When one of Aria's best friends, Charlotte Viper, disappears, life careens, and she plunges into the bottomless pit of her past, of her own mind. What if the Neverseen wasn't the real villain? How would she find her way out, when the only map she had was unfinished, and the world she once knew was but an illusion?
She's lost in a labyrinth of deceit, deception, love, and hate, and there's not a hero to save her.
This is no fairytale.
This is a Keeper of the Lost Cities Fanfiction. (Yes, I put myself in it. But I'm cooler as a fictional character.)
--This takes place sometime after Flashback. I have not read Legacy, Unlocked, or Stellarlune, so please do not spoil.
*Disclaimer* Characters such as Sophie, Keefe, Fitz, Dex, and many others belong entirely to Shannon Messenger. Several others, including Aria, Fizzy, Kate, Charlotte, etc, belong to me.
Kanda Kyoichi transmigrated to Konoha and became a temporary instructor at the Ninja Academy. Fortunately, he awakened the Mentor System.
By teaching others, he could earn rewards.
Thus began Kyoichi's career as a "teacher" in the ninja world.
Shisui: "Sensei's unique interpretation of the Will of Fire has given the Uchiha Clan a true sense of direction!"
Asuma: "The essence of the jade lies in protecting the people, with the advanced leading the way for the less experienced. Only then can Konoha become stronger!"
Kakashi: "He's my life mentor. He transformed Konoha!"
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Years later, in the memoirs of Kyoichi, now the Hokage, he wrote:
"I honestly just wanted to be a life mentor!"