The First World.
Prologue.
This is my first story, so please excuse my mistakes.
'BZZZZZ' 'BZZZZZ'
"Finally, that damn Baka-Tora sure took his time. He only cares about himself and Natsume now. When I see him he's gonna pay real good."
"Baka-Tora! What took you so to call us?! Huh! Do you know how worried we were?! That plan of yours better worked or else I'm gonna beat you up real good! So did it work? The plan…
"Ah! Suzuka, is that you? Hahahaha…" answered a male voice.
Dairenji Suzuka, the one who picked up the phone, is a young 15 years old girl with blonde hair in curly twin-tails, tied by a pink ribbon each, and blue eyes. She's the youngest and weakest of the Twelve Devine Generals and , even though she wouldn't admit it, has a crush on Harutora-
Tsuchimikado Harutora, the boy-no man that Suzuka and the others namely Ato Touji, Kurahashi Kyoko and Momoe Tenma have been desperately waiting for an answer from after he off with Natsume to revive the later, who has given her life to snap the former out from the Raven Coat's control, with the Taizan Fukun Ritual on the rooftop of the Onmyo Prep School. He has purple eyes with light blonde hair that darkens downwards and brown at the tips of both sides of his face.
"So Harutora, did it work?" asked Touji, to the phone that is held up by Suzuka and put on loudspeaker so that they can all listen and talk to him. Touji has brown hair and green eyes. He currently have a bandana on with a green jacket and has put on jeans and black shoes.
"Yeah, it better work or I'm gonna smack you, you dummy."
Kurahashi Kyoko is the granddaughter of Miyo Kurahashi and heiress to the Kurahashi Clan. She has long, brown, wavy hair and purple eyes. Her hair is tied up in a bun on her left side of her head to present roses. There are purple pins underneath her bun representing leaves of roses. The rest of her wavy hair comes out from the two buns. She also has two wavy bangs that end up to her chest and a very curvy figure for a her age. She also has feelings for Harutora.
"Harutora-kun, it worked, right?."
Momoe Tenma is a simple boy-with-glasses guy who has dark blue hair whose bangs are swept to the left. He has golden brown eyes.
"Hahaha you guys.. don't worry, the ritual was a success and Natsume is currently resting. But let's meet up i've got to tell you guys something. Tomorrow, at noon, on the rooftop of the school, is that okay? See ya!."
"What's it about-gah! He just hung up!? I'm totally gonna beat him up tomorrow." said Suzuka, quite annoyed by the fact that Harutora would just hung up on them without giving a proper explanation, after making them so worried.
'Sigh'"The ritual being a success and both of them being alright is all that matters, right. So let's call it a day and rest up for tomorrow." said Touji longing for a good night's rest after staying up all night.
"Yeah, let's go back for now, even though I want to know what Harutora-kun wanted to talk about it can wait for tomorrow, I guess." said Touji.
With a 'Hai' from Kyoko the foursome decided to separated to take their respective rests.
In the bed of a white, sunlit room with an open window was a peacefully sleeping Tsuchimikado Natsume with her hair sprawled out. Natsume has bangs up to her eyes and near her shoulders. She has longer hair up to the bottom of the butt. Her hair is a dark shade of purple and her eyes are a purple wine color.
Sitting on her bed on the edge is Harutora who currently has the Raven Coat on.
"Natsume"
"Natsume"
Slowly opening her eyes and blinking away her sleepiness and looking up with her purple eyes, Natsume saw the person she wanted to see the most and loved.
"Harutora-kun"
"Natsume, why didn't you tell me that you were Hokuto all along?"
Pulling up the blanket and covering half of her face Natsume replied, "I'm sorry Harutora-kun, I always wanted to tell you that I-I I love you. I'm really sorry."
Looking at her softly and lovingly with his clear purple eyes, Harutora bent down, while Natsume closed her eyes, puckering her lips and raising her head a little bit, and kissed her softly.
"I love you too, Natsume" said Harutora, pulling back softly after, "So rest up for now we're gonna meet up with the others tomorrow, okay."
"Hmm, thank you Harutora-kun."
Closing her eyes slowly, Natsume went back to sleep.
