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rated: R
( 6 months before ch.1 )
He walked slowly back into the world that he had left. IT was like either waking from a dream or becoming reimmersed in it, though which one was true he couldn't be sure. His small town, which up to about a year ago had been his world, now seemed primitive and uncivilized. He had arrived at night so he had only to speak with the watchmen. He then took his leave and headed for his home which seemed to him smaller and less meaningful. He had not changed yet and even though he swore that he had simply forgot, it was because he did not want to change. He did not want to go back to the simple life he had left behind. He had seen things that not even the gods he worshiped could claim dominion over, and then was told they were built by man, and he wanted more then anything to own these things for himself.
His eyes, which looked tired from his journey but at the same time had a certain excitedness to them, glanced around his, or more aptly put their, communal home. It was a very small village, consisting of a Shinto temple, two sleeping/ eating places, where all the families lived and a small building whose sole function was to give the elders a place to convene. Even in this darkest of nights, he walked with no fear, for he knew this place as if it was a part of him. Indeed the place seemed an inseparable part of his being, it had always been there, looming pleasantly in the background, and would continue to be, forever, or so he had thought. The buildings, which were done in classic Japanese style seemed more at one with nature, as opposed to conquering it. There presence, unlike many western structures, seemed to be welcome and appeared to be merely and extension of nature, not an opponent to it. The entire village was incased within a small wall, which was there mostly as a reminder of the outside were being kept out. He walked slowly through the court yard, heading towards his family's portion of the home.
The night carried with it the sweet smell of flowers in bloom, yet it also carried a hint of wetness, as if a storm would soon arrive. He found the smell sickening, preferring the odors he had found in the rest of the worlds villages, or cities as they called their homes. It wasn't that these smells were pleasing to him, it was merely the fact that they were new. He had never experienced such odors and they had been wonderful.
He opened the papaerish door to his house, and for the first time felt a hint of fear. In the place he had been the doors had been as thick as trees and had devices on them, what was it they called those mechanisms, locks on them. The door, like everything else in his town seemed flimsy and weak. He did not want his way of life to be swept away, and these structures now appeared to him as though a gentle breeze could destroy it. He wanted something permeant, something he could look upon and say that it would always be there. Something to serve as a tribute to man. He looked in at the sleeping masses, all laying next to each other, all in the most serine state possible and even this bothered him. In the 'other' land, for this was the title the elders had given the outer world, he had his own bed. He found his brother, fast asleep with the rest of them, and settled into his old spot. It took sweet sleep forever to wash upon him, and when it did he dreamed sweetly of the amazing works of the other world.
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" Raidou, my dear brother, you must wake now, the elders are conveying in counsel and wish to speak with you." This voice Raidou would recognize anywhere, it was his brother Shiden. It was not hard to tell that they were brothers, they both looked very much alike, though there was an ever widening gulf between their hearts They seemed to live in different world's each of them having their own values. Raidou had always been concerned with finding truth, with understanding everything, whereas his brother seemed content to simple exist. Perhaps it was because they seemed to have differing luck, for instance the woman, the only woman, that Raidou had ever claimed to love was married to his brother...
" Yes, of corse my brother" Raidou said, rising to his feet. He still had on his 'other' world cloths on and this only seemed to add to the distance between them. The hut was, for the most part, devoid of life. It was customary for everyone to wake at 5: 30 and begin a new day. He had been allowed to sleep though, considering his journey.
They walked out together into the harsh light, from which Raidou had to shield his eyes. As they stepped out the heard the cry of a baby. They both looked over to see Ayame holding her child. A smile immediately came to her face upon seeing Raidou and they embraced each other warmly, the child stirring from in between their embrace. She stepped back and her eyes seemed to say ' let me have a look at you.' HE had almost forgotten how beautiful she was from his year of traveling, almost. They stood that way for serval seconds, each just taking in the other, each with a fondness for the other. All three of them had been best friends growing up and had carried that friendship over into adulthood.
" It is nice to all be united again." Shiden spoke the words that were in all three of their hearts.
