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Hunters story
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Hunter story
Hunters life story
all he saw was blinding white when his eyes first opened. all he felt was wetting cold around him along with one another being that was warm. how he ended up here was beyond him. but he instinctively curled up against the slightly larger but warm creature. keeping safe and warm. not realizing it was his brother he had found.
when they woke up again it was to the warm breaths of a similar creature. they had been moved and safely tucked under a willow tree in a borrow lined up soft dirt. the younger brother Koji hid underneath the larger being kazue, forcing him to stand over koji. kazue was a black creature with a shade of lightning blue running from his nose, down his back, and all along the top half of his single tail. to join him he had the same shade of lightning blue on his legs with what looked like lightning zig-zagging up from the blue but it did not pass his knees or elbows. his ears were tipped with the blue and the same lightning pattern zig zagged down from the blue on his tail and body but only reached three-quarters of the way down. and under each eye was a very small blue fang mark. his eyes were blood red with blue flecks around his slit pupils.
Koji on the other hand was different, despite being the younger twin. he was also a black being but unlike his brothers blue markings, Koji's were red. they also seemed more fire like than electrifying. his red markings started on his lower lip and went down his underside and covered the bottom half of his single tail. fire like patterns rose from the red but did not make it far up his body and tail. his legs were also red with the similar fire pattern clawing its way up his limbs but not reaching past his knees or elbows. his ears were tipped with red and he also had a red fang like mark under both his eyes. eyes were sky blue with red flecks around his slit pupils.
he knew all of his marking without even seeing them. the creature before them was a beautiful beast of sorts. it appeared female but he got the feeling it didn't identify with any specific gender. she was a lovely white with ten fluffy gold tipped tails, golden "socked" feet and golden tipped ears. her eyes matched with her gold markings. and she talked in a lovely, soft and calming voice as kazue growled at her in defense. she at first told them not to worry. that they were safe from harm. she then proceeded to tell them what they were.
they were both newborn kitsunes on an island that would later be called japan. in a separate realm. she told them little of their power or heritage. only that koji was connected to fire and Kazue was connected to lightning. they tried to ask her many things but she would only answer in riddles or with another question. sometimes she'd ignore them all together. but she was sure to tell them what their names were and meant. she had given the name Kazue to the older brother which meant single blessing. she gave the name Koji which meant little one to the younger red brother. which fit his small stature.
but the blessed nine-tailed kitsune would only last a short few night before she vanished. koji was the first to wake up to see her walking away in the blizzard. he rushed out without thinking but struggled to catch up as he yelled the words "mom". kazue was then awoken to koji's scream and panicked when he didn't see his younger brother sleeping in the borrow with him. koji tripped in a small hole barred in the deep snow. the golden kitsune stopped and looked back at the little fluff ball struggling to get out to run to her. but she only kept walking.
koji got himself out of the hole and yelled her name once again as kazue rushed to block him from the snow. he finally yelled out "why!?" as he begun to collapse due to the cold. kazue picked him up like a mother would their child with his teeth and started to carry him back when he heard the golden kitsunes last words.
"stay alive. my little one. stay alive and well meet again" he then blacked out.
when he woke again the blizzard had stopped. kazue was huddled over him trying to keep the little fire fox called koji alive. they were once again in the barrow, safe from most beings. but only from MOST being.
the world was harsh to the two kitsune brothers. kazue proved to be the stronger one in the cold but became weaker near the heat. however koji struggled gravely in cold environment and lived happily when greeted by the sun and the warmth it would provide.
the two brothers found themselves in dangerous situations as they tried to hunt for food. much stronger demons called oni hunted the small fox's down any time the exited the safety of the willow tree. they fought against harsh blizzards and cold summers. koji suffered the most. being traumatized from the sudden disappearance the abandoning golden kitsune, had left a great toll on his mental health. he began to want more than he needed. and became distrustful. after the first two hundred years of living under the willow tree, he abandoned the sacred name of "koji" that had been given to him and gained a new name.
he named himself Hotaru which would later mean darkness and despair. but as the years collected, many would know him by other names. others would call him Akkuma, Akki, or tenma which all meant demon. some called him Yakinan which meant evil and misfortune. and he lived up to the names.
