Embodiments.....
Beings that govern affairs in the world and enforce order in it.
Earthlings often refer to them as inner gods and sometimes tend to worship them.the embodiments are even given a special continent on earth to stay because of the fact that they are almost immortal and don't die from trival things like aging and sickness.In other words, there are only two ways to kill an embodiment;one is by another embodiment, two is by other worldly creatures called embodiment killers who oppose embodiments
When an embodiment who governs a particular aspect of life is killed,that aspect partially vanishes from the world until a new person is chosen from among the newly born.during the Taisho period, embodiments were mostly of war or booze but now the embodiment have evolved,creating new genres like sports and arithmetics and the likes.
The embodiments started facing matters of embodiment killers who disguised their selves as inner gods to kill embodiments .Word came to hikaru to start a war between embodiment killers knowing fully well that if it's a war hikaru would never lose but hikaru whose wife has been barren for at least 200 years finally conceived a child so hikaru didn't initially want to accept the task
"Where's hikaru..."
The embodiment of death walks through his mansion's hallway furious at hikaru for his late response to his invitation
"Where's he?...."
Damn you hikaru, your attitude still didn't change
"Sir"
Chibi turned his attention to one of his guards calling out to him
"What..."
"Hikaru sama has arrived, he's in your courtyard now"
Chibi walks to the courtyard after signalling the guard to exit
***
Hikaru sips the green tea he's served as he waits for chibi to arrive. He waits for a while in silence before standing up to walk around, just then chibi walks towards the courtyard
"Sup, chi...bi....."
Chibi glares daggers at hikaru while hikaru laughs it out
"What's with the long face, chibi?"
"It's you"
"Eh,me?.."
Chibi makes an effort to persuade hikaru into starting that war but all hikaru did was smile over it and say
"There's a reason for my delay chibi"
Chibi lets out a deep breath then turns to head back to his room
"Do your thing hikaru....."
Chibi walks back to his room disappointed at the fact that hikaru didn't want to agree to his request
***
Chibi stands at the balcony looking at the horizons like staring at an artwork thinking about hikaru earlier actions
Is there some reason hikaru doesn't want to start a war between the embodiment killers and inner gods?
Or perhaps he's working with them.....
No,no,no...it isn't possible, hikaru can't do that.... Then why
Chibi is about to enter his room when he began hearing mild screams from outside. He rushes to the balcony and looks down only to see hikaru stuffing food in his mouth
"Hikaru..."
Hikaru looks up,smiling at chibi
"Didn't you leave already?"
"No... I hadn't eaten yet so i had to wait behind"
Chibi shakes his head in disappointment
Idiot
A royal guard runs towards hikaru with a katana in hand
"Sir, you left your blade....."
"Oh thanks"
Hikaru collects it and waves chibi signalling that he wants to leave before being stopped by him with a statement
"This will come back to bite you hikaru... You better do something about it"
Hikaru pauses momentarily upon hearing that statement
"You and I know the reason why I shouldn't start a war against embodiment killers..."
"Huh?... Wait"
Hikaru runs off like a child whose mom just bought a birthday gift and he needs to hurry home to get it
Chibi dismisses his subjects gathering below and stares at hikaru till he vanishes from sight
What does he mean?
Wait don't tell me....
Chibi's grin fades
***
Chibi had been the embodiment of death for 500 years now with a flawless reputation of always putting to death when necessary but when it came to the case of the mysterious embodiment killer lately,he was running thin of options to chose from and had to rely on his trump card hikaru who seems to be veering off in a completely different direction than anybody had expected. Embodiments later came to realize that the reason for hikaru's refusal isn't because of his wife,but for reasons he isn't willing to share just yet which began stiring up trouble amongst themselves
Chibi receives a letter from an anonymous person which triggers something to occur in chibi's mind
"I most do something about hikaru....and fast "
***
Hikaru wanders through the forest and meets taka roasting a boar he had just caught. Taka was dressed in a robe which doesn't fit for someone going on a hunting expenditure
"Hey hikaru..."
"Why are you dressed like that"
"Huh?... Oh this..."
"Yes that"
"Just felt like it"
Hikaru walks over to his side and sits down, making himself comfortable on the floor
"Hey, you have a wife now,why are you still wandering the forests like a beast?"
"To keep them safe, that's all...."
"I saw you at my brother's place earlier today while i was passing"
"I see..."
"You're suddenly quiet"
"Don't you know, it's said don't talk while eating"
"But you're not eating yet...."
"It still applies..."
"Idiot"
Hikaru splashes hot ash on taka as they both laugh
***
Hikaru and taka lie on the ground after consuming the boar meat without fail, they rest peacefully under the tree as hikaru observes the rather white sky and surrounding mountains till they here an explosion not too far from where hikaru's mansion is located.
What
Hikaru sit up with a start conflicted on the situation there
"Hikaru... Any ideas on what's happening there?"
Hikaru says nothing but shakes his head signalling that there's trouble
"Let's go punk..."
***
Hikaru mansion entrance is in chaos as guards try to defend it's bronze and gold gates from a different set of guards who are for some reason trying to break in and find hikaru. In the midst of the commotion chibi walks forth to enter through the gates but was stopped by a guard
"Chibi sama, why are you doing this"
"What is it to you?"
Chibi tries to brush the guard aside but the guard stands his ground, determined to not let him pass
"Will you let me through?"
"I'm afraid not...."
"I see...."
Chibi slashes his hand at the guard who narrowly blockes but still takes damage which causes him to bleed from his eye
Chibi makes another effort to pass but is still stopped by the guard who seems relentless
"Seriously?... You're gonna die before you get a family,fool"
"Hikaru sama said no one should enter without his permission"
Chibi smirks at that statement
"Alright die....."
Chibi slashes his hand at the guard to kill him
"Chibi!...."
Taka swoops in and grabs the guard saving him from certain death while hikaru catches his hand
"Why chibi?"
Chibi releases himself from hikaru's grip before stepping back
"You didn't want to start a war so I'll start it for you...."
Hikaru face becomes stern like he was in the middle of a war
"Is that so"
"Yes....."
Chibi walks out after uttering those words