PROLOGUE
For once, in the peaceful land of Teiko, there were five Kingdoms.
Rakuzan, the Kingdom of that possessed the most power.
Shutoku, the Kingdom that loved to enjoy the prosperity of nature.
Kaijo, the Kingdom that would often lend a hand to all the weak.
Touou, the Kingdom with the most outgoing personality.
Seirin, the Kingdom of Shadow and Light.
Then came the Kingdom of Fukuda Sogo.
Teiko was attacked, and the blood of many were shed
Tears and sorrow filled the whole country, as the battle ended
With the Kingdom of Fukuda Sogo gaining the most land.
It remained that way, until they were born.
A Miracle was about to happen.
The Final Battle of Teiko.
"Isn't it funny, Atsushi?" A certain hetero-eyed king questioned, as he made a swift hand gesture as he stared out the window, showing the busy scenery of the Rakuzan Kingdom. The tall purple head sent his king a frown – a frown of much confusion. The male remained silent for a long time, until he finally decided to respond thoughtfully, careful not to disappoint his king.
"What is, Akashi-sama?" The said Akashi smirked at his servant, or rather – his personal bodyguard. "The fact that after those long years of separation, we will finally meet again. I believe it's the first time we have gathered as whole, after the War of Teiko, which was approximately twelve years ago. I wonder how Shintaro will act. He always had the most interesting reactions to everything." The purple head standing next to him simply sighed and shrugged. "You shouldn't call Midorima-sama in such a friendly manner anymore, Akashi-sama – for he is also the King of Shutoku now. He is no longer a fellow prince."
"It's been quite a while since you corrected me, Atsushi." Akashi chuckled, as his servant – namely Murasakibara Atsushi, flinched of discomfort. "But yes, you are right, for once. He too, is now a proud king of one of the six kingdoms of Teiko. In fact, all of them are… except Satsuki, is it? She will remain of princess, since Daiki would be in the seat as a king." The red head clucked his tongue, as Murasakibara raised an eyebrow.
"I remember that you were always in bad terms with Aomine-sama." He commented silently, as Akashi smirked. "It's not past tense, Atsushi. We still are in bad terms. We're just… trying to be friendly with one another. We do not war to reoccur, after all." Akashi swirled around in his chair, and stood up, his eyes glowing, even though the room was brightly lit.
"The time is soon, Atsushi, and I am looking forward to it.
~SHUTOKU ~
"Shin-chan, I heard you are leaving?" A girl with long black hair tied into a high pony tail approached a green haired male, who was wearing a traditional, and rather formal – clothing of the king. The male perked up, as he raised his eyebrows.
"Takao. I think I told you not to enter without permission. It makes my position troubling." The male grumbled, as the female huffed angrily. "I have a good excuse to meet my best friend, thank you very much." The green haired male let out a heavy sigh, as he tried to chase the female out of the room. When she didn't leave, he opened his mouth to talk.
"As I always try to improvise, I'm a king, Takao. I'm not the small little prince I was anymore – and besides, you're now a worker in the Kingdom of Shutoku as well. Therefore my room is not place you can enter and exit freely as you wish." Takao rolled her eyes, as she dragged the door open. "As you say, my Lord. How cruel of you to shoo a poor girl away who just came to serve you some afternoon tea, before you leave to Rakuzan." Midorima Shintaro – the king of Shutoku, glared as he replied, "It was unnecessary."
Takao laughed as she left, shouting a loud 'goodbye' as she ran down the hallway. Midorima sighed heavily once again, as he stood up and looked out the window, staring at the cherry blossom petals flutter in the wind. He turned around, and then mumbled under his breath.
"The call of Akashi… I see." He continued quietly. "Interesting, but I'm not looking forward to it."
~KAIJO~
"PLEASE, MY LORD, TRY TO STAY MORE ORGANIZED!" A female screeched, as a blonde haired male ran around his room like crazy in excitement, as he then soon tripped on his long robe and fell down on the floor. "Ow… Yukio-chan, you don't need to shout at me that loudly. I got the message." Kasamatsu Yukio – a black haired female with angry blue eyes glared down at her king. "It's because you are too clumsy, Kise-sama." She growled the honorific, as Kise Ryouta – the King of Kaijo sat up and leaned on the wall.
