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Flames of Frozen Morales
Chapter 1: Legend Of Flames and Ice (This isn't a Soujiro and Kaoru fic) A smiling boy leaned against the wall, listening to his grandpa talk about legends and myths. Grandpa: "You know they say that a beautiful ice princess lives in the cave. They also say that legends tell of her falling in love with a red hair samurai when she was still human. Because she fell in love with him, he became a fire demon and her, a cold-hearted goddess. They couldn't love or touch each other." The boy looked confused asking the reason, why it was a crime to fall in love... Grandpa: "Cause, she was to wed a sorcerer, a man desperate of her love and touch. He cursed them both when learning of their treason and love. So she stays in that cave, watching while mortals pass by and she has to face an eternity of despair without her lover to stand next to her." The boy smiled, gathered his things and left.
He entered the cave and felt a cold presence. He turned around to see a beautiful girl, only about his age. She had frosty raven hair, narrow blue eyes, bloody lips and wore a see through drape. She glared daggers at him as if to strike him to a lifeless shell. He grew a barrier of fear and stupidity. He then noticed that she was blind. Then he stood his ground and smiled his usual smile. She smile and then walked away leaving or turning everything to pure ice. Soujiro gulped and walked forward. She sat on the iced stairs. He walked towards her, standing as still as the ice itself. He smelled a scent of jasmine and lavenders. Princess Ice: What do you want pathetic human?" Soujiro gulped and replied, "Dear Ice Queen, I have come to find knowledge of your life, of the reason why you linger in such coldness of locations and in such a manner of despair?" She stared straight into his eyes, as if casting curses and spells, yet she simply smiled showing no more emotions except that of hesitation. Princess Ice: "I shall tell my life, the reasons and knowledge you seek.... but why I ask, why have you come to seek such a useless...burden of knowledge, something that will only take space in your brain, something that would be of no use, no purpose like a lifeless immortal who doesn't live and who doesn't die?" She spoke with passion and showed signs of emotion. Soujiro, no longer afraid, felt pity and sorrow. Soujiro: "The man who has imprison you, of life, liberty and especially of love has also cursed my family of hatred and despair, of longing and death. My family served, like a loyal dog and in the end he cursed us, to never gain, never have control but only to serve and give. I'm through giving, because of him I lost the love of my life, I gave her my heart and in the end she left me because of that curse, because I would never gain but give..." She noticed the hatred and passion he spoke of, the experience of losing and of his deep love for the woman. Princess Ice: "Fine...I'll tell you of my life...it all started when I was only....
A little girl ran towards her father. He smiled and faded away into the darkness of shadows. She glanced about, hoping to find her dear father...she wept and cried his name endlessly. Then a cry as loud and pounding as thunder echoed across the forest. Kaoru ran, searching for her father's voice...her head was spinning with confusion and fear. Her eyes were failing her; she felt the deep tears and darkness surround her as a light struck the ground. It was so beautiful, that words could not describe it, and from that moment on, her eyes were of no use to her. She ran only deeper and deeper into the darkness, she ran so deep that her legs could no longer carry her, but she never gave up, if she had to run for her entire life she would. After hitting a couple of trees and tripping into the mud she finally bumped into someone or some people. It was a group of men, samurais they sounded like. Kaoru fell to her knees, finally spending the last of her energy.
As she woke up, she could hear someone close by. She turned he head towards that direction, looking confused. He walked closer and closer while Kaoru moved further until she touched the wall. Man: "Don't worry little girl...my name is Hajime Saitoh, 3rd Squad leader of the Shinsengumi. My men found you running around the forest, can you tell me your name or how you became blind?" Kaoru was speechless and paralyzed by fear. No I can't be afraid of this man. Kaoru: "I got separated from my father...I saw a light and my eyes became blind...and my name is Kaoru Kamiya" She felt him frown uneasily and he turned away. Saitoh: "The women will help you...we'll be taking care of you from now on..."
Days passed quickly, Kaoru had learned to cook, to sew everything a women needed to learn, but she felt an emptiness, a lust for filling it and everyday she watched the men train. She would grab a heavy stick and copy them. After 6 months, Saitoh had finally realized, the chii growing in Kaoru, she had become more powerful and prideful...she was still innocent and cute but her eyes were becoming more deadly and narrow. Saitoh discovered of her secret training, of her pride and of her desire to avenge her father. She felt as if his soul did not die a cleansed death, something unholy, as if he was murdered.
Saitoh walked up to Kaoru and grinned, he always wanted his personal pupil. Saitoh: "Kaoru...do you want to become stronger?" Kaoru: "What are you suggesting?" Saitoh: "How about I start training you in kendo, in the art of killing, of pride and honor." Kaoru looked confused and yet smiled, eyes glistening with specks of hope and approval. Saitoh: "We'll start at sunset until sunrise." Kaoru: "You mean we'll be training at sunset and through the entire night to sunrise?" Saitoh nodded, trying to trigger an emotion, her abilities...if she was capable of hiding her emotions, just to make it harder for him to read her. She nodded blankly without a shine of happiness and without a shadow of disapproval. He grinned, taking a liking to his new pupil.
