Author: Little Manga Neko
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: hmm future 2+1+2 I think, past 6x5
Warnings: AU, Shounen-ai, reference to Heero torture (not much), OOC, Magic and G-Boys that aren't human!
Disclaimers: I only own the plot... sigh
Akuma= Devil, Tenshi=Angel
Tenshi Child, Dragon Child Part 1
Looking at the sorcerer Shinigami in disgust, J threw down his wand. He had been sure when he saw the skinny teenager he would win the duel easily and have his power by sunset. No one but beginners and fools would dare to risk one of the gods' displeasure by using one of their names. But this child had actually defeated him without using a wand to amplify his powers.
"Fine you have won this dual and everything I own."
Duo sneered at the presumptuous human, "Your meager power isn't even worth the effort of harvesting and you don't even have a realm to back up your boasts. Do you honestly believe that hovel you call a home would be a tribute worthy of this insult to my pride? Even your pitiful life is not enough to save your eternal soul from my wrath!"
J scowled at the teenager's words and was about to call his bluff, why how dare he call his castle a hovel. And his power was far from meager, he was the strongest sorcerer in the kingdom.
"Don't insult my intelligence, only gods can hold a person's soul."
Duo smiled and lifted the glamour revealing his true self. "I know."
Staring into those half crazed violet eyes, J almost whimpered as he recognized whom he had challenged.
"Wait... Please... I have something that even you might use... A pure soul. One free of all magical imperfections. With training his power would be worth harvesting."
"Hmph, if he's so great why didn't you harvest him yourself?"
"I don't have enough power to train some one of his unique descent."
"Meaning?"
"Years ago a priestess came to me and offered me her powers and life if in return I would hide him. She didn't want anyone to know of his whereabouts."
"Why...."
"Um well... I don't know."
Duo's eyes narrowed and J found himself caught in a flash of violet as every nerve in his body screamed in agony. Then it faded with the light.
"I really hate liars J, now unless you really want to die painfully, I suggest you try really hard to remember."
"I...I... well he is the bastard son of the Tenshi king Zechs and the Dragon Wufei. In his soul lies the power of both realms. When he was hatched the priestess of the Dragons Relena was ordered by the current ruler Noin to kill him because Noin wanted Zechs for herself and knew if the child died the lovers would blame each other with a few well placed rumors. Noin didn't know that Relena was half Tenshi and shared the same father as Zechs. Relena brought the hatchling to me and sacrificed her life for her nephew's future."
Duo languidly clapped amusement on is face, "Bravo, excellent performance I must say. You have balls to try and lie to me twice. The Dragons and the Tenshi have been fighting longer then I can remember, they're mortal enemies. They have been since a Tenshi killed Noin over a century ago and the Dragon Wufei became king."
"The reason they fight is because their rulers hate each other as deeply as they once loved each other, believing the other killed their child. It is not uncommon for a Dragon to take decades to grow."
"You know what? I'm in a good mood today. We'll go to your home and if you're telling the truth, your death will be short and sweet. After all, you didn't realize who I was when you challenged me. If you have lied to me... I think I shall kill you by letting fire worms devour your gizzards. Then I shall keep your soul to... play with."
Seeing the look on Duo's face when he said play, J got promptly and violently sick in the surrounding bushes.
*****
When they finally arrived in J's home, Duo had to bite back the urge to kill him then and there. In a large cage in the middle of his back yard was a Dragon. Even if Dragons couldn't get sick, they weren't impervious to the weather like some creatures. This one was huddled in the corner vainly trying to keep warm against the falling of icy white flakes. The dirt and dried blood on its scales made it hard to see their true colors. And instead of Dragons skin wings it had two sets of Tenshi's wings on its back. The feathers were a matted gray as he wrapped them protectively around his body.
"I've never seen it in any other form, but the experiments I've conducted on it have been successful. Relena was right in this ugly beast's soul actually resides both forces."
Duo continued to fight his urge to throttle the 'Ugly beast' standing beside him. The Dragon was obviously young standing no taller then his hip but its eyes held such a cold look. The look of someone who had never known simple kindness much less love. It didn't even speak. Cruelty had never been something he concerned himself with before convinced that it was a natural part of human nature. But this sight angered him.
Raising a hand, J was incinerated instantly in a black flame but reaching out quickly Duo grabbed the glowing pink orb which signified J's soul before it could float away. With a cruel smirk he murmured, "I told you your death would be short and sweet I did not promise to forgive your insult."
And with a psychic shriek of pure agony the ball disappeared.
The Dragon watched all this with dispassionate eyes. Uncaring that its previous owner had just been sent to eternal torture. Unsure how the hatchling would react to magic but hating to leave it in such a condition Duo opened the cage cautiously approaching the Dragonling which was too frozen to lash out. Lifting it carefully Duo could feel the tense fear in its body.
"Don't worry." Duo tried to comfort it clumsily unused to comforting anything. Then the cage around them grew hazy, the shapes and colors blurring and shifting until they found themselves in a huge bathing room. It was Duo's private bathing chambers. All black volcanic rock and steaming hot springs. The weak Dragonling tried to scream and struggle having never seen a bathing chamber before, it assumed like all new things in its life, it was going to be painful. Duo subdued it easily and uncaring of his clothes walked right into the warm water. The figure in his arms became stiff as a statue. Hugging his Dragon lovingly, Duo began to clean its scales gently revealing beautiful shiro scales that gleamed in the light with the secret fire of white opals. Soft white wings that would put any Tenshi's to shame slowly appeared from beneath years of grime.
Duo had no idea why he was being so gentle, so loving now but he knew that something about this little one touched his heart. Using a soft towel to dry them both Duo chattered about everything and nothing noticing how those cobalt eyes watched his every move.
Later that night as Duo slept holding his Dragon like a large teddy bear, the little one opened its eyes warily. It couldn't sleep like this. It was full, warm and comfortable surely something would happen to it soon. Slipping away quietly it stretched its long form growing softer and more compact as a boy of fifteen or sixteen appeared with tousled brown hair and those same intense eyes. Silently he walked closer to the bed, one set of his huge white wings had withdrawn into his body as he watched the long haired boy sleeping. The kindness he had shown confused the Dragonling. Not having anything else to give him he leaned over Duo and whispered, gifting the boy with his name.
"Heero."
About then a golden haired imp walked into his master's chambers and seeing what looked like a Tenshi standing over his master shrieked.
The reason Duo called himself the sorcerer Shinigami was because he was the only child of the real Shinigami and one day he would take his place as head of all Akuma. As long time allies of the Dragons, the Akuma were also the enemy of the Tenshi. And the sight of a Tenshi standing over Duo's bed sent one thought flying through Quatre's head, Assassin.
TBC...
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