Hey guys! I'm here with what's technically not a new story, but it's a joint thing with my main story Rise of the Champions, It's basically everything I've been wanting to tell in the main story but I can't and won't as too not get the chapters all messy and the plot confusing, in here I'm going to be telling each of the characters origins, from their troubled pasts and all the details that led up to them being involved in the main story at Imperial and the lives they had before joining the world of fusion, I hope you guys like it and let me know what you all think about this idea, enjoy!
(Xentus/Present time)
They admired his firm built, slowly stroking the raven haired man's arms which caused them to quietly squeal, one of the girls stopped, noticing from where he had his collar undone, there was some visibility of what looked like a scar.
"Hey Xentus, what's that"? She clung to his arm, unbuttoning his collar further down to reveal more of the scar, but it seemed to be big that the rest of it could not be seen unless he maybe removed his shirt.
He remained quiet, looking down at the scar and then up at the sky, taking in a deep breath to himself, "A mark that reminds me everyday how fortunate and unfortunate I am".
"What does that mean"? Another asked.
His thoughts were somewhere else, somewhere deep where dark memories and emotions began unlocking from a deep past purposely forgotten.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(1 ½ Years ago)
*To think, I used to be homeschooled, no friends, no classroom, just me and pops with a packet of work to complete, but now, It's Sophomore year, and I'm at a normal school with a lot of friends, even if my dad is the teacher, nothing can beat this*
He sighed in content, leaning back in his chair with his feet up until he was startled, his friends had come over, slamming there hands on the desk, "Xentus!"
He picked at his ear, "Do you guys really have to be this loud early in the morning"?
"Sorry! But we just got a new student today and she's freaking cute"!
"So"? He asked, not really seeing the hype about her, a heavy shock to all of his friends who knew Xentus was a handsome guy and could get any girl he wanted, but refused to do so.
"What do you mean so! It means if she's cute, then her friends must be cute, maybe she comes from an all girls school, you need to talk to her and get her to call her friends so we can set up a group date"!
He seemed unfazed by the plan, "Why don't one of you just ask her yourselves"?
"Because we're ugly as shit"!
The doors had slammed open, Xentus quickly looked away, avoiding eye contact with his father who walked in, "Good morning everyone, I hope you're all ready for some learning today, but before that, we have a new student in the class, young lady would you please introduce yourself"?
It didn't take long for everyone's eyes to follow the door where a figure stepped in, stopping at the front of the class, Xentus noticed her, and while agreeing she was pretty, he still didn't have an interest, but it was another story for the rest of the male students in the class.
"Hello, I'm Marisa Tora". She was eye candy for everyone, a beautiful sun kissed complexion, mid length black hair that was straightened completely with several strands of pure white hair coming down, she was surprisingly short, a guess to him would be about five four, and although she was short, her feminine figure was grown out than most of the girls in the class, envious eyes following her ample breasts and slimmed down waist, she tried to give a smile, showing off her two sharp upper canines, but the awkwardness was too much for her that she decided to say nothing more.
"Thank you Marisa, you can take your seat now, it's over there by that young man with the headphones around his neck". The teacher pointed to Xentus who sharply leered at him, feeling that his father might have purposely arranged for this seating.
"Thank you". She made her way down the aisle, taking a seat beside Xentus who paid no attention to her, preferring to stare out the window and enjoy the nice scenery he was getting.
"Hey Marisa"! He could tell by that voice that it was one of his friends, probably attempting to do what they had intended for him.
"What school did you transfer from"?
"St. Glacia's Academy for Girls". Was her simple response, though it was enough to rile up the guys in class who knew all too well about the school.
She was approached by another female from the class, "That's the most prestigious and most privileged female school in the entire world, most of the girls who graduated there went on to become models, socialites, even celebrities, it's THE school to go to to become a lady".
Her eyes were focused down on her book, "All the more reason I'm glad to be out of there".
He didn't know it, but a slight curve formed on his lip from hearing that, "Well, Marisa, I was wondering if you would like to hangout sometime and maybe get all of our friends together in on it, you know, one big kickback".
She sighed, "Those spoiled brats are not my friends, they're too much of backstabbers to be".
"..." they had nothing more to say, one by one they slowly pulled back, averting themselves from the new girl who was indifferent.
"Race you to the cafeteria"! They all bolted out of the class, the only ones remaining were some of the girls from the class as well as Marisa and Xentus.
