky. "... What's wrong with me Reborn?" she asked after a moment. "Here you are, one of the greatest wizards in the world, teaching me magic and I can't cast the simplest of spells; I know there's nothing with the way you teach so the problem must be me."
Reborn's dark eyes regarded his student for a minute before he hopped off the broom he sat on and landing next to the brunette teen. "Of course the problem is you Stupid-Tsuki. You haven't been trained since birth like other wizards and witches so it will be extremely difficult for you to grasp the fundamentals of magic, but with my training I will help you harness your magic reserve and become a mage like ancestor would be proud of."
"Reborn..." Suddenly a cacophony of howls rose up from the forest before them and both Tsuki and Reborn watched as a pack of alligator wolves weaved their way through the lush foliage. "Wow, that's the biggest pack of alligator wolves I've ever seen!" Tsuki exclaimed, getting to her feet for a better view.
"Hmph. Enough gawking Stupid-Tsuki and get back to training."
"Alright, I'll-" began Tsuki but she stopped and suddenly doubled over.
"Tsuki, what's wrong?"
"Ngh! M-My head..." She gasped before a large magic circle appeared under the her; it glowed a bright orange before a huge gust of wind blew around the clearing. Tsuki's long, brown hair and the dark gray cloak she wore began whipping around her hunched figure as she let out a cry of pain.
"... We will... -tect you..."
"Demon! De-"
"... love you..."
"I'm-!"
"Why? Why would-"
"... -agic is the source of-"
"We swear our loyalty to..."
"Mama! Pa-"
Voices began echoing in Tsuki's mind as she bent forward, head clutched tightly in her hands, eyes shut in pain.
The wind soon picked up in intensity and the magic circle began to glow even brighter causing Reborn to use a Shield Spell in order to prevent himself from being blown away. "Tsuki!" he yelled as the light from the magic circle shot high into the sky, parting the clouds with a beam of white light. When the light died down, Reborn saw that his student was nowhere to be seen. "Locant Tsuki!" the tiny wizard chanted as a magic circle with a large arrow appeared in front of him. The arrow stayed still for a moment began pointing everywhere and Reborn scowled. 'Someone summon my stupid student to another dimension... think! The magic circle that appeared didn't look strange... and I didn't feel any dark magic... so who or what cast the Summoning Spell?'
REBORN!
Tsuki's Location...
Tsuki groaned softly as her brown eyes fluttered opened. She lay still for a moment before shooting up in alarm. "W-Where am I?" she yelled, looking around wildly; she began to panic when she realized that one, she had no idea where she was, two, she was surrounded by darkness and three, she was alone. "R-Reborn..." she said, sniffing slightly as panic was replaced by fear. 'Where am I?' she thought, getting up and looking around once more. 'How did I get here? Why am I here? What happened to me? Did it have anything to do with the magic circle that appeared below me? What do I do?'
"Tsuki." a voice said out of the darkness, startling the girl who then began looking around even more.
"W-Who's there?" she squeaked, clasping her hands together and turning every-which-way.
"This way..." the voice said, this time softer as if further away.
Tsuki stared, wide eyed, at the direction where the voice came from. Should she follow the voice? Where would it lead her? What if something bad happened? 'I-I have my magic to protect me...' she thought weakly, knowing that her magic wouldn't do her any good if she got in trouble. "B-But...," she looked around once more, "what choice do I have?" Taking a big gulp, Tsuki took a tentative step forward before following the voice.
Minutes ticked by as Tsuki continued to walk through the darkness – the only indicator that she was going in the right direction being the voice that would tell her which way to go. "W-Where am I going?" she asked. She received no answer and continued her trek. Time continued to pass and surprisingly, the brunette teen did not feel winded even though she knew that she had been walking for quite a while. '… What is this place?'
"Stop." the voice commanded, causing Tsuki to jump at the sudden noise. "You have arrived."
