The Cursed Adventure

CHAPTER I

The Beginning

A long time ago, there was a land called Abrazul where commoners were ruled and protected by mages. It was a place with green meadows and wavy seas. People all lived in harmony, children always filled the air with laughter, music can be heard everywhere. A place that every human would wish to live, until HE came…

One stormy night came a stranger. He was soaked wet. He knocked on every shelter that he could find, but…no one answers…no one opens.

"Were the people afraid of me…for I am a stranger?" he wondered.

Just then, a little girl carrying an umbrella ran towards him.

"Mister, you can stay at our house for a while…if you like." He smiled at her and together they went to her house.

"My! Tsunade! Where have you been! Your father and I were worried about you! And…"

Tsunade's mother was surprised to see her daughter with a stranger.

"Who is he?"

Her mother barely showed emotion but Tsunade knows that it was fear.

"It is my apologies for not introducing myself earlier, madam. My name is Genma. Again, I am sorry for it is the only information I can give… I lost my memory and found myself in the shores remembering only my name…"

This made Tsunade even sorry for him, but why does she feels that her mother is not.

"I'm sorry but I just can't let you stay in our home. The Great Mage ordered every commoner not to let anyone stay in their houses."

"Mom!" Tsunade pleaded, "It's raining hard outside!"

Seeing her daughter almost cry made herself agree.

"Fine. There is a barn outside you can stay there tonight but please leave after the storm calms down. My family would be in danger if the mages knew about this."

"Thank you."

He knows that something wrong is happening. Why would the mages order something like that in the middle of a storm brewing?

Inside the warm house, a family started to argue with each other.

"Why did you allow him to stay? My dear Sophie, you know we have orders from the Great Mage!" the father said as he was trying to keep his voice low.

"Ames, I'm sorry but it's not right to just leave that young man outside this stormy night. Besides Tsunade took him here, it won't be nice to ignore him in front of our daughter."

Ames looked at his wife's teary eyes.

"It's only our family that's I'm worried about."

"And it will all end after this storm stops. Genma would leave after…and it will be like nothing happened." Sophie said as she laid her head on her husband's shoulder.

They did not know that behind the walls, little Tsunade was listening to their conversation. She wondered why her parents would argue because of just letting a stranger stay in their property. Moreover, why are they so afraid of the Great Mage's order?

It was still rainy the next day. Tsunade got the stranger some dry clothing.

"I asked father if you can have some of his clothes, it's a little old but it will fit you, you and father are in the same size." Tsunade said with a smile.

"You've done many good things to me. How could I ever repay you?"

Since Genma lost his memory, Tsunade was the only one in the family who cared for him. In addition, he appreciates it very much.

"Don't talk to me like that! I'm only seven." She said blushing.

"Umm…Well I really like to have a big brother…" she admitted.

"Then I'll be your brother. I'll be the brother of a little girl who talks like a lady." Gemna said jokingly.

"You looked like fifteen years older than me but you speak like a kid." Tsunade said as she teases Genma.

Then she saw something flashed in Genma's chest.

"Hey! What's that?" Tsunade curiously asks.

All of a sudden, Genma became serious and the barn quiet.

"It's a medallion with ten different stones. I don't know why I have it or what it is for, but I know that it is important."

"I'll let you have it." He handed the medallion to Tsunade.

"If it's important, then why are you letting me have it?" asks little Tsunade.

"I thought that this medallion will help me recover my memory, but now I found something more important to it…my sister." He said as he looks at Tsunade.

"Thanks…brother."

It rained for almost a month. Tsunade and Genma got along very well. They were like real brother and sister. Ames and Sophie started to like the boy too. However, all their happiness disappeared when the Mages learned about Genma. Of course, the mages acted carefully. Especially the mage called Jiraiya. Jiraiya is the future ruler of Abrazul. He belongs to the family of the Great Mage named Sarutobi. He sends spies to know more of where Genma came from and what he is after. After quite a while, Jiraiya learned about the medallion. He spent his time doing research on it. He found out that it is a medallion used to revive the ten ancient gods to save the Land of Abrazul from destruction. He did not really know what the destruction of the land means. The first thing that popped out of his mind was that Genma and the medallion must be destroyed as early as possible. He ordered knights to capture Genma and execute him. Ames and his family tried to help him escape but they were not that strong to oppose the mages. In addition, that lack of strength led them to their deaths. Luckily, Tsunade had escape. She hid in the bushes and heard something. It was Genma's voice.

