Sealed for Now

(there is a link at the bottom of the page, if you want to help me improve my story and more! This is a BL Story. there are 3 chapters in here.)

Chapter 1

Where it all Started

Blood spilled, wars with both clans because of the disappearing scroll of unity. the scroll controls the creation of the world , whoever has it is able to to do things beyond any power. One day the clan leader of tenshi made a mistake by stealing the scroll and got caught by the jigoku clan, starting a war that will change their harmony for a longtime. But one day in the year 4012 200 years after the battle, a child of the tenshi clan was born to change the rage of clans, leading him to the fate no one desire's...

"Our heir to the clan!"

A child crying in his mother's arms, hugging the child with love and affection.

"We shall name him Izumi! Heir to the Tenshi thrown!" Yuma shouted

The loyal subjects within tenshi cheered in awe for the newborn. As the new born spreads its wings the people gasped in shock.

"His wings..." his mother said in disgust. "His wings are… black!" All tenshi people have white or silver wings. Only one person had Black wings. That was Yokubou the tenshi leader that had led a bloody war. But that was 200 years ago.

"Calm down! People of tenshi I shall grieve upon with you! This child is not the heir… for he will cause great suffering as once 200 years ago! I shall get rid of this child and in hopes he won't make the wilderness as a young child. I promise you all there will be a rightful heir to the Tenshi!"

As everyone cheered and Yuma led the people of tenshi he held the baby close to him and hoped to not let him go. As he laid the Izumi on the forest floor and left him to die. After a few hours passed Yuma rushed to see if his first born child was still alive. Crying wails of Izumi ringed in his ears. He got closer and held him.

"Why are you born with this… this curse? A child left alone because of his wings."

Yuma thought and thought…

"What can I do I don't want my first born dead"

Then he realized he knew someone who looked after Leader Yokubou…

He went to Kaen Village and found Hisao, the village doctor. He knocked on the door late at night. He answered…

"Leader Yuma what brings you here in the south parts?"

"My son… he has the yokubou curse. I left him for dead. I knew you worked for Yokubou, please help my son. "

Yuma begged and cried for what he'd done to his child.

"I will certainly look after him, clan leader. With all my strength and power i have left"

Bowing before his leader he took the child and went inside. Yuma left, tears in his eyes.

"My brother you were too naive and wanting power now my child might continue your hatred for peace" Yuma whispered to himself.

As years went by Izumi grew up as a young capable man. One day particularly on his 15th birthday Hisao told him the truth about him and his parents.

"Your father came here 15 years ago seeking help from me to take you in because of the wings you have. They are the same as yokubou, your uncle."

"My parents thought I was cursed because of my wings. And I was abandoned by my own mother and father. If my father came here 15 years ago why has he never visited?"

Looking at his blackened wings. He knew he was different.

"You see he is the leader of the Tenshi clan. When you are old enough we will meet your father and discuss anything that needs to be confronted."

He looked Izumi in the eye hoping he would understand.

In surprise Izumi felt a pain in his chest. A feeling he never felt. He hugged Hisao and went to go to sleep.

"Hisao would you do something to my feathers today please!"

"Yes, I'm coming."

Hisao quickly used his power to create white feathers so Izumi could go to school.

"You're going to be late, fly there ok?!"

"Yes! I'm going bye!"

Izumi ran out the door flying really fast. It took only 1 min to get there if he flew fast. 20 min at a regular speed. He went to school and then played after school. Though he didn't have friends he looked out into the forest of Ikimono. He saw a figure moving within the trees and he stealthy flew towards it and shot him down with a push.

"Ow... what was that for?"

The boy looked at Izumi gazing into his eyes and seeing what he was feeling.

"I sense you are lonely and in pain. I also sense excitement and grieve."

"You are very strange" Izumi looked at him weirdly

The boy got up, brushed off some and introduced himself.

"Hello my name is Yeong Jigoku. I happened to be lost. I am a disciple here learning the way here so my clan can improve ourselves for the better. Who might you be?"

"I am Izumi tenshi, I am nothing more than just a high school student here." He looked at Izumi once more and felt he seemed interesting.

