Fate's Beginning

    by Okibi (Seiru_Okibi@hotmail.com)

Prologue (started 8-21-01)

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This is a very short chapter....you can basically think of it as a "pilot". What I'm looking for here is to see if people are interested in this story, and/or if I have what it takes to write such a large fanfic. I ask everyone to please review. And when/if you review, don't just review the story, review my writing style, and if you think you could read something like this for a long time. So....yeah, that's basically it.

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-------------------Chapter 1-Darkness and Light-------------------------

~It is Jurai calendar year 2304-158. Just another year for many, but in actuality, it was a very interesting year. Most of those who do remember it, remember it for the year that most wanted criminal Kagato was killed. And what makes this event even more memorable, and amazing, is who killed him.  What transpires in this story is how this amazing, memorable action affects one person, and how even in death, Kagato still plays a very important role in the future of the galaxy.~

It was dark....

....Very dark

The dark frightened me more than anything. And he knew it. He told me I should embrace my fears. That I should use them to make myself stronger. I don't know why he cares what I think when he can just control my actions himself. He can probably make me as strong as he wants.......

....Oh god....it was dark....

I couldn't take it anymore. I started screaming.

"PLEASE! Please let me out!"

I knew the beatings would come. But I didn't care. I had to get out of that room now, even if it meant him hurting me....

Falling to the ground, I started pounding at the door. I had to get out of that room. Maybe if I managed to just open the door wide enough to let a speck of light in, it would be-

The door suddenly opened.

Relief. Light flooded the room. But in the center of this light stood a man.

Kagato.

I braced myself. I knew what was coming. I looked up.

As he walked over, his tan cloak flowed back and forth, almost mockingly. His skin was very pale, much like his hair. His whole attire gave someone the feeling that it was freezing around him.

He stopped.

Looking down at me, I could see his eyes clearly. They were yellow, yet they were the coldest thing about him. A pair of spectacles sat on his nose. He started speaking.

"You, Seiru....are worse than the other one."

I never saw the blow come. It struck me in the stomach, and sent me flying across the room. He quickly walked over to me and pulled me up by my collar. This time, he punched me in the head, making me see stars. But the blow didn't knock me out. No, he would never allow that. Through the pain I could hear his voice.

"She was disobedient, much like you are. Always gave me trouble."

I heard his sword flicker to life with a low hum. All the sudden, I felt pain shooting through my body. He threw me to the floor. Looking down, I saw a clean cut across my chest. Once again he reached down this time pulling me up by the front of my shirt, sending a jolt of pain through my body.

"Do you know what happened to her?" He paused.

He continued "She's dead. Her disobedience caused her to falter in battle against a particularly strong opponent. He got the best of her, and now she is dead."

He started walking, dragging me along with him. I felt myself leaving the room and going into the hallway. After a few minutes of this, he stopped in front of a door, opened it, and threw me in.

"Your next mission is in two hours. You had better be ready by then." He said, and then closed the door. I could hear the click of his shoes until it got softer, and eventually faded out.

I looked down at myself. All the tension of him dragging me had caused the wound in my chest, recently closed by my healing abilities, to reopen. A puddle of blood soon formed below me until it stopped, my healing abilities already fixing the wound. This was one of his better days.

I slowly stood up, pain still shooting through me as an after-effect of his beating. A mirror stood on one side of the room. It was my only possession in this cell I called my room.

Looking into the mirror I saw my uncontrolled black hair spiking out in many directions. My eyes slowly went down to my neck, locking themselves on my gem, the source of my power according to Kagato. It was a dark blue right now. I started to look at the large cloak I was wearing. It was much like Kagato's, except for the color, which was black. It automatically fixed itself when damaged, so the tear in my chest and the blood stains were gone.

I slumped down and stretched out on the floor. Little did Kagato know, what he said about that girl dying had not discouraged me from being disobedient, it encouraged me. Death would be a sweet release compared to this eternal hell.

            I stood above the women, laughing. My white beam sword was in front of me, teetering over the women's head. She was bleeding from various spots on her body, barely alive. Ruins of a city stood around us, flames engulfing them slowly. The sky was red. Nearly all the city's inhabitants were dead already.

Inside, I was dead also.

"You seem to be having some trouble, miss."

My voice comes out in a cruel hiss, and I can feel my mouth twisted up in an evil grin.

"Maybe I can help put you out of your misery..."

Sometimes I wonder, who owns that voice? How are such hateful things being said through my mouth? Maybe I'm just denying the fact that that voice is mine...and it is truly me who is saying those things...

My sword began to rise...the realization of what was going to happen clear on the women's terror-stricken face...

"NO!" I screamed out, stopping my body from doing any harm.

I could feel Kagato starting to get angry.

::Finish Her::

I felt him starting to invade my mind. But I couldn't just let this person die...I...couldn't.....

::FINISH HER!::

It.....it wasn't me....

As he took total control of my body, I felt another part of my humanity being ripped away from me....

I mentally shut myself to the world before I could see what happened to the woman.

I was lying on the floor of my room, quaking with pain. Blood poured from several wounds on my body. Even though it had only been two minutes since his punishment, it seemed like it had been an eternity. But the thing that bothered me the most through this whole situation, was that I knew I would not die. Kagato always made sure of it. He would never inflict any wounds that he knew my healing abilities could not handle. Not that he'd ever hesitate killing me. Once I was of no use for him anymore, I'd be gone in a second.

I started to feel a tingling sensation. My healing abilities were starting to go to work. My injuries would be gone within a minute or two.

Through the walls I could hear screaming. Kagato had brought back a few prisoners this time. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence. Sometimes even The Ruin's Buster needs help pin-pointing the exact area of the artifact he is looking for. That's where the torture comes in.....

I put it out of my mind. After a few minutes, I am asleep.

A kick in my side woke me up. I groggily looked up at the culprit, once I saw who it was, I quickly looked back at the ground.

"Your next mission is in 25 minutes. You are to report to planet Gamma-Five. Once there, you will infiltrate the Royal Science Academy colony on the south side of the planet. In Lab #213 there is a specimen called Mass-2. Take it, and return to your ship. Once in space, and a safe distance away from the planet, deploy your Anti-Matter charges, and obliterate the planet. You have 2 days to complete this mission."

I looked up at him, fear in my eyes. This was the first time he had ordered me to destroy a planet.

"I will be taking care of business somewhere else" he said. "Soon we shall be a happy family once again..."

With that, he stepped out of my room, the door closing behind him. What did he mean by that?

I put Kagato's babbling nonsense out of my mind, and focused on the task at hand. Can I really destroy an entire planet?

Why not?

It....it doesn't seem right somehow....

You've killed people before. Why not planets?

I can't....I can't stand any more death!

Come on Seiru. You are a cold-blooded killer.

No! No.....no....it's not...true....

Sure it is! And the best part is, you enjoy the tasks Kagato gives you. Always have. Always will.

"NO!!!"

All the sudden, I notice nobody is in the room but me.

Sometimes I wonder if I will make it out of this place with my sanity.