King of Inkopolis (Emperor x Reader)

Prince x Aloha 1: Tides Change- Prince, Rainbow, and Emperor

Prince POV
Flashback brought to you by a stunned Emperor
It was it. Nobody cared about me, not even my own brother, Emperor. I then summoned up my courage one last time, to jump in the water. I was seeing yellow fade along with my skin. A hand then touched me, and it was not Emperor, but Aloha. What is the most popular guy in the school saving me? "Are you OK? I'll call an ambulance, as you've lost 90% of your skin. Any longer, and you've been dead!"
Flashback end
As a response to Rainbow-chan's question, I said "After the end of primary school." "You've been seeing each other for that long..." I saw Emperor's tears fall out, and this triggered another flashback.
Flashback brought to you because this whole chapter is literally a montage of flashbacks.
Emperor, the most stoic kid of the school and my brother, just let his feelings loose on me. "Why, Prince, why?" "Well, nobody cared about me." "I swear to Splatfest, Prince, I will be the strongest, so I can protect you."
Flashback end.
Emperor POV
Seeing Prince's tears brought out a memory sealed within my sub-conscience.
Flashback because now it's Emperor's turn.
I met up with Prince after school on the last day of primary school. Prince looked like he had been slammed into multiple lockers. "Prince, let's go-" "SHUT UP! NO ONE CARES ABOUT ME! AND THAT INCLUDES YOU, BROTHER!" He then went off in the direction of Woomy Street. Aloha approached me "Was that Prince?" "Yes, he's my brother." "He's headed to Snapper Canal."
Flashback end.
Rainbow-chan POV
You know, seeing those two bond brings up a memory like I wish I never experienced
A/N: WARNING: Rainbow's first flashback contains child abuse. Support the following movements to end child abuse if you live in the US or are currently touring there.
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The author does not condone or support child abuse in any way, shape or form knowingly. With that said, here's the flashback.
"Why do you even exist?" "Why do you blacken the name of our family?" "Why do you do good, when our family is known for villainy?" At every word, I got struck with a whip. At that point, I decided to run away. I had sneaked off into town prior, and got Dapple Dualies, and my future clothes for the Blue Team along with a Digi-Camo Forge Mask to disguise my face, as my birthmark was on my mouth.
10:00 am
Everyone's fallen asleep. Now's my chance. I put on the Digi-Camo Forge Mask, Takoroka Windcrusher, and Crazy Arrows, and slid the Dapple Dualies into my pocket. I was like a spy, getting outside without my family noticing. I had also saved up a lot of money, getting it by winning battles honestly. The ticket man said, "The last train to Inkopolis Square arrives in 10 minutes, and there's 4 seats left. What do you want?" "How much does a one-way trip cost?" "3,000 G for first class, as that is only seat available for this trip, no tax." I had collected over 10,000 g so I poured exactly 3,000 G on to the table. "I need to get on that train. Print me a ticket." The ticket then printed and I got down to the station as the train arrived. "First class passengers to the front!" I showed my ticket and got on the train and sat in my assigned seat. A yellow inkling with his tentacles swept to the side sat in the seat next to me. "Hello. My name is Karui Hikari. What's your name?" I replied "Whatever name I had is lost to me." "Are you seriously trying to avoid the question." "My name is Sakura Nightfall." "Are you going to hurt me?" "I'm not like the rest of my family. They abused me because of that. I'm running as far as possible from them. Where are you going?" "My family went on a trip to Calamari County, but I missed the train they were on. We're a big deal in Inkopolis Square." "Since this train is going to Inkopolis Square, that is my destination." The train then stopped. "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties. As such, you may move around your class, but-" The speaker emitted a ping. I noticed one of the manholes that I used to travel between Calamari County and Inkopolis Square because I had marked them with a new moon. "Karui, get ready to jump. I know a quicker way to Inkopolis Square." "If you say so." We jumped out and I told him "Keep your weapon out. The creatures who live here are afraid of armed Inklings, so if you do that, we shouldn't encounter anything at all.
