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Birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-04-2018
The elder son
My name is Ishikawa Masako, daughter of Ishikawa Hayate, an honorable and respected man, and his second wife, Izumi.
My family was wealthy and powerful, and I grew up in the luxury that my father's position granted us. He tried to provide us everything we desired. He succeeded in that. His successor and pride was Ishikawa Shin, my older brother and son of his first wife. I would secretly sneak in and watch my father teach Shin the Bushido or I would spend hours watching father and Shin practise their swordplay from a window, until mother dragged me away. She said those things were not for women of our class. At that time I always agreed with her. I was always the obedient daughter. But still... I could not help myself but observing them. I memorised everything. Every move, every word. They are written in my mind like it is on paper. Father's teachings live on in me. Because they are dead and I am not. And I am eternal.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-04-2018
Aya
As a board member of Samura Industries, father was often away from home, bringing Shin with him. The only relief I found in those moments of loneliness was my elder sister Aya. We used to play in the gardens of our estate, chasing after eachother, playing games and throwing lotus petals at eachother, completely ignoring the guards that were constantly watching us. They were there, always watching incase someone sought to take one of us hostage.
But Aya was a daughter of father's first wife, so she was treated as such and behaved in such a manner aswell. I did not care, because I loved her. Sadly we grew older and she came to see me as father's inferiour progeny.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-05-2018
Learning to read.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, I often snuck into father's library. Father had a great library that was packed with all kinds of interesting books. Alot of them were classics, some even dating back to the era of Sol.
Problem was... I could not read.
My family had a strict traditional lifestyle, where no resources were wasted on the education of women. So I snuck one of the books, that I saw Shin's teacher use to teach him how to read, back into my bedroom and tried to figure it out on my own. At night, by candlelight, I would try to decypher the strange markings and during the day I would hide the book under my matress. After a few weeks I was able to read a little on my own and began to smuggle more books into my bedroom. After a year I was able to read a book about the ancient religions of Sol. A year after that I was able to understand Tsun Tzu's Art of War.
Father had many books related to warfare and martial arts. Father always told Shin that a man is not a man if he can not protect his own family. These books suited me well in the years to come.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-05-2018
Aya's absence
When I was 13, Aya was going to meet her future husband. I was excited for her.
She was going on some grand adventure into the unknown. Father picked him out for her and she was going to leave the house for the first time. I expected to be more bored than I actually was. I still had my books and now that sis was gone, I could even read during the day. Eventually I started to miss her though, even though she always saw herself as better than me.
I started trying to mimic the moves that I saw Shin and father making when practising with the swords. I used a stick as a substitute. When mom caught me off guard one day she scolded me and father lectured me on the position of a woman.
After a month Aya came back home and her arrogance had grown tenfold during her absence. I did not like her much anymore afterwards.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-07-2018
Into the unknown
It was the year 815 A.S. and I had just celebrated the 15th birthday when it was my turn to meet the one father had picked out for me. I would meet him, while under supervision of my family, and if I liked him, I would marry him when I became an adult.
It was the son of one of Father's closest friends and business partner. I was curious but also scared. What if I did not like him? I did not want to bring shame to my family but still... I was anxious. Aya seemed happy with the choice father made for her and she would be married soon. So It should not be that bad right?
My future husband lived on Honshu so I will be going into space. something even Aya had never done before. I liked that alot. It was something I could brag about to Aya when I got back. I was going on a Samura transport vessel and Shin was going with me as my guardian. I was dressed up all pretty.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-09-2018
Cataclysm
We left New Tokyo's orbit and I looked out the window at the marvelous sights that my eyes never beheld before. The planet I was born on became smaller and smaller. Then it happened.
Out of nowhere radiant creatures appeared, graceful and beautiful. They moved around the escorting fighters and opened fire, quickly dispatching them. I watched from the windows as they closed in on our transport vessel and saw a bright flash as their weapons hit our shield. Shin took me into the reinforced compartment, just before the automatic emergency doors closed. We heard more and more flashes as the shields began to fail. Then it became silent...
Suddenly I heard a loud explosion and I was hit hard against the side of the room. I was dazed for a moment and looked around me. I realised I was covered in blood.
Shin's head laid beside me. The force of the impact had decapitated him and left his body as a bloody mess against the wall. I looked down and saw that I myself did not leave unscathed. I had a large cut across my abdomen and it was bleeding badly. I did not dare to look at my injury long, because it made me feel sick from what I saw. I prayed that someone would take me away from this nightmare.
But no one came...
The clock was knocked from the wall so I had no idea how long it took, but I felt like it took hours.
There I sat in my tomb, or what I would later call my cradle. Every heartbeat was bringing me closer to death 'immortality'. With each movement, I spilled my blood on the floor 'purified my body'. Every breath was the same smell of blood 'my sacrifice'. There I sat in total desolation 'together'.
It was becoming harder to breathe... The oxygen supply must have ran out.
I heard her voice as my 'mortal' vision started to fade.