"If you need help finding your way back to gakushuu I can surely help. I know where everything is. "

Smiling at Yeong. He felt he has made a friend.

"Yes please though I don't have classes today so I just wanted to look around and got lost in the forest. "

Izumi thought of a good idea. He thought if he showed him around maybe he'll be familiar with the surroundings. He grabbed Yeong's wrist and flew up to the sky.

"Hey! I can fly, you know."

"Fly now then."

Yeong flapped his wings and looked at Izumi with a glare. Izumi looked at his wings curiously. They weren't covered in feather's like his are, but instead fairy-like wings.

"Your wings... "

"My brother told me that I'm the only Jigoku that has this type of wing"

"Your wings are a beautiful light blue and green. Are you supposed to have 4 wings?"

"No. my color and wings aren't supposed to be fairy wings but wings like smooth and easy to glide in the winds."

They stopped talking about Yeong's wings and flew to Kaen village.

"So your wings are white. Why aren't you living near Leader Yuma's castle?"

"I like it here more than anywhere."

"I see. But I can see you in pain but I can't find why, but I do know it's about your wings."

"How would you know it's about my wings?"

"We all have our own abilities. Mine is sensing anything that happens or feeling. What is yours?"

"I don't know actually. It could be my speed… i am able to get to school in one minute but if I'm not in a hurry it takes 20 minute. Is that my ability?"

"I can sense not just that. You have more than one."

"Oh."

"Your wings are different from others I've seen but i don't know what makes you different..."

After a few hours of showing him around they went to Izumi's home.

"Your back Izumi!"

"Yeah, and I brought a Friend!"

Hisao came out of the house and saw a boy with strange fairy-like wings.

"Your wings are magnificent. I have never seen this before. Surely you're not in the tenshi clan are you? "

"No sir I'm not"

"You can call me Hisao. Do please come in."

"How lovely your home is."

"Thank you. I just finished making dinner. Would you like to stay and eat and maybe stay over and talk with Izumi?"

"Yes he would!"

"Okay"

Hisao sets the table with dinner with the help of Izumi and Yeong. They ate dinner and went to their rooms to sleep.

"I'll sleep on the floor so you can take my bed."

"Your bed is big enough for the both of us. Why don't we sleep together?"

"I will probably move in my sleep and you might wake up to it."

"I won't mind."

They argued and ended up Izumi sleeping on the floor. As Izumi fell asleep Yeong looked at him and wondered about him and his pains.

"Good night..."

The next morning Yeong woke up looking at the time and woke Izumi up. Hisao was still sleeping. So they left the house and went to gakushuu.

"Here is gakushuu. Remember and visit me anytime!"

Izumi flew away to go to school. While in class he kept thinking about whether or not Yeong is okay where he was dropped off.

After a year had passed. Izumi and Yeong's friendship grew. Yeong always visited and had fun with Izumi.

"Hey! Give it back!"

Yeong laughed while Izumi stole his pouch of coins. Trying to get his pouch back, running away from Yeong he slipped and landed on top of Yeong.

"Ahh, sorry"

Laying on the floor Yeong's heart was beating faster than normal. He touched his heart.

"What's this?"

Yeong felt his heart slow down after some time.

"Yeong look! They're selling Dango, let's go get some."

Izumi took Yeong's hand and went near the stall. There it is that feeling again. Yeong felt his Chest tighten and he started blushing.

"One Dango please."

Only three Dango sticks inside. Izumi took one out and held it for Yeong to eat.

" it tastes delicious."

"Yeah!"

Smiling at Yeong he was glad that he enjoyed it.

"It's my favorite dessert here in Tenshi."

As weeks passed, Izumi's birthday was coming. Yeong was ready for his birthday. He went to a shop to buy him an anklet or ring. He went to an unusual store.

"I would like to buy an anklet. Do you have any?"

"I have magical items. I have rings, take a look."

Yeong looked at a ring that has dragons on either side holding a blue and white diamond in the center. And he saw the same ring next to it.

"I would like to buy these two"

"Ah these are rings that always makes lovers find each other even after death. Would you still like to buy it?"

Yeong thought if anything happened to Izumi he would always find him.