He gazed from the corner of his eye, seeing that she was still focused on her book, tuning out everything around her completely, he shrugged, deciding to buy himself some food and eat inside the class rather than his friends this time, he didn't know why, but he just suddenly felt like doing so.
The walk wasn't far, but he was taking his time since he had enough to kill, down the hallway he spotted something odd, two of the girls from his class were standing outside of the door, almost as if they were guarding it.
"Hey". he walked over to them, noticing how both girls flinched upon seeing him.
"X-xentus! Shouldn't you be eating with the others"? One of them said.
"I didn't feel like it, what are you two doing"? He tried getting past them only to be pushed back softly.
"I-it's an important meeting, you can't come in". The other whined.
They reeked of lies and suspicion, but his ears quickly caught on to the loud noises from inside, almost as if things were being thrown, "Let me in".
"No"!
He crept closer, his shadow hovering above them so hauntingly, "Do you really wanna get on my bad side"?
Their expressions said it all, fear, horrified, maybe they peed themselves, he didn't want to know but they both quickly stepped aside, allowing him to storm in, ready to do what was necessary, however the scenario was much more different than he imagined.
The remaining girls whom he remembered were also in the class before he left were knocked to the ground semi unconscious, several tables were flipped over and thrown with the chairs leaving a hectic mess, but in the center of it all stood Marisa, calmly behaved from it all.
He was shocked to say the least, "Are…...are you ok"?
"Why wouldn't I be". She answered, kicking over one of the girls on her back, a pleading cry mumbling out of her.
"W-we're sorry".
She sighed, "I hate confrontations, but you guys left me no choice".
He held his hand out to her, "I'm Xentus".
She grabbed it, giving a firm grip only to pull and flip over on his back, chuckling quietly from the groan he gave out, "Nice to meet you".
(Months Later)
"You've been spending a lot of time with Marisa, how did that happen"? He felt tense as all of his friends huddled around him.
He shrugged, "I don't know, I guess I misjudged her, and now I know a side of her that no one else knows".
"So…..are you friends"? They leaned in closer.
"Yeah".
"Do you want to be more than friends". They leaned in even closer.
"I guess so". He looked away, thinking of her at that moment.
They were on the roof of the school building, both looking out at the view they got of the beach that wasn't too far from them, "The views nice, but why did you bring me here"?
"Because…" he turned from the view over to her, slowly grabbing her hand into his own, and then the same with the other.
"...I wanted to tell you something".
She lunged at him, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him warmly, she parted just a few inches to speak in a mellow whisper, "I like you too".
He had no words, he smiled and released a sigh of relief, "I'm glad" it was his turn to kiss her, hugging her tightly as he picked her up from the ground, both sharing a laugh under the dimming sky.
"Right off when I first met you, I had a gut feeling, and that feeling was telling me that you were going to be someone special to my son, and I was right"!
She was getting pink from all the attention she was receiving from his family, "Thank you for having me over for dinner, everything looks so delicious".
"Beautiful, sweet, and has manners as well? How did my Xentus get so lucky"! Cooed his mother, turning pink as she admired Marisa's warm honey colored eyes.
"Are you sure you want to date my Idiot brother"? Teased his older sister, a University student who was back home for vacation.
"Of course she does! They look perfect together"! He ruffled his younger sister's hair, appreciative of her defensive action.
"MARISA"! He was drenched from head to toe, water surfaced over the soles of his shoes, but none of that matter, it was the twisting feeling in his gut from not being able to find her, not being able to communicate with her, almost three weeks of ignored calls, no messages back, and a drunk father brushing off her absence as if it was nothing, he feared the worst.
"MARISA! Where are you"! He ended up at the park, slowing down his pace when he took notice of something not far from him.
"Ma…." she was sitting on one of the swings, head facing down as the rain poured over her already soaking body.
He ran over to her, pausing in front, he wanted to speak, but realized all she needed was someone to cry on and hug, and that's what he did, he got on his knees, bringing her close in, it was then that he heard her barely silent whimpers and sobs.
"She's out there somewhere, sick and in need, why would she leave? Why didn't he stop her"?! Her grip on him tightened, he couldn't feel her tears through his wet clothes, but he knew she was shedding plenty of tears at that moment.
"Whatever it takes, I'll help you find her…...you're not alone".
She grabbed her suitcase, hurrying over to each drawer where she pulled out her clothes, lunging them into the case along with her other belongings, "Where the hell do you think you're going"?!
He was shoved against the wall by Xentus, startling Marisa at first only for her to continue packing, this time in tears, "She's leaving with me, you got that"!?
