Ryūsei Chronicle: The Fallen Meteor

The Chronicle of Ryūsei= Chapter 1= Almighty Meteor

-168:00:00 A star fell, another followed instantly, countless of stars were gushing down on the clear midnight sky. To fully enjoy this meteor shower, I climbed to the top of the tallest mountain to observe the beautiful view. Lying myself beneath the bough, I laid my head on my hands that acted as a pillow. I hoped it could relax me from the tiredness due to a night of works, or I should said "nightmare" instead. As one of the four protectors of the Ryūsei Village, a village lying on the outskirts of the Kingakure, the hidden village of the Land of Kin, I had to represent the village as an ambassador or village leader for the Western Nations meeting every month. However, the insults that the ambassador from the Land of Chū gave me today during the country meeting was still clearly imprinted on my mind and it was the main reason for my depression tonight. I would have blow his ugly face into million pieces with my punch if he was not an Prince of Chū. "In this current era, what makes a village prosperous and peaceful was to be stronger than the others. Killing, invading, suppressing, oppressing and robbing other countries were the essential paths to ascend to the top. This was the first rule of the nature. The strong shall stand while the weak shall perish in the shadow of the rising predator. Now, the Northeast Nations are growing. The most notable examples are Land of Fire and Land of Lightning. We shall halt their growing by combining our power in order to protect our respective country. All the village from my country, Land of Chū had agreed of uniting their power against the Northeast Nation. Now my fellow village ambassadors of the Land of Kin, descend or ascend, it's for you to decide." Although I despised him personally, but his thoughts were undeniable. Those actions he proposed will increase the village wealth and improving the quality of life of the villagers, thus indirectly producing "peace" but my village and I will never agree with him. My hometown was a very peaceful place despite being located on the countryside and very poor. Even though we didn't use our strength to take advantage of others country, the residents enjoyed their life very much, including myself. War was not the only option left for us to preserve our survival, thus there was no reason for us to drag others and ourselves into the unstoppable warfare of hell. "Don't make me laugh, my little young and naive ambassador. Benevolence for others is cruel to your own. That is how Sugaku Village from your country was invaded and destroyed in a single day." I tried my best to convince the other leaders from different villages about my point of view in this early morning but a short statement and simple example presented from the bastard were more effective than my thousand words. But again, what he said was the truth. Sugaku Village, a neighbor village located a mile from us was destroyed last month ago. Ironically, they followed the ideal I proposed. I told them peace will arrive as long as they follow my suggestion but the reality was cruel. It was still not clear who was the offender but according to the information, they took advantage of Sugaku Villagers' well being and invaded their village in a single day. Not only the money and virginity they robbed away but also the lives of countless people. When I received the information about the incident, I quickly went there and desperately looked for survivors but what remained was only despair. Corpses, rotten bodies and naked woman bodies were lying almost everywhere on the scorched ground. Those were the things and the only things I can found in that forsaken village. As one of the chosen one, my job was to protect my village. I was a very strong shinobi, perhaps the strongest within the whole country in spite of my young age. I was only 17 but had activated my Kekkei Tōta to the fullest. According to my calculations, nobody could ever invade us. During my reign as a leader, there were no single case of assault against my village, thus I made a theory about that a village safety is guaranteed when you keep yourself from the war. I was naive, too naive during that time. The reality once again proved me wrong. The reason that my village was safe was because the strong defensive fortress and great well trained military that I possessed but Sugaku Village was not as strong as my village. I made a mistake, I gave a false hope to them, led them to a lethal path that ultimately crush their beloved home. Once again, I left the conference hall with bitterness and forlornness as I still couldn't break the chain of war as I promised. I left a strong remark furiously that froze everyone before I departed. "First Prince of Chū, tell your King, my ideal stands strong and it will never go down. Never!" Chapter 2= To be continued