"Yes I want them both."

"25 coins."

He paid and wrapped the gift.

"Today I'm finally 16"

Izumi dashed out and went to gakushuu. He flew as fast as he could. He saw Yeong and seized him. Yeong looked at who took him.

"Hey let me go!"

Yeong started to move around in his hands and Izumi lost grip and they tumbled in a patch of grass. Yeong stood up and pounced on Izumi.

"Happy Birthday"

Izumi smiled. They got off the floor, Yeong pulled to ring out.

"Your Birthday present. It goes well with you."

Yeong smiled with such joy, Izumi loved his gift. Izumi put his ring on and saw Yeong has the same ring.

" they look the same."

Izumi grabbed his hand and put it next to his ring. Yeong's heart was racing.

"This feeling again" Yeong thought

He touched his heart feeling and hearing his pulse going up.

"They are very similar, but they're very different."

Izumi let go of Yeong's hand and walked near stalls in Ichiba.

"These rings make us like we're married."

Yeong looked and what Izumi said was true.

"Yeo! Look Leader Yuma is here."

"That isn't leader Yuma, it's his son, Yukio."

Izumi flew up along with Yeong, they went to Hisao and had dinner and slept.

"Could we talk afterwards?"Izumi whispered to Hisao.

Yeong fell asleep, Izumi crept out of the room and talked to Hisao.

"Hisao, i saw my brother today. He looks like he is the same age as me."

Hisao looked at Izumi in shock.

"He was born a few months after you were with me."

"He is my younger brother..."

Yeong woke up the next day feeling a warm body next to him. He looked at what it was and saw it was Izumi. His heart started beating faster than normal. He kept looking at Izumi, his long soft white hair was touching him.

In the corner of his eyes he saw his wings change color. Gasping at wings, he saw they turned from white to black. Thinking to himself.

"How could I have not noticed. One year I haven't known. "

Yeong knew a magic power that would be able to make his wings white for a few hours. So he quickly casts the spell and in hopes Izumi won't wake.

After he was done with the magic power he woke Izumi up.

"Izumi time to wake up"

He said with a smile trying to cover his tiredness of the spell he cast upon Izumi.

"Morning "

Stretching in the sunny morning.

"Breakfast is ready! Afterwards go get some vegetables and meat please."

"Ok!"

Chapter 2

The journey of Night

Both Yeong and Izumi went to buy what Hisao asked and came home to find a lifeless angel on the floor, Blood everywhere, and everything wrecked.

"Hisao!"

Izumi ran to him seeing if he was still alive.

"Izumi… you have to find the lost scroll of Denketsu. And restore our harmony with the Jigoku."

Looking at the lifeless body he quickly packed all necessary items to journey to Jigoku.

"Where are you gonna go?"

"I don't know yet, but for one thing I must fix harmony."

Night rested upon them. While Izumi finished packing, his wings started to turn black. He quickly grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around his wings. Yeong grabbed the blanket and threw it off. With shock and fear in Izumi's eyes he looked at Yeong in the eyes and tears streaming down his eyes. Yeong took his wrist and put his hand on his head.

"Don't cry."

Izumi was confused at his reaction.

"I'm not an Angel like others you see in Gakushuu."

"I'm not a jigoku you would see in others."

Yeong smiled. Izumi felt a sudden stop in his heart. He let Izumi go and he grabbed his stuff and they both left leaving an empty house with only memories in it.

"I guess this is Good-bye. I'll see you"

Yeong grabbed his hand and flew off to Gakushuu academy dorms.

"Let go, I have to leave and find a different home to stay in. I can't keep relying on you for help."

Yeong stopped and looked at Izumi with the most hurt and angry eyes he had ever seen.

"I can't let you take care of me."

"I want you to rely on me. I..."

He paused thinking he is the only friend he has, he doesn't want to lose him because of three words.

"Just let me take you i go back to Jigoku in a few days so stay with me please"

Surprised Izumi didn't know he could only stay for a year here. He looked so hurt telling Izumi.

They went to the dorms and stayed there together.

"Each dorm only houses one person but I believe there is enough space for us."

