Keep on living and surviving

We could see Kurogane and Yuki sitting at the table drinking what seemed to be soup. Kurogane looked up to see his mother's-tired eyes, "It looks like she hasn't been sleeping a lot lately" Kurogane said in his mind so she would hear him. Yuki looked down to see her own son staring at her, even though she was tired and could fall asleep she always noticed that Kurogane was always up looking after her. He would clean the house when she fell asleep, going out early to get good food for them from their mini garden that is about 1 hour from their house just by walking. Yuki loved her son for doing things like that, but she also got worried if he got into any trouble or possibly killed. "No No, I won't allow it not again, '' Yuki said but she said it a little loud for Kurogane to hear. '' Mother are you alright you look like you could use some slee–'' But he was immediately cut off when he heard a cracking noise where his mother was sitting. 

She was holding her glass in her right hand with such force in which her hand started to shake as crack marc could be seen coming from the middle and going to the top and the bottom at the same time. Kurogane saw how his mother's hands were shaking, approaching her he grabbed her hands, but she immediately pulled away. He looked at his mother's face which showed that of fear. "KUROGANE!!!". Yuki yelled as she looked at her son. Kurogane looked at his mother. The fear that he felt was terrifying. Yuki's eyes showed that of fear and anger. She looked at her son picking herself up and grabbed Kurogane by the face as their faces were looking at each other. Kurogane saw the anger in her face. Her nails were digging down his face as blood started to run down his face and stop by his cheek. "YOU ARE MACKING THIS DIFFICULT FOR ME YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT!" Yuki said as she was already choking Kurogane by the neck.

Kurogane was on the floor coffing as Yuki had let her son go 2 minutes ago. Kurogane picked himself up as he looked up at his mother and on to the floor not wanting to mack her angry. "Am sorry mother I didn't mean to upset up I won't talk for the rest of the night" Kurogane bound his head and left the room with his mother alone on the table as she was mumbling to herself. By the time she came to her thought she realises that Kurogane was gone. She left the table to look for him and try to apologise for her outburst that she took on him with no explanation. She made it to his room oping the door to see that her son was already asleep walking up to him she strokes his black shorth hair as he sleeps. She whispered saying that she was sorry for all the things she did to him.

A few days has pass as Kurogane was at Nova household garden that has the rarest flower in all 12 nations. The flower was use in marriage proposal rings and. Kurogane has been working here for a few weeks now, so he knows what he was doing. At first, he was yelled at for mixing the two-crystal leaf in different case. Kurogane was counting the crystal leaf that was in a wooden box that has the Nova family crest that look like a rose with different flower in the middle. While he was working Kurogane hear chattering coming from the end of the garden where the rest of the crystal leaf was kept. Making his way to the noise Kurogane saw 2 guys wearing silver suit Armor and they had about 1 box that looked to be filled with the nova family crystal. 

The was another person who was wearing a black cloak. As Kurogane could not see the person but for some reason he can tell that this person was not to mess with. "I hope you guys brought more of the Nova family crystal since you two didn't bring me the proper amount. The mysterious person said as he stared to raise his hands towards the two knight who their face turned that of fear as the unknown person hand started to glow red. As a black ball of energy started to come together in small red and black light.

Kurogane seeing this would get scared as he started to back away from the area. But unfortunately, there was a branch behind Kurogane as he steps on it making his present known to the 2 knight and the person in the dark cloak. They all looked at the direction were Kurogane stood as they saw nothing. Kurogane was hiding behind the second wall leading to the garden square where the 3-shade people looked. Turning around to forget about what he saw today he ran into a random which made him fall while holding his head in pain like he just hit something heavy. Looking up he saw a man wearing the same suit of Armor like the people he just saw not too long ago. 

  The man was tall having short blond hair to the back of his neck, wearing a sliver Armor plate around his chest also wearing chain leggings that's has blood dropping from the bottom of the leggings. The man face showed that of hunger as he had blood from the side of his face Kurogane try and run but he was punch in the stomach as his eyes turned from red to pure white. Falling to the ground the blond man picks him up as he throws Kurogane to the 3 men in the group. 

The 3 men looked at the Kurogane unconscious body as they were thinking what to do with him, Kurogane was fading in and out conscious. He saw how the 4 men where discussion about something, fading into his darkness. Kurogane was floating in a black noting void as Kurogane was thinking about his life how everyone he knows left his one by one. Memories of his family flash in his mind how they were all happy even do they were poor and a low rat they had each other. A white glowing tread floated pass Kurogane as the black void started to change to be a bright colourful light that change the black void to be a beautiful space with different stars while plant roam around. feeling the area around him changes Kurogane open his eyes to see that he was floating in beautiful galaxies where he felt ever the concept of life through the place.

