BB Veda

Chapter 2: The continue of the rebirth.

"Hey Kai, where are we going exactly?" Ray asked, his golden eyes met Kai's top of head as he was still perched on the warrior’s shoulder.

"We are going at someone's place whom you will meet shortly." Kai didn't look up at Ray as they were getting closer to the old castle.

Once inside the darkened interior of the ruins, Kai cleared his throat to announce his arrival.

"Kuyo, it's me. I brought you the child of the prophecy." Kai pause, Kuyo didn't reply and he couldn't see her, "Kuyo?"

Kai took Ray in his arms and placed him gently on the ground, he started to move around with more ease to find his friend in the darkened place.

"Kai...who's that?" Ray's voice called out and Kai turned to look at Ray and 'who' he saw.

Kai was left speechless at what he saw. Blood stained the floor, the wall, and someone's clothes. It stained a staff that was plunged deeply within that person's chest and transpiring its heart. Upon being able to admit who he saw, Kai screamed out his pain, tears welling up in his eyes.

"KUYO!" Kuyo was dead...

"Kai? What happened to her?" Ray's innocent and childish voice rang, he came to Kai's side and placed a caring hand on the taller man's shoulder.

"I told you so." A voice rang out from the shadows, "He's bad luck." Tala came out from where he as 'hiding'.

"It's you....who killed her!? Tala!!" Kai rose to his feet, pushing Ray gently away.

"No! It's not me dude! It's your head general...you know, the general of the north, Boris-ten." Tala said, placing his hands in the air, showing his innocence.

"Did you really think that Lord Voltaire would never find this place? What stupidity...He's doing everything he can to make you a rebel Hiwatari Kai." Tala continued talking as Kai seemed so lost for words.

During that time, Ray took the opportunity to walk closer to the stabbed Kuyo who was hanging off the wall.

"You should have known that this would happened if you went after Kon Ray then going after Kuyo." Tala pointed at the corps of the dead woman who was still hanging on the wall. "Look, the prophecy that Kuyo told you had come true, the wheel of destiny has started to turn. The hells are calling this world."

Ray approached some more until his nose was almost touching the blood leaking down the wall. Ray looked at the red liquid with amazement and curiosity until he placed his hands in the content, wanting to feel it upon his hands.

"Since the moment where you brought Ray, there have been many chances as stars in the sky that this would happen. That was why I said he was bad luck. You would have been better off abandoning him just like the ancient of your village said." Tala said turning his gaze towards Kuyo's way with a regretful stare.

"Why...why have you only watch Kuyo get killed without trying to do anything!? Tala!!" Kai was really getting mad.

"Why?" Tala smiled, "There is no why...It's normal."

Ray looked down at the blood on his hands. He brought them close to his face as he tried seeing what that substance smelt like. Not really smelling something special, Ray brought his hands to his lips, licking the blood off his fingers.

"Tu...Rrrrrr....YOU!!!" Kai charged at Tala, in an instant his sword was drown out and attacking the stange man who got out of the way just in time.

"Hehehehehehe..." Laughter, evil laughter.

"Wait! I don't exactly think it's the moment for this!" Tala called out, still escaping the blows thrown at him. "Do you know where Boris-ten is heading at this moment, Hiwatari Kai?"

"SHUT UP!!" Kai only shouted, still aiming at Tala.

"Since the Lord Voltaire has no pity towards traitors, at this moment the Hiwatari clan..." Tala started off, but Kai only cut him off.

"Hehehehehe!" Still more evil laughter. "They are probably living hell now!"

Kai and Tala both stopped fighting to look at Ray, who's eyes were again vivid of emotions except for evilness; his voice was also darker sending chills to Kai.

"I told you so...'Do not disturb my slumber'." Ray started laughing again.

"Ray!" Kai screamed at him, wondering what was wrong with him al of a sudden.

"Instead of staying at your place, you did the forbidden...That will cost you a lot Hiwatari Kai...And you should live threw it alone..."

"Ray!?"

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Fire, arrows, dead people. That was what the Hiwatari village was composed of at the moment. Like Tala had told Kai and Ray had warned him about, his village was being presently attacked by Boris-ten's soldiers.

"Enemies are attacking us!!" Guards screamed, trying to get women and children to safety.

"We have noticed! But who the fuck is attacking us!?"

"Is that...the imperial flags?"

"It's impossible...then it's...."

"Ancient one! What is happening?" A woman called out as the old man came and joined the people.

'Could it be?' he thought to himself until he realized it was "The general of the north under the orders of Lord Voltaire, Boris-ten!" The man shouted out of the people.

"Ancient one! We are encircled by the imperial troupes!" A guard called out.

"The baby that the kind brought among us, could this all be because of it!?"

"What was the king thinking when he brought in our village that source of bad luck!?"

"Ray is not a source of bad luck! He saved my life!" Junichi called out from the crowd.

