Fated

Heian Period (Year 800-1200)

This year is generally considered a peaceful era after the war and villages start to develop and become modern cities. The elites become richer showing their wealth in a refined and aesthetic way and the poor were deprived of everything and was unable to keep their sanity after the war.

In this period, a lot of damaged people from the war starts making new religions and beliefs making it a dark age. Some people believe that war is a sin, killing all innocents and civilians. People start searching for their savior, someone who will save them from salvation.

They believed in "goryo," the spirits of those who died frustrated or angry. Their souls remain on the earth until they are satisfied and become curses. Witches emerge from this era which is one of the main concerns of the Kages. They ordered their people to catch and kill witches as they placed curses on the civilians.

One of the strongest witches is named Orochimaru.

During the war, Orochimaru found himself half burned, his mind declared him dead the moment he saw both of his legs were cut off after the battle. He closed his eyes and prayed to his Lord to take him.

“Take me, I don’t have any reason to be here”

“Take me now………..in your kingdom”

A sharp pain emerged from his legs as he closes his eyes, he can feel and smell the freshly burned flesh. A moment later, a cold thing touched his cheeks and he rubbed it with his hand. He opened his eyes and saw it, a snow.

Thick snow covered his legs, numbing all the pain and preserving his dead flesh. Orochimaru gasped, he could not believe it, he was saved and he considered it a miracle. Perhaps his Lord wanted him to do something in this world?

“What is this, my Lord? Why did you save me?” He whispered while the snow are falling, covering his entire body.

“What do you want me to do?”

“What purpose do you want me to do? Give me a sign and I’ll do it…I’ll do it”

Suddenly a young man with round glasses approached his area. He was panting and gasping for air while shouting, looking if someone survived the battle.

“IS ANYBODY HERE? ALIVEEE? COMEEE”

Orochimaru glanced at him who is now a few meters away, he tried to shout but his voice couldn’t reach him.

“I’M A MEDIC! I’LL HELP YOU! ANSWER ME PLEASE!”

I’m—here, I’m hereee!” Orochimaru whispered, his voice was low and the young man could not hear him.

Orochimaru keeps on shouting and the young man finally saw him, half of his body was now covered with thick snow and he ran towards him. He immediately removed the snow and raised his legs upward to avoid more blood loss and applied a tourniquet.

“Here, drink some water” The young man said

Orochimaru drank the water then thanked the young man, and asked him “What’s your name?”

“Kabuto, I’m a medic. I can’t believe you survived this. Your location is a dark abyss” Kabuto glanced at the surroundings which depict hell, a bottomless pit of dead bodies, fires and snow dancing on the ground, and the eyes, the opened eyes of the victims looked like they were screaming from their souls.

“Let’s wait for a moment here, the carriage is on its way. I put medication on your damaged flesh to heal, but your legs, your legs are permanently lost. I’m sorry” Kabuto explained

“I know and I accepted my fate. Thank you, Kabuto”

“This war should end” Kabuto punched the tree beside them from his anger “This is….The people who sit on the high chairs are sinners! A lot of innocent people lost their lives! Children, oh heavens….children died from their hands” Kabuto palmed his face while tears are now forming in the corner of his eyes.

Orochimaru looked at him and felt that his words were a message from his Lord “Tell me Kabuto, what do you desire?”

Kabuto glanced at him with swollen eyes, tears dripping and filling the edge of his glasses. “I want all the sinners to die!” His tone was full of rage.

Orochimaru and Kabuto concocted a plan to kill all the rich and all the rulers who were seated in high chairs by placing curses on them. They practice curses on animals and Kabuto was his assistant. They successfully execute most of them, he even grows pair of legs from different curses he created. Orochimaru’s parents were both witches, but at an early age, he didn’t want any of it, not until the war came and realized that he was fated to be one, the most powerful witch in the Heian Period.

Temari is one of the richest ladies in Suna, she was splurged with luxury and wealth. But aside from that, she was a warrior, she doesn’t want anyone to underestimate her because she was rich and she was a lady. That’s the reason why Shikamaru fell in love with her. Shikamaru is one of the richest Lords and the right hand of the Hokage in Konoha. They met and fell in love during the five-year war.

Riding in her carriage, Temari arrived at the Nara mansion wearing a lilac multi-layered floral kimono. Shikamaru run towards her and embraced her immediately.

“I’ve been waiting for you for so long” Shikamaru said slowly in his low voice and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

“I’m hungry, you better prepared me a good dish” Temari said in her teasing voice. She giggled and hold his hands, they both walked inside the mansion swaying their hands without breaking their eye contact.

Temari stayed in his mansion for a week and Shikamaru toured her around Konoha, which he promised during the war. They reached one of the mythical forests in the village. They sat at the top near the edge where they could see the full view of the village. Temari was mesmerized by what she was seeing, it was different from the blazing desert of Suna. It was fresh and full of life. Shikamaru was happy about it, he will forever treasure this moment with her.

Temari leaned her back on a big rich mineral boulder. They start to eat and appreciate the view while conversing with each other. Before they left, Shikamaru turned his body in front of her while sitting and asked her the question he truly desired.

“Temari” He grabbed her hands and starts caressing them “I love you with all my heart and I wanted to ask you this for a long time”

“Shikamaru?” She whispered. Her heart starts beating faster and her eyes were on the brink of crying.

“Lady Temari of Suna, will you marry me?” Shikamaru said with begging eyes while catching his breath.

“Yes…Yes in every language” She jumped on him, making both of them stumbled in the grass and start kissing while giggling.

“I love you Temari. I love you till death…No, even death could not separate us apart” Shikamaru said

“I love you Shikamaru, in every lifetime, in different worlds. It’s you and it’ll always be you” Temari said

Unbeknownst to them, the big rich mineral boulder beside them absorbed all their words and made it into a curse, A love curse.