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     1.4 +	"….and that's brings us to now." Seisen said, looking over his creator with a
     1.5 +shrug of his shoulders, "She saved my life…and I want to help make things right with her
     1.6 +and her…friend." The black irises of the youth looked to his maker with a knowing
     1.7 +glance. He didn't need to speak the words. They were already known.
     1.8 +	"And what would you have me do, Seisen?" the booming voice asked the
     1.9 +kneeling man, who had removed his mask out of respect. "I would like to help you, but
    1.10 +my power is limited when I deal with mortals…I understand this girl has saved you, her
    1.11 +power is astounding…dangerous, yes, but impressive none the less."
    1.12 +	"I was created to destroy her…you made me to be able to strike that child down
    1.13 +without a second thought. I was trained to be the angel of death, created out of nothing to
    1.14 +be her demise….stripped of a childhood, stripped of a life, only to take hers. A job that,
    1.15 +thankfully, didn't need to be done. Now my intended victim saved my life, her glaive
    1.16 +gave me the power to heal myself when I would be dead." Seisen's speech was answered
    1.17 +with silence, allowing his powerful words to continue, "I am here asking for a way to
    1.18 +return the favor; I understand that you cannot simply grant the wish with a motion of your
    1.19 +hand, but I think I have a way to make things right. If you'll allow me to do
    1.20 +this….father."
    1.21 +	" 'Father…' so long since you've called me that. You hated me, when you
    1.22 +realized that your life wasn't meant to be normal…" the pain and regret in the voice was
    1.23 +evident, though it was masked by a cracking shield, "Very well, tell me your plan my
    1.24 +son…"
    1.25 +	"Thank you father…I need to speak to your daughter…. Her, and your other
    1.26 +son… I know they do not know who I am, you have hidden me well, but the time has
    1.27 +come now that I have to reveal myself, risking my own existence…please." Seisen's eyes
    1.28 +looked to the floor a moment, then back up to his maker.
    1.29 +	"….." a sigh was heard, the troubled soul of one who has seen one too many
    1.30 +tragedies. "As you wish, my son…I only hope Juno would listen to you. She hasn't the
    1.31 +mind to respect mortals, she does tend to like violence and mayhem… Jupiter may be
    1.32 +more understanding. I'll take you to them now, close your eyes my son.." and as Saturn
    1.33 +laid his hands on Seisen's head, the two of them vanished in a flash of purple colored
    1.34 +light, heading to the temple at Capitol.
    1.35 +
    1.36 +	"And you expect me to do something about that, mortal?" Juno wasn't all too
    1.37 +keen on the idea of wanting to help mortals, especially after Seisen was hidden from them
    1.38 +all these years. The queen of the gods sat on her throne next to her husband Jupiter who
    1.39 +was a little more interested in the goings on than the woman. "What does the happiness
    1.40 +of mortals have to do with me?"
    1.41 +	"I expect nothing…but I do request your, and your husband's, assistance in
    1.42 +making things…" Seisen paused, looking for the right word, both his eyes turned to the
    1.43 +floor in consideration before moving back to Juno's. "Better for both of them. I wouldn't
    1.44 +come to you, unless I knew that you could do something. After all, lady queen, you are
    1.45 +the goddess of women and marriage…who better than to help two women, than the
    1.46 +patron of them?" Juno fell silent, glancing away. "The king, and the queen of the gods
    1.47 +certainly have some type of power that could be of help."
    1.48 +	"What will you do for us in return, Seisen?" Jupiter began, looking the youth over
    1.49 +as he stroked his beard. He was greatly pleased that the man wasn't begging, or
    1.50 +demanding that they give their power to help his cause, "You know that we cannot bring
    1.51 +the dead to life again, even if you do have their spirits, their bodies are completely ruined.
    1.52 +New bodies might be possible, but they wouldn't remember each other and that seems to
    1.53 +be half the point, if I'm correct."
    1.54 +	"That is more or less the idea…reanimation isn't a necessity. Death is eternal. I
    1.55 +don't think either of them would have a problem with staying the way they are, so long as
    1.56 +they could be together. Mortals fear death because they are afraid of what comes
    1.57 +after…they both now know. The mystery is gone, so the will to live should be as well...