" We both missed you terrible, you big baka" Ayame said, with a nostalgic smile on her lips, yet the sad look in her eyes that nostalgia always carries with it. " How was your journy."
" It was..." Raidou began.
" We must go the elders are not to be kept waiting. Ayame, my dear wife, we will be back soon and discuss everything our dear lost friend had gone through..." He embraced her warmly and they offered their lips to each other, something that Raidou would never know... " I love you"
" I know" She whispered, still trembling from the sheer power that those words seemed to convey.
They arrived at the front of the elders building, a small crowed gathered, as was ture whenever the elder meet, to see what the news would be. There were 2 guards at the door, each of them hiding their faces behind their masks, but this was to no avail, for their eyes gave them away. The Brothers made their way up to the guards and Shiden, who was always more friendly and more down to earth, said " Hello, Shinji, has the meeting begun?"
" They were waiting for your arrival" He replied, stoicly.
They entered the cabin which was, as always, a hive of activity. The masters,. as always, were yelling at each other, each of them trying to make their own ideals heard. They all fell silent when they laid eyes on Raidou, who still wore his ' other'; world dress.
" Raidou, son of Kaila, child of the Mugen Tenshin style and our dear brother, we bid you a found welcome back into our world." This came from the leader of council, the most wise person of the clan. He was very young for his position, being only 68, but he was considered to be the wisest ruler since the founder. " Come, my dear child, speak of your journey and spare us no detail."
Raidou's eyes seemed to light up at this prospect. This was the moment he had been waiting for since he started back. This was his time to shine brighter then all the other stars in heaven. " As you have spoken, so shall it be done, dearest master. I began my journey 1 year ago today, and have seen and heard things that you would not believe, but they are real, my dear brothers and sister, I swear on my father's grave they all. The 'other' worlders possess a magic that I have never seen nor heard the likes of. It is a magic that allows them to preform impossible feats and unreal wonders. They call this new type of magic science. This science has set them on a field equal to god" A mummer of disapproval from the audience, this was borderline blasphemy. " Please, I beg you to hear me out first. They have huge structures that they dub sky scrapers, which touch the heavens."
" What is the purpose of these? To speak with their gods no doubt..." This was from the old priest.
" No, they killed their god..."A loud mummer of disapproveal and some whispers between the elders. " A man named Nitzchie did it..."
" And this Nitzchie, is he hated for it?" Asked another elder.
" They never discuss him, except in certain places."
" You see, they are ashamed of what he has done." The priest said, triumphantly.
" In any case he gave them this new way of life. I tell you it is amazing. Like when they want water, they need merely to turn a knob and it flows, as if from a river. They have captured lightening and forced it into glass spheres they call light bulbs. IT is incredible."
" Surly not, no man can capture lightening...." Spoke the oldest elder of the group.
" They have, and oh my brother and sisters, they have a made us such a wonderful offer. I met with a man, though he might as well have been a god, from a huge tribe called DOA tech. Apparently after Nitzichie killed their god their world was tossed into chaos." Raidou glanced over at the priest, who now had a very strong smirk on his face. " The man said they need people of our skill and discipline to ensure that order is kept. They are plaining on destroying a rival clan and restoring order. They have things called Nano Tech which is the most powerful of all their spells, and they would give them to us, if only we would help to restore the order, and place our god on top of their god's dead body."
" And what would stop them from killing our god?" This was spoken by the leader of the council. " Why should we trust outsiders? What reason have they for us, if they have such potent spells?"
" Master, they need the order that..."
" They lost god when they acquired their new magic. This science sounds to me to be nothing but trouble, this Nitziche had forsaken god for it. Nothing is worth that..."
" But the power they have, the power we could have, think about it, master, if we don't join with them, then what is to stop them from destroying us." Raidou asked, his voice trembling. Things were not going the way he had envisioned, not at all.
" Then we will die as our Ki commands us to. Power is the real illusion."
" You would sooner die then change?!?" There was clearly anger in Raidou's voice now.
" I will yield to god and her alone" spoke the elder, simply.
