'All's fair in love and war.' This famous quote has been my motto for as long as I can remember. I've bet you've heard a lot of stories about me and what I've "supposedly" done, but those stories are just a bunch of lies. It's just like those reporters to stretch something to this extent. It's kind of like playing a game of Telephone. By the time it reached the public, my words and actions had been twisted so badly that they were no longer my own but the words of some murderous creatures. Even his teachers and friends began to believe those leeches and their lies. I feel as if I'm trapped in their webs of lies and even with my immense power, I cannot escape. I'm getting off track, anyway, I am here in this Olympian dungeon writing this because I refuse to speak. This is supposed to be my chance to tell our side of the story. I know the gods will not believe nor even read this tale thus I send it to you, dear mortal. I hope that you are one of the few who sees the truth in these pages. Godspeed

Futago = equal; twin in Japanese

CHAPTER 1

My name is Yang and I am one of the protectors of the crystals. My futago and I, Kiam, used the crystals power to protect those sons of bitches gods- never mind. Let me start at the beginning. I was created by those selfish ungrateful brats of "gods". We were made to protect the balance of darkness and light. After some time the gods decided that Ying and I were too powerful and could easily overthrow them. They feared our power so they separated us, unknowing of the risks. See when Ying and I are separated for too long, the orb inside of me starts to release waves of massive energy that is impossible to control. By the time they realized this, I had already, well, and that's a story for another time. If I have time I'll include it in the end of this memoir. Anyway, these brats have kidnapped Kiam and Ying. They have tried many things to try and get her to speak. Throughout the torture and questioning, I have shared my strength and endurance with her, but yet to no avail. They keep coming up with different forms of torture each lasting longer than the one before. I can still see the look on their faces when they found her asleep during the Japanese water torture. I think they were the most surprised when the bamboo torture didn't work. Supposedly, the bamboo shoots were going to grow through her body causing intense pain. Instead, I kindly asked the plants to spiral around us, thus they listened. I remember Ares screaming," Why those damn fucking Japanese tricked us!" I'm getting off topic again; let me start at the unofficial beginning. I was created by an unknown force. I was kept on Olympus until my 13th birthday. That was the day everything changed, that was the day I met the guy who would save my life countless times. It all began on that faithful day, Friday October 13th, the day I was created. The gods had tried to make a perfect living being. They had tried many times before but they did not survive the first hour. By, call it what you want but I like to call him Dinosaur Dude (since he doesn't like it when I call him that). You all just call him Fate for he is a perfect (supposedly) balance of darkness and light. He made a small piece of paper flutter in the autumn breeze and land smack dab in the center of their thrones. It showed detailed directions and ingredients needed to call upon him. Have you ever wondered why the dinosaurs went extinct? It was because the first and only ingredient was the dinosaurs' blood. Those idiots foolishly completed the task without a second thought. I mean, what if he turned out to be evil and the only thing that could stop them was, I don't know, a dinosaur? Then the gods would have been totally screwed. So as I was saying, they quickly killed the entire race of all the dinosaurs and offered him their blood. In return Dinosaur Dude sent them the crystal. It was a mixture of pure light and dense darkness. With the crystal the gods created me, and then on my 13th birthday, the Minotaur appeared. It attacked me without hesitation. Next thing I knew the thing was about to decapitate me. I closed my eyes, hoped for the best and prepared for the worst. I then felt someone grasp my hand, then nothing. I expected to open my eyes and see the gods standing over me but instead saw an extremely hot guy looming over me. He continued to stare at me as I cautiously sat up. I looked around and noticed that I was completely surrounded by a giant white dome made from some strange white energy. All around the outside, the gods were using all their power to try and break the shield. It was obvious that they were no match for the shield, which I guessed was put up by the hot guy. The boy still stared at me as I tried to stand. I guess I got up too fast because the next second he was in front of me to stop me from falling. I looked up at him and said slowly," Who are you?" His eyes caught mine as he placed his hands in mine. I don't know why, but maybe it was the way his eyes looked like a never ending sea, that messy soft luxurious hair of his, or his strong masculine body...whatever the reason (sorry, started daydreaming), I had a sudden surge of passion for him. I think he did too because he leaned in to kiss me. We were just about to kiss when a thick black chain lashed around his neck. A similar one but white came around my neck. They pulled us apart. I looked up and saw him fighting, reaching out his arm to me. I started to fight too, before a strong tug pulled me back a few feet. "Let him go! He has not wronged, unhand him! Please, release him, I beg of you!" I yelled at them but my pleas fell upon deaf ears. They tied him up with the black chain. The entire time he fought, trying to get to me. Ares slashed him with his sword on his chest creating an arch of silver liquid (his blood, don't argue! its cooler this way :p) It splattered all on the marble floor as I screamed out in pain. It felt as if an invisible sword had slashed me, and blood poured down my dress. At once Apollo rushed to my side and released me. He used his magic to heal me. I ran to Ying and used some of Apollo's medicine on him. Slowly his wound closed until not a single scratch remained. The whole time he kept smiling