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Warning : OOCness, things that weren't in the canon, and Onii-cha- And a few OCs, that's all. Oh, and as always, grammar.
Prologue
"A Foster Child."
The moon, the sole source of light that brightens up the surface tonight, sincerely gives light to the earth every night for who knows how long, making the darkness that covered the vast land at certain times vanished.
A serene atmosphere that was occupying a forest where animals live peacefully, plants could grow with no difficulty, such a fine land. Near its presence, a village was inhabiting the soil of the earth, the silence that indicated it was rest time for its citizens, as the sky was only presenting darkness to the ones who gazed it.
At the outside of the village, a lone figure was walking through the road, a simple hat covered the figure's head, it was noticeable that its form was that of a male, as his outfit was a black modest shirt and a pair of similarly black trousers, a red cape was fluttering as the wind tried to bring it with them, it failed as it was tied on the figure's neck.
The head shifted upwards, and a face of a middle-aged man was revealed to the chilly breeze, a pair of red eyes and a few bangs that creep out from his hat, disclosing the fact that the figure has black hair.
The figure's gaze was directed to the village for a moment, before he walked to the other way, a path that was barely discerned if one was passing by, but he could easily find it.
The soft paces of his were quiet, the figure slowly walked on the path, the pair of crimson eyes focused solely on the road, the cape was stimulating as the soft and frigid breeze constantly passed by.
"...Tonight was cold, but despite that, this infant doesn't fret."
A raspy voice in the wind, the lone figure grasps the red cape he wore and covers his whole front, an apparent bulge was there as he covered it, soft groans came out from the lump that was coated by the cape.
The man's hand slowly uncovered a part of the groaning lump, and a face of a baby boy with black as night hair was showed to the glimmers of the moon, his eyes were closed, implying that he was sleeping.
Strangely, he didn't cry even when the cool breeze was stroking his skin, rather than cried, he was groaning cutely.
The man's gaze softened at the baby, nothing more than curiosity and warmth filled his eyes as he stroked the strangely calm baby's black hair with his rough and big hand.
"From now on, even if my family wasn't as prosperous as others, you will be my child."
An odd warmth filled his chest as the baby's eyes opened, a pair of green eyes met his red ones, inquisitiveness and unknowingly happiness filled them.
They bring the man a delighted expression, as he softly rubbing the baby's head, an innocent laugh followed.
The lids covered the pair of green eyes, and the man continued walking.
After a brief moment of striding, a barely liveable house was getting closer, it was still appropriate for a family to lives in it, although the condition wasn't good at all, it could be considered in shambles, still, it was sufficient.
The man's gaze directed at the house, a sigh of relief came out from his parted lips. He fastened up his paces to his home and opened the door, revealing a worried looking woman. Her pair of crimson eyes met the man's ones, they shared a feeling despite only meeting gazes.
The woman was intending to hug the man, before she saw a lump of black hair in her man's arms, she was confused at first, directing a questioning gaze at him.
The man answered with 'slight' happiness in his tone, a soft tone despite his rough look was coating his voice.
"An infant I find, alone in the middle of darkness, his validity was like a light, a sole guide that I find in the middle of the untold dangerous-"
"Anata."
The woman smiled at him, there's an 'untold' emotion swelling up behind it.
The man fortunately realized it sooner, he coughed embarrassingly before looking at the baby in his arms softly as he answered his wife question promptly.
"I found this baby on a stone, it unknowingly shimmered a slight glow despite being an object that couldn't generate light-"
"There's a huge source of light in the sky, Anata."
...
"I-It's different."
The man coughed out, before he continued to describe his experience.
"Anyway, I at first was cautious, but the moment I laid my eyes on this baby, I was captivated, an unknown fatherly feeling was invading my heart, I don't know how I confide that it was a fatherly feeling. I couldn't leave him in the middle of the unknown like that, so I brought him with me..."
A sincere emotion plastered on his face was something the woman rarely saw, cold as ice on the outside but warmth as fire on the inside, a perfect description to define her loving husband.
"Do you want to adopt him?"
A question from a woman who smiled warmly at him, cute groans came from the baby and a pair of eyes were opened, they were directed at the man before shifting to the woman, curiously looking at the new figure he discovered.
