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In the beginning, there was only ocean until the mother island emerged: Narukami Her heart held the greatest power ever known. It could create life itself. And Narukami shared it with the world.
But in time, some begin to seek Narukami's heart. They believed that they could possess it, the great power of creation would be theirs. And one day, the most daring of them all voyaged across the vast ocean to take it. He was a Demigod of the storm and sea. He was a warrior. A trickster. A shapeshifter who could change form with the power of his magical bell. And his name was Scaramouche. But without her heart, Narukami began to crumble, giving birth to a terrible darkness. Scaramouche tried to escape, but was confronted by another who sought the heart: Serai, a demon of lightning and fire. Scaramouche was struck from the sky, never to be seen again. And his magical bell and the heart of Narukami, were lost to the sea. Where even now, 1000 years later, Serai and the demons of the deep still hunt for the heart, hiding in the 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!
But one day, the heart will be found by someone who would journey beyond the reef, find Scaramouche, deliver him across the great ocean to restore Narukami's heart and save us all.
"All right thats quite enough of that, Beidou" cut in a mans voice
The children who were on edge eased immediately at the mans voice- Kaedehara Kageharu. The village cheif of Tatarasuna, well respected by all who reside there, a very important figure in everybodys daily lives.
"Nobody goes beyond the reef, theres a raging storm out there, and we are all safe here"
He begins scooping a boy up in his arms.
The boy- Kaedehara Kazuha. Son of the cheif and future chief of Tatarasuna, doe eyed and unafraid of the story Aunt had told, if anything it inspired the young boy.
"There is no darkness, there are no demons-" as he goes to finish, he bumps the wall causing multipe tapestries of said demons to fall like curtains.
The children all began to scream- all but one, Kazuha who had been booted out of the hut by the commotion from the other children.
He looked before him to see the bright clear blue of the ocean water, it captivated him as he began to waddle closer.
When he reached the point where water and sand meets, he crouches down having noticed a rather beautiful conch shell among the sands, though as he went to take it, the sounds of seagulls came from behind him.
He looked closer and noticed a newly hatched sea turtle begin to waddle into the flock of hungry seagulls.
Deciding to help the turtle over taking the shell he shooed away the seagulls and protected the turtle until it reached the water, even whacking a bird as it dared to try and snatch the turtle from the soft warm sands. Seeing the turtle reach the safety of the water Kazuha lets out a releived sigh.
As he goes to waddle back up the hill to the village, a whisper of wind that almost sounded like his name made him spin around fast enough he almost lost balance. To his surprise the water of the shore parted to reveal the shell he was eyeing previously.
Approaching cautiously and scooping up the shell, the water parted further, revealing another shell, this one only slightly smaller than the prior one. The sea- seemingly with a mind of its own- began to part more and more, revealing more shells in its wake.
He walked some more before a bright purple stone floated through the waters current right towards him. Captivated by the beautiful stone, he reaches forward and grabs it, inspecting the engraved patterns and swirls upon it. Seeing him takr the stone, the sea came down to greet Kazuha, it pats him on the head, scruffing up and soaking his already messy hair.
"Kazuha!?"
Abruptly the ocean half hazardly fixes Kazuhas hair and pushes him back to the shore along with the shells, the bright purple stone being forgotten among the sand.
"Oh, there you are Kazuha, you scared me boy" Kageharu rushes towards his son, scooping him into his arms and bringing him away from the water.
"I wanna go back, it fun" Kazuha babbles out
"I know, but nobody goes beyond that reef, Kazuha, our people need you, you are the next village cheif, and you will go on to do wonderous things my boy"
From that day on, Kazuha was infatuated with the waters, wanting to approach, only to be dragged away by someone every time. He wishes to see what secrets it holds, the water calls for him, and he wishes to answer more than anything...
Unbeknownst to Kazuha, a certain village crazy lady was there that day, watching and now, waiting...