Harvest Moon Island of Confusion

Rachel Preaches

"How did Yuuki become LORD Yuuki?!"

Kenji rubs his temples in a circular motion, with a rather irritated and pained expression. "Damn it, woman" he grumbles. "Can you not figure that part out for yourself?"

A long awkward silence formed, with tension between the pair rising. Rachel's frown sinks further with displeasure. "Well, you're no fun" she pouts. Kenji see's this and sighs extremely loudly.

"Fine, we'll only go into this flashback once more, okay? So pay attention!"

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In the house located on the ranch, Yuuki sat on his bed. Still dressed in his neatly pressed suit, in which he had hope to come home wearing while in a better mood. Instead, the man came home in tears. Heart, utterly destroyed.

"Yuuki....?"

The Ranch Sprite Noe calls out. He went to approach the light switch, only to have Yuuki call for him to pause. "Dont..." Yuuki mumbles. "Allow me more time to wallow in my own grief and despair, just a tad longer is all which I will need"

"Yuuki..." Noe calls out with a softer voice. He seemed sad by the event that had just recently occurred three hours ago, even though he only played the witness. "You must realise that... this was always a possibility. She is a Goddess, an immortal... she can have a future with you, but you have to understand that you can never have a future with her"

"I received an envelope from my father which arrived many weeks ago" Yuuki tells. "I decided to read it"

"What did it read?"

Yuuki smiles. "It read-

Son. I know I have not been the best father, but you must understand that I decided to leave you on that island for your own benefit. I am of royal blood, King is my title. Therefore; you son, are Prince. I needed you to adapt to strange surroundings, and gain that which a Prince must have, survival skills. This was the only way to spare you from the war in which the mainland has been facing, since you were too young to participate.

Unfortunately, I am ageing. With you having met the required age to take over all royal duties. So now I have sent my soldiers oversea's to bring you back home, to be properly trained to fit the role of the Prince. They will arrive in a month, so say your farewells and pack.

Time to come home, Son."..........

Noe gasps as the "Prince" finished reading what was written to him. "If you leave this island, then it will once again, become abandoned!" Yuuki rises from his bed and approached his door, where he then ushered for the ranch sprite to leave.

"Farewell, Noe" he smiles. "Perhaps its time to replace tears, with bloodshed" that last part was said rather maliciously, and Noe shivered in fear.

"Yu-Yuuki..." he stutters.

"A new era is soon to be upon us!" Yuuki declares. "An era of vengeance, and death! Explain my absence to that woman, and tell her that when I return... it will be to carry out my vengeance."

It was at that very point in time, that Yuuki's eyes forever changed the way they viewed things... how he saw us... it was never the same. Everyone now had a reason to fear him.

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"The very next day, the soldiers arrived, and with them, he left. From then on out, he was known as "Lord" Yuuki. The small child once seen as a mere farmer, had died along side his enemies"

"I see... well this is concerning" Rachel sighs. "I can hardly blame the man after hearing his past story. Oddly enough...." she clasp hands and stared at Kenji with a small smirk. "I too, bare a secret"

"Oh you do, do you?" he asks in return.

Rachel grins as she rose from the bed. She turns to face Kenji, and gave him a slight giggle. "I am not an ordinary farmer"

Kenji's eyes widen immensely, as Rachel brushed her fingers through her hair, and watched as all possible colour faded, having left it a stunning starlight. "What the fuck are you....?" he question.

Rachel snickers. "I am one out of two, of the gatekeeper's. Guarding the passageway of time" she smiles. "I hold the silver key"

Kenji steps back cautiously. "I see. She relies on you, which is why she has appeared. To save you" grumbles Kenji. "If that's the case, then why the hell is Chelsea so damn important to her?"

He paces back and forth, lost in thought as the question emerged multiple times in his mind. "I am not strong enough to do so, not alone" He raises a brow. "I am one to believe that Lillian possesses the same ability?"

"Chelsea?"

"No. I could not detect that which I did with Lillian" she exclaims. "Your sister's aura, it was different. It was... frightening. The Goddess is battling as we speak, hence why this form of mine has been summoned. If you prevent me for carrying out my tasks, I will slaughter you"

"Rachel... this woman....... she's going to be a problem".......

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"He wanted to use those three girls as bait, to lure the Goddess to the mainland where she can meet her end. Considering how if she is away from her spring, she wont seem all that powerful"

"Your role?"

Lord Jinoah lowers his blade along with his shoulders. "I have done many cruel and sinister things in my lifetime, that is true. However; this plan was executed by Yuuki, and him alone" he exclaims. "He came to kneel before me as I sat on my throne, and he begged for me to give him this opportunity. He was hell bound on seeking his revenge, and truthfully, that was something which I couldn't refuse the boy"

Shea skids back on the dirt as he also placed the fighting on hold. He raised his head so that their eyes could lock onto one another. "You paid me many visits on the island" Shea says. "You wished to go unnoticed, but I saw you. I saw you, watching me as I was raised by Wada"

"Boy-"

"Why?" he questions. "Why were you there for me, but not your own son?"

Lord Jinoah puts the blade back into its sheath, so that he could speak with the native in a non-threatening manner. "Because. Yuuki is not my biological son.." Shea's eyes enlarged as he stared Jinoah down. Watching as he fell on one knee before him. "You are.".......

To be Continued.
The Key's. Shea and Pierre make a stand.