Disclamer:
I don't own Tenchi Muyo or any of the characters, and I don't own
Dragonball or anything that has to do with it, so please don't sue me.
However!! I DO own Kin-Raidon and any original characters, so please don't steal them, they are me, in more ways than one. -
The Golden Wings of the Thunder God
Chapter 1: Shinron Shows the Path
"Who awakens Shinron?" boomed the Eternal Dragon from his place above the clouds.
"I did," replied the man that was not quite finished with being a boy yet. The youth stood on the sandy beach of a small island amidst vast ocean waves, "My name is Kin-Raidon."
"Hmm, your power is familiar to me boy, you may make your three wishes," replied the great airborne serpent.
A little confused at the dragon god's statement, Kin-Raidon paused thoughtfully. He quickly recovered from his confusion, simply brushing it off and made his first wish. "I wish to return the lives of all those I took while under the rule of Kagato."
The dragon concentrated for a brief moment, then asked a simple question, "This is a difficult wish, the power necessary for such a request will use up your second wish, do you wish to proceed?"
"Yes, of course!" retorted the boy. Shinron growled in concentration, and after a moment, opened his eyes, "It is done, what is your final wish?"
"I wish to be told of my true origins!" exclaimed Kin-Raidon.
"As you wish, follow this to your destination." No sooner had the apparition finished speaking, a small ball of light, no larger than the adolescent's fist appeared before his eyes. Then, with a brilliant flash Shinron disappeared and the seven dragon balls were hurled towards the horizon.
"All right, now for some sleep," Kin-Raidon spoke to the light, "we can start in the morning."
The first rays of morning light shown on Kin-Raidon, a boy of eighteen, breakfasting on plain bread as he sat on the beach of his little island. Kin-Raidon, or just Kin to his friends, if he has any, was average in height, but that was all that could be called average about him. His hair was a darker black than the midnight sky on a starless night. He wore it in a part down the center, allowing it to fall over the edges of an old dusty visor. Two long locks of his inky black hair rested on each side to the bill of his visor, and reached to his goatee clad chin. Where his neck met the back of his head, a short, stiff tuft of hair stuck out in a rat- tail. His eyes where the sharp golden of a star in its prime. Swimming among the blazing irises, his pupils sat, slim and cat like.
His muscular build was clothed in a faded, rust colored sweatshirt with a Capsule Corporation logo displayed on the chest. His aged, grimy blue jeans hid the top of his "borrowed" Jurian military combat boots, and a well placed hole released the furry cord of tail that extended from the base of his spine. On the third finger of his right had he wore a nondescript gold ring, inlayed with a large, jade gem. His neck was adorned with an exotic shell necklace, supporting a single pennant, the Chinese character of the ox. A large, green, earthling military issue backpack sat near him, slowly sinking into the sand as if with immeasurable weight.
Kin finished his breakfast and stood. Slipping the bag over his shoulders he spoke to the ball of brilliant light that was patiently waiting for him, "Okay, you little light at the end of the tunnel, let's get on with it." At the sound of his voice, the ball steadily rose into the air. It bobbed from side to side, as if it was trying to gain its bearings. Without warning it shot off towards the southeast with incredible speed, leaving a trail of light behind it, not unlike the tail of a comet. "Whoa!" exclaimed a surprised Kin, who quickly powered up and flew after it.
For several days and night Kin followed his "guide," over oceans, deserts, cities and farmlands. Finally, in the darkness of night, the mysterious light abruptly stopped and vanished with an audible "POP!" A bewildered Kin came to a sudden halt in midair. ::Well, this must be the place, but where am I supposed to go?! It's just a forest!:: Kin thought to himself. Slowly, he lowered himself to the ground and started making his way through the dense foliage. After about twenty minutes of wandering, he came to a stone path framed by the forest on either side. From his vantage point on the side of the path, Kin could see a wide staircase ascending through the gloom. Slowly he followed the stairway up, telling himself not to get too hopeful; it was the middle of the night after all. After what seemed like an eternity, he reached the top and found what he instantly recognized as a holy place, maybe even a shrine. He had been to many worlds, and all holy places looked vaguely similar everywhere around the galaxy. As he suspected, there was no one around at this time of night. After a short look around, Kin approached what appeared to be the main building of the shrine. He laid his muscular bulk down on the banister surrounding the porch. ::Guess I'll just have to wait until morning:: he thought to himself. After a few minutes of starring skyward, Kin's eyes became heavy, and slowly closed, bringing him away to the place of dreams.
