This is my first fic, so bear with me for my grammar really sucks
A Dose of Chaos Book I
Aristocratic Assassin
Disclaimer: I own nothing dammit!
Darkness. A place where no mortal being could exist without the aid of the divine, yet, there was one being that could live in this desolate dimension. For this dimension was her domain, which she alone rules. At one time, she had the aid of two others, but alas, now she only has her servant. Usually, she watches the universes workings, planning only what she knows. Currently, she is occupied with the visage of a young boy capable of wielding the same power as she and the two others previously mentioned.
The boy was clad in ancient Jurian armor, generating the Wings of the Lighthawk. He had an emblem on his forehead, three markings to be precise, that shown proof of his heritage. This mere, mortal boy was able to collapse a black hole, and stop one of her underlings. True, Dr. Clay was expendable, but still it was disturbing. His eyes showed compassion, yet they also showed strength and determination. This intrigued her. She decided to test this boy, and see the true extent of his abilities.
She looked towards his home planet, Earth. A blue pearl in the black canvas of the universe, she could easily blot it out of existence. Yet, instead she viewed its history, looking for anything that could be worth the boy's time. She searched, beginning to see that she may have to import a threat, until she found what she was looking for. Upon viewing the individual's biography, she smirked. He was clever, deceitful, manipulative, merciless, and showed massive potential for her test. She smirked and continued to skim the biography. When satisfied with her results, she decided to bring back this troublesome incarnate.
Tokimi, Goddess of Order, of the Goddess Triumvirate, marveled at her own little scheme. She turned to the boy's image, confident in her plans. She then gave a small smirk at this young boy. "Tenchi, you will show me your true worth, and display whether you are worthy or not."
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Katsuhito Masaki stood at the top of the long winding steps of the shrine. Watching, and enjoying the peaceful scenery before him, the birds chirping, and the sun's beautiful reflection that shown off the lake near the Masaki residence. Dawn came and went twenty minutes ago, and the morning twilight was nothing short of magnificence. It has been seven hundred years since he came to this beautiful and peaceful planet, the main reason to escape his role as successor. Oh, true, he had come originally to stop the space pirate Ryoko, but after crashing his ship, Yosho saw this as an opportunity to abandon his duties as heir to the thrown. Not to mention getting out of marrying his half-sister. True, he loved her, but only the love siblings would show. Perhaps it was his human blood that rebelled against this, or maybe he just wanted to be free from responsibility. The only thing he could think of that moment was that he had set out to do what he had chosen to do, and now only a few more pieces of his plan were needed to fall into place. Of course, Tsunami played a role in this as well, but for reasons unknown even to Katsuhito himself. He would have continued his reflection and drew up possible conclusions; at least he would have until the peace was shattered.
"YYYEEEEAHHHH!!!!! RYOKO!"
Katsuhito scratched his chin as if in deep thought, like he was coming up with a solution to a problem. "Hmmm, it appears Tenchi is up. We will have to start practice soon before he's late for school." Katsuhito smirks slightly at his grandson's normal predicament and silently walked back to the shrine.
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Tenchi walked out of the bathroom, and began heading towards the stairs. From the look on his face, one would expect that he had just arrived from the battlefield. Too bad that's not too far from the truth…
*FLASHBACK*
The room was relatively dark, and Tenchi was in a comfortable slumber. All you could see in the room were three red digits. Upon reaching the number's designated time set, the alarm went off. Instantly, a hand touched the little black box that displayed red digits, and stopped the annoying sound it emitted. Tenchi slowly rose and sat strait up in bed, a practical zombie. Of course, the face he was staring into was no better than his own. Bloodshot, golden eyes stared into his own droopy chocolate brown ones. His brain struggling to register the image in front of him, its motor functions slurred due to
awakening abruptly early in the morning. It instantly recognized the image as something scary and put the only defense it had in its arsenal. Tenchi screamed.
"YYEEEEAHHHH!!!!! RYOKO!"