"She's my daughter"! He blurted out.
Her head quickly whipped over to him, tears of anger now coming out, "You've never referred to me as your daughter, I was always a mistake to you ever since mom left"!
"That's not true"! He kept trying to escape from Xentus who had him pinned against the wall, his elbow up against his neck.
He pinned him up tighter, "A father would never beat his daughter! You've done enough to her"!
"Let's go". She had locked it up, wiping away her tears which she felt he didn't deserve to get out of her.
He grabbed her suitcase for her, still holding the older man against the wall as she walked out the door first, he pulled back, giving a venomous glare, "Stay away from her, or I swear you'll regret it".
"Is it true"? His friends all huddled around him.
"What"? He asked, expressionless towards the excited look on his friends faces.
"Over summer break Marisa moved in with you and your family"? They anxiously waited for his answer.
"Yeah, what about it"?
"Dude! That's awesome! How far have you gotten with her"?
"What do you mean"? He asked unfazed.
"You mean, you guys haven't slept together"?
"What does it matter, it will happen when it happens".
She picked at his food while he did the same with hers, both of them enjoying the peace they were getting from eating together and alone on the school roof, "Hey…"
He stopped before putting another bite in his mouth, she glanced over at him, curious as to what he was going to say, "I was thinking…..I don't want to go to the mountains with my family during winter break, I don't really like the snow, b-but I mean you can go, have fun".
Mental slap, he sounded stupid, but he really didn't want to go to the mountains, he was quickly pulled out of his own thoughts when she slid her hand over his, "Whereever you go I will too".
His feelings for her only grew more, she wasn't like others, she was different, the time they've been together in actual was pretty short, but it felt like forever and he loved her for that, he loved her.
It was silent, all he could hear was the rain hitting the roof which echoed down on him, the lightning flashing through his blinds was distracting, but what kept him up was the thought of knowing that it was just the two of them in the house alone, but most likely she was sound asleep in her room at the moment.
"Xentus…" her sweet voice, it was almost as if she was in the room with him right now.
"Xentus"? It wouldn't stop.
"Are you sleeping"?
He turned over on his bed, immediately sitting up when he saw Marisa standing at his door, nervously tracing her foot on the carpet as she stared down, "W-what's wrong"?
She was hesitant, but eventually came out with it, "Can I sleep here with you"?
He froze for a quick second, but wasted no time in gesturing her to come on the bed, agreeing to let her sleep in, "Yeah, of course".
His heart began beating faster when she crawled in, suddenly snuggling close to him under the sheets, "I'm sorry….I just couldn't sleep….I didn't want to be alone". He felt her hands tighten the grip on his shirt, her face already buried into his chest.
He stroked her head calmly, kissing the top of her head as he whispered comfortingly, "As long as I'm here you'll never be alone".
The movement of her head shifting was now directed towards his face, she brought him in for a kiss, holding the sides of his face softly, "I love you".
"I love you too". She kissed him again, this time deepening the kiss, almost as if hearing him say those words triggered something within her.
It was a bit of a shock to him, "W-wait…" he pulled away first, realizing then that she somehow managed to get on top of him.
She was in tears, guilt struck him hard when he thought they were because of him, "W-what's wrong"?
"I'm just…...happy, moving to a new school, my mom leaving and my dad beating me, no one would have cared about me…..but you did, you were by my side through everything, you never let me forget that I'm not alone, and everyday I fall in love with you more and more, I can't imagine my life without you….I want to fall in love even further".
"What are you saying"? His heart nearly stopped when she pulled her shirt off.
"I want us to bond on a deeper level…..I'm ready". She leaned in for another kiss, igniting dozens of new feelings within his body, the touch of her soft bare body in his grasp only tempted him more.
"I want you Xentus". He pulled her in even closer, tossing her over on the bed as he got on top.
"Alright! Junior year here we come"! They got rowdier and rowdier, hyping up the other students.
"Xentus!" they all rushed over to the boy who walked in with Marisa, both hand in hand as the class howled in their presence.
"Sup guys". He took his seat, automatically being surrounded by his friends whom Marisa avoided by reading.
They didn't say anything however, all they did was stare, as if they were examining both of the teens very carefully.
"Something's different about you two". Answered one of them.
"Yeah, but what"? Another asked.
"I don't know, but they both have a certain glow to themselves".
"What did you guys end up doing for winter break"? A third asked, yet there curiosity was picked when both of them were hesitant in answering.
They were alone the roof which came to be there secret sanctum away from noisiness and large crowds, "I have something to tell you".
