Prologue: Fleeting Past
It was dark and cold, the feeling of inferiority and... someone holding me? Who's that over there? "Take him and go!" Yelled out a male voice. "What about the other one?" Cried out the voice of another man. "I'll deal with him, just go!" The first male yelled out. Who are these people, they seem so familiar, what's going on!? Huh? What's this rocking back and forth? Am I on a ship? Where is it going? Ahh... I'm scared. "How's the boy?" A female voice called out. "He's fine, just a bit startled." Stated the second male from before. "Ha, oh well. Too bad he can't stay, he'll be missed dearly." Said the woman."It's not his fault he can't stay, it's this damned famine and war threats." Replied the male. What? I'm leaving? Leaving where? "Not to mention his... well... family's situation." Said the woman. "Do you think it was wise to separate the two?" Questioned the man. "I'm not sure, but that was his father's decision." "I see..." "Will either of them ever be able to return to their home?" "Well if he ever finds out who he is then maybe he can return to the life he should have known." Said the man. "Of course, but what of this one?." asked the woman. "This one... he would appear to lead a different lifestyle... something strange and new something different about who he is, but I wouldn't to sure. Can't trust mages these days." "... I'll remember those words."
Who I am? What are these people talking about? What's so special and different about me? ...Who am I?
At that instant, young 15 year old Daisuke Ichimaru awoke with a start. Breathing heavily he looked around to see the familiar surroundings of his rented room. "I-it was a dream... just a dream." he brushed some stray black strands of his hair out of his face and felt cold sweat stick to his hand as he did. He wiped his brow with a towel and attempted to get back to sleep.
Later on that morning Daisuke woke up to the sounds of birds chirping, sunlight peering through the window, and his childhood friend Sakuya Nakamura banging on the door repeatedly. "Get up already Daisuke!" Daisuke who had become rather irritated already with her method of a wake up call sat up and yelled back. "I'm up!" Sakuya preceded by bursting the door open and happily yelled "Good Morning!!!" Daisuke sat there staring blankly at her. "...huh? Am I rushing you?" Sakuya asked. "Yeah, I don't even have pants on yet." As Sakuya realized this, she turned red and quickly left the room. "Sorry!" She yelled as she ran down the hall to the stairway. Daisuke sighed and put on fresh clothes. "Such a strange girl." He thought to himself.
Daisuke headed downstairs only to be welcomed by the smell of Sakuya's special breakfast were most of the food was only slightly singed or worse. "Oh great, what a perfect way to start the morning" Daisuke said very sarcastically. "Shut up, just be happy I cook for you and father." Sakuya yelled back.
"Right..." Daisuke mumbled as he sat down and took the chance to look upon Sakuya's red shoulder length hair, almost perfect hourglass figure, nice and round chest area, and those legs, man did Daisuke love those legs. "So... what was up with that reaction earlier?" Daisuke asked as he picked up some toast and grimaced as he looked at it. "What'd you mean?" "You know, how you just ran out of my room, cause I didn't have any pants on, I mean it's not like you haven't seen me like that before." "Shut up Daisuke! I was just alone and sad that night!" "Right, that's exactly why you wanted to sleep with me, huh?" Before Sakuya could yell back at Daisuke. A door creaked open and out came Sakuya's father. The retired military tactician, Tenshi. "What're you two yelling about now?" He asked sleepily. The two teens looked at each other and then back at Tenshi. "O-oh nothing." They replied quickly. Tenshi yawned "Well alright." He said and sat down and began eating.
After breakfast Daisuke decided he would leave for the day and go for a walk on the outskirts of town as he usually did when he didn't have to go to work. Before he left, he picked up his claymore and jacket and left. Of course his sudden disappearance didn't go unnoticed. "Hm? Where'd Daisuke go?" Sakuya wondered out loud as she searched the house for him. She searched every nook and cranny of the house before asking her father. "Oh, he left a little while ago, didn't you see him?" Tenshi said. "No I didn't, but thanks for telling me dad!" she said hastily as she put on her shoes and hurried outside. "Haha to be young and full of energy again." Tenshi laughed as Sakuya had left.