Sure enough, Ryoko was floating in front of him, with bloodshot eyes, obviously due from lack of sleep. Tenchi let out a sigh, while Ryoko puts on her usual "I was worried about you so I decided to keep watch over you all night" look. Tenchi started to mentally count to himself on another time-honored tradition. " 5….4….3….2….1…." Then Ayeka abruptly barged.
What Ayeka saw before her was one of the most horrific sites to ever grasp the galaxy, Ryoko, that horrible space pirate, was draped all over Tenchi. HER Tenchi. Ayeka did what any woman protecting her love would do. "M-Ms. Ryoko! How dare you get your filthy hands all over Lord Tenchi!" Sparks could be seen before them. Ryoko flashed a Cheshire's Cat grin at the Jurian princess. Tenchi saw this one coming a mile away. "Here we go…"
Ryoko continued her grin and seductively rubbed Tenchi's chest with her hand. "What's wrong Princess, afraid that I got to Tenchi first? You wouldn't believe what we did last night! Oh, what a night it was too!" Tenchi began to get a little nose bleed from that comment.
Ayeka, on the other hand, was instantly a beet red. "W-What?! You're lying Ryoko! There is no way he would want to spend a night with a dried up old hag like you!"
Ayeka was now wearing an expression of pure satisfaction as she watched her rival's reaction to that comment.
Ryoko was visibly fuming, enough to probably boil water. "WHAT WAS THAT AYEKA?!" Energy began to crackle around Ryoko's hand, the intensity increasing with each tick on her forehead.
Ayeka was now forming her logs around her, a new log appearing in rhythm with her own ticks. "What I'm saying is the truth!" You could visibly see a dark aura form between the two. Tenchi pretty much chose that time to escape to the bathroom, his only true sanctuary. Well, most of the time anyway.
*END FLASHBACK*Tenchi gave another sigh as went to grab his Bokken. He then realized the time and bolted downstairs and out the door. All the while yelling something about how his grandfather was going to be merciless on him during practice.
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The individual looked on, staring at his predecessor, contemplating on subjects only known to the individual himself. Part of his intent was to come and pay his respects, yet also to find a place to get away from the world. He continued to stare off on a ledge, looking at a skeleton of a great warrior. It was adorned with worn out, yet still extravagant, armor, and one of its "tusks" were missing.
The massive behemoth overlooked all the lands, as the lord it rightfully was. From its view, we see a being dressed in an elaborate white kimono, overlapped with armor. The said being had a strange fluffy object along his right shoulder, with two swords hanging on the left side of his waist. He had long white hair, flowing in the wind with his fluffy "appendage". He had small pointed elf-like ears, along with golden eyes that gave off an aura that just might freeze hell itself. On his face were markings that showed his true appearance, two stripes on each side of his face and a black crescent moon on his forehead. Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands, gazed on at his father's grave.
"Well father, are you satisfied? You, leaving Tenseiga behind, expected it to bring I, Sesshoumaru, happiness? Yet all it did was bring me sadness, and became as useless as its worth in the time I needed it most." He looked at Tenseiga in disgust, and contemplated on even shattering it, but he tensed down and realized it futile to do such an act. "How could my hanyou of a brother, Inuyasha, be able to achieve happiness, yet I could not?" He then looked at the grave, and then pulled out a small black pearl.
The black pearl, known as the Kuro Shinju, was one of two methods to enter the space between this world and the next. The other method being the Mountains in the Country of Fire, the Kuro Shinju was the less strenuous of the two. Sesshoumaru simply tapped the small sphere, and in an instant a black portal of light emerged. Sesshoumaru took one last glance at his father's grave, and then paced towards the portal. "Until next time, father."
Once out of the realm, Sesshoumaru calmly landed on a cliff face, and took in his surroundings. One could stare at the beautiful country landscape, and be lost in its overwhelming image. One of few areas left untouched by man, and where youkai still reigned supreme as they did in the Sengoku Jidai. Oh, do not be confused as to saying that youkai only exist in the wilderness areas, where as they also live in human society, although they live in secret. It's just that some youkai, mainly those who survived the Sengoku Era, prefer to live around nature, and away from human contact.
