Secret Sanctuary
Disclaimer: No matter how badly I want to own Saint Seiya and it's characters, they aren't mine.
A/N 1: Story sets pre-manga series, slight yaoi and centered on AiolosXSaga paring, hinted DohkoXShion and AiolosXSagaXKaron. But as the plot develops, I will bring in more DeathmaskXAphrodite, maybe some ShuraXAiolia as well. And since I'm a huge fan of Deathmask, please do expect major OOCness of him.
A/N 2: This is my first fanfic, because English is not my first language, I apologize for any grammatical mistakes I've made and inappropriate word of choice. Gomen……
+ Prologue +
The pouring rain had started since afternoon, and it only became more intense upon night fall. The dark filthy ghetto area was flooded, trash floating down along with streams formed on the sides of muddy road.
The young boy curled up against the shedding wall, hid himself under that rim of broken roof. In his arm there was a new born baby wrapped up with torn sheets, white as a ghost. The baby was crying long enough that he no longer had anymore tears, and his helpless cry faded into the howling rain.
The boy was wet and cold. The broken roof didn't help him a bit with the menacing rain. Although he was wet and cold, he didn't move; he clutched his teeth tightly together to prevent himself from shaking, sheltered the baby further down into his chest, and raised his spare arm to keep the rain away from the baby.
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The boy sensed a slight movement coming toward his direction.
"The one chosen by God, please raise your head and meet your destiny!"
The boy heard the stranger, but didn't react until he once again made sure the baby in his arm was properly sheltered. Still kept his body at same posture, he turned his head a little to the Voice.
His crystal green eyes looked into blurry rain, and saw a tall, shadowy figure emerged from the darkness of the night. Red diamonds like eyes were emitting ghostly shine.
The "Shadow" stopped right in front of the boy. The boy was stunned to discover this stranger seemed to have casted some magical spell around him, rain has been shielded away.
"My dear child, you do not belong to this part of the world. Will you allow me to be your guide, and lead you to the world of ours?"
The boy stood straight up now, damped pants dripping mud. He was silent for a while; finally, he broke the silence. His voice was far too deep for his age.
"Does your world offer a place for Leo to grow up safely?"
"Your brother will have a fate of his own that separate from yours eventually. But you, my dear child. What yours will be? Will you become a hero who saves the world, or will you be engulfed by darkness of unknown future…… Do you feel afraid, do you fear where this road lead to?"
The dark "Shadow" stretched his arms; his hands were gloved in black, surrounded by flows of magical power.
Stared at his baby brother in his arm, the boy made up his mind. His bright green eyes no longer had any sign of hesitation; he responded to the stranger's invitation with his spare arm.
"No. I will have no fear."
Gomen… The prologue is kinda short but I need some feedback to decide whether I shall continue the story or not. I've loved AiolosXSaga pairing for many years, however this is the first time I write something for them. I know there aren't many AiolosXSaga fans out there, but please R&R, I will try my best to make this story better.