Chapter 1

Meetings of Fate

He lies in bed thinking about how things were suppose to be it was the year 14 in the year of their Lord, Emperor Ching. Yeah his father was the Emperor so that made him the prince, and to him that was a big pain in the ass. And as such he was held by others in great regards. They had just received news of a new batch of demons that plagued their lands. Except they seemed to be feared by even the demons of this country they called themselves Lycans.

In fact it was just the other night that a group of the so called Lycans walked into the room…

Flashback to last night.

They were heavily clad in armor, and their weapons were made of silver. For reasons no one could figure out. The first one to speak was the Emperor as he was a peace loving person.

"Welcome, guests what is it I may do for you?" asked Ching. The tall one in the front of the three sneered in contempt as he spat at the emperor's feet.

"Silence, mortal know your place and all will be well. We have come from the great Tazekan Empire, we have conquered many and few remain standing. You would do well to bow before our very presence." He sneered out of his teeth. Though that was the last thing the person would say as the next moment his head was rolling on the ground.

"What the hell, what was that?" one of the Lycans cried only to be sliced down by another blade. Just as the other one had started to run towards the exit the figure that had attacked quickly used Shunpo to beat him there.

"Go back to your Kingdom and tell them that Japan will not fall to terrorists nor will we be willing to bow to them." And with that he released the being. The Emperor however was not pleased with the outcome of the meeting. Rubbing his temple he said one phrase that everyone understood the meaning behind it.

"Bring him to me, now!" he said with compressed fury lacing his voice. Several of his bodyguards bowed and left in pursuit of the one they knew to be behind all of this.

"Tenshi-sama,(1) show yourself, the emperor demands to see you," one of the guards shouted as they chased him down the hall way.

"Stop playing around, you are almost 12 years old and coming of the age. Soon you will need to take up a bride." Another guard half begged half demanded.

"Hello no do you know what he'll do if I go in there, no of course you don't I'm not ready for marriage I'm an independent person no one girl and can me down I refuse I refu…" but his tyrant was cut short by a flash of red that rushed by him and hit him on the head.

"Hello Tenshi-chan(2)," the red head said. The guards quickly stopped nodded towards the figure and walked back towards their duties. Rubbing his head Tenshi looked shyly up at her.

"Hehe uhmm… h-h-h-hi neechan(3)," he managed out between his stuttering, it wasn't the fact that he could beat her more the fact that she was a girl and knew his one weakness.

"Gaki,(4)what have I told you about interfering with dad's court… Hmmm… well I guess the only thing left for you to do is go and suck up to him, and hope his punishment isn't tooo bad this time." She said with an evil glint to her eyes.

Tenshi having been caught, graciously excepted his defeat and moved with his sister towards where his father was undoubtedly rehearsing the talk he was going to be given.

End Flashback

He knew the things his father had said were true and that these so called"people" deserved a chance to prove themselves too. But it was something about those Lycans that made Tenshi's skin crawl, and that was never a good thing.

Being as this was Japan most of the human population had some knowledge of monsters, demons, hanoya and other such creatures. Some were looked down upon like the demons. But others were looked upon almost favorably. But there was one thing that was bothering him and was why he was lying awake at night. He had never before heard of Lycans. And he was a young warrior fresh out of academy. And he was the Emperor's son. So why hadn't he heard of these so called Lycan. Before, he turned in his sleep and shrugged it off. Oblivious to the things that were happening around the world as he slept.

Elsewhere

She knew she was in trouble that was the only reason her father ever contacted her. Sure they might be immortal or so as close to it as anyone could be. But that didn't mean he couldn't make it memorable. She shuddered at the things he could do. So as she walked to the giant golden doors that led to the Chambers she steadied herself.

"Ah Sonya how nice of you to join us," her father Natsuhi cooed as she moved to sit next to him. Her mother had died in child birth due to stress, and her father's heart still ached for her.

"I wouldn't have missed it father."

"We shall talk about your tardiness later young one for now we have business to attend to." He stated without looking at her.

Sonya flinched as she knew the implications, true she had disobeyed. But her father was too lenient and she would be either reminded of her place her she would be dealt with. In which meant he would marry her off. Something she was trying to avoid.

She was brought out of her daze when she realized that the audience had begun. It was her father's job here in the depths of Mt. Edkidmonsu. Here the vampire's empire flourished and grew, after the war with the humans and been over they had moved here. Her father refused to state why but she knew that it had been a favor of one of his comrades during the war.

Hours went by and Sonya was soon getting tired of the peasants, it wasn't the fact that they were peasants. It was more the reason that she was bored she hated this kind of stuff. But her father demanded she be here. Just as she thought it couldn't get any duller, a scout came running into the hall.

Breathing heavily he knelt on one knee facing her father and ignoring all else. This perked her interest as they usually reported only to the Scout Master. Her uncle, but if it was this urgent then things were about to get spicy.

Natsuhi motioned for the scout to speak with his hand and the scout nodded.

"Milord I was doing my current circuits around central Japan today sir, when something caught my attention," Sonya leant in to listen better.

"Three heavily armed cloaked figures were making their way towards the Imperial Palace of Ching Wan," her eyes stayed passive but her instincts were screaming at her. Sonya's father leaned forward in his chair.

"So what is it that is so troubling about this, surely…" he began

"Forgive me Lord Natsuhi, but I don't think I said it right. Three Lycans entered the palace grounds and only one left. I'm not sure what it meant but it could be no good."

Sonya was about to laugh at the messenger and tell him off when she looked over at her father's face and notice how firm and, scared? What the hell she'd never seen her father so scared in his life. There were few things that worried him so why was this human palace or these things called Lycans such a big deal. But then he spoke softly and asked the scout,

"Was anyone hurt or was the signal given?" The scout looked over at her and then shook his head.

"Not yet milord but I'm afraid it is only a matter of time." Natsuhi sighed

"Thank you for your information, it will help us in the future send a battalion of our warriors there and several runners. We mustn't let them escape our knowledge anymore. Thank you, dismissed." And just like that everyone cleared out of the room.

Sonya looked over to her father and noticed the crease in his brow and the worry in his eyes.

"Father…"

"Sonya come with me to our chambers I feel like I should discuss with you the situation and the importance of it. And the reason behind all of it too… come." And with that they were off.

Aurther's Dictionary

1) Sama the suffix at the end often refers to one of great respect.

2)chan the suffix at the end often refers to one of a younger status or child

3)Neechan often refers to an older sister

4)Gaki- means brat

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