All for Goku.
We fought for him. We forfeited our lives for him. We betrayed everyone and everything for him.

At least, that's what it looked like.

But that's not what it was.

When I first met him, I was nothing. I was lost in a world of seduction and lust, no true fulfillment available in such actions. He needed someone to take care of him. Someone to love him. I wanted to fill that space for him. For the first time, I could feel complete. This man's company made the difference. And I knew he felt the same way about me.

But, for all that, we could never admit, even to each other, how we felt. Those feelings were taboo, and many before us were prosecuted for it. A general and his marshal? It could never happen. We both hid our feelings, not daring to breathe a word in fear that someone might find out.

Then the golden-eyed boy showed up. He become like a child to us, we took care of him and played with him. Through this heretical being, we grew so close, so in love, that it became agonizing. We could no longer bear to hide it. So young, we had so much left in our lives...but neither of us wanted any of it without the other.

We are so young
Our lives have just begun
But already we are considering
Escape from this world


We devised a plan. A way to immortalize our love forever, a way to prevent anyone from separating us. A way to get just one night, no repercussions. That one night...it would be worth it.

And we've waited for so long
For this moment to come
We're so anxious to be together


After that one night, we would leave this world. If things went right, we'd leave in each others arms.

Together...in death

A moment came soon enough. An order that the child, our child, with golden eyes, was to die. We fought for him, we fought hard. But we fought knowing that it would bring about our death. We would die without leaving anyone. After all, we would die as heretics, and no one misses a heretic. Betraying everyone, everything we knew, so that we wouldn't have to betray each other. Heaven would bring us nothing but more agonizing pain.

The world is a cruel place
And we're here only to lose


But we could beat that. We could be together for all eternity.

So before life tears us apart, let
Death bless me with you


It hadn't quite gone as we planned. By the time we hit the final night, we had doomed two other people. My superior, Gojun, and the Merciful Goddess' niece, Konzen, chose to fight with us. As wrong as I knew it was, though...it felt so right.

Our night came...and it was the best night of my life. My angel and I spent the whole night together, hiding none of our emotions. Knowing even that when we woke up, we would die. To look at him, to touch, to taste...it was indeed the most wonderful feeling in the world. We were free!

And we still are. I'm lying next to him, his hand in mine. All I can see is red. I can hardly breathe. I've never felt such immense pain as right now.

Join me in death

But I've never felt such happiness either. Our dream is coming true. I'll be with him eternally.

My darling, my angel...

My Tenpou.

(Lyrics from Join Me, Copyright HIM)