Chapter :-114 I Come Bearing Gifts!
"I must say, you really went all the way to make sure nothing could endanger our family, Henrik….." Niklaus had a smile on his face as he looked at the purple-pendant within his palm.
A golden chain wrapped around a purple crystal with a metal frame attached to its base. The pendant was absolutely stunning and beautiful. Henrik had presented his older brothers with his gifts.
The seemingly peculiar pendant contained a power which made the Mikaelson family the supreme power within Japan. Niklaus wore the accessory around his neck while still recovering from the fact that an actual living God was sealed inside the pendant and would follow his every command.
"I can't believe that you actually fought and defeated Gods…." Elijah was also stunned by the information he received from the memories and was in disbelief, about the power his little brother possessed.
ᒥ....Henrik truly broke the power system within the Mikaelson family, previously, the older the Mikaelson was, the stronger they would be but now it was he, our youngest brother who has become the strongest one of us all….ᒧ
He put the pendant around his neck using his hands and locket the pendant around his neck before looking into the mirror, he adjusted his tie to loosen a bit so to increase the flow of air around his neck.
As they say, 'Old habits die hard', Elijah still preferred suits over any other article of clothing.
"So brother, do we now connect with the pendant and form a bond with the crystal before we will have full control over the Gods sealed within the pendant?…" Niklaus was curious to know about the process that Henrik was going to inform them about.
Henrik nodded and explained the procedure to his older brothers.
"You just need to close your eyes and concentrate at the pendant, everything else would happen by itself…..oh I last thing before you begin, you must not use the power within the pendants until you absolutely don't have any other choice….."
"Keep in mind that I created the pendants for the purpose of creating the "Ultimate shield" that would always protect you whenever you needed protection.…."
"We have been given a second chance at enjoying life with family so no unnecessary use of power, as a Mikaelson, we have an image to maintain and a status to uphold…." Henrik warned his older brothers about getting caught into trouble due to abusing their powers.
"Don't worry about that Henrik, I had enough fighting to last me a lifetime. This time I would enjoy this chance and probably pursue my passion, Art…." Niklaus had enough playing king for centuries, he just wanted to start anew and spend a proper eternity with his family.
It was really heartbreaking for Niklaus to not be able to see his daughter but if not seeing her forever could keep her safe from the "Spirits", then he would not see his daughter.
"Since Niklaus has matured and no longer is the same reckless wreak he used to be, I no longer have to babysit him. I will help you with the family business, the bond between humans and Magicians needs to be strengthened otherwise it may evolve to become a big issue….." Elijah had already decided to help Henrik handle the Family business and take off some of the responsibilities from his little brother's shoulders.
Henrik nodded towards his older siblings before motioning for them to close their eyes.
"Ok now, sit down and close your eyes…..Concentrate…"
Both Elijah and Niklaus took a seat and sat down before closing their eyes and focusing on the symbol 'M' printed behind the pendants. They could feel the warmth flowing out of the crystal, the two older Mikaelsons could feel something calling them.
A mysterious force was wrapping around their souls as a refreshing feeling spread throughout their bodies and a connection was established between the pendant and its owners.
(Niklaus P.O.V)
Once the refreshing feeling disappearance from my body, I opened my eyes thinking that my little brother's smiling face would be there to greet me but instead, a glaring sun greeted me.
I could feel the wind hitting my face, I braced myself and held onto the strange fin-like boulder as the surface beneath my feet suddenly moved. My perception was suddenly inverted but strangely I couldn't feel the gravity pulling me downwards.
After a few seconds, the surface beneath my feet once was shifted and my vision was back to normal. I took a deep breath to calm myself down and come to the conclusion that the surface on which I was standing over wasn't the ground.
Judging from the white clouds beside me and the unnaturally big sun, I was flying….no, rather the 'thing' on which I was standing on was airborne.
"Are you my master…!? You are so handsome!…" a soft and melodic voice entered my ears as I turned towards the source of the sound.
A beautiful woman with two massive black and pink-lined curved horns extending from the sides of her head was standing behind Niklaus.
Her black hair (with pink tips) flowed in twisting locks behind her and on her forehead laid three vertical dots similar to those of a Savior. Her attire was a revealing long white coat with belled sleeves and thigh-high pink boots.
She also wore a pair of golden rings with a hanging tassel.
I was absolutely lost in the beauty of the woman in front of him. Even with two horns protruding out from the side of her head, I found her to be absolutely stunning and mind-blowing.
"You are gorgeous….." The Shinto Dragon Goddess, Benzaiten blushed and turned to the side. The handsome man in front of her seemed to be her master, chosen by 'him'.
Benzaiten controlled dragons and monsters, she was a powerful God who was unfortunate enough of cross paths with Henrik Mikaelson, the [God Hunter]. He defeated her and sealed her within a pocket world which was way better than the original one.
When after being captured by him she asked him about the reason why he had captured her, his reply left her stunned.
"I am capturing you as a gift for my older brother…."
Wasn't this reason straight out of a Chinese cultivation novel where the strong could do whatever the fuck they wanted to…..!?
But now after seeing the older brother he talked about, Benzaiten didn't feel bad about being captured….as it looked like that her Master appreciated her.
"Is your name Niklaus Mikaelson?…." Benzaiten wanted to know that the person standing in front of her was her master or not so she asked him if his name was Niklaus, as Henrik had named his older brother.
"Yes, …I presume that my little brother had told you my name?….." To my question, Benzaiten responded with a nod.
"Near to meet you master….!" Benzaiten said in a cheerful tone before walking closer to her to-be master.
"The feelings mutual…!" Well, what did you expect from me?
"Can you tell me how are we flying?"
"We are ridding on the back of a Red Dragon…"
"What!? A true, living dragon you say!…"
"Yes, master…"
"It's size is certainly impressive!…."
"Yes…."
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"So to seal our bond, what is required?" I was quite impatient and happy with such a beautiful companion. Looks like Henrik really knew me the best!
Hearing my words Benzaiten suddenly started fiddling and answered in a low tone.
"Y-You m-must kis-ss me on the li-ps to form the b-bond…." Benzaiten had smoke coming out of her head while her face had turned tomato head due to nervousness.
Hearing her words only one thing resounded within my mind.
ᒥ....Henrik, my brother….you really are something, not even 24hrs within this new world and I am already about to kiss a Goddess….ᒧ
(Elijah P.O.V)
I opened my eyes and found myself floating above the clouds, under the grace of the moon which shone upon my head and also illuminated the surrounding for me to be able to perceive what was around me.
"Are you my master…?" A deep voice resounded behind me as I turned back and found a young man wearing a Blue Kimono and sandals staring at me. The whole moon seemed to have resided over his head as the intense smoothing feelings spread throughout my body.
"Yes, I am Elijah Mikaelson….you must be the Shinto God of Moon and Darkness, Tsukoyumi?….."
"Yes…."
"Very well then, I look forward to corporate with you and tackle the problems which I wouldn't be able to solve myself…."
"Very well master.…." Saying so Tsukoyumi raised his fist towards me, signalling for a fist bump, probably a requirement to form a bond.
"….ok" I also raised my fist and did a fist bump.