In the arms of my lover!
I can't help but feel the weightlessness your touch gives me
Shinji sat before Naoko, Ritsuko, and Aya the three Akagi masters. Misato sat behind him holding Reika as the emperor made one of the toughest decisions in his life. There were three types of Akagi-Tao magicians. Tao sorcerers that Ritsuko headed section of the house. Their job was to destroy evil in any forms it may take. Tao wizards that Aya sat as the head. Their job was to foretell the future of everyone around them. Then there was the witches, Naoko sat snugly at the top. Their role was is exclusive in the world of Tao magic. Shinji eyed them all before closing them.
"Ritsuko." he said calmly. The old mistress Aya got up and hobbled away. Naoko smiled a devilish smile that made Reika cling tighter to Misato. Shinji stood up and bowed to his new mistress and then to Naoko after receiving a bow back he turned.
"Where are you going?" Naoko asked with a genuine curiosity that came with genuinely not knowing.
"I am returning to the imperial palace." he said playing with Reika. Naoko walked over to him but Ritsuko stopped her. She gave Naoko a stare then turned to Shinji.
"If that is what the emperor wishes." There is a scream then a bright light. Asuka entered the hidden council room before sat a frightened Reika and a ready Misato. Naoko felt a throbbing in her chest. It was so bad you could see the indentation in as it jumped. Shinji looked at Asuka as her stormed over and placed his hand on her stomach. She laid her hand on his, it was warm and as Shinji focused his attentions on her and her body; she focused on Naoko. She leaned in closer to him sticking a serpent like tongue in his ear. Naoko nearly passed out from all the excitement.
Shinji rode in the imperial sedan with Asuka, Reika, and Ritsuko while Misato and Kaji rode as guards on opposite sides. Asuka said no words to anyone, her throat was rather sore from the screaming she had done. Misato stared at Asuka she had hated the sight of her. She could see what type of woman she was, self serving and self-righteous. She preferred the docile Rei to her. The wind sweep the city as Shinji and the others entered the city. Fuyutsuki was there to greet him on his arrival with Rei. Shinji stepped down then walked over gave Rei hug and kiss. Asuka hopped down, her territorial instincts as both a woman and a dragon, kicked in. She tugged at Rei her pulling her from him. However Rei, though unsure why, fought back. Everyone including servants and peasants fought broke them apart. Nevertheless, Shinji managed to pull them apart. However as they stopped the both lead a hand on Shinji. It was not an anger touch but as they, both touched him. He and Naoko felt the beating of two hearts inside them. The two hearts beating in harmony begun to smack into each other Asuka stood there dumbfounded but it was Rei and Fuyutsuki that knew. Rei removed her hand and Shinji collapsed to the dirt on the ground.
Shinji sat on the high throne, Misato sat the steps before him on the steps. Fuyutsuki stood beside him proudly. Rei seated on the throne beside him dressed as the empress. Misato calmly cleaned her swords. There is a loud scream then a bright light. Asuka, Kaji, and Ritsuko stormed in.
"Rei you slut. I will kill you and take what is mine." Asuka screamed as she dispatched the guards in front of her. Ritsuko handled the ones on the left and Kaji the ones the right. Rei looked over at Shinji, he gave her a quiet nodded.
"You will never sit here while I yet breath." she spoke out barely above a whisper.
"Ritsuko is this the Akagi House ultimate plan. Using another to make a kill because you are too cowardly." Fuyutsuki had begun walking down the stair with Rei.
"This is how it should the emperor is monster. The empress is a monster. The child within both their wombs is a monster."
"Kaji you traitor your loyalty should be emperor." With that, Misato leapt from her position on the steps over to Kaji's position. However, before he could react to her presence, her sword was twisting way into his stomach. Ritsuko attached a talisman to her back and sent enough power up into her body to cause body to explode. She tried that same technique on Fuyutsuki but he was quicker then his age suggested and rendered the sorcerer dead. His attention shifted to Asuka but he dispatched by a swift fist through his chest. Shinji looked on he was too weak to speak too weak to move. Naoko came up behind as Asuka and Rei fought right in front of him.
"Do you like what you see, majesty? Look they fight for you. They fight for the perfect human being. The fight for the one being in this universe that could ever bring it to its knees."
"Why do all this, Naoko?"
"Because you have something I want. I can't go see your father in hell because I can't die. Nevertheless, rejoice emperor because I free you from this mortal coil. You shall join me in hell." Naoko bent down and turned his head toward the corpse of Ritsuko.
"I loved my daughter. You were supposed to marry her. You were supposed to give the power of the high throne back to Akagi." She noticed him turning to free himself from her grip. She lowered at her head to his ear.
"Why?"
"Why do you want to know? Gendo was a bastard. When I bore him Ritsuko, he turned me away for Yui. But in hell I am more powerful than him and he will know my eternal wraith."
"Ritsuko is my sister?" Rei and Asuka instantly stopped fighting and laid a hand on him. His hearts begun to beat out of control in his and Naoko's chest. Instead of foaming at the mouth like Shinji, Naoko laughed psychotically.
"Misato Yui Asuka Rei." Shinji cried as a single tear rolled down his cheek as his heart failed.
Shinji's eyes opened slowly. He was in a cold sweat as he felt a hand touching him. Dr. Maya felt his forehead and wiped away some of the sweat. She noted that his eye were open.
"Welcome back emperor." she said.
"Where am I?" Shinji asked staring up at an unfamiliar ceiling.
"You are in the hospital my emperor." the doctor answered as his three attendants helped him up. Misato sat between Rei and Asuka a sword to both their throats, she didn't want have it at Rei's throat but this was more like a precaution. Shinji looked at them and was sideswiped by Reika in a bouncing leap.
"You had us scared." Reika said giving him a hug and being pried off him by Kaji.
"Misato why are your swords like that?"
"Forgive me but after you passed out these two got into a fist fight about who gets to greet you when you awaken. They couldn't decide civilly I decided for them." Asuka was seething, she didn't care who touched him as long as she did. Asuka twitched slightly and was nicked by Misato's blade. Her blood dripped and corroded the ground as Misato focused her attentions on the woman that entered the door. Somehow, it was Ritsuko fault, for first time since coming to know each other Misato and Asuka agreed only one thing. They hate the fuck out of those damn Akagis. Ritsuko bowed at Shinji and Reika.
"Sire's heart is weaken by the light of confrontation. As a Tao adept, he is more prone to moral choice attacking him. When your two lovers touched you the power of that resides within you forced, you make a choice. It is the first tier of Tao sorcery, Moral purity." Misato stood up slowly raising the seething Asuka and the indifferent Rei up with her. Then she pointed one at Rei's neck at Ritsuko. Ritsuko responded by removing two seals and pointed them at her.
"Why must he choose?" she screamed.
"We can't afford another incident like this."
"Bullshit he is the emperor. He is allowed to have a main wife and concubine."
"Bullshit he is my student. He can't have then both. He must choose or I will choose for him." Kaji stepped between them both.
Naoko looked at the pool of water, sweat dripping down her forehead.
"And so the water falls and the heavens have tears. Emperor is on the throne. All is wrong in the world." as she walked into the darkness followed by Aya. The old wizard didn't speak merely nodded raising her walking cane into the air. Naoko cracked a smile as she stood before the chained form of the dragon king.
"Kaworu your time is now."