Averon – Gods, my chapters are short!!!
Hiei – That's because you have no talent.
Averon – I think this chapter should be combined with the last, but my muse said it works this way... So I'm listening to the hunk of metal and posting two short chapters instead of one long (for me anyways) one.
Talking Sword – She doesn't own the characters. This is fan fiction. But she does own the storyline; if not the song it's based off of.
Averon – Here we go again....
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True Magic
"What's that got to do with me?" Hiei asked the god.
"Absolutely nothing. What does pertain to you is my answer to their dilemma. I told them to rotate those who ruled, when they should rule, and what they should do the rest of the time. I divided the area into four quadrants and put one lord in charge of each. Then I created the fifth house, the one you come from. The purpose of the house of stewards, or as it was named the House of the Rising Sun, was to maintain balance. So that the lords wouldn't complain about only the ruler making rules for the city, I told them that that was the job of the stewards. They accepted this easily enough, so I decided on a few other changes..." the god paused for dramatic effect.
"Get on with it, the kid isn't immortal or dead yet, so it would be nice if you finished sometime this century." Verina snapped.
"Fine, fine. As I was saying, I made a few other changes. The bell was one of them. I made it myself and ordered that no one create a way to ring it, that I'd use that to tell them when something was wrong with the ruler, or soon to be. You know, assassinations, runaways, unlawful heirs. The works. They liked the idea, which was a good thing because I'd already made up my mind, so I told them that there was a catch. The only people who could hear it ring were the current ruler and a member of the house of stewards of my choosing." He continued.
"I thought that it was a novice from the temple." Hiei stated, confused.
Horizon smiled, "No, that's a myth. It's been true for a long time, but it has nothing to do with the people being at the temple."
Even more confused, Hiei asked, "Then why?"
"Because of the kind of people I choose. Your family has some fairly odd characteristics. There only seem to be two types of people; the optimistic pious, and the pessimistic atheist. How you people managed to get those to types into one line I'll never know, but you do. The pious side of the family tends to be very social, kind, pacifistic, and great rulers, while the other the exact opposite. Tending to avoid human contact, distrusting, violent, and likely to destroy the country if put in charge. You also tend to be twins. Guess which one you are." The god was laughing. Hiei rolled his eyes. "Fine, don't answer me. I know what you're thinking anyway. Well, the people from your family I always choose are the ones like you. The fighters and realists. Honestly, as much as I love a believer, they think I can do anything. Sorry, can't. I can't interfere with free will. That's against the rules."
"Then why am I here?" Hiei asked again, more confused then ever.
"Because there's nothing against me asking you to do something for me. Or taking you wherever the hell I want for that matter. I just can't make you do anything you don't want. As I was saying, the people like you are easier to deal with. No kneeling, no worshipping, no groveling. Much simpler to deal with, and more likely to be able to accomplish the mission. If you accept it, of course." Another dramatic pause.
"You've planned this entire conversation, haven't you?" Hiei raised an eyebrow.
"Um hmm." Horizon nodded maniacally. "Even your responses."
Hiei rolled his eyes again. Gods could be so immature. "Fine, I'll play along. What's my 'mission'?"
"I'm not immature!" the god protested.
"Yeah. Right."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
(This continued for a while, we'll watch the avatars for awhile, it's more interesting.)
"How long do you think Hiei can keep that up?" Janik asked, good humouredly.
"We gonna bet on it?" Venam queried.
"If you desire. I won't, Hiei's ancestors are known for being unpredictable." Kerian replied.
"I'm going to stop this." Verina growled. "We don't have all century!!" she shouted.
"Well you're one to talk, took you four years to pick your symbol." Janik mumbled.
"Fine!" Horizon groaned (Verina ruined my fun). "You win! Your mission is to find Prince Kurama and decide what to do from there. I don't know if he'll be willing to come back, or if he'll even stay in this country, but I want you to find out why. Ok?"
"Depends, what's in it for me?" Hiei countered shrewdly.
"I should of seen that coming..." Horizon moaned.
"You didn't last time either, oh holy one." Janik added, sarcastically.
The god glared. "You get weapons if you need them, clothing if you need it, and a few heavenly goodies to help you on your way, if you want them that is."
Hiei's ears perked. "Goodies?!"
Horizon sighed. "I'll take that as a yes. Just like all your ancestors, only in it for the treats."
"Of course." Hiei grinned. "I assume I get to choose my gear?"
"Already took the information from your mind, and decided what 'goodies' to give you. You'll get your Katana, and your outfit will be baggy black pants, a black no sleeve tunic, a black cape, a white scarf, and a white headband." He listed.