like the golden kitsune, he left during the weakest time for kazue. on the hottest summer day he walked out of the willow trees safty and left his brother alone. kazue begged and pleaded for his younger brother to stay with him but he did not listen. he needed to find the golden kitsune and find out why she left and why he was created. he had so many questions that needed answers. and she was the only one who had those answers.
when he left he hunted for others like himself. on his travels he found the god called inari who had many kitsunes under his service. including his older brother kazue. but he was sickened by the thought of servitude and quickly left to continue his search for the golden kitsune. he grew a fascination in a darker side of the kitsune world. and grew in evil power along with the amount of tails he had. when he reached seven long beautiful tail he was labeled as a nogitsune. an evil kitsune who is hated upon.
this new label made others see him as a traitor. but he didn't understand why. all he wanted was his mother again. he had not been taught in the culture of how to be a proper fox. or how not to harm a human while doing the regular pranks kitsunes were fond of. he knew nothing of his heritage. and when he discovered his power he became fearful. the others feared his sudden great power. as did he himself. he did not want to hurt the others. and saw no pleasure in it like the other nogitsunes did. even his own brother kazue abandoned him.
he found an isolated mountain that animals and humans alike had feared. so he isolated himself and became completely alone.
until one day the golden fox appeared before him once again. hotaru had grown up to nine full fluffy tails just as his mother had but one less. he had gained unimaginable knowledge throughout his centuries of life. but dew to his nogitsune label he did not become white or gold like normal nine-tailed foxes did when they got their ninth tail. he remained black and red with his same fire markings.
the gold fox found him while he was looking out as he rested on a cliffs edge. he was surprised by her sudden appearance and almost fell from the cliff. but she only smiled and set down a small bundle.
"why..." he asked. she had known of his suffering and had watched over him all of his years. but never showed herself. and hotaru had figured that out once he got his ninth tail.
"you needed to follow your own path. and not of that of the oriental fox's" she spoke softly. "i wanted to see how you two would grow." she smiled and sat neck to him. her words did not calm his hatred for her abandoning him but he knew she was right in doing so. so he calmed himself and rested against her.
the two talked for hours. conversing of their past and their hardships. hotaru finally got his answers and found out the two brothers parents had been hunted by monsters. their parents had left the two to the goddess golden ten tailed kitsune. the only kitsune to have ten tails. the ten tails took the two and hid them in the safety of a sacred willow where oni could not harm them. she then told him how she had to leave and how she could not stay to care for them. but instead she could only watch over them and hope they lived happy lives. for she was the goddess ten tailed kitsune who very rarely could be seen. many didn't even believe in her existence anymore.
it had brought peace to hotaru. and he had finally taken his original name back and once again went by koji the little one.
she then said why she had come to him. she picked up the bundle and set it in front of his paws. inside was a small newborn kitsune.
"her parents were hunted just like yours. our lives are all in danger now. for this new human race is hunting foxes who come onto their territory and enter their realm. but many fox's think it's just a game and put everyone else in danger. this little fox has no home now."
"why me" asked koji.
"because you are now a true nine-tailed fox. i trust in your judgement and have seen your pain. you have more knowledge then you let others see. i believe you will be a great teacher to this little one" koji frowned and looked at the small grey and black one tailed ball of fluff. he then agreed to raise the pup and named her Aito which meant darling child.
the gold fox thanked him and the two said their goodbyes. koji raised aito for three hundred years. the two watched as human started wars amongst themselves and started to industrialize. but they kept to themselves on their mountain.
koji taught aito many things including his history and the history of her parents. koji taught her how to control her chi and taught her the history he knew of the kitsune. and once she got her third tale at three hundred years old, she left his safety to explore the world on her own.
koji was proud of how he raised the young female fox. she had turned into a good fox. but his happiness was short lived. he soon learned that his brother kazue had learned of how his parents died and sought revenge. in a desperate rage he set out to hunt the monsters as well as koji for hiding him from the truth. but kazue could not find koji and settled for killing his new daughter aito instead.
when koji heard the new he was weakened by grief and stumbled into the human realm and away from the safty his mountain had brought him. leaving himself vulnerable to the humans rath. as well as kazue's.
kazue quickly found his younger brother and dragged him into a duel which crushed a whole human city. killing many of the humans as the two used their elements to their full potential. koji tried desperately to calm his brother and save the humans but put himself in danger in the process.
