Title: A Promise Kept
Authoress: Asuki
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Can't think of any yet
Summary: When promises go wrong, secrets will be spilled and the
consequences can get ugly... [KaiRei]
Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade or its characters. I simply borrow them
from time to time for a bit of fun and return them relatively unharmed.
Status: Unrevised
Enjoy, if possible.
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Chapter 1:
The Legend
A very long time ago when the world was engulfed in absolute darkness... There
came four flashes of light that brought peace to the earth. Legend has it that
those four flashes were imbued with power of the four Holy Beings. They were the
Blue Dragon of the East, the Red Phoenix of the South, the White Tiger of the
West and finally, the Black Tortoise of the North. The people of earth have made
many attempts in search for these so called Holy Beings, but no one has found
anything till now.
The powers of these beings are hidden within four objects, awaiting for the 4
destined warriors to become their masters. It is also said that, if the four
objects all combine their powers, there would be a tremendous amount of energy
released. However if in the hands of evil, these legendary powers can and will
become powerful destructive tools, with more power to destroy the earth
itself...
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3 months ago...
Shantung Province, China.
A black four-wheel-drive made its way across the jagged mountain ranges of
mainland China, it was a place of isolation and peacefulness, the fair sky was
pure azure, clear and still, not a speck of cloud to be seen anywhere. The
breathtaking scenery gave off an aura of calm and peace, and the spectacular
mountain formations extended beyond the far horizons. Besides the chorus of
birds, the only disruption of noise was the constant rattling of the vehicle.
Inside the vehicle were the 5 Bladebreakers and their team manager Mr.
Dickenson.
"Mr. Dickenson, you coulda warned us, you never said anything about riding
this junk heap!" Tyson complained, being his usual impatience self. He
jumped up and down, nearly hitting the roof of the car during the process.
"Well I didn't recall you ever asking, or I could have arranged something
else, just take this as a little adventure."
"But isn't it fun that we get to travel together?" Kenny opined,
having not being able to use Dizzy at this state.
"Yeah, this is totally cool!" came a cheery tone which was easily
identified as Max's.
"That's true... But why does he have to come along?" Tyson motioned
towards Kai.
At the back corner of the vehicle sat Kai, arms crossed and contemplating,
trying to seek isolation from the rest of his team mates. While upon hearing
Tyson's comment, the level headed phoenix raised an eyebrow and shot an intense
glare to the speaker, speaking of intimidation in a get-lost-or-else manner. He
then spoke casually in a monotone voice, seemingly bored and tired of the
immaturity that was displayed by his fellow comrades.
"The only reason I am here is because of Mr. Dickenson, I, personally have
no intensions of being with you lot."
"Heh... I see..."
"Hn."
It wasn't another 15 minutes until the vehicle finally halted, and its occupants
climbed out to their destination.
"Well boys, there's something I wanted you to see before you leave for the
Asian Tournament, I thought this might give you an insight about your Bitbeasts
and hopefully you will understand more about them." The manager directed
while he lead the now very confused boys to a nearby location.
The 6 visitors have now set foot on an excavation site, the ground was at least
5 different levels, and numerous objects and ancient diggings were clearly seen
everywhere.
"This is the very site that Tyson's father and his team have been working
on." The manager explained.
"Whoa, this is too cool man, Dad must be around here somewhere!"
Tyson exclaimed while started looking around the site.
"So, is Tyson's daddy around here?" Azure orbs darted around, trying
to spot any person that remotely looked like his buddy's father.
"Actually, he's left for another excavation trip." The manager
answered the boys' queries.
While the younger boys explored the fascinating site, Rei surveyed the site,
being the observant one. There was something about this place that seemed
familiar, like he had been here before, but he just couldn't put his finger on
it. Kenny on the other hand, was furiously typing something which Rei could only
presumed to be data into his laptop.
"Hey Mr. Dickenson, this place is cool, but what does it have to do with
us?" Tyson questioned, still panting after chasing Max all around the
excavation site.
"This, is where it all started." Their manager replied.
"What all started?" Tyson asked, getting more confused than he
already was by the unusual reply.
" Tyson, when will your thick head realize? This, is where the legendary
beasts were born." Kai's cold voice scolded, apparently growing annoyed of
his fellow comrade's stupidity.
"Born here... what?"
"Hey guys! Look at this!" Max jumped up and down with excitement as
he pointed to the ground.
His fellow team mates directed their attention to where Max was pointing, and
there, right under their feet...
in the middle of the excavation site, an enormous plate with markings spread out
all the way and disappearing into the rocks surrounding it. It was like a huge
pattern on the desolate floor and on it were countless inscriptions in ancient
Chinese calligraphy. And in the centre of this plate, a yin-yang symbol was
clearly encrypted, the size was unimaginable, as to the tool which left the
markings. Surrounding the round symbol was another carved shape, this time a
hexagon, and on the railing of the hexagon were thousands of symbols and
characters, also in ancient Chinese. The encryption surrounded the yin-yang
symbol, almost like a charm. And there was more, parallel to four sides of the
hexagon, there were lines running in every direction, and you could only
presumed that it resembles a drawing of some sort. The observers could only
stare at the sight, truly amazed by what they now witnessed.
"Wow! This is awesome, look at the size of it!" Tyson exclaimed,
while running around looking at the carvings.
"If my calculations are right, then the approximate size of this plate is
more than one hectare!" Kenny stated.