at me, as if he didn't care that he was hurt. Only happy that I was okay. The gods soon realized that they could not mistreat him for fear of hurting me. At first they sent him to the dungeon but, the smell was putrid and I was nauseous for a week. They sent him to work, but my arms and legs would ache, yet he was fine since he was stronger than me. They had no choice but to let him stay on Olympus with me. After another 6 days, (one week (the week+ 6=13) of him living with us, Ares finally came up with a plan. What if they sent him to Earth, a very deserted part of Earth? That way it would be near impossible for them to meet again? Neither one would be hurt, so the gods agreed. Later that night, during dinner, they decided to put their plan into action. Let me just mentioned that the boy has not spoken a word. Every once in a while he will use his telepathy and transmit thoughts into my mind, like that day. Somehow the boy had foreseen it and begged me not to eat a thing tonight, and that I would just have to trust him. At first I didn't want to listen to him, but it's hard to say no when the guy you think is really hot is begging you with those gorgeous eyes. It turns out the gods had put a sleeping powder and potion into my meal to make me fall asleep so they could sneak the boy out without me knowing. Throughout dinner I stayed quiet, afraid to eat or drink anything at all. "My dear," Athena questioned," Why have you not eaten anything? At least nibble on the bread." (The bread was poisoned 2) I froze too terrified to speak. Surely Athena, the goddess of wisdom, would be able to tell that I was lying. Ying stood up bravely and spoke for the first time. His voice was as soft as velvet, it had a strong huskiness to not be trifled with yet he spoke so coolly as if he had no worries or cares. "She feels ill as do I. Come, I think a walk in the fresh air will do us some good." He started off towards his room, which was adjacent to mine. As he opened the dining hall door to enter the hall, he turned his head ever so slightly to see if I would follow. I could not turn and face the gods so I hastily got up and followed him out. Once safely in his chambers, I gathered up all my courage," Please kind sir, may I know your name?" He looked at me with his wondrous bright blue eyes astonished, then laughed. "You don't need to call me sir," his voice still cool, but this time it had a faint liveliness that wasn't there before. He smiled and he had perfect teeth with sharp canines. He approached me and kissed me on the forehead. He leaned his head down so our foreheads were touching. "My name," he paused as if he was a bit, scared at what my reaction would be," My name is Ying." He leaned back straight and brushed a strand of hair out of my face and behind my ear," and yours is Yang. You created me out of the darkness energy that resided in the crystal, thus separating it creating two crystals." He pointed to his," one made of darkness," then to mine," and one made of pure light." He took my hand and I sat down on the black marble floor. I sat quietly and tapped the floor in front on me. "Pray come and tell me what else you know." He smiled devilishly and sat. "Well you know you created me, but do you know how? See the darkness crystal that I have can be very strong, but if you will it wrongly, it can easily overwhelm a person an engulf you leaving nothing, not even ashes. With the magic we can create force fields, as you and I were in, shields, even weapons. The way you do it is-" Just as he was about to show me how to make the magic appear to condense into a weapon, the doors tumbled down on to the floor. Ying jumped to his feet and covered us with a shield as the doors exploded sending wood fragments in all directions. Ares burst inside sword drawn along with Apollo and Artemis with their bows, and all the others weapons drawn. Ying was so angry that I was overwhelmed by the darkness energy that he was radiating. "What is the meaning of this?" I was surprised by the bitterness, and well, evil in Ying's voice. It sent shivers down my spine. Zeus causally strolled into his room until he was in front of the other gods. Ying dropped the force field and pulled out of nowhere a solid black sword with a dark gray hilt. It was taller and more than likely heavier than Ying himself. Zeus didn't even blink when Ying was pulling out his sword yet Ares' eyes showed a bit of concern. Zeus spoke with little emotion but almost in a dull monotone," You two are too dangerous together and must be separated." He looked at me then at Ying, "You will be sent with Apollo for further training while you will be sent to the pits of Taurus with Hades. Say your goodbyes because you two will never as much as see a single glance at the other ag-," he was cut short by Aphrodite pushing past him and throwing her arms in front of us. "I cannot let you do that Zeus. What they share is something so strong that I have never dreamed much less seen before. Breaking them apart would be a crime against passion, something I could never do. Let us vote and see if we could keep them together somehow." Murmurs spread through the gods until finally Poseidon spoke up," I have taken a liking to the girl and her love of the sea. We could vote. After all if they are as powerful as you say Zeus then it shall be a quick hearing." He put down his trident and turned around and faced the others," Does anyone object to a hearing?" The other gods stood silent as they slowly put away their weapons. First Apollo, then Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, followed by Hades, Artemis, and Athena. I placed my hand on Ying's shoulder. He was still pointing his sword at Zeus. He slowly lowered his sword until it touched the marble floor. The gods walked out and Ying's shoulders stayed tense. He turned to me," There's no chance of us staying together if they go through with that meeting. I have to stop it." "No," I said firmly. Ying looked at me in disbelief. "We should make a plan, if push comes to shove then I will go away with you or, kill them. It's your choice." And so thus began our journey to outsmart the gods and stay together. Little did we know that Apollo and Aphrodite have plans of their own...