Trial Of Yoshimune

Chapter 15 Descendants

One might wonder... What exactly happened to the children of Ryoma and his late wife and where their descendants were now.

Well... That isn't very relevant to the story.

Or is it?

On top of a mountain stood two siblings. The male carried the name Kusakabe Takashi with pride where ad his sister was named Ami. The two had been descended from the unnatural bond of Ryoma and the mortal, but the two were vastly different in their own power.

While Ami's presence was light and energetic, her older brother was very calm and mellow, even gloomy. The Namimori simply knew them as Kusakabe siblings and nothing more.

The Kusakabe siblings had another connection to the unnatural by their another ancestor, who wasn't talked within the family as it was thought to be shameful. A foreign priest by the name of Knuckle. From him, Ami had inherited a lot lookwise, but her frame was rather petite.

As time passed the duo married and got their own children, continuing the cycle of life and their children carried on. Over time, Kusakabe Shiro became indebted to the Hibari clan, becoming their loyal servant while his cousin carried on with his carefree life.

The generations passed, each Kusakabe serving under the current leader of the Hibari clan, providing them with things they needed like protection to the ones who had a fragile frame and handled the communications between those who broke the laws and the Hibari. At some point or another, the two lines were connected and a pair of peculiar cousins were born.

Tetsuya and Kyoya, the duo that would've been very unlikely to come together if it hadn't been for their joined family history. The always serious and short tempered Kyoya would pay attention only to his cousin and his cousin alone, while Tetsuya kept unconsciously fulfilling the purpose that had been bestowed upon his line during the olden times, despite of being told that there was no need for it anymore. Tetsuya also was the only one who could truly understand what was going on in the mind of the young carnivore making him a valuable ally for the young Kyoya, who didn't wish to shoulder his father's duty upon reaching the adulthood.

The pair grew up spending a lot of time on the shrine, often catching glimpses of the supernatural. So to them, it was normal to have talks with the truly strong creatures, such as Yoshimune himself.

"Young Hibari", the yokai said one day to Kyoya, who'd just beat up a bunch of elementary schoolers out of frustration, "You do realise that there is no need for you to truly assume your father's title?" this statement stole the boy's attention.

He was fully aware of the story of Yoshimune, but he wasn't sure whether it was true or not. To him, the red haired man was just another relative who he spent time with, the true Carnivore that he strove to be like. The adult was resonating with silent power and strength, making even the elder Hibari shiver in his shoes. But he never quite connected the dots between the legend of Yoshimune and the man who was even now sitting on that oddly shaped rock, humming a tune.

"There will come a time when you meet a cub, who appears to be a herbivore, but his true self has been put inside a cage. The carnivore within him is being suppressed by the others that are around him", Kyoya listened silently, seeing no point in speaking. Yoshimune locked his eyes with his. The glowing ambers stared right into the steel grey ones. "Protect that cub Kyoya, find a way to make that carnivore awaken."

After this, the boy spent days searching for the hidden carnivore, Tetsuya right next to his side. But he couldn't find the child, no matter how long he searched. And he always passed by the fragile boy with big brown eyes and gravity defying hair.

Tetsuya grew up to be a bright and intelligent young man, which appeared to be the polar opposite of his cousin twice removed, Sasagawa Ryohei. Yet both he and Kyoya knew that the loud and obnoxious boy was not stupid.