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"Why are we here?"
King Ashura seemed to be debating himself. Finally, he bent down to their eye-level and spoke.
"You want to know why you're here? Fine!" When he spoke the word "fine", he snapped his head towards Mangetsu. Fai had never seen him so… unhinged.
"You are here because of your power. You see, there are those in my kingdom that would not have me be King and some of those people are very close to being more magically advanced than me. But no one, in this particular dimension, is more powerful than you. The full moon after your sixteenth birthday, this coming full moon, is the day you will reach your most powerful state. That is the day you will hand your powers over to me so that I may absorb them and secure my position as king."
Mangetsu was silent for a moment before eloquently replying.
"Like. Hell."
"Ah!" Ashura chuckled, humorless. "That was my thought as well; why would you give me your powers? And of course, I can't just takeyour powers. As Monsieur Flourite knows and you… probably don't, when magical powers are transferred forcefully from one being to another they still work, but they are damaged, weakened. In order for your power to remain intact, you have to give them to me willingly. That brings us to you, Yuui"
Fai's eyes widened; it had been so long since he'd last heard that name spoken by another. Mangetsu just looked confused.
"Who the hell is Yuui?"
Fai wasn't listening; his eyes were locked with Ashura's cruel gaze.
"You are here for leverage. What's going to happen is I will give her a choice- She can give me her powers or she can watch you die. Slowly. You two are far too close to allow the other to die. I've made sure of it."
Fai and Mangetsu unintentionally looked at each other; it was true, neither would allow the other to die.
"I couldn't allow you to know before because Fai was running errands for me, keeping the peasants happy, and I couldn't afford you trying to run. But now you're both under the suppression so I don't have to worry. Now it's only two weeks until the full moon, so enjoy it while you can. It's really not as dire as it sounds though; the only difference now is that Fai will be going to a new home and you… well, I haven't decided what to do with you yet. Probably marriage… let someone else deal with you." He paused for a moment, thinking.
"Oh, and, incidentally, don't bother running to your maids or guards. You two are the last ones in the kingdom to find out."
Fai started, but was too stunned to speak. Mangetsu had no such problems.
"How?"
Ashura shrugged, preparing to leave.
"Well, palace staff had to be notified of your significance. They all have family outside of the palace. Citizens talk. It's been common knowledge for years. Even those people who live in the outer villages that you helped Fai; they all smiled and were kind and sent gifts not because they liked you, but because they pitied you." Ashura glanced at the clock on the wall.
"Well, I have a party to host and guests to entertain. The suppression still stands; you can't leave without an escort of a member of palace staff, which no longer includes you Fai. I look forward to seeing you in two weeks."
Then, with one last smile and a final flash of rage, he grabbed them both by their hair and whipped them into Mangetsu's throne room. The door closed as they untangled themselves, glancing around the room that was empty for the first time.
"Who's Yuui?"
Mangetsu spoke; that's when Fai started to cry.
Sorry it's so short, I'm gonna try to upload again soon, maybe today. I've been posting a lot on Deviant ART . com lately. My screenname's ShingetsuXMangetsu so go check it out. I finally have a pic of Shingetsu and Mangetsu together (remember to take out the spaces) :
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