Amazed by the place he was in Kurogane fail to note's a white mist figure the almost look like a wolf. But the white mist made it impossible to identify what the thing was. Looking at the creature what seem to be looking at Kurogane the creature opens his mounts to talk, I never thought that I wound find someone like you to enter my domain without my knowledge let alone to wonder around in it and not die by it mire power." The white mist said as he was floating around Kurogane trying to intimidate him. 

Kurogane didn't know what to do.  As he was, still in shock just looking at the creature. The white creature then decides to speak sensing the boy was not going to talk." You're a quiet one who doesn't decide to talk that fine I get that a lot but beside that I can tell that you are also a survival who does whatever it takes to live that what I like. Kurogane still couldn't find the right worlds to say anything. But as he is thinking this, he felt that he was being pulled back from where he came from. The creature seen this as the boy who came to his prison started to fade away, it only been 5 minutes since he appeared but still the white creature couldn't just leave him to go like that.

Going close to Kurogane the creature looked in his eyes as their eyes started to glow a golden colour. The light faded away as Kurogane looked confuse wondering what just happened "What, what, what did you do to my whole body is glowing white and blue" Kurogane said as he spoke to the creature for the first time since he came here. The creature didn't say anything as he just watch him disappearing right in front of him.

Going back to his darkness he felt a lot of pain around his whole body like he was being kick on. Opening his eyes, he saw that he was in the royale family room where he saw servant looking at him in discuss as it was it wasn't just the servant the royale family was there as they were looking at him with cold looks. Lord Garrett decides to speak. "I aways knew that your kind were a thief from the beginning. Trying to steal from the nova family household is really something that nobody would never dare to do" Garrett said as a green aura started forming around of him. Kurogane sensing that lord Garrett would do something to him he decided to speak. "My lord you got the wrong idea I was not the one who was trying to steal no. I was doing my job when. But suddenly his head would have been slammed on to the floor with incredible speed as lord Garrett grab Kurogane by the hair lifting him up and slamming it to the ground faster than the human eye can see. Blood started falling from Kurogane head to his chin. "You're a filthy black monkey how dare you talk without my permission and how dare you lie to the nova family telling us you didn't steal from us my knight caught you stealing owner noble crystal leaf that one is worth 4,000 gold coin and 500 sliver. I will not let a monkey like you take whatever he wants which took 5 generations to get us here so far!" Garrett said as he was crushing Kurogane body while everyone in the court room could see this.

Lord Garrett pointed his finger at 4 guards which they were watching all this in shock. But seeing that their king called for them they wasted no time to stand next to their king. "Yes, my lord" one of the knights would say as he was holding a spear right beside of him. "I want you guys to kill the monkey thief for trying to steal from my family now" he said with authority in his voice. The 4 guards nodded as they raise their weapon to kill Kurogane which Kurogane was looking at this with Horror on his face. "You fool not in here take him out back where we get rid of the other trash who are no good to use" Lord Garret said. The guards nodded their head together as one of the guards stated to pull Kurogane shirt from behind as he struggles to get the person off his shirt. "Pleas my king don't do this don't do this my mother is at home sick she needs me I can't leave her pleas" Kurogane cried out as teras started coming down his eyes as he was pleading. The door to the room closes as silence could been heard all around the room. The rest of the royal family didn't say a word as they watched the whole seen with cold looks on their faces. "Kotaro, I required your assistance" The king said as a man with black hair wearing a white shirt with a long black jacket that went down to the floor. The man was 6ft tall wearing white glove which was covering his hands. He also had a red and white crest shape like a flower and a dragon what look like to be protecting it. 

"How my I be assisted to you my lord" He asked while bowing his head down to show respect. I want you to also get rid of that black shitty monkey mother for me I can't stand having their kind around here and especially in my kingdom". Garrett would say as Kotaro nodded while leaving the room.

(UNKNOWN PLACE IN THE KINGDOM)

5 hours would have past as Kurogane would have been brought to a dark secluded place in the nova kingdom. The place was abandoned as there was no people nearby just mostly old buildings that was destroyed from not taking better care of them or just probably some creature that probably found it way in which were most common around here. Kurogane would have been lifted into the air as he was thrown toward a wall which he coughed a little blood from his mount. "All right let's get this down I don't want to be out here any longer that I have to" One of the guards would say as he raises his left spare pointed it at Kurogane who was trying to get up since he was thrown with forced that could knocked out an elephant. 

In some other place Yuki was in her garden picking up some herbs that she will use for today dinner. For behind her was the same guy from the castle that lord Garrett told to kill Kurogane mother. "Am hoping you're Kurogane mother you do look like him". Kotaro would say getting the attention of Yuki as she turned to look behind her to her shock. "It, It, It, it's you why have you come here you monster". Yuki said as she picks up her trimming knife that was hiding next to her right leg hoping that Kotaro did not see her trying to hide a weapon.