"why do you protect the very humans you once killed!?" demanded kazue.
"because i have learned that it is not their fault! they did not deserve my wrath and now i will save them from yours!!" koji yelled at his brother as he tackled him down, pinning him to the ground. but kazue broke free and pinned kajo down instead. kazue growled with rage and prepared himself for the killing blow of his younger brother.
kazue rushed his open jaws down and deeply clutched koji's neck, tearing into him but not letting go. koji desperately tried to claw kazue off to free himself but failed. his body grew limp as he slowly started to die. his chi was being absorbed by his own brother.
"these fangs....have ended more lives than they have spoken to....such sadness" he whispered has his life faded away. leaving behind an empty shell. just as koji passed away, the golden ten tailed fox appeared before them to try and stop the fight along with many other kitsunes who had been affected by kazues wrath. but they were all too late. koji was gone. kazue stepped back smiling in victory.
"look mother i did it. i finished him off like you had tried to do when you left us!" he laughed with insanity as he shook standing next to kojis body.
"no my child.... you have only done what the monsters wanted you to do...." tears rolled down her furry cheeks as she slowly walked over to koji. she curled around her son and rested her head on his neck, silently weeping. the other kitsunes stayed silent. some even coward in sorrow. while others sat and bowed their head before the dead nine-tailed fox.
"what do you mean!?? the monsters have not made me do anyt-" he stopped as he looked at his brothers face once again. he didn't realize that in his dying moment he had been crying. but when kazue had absorbed his chi he did not feel fear. he only felt sadness.
kazue began to realize the golden fox's words. and then he realized what he had done. he cowered in fear of being punished but he mainly cowered in sorrow and regret.
"what have i done....i'm sorry" he whispered in between sobs. he crawled to his brother but the golden fox growled defensively as she protected her son. "i'm sorry.... I'M SORRY!!" he weeped as he hit his head into the dirt and cried. he had regretted everything. koji and the golden fox were right. he was under the influence of anger. and of the monsters.
the golden fox calmed herself and rose over koji. looking down at kazue who froze in fear.
"i'm sorry" he whispered as he looked up at her. "please.... there has to be a way to fix this.... please tell me.... im sorry" he begged for the answer as they locked eyes.
she walked over ands bent down and grabbed him by the scruff of his neck. she then lifted him up and tossed him next to koji. he slid on his side and bumped into his brother. shocked and froze he slowly turned to his brother. the answer reached his mind without the golden fox having to say anything.
"i understand" he whispered as he stood back up. he moved and now stood in front of koji. then used one of his seven tails to lift kojis head up. he slid his neck in between his jaws. then wrapped two more tails around kojis jaws so his teeth sunk into his neck. just as he had done to him. he focused his chi and let it slip away into his brother. kazue gave half his chi to koji before koji reawoke. startled he broke free from kazues tails and stepped back. but a strange blue and red stream of light connected the two.
"i'm sorry brother. i was supposed to protect you. but instead i left you and abandoned you when you needed me the most. and then i recklessly got angry by words i had always known inside. and i took that anger out on your daughter and then on you. can you ever forgive me??" he asked with tears streaming down his face. he looked at the ground. koji sighed then smiled softly as he moved in closer and rested his head on kazues shoulder. their chests pressed together making the link invisible.
"i have never hated you kazue. i've always loved and respected you. i don't hate you, i never have and i never will. so don't hate yourself ok? because i forgive you" koji spoke softly. kazue nodded as he silently weeped. the two stayed like this for a moment before separating. the red and blue bond still connecting their bodies and hearts.
the two smiled and looked over at the golden fox.
"i guess this is goodbye huh?" asked kazue. the golden fox smiled softly and nuzzled him.
