By Henry |
High Priestess Niang was always thought to be keeping things
from the rest of the government, but no one was prepared to see just how many.
The raid on her temple revealed hundreds of scrolls and evidence of secret
experiments, many of which while not officially illegal would have been made so
if it was known. But the one that sparked the whole investigation was the
experiment that managed to escape: a young boy named Takuya. Takuya selective breeding and experiments done
on him from a fetus up until he escaped as a preteen, creating someone with so
much magic floating through his body that he was partially a mana construct
himself. He managed to escape from the
temple he was housed in during a chaotic battle between the priestesses and an
enemy faction, and eventually ended up near the palace as the Empress was
passing.
Takuya's only knowledge of the Empress had come from Niang
and the other priestesses at the temple, so when he came across her he expected a fight. Instead the Empress saw what
he was, and that he was hurt and went to help him up. Her guards were on edge
but she stayed perfectly calm as she reached for his hand with a smile. Takuya
looked up into the eyes of the most beautiful person he had ever seen, feeling
a sense of caring and safety he didn't think possible. When he took her hand
that day, his life changed forever. When his handler came demanding him back,
the Empress defended him both out of wanting to know more and out of disgust
from such things being kept from her. She fought and killed the handler before
taking Takuya in for questioning. He explained what he was, and what he knew
about their other experiments as well as what was planned for him in the
future. He was given an offer he couldn't refuse, to stay in the palace and
work for her against Niang. It was at that moment that he began to know what he
now calls his real family, and he is forever grateful to Li Ling for giving him
purpose and a home with her. Years later he still works for her with undying loyalty. Always ready
to not only research for her to but to put his magical power to offensive use
and kill those who would threaten his true mother, The Empress.
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