Smashing Parodies

Kamui Part 1

"In the beginning, there was only ocean, until the Mother Island emerged. Palutena. Her heart held the greatest power ever known. It could create life itself, and Palutena shared it with the world. But in time some began to seek Palutena's heart. They believed if they could posses it, the great power of creation would be theirs. And one day..."

A muscular blue-haired man ran through a forest with a giant sword in his hand, slashing away at the thick brush in his way.

"The most daring of them all voyaged across the vast ocean to take it. He was a mercenary of blue flames. He was a warrior. A trickster. And his name was Ike."

The mercenary reached a hidden temple which held a bright blue stone, and he reached out and took it.

"But without her heart, Palutena began to crumble giving birth to a terrible darkness. Ike tried to escape, but was confronted by another who sought the heart. Medusa, the Goddess of Darkness."

Ike tries to escape the collapsing temple, but is stopped by a giant pale-skinned goddess.

"Ike was struck from the sky never to be seen again, and his sword and the heart of Palutena were lost to the sea. Where, even now, a thousand years later, Medusa and the demons of the deep still hunt for the heart. Hiding in a darkness that will continue to spread, chasing away our fish, draining the life from island after island, until every one of us is devoured by the bloodthirsty jaws of inescapable death!"

A blue-haired woman was telling a story to a bunch of young children. All of them were terrified, except for a silver-haired girl, who was listening intently and started clapping.

"But one day, the heart will be found by someone who will journey beyond the reef, find Ike, deliever him across the great ocean to restore Palutena's heart and save us all."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Thank you, Azura. That's enough." A man in red armor came into the room. "No one goes outside the reef. We are safe here. There is no darkness. There are no monsters." He backed away and bumped into a wall which caused several posters of monsters to come down and surrounded them.

"Monsters!" a child screamed, and the other children started screaming and running around in terror.

"There's no monsters, no monsters. No, there is nothing beyond our reef, but storms and rough seas. As long as we stay on our very safe island, we'll be fine."

"The legends are true. Someone will have to go."

"Azura, Hoshido is a paradise. Who would want to go anywhere else?"

While they were talking, a certain girl snuck away and headed towards a beach. She played around in the sand, until she noticed a tiny turtle trying to get to the sea, but couldn't because of birds.

"Shoo, shoo!" She shooed away the birds and watched as the little turtle went all the way to the sea and followed it. As she moved closer to the sea, the water moved away from her. She could see the beautiful creatures and other marine life from it. She then noticed something glowing in the water, and it moved closer to her. It was a glowing bright blue stone with some kind of symbol on it. She reached out and grabbed the stone from the water and looked at it curiously.

"There you are, Kamui." Ryoma picked up Kamui and she dropped the stone into the water. "What are you doing? You scared me."

"What? I wann's go back."

"I know, I know. But you don't go out there. It's dangerous. Kamui, come on. Let's go back to the village. You are the next great chief of our kingdom of our people. But first, you must learn where you're meant to be." Ryoma took them into the village and began to sing.

Kamui, make way, make way

Kamui, it's time you knew, the kingdom of Hoshido is all you need

The dancers are practicing, they dance to an ancient song

Men: Who needs a new song, this old one's all we need

Ryoma: This tradition is our mission, and Kamui there's so much to do

Don't trip on the taro root, that's all you need

We share everything we make

We joke and we weave our baskets, the fishermen come back from the sea

Kamui: I wanna see

Don't walk away, Kamui stay on the ground now

Our people will need a chief, and there you are

There comes a day, when you're gonna look around

And realize happiness is where you are

Consider the coconut, consider its tree

We use each part of the coconut, it's all we need

All: We make our nests from the fibers, the water is sweet inside

We use the leaves to build fires, we cook up the meat inside

Ryoma: Consider the coconuts, the trunks and the leaves

All: The island gives us what we need

Kamui: And no one leaves

Ryoma: That's right we stay, we're safe we're well-provided

And when we look to the future, there you are

You'll be okay, in time you'll learn just as I did

You must find happiness right where you are

When Ryoma wasn't looking, Kamui snuck away to the beach where Azura was dancing on the shore.

I like to dance with the water, the undertow and the waves

The water is mischevious. Ha! I like it how it misbehaves

The village may think I'm crazy, or say that I drift too far

But once you know what you like, well there you are

You are the chief's half-sister, stubbornness and pride

Mind what he says but remember, you may hear a voice inside

And if the voice starts to whisper, to follow the farthest star

Kamui, that voice inside is who you are

A now adult Kamui was looking out at the ocean and then stared at a bunch of boats. She then noticed Ryoma standing right behind her and gasped. "Ryoma! I was only looking at the boats. I wasn't gonna get on them."

Ryoma sighed. "Come on. There's something I need to show you. I've wanted to bring you here from the moment you opened your eyes." He led them to a stone pillar at the top of a mountain. "This is a sacred place. A place of Chiefs. There will come a time when you will stand on this peak and place a stone on this mountain. Like I did. Like my father did. And his father, and every chief that has ever been. And on that day, when you add your stone, you will raise this whole island together. You are the future of our people, Kamui. And they are not out there. They are right here. It's time to be who they need you to be."

All: We make our nets from the fibers, we weave our nets from the fibers

The water is sweet inside, a real tasty treat inside

We use the leaves to build fires, we sing these songs in our choirs

The kingdom believes in us, the kingdom believes

The island gives us what we need

Ryoma: And no one leaves

Kamui: So here I'll stay

My home, my people beside me, and when I think of tomorrow

All: There we are

Kamui: I'll lead the way, I'll have my people to guide me, we'll build our future together

All: Where we are

Kamui: 'Cause every path leads you back to

All: Where you are

Kamui: You can find happiness right

All: Where you are, where you are