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Just one observation: In the last Chapter and in this one: Kunzite, Endymion and Nephrite are 16 years old (Kunzite is the oldest, than comes Endy, than Neph.). After them, comes Zoisite with 15 and the youngest is Jadeite with 15 also.
To answer some questions:
Moonprincess998: I´m glad you liked this update. And about the cliffhanger: I´m a mean girl… just kidding. One of the fun things about being the writer is to keep the readers interested in the story.
LoveInTheBattleField: Thank you again for reviewing and reading. I am really sorry for not update for a month. This will not happen again (or I will warn you about it, not simply disappear). Merry Christmas for u too, and I wish a Happy New Year also!
correctormaritza: I´m glad u liked my story. As I said, I will try to update very often! I am from Brazil, so my first language is Portuguese. Why? Here is the update as asked! Hope u like it!
Soooo, I was wondering, I am from Brazil, where are you from? Just curiosity… It´s is so hot here, yesterday we had 35ºC, lucky me I don´t live in Rio, because I would be melting… So I am staying home, it´s impossible to go outside! Lucky you, because I will be home WRITING!
Well, that´s it. Good reading, and if u feel like it in the end, give me your opinion! I would really like to know! Enjoy!
The Golden Kingdom, one thousand years ago
"As always your instincts do you credit, my friend. Come with me. I brought you here to see him and help me convince him to join the two of us."
Soon they reached the village. Endymion pointed to a man. Kunzite looked to whom he was pointing, and his face went blank.
The scene in front of them was something to be expected, since the two men knew the other one. The prince seemed quite amused by the scene, but the Lord… not so much.
"My prince, you are mistaken, right? The Crystal did not choose someone with such… low moral standard, did it? If it did, our mission will be short, because I will end up killing him if we work together."
"Come on Kunzite. The Crystal wouldn´t choose someone not worthy, and it will be a challenge to your leadership, this could be fun. And he is very good with… ouch!" Endymion suddenly stop talking, because of the shock he felt. Than he saw another man approaching the one that they were after, the Crystal was reacting to him too. He look to the man "You´ve got to be kidding me!"
"Endymion, what is it? Are you ok?"
"Don´t worry, it´s just the crystal found not only one potential, but two" He pointed to the other man, who was talking to the first one.
"What… This Crystal is crazy! No way those two… projects of man, fake gentleman, self-centered boys are potentials!"
Looking to the two warriors, Endymion though about the Crystal´s choice: Their names were Jadeite and Nephrite. They were in the center of the little square, surrounded by women of every age. They were telling stories about their adventures, how they ran away from their houses when they were 10, found each other on the way, and faced several adventures and dangers. Endymion and Kunzite met them a year ago, in a festival. Jadeite and Nephrite hit on the women that Endymion and Kunzite were escorting around the festival. Of course it ended in a fight, that was only stopped by the arrival of Kunzite´s parents. Jadeite and Nephrite were on Kunzite´s black list since then.
The two royals approached the scene. Jadeite had a woman, sitting on his lap, caressing his hair, and Nephrite was receiving a massage by another one.
"Courage, Kunzite. Here is a thought for you: If they accept, they will be under YOUR command."
"Yes, at least this." Kunzite had now a wicked smile on his face.
With that thought in mind, Kunzite caught up with his prince, on their way to talk with the two lady's man.
"Look Nephrite! Our beloved prince and our favorite lord are here!" Jadeite screamed.
The women got up immediately, and bowed before their prince. Every single one of them blushing and admiring the royal and his friend. Endymion had a large fun club, as everyone knows, but Kunzite had one too, after all he was a handsome man and a lord.
"Oh no Jadeite, they are steeling all of our admires!"
Wanting to start some kind of communication, Endymion said:
"Well, we can´t help it, our royal charm is irresistible. Perhaps you would be better luck if you became lords like my friend Kunzite here." Kunzite just let go a "Hmpf".