Tsuki looked around and asked, "Arrived? Arrived where? Where am I? Who are you? Please! Let me go! I just want to go home!" There was no answer and Tsuki clutched the end of her tunic tightly. She wanted to go home! Why was she in a place like this?
Suddenly the sound of footsteps resounded in the darkness and Tsuki's head snapped up at the sound. The ominous noise of feet hitting the ground louder and soon a figure emerged into Tsuki's line of sight. Tsuki gasped and took a step back in shock. "You're..."
There in front of her stood herself. This "other her" looked exactly like her from the cloak she wore to the pair of old, worn boots with the large mud stain on the right heel. Everything was the same. 'It's like looking into a mirror.'
"W-Who are you?" Tsuki asked as the Other Tsuki let a smile cross her features.
"I'm you."
"Th-That's impossible!" Tsuki cried. "I'm me so there's no way that you could be me!"
Other Tsuki let out a giggle. "It doesn't matter whether or not you believe me but how else do you explain why I look and sound exactly like you?"
"M-Magic! You're some kind of spell! I bet this is all Reborn's doing!"
Another giggle. "How silly. Well then if I am just a spell explain how I know that on your seventh birthday your Grandparents gave you a pet rabbit that you named Misaki only for it to run away the next day? Or how about when you were twelve and had a crush on that traveling merchant's son? Or that you felt completely worthless and unneeded as the villager's began to shun you? I also know that you feel like Reborn is wasting his time on a "no good, untalented person like yourself." She paused here and took a single step forward. "Tell me, if I were simply a spell cast by Reborn, how would I know that every time you practice a spell you wonder 'Am I really as powerful as Reborn makes me out to be?' and 'Why does Reborn believe in me so much when I'm clearly not good at casting magic.'
"Y-You..."
"I know everything about you because I am you Tsuki."
"H-How..?"
"How am I here? That's easy I am the personification of your magic Tsuki."
"M-My magic?"
"Yes," nodded Other Tsuki, "You see, Reborn was right when he said you had an unusually large magic reserve but for some reason you were unable to access this reserve for many years for one reason." Here Other Tsuki removed her cloak to reveal dark markings along her neck.
"Wh-What's on your neck?" asked Tsuki as she took a step forward for a better look.
"A… 'collar' of sorts, you see, someone has put a block on your magic which resulted in your inability to cast even the simplest of spells. Since I am the personification of your magic the block shows up as this collar."
"How do we get it off?"
"Simple, you must find the source of the block and remove it."
"How do I do that? And where would I start looking?"
Other Tsuki smiled. "Ah, this is where I answer another of your questions, right now we are inside you."
"I-Inside me?" Tsuki yelled, eyes wide in shock. "How is that possible?"
"You may have a block on your magic, but your magic is far stronger than the block itself – this results in a small trickle of magic that essentially 'overflows' from your reserve which caused the accidental bouts of magic you had as a child; however, this magic is far less than what is required to cast Level One spells which is way all the spells you have cast did not work out. As the years went by I was able to form myself and began gathering enough magic to summon you here so I could explain to you about your magic."
"So the magic circle that appeared before me was you."
"Yes, I'm sorry if I startled you with the sudden appearance of the magic circle but as soon as I had the necessary amount of magic I did not hesitate to use it to bring you here."
Tsuki didn't answer and looked down in thought. 'So I am unable to access my magic reserves because of this block.' she thought before looking back up at herself. "... Who put the block on me?"
Other Tsuki shook her head. "I do not know; what I do know is that it has been there ever since your were a baby... no one knows where you or your mother came from and the place you were born in remains a mystery so whoever put the block on you must have come from your original hometown."
"Maybe... maybe we can find out more about whoever put the block on me by looking at the block itself? Reborn always tells me that magic is unique to each person so if we can find something unique about the block or the type of block that was used maybe we can find out who cast the spell!"
"That's not a bad idea Tsuki... that might actually work."
Tsuki blushed in embarrassment and scratched her head. "Thank you... ever since Reborn came into my into my life I've learn a lot about magic."
