There's a first time for everything….
Predestination
Intertwined fates…
Your term on earth and your stance on life is not always certain
At least that's what I believe….
And in this world….this…unfair world…
Sometimes things just work out….
The ultimate rule of life….
It's called;
Hitsunan
He was called the prince of darkness by many. His eyes, gold like the sun as it sets across the horizon, pierced into the soul….and memorized most everyone who caught its gleaming gaze. They were like those of a Tiger as it was about to pounce upon its prey. Planning, each and every move it was to make.
But he himself was not always as his eyes portrayed.
This man was tall, yet not too tall. A normal height for what appeared to be a man in his early twenties. His hair, jet black in color, was long and straight and he wore armor. Thick armor to protect himself from those who'd wish to challenge him.
His name was Chase.
A Heylin warrior.
Who had 'given in' to the darkness….
For years after his transformation no light seemed to reach him.
Until the fateful day he spied upon the Priestess Miko of Japan.
Tomoyo Tsukuyomi
It was destiny…
…It was Hitsunan…
Ch 1:
Long Night of Solstice
Chase stood above a castle, the moon shining brightly down on him.
It was a quiet…and peaceful night. He simply adored nights like these…
The air was crisp with a chill that sang to him gently. It was autumn, and the clear sky and cold night pointed to that fact. He watched as some guards surrounding the castle began to go about their business, changing shift so that some may sleep.
His business however was not in the castle….
It was in the temple.
Nights before he'd sensed an unsettling magical presence emitting from said area, and he was going to find out what it was that was making it.
Be it Shengong-wu or not.
It was powerful.
And guards or not, he was going to find a way in.
Chase took this moment to enter into the castle grounds. He hid, shading his presence so that none may find him as he snuck towards the area where he had sensed it the previous night.
His breathing quieted to the point where it sounded as if he hadn't even been breathing. He watched, waiting for guards to pass before making his move towards the next section of shadows in which he draped himself in.
That's when he noticed.
The closer he got to the area…
The less guards there were…?
That….made no sense. Perhaps they were forbidden from the area…
He questioned the situation continuously as he pressed forward. Once no guards were in sight he slightly lowered his watch and stood, glancing around the now slightly wooded area.
It appeared to be a garden….
There was a beautiful fountain in the midst of it and Chase quietly breathed as he walked past it, the cool mist filling his lungs.
It was a garden…and yet… no one was around.
It was deserted.
He sensed and smelled no one near….which showed not even an inkling of good judgment to him on the part of the men. Gardens were targets of thieves and assassins often because of their sheer ground cover and the ability to hide yourself and your presence became much easier once within said boundries.
So why were none near?
He walked along the long fountain, looking around.
"Hm….." He grunted, stepping up onto a small rock in the middle of the narrow fountain pool.
No one was around…..
Had his mind been playing tricks on him the night before?
Was he imagining it…?
"No….." He said quietly to himself, shaking his head and removing the doubt he'd had in himself.
He had sensed it….and he was going to find its source….
"Is someone there…?"
A soft voice echo's from nearby, startling the warrior.
Chase immediately jumps back and quietly lands, hidden in the shadows once more.
Chase glanced to the creator of the statement.
She was young in appearance, her hair long, black and wavy. She had beautiful violet eyes that shown in the moonlight. Some of her hair had been pinned up with a head-dress in it and she was garbed in ceremonial priestess robes.
She looked around, as if helplessly, but then smiled and walked away, down a trail and into a small, more wooded area.
He stared as she left.
How had he not sensed her?
Had she masked her presence…?
Chase's thoughts raced as his eyes narrowed, watching her go out of sight. His yellow eyes glowed in the darkness as he stood.
'Who….is she?' He thought to himself, 'and why does her presence seem so familiar-!' At that moment his eyes widened.
She was the culprit?
That energy again, it was coming from where she'd just walked to.
…
So it was her….!
Chase leaped off quickly towards the area she'd just gone.
He was going to find out who she was….
And why she was so powerful….