Shuuichi's Story
Author's notes: Shuuichi is a character from one of my groups MANY Exalted games. He had to be retired due to the fact that he became too BEAST to allow into any other games. He, however, became one of my most beloved gaming characters because I took the time to develop him in a way that I never had with another before. I hope you all love him as much as I did.
Warnings: Just another note...Shuuichi is gay, so there WILL be slash here. Also, there may be some discrepancies with the way certain NPC's that were created by White-Wolf are portrayed. Typhon, the DeathKnight, and Nagazar, the Dragonblooded, are both characters in this story.
Disclaimers: I want to OWN White-wolf!!!!! They are SO FREAKING COOL!!!! Sadly..I don't, so the Universe and the NPC's in this story do not belong to me. Shuuichi does, however..and if you would like to use him as an NPC in one of your games, just e-mail me at Hijiri630@aol.com and I will be more than happy to give you his stats.
Thanks!!!! And Enjoy!!!!!
I don't know when I fell asleep that night. One moment I was looking out over the water and the next I was laying on the blanket and the sun was shining brightly above me. It was a beautiful day.the kind of day when I would sit in the courtyard of the Shrine after my lessons so that I could concentrate while I sketched.
There was suddenly a cross-bow aimed at my forehead and I froze, covering my head with my arms. I could hear Seiryuu chirping angrily at the person, his little legs hopping across my shoulder. It seemed as though my canary had become rather protective of me..that thought almost made me laugh.
"A'tuin! What are you doing to the poor thing?" a woman's voice suddenly said, obviously upset with someone. "Do you always attack innocent campers???"
"I don't see a fire here and she's alone, other than this stupid bird. What the hell am I supposed to think?" A'tuin answered, still aiming the cross-bow at my head. "Besides, we're supposed to kill these bastards. Isn't that what we were told?"
I suddenly felt someone touch my shoulder, gently pulling the hood of my cloak away. Slender, soft fingers pushed my hair away from my face. "For one thing, A'tuin, this isn't a girl. It's just a very pretty boy. For another, I don't think he's a danger to us. He was asleep when the air- ship landed. If he were here to kill us, don't you think he'd be awake?" the woman's voice said again.
The woman touched my cheek, turning my face toward her's. "It's alright. No one here is going to hurt you." She said, helping me to sit up. She was rather pretty with black hair and .eyes that were two different colors. One was a beautiful blue while the other was green. She had a kind, open face and she was currently smiling. "My name is Ruriel. What's your's?
"Shuuichi." I answered, taking Seiryuu off of my shoulder and tucking him into my pocket. I didn't want to give them too much information about myself. For all I knew, they could be from the Wyld Hunt. "I.used to be a priest."
"Used to be??" Ruriel asked. "Why did you stop?"
I felt tears fill my eyes again, remembering my home and why I could never go back. "My.Master told me to go. He said that I couldn't stay because people would come to kill me if I did..."
"A Sidereal?" one of them, a man with a squirrel sitting on his shoulder, asked, looking to Ruriel.
"Perhaps, Eclipse." Ruriel answered. "Why would anyone want to kill you, Shuuichi? You seem rather harmless, if I may say so."
"I.I honestly don't know." I answered, pulling my knees to my chest. I must have looked like such a child. I knew that I looked younger than I truly was. They probably thought I was just a teenager. "He just told me that he foresaw people coming and hurting me. He told me to never return. I.don't know where I'm going to go."
"That's simple." A'tuin suddenly said, smirking. "You're coming with us. No one can know where we've been and this is the only way Ruriel will let me tie up loose ends like you, kid."
"We're taking in another stray?"
That voice was new. I looked away from Ruriel to see the most beautiful man I'd ever seen standing not 10 feet away, behind the one Ruriel had called Eclipse. He had long, almost white-blonde hair that fell to his waist and incredibly bright blue eyes that seemed to bore into me. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He looked like an incarnate god.
