Chapter 2 - A Haunting Rhapsody
"Ryujin!!!" Aya screamed and tried to wrestle off the man that was strangling her son. "Get off him!!!" she shouted once more.
Tooya frowned and tried to help his wife. After all, he was just an ordinary man, and not the man with the mana. Finally, with the couple's combined strength, they wrenched the man free from their son, resulting to the smashing of the French windows as the man was thrown backward.
"What's going on in here?" Yuuhi asked as he entered the room with Kyu-chan on his side.
The man, who was now on the terrace looked at them, his eyes glowing the purplish light that they had seen that afternoon. "Foolish!" he began, and pointed an accusing finger at Aya, "Foolish nymph from heaven!"
Aya's eyebrows met. What is this man saying? She thought. Nymph? Tennyo? Does he know something about Ceres?
Tooya stepped forward. "What do you know about Ceres? And who are you?" he asked, his fists balled, ready to strike at any time.
The man smirked. He didn't break his stare at Aya but answered the question. "Ceres? Yes, Ceres. That name. Perhaps this will refresh your memory?" He undid a brown cord from his shoulder blades that tied his intricately patterned brown moccasin shirt and revealed a necklace with a feather as its pendant and glowing the same eerie purple color.
"Ugh!"
Tooya looked at his wife and saw that she was shivering. She was clutching herself as if she was cold or she was likely to burst out her guts out.
Aya felt like she was transported 3 years back. It was hauntingly the same feeling she felt 3 years ago, exactly three years ago, the 1st time she let Ceres out. It seemed like needles were pricking her skin, like the spines of sea urchins or a puffer fish trying to go out of her.
Aya! Release me! Release me like you did before!
Aya's eyes opened in fright. How come that voice was so familiar? Is it her conscience? Hardly. What was it then? Aya shook her head in disbelief. It can't be, she thought. It just couldn't be.
Aya!!! Release me now!!! Your son is in grave danger!!!
At the mention of her son and also because of the unbearable pain, she gave up and slept.
Tooya, Yuuhi and Kyu-chan almost gasped as the purplish light emanated from Aya, and they saw something at her feet.
The Tennyo symbol.
"Oh boy." Yuuhi whistled.
Aya's golden hair turned ebony black and her cheery baby blue eyes turned a hazy amber color. Her pinkish lips turned an intense blood red.
"How ironic that history repeats itself once again." Ceres said, smirking, as her form took place.
The man laughed. "You're right my dear wife, how ironic."
Ceres scowled and pointed a finger at him. "What are you doing here? I thought I killed you, sent you to hell. Maybe the devil sent you back to take me with you, right?" she said bitterly.
The man smiled. "Why, Ceres, no. I just want to see you again."
Ceres snorted. "As if. You just want my blood spilled to the ground."
Yuuhi looked at the both of them. What is going on? Don't tell me that another of Ceres' husbands have come to cause havoc in our life? Yuuhi thought, rolling his eyes. Geez, another soap opera's gonna be rolling.
"Before you exchange obscenities, you better tell us what's going on." Tooya said to the man.
The man raised an eyebrow. "Another one of your seed donators, Ceres?" he asked.
Ceres' eyes narrowed. "You'd better stop that, Aoki. And you'd better not hurt him." She said, her voice not lowering 'temperature'.
"Don't worry Ceres, I'm not going to hurt him. It's you I'm going to hurt."
"CAN YOU TELL US YOUR FRIKIN' STORY NOW!!!!????!!! WE DON'T KNOW A FRIKIN' SINGLE THING!" Yuuhi shouted.
Ceres looked at Yuuhi and smiled ruefully. "Ah Yuuhi, it's still the same you." She said softly.
Yuuhi blushed. After all, a gorgeous woman like Ceres gave him a compliment. Her beauty didn't even compare to Keiko. Keiko's beauty is more on the cute type, but Ceres' beauty is classical, striking. He blushed once more.
Aoki chuckled. "Fine then. You want to know that story before it ends now? I'll tell you."
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Author's note: The next paragraphs are Ceres and Aoki's life years ago. So it's a flashback. I'll tell you whether you are ready to return to reality. *^_^*
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Years ago, in ancient times, when Japan was still young and life was still prosperous, legends came about, and one of the oldest was the "Legend of the Tennyo."
A tribe in Sapporo worshipped the goddess and the mother of all Tennyo. They have a hut just for her worship, they bring her the freshest flowers everyday and they clothe her image in embroidered silk.