" I will make you understand," Raidou said under his breath as he stormed out of the hut....
rated: R
( 6 months before ch.1 )
He walked slowly back into the world that he had left. IT was like either waking from a dream or becoming reimmersed in it, though which one was true he couldn't be sure. His small town, which up to about a year ago had been his world, now seemed primitive and uncivilized. He had arrived at night so he had only to speak with the watchmen. He then took his leave and headed for his home which seemed to him smaller and less meaningful. He had not changed yet and even though he swore that he had simply forgot, it was because he did not want to change. He did not want to go back to the simple life he had left behind. He had seen things that not even the gods he worshiped could claim dominion over, and then was told they were built by man, and he wanted more then anything to own these things for himself.
His eyes, which looked tired from his journey but at the same time had a certain excitedness to them, glanced around his, or more aptly put their, communal home. It was a very small village, consisting of a Shinto temple, two sleeping/ eating places, where all the families lived and a small building whose sole function was to give the elders a place to convene. Even in this darkest of nights, he walked with no fear, for he knew this place as if it was a part of him. Indeed the place seemed an inseparable part of his being, it had always been there, looming pleasantly in the background, and would continue to be, forever, or so he had thought. The buildings, which were done in classic Japanese style seemed more at one with nature, as opposed to conquering it. There presence, unlike many western structures, seemed to be welcome and appeared to be merely and extension of nature, not an opponent to it. The entire village was incased within a small wall, which was there mostly as a reminder of the outside were being kept out. He walked slowly through the court yard, heading towards his family's portion of the home.
The night carried with it the sweet smell of flowers in bloom, yet it also carried a hint of wetness, as if a storm would soon arrive. He found the smell sickening, preferring the odors he had found in the rest of the worlds villages, or cities as they called their homes. It wasn't that these smells were pleasing to him, it was merely the fact that they were new. He had never experienced such odors and they had been wonderful.
He opened the papaerish door to his house, and for the first time felt a hint of fear. In the place he had been the doors had been as thick as trees and had devices on them, what was it they called those mechanisms, locks on them. The door, like everything else in his town seemed flimsy and weak. He did not want his way of life to be swept away, and these structures now appeared to him as though a gentle breeze could destroy it. He wanted something permeant, something he could look upon and say that it would always be there. Something to serve as a tribute to man. He looked in at the sleeping masses, all laying next to each other, all in the most serine state possible and even this bothered him. In the 'other' land, for this was the title the elders had given the outer world, he had his own bed. He found his brother, fast asleep with the rest of them, and settled into his old spot. It took sweet sleep forever to wash upon him, and when it did he dreamed sweetly of the amazing works of the other world.
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" Raidou, my dear brother, you must wake now, the elders are conveying in counsel and wish to speak with you." This voice Raidou would recognize anywhere, it was his brother Shiden. It was not hard to tell that they were brothers, they both looked very much alike, though there was an ever widening gulf between their hearts They seemed to live in different world's each of them having their own values. Raidou had always been concerned with finding truth, with understanding everything, whereas his brother seemed content to simple exist. Perhaps it was because they seemed to have differing luck, for instance the woman, the only woman, that Raidou had ever claimed to love was married to his brother...
" Yes, of corse my brother" Raidou said, rising to his feet. He still had on his 'other' world cloths on and this only seemed to add to the distance between them. The hut was, for the most part, devoid of life. It was customary for everyone to wake at 5: 30 and begin a new day. He had been allowed to sleep though, considering his journey.
They walked out together into the harsh light, from which Raidou had to shield his eyes. As they stepped out the heard the cry of a baby. They both looked over to see Ayame holding her child. A smile immediately came to her face upon seeing Raidou and they embraced each other warmly, the child stirring from in between their embrace. She stepped back and her eyes seemed to say ' let me have a look at you.' HE had almost forgotten how beautiful she was from his year of traveling, almost. They stood that way for serval seconds, each just taking in the other, each with a fondness for the other. All three of them had been best friends growing up and had carried that friendship over into adulthood.
" It is nice to all be united again." Shiden spoke the words that were in all three of their hearts.
