Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor do I own some of the things I've written. Inspired by the book 'Sabriel' by Harper Collins, and some ideas from there too.
Sasuke: Omg! How could you!
Dark: Hey at least I admit it!
Sasuke: ... ... ... Fair enough.
A/N: I didn't update Secrets that Never Existed this week, and I'm sorry! I think its writers block...gahh!! I wrote this when I was suppose to write chapter 16...hope its okay. But if it not and there're no reviewers, I might delete this one...
Chapter 1: Prophecy
It was a little pass noon, and the sun was shinning high on the village of Konoha. People were everywhere, doing business, going to school, getting to work and so on. So what made this village different from any other village? This was a village where magic was taught, and where people gained special abilities like seeing the dead or the future...
A pink haired girl with emerald green eyes walked down the street, hurrying slightly as the time ticked by. She was already going to be late if she didn't reach home soon. Haruno Sakura was turning sixteen today, and she was eager to get home, not because of her parents waiting to celebrate for her, but she wanted to tell them something that she had never told anyone before.
"Clairvoyance, bringing the meaning of seeing what is not normally seen, or also known as extra sensory perception. One bearing this gift is rarely seen, as the Uchiha Clan was the only clan with this ability. Although as for the Sight, it is having visions of the future, but they say it can be changed."
Sakura vaguely remembered what her magic class teacher, Hatake Kakashi had said. Since young, she had been able to see what was not normally seen, and she was afraid of it, seeing ghost and dead spirits didn't exactly brighten up your day. But she grew into it, occasionally talking to the dead and helping them rest at ease. She thought herself as a freak then, being the only one who had the clairvoyant ability among all the children her age, but now after Kakashi had explained it, she felt a lot better and she wanted to tell her parents. Although now it was explained that she had the clairvoyant ability, how would her parents take it? As the Konoha history states, only the Uchiha Clan had this ability, it was highly unusual for a mere girl like her to have this ability. She shrugged it off and hoped for the best, reaching her home and pushing the door open slowly.
"I'm home!" her voice rang throughout the house, and her mother came out happily from the kitchen.
"Sakura! Welcome home! And a Happy sixteenth birthday to you!" her mother said, pulling her into a motherly hug. Her elder brother, Haruno Shiro came up to her and ruffled up her hair, grinning brightly.
"Happy birthday sis!" he said, handing her a box wrapped in bright pink paper. She broke away from her mother's embrace and took the box, saying a 'thank you' and hugging her brother. Haruno Shiro was twenty one this year, older then her by five years. He was an explorer, traveling often that he was barely at home. Unlike his father, Shiro gained the ability of a Mage, learning from a young age at casting spells at school. Their parents, now at an old age had never had any of the magic abilities that their children gain. Of course, they didn't know that Sakura had the gift of clairvoyance.
Her father, who had been taking a nap in the living room couch heard all the noise and got up, seeing his daughter at the front door.
"Sakura, welcome home and happy birthday." He said, smiling and embracing his favourite daughter. Sakura giggled and hugged him back, glad for all the welcome she got.
It was after dinner, and during dessert did Sakura open her mouth to speak, getting the attention of the three of her family members.
"Mum, dad, Shiro. I want to tell you all something, something I've kept within me since the age of seven..."
Her family stopped chatting, and faced her with a serious expression.
"What is it dear?" her mother asked worriedly, and her brother remained silent. Her father on the other hand, merely looked at her.
She took a deep breath before continuing.
"I have...the gift...of clairvoyance." There, she said it, she thought. She looked at their faces, all holding different expressions. Her mother looked like she was crazy, her father was still staring at her and her brother, well he bore no expression.
"Well...that certainly...was funny dear." Her mother said, laughing slightly. "We all know only the Uchiha Clan has that ability, and the clan was wiped out by Uchiha Itachi, the leader's son. Who was later caught and sentenced to death at the hands of the Oracle of the village." Her father, joined in the laughter and soon died down.
