The Kingdom Hidden in the Clouds
By StraightedgeEpyon
Summary: Shinji didn't know anything regarding his mother's side of the family, in fact he didn't know anything about her at all. Until one day he finds an item belonging his mother and then he discovers she was quite literally not from this world
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Chapter 10
Healing the heartache
(14 years ago)
Yui Ikari, was seen sitting on a park bench, with her four year old son Shinji sleeping contently on her lap. She stroked her son's hair, as she looked at the clear skies above her, with a sense of longing. Yui looked down at her son again smiling.
'My beautiful boy, the first male heir of Asario , you don't yet know of the great heritage you now carry, or the destinies that await you.' she whispered
'Because of Inferno's curse, I have been stranded here on this world for over twenty years. He brought me down here out of spite, and I was foolish to fight him, with my limited power, even at his weakest he still managed to overpower me, or maybe because I couldn't unlock the Amulet of Alaria's true power and he knew it." she said touching the necklace around her neck.'
'I can't even call Impa, to open the bridge no matter how hard I yell… Mother, Palutena, I am so sorry, I ventured out the gates.' Yui lamented looking into the sky. Then she peered back to Shinji.
'I've been working on the Eva Project, not just as means to combat the Angels so you won't have to, but to open the way the home for us. Others like Gendo and SEELE would use my work to make themselves immortal or worse, inadvertently open the way to Asario or the other nine realms.'
Shinji just shifted a bit in her lap.
'I cannot let that happen, I won't." Yui stated looking down at her son.
'The Second impact made this world a living hell, SEELE made this world into more of a living hell, and Gendo intends to make you live in it. As your mother and a daughter of Elysium I can't allow that. Asario, is your true home my Shinji.'
Shinji merely mumble his sleep,
'I can only hope and pray to Alaria that my work bears fruit, and that we'll be able to return home together, my beautiful boy. My little prince.' Yui finished kissing his temple
(Present day)
A distraught Shinji Ikari, Third child, Evangelion pilot and recently discovered Prince of Asario, suddenly found himself in front of Misato's apartment. Fortunately for him the area was deserted, he walked on inside his face still stained with tears after the heartbreaking revelation that his father never loved him.
After everything he was put through, all the battles, and hell he went through, he was never going to get his father's approval. Moreover, he was willing to sacrifice him and what's left of humanity to get his mother back.
Shinji was just a tool, a slave to him. In all but name he was just a slave to everyone. Asuka, Misato, Ritsuko, etc. He solemnly headed up to the top floor. Entering the code to open the door, and walked into the messy apartment, and locked himself in his old room and began to cry again.
"W-w-why did I leave Asario? There I'm a Prince. Here, on Earth, I'm a slave. A servant a disposable tool" Shinji sobbed "This world and everyone in it, has caused me nothing but pain and suffering, no matter what I do."
Once again unbeknownst to Shinji, his sadness and despair once again radiated from his entire being, this time though, he was being watched through his window, though not by an Asarian but another, from another world, a long dark haired girl from Krazor, Momiji.
"His sadness, is so strong, what terrible tragedy was done to cause him such pain?" Momiji asked clutching her chest.
Little did Momiji know she wasn't the only one who was curious, a shapely figure clad in a dark blue swimsuit, with a blue mask covering the lower half of her face, hiding in the lower building a few blocks down cloaked in an invisible silhouette
"This is where its coming from, such pain such sorrow." Kitana mused before glancing to the side noticing Momiji and narrowed her eyes in suspicion. Then a flash of purple light appeared in front of the building Shinji entered, the light dissipated to reveal two princesses of the Moors and an Asarian tracker, Benikage, Cia and Elena.
"An Asarian, and the princesses of the Moors here?! This is getting more interesting." Kitana said slinking back into the shadows
"This is it, this is the where the prince's distress is resonating, so he must be here." Elena said looking up at the large apartment building.
"Prince Shinji lived in this squalor?" Cia asked in mild disgust.