Sesshoumaru, though, despises most of the humans who live in these "modern times", and considers them barbaric. Humans of today are arrogant, power hungry, and can create horrors even worse than those of a youkai. The humans have found strength in their technology, and were able to gain an edge over youkai. Therefore, forcing youkai to assimilate into human society. Of course, to the youkai lords, this is only a temporary setback, one in which they will one day reign supreme again.
The youkai lords believing that one day humanity will destroy itself, and in the chaos, they will takeover and rule. Sesshoumaru merely smirked at this thought, and of how pathetic the lords have become. For if they could not take their so called "birthright" now, then how could they do it when the event actually comes. That's even if the event transpires, which he believes will not. Sesshoumaru continued to stare off into the lush countryside, admiring its simple beauty, until he was interrupted, that is.
"And what do you want, arsehole?" Sesshoumaru easily threw this statement out in an uncaring tone that he was master of. In front of Sesshoumaru, an image materialized. It was mostly a floating face, bearing the resemblance of an old man. White eyes bore down on the youkai, showing its apparent personality. He had a long white mustache, and long white eyebrows that accompanied it. A red jewel appeared to be imbedded in its forehead, perhaps a symbol of its lineage. It looked Sesshoumaru over, as if it was scanning his soul. It then began to speak in a monotone voice. "Are you the one known as Lord Sesshoumaru, whose domain resides in the Western Lands?"
Sesshoumaru returned the cold look with his usual expressionless face. "I am he who you seek. Speak to me your reasons for seeking me out before I kill you." A small spark shown in its eye, as if in amusement. The being spoke again in the same tone.
"My Lady wishes to speak to you, on the matters of business." Sesshoumaru continued to stare at it as emotionless as ever. "What type of being is your mistress? I sense no youki from you, so it is obvious that you, a mere servant, are not youkai, and in turn the same goes for your mistress."
The creature, seeming to lack emotions, did not give off a response to this question at first. It then seemed to contemplate, and then responded with its own answer. "My mistress, Lady Tokimi, is a Goddess, one of immense power that demands respects. One such as yourself should consider yourself in good fortune to meet one such as my Lady."
Sesshoumaru inwardly smirked, and began to walk away from the being. "I am not interested. Leave me now."
The being shut its eyes, and began to look as if in contemplation, all the while bobbing up and down slightly as if in agreement. "Lord Sesshoumaru, my Lady has a proposition for you." Sesshoumaru stopped, waiting to listen to the thing's statement. "My Lady says that in return for seeking an audience with her, and accepting her request, she will return to you what was lost long ago." Although Sesshoumaru's back was facing him, the being could tell that the inuyoukai was interested. Tense minutes passed, and the being began to think the youkai lord would turn him down again. Sesshoumaru then turned around, still wearing his expressionless mask, and stared hard at the creature.
"Very well, I will see this mistress of yours, and then I will determine a course of action of my own taking." The being appeared to be in relief that the youkai did not turn him down, until Sesshoumaru spoke again. "But, if I find this a waste of my time, I will kill you both."
The being then gave another look of amusement, and then calmly answered the lord's threat. "Very well then, Lord Sesshoumaru." Both beings disappeared, going to a destination that only one knew of.
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Tenchi, sporting many bruises, came home after an hour of practice with his grandfather. He was covered in sweat and dirt, and he still had school to go to. As he set foot inside the house, he could easily smell the sweet aroma of Sasami's cooking. Tenchi then arrived in the kitchen, and sure enough, he found her and her little helper, Ryo-Ohki, in child form. Tenchi gave a slight smile at this scene, and stood there watching the two work furiously on their task. Sasami then turned around and was surprised by Tenchi's sudden entry. She quickly smiled and gave her usual greeting.
