Rurouni Kenshin® does not belong to me. It's just as simple as that. Now read on. XP
Prologue
The night was still young, for the moon had still shone bright, as the air was crisp and dry. Leaves were heard lifting from the earthen grounds as they began rustling and dancing as a small, weak wind blew across the small rich fertile land of the ancients. The endless blanket of stars still hung in the everlasting skies, twinkling their eyes down below to the low inhabitants below making them envy their beauty, never to be reached by their hands. It was a night unlike any other night. It was truly a sight to behold.
Words cannot even explain such a beauty the night goddess has brought upon to the lands covering it in her dark blanket of darkness. The stars still shined as the moon glowed radiantly showing not only of its beauty but also of its life and its strength. Such a sight could not be simply explained by merely the use of a tongue. It had to be seen with the eyes to be fully appreciated. Still the stars still shone alongside with the moon.
A particular star shone above the rest though as it hung high into the dark abyss, drowning the others star's, even the moon, in its own light. It reached out with its tiny finger engulfing the other stars in its beauty not only to envy the gazes upon the onlookers below but also from its fellow stars around. Oh how the gods wish to claim this star for their own if they had the power to do so. Everything was superb about it, its light, beauty, strength, everything.
The star, strangely as it sounded, seemed to float above a building, a small shrine really, as it hung in the skies high above. It was such a wonder to see such a magnificent star such as this to shine down upon a timid little shrine of all things. One must think of it as a blessing yet it was anything but that. The star was that of a warning, a warning to one and all, anything but a blessing.
A man was seen as he held a small girl in his arms, circling them around her as if to protect her, inside the building. He seemed tense for the ki around him could not only be sensed but also seen. It's eerie blue fire engulfed around them warding off those around. Because of this, of the light given off from his powerful ki, shadows were seen emerging. Shadows in which seemed to move as if containing life in them.
The shadows were seen not only seen moving but now also dancing around them as if taunting and teasing them of something more to come. Glimmering of metal was seen glistering in the star's light as the shadows danced about the gleaming of the blades following. Looking around the man spoke in an ancient tongue unable to be heard nor translated into a human language. It was the language of demons.
The girl stood there silently as the bangs of her raven hair covered that of her mysterious, haunting eyes. She seemed to be completely oblivious to the dangerous dancing of the shadows for she did not flinched once during their little dance. She only stood there unmoved or shaken as she was held in the arms of the elder man. Not even the glimmering of the dangerous blade, in which hovered ever so close to her frail ivory skin, seemed to bother her. She was not only unmoved but untouched of this.
The man growled as his eyes were seen glowing that of a demonic blue, odd to see in a demon, as the shadows drew nearer. Quickly without warning the man quickly pushed the girl softly to the side as he leapt with incredible strength and speed to the shadows. The girl, whom was pushed to the side, bothered not to look up once as she fell to the ground in an awkward sitting position.
The shadows laughed as they circled around the man, ignoring the child at the moment, as the demonic being attempted to ward them off but having only little succession. He snarled viciously as his eyes glowed even into a deeper shade, turning almost that of a sapphire. No matter what he tried, no matter how many he killed and shed their blood, the shadows kept coming.
Clangs were heard as weapons hit one another going in a haunting beat. It was beautiful to hear such sound as they blended in with one another like a choir or an orchestra, all playing a different style but combined to make one haunting melody that could be carried on forever. The man using his bear claws as the shadows used the blades in which sparkled in the dim light. The sounds of them colliding with one another, it was all too beautiful yet deadly.
The girl slowly looked up from through her raven bangs. It can be seen, from the sparkling in her eyes, that the girl was holding back the tears as she watched the man continuing to fight, a fight in which he had clearly lost. She cared not of the blood he spilt, the blood in which splattered around her, the missing limbs lying about, nor of anything else. She was only focused on the man, the man with the burning sapphire eyes.
The shadows continued about as the demonic man continued still, his strength quickly leaving him. He knew he could not last long going at this rate. He had used much of his strength before in order to shield the child from danger by escaping them yet now even that did not seem to protect the child. In his last attempt the man looked to the girl, his eyes fading.
"Go… go now… Run and never return… Go!!!" the man snarled as the girl only sat there. Before having a chance to say anything more or do much of anything he was cut off by a clean 'swoosh'.
The girl sat there, her eye widening, as she looked to the man in front of her. For so long they've been on the run, he was always there, protecting her yet now, now it seems all that had come to an end. The girl sat there and flinched as she felt the blood, the recent warm blood fall upon her pale flesh. Her gaze dimmed as she slowly looked down as she heard them talking, their laughing, and their joys from her loss. She gripped her fist as she felt her eyes burn. She could do nothing but stare down, stare down at her bloodstained hands.
Slowly coming to a stop the shadow figures looked to the small child oddly as they surrounded the being. Whispers spread among them but they too have ceased as the girl sat there trembling. Before having a chance to react in any way a sudden thunder was heard as it shook both of that of the heavens and of hell.
"FATHER!!!!" the girl screamed as she sat up. Another thunder was heard as it roared once more covering not only the girl's screams but also other screams that followed. The rumble slowly died as the clouds began to loom overheard covering the skies with its dark blanket, hiding the stars except for one, the very one in which shone over the shrine.
Another rumble was heard, softer than the other two, as the cloud parted slightly letting the rainfall from its hold. The rain fell silently to the ground as the star continued to shine, its glow now brighter than ever. It shone its light down onto the grounds below showing of the land being covered in the rain, the rain in which were stained in red from the tears of both heaven and hell.
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A/N: So how is it so far? This is just a little background/flashback thing before the actually story. I'm not really much of a writer but I decided to give it a go. lol Please R&R I would love to know that of your thoughts of this so far. Arigato!!!
-Oh and gomen about the paragraph thing. I didn't even notice that it was bunched up. I wrote it all with paragraphs though.. Ouie!! Baka computer!! *Smacks the computer* Na ja! Oh well! Please review!! I'm working on the next chapter, starring your one and only red head, and will post it soon… hopefully!!! Oh and just a tad warning, the rating may go up varying how it turns out. Not sure yet. Just going with the flow… That sounded.. odd. Bah! Enough of my blabbering. Ja!