"my dearest two boys who were never meant to be apart. i wish you safety and luck in your new adventure. i love you both. as if you were my own flesh and blood" she let one last tear fall onto kazues nose. then she nuzzled koji and backed away.
the two foxs new what was going on and knew why. the two brothers weren't twins. but infact were one being separated into two after the death of their parents. and now they would be joined together once again. this also meant that neither of them would die.
they gave one last goodbye to the golden fox and the others. then pressed their foreheads together and closed their eyes. the glowing link grew brighter and started to envelope both of their bodies. blinding everyone else.
"i love you brother" whispered kazue.
"i love you to big brother" smiled koji.
the light grew brighter then suddenly vanished. along with the two kitsunes. the golden fox smiled and walked away in silence. the others returned to their respective lives. never forgetting the two brothers.
the brothers however. became one entity once again. with nine long fluffy tailed, their two different designs merged into one kitsune who was both good and bad. the humans soon forgot of the fight between the foxes and rebuilt their town. but the kitsunes never forgot the two loving brothers. who had been twisted by the evil oni who hunted their kind.
"wait what happened after that!" asked a red and black wolf eager to know the rest. he leaned forward looking me in the eyes. i chuckled.
"who knows. maybe the brother are still alive somewhere. no one ever heard from them or saw them after that. but some believe they still live. causing havoc on some far off land. living up to the kitsune name."
"whaaaaattt!!!" growled the wolf and he leaned back and hit the table. "that can't be all of it!! Hunter come on!! tell us more!!" i laughed again and got up. the others watched me as i walked to the door and opened it.
"guess you'll just have to find out yourselves" i smiled as i left. i walked down the path from the isolated cabin and up a hill until i reached a clearing with a cliff. a smiled and sat on it letting my legs hang off the side.
"kazue?? can you hear me brother?? this new world we live in is so peaceful. many different creatures live here. there called anthros. and the humans are gone. there's not many kitsunes left now. i wonder if inari is alright?? i wonder if mothers ok...." i looked up to the bright sunny sky. a single tear running down each of my fluffy cheeks. my nine red and blue tails swaying behind me.
Hunters life story
all he saw was blinding white when his eyes first opened. all he felt was wetting cold around him along with one another being that was warm. how he ended up here was beyond him. but he instinctively curled up against the slightly larger but warm creature. keeping safe and warm. not realizing it was his brother he had found.
when they woke up again it was to the warm breaths of a similar creature. they had been moved and safely tucked under a willow tree in a borrow lined up soft dirt. the younger brother Koji hid underneath the larger being kazue, forcing him to stand over koji. kazue was a black creature with a shade of lightning blue running from his nose, down his back, and all along the top half of his single tail. to join him he had the same shade of lightning blue on his legs with what looked like lightning zig-zagging up from the blue but it did not pass his knees or elbows. his ears were tipped with the blue and the same lightning pattern zig zagged down from the blue on his tail and body but only reached three-quarters of the way down. and under each eye was a very small blue fang mark. his eyes were blood red with blue flecks around his slit pupils.
Koji on the other hand was different, despite being the younger twin. he was also a black being but unlike his brothers blue markings, Koji's were red. they also seemed more fire like than electrifying. his red markings started on his lower lip and went down his underside and covered the bottom half of his single tail. fire like patterns rose from the red but did not make it far up his body and tail. his legs were also red with the similar fire pattern clawing its way up his limbs but not reaching past his knees or elbows. his ears were tipped with red and he also had a red fang like mark under both his eyes. eyes were sky blue with red flecks around his slit pupils.
he knew all of his marking without even seeing them. the creature before them was a beautiful beast of sorts. it appeared female but he got the feeling it didn't identify with any specific gender. she was a lovely white with ten fluffy gold tipped tails, golden "socked" feet and golden tipped ears. her eyes matched with her gold markings. and she talked in a lovely, soft and calming voice as kazue growled at her in defense. she at first told them not to worry. that they were safe from harm. she then proceeded to tell them what they were.
