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Summary: Seiten could care less about Heaven, but when the Merciful Goddess explains his mate soul gone missing in the Reincarnation Cycle for Shangri-La it's up for Seiten to find the culprit and his mate in none other than Middle-Earth!
Warning: Yaoi/Shounen-Ai, Language, OOC, AU, OC
Pairing For this Chapter:
Kougaiji x Seiten Taisei
Moments of Sanzo x Goku, Hakkai x Gojyo
A/N: I apologize for any inaccuracy of the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit history and geography as I am beginning to read the series after watching the movies. This pairing came to mind due to a conversation with a friend and so a plot began to form. Added, I wondered how would Seiten Taisei would react to Middle Earth. I also apologize if I have not updated my other stories, I do plan to finish it when I can if I find the inspiration to. I believe I do owe a little background to the story, just a summary of it to explain possible questions:
1. Goku and Seiten Taisei are separate people with separate personalities. This is a after the Journey to the West story and pretty much revolves around Seiten, and later chapters Legolas. Goku will be OOC slightly due to his relationship with Seiten Taisei and what they went through together before brought to Heaven.
2. There are established pairings as said before. It will be a later Legolas x Seiten Taisei.
3. There will also be made-up stuff (such as cities and the people) that are not related to the canon.
Prologue: The Ending to A New Beginning
Houtou Castle, India in the year 900
Time passed too quickly or too slowly for Seiten liking. The former Monkey King felt like he was stuck inside a nightmare he could never wake up from. His mind told him this wasn't a nightmare, that he should get a grip of reality and return to the battle, but his heart told him all too differently. A heart that was crumbling down quickly like stone after years of rain and snow, it finally began to break down rapidly.
Crimson was his favorite colors mainly due to the fact it reminded him of blood and the fiery color of his mate hair. For once, Seiten wished the two didn't mix as he currently stared at his mate in his arms with wide golden orbs. Unmoving the both of them for two different reasons, one just as equally terrifying to the other that Seiten never wanted to acknowledge in all of his life.
The usually tanned skin was now a light brown stained with blood and dirt from the battles. His mate favorite cloths were in disarray, ruined and torn that revealed cuts and bruises which Seiten feared that there were more to the injuries. It didn't appease the former Monkey King cold and slimy feeling in his stomach at the burn marks on his mate chest that weren't even minor. The scent of charred flesh that went through the skin and organs hit Seiten deeply, increasing the dread ten-folds. They were deep as if someone had slashed him with a sword and burned him with fire, someone Seiten knew very well.
The heretic felt that if he wasn't careful enough, he would make one mistake that would end his mate life very shortly.
"S..Sei…" His mate hoarse and dying voice spoke up; dull lilac eyes stared straight into golden he knew so well. A claw was raised to reach up to Seiten face, but fell shortly and would have fallen back to his side if not for the former Monkey King grabbing it on time. There was a tight squeeze and the redhead knew his mate was scared from how the hand shivered.
"Kou…Kougaiji. Don't speak at all. Please." Seiten demanded, not caring if his voice shook with anxiety and just wanted for this nightmare to end. His frustrations grew when Kougaiji simply laughed although it was weak. "It's not funny, Kou! Just wait! The apothecary and Hakkai will be here soon, so don't-"
"Sei…My Seiten Taisei…My Monkey King…" Kougaiji voice interrupted the brunette, who stares in confusion at his words. The demon king smiled weakly, squeezing Seiten hand with much strength he can muster.
"It's okay…" He reassured the former Monkey King.
"No…It's not okay, you damn fool! Don't you realize it?!" Reaching his limits, Seiten exclaimed furiously and fear of his mate approaching death overcame him. It was puzzling and frustrating to how Kougaiji could take this lightly. Then, the brunette became silent and concern hearing the pained cough, especially with the sight of blood mixing in the saliva.
"Kou, don't…Please, don't you idiot." Seiten with his pride forgotten begged, begged for his mate to not speak as if death will come for him.
"I told you…Sei, it's okay." The dying demon king repeated, unable to tear his eyes away from the sight. He felt his heart break seeing his Seiten, his beautiful Seiten trying to not break down and cry. The tears that were caused by him and Seiten rarely showed his tears, not after when Goku first met Sanzo.
"I don't get it…How can it be okay with you?" The brunette choked on his question, letting the tears fall against his cheek and let them fall on Kougaiji face.
As if amused, Kougaiji forced another weak chuckled and smiled a little more. It was no good, his vision was beginning to fade fast and he didn't want to part from his mate like this. Not without any regrets left to say. His Seiten will definitely be heartbroken to the point of death.
"Sei…Listen to me, okay? Please?" Kougaiji requested, continuing at the small and violent nod.