    1.58 +though I'm sure they will be missed, they will miss their friends." The youth's eyes
    1.59 +turned to the king, though he has yet to get up from his kneel on the marble floor before
    1.60 +the royalty of the gods.
    1.61 +	"What about you, are you afraid of death?" Juno asked him, her brow raising as
    1.62 +she gave him a smile that struck Seisen as slightly too smug, "You are mortal after all."
    1.63 +	"Yes, of course." Seisen said without a moments hesitation, "I do know what
    1.64 +comes after it…for other mortals, but I was not born in the way of man, and I don't know
    1.65 +if I even have a soul to offer after my body loses it's will." That left Juno, who had been
    1.66 +expecting him to say he was fearless quiet. Jupiter was greatly impressed with the man's
    1.67 +honesty, his integrity, and his genuine caring for someone he had only recently met. "And
    1.68 +I do not have much to offer in way of repayment, or gifts, but anything I have, or
    1.69 +anything I can do I will." The truth in the youth's words killed whatever doubt the king of
    1.70 +the gods had in his mind.
    1.71 +"Very well, Seisen…I will grant your plea, and the soul of the girl who was
    1.72 +destined for Hades will now be sent to the Elysian Fields... Though, I do have something
    1.73 +I need to ask of you." The king smiled broadly, before giving a noticeably nervous
    1.74 +chuckle, "You are strong in both the body, the mind, and the spirit…are you any good
    1.75 +with children?"
    1.76 +"I'm sure I can be, if given enough time…" Seisen's reply came, looking to Juno
    1.77 +who began to seethe with fury, glaring at both men before storming out of the throne
    1.78 +room.
    1.79 +"Good…" Jupiter seemed concerned very little with his wife's outburst, "I have a
    1.80 +child, from a woman named Leto…her name is Diana, and she needs someone to watch
    1.81 +her, teach her how to do things…can you look after her for a while?"
    1.82 +
    1.83 +Standing in the tower of the castle in the city of Capitol, Seisen stared at the stars
    1.84 +in the sky, his mask hiding his face in the darkness. The bright, full moon shone down
    1.85 +over the forest, and the lake surrounding the castle, it's pale, but somehow comforting,
    1.86 +light cast over the landscape.
    1.87 +"Mission accomplished…" Seisen said to himself, his voice sounded hollow as it
    1.88 +echoed off the stone walls of Jupiter's home. "I know you're there father…" the youth
    1.89 +called over his shoulder, though no one was in the room, "And I know you can hear
    1.90 +me…you created me to ensure that the spirit of Hotaru Tomoe was ushered into the after
    1.91 +life. She will be there very shortly, both her and her friend." Stillness only answered
    1.92 +Seisen, though the youth smirked, "I'm not angry…I'm sad, that she had to die so young,
    1.93 +but at least they'll be young, and beautiful forever, right?" Again, silence was the
    1.94 +response. "Yeah…that's what I thought." A soft rapping at the door brought Seisen back
    1.95 +to reality, he knew who it was already.
    1.96 +Both of the girl's spirits had been brought here, and they would all meet a final
    1.97 +time before they were sent to the afterlife, to eternity. It was time to say goodbye to them;
    1.98 +the girl he had met only days before, the child he was created to kill, and her friend.
    1.99 +"Come in." The youth turned his back to the doorway again, once more peering out over
   1.100 +the moonlit darkness.
   1.101 +"Seisen…" Hotaru said aloud as she opened the door and stepped inside. Her
   1.102 +voice no longer thick, and pained, but soft and gentle as he knew it should be.
   1.103 +"We…we're leaving now. I…we, wanted to come to thank you for everything you did to
   1.104 +help us. I know that you must have risked a lot to do this for us, and you don't know how
   1.105 +grateful we are." He didn't say anything, though he knew he should. The words wouldn't
   1.106 +find their way from his lips; his mind going blank when he should have been telling her
   1.107 +goodbye. Hotaru stepped forward, leaving the silent Chibi by the door, and placing her
   1.108 +hand on his shoulder, "Please look at me, Seisen…"
   1.109 +Seisen sighed and turned to face them. Each of the girls was dressed well; pure,
   1.110 +white gowns that looked befitting for queens, or princesses in this case, the long, lace
   1.111 +sleeves fit over their slender arms, leading down over the back of their hand and hooking
   1.112 +onto their middle finger. "You both look beautiful.." he said to Hotaru, before glancing to
   1.113 +Chibi who quickly averted her eyes; she felt guilty for being here, for making Seisen have
   1.114 +to strike a deal with the gods. "And you…" he began, regarding the pink haired girl,
   1.115 +"Smile. You're going to spend forever with your frie-" the youth paused, deciding to stop
   1.116 +using that word, and replacing it with the truth, "Your girlfriend." He finished, getting a
   1.117 +furious blush out of both of the girls, but not a word of protest.