they were both newborn kitsunes on an island that would later be called japan. in a separate realm. she told them little of their power or heritage. only that koji was connected to fire and Kazue was connected to lightning. they tried to ask her many things but she would only answer in riddles or with another question. sometimes she'd ignore them all together. but she was sure to tell them what their names were and meant. she had given the name Kazue to the older brother which meant single blessing. she gave the name Koji which meant little one to the younger red brother. which fit his small stature.
but the blessed nine-tailed kitsune would only last a short few night before she vanished. koji was the first to wake up to see her walking away in the blizzard. he rushed out without thinking but struggled to catch up as he yelled the words "mom". kazue was then awoken to koji's scream and panicked when he didn't see his younger brother sleeping in the borrow with him. koji tripped in a small hole barred in the deep snow. the golden kitsune stopped and looked back at the little fluff ball struggling to get out to run to her. but she only kept walking.
koji got himself out of the hole and yelled her name once again as kazue rushed to block him from the snow. he finally yelled out "why!?" as he begun to collapse due to the cold. kazue picked him up like a mother would their child with his teeth and started to carry him back when he heard the golden kitsunes last words.
"stay alive. my little one. stay alive and well meet again" he then blacked out.
when he woke again the blizzard had stopped. kazue was huddled over him trying to keep the little fire fox called koji alive. they were once again in the barrow, safe from most beings. but only from MOST being.
the world was harsh to the two kitsune brothers. kazue proved to be the stronger one in the cold but became weaker near the heat. however koji struggled gravely in cold environment and lived happily when greeted by the sun and the warmth it would provide.
the two brothers found themselves in dangerous situations as they tried to hunt for food. much stronger demons called oni hunted the small fox's down any time the exited the safety of the willow tree. they fought against harsh blizzards and cold summers. koji suffered the most. being traumatized from the sudden disappearance the abandoning golden kitsune, had left a great toll on his mental health. he began to want more than he needed. and became distrustful. after the first two hundred years of living under the willow tree, he abandoned the sacred name of "koji" that had been given to him and gained a new name.
he named himself Hotaru which would later mean darkness and despair. but as the years collected, many would know him by other names. others would call him Akkuma, Akki, or tenma which all meant demon. some called him Yakinan which meant evil and misfortune. and he lived up to the names.
like the golden kitsune, he left during the weakest time for kazue. on the hottest summer day he walked out of the willow trees safty and left his brother alone. kazue begged and pleaded for his younger brother to stay with him but he did not listen. he needed to find the golden kitsune and find out why she left and why he was created. he had so many questions that needed answers. and she was the only one who had those answers.
when he left he hunted for others like himself. on his travels he found the god called inari who had many kitsunes under his service. including his older brother kazue. but he was sickened by the thought of servitude and quickly left to continue his search for the golden kitsune. he grew a fascination in a darker side of the kitsune world. and grew in evil power along with the amount of tails he had. when he reached seven long beautiful tail he was labeled as a nogitsune. an evil kitsune who is hated upon.
this new label made others see him as a traitor. but he didn't understand why. all he wanted was his mother again. he had not been taught in the culture of how to be a proper fox. or how not to harm a human while doing the regular pranks kitsunes were fond of. he knew nothing of his heritage. and when he discovered his power he became fearful. the others feared his sudden great power. as did he himself. he did not want to hurt the others. and saw no pleasure in it like the other nogitsunes did. even his own brother kazue abandoned him.
he found an isolated mountain that animals and humans alike had feared. so he isolated himself and became completely alone.
until one day the golden fox appeared before him once again. hotaru had grown up to nine full fluffy tails just as his mother had but one less. he had gained unimaginable knowledge throughout his centuries of life. but dew to his nogitsune label he did not become white or gold like normal nine-tailed foxes did when they got their ninth tail. he remained black and red with his same fire markings.
the gold fox found him while he was looking out as he rested on a cliffs edge. he was surprised by her sudden appearance and almost fell from the cliff. but she only smiled and set down a small bundle.
"why..." he asked. she had known of his suffering and had watched over him all of his years. but never showed herself. and hotaru had figured that out once he got his ninth tail.
