Everlasting Reflections: The Moon Underwater
Disclaimer:
I do not own any fandom or their respective characters or concepts which I have used in writing this fanfiction, all of them belong to their respective copyright © creators. Neither I own the songs nor the pictures which I have linked in this fanfiction to give various types of references while they also belong to their respective copyright © creators. This is purely a fan-work and I am not making any kind of profit through it.
Warning:
This is an M-Rated fanfiction due to the description of violence, gore, deaths and other sorts of concepts which could be disturbing while it also contains sexual themes and slangs.
Summary:
The story contains a long and very complex timeline because of the fact that it involves a series of events from the creation of the universe to the apocalypse while there is time-traveling in the middle. The story focuses on the resultant of the interactions of various mythologies and fandoms through the timeline, especially the birth, struggle and journey of the main protagonist Sesshomaru through these events. The story is also significantly focused on the beginning, development and adventures of the love affair of Sesshomaru and Tia Harribel, how the relationship between these two characters of different fandoms play a vital role in the series of events which are based on mythologies and real-life belief systems.
Fandoms Description:
The detailed plot of Inuyasha is used with the least possible modifications and most of its main characters including Inuyasha's Movie: Swords of an honorable ruler (inclusion of characters and concepts of other InuYasha movies is possible in the future).
The detailed plot of Bleach is used with the least possible modifications and most of its main characters including Bleach's Movie: Diamond dust rebellion (inclusion of characters and concepts of other Bleach movies is possible in the future). Among the Filler Arcs, only one Arc's characters and concepts are going to be included and it is – "Zanpakuto Unknown Tales" while absolutely nothing is included from the Fullbring Arc. However, detailed plot and almost all characters of the Thousand Year Blood War Arc from Manga are included in the fanfiction.
Among the games, modified plot and most of the main characters of both the fandoms i.e. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and God of War are included in the fanfiction but with some significant changes in order to connect their respective storylines with other fandoms. On the other hand, plots and characters of Warriors Orochi games are used in the story but with significant changes in order to make it suit the storyline of the fanfiction.
Except for these fandoms, this fanfiction will also be having some characters and concepts from Biblical Mythology, Greek Mythology, and Chinese Mythology including some OCs. If in case, I added more characters or concepts from other fandoms in the future then I will inform the readers by writing an Author's Note at the end of the chapters beforehand.
Arc I: Genesis
Chapter 1: Prologue
Suggested Music: "Here we stand" by Hidden Citizens (feat. Svrcina)
It's been several times that this world has witnessed the wars of such level of devastation which not only shook the Heaven and Hell but also changed the very course of history. Generally, all these wars only stripped the people off of their lives, their homes, their families and their sanity but sometimes they also bless the mankind with the gifts such as victory, freedom, peace and more than that, some great and powerful personalities.
Around 1000 years ago
Bernhard Castle (somewhere in the present day Europe)…
Brotherhood of Light, an order of the warriors committed to fight in the name of Supreme Almighty against evil creatures, was fighting against the three Lords of Shadow residing in the Bernhard Castle along with their legion which comprises of vampires, werewolves, necromancers, and other creatures of the darkness. Gabriel Belmont, a warrior of great caliber with immense devotion towards Supreme Almighty in his heart, was bravely leading the forces of the Brotherhood of Light. He was unaware of the fact a powerful Acolyte of Satan, Raisa Volkova, was keeping an eye on this battle all this time, moreover, she was the one responsible for taking this war to such a terrible scale.
Even though the soldiers of the Brotherhood of Light were trying to eliminate each and every creature of the darkness yet thousands of such creatures escaped the war and slowly spread throughout the world. On the other hand, Gabriel Belmonte proved to be more than a match for the Lords of Shadow and thus both sides were forced to unleash their complete strength. This terrible clash of light and darkness resulted into an eruption of such destructive energy which enveloped the entire earth and began to kill all those living beings which were caught off guard and were too weak to withstand the deathly vibes spread across the globe.
Soul Society…
It's been several months since the Shinigamis were trying to find the hideout of the Quincies so that instead of hunting them down one by one, they can wipe them all out in one blow. However, the Lord of the Quincies i.e. Yhwach finally showed himself and sieged the entire Soul Society along with his powerful Quincy army. All the strategies and arrangements employed by the Soul Society for tracking down the Quincies beforehand and preventing them from entering the Soul Society failed miserably. Genryusai Yamamoto and all other Captains had left with no other option but fighting to the death because it was clear that Quincies were going to win the war. The main reason behind such a miserable condition of the Soul Society was an Acolyte of Satan whose name was Guido Szandor. All this time, Guido Szandor was guiding and aiding the Quincy army due to some unknown motives.
When Genryusai and the remaining Captains were very close to their defeat, Soul King himself descended from his Palace along with the Zeroth Squad and they proved to be the game-changers in this battle. The clash of Soul King with Yhwach and Guido Szandor released such powerful shockwaves which terribly disturb the flow of energy not only in the Soul Society but also in the World of the Living, Hueco Mundo and the entire realm of spirits. This disturbance of energy was powerful enough to weaken not just humans but even powerful beings such as Yokais.
