Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basuke

Part I

Prologue

Once upon a time there was a small kingdom surrounded by thick forests and high mountains. It was a peaceful little kingdom until the young king Kise inherited the throne. He, with the aid from a clan of gifted alchemists, conquered the surrounding countries.

The kings of other nearby kingdoms, in fear of the new king, decided to obliterate the clan of alchemists in hopes of stopping the kingdom's growth. Small groups of elite soldiers were sent out. They pursued every member of the clan and slaughtered each and every one of them. Their village was also burned down as a precaution. The massacre soon got nicknamed 'The Big Plague' because of the assassins' black capes and bird like masks.

The plan worked – the king did not try to widen his borders. Once again, peace reigned in his kingdom.

Little did they know, there was one sole survivor. A phantom boy, Kuroko Tetsuya, was rescued through the village's underground tunnels. He was taken in by a nearby village's doctor, who was a knowledgeable old man and Kuroko gradually grew attached to him. He learned how to read and write, also got engrossed in medicine. The elder taught him a lot about it and accepted the little boy's help in treating his patients.

This idyllic life ended almost a decade later when the old man fell ill with an incurable disease and died soon after. Kuroko was left all alone again.

This is the prologue of a story I'm writing. Didn't want to drag out the story with the whole 'before the main story' chapters, so made it into a brief prologue-like introduction.

~Monetti