Prologue: The Familiar Pain Of Betrayal

Spring in the realm of Joong-Won was always a time of happiness in a world plagued by corruption of the demon lords. This story begins with a warrior that has been fighting to keep the ones who cannot fight safe from that very corruption. However, this warrior is about to learn that you aren’t always needed in the same realm that you were born in. And fate it seems, had a painful method of taking him from this world, and into another where he would be needed by others. They didn’t need him here, as much as he has done for others here. It was time that the young Gon was given something in return for his fierce determination and loyalty that could not be broken. And the new beings that he will come into contact with may fear him at first, but will realize that over time. If you have a Gon as a true friend, the bond will last a lifetime and even beyond.

This story begins on the white sandy beach of Bamboo Village, I nice little town that is a nice place to come to and unwind. On the beach, under a palm tree not too far from the water, lays a large and stout Gon with his eyes closed, having a little nap while he is on his off time from being a mercenary. He snores lightly, enjoying the peace and quiet, the sound of the waves brushing against the shore.

“Kenjiiiii!”

Shouts an adorable young sounding voice, the sound of small but quick footsteps getting closer as the one they belonged to approached.

“Ugh, napping again?! Wake up lazy bones!”

Said the small but sassy lyn that was his traveling companion and long time friend. Kenji opens an eye and looks up at her.

“Come on Yue , we aren’t on a job right now. I am gonna relax here and enjoy the beach as I always do when we come here.”

“Don’t give me that, mister. You always come straight here when we get to this village. I thought we were going to head to Everdusk when we got here for the festival happening tonight!”

“And we are, Yue. But as you can see, it is the middle of the afternoon. Don’t worry,we will go and you will be able to stuff your face like you always do, plenty of sweets for that neverending void that is your stomach.”

She huffs and crosses her arms at him, she climbs up onto his chest and sits on it.

“Hey, it’s not my fault that sweets are my weakness!”

“And with how much of it you eat, I am surprised you still weight as light as you do. I am sure all the ladies are jealous of that.”

“It doesn’t even matter anyways...even males of my kind prefer females with...assets that even fully matured lyn females will never get.”

Kenji brings a hand up and lightly pets Yue on the head.

“Come on Yue. I am sure you will find a wonderful guy who will just adore you and love you more than you could ever imagine. And as your friend,I will always be there for you,should he ever betray your and hurt you. I will rip his limbs off and beat him with them.”

Yue was a lyn of twenty-one years of age, only a year younger than Kenji. Because of their faces and physique, lyn are prone to look more childish than anything. Eternal youth, no matter how old they got. Sure the males grew beards when they became elderly, but the females could stay looking young for ages and ages. But that was a downside when it came to finding someone who they can attract.

Yue grumbled at the petting, feeling that large hand run across her head, but at the same time, he was gentle, she didn’t admit it, but she loved it when he petted her. She pushes his hand away from her and sighs.

“I know you will always be there for me Kenji...and you put up with me on a daily basis. Always nagging at you to do this and that. And all you do is simply smile. You are too good of a friend for me to deserve.”

“Come on Yue, don’t get all sappy on me now. Go on, go enjoy some time to yourself. The festival isn’t until a few hours now. Go and relax at the hot springs, make yourself pretty for tonight. I bet you that you will find a guy that you can get wrapped around your little finger.”

She goes quiet for a moment, but nods to him.

“Alright, until then Kenji, see you soon.”

“Indeed, see you soon Yue.”

Yue slides off of him and walks away. She lowers her head and clenches her fists in front of her as she does, she was planning something,but had conflicting feelings about it.

--Everdusk, Festival Of Spirits 8PM--

Kenji and Yue both walk side by side on their way to the festival, all was quiet until the little lyn smelled the sweet aroma of cakes and pastries. She smiled widely and ran in ahead of Kenji, who just smiled and watched her. He went through the stalls and looked at various items. He was about to walk away when one items caught his eye. It was a beautiful armlet decorated in emeralds and rubies. He picks it up and looks it over, admiring it’s craftsmanship and looks to the stall keeper, who was a lovely looking woman dressed in a black and blue kemono.