In return, the goddess blessed their tribe with good harvest, victories in war and strong children.
The chief of the tribe had a son named Aoki. He was handsome, strong, wise and kind. All the girls in the village adored him. All longed to marry him.
But the chief was greedy and wanted the best for his son. He conjured up spells and rituals to call out Ceres from heaven. Ceres indeed came down.
And that's when things started to go wrong.
Ceres lay at her hut, and looked around the humble place. It's so nice, she thought, the people here are living a good life. She smiled, and lay down further on her bed of furs.
But the chief was bothering her. 'Marry my son in exchange for my life.' Ceres shook her head. She had definitely seen his son, and she had to admit that Aoki was the man she was looking for. But she wouldn't take the chief's life.
There was a knock on the bamboo door. "Please come in." She said, standing up to welcome who that was.
The door opened and Aoki came in. "Hello. Am I bothering you?" he asked, smiling.
Ceres smiled back. "No, please sit down the bed." She answered.
Aoki brought food and flowers. "You must be hungry. Here's some food. The best chefs in our village cooked that for you." He said, handing the tray of food to her.
"Oh! Thank you. This looks very delicious." She pointed to the bowl of rice and steamed fresh seafood. She reached out for the chopsticks on the side of the tray and began eating.
Aoki smiled. He seemed very pleased.
After she finished, she put the tray aside and looked at Aoki. "So. Is there anything else I can help you with?" she asked.
He shrugged. "I don't know. It's just that my father wants me to marry soon."
"What's wrong with that?" Ceres asked.
He sighed. "Frankly, I don't know. Maybe I'm too young. And probably because I have seen the right girl but I don't think she deserves me." He explained.
Ceres laughed. "Nonsense! A girl would be honored to have you as her husband." She retorted, disbelief showing on her face.
"Really?" he asked, his voice turned eager. "Can you tell what can I do to win her heart?"
She laughed once more. "That's easy. Bring her flowers. The freshest, the most beautiful of all its kind. And of course, you need to be a complete gentleman."
After the day she said this, day after day Aoki sent her freshly picked roses and lilies and became increasingly polite and gentle to her.
It became obvious that he loved her.
It was about a month when he first courted her.
Ceres was planning on what to do next. She really didn't like him. Yes, he was sweet and everything, but she can't do anything but to play his game. After all, her job was just to pass on her genes for a new generation.
One warm summer's night in Ceres' bedroom, Aoki came in and talked to her, just the same way he'd talk to her every night for a month.
When Aoki was about to leave, Ceres grabbed his rough hands and said, "Don't go."
Aoki looked at her with passion in his eyes. Ceres untied the cords that wrapped her clothes. He watched it fall to the floor. He saw her creamy luscious skin, her big and round breasts with erect nipples, and her hair between her legs. She excited him. His cock hardened.
Ceres, still holding his hand, held it up to her breast. "I love you, Aoki. I'm ready to give you everything. Please make love to me." She pleaded, her voice filled with sexual awakening.
Aoki smiled and didn't resist. "I love you too."
Ceres untied his clothes and they both lay on the bed. "How I've longed for this, Ceres." He whispered in her ear as he fingered her vagina.
She moaned in delight. "Nor I, Aoki."
They teased each other and came together in their sensuous foreplay. Ceres, dripping in sweat after sucking Aoki's cock for a long while, lay beside him again and kissed him hard.
"Please enter me now. I need your intimate touch. Let us come together in ecstasy. Please." She said to him.
Ceres' erotic words ignited fire on his inner being and in result, grabbing Ceres and pinning her on the bed. He spread her legs and with his hard tool, rammed inside her.
"Ah!"
Aoki, now blinded by lust, rhythmically moved up and down, pumping faster and faster. Her wetness made him harder than before.
"Oh, Aoki!" She called his name, and dug her fingers in his back.
Ceres was very wet by now, and her whole body was dripping with sweat. Heavens, she thought, he's good!
"Ah! Ah! Ah! AH! AH! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!" Ceres groaned as she came, grinding her loins in time with Aoki's pumping.
"Ugh!!!" Aoki gasped, his creamy white seed flowed inside her and some even dripped down her inner thighs.
After that, Ceres lay panting on the bed, her whole body tired and wanting to sleep. Aoki smiled and lay beside her. He brushed a wet strand of hair that hung in front of her face. "How was it?" he asked.
Ceres smiled genuinely. "It was wonderful." How wonderful indeed!
Aoki snuggled in her arms. " I wish it would be like this forever." He said.
