Disclaimer: KHR belongs to Amano Akira.
Warning: OOC-ness.
In the beginning, when the Earth was new with life, the balance of the world had been kept by the seven strongest human beings. The first seven were chosen directly by a man with pure white hair. They had been chosen as adult, and were trained knowing and accepting their future duties as the Arcobaleno and Keepers of the Tri-Ni-Set. On the so-called 'The Fated Day', power, in the form of small spheres in the colors of the rainbow, was transferred to each of them. For several lifetimes, this generation endured the curse to protect the world. However, nothing lasts forever.
Eventually, each of the original seven Arcobaleno died, killed in battle or of natural causes. At this time, the white-haired man had no successors, and the world fell into disarray at the abrupt instability. Floods, droughts, epidemics, storms, wildfiires, and the like lasted for years on end; seven disasters for the seven Keepers of the Tri-Ni-Set.
The white-haired man acted quickly. Nevertheless, by the time the next generation of Arcobaleno had been chosen, the human race had all but disappeared completely, been wiped out. He swore that the terrible destruction would occur never again.
And so began the system of Contractors.
When the time came, the current generation of Arcobaleno Contractors would choose their own successors and train them from birth up until their predecessors died. The successors would then take their place. In turn, the next generation of Arcobaleno would raise their own successors. The world would never be without Keepers so long as the cycle continued.
But who would take their place? Not just anyone could be considered the Strongest Seven. The Contractors would have to be wise, moral. And yet, they needed a bit of naivety as well. The answer that came to be arose from the least likely group: children. Or more specifically, infants.
The logic, to the white-haired man, was clear and simple. Children could be more easily molded to fit the high standards than fully grown humans, who had lived their life to their own desires. Moreover, children could be controlled. And in keeping the Tri-Ni-Set under control, control was all that was necessary to the white-haired man.
Therefore, the eve of a new year, seven children disappeared from their homes under the careful watch of their guardians. In a couple of decades, a new era of Arcobaleno appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.
A couple hundred years later, another seven kids from across the world vanished from the world without a trace. As it had been an innumerable number of years since it had happened, no one sought out the truth behind the irregularity. Eventually, everyone forgot about the incident.
Then, seven more children disappeared centuries later. The humans of that era were more observant than in the past, and the disappearances did not pass their watchful eyes. Still, vigilantly as they tried, they found no answers. And yet, their answers stood before their very eyes. The Arcobaleno Contractors watched the human race and their conflicting emotions from the shadows.
Over the following generations, the Contractors began to question their role as Keepers of the Tri-Ni-Sette. Was it right for them to steal children away, even for the sake of balance? Wasn't there another way to keep the balance of the world in check rather than take away someone's life?
That was the struggle for the most recent generation of Arcobaleno as their time to choose their successors neared.
Those were the questions running through Luce's mind as she crept towards the home in Namimori, Japan. It was an average little house with a tan exterior and flower gardens around the sides of the structure. It was an average little house, with its plain curtains and layout. But it held something the young woman had not seen in a long time. A familiar sensation of warmth and a welcoming embrace. Yes, the child here would surely make for a wonderful Sky.
Sighing Luce hoped to get it over with as quickly as possible. As a mother of a soon-to-be mother herself, she could easily imagine the heart-wrenching cries the mother of the child inside would echoing throughout the quiet little town and the average little house. By then, she would be gone as quickly as she arrived with one extra person.
The next morning, the inhabitants of the average little home in Namimori woke up to a dreadful surprise waiting for them. As Luce imagined, the young mother inside let out a heartbroken cry at finding her son's crib, decorated with tiny little fish, empty, her dear son nowhere to be found.
And on October 14, just hours after his first birthday, Sawada Tsunayoshi disappeared from the world.
A/N: I've seen so many 10th gen children/1st gen parent fics that I decided to try a different approach. I'm not sure how where I'm going with this. I wrote this chapter in maybe an hour, so it's kind of erratic, but hopefully it makes sense. If not...I guess things will be explained in later chapters. I promise it won't be as weird as this chapter...Okay, maybe it will be.
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think of this and any suggestions for the plot. On a side note, there won't be any pairings. Probably.
Thanks for reading!