"What does a kid like you understand about such a thing? Because of that we will all be killed by the rebellion!" a guard called out.

"Stay calm! Do not loose faith in our king under any condition! Since that child Ray was brought here, our destiny has been sealed. Since Boris-ten has arrived, our destiny comes to an end. There is only left for us as an option to fight till the end!" The ancient said.

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"Lord Boris-ten, those creatures seems to want to resist." a messenger came up to Boris to tell him the news.

"It's normal. After all the Hiwatari clan is known throughout the Tenkai because of it's power in battle. I think there will be more persistence in the clan then the previous ones. So we should not let one escape, not even a baby because it could come someone older from pure evil." Boris told his messenger.

Then the imperial army started to move, starting their physical attack on the Hiwatari clan.

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"Do you see them, Hanranya?"

"Yes my Lord, from the powers of my water mirror." A lady that strangely looked like Kuyo answered her lord, Voltaire. "The war has started."

"They can brag all they want on them being the strongest warriors of the Tenkai. Even the Hiwatari clan can not resist against Boris-ten." Voltaire smirked from his chair.

"But the Hiwatari clan are followers of Boris-ten. It would be better not weaken the protection of the north empire and loose one of our strongest armies." Hanranya answered her lord.

"There's nothing to worry about...Other followers are almost doing the same thing. And we can also easily replace them...What bothers me most is that appearance of the six stars of the prophecy." Voltaire stood from his chair and walked beside Hanranya.

"When Hiwatari Kai broke the seal of the child of Lord Kon, who is in the heart of the six stars; the wheel of destiny has started to turn. He himself ignores it, but Hiwatari Kai is one of the six stars...What an idiot! From there the six stars will reunite behind Ray. When they will all be reunited, they will be the 'destroyers of the sky' and my place on the throne will come to end. But I will not let it happen! This throne is mine! I will not give it to anyone. The Tenkai needs me as an emperor to be in peace. The world now is born of blood from Lord Kon, one drop of rebellions blood in more will not be that important." Voltaire smirked over at Hanranya.

"If you say so my lord." She simply answered.

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“Finish those who are still breathing.” Boris-ten ordered from the top of his horse to one of his soldiers who were kneeling on the ground.

“Yes Sire.”

“Put fire around everything and then return to the Zenmi Palace.” He ordered some more.

“I shall fulfil your order sire.” Then the soldier stood and left.

“The Hiwatari Clan was the strongest clan of the Tenkai…But they were so fragile.” Boris-ten said as he watched what remained of the village brunt.

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Houses that one stood were either burnt down to ashes or were still firing down because of the warm flames. People who once were alive lay dead on the ground maybe half burnt because of the fire.

‘It’s hell…’ Junichi thought as he looked at the remains of his village in horror.

‘Why did such a thing have to happen?’ he thought once more, existing his hiding place.

Junichi screamed out in shock when an old and weak hand grabbed him. He turned around only to be met with the dieing ancient; with a sword plunged in his back.

“Ancient!”

“It’s the end of the Hiwatari Clan…Tell our young king to stay alive…That with all means he should not think of avenging us…” the mans voice was weak and seemed to become weaker each time he spoke. Until the voice was no more than nothingness as the old man took his last breath.

“Ancient! Ancient! Please hold on! Ancient!” Junichi cried out, tears escaped his eyes and down his cheeks.

After a short while Junichi let go of the ancient that he had held in his arms and went to warn Kai of what happened.

“Haaahaahaa.” Laughter.

Junichi was stopped by two soldiers of Boris-ten who from nowhere jumped down from a tree.

“It’s a kid. Only a kid, but from the Hiwatari Clan.” One soldier told his friend as he brandished his sword.

“Yeah, your right.” His friend did the same.

In a matter of seconds and before Junichi could realise what just happened to him, his right arm was cut up from his shoulder and was laying at his feet. Junichi screamed out in pain as his arms was cut off and his blood splattered everywhere on the ground.

“And now 5.”

“I had 7.” The soldiers talked as they started to leave slowly.

‘It’s a lie…it’s a lie! It can’t be that the Hiwatari Clan has come to its end.’ Junichi thought as he lay on the ground, clutching his cutted off arm. ‘Save us Hiwatari Kai!’

“But the Hiwatari Clan did not have a chance either…It’s sad that they had to go threw this torment because of their king who brought that child, Kon Ray.” The soldiers still spoke and Junichi heard what they said.

‘We had to go threw all this because Kai brought Ray to our village?’ Junichi thought, stunned.

~Flashback~

“In which means have our majesty brought a child of the cursed clan?”

“Ancient one! Is it because of our king who brought back that cursed child that this is happening to us?”

~End of Flashback~

“No! It’s not true!!” Junichi screamed.

“Our king is a trustful being. He would never have done something like that that would destroy our clan…It’s not true…hun? Hiwatari Kai?” Junichi did the best he could to stand up, “TELL ME IT’S NOT TRUE!”