Ceres nodded.
He looked up at her and gazed in her eyes. "I love you, Ceres." He whispered with much emotion.
She forced herself to say the words. "I love you too."
Aoki and Ceres were married a week later. Three years later, they had a daughter named Katsumi.
Ceres never loved Aoki anyway, but tried to make him happy. She just treated him secretly as a good friend. But she didn't have the courage to tell him what she really felt. After the chief died, Aoki took his place. Eventually, he didn't have enough time to spend with her and their daughter.
As a result, Ceres looked for more promising prospects.
One time she eyed a handsome fisherman in the village. She seduced him, and they ended up having sex in her bed. "But you have a husband!" he complained, but still pinning her to the wall and thrusting his cock to her pussy.
"I don't care," she gasped, "All I care about is this moment."
They fucked each other for several rounds, until finally, the door swung open.
It was Aoki.
Aoki didn't talk to her. He was disgusted of having his wife with another man. And doing it in their bed! It was unthinkable.
He entered his daughter's room and saw the little girl sleeping. He carried her gently to not rouse her and they went to the temple of Ceres. At the foot of the statue of the goddess, he laid down his daughter. He took the hagoromo that was put on the right side of the statue, got a feather and pocketed it.
"May I acquire power for revenge with her own skin." He whispered.
He pulled out a sharp dagger from his pocket and raised it high. "And for power, I offer you my daughter's life!" he shouted, and sank the blade on his daughter's abdomen. Since the blade was terribly sharp, the little girl died in her sleep, while bleeding profusely.
The door of the temple opened.
Ceres stood there, looking at her daughter's dead body and her husband. She looked at him with raw hatred and tears in her eyes.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!?"
In her fury, before her husband could have any chance to attack her, she released her power and killed him.
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Author's note: Okay! Back to reality!
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Tooya and the others couldn't believe the story. It was too shocking, too gruesome. Yuuhi shook his head in disgust. "My God." He whispered.
Ceres scowled. She was sorry for having hurt Aoki's feelings, but he didn't have to return again and kill everyone! And besides, he has his faults!
Aoki smiled cruelly. "I asked power for revenge, and at last, I've received it."
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Author's Note: Thank you very much for sticking up to my story! Please check back for Chapter 3! Luv y'all! *^_^*
"Ryujin!!!" Aya screamed and tried to wrestle off the man that was strangling her son. "Get off him!!!" she shouted once more.
Tooya frowned and tried to help his wife. After all, he was just an ordinary man, and not the man with the mana. Finally, with the couple's combined strength, they wrenched the man free from their son, resulting to the smashing of the French windows as the man was thrown backward.
"What's going on in here?" Yuuhi asked as he entered the room with Kyu-chan on his side.
The man, who was now on the terrace looked at them, his eyes glowing the purplish light that they had seen that afternoon. "Foolish!" he began, and pointed an accusing finger at Aya, "Foolish nymph from heaven!"
Aya's eyebrows met. What is this man saying? She thought. Nymph? Tennyo? Does he know something about Ceres?
Tooya stepped forward. "What do you know about Ceres? And who are you?" he asked, his fists balled, ready to strike at any time.
The man smirked. He didn't break his stare at Aya but answered the question. "Ceres? Yes, Ceres. That name. Perhaps this will refresh your memory?" He undid a brown cord from his shoulder blades that tied his intricately patterned brown moccasin shirt and revealed a necklace with a feather as its pendant and glowing the same eerie purple color.
"Ugh!"
Tooya looked at his wife and saw that she was shivering. She was clutching herself as if she was cold or she was likely to burst out her guts out.
Aya felt like she was transported 3 years back. It was hauntingly the same feeling she felt 3 years ago, exactly three years ago, the 1st time she let Ceres out. It seemed like needles were pricking her skin, like the spines of sea urchins or a puffer fish trying to go out of her.
Aya! Release me! Release me like you did before!
Aya's eyes opened in fright. How come that voice was so familiar? Is it her conscience? Hardly. What was it then? Aya shook her head in disbelief. It can't be, she thought. It just couldn't be.
Aya!!! Release me now!!! Your son is in grave danger!!!
At the mention of her son and also because of the unbearable pain, she gave up and slept.
Tooya, Yuuhi and Kyu-chan almost gasped as the purplish light emanated from Aya, and they saw something at her feet.
The Tennyo symbol.
"Oh boy." Yuuhi whistled.
Aya's golden hair turned ebony black and her cheery baby blue eyes turned a hazy amber color. Her pinkish lips turned an intense blood red.
