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Note: Since this isn’t set on Japan, or anywhere else in Earth. Kun, Chan, San, Sempai, Hime
and Sensei does not literally mean their counterparts in Japanese, this is their really name
here. As will be Kyuuketsuki, and several others. D:

Possibilities of name changes in actual publication on Fiction Press are only a low percent.
Changes in the Side-characters names are highly appropriate. Prominent Character Names,
besides from some few, are referenced from the GLOMP accounts, and will ask for permission
to use.

Events, Reactions, Activities are loosely based on the Thread “Spamming Thread” and based
on the author’s ideals and observations.

Legend of Iori
by Iori

Summary #1: Set in Medieval Period, this is a story of 6 siblings that were bound to
duty, as born into Noble Family they will have to fight in the upcoming war, resulting
to separation and death. But in this war, they will learn a different side of the world.

[Narration]

PROLOGUE

Before Darkness Envelopes…

Courtyard

"YAAAAAHH!!" A young boy cried as he swung a sword that is bigger than him over
his head towards an unarmed older boy, who tilted his head to the side to evade the
wide-swung attack.

The unarmed boy quickly grabbed the kid who had swung the sword, "Wide-Swings
like that are slow, and easy to predict, Kun." the older boy said, as he released the
armed boy and jumped away, smiling sarcastically-polite.

The boy known as Kun spat on the ground, "I will defeat you, Brother!" then he
charged again.

The older sibling, just stood there smiling softly, but then his eyes widened as Kun
suddenly produced after-images. ‘What the-’

"YAAAAAHH!!" with a cry Kun slashed downwards, expecting flesh, but...

“Broad Swords are strong, but they are heavy and a liability in one-on-one battle.”
The Older Sibling walked towards the fallen Broad Sword and lifted it like it was
made of paper. “You can overcome that weakness if have enormous speed, but for
now…” he said, and in the blink on an eye, he was in the front of the younger boy.
“Use my Rapier, become strong and surpass me, Kun.” He stabbed the Emblem-
Bearing Rapier in the ground in front of the fallen boy.

“I-I’ll definitely beat you… someday.” The boy wheezed out, as he closed his eyes,
losing consciousness.

“You’ve got a long way to go…”

“Older Brother Sempai, the Council asks for your presence in the Meeting Room.” A
glasses-wearing boy, about the same age as the other boy, said in monotone voice.

“Ah, Sensei… it’s time for that now?” Sempai said in a bored tone, “I guess they
needed me again…” he yawned he walked alongside Sensei. He raised his brows as
Sensei reached out to touch his face - he blinks as he felt a sting in his cheeks.
“What did you do? That kinda hurts…”

“Blood, there’s a cut in your cheeks.”

“Huh?” Sempai touched his check, and he felt something liquid, “You’re right.” He
looked back at his younger brother, “I guess he’s stronger than he looks.”

“That afterimage, it’s one of your specialties, right?” Sensei said, “Kun has a
potential, if only he isn’t rash and impulsive.” He added in his monotone voice, and
his indifferent expression.

Sempai only smiled as he walked towards the stone hallways, his cape billowing
behind him.

“Oh.” Sensei reaches out to touch Sempai’s nose, “Blood. There’s blood flowing in your nose.”

“Huh?” Sempai touches his nose, and he felt something liquid, “You’re right.” He looks back
into a certain direction, “I guess San’s tastes improved, despite his looks”

“That sets… it’s one of your favorites, right?” Sensei said, “San has a potential, if only he isn’t
rash and impulsive.” He added in his monotone voice, and his indifferent expression.

Sempai only smiled sheepishly, ‘It’s scary… fortunately HIME didn’t see ME.’, as he
walked towards the hallways, his cape billowing behind him.

(30 minutes before “C o u r t y a r d”)

“Oooooh, that maid had a nice, perky and firm sets! And she had been hiding those
goodies in her thick uniform all along!” mumbles a boy, while looking at the gaps in
the bushes, drooling.

“Hmm, not bad… a little saggy, but it does have a good shape.”

The boy nods, “Yeah, besides, that mole on her right is pretty cute…. – HUH??” the
boy looked sharply at his left, seeing his older brother at his side, “S-Sempai! WHAT
AR-” but he was silenced and a hand clamp down on his mouth. He saw some bite
marks on his brother’s hand, idly wondering where in the bloody hell his brother got
bitten.