"God dammit this is quite sad". One of the guards would say as he was looking at a disappointment scene unravelling right Infront of theme. Kurogane would be barely able to stand up. A drop of blood would have been seen falling all the way to the ground. The blood would have dropped into a huge red puddle of blood what seemed to be coming from Kurogane which he was holding his left side lower body as blood was leaking out of him. "I have enough. This is pointless I will not waste my time on a weak boy who is second away from dying." One of the guards would say as he raises his spear as the spear started to spin with great speed that the air around the area started to be absorb. As Kurogane fell to his knee as he started losing consciousness. His surrounding started to go black as Kurogane could not stand up his eyes became heavier from each passing second. The last thing that Kurogane see is a spinning spear that was fired towards him. Memories of his life flash before his's eyes. Kurogane could been seen sitting Underneath a cherry blossom tree as a pink leaf fell and touching his nose. Once he opens his eyes, he saw that he was in a green field that has flowers of different kinds all over the place there was even some wild bush that was growing some wild fruit like black berry, strawberry you name it. There was even a water fall that rain fresh sparking water that looked saft to drink. But beside all of that there was even a more beautiful site to look at. 6 children could be seen 3 girls and 3 boys that some look younger than him while the rest looked to be around his age. But there was also another what seem to be like Kurogane but an older version that has messes short black hair, wearing a white shirt with his sleeve rolled up showing his small but fair muscles. Kurogane could not see their eyes as the light was covering them' they were waving their hands telling him to come over. Standing up Kurogane started walking to them. He wanted nothing to just do and hug them with all the power he had left. But he felt a hand on his shoulder preventing him not to move. As he looked up from be hide him Kurogane saw that it was his mother Yuki who was holding his shoulder. Kurogane then blink to see now that his mother was standing right in front of him, with her back facing him. Looking up and down Kurogane eye landed to where his mother stomach was supposed to be. As he saw a large

Hole in the centre of her body while blood was coming out. The world around him faded away as Kurogane open his eyes to see that he was still in the same place were the guards taken him to kill him for his falsely crime he committed. Once Kurogane gain his full vision a shocking site he sees. His mother standing in front with a hole in her chest with blood coming from her wounds and her mount. She drops to her knee as she fell backwards. Luckly Kurogane caught her before her head hit the ground. "Mom you" Kurogane said with tremble in his vice. (Cough small blood) "My sweet boy am glad I came just in time" (cough) "I told you to come home as soon as possible you..you..you got me worried". Yuki said as tears started coming down her face looking at her son who was also crying while holding her soon to be lifeless body as his hands was shacking. Seeing her son like this she grabs his face and pulled it closer to hers. As their foreheads was touching from each other. "Am sorry Kurogane for the way I was treating you for the past 12 months. You did not deserve that for you have shown me Nothing but love to me and I did not see it till now. Oh, how I would have loved to see a family of your own and what type of wife you would have married". Tears would have come out from her eyes like it was a river with never ending water. "Don't worry mom I will take you to a doctor and they will patch you up like new, so please hang on a little longer". Kurogane would have said as he was now fulling crying after hearing what his mother just said. Yuki seeing her son like this would have said her last words to him. "Kurogane keep on living and surviving no matter what. I want to see what type of life you will make for yourself". (Cough large blood) "Can you do that for mommy please" Kurogane did not reply as he just shook his head agreeing. Yuki smiled as she closes her eyes for good. Going back to the beautiful field where Kurogane was sitting at Yuki would have been wearing a white dress holding what seem to be a basket full of flower of different kind. Kurogane would have seen his mother walking away from him and towards the 7 people. "WAIT MOTHER WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GOING PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU!". Try to stand up Kurogane fell as he looked at his wounds that he receiver from the guy who attack him. Yuki would have grad his shoulder and gently leaving him under the cherry blossom tree. About to speak again Yuki place her finger on Kurogane lip's preventing him to speak. "You should not be talking right now when you're supposed to be resting now" Yuki said "I don't want to sleep I want to go where you guys are going. Kurogane said with little tears in his eyes. Yuki places her hand on top of Kurogane head and started rubbing it. "Tell you what. If I sing you a song and you don't fall asleep you can come" Yuki said looking into his red eye. Kurogane nodded as she started sing. Yuki voice was so beautiful that it was like you were on a white cloud resting while traveling arose the sky. Her voice attracted animals likes birds, rabbit, phoenix, Pegasus, bears who were doing their own thing, hearing her voice they came around the area just to listen to it. Kurogane listen to his mother voice. It was nice the calming tone made the wind quite down his body became light; his eyes became heavy as he could not take it. Giving in Kurogane fell asleep as the creatures around of him did the exact same thing. Yuki seeing her son asleep made her smile. Going close to him she took something from her pocket and place It in his hands. Smiling one last time Yuki got up and started walking towards her husband and 6 children. Looking back Yuki looked at Kurogane for the last time before reuniting with her family. 

  I hope you guys did enjoy this new chapter. Sorry it took so long but am back and ready for action. Oh if you guys are wondering that song was Yuki was sing it was Stay With Me by Miki Matsubara  Cover by Chris Andrian Yang.