A Gate keepers plan

Alarms went off in the command center

alerting everyone in the control room of a breach within the hotel

"what's with all the racket? the threat level hasn't been raised yet"

"Why are the alarms going off?" Sergio Okami demanded to know striding into the control room

"is there any news about Prince Justin?"

"no none sir" one of the officers replied "it's because of an unknown high-level celestial energy signature that has been detected inside the hotel sir the analyst is tracking it now"

"sir the unknown celestial signature in the hotel has been located" one of the analysts reported

high definition security cam footage appeared on the command center screens

"Sir, it's coming from the group of foreign university students we have staying here we detect two signatures, it stands to reason that there would be young western celestials attending university it makes sense," Sergio said

"sir under normal circumstances you're correct" the analyst replied

"but our alarms wouldn't have gone off for some ordinary young celestial even if they are foreign western celestial we have all the clans energy signatures in our database, and we scanned this group when they checked in and there were not any celestials among them sir they were all humans"

"the reading we are picking up is beyond extraordinary sir its way beyond anything we have ever seen before it's even higher than prince Justin's and from what our sensors are reading, the signature is coming from a celestial thousands of years old sir and extremely powerful"

"that reading has to be an error and you said there were two of them," Sergio said watching the screens

the students were in one of their restaurants with their professor and they were having an ordinary meal

everything seemed normal

we have confirmed that the signature is being detected from two people in the group

"However, its the same exact signature coming from both sir"

one of the analysts reported "we have also run facial recognition of the students with our records

everyone in the group checked into our hotel except for one the male student with the braided hair sitting next to the girl with the red hair the signature is emitting from both of them and they seem to be together"

on the screen a young man with dark skin long hair worn in braids dressed in black sweat pants and an oversized hoody

sitting next to a girl with red hair she was wearing a beautiful gold necklace with an amulet around her neck his arm rested protectively over the back of her chair while she ate

he ignored the food instead he was eating from a plate of sliced up fruit in front of him while cautiously watching his environment

"it's one celestial," Sergio said "but he's using his powers to protect that girl that's why you're detecting two signatures"

"she is most likely his mate run facial recognition on him lets see if we can find out who he is and which clan he comes from he is definitely eastern celestial"

"Sir, we have already run every database when we were trying to pin down his energy signature," one of the analysts said

"he's not in any of the eastern databases so we decided to run his face in western databases but there haven't been any hits yet it seems like he doesn't exist or he's a celestial who has gone, unregistered sir"

Sergio's eyes narrowed on him "who are you? kid" he growled

"ill go down and meet them and have a look at him," he said

he left the command center taking the elevator down

Takehiko's senses warned him of a celestial approaching him from behind someone strong

"hmm interesting" he figured that it wouldn't be long before the clan that

lived here detected his presence in their territory naturally they would send out someone to check him out

"Bethany, I need to use the bathroom," he said to her softly be right back

"do you even know how to use the toilet properly?" she whispered

"I'll be fine don't worry," he said and got up from the table

his eyes met the gaze of an older man in a suit who was walking towards them

Bethany grabbed onto his jacket sleeve at the last moment

"be careful," she said softly he nodded and dropped a kiss on her forehead she let him go

he walked away from the table walking past the old man he went to the bathroom

he turned and followed after him without going to the table

Takehiko checked the bathroom for humans it was empty the old man followed him in

"Who are you?" he demanded "why are you in wolf clan territory"

"Shouldn't you be telling me who you are first?" Takehiko replied

"I'm Sergio Okami elder head of the Black Wolf clan"

"Wolf clan I see" Takehiko nodded "I don't mean to intrude into your territory

I don't have any intentions towards your clan and I won't cause any trouble

my mate just happens to be staying here at your place so I will be here with her it's her first time visiting"

"that's all well and good" Sergio replied

"mind telling me why you don't have an identity? ill ask you again who are you? which clan do you belong to?"

"I don't have answers for you" Takehiko replied "I'm still trying to figure that out myself"

"don't play games with me kid!" Sergio warned "do you have any idea who you're dealing with?" he growled

"games?" Takehiko replied with amusement folding his hand across his chest

"I'm too old to be playing around and wasting time

and you're too young a celestial to be speaking to me like that" he snapped back

Sergio's eyes widened in shock "what did you just say?" he breathed

as the young celestial in front of him unleashed his full power level

his energy created a mist in the room and his feet lifted off the ground

as he floated in the air, celestial energy pooled at his feet radiating outward and returning in waves

Sergio couldn't believe his eyes the sensors had detected a celestial thousands of years old

and they hadn't been wrong this one was ancient and way older than him and at the level of being a god

"you should be the one to know your place and who you're dealing with, you are lacking in manners and it offends me, I've been very considerate and polite so far in answering your questions there's no need for your rudeness"

"my apologies," Sergio said "please I beg your forgiveness" he bowed his head to him

"there's no need for all that" Takehiko sighed "this is getting me nowhere Are there any other older celestials nearby I can speak to?"

"I'm the oldest in the wolf clan" Sergio replied

"you're the eldest? is it the same everywhere?" Takehiko asked

"I have been trying to make contact with older celestials since I awakened and there's been no response"

"since you awakened?" Sergio asked his mind racing

"can you tell me your circumstances perhaps I can provide some assistance"

"Can I trust you?" Takehiko asked "if you betray me I can easily kill you

but it would be very troublesome for me I really have no wish to make enemies at this time"

"you have my word" Sergio replied "I'm doing this for the sake and safety of my clan I would not risk their lives foolishly"

Takehiko sighed "I might as well tell you since apparently,

you're the eldest of your clan I'm guessing you're a clan leader or used to be"

"that's correct my son is the current clan leader" he answered

"I'm a celestial who's been sealed for over two thousand years I've only

just been awakened by my mate" Takehiko explained

"my mate tells me this world is vastly different from the one I knew

two thousand years ago and that my kind doesn't exist"

"I am Prince Takehiko of Raven Clan Celestial Gatekeeper," Takehiko said

Sergio's eyes widened and he began shaking

"you're a primordial celestial" he gasped "it was believed the celestial gatekeepers were all wiped out when the black witch attacked two thousand years ago she sealed the heavens"

Takehiko gave him a sharp-eyed glare "the heavens have been sealed?" he asked

Sergio nodded "yes by the black witch"

"tell me everything you know now!" Takehiko ordered

the entire story spilled out the old man at that point

"atrocious!" Takehiko growled after hearing everything

"what are you going to do now that you know the situation?" Sergio asked

"what do you think old man" he growled

"I now understand why I was awakened at such a time after being sealed for so long, the time is ripe for us bring her reign of terror to an end finally"

"We have been trying to stop her for two thousand years now," Sergio said gravely "all of our efforts were unsuccessful"

"that's because you didn't have what you do now" Takehiko informed him

"I'm not just any celestial guardian old man" he patted him on

the shoulder, "I think the sealed gods have been doing everything to lead us to this day, they have equipped us with the means of stopping her permanently, and she's even exposed herself with these attacks, I can't see a more perfect timing than this"

"We can stop her?" Sergio breathed

"yes we can rest assured this time we definitely can" Takehiko replied

"the gods have placed victory within our grasp at long last"

"then what do we do? how can me and my clan help" Sergio asked

to this, Takehiko smiled "first of all exactly where is the witch?"