Chapter 21
The Gods
Council of the Gods
City of Heaven
Two Months Later
Tatsumaru is sitting in his ne seat on Mitsuru's right side. In his lap is a sky blue egg. Mitsuru looks at Tatsumaru, and then at the egg which he strokes gently. He briefly kisses Tatsumaru on his lips. Rose looks at Tatsumaru hatred in her brown eyes. Sin and Acheron run over to Tatsumaru and look up at him with wide eyes. The boy, Sin, looks like Tatsumaru, while the boy, Acheron, looks like Ryuzaki. Tatsumaru looks at Rose utterly puzzled. "Why does Sin look like me? I am not his father…" Tatsumaru asked no one inparticular. Rose's voice carries a lot of venom in it as she answers.
"I was pregnant when you decided to go behind my back and cheat on me with another woman!" Tatsumaru is taken aback by the venomous tone in Rose's voice. He looks as if she had just struck him in the face. Rose walks over to Tatsumaru and Mitsuru. Tatsumaru quickly stands up.
"You are sadly mistaken; I was not the one cheating. You cheated on me with Ryuzaki. I was only ever out of your presence when I went to visit my brothers and sons." Rose slaps Tatsumaru across the face roughly.
"You dare to speak such lies? Boys, get away from that man this instant." Tatsumaru takes hold of Sin's right hand gently with his left hand while holding the egg in his right hand. Acheron does not move to go to his mother.
"I have as much claim to Sin as you do!" Ryuzaki comes forward drawing his sword in the same process. He slices Tatsumaru, cutting a deep gash in the slender back. Tatsumaru's eyes open wide. He lets go of Sin and the egg falls from his hand. Acheron catches the egg as Tatsumaru hits the ground withering in pain. Mitsuru looks from the boys, to the egg, to Ryuzaki and Rose, and then finally at Tatsumaru. He stands up and backhands Rose across the face. Rose staggers backwards slightly her right hand on her face.
"This is the last time that you will ever hurt Tatsumaru. Sin is his son and so he has right to him. Acheron is Ryuzaki's son, so he has rights to him. You cheated on Tatsumaru, not the other way around. Take your son and go the fuck away!" Mitsuru snarled.
"I will not separate Sin and Acheron from each other. They deserve to grow up together. They are my sons, not Tatsumaru's sons," Ryuzaki said. Mitsuru scowls at Ryuzaki's unjustly claim over Sin. He looks at Acheron, who is still holding the egg in his tiny hands. Mitsuru squats down in front of the boy and looks at him gently.
"Can I have the egg back, young one?" Acheron shakes his head 'no' vigorously. Tatsumaru stirs on the floor beside Sin. The wound on his back has healed. He sits up and looks hollow-eyed at Rose and Ryuzaki.
"You don't know everything that took place a little over a year ago do you?" Tatsumaru asked.
"I don't know what you are talking about,' Rose said.
"Where are you going with this, Dragon?" Ryuzaki asked.
"The Dragon of Destruction Yaichiro Tajiri had made his return after our sons, Sumaru and Yutaka, had originally defeated him," Tatsumaru answered.
"Oh dear, not this again…" Mitsuru said looking away. Mitsuru holds onto the two boys tightly. Ryuzaki glares at Mitsuru. Rose looks at Tatsumaru intently.
"After you filed the divorce, I went into hiding so Solomon could not take my Godhood, because of your vile decision. Especially after, you robbed me of my eyesight!"
"You deserved what you got, Tatsumaru!" Rose said. Tatsumaru ignores Rose's comment as he continues speaking.
"Unable to hold the transformation back any longer, I turned to my Dragon form, and was immediately brought here and stripped entirely of all my powers by Solomon."
"But he was only supposed to take your Godhood away…"
"That didn't quite turn out according to plan. I was pregnant when my Dragon form was taken from me. Losing that form killed the egg instantly. I had the egg with me in my cell. Mitsuru took it to Solomon when Hades brought me to Italy."
"Your egg died…?"
"Yes, because of your wretched decision, I lost everything," Mitsuru said.
"What do you mean, Eternal Suffering?" Ryuzaki asked.
"Just listen to Tatsumaru. I am not the one telling this tale."
"Mitsuru confronted Solomon first, I joined him shortly after. When the Dragon Lance was manifested, I knew then that Solomon was not Solomon. And whomever was using his body wanted Tatsumaru dead," Tatsumaru continued.
"Why was nobody told about this?" Rose asked.
"Because Solomon is ashamed, that he was used as a tool for Tatsumaru's ultimate destruction," Mitsuru said.
"What do you mean, Mitsuru?" Ryuzaki asked again.
"Just listen to Tatsumaru," Mitsuru answered with a heavy sigh. Sin and Acheron are sitting side by side on the floor in front of Mitsuru. Acheron has placed the sky blue egg on his tiny lap and is rubbing it. Mitsuru gently strokes the egg. Ryuzaki finally sheathes his sword. May this egg hatch soon, Tatsumaru and I deserve something good after all that bullshit with Yaichiro. Mitsuru thought.