"Remember the teachings since Heaven is real…I will be reincarnated after my death. I don't know how long it will be until you find me, but I know…you will find me as a part of my soul is within you. I may not remember who you are, what my life here is like, but I will be attracted to you and will want you forever. Our soul is tied after all…Just like how Goku will always find Sanzo and his friends after they die." Eventually, Kougaiji couldn't help tear up as well while he spoke. Even when he said they'll meet again, it will be painful and it was already painful enough to part from his mate without knowing how long or when they will meet again. But for Seiten sake…
"That's why, Seiten..." The demon king eyelids began to close despite his mate protest to keep them open and stay awake.
"Kou? Kou! Stay awake! Don't you care close your eyes on me!" Seiten ushered, squeezing Kougaiji hand tightly in hopes it will be painful enough for his mate to not fall asleep. Yet it was futile as the former Monkey King listened to Kougaiji last words.
"…You have to live so we'll meet again…I…will...always…love you…"
With everything he wished to say, Kougaiji smiled at his mate one last time as lilac eyes filled with love were now fully blank without emotion. The grip the demon king had on the brunette hand was gone, slipping from Seiten hand and fell to the stained crimson tiles limply. The sounds of battle, the roars and battle cries, the clangs of metal against metal, the crumbling building, the roaring fire, and the howl of the heartbroken beast that held the limp body no longer reached Kougaiji ears.
The first son of Gyumaoh and Rasetsunyo, the first prince and second King of the Demon Empire, Kougaiji was dead.
Everyone Sanzo knew also knew that he wasn't the morning person. The priest was easily irritable, quick to shoot, and had a short-temper. Add that to the fact he wasn't in the greatest moods in the morning it resulted a very moody and about to shoot someone GenjoSanzo. He blamed it on the monkey for not being by his side this morning and greeted with his morning kisses, and instead there was a note that stated he was visiting his twin brother again for the fifth time. The blond also blamed it on the annoying cockroach that had the galls to smirk and tease him about not satisfying the monkey, which earned a couple of bullets. Hakkai wisely stayed out of the way, obviously understanding the whole situation that annoyed Sanzo to no end.
"Damn prissy monk! I was only fucking teasing you! No need to get the shotgun out and start shooting at me!" The half-demon cursed after dodging the bullets, turning around to shout more until he met white and a sharp pain to his head.
"OW! What the hell was that for, Sanzo?!" Gojyo demanded, rubbing the back of his head and moved over to Hakkai side.
"For being an annoying bastard that can't shove the word 'I'll be quiet today' up in his ass."Sanzo answered, sneering at the kappa as he put his fan away.
"Fucking baldy…" The half-demon muttered before looking at Hakkai with a pout. A pout that Hakkai knew very well and chuckled, "Hakkai~ Can you nurse the bruise the big, bad baldy did to me?"
"Now, Gojyo…" The healer began, sweat dropping at the glare Sanzo sent toward them. "…Perhaps when not in Sanzo presence, I will."
"Oh? Even giving my battle wounds some kisses too, babe?" Gojyo wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, his smirk lewd as perverted thoughts began to form.
"My…I don't think having a little intimate conversation is the best time, Gojyo." Hakkai said wisely, but his cheeks flushed underneath the frames of his glasses.
"Now you're playing hard to get, 'Kai. I can change that-"
"If you two want to play the game where you fuck like rabbits, then get the fuck out and go somewhere else." Sanzo growled warningly, obviously not in a good mood for anything or seeing anything couple related.
Gojyo sighed, annoyed by the priest constant moodiness over the last few weeks. All playfulness gone in an instant for now as Hakkai blush disappeared in a second, turning serious. The half-demon rubbed the back of his head and gestured outside with his thumb.
"The monkey visiting him again?"Gojyo asked, earning a shrug from Sanzo that translated to a "yes" in both him and Hakkai view. "That's like what? The seventh time these last few weeks?"
"The fifth, Gojyo."Hakkai corrected, observing his friend current state of dilemma and sighed as well. "Sanzo, you know you can't act like this."
"Act like that?" Sanzo snorted, keeping his mask on.
"Acting likes a spoiled asshole just because his pet monkey paid attention to someone else more than you, because you're Goku so-called Sun?" Gojyo elaborated, dodging another bullet aimed for his head, and scowled. "See?!"
"Tch!"
"Gentlemen, peace." The healer demanded firmly, which the two turned silent in a second. Hakkai turned his emerald eyes on the scowling priest, who stared at the outside almost expecting for a certain someone to return.
