Amaya woke up with a jolt with fresh tears streaming down her pale face. It worked. Finally after all of those years of empty promises to one day be able to be-friend and find the Kraken, it's a reality. There truly is such thing as that mythical beast that torments the seas. It's time to keep that promise to her mother. If only the Queen was alive to see this day.
The enterance of the Kraken's lair looked even more bone chilling then the old tales said it would be. The heavy mist rolled in making the place feel even more dreadful. Black thunder clouds that flashed with lightening and even small bits of hail fell down once in a while. Sharp dangerous rocks littered the entire enterance with a few dead bodies and even a couple of crushed skulls. It truly did send a shiver down anyone's spine just by looking around. However the thing that stuck the blue haired princess the most was the old sigh that was stabbed into the earth bending in a angle to the right side.
The Kraken's lair.
Those with royal blood can enter and witness the horror's that lays ahead.
"What no free ramen?" Amaya nervously giggled joking about the matter. Sometimes when she's a bit scared she tends to joke around. Sighing the teal eyed woman looked around the place looking for that damn enterance that would lead her directly towards the first level. Walking around for a good half hour searching for a large rock with a seal. If memory corrects her then it should be by the great ocean with raging waves. Maybe it should have been a good idea just to do a tiny bit of re-search on the beast and listen to Minato re-reading a scroll with a small bit of information on the location of the rock. Damn him and his sexy voice! But what's done is done and the present is now, there is no turning back or mentally slapping herself over it.
"Screw this. I am going to do things the idiots way of thinking. Now which way to go?" Amaya looked towards three pathways leading into either a scary mist, a large pile of rocks stained with ancient blood or a path that leads directly to light. Scary mist, ancient blood stained rocks or light? Tick tock tick tock.
"Mist." Amaya smirked slightly having a mental image of Minato, Rin, Obito and Kakashi face-palming themselves at her choice. Oh how proud they must be when she goes home and tells them everything. Kakashi would just cross his arms and call her idiot princess. Minato would scold at her for hours at the poor choices she makes in life and how dangerous it was just to go for the scary pathway. That is if nothing bad happens along the way. All she cares about right now is kicking ass, getting the Kraken as a summon and then go home to some decent ramen! The stuff they have there is wave country is weak and tasteless. How the fuck doesn't anyone know how to cook a decent bowl of ramen? If the guy that invented ramen was still alive she would marry him, hands down! But ramen would have to wait, her mission is more important right now.
She walked towards the mist feeling a sudden wave of dread hit her head to toe. It grew more thicker with each passing moment including it started to lightly rain. How could anyone dare to be-friend the Kraken? Sure many people came there just to seek power beyound imagination. The path to obtain power is a dangerous lonely path. What good is power if its not used properly? People get hurt from it and innocent blood would be spilled. Amaya's not there for power. She's there to finally do something useful in life, make a family together again. Even if the cost is her own life. Mama Kraken and her babies must be missing their loved one. Even if she doesn't get the contract, it would just bring a family together again.
Minato and the kids are her family. Obito, Rin and Kakashi were more then team-mates to her, they were her babies. Children born into a blood thirty world. If anything happens to one of them she would be torn apart inside. Family means the world to her and so does her friends and villages. Everyone is presious. Life is presious. Amaya wanted to watch the kids grow up into fine young adults, have some missions and met the right person before getting married and having their own children. She wants to marry Minato and have his children. Amaya wanted that for her life. A family all of her own with the man she truly loves with each passing moment.
"Hello Miss. What brings you here to this dreadful place of death?" A old man holding onto a cane said while sitting on a rock. His face covered in wrinkles and a long white beard. Wearing a dress kimino with ocean waves. Amaya blinked.
"Hello? I am here on a mission."
He sighed. "Not another bone head looking for the Kraken's power. I've tried millions of times to tell everyone that it's dangerous. Kid just go home and never come back here." He spoke in a tired strained voice. Amaya shook her head.
"I am not leaving nor going home until my mission is done. I don't want the Kraken's power."