"you needed to follow your own path. and not of that of the oriental fox's" she spoke softly. "i wanted to see how you two would grow." she smiled and sat neck to him. her words did not calm his hatred for her abandoning him but he knew she was right in doing so. so he calmed himself and rested against her.
the two talked for hours. conversing of their past and their hardships. hotaru finally got his answers and found out the two brothers parents had been hunted by monsters. their parents had left the two to the goddess golden ten tailed kitsune. the only kitsune to have ten tails. the ten tails took the two and hid them in the safety of a sacred willow where oni could not harm them. she then told him how she had to leave and how she could not stay to care for them. but instead she could only watch over them and hope they lived happy lives. for she was the goddess ten tailed kitsune who very rarely could be seen. many didn't even believe in her existence anymore.
it had brought peace to hotaru. and he had finally taken his original name back and once again went by koji the little one.
she then said why she had come to him. she picked up the bundle and set it in front of his paws. inside was a small newborn kitsune.
"her parents were hunted just like yours. our lives are all in danger now. for this new human race is hunting foxes who come onto their territory and enter their realm. but many fox's think it's just a game and put everyone else in danger. this little fox has no home now."
"why me" asked koji.
"because you are now a true nine-tailed fox. i trust in your judgement and have seen your pain. you have more knowledge then you let others see. i believe you will be a great teacher to this little one" koji frowned and looked at the small grey and black one tailed ball of fluff. he then agreed to raise the pup and named her Aito which meant darling child.
the gold fox thanked him and the two said their goodbyes. koji raised aito for three hundred years. the two watched as human started wars amongst themselves and started to industrialize. but they kept to themselves on their mountain.
koji taught aito many things including his history and the history of her parents. koji taught her how to control her chi and taught her the history he knew of the kitsune. and once she got her third tale at three hundred years old, she left his safety to explore the world on her own.
koji was proud of how he raised the young female fox. she had turned into a good fox. but his happiness was short lived. he soon learned that his brother kazue had learned of how his parents died and sought revenge. in a desperate rage he set out to hunt the monsters as well as koji for hiding him from the truth. but kazue could not find koji and settled for killing his new daughter aito instead.
when koji heard the new he was weakened by grief and stumbled into the human realm and away from the safty his mountain had brought him. leaving himself vulnerable to the humans rath. as well as kazue's.
kazue quickly found his younger brother and dragged him into a duel which crushed a whole human city. killing many of the humans as the two used their elements to their full potential. koji tried desperately to calm his brother and save the humans but put himself in danger in the process.
"why do you protect the very humans you once killed!?" demanded kazue.
"because i have learned that it is not their fault! they did not deserve my wrath and now i will save them from yours!!" koji yelled at his brother as he tackled him down, pinning him to the ground. but kazue broke free and pinned kajo down instead. kazue growled with rage and prepared himself for the killing blow of his younger brother.
kazue rushed his open jaws down and deeply clutched koji's neck, tearing into him but not letting go. koji desperately tried to claw kazue off to free himself but failed. his body grew limp as he slowly started to die. his chi was being absorbed by his own brother.
"these fangs....have ended more lives than they have spoken to....such sadness" he whispered has his life faded away. leaving behind an empty shell. just as koji passed away, the golden ten tailed fox appeared before them to try and stop the fight along with many other kitsunes who had been affected by kazues wrath. but they were all too late. koji was gone. kazue stepped back smiling in victory.
"look mother i did it. i finished him off like you had tried to do when you left us!" he laughed with insanity as he shook standing next to kojis body.
"no my child.... you have only done what the monsters wanted you to do...." tears rolled down her furry cheeks as she slowly walked over to koji. she curled around her son and rested her head on his neck, silently weeping. the other kitsunes stayed silent. some even coward in sorrow. while others sat and bowed their head before the dead nine-tailed fox.
"what do you mean!?? the monsters have not made me do anyt-" he stopped as he looked at his brothers face once again. he didn't realize that in his dying moment he had been crying. but when kazue had absorbed his chi he did not feel fear. he only felt sadness.
kazue began to realize the golden fox's words. and then he realized what he had done. he cowered in fear of being punished but he mainly cowered in sorrow and regret.
