Chapter 1: {A Combined Destiny}
[A blue-eyed young women's body hovers over a glowing green pentagram. Her blood flows from her mouth and her naked body as she cries. A man in a long blue French trench-coat laughs sinisterly as a powerless young man cries as he tries to save the girl. She turns her head towards him, her tears flowing down her cheek. "Was I really born just to die as a sacrifice?" she asks.]
[A yellow-eyed teenage boy's body hovered over a glowing red pentagram. His blood flows from his mouth and his naked body as he struggles between life and death. A man in a white lab coat wearing black-rimmed glasses smiles sinisterly as the crying teenage girl attempts to save the boy's life, in vain. He turns his head towards her and smiles weakly as he says his last words.]
Ayano and Kazuma wake up simultaneously in their beds.
("So I'm still having that dream, huh?") Kazuma thinks, then looks at his clock. ("Three AM? Well, I may as well get up now.") He sighs, then gets dressed and makes his way out of his apartment.
"That nightmare again…" says Ayano. She groans then looks at her phone. "Three AM?!" She groans again then sighs. "Well… maybe if I take a hot shower I can get back to sleep…" She pushes off her blankets and heads to her shower. Ayano finished her shower and wrapped her towel around her. She then felt a strange presence outside.("The garden?") she thinks, then headed outside.
She felt a chill as she walked. ("God! It's freezing out here! I should've gotten dressed first…") Ayano saw a bush that looked sort of warped. ("What the heck?...") she thought. She summoned Enraiha and crept closer to the strange bush. As she did the bush transformed into a ghost-like figure and lunged at her. She screamed as she stumbled backwards, just as several whips of winds hit the strange creature. With a shrill shriek it disappeared into the night. "You okay?" asked Kazuma. "Y-yeah…" Ayano replied as she rose to her feet. "What the heck was that thing?!" "Dunno. I sensed it nearby and came over to investigate," said Kazuma. "By the way, I think you're missing something," he said pointing at her. "Huh?" she replied, confused. Ren then came out from the building. "Ayano?! Are you okay?! I heard you scream and-" he stared at her for a split second, then turned away covering his eyes. "AYANO?! WHY ARE YOU NAKED?!" he screamed. Ayano looked down and realized her towel fell off and she was now naked. "I told you you were missing something." said Kazuma. Ayano's face grew bright red with embarrassment and anger as she quickly grabbed the towel from the ground and wrapped it around her. She summoned Enraiha again. "KAZUMA, YOU PERVERT!" "Hey! I didn't do it! It fell when you-" She ignored him and swung. Ren sighed as he watched the scene. "Well… It's nice to see they're still getting along…" he said under his breath.
"Father, do you know what it was?" asked Ayano. She was seated with Ren in front of Jugo with Kazuma leaning against the wall. "Hmm… a ghost-like creature? Are you sure it wasn't a youma?" Kazuma spoke up. "No, it definitely wasn't a youma. I have an idea of what it is but I can't be sure unless I see it again." "hmm… It seemed… familiar…" said Ayano.
[A teenage boy covered in blood appeared. He smiles lightly as he speaks, the words inaudible.]
"-no. Ayano!" Ren yelled. "Did you hear what Uncle Jugo said?" "What? Uh... no… sorry father." Kazuma stared blankly at her for a few moments. "I said that you, Ren, and Kazuma will be working together to investigate the "ghost-like figure"," said Jugo, slightly annoyed. "O-of course, father…" Ayano trailed off. Kazuma stared blankly at her once more, then slid the door behind him open. He paused momentarily, then continued walking out of the house. ("What is going on? First, a creature attacks me… now I'm having daydreams about him too…") Ayano thought. Ren tapped her shoulder, startling her. "You okay, Ayano?" he asked with a worried expression. "Y-yeah. I'm alright. Let's go." She replied as they walked out of the house. Kazuma was waiting for them outside. "So... any ideas how to find this bastard?" he asked. "Not really…" said Ayano. "Hmm… well it seemed interested in you. Guess we'll have to use you as bait." Kazuma said to Ayano with a crooked smirk. "Use me as what?!" she screamed. "As bait." He replied and turned to walk out of the gate. He now had a frown plastered on his face. He remembered, when he walked out of the main house, a picture of a young woman with blood and tears flowing from her body flashed in front of him. He walked out of the gate and whispered something.
"Tsui-Ling…..."
(I hoped you guys liked the opening to Intertwined Fates! Please give reviews and don't hold back! Also if there is anything you might like me to add to the story please tell me and I will consider your request for future chapters! ~MoonGoddessLunaDLC)