A Goddess?

Chapter 1

It was somewhat of a suicide mission or that was what he thought when everything all began. The portal gun he was given had the coordinates for a one-way trip into the bowels of the enemy city-like ship. He would collect the data on their power source and transmit everything back to headquarters, then attempt an escape. If he could bring the core with him, he would try. If he made it, he made it. If he didn't, he'd die useful. However, never in his life did he expect the horrifying sight before him. He'd expected a gemstone, a canister of some type, but never in his life did he expect the entity before him.

Secured firmly to a crucifix-like frame, bare, with tubes and monitoring electrodes attached to porcelain-white skin, hung in mid-air a young, blindfolded beauty with raven-black hair to her ankles. They were using her as their power source. The sight sickened him. In a fit of rage, he began to free her. He didn't care at that point if he was caught. The only thing in his mind was to break her free. Release her from the nightmarish bonds. Something led him through the process and warned him not to remove her blinder. He would not question anything that was instinctively coming to him as he lifted her on his back with her slender arms draped over his shoulders and her delicate chin resting in the crook of his neck.

"It's okay… I'm getting you out of here. Even if it costs me my life." He whispered to her, thinking that she was unconscious.

It had to be a dream. She hadn't been comfortable like this for at least a thousand years, not that she had any concept of time at the moment, and she'd certainly believed that she'd never felt the comfort of another body holding her in such a tender way. She'd only ever remembered the cold sterility of a lab. Certainly she'd been talked to, but she could never understand the words that came from their mouths. Long ago they had covered her dangerous eyes, so after that moment she'd only been able to hear their voices and see their thoughts.

In the beginning of her life, what she could remember of it as at least, they'd referred to her as specimen one. Over the years she'd become the goddess, the monster, the core, and a variety of other things to them in their simple minds. They'd attempted unsuccessfully to try and socialize her with humans in the beginning, and she could remember the little boy very vividly. He'd been disgusted with her and refused to touch her or play with her. He'd misunderstood her completely, called her stupid, disgusting, and a monster. It was at that time that they had discovered her as a power source. After she'd touched him, they took him away and connected her to the machines that her rescuer had found her attached to.

Out the only door available and into a hall with his precious cargo wrapped comfortably in the flight-jacket he'd worn in. Then they'd been alerted by her absence on the grid. Stop… Close eyes, Kuon… He heard in his mind and froze. The voice was soft, soothing and feminine, and it knew his true name, not his agency designation. He immediately closed his eyes.

"I must be going crazy from being in space too long." He muttered to himself, but still did as told.

He felt the arm of his companion reach up to her face, and heard the removal of the cloth blind-fold. "Take cover! The restraints have been removed!" Someone screamed in a panic. The sound of running footsteps. Screams all around. Then complete silence.

Kuon. Down. She assured him. Open eyes. She told him as he lowered her to the ground and she slid down his back.

Kuon reluctantly opened his eyes and looked down at the beauty before him, that was now gathering her hair and twisting it into a knot to keep it out of the way. She had replaced the blind-fold for some strange reason. Well, he suspected it may have something to do with the stone statues that were once screaming humans, frozen in the long hallway. Effectively ensuring their safe escape. "D-Did you do this?" He swallowed nervously.

Covered eyes looked up at him. A small, sly smile crossed her lips. Reward… The voice in his mind cooed. She gently took his hand. Memory… A place distant in his memory flashed in his mind. A place he'd stayed when he was a child. A bright light flashed and when he regained his sight and bearings, he was there. His home as a teen. The place where his godfather still resided in Tokyo Japan… On Earth. Several thousand light years away from where they had been.

He'd lost all feeling in his body and his knees went weak. He collapsed in Lory Takarada's backyard, near the oak tree that used to relax under. "H-How did this happen?" He choked out. "How is this possible?"

She smiled down at him and stroked his hair, turning it back to its natural color, removing all of the dye that had been used to disguise him over the years. Gift…for you… She was quickly learning his native tongue. She'd only ever been exposed to the words and language of her captors. There was also the tiny fact that old memories were starting to surface. She smiled softly and sighed as she gracefully glided to the flower garden near the tree. It really wasn't the time of the year for anything to be growing, and it was barely winter. She waved her hand and flowers of a variety of species were quickly growing and blooming together. Roses on the same bush, bloomed in several different colors as little daisies sprouted around them. Orchids and lilies bloomed on the same plant. There were at least twelve different beautiful alien species that he'd never seen before in his life growing along with them. Idem...

