The Truth Behind the Birthmark
Disclaimer: From the author's note I do not own Marchen Awakens Romance anime or the characters. If I did though, Ginta and Alviss would be together and some characters would have been removed. The only characters I own is Kuno, Yukito, and Mary who I created. Naru is a crossover character from Love Hina. I also own Kuno's ÄRM. I also do not own Cutey Honey.
Me: Alright! Part 2 of Dorothy's country Caldia!
Yohko: We'll finally get the answers of those questions everyone's asking for!
Aussa: YAY!
Me: Enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 12: The Truth Behind the Birthmark
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Normal POV
"Phantom told me something…about the War games six years ago, and I got two questions. The first one is…did Dorothy have a younger sister?" Ginta asked the grand elder.
Everyone was surprised by the question Ginta asked.
"Gintan, what are you talking about? The only sister I have is Dianna." -Dorothy
"It depends. What does she look like? What was her name?"" -grand elder
"From the description I got from Alviss, her name was Mary. From the picture Alviss showed me, she looks exactly like Dorothy only her hair was in buns." -Ginta
"…Is there anything else about her that Alviss told you about?" -grand elder
"…Alviss told me that she was from Caldia because of her magic powers and powerful curses." -Ginta
The grand elder gave him a hard stare before he said, "The answer to your question is yes. I remember there being three girls with pink hair. One was Dianna, the second one was Dorothy, and the last one was Dory."
"So, Dory was her real name." -Ginta
"W-Why didn't you tell me any of this grand elder?" Dorothy asked him in a rather annoyed tone.
"I forgot about her until now." -grand elder
"And even if she is my sister why didn't I ever meet her when I was younger?" -Dorothy
"Dianna didn't want another sister. If memory recalls it she abandoned her when she was still an infant. If she was still alive she would be 16 years old." -grand elder
"Is she alive?" -Dorothy
"No. She was killed six years ago trying to protect Alviss." -Alan
Dorothy turned toward Alan baffled, "You met her?"
"Yeah. She and Alviss were adopted by a women from another world called Naru. I met them when they were trying to join the Cross Guard. We let them in only because Naru requested us to. Alviss at the time wasn't fit to be a Cross Guard, but Mary's magic power was strong enough to become a Cross Guard. Yukito's suggestion was that she was from Caldia, but we wouldn't let her join because she was still a kid and lacked the stamina of an adult…" -Alan
Silence as everyone learned something else about Alviss' personal life.
Alviss' POV
Where am I?
You're in heaven!
How did I die…
You didn't die. I just transported you to heaven to introduce yourself.
Who are you?
I am the Guardian of the south, Suzaku. I am your Guardian as you are the Guardian of Earth.
Come again?
You'll understand everything in do time Alviss. Now it's time for you to learn about your real parents.
I slowly opened my eyes to find myself on the floor of the grand elder's chamber. I moved my head to the left to see everyone was facing the grand elder with a stun looked. I didn't want them to see me awake, so I turned my head in the other direction. I listened slowly to what the grand elder and Team MAR were talking about.
"That's just another reason to defeat the Chess Pieces…to avenge my younger sister." -Dorothy
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
"The second question is…who is Suzaku?" -Ginta
"What?" -grand elder
"Phantom mentioned something about capturing Suzaku when the War Games were over and killed me…he said it was in someone I knew very well but…"
"Suzaku," the grand elder, "Is a demon that destroys everything in its path."
"Suzaku has that power?" -Jack
"Yes. However Suzaku can only appear when a child is close to being born. Before any calamity could ever happen the mother must be killed."
"Then…Alviss' real parents were…" -Ginta
"Yes. Alviss' mother Soi carried the demon child within her. She like her husband Suboshi were Caldian, so if their child was ever born, Suzaku would devour the body immediately, but only if the mother's heart was tainted. His mother's heart was full of evil. She was like Dianna. She wanted everything, but couldn't get it because of her status. This developed into hate which the demon absorbed. The child was going to be born soon, so I ordered my best wizards to assassinate her. Suboshi found out about this and took his wife and fled Caldia."
What Kuno said was true then… I thought to myself. I was so preoccupied that I didn't notice Babbo moving over to me. I glanced at him. He moved into my arms as I held him tight. He knew that I was taking this really hard.
"The child had no name…but if the child is Alviss then we'll going to have to kill him. If that demon takes control of him, MAR Heaven will be destroyed without the Chess Pieces destroying it." -grand elder
I wanted to cry. I didn't want to die because of this demon inside me…
"NO WAY! IT'S BAD ENOUGH FOR DOROTHY TO KILL HER OWN SISTER, BUT FOR CALDIA TO KILL ALVISS IS GOING TO FAR! IS SLAYING SUZAKU A CALDIA LAW TOO?!" -Ginta
"Gintan! Don't talk to the grand elder like that!" -Dorothy
"Sorry Dorothy, but Alviss is our friend! We can't let some rule get him kill!" -Ginta
Ginta…even if I have a demon inside of me…you still stand up for me?
