Summary:
Two children of destiny borne from the same womb, torn apart by fate and separated by two realms. Now, twenty years later, fate brought them back together bound by their duty imposed on them by their realms: one to rule, the other to fight, with their lives forever intertwined.
Prologue
The midwife shook her head sadly as she laid one of the two infants she had just delivered beside its sibling. The twins' mother had just died minutes after she labored for almost eighteen hours. Such a shame, too, for the woman had been a commendable medical practitioner.
"Such sweet angels," one of the women who helped the midwife murmured as she prepared the twins' bed. "Whatever's going to happen to the babes now?"
"I suppose someone is going to have to adopt them," the midwife replied. "But who?"
"All of the women in the village are already mothers," another said. "I doubt that they will be willing to take these little tykes into their home and raise them as their own."
The midwife sighed and knew the woman's words rang true. Her old heart went out to the dark haired babes but she knew she couldn't adopt them. She was old. She had buried her husband and her own children is out there, making their way into the world. And taking care of two hyperactive children will put her in an earlier grave.
"Come, we must make haste. We must prepare for the medicine woman's funeral," the midwife said. "The babes had been fed and they will rest for hours. Let's use that timew to bury their mother." And ushered the two women out, sliding the shoji shut softly.
Leaves rustled softly as a gentle breeze blew over the sakura trees in full bloom and the petals danced gaily. Two shadows hovered in the garden, moving swiftly, and stopped on the other side of the shoji. Quietly, they slid inside the room and treaded softly towards the two slumbering infants.
"Lord Raizen never told us that there will be two of them," one whispered.
"Hush, Kitakami," the other said. "What is important is that we deliver his offsprings back to Makai, and back to his kingdom."
"But what of their mother, Nobutada?" Kitakami asked asked again, his face scrunching up when he peered closer.
"Their mother, Lady Sumire, is dead. I can smell the stench of her human blood for miles," Nobutada said as he gently picked one of the two bundles sleeping on the floor. "Quick, Kitakami, before the women come back."
Kitakami grimaced as he reached for the other bundle but before his hands touched the linen, the infant howled and cried for attention. Kitakami panicked, torn between wanting to pick up the bundle or run as fast as he can to the other direction. But fate was urging him to choose the latter when he heard footsteps and voices coming closer, getting louder.
"Kitakami, hurry!" Nobutada called out as he ran towards the garden. "Grab the child and let's go!"
Then, the shoji slid open and the midwife saw Kitakami in mid crouch, reaching for the child.
"Akuma!" The midwife screamed and snatched the other child away from his reach. "Akuma!"
Kitakami wasted no time and fled from the house. He ran as fast as he can, dodging branches and out running the forest animals, until he reached the foot of the mountain where his lord and comrade with the other child was waiting for him. He kneeled in front of his master with head bowed.
"I haven't had the chance to grab the other child, Raizen-sama," he reported. "My incompetence had cost you greatly, my lord. I shall accept your punishment without complaints."
"Punishment will be served, Kitakami," Raizen said with a commanding voice. "But not now. You will be the one to lead my other child back to our world, back to my kingdom, when the demon blood in his vein awakens. And when that time comes, I assure you, Kitakami, failure is not an option." With that being said, he took his child from Nobutada and raced up on the mountain side, towards the portal that divided Ningenkai and Makai.
A/N: Nyahahahahaha. It wasn't what you expected, nee? I hope you like it and review. This is a five chapter story with tons of surprises in store. So stick around, maybe you'll enjoy the ride.
Two children of destiny borne from the same womb, torn apart by fate and separated by two realms. Now, twenty years later, fate brought them back together bound by their duty imposed on them by their realms: one to rule, the other to fight, with their lives forever intertwined.
Prologue
The midwife shook her head sadly as she laid one of the two infants she had just delivered beside its sibling. The twins' mother had just died minutes after she labored for almost eighteen hours. Such a shame, too, for the woman had been a commendable medical practitioner.
"Such sweet angels," one of the women who helped the midwife murmured as she prepared the twins' bed. "Whatever's going to happen to the babes now?"
"I suppose someone is going to have to adopt them," the midwife replied. "But who?"
"All of the women in the village are already mothers," another said. "I doubt that they will be willing to take these little tykes into their home and raise them as their own."
The midwife sighed and knew the woman's words rang true. Her old heart went out to the dark haired babes but she knew she couldn't adopt them. She was old. She had buried her husband and her own children is out there, making their way into the world. And taking care of two hyperactive children will put her in an earlier grave.
"Come, we must make haste. We must prepare for the medicine woman's funeral," the midwife said. "The babes had been fed and they will rest for hours. Let's use that timew to bury their mother." And ushered the two women out, sliding the shoji shut softly.
Leaves rustled softly as a gentle breeze blew over the sakura trees in full bloom and the petals danced gaily. Two shadows hovered in the garden, moving swiftly, and stopped on the other side of the shoji. Quietly, they slid inside the room and treaded softly towards the two slumbering infants.
"Lord Raizen never told us that there will be two of them," one whispered.
"Hush, Kitakami," the other said. "What is important is that we deliver his offsprings back to Makai, and back to his kingdom."
"But what of their mother, Nobutada?" Kitakami asked asked again, his face scrunching up when he peered closer.
"Their mother, Lady Sumire, is dead. I can smell the stench of her human blood for miles," Nobutada said as he gently picked one of the two bundles sleeping on the floor. "Quick, Kitakami, before the women come back."
Kitakami grimaced as he reached for the other bundle but before his hands touched the linen, the infant howled and cried for attention. Kitakami panicked, torn between wanting to pick up the bundle or run as fast as he can to the other direction. But fate was urging him to choose the latter when he heard footsteps and voices coming closer, getting louder.
"Kitakami, hurry!" Nobutada called out as he ran towards the garden. "Grab the child and let's go!"
Then, the shoji slid open and the midwife saw Kitakami in mid crouch, reaching for the child.
"Akuma!" The midwife screamed and snatched the other child away from his reach. "Akuma!"
Kitakami wasted no time and fled from the house. He ran as fast as he can, dodging branches and out running the forest animals, until he reached the foot of the mountain where his lord and comrade with the other child was waiting for him. He kneeled in front of his master with head bowed.
"I haven't had the chance to grab the other child, Raizen-sama," he reported. "My incompetence had cost you greatly, my lord. I shall accept your punishment without complaints."
"Punishment will be served, Kitakami," Raizen said with a commanding voice. "But not now. You will be the one to lead my other child back to our world, back to my kingdom, when the demon blood in his vein awakens. And when that time comes, I assure you, Kitakami, failure is not an option." With that being said, he took his child from Nobutada and raced up on the mountain side, towards the portal that divided Ningenkai and Makai.
A/N: Nyahahahahaha. It wasn't what you expected, nee? I hope you like it and review. This is a five chapter story with tons of surprises in store. So stick around, maybe you'll enjoy the ride.