Sakura stared in disbelief at her parents. How could they? When she just admitted something that was true, they shoot her down like it was all a joke. But she didn't say anything, and forced a smile, making them think it was really a joke.
"Right, yeah I think. Well, I've had enough dessert. Thank you all for the wonderful birthday, if you'll excuse me, I think I'd like to get some sleep." She said, and stood up.
Her brother never said anything even after she left the table, just stared at her back until it disappeared into her room. He He sighed softly, while his parents continue to talk among themselves, he got up quietly and went to his room.
Sakura sat on her bed, thinking about the events that had happen. Her parents didn't believe her, not even her brother, who gained the ability of a Mage would say anything. They all thought she was joking, and she played along.
"I should have known anyways. In the whole village, only the Uchiha Clan would have this ability." She thought bitterly. Her sweet sixteen birthday turned out worst than she imagined. She had thought if her parents found out, they would start treating her like an outside or something.
"Well, I suppose that would be worse..."
A soft knock on her door was heard, and she wondered who it was. It had been a few hours since she came up, and she was sure that her parents were already asleep. She quietly crossed the room and to her door, opening it a bit so she could see who it was.
"Sakura, are you sleeping?" Her brother stood outside, his hands holding her present which she forgotten and another box.
She shook her head and opened the door so her brother could come in, and shut it quietly.
"What's wrong Shiro?" she asked, after noticing the glum expression on his face. He sighed but smile.
"Don't worry bout that first, here." He said, handing her the present he got for her. "Open it."
She took it from him and smiled, tearing the wrapper open.
"Oh...silver rings?" she asked, lifting the two silver rings from the box. Both were engraved with Charter markings, glowing softly under the moonlight. The rings held different stones in the middle, one was blood red and the other, sapphire blue.
Her brother smiled at her, not saying anything, but setting the other box down on the floor, gesturing her towards him.
"I am a Mage, from a family who had no magic blood and yet, I gained the ability." He said distantly, making Sakura confused. He continued, without looking at her.
"When you said you had the gift of clairvoyance, mum and dad laughed, thinking you were joking. But I did not." He paused, looking at his sister's eyes. "I did not doubt, for even a second that you were lying."
Sakura's eyes widened with surprise, taking in all that he had said. "But, I don't understand what you're trying to say."
He didn't reply, but he opened the lid of the box, revealing a few items that Sakura had never seen before.
"While I traveled, I met a few people. Some of the dead, and some of the living. These are some items that I had obtained from them, for helping them." Sakura nodded, looking at the things.
Bells, flutes, jars, scrolls and even swords and daggers were stacked neatly in the box. The bells and swords were the only things that caught her eyes, they had Charter marks engraved on it. She picked up a bell and examined it.
"Why...are...aren't these the bells of a necromancer?" she asked, earning a nod from her brother.
"Yes. I met quite a few necromancers on my travels, all trying to summon the dead or wanting to know the future. The bells though, I heard that the Uchiha Clan used to posses all the seven bells, but since they were wiped out, the bells had been stolen by necromancers." He picked out the other bells and quietly set them on the floor, careful not to ring them.
"This is Mosrael." He said, holding up a harsh, rowdy bell. "The waker, one the Uchihas never used. The bell whose sound is a seesaw, throwing the ringer deeper into death and the listener into life."
Sakura took it, and stared at the Charter marks glowing. She learned from her brother's movement, that the bells were not to be sound.
"This, is Dyrim." He said, holding up another bell. "Dyrim, or the 'Speaker', is a musical bell that controls sound and voice. It is able to give a voice to those without one, including the Dead, or render one mute. It can also be used to improve mood, for its peal, when rung properly, can seem to those alive as a sweet, uplifting tune."
"And the last one, Astarael." He said, holding up a bell as big as a jar. "'The Sorrowful' or 'Weeper', its tone is described as being high pitched and peaceful. It is the most powerful and largest bell which will throw everyone who hears it, including the ringer, deep into Death. However, if rung properly with another bell, Astarael will not be deadly." He finished.