"Yes, according to Taki, the Prince was treated like a like a common servant, his 'guardian' and that red headed child, they made him do all of the chores and cook their meals." Benikage informed the pair.
"Dreadful." both girls said in unison.
"Indeed," Benikage replied, glancing around the vacant area as if sensing another presence.
"What is it?" Elena asked
"We are not alone Princesses. I sense we're being watched." Benikage cautiously said.
"Could it be Inferno or his minions?" Cia asked looking around.
"No, his evil aura would have surrounded us now. So he must be still weakened from his last encounter with Queen Palutena. This is another presence altogether." the dark haired woman explained
"Who or what could it be then?"
"I'll find out, go ahead and find the Prince, I will search the area." Benikage said.
"Wait. If Prince Shinji is here, then where is his trail Asarian? How are we supposed to-" Cia was about to say until Benikage placed her hand on the ground, the ground glowed red, revealing a blue trail leading all the way inside the complex.
"You have your trail my Princess." Benikage said before vanishing a puff of smoke.
The two princesses entered the apartment, once again amazed by its size, the sisters continued onward following the trial, but rather than take the stairs or the elevator which was a strange contraption which did not exist on their world.
Cia took a different approach. Putting a hand on her Elena's shoulder and teleported, vanishing in a purple light, then reappeared to the top level. Fortunately enough, they were still on the trail, where it led to a door at the far end were the trail ended. Elena felt a tear come from her eye, from what she was feeling, as she got closer. Cia, used her magic to open the door to the messy, beer smelling apartment.
"This place is disgusting! Its more foul smelling the swamps of Saruia!" Cia shrieked out loud.
"Agreed, sister. To think the Prince lived here." Elena said, covering her nose going deeper before hearing sniffling and sobbing coming from the opposite doorway on the far end of hallway.
The bikini clad girl shuffled silently towards the door carefully sliding it open, she saw him and gasped. Shinji looked like someone had just ripped his heart in half and shattered his soul. He looked weak, helpless. It felt wrong to both princesses, to see a kind soul like him, torn down like this.
"Prince Shinji." Elena said softly getting his attention, causing him look up his eyes still puffy and red with tears.
"E-E -Elena, C-C-C-Cia? W-What are you doing here? H-how did you find me?" he stuttered.
"We were worried about you. You suddenly disappeared after your father-"
"Please, don't call him that!" Shinji snapped tears in eyes still evident, "He's n-not my father, he's not he never wanted to be…"
"Forgive me." Elena apologized sitting on the bed on his right, while her sister sat on his left.
"No, I'm sorry. Especially now that you're ...seeing ...me ...like this… It's probably unfitting for an Asarian Prince who's supposed to be your husband."
"No, its alright, we understand." Cia assured moving behind him wrapping her arms around him in a comforting fashion pressing her breast against his back, "You had been hurt, like no living being should ever have been hurt."
Elena followed suit embracing him from his side with her whole petite frame putting her head on his shoulder.
Shinji started to feel warm inside, the feelings of grief, worthlessness, sadness, and loneliness were being washed away, his tears were slowly stopping, as the prince let himself melt into the embraces of Moors Princesses.
An idea suddenly sparked Cia's mind and mischievously smirked, she proceed pull down her top with one arm releasing her round mocha mounds pressing them firmly against his back. Instantaneously Shinji's head shot up.
"C-Cia…" Shinji stuttered a faint blush creeping on his cheeks
"Shh, my husband to be, I am here to comfort you, and what better way than do it then with my bare body." Cia said sultrily pulling down the rest of her outfit exposing her bare body
"Cia!" Elena gasped in anger at her sister's daring ploy.
"Come now sister, we've both seen the mating habits of other worlds, and if mother's information is accurate, males will become weak when women come on to them." her sister explained.
Shinji swallowed hard, her breast started to feel good on his back, his body began to heat up even more, he couldn't move either because Elena was still clinging to his side still thankfully clothed but barely, or because Cia held onto him tightly with her now naked body.
"Don't resist, you feel it too don't you prince?"