"Beside, how do we even know that Alviss has the demon inside him? His mother for all we know could have gave birth to twins-" Ginta was cut off as the grand elder told him to silence immediately.
"The only to make sure that he doesn't have Suzaku is to search for the birthmark. A child born with Suzaku inside them always has a birth mark in the shape of a phoenix somewhere on their body." -grand elder
"I'll check Ginta," Nanashi told the blonde. I could hear him walking closer and closer to me. He leaned close to me ready to search my body for the birthmark. NO! I can't let anyone touch me!
Normal POV
Nanashi was about to search for the birthmark when Alviss' instincts kicked him. He tried to punch Nanashi for self defense, but Nanashi easily dodged it.
"Al-chan, no need to get all violent. I knew you were awake the whole time." -Nanashi
"…" -Alviss
"Since you heard everything I got to check your body for that birthmark," Nanashi said with an evil grin. (Me: Pervert.)
"Don't touch me…" Alviss mumbled under his breathe.
Nanashi didn't hear him as he was checking his face and hands for the birthmark. He didn't find it as he assumed that it was somewhere on his stomach.
"Stop it…" -Alviss
"Hey, Al-chan. How do you remove your shirt?" -Nanashi
"Stop it…" -Alviss
Team MAR noticed that Alviss was starting to shake uncontrollably.
"Nanashi, I think you should stop now and let someone else check for the birthmark." -Snow
Nanashi sighed as he asked Ginta to check Alviss' body. Ginta agreed as they switched places. When Ginta was checking his body, Alviss wasn't shivering at all. Snow and Dorothy turned away when Ginta removed his shirt. No birthmark except the marks of the zombie tattoo.
Where is it? Ginta asked himself.
There was only one place he didn't check and that was his legs. When the blonde tried to unbutton the teens pants he froze instantly.
"Sorry, Alviss, but I have to see if you have that birthmark." -Ginta
Alviss calmed down as Ginta unbuttoned his past. The males of team MAR eyes widen when they saw the birthmark on his left thigh (the part that is closed to the erection).
"Alviss…no…" -Ginta
Alviss didn't say anything as grand elder told him that the birthmark was the prove that he was the demon child.
THAT OLD MAN IS SO RUDE! HOW DARE HE CALL ME A DEMON!
What are you then?
I told you that I'm a Guardian, believe it!
Then why…?
Either a demon or Guardian is born within the child. What this old geezer is saying is false! I'm not evil like my evil twin brother! I swear it!
Who did your brother possess and where is he now.
I forgot who my brother possessed. Chances are that he is still alive, but I'm not sure where he is. I know he was sealed away somewhere in an ÄRM that was stolen by that ugly witch Dianna. I wonder how my brother is doing…he never got to see the sunlight…
I feel sorry for you…
It's not your fault!…Let me just take over your body and flip the geezer off…just for a minute.
How do I know that you're not evil?
JUST TRUST ME ON THIS! If I take control of you, I will kill myself and burn myself in hell forever…WAIT! I'm made out of fire, so that wouldn't be a punishment…
Drown yourself.
…That's not a bad idea!
"Alviss!"
Team MAR noticed that Alviss wasn't communicating with them. His eyes were lifeless, but soon turned orange as he stood up and shouted at the grand elder, "Don't judge us demons like they're all evil! I'm not evil like my father who almost destroyed MAR Heaven 20 years ago! So you better not kill Alviss just because he has me inside him, otherwise I will haunt you in the afterlife!"
Everyone backed away from Suzaku/Alviss. He was creeping them out. The grand elder and Suzaku glared at each other before Suzaku flipped the bird on him. Team MAR's expression was WTF. The teen's eyes turned back into the their normal color as he collapsed on the ground panting heavily.
Ginta was the first one to recover and ran up to the teen, "Alviss, are you okay?"
"I think so…" -Alviss
"Did that demon hurt you?!" Ginta asked in an angry tone.
"No. He just scared me," Alviss said with a sigh.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU ALVISS! I WAS JUST-
"Shut up, you stupid bird! No one's talking to you!" -Alviss
Everyone sweat dropped. Just who the hell was Alviss talking to?
"Ho-ho-ho. It seems like this demon isn't as bad I thought he was." -grand elder
Suzaku takes control of Alviss again, "I'M A GUARDIAN DAMMIT! GET IT RIGHT!" Suzaku leaves Alviss' body leaving a very annoyed teen.
"And a fiery personality, ho-ho-ho." -grand elder (Me: STOP ACTING LIKE SANTA CLAUS!)