Daisuke was enjoying his walk, until he heard thumping that sounded like distant footsteps. He turned only to see Sakuya running towards him. As Daisukewatched her, a thought sprung into his mind. "She's still so damn hot... things have been boring lately... maybe I can... yeah definently going to have to do that before i leave." Daisuke smirked as everything had formulated into his head. Sakuya who had just arrived, was attempting to catch her breath. "So why are you here?" Daisuke asked her. "I-I wanted to... go walking... with you today..." She said between deep breaths. "Oh, well that's fine I guess." Sakuya looked up at him surprised "Huh? No objections? You're completely fine with this? Are you sick?" Sakuya questioned frantically "No, I'm fine and figured it would be good to spend sometime with you, considering we're usually arguing... I uh... figured a relaxing walk would help." Daisuke said as he looked off to the side. Sakuya giggled and pulled him in for a hug. "I get it, yes we can have fun later on." She said with another giggle, Daisuke turned his head towards her. "Wha... are you sick?" Daisuke asked. Sakuya laughed some more. "No silly, I just know you all to well and besides if you haven't forgotten, we only tell every one we're friends so that father doesn't get suspicious and get all weird about us dating." "Right... by the way breakfast wasn't as burnt as usual, I guess your getting better." Daisuke said as they approached Daisuke's old cabin. Sakuya saw it and motioned for them to go over there. "Can this place still be used?" She asked. "Yeah." "Ah... well just so you know cooking isn't they only thing I've gotten better at." She said with a seductive smile. "Oh really now, we'll just have to find out." He replied with a smirk and with that they both headed inside.
A few hours later, after the two had finished with their "fun" "Oh Daisuke that was amazing!" Sakuya exclaimed loudly. "Heh, what can I say, you weren't too bad yourself though, where'd you learn to do that?" "I uh... thought it up and just tried it?" Sakuya said nervously. "Hm... that works." Daisuke said. A little while later the duo had gotten fully dressed and decided to have spar, like they usually would. They both got practice swords and went to their designated sparring grounds. "You know I'm not gonna go easy on you." Daisuke stated as he readied himself. "You better not." Sakuya said as she took her stance.
"Ah... Daisuke your too strong." Sakuya said as she sat on the ground breathing heavily. She looked over Daisuke's form "He looks so skinny, how is he that strong? He's nicely toned and everything, but you can only tell if he's uh... not wearing clothes." Sakuya thought "What's the matter, did I tire you out earlier?" Daisuke asked. Sakuya just snapped back into reality. "Huh... oh uh... yeah that's it, I guess I was enjoying myself to much to notice." Sakuya replied with a nervous laugh. Daisuke gave her skeptical look. "Well if your 'Tired' then I'll take you back home so you can rest, okay?" Sakuya smiled and nodded and the two made their way back home.
Later that evening Daisuke decided to head out to the local market area and arranged a resignation order at his former workplace, then he went to the 'bank' and withdrew money so he could support himself. "Haha I'm not going miss this place one bit." Daisuke laughed as he walked away, but thoughts of Sakuya were caught in his head, he did what he could to push them aside and later that night after he packed up all his belongings and was about to head off, when his exit was cut short by Tenshi. "So you've finally decided to leave, eh?" "Yeah." "Aren't you gonna tell Sakuya? She's gonna miss you." "Hm... Tell her I said bye." And with that Daisuke made his way out. Tenshi watched as Daisuke walked down the road for a bit and then headed back inside. "What a strange lad, just like his father."
Four Years Later...
A young mage in training from the nearby mage academy, walked in front of a small building with a tattered sign up top that read "Daisuke's Mercenary Office: Cash only." "Ahah! This's gotta be the place." He exclaimed loudly. And with that he headed in.
~Chapter 1: End~