Other Tsuki smiled before motioning the real Tsuki to follow. "Come, I'll take you to where the block is."
As the two brunettes walked, Tsuki couldn't help but glance over that her magic's personification. "A-Are you here all by yourself?" she asked.
Other Tsuki let out a soft giggle. "Are you concerned for my well being?" she asked and when Tsuki nodded she let out another laugh. "Do not be Tsuki, I am not a real human so I do not feel much emotion."
"Then how are you laughing and smiling? Aren't those two indicators of happiness?"
"I do those things because of your influence. I am simply the personification of your magic Tsuki, any and every emotion that I may portray is drawn off of your memories and experiences. Normally I am... for a lack of a better word, monotone; but I knew that if I appeared that way before you that you would be scared and wouldn't trust me so I looked at your memories and learned how to be happy which was not hard as that is your most prominent emotion. Ah... we are here."
Before the duo sat a large, ornate gate. The gate was a pure white in color with intricate carvings and designs etched along the frame. Two heavy looking, oak doors were shut tightly in thick, black chains that exuded a black fog; appearing randomly were wisps of orange smoke that leaked through the cracks of the wood.
"I-Is that... ?"
"The block? Yes, it is." Other Tsuki's voice had taken a hard edge to it. "The door is the gateway to your magic reserve, the orange smoke is your magic and the fog you see is the old magic being released. Normally, blocks spells are cast to last a certain amount of time and will dissolve and eventually disappear when the allotted time is up, but in this case the block is feeding off the caster's magic which is why after sixteen years it has not weakened in the slightest." She reached up and touched her neck where the markings seem even darker and blacker than before. "... When the block is removed so will this collar and then you will have full access to your powers."
"Okay then! Let me have a go!" Tsuki exclaimed, marching up to the chains and inspecting it from every angle. "Hmmm... I... don't know what to do." She took a step back and continued to look at the chains. "All the blocking spells that Reborn showed me aren't nearly as complex as this..."
Other Tsuki let out a sigh and approached her host. "I suppose it was foolish of me to think that you had the knowledge to remove this block."
"Maybe Reborn knows how! If we just-" Tsuki began only to stop when her magic personification raised a hand.
"Impossible." Other Tsuki stated. "First of all, I don't have enough magic to summon him here and secondly, you cannot bring another person into your soul unless the bond between you and them is great. Yes, you are close to Reborn but the bond between you two is not that strong yet."
"... So what do I do? Wait until the bond between Reborn and I is stronger? That could take years!"
"... Perhaps you should go back and talk to Reborn about this. Maybe if you asked him for advice you could figure out a way to remove the block and the next time I have enough magic I can re-summon you."
"But that could take another sixteen years!" Tsuki protested.
"Not necessarily, you see, over the course of your life, I gathered magic to do two things – form me and to summon you. I can 'survive' and maintain this form by using some of the magic that is leaked out of the block and save the rest to summon you. This should take a few years at the most."
"Well... that seems like the quickest way so far..."
"Also, there is no magic that a person can cast that will transport someone into their soul; only the person who wants to enter their soul may enter and with this block you will not have the amount of magic needed to transport yourself here."
"You're right... well... then I guess I should go and start researching as quickly as possible!"
Other Tsuki smiled. "Thank you. I look forward to the day we can meet again."
"Me too!" Tsuki returned the smile.
"I'll send you back to your world now... until we meet again." Other Tsuki raised her hands and began chanting. "Redire Tsuki!" A magic circle appeared below both Tsuki's and an invisible wind picked up, whipping up their clothes and hair and rattling the chains on the gate. Soon the magic circles began glowing even brighter and Tsuki was covered in a burst of white light.
x.x.x.x.x
The Clearing...
The pillar of light that transported Tsuki into her soul shot back down in the clearing, scaring away some of the native wildlife. When the light died down Tsuki stood there, a bit dizzy at the rush of magic, but otherwise unharmed. Before she could regain her bearings, the brunette was knocked forward by a blast of magic courtesy of her tutor Reborn.
