I feel relaxed as I am drinking the finest wine on my bed. The taste wonderful as always. Then a hand is placed on my chest with that soft feeling I only know one person, in this world with that type of touch.
"What is it my wife?"
Then I give her a glance a beauty with mystical blue eyes and white hair. No other woman would compare to the woman in front of me the only one I truly love.
"Nothing much just wanted to feel your body." She whispered.
With the happiness she gives me I took another sip of my wine. This life is truly good for someone like me, but while I was busy giving myself praise something happens to me.
I start coughing small but then it grows worse eventually I spat out blood.
"Raien what's wrong are you okay?"
I went out the bed the coughing keeps growing worse then in seconds my voice is gone I can no longer speak. My wife was just next to me trying to comfort me. What was she doing atleast bring me some water that action was not done instead she just stood up went to the bed lied on her side and looked at me. I was confused at her action, why was she not helping me.
Then my senses started to cancel I could no longer taste speak or touch the only thing senses left were sight and hearing. A door knock is heard at a distance. Who was it? Then my wife just says come in with a calm voice. Not worrying about the matter in hand with me.
"Sorry for the intrusion madam."
I know that voice its from one of my generals. What was he doing here?
"Ahh General Zelna how are you as you can see my husba- pardon I meant my liege is having trouble as you can see.?"
Zelna looks at me seeing my dying figure I wanted to do something but my body did not allow me to I had no other choice but to do the one thing I swore in my life to not do or even say the sentence. I have been defeated.
"My liege these ten kingdoms have been placed well at your command but you were just to soft we wanted more power but you wanted to wait or negotiate."
As Zelna continued to talk I felt his words have some sort of meaning to them the kingdoms that I ruled for the last 30 years were falling.
"Everyone will love to hear this."
After Zelna said that my heart stopped my body started falling to the floor but I was caught by Zelna when I was about to lose my life I saw something that made me finally realise that this was planned. The demonic grin of both Zelna and my wife. That was the last thing I saw. My last regret was not knowing why I was killed.
Then I felt something, a sort of pressure it was strong it pushed me towards a mysterious light that was at first far away but it came closer and closer, as soon as i knew it the light consumed me whole. The journey seemed to take an eternity, but it did not matter right now the only thing I wanted to see was the huge golden gates filled with a choir of children singing an angelic hymn beckoning me into heaven, awaiting Gods judgment.
But instead, as if I was looking at a foggy window, everything around me was blurry I could not see anything I was forced to shut my eyes for the time being. Indiscernible sounds assaulted my ears, when I tried to speak it converted into a cry.
The cacophony of the indistinguishable sounds slowly mellowed, and then I heard a muffled voice saying, "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Kureha, he's a healthy boy."
What was that voice talking about? Healthy boy
....Wait
I do not understand what does that mean? I should be dead at the moment this does not make any type of sense. I had no clue of the situation that was upon me so I had no choice but to assess the situation.
I slowly and painfully opened my eyes once more, and they were bombarded with different colors and figures. It took a bit of time for my infant little eyes just to get used to the light. A not so appealing face moved into my line of sight with long grey hair on both head and chin, wearing a pair of classes. My first thought is that he looked like a normal doctor.
I was surely mistaken. This person was not wearing a gown but some sort of black clothing which I have never seen before, my eyes were still kind of blurry. But then i could fully see I remembered this type of clothing from one of the ten kingdoms I ruled If I could recall the people there called kimonos. When first saw them they were full of color but the ones I see in front of mee are pure black and white with touches of red.
By the looks of my surroundings it looked like I was born with the use of a summoning ritual, because the bed we were on was straw, on the floor of a small room with nice decor it was dimly lit by a few candles
I looked around and saw a woman staring at me her face was filled with joy, by the looks of it i was reasonable to call her 'Mother'. Taking a few more seconds to glance at her I truly saw her beauty even with my dim-wit eyes I could still see it.
Rather than adding some other words that surpass the word beauty I would simply describe her as lovely, gentle and kind. By her appearance she had striking scarlet hair with red eyes, long eyelashes and a perky nose, I felt a sudden connection to her which I did not understand. The warmth she gave me as she held me within her arms was smooth for me.
I wondered if babies have this type of connection with their mothers after they are born. I looked the other way to see a man with a serious face he had no tears in his eyes. The way he looked at me was either I was a failure or another tool in his arsenal. My mother tried to lighten the mood by saying, "My love he looks like you. Can you give him an name?"
That failed instantly all the man said that I have my mothers eyes just by that I already knew that was my father. With his cold stare and cold voice my childhood might be traumatic.
"A name huh Shimei that's his name."
And with that my name was decided. My father said the name without even looking at me.
Taking a closer look at my father, by just looking this is either a love marriage with problems or political one but maybe my birth will be the reason they become even closer with each other. With a clear look at my father I would understand if this was love why my mother would be attracted to him.
With his sharp black eyes, black hair that looks like its always taken care off each of his features are what made him who he is. Everything about him was husband worthy, but compared to my mother he is just small prey.
It was complete silence until I heard my mother's voice ask, "Doctor why isn't he crying? I thought newborns were supposed to cry."
When my mother stated the obvious I was also confused why wasn't I crying too. But the kind doctor explained the cause of me not crying.
"There have been cases where the infants don't cry. Please all you have to do is rest Mrs. Kureha. I'll be available anytime you need me.
And with that it marked the first day of my new life
The next few weeks were torture for me but also not really. My father would only come to just stare at me then after that he would leave. My mother was to clingy to me but she was still my mother so I had to understand.
I was still trying to master my body from the small fingers to my head to simply crawling in which they all went perfectly.
I still needed information on where I am who am I and everything about the world I am currently in.
So one night I snuck into some sort of library it as almost 200 books just from staring maybe there are more. With a tiny fist pump I will finally have information about this world.
TIME TO LEARN