“Hush down, will ya. She’ll hear us.” Sempai said in a bored tone, “Look she’s looking
this way, Oooooh, now that’s a better view.” Although he said that, Sempai’s look
and his tone of voice were bored.

San quickly covered his mouth, “Ooops, sorry Sempai.” he looked at the beauty in
front of him like a piece of meat, “Look at the curves, so narrow...”

“Hey, San,” Sempai called his brother, off-handedly.

“...yeah?” replied San, but not really focusing.

“What do you think about war?”

San visibly stiffened for a moment, but he recovered quickly “...I don't care, as long
as I'm not involved in it.” he then, shrugged.

“But, what if... we're involved now?”

“I guess… we'll have to fight then, and destroy our enemy, isn’t it?” San’s voice is
indifferent, and his face is serious, but still he’s looking at the at the Lake. “War, is it
near? Brother?”

Sempai looked at his left, only to see…

“So, San… this is where you've been hiding, huh!” a blonde haired girl looking back
at him. “What are you doing? Peeking again??”

“I... I was simply, uhh... trimming this bush... Hime, ehe he he...” San sheepishly
said, while pretending to trim the bushes down with his throwing dagger.

“Oh! Miss Hime! What are you doing here?!” It was the Maid.

“Crap.” San cursed, and then he threw something into the ground which explodes
and covered area with smoke.

Hime coughed, and scanned the area. Hime stiffened as she swapped the throwing
dagger that was thrown to her, directly in her head.

As the smoke dispersed, San is nowhere to be found.

Hime put a finger in her lips, vertically, “Be quiet.” The Maid nodded, confusedly.

Hime frowned, and the iris of her eyes visibly narrowed. “There!” She threw the
dagger at a nearby tree, and an audible gasp was heard.

The seemingly innocent tree revealed a boy, hanging on the tree, with the dagger
stabbed into the hem of his shirt, “Hi, Eivlin!” San cheerfully said, while giving a little
wave.

The said Maid, screamed and ducked into the bushes. Hime looked back to the Maid,
but it proved to be a mistake, because when she looked back at her younger
brother... "What the-"

“So long, you Incestuous Older Sister!” A half-naked San shouted from afar, and
then disappeared into the forest mass.

Hime sputtered, “W-WHAT DID YOU S-SAY?” she gritted her teeth as she ran after
San "Come back here you... you brat!"

(30 minutes before "L a k e s i d e", 1 hour before "C o u r t y a r d")

Garden

“...and you know what San did? He slipped in the stairs and ended up rolling
downwards! Isn't he just adorable?”

“...”

“…and oh! I've got to tell you about Kun-Kun! He's so adorable when I call him that!
He gives me this look, but I don't know what it meant! It's just wonderful!”

“...squeek?”

“...and Older Brother Sempai is very nice! Very very! He would always bring
wonderful things like Bunny-Bunny!”

“...and you-Oh! Sempai is here!” Chan spun around, actually surprising Sempai, who
was trying to sneak behind her, and dashes towards said boy to give him a
welcoming jumping hug, “You came! I'm so happy!”

“Woah-” Sempai gasps as he felt the delicate girl's body colliding into him, even if he
is trained to have a good balance... having a girl caught you by surprise by jumping
at you while tiptoeing, even him isn't that good.

If it wasn't for the hand that stopped his body from falling backwards, he would've
been on the floor with a girl on his lap, and that wouldn't be a pretty sight to see.
“Thank you, Hime.” He looked at his side and smiled thankfully.
“It's okay.” Hime said, and she looked away, scowling. –faded red tinge, evident on
her face.

Sempai smiled, and then he looked at the pouting girl hanging on his neck. “So how
are you today, Chan?”

Chan grinned widely, in such a carefree and innocent way that only proves that she
had always been pampered, a smile that is not tarnished by war.

“I am happy, very very happy, Sempai-pai!” Chan chirped.

Sempai chuckled slightly as he ruffles Chan's hair, making the girl get off him in
order to salvage her easily-ruined hair, the said girl pouted at him, displeasure about
her hair written on her face. “That's good to know.”

“Mou… how many times did I tell you not to ruffle my hair?” Chan said as she puts
her hands at her waist, and glares at Sempai.