"I know it's…suffocating for Goku to pay attention to someone else more than you, Sanzo. But you have to understand that they're twins and twins have a bond that even we can't comprehend. Seiten Taisei already cleared things with us that he and Goku chose their own paths in life. Seiten chose to be with Kougaiji and stayed at Houtou Castle to make his own life the happiest he can be, and so did Goku with you. The moment Seiten Taisei closed his own heart, no one else but Goku and Lirin could be there to support them and it took them a while before Seiten Taisei could open up until he fell asleep. The grief was too much for him and its clear Goku would be concerned since he hoped that his brother would live and wait." Hakkai began his lecture, sighing as he recalled all the events in order. Gojyo noticed how the priest tensed up each word his lover spoke, out of guilt or rage the half-demon had no clue.
"I know that, you idiots. It doesn't mean that Goku should make his life just visiting that idiot almost every time now whenever he gets the chance." The blonde words were tense, almost concerned about something that the two couldn't understand yet.
"Right, Sanzo…Ya know, the idiot monkey said something to me once that they can only love one person they are tied to forever. Seiten loves the prince and Goku loves you, described it like finding another half of their soul. They have their own connection since they are related, but in terms of their mates it's a totally different matter." Gojyo spoke, retrieving a particular heart-to-heart conversation with the monkey he considered his little brother.
"Point is, Gojyo?" Sanzo demanded, figuring where this was going.
"The moment Kougaiji died, so did half of Seiten. Goku knew how painful it was for Seiten since he experienced once with your previous life, but he was spared from that by our lovely Merciful Goddess until he met you again. That's why the stupid monkey is worried that his older brother going to do something stupid. Even if Seiten acts tough and normal, he's dying on the inside. It got worse when he went to sleep for who knows how long, Goku said he might not even wake up forever." The half-demon concluded, and then stared at Sanzo. The unspoken question lingered in the air that the three knew very well.
"What do you plan to do, Sanzo? Support him to the very end and make up? Or let things get to rust and full of regrets?"
Suddenly, the three turned their heads to a new presence in the room as a gush of wind hit them. When the wind calmed down, they were all facing the Merciful Goddess sitting at the window of Sanzo office. S(he) smirked and waved at them, looking stunning as ever in her outfit.
"Hello, boys, nice to see you all again."KanzeonBosatsu greeted in a smooth tone.
"What do you want, old hag?" The priest growled, not in a good mood as usual, and glared at the goddess. Kanzeon rolled her(his) eyes and wave her(his) finger with a "tsk, tsk".
"That's what I get for making an entrance? Quite the rude one as usual, Konzen."S(he) commented, but went straight to the point at the odd looks on the men faces. Coughing lightly, s(he) crossed her(his) leg over the other and folded her(his) hands to place them on her(his) lap.
"Anyway I have some news to bring you about our favorite sleeping beauty. Now before I say anything, Goku already knew when I told him not too long ago so he isn't needed here to listen." Kanzeon answered their unspoken question about the younger monkey before continuing in a serious tone.
"Seiten Taisei is no longer in Shangri-La or this world aka dimension in general."
"Middle- Earth, Aunty?"
"Yes, that's right little one. In the end, Seiten will never wake up as long as Kougaiji soul isn't reincarnated in this world." The Merciful Goddess nodded at Goku, whose eyes narrowed slightly.
"…Do you mean someone did something to it?" The monkey asked, figuring that was the case rather quickly than Kanzeon would have liked.
"That's correct. " S(he) sighed and crossed her arms, looking over to the cherry blossom trees base where Seiten Taisei formerly was laid during his sleep. "We figured the culprit went to Middle-Earth after disrupting Kougaiji soul and sending it somewhere far away from Shangri-La or this world in general. We couldn't afford to risk sending you alone to go after it, Goku, which is why there was little choice but to send your brother."
"Because it would disrupt the balance if we all went?" Goku asked, chuckling as he knew he wouldn't go alone exactly. Kanzeon couldn't restrain a smirk.
"That's right, little one. We gave Seiten the information he needs to know and what he needs to do, his necessaries will be done on his own. It will be a very long time for your brother in that world." The Merciful Goddess informed the brunette, whose expression turned solemn.
"That means I won't see him again unless we're dreaming…And I think that'll be very rare now." Goku sighed and turned his gaze to the cherry blossoms. "There's a chance he'll even stay there to be with Kougaiji reincarnation." He added sadly, but then smiled and stared at the Merciful Goddess.
"That means he'll be happy though, right?"
"You always loved cherry blossoms, Sei-Chan." Goku said solemnly as nostalgia coursed through him, soft and round golden orbs never strayed away from the fluttering pink petals.
"You told me so much about Kougaiji, what he did for you, how he loved you, and honestly I was a bit jealous since Sanzo never did anything of that, but…I was content with what we had, even if Sanzo was afraid to show some affections or attachments. It was enough for me to know he cared in some way." The brunette smiled softly, catching a petal into his hands, and chuckled.