"I-I..."
Not wanting to be outdone by her sister Elena stripped off bikini like outfit, and embraced him wholly causing him to topple onto the bed with Cia still behind him
"Now you're getting it sister, but there is still a problem." Cia slightly frowned.
"What's that?" Elena asked.
"The Prince is still clothed." She answered using her magic to strip away his tunic "Much better."
Shinji's breath hitched in this throat, he couldn't deny how sexy they both took his left side while Elena took Shinji's right caressing his body while pressing their soft bodies against his, the boy was becoming excited no matter how hard he tried to fight it.
"Don't fight it prince, accept, it." Cia said turning his face towards her, causing him to look deep into her eyes.
"You... I... Cia, Elena…" Shinji stammered looking in back and forth in between them. Shinji could no longer contain himself and gently caressed against Elena's flesh, causing her moan, Cia pressed herself further onto Shinji's body.
"This my husband to be is only the beginning." Cia whispered rubbing her breast onto his body sensing that he was enjoying it.
This went on for another ten minutes until...
Crash!
"Huh?
"Were you two followed?" asked Shinji, slightly relived that they've stopped.
"Only by one of the Asarian trackers. The rest stayed behind at Nerv with your aunt and our mother." Elena answered.
Shinji sighed.
"Then it must be Pen-Pen, he must be hungry." Shinji guessed getting up from between the two voluptuous princesses much to their dismay.
"Pen-Pen?" the two princesses asked.
"My guardian's stupid penguin animal."
Shinji got dressed back in his tunic, he went out to the kitchen to get Pen-Pen's food, he thought to make something for the princesses as a way of saying thank you, for making him somewhat feel better and briefly forgetting what made him so sad. As soon as he walked into the kitchen he saw to his surprise the penguin was still asleep in his box.
"If Pen-Pen is still asleep, then what could have-"
"So you're the Asarian Prince." a voice said from the darkness.
"Huh? Who's there?" Shinji asked looking around.
A dark circle materialized on the floor and a shapely dark haired masked woman wearing a dark blue swimsuit with black band around her waist, with long matching gloves, headband and long boots appeared in front of a startled Shinji.
"W-w-who are you?" Shinji asked startled backing up into the wall.
The woman stepped slowly closer to the prince, being careful not to scare him.
"Are you another Asarian?" he asked getting a chuckle from her.
"That's humorous, no one has ever thought me an Asarian before." she said.
"Then if you're not Asarian, then are you from the Moors?"
"No she isn't." Cia said from the side, coming out of the room hearing the commotion with Elena, both thankfully clothed.
"She's a Twilight Dweller from the Twilight Realm." said Elena.
"The Twilight World?"
"Yes, shadow dwellers said to have descended from ancient light dwellers who angered their gods and were cast into a veil between the light and the dark." Cia explained.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Kitana." she introduced bowing theatrically "And I wanted to meet the rumored Prince of Asario."
"That's me." Shinji answered "What do you want with me?"
Kitana stepped closer to the boy examining him further and smirked under her mask and answered.
"Myself, my leader along with the rest of my people sensed your despair, your sadness. It was reminiscent of the despair my ancestors felt when they were cast into darkness." Kitana said.
"I know how that feels." said Shinji
"Now that I've met you, I must take you to meet my leader, Midna!"
"You can't!" both princesses yelled defensively ready to use their magic to protect Shinji.
Kitana merely laughed, "Try and stop me." the masked woman said waving her hand, a black ring of electricity sparked from her fingertips.
Cia and Elena both found themselves unable move, as a large black circle of electricity in cased them. Cia tried to use her magic break free, but couldn't as Kitana waved her hand again and a portal appeared on the floor, much to Shinji's shock.
"Please don't hurt them, Ms. Kitana! I-I'll go with you!" said Shinji.
"It was never my intention to hurt them, and I am truly sorry for this Prince of Asario, but you maybe what we're looking for." Kitana expressed.
"What do you mean?"
"All will be explained soon, for now I just need you to come with me."