She said: "Just as the creatures of light emerged from the shadows, so shall the shadow emerge from the light."
And thus I died 'was reborn'.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-10-2018
Not a miracle
I opened my eyes and found myself in an unfamiliar place.
It was a Kusari cruiser that happened to pass by the debris of our transport vessel. I was the only survivor they found. I had been in a coma for weeks and they had no idea who I was. My whole body was covered in bandages and my left arm was in a cast
I tried to move, but it hurt alot. My stomage was stitched back together, but above all... I was alive...
No I was not alive. I died there. I am now something different. I am now something more.
I laid back down on the bed.
A doctor that noticed me being awake, rushed into the room and explained what happened. He told me it was a miracle that I was alive. He told me that I had bone fractures in my left arm, ribs and hip and that I shouldn't try to move. Afterwards he left the room again to get the other doctors and I was alone in the room again.
I smiled.
It was not a miracle. It was her mercy that saved me.
She made death powerless against me.
When they returned, they started to question me. I told them my name and who my father was.
They looked at eachother and quickly left the room again. Shortly after, I was transported back to New Tokyo.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-10-2018
Returning home
After a few weeks I was discharged, back into the care of my father. I was still weak and needed help with alot of things. Father barely spoke to me and the rare times he did speak to me, his words were shrouded in apathy. I felt like he blamed me for the death of his beloved son. The son who was his heir.
The week after that, a message came from Honshu. The invitation to meet my future husband was revoked. The explanation given was that father's business partner was unsure about our matchmaking.
I knew what that message meant. It means that they now view me as damaged goods and are no longer interested.
Father distanced himself even more from me. He probably thought I brought dishonor to his name.
I did everything I could to make him proud of me again, but I never succeeded. Eventually I turned away from him myself. I began to train myself in earnest.
I will become someone who is worthy of love. And if no one will give it to me, I will take it by force.
Being ignored has its own boons. I no longer had to hide my activities like I had to before. They simply did not notice when I trained myself in the arts of war in a secluded area. And if they did, they simply did not care.
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-12-2018
Aya's wedding
May 817 A.S.
The time came for Aya's wedding. In the past year she started visiting her future husband more often, but I was never allowed to come. In fact I had never even met him before. The wedding would mean that I would lose my sister permanently and that was not a nice feeling. Not that I liked my sister that much. She was in the spotlight after the death of Shin and my mutilation. But her presence broke my loneliness from time to time.
I was standing in the garden, watching the flowers, when suddenly I heard a voice behind me. I turned around and looked at the man, probably 6 or 7 years older than me, who asked if I was Aya's younger sister. I said yes and felt my cheeks flush. He told me his name was Saito Daisuke and that he was Aya's future husband. We talked a little about Aya and about my health. He seemed to be really interested in me, not just to be nice.
Eventually he wished me a good day and walked away. As I saw him leave, I felt my heart beat faster.
Daisuke... this was the man Aya was all excited about. I could see why. He was handsome and charming.
I went to see Aya in her room. She was waiting for the ceremony to begin. I told her I met Daisuke and that she should be happy that she met such a man. She replied that he was okay. That father made a decent choise for her.
Decent? Decent? He was great. I told her that. And I told her to stop acting so spoiled.
She snidely remarked that any man would have her, unlike her damaged sister. That Daisuke would reject me if father picked him for me.
No. I am not damaged, sister. I am beyond your understanding. I am perfection and Daisuke would love me more than he would ever love you.
She stood up from the chair and told me to leave. I said no and pushed her back into the chair. I told her to be quiet.
I told her that she unworthy of the love of Daisuke. That a being like me should not be talked to as such.
She said I lost my mind and would tell father to take me home.
Aya stood back up and shoved me to the side, walking towards the doors. She did not see how I grabbed a hairpin from the table. I walked behind her and stabbed the hairpin into her neck. I heard her gasp for air. I whispered into her ear:
"Sister... Daisuke will be mine... you are unfit for him..."
I looked at my hands. They were covered in my sister's blood. I felt nothing.
I made my way to the bathroom to wash my hands. Afterwards I went to see what Daisuke was doing
RE: The birth of a goddess - Megaera - 03-19-2018
Daisuke
It was not long until I found Daisuke talking to some guests. He looked so handsome.
I patiently waited until the others left so I had him all to myself. As expected it did not take long. He saw me and gave me this warm smile of his again. Sadly he broke the moment of tranquility. He asked where Aya was.
I told him that she was resting, and indeed she was. So I took him by the hand and lead him away to a more quiet place. He told me that he should not be alone with me like this, but I ignored him. I saw nothing bad about this. He was mine now after all. He just did not know it yet.
And then it was the second time he broke our nice first date by mentioning her name. He said that he was going to check on Aya. He walked away and left me all alone there... it was rude.
I decided to just watch some fishes in the pond nearby me. It would not take long before he came back to me. Aya was no longer in the way.
It was not long before I heard some commotion. Probably from the direction where I left Aya. The noise got louder and I heard screaming. Even in death, Aya gets all the attention.