"How ironic that history repeats itself once again." Ceres said, smirking, as her form took place.
The man laughed. "You're right my dear wife, how ironic."
Ceres scowled and pointed a finger at him. "What are you doing here? I thought I killed you, sent you to hell. Maybe the devil sent you back to take me with you, right?" she said bitterly.
The man smiled. "Why, Ceres, no. I just want to see you again."
Ceres snorted. "As if. You just want my blood spilled to the ground."
Yuuhi looked at the both of them. What is going on? Don't tell me that another of Ceres' husbands have come to cause havoc in our life? Yuuhi thought, rolling his eyes. Geez, another soap opera's gonna be rolling.
"Before you exchange obscenities, you better tell us what's going on." Tooya said to the man.
The man raised an eyebrow. "Another one of your seed donators, Ceres?" he asked.
Ceres' eyes narrowed. "You'd better stop that, Aoki. And you'd better not hurt him." She said, her voice not lowering 'temperature'.
"Don't worry Ceres, I'm not going to hurt him. It's you I'm going to hurt."
"CAN YOU TELL US YOUR FRIKIN' STORY NOW!!!!????!!! WE DON'T KNOW A FRIKIN' SINGLE THING!" Yuuhi shouted.
Ceres looked at Yuuhi and smiled ruefully. "Ah Yuuhi, it's still the same you." She said softly.
Yuuhi blushed. After all, a gorgeous woman like Ceres gave him a compliment. Her beauty didn't even compare to Keiko. Keiko's beauty is more on the cute type, but Ceres' beauty is classical, striking. He blushed once more.
Aoki chuckled. "Fine then. You want to know that story before it ends now? I'll tell you."
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Author's note: The next paragraphs are Ceres and Aoki's life years ago. So it's a flashback. I'll tell you whether you are ready to return to reality. *^_^*
*******************************************************************
Years ago, in ancient times, when Japan was still young and life was still prosperous, legends came about, and one of the oldest was the "Legend of the Tennyo."
A tribe in Sapporo worshipped the goddess and the mother of all Tennyo. They have a hut just for her worship, they bring her the freshest flowers everyday and they clothe her image in embroidered silk.
In return, the goddess blessed their tribe with good harvest, victories in war and strong children.
The chief of the tribe had a son named Aoki. He was handsome, strong, wise and kind. All the girls in the village adored him. All longed to marry him.
But the chief was greedy and wanted the best for his son. He conjured up spells and rituals to call out Ceres from heaven. Ceres indeed came down.
And that's when things started to go wrong.
Ceres lay at her hut, and looked around the humble place. It's so nice, she thought, the people here are living a good life. She smiled, and lay down further on her bed of furs.
But the chief was bothering her. 'Marry my son in exchange for my life.' Ceres shook her head. She had definitely seen his son, and she had to admit that Aoki was the man she was looking for. But she wouldn't take the chief's life.
There was a knock on the bamboo door. "Please come in." She said, standing up to welcome who that was.
The door opened and Aoki came in. "Hello. Am I bothering you?" he asked, smiling.
Ceres smiled back. "No, please sit down the bed." She answered.
Aoki brought food and flowers. "You must be hungry. Here's some food. The best chefs in our village cooked that for you." He said, handing the tray of food to her.
"Oh! Thank you. This looks very delicious." She pointed to the bowl of rice and steamed fresh seafood. She reached out for the chopsticks on the side of the tray and began eating.
Aoki smiled. He seemed very pleased.
After she finished, she put the tray aside and looked at Aoki. "So. Is there anything else I can help you with?" she asked.
He shrugged. "I don't know. It's just that my father wants me to marry soon."
"What's wrong with that?" Ceres asked.
He sighed. "Frankly, I don't know. Maybe I'm too young. And probably because I have seen the right girl but I don't think she deserves me." He explained.
Ceres laughed. "Nonsense! A girl would be honored to have you as her husband." She retorted, disbelief showing on her face.
"Really?" he asked, his voice turned eager. "Can you tell what can I do to win her heart?"
She laughed once more. "That's easy. Bring her flowers. The freshest, the most beautiful of all its kind. And of course, you need to be a complete gentleman."
After the day she said this, day after day Aoki sent her freshly picked roses and lilies and became increasingly polite and gentle to her.
It became obvious that he loved her.
It was about a month when he first courted her.
Ceres was planning on what to do next. She really didn't like him. Yes, he was sweet and everything, but she can't do anything but to play his game. After all, her job was just to pass on her genes for a new generation.