"Bandana." Hiei argued.
"No, headband. You'll see why. Hold out your arm." Horizon ordered.
Hiei did as he was told, distrustingly. He didn't understand the god and didn't really want to. Horizon reached into his pocket and pulled out what appeared to be a ball of black flame. He grabbed Hiei's arm before he could pull it back and put the ball in Hiei's hand. The pain was excruciating, like white hot lightning shooting up his arm. It felt like something was testing his strength and his ability to cope with pain, then deciding he was good enough and making itself right at home in his arm. When Hiei could look again he had a tattoo of a dragon wrapped around his arm, except it lifted it's head to look at him.....
"Eeeeeeeek!!" He screamed like a girl.
"You don't like him? He's your pet now, a dragon of the darkness flame. Remember, the powers of the horizon encompass both light and dark. He likes you, and he goes with your element, besides. A good match. And you have similar temperaments." Horizon grinned. "Now close your eyes."
Reluctantly, Hiei obeyed. He hoped it didn't hurt as much this time...
Horizon held out an arm and touched the middle of Hiei's forehead with his forefinger. Again, terrible pain for Hiei, like a red-hot poker being thrust tinto his forehead and twisted. While receiving the first so called gift Hiei had managed not to utter a sound, but this on top of the still fading pain caused him to scream. When this pain too, subsided into bearable levels he touched his forehead.
"Oww... That felt almost like being poked in the eye.... What the Bloody Hell?! A third eye??!! How's that supposed to help anything?" Hiei screeched hysterically while rubbing the eye in his forehead.
"Now you have the power to see things beyond. Not the future, but things you'll need none the less. And you can tell who's lying, that's always helpful. Now you know why I said headband." Horizon said, still grinning. "I've also unlocked your element. Everyone has one in different degrees, but yours is particularly strong and should come in handy when controlling your pet. You'll figure out how to use everything eventually, I have faith in you. Now back to the circle with you!"
There was another flash of light and Hiei found himself under the damned bell again. To his surprise, it lifted and he was surrounded by what seemed like hundreds of people staring at him. He looked down to see a sword on his waist and his clothing changed. At least they couldn't see any of the 'heavenly goodies' he'd just received. This was going to be a long day...
Hiei – That's because you have no talent.
Averon – I think this chapter should be combined with the last, but my muse said it works this way... So I'm listening to the hunk of metal and posting two short chapters instead of one long (for me anyways) one.
Talking Sword – She doesn't own the characters. This is fan fiction. But she does own the storyline; if not the song it's based off of.
Averon – Here we go again....
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True Magic
"What's that got to do with me?" Hiei asked the god.
"Absolutely nothing. What does pertain to you is my answer to their dilemma. I told them to rotate those who ruled, when they should rule, and what they should do the rest of the time. I divided the area into four quadrants and put one lord in charge of each. Then I created the fifth house, the one you come from. The purpose of the house of stewards, or as it was named the House of the Rising Sun, was to maintain balance. So that the lords wouldn't complain about only the ruler making rules for the city, I told them that that was the job of the stewards. They accepted this easily enough, so I decided on a few other changes..." the god paused for dramatic effect.
"Get on with it, the kid isn't immortal or dead yet, so it would be nice if you finished sometime this century." Verina snapped.
"Fine, fine. As I was saying, I made a few other changes. The bell was one of them. I made it myself and ordered that no one create a way to ring it, that I'd use that to tell them when something was wrong with the ruler, or soon to be. You know, assassinations, runaways, unlawful heirs. The works. They liked the idea, which was a good thing because I'd already made up my mind, so I told them that there was a catch. The only people who could hear it ring were the current ruler and a member of the house of stewards of my choosing." He continued.
"I thought that it was a novice from the temple." Hiei stated, confused.
Horizon smiled, "No, that's a myth. It's been true for a long time, but it has nothing to do with the people being at the temple."
Even more confused, Hiei asked, "Then why?"
"Because of the kind of people I choose. Your family has some fairly odd characteristics. There only seem to be two types of people; the optimistic pious, and the pessimistic atheist. How you people managed to get those to types into one line I'll never know, but you do. The pious side of the family tends to be very social, kind, pacifistic, and great rulers, while the other the exact opposite. Tending to avoid human contact, distrusting, violent, and likely to destroy the country if put in charge. You also tend to be twins. Guess which one you are." The god was laughing. Hiei rolled his eyes. "Fine, don't answer me. I know what you're thinking anyway. Well, the people from your family I always choose are the ones like you. The fighters and realists. Honestly, as much as I love a believer, they think I can do anything. Sorry, can't. I can't interfere with free will. That's against the rules."