"Oh Lord Kunzite! Nice to see you again." Jadeite took a bow, full with sarcasm. Kunzite was almost exploding, but manage to keep his temper. He was not going to lose his composure in front of those boys. The only one who had ever seen him not acting too formal was his prince (and some girl we all know who, in the future…)
"My ladies, may I steel these two gentlemen? I promise you, I will return them to you unharmed." Endymion said with the most charming smile of the Earth on his face, and the girls melted. "Gentlemen, please follow me." But this was the prince saying, giving no space or permission for argument.
The men followed the prince until they reached a safe distance from the village, up on a hill. Jadeite and Nephrite didn´t say a word, but were clearly curious and trying not to laugh. Kunzite was quiet.
"Jadeite, Nephrite. I´m here to make an invitation to you both. As you must know, I am the keeper of the Golden Crystal now. My parents expressed some concerned about my safety and the Crystal´s and went to Helios for guidance. The verdict was that the Crystal would choose some guardians to help me and protect me. Kunzite already accepted. His is my right hand, my friend and the future leader of this group, the Shitennou" Endymion started, the two men stood serious as he never saw. Although they both were some kind of adventurous men, the prince heard stories about their ability with the sword and, most important, their loyalty to each other and the innocent people.
"Helios, our High Priest, said that the Crystal would choose potential soldiers for the job of Guardians of the Earth, Elysion, the Prince and the Golden Crystal." Kunzite continued. "The chosen ones, if they accept this honor, will be given powers to fulfill this task, and a place in the royal army, but the primary task will be their protection. They must protect them, no matter what cost."
"At last, the reason you two are having this conversation with us." The prince turned to them. "I am inviting you two to join us. This is not a order. It is an invitation." The two men were ready to say something but Kunzite interrupted.
"Before you answer: I have no idea why the Crystal chose two men like you. Yes, I´ve heard stories about your bravery, but your behavior is totally inadequate for Endymion´s guard. If you choose to accept, you will be under my command and will work hard to deserve this honor. And last: this task may cost your life at some point, be warned."
"May we have a moment to discuss between us, your Highness?" Nephrite asked
"Of course"
The two men were whispering, but it didn´t take too long before they turned to the prince with their answer. Nephrite spoke, now a young man, not a boy:
"My prince, my lord. My friend and I will be honored if you accept our services. We promise to work hard to deserve this honor. Although we are young, our adventures have been a little boring now. We believe that we can make a difference. One thing we want in return."
"Oh yeah? What would be that?" Kunzite asked, irritate by presumption of the man.
"The promise of adventure."
"Well, my new friend" The prince started before Kunzite´s fury attacked "I promise you journeys to other worlds, possible battles and a new life inside the royal court with a lot of beautiful ladies. Is that enough?"
"Yes!" Jadeite, always the child of the children commemorated.
"Get on your knees if you accept. Master Endymion will finish this now." Kunzite ordered and the two immediately obeyed.
The Golden Crystal came out of the prince´s chest and a golden light touched the two men, just like when it was Kunzite´s turn.
The moments that followed were full with surprises: Nephrite discovered that he could influence the trees, grass, all the flora. Jadeite was a little bit curious. He was connected to fire, but not fire literally, more like explosives. He could do balls full of fire and energy and use them as explosives. This could cause quite a damage.
Always formal, Kunzite said:
"Welcome to the Shitennou, Lord Nephrite and Lord Jadeite. Serve with honor and protect with your life. May the training begin." Endymion just smiled, knowing the hell those two would have to endure.
The next three months were of hard work and some adaptation. But the two new shitennou, for Kunzite´s surprise, worked harder than expected, mastering their powers and the sword. True, in swordplay he and the prince could not be beaten, but they were pretty good. Plus they had some talents that would be useful: Jadeite was really fast and could track anything or anyone. Nephrite was a navigator and the strongest man he had ever seen. He was wondering who would be the next interesting person to join this group.