Opening the door to his room, Izumi looked inside, seeing how beautiful it was. Looking around he saw one bed.

"I wonder if he can sleep in the same bed. Will it be enough space?"

Izumi thought.

"I'll take your stuff. You can sleep on the bed. I'll lay a futon on the floor."

"Your bed is enough for two, why not sleep together?"

"It might be hot for you."

"It's winter. I get cold easily."

"Is that why he was next to me?"Yeong thought

"Ok."

Yeong showered thinking about his wings.

"Why are they black?"he kept thinking

He got out and saw Izumi passed out on the bed. He laid him down gently and fell asleep thinking about another person who had these wings. Izumi woke up in the middle of the night looking at Yeong sleeping, and his chest tightened.

"I'm still here, you don't have to look at me."

"Sorry."

Izumi blushed.

"About my wings…"

"I know"

"You aren't afraid?"

"No, why would I be?"

"..."

Izumi couldn't say anything. For 16 years he had to hide his wings.

"We're already adults so let's stay together when I get out of this place. Okay…"

"Okay"

Sleeping soundly as morning came Yeong woke up and saw Izumi was gone.

"Izumi!"

"Yeah? I made breakfast."

Walking in the room with a tray of food.

"Thank you."

"Yeah"

Smiling Yeong, he ate the food and went to class.

" Izumi, I'm back, you ok?"

Seeing Izumi passed out on the chair. He woke him up.

"You wanna go somewhere?"

"Yeah!"

Sparkling eyes looking at Yeong as they got ready to go.

"Wow it's amazing here better than our market stalls."

"Oh look over here!"

As time passed Yeong and Izumi sat down on a nearby arched tree.

"Yeong, I…"

"What is it?"

"I… wanted to say thank you for today, I had fun"

Yeong looked at Izumi and smiled.

"I shouldn't tell him he might have some else he likes." Izumi thought

"Today is our graduation day so I wanted to spend it with you."

"I'm glad you did"

Looking at Yeong, his eyes gazed down to the floor and that same hurt in his eyes, he had the night Hisao died.

"Always together, promise?"

Yeong looked at Izumi with his pinky out. He wrapped his pinky around Izumi's

"Promise."

They started to head back and saw a fight break out in the streets.

"Dude, chill out."

"Give me my money back!"

He landed a punch to the guy and threw him across the street hitting a table and breaking it.

"Yeo, we should stop this."

They ran in the fight Yeong fought with the guy and Izumi helped the guy on the floor near the smashed table.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. That guy is drunk. I was working in that stall and he said our beer wasn't good."

Yeong used his jigoku power and made the guy fall down unconscious.

"Yeo, are you done?"

"Yes."

"This guy was working and he accused him of bad beer."

"I see."

Yeong picked the unconscious guy up and gave him to the street patrol.

"Let's head back Yeo"

Smiling and Yeong, Izumi saw him turn red.

"Mmm"

The man bowed down looking at both Izumi and Yeong.

"Thank you for your help"

"No problem!"

Izumi and Yeong walked back to the dorms. Izumi passed out on the bed while Yeong started packing.

"I guess this is good-bye. We have to split ways, we live in different worlds…"

Yeong crept towards Izumi and kissed him with tears streaming down his face. He went back to packing his things and Izumi lay still thinking about what just happened.

"I can't let him go." Izumi thought

The next morning Izumi woke up with Yeong next to him. He laid back down looking at him and remembering the kiss. He touched his face wondering if it was visible to see his blushing. But he also remembered he had to go back to jigoku today. He quickly got up and packed his things, leaving it next to Yeong bag. Yeong woke up and felt a hand on his neck.

"I-I-Izumi!?"

Izumi woke up and saw Yeong's face red. He got up and put his hand on Yeong's head.

"Do you have a fever?"

Yeong looked down and replied

"No, I don't"

He looked at Yeong and started to blush as well remembering everything that happened and his leave to jigoku. Izumi hugged Yeong by the waist.

"Don't leave me!"

He was shocked to hear Izumi say that.

"I don't want to be alone"

Suddenly Yeong grabbed Izumi's hand and pulled his pinky up and placed it around Izumi's.

