DiMENSIONS [IDOLiSH7]

09: Special Backstory (Majabah)

A/N: Hewlo lovely people. This is actually not a 'real' chapter but a mini backstory of why Tenn was kicked out of the Nanase household. Hope you enjoy it! This is unbeta'd and is not proofread so my bad if there are many mistakes.

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-Majabah, 3 years ago-

SMACK!

"How dare you stepped into my private room before getting my permission?!?"

A young boy with soft pink hair was slapped so hard in the face that he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He would have bowed his head and apologised if there was not an emergency. "Young lord Nanase-sama is struggling, high lord!"

Nanase Tenn knew what he had gotten himself into. He knew there would be heavy consequences to his action. Glaring into his father's, no, the high lord's eyes was a crime, yet he chose to do so for his little twin brother, or rather, the young lord Nanase Riku. "The healer is tending to him, is she not? There is no need for you servant to come here!" The high lord roared. His anger surged.

"But!" Tenn went on his knees and begged. "He truly is unwell, high lord! Please consider calling a potion maker." He pleaded. Anything for his little brother's life. Riku was wheezing and coughing heavily in bed as of now. His attack was getting more and more severe despite having a healer tending to him with basic potions.

The high lord only became more irritated when Tenn talked back to him. "There is no need to inform me. Tell Yaotome."

Tenn bit his lip. *How is he so cold? Does he not care at all that his son is dying?!? * "Gaku is staying by the young lord's side, tending to his needs, high lord. I do not have the authority to summon the best potion maker in town thus your assistance is required." Tenn bowed with his forehead touching the floor. Riku had been having a fever this whole week. Still, he was made to take part in his usual harsh training routines by his merciless father. Riku had been constantly casting ice magic on himself to cool his body temperature down. Not only that, he cast time magic during archery and magic practice so he would not collapse to the ground. And now, Riku's body was suffering a recoil. Tenn definitely did not want Gaku to leave Riku's side. He desperately needed his mental support. Riku had to survive even if it meant Tenn's life would be in danger.

"You are giving ME an order?!?" The high lord pulled Tenn's head up by his hair, causing the boy to wince in pain. Tenn knew he must bear it. "N-No high lord. Ow! It was merely a h-humble request."

The high lord cast object manipulation magic on Tenn, sending him flying out of the room. Tenn's back hit the hard wall somewhere on the mansion outer wall. "Tch learn your place, servant"

The impact left Tenn unable to stand up. "N-No... Riku" His whole body was hurting so much. His lower body refused to move. So he crawled. Using his fingers to dig in the garden soil and dragging his upper body forward. "Riku"

Fortunately, the high lord did summon an expert potion maker. The strongest potion barely helped Riku yet the young lord would not have made it if he did not drink it. After two days, Riku was well enough to be on his own providing he did not move around too much. Riku was in his room with Tsumugi tending to his needs, not knowing of what was happening around him.

"I have received a report on the situation. Nanase Tenn, you are to face execution for overstepping the boundary."

Yaotome Sousuke appeared at the mansion to arrest Tenn after Tenn's behaviour to the high lord was reported to him. Tenn knew his fate. He knew this was going to happen, but at least he had saved Riku's life. That was more than enough for him. Tenn stepped into the carriage with Sousuke. No one had to tell him where he was being taken to. There was a place specifically for this action.

While Yaotome Gaku was patrolling the mansion, he saw Tenn stepping onto the carriage with his father. Gaku's eyes widened in horror. The butler did not waste a moment to cast the most powerful time magic on himself and chased after the carriage which took off in high speed.

Once the carriage was in Gaku's sight, it was already in an isolated place. Gaku cast time magic on his shuriken and threw it to cut the horses' necks in order to stop the carriage. Yaotome Sousuke quickly stepped out to find his son to be the one interrupting the procedure.

"Idiot son what do you think you are doing?!?" Sousuke drew his sword. He was a servant of the high lord. He would stop at nothing to carry out his duty.

Gaku readied his big shuriken. "I am Yaotome Gaku, faithful servant of the young lord Nanase Riku. I am here to stop the execution in order to prevent my lord's health from deteriorating!" The butler declared a war on his father. Riku would be devastated had he found out Tenn was to be executed. He was here to prevent that. Plus, Tenn was one of his best friend, but he had to use his lord's name to 'reason' with his father.

"Very well, Gaku. Do not expect me to spare your life." Sousuke accepted the challenge and the two stepped off the road to the open cliff area.

"No! Gaku!" Tenn slammed the carriage door several times with his fist. It was locked tight. Tenn's magic power was not enough to crack it open. He screamed for his dear friend, and Riku's only trustable butler.

The two butlers exchanged blows time and time again. Gaku possesses more agility and strength while Sousuke was better at using tactical magic spells. The battle depended largely on their stamina since they had similar ways of fighting.

In the end, Gaku pointed a shuriken at Sousuke's neck. Just when he raised his hand to slash the old man's neck, eight whirlwinds emerged from the ground and completely surrounded Gaku's body.

"Arrrrgghhhhh!!!" Gaku screamed in pain as the strong gusts of wind cut his arms, legs, and body like a Samurai sword. Gaku's body parts went flying out of place. Blood was spilled everywhere throughout the area as his body was slowly being blended alive.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Tenn let out his loudest scream. A yellow glow of light surrounded his body. Power was being poured out of his body in the form of an aura. The magic lock on the carriage was destroyed. Tenn's body floated upwards. A light yellow ring expanded from his body and engulfed the area in bright light. Whirlwinds completely disappeared. It was then that Gaku lost his consciousness.

"Nggghhh." Gaku's eyes twitched. huh? I'm still alive? He sat up to find himself fully clothed and with all his body parts still intact. Gaku checked his body. "H-how?"

"Dispel magic." Gaku quickly jumped on his feet when he saw Sousuke standing right next to him. The man's eyes were not on him though. They were looking at Tenn who was lying face down on the ground. Sousuke walked towards Tenn, so Gaku immediately followed.

"Dispel is regarded as the most powerful magic of the entire world" Sousuke touched Tenn's back of the head and started to cast healing magic on the boy. "It can destroy any magic and undo some of the consequences of that." After healing Tenn, he turned to face Gaku. "No wonder why this boy was thought to have little magic power despite being a Nanase. His true strength was unknown to everyone including himself."

"Old man," Gaku bowed to make a request with his shaky voice. "Please... don't kill him."

"Gaku" Sousuke sighed. "We both lost the battle. Go back to the mansion. Inform the high lord that the execution is done."

"...!" Gaku quickly lifted his head in shock. "Father, what...?"

"Should the boy discovered his true strength, he would return as a lord" Sousuke pulled the necklace Tenn was wearing. "Hand this to High lord Nanase. Nanase Tenn is now declared dead."

"Father..." Gaku was at a loss for words as he accepted Tenn's necklace.

"Go now, Gaku."

"Yes, father." Gaku bowed deeply to Sousuke in gratitude before taking off.

That day, my lord Nanase-sama cried so much that I could not leave his side. And that was by telling him Tenn was cast out of the mansion. Only the high lord was informed of the 'execution'. Only my old man and I know the truth. Even though we were not able to locate Tenn after the high lord's passing, I know he was still out there somewhere. And I swear until Tenn and Nanase-sama could reunite, nothing shall harm my lord. I shall protect him even if I am unable to cast wind magic, even if it costs me my life.