He slouched down slightly. "What is it you seek child?"
"I want to bring the Kraken family together again for good."
The old man looked thrown back while staring directly towards the strange new-comer with admiring eyes.
"Why would you want to bring a family of monster's together again?"
Amaya sat down beside him rubbing her sore feet. "I feel like it's the best thing to do. A family should never be seperated from each other regardless if it's human or monster alike. Family hopefully does mean something to it and then maybe they can be free again. As the Princess of Cyclone island. It's my duty to make sure everyone is happy with their lifes."
"Ah a royal. I admire your strenght and honesty child. But here is my final question. Are you ready to give up life itself to bring a family of monsters together again?" He asked while flidding around with his cane.
"Yes. I' am aware of what can happen to me down there. I'll admit I am afraid of dying. However everyone feels the same way, don't they?" Amaya firmly said. He smiled standing up from the rock.
"Alright then young princess. Please follow me." He beconed a hand to her.
"Okay."
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"Holy shit!" Amaya gasped with large plate sized eyes staring at the enterance. It was even worse then the book had labled it to be! The cave was right down beside a low tide turning slowly into a monsterous one, it would fucking flood the entire cave. Large even sharper rocks, broken skulls and even to her horror a fresh cut off hand. The winds howled angrily making the sign smack against the rocks and rusty metal chain that's snapped. This place sent down back chills to anyone's spine. Even lighting and thunder were equally loud and frightening.
"That's what alot of people say. However they never said those two words." The old hermit chuckled leaning against his cane for surport. Amausment danced in his old dull grey eyes along with a small smile. The princess of Cyclone Island sure does know how to keep someone amaused.
"Okay this has to be the most freaky place in the entire world. Who in the right mind would want to go here?" Amaya almost shouted at the sky.
"You want to." Hermit pointed out.
"Oh snap I do!" Amaya collapsed onto her knee's anime tears rolling down her eyes. This day has offically been a curse!
Hermit rolled his eyes walking around the sobbing female towards a large bolder that's blocking the main enterance. On the damn rock was the Royal Symbol. A circle with a large cyclone and three small dots. One on the right, left and on top of the cyclone. His old eyes looked over the symbol with utter fondness and slight sadness. Sighing while pressing a hand against the rock, feeling it's odd smoothness. Out of all of the entire island's location, he loathed this part. Amaya stopped crying watching as the mad held back a heart wrenched sob of pain. Standing up tall the woman walked towards the short man.
"Something happened here to you."
He looked down. "Yes."
Amaya pressed both hands onto the old man's shoulders and wrapped them gently around his neck, embracing him close.
"Feeling like talking about it? Once you tell me. Things will get better." Amaya whispered softly.
"I lost my...son here."
"Your son?"
He sighed. "Yes. He wanted to do the same thing you are about to do. Arata died down there trying to bring that cursed family together. He claimed that late at night during a full moon. He can hear sad cry coming from the ocean, the Kraken's wife crying out. So once Arata turned nineteen, it happened. We arrived here by a ship and they left us here alone. Stranded, cut off from the outside world. I left behind my wife and little daughter. Arata and I got into a large arugment which didn't turn out so pretty as a result. We never spoke to each other for many months. Then one day out of the blue...I watch him enter the lair through this damn bolder. I ran trying to shout out his name, hoping the get some sense into his thick head. But no. I failed. Three days later his body was swept up against those rocks, dead as a door nail. I remember mourning over his body for hours until burrying him. Under that same rock was sat on just before. I like to think his sitting beside me, playing his flute. I am a failour as a father and as a man." He cried softly. Feeling his heart clench painfully. Leaving behind his two girls and burrying his own son.
"He tried to do what was right. Arata was a incredibly brave man with a large caring heart. I'll admit that you lossing him was a terrible thing that has left many scars on your heart. But at least his in a better world now. Watching over you from the heavens as an angel. I feel like Arata is my gurdian angel. As long as his here with us. I am certian nothing bad will fall upon the pair of us. I feel it." Amaya whispered holding him even closer. Tears trailed down her own face. Such a horrible loss to this kind old man.