The woman squealed, softly picking the baby from her husband and looking at him lovingly, a motherly instinct kicks in!
The woman said in excitement, looking at the curious baby who tried to touch her cheek with his small hands.
"I don't care anymore about your opinion, but I will certainly adopt this bundle of cuteness even if you were against it, Hyoizaburo!"
The man who's named Hyoizaburo was astonished, his shoulders were lowered, indeed, a determined wife was hard to deal it, but he was smiling despite his wife excluding his opinion on the matter.
"You don't have to, I want to adopt him too, Yuiyui."
A foster child that brings a pair of husband and wife happiness.
A few years later...
"Onii-chan, come play with me! Yunyun said that she would show me some cool spells!"
A small girl with a pair of big crimson eyes and a mop of black hair was standing in front of a barely functional door, but despite that, she doesn't care as she was smiling brightly, waiting for someone inside the room.
"A second, Megumin."
A boyish, steady but childlike voice replied to her, after a brief moment, the girl was starting to get impatient, she puffed her face and start to softly knock on the door, showing her respect to the boy inside the room despite her young age and impatient.
"Why are you so slow?! You said a second! Come ou-"
Her clenched hand hit someone's chest, she slightly looked up and saw a natural pale face and a pair of green eyes, black bangs were covering that someone's forehead.
A gaze of warmth and slight annoyance was directed at her, the boy looked at the girl and sighed quietly.
"I was reading some books, Megumin, can you go on your own?"
"No way! You always read some boring books, I thought we would do that when we entered the Academy?"
"Well-"
"I don't care! You will keep making excuses, come on, Onii-chan."
The girl forcibly dragged her brother, an innocent smile was on her childish face.
He can resist, but he didn't, he just looks at the girl who forcibly dragged him, smiling slightly in a brotherly love manner.
He loved her the moment she was born, when he saw her bright crimson eyes opened for the first time, he felt it, a feeling, a desire to keep her safe, he didn't know why, but his heart told him that an elder brother had to protect his younger siblings.
She was active, unlike him, like to make mischiefs despite his father warned her multiple times not to, he always defended her, saying that it was supposed to be his responsibility to tell her that as an elder brother.
As the eldest child of his family.
"W-Waahh! O-Onii-chan!"
Suddenly a shriek full of excitements was heard by them, Megumin deliberately stopped dragging him and turned to the source, there they saw a crawling baby in her diapers excitedly scrawling to them.
He crouched and picked her up, giving the baby a piggyback, he received giggles full of happiness from her.
He chuckled, looking at the youngest child of his family, her name was Komekko, she was born a year ago, he too, loved her as he loved Megumin.
Megumin stood in front of him, a clear look of annoyance was on her face, hugging his right arm and once again dragging him with her.
"Come on Onii-chan! You wasting time!"
Indeed, as a child, she likes attention, and seeing her favourite person paying attention to another person other than her made her jealous, yes, including her own younger sister.
"Alright, alright, let's go."
She dragged him to the entrance of the house, with the intention to not wasting time any further.
She's an impatient one alright!
He helped Komekko wears her shoes, Megumin looked at him grumpily before she wears her own. He too covered his feet with his father's old shoes, they were too big, but it's still comfortable.
Before they going out, he screamed out at his parents for their permissions.
"Tou-san! Kaa-san! I'm going out with Komekko and Megumin!"
"Yes, be careful on the road, Honey!"
"Be cautious, Kazuma."
Indeed, his name is Kazuma, a foster child his parents adopted when he was only a mere infant, a fact he didn't know.
The sun was on its way to the peak, he looked at it as he chuckled because of his siblings. Komekko keeps giggling as he piggybacked her while Megumin clinging on his other arm.
He secretly looked down, a small lighting was on the tip of his finger, it was unnoticed by his siblings.
Closing his eyes, he silently takes a deep breath and clenched his hand, the crackling lighting turned into insignificant particles.
He opened his eyes, a pair of green eyes staring fixedly on the road as he walked with his siblings.
A flash of lighting crossing his irises, unnoticed by him.
He would keep them safe.
As the eldest child, it was naturally his duty.
...What have I done?