“Excuse me ma’am. Are you the crafter of this fine armlet?”

She looks up at him with wide eyes at his sheer size, but smiles to him nonetheless.

“That I am dear, are you looking to purchase this for someone special?”

“Well, she is special alright, but we aren’t intimate or anything like that. She is just a long time friend and I just wanted to give her something.”

The woman places a hand on her chest and give out a little ‘Aaawwww…’

“You know,I hear that you gon are always so boisterous and hot-headed. Never really thinking about anything other than fighting. But, I can see not all of you are like that. You are a fierce looking warrior indeed, but you are also kind enough to get something for a friend who you have been with for awhile. I know she will love it.”

“I know she will, she is a lyn that goes crazy for shiny, pretty things like this. How Much do I owe you, ma’am?”

“That will be five gold pieces.”

“Really,something like this for so cheap? What is the catch?”

“No catch my dear, but when you give it to her, let it be somewhere special. You may not have a romance interest between you two now, but who knows what the fates will entail, yes?”

“Oh,that would be something. A gon and a lyn romantically involved with one another.”

The woman places a sleeve over her mouth as she giggles.

“Sometimes, it is the oddest mixture of two people from very different worlds that make the best ones.”

Kenji can’t help but smile at her words, he slides her the currency and places the armlet into his pocket.

“Thank you, and thank you for your words as well. You are right, you never know what will happen.”

“Now, off you go sweetie, don’t keep her waiting any longer.”

Kenji nods and bows to the woman before parting ways with her. He walks around looking for the little lyn, good thing he was so tall that he even stood higher than some of the stalls. He comes out the exit of the festival, looking around to see if she may have stepped away to get away from all the excitement for a bit. Suddenly he heard it.

“KENJI, HELP ME,PLEASE!”

He looks over at the source of the voice, seeing her being carried off by two figures cloaked in black. His immediate response was to run after them and make sure that she was safe and unharmed.

“I am coming Yue! Hang on!”

The figures were fast, they ran through the trees of the forest that surrounded Everdusk. Jumping from branch to branch in order to gain more ground from the large man that pursued them.

“Let her go you bastards, when I get ahold of you both, I am going to going to stomp your heads in until it is nothing but primordial soup beneath my feet if you even dare hurt her!”

The chase went on for awhile,until a clearing was reached and they kidnappers stopped and sat her down. Kenji was about to charge at them both when suddenly, he felt a sharp pain go throughout his entire body. The tower of a man collapses to a knee and holds a hand over his chest. This pain was all too familiar. Dark chi began to radiate from his body and an ethereal dark purple rose sprouted from his back. She was near, Jinsoyun.

“Well well, looks like all went according to plan didn’t it?”

Kenji heard her voice, she walked out of the shadows and stood merely three feet in front of the gon,who was now staring daggers at the very woman who killed his mentor all those years ago and had infected him with the dark chi that he fights everyday.

“You..you bitch. Why don’t you release this grip and fight me like a warrior with honor? You killed master Hong in cold blood simply because of your greed for power. I will not allow you to take another loved one away from me. Give her back, now…”

He said in a deep inhuman growl. Struggling to his feet to fight the grip that she had on him.

“Oh, this wasn’t my doing though, sweet Kenji. The mastermind behind the who plan to get you out here was the sweet little lyn for whom you care for so deeply. Isn’t that right Yue?”

Kenji’s eyes widen as he slowly turns his head to look at Yue,who had a smug look on her face and her arms crossed over her chest.

“Indeed it was. You are so very easy to manipulate Kenji. It took three years to get you here.And Jinsoyun made a promise that i would become very wealthy if I were to deliver you to her at this very spot.”

Kenji's heart sank, and shattered. the urge to shed tears was evident, but he held them back.

“So...all these years...our friendship. All the good times and sad times we shared. Those were all based on a lie?!”

Yue chuckles and simply nods.

“You may be strong and fierce Kenji, that was nice to have around. But you are not the sharpest sword in the armory as they would say. Now that I have been promised wealth,I don’t need someone like you anymore.”