"Wh-What?" He breathed out in awe at the sight.

You are from Idem… Here is Idem!… You are Idem's child!…

What the hell is going on? "No, you brought us to Earth. We're on Earth right now." He corrected.

Earth?

"Yes…My name is Special Agent Ren Tsuruga." He told her.

She gave him a half-smile. Special Kuon… From Earth. Not Child of Idem. She nodded.

"No, Ren Tsuruga." He corrected her again. "Child of Kuu and Juliena Hizuri." He grimaced a little. That was a little tidbit that he really didn't wish to say out loud at the moment, but what was he supposed to do?

She nodded. Ren Tsuruga, Child of Kuu and Juliena Hizuri. Where is Idem? She could feel and smell the familiar presence.

He shook his head. "I don't know who you're talking about."

She pouted a little, trying to think of the word to describe the relation. Her face lit up. Half… This half… She pointed to herself. Another…

A sharp male gasp. "Aeva?"

Idem! She flung herself at the new male and wrapped herself tightly around him sobbing. Idem! Idem! Idem!

Kuon watched as the new, yet familiar male scooped her up and held her tightly in his arms.

"My sweet, sweet Aeva… Where have you been? What happened to you? How did you find me?" He cooed softly in their language, stroking her hair.

Those animals captured me, used me as a power source, hurt me for many years. I've only just started to remember everything. She told him in their shared language. This one rescued me and brought me here. She explained before he could misunderstand the situation with Kuon.

"Aeva… Why do you not use your mouth to speak? Why are you wearing this?" He stroked the mask that covered her eyes.

Her head bowed a little, she then lifted her chin and opened her mouth to reveal that her vocal chords had been removed and there would be no sound coming from her throat.

He swallowed thickly and felt the extreme anger burn within him. "And your eyes?"

She turned her head away from him.

He held her more tightly and cradled her head into him, allowing his own tears to fall for her. "I will destroy them for this, Aeva." He declared.

She shook her head.

"WHY NOT?!" He asked angrily.

They've been dust for a long time, Idem. There's no point to punish those that no longer exist. She explained.

"Ruto? Who is this?" Lory Takarada asked as he approached from behind. He had worried a bit when the mysterious young man hadn't returned from checking on a strange flash of light coming from the garden.

Ruto looked up from where he was sitting with the familiar female, wrapped in Kuon's jacket. "I apologize for not returning, Sir… This is… Kyoko… My sister." He'd only lied about her name. No one needed to know. Especially those from the species that had originally captured them so long ago. Not that Lory or anyone alive did something like that, but their original names were documented and he certainly didn't want to attract any more attention than they already possibly had on them.

Lory's eyes went wide and he nodded in understanding, looking up. Then he saw him. "Ren? How… What are you doing here? How did you get here? I thought you were on assignment." Yes, he knew Kuon was on a top secret assignment and no, he did not know that it was something so incredibly dangerous.

"Hi, Uncle Lory… I um… I guess I finished a little early." He fibbed a little. Well, it wasn't so much of a lie. He did in fact finish more quickly than he thought. He just didn't know what he was going to say about… Kyoko? Ruto's sister… or was she?

Idem? Why do they call you by Ruto and why do you tell them I am Kyoko? She asked innocently.

Because My Half, they do not need to know us. It will only bring them harm. He explained.

Lory knew there was more to this than met the eye. He would ask later and hoped that Ruto would give him enough information to keep the pair safe, along with Kuon.

Idem? What is a sister? She asked as she snuggled into his warmth.

It is what they call those that are created together as you are to me. I am your brother and you are my sister, yet they do not pair theirs as our kind do. They still live with only 23 pairs of chromosomes in their DNA. They have not yet evolved properly yet. He explained.

Oh… They are still primitive animals. Are they not too dangerous? She asked worried by those surrounding them.

He shook his head. Only if they know what we are. They fear what they do not understand. He explained as they entered the home of Lory Takarada with a disguised Kuon Hizuri following them.