"I can't help it. It's been quite a while since Akashicchi had-" "Lord Akashi of Rakuzan, you mean." "Yeah, yeah, all the same, it's Akashicchi. He did it often when we were young, but after the war we never contacted one another again and focused on our own lives. I miss Midorimacchi too… we were childhood friends, but the last time I talked to him was six years ago in the Kingdom meeting." Kasamatsu sighed. "The only good part about you is that you are in acquaintance with all the kings, except Lord Haizaki of Fukuda Sogo."
Kise's expression darkened at the mention of the name. "Haizaki… Shogo…" He shrugged. "He was the cause. I never liked him from the start, when he appeared with Murasakibaracchi, but well. It can't be helped – it's a miracle that a mere peasant even rose to power, after all." The female accompanying him tilted her head to the side, her expression now softened. "Who's this Murasakibaracchi, now? As far as I know, there's no king named that." Kise laughed. "Murasakibaracchi was a peasant – Akashicchi took him in and made him enter the private forces. Now he's serving Akashicchi personally, I believe."
Kise paused, as he then stood up and fixed his crumpled robe. "Well, then I should get going. Get the men ready, will you, Yukio-chan?" He smiled, as Kasamatsu raised her eyebrow and just grumbled. "As you wish, my Lord." The door slammed close, as Kise's smile vanished instantly. He groaned, as he pulled out a piece of paper – the letter Akashi had sent to all of them.
"I can't refuse an order of Akashicchi, I suppose…"
~TOUOU~
"Onii-chan, Akashi onii-sama finally called us, hasn't he?" A pink haired female jumped up and down in pure excitement, as the latter just grumbled silently. "Yeah, I suppose." The female pouted. "What's with that boring reaction? We're going to meet Tetsu onii-chan soon! Aren't you happy? You two were best friends, right?" the other looked up and corrected. "We weren't 'were best friends', Satsuki. We are." The female rolled her eyes.
"Then at least try to look more delighted! I mean, even Midorin onii-san would look more content than you, right now!" She exclaimed in her dress, as the horse moved forward. Aomine Daiki, the king of Touou, simply yawned tiredly. "No way – there's no way that Midorima can look happy about anything. Always dissatisfied, that guy was. He just kept going around with us because Kise was – those two are best friends too, after all, since their kingdoms were close." He said, as Satsuki let out a light sigh to the behalf of her brother.
"Are you looking forward to see anyone, at least?" She questioned hopefully, and Aomine seemed to think for a while. "I never said I wasn't looking forward to see any of them." A bright smile was revived from the female's face. "But I'm not exactly looking forward to see any of them either." Satsuki's expression drooped all over again. "Onii-chan, it's not good to tease your little sister." Aomine glanced at her, and responded. "I'm not teasing you. And besides, how am I supposed to feel? I am meeting them in twelve years, Satsuki. I barely remember what they look like." He grumbled, as the female pouted again.
"Fine. See them, and I bet the memories will come back and hit you. Just wait and see…" Aomine trailed into his own thoughts, as he stared aimlessly at the trees surrounding them as they moved forward.
Tetsu…
~SEIRIN~
"Are you sure I don't need to go with you?" A giant red haired male said, as a teal haired male got on the horse. "Like I said, Kagami-kun, there's nothing to worry about. Seirin is the nearest to Rakuzan – it'll merely take five hours or so. And besides, I have Hyuga-san coming with me. Nothing will be much to worry about."
"It's because you're so much of a clumsy king." Kagami Taiga – a general of the Seirin Army complained. Kuroko Tetsuya, king of Seirin, smiled as he replied. "You wouldn't say that if you meet one of my friends. Two actually. One tends to be more clumsier than the other, though." Kagami stared up at the male, and then sighed. "Well, if that's what you say, then I'll let you depart now. I heard that it's not good to make a King of Rakuzan wait." Kuroko chuckled. "Nice thing you heard. Though I believe Murasakibara-kun will do his best to calm him down if Akashi-kun gets out of control."
"Good to hear, king." Kagami replied, as he turned away. "I guess it's time for you to go then." Kuroko nodded. "Protect the kingdom well." The red haired male nodded. "Of course, King." The horse slowly started to run, with Hyuga following behind as he shouted something at Kagami.
In Kuroko's mind, there was only one thought filling up the much of his brain – meeting the Miracles once again.
It's been a while, Akashi-kun.
End of Prologue.
This is my new story, and I hope you enjoy it. As many of you have noticed, Yosen doesn't appear as a Kingdom – and well… I just decided to not put Yosen in. They will surely appear though.
Well then, until I update.