Prologue

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For newcomers to this story:

This story has been and is still going for 4+ years and so there's a lot of things current me would do differently about it. So bear with me, as I've already removed most, i think, of the old cringe from 15 year old me.

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3rd POV

The city of Kuoh...a peaceful city on the outside, but only a few know what actually happens here. Since the last war between the 3 factions, angels, fallen angels and devils ended, a treaty was made, one of peace, making Kuoh the place where that document was signed and also, proclaiming it as devil territory. Of course, the normal humans don't know about something like this, since said factions, as well as the rest of the supernatural world, chose to remain hidden.

No one is really clear on the specifics, but it seemed as if there were very few obstacles in the path of these individuals to develop, very little resistance. Whether it was the fact they couldn't afford distractions from rebuilding their forces after the war , or some secret agreements with the other pantheons to bury the hatcher temporarily, they certainly couldn't have predicted what was to come at their doorstep.

Long before the current status quo of the supernatural world, there was an authority supervising any move of them, but perhaps what was more important were the enforcers of these unwritten rules of the past, the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. While current texts of the human world do mention them, albeit with slight alterations, most of the enlightened individuals have long since forgotten of these 4 legends, thought to have perished alongside their masters. Little did they know that the afterlife wasn't working in their favor

In the capital city of Japan, Tokyo, the tallest building there marks the headquarters of one of the largest conglomerates in the world, one who moves past its shady origins and now served as an economic jewel of the human world. But its not the company itself that matters now, rather 4 siblings related to it, albeit not by personal choice.  From youngest to oldest, Bruce, Desmond, Jason and Leon, or as they're commonly referred to, the Creed Brothers. Exotic names for people who aren't fully Japanese to begin with. Much like the family they've been born into, it wasn't by choice the ghosts of the past riders bestowed upon them their powers. Too bad their duties also came along for the ride. 

The last things they received were memories that would make one's stomach curl. Bloodshed, wars, and even their own kind's demise at one point. These fragments were like pieces of a puzzle...yet to be assembled. And a difficult task to do that when you don't even get all the pieces.  It's been 5 years now since it all started, 5 years to get accustomed to their new lives, and the changes were only at the beginning.

Bruce:"Man...why do we have to do it?", the blond brother had no desire to mask his discomfort. After all, having to suddenly transfer schools and move isn't exactly fun.

Desmond:"Don't act like you'd miss this place, Bruce. You don't really have friends around here with your attitude.", His twin retorted, fraternal twins, which would explain their different physical features. The green hair is just one of the few choices Desmond made himself.

Bruce:"Pff, very funny. I don't expect many friends in Kuoh either, but we're not doing this just fot a change of scenery and that's the part that irks me. Haven't really met many of the biblical factions yet.", a valid concern, as each mythology did things their own way.

Jason:"There's a beginning for everything.", the second oldest interrupted, scratching away at his ashen bangs. "Besides, there's been a lot more changes regarding them than most mythologies lately. Considering the most recent war was among themselves."

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