"Yes, Teriel." A'tuin stated, obviously annoyed. "He's a prisoner. Maybe..."
A'tuin suddenly stepped closer, face not two inches from my own. "Are you from a Dragon-blooded house? Maybe we could ransom you or something."
"Far from it, I'm afraid." I answered, knowing my voice was soft. "I.am running from the Dragon-blooded. I am sure that everyone in the town knows by now..."
"Knows what, Shuuichi?" Ruriel asked me, gesturing for Eclipse to pull A'tuin away from me. "What would they know about you?"
"I.I can not tell you." I said. "You may want to kill me as well."
"Shuuichi, you may be surprised by this, but we are being hunted as well." Ruriel stated, laying her hands on either side of my face. She closed her eyes, seeming to concentrate before I saw a soft aura appear around her. On her forehead was the symbol I knew to be associated with the Twilight Caste of the Solar Exalted. "The question remains: Are you running for the same reason we are?"
I smiled, finally understanding that these were the people who my Master had entrusted my care to. I closed my own eyes and felt the same power I had the night before fill me. I heard a few gasps from the many men that stood on the beach, but as I opened my eyes, I saw Ruriel smiling.
"Eclipse Caste." She whispered, helping me to my feet. "Well, Shuuichi of the Eclipse Caste, shall we leave this place?"
I only nodded, knowing that all the others could see the mark on my forehead. The one who had pointed his cross-bow at me suddenly laughed, shaking his head.
"Well, I'll be damned..." he said, turning and walking away. "Let's go, everybody. We gotta get out of here before we get seen by the villagers."
I smiled, letting Ruriel take my hand and pull me toward the air- ship. I'd finally found the family that Master Setsui had told me of. Finally, I could feel safe again.
I finally introduced four of the five GREATEST characters in our Exalted game. It'll be awhile for Alexiel..but it will be worth waiting for, I promise you.
Also.I LOVE reviews. If you'd like to send any, I'd be happy to get them. Flames are cool too..I like to post those on my blog and make fun of them. *laughs*
Author's notes: Shuuichi is a character from one of my groups MANY Exalted games. He had to be retired due to the fact that he became too BEAST to allow into any other games. He, however, became one of my most beloved gaming characters because I took the time to develop him in a way that I never had with another before. I hope you all love him as much as I did.
Warnings: Just another note...Shuuichi is gay, so there WILL be slash here. Also, there may be some discrepancies with the way certain NPC's that were created by White-Wolf are portrayed. Typhon, the DeathKnight, and Nagazar, the Dragonblooded, are both characters in this story.
Disclaimers: I want to OWN White-wolf!!!!! They are SO FREAKING COOL!!!! Sadly..I don't, so the Universe and the NPC's in this story do not belong to me. Shuuichi does, however..and if you would like to use him as an NPC in one of your games, just e-mail me at Hijiri630@aol.com and I will be more than happy to give you his stats.
Thanks!!!! And Enjoy!!!!!
I don't know when I fell asleep that night. One moment I was looking out over the water and the next I was laying on the blanket and the sun was shining brightly above me. It was a beautiful day.the kind of day when I would sit in the courtyard of the Shrine after my lessons so that I could concentrate while I sketched.
There was suddenly a cross-bow aimed at my forehead and I froze, covering my head with my arms. I could hear Seiryuu chirping angrily at the person, his little legs hopping across my shoulder. It seemed as though my canary had become rather protective of me..that thought almost made me laugh.
"A'tuin! What are you doing to the poor thing?" a woman's voice suddenly said, obviously upset with someone. "Do you always attack innocent campers???"
"I don't see a fire here and she's alone, other than this stupid bird. What the hell am I supposed to think?" A'tuin answered, still aiming the cross-bow at my head. "Besides, we're supposed to kill these bastards. Isn't that what we were told?"