"Yeah…" -Alviss
"If it's a demon with that type of personality then I guess I can't assassinate you because it might take over to defend itself." -grand elder
I'M A GUARDIAN YOU FUCKING OLD MAN! AND I WOULDN'T DO THAT UNLESS MY MASTER TOLD ME TO!
Language…
Team MAR sighed in relief. That was one less worry to worry about. Babbo bounced up to the grand elder and asked him, "You were saying something about my past, so I want to know what happened back then."
"Aw yes. Babbo you are an ÄRM not only with magic powers, but with a certain person's consciousness…inside this ÄRM…lives the soul of our former elder." -grand elder (Me: This scene also tells the group that every ÄRM was created in Caldia, but I'll leave that out because it's not important to my story. Everyone will continue to mention about where ÄRMs are made later.)
"I…was the leader of this land…?" -Babbo
"In a sense." -grand elder.
"Then I'm one of great status!" -Babbo
"Now you're just an ÄRM, you have no status," the grand elder said flatly which caused Babbo to shed fake tears. (Me: This scene is funny!)
"But there's more. Ten years ago…there was in this land an orb that held locked within the evil of the entire world, all the hate and malice that ought never to be released. Diana unsealed the lock on that orb, poured those thoughts into Babbo and abandoned our lands!" -grand elder
"Makes sense…that's why six years ago, Babbo was…" -Alan
"Yes, but it doesn't seem as though that evil is in you anymore. There seems to be a different consciousness in you now. You've lost half your personality, haven't you?" -grand elder
"Half a personality?" -Babbo
"Let's see here…I will cast a spell so that the half that has disappeared will return." -grand elder
The grand elder cast a spell on Babbo. Babbo seemed unfazed until he asked Ginta, "Are you Ginta?!"
DUH! WHAT ARE YOU BLABBERING ABOUT?!" -Ginta
"Ah…of course…what was that sensation just now? It felt strange." -Babbo
Dorothy walked up to the grand elder and told him that they had a battle tomorrow and that they don't have enough time to restore Caldia.
"Yes. Leave the restoration to me…just stop her…stop Dianna," the grand elder told her as he used his magic to teleport Team MAR back to Ragengrave Castle.
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A man ran over to Ginta looking very exasperated.
"GINTA! IT'S TERRIBLE!" -man
"What is?" -Ginta
"Well…you see…This guy who says he's with the Chess Pieces is over there…playing with the kids!" -man
Ginta falls over before he gets up and asks, "HEY! WHO ARE YOU?!"
"Huh?" The Chess Piece turned around to greet Ginta. If you hadn't already noticed the guy was wearing a skeleton mask over his face, "Oh! You're finally back! I was getting tired of waiting! At least I had fun playing with these kids." He gives the ball back to the boy he was playing with before he continued, "I have a message. Who's Nanashi?"
"That's me. What's the message?" -Nanashi
"There's a man who wants to meet you. He specifically requests that you make an appearance in the fifth battle! And I Ash of the zodiac have a request as well! Ginta…I want to fight you in the next round!" Ash told the two members of Team MAR before he teleported away.
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Later that night…
"ACHOO! ACHOO!" Ginta sneezed.
"You got a cold Ginta?" -Jack
"Somebody's talking about me! And two sneezes means it's something bad!" -Ginta
Ginta, Jack, and Babbo were on the balcony where Alviss and Ginta were the other night.
"They say bakas never get sick…so I'm sure you're fine!" Babbo said while laughing out loud.
"SHUT UP KENDAMA!" Ginta yelled as Babbo continued to laugh at him. Ginta frowned at it wasn't from the laughing.
"What's really the matter? You seem pretty down." -Jack
Silence until Ginta took a breath before he began, "It's just…I was powerless. Now I'm wondering if I can ever beat Phantom…"
"OH, C'MON! DIDN'T YOU FLATTEN ABOUT 30 ROOKS RIGHT BEFORE THAT?! YOU HAD TO BE EXHAUSTED! HOW COULD YOU EXPECT TO WIN?!" -Jack
"He's right. Look back at all your previous battles. They were all against Rooks and Bishops. You're showing steady improvement." -Babbo
"Hey, on a different note…Snow was saying how she'd battle her own stepmother. I don't think I'd ever have the courage to do that," Jack told the blonde as there was more silence before he questioned, "Is the country you're from at war?"
"No. Not for a long time." -Ginta
"Same here. I can't even begin to imagine killing another person…" -Jack
"I've never thought about it either. But you know…we're at war now…and we really are in the middle of it aren't we?" -Ginta
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In another part of the castle…
"Dorothy…you know, I…still remember my stepmother…Dianna…like she was at first. Kind and sweet. I'm putting up a tough front, but It'll be so hard to fight her." -Snow
Silence.