"You might want to have a look at this, boys." Mr. Dickenson said
while handing over a photo to Max.
The 5 Bladebreakers crowded around Max to gain a glimpse at the photo. It was a
photo of the entire plate, only it was the right size for them to look at, not
the original size.
"This is an aerial photo of the excavation site right Mr. Dickenson?"
Tyson stated the obvious.
"Right you are Tyson, this was taken 2000m above ground level." The
manger replied.
"Look at that in the middle, isn't that the same symbol as the one of
Rei's bandana?" Max questioned while looking up and down from Rei to the
photo.
"Yeah, it's the yin-yang symbol, it signifies balance and harmony."
Rei told his friend.
(In Chinese tradition, yin and yang were the source of all natural things. Yang
symbolises the light, hot and active forces of the male. Yin represents dark,
cold and passive female forces. Together, they ensure harmony and balance in the
universe.)
"Everyone, look at these markings, they look like some kind of drawing,
and they look familiar too, like some kind of animals..." Tyson directed
the team's attention back to the photo.
"You're right Tyson! They look like... like..." Max spoke, unable to
pinpoint the markings.
"Our Bitbeasts." Kai finished the sentence for him.
"That's it Kai! Look! There's Dragoon, next to it is Draciel, and then
that's Driger, and Dranzer!" Max yelled out in surprise.
It was true. Even though the photo could just barely show the shape of the
markings, it was still clear that they were meant to be the four legendary Holy
Bitbeasts. It was unmistakable, the Blue Dragon, Black tortoise, White Tiger and
the Red Phoenix.
"The four Bitbeasts, our Bitbeasts..." Rei remarked in awe.
"Dragoon and Driger's cores were excavated from this very site."
Explained the team manager, "my guess is that Kai's and Max's cores came
from here as well... This site, has been waiting...
for the arrival of the four chosen warriors!
"Then according to the legend, we should receive infinite amount of
power!" Rei stated questioning.
"Is this true, Mr. Dickenson?"
" Yes actually, the doorway to that power has been unsealed!" Mr.
Dickenson replied, "If you remember, that day back at the Regional
Japanese Championships, all 4 of the Bitbeasts' powers were unleashed. And
according to the legend, when the 4 flashes of sacred light coincide, a
boundless stream of energy would be produced... that energy would gather in the
sky and explode, dispersing its rays to all four corners of the world... and
that's exactly what has happened!"
"You mean our powers are divided again? Man..." Tyson sighed.
"You mean...?" Max bubbled.
"Yes." Their manager continued, "Just like the 4 of you, the
legendary power has awakened the spirit of every Beyblade in every corner of the
world! Including those Beyblades that are stronger than yours! That, is
the true power of the legend."
"Wow! That means we'll get worthy opponents from all over the world!
Wouldn't that be super!" Tyson shaked Kenny enthusiastically while Max and
Rei sweatdropped, and Kai, he just stood there without a word.
"Only a moron like you would be happy." Kai's cold voice came out of
the blue.
"Don't tell me you guys aren't the least bit excited!?" Tyson was
becoming frustrated now by Kai's words.
"Tyson, we're talking Beybladers from around the world!" Max tried to
calm his fired up friend.
"The best Beybladers out there!" Rei added.
"And I... I will be battling them all!!" Tyson's excitement was
clearly inevitable.
"Hn."
Unknown to the rest of the Bladebreakers, their manager were having quite some
thoughts.
(This are definitely about to get interesting. These four young bladers with
entirely different personalities. Tyson is the strong will and spirited one, Max
is the cheery and optimistic one, Rei is determined and observant, while Kai,
has the experience that will prove useful and lead this team to victory. This is
going to be a real eye-opener, yes indeed.)
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(That was when I started to
know more about my team mates.) Rei mused while lounging around in the room
he shared with his captain, in the hotel that Mr. Dickenson rented them. It was
late afternoon and his fellow team mates and friends were no where to be seen.
They had the day off, since the American Tournament was finished. He knew that
Tyson and Max went out to buy something, and Kenny probably tagged along with
them... but where's Kai? He never told us where he would go all day long, and he
definitely doesn't want us along with him.
(He's probably somewhere, training on his own, like he always does.) Rei
thought (Why can't he just accept us for who we are, his friends? Well maybe
not Tyson, but at least me. It's not like we are really that bad, like he says,
and I'm sure if he let us help him, just open up a bit, then we could become
great friends.) He still remembered the first time he witnessed Kai's
'individuality'.
--- Flashback ---
"You mean that if I win all my battles, I still need them to
win in order to advance!?" Kai remarked, sarcasm dripping his voice.
"Yes Kai, that's how a team works." Mr. Dickenson replied calmly,
"There is no I in team."
"Then there's no Kai in team either." His cold voice echoed around
the room and sent shivers tumbling down.
With that display of actions, the Bladebreakers' captain left.
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The sound of the door being open
followed by 3 excited voices brought Rei out of his little contemplation. He
knew precisely the only ones who could make that much of a racket were Tyson,
Max & Kenny, Rei also suspected that his team mates weren't the only ones
back, surely they would bring bags of well... who knows what back. Rei chuckled
at his own thought while he let his mind drift away once more.
(Hey, he just needs a bit of time, that's all)
With one backwards glance at the room they shared, Rei walked out to greet his
fellow comrades and to see what they have brought back. On the way, the raven
haired boy made a silence promise to himself.
tbc...
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A/N: Please review, I crave your
comments.