"Promise…"

"I shouldn't leave him… I won't… ever..." Yeong thought

Izumi smiled with some water in his eyes. As they brought their things out and headed towards the borders he saw the guy that got punched and remembered him.

"Yeo, it's the guy from yesterday."

Izumi walked up to him and said hello and they discussed a few things.

"May I ask who you are?"

"I am Huang from jigoku. I moved here for a better life and hope to meet my son in the future."

"Do you know your son's name? I will travel over and perhaps I can give a message."

"His name is Yeong, but he doesn't remember me in his life. I had to make money to live and send him money to have a better life."

"I will tell him about how hard you work."

Bowing down to the man he left to go back to Yeong.

"Yeo, do you know your father?"

"I didn't have parents, only my brother, Yua."

" Good bye, Huang!"

Waving his hand to Huang, they left heading towards jigoku…

As day turned to night Izumi was frightened of how dark it became. He clutched to Yeong's tunic staying close.

"Are you ok?"

He touched Izumi's hand holding on to it.

"I'm ok…"

Weary of his surroundings Yeong stopped and listened to the Forest.

"Something isn't right." Yeong whispered

Izumi looked at Yeong, seeing a stern face.before Izumi could react Yeong flew up still holding Izumi's hand and looked from below. Izumi shut his eyes and held onto Yeong.

"Are you able to fly or not?"

Izumi looked at Yeong. Yeong looked at him seeing his fearful eyes.

"I can fly, I was just startled."

"Let's fly from here the ground isn't safe."

"Ok"

They started their way towards the west. Izumi became tired and fell from the sky. Yeong saw and flew down to catch him. He carried him to a village nearby and saw an inn he went inside and asked for a room.

"Will that be one room or two, sir?"

"One will be fine."

"Right this way sir."

The lady showed them to a fancy dimmed room.

"Here is your room."

"Thank you"

The lady gave him the keys and he closed the room and locked it. He laid Izumi on the weird-shaped bed and placed the keys on a stand next to Izumi.

"Uh… I'll shower and then sleep" Yeong whispered to himself

He quickly showered and got in the bed. He looked at Izumi sleeping peacefully and fell asleep. The next morning Izumi woke up on a weird bed and saw it was a couples room. Blushing at what he saw.

"Why is he shirtless…?"

His curious mind got him to uncover the blanket and see if he was indeed naked.

"Whew… he isn't. Then why is he…" Izumi Thought

Izumi looked at him and looked back and thought of something.

"No,no,no!" he shaking his head

Izumi got on top of Yeong waking him up.

"Izumi what are…"

"What happened last night?"

"What do you mean?"

Izumi pulled his necklace.

"What happened last night?"

"You fell out of the sky and I carried you all the way over here and I took a shower and forgot to put on a shirt. What could I do to you?"

"This is a couple room, where lovers go to do it!"

"Is that why it is strange?"

"You didn't know?!"

Yeong shook his head and looked completely oblivious to what was strange.

"Who gave you this room?"

"A lady who worked here."

"That makes it worse!"

As they got out of the room Yeong handed the keys to the same lady and thanked her.

"Did you have a pleasant night?"

"Yes I slept well. Thank you again"

"Let's go."

Izumi said with an embarrassed face, grabbing Yeong by his shirt.

They continued west...

"Izumi!"

Yeong pushed Izumi to the side and saw a beast with bared fangs and blood on the floor. Yeong looked at Izumi laying on the floor, blood streaming down from his side. Yeong was infuriated at the sight. He pulled his sword out from his wings and fought the beast with what he learned in Gakushuu academy. The beast lost sight of Yeong and he split his body in half and tore everything of the beast until only scraps of fur and bones were left. Yeong yelled his name.

"Izumi!"

Chapter 3

Investigating History

"Izumi."

Yeong ran to Izumi. Laying on the floor, Yeong carried Izumi to a tree and laid his back against the tree. He ripped his tunic creating a long fabric piece to tie around Izumi's wound.

"Yeong..."

"Izumi, don't move."

Yeong looked at Izumi thinking what else he can do to ease his pain.