Kin's senses woke slowly, one at a time. First he could hear the birdsong from the forest around him, next he could smell something delicious cooking in the distance. He could taste the pure outdoor air, and he could feel the sun warming his chest. He allowed his eyelids to part gradually to find a woman with a smiling face framed by a wild mane of cyan hair. At first Kin was startled at the sight of the beautiful woman, but his surprise was quickly replaced with recognition and a deep burning hatred. He scrambled to his feet, putting some distance between himself and the demon woman he had long ago vowed to hunt down to avenge his parent's deaths. "Ryoko," he said in a low growl as he took up a defensive position. Bewildered, Ryoko backed away from the shrine building and moved toward the center of the courtyard. Cautiously, Kin followed. Once the buildings were out of harms way, Ryoko's eyes sharpened. "So, who are you anyway?" she asked in a careful voice.
"Who I am doesn't matter, all that matters is that I can take this opportunity to exact my revenge on you!" he replied forcefully.
"Revenge, huh? You aren't the first one to try that!" she growled in anticipation of the inevitable battle. Kin's only reply was the growth of his energy. The very ground began to shake under the strain of his immense power. For the first time in her existence, the ex-space pirate was afraid, she had never experienced a force even similar to this. She decided that she wasn't going to allow this strange boy to ascend to his full potential. She swiftly formed an energy ball in her hand and flung it at him as she dove to her left. Kin saw this attack coming and easily countered by calling up his energy shields. They sprang into existence, five slightly transparent hexagons, stretched from top to bottom, spanning out to easily absorb Ryoko's attack. At the sight of his energy shields Ryoko stopped dead in her tracks, and starred at him slack jawed.
Kin took her surprise as fear, "What, no taunting from the big bad family killer? I've heard that you like to trash talk during a fight, so whatsamatter? Too scared?" He barred his fanglike teeth as a blue aura materialized around his body and his hair began to rise, as if caught in the wind. As suddenly as the fight had begun, it ended. The aura vanished as Kin's eyes widened with distress, and he simply appeared to faint.
"Whaaa..?" questioned Ryoko. Then she saw her husband, dressed in his priest garments, holding onto the boy's tail. He had the same look of shock that was written across his cyan haired bride.
Kin slowly came around to the sound of distant voices. ::Damn, still can't move, how'd they know about my tail being my weak spot?:: he wondered. The voices moved closer until they were just out of kin's line of sight.
"Yes, he is very powerful, but are you sure they were lighthawk wings?" asked the voice of a child.
"Yes, absolutely," replied a male voice that sounded only slightly older than Kin himself.
"But I thought Tenchi was the only person that could generate the lighthawk wings?" intruded a third voice, but this voice Kin knew. It was that murderer, Ryoko. Kin slammed his eyes shut, faking sleep.
"Well, I'll just have to run a few tests, I'll explain later everything that I find out. Now, get out of my lab before I try for that sample again!" came the voice a little girl again.
"Washuuuuu!" countered Ryoko.
"I have repeatedly asked you to call me 'Mom'"
"All right, all right ladies, please, we're going, we're going. Ryoko, come on!" begged the male voice. Kin could only assume this was Tenchi. Shortly there came the sound of a door closing, then silence.
"Alright, quit faking it, you can't hide anything from the greatest scientific genius in the universe!" Kin opened his eyes and beheld the face that went with the childish voice. He found himself eye to eye with a young girl with wild tresses of magenta hair spiking out the back of her head.
"Washu!" he exclaimed as recognition hit him like a lightning bolt. He swiftly leaped off the examination table he was laying on, putting it between himself and Washu.
"I prefer 'Little Washu' if you please, but that's beside the point, how do you know who I am? And how do you know Ryoko."
"I know who you are because I was supposed to kill you a long time ago. As for Ryoko, that's another matter, one I will keep to myself if it's all the same to you," was Kin's sharp reply.
"Why were you going to kill me?
"Because I was ordered to, 'no one escapes the wrath of Kagato,'" he responded with sarcasm dripping from his words.
"Kagato!" Washu gasped, "But, Tenchi."
"Relax, I'm not going to kill you because I was ordered to, Kagato no longer has the abilities to give orders anymore, but if you ask for it, I will kill you on my own accord,"
"But, I don't understand, Tenchi killed Kagato almost twenty years ago,"
"Well, I don't know about any 'Tenchi,' but Kagato is dead, and by my sword!" Kin countered Kin, with an air of pride.
"You killed him? Then what.That bastard! I should have known! A shadow form," Washu had finally figured out what had bothered her about that day so many years ago. It hadn't really been Kagato at all, it was his shadow. And this boy, no older than Tenchi had been, had destroyed the true Kagato. During the course of his conversation with the 'child' genius, Kin had begun to lower his guard; Washu saw her chance and took it. Metallic tentacles groped out of the darkness of lab, beyond his vision, clutching his arms and legs and injected him with a sedative. Before he could react, he was out cold. "Hope I didn't over do it on the sedative, but his is very powerful. Oh well!" Washu remarked, a bit giddily.
- If you recognize this, it is a revision of A Search For Origins, my first fanfic. I think this version is a little better, so please review, compliment, make fun of, I don't care, just gimme something to go on. More to come shortly.