Flames of Frozen Morales
Chapter 1: Legend Of Flames and Ice (This isn't a Soujiro and Kaoru fic) A smiling boy leaned against the wall, listening to his grandpa talk about legends and myths. Grandpa: "You know they say that a beautiful ice princess lives in the cave. They also say that legends tell of her falling in love with a red hair samurai when she was still human. Because she fell in love with him, he became a fire demon and her, a cold-hearted goddess. They couldn't love or touch each other." The boy looked confused asking the reason, why it was a crime to fall in love... Grandpa: "Cause, she was to wed a sorcerer, a man desperate of her love and touch. He cursed them both when learning of their treason and love. So she stays in that cave, watching while mortals pass by and she has to face an eternity of despair without her lover to stand next to her." The boy smiled, gathered his things and left.
He entered the cave and felt a cold presence. He turned around to see a beautiful girl, only about his age. She had frosty raven hair, narrow blue eyes, bloody lips and wore a see through drape. She glared daggers at him as if to strike him to a lifeless shell. He grew a barrier of fear and stupidity. He then noticed that she was blind. Then he stood his ground and smiled his usual smile. She smile and then walked away leaving or turning everything to pure ice. Soujiro gulped and walked forward. She sat on the iced stairs. He walked towards her, standing as still as the ice itself. He smelled a scent of jasmine and lavenders. Princess Ice: What do you want pathetic human?" Soujiro gulped and replied, "Dear Ice Queen, I have come to find knowledge of your life, of the reason why you linger in such coldness of locations and in such a manner of despair?" She stared straight into his eyes, as if casting curses and spells, yet she simply smiled showing no more emotions except that of hesitation. Princess Ice: "I shall tell my life, the reasons and knowledge you seek.... but why I ask, why have you come to seek such a useless...burden of knowledge, something that will only take space in your brain, something that would be of no use, no purpose like a lifeless immortal who doesn't live and who doesn't die?" She spoke with passion and showed signs of emotion. Soujiro, no longer afraid, felt pity and sorrow. Soujiro: "The man who has imprison you, of life, liberty and especially of love has also cursed my family of hatred and despair, of longing and death. My family served, like a loyal dog and in the end he cursed us, to never gain, never have control but only to serve and give. I'm through giving, because of him I lost the love of my life, I gave her my heart and in the end she left me because of that curse, because I would never gain but give..." She noticed the hatred and passion he spoke of, the experience of losing and of his deep love for the woman. Princess Ice: "Fine...I'll tell you of my life...it all started when I was only....
A little girl ran towards her father. He smiled and faded away into the darkness of shadows. She glanced about, hoping to find her dear father...she wept and cried his name endlessly. Then a cry as loud and pounding as thunder echoed across the forest. Kaoru ran, searching for her father's voice...her head was spinning with confusion and fear. Her eyes were failing her; she felt the deep tears and darkness surround her as a light struck the ground. It was so beautiful, that words could not describe it, and from that moment on, her eyes were of no use to her. She ran only deeper and deeper into the darkness, she ran so deep that her legs could no longer carry her, but she never gave up, if she had to run for her entire life she would. After hitting a couple of trees and tripping into the mud she finally bumped into someone or some people. It was a group of men, samurais they sounded like. Kaoru fell to her knees, finally spending the last of her energy.
As she woke up, she could hear someone close by. She turned he head towards that direction, looking confused. He walked closer and closer while Kaoru moved further until she touched the wall. Man: "Don't worry little girl...my name is Hajime Saitoh, 3rd Squad leader of the Shinsengumi. My men found you running around the forest, can you tell me your name or how you became blind?" Kaoru was speechless and paralyzed by fear. No I can't be afraid of this man. Kaoru: "I got separated from my father...I saw a light and my eyes became blind...and my name is Kaoru Kamiya" She felt him frown uneasily and he turned away. Saitoh: "The women will help you...we'll be taking care of you from now on..."
Days passed quickly, Kaoru had learned to cook, to sew everything a women needed to learn, but she felt an emptiness, a lust for filling it and everyday she watched the men train. She would grab a heavy stick and copy them. After 6 months, Saitoh had finally realized, the chii growing in Kaoru, she had become more powerful and prideful...she was still innocent and cute but her eyes were becoming more deadly and narrow. Saitoh discovered of her secret training, of her pride and of her desire to avenge her father. She felt as if his soul did not die a cleansed death, something unholy, as if he was murdered.
Saitoh walked up to Kaoru and grinned, he always wanted his personal pupil. Saitoh: "Kaoru...do you want to become stronger?" Kaoru: "What are you suggesting?" Saitoh: "How about I start training you in kendo, in the art of killing, of pride and honor." Kaoru looked confused and yet smiled, eyes glistening with specks of hope and approval. Saitoh: "We'll start at sunset until sunrise." Kaoru: "You mean we'll be training at sunset and through the entire night to sunrise?" Saitoh nodded, trying to trigger an emotion, her abilities...if she was capable of hiding her emotions, just to make it harder for him to read her. She nodded blankly without a shine of happiness and without a shadow of disapproval. He grinned, taking a liking to his new pupil.