"What is it"? He felt nervous, was she going to break up with him?
"I've been keeping a secret from you this entire time, but…...I can't hold it in any longer, it hurts for me to". It only made his nerves worsen.
She closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath as one of the stones he noticed that she always carried as a necklace began to glow, her hair had begun growing drastically while turning a sky blue, two small wings sprouted out from the sides of her head along with a white horn at the tip. He was speechless, and not for the reason you would think.
She seemed embarrassed, unable to look him in the eyes as she felt he would judge her, "My mother, before she left, she left me a note, and it said for me to go to Imperial, a school meant for people with abilities the same as mine, right there I would find all the answers…..I'm going, next year….I have to know where she is".
He began to laugh, covering his mouth and leaving Marisa confused by his reaction, "What's so funny"?
"It's just…...when I thought I couldn't love you anymore, you proved me wrong". It was his turn to show her his secret, her eyes remained wide open when his eyes began sharpening, the red whip forming around his neck to cover the lower half of his face along with the spikes growing on the sides of his face.
"If you want to go to Imperial, You're not alone". He held his hand out to her gripping it when she took it and then kissing it to show her he meant his words.
The atmosphere was somewhat tense, both of his parents were seated across the table from him and Marisa, just moments prior they both broke the news that they have decided to go to Imperial, however the expressions they both received were mixed.
"I've heard of Imperial, a while back the headmasters had asked me to come for a teaching position, unfortunately I turned them down because I thought living a normal life without my abilities would be better and safer for the family".
His mom began weeping, "I can't stop you two from going, but promise me you'll be careful, I don't have abilities like your father, but I do know that there are people out there who want to use humans like you for dark purposes".
He grabbed his mother's hand, holding it tightly to comfort her, "I promise, nothing or no one will hurt us, trust us".
His father sighed, rubbing his neck with a weary smile, "Well, there's really no stopping you either way, once your mind is made up I can't make you change it, so I just want you two to know that Imperial is different from any other school out there, every student has the ability of fusion with there own beast, you'll meet some of the strongest people out there and your strength will be put to the test, will you two do what's necessary to make your mark"?
They looked at his parents, and then at each other, a tiny smile growing on each of their lips, "Yes".
"Then I guess that's that, you'll both proceed to Imperial when the year ends".
"I can't believe we're halfway in the year already"! They crowded around Xentus and Marisa, all of there sobbing faces becoming hard for the two teens to bear.
"Yeah! And you two aren't going to be here to go through senior year with us"!
"What school are you going to"!?
"Sorry guys, but that's a secret". He chuckled when they all booed, hoping to get an answer out of Marisa, they asked her as well only to get the same answer.
It was at that moment that everything changed, a loud explosion down below had erupted, causing the entire building to shake as students screamed in horror, "What the hell's going on"!?
The door to the classroom slammed open, Xentus's father stormed in, a fear stricken expression drenched on his face, "Dad"!
"Xentus stay here! All of you stay here! Barricade the door and hide anywhere you can!" he ran after his dad, refusing to stay when Marisa held him back.
"Dad"! He caught up to him at the door, looking down the hallway he saw all the students running out in panic, the ceilings were coming down and men in black outfits began storming in from down the ends.
"What's going on"?! He refused to let go of his father's arm.
"They're here for us, for anybody like us, now go back and do what I told you to do"! He pushed him back, but Xentus refused to leave.
"No! You're not going to fight them on your own are you"?!
"You're all my students, and I'm your teacher, I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure you're all safe, even if the consequences are deadly". His eyes sharpened with a dark blue glow, he struck his arm sideways, sending his son forcefully back into the classroom with his telekinesis and purposely locked the door.
"DAD! NO"! He ran back to the door, slamming his arm against it to break it open, but it wouldn't budge, what he heard on the other side left him shook, piercing screams of pain and despair.
His heart was racing, his breathing fastened, he glanced at the class from the corner of his eye, seeing that everyone was huddled at the back of the class, Marisa being one of them, "W-what's going on"? She could barely keep a straight tone.
"..." tears were streaming down his face, his jaw clenched furiously down as he refused to let loose of his fists.
"AGH"! He bellowed out all of his rage and pain, igniting a swirl of water to surround his body, shocking his other classmates who grew more scared.
"Marisa! Take them all to safety!"
"Don't do this!" she shouted, letting free her tears, it was his rage taking over and she knew it, the rage that he once told her about that makes him do uncontrollable and unthinkable things.