Sempai just smiled, ignored Chan’s remark, and walked towards a small Squirrel,
“Hey, little guy, are you and Chan playing again?” the Squirrel chirped back. “Oh,
that’s good. Anything you two talked about?”

At this Chan raises a brow, and Hime’s eyes widened. But neither said anything.

Sempai looked pass his shoulders, towards Hime, “So what are you doing here
anyways, Hime?”

Hime looked away from his gaze, “I am finding San. He skipped Sensei’s lesson
again...”

Sempai grins, “I, myself, wouldn’t mind skipping it, if I am younger.”

At this, Hime looked back at Sempai, “You’re still young…” Hime mumbles, as she
avoid eye contact.

Sempai shrugs, “Either way, we have no choice but to be… adults.” At the ‘adult’,
Sempai looked serious, “You, Sensei, and I know what is happening at the south
border.”

Hime’s face hardened. “And it’s occurring more and more.”

Chan looked curiously at both of her older sibling, “What are you both talking
about?? Please tell me!”

Hime blinks, she forgot about Chan being there, “Uhh…”

Sempai hand suddenly shot out from his sides to ruffles Chan’s hair, “No need for
you to know, lovely Chan, now, go on and play… Brother Sempai needs to go.”
Sempai said while lowering his face, and looks into Chan’s eye, “Now, be good,
okay?”

Chan blushes, covering her face with both of her hand, looked away and nod.
Sempai chuckles at Chan’s antics.

Hime scoffs, and slowly walks away, “I will be looking at San.” She said in her
usually cold tone.

Sempai looks at Hime’s back, and smiled knowingly. And while he distracted, the
pouting Chan, gritted her teeth in annoyance as she grabs the hand that was ruffling
her beautiful hair and clumps her mouth in it, making Sempai’s eyes widened for a
fraction.

“OW!”

(1 hour before “G a r d e n”, 1 hour and 30 minutes before “L a k e s i d e”, 2 hours

Roof

It’s here.
After 5 years of nonstop training, the day has come.
He wished it would never come.
He wished he would never use his trained skills.
But he had no choice.
This has been decided even before his birth.

Now… what?

“Here you are.” An emotionless voice said, coming from behind.

Even though, not looking behind, he already knew who it was. “Sensei.” He
acknowledged, “What are you doing here?”

Sensei sat beside him, looking at the sky, “Nothing. San skipped his lessons again…
and I’ve asked Hime to find him, since I am busy and all.”

Sempai raises a brow, “You’re actually busy?”

“Yes, I know you’ve heard of the murmuring on the south gate, about the south
border getting attacked.”

“Yes, I’ve heard of it. Why would you think I would sit here at my favorite spot?”
Sempai looked at the view below him, the Castle’s inhabitants running around, some
are maids that were cramming, and some are Knights who were training…

“Besides, I felt them. There’s shift in the balance, we should move soon, before we
lose the south border.” Sensei said, calmly, still looking at the sky.

Sempai sighs, “I guess we have no choice.” he lies down on cone-shaped roof of one
of the towers of the castle, and closed his eyes.
Sensei didn’t reply, but he stood up, “I’m going to talk with the Council, about this.”
And when Sempai didn’t reply, “Talk to San, Chan, and Kun.” At that, Sensei jumped
down at a ledge, his robe flattering.

“I will.” Sempai said to no one, and opened his eyes, looking at the blue sky. “I
definitely will.”

(10 minutes after “C o u r t y a r d”)

MeetingChamber

“3 deaths, 14 casualties, exact reasons unknown.” A middle-aged man stood at the center, “It
seems it’s some kind of disease, where a person is having fever for extended amount of time,
and will die of dehydration.”

“It’s an inside attack! Our enemies are spreading poisons of our Knights!” A councilman stood
up, slamming his hand on the table.

A murmuring broke out among the men that had been gathered.

When a door opened, they all look and say as the Sensei and Sempai entered. “That may be
correct, but unless proven, we have too looked through things.” Sensei, fingered his glasses
upward, a notion that indicates that he is not pleased.

The room quieted once again. “What do you propose, Sensei?”

“I would go in, in the site, along with Hime and Sempai. We will investigate it ourselves”

Next of Legend of Iori:

“War… where does it begin? Where does it start? On Revenge? To glory? To

Poisoned Future

Friday, June 13, 2008 4:54:55 PM