"Actually I was jealous of a lot of things about you since you were always stronger and better than me, you were closer to mother than I was and we were twins too. But, it brought you pain too till Kougaiji was the only who could help you go through it. It hurt a lot didn't it? When Kougaiji died, half of your soul gone that instant…" Then the golden orbs hardened into strong determination, closing his fingers around the petal before opening them again to release it.
"But you'll meet him again, Sei-chan. I know it, because neither of you gave up in wanting to meet each other after so many centuries."
"Hey, stupid monkey!" A familiar voice snapped and instantly Goku turned his head around to find his lover standing nearby.
Sanzo was annoyed as usual, but underlying that was concern. The monkey grinned and made his way over, waving at his lover and two friends that were just behind the blond. They were surprised at his cheerfulness, expecting a sulking and melancholy monkey.
"I'm sorry, Sanzo! I'm coming over there now!" Goku apologized and once close enough; he had been smacked by the infamous paper fan.
Demanding questions of the usual abuse, a smart talk from Gojyo caused another argument between the two. Hakkai simply laughed it through, calm as usual while petting his pet, and making small and very insignificant comments. Once the noise reached its peak, so did Sanzotemper who shortly brought out his infamous gun to promptly shut the two up. In another few seconds, the Sanzo Party would expect Lirin to show up demanding for meat buns and not a fight with Yaone in tow and making sure she was behaving. They heard the news as well, but it wasn't going to stop them from their daily lives.
Everything was normal; the only thing missing was Seiten.
And they all wished for Seiten to come visit soon, even if some do not show it.
Middle-Earth in TA 2050
Wake up…
Who? Who's there?
Friends, we are friends, Earth Child. Remember, listen and remember.
Ah, it's warm that light…
…
Oh yes, that's right…I remember now.
"Lord Seiten!"
"We believe in you, my lord! To bring Heaven down and glory to all of us!"
"I…really don't like bloodshed. But if it's fighting for you, I believe I can go through it."
"Cherry Blossoms in the lower world are more beautiful, because of their short life."
"Konzen…You know right? Two heretics in Heaven…"
"I'm sorry…Let me be the one to say this for them: "I'm glad I met you, Goku…"
"Ever heard of Muchimutsu?"
"Don't think you're going to die so easily after what you did to those two kids?!"
"Goku counted on me in that desert to stop him and I failed him. That's why this time…!"
"Hey, Sei-chan…Kougaiji-Oniichan really loves you and I love you too!"
"You're…a cruel beast, who is incapable of giving kindness. You are reckless and bringing trouble to every one of us! You cannot bring happiness to Lord Kougaiji!"
"Hey, Seiten Taisei…Have you ever seen true darkness?"
"You know if something happens to me…Take care of Kou, okay?"
"I…don't want to become someone tool of war anymore."
"Lord Seiten Taisei, I'm Taruche."
"Dreams are quite fickle things. They can go quite crazy, you know? It's like a maze in your own mind."
"Sei-Chan! Are you…Are you really leaving?"
"Sei…I love you forever and always ever. We will meet again, even if I die, because our souls are tied together."
Kou…Kougaiji. That's right; he's my mate, my lover. I have a brother who made friends. I had men who died for me a long time ago in the war against Heaven. I...Had friends too, but they died in the passage of time.
I believed Kougaiji wouldn't die so easily after everything we went through together, but he did in the end. I slept, because I was tired and wished to wake up even a year or so after Kougaiji was born and grown up to a splendid man.
No, it doesn't matter if he's a man or a women, human or demon because I will always love him.
That's right, friend…
You wished to be with that person again. We understand that, but the first thing you must do is…
Wake up.
Stars filled up the sky and surrounded the great silver moon. Slowly sitting up was the brunette adorned in light and loose white cloths with a bag of money, medicine, map, and some food. A katana strapped to his side, the sheath black and silver stood out against his cloths. Long shaggy hair fluttered along with the red scarf wrapped warmly around his neck, a golden tail swayed side to side, his head tilted to stare at the night sky with wide slit golden eyes, and the movement caused his triangular shape earrings to jingle slightly.
He definitely wasn't in Shangri-La.
Yes, that's right…The Merciful Goddess explained everything to him.
Memories of what happened to Kougaiji soul coursed through his mind, his fingers clenched tightly against his palm till his knuckles turned white, and fangs were bared to a hiss.
"I will find you, Kou. And the bastard that ruined things!" Seiten promised to himself, turning around dramatically to head to his first destination.
The scents were new, the presence and everything was new, but the forest gave him comfort along with the animals that were peeking curiously. Seiten was sure he would be all right for a while, even if it took centuries to find Kougaiji reincarnation and kill the bastard.
There would be a lot to learn in this foreign world, but he'll manage.
Besides, it wasn't like Goku needed his big brother being a worry hen. That was Sanzo and Hakkai job.
TBC
A/N: Thank you and please review! Criticisms are helpful, flames are not.