"what have i done....i'm sorry" he whispered in between sobs. he crawled to his brother but the golden fox growled defensively as she protected her son. "i'm sorry.... I'M SORRY!!" he weeped as he hit his head into the dirt and cried. he had regretted everything. koji and the golden fox were right. he was under the influence of anger. and of the monsters.
the golden fox calmed herself and rose over koji. looking down at kazue who froze in fear.
"i'm sorry" he whispered as he looked up at her. "please.... there has to be a way to fix this.... please tell me.... im sorry" he begged for the answer as they locked eyes.
she walked over ands bent down and grabbed him by the scruff of his neck. she then lifted him up and tossed him next to koji. he slid on his side and bumped into his brother. shocked and froze he slowly turned to his brother. the answer reached his mind without the golden fox having to say anything.
"i understand" he whispered as he stood back up. he moved and now stood in front of koji. then used one of his seven tails to lift kojis head up. he slid his neck in between his jaws. then wrapped two more tails around kojis jaws so his teeth sunk into his neck. just as he had done to him. he focused his chi and let it slip away into his brother. kazue gave half his chi to koji before koji reawoke. startled he broke free from kazues tails and stepped back. but a strange blue and red stream of light connected the two.
"i'm sorry brother. i was supposed to protect you. but instead i left you and abandoned you when you needed me the most. and then i recklessly got angry by words i had always known inside. and i took that anger out on your daughter and then on you. can you ever forgive me??" he asked with tears streaming down his face. he looked at the ground. koji sighed then smiled softly as he moved in closer and rested his head on kazues shoulder. their chests pressed together making the link invisible.
"i have never hated you kazue. i've always loved and respected you. i don't hate you, i never have and i never will. so don't hate yourself ok? because i forgive you" koji spoke softly. kazue nodded as he silently weeped. the two stayed like this for a moment before separating. the red and blue bond still connecting their bodies and hearts.
the two smiled and looked over at the golden fox.
"i guess this is goodbye huh?" asked kazue. the golden fox smiled softly and nuzzled him.
"my dearest two boys who were never meant to be apart. i wish you safety and luck in your new adventure. i love you both. as if you were my own flesh and blood" she let one last tear fall onto kazues nose. then she nuzzled koji and backed away.
the two foxs new what was going on and knew why. the two brothers weren't twins. but infact were one being separated into two after the death of their parents. and now they would be joined together once again. this also meant that neither of them would die.
they gave one last goodbye to the golden fox and the others. then pressed their foreheads together and closed their eyes. the glowing link grew brighter and started to envelope both of their bodies. blinding everyone else.
"i love you brother" whispered kazue.
"i love you to big brother" smiled koji.
the light grew brighter then suddenly vanished. along with the two kitsunes. the golden fox smiled and walked away in silence. the others returned to their respective lives. never forgetting the two brothers.
the brothers however. became one entity once again. with nine long fluffy tailed, their two different designs merged into one kitsune who was both good and bad. the humans soon forgot of the fight between the foxes and rebuilt their town. but the kitsunes never forgot the two loving brothers. who had been twisted by the evil oni who hunted their kind.
"wait what happened after that!" asked a red and black wolf eager to know the rest. he leaned forward looking me in the eyes. i chuckled.
"who knows. maybe the brother are still alive somewhere. no one ever heard from them or saw them after that. but some believe they still live. causing havoc on some far off land. living up to the kitsune name."
"whaaaaattt!!!" growled the wolf and he leaned back and hit the table. "that can't be all of it!! Hunter come on!! tell us more!!" i laughed again and got up. the others watched me as i walked to the door and opened it.
"guess you'll just have to find out yourselves" i smiled as i left. i walked down the path from the isolated cabin and up a hill until i reached a clearing with a cliff. a smiled and sat on it letting my legs hang off the side.
"kazue?? can you hear me brother?? this new world we live in is so peaceful. many different creatures live here. there called anthros. and the humans are gone. there's not many kitsunes left now. i wonder if inari is alright?? i wonder if mothers ok...." i looked up to the bright sunny sky. a single tear running down each of my fluffy cheeks. my nine red and blue tails swaying behind me.