I suddenly felt someone touch my shoulder, gently pulling the hood of my cloak away. Slender, soft fingers pushed my hair away from my face. "For one thing, A'tuin, this isn't a girl. It's just a very pretty boy. For another, I don't think he's a danger to us. He was asleep when the air- ship landed. If he were here to kill us, don't you think he'd be awake?" the woman's voice said again.
The woman touched my cheek, turning my face toward her's. "It's alright. No one here is going to hurt you." She said, helping me to sit up. She was rather pretty with black hair and .eyes that were two different colors. One was a beautiful blue while the other was green. She had a kind, open face and she was currently smiling. "My name is Ruriel. What's your's?
"Shuuichi." I answered, taking Seiryuu off of my shoulder and tucking him into my pocket. I didn't want to give them too much information about myself. For all I knew, they could be from the Wyld Hunt. "I.used to be a priest."
"Used to be??" Ruriel asked. "Why did you stop?"
I felt tears fill my eyes again, remembering my home and why I could never go back. "My.Master told me to go. He said that I couldn't stay because people would come to kill me if I did..."
"A Sidereal?" one of them, a man with a squirrel sitting on his shoulder, asked, looking to Ruriel.
"Perhaps, Eclipse." Ruriel answered. "Why would anyone want to kill you, Shuuichi? You seem rather harmless, if I may say so."
"I.I honestly don't know." I answered, pulling my knees to my chest. I must have looked like such a child. I knew that I looked younger than I truly was. They probably thought I was just a teenager. "He just told me that he foresaw people coming and hurting me. He told me to never return. I.don't know where I'm going to go."
"That's simple." A'tuin suddenly said, smirking. "You're coming with us. No one can know where we've been and this is the only way Ruriel will let me tie up loose ends like you, kid."
"We're taking in another stray?"
That voice was new. I looked away from Ruriel to see the most beautiful man I'd ever seen standing not 10 feet away, behind the one Ruriel had called Eclipse. He had long, almost white-blonde hair that fell to his waist and incredibly bright blue eyes that seemed to bore into me. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He looked like an incarnate god.
"Yes, Teriel." A'tuin stated, obviously annoyed. "He's a prisoner. Maybe..."
A'tuin suddenly stepped closer, face not two inches from my own. "Are you from a Dragon-blooded house? Maybe we could ransom you or something."
"Far from it, I'm afraid." I answered, knowing my voice was soft. "I.am running from the Dragon-blooded. I am sure that everyone in the town knows by now..."
"Knows what, Shuuichi?" Ruriel asked me, gesturing for Eclipse to pull A'tuin away from me. "What would they know about you?"
"I.I can not tell you." I said. "You may want to kill me as well."
"Shuuichi, you may be surprised by this, but we are being hunted as well." Ruriel stated, laying her hands on either side of my face. She closed her eyes, seeming to concentrate before I saw a soft aura appear around her. On her forehead was the symbol I knew to be associated with the Twilight Caste of the Solar Exalted. "The question remains: Are you running for the same reason we are?"
I smiled, finally understanding that these were the people who my Master had entrusted my care to. I closed my own eyes and felt the same power I had the night before fill me. I heard a few gasps from the many men that stood on the beach, but as I opened my eyes, I saw Ruriel smiling.
"Eclipse Caste." She whispered, helping me to my feet. "Well, Shuuichi of the Eclipse Caste, shall we leave this place?"
I only nodded, knowing that all the others could see the mark on my forehead. The one who had pointed his cross-bow at me suddenly laughed, shaking his head.
"Well, I'll be damned..." he said, turning and walking away. "Let's go, everybody. We gotta get out of here before we get seen by the villagers."
I smiled, letting Ruriel take my hand and pull me toward the air- ship. I'd finally found the family that Master Setsui had told me of. Finally, I could feel safe again.
I finally introduced four of the five GREATEST characters in our Exalted game. It'll be awhile for Alexiel..but it will be worth waiting for, I promise you.
Also.I LOVE reviews. If you'd like to send any, I'd be happy to get them. Flames are cool too..I like to post those on my blog and make fun of them. *laughs*