"Why could i let this happen to him..." Yeong thought

he lifted Izumi up and flew for hours on end, until they reached Jigoku. Yeong slowly put Izumi down and looked around trying to find an inn to stay in.

"there's one!"

He looked at Izumi lying still sleeping under the tree. flying down to pick him up he saw his brother, Yua.

"Yeong your back"

Yua leaped for a hug and Yeong moved aside and let him fall.

"hey!"

"move I need to go to the medical shop"

Yeong carried Izumi up and brought him to Itsuki, the Jigoku doctor.

"I never seen you carry anyone."

Yeong left without a word.

"his wound will heal, he just needs rest now. Welcome back Yeong, would you like to stay until your friend gets better?"

"Thank you sir. I would like that very much."

"My famous Jigoku soup here, try some. you must've missed our food."

"...thank you..."

Yeong was thinking if Izumi was going to be ok. He kept thinking about the beast that attacked him.

"why..." Yeong thought.

After 5 days and 4 four nights.

"Uh..."

"Hey you're finally awake."

"Who are you? And where is Yeong?"

"Yeong is out to get some food and herbs for me"

Flashing back to Hisao he immediately got out of bed and quickly dressed running out the door. He stopped in his tracks not knowing where he was. Izumi flew up and Searched from above.

"There he is!"

Dashing down he landed in front of Yeong and hugged him.

"What happened Izumi?" Yeong said with a stern voice

Izumi looked up at Yeong and smiled. Yeong looked away and started blushing.

"You have everything needed?"

"Yes, I do."

"Lets head back then."

"ok"

As they were walking home Yeong saw his brother again and walked away from him, avoiding his sight. Izumi opened the door looking at the strange doctor and recognizing his wings.

"Are we in Jigoku land?" Izumi whispered to Yeong

"Yes"

Yeong walked up to Itsuki.

"This is Itsuki of Kaze Village. And this is Izumi from Tenshi lands."

I see. Hello there I recognize your wings from Tenshi lands"

"Hello Yeong"

"How were you able to follow me!?" Yeong said in complete shock.

"I saw you walking with this guy." Yua said, approaching Izumi and lifting his chin up.

Yeong grabbed Yua's hand and pulled it down.

"Don't touch him."

Yua grinned. Walking away from Izumi he left.

"Yeo who was that?"

"My brother, Yua. you should stay away from him"

Saying that to Izumi he felt something he never felt, jealousy

"We better get going Izumi. Thank you for letting us stay here Itsuki."

"You're welcome. I hope you the best good-bye"

Bowing to Itsuki, Izumi and Yeong left and continued to search for a base to return to.

"Look, it's on sale. Yeo lets get this one!"

With sparkling eyes Yeong reluctantly bought the house Izumi liked.

"Are you happy?"

"Yes thank you."

Smiling under the sunlight's rays. Soon after buying the house Izum and Yeong started unpacking.

"Yeo… could we sleep in the same room please. I'm afraid to be alone."

"Ok"

They both laid a futon on the wooden floor, Izumi pulled his bed closer towards Yeong's and unpacked some clothes.

"Do you want to shower first?"

"Yes please"

Izumi hurried to the bathroom and started the water. He undressed and went into the tub.

"That guy… he seems familiar," Yeong thought remembering Huang before they left to venture to Jigoku.

"I'm done. The bath is ready for you."

"Oh… thank you."

"Yeo..."

"Mmm?"

"May I ask what age your brother is?"

"He is two hundred-ten years old."

Shocked at what he heard

"You guys are many years apart"

"Yes, why do you ask?"

"I think he knows what happened to the Danketsu scroll."

Thinking about it Yeong realized he does.

"We'll go early in the morning tomorrow."

"Ok"

As morning came Yeong woke up and made breakfast.

"Izumi" Yeong said trying to wake him up.

"Mmm… I'm tired." Izumi said getting up.

Yeong brought the food he made to Izumi.

"Try some of my food. I am the best at making food." Yeong said, trying to make Izumi laugh.

"I agree." Izumi said with the most sparkling eyes Yeong has ever seen.

"Finish and get ready. It will take time to get to Yua's home."

"Mmm"

Izumi quickly finished eating and got ready while Yeong did the dishes.