However!! I DO own Kin-Raidon and any original characters, so please don't steal them, they are me, in more ways than one. -
The Golden Wings of the Thunder God
Chapter 1: Shinron Shows the Path
"Who awakens Shinron?" boomed the Eternal Dragon from his place above the clouds.
"I did," replied the man that was not quite finished with being a boy yet. The youth stood on the sandy beach of a small island amidst vast ocean waves, "My name is Kin-Raidon."
"Hmm, your power is familiar to me boy, you may make your three wishes," replied the great airborne serpent.
A little confused at the dragon god's statement, Kin-Raidon paused thoughtfully. He quickly recovered from his confusion, simply brushing it off and made his first wish. "I wish to return the lives of all those I took while under the rule of Kagato."
The dragon concentrated for a brief moment, then asked a simple question, "This is a difficult wish, the power necessary for such a request will use up your second wish, do you wish to proceed?"
"Yes, of course!" retorted the boy. Shinron growled in concentration, and after a moment, opened his eyes, "It is done, what is your final wish?"
"I wish to be told of my true origins!" exclaimed Kin-Raidon.
"As you wish, follow this to your destination." No sooner had the apparition finished speaking, a small ball of light, no larger than the adolescent's fist appeared before his eyes. Then, with a brilliant flash Shinron disappeared and the seven dragon balls were hurled towards the horizon.
"All right, now for some sleep," Kin-Raidon spoke to the light, "we can start in the morning."
The first rays of morning light shown on Kin-Raidon, a boy of eighteen, breakfasting on plain bread as he sat on the beach of his little island. Kin-Raidon, or just Kin to his friends, if he has any, was average in height, but that was all that could be called average about him. His hair was a darker black than the midnight sky on a starless night. He wore it in a part down the center, allowing it to fall over the edges of an old dusty visor. Two long locks of his inky black hair rested on each side to the bill of his visor, and reached to his goatee clad chin. Where his neck met the back of his head, a short, stiff tuft of hair stuck out in a rat- tail. His eyes where the sharp golden of a star in its prime. Swimming among the blazing irises, his pupils sat, slim and cat like.
His muscular build was clothed in a faded, rust colored sweatshirt with a Capsule Corporation logo displayed on the chest. His aged, grimy blue jeans hid the top of his "borrowed" Jurian military combat boots, and a well placed hole released the furry cord of tail that extended from the base of his spine. On the third finger of his right had he wore a nondescript gold ring, inlayed with a large, jade gem. His neck was adorned with an exotic shell necklace, supporting a single pennant, the Chinese character of the ox. A large, green, earthling military issue backpack sat near him, slowly sinking into the sand as if with immeasurable weight.
Kin finished his breakfast and stood. Slipping the bag over his shoulders he spoke to the ball of brilliant light that was patiently waiting for him, "Okay, you little light at the end of the tunnel, let's get on with it." At the sound of his voice, the ball steadily rose into the air. It bobbed from side to side, as if it was trying to gain its bearings. Without warning it shot off towards the southeast with incredible speed, leaving a trail of light behind it, not unlike the tail of a comet. "Whoa!" exclaimed a surprised Kin, who quickly powered up and flew after it.
For several days and night Kin followed his "guide," over oceans, deserts, cities and farmlands. Finally, in the darkness of night, the mysterious light abruptly stopped and vanished with an audible "POP!" A bewildered Kin came to a sudden halt in midair. ::Well, this must be the place, but where am I supposed to go?! It's just a forest!:: Kin thought to himself. Slowly, he lowered himself to the ground and started making his way through the dense foliage. After about twenty minutes of wandering, he came to a stone path framed by the forest on either side. From his vantage point on the side of the path, Kin could see a wide staircase ascending through the gloom. Slowly he followed the stairway up, telling himself not to get too hopeful; it was the middle of the night after all. After what seemed like an eternity, he reached the top and found what he instantly recognized as a holy place, maybe even a shrine. He had been to many worlds, and all holy places looked vaguely similar everywhere around the galaxy. As he suspected, there was no one around at this time of night. After a short look around, Kin approached what appeared to be the main building of the shrine. He laid his muscular bulk down on the banister surrounding the porch. ::Guess I'll just have to wait until morning:: he thought to himself. After a few minutes of starring skyward, Kin's eyes became heavy, and slowly closed, bringing him away to the place of dreams.
