Full Summary: From the beginning, he had known about Abe no Seimei, which caused him to want to become the strongest exorcist to free the exorcist that was kept in the lowest level of Magano, trapped as the vessel for the King of Impurities. Even with his friends lying dead at his feet, his desire to become the strongest exorcist did not disappear. In fact, it was strengthened. When he met the quiet Benio Adashino, his life spiraled out of control, leading to events one after another.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sousei no Onmyouji.
Chapter 1
"This was Kyoto...one thousand years ago." said a young man with long red hair and heterochromatic eyes, one red, one green. He wore the black battle-suit of the exorcist, his frown deepening as he watched the images that played.
Next to him, was a young child with brown hair and red eyes. His eyes danced with horror as he watched Kegare ripping apart civilians of Kyoto.
"What...what the hell is this?"
Normally, one would discipline a young child such as him for using that kind of language that was only something teenagers say, but in the current world they were living, with Impurities and Exorcist, age did not matter.
"Rokuro...what you are currently seeing is...when Impurities, the Kegare Exorcist exorcise today, roamed freely without constraint. All of this, is real...all of this actually happened."
"Is this...supposed to be hell...Tenma?" Rokuro gasped as he saw yet another Kegare ripping apart another human.
"Impurities were originally called disasters, illnesses, sins, and death. They indicate abnormal states that were 'unclean'." Tenma said, his eyes stone cold. "...But that guy, who appeared in the land of beginning, before the very Earth and Sky were created, was born into this world after gathering up every single impurity...truly a curse cast upon this very star..."
Rokuro looked up as a large shadow covered the World.
"W...what is this guy?" Rokuro muttered, his eyes widened as he stared at the being that had caused the shadow.
"Even I don't know if he's a living creature or a type of evil spirit...but we call him, the King of Impurities...Houvdon." Tenma said.
Houvdon...words cannot describe him. No living human should ever experience the terror of seeing it. It had black miasma coming out of it, red eyes glowing all over it's body. Though it's body was in the shape of a serpent, it's body was made of Kegare, the arms of the Kegare making up the centipede-like legs, it's jaws the size of a large building. And on top of the jaws that seemed like it could swallow the world, were two large crimson large eyes that seemed to turn everything to ruin.
Rokuro felt a unfamiliar spike of hatred and resentment. "Why do I feel this...do I...do I know him?"
His eyes widened in disbelief when the miasma touched a human running away from the incoming Kegare with his family. Immediately, his skin turned black as he rushed forward, his fist completely bisecting the wife and child he was just running away from.
"That person...he just turned into an Impurity...is this the Kegare corruption?"
"They're not exactly Impurities or Impurity Corruption. In a sense, they're the originators of the Kegare." Tenma then refocused his attention to the memories that were played. "The battle between Exorcists and Kegare...it all began during this time."
The young Rokuro saw a flying lion strike Houvdon.
On top of the lion, was a young female.
"T-that's an exorcist of this time!"
"The way of exorcism, which came from across the sea in olden times, splits in two this day. On the front stage, is the 'Yang Style', which was passed down orally. The other, is our 'Yin Style', where we simply exorcise, exorcise, and exorcise Impurities. The one who guided us in the yin style, freely uses over one thousand secret arts, has over ten thousand shikigami, possesses unlimited enchanted powers, and exorcises the darkness..." Tenma explained. "The Great Exorcist, Abe no Seimei!"
"S-seimei? That girl?"
"That's right. Even on the island, few are aware of Seimei's true gender. Seimei is a 'woman', a young girl at around seventeen. The Abe no Seimei of the time, together with her Master, Kamo no Tadayuki, her exorcist allies, the ones who gathered to protect the capital...and the Heavenly Guardians at the time, along with her shikigami, fought Houvdon. At the end of the extremely fierce battle, Houvdon was successfully sealed in a great barrier, which was separated from this dimension."
"A Great Barrier...don't tell me-"
"Right." Tenma confirmed. "The one who created Magano, is Abe no Seimei, all for the sake of sealing Houvdon. Maybe it was clear, that one day, the King will eventually break the barrier and come outside to the human world, so Seimei and the Heavenly Guardians, headed for Magano to finish him off. Seimei, who feared for the fate of the mainland, gave a part of her powers to a young disciple by the name of "Doujimaru", and left behind these very words. 'Until Houvdon is destroyed, neither Magano nor the Impurities will disappear. From here on out, I want you to take my name, and guide everyone in my place.'"