"I HAVE TO"! She flinched, knowing that he wasn't going to listen to her.
"Everybody, follow me"! She led the rest of the class towards the windows, her transformation took place, allowing her to release a hyper beam to create a wide opening on the wall for them to escape.
"We can't jump! It's three stories"! One of the students cried.
"You don't have to"! She exclaimed, releasing an ice beam followed by a flamethrower down from the opening to create a slide for them to go down on.
He blasted a shuriken of water through the door, shredding everything into pieces as he stormed into the hall, taking on four men in a row, one by one he launched them all out of the window.
A slight click had triggered him, he quickly turned around where he was met with one of the men holding what looked like a net launcher, "Where's my father"! Two large blades of water formed in his hands, he was too quick to be detected, leaving the man sliced on both his chest and gut.
"DAD"! He looked all around, but all that remained were the lifeless body of his opponents laying in puddles of blood.
"X-xentus"! He followed the voice, coming to an end where he found his father on the ground, blood seeping out from beneath his body, he had his hand over the bloody wound on his rib cage.
"Dad"! He knelt down beside him, picking his father up onto his lap where he cradled him in his arms, "W-what happened"!?
A weezing laugh came out of his pale lips, "I….I tried my best to protect you all, I'm sorry….."
He shook his head, refusing to believe that this could be the end, "N-no! You're going to live, I promise! Help! Somebody Help please!"
He felt his fathers cold hand over his cheek, tears washed over the blood on his hands, "D-dad…...n-no, please, don't leave me like this, PLEASE"!
"I love you Xentus, take care of the others and Marisa, I know you two were meant for each other".
His hand slid down to his side, leaving a streak of red over his sons cheek, his head snapped back with a screaming cry, "AAARRGGHH"!
He walked out of the building just seconds prior before it collapsed, his father's dead body in his arms which was covered by his jacket, the surrounding students stared in dismay and sadness, all of them grieving over his loss.
His eyes were lifeless, no life existing inside them at all, "Marisa…..Marisa, where is she"? He muttered.
"Xentus…." one of his friends stepped up, a worrisome expression clearly visible, it immediately alerted him.
He looked around, seeing that some of the girls from his class were crying, attempting to comfort each other, "What happened?! Where is she"?!
They all flinched, becoming too scared to tell him what happened, that is until one of the girls spoke up, "They took her…...these men suddenly attacked her and then took her away, I'm sorry Xentus".
He dropped to his knees, curbing over with his father's body as he cried down to himself, that day felt like the end of the world for him, he had lost it all.
She sobbed into her son's arms, desperately hoping he would change his mind about going to Imperial, "Don't go, I can't bare to lose another one of you".
He closed his eyes, looking to the side as he tried his best to not cry in front of her, "I have to, If Marisa's out there, going to Imperial might be my only chance in finding a way to locating her, besides…...It wouldn't be safe for you or sis if I stayed here, there after people like me, the last thing I want is for you to get hurt".
"Then promise me one thing….you'll come back home in one piece".
"I will…..and I'll come home with Marisa too".
"Imperial…." he stepped in through the gates, automatically being ambushed by a certain someone.
"H-hey you!" he stumbled onto Xentus, reeking of alcohol and raging with anger for some reason.
He held his breath, finding the stench overwhelming, "You're one of them…..an Elite".
"Y-yeah, the names Hector! You wanna fight"?! He grabbed onto the new teens collar, pulling him in only to slip and drop back on the floor, clearly his mind was somewhere else.
It only made sense to him, he extended his hand to Hector, helping him off the ground, "Relax man, I don't wanna fight, but I do need someone to help me around here".
"Well…..I guess I could do that". Muttered the Elite.
Something about the sight made him feel weird inside, not long after he found out that it was an attraction he immediately developed, an attraction he didn't want to feel.
"Please, can you teach me".
She had tripped him, throwing him back on the floor where he stared up at the pink haired teen, at a loss for words, but the reason behind it left him frightened.
"Rule number one! Expect the unexpected"!
*Marisa…..I'll find you soon, but…..will you forgive me if my feelings begin to change…...will you forgive me if someone else has made my heart beat, only like you have done in the past…...will our bond be the same when we reunite in the future….will things be the same"?
Ok so that concludes Xentus's Origins! So basically its as I said, each chapter revolves around a character from my main story and tell their origins and how they came to be in the main story, I wanted to tell everyone's origins separately because I feel it would get messy if I combine it into my main story, so I hope you guys enjoyed it and let me know who's origins you want to know next, until then"!