The prince looked back at the princesses and Kitana again.
"I'll only go with you if you promise to release them unharmed." Shinji said. Surprisingly he got a nod from the dark haired woman.
"Of course, you have my word."
"No Shinji don't go…" Elena begged "The Twilight Realm is said to be extremely dangerous."
Shinji sighed, "I'm not going to let you two get hurt, Elena. You two gave me more kindness then literally any person in this world." the Prince said in a sad tone, "I will not let you get hurt, because I left Asario, for a world that's caused me so much pain and taken everything from me."
Kitana did not miss the sadness from his voice as he said those last words. Could the mortals of this world truly have treated him so terribly?
Shinji cautiously walked over to the black circle on the floor. The instant he stepped in it, he felt his entire body slowly DE materialize into black pixels from his feet to his upper body until her completely vanished. The blue clad woman glanced over to their waving her hand releasing the princesses.
"I promise no harm will come to him, give Queen Palutena my regards." Kitana said before stepping into the portal and DE materializing herself.
"They're gone!" Cia gasped.
"Queen Palutena is not going to be pleased when she hears the Twilight Dweller have taken the prince." said Elena.
"Neither will mother."
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(Meanwhile outside with Benikage)
"I know you're here! Show yourself!" Benikage shouted on the rooftop of the building she was on. Benikage scanned around the empty area, sensing something or someone was here. She suddenly felt something hot almost hit her as she ducked out of the way.
A swirl of flames appeared behind as if responding to the Asarian tracker, out from the fire came a young woman, wearing a white Kunoichi top, with a red short skirt, with thigh high white socks and black Japanese style heel boots.
"I'm right here Asarian," the woman answered.
Benikage narrowed her eyes in suspicion at the new arrival, recognizing her flames from long ago.
"I recognize your flames, you're far from home Krazorian."
The woman chuckled.
"As are you Asarian, Hi-yah!"
The woman threw a punch at Benikage, causing her to counter with a back elbow then a quick side kick, the woman back flipped and hit a high knee then a spinning round house kick barely staggering Benikage, the girl leapt at the Asarian only for her to be countered by a throw, then Benikage hands glowed and she blasted a gust of wind towards her opponent, knocking her into an air vent . Benikage stood ready to attack again.
"Now, do you care to tell me who you are and why you're here Krazorian."Benikage said poised ready to attack
"If you must know, I sensed a powerful disturbance radiating from this world, at first I thought it was from Asario, so my chieftain sent me to investigate, she saw in her vision that it was a male, but weren't all the males wiped out on Asario?"she asked getting up
"Indeed they were but it was discovered our long lost princess Yui had given birth to the first male heir in centuries. "The Asarian explained lessoning her stance.
"Asario's first male heir? So one of Elysium's daughters had a child of her own?"
"Yes, our long lost Princess Yui, she had a son, that is why we're here."
"I see, forgive me. I forgot to introduce myself, I am Momiji of Krazor."She introduced bowing her had to Benikage.
"I am Benikage, one of the Asarian trackers and Assassins."
"I am sorry for attacking you, I had to make sure-"
"That I wasn't a hostile, I understand, our worlds are still on netural terms, so far no harm has been done."
"So where is this Prince? He is here?" Momiji asked.
He is, but certain revelations have left him very distraught, myself and the princess of the Moors tracked him here to comfort him.
"Comfort him?"
Benikage then spent the next ten minutes explaining what had happened and why they were here on Earth. Momiji was shocked at a mortal who could be so callous towards his own offspring, and that he'd be willing to sacrifice his entire kind just to bring back the Princess. In exchange Momiji went on to explain that her world as well as the other realms sensed Shinji's distress originally thinking it came from Asario, since Earth wasn't that significant among the realms. It caused quite a stir.
"So that you know, I must ask what your intentions now?" the dark haired woman asked.
Momiji put a hand to her chin in thought. "Well I was only to suppose to investigate the distress that I felt, but that has changed, I now wish to meet the prince, to see what kind of person he is." Momiji stated "Maybe help our respective realms connect in peace."