"With that, Seimei left to Magano, and Doujimaru, became none other than the Abe no Seimei known in this modern world. Again, the battle continued for a long, long time. Finally, they would end up conquering Houvdon to where Tsuchimikado Island currently exists."
"...so they defeated Houvdon there right?"
"...no." Tenma answered. "The one that was defeated, was Abe no Seimei. The conquered Houvdon abandoned his body and possessed her. He did this to use his cursed powers to eat away at her flesh...her soul, from the inside. At that rate, she would die and Houvdon would be released once again. And this time, it would surely mean the end of the world. While in the midst of despair, she made a decision. To become a living cage to seal Houvdon for all of eternity, she turned herself into a living katashiro."
"In the inner depths of the island's Magano, she cast another barrier, disappearing into the darkness of Magano along with Houvdon so he could never be released into the world again. The shikigami and the Heavenly Guardians who lamented the disappearance of their goddess made a vow. 'We shall save Seimei-sama without fail.' For that purpose, they produced an island, built an entrance to Magano, had many offspring and made a village. This was the point behind the birth of Tsuchimikado Island."
"Do you understand now? Abe no Seimei is still alive to this day. That young girl who turned herself into a vessel for Houvdon, wasn't even allowed to age. She crossed over a span of 1000 years...simply existing there."
Rokuro stood, stunned.
"Rescuing Abe no Seimei and exorcising both Houvdon and Magano...that is every Exorcists' mission."
"This whole time...for over 1000 years, all by herself?" He didn't know why, but tears dropped from his eyes. "M...Mom." His eyes widened as he cupped his hand over his mouth. "H-huh...why did I just?"
"The rest is up to you as you know. For a period longer than anyone imagined, Exorcists and Impurities have been fighting continuously. The goal of the Exorcists is to save Seimei, and create a world without Impurities. The goal of the Impurities is to kill Seimei and take hold of reality with Houvdon. We haven't reached a level of Magano anywhere near Abe no Seimei as of yet, but the Impurities haven't come up with a means of killing her either. But that history...is about to be rewritten by one man."
"While being born an exorcist with the powers of Yang, he's the only human to stoop down as low as giving his body to impurities and obtaining the powers of Yin. Ijika Yuuto."
"Y-Yuuto? Isn't he a member of the Hiinatsuki Dorm? Where I am right now?"
"Indeed. In fact...right now he has just changed all of your friends into Impurities."
"W-what? Then why am I still here?!"
Tenma locked eyes with him. "Do you honestly believe that you, at your current level, can beat a total of seven Impurities?"
"I will have to try to save them at least!"
Tenma was quiet, before saying. "Then go. Rokuro...I doubt that you'll survive, but with a heart like yours, if I kept you back, you would hate me as I prevented a way to save your friends. But I will say this now...anyone that has become an Impurity through a Kegare Corruption...their souls are already gone. They are a full Impurity, no way of turning back."
Rokuro widened his eyes.
"I wish you best of luck...Enmado Rokuro."
Utopia
Houvdon Lucifer
A Twin Star Exorcist Story
Beta: BrigadeofDoom
Rokuro awoke in a midst of ruins, maniacal laughter all around him.
He turned, and faced a total of seven Impurities.
"Rokuro!"
He turned, and saw a young girl. His eyes widened with horror as he realized what Tenma was saying was true. His very friends, the ones he spent a few years with, were turned into Impurities.
"Help me! Please."
"Hikari!" He grabbed her arms and pulled them from her stomach. His eyes widened in horror as he stared at her abdomen. There, on her stomach, was a green kuji-kiri, the very same as the seven Impurities in front of them.
"I don't want to become an Impurity!" Hikari screamed, tears running down from her eyes.
In front of his very eyes, she started to transform. Her skin turned dark, as she turned bigger...literally. Her eyes turned red, as her mouth turned into an impossible size. The green kuji-kiri in the middle of her chest glowed even brighter.
Rokuro looked in shock, as his final friend that was alive had become a Impurity.
"W-what...is this?" Rokuro looked in shock.
