The Changes of Time

Prologue

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'I'm falling. I don't know how, but I'm falling to my death.' These were her first thoughts, as she came to the realm of

conciousness. 'There's no chance of me surviving this. My, my memory, it's gone, but I can't help but feel as though

there is something very important I should remember. Oh well,' she scoffed, 'doesn't matter now, now does it? Considering

these are my last moments of life.'With another failed attempt to try and remember how she wound up in this predicament,

she steeled her nerves and gritted her teeth. 'Well, if this is how it's supposed to end for me, then so be it. I am no

coward.' With that last thought, she turned her body to face the inevitable. She opened her eyes, figuring she may as well

face her end with open eyes. What she saw was not what she had expected. There, falling below her was a man, facing her!

'Wait, no.' she thought to herself,'not man; a guardian angel perhaps? What is he doing here? Maybe he's here to guide me

to the afterlife?' Deciding that for what ever reason he was there, it didn't matter. She wasn't facing this alone. He

reached for her, his eyes widening when she immediately reached out her hand as well.

Desperately seeking his comfort, she reached a little harder. With a slight movement of his body, he was able to grab a hold

of her arms. She was shocked at first by the electric volt that shot through her once they had touched. Though, her body

relaxed in his hold as he brought her closer to his. It gave her a feeling of comfort and safety; almost as if she

belong there. She felt so peaceful, and smiled as she felt him taking in a large sniff of her neck. Suddenly, something

wound itself around her stomach like a tentacle and held her tight. Being pulled from his arms, she was able to look

the male in the eyes, noticing now that they were golden like the burning sun.

He was walking, searching, for what he did not know. It was just...a feeling. Then suddenly, there it was again. That

pull which forced him to leave his castle with out a word. Looking up, because that's where the center of the energy

he felt was coming from, he gasped. There was a person falling from the sky! Where the hell did they come from?! Leaping

into the air, he flew on his cloud he created with his youki and sped towards the figure. Once he approached the being he

noticed she was turning around to face him but her eyes were closed. Wondering what the hell was going on, his eyes

widened and his breath hitched in his chest. She opened her eyes; her eyes had almost every color you could think. Her

pupils had the colors green at twelve o'clock clockwise, then transitioned through like colors to blue, purple, red,

orange, then yellow to finally connect with like colors to green. It was as if her pupils had been dipped into

the rainbow and acquired every color imaginable in perfect order. He was very surprised that she was willing to take the

hand of a demon. She was obviously human, ningen. They fear us, and are for some strange reason, disgusted by us. Yet, here

is this ningen openly seeking comfort from a youkai in what she believes to be her last moments alive. With her firmly in

his arms, he pulled her in and took a huge sniff at the juncture between her neck and her shouder. Her scent, was addicting,

intoxicating. He was at peace, for once, since his mother passed. He felt whole again. Then, just as suddenly as that feeling

came, confusion replaced it. Although he ignored the electrical volts that were sent through his body at their touch,

something was wrong. Then he felt it, pure power, then her body tensing. Before he realized what was happening she was

being snatched from his grip. They made eye contact again, he saw a blood tear fall from her eye onto his right cheek before

she was ripped away and encased in a clear energy orb.

Just when he was about to fly after her, balls of energy flew from all around him towards the orb. He was at an awe at the

sight before him. Never has he felt, seen, nor heard of anything of this magnitude! The painful sounds of her cries startled

him back to reality. Once again, he attempted to reach her, but this time he was blocked. He could see nor sense anything

there. But he was unable to pass. Another sickening scream from the girl and the combination of helplessness, his

blood began to boil. Eyes the color of blood red, fangs protruding in a snarl, his beast was loosing control. Gathering

all the youki he could muster, he attempted to attack the invisible barrier once more. Suddenly, he was unable to

move! Ensnared by some strong force. Then, a being appeared before him. Amaterasu, with wings as white as the clouds

surrounding them. With a sad smile, she turned towards the orb, forcing him to watch in horror as the girl endured her pain,

in agony.

'Did I just cry blood?' was her last thought before being forcefully pulled back. Encased in a clear bubble, she realized

she couldn't move one muscle. Then, orbs of all different colors shot out towards her bubble! As each on one hit the orb, excrutiating

pain wracked through her spine, to her head, then through out her entire body. Wtih the amount of orbs and the intensity of the sheer

raw power that was absorbing into her her very bieng, she screamed, throwing her head back from all the pain. It was as if she was connected

to everything in some way, and her soul was being split into several peices, then slamming into her body individually. Attempting to pull herself into a

fetal position, the last soul hit her dead on her left chest where her heart resides, finalizing her change. Glowing from within, a bright white,

the burning was just too much.

'My insides!, she screamed panting heavily, trying to catch a breath.'My insides! It feels like liquid fire through my viens! I'm burning inside out!

I...I can't take much more!' With one last heart wrenching scream, the orb blasted sending both her and him flying in different directions, far across the lands.

Amaterasu smiled as a tear rolled down her face at the start of the new beginning.