"Then why am I here?" Hiei asked again, more confused then ever.
"Because there's nothing against me asking you to do something for me. Or taking you wherever the hell I want for that matter. I just can't make you do anything you don't want. As I was saying, the people like you are easier to deal with. No kneeling, no worshipping, no groveling. Much simpler to deal with, and more likely to be able to accomplish the mission. If you accept it, of course." Another dramatic pause.
"You've planned this entire conversation, haven't you?" Hiei raised an eyebrow.
"Um hmm." Horizon nodded maniacally. "Even your responses."
Hiei rolled his eyes again. Gods could be so immature. "Fine, I'll play along. What's my 'mission'?"
"I'm not immature!" the god protested.
"Yeah. Right."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
(This continued for a while, we'll watch the avatars for awhile, it's more interesting.)
"How long do you think Hiei can keep that up?" Janik asked, good humouredly.
"We gonna bet on it?" Venam queried.
"If you desire. I won't, Hiei's ancestors are known for being unpredictable." Kerian replied.
"I'm going to stop this." Verina growled. "We don't have all century!!" she shouted.
"Well you're one to talk, took you four years to pick your symbol." Janik mumbled.
"Fine!" Horizon groaned (Verina ruined my fun). "You win! Your mission is to find Prince Kurama and decide what to do from there. I don't know if he'll be willing to come back, or if he'll even stay in this country, but I want you to find out why. Ok?"
"Depends, what's in it for me?" Hiei countered shrewdly.
"I should of seen that coming..." Horizon moaned.
"You didn't last time either, oh holy one." Janik added, sarcastically.
The god glared. "You get weapons if you need them, clothing if you need it, and a few heavenly goodies to help you on your way, if you want them that is."
Hiei's ears perked. "Goodies?!"
Horizon sighed. "I'll take that as a yes. Just like all your ancestors, only in it for the treats."
"Of course." Hiei grinned. "I assume I get to choose my gear?"
"Already took the information from your mind, and decided what 'goodies' to give you. You'll get your Katana, and your outfit will be baggy black pants, a black no sleeve tunic, a black cape, a white scarf, and a white headband." He listed.
"Bandana." Hiei argued.
"No, headband. You'll see why. Hold out your arm." Horizon ordered.
Hiei did as he was told, distrustingly. He didn't understand the god and didn't really want to. Horizon reached into his pocket and pulled out what appeared to be a ball of black flame. He grabbed Hiei's arm before he could pull it back and put the ball in Hiei's hand. The pain was excruciating, like white hot lightning shooting up his arm. It felt like something was testing his strength and his ability to cope with pain, then deciding he was good enough and making itself right at home in his arm. When Hiei could look again he had a tattoo of a dragon wrapped around his arm, except it lifted it's head to look at him.....
"Eeeeeeeek!!" He screamed like a girl.
"You don't like him? He's your pet now, a dragon of the darkness flame. Remember, the powers of the horizon encompass both light and dark. He likes you, and he goes with your element, besides. A good match. And you have similar temperaments." Horizon grinned. "Now close your eyes."
Reluctantly, Hiei obeyed. He hoped it didn't hurt as much this time...
Horizon held out an arm and touched the middle of Hiei's forehead with his forefinger. Again, terrible pain for Hiei, like a red-hot poker being thrust tinto his forehead and twisted. While receiving the first so called gift Hiei had managed not to utter a sound, but this on top of the still fading pain caused him to scream. When this pain too, subsided into bearable levels he touched his forehead.
"Oww... That felt almost like being poked in the eye.... What the Bloody Hell?! A third eye??!! How's that supposed to help anything?" Hiei screeched hysterically while rubbing the eye in his forehead.
"Now you have the power to see things beyond. Not the future, but things you'll need none the less. And you can tell who's lying, that's always helpful. Now you know why I said headband." Horizon said, still grinning. "I've also unlocked your element. Everyone has one in different degrees, but yours is particularly strong and should come in handy when controlling your pet. You'll figure out how to use everything eventually, I have faith in you. Now back to the circle with you!"
There was another flash of light and Hiei found himself under the damned bell again. To his surprise, it lifted and he was surrounded by what seemed like hundreds of people staring at him. He looked down to see a sword on his waist and his clothing changed. At least they couldn't see any of the 'heavenly goodies' he'd just received. This was going to be a long day...