The tracker looked down deep in thought and nodded in agreement.
"Very well, but I must warn you now, he is still emotionally hurt, and just know I will allow no harm to come to him." Benikage said.
"I understand, may I ask his name?"
"His name is Shinji, son of Princess Yui." Benikage answered.
"Shinji," she said repeating the name.
"Let us-"
Benikage's words were cut short when a dark could encased the pair, and out from a horde of black impish, bat like creatures wielding short swords, that were glowing with power.
"They're not from your realm are they?"asked Benikage readying for battle.
"They're not from yours?" Momiji asked back lighting her hands on fire.
"Of course not." she replied
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(Mushroom Kingdom Peach Castle (Think Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64).
"An Asarian Prince?!" asked both Mercury and Uzume gasped.
"Yes, the first in centuries. That's what Madame Merlar had informed me, and what's more the distress that the entire kingdom sensed came from him." Princess Peach explained from her golden throne, with large portrait of a yellow star with two black dot eyes hanging above her with along red carpet leading towards it where the two women were standing.
"Meaning something terrible has happened to him." Uzume surmised.
"But what?" Mercury asked. while Peach sighed.
"I don't know. What I do know is that this must be investigated. Perhaps we could be of some help." Peach said.
"What would you have us do your highness?" Uzume asked.
"You two are to go to Earth and seek out Palutena to see what assistance she may require. And if possible meet the prince, to gauge what kind of person he is." Peach instructed.
"Yes Princess, we'll depart at once."
With that both Uzume and Sailor Mercury both walked out of the large castle. After they left a small moving yellowish star floated from behind Peach's throne and landed on her lap. It made various squeaks and grunts as if communicating with Peach, but she understood.
"I know Luma, I know, if we're fortunate this may lead to something rather wonderful."
Luma squeaked two times
"An arranged marriage you say? Maybe, but I don't know if Palutena will approve of it, if Maleficent has laid claim to him."
"Squeak, Squeak!"
"Maleficent has always been competitive, too competitive .We're going to get ahead of her somehow Luma." Peach stated stroke the little star gently.
(Asario Gateway)
"Impa are you certain?!" Zelda asked.
"Yes, the Prince is currently traveling to the Twilight Realm, with the Twilight Dweller." Impa stated.
"Was it willingly or against his will?"
"I am uncertain, I have seen the daughters of Maleficent were held for a brief time, before being released." Impa surmised.
"So he went with the Twilight Dweller in exchange for their safety. How noble, but what now? Can you see him on the Twilight Realm?"
"No, I cannot see him when he's traveling. The path to the Twilight Realm is somewhat obscure to my vision. I will be unable to see them until they have arrived."
Zelda sighed, "All the realms now know of the Prince's existence, and what's more, we don't know the intentions of their leader Midna towards our Prince or why she did this." 'Or if she did this at all'
"Agreed. Relations between our realms have always been tense, but we made no move to provoke one another."
"Lady Palutena is not here, and the majority of our troops are on Earth. This is a dire situation and we have no trackers or warriors we can spare to retrieve him."
"Not entirely true Zelda, we still have-"
"Do not mention them Impa! Just don't. The situation cannot justify sending... her to retrieve the Prince!"
"Then what do you suggest, old friend?"
'That you send me." a voice said from behind the pair.
Zelda and Impa turned to see Ivy Valentine standing there. What's more she was away from the side of Lady Elysium.
"Ivy! What are you doing away from Lady Elysium's side?!"
I thought it was obvious, I am here to offer my assistance. I too sensed the Prince's despair as did the rest of Asario. It has caused some unrest among the people." Ivy replied.
"You should be guarding Lady Elysium while she sleeps, she is still vulnerable." Zelda scolded.
"Not to worry. Noble Rose is still in her chambers. She is more than capable of protecting our lady while she slumbers." Ivy stated.
"You wish to travel to the Twilight Realm, Ivy?" Impa asked getting a nod from her.