Timeskip during flashback
Karui pointed out that I didn't know the way, but I rebuked that by saying all the new moon symbols were drawn by me. I then saw the Inkopolis Square Moon, symbolized with a crown. "Bingo. This is Inkopolis Square." I handed my Digi-Camo Forge Mask to Karui, to disguise himself and put on my Takoroka Visor. We then climbed out, but what I assumed were his parents swarmed us. "Karui, stay away from that girl. She'll only make you vanish from us." "Relax. I was the one who brought him here. If I really wanted to make him vanish, I would have not brought him here, would I. I see you already know me, Mrs. Hikari." "How do you know my name?" "Karui told me his first and last name, so I assumed that was your last name too."What's that on your face?" "That's my birthmark on my mouth. I was abused by my family, so I have whip marks almost everywhere." "Well, thanks for bringing back Karui to us, what's your name, Nightfall Member?" "My name is Sakura Nightfall, and you don't hear about me on the news because I've chosen a different path than my family." "Well, thank you Sakura, even though I think you're just toying with us. Now Karui, did the animals hurt you?" "No, Sakura has loads of experience with the creatures in the manholes, and she told me to keep my weapon out, as they are afraid of armed Inklings." "Sakura must be genuinely good, as she wouldn't give you such advice if she was really part of the Nightfall clan. Still, I'm glad their reach is exclusively to Calamari County. Ha. My family can't get me here.
Flashback end
I could tell Emperor was having the same flashback. "Sakura?" "Karui?" Goggles asked "Who's Sakura and Karui?" "Why don't we go home and discuss this. S4, you're welcome to come with us, including Aloha." Skull said "Well, Emperor knocked us out, so let's go."
Time-skip brought to you by Emperor- ahem, Karui's- driving again.
We arrived at my house, and Karui opened the door for us. We all sat down, including the S4.
"I originally was from Calamari County, and, well, I haven't been entirely honest with all of the Blue Team. Yes, I did run away, but I ran away from the Nightfall clan. My name is Sakura Nightfall, and I met Emperor, then known as Karui Hikari, on the train that was supposed to take me to Inkopolis Square. The train then stopped, probably due to a clan's interference. In case you don't know, aside from the main city where Callie and Marie come from, each area is controlled by a clan. The Nightfall clan controls the area north of the main city, and north is the biggest direction. The Sunrise clan controls the area east, and they have the distinction of being the most brutal clan. The west belongs to the Oni Clan, and they have the distinction of never being caught once. The Nightfall clan also holds this distinction, but they control the entire law system of the north area. The south clan, and the one that probably hijacked the train that me and Karui were on, is the Tiger Clan. They always wear clothings that resemble the tiger, but they are the stealthiest clan. Me and Karui walked in the manhole system, unknown to anyone in the clans except me. We then got to the Inkopolis Square, and Karui's parents swarmed us. It took me and Karui both to convince them to let us go.
A/N: Stopping this chapter, but Sakura has the next chapter to herself. Anyway the next character is the female Octoling.
Female Octoling
Same as Male, but wields the Dark Tetra Dualies during escape.
Yeah, don't have much to say here.
Anyway, Karui means Light, and Hikari means Dark. If I'm wrong, tell me, and I'll fix Emperor's real name so it's Hikari.
Speaking of which, this and the last chapter dropped a lot of bombshells. Prince and Aloha are homosexual, and they've been seeing each other since the end of primary school after Aloha saved Prince from a suicide attempt. Emperor's reason to how he's the strongest is so he can protect his little brother. Rainbow's been abused, and ran away from a criminal family to do as much good as possible. Rainbow's real name is Sakura Nightfall, and she and Emperor met around... still working on that part. Emperor's real name is Karui Hikari. The next couple of chapters will drop more bombshells and instead of introducing someone in the Octo Expansion arc, I'll recap the chapter like I just did.
Bye!