One warm summer's night in Ceres' bedroom, Aoki came in and talked to her, just the same way he'd talk to her every night for a month.
When Aoki was about to leave, Ceres grabbed his rough hands and said, "Don't go."
Aoki looked at her with passion in his eyes. Ceres untied the cords that wrapped her clothes. He watched it fall to the floor. He saw her creamy luscious skin, her big and round breasts with erect nipples, and her hair between her legs. She excited him. His cock hardened.
Ceres, still holding his hand, held it up to her breast. "I love you, Aoki. I'm ready to give you everything. Please make love to me." She pleaded, her voice filled with sexual awakening.
Aoki smiled and didn't resist. "I love you too."
Ceres untied his clothes and they both lay on the bed. "How I've longed for this, Ceres." He whispered in her ear as he fingered her vagina.
She moaned in delight. "Nor I, Aoki."
They teased each other and came together in their sensuous foreplay. Ceres, dripping in sweat after sucking Aoki's cock for a long while, lay beside him again and kissed him hard.
"Please enter me now. I need your intimate touch. Let us come together in ecstasy. Please." She said to him.
Ceres' erotic words ignited fire on his inner being and in result, grabbing Ceres and pinning her on the bed. He spread her legs and with his hard tool, rammed inside her.
"Ah!"
Aoki, now blinded by lust, rhythmically moved up and down, pumping faster and faster. Her wetness made him harder than before.
"Oh, Aoki!" She called his name, and dug her fingers in his back.
Ceres was very wet by now, and her whole body was dripping with sweat. Heavens, she thought, he's good!
"Ah! Ah! Ah! AH! AH! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!" Ceres groaned as she came, grinding her loins in time with Aoki's pumping.
"Ugh!!!" Aoki gasped, his creamy white seed flowed inside her and some even dripped down her inner thighs.
After that, Ceres lay panting on the bed, her whole body tired and wanting to sleep. Aoki smiled and lay beside her. He brushed a wet strand of hair that hung in front of her face. "How was it?" he asked.
Ceres smiled genuinely. "It was wonderful." How wonderful indeed!
Aoki snuggled in her arms. " I wish it would be like this forever." He said.
Ceres nodded.
He looked up at her and gazed in her eyes. "I love you, Ceres." He whispered with much emotion.
She forced herself to say the words. "I love you too."
Aoki and Ceres were married a week later. Three years later, they had a daughter named Katsumi.
Ceres never loved Aoki anyway, but tried to make him happy. She just treated him secretly as a good friend. But she didn't have the courage to tell him what she really felt. After the chief died, Aoki took his place. Eventually, he didn't have enough time to spend with her and their daughter.
As a result, Ceres looked for more promising prospects.
One time she eyed a handsome fisherman in the village. She seduced him, and they ended up having sex in her bed. "But you have a husband!" he complained, but still pinning her to the wall and thrusting his cock to her pussy.
"I don't care," she gasped, "All I care about is this moment."
They fucked each other for several rounds, until finally, the door swung open.
It was Aoki.
Aoki didn't talk to her. He was disgusted of having his wife with another man. And doing it in their bed! It was unthinkable.
He entered his daughter's room and saw the little girl sleeping. He carried her gently to not rouse her and they went to the temple of Ceres. At the foot of the statue of the goddess, he laid down his daughter. He took the hagoromo that was put on the right side of the statue, got a feather and pocketed it.
"May I acquire power for revenge with her own skin." He whispered.
He pulled out a sharp dagger from his pocket and raised it high. "And for power, I offer you my daughter's life!" he shouted, and sank the blade on his daughter's abdomen. Since the blade was terribly sharp, the little girl died in her sleep, while bleeding profusely.
The door of the temple opened.
Ceres stood there, looking at her daughter's dead body and her husband. She looked at him with raw hatred and tears in her eyes.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!?"
In her fury, before her husband could have any chance to attack her, she released her power and killed him.
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Author's note: Okay! Back to reality!
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Tooya and the others couldn't believe the story. It was too shocking, too gruesome. Yuuhi shook his head in disgust. "My God." He whispered.
Ceres scowled. She was sorry for having hurt Aoki's feelings, but he didn't have to return again and kill everyone! And besides, he has his faults!
Aoki smiled cruelly. "I asked power for revenge, and at last, I've received it."
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Author's Note: Thank you very much for sticking up to my story! Please check back for Chapter 3! Luv y'all! *^_^*