"It must be the same for you, Dorothy! Right? Dorothy? Dorothy?!" -Snow
"AAARGH! YOU'RE THE NOISIEST DARN PRINCESS!" -Dorothy
"…Diana's my stepmother…and you older sister. What a weird twist of fate." -Snow
"Does this mean I'm your auntie?" -Dorothy
"NO WAY! HA!" -Snow
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In Snow's bathroom…
WHY ARE YOU USING SNOW'S BATHTUB TO TAKE A BATH?!
"Shut up Suzaku! I don't have one, and I don't want use the hot spring or Dorothy's tub. Snow was so generous to let me use her tub." -Alviss
I still didn't know that you're a girl. Just look at those boobs.
Alviss blushed slightly, "Be quiet! It's Mary's curse! You should already know that if you've been in my body all my life."
True.
"So…if you were in my body…why didn't you take control of me during the last War Games?" Alviss asked his Guardian.
Two reasons. One I already told you that I'm not the type of Guardian to take control of my master, and two I was really lazy.
"Typical." -Alviss
The two were silent as their was nothing left to say. Alviss took the chance to sink his body into the water where only his head was on top of the water.
"You know…If it weren't for you…" Alviss began, "I wouldn't be alive, and I'm very grateful for that. Thank you."
DON'T MENTION IT ALVISS-SAMA.
"It's just Alviss." -Alviss
OKAY! ALVISS!
Alviss smiled. Perhaps Suzaku wasn't as evil as he thought he would be. That's a relief!
So…when are you going to confess your feelings to that blonde guy Ginta?
"W-What are you talking about? G-Ginta and I…aren't…" Alviss's voice drifted off as his face was red all over from blushing.
This is going to be a while…
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In the Chess Piece castle…
"Really?! You're going to be in the War Game tomorrow?" -Ash
"That's right. I can't let that punk Ginta get away with this!" -Knight
"You shouldn't get mad at a kid. Kids are adorable!" -Ash
"I DON'T CARE IF HER'S A KID! HURTING PHANTOM-SAMA IS UNFORGIVABLE!" -Knight
"Nope. I'm the one fighting Ginta. I won't give that up!" -Ginta
"THEN YOU BETTER KILL HIM!"-Knight
"Hmm…I don't know if I can kill a child…" -Ash
Kuno pops out of nowhere with his porn manga.
"Too bad Candice. I don't think Phantom thinks of you like that," Kuno told the Knight as he flipped though another page of Cutey Honey the last volume.
"SHUT UP KUNO!" -Candice
"The truth hurts." -Kuno
"How come you didn't get killed by Phantom? You failed your mission three times!" -Candice
"I got Alviss to awaken that demon (Me: He called Suzaku a demon!) inside of him. All I have to do now is beat him in the semi-finals and take him as my prize and I complete my mission." -Kuno
"But what happens if he doesn't fight in the semi-finals?" -Knight
"Don't make me lose my confidence Galian!" Kuno whined.
"You won't have to. If you would have captured him before." -Galian
"You suck! I hope Nanashi beats you in the next match!" -Kuno
"That would be impossible. Especially if he remembers me." -Galian
"Really. I think he be angry at you if he remembers you. On the other hand if Alviss remembers me then I will have no problem capturing him for my Phantom-sama!" -Kuno
"I swear after you're mission, I'm going to kill you." -Candice
"Go ahead! I won't be living long anyway…" Kuno yelled as he continued to read Cutey Honey.
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Me: Another chapter finished…
Yohko and Aussa: What now?
Me: School ends on June 15...and its June 9 Saturday now.
Yohko: What you're trying to tell us is that if you don't get all A's then you won't be able to upgrade the story as much as you want to.
Aussa:…
Me: I was planning to upload until chapter 21 for all of the summer and then when school started I would be so distracted with school that I wouldn't have time to upload until the weekend, but with all the test and advance classes for 8th grade, it will be so hard to upload.
Yohko: Yeah.
Me: Especially when all the words in Italics are deleted! That makes me so mad to go back and put all the thoughts back!
Aussa: Now that sucks!
Me: Oh yeah! When schools over, I will finish Dark Memories.
Yohko: YAY! AND THEN YOU CAN START ON TOUCH MY HEART!
Me: Sorry. A Week of Love, Hell and Jealousy is winning, so I might have to type that story.
Yohko: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Aussa: Sweatdrop Ooooooookaaayyy…
Me: Anyway please review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next chapter will be the Fifth Round. (A boring chapter in my POV.) But after that chapter just two more chapters before I introduce Naru's daughter from her world (and it's quite unexpected.) Also, try guessing who Kuno really is. If you guess right either I told you by internet chat or if you are very observant, or if you just guest and you happen to get it right. SEE YOU!