"I have been there before. I've fought my fair share of battles there I know the terrain, so I am best suited for this task."
"Do you honestly think you can rescue the Prince? Midna is very powerful, she is said to be on par with Lady Elysium. You may not be a match for her." Zelda reasoned.
"Maybe, that won't stop me from trying lady Zelda." Ivy answered, maintaining her cool, as she always did.
"What's your reason, your true reason? I sense this more than just duty to the royal family." Zelda said folding her arms
The busty woman looked to the ground while unconsciously putting a hand to her chest. Remembering when Prince Shinji looked at them, she strangely liked it when he did, and when she felt his sadness radiate all through out Asario , Ivy felt the overwhelming need to comfort him, to help him and to protect him from any further harm.
"I have my reasons lady Zelda…" Ivy said to Zelda, before turning to Impa. "Impa, open the bridge!"
"Wait! You can't go there alone! You'll need someone with you!" Zelda exclaimed.
"Then I'll go with her." a voice said.
Zelda and Ivy, turned to see to another platinum haired shapely black clad woman with a mask over her eyes with a hand over her hip.
"Black Cat of the Gerudo. I can guess why you're here too." Zelda said irritably.
"Nice to see you too Lady Zelda. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation about the confirmed Prince of Asario, and on behalf of my people. And our new chieftain Nabooru, I'd like to offer my aid." Black Cat offered
"Your aid? You jest? Your people blatantly accused us of assassinating your previous chieftain, even though that assassin was discovered not to have been Asarian but-" Zelda was cut off by Black Cat before she finished.
"And for that, we offer our sincerest apologies. It was an extremely volatile situation at the time. We Gerudo have always been a temperamental and proud race."
Zelda did not look convinced , Ivy just held her expression neutral.
"As a show of good faith on my part, I can lead you another way into the Twilight Realm."
"Another way?!" they both asked.
"Yes, if you used the bridge to connect to the Twilight Realm, they'll sense it immediately and think you're invading them. There are passages in Gerudo that can get you there undetected." Black Cat stated with a purr.
Ivy started to look intrigued now, as she face the woman.
"Is that so?" Ivy asked
"Yes," Black Cat nodded.
Ivy looked into woman's eyes and saw she had a hidden agenda, a good trait to have developed over the years to know when someone is hiding something, but decided to humor her, thinking she can be of some help.
"Very well, let us depart to Gerudo."
"Just like that?!" Zelda gasped incredulously "What if it's a trap Ivy?"
To her surprise Ivy laughed. "If it was, she would regret it, but I sense there is more to her intentions, then she lets on."
"I assure you Asarians, it's no trap. I just want to start good relations with you and your people, and meet this prince face to face."
Both Asarians glanced at each other for a time, then glanced back at Black Cat.
"Very well, Impa open the bridge to Gerudo." the white haired woman requested.
Impa pulled up the sword and the drill apparatus came to life, pointing directly to the west of Asario, and firing a beam of light. Both sliver haired women stepped in front portal and vanished.
"Keep watch on them Impa, I'm going to go see about asking her or one of them for assistance after all." Zelda said sporting her wings and taking flight towards the east of the Asario palace
"It looks like things are about to get more interesting." Impa said to herself.
End chapter
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End Notes: I hope this chapter has provided some insight to what happened with Yui and how and why she was stranded on earth for 20 years. As to how will be revealed soon. Anyway if anyone is confused that was a lime scene, between Shinji, Cia and Elena, at the advice of a great author it was too early and Shinji had already gone through too much emotional turmoil for a lemon scene to take place. But it will happen, I promise. As I've mentioned before some realms are hostile, allied and netural. The realm that Shinji will be dragged to by Kitana is borderline between hostile and netural, should make for a very interesting conflict I hope. The next chapter we'll be back at Nerv, Mercury and Uzume will show up of course, just expect one or two pop shots at Misato, also new poll on my profile regarding Hellspawn and The Amazon. Big ups to Bandit Were Wolf for his fantastic beta reading, as always Read and review and be cool