I do not own Bleach. Warning: Yaoi, Mpreg in later chapters. This fic is going to be either 14 or 16 chapters. The trials will be one chapter each.

(No this is NOT in script form. Enjoy.) Also this is just a prologue chapter. The later chapters will be longer. My apologies, but I couldn't figure out how to make this more without having a really long chapter that covers too much.

*walks out on the stage and picks up a microphone with mild dramatics* For those that couldn't handle "Silent Tears"...I present for your reading pleasure, a new story. A tale of love that can not be broken. A path that only few have taken. An empire lead by a fierce leader with an angel of destiny by his side. I present to you..."Starfall" *bows and leaves as the curtain opens*


Prologue

Renji sat at his table eating and drinking the delicacies that were put before him. He had just come home from a war victory in another territory having sucessfully slain the hydra. His father, the king, had put together the banquet upon learning of his son's return. People came from far and wide to offer their gifts to the soon to be king as they too learned of his amazing defeat of the dreaded hydra. Entertainment was provided for the banquet in the form of dancers and those who did tricks claiming that they were magic. Renji paid no attention to them instead paying more attention to the lovely princess Sui Feng. She wasn't from these parts as she was a princess of Egypt. She had come to discuss something with his father and mother, but he was more interested in her body. Right now, Greece was the most powerful empire in the known world, so he did not fear what was to happen if he took the princess as his bed partner for the evening.

The festivities went on well into the night with people talking about Renji's victory. He sat back laughing with a few of his fellow travelers after a bit drinking back the wine that was offered to him. The princess had politely refused his request saying that she must travel to her homeland that evening. She had left, but not before giving him one last smile. It had to be just after the sun rose when Renji crawled into his bed. He was going to sleep the day away. After all he deserved it for his victory.

-Later in the Afternoon-

A man looked up at the castle. He was a descendant of a long line of ancient seer. He had a message from the gods to deliver to the young prince Renji. It would deal with the future of the empire. Slowly, he made his way to the doors being let in immediately and led to the throne room and instructed to kneel on the pillow in front of the thrones. The seer did as he was told knowing it was expected of him even though he would not be harmed if he refused. The seer were protected by the gods and therefore should he ever be attacked when delivering their message, the gods themselves would attack the province. He closed his eyes and waited patiently. He did not know how the royal family would take the news and he would have to tell them alone. Slowly, but surely the royal family made their way into the throne room. Each of them regarded the seer with respect, even the still slightly hungover Prince Renji.

The king was the one to address the seer first. "Welcome to our home, young seer. To what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?", the king asked him.

"I have come to deliver a message from the god Apollo. It is for the ears of the royal family only as was instructed to me by the messenger of the gods Hermes.", the steel grey eyed man said.

"Very well.", the queen said to him and then dismissed the servants and guards. Once they were all out of the room, she addressed the seer this time. "You may speak now seer. We are alone."

The seer nodded. "The message I was sent to give went as follows. The young Prince Renji must take a lover and have a child. He will find that he has no attraction to anyone else except for the bearer of the child. This person was created by the gods for the only purpose of giving the prince an heir. The prince has twelve trials to go through five of which happen before the conception of the child. The conception will take place during the sixth trial if all other trials have been completed. One trial must be completed by the end of each moon cycle for the next year. Failure to complete a trial will result in the wrath of the gods. If the child is not conceived at the appropriate time then by the power of the gods Greece will fall.", he said before closing his eyes.

"Do you know of the woman I am to create a child with?", Renji asked the seer.

"I do not know.", the seer told him as he was not to tell of the bearer of the prince's children granted the seer did not know the person's identity only that he could not tell him where to find them. The prince must figure that out on his own.

"How will I know of my trials?", Renji asked instead.

"I shall tell you the trials at the end of the moon cycle each month. You are then to complete them by the end of the next month as the gods have instructed.", the seer said to him.

"I see. What is your name seer?", the king asked.

"My name is Byakuya.", the seer answered to him.

"Very well, Byakuya. You are to stay here so that you may be found when my son needs to hear the next trial. Is that understood?", the king asked.

"Yes.", Byakuya said to them.

"Alright then. What is my first trial?", Renji asked wanting to get his trials completed as soon as possible as to not bring about the destruction of his kingdom.

"Your first trial, is to find the one who shall bear you the child. You may face a few problems along the way, but I am to guide you through each trial as well.", Byakuya said.

The prince nodded. "We shall set out after this evening's meal. You shall join the meal as we can not have you running off and endangering the kingdom by not helping me through the trials."

"As you wish.", Byakuya said. The royal family left and a servant entered the chambers leading the seer to a room prepared for him.


Next Chapter: Misconceptions