Waiting For Your Return

Chapter 2: Memories of the Past

One young fox demon sat on the grass fulled ground, examining the golden object in his hands. The beautiful structure it was made in, the carvings, and the unknown feeling of magic hidden deep inside.

Silently, it glowed in his hands, letting out a hymning sound, whispering a low melody of death. The light now shone through the forest, as the cub looked away as to not be blinded.

Out in a flash appeared to him a young man, hair white as snow, though eyes as fierce as the darkness. The new arrival's gaze turned to that of the child, looking back in amazement.

Born upon the day of the death of his father, many thought that this kitsune would be cursed for life. His mother was deprived of all the rumors, but died of a terrible sickness.

Left all alone in the world, this young cub had to learn how to survive on his own.

This golden sennen item he stole from the maniac hands of a crazed demon, brought him more than just a new master who taught him how to steal, but a friend of darkness.

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"My time runs short. We've been together for 300 years, and now I am convinced that you are a valuable theif. Worthy enough to be my partner. But as you might have expected, we cannot be with each other forever. You have a whole future ahead of you, and I have a destiny to fulfil. A revenge to seek out." The dark brown eyes followed as his hand took the now older kitsune.

In his hands appeared a simple necklace, seemingly to be so fragile as to be broken by light itself. "Keep it." His teacher instructed. "By this is my promise that I'll be back to see you again. Then maybe, by that time, we'll be able to go on our first raid as true partners."

The kitsune looked up with hopeful eyes, accepting the promise. And thus, with another simple blink of an eye the same as when his master appeared, as did he dissapear. The words whispering in the wind....

"... Take care... Youko Kurama."

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Those words flew by a young boy's mind as the plane came in impact with the thunder strike.

His chocolate brown eyes went from suprise to fear. This was the end. The end of his life.

'Ha! And to think... I thought that this was the best day of my life... Finally able to travel with my father... Yet now... I'm goin got die.' The final words went through his thoughts as screams filled the air, and yellow flashed before his eyes..........

.... Yellow that was also combined with the bright golden glow of his ring.

'Not yet, hikari... It is not yet fulfilled. I may have lost to the pharoh... but I keep my words... and promises.' A soft tremble broke through the other voice inside the mind of the young boy.