"I...Thank you."
Amaya smiled. "No thank you. I feel safer knowing there's an angel here with us. They bring protection and comfort."
He sobbed a little more. 'How can someone so sweet want to do the insane? The Kraken will surely devour this one for sure. Arata please guide this one to safty and accomplishing her mission. My son I pray for this girl's life to be spared. Forgive this old fool.' He silently prayed to his son. Hoping that it will be answered.
Amaya pulled back slowly. "I am ready."
He used a closed fist to wipe away his shed tears. "Just cut your finger and smear the blood on the bolder. Draw the cyclone and the blood will access the keys that need to be used."
Amaya pulled out a kunai knife and slowly sliced open her finger. Hissing slightly from the pain and watch the blood seep out of the wound. So very red, almost like a red ribbon pouring out of her body. Bending in a fine long thin ribbon like shape. Amaya knew what she had to do. Walking towards the bolder with a look of determination and slight hesitation. After a few seconds the princess began to use her blood to draw the cyclone. Moving her finger around in a swirling motion, blood slowly went inside of the many cracks leaking inside. Amaya stopped pulling back slowly watching what happends next. The two large rocks beside the bolder shifted, breaking apart. Reaviling two ancient looking statues holding onto spears while their lower bodies resembled a mermaid fin.
"Stand back child."
Amaya did so. The two mermen's rocky head slowly creaked moving to the side. Raising their hands up and throwing their rock spears to the bolder. Amaya cried out with shock as the old man tackled her to the ground. Covering her body with his small one to prevent any injuried to happen. He only got hit with a few small rocks. Amaya whimpered slightly as the loud sounds of smashing and a explosion stopped. They both slowly lifted their heads up looking like fish out of water. The bolder was completelly gone leaving behind nothing but rock and dust. Their mermen were statues once again.
"Oh that is so damn cool yet freaky. Is this the enterance?" Amaya asked while the man helped her up from the ground.
"Aye. The Kraken's lair is revealed. However this is where we must go seperate ways."
Amaya turned around looking at him. "Your not coming with me down there?"
"I am afraid that is entirely impossible. My body is far to weak and fragile now. Maybe twenty years ago I might have gone down there. But the sad truth is, I am too old." He admited sadly.
"Well this is like good bye." Amaya sadly stated rubbing her arms.
"No not good bye. More like fare-well and I hope to see you soon. Stay safe down there and remember to stay calm. May Kami protect you child. Good luck." He turned around walking away from her. Her teal eyes watched him for a few more moments until the thick fog made him disappear from view. Such a kind old man. Amaya wishes him nothing but the best. They might see each other again someday or in another life. Either way this is the hard reality. She might never see the light of day again. But at least she saw another human being again before entering the caven of monsters.
"Good bye. May the dude who invented ramen watch over and bless you." Amaya turned around looking at the enterance. Stairs that lead down to the bottom level of the ocean. Tourched were out along time ago. No light to lead her down there. Thank heavens Minato makes her eat carrots every night.
"Well this is it. Time to get my ass down there and start screaming like a lunatic. I hode there is no skeletons down there...or fucking ghosts!" Amaya cried out. She hates ghosts and skeletons! So slowly but with extreme caustion, the ramen obbessed princess walked down the stairs. Unknowingly to the blue haired princess someone was watching her from afar. Dull grey eyes dimmed slightly.
"Becareful down there. My granddaughter. I am glad you are like your mother and grandmother. Atara please watch over your niece down there my son. She's going to need all of the help the heavens have to offer. Let her journey be a safe one."
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Authors note
Sorry for the long wait guys. Work is now offically making me do kids parties and I've been so damn tired afterwards. Friends and family matters have been getting better ove the past few weeks but still some dramas. (Sighs)
I might write another chapter tonight or tomorrow or sometime this week. I am so damn drained after work.
Sorry for bad spelling or gramar.
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