"Stupid-Tsuki," he began, a dangerous glint in his obsidian eyes, "tell me everything that happened. Now."
"O-Okay, okay Reborn! Calm down! Nothing bad happened!" Tsuki cried waving her arms around in panic. "F-First of all that magic circle took me into my soul where I learned why I couldn't access my magic reserve!"
"Oh?" Reborn said in curiosity. "Do tell."
"W-Well," Tsuki began, "I learned that there is a block on my magic which is why I am unable to cast even Level One spells. You see, I met my magic's personification who told me that someone had put a magic block on me when I was still a baby but that I was still able to use a tiny amount of magic due to my magic reserve basically overflowing the block; however, the little magic that I'm able to access is not enough to sustain Level One spells which is why I can't maintain them. Apparently, my magic personification had gathered my leaking magic to form herself and to transport me to and from my soul in order to tell me about the block... she also says she's sorry for summoning out of the blue like that."
Reborn looked at his student in thought. "What did the block look like?"
"It was... it looked like big, black chains that kept on spewing out black fog. My magic personification also told me that the block was feeding off someone's magic which is why it never disappeared or even weakened during sixteen years."
"... This is troublesome. The only way to remove a block that powerful is to overpower it with magic – which I know you can't do – or to find the person who cast it and either have them remove the block or get rid of them."
Tsuki felt a shiver go down her spine when Reborn said "get rid of them". "Y-You mean...?"
"We have to kill them."
"HIIIIEEEE! K-K-K-Killing someone?"
"That is the easiest way."
"W-Why can't we just talk to them instead?"
"... Stupid-Tsuki, magic blocks are only placed on a person for two reason; one, to limit the amount of magic they can access or two, to completely block off their access to magic. From what I gathered, whoever put the block on you planned on completely locking away your magic and it's only by pure luck that they underestimated the amount of magic you had and placed a block that was weaker than your magic reserve; if they had cast a stronger magic block, your would be completely unable to use magic at all. This also leads me to believe that maybe the person who cast the spell knew about your lineage and wanted to make sure your weren't a threat."
"Well... why didn't they kill me instead?"
"How should I know Stupid-Tsuki? I'm not the person who cast the spell."
"S-Sorry..."
"Now," Reborn hopped onto his broomstick and started floating back to town, "if we go to the Vongola Library, we could find a book that has details on the type of block used and we can also access the Vongola's magic census to find out who has magic similar to the one you saw on the block."
"V-Vongola Library? Isn't that in the Vongola Kingdom?"
"Yes Stupid-Tsuki, it is as the name implies."
"B-But I don't want to leave my village!"
At that Reborn turned to looked at his student. "Stupid-Tsuki," he began, "from the very beginning you knew that we would have to go to the Vongola Kingdom sooner or later, with what has happened it looks like we are going to have to leave earlier than expected."
"B-But..."
Reborn sighed. "Look Stupid-Tsuki, do you really want to live in a village where the villagers are afraid of you? The only reason why they haven't driven you out in fear is because your grandparents protect you but, let's face it, they are not getting younger and once they leave and pass away the villages will drive you out."
Tsuki didn't answer and looked down at her feet. She didn't want to admit it but Reborn did have a point, it was only a matter of time before she had to leave, the question was did she want to leave on good terms or bad terms? "I... I understand Reborn..." she whispered, head still down.
Reborn regarded his student. "I'm not heartless Stupid-Tsuki, we will leave tomorrow morning so you can say good-bye to your grandparents."
Tsuki looked up and smiled. "Th-Thank you Reborn!"
"Hmph... now let's hurry to your grandparents' house, I'm hungry."
T B C
Next time...
Tsuki and Reborn begin their journey to the Vongola Kingdom but on the way they run into an interesting person and Reborn tells Tsuki more about her lineage.