"Solomon attacked with the dreaded Dragon Lance. I pushed Mitsuru away and took the blow to my midsection. After that attack, Yaichiro finally showed his true form. He saw the egg resting on Solomon's desk (the All-Father was out cold on the floor). He asked where it came from. I told him that it was mine. He said 'an innocent baby Dragon dies again'. Then he crushed the egg making the fragments vanish," Tatsumaru continued again. Mitsuru looks away at the horrible memory of Yaichiro's dreaded actions.
"That was a cruel thing to do even though the egg was already dead," Rose said.
"As cruel as it may have been, what's done is done," Ryuzaki said in an uncaring voice. Mitsuru scowls at Ryuzaki.
"After that, Yaichiro picked up the Dragon Lance from Solomon's hand and commenced with attacking me. For a while, I held my own, but my body was weakening. Then he infused the lance with Fire and attacked me. I was tired and worn out and could not even move to dodge the attack. He sliced me from my right shoulder to my left hip. After that, I passed out; I don't know what happened next," Tatsumaru finished. Mitsuru looks at Tatsumaru as his part if the tale ends.
"I made Tatsumaru disappear from the room sending him to Hades. I fought, cursed, and imprisoned Yaichiro. I attacked with the Spear of Longinus, stabbing the Dragon in the chest, just missing the heart. Then I channeled all of my powers into my palms and touched his face cursing him with Eternal Suffering. Finally, I imprisoned him in the pits of Hell for eternity… after that; I passed out due to overusing my powers," Mitsuru said.
"Oh great Gods –!" Rose said. Ryuzaki puts his hands on Rose's shoulders soothingly.
"Don't work yourself up over passed events, Rose dear," Ryuzaki said. Tatsumaru glares at Rose and Ryuzaki. Then he looks at Sin who has crawled into his lap and fallen asleep with his thumb in his mouth. He smiles at the boy's motives. Acheron crawls over to Mitsuru, still holding the egg and naps in his lap, his arms wrapped around the egg.
"They are adorable…" Tatsumaru said gently.
"Thank you," Rose said.
"This will be the last time you see them, so enjoy it while it lasts," Ryuzaki said snidely.
Fucking cocky bastard! Tatsumaru thought.
"I came to only when Hades said that Tatsumaru was making the Passing. Yaichiro had succeeded in his goal of killing Tatsumaru. And he paid the ultimate price for his victory. I lost everything that day… Tatsumaru the only person I ever loved was killed. My chance of being a father was taken away as well when the egg died inside Tatsumaru," Mitsuru finished.
"That doesn't explain why Tatsumaru is alive now," Rose said pointedly. Shun walks over to the small group, his hands clasped behind his back.
"I might be able to shine some light on that subject for you, Rose."
"Shun, it is good to see you," Mitsuru said happily.
"Likewise, Mitsuru. Anyway, when Mitsuru learned that Tatsumaru died, he went berserk and nearly killed Neji, blaming him for Tatsumaru's fate. After that episode, Mitsuru went home. I had the idea to use the Alchemy Spell: Blood Revival Ritual."
"Blood Revival Ritual?" Rose asked.
"What is that?" Ryuzaki asked.
"It is a highly dangerous Alchemy Spell used mainly by the bravest of souls. I decided to try it out, just to see if I could make Mitsuru happy again."
"What was needed to use the spell?" Rose asked.
"The most obvious ingredient is blood; hence the name of the name of the spell."
"So whose blood was needed?" Ryuzaki asked.
"Five peoples' blood was needed to perform the spell:
Tatsumaru Tenryu – the murdered one
Mitsuru Kowada – the lover
Yaichiro Tajiri – the killer
Ki Olenhander – the reviver
Solomon Wright – the proof. They had to give blood in order for the Ritual to work. Tatsumaru remained comatose in Solomon's chambers for a year. He finally woke up two months ago."
"And I'm happy that he did. I feel complete again," Mitsuru said.
"I feel like I'm going to be tackled later," Tatsumaru said. Tatsumaru stands up still holding Sin, who he promptly hands to Rose. Rose takes her sleeping son gently. Mitsuru stands up and hands Acheron to Ryuzaki. The Samurai God takes his son carefully.
Mitsuru gently eases the egg out of Acheron's tiny hands and carefully strokes the sleeping boy's left cheek. Rose and Ryuzaki take one last look glance at Tatsumaru, Mitsuru, and Shun, before turning and walking away. Tatsumaru watches as Sin disappears from his life forever, there is sadness in his gray eyes. Mitsuru pats Tatsumaru on his left shoulder as he hands him the egg. Tatsumaru takes the egg and kisses Mitsuru on the lips. Shun watches as the two walk away hand in hand.
Mitsuru always deserved someone to keep him happy. I'm glad that it's Tatsumaru and not some bitch like Rose. Shun thought happily.
THE END