SailorStar9: Yes, I know I should finish my Beyblade fic before starting a new one. Would you believe that I completely lost interest in the original Beyblade series after I found out about the Metal Fight series? No? (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and my OC.
Summary: Nemesis' appearance led to not only to the birth Legendary Bladers and also the Goddess who led them; Asteria, the Goddess of the Stars. Upon the Goddess' death after using her life-force to seal Nemesis, she leaves a prophesy: her rebirth will signal Nemesis' resurrection. Eons later, Asteria was reborn in Koma Village, as Ginga's elder sister.
Prologue: Memories of Ryo
"Ginga." Kenta called out, finding the redhead lying on the grass by the river.
"Kenta?" Ginga blinked. "What's up? Did you have a fight with Benkei or something?"
"Stop it already." Kenta retorted. "I hate it when you push yourself like that. You're forcibly cheerful while hiding your true feelings. I'm not happy about that at all. It's not like you, Ginga. Aren't we friends? I thought of you as my friend. I thought we were friends who could talk about anything, speak our mind and help each other. Don't hide your feelings from us."
"Sorry about that." Ginga relented, seeing the tears of his best friend. "Friends are something that you always have beside you, right? Seina-nee, I finally understand what you meant. My only goal for fighting was to find Ryuuga and defeat him. It happened when I was still in my home town, Koma Village.
Flashback
Ginga awoke to the morning sun shining through his curtain. "Good morning, dad, nee-san." he spoke. "Dad? Nee-san?" he looked around, finding himself alone. "Nee-san?" he found Seina with her books. "Where's dad?"
"He said he was going to the mountains to collect tree seeds." Seina replied.
Freshening up by the river, he ran to the mountains.
"At the base of Mt Hagane, Koma was Village was a hidden village, also called the Beyblade Village." Ginga recounted. "Everyone in the village loved beyblades. Beys were like second nature to them. Amongst them, there was a man who especially loved Beys."
Flashback
"Dad?" Ginga looked around the forest.
"Over here, Ginga." Ryuusei called out, Ginga finding his father wrestling a bear. Without a word, he sent his Beyblade flying, dislodging an arrow that had been stuck in the bear's back.
Now safe, the bear retreated back into the forest.
"That was my dad, Hagane Ryuusei." Ginga recounted.
Flashback
"For me?" Ginga blinked, Ryuusei handing him the Storm Pegasus bey.
"You will have to start using that Bey someday." Ryuusei pointed out, easily winning the practice match against his son.
Later that night, the entire village was gathered in front of Mount Hagane where the ceremony was to take place.
"What is this?" Ginga blinked.
"For the heavenly horse, Pegasus, to become the God Zeus' strength, is said to climb the heavens." Seina recounted the legend. "And today is the day Pegasus appeared in the night sky."
"Watch." Ryuusei told his children and let Storm Pegasus fly, lighting up the torches that led all the way up the mountain.
After lighting up the final torch, the Bey shot up into the sky, lighting up the Pegasus constellation.
"What?" Ginga gaped when a drone of a helicopter sounded above them and a helicopter flew over to the mountain.
"Don't tell me they're targeting the Forbidden Bey?" Ryuusei realized as the helicopter landed in front of the temple.
"In that mountain, there is a Bey holding atrocious power sealed in it." Seina explained as she and Ginga hurried after Ryuusei.
In the mountain's centre, Ryuga and Doji found the sealed Bey after avoiding the traps.
Jumping over the wooden bridge, Ryuga dodged the flamethrowers and arrows traps and landed in front of the sealed Bey.
"This is..." Ryuga grinned, reaching out for the sealed Lightning L-Drago. "I expected traps like this." he easily dodged the arrow trap that was designed to impale the intruder in front of the stand. "This is the Forbidden Bey, Lightning L-Drago." he grabbed the crystal in his hand. "This intense power feels like it's sucking me in." the moment he touched the crystal, the power of the Forbidden Bey flowing into him.
"Stop right there." Ryuusei demanded. "I will not have over that Bey."
Doji retaliated by releasing his Bey, Ryuusei defending himself with his own Bey.
Smirking, Ryuga crushed the crystal in his hand. "Let's go, L-Drago."
"Dad." Ginga called, he and Hoshi also arriving on site.
"Stay away, the two of you." Ryuusei warned.
"What power..." Ryuga muttered, allowing L-Drago's power to overwhelm him. "Is it testing me to see if I am a suitable owner? Interesting." he fired the L-Drago Bey at the bridge, cutting the ropes. Having it settle on a nearby pillar, he had it curve out a Bey ring. "Come." he challenged Ryuusei. "This is the power of L-Drago's counterclockwise rotation." he laughed, easily knocking Storm Pegasus out of the ring.
"I can already see who wins." Doji declared.
"Watch carefully." Ryuusei remarked. "This is Pegasus." Storm Pegasus landed back in the ring, still clashing against L-Drago.
"Ryuga-sama." Doji cautioned.
"Don't panic." Ryuga assured, unfazed as Storm Pegasus released his attack. "I can feel it... the power of darkness... the intense power that swallows everything. Go, L-Drago." he had L-Drago let loose an energy wave that struck Storm Pegasus off course. "No matter how fast you flap your wings or how far you run, you cannot win against this L-Drago. Chase it away." he ordered L-Drago to release an even more powerful energy wave. "Go." he had L-Drago land the final strike.
"That's enough." Seina barked out, igniting Asteria's silvery-white aura. "I won't let you hurt Ryuusei-tou-san any further."
"Wait a minute..." Doji muttered as L-Drago's dragon form was forced back into its Bey. "I see." he grinned, realizing who Seina was. "You're... you certainly saved me the trouble of finding you. Ryuga-sama, we have what we come for."
"Very well." Ryuga strolled back to Doji. "I'm taking L-Drago." he left the family within the crumbling volcano.
"Ginga, take Seina and get out of here." Ryuusei ordered. "L-Drago is a dangerous Bey. Defeat him. You have to get L-Drago back." he sent Storm Pegasus to his son.
Ignoring her brother's cries, Seina pulled Ginga out of the volcano.
"And so, I left on a journey." Ginga stated. "To become strong; to defeat him."
"Then, what about your sister?" Kenta asked.
"I don't know." Ginga shook his head. "She was gone when I woke up the next morning."
In the inner chamber of the Temple of Mist Valley...
"Lady Asteria." Dunamis knelt before his Goddess. "Whatever is the matter?"
"Nothing much." Seina assured the Jupiter Blader. "The Pegasus constellation is unusually bright tonight."
"It is." Dunamis nodded, knowing Seina was worried about Ginga.
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