The western region of Classical Japan (Heian Period)…
An immensely powerful Serpent Demon viz. Orochi appeared mysteriously along with his minions, castle, remnants of the buildings and structures of his lair, and an Acolyte of Satan, Nergal Meslamstea. He was a Demon of Hell/Infernal Demon unlike Earthly Demons such as Yokais and Daiyokais. Nobody was able to understand the actual purpose behind the genocide of both Yokais and the humans, led by the Orochi and his minions under the guidance of that Acolyte. No Yokai, human empire or group was powerful enough to face his monstrous power but a Daiyokai stood firm to oppose this atrocity. He was none other but Toga, famous by the titles Inu no Taisho and the Great Dog Demon. It was that time when Toga somehow managed to wield a blade from Hell i.e. the sword known as So'unga.
When Toga couldn't stop Orochi even by using So'unga then he received help from the most unexpected sources. The famous priestess Midoriko came to aid his efforts along with several other powerful priestesses and remarkable monks. Even after knowing the power of the enemy and danger in battling against, Toga and Midoriko didn't take even a single step back and eventually they received reinforcement from the Jade Empire, a kingdom of enlightened spirits lying in a secret dimension known as the Mystic Realm. This devastating war simply enhanced the deathly effect of the war between the Brotherhood of Light and the Lords of Shadow.
In the end, the combined forces of Toga, Midoriko, priestesses, monks and the Jade Warriors dominated both Orochi and Nergal Meslamstea but couldn't bring an end to them. Midoriko then created Shikon Jewel ending up sealing herself with a powerful Demon who was under the possession of Nergal Meslamstea. Jade Warriors then sealed Orochi along with his legion, castle and other structures in a dimensional prison and assigned Shikon Jewel as the source of its strength while Nergal Meslamstea managed to escape.
Dog Demon's Palace…
Amidst the war with all the destructive energy plaguing not only the entire earth but also the spiritual plane, Inukimi, the wife of Toga was undergoing the labor pains. She was herself a Daiyokai and also one of the very few lucky women whose child survived the entire phase of pregnancy.
She was lying down on a silky carpet on the ground while midwives were surrounding her along with some maids who were assisting them.
"Our queen is a powerful Daiyokai, maybe that's why her child is still alive," one of the maids murmured in a low voice. "You are right, it's been several months, I haven't heard of even a single birth not just among us demons but among humans as well," the other maid replied.
A midwife heard them and spoke, "it is due to some sort of destructive energy intoxicating the environment where even weak humans and Yokais are dying then how come an infant would survive such pressure."
"I… I am afraid that our queen's baby won't be able to survive this either, yesterday, I heard of the death of a Daiyokai child, he was just two years old and even then couldn't survive this wretched phase," the second midwife responded.
A maid spoke further while getting involved in the conversation, "I even heard of horrible things happening with the babies the moment they are coming out..." suddenly she had to shut her mouth upon receiving a furious and shouting response from Inukimi herself, "SHUT UP! Shut up, every single one of you… uh"
"Aaaaarrgghh…" Inukimi groaned loudly due to labor pains and upon noticing her, an elderly midwife spoke, "please, don't heed these foolish words my lady, focus on your condition and your child," she caressed her forehead gently while uttering.
"Nothing… aaarrrggh, nothing will happen to my child… Selene, the Goddess of Moon..uuhh, she will protect my baby, I know," Inukimi spoke in a painful voice during the labor pains.
Afterward, each of the midwife and maid began to focus on her seriously because her situation was getting critical due to extended labor pains which were slowly becoming unbearable for her. However, soon enough the difficult phase ended and the next moment, the entire hall got filled with the delightful ringing of the baby's crying.
"Congratulations my lady, our prince has arrived," the elderly midwife muttered happily while handling over the infant to his mother, Inukimi.
Inukimi, hold her child the first time and made him lie down gently in her lap and noticed that he was born with a similar mark of the crescent moon just like she was given by Selene. Strangely, the recent life-threatening condition of environment seemed to have absolutely no effect on him. "Thank you so much, Selene… for protecting my child," Inukimi whispered before she placed a loving kiss on the baby's forehead, right on the mark of the crescent moon while the tears were flowing down from her eyes.
All the eyes were stuck on the child who was lying comfortably in his mother's lap, "our prince seems to be so handsome," one of the maids muttered, "and powerful as well," the other maid muttered as well.
"Now you will have to think of a nice name for the prince, my lady." the elderly midwife spoke curiously while smiling with joy.
A smile appeared on Inukimi's lips as if she had already decided a name for him, "I was just going to declare this… he will be known as… Sesshomaru!" Inukimi murmured happily while lifting her son up in her arms before hugging him lovingly.
To be continued…