"Good morning Tenchi! Breakfast will be ready soon!" Ryo-Ohki stopped what she was doing and instantly ran up to Tenchi, almost tripping a few times along the way. "Meow! Meow!" Ryo-Ohki ran with arms outstretched and hugged Tenchi. Tenchi in turn gave her a warm embrace. "And good morning to you to Sasami, Ryo-Ohki!" Tenchi then put the human cabbit down and began to walk towards the onsen. "I'm going to take a quick bath, Sasami. So don't worry if I'm a little late for breakfast." Sasami turned back towards the task at hand and continued. " Alright then Tenchi, I'll save some food for you." Tenchi began to walk towards his destination.
Sasami, unlike two years ago, has aged somewhat. Since she does not have the aid of the Jurian royal water and life trees, she began to age like any normal earth girl. So instead of looking like a twelve year old girl, she began to take on the appearance of a fourteen year old. At first, her father began to object to this and demand that she and Ayeka return to Jurai at once, but as usual his wives put a stop to him. Let's just say that one angry wife is enough, but having two is a death sentence, and emperor Azusa is just stubborn, not suicidal. Sasami has already shown some signs of Tsunami's appearance, but not enough to gain a certain eighteen year old's attention.
Ryo-Ohki on the other hand, has begun to look like a seven year old rather than her original toddler form. Her speech patterns have formed to using common language, but she still likes to use her trademark "meows". Ryo-Ohki's taste in clothes has been starting to mirror that of her mistress'. Of course, only part of her mistress' wardrobe does she model after. She also likes to dress in Sasami's clothes from time to time as well.
The two were eventually done with their task and called the other family members to come to the table. Ryoko and Ayeka were the first to the table, looking no worse for wear. Both were sporting smudge marks and torn up articles of clothing, and both looked as if they were working five days strait with no break. As soon as they both got a glance at each other, they instantly glared. The glares eventually dissipated as Tenchi walked into the room in his school uniform. Ryoko was first up to bat.
"Tenchi, darling, why don't you sit next me? I'll make you feel real comfortable over here." She then started patting the spot in where he would sit. Ayeka then took a swing. "Oh, Lord Tenchi, why don't you sit over with me? I'm sure that you don't want to sit with that monster woman, now do you?" Tenchi instantly saw the foreboding aura and decided to take a decisive action.
"Ladies, if you don't mind, I'll sit in my usual spot right her." He indicated to the spot at the middle of the right side of the table. Both realized that they failed in their attempts and decided to sit next to him as always. Tenchi merely sighed as he began eating his food.
Sasami, on the other hand, was busy staring at the empty spot at the table. "Hey, wait a minute! Where's Mihoshi? She not in her usual spot." Tenchi began to contemplate then suddenly came to a realization. "Ah, that's right, I think she went out on patrol yesterday afternoon." Sasami then looked over to the next empty spot. "And Washu is still in her lab doing her research?" Tenchi then nodded in response. "Uh, yeah, I believe she still is. It's been three days now since she started." After that statement they all continued eating breakfast in silence. Well, with a little bickering from Ryoko and Ayeka from time to time.
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Katsuhito, enjoying his usual cup of tea, sat at his table and started to compose a few of his poems. Despite his appearance, he actually just got done with practice with Tenchi. "Hmmm, that boy is starting to improve at a rapid rate, I better start stepping up his training a bit." He then proceeded to take a sip of his tea, until his cup tipped over. Katsuhito was puzzled at this. "Huh, that never happened before. Katsuhito then began to ponder a little more. "Could this be an omen?" Katsuhito contemplated the matter, and then shrugged. "Probably not."
Hours later, after Katsuhito was done with sweeping the shrine steps, the priest was in a meditative state. As he delved further into his consciousness, he began to see several images. Some he could make out, others he could barely muster to comprehend, one scene shown a white devil coming upon Tenchi, impaling him upon its claw, where as another shown a strange ape-like being. It was originally facing sideways, until it cocked its head towards Katsuhito. It had no visible eyes, yet he could still feel it staring into his very soul.
Katsuhito then abruptly opened his eyes, and could feel sweat trickling down his face. He felt a little shaken by such a deep premonition. Even when he envisioned Kagato's coming, he never felt this type of fear. Katsuhito continued to ponder these developments as he went out to sweep the shrine steps.