Coming out from the hidden door to the rooftop of the Onmyo Prep School, the first thing the foursome viz. Touji, Suzuka, Tenma and Kyoko saw was Harutora, whose left eye was covered by a dark gray cloth, talking to a worried looking Natsume, with two persons they've never seen before, standing behind Harutora.
Noticing them, Harutora turned their way and greeted, "Touji, Kyoko, Tenma, Suzuka! You guys finally arrived! Sorry for making you guys come here without giving you a proper explanation yesterday."
"Yeah! You better have a good explanation for it," said Suzuka, pointing at Harutora, "and who are those two?"
Kyoko ran up and hugged Natsume, happy to really see that she was alive again. "I'm so happy to see you again, Natsume-chan."
"Me too, Kyoko-chan," said Natsume hugging her back.
Breaking away from their hugging, Kyoko turned to Harutora and asked, "Harutora-kun, what happened to your eye?" a little surprised by his covered eye.
"Like Kyoko-chan said, what happened, Harutora-kun?" joined Tenma.
"Yeah, I have a good explanation, Suzuka. And my eye... Kagami got me. But that's not what I called you here for. This two," said Harutora, pointing at the two behind him, "are my shikigami." Pointing at the tall man with spiky blondish hair and a gray suit a with a black shirt, "This is Kakugyoki, and this," now pointing at hlthe beautiful woman with white hair and fox ears and a tail, who has on a combat vest and a haori with a serious look on her blue eyes, "is Hishamaru, or as you would know her as Kon."
"Wait! Does that mean you're..." Touji was the one who said that.
"Yes, I've got all the memories of my past life. But that doesn't mean that I'll suddenly become Yakou; I'm still Harutora, just with the memories of Yakou."
"I was starting to worry that you might be Yakou," said Kyoko, "even though I don't know how that'll feel."
"If you were Yakou, then I'd have to smack Harutora out," said Suzuka.
"Agreed," said Touji, palming his fist.
"Hahaha...So, before anything else, I want to say, Thank you all for helping me all this time. It was because of you guys that I can bring Natsume back to us. Thank you very much!" said Harutora bowing his head. "As this will be our last time together."
"Wha-What are you talking about Harutora?"
"What do you mean-last time together?" asked Suzuka and Kyoko.
"Are you going somewhere, Harutora-kun?" it was Tenma.
"This is what I was saying to Natsume before you guys arrived," said Harutora, looking at Natsume, whom looked crestfallen, "You guys should know that I'm the most wanted criminal right now. And there is also the fact that I want to travel the worlds."
"How are you going to do that, Harutora?" asked Touji, "I've never heard of world travellers before."
"During my last days as Yakou, I have found a way to open a gate or portal to travel between worlds. It is a very difficult thing to do. It takes a decade or two to gather the necessary magic."
"Can't you just stay-find a way to clear out your name?!" said Kyoko.
"You saw it too Kyoko, this isn't the only world. I want to travel the worlds and see the difference between our world and theirs."
'Ching'
' What's happening! Am I going to pass out?'
' Stars. Why am I suddenly seeing the stars. Why is there so many stars above Harutora-kun?'
'Kyoko-chan'
"Kyoko-chan"
"Wh-What"
"You were spacing out the whole time, Kyoko-chan," said Tenma. "We were just saying our goodbyes."
"Well, I'd better get going guys," said Harutora, taking out a talisman that has very complex arrays of Kanjis and looked like it was written with blood. "This is the gate to another world."
"I still don't want you to go, Harutora-kun," said Natsume.
"Natsume, please understand. This is for me." Turning towards his two shikigami Harutora showed them the talisman, "Transfer a little bit of your magic in it."
Doing as their master said, Harutora palmed the talisman in front of him in the air itself. The talisman literally stick in the air.
Taking off his hand Harutora chanted, "O great gods of the worlds, I, Tsuchimikado Harutora, pray to you, grant me this passage. Order!"
The talisman glowed in a bright light and expanded in a circular ring. A myriad of colours seems to be dancing, seemingly going in and out of the ring.
"Well this is it, you guys take care," said Harutora going inside the portal. "Let's go you two!"
With a 'Hai' and 'Hmm' from Hishamaru and Kakugyoki, the three of them, master and familiar, entered the gate, closing on itself behind them.
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