Those words...those harsh pain-staking words hit Kenji harder than any enemy he had ever faced. His sadness was now overwhelming, but soon his sadness began to mix with great anger. Kenji had considered this Lyn one of the best friends he had ever had. And now, she betrays him over gold?!

“You are just like the rest of them. Manipulative...greedy...self-absorbed.I hope your greed is the very thing that kills you Yue. Choke on your gold and die…”

She didn’t show it, but the words that he had said to her hurt her very much. But her lust for money was more overpowered than her friendship with Kenji apparently.Jinsoyun chuckles and draws out the blade of her mother that she had stolen from master hong, she cuts through the air and opens up a dragon pulse that looked as dark as the chi that radiated from her.

“With you gone..there will be no more of the Hongmoon Clan to tirelessly seek revenge against me.one less threat to get rid of yes? Now then,enjoy what new world you end up in. Goodbye Kenji. Tell your master I said hello whenever you die.”

Suddenly Jinsoyun delivers a swift and hard kick to Kneji’s chest, sending him flying back into the dragon pulse, the portal closes. All is quiet. Jinsoyun turns to the lyn and chuckles evilly.

“You know, you are more of an evil bitch than I am. Even I know when loyalty is appreciated. And you betrayed a gon. A man who would have laid his life down to save yours should the need have ever come. And you repaid him with those words and betrayal. Tell me, is your new found wealth worth it?”

“Just...give me what you owe me…”

She said with a lowered head, her small hands shaking and tears welling up in her eyes. Now that he was gone, her emotions erupted. Tears falling down her face as the large sac of gold pieces were tossed at her feet. Jinsoyun looks to her companions and nods.

“Weare done here,leave this one to wallow in ehr money and sadness, the two go hand in hand you know. Enjoy the overwhelming guilt, knowing you killed someone who would have done anything for you.”

--Outside Of Ponyville,9 PM--

Heavy rainfall and thunder fell from the sky, lightning striking ever so often. The dragon pulse opened, spitting out the large gon and throwing him to the ground, he tumbles and rolls until his is stopped by a large rock, nearly smashing that to pieces as he hits it. He falls to his hands and knees. The man was absolutely heartbroken and full of hate and anger. This isn’t the first, but second time he has been betrayed by someone close to him. And it tore at his heart as the memories come flooding back, seeing his clan destroyed, his master killed, old wounds opening up, adding on to the fresh ones. He grits his teeth, sinking his fingers into the wet ground as he fight back the emotional pain the best he could.The dark chi radiating even more from his body as his hatred rises higher. He slowly rises to his feet, letting out a loud inhuman roar as the chi starts to go out of control.He grabs his weapon from his back, beginning to destroy everything within his field of vision. Trees, rocks anything.The gon was in a mixture of absolute rage and grief. A dark purple fiery glow came from his eyes as he rampaged.

--Canterlot Castle, Princess Celestia’s Chambers--

The tall and curvy white alicorn shoots up from her slumber as she feels a strange distortion in the area below the city of Canterlot. She quickly gets up and runs over to her balcony door, opening it up and running to the railing looking in the direction, not caring that she was getting rained on.

“Oh sweet Faust...if we do not contain this monster now…”

She quickly runs back into her chambers and runs to the door, swinging it open and calling to the guard that guard her room.

“You, guards, deploy a ten stallion group and head to the outskirts of Ponyville now! This is a dire situation! Get there now before this creature hurt any innocence and restrain it!”

“Y-yes your highness!”

“And make sure you bind it well, something tells me...this creature is not going to be easy to chain down, stay vigilant!When you subdue it, bring him here and put it in the lower cell. I will speak to it directly when the morning comes! Be safe out there!”

“Yes ma’am!”

Celestia closes the door as she looks back out her window. She could hear...roars of anguish and sadness coming from the valley below. What that the creature? She would find out...soon enough.

Author's Note

Ah yes, the heart breaking beginning of a story that is sure to bring more along with it. I know you are all probably tired of sadness and tragedy beginnings, but hey, you gotta admit they do make good prologues when done right. I think I did pretty good with this one.

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May the darkness grant you peace.