"Ready Izumi?"

"Yes"

They opened the door to their surprise.

"Yua!"

"Hey, little bro." Yua said, trying to touch Yeong's hair.

"Nice to meet you again." Izumi said, hiding behind Yeong's back.

"My brother, what is it you would like to talk about?" Yua said smiling.

"It's about the Danketsu era" Yeong said.

"I see..." Yua said trailing off.

They sat down on the floor and Izumi poured tea for them. He sat down and Yua began the story of Danketsu.

"When I was seven that was when I saw our father drag a man from Tenshi Lands along with the Danketsu scroll. That's all I saw."

Izumi and Yeong were dead with how Yua ended it.

"That's it?" Yeong asked.

"If you want to hear more you have to ask Hiroki. He is still a guard at Jigoku palace"

"Hiroki, guard of Jigoku palace" Izumi repeated.

"Ok brother thank you." Yeong said, trying to push him out of his house.

"Bye." Yua said, waving his hand.

"Our next stop Jigoku palace..." Izumi said.

Walking down the markets of Kaze village zumi remembered a faint memory of Hisao and himself when he was younger.

"I remember we would walk near stalls to find herbs and vegetables to bring home and make."

Yeong looked at him and walked to a stall that had some desserts. Izumi stopped and looked at him. Walking back to Izumi, Yeong noticed someone looking at Izumi, then his wings started to change color back to black. Yeong grabbed his first layer of his tunic and wrapped it around Izumi and ran in an alleyway.

"Are you alright" Yeong asked

"Yes."

Yeong looked and saw his tunic was ruffled and undone. And a scratch on his leg.

"You're hurt."

"It's ok it's just a scratch."

Yeong tore his tunic once more and wrapped it around Izumi's leg and tied his tunic tightly.

"It is still winter time so it will get much colder than in Tenshi. Keep my Tunic until I can figure out what I can do to your wings."

Yeong tied a knot on his tunic and placed it over Izumi's shoulder making sure it covered his wings. They left the alley and continued to go to Jigoku palace.

"These are the gates to the palace so be mindful of those around you."

As they walked in through the gates all the guards greeted Yeong as if he was a Prince.

"Welcome back sir." Every guard said that passed by.

"Are we almost to the front?" Izumi said

"Mmm" Yeong responded.

"Yeong it's been a long time. How are you and your brother?" a guard asked

"Just like always Hiroki" Yeong said

"Who is this next to you?" Hiroki asked

"This is my friend, Izumi of Tenshi," Yeong responded.

"Hello sir" Izumi said, bowing to the soldier.

"What brings you and your here Yeong?"

"We came to ask about the Danketsu scroll." Yeong and Izumi said.

"Oh I see. I tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone."

"Yes" Izumi and Yeong said.

""In the year 3,818 about 200 years ago the Danketsu scroll was stolen and.."

"Hiroki we need backup now! One of the prisoners escaped!" said a guard.

"Wait for me there, I'll tell you more when I come back." Hiroki said writing his address on a paper.

He quickly gave it to them and ran off with the other guards.

"Ok"

"Let's go" Yeong said taking Izumi's hand and walking out the gates.

Darkness came as they reached Hiroki's house. Closely behind Yeong was Izumi still holding his hand.

"Were here." Yeong said

They went inside to see a female Jigoku with a baby wrapped in her arms.

"May I help you two men?" the woman asked.

"Are you Hiroki's wife?" Yeong asked.

"Yes am and you might be who?" she asked

"I am Yeong and this is Izumi. Hiroki told us to come here and wait for him to return. Is that ok with you ma'am?" Yeong said.

"Yes of course. I will bring some tea." she said.

The woman put her baby in the crib and started to make tea. Izumi and Yeong sat down on some chairs and waited for Hiroki to return. After what seemed like an eternity Hiroki finally arrived.

"Catching that prisoner took longer than I thought, sorry to make you wait long."

"No worries" Izumi replied.

"If it is alright for you i will wash up and come back to tell you about my side of the story."

"Your side?" Izumi and Yeong thought.

Hiroki washed up and came back sitting down in the chair drinking some tea before a long story he was about to tell…