Kin's senses woke slowly, one at a time. First he could hear the birdsong from the forest around him, next he could smell something delicious cooking in the distance. He could taste the pure outdoor air, and he could feel the sun warming his chest. He allowed his eyelids to part gradually to find a woman with a smiling face framed by a wild mane of cyan hair. At first Kin was startled at the sight of the beautiful woman, but his surprise was quickly replaced with recognition and a deep burning hatred. He scrambled to his feet, putting some distance between himself and the demon woman he had long ago vowed to hunt down to avenge his parent's deaths. "Ryoko," he said in a low growl as he took up a defensive position. Bewildered, Ryoko backed away from the shrine building and moved toward the center of the courtyard. Cautiously, Kin followed. Once the buildings were out of harms way, Ryoko's eyes sharpened. "So, who are you anyway?" she asked in a careful voice.
"Who I am doesn't matter, all that matters is that I can take this opportunity to exact my revenge on you!" he replied forcefully.
"Revenge, huh? You aren't the first one to try that!" she growled in anticipation of the inevitable battle. Kin's only reply was the growth of his energy. The very ground began to shake under the strain of his immense power. For the first time in her existence, the ex-space pirate was afraid, she had never experienced a force even similar to this. She decided that she wasn't going to allow this strange boy to ascend to his full potential. She swiftly formed an energy ball in her hand and flung it at him as she dove to her left. Kin saw this attack coming and easily countered by calling up his energy shields. They sprang into existence, five slightly transparent hexagons, stretched from top to bottom, spanning out to easily absorb Ryoko's attack. At the sight of his energy shields Ryoko stopped dead in her tracks, and starred at him slack jawed.
Kin took her surprise as fear, "What, no taunting from the big bad family killer? I've heard that you like to trash talk during a fight, so whatsamatter? Too scared?" He barred his fanglike teeth as a blue aura materialized around his body and his hair began to rise, as if caught in the wind. As suddenly as the fight had begun, it ended. The aura vanished as Kin's eyes widened with distress, and he simply appeared to faint.
"Whaaa..?" questioned Ryoko. Then she saw her husband, dressed in his priest garments, holding onto the boy's tail. He had the same look of shock that was written across his cyan haired bride.
Kin slowly came around to the sound of distant voices. ::Damn, still can't move, how'd they know about my tail being my weak spot?:: he wondered. The voices moved closer until they were just out of kin's line of sight.
"Yes, he is very powerful, but are you sure they were lighthawk wings?" asked the voice of a child.
"Yes, absolutely," replied a male voice that sounded only slightly older than Kin himself.
"But I thought Tenchi was the only person that could generate the lighthawk wings?" intruded a third voice, but this voice Kin knew. It was that murderer, Ryoko. Kin slammed his eyes shut, faking sleep.
"Well, I'll just have to run a few tests, I'll explain later everything that I find out. Now, get out of my lab before I try for that sample again!" came the voice a little girl again.
"Washuuuuu!" countered Ryoko.
"I have repeatedly asked you to call me 'Mom'"
"All right, all right ladies, please, we're going, we're going. Ryoko, come on!" begged the male voice. Kin could only assume this was Tenchi. Shortly there came the sound of a door closing, then silence.
"Alright, quit faking it, you can't hide anything from the greatest scientific genius in the universe!" Kin opened his eyes and beheld the face that went with the childish voice. He found himself eye to eye with a young girl with wild tresses of magenta hair spiking out the back of her head.
"Washu!" he exclaimed as recognition hit him like a lightning bolt. He swiftly leaped off the examination table he was laying on, putting it between himself and Washu.
"I prefer 'Little Washu' if you please, but that's beside the point, how do you know who I am? And how do you know Ryoko."
"I know who you are because I was supposed to kill you a long time ago. As for Ryoko, that's another matter, one I will keep to myself if it's all the same to you," was Kin's sharp reply.
"Why were you going to kill me?
"Because I was ordered to, 'no one escapes the wrath of Kagato,'" he responded with sarcasm dripping from his words.
"Kagato!" Washu gasped, "But, Tenchi."
"Relax, I'm not going to kill you because I was ordered to, Kagato no longer has the abilities to give orders anymore, but if you ask for it, I will kill you on my own accord,"
"But, I don't understand, Tenchi killed Kagato almost twenty years ago,"
"Well, I don't know about any 'Tenchi,' but Kagato is dead, and by my sword!" Kin countered Kin, with an air of pride.
"You killed him? Then what.That bastard! I should have known! A shadow form," Washu had finally figured out what had bothered her about that day so many years ago. It hadn't really been Kagato at all, it was his shadow. And this boy, no older than Tenchi had been, had destroyed the true Kagato. During the course of his conversation with the 'child' genius, Kin had begun to lower his guard; Washu saw her chance and took it. Metallic tentacles groped out of the darkness of lab, beyond his vision, clutching his arms and legs and injected him with a sedative. Before he could react, he was out cold. "Hope I didn't over do it on the sedative, but his is very powerful. Oh well!" Washu remarked, a bit giddily.
- If you recognize this, it is a revision of A Search For Origins, my first fanfic. I think this version is a little better, so please review, compliment, make fun of, I don't care, just gimme something to go on. More to come shortly.