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“Now; what will you do once you return to your village? Stop doing stupid and un-neeful things. After all, their destiny is to die. I told you so, no? That if you awake me this world would become a hell of flames…You gave me back life while you knew what would happen! The bad luck of the Hiwatari Clan was to have a stupid king.” The evil speaking Ray was still talking to Kai, smirking at him as he told him all the bad he cause to his clan.

“Shut up Ray!” Kai warned Ray.

“I would have left without you telling me.” Ray smirked a last time before he fainted.

Kai caught the small Ray in his arms without any hesitation. “Ray!!”

“Oh well, Hiwatari Kai. That Ray also told you that it wasn’t worth it going back, no?” Tala smirked as he took a step closer to Kai who was cradling Ray in his arms.

“I am the king of the Hiwatari Clan; my duty is to protect my people till the end.” Kai glared at Tala.

Kai placed a gentle hand on Ray’s forehead to see if he was okay, and seeing that he was okay Kai mounted his horse and took off.

“KAI!!” Tala called after Kai who was far gone now. “Whatever he does, the destiny doesn’t change…Following Kuyo’s star reading…Ray is reborn, the wheel of destiny has started to turn. The downfall of the Hiwatari Clan was also written in the stars…” Tala smiled.

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“Kai…I smell blood…” Ray said softly, as he started to awake.

Kai looked down at Ray and smiled, happy he was okay.

“There!” Ray pointed and Kai stopped the horse to a halt beside a blood covered body.

“It’s my friend! He’s hurt!” Ray jumped down the horse before Kai could stop it completely and ran up to Junichi. “Hold in, you can do it!”

‘Ray?’ Junichi wondered if the voice he heard belongs to Ray. “RAY!!” Upon realisation Junichi pushed Ray away as far as he could.

“You! If you wouldn’t of have been there, they would all still be alive! It’s your fault! Murderer! Bring them back! Bring them all back!” It would have been better off that you would have died!!” Junichi pointed accusingly at Ray who stood visibly shocked and hurt by the words.

Junichi launched himself at Ray, but Kai stopped him. “Stop!”

“I HATE YOU!!” Junichi spat at Ray who started to cry.

“Aaaah….sire…Hiwatari Kai…It’s not worth it coming back to the village…The clan is all gone...”

“What!?” Kai was shocked as he still held Junichi.

“Please…stay alive and do not think in anyway to revenge our clan…Those are the…words of the…ancient one…Sire, the peace it with you…” Junichi was now very weak and was barely breathing, or was he still breathing?

“Don’t die! It’s an order of your king! Junichi!”

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“A king who doesn’t have anyone to protect anymore…is it not stupid?” Kai spoke more to himself as both him and Ray were sitting at the edge of a river; Junichi no more.

“It’s your fault!” Thos words echoed in Ray’s head, “Because of you they are all dead! I hate you!” Ray moved closer to Kai and got gold of Kai’s hand and cuddled close. “Kai…”

“Yes?” Kai looked down at the very saddened Ray with caring eyes.

“Is it…my fault? If my friend is dead?...is it my fault?” Ray started to cry.

“It’s not your fault…no it’s not your fault…” Kai took Ray in his arms and led him cry against his chest. ‘It’s his’ Kai glared. ‘It’s the emperor’s Voltaire fault! The Hiwatari and Kon clan, and also the former emperor of the skies…Me, Hiwatari Kai, I will not forget that he destroyed my family in the blood and flames. I will reunite the “six stars”, that will be the “destroyers” and I will kill Lord Voltaire!!’ Kai growled as he thought.

Kai gently pulled Ray away from his emvrace and place him infront of him; looking in his eyes. “Our clans are now both taken away from this world. Some Hiwatari’s and some Kon’s, we’re the only ones left. I am leaving in a voyage to kill Lord Voltaire, but you, you are still a child. Will you come with me, Ray? Or - ”

“I COME! I come with you…” Ray whipped his tears, “All alone you will be sad, so…I will stay with you…With you forever…” Ray threw himself in Kai’s arms who embraced him.

“Ray…” Kai smiled at Ray. With Ray in his arms Kai stood and walked off.

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“Like the destiny said, Kai and Ray have met. And they will reunite the “six stars”. «will they be some flames who will change all our demons from this world into ashes? Or the fire from hell that will make this world a hell of flames? The “six stars” against the emperor of the skies. The wheel of destiny has been laid in Ray’s hands…But where will it go to, evil or good?” Tala smirked as he whatched Kai walk off with Ray in his arms.

End of Chapter 2!

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Yey! This is my chapter 2! I am kind of disappointed that not many people posted or replied to my fic, I mean I wanted a lot of people to review T_T…anyway, please REVIEW and tell your friends about my story so that more people will come and review and read; lol. Till then I will try to post as soon as I can! ^-^

~ cutenekojin