"Tsunade, keep our treasure from all evil."

It was the last time she saw her loved ones. Moreover, it was the time when the fall of Abrazul started.

Tsunade is all alone now. The mages started to argue about the said destruction.

"If this continues, the commoners will all oppose us. We shouldn't let them realize the power inside them." One mage said.

Confused Jiraiya asks, "What do you mean powers! They are commoners! They are common people and we mages rule over them!"

"Every person has a different power, like the ten stones on the medallion." Said another old mage.

"You people knew all about the medallion and didn't tell me anything about it!" Jiraiya said angrily.

"Yes, it was the only way to make you destroy that Doll of Cosmos, that Genma. So we joined together all our abilities and took control of your mind." Replied the old mage.

Jiraiya soon learned that Genma, the Doll of Cosmos, was an ally. Nevertheless, it is now too late so he ran away from the Mansion of the Great Mage and tried to look for Tsunade, the girl who had escaped. He loves Abrazul, the place where he grew up, and he will not allow anything that would destroy it, even the mages' wickedness and selfishness. He looked for Tsunade, even storms cannot stop him. He spent eight years looking, but there is still no sign of her. One sunny morning, he was very exhausted that he collapsed in a forest. He thought that it was his end, but he was wrong. A young woman found him unconscious and brought him home. Gypma woke up hearing music and children's laugher; it was like that, the old Abrazul is back. He got up from the bed and was welcomed by a beautiful woman.

"What's your name? Are you lost?" the woman asks with a smile on her face.

Her long golden hair enchanted Jiraiya. Just then, he remembered the girl he was looking for.

"Tsunade!"

"Oh! How did you know my name? Have we met before?" Jiraiya surprised the woman.

"You're Tsunade? The girl who helped Genma?" Jiraiya was so excited after eight years of looking, finally he found Tsunade.

"Y...Yes."

"Wait! Are you not Jiraiya? You ordered to execute my brother!" Tsunade was shocked to see the man in her nightmares.

"You still hate me, don't you? You see, I was not really the one who ordered to execute him. The mages controlled my mind and the moment I realized the truth, it was already too late. So I decided to look for you, you are the only one who can help me save Abrazul from destruction."

"But I can't save Abrazul…" Tsunade said.

"What do you mean? You do have the medallion, don't you?" asks the confused Jiraiya.

"Yes, I have it. However, the moment Genma died the stones disappeared. Without the stones we can't summon the ten ancient gods." Tsunade reasoned out.

"How can we save Abrazul now?" Jiraiya was getting pissed already.

"I did all I can to know how to bring the stones back…but it seems that the stones were separated to find their rightful owners, the guardians. Once all the stones founded their owners, the ten guardians will appear to save us all and Abrazul. We can't do anything now but to wait." Explained Tsunade.

Bandits came to Abrazul after the news about the curse scattered. The monsters that the Mages sealed before started to revive again. Bandits and monsters were attacking the whole land of Abrazul. Jiraiya stayed in that village with Tsunade. He helped her protect the village. In fact, they are not the only ones that are fighting for their land. Several people whose powers were awakened formed themselves in groups. There are the Knights, the Warriors, the Mages and the Sorcerers. They are all trying to protect their land and waiting for the guardians.

While in the Mansion of the Great Mage, there was a secret revealed.

"It's good that Jiraiya leaved before we let him. He's not really one of us." Said one mage.

"The Great Mage Sarutobi found him in a house of the last tribe we fought." said another.

"He's a fool. He didn't realize that there is a great difference in our powers and his." Replied one mage.

"He thought that if he leaves, the mages will fall. He forgot about Kabuto, the real son of Sarutobi, he will be the rise of all mages." Said one old mage while laughing.