   1.118 +"Thank you…" Chibi said, approaching him and giving him a quick hug before
   1.119 +Seisen knew what was coming. As her arms wrapped him, he stood in stunned silence for
   1.120 +a moment, before returning the embrace, then letting her slip away from him and back to
   1.121 +the doorway, "I'll be outside, 'Taru…" The girl thought it would be better to let them say
   1.122 +goodbye in private.
   1.123 +"You know you'll have to go soon," Seisen stated first, crossing his arms over his
   1.124 +chest, and arching a brow at her. "I don't want you to miss your appointment with
   1.125 +forever." He forced a smile, though it was hidden behind his cloth mask.
   1.126 +"Seisen…please." Hotaru sighed, reaching her hand out to pull the mask from
   1.127 +covering him, "Don't hide yourself from me…we both owe you a lot, and we can never
   1.128 +repay you for what you've done for us…if there's anyth-" she was cut off as Seisen put
   1.129 +his finger over her lips, shaking his head.
   1.130 +"You are my sister…your blood courses through my veins, just as mine in yours. I
   1.131 +only did what anyone else would do for their blood." He smiled again, reaching his hand
   1.132 +out to brush a few raven strands from her face, "You are welcome." Hotaru stepped to
   1.133 +him and let her arms encircle him, resting her head on his chest. The youth smiled, his
   1.134 +arms then finding their way around her, pulling her close for a moment, but a knock at
   1.135 +the door soon drew their attention.
   1.136 +"Hotaru…it's time to go, Dis says we have to leave really soon." Chibi's voice
   1.137 +was heard, though the door wasn't opened.
   1.138 +"Thank you, Seisen…I won't forget you, and what you've done." Hotaru said as
   1.139 +she stepped back from him and smoothed her dress, looking over her shoulder to the
   1.140 +door, "Just a second…"
   1.141 +"Go on," the man smiled, cocking his head in the direction of the door, "Don't
   1.142 +want her to leave without you." Seisen stepped away from her. Somehow, increasing the
   1.143 +distance made it seem like it would be easier to part. Hotaru sighed, looking back to the
   1.144 +youth before turning and stepping to the door. She was about to say something, but was
   1.145 +again silenced as Seisen held up his hand, "I'll see you again sometime…"
   1.146 +"Yes….until then, brother." Hotaru smiled, a tear streaking down her face as she
   1.147 +opened the door and stepped out.
   1.148 +"Until then, sister…" the youth whispered back as the door closed, then turned his
   1.149 +attention back to the sky. Reaching into the strap that crossed his chest, Seisen pulled his
   1.150 +flute from the padded compartment and brought it to his lips. A deep sigh was heard
   1.151 +before he began to play; the soft, whisper of a melody floated down into the valley below
   1.152 +as a tear fell from his eye to follow the music.
   1.153 +
   1.154 +"Seisen…?" a child's voice sounded in the darkness, causing the still conscious
   1.155 +man to turn his gaze to the sound of the voice. Diana…
   1.156 +"Yes?" he answered her, it was late…the girl should have been sound asleep by
   1.157 +now. The youth didn't move, only let his eyes remain on her, as he could see the faint
   1.158 +silhouette  of her body against the backdrop of the moonlight.
   1.159 +"I can't sleep…" Diana whispered to him, crawling up onto his bed and sitting on
   1.160 +her ankles. "Tell me a story?"
   1.161 +"A story…" Seisen repeated, "Ok…" he waited for the child to lie down and get
   1.162 +settled in.
   1.163 +
   1.164 +"I have a story….a love story. It all starts in the dark of night…with a young girl
   1.165 +lost outside in the snow…"
   1.166 +