" We both missed you terrible, you big baka" Ayame said, with a nostalgic smile on her lips, yet the sad look in her eyes that nostalgia always carries with it. " How was your journy."
" It was..." Raidou began.
" We must go the elders are not to be kept waiting. Ayame, my dear wife, we will be back soon and discuss everything our dear lost friend had gone through..." He embraced her warmly and they offered their lips to each other, something that Raidou would never know... " I love you"
" I know" She whispered, still trembling from the sheer power that those words seemed to convey.
They arrived at the front of the elders building, a small crowed gathered, as was ture whenever the elder meet, to see what the news would be. There were 2 guards at the door, each of them hiding their faces behind their masks, but this was to no avail, for their eyes gave them away. The Brothers made their way up to the guards and Shiden, who was always more friendly and more down to earth, said " Hello, Shinji, has the meeting begun?"
" They were waiting for your arrival" He replied, stoicly.
They entered the cabin which was, as always, a hive of activity. The masters,. as always, were yelling at each other, each of them trying to make their own ideals heard. They all fell silent when they laid eyes on Raidou, who still wore his ' other'; world dress.
" Raidou, son of Kaila, child of the Mugen Tenshin style and our dear brother, we bid you a found welcome back into our world." This came from the leader of council, the most wise person of the clan. He was very young for his position, being only 68, but he was considered to be the wisest ruler since the founder. " Come, my dear child, speak of your journey and spare us no detail."
Raidou's eyes seemed to light up at this prospect. This was the moment he had been waiting for since he started back. This was his time to shine brighter then all the other stars in heaven. " As you have spoken, so shall it be done, dearest master. I began my journey 1 year ago today, and have seen and heard things that you would not believe, but they are real, my dear brothers and sister, I swear on my father's grave they all. The 'other' worlders possess a magic that I have never seen nor heard the likes of. It is a magic that allows them to preform impossible feats and unreal wonders. They call this new type of magic science. This science has set them on a field equal to god" A mummer of disapproval from the audience, this was borderline blasphemy. " Please, I beg you to hear me out first. They have huge structures that they dub sky scrapers, which touch the heavens."
" What is the purpose of these? To speak with their gods no doubt..." This was from the old priest.
" No, they killed their god..."A loud mummer of disapproveal and some whispers between the elders. " A man named Nitzchie did it..."
" And this Nitzchie, is he hated for it?" Asked another elder.
" They never discuss him, except in certain places."
" You see, they are ashamed of what he has done." The priest said, triumphantly.
" In any case he gave them this new way of life. I tell you it is amazing. Like when they want water, they need merely to turn a knob and it flows, as if from a river. They have captured lightening and forced it into glass spheres they call light bulbs. IT is incredible."
" Surly not, no man can capture lightening...." Spoke the oldest elder of the group.
" They have, and oh my brother and sisters, they have a made us such a wonderful offer. I met with a man, though he might as well have been a god, from a huge tribe called DOA tech. Apparently after Nitzichie killed their god their world was tossed into chaos." Raidou glanced over at the priest, who now had a very strong smirk on his face. " The man said they need people of our skill and discipline to ensure that order is kept. They are plaining on destroying a rival clan and restoring order. They have things called Nano Tech which is the most powerful of all their spells, and they would give them to us, if only we would help to restore the order, and place our god on top of their god's dead body."
" And what would stop them from killing our god?" This was spoken by the leader of the council. " Why should we trust outsiders? What reason have they for us, if they have such potent spells?"
" Master, they need the order that..."
" They lost god when they acquired their new magic. This science sounds to me to be nothing but trouble, this Nitziche had forsaken god for it. Nothing is worth that..."
" But the power they have, the power we could have, think about it, master, if we don't join with them, then what is to stop them from destroying us." Raidou asked, his voice trembling. Things were not going the way he had envisioned, not at all.
" Then we will die as our Ki commands us to. Power is the real illusion."
" You would sooner die then change?!?" There was clearly anger in Raidou's voice now.
" I will yield to god and her alone" spoke the elder, simply.
" I will make you understand," Raidou said under his breath as he stormed out of the hut....