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Sesshoumaru was annoyed. No, he was pissed. He, not only taken from this dimension and put in a different one, had to also wait for this "Lady Tokimi". He looked skyward, well at least he thought it was a sky, and saw three strange silhouettes. He began to ponder just what these shadows represented until he felt an intense aura.
"You need not worry of these images, they are of no importance to you." Sesshoumaru instantly snapped attention to a being in front of him. A beautiful woman of intense regal bearing towered before him. She appeared to literally be able to touch the sky as she stared down at Sesshoumaru. Her deep violet eyes stared intensely at him, as if staring into his very soul. Inwardly, Sesshoumaru felt a little threatened by this, but he, of course, would not show it. She wore, at least her upper portion of her body, for she had no bottom portion, elaborate robes, designed in an intense and extravagant fashion. She appeared to have chocolate brown hair, but then again it may have been an illusion.
Sesshoumaru, still wearing his emotionless mask, took the lead in this conversation. "So, you can read minds, huh?" The goddess gave a light smirk and nodded in agreement. "What is it that you desire of me?"
The woman gave a light chuckle at his bluntness and decided to move the conversation on. "To the point I see, the rumors were about you were true. You show no respect for anybody, no matter who they are." She then gave another smirk towards his direction. "I heard that you gave my servant, D3, a hard time. Very few individuals have been able to accomplish that."
Sesshoumaru gave her a cold glare. "Answer my question wench, or I will leave." The woman was not in the least offended, and even seemed to expect that insult. She gave another soft chuckle. "Let me introduce myself first. I am the Goddess Tokimi. And I have summoned you here to fulfill a request I have."
Sesshoumaru stared on, actually starting to appear to be annoyed. "Well, what is this request? I have no time to be led in further in this charade of yours." Tokimi continued as if she was never interrupted.
"My request is a simple one. I wish for to kill someone. In return, I shall return to you what you have lost long ago." She began to see his interest spike momentarily, and then saw the youkai lord put his mask back on. Sesshoumaru then smirked slightly at the goddess, showing that he would not yield. "And just what is this so-called item I lost long ago? Surely, that I, Sesshoumaru, would be able to reclaim what was lost without the aid of a goddess." Tokimi merely chuckled at his false face. "I am quite sure that there are some things that even you could not do, that I, Tokimi, can."
She then waved her hand, and a silhouette of an individual shown before him. Sesshoumaru eyebrows rose in slight surprise at this, but then burrowed into a hard glare, one directed at Tokimi herself. "What is the meaning of this? Why do you show me this image?"
"I would have figured that even an individual such as yourself would be able to make sense of what I have shown you." Tokimi saw that she was getting the right response from him. Sesshoumaru continued, a little quizzically, of this turn of events. "Are you suggesting that you can actually do this?" Tokimi merely smiled at his question. "Of course. All you have to do is kill this boy."
Another image appeared before him, one that was clearer than the last, showing of a boy dressed in a simple school uniform. The boy had spiky black hair, pulled back into a small rat's tail. His skin appeared to be tanned, probably from working in the fields, and he had chocolate brown eyes. The boy, despite appearing human, gave off an aura that suggested caution. "Why would one such as you fear a mere human boy?" Tokimi stared impassively at the inuyoukai, contemplating a suitable answer. She decided otherwise. "That is only reserved for me to know, and for you to possibly find out yourself."
Sesshoumaru began to contemplate this development, and then glanced at the silhouette. He turned back towards the one of the boy, and decided on what course of action to take. "Very well then. I, Sesshoumaru, shall take this request. In return, you shall return what was lost long ago. Tell me everything I will need to know of my opponent, so I will be prepared."
Tokimi smiled at his acceptance. "Very well. His name is Tenchi…"
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Ryoko merely yawned from her perch on the rooftop. The cyan haired space pirate simply turned to the side, continuing to absorb the suns rays. She had to admit to herself, it was pretty ingenious of her on how to flake out on house chores. Then again, Ayeka was pretty easy to trick anyway, so it all rounded out in the end. She yawned again, though this time her thoughts drifted towards a certain young boy.