He turned and sprinted away to a nearby door. He attempted to shake it open, but it refused to bulge.
He looked back at the now group of eight impurities. His eyes turned solemn, knowing that the only thing he can do is exorcise the people he once called friends.
"I guess...I have to exorcise you all." He whispered. He drew a slip of paper with writing, the color of the ink blue.
«He who receives blessings but still infringes, with bow and feather arrows, I shoot them down! Void Rending Magic Bullets, come forth at once.»
The many magic bullets shot forward, hitting the group of Impurities that were advancing. They groaned under the pressure of the magic rocks, before they kept on walking. Rokuro widened his eyes in shock, as they resisted the very charm he used to exorcise many Impurities.
They roared, before Rokuro sprinted.
But as always, in the movies where the protagonist is being hunted by a monster, Rokuro tripped, landing face first on the ground. He attempted to get back up, but something heavy landed on his back. The growling laughter was loud in his ears, as he felt his right arm get ripped apart. He let out a blood-churning scream, as pain lit up in his body.
The corruption went up to his mind. A green kuji-kiri appeared on his stomach, as his skin turned dark. His naturally red-eyes turned into a demonic red, as the beginnings of the Kegare corruption took hold.
"No..."
He imagined being turned into an Impurity. Unforgiving. Cold. A murderer. Pure Evil.
Imagining killing kids the same age as him.
Killing innocent children.
Babies.
Blood.
"NOOOOOOO!"
A hoarse scream escaped his lips, as a blast of energy escaped his body, so bright...so holy, that it caused the Impurities to disintegrate into ashes.
A bright red and yellow arm formed on his hand. It was in the shape of an animal, a mouth at the wrist. Flames flickered around the arm, as he panted, exhausted after the explosion of power.
"Wow! Roku~ what a display of power."
Utter hatred rose up as Rokuro stood up and faced the mastermind behind the soon-to-be-called Hiinatsiku Dorm.
"Yuuto..." Rokuro spat out, his arm flickering with power.
"Now now, don't look at me with such a scary face~ I did what your friends asked...power. I gave them the power they needed to become powerful, you just decided to kill them because you were so scared of them surpassing you and rendering you useless~"
"YOU! YOU TURNED THEM INTO IMPURITIES!" Rokuro growled.
"And that was the only way for them to become powerful. They were too weak for any other way." Yuto smiled happily. "I'm sure they are glad that they got stronger...but I think they hate you for killing them." Yuuto sang.
Rokuro roared in rage as he dashed forward, intent to kill Yuuto. Only for Yuuto to catch the fist easily. "You are really losing your touch Roku~ Are you really that mad for giving them power?"
Yuuto threw Rokuro to the side.
Flames exploded in the Dorm, flames coming out all around them.
"I'll see you later, Roku~"
Rokuro stumbled, attempting to chase Yuuto, only to see empty air. He looked around, flames all around him.
He collapsed on his knees, and closed his eyes sorrowfully. "Tetsuji, Kac-chan, Tatsuya, Ami, Hikari, Yuuna...why...am I so weak? Do I need to grow stronger?"
He felt Tenma appear, as the long-red haired man step in front of him. "Rokuro...do you see now?"
"Yes...I need to grow stronger. I will become, the strongest Exorcist! I will free Abe no Seimei from her bounds, and destroy Houvdon, the King of Impurities, to end the war and avenge my friends. After that...I will kill Yuuto for the crimes he has committed!"
"I see...I will have the Seika Dorm adopt you. You will train under with Ryogo. I assume you are familiar with him?"
"Yeah...he moved out of here a few weeks ago. We were so happy for him, since he got to go on advanced missions."
"Good good. From now on, you are now under the Seika Dorm's care. Enjoy your stay." Tenma said, before disappearing.
And done. This is my first story outside of Highschool DxD. So yeah, constructive criticism is appreciated. I hope you guys enjoyed, and continue reading my story.
For my old readers that followed me, Houvdon (my main OC in almost all of my stories) will be in this story, but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay later on into the story. Yeah...you guys can tell, since I called the King of Impurities Houvdon. I make sense right? *AHEM* DxD: Love of Crimson Fire *AHEM*
So yeah. I hope you guys have a great day. Merry Christmas also.
-Houvdon Lucifer
P.S. It was a coincidence that this story was released on Christmas.