Hikaru no Tengoku

Prologue

Her long locks flowed around her, soft silver eyes lowered, showing that she was sad. Her funeral robes fluttered around her as tears began flowing out of her eyes like a waterfall. She dropped the flower that was in her hand as she crumpled to the ground before the stone coffin crying horribly.

"Onii-sama! Why did you do that! You baka! Why?! Why?! Why…" Her voice slowly died out as she slammed her hands against the ground, causing it to shake slightly.

"Tsuya…" A tall young man with spiky black hair squatted down be side her, looking toward the younger girl with worry. A woman came also, squatting down to cradle the young girl in her arms.

"It's okay to cry, imoto, but everything will be alright in the end." The clutched the cloth of the women's funeral kimono, crying even harder even now."

"I just wish hiccup that he didn't hiccup have to hiccup die!" Another man, not quite as tall as the one beside her, with blonde hair came forward as well.

"All of us will die one day Tsuya." He replied calmly. "Let him pass on peacefully. He will be reborn again on Chikyu and maybe one day, maybe one day you will meet him again."

The girl looked up toward the man with tear-filled silver eyes, a look of pure sadness, innocence and hope. She broke from the woman's embrace, wiping her tears on the sleeve of her kimono and picked up the flower she had previously dropped and placing it on the stone tomb. The other two stood up as well, looking towards the elegantly carved stone tomb.

"Dozo…dozo, rest in peace, Tsuchiya Iwao, Iwa no Tengoku." Her voice cracked as she said it, placing the flower on top of the coffin. Tears still rolled down her cheeks as she turned away, walking past the others.

"Tsuya! Are you going to be alright?" asked the woman, looking towards the small girl.

"Hai, I just need some time to think." She turned around slightly, giving them a small smile, a weak attempt to console their worries.

"Tsuya!" cried the woman, wanting to go after her, but a firm hand on her shoulder stopped her.

"Iie, don't worry Mika." She looked black to see the blonde haired man. "Tsuya only needs some time to sort out her emotions. Iwao-san was like a father to her. It's hard for her to see such a strong man fall, especially right in front of her eyes."

"Hai, demo kanojo wa hon nu kodomo desu" she replied, looking downward before lifting her eyes and turning to the stone coffin as the blonde man took his hand from her shoulder.

"You baka, Iwao! Why did you have to die!?" She yelled toward the coffin, a single tear dribbling down her cheek. The tall black haired man set a large hand upon the coffin, his eyes sad.

"Iwao-san…" He muttered, narrowing his eyes. "With your departure, who will lead us? Who will guide us with your wisdom? Tsuya is too young, even though you trained her personally yourself, time has not taken its course yet."

"Yes, especially now, now that we know what Sosuke Aizen is planning in the next 100 years." Stated the blonde haired man.

"Hai. It will be difficult to protect this dimension and the king with one of us missing." Said the woman, eyes narrowed. She turned her back looking towards the pathway that lead to the Japanese styled palace, the direction that the girl had gone in. "But most of all, how will we continue to train Tsuya? Iwao knew the old arts better then us, considering that he was the one that trained by the last Heavenly Guardian before he passed on."

"Hai, the Hikaru no Tengoku. Maybe Iwao-san left scrolls that would possibly help Tsuya. Iwao-san was a intelligent man, maybe he knew this was bound to happen at some point." Stated the tall man. They all turned away from the quiet graveyard of stone coffins, walking back towards the palace.

"Most likely." Replied the blonde haired man, walking steadily forward. "If anything, Tsuya will be the one to find them. We must just do what we can until then."

"Hai. We must try our best with what we know."

"It will be hard, considering the fact we don't know much about her sword in general."

"But we must still try. For the future."

"For the future."

"…for the future quite indeed." They entered the palace, closing the doors behind them, the woman taking a final glance into the burial grounds of the Five Heavenly Guardians.

"Please, wish us luck, Iwao-san." She whispered softly, a sad smile upon her face.

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Vocabulary

dozo- please

demo kanojo wa hon nu kodomo desu- but she is but a child

hai- yes

iie- no

Hikaru no Tengoku-Light of Heaven

Iwa no Tengoku- Rock of Heaven

Onii-sama- honorific form of big brother

Chikyu-Earth