When the school was finally completely rebuilt a few months ago, she dreaded on Tenchi having to leave and go. It would take him an hour by bus just to go to and from school, let alone how long it was. So Ryoko's solution was a simple one, if he took too long to get home to meet her, she would go meet him. Of course, this led to plenty of protests from a certain snotty princess. This coupled with Tenchi's uneasiness of her going to his school, it's like he was afraid she would blow it up or something. Ryoko protested against that comment, but then he swiftly reminded her of her last visit. Her "tail" on her outfit twitched in annoyance at that point. "It wasn't my fault. I was just too pissed to think strait, that's all." She then returned to Tenchi's "solution". Basically it was getting Washu to spend "quality time" with her daughter whenever she would have thoughts on visiting him.
"Damn that Washu and her damn mind link!" Then Ryoko came to a sudden realization. Washu said she would be busy for a few days and did not want to be disturbed. "Hmm, I wonder…" She cleared her throat, and mentally called out to "mom". "Hey! Washu! You there?"
She received no reply in response. So she tried again. "Hello! Washu?" She then chuckled lightly to herself. Afterwards, she took off from the roof and headed strait towards the city Tenchi's school was in. Ryoko merely giggled as she flew off, ready to give Tenchi a "surprise" visit. "Here I come Tenchi!"
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Okayama Prefecture, far from the shrine, yet only the closest town near it. Due to a gas explosion two years ago to causes unknown, Onigashima High was recently rebuilt about eight months ago. Most students who originally came to the school before, were a little hesitant to return. Fortunately, officials were able to convince the school board and the student's parents that there was nothing to worry about, and that another explosion was impossible.
Tenchi gave a sigh of relief as he walked out of the building. Finally, school was over, but now he had to go home and face a ton of chores, homework, training with his grandfather, and Ryoko and Ayeka. Thank god that he didn't have to work in the carrot fields anymore. A few months back, Tenchi decided to teach Ryo-Ohki, with the aid of Washu and Sasami, how to harvest carrots. At first he was a little hesitant, but after seeing her working hard and being serious about it, he decided that it would be alright after all. Now everyone basically helps the cabbit picking carrots, well, except for Mihoshi that is. You don't really want Mihoshi doing something delicate like that.
Tenchi began to proceed towards the bus stop, until he felt a presence behind. He quickly turned around and saw one of the strangest sights before him. He saw a white haired man standing behind, looking deadly and serious. It wasn't just the white hair that threw Tenchi off, but it was the weird looking clothes he wore. It was like he was something out of the Sengoku Jidai era, elaborate kimono and all. He had cold, golden eyes, along with two wicked looking swords at his side. Then Tenchi looked on at the strange object on his right shoulder, it was …fluffy?
The man regarded Tenchi with a calculative stare, and then began to speak. "Are you the boy known as Tenchi Masaki?" Tenchi was a little shocked at the fact the man knew him, and started to stand on his guard. "Yes, I am. May I help you with something, sir?"
The figure gave a curt nod, and began to flex his left arm. He poised it facing him, and it started to give off a faint green glow. "Yes. I am here to kill you." He flexed his glowing hand towards Tenchi, and it gave of a green mist. The mist then became a jet spray and flew in Tenchi's general direction. Tenchi barely had time to scream.
To be continued…
So what do you think? Good, bad, or just plain sucks? Constructive criticism and comments are welcomed. Oh, by the way, for you continuity buffs out there, this takes place two years after Tenchi OVA 13, and the defeat of Naraku(hence AU for Inuyasha).
And for those of you wondering about Matsune no Eve, it does not exactly take place in the OVA universe. It is more in the manga continuity. Speaking of manga, Inuyasha takes place in the manga, not the anime. I just have better knowledge with the manga than the anime(only have knowledge up to episode 57!).