"So what of the other four bells then? You did say there were seven." Sakura asked, eyeing the three bells which now sat on the ground.
"Yes. Ranna, the first and smallest bell with the highest tone. Also known as 'Sleepbringer', its tone induces sleep, quiescence, and or relaxation in humans and dead alike. It may send the weakest of the dead back into death." He said, opening a leather covered book.
"Kibeth, or the 'Walker', is a bell that controls movement. It is able to give and take away the freedom of movement from its target, or in careless hands its user."
"The 'Thinker', Belgaer is a bell that manipulates memory. It can bring back forgotten memories erased from a spirit who has spent too long in Death, or erase memories altogether. If not used carefully, it may splinter the mind of the one who wields it. Necromancers will almost never use the former function, preferring to use the latter for offensive purposes."
"And lastly, the deepest bell, Saraneth. It is used by necromancers to bind the dead to their will, and is a favoured bell by the Uchihas. It can be used to command spirits back into death, and is a commonly used bell by the Uchihas, together with Ranna and Kibeth. Rung discordantly, it can also make the wielder's mind wander."
Sakura remained silent after that, trying to take in all of the description of the bells. Ranna, Mosrael, Kibeth, Dyrim, Belgaer, Saraneth and Astrael. The seven bells which were once in the Uchiha Clan, now scattered all over.
"So…why are you telling me all this?" Sakura finally questioned, after seeing her brother place the bells each in a leather pouch, rendering it silent.
He turned to face her with an unreadable expression, and she looked at him nervously.
"Sakura, do you know of the prophecy that was made during your birth?"
"…No."
He sighed, racking a hand through his maroon coloured hair.
"I don't really remember it fully, for it was never written down, but said by the previous Oracle. When you were born, that you would have an ability that one rarely have, and that you were the one who will, send the dead back to where they belong, or something like that…"
Sakura stared at him wide eyed. "What? Me? But…but…I can't send the dead back to the realm of death, only the Hyuugas are able to!" she protested, remembering the scene at where one of her best friend, Hyuuga Hinata banished a dead back into the realm.
Shiro sighed again. "I really don't know Sakura, and I think you'll have to travel, out of the village in order to find out. But I can't accompany you, unfortunately."
Sakura shook her head. "No, there must be a mistake, I can't possibly do this!"
Shiro said nothing, but took out long sword from the box. It was a plain katana, the blade was engraved with Charter markings, and it glowed in a soft red light. He handed it to her, and she took it reluctantly.
"This is Kusanagi, it's the name of the sword. I heard that one of the Uchiha wielded it before, and it has Charter magic in it. It will protect you."
Sakura placed it on the floor. "You sound like you already made up your mind about me going." She muttered.
"I have no choice. I was the only one there who heard the prophecy, and I have to be the one to help fulfill it." He frowned. "It is a rule, bound by ancient magic."
Sakura clenched her fist and picked up the sword, unsheathing it and examining it, noticing an inscription.
'The Uchihas wield me, and I was made so that no dead walks in life, for this is not their path.'
She grasped the hilt of the katana and felt the surge of Charter magic flowing into her body. Shutting her eyes, she slid the blade back into the sheath.
"Very well, I accept this path."
A/N: Okay...I read 'Sabriel' and I really liked the stuff about Necromancy and dead I guess, that's why I used some of the ideas from there...but of course they don't belong to me...words like Charter and the 7 Necomancy bells are from the book 'Sabriel' too.
Sasuke: Hey, am I gonna appear soon? I am an Uchiha...
Dark: Depends...if there're are a lot of people who read and review, I'll continue it. ((laugh)) after all, it was written cause I couldn't come up with a chapter for my other story...((cries))
Sakura: I'm the heroine! ((jumps for joy))
Dark: Right, Shiro belongs to me though! xD Pls review !!!