Yes, group. After spending some time with them, Endymion easily saw them as fun companions and brothers. Kunzite kind of saw in them this too, just didn´t demonstrate so often.
Helios trained them every day. He told them also that there should be one more shitennou out there. He didn´t said how he knew that (AN: But I will tell you, because I am not that mean. Pluto. She has a HUGE part on this story, but the hints will be very discreet)
One day, they were in the palace, the four of them fooling around, even Kunzite, because it was his 17th birthday.
A young boy was sitting with his parents in the garden, which made the lord curious. He pointed the scene to Endymion, who instant had the same reaction he had when he saw the other 3 shitennou.
"Finally." The prince said.
They approached the couple and the boy. The three took a bow to the prince. Kunzite´s father welcomed the group. The parents embraced their son and said their blessings for his birthday.
"Your Highness, my son, boys. It´s nice to see you well. Hope my son wasn´t too hard on you"
"Oh, we are used to it, my lord." Jadeite said, regretting immediately after he saw the look in Kunzite´s face.
"Father, Mother, it´s been some time. May I ask who this is?"
"Kunz" His mother began "this is our maid´s son, Zoisite. His mother is with us for about two years now, I believe you met her last Christmas. Your father discovered he is quite a talent: he is very intelligent, interested in medicine and technology. We are helping him."
"Oh, nice to meet you, Zoisite. I am their son, Lord Kunzite. These are my friends, Lord Jadeite and Lord Nephrite. And this is Prince Endymion, of course. Mother, father, may we steel him for a moment?"
"Of course, my son. Zoisite go with them, it is ok."
The boy still hadn´t said a word. He followed the prince and Kunzite to the garden, leaving the other two shitennou catching up with Kunzite´s parents.
"I am sorry for my silence, Your Highness, my lord. I was just a little surprise of you talking to me. After all you are the prince and the famous shitennou, and I am nobody. It is nice to meet you, although." Zoisite started. He seemed like just a regular boy, very shy for he didn´t make eye contact with them.
"Don´t need to apologize, Zoisite." Endymion was surprise with his friend statement. He almost sensed some kindness? Strange.
"Zoisite, the reason we wanted to talk to you... it´s better if you sit." Endymion advised, Zoisite sit. Endymion began the same speech he gave to Jadeite and Nephrite. When he finished, he just waited for the answer.
"Zoisite" Kunzite said "It will be hard, but I will help you if you say yes. I give you my word. Your intelligence will be most appreciated. The work is dangerous, very, but it has its benefits."
Now Endymion was really surprise. He had never seen Kunzite acting so… fraternal.
"Yes. I accept. My mother always told me that my talents should be used for something important. I´ve always dreamt to help our world, to make a difference since someone gave me a gift. And according to my data of your group" he pulled a small computer, with mercurian´s signs "each of the shitennou received some special powers… according to some predisposition the person had. Crossing their data I found the variables that dictate the power… I believe that you, my lord, is connected to human life, am I right?" Kunzite nodded trying not to show how astonished he was "Now, to discover mine… hm, interesting… I will be connected to water, but more specifically, to ice. I will be able to shoot ice! Cool!" At the end of the long speech, the excitement of a kid appeared.
"My friend, you sure can talk. Kneel, so you can be officially accepted in this group." Endymion said and began the ritual. The other two shitennou were laughing and screaming welcoming´s to the blond guy. Kunzite had a tiny smile on his face…
Back to the present, in Elysion
The golden light ceased, and four man stood before the Prince of the Earth.
"Hello, my shitennou. My friends."
That´s all for today! Did you enjoy? Keep sending me your opinion! God, bad, suggestions, corrections… everything will be appreciated!
The next will be on before the end of the year!
Next: back to the present, we will see two stories, that will culminate in one:
the Outers find the solarians, will they awake them? Who are they?
The shitennou are back! Senshi reactions, Chibi-usa has 4 more uncles to be jealous of her and boys (as if Mamoru was not enough). Usagi and Mamoru try to stop the senshi to murder the new allies…