The Black And White Seeds

The Seer

It was curious how they all imagine the so called seer was an old woman that could change her appearance at will, when in reality, the one who had been pulling the strings of fate looked no older than twenty-five. She had long black braided hair, dressed in linen colorful robes of an ancient tribe of the beginning of time that was nothing more than a legend in that time and age. In her hand was now a staff made of steel with a heaven stone sphere at the top that was now shining slightly with a bluish color.

"Who really are you?" Zixuan asked at the young woman in front of them, unable to resist his own curiosity.

"That's a very long story from a past that humanity no longer remembers. Who I am is really not important, but if you most insist, then I will answer that my true name is Xiao Man, a descendant of the goddess Nuwa from the lost sacred tribe of Miao Jiang, which is the place you are inside now. This sacred lands, were once my hometown and this temple served the goddess Nuwa, as you can see her statue behind her altar."

"At the beginning of this world, in the times of immortals, sects and deeper cultivation, there was a different kind of conflict between humans that could gain abilities by cultivation and those who born with great powers, later called demons, that almost destroyed the world. Those called demons with inborn abilities became too powerful and ambitious over the passing of time and try to become immortals by extreme means, killing a great number of humans, for which Nuwa sealed the demons away in a different dimension, bringing peace to the human world."

"That happen, of course way before I came to this world. It was centuries later that the demons try to plot another war with humanity, while tricking the man I fell in love with, their king, Long You, making him believe that the suffering of the people of the netherworld was caused by Nuwa herself and wanting to take revenge on humanity for her unfairness to their people, we went to war. Those were hard times and we were just like you, young and careless with no idea of what fate had in store for us, yet at the end, a group of powerful friends manage to bring pace to both worlds, although with sacrifices."

"I trained the hardest for nine years in order to reunite with the man I loved who sealed himself and his people in the netherworld and in order to keep them from an unfair treatment and prevent for others from plotting another war behind my king's back, I marry and stayed in their side for centuries. That, of course, keep me blinded to what happen in this side, so Nuwa created both Yin and Yang, to keep the balance of this world in my absence. However, we focus too much on the demons plotting treachery that we failed to see that the humans were as capable to commit them, under the seeking of power and dominance."

"Despite my talent as seer, it doesn't mean I know everything, nor that I will not make mistakes, for which I knew nothing of humanity's fate while I was in the netherworld and when Nuwa called me back, a great calamity had already took place and Yin was lost in herself with half her conscious eaten away, while Yang too weaken to keep the balance all on his own. For the lands to be cleansed, there was going to be needed two new seeds that help restore the balance until Yin and Yang are once again reunited, thus Nuwa bestow me with the black and white seeds."

"I then wander in this world for centuries in search for the ones I will bestow the seeds, knowing only that the dark one will be the son of one of my beloved disciples, but I had many over the centuries, until I found another child of Nuwa abandon in the streets. Without a name, I gave her mine and knew her future child was going to be the one. I was then gifted with many revelations to make what was needed to happen to become true and prepare myself and Sanren for the hard future to come."

"Then one day, years ago, when you were four years old, you became very sick, as well as Wen Ning. All three of you had encounter a focus of resentful dark energy while exploring around the lands and fall on it, when the earth under your feet's gave in and you fell inside, becoming poisoned by it. Wen Qing which was the oldest, luckily didn't fell to the underground cave and went back to look for help, but you and Wen Ning were at the verge of death as you were trapped inside for hours, until help finally arrived."

"Sanren came to me, begging me to save her dying child that had been hard to conceive, as she couldn't have a child for the first two years if her marriage with Wei Lao, so I didn't hesitate to use the black seed that was certainly going to save her precious child, as well as the rest of the world. I brought you two here and implanted the seed of darkness inside your body that neutralized the poison and making you reborn anew as the Phoenix you are now wearing on your neck, with the talent to use Yin's energy, that saved you a second time three years later, when you first used Mo Xuanyu that fated night against the wild dogs."

"Then I implanted the white seed on the other kid, also hoping for the best, but I miscalculate the effect of the two forces acting inside his weaker body, with only two years old and with no help from Nuwa's dormant blood like with Sanren's child, the seed almost kill him faster, creating a golden core he was not ready to have, storing a kind of energy he could simply not control at his age."

"I then, quickly removed the white seed and use my own power to heal him for long hours, then seal his core almost completely, in order to prevent him to become a fierce corpse at a young age. The seal will weaken as he grows older and will be gone completely when he had enough cultivation to fully control his inner energy." All eyes were on Wen Ning instantly, making him nervous with that revelation about himself.

"So, that's why he is so strong and his energy is so raw... to have a golden core without cultivation and at two years is really too much..." Jiang Cheng whisper as he looked the shy man.

"Indeed, it was something I should had never attempt, as it was not his fate to carry the white seed. Just like I said before, I don't always had the insight and when I had the insight is not always clear. I knew the one who will receive the white energy was a boy and will be around Wei Wuxian at all times, so I wrongly thought it was his childhood friend. It was later then, when I learn, that the boy that will complement the dark seed, was a boy from the Lan Clan and he will willingly accept his fate, as he had done it this far..." Then, their eyes went from a nervous Wen Ning to a surprised Lan Wangji.

"Lan Zhan?" Wei Ying asked.

"Yes. He is a child of Yang as Wei Wuxian is a child of Yin, born into the north, in which the white energy is strongest, with a solid golden core and an unsurpassable inner strength. He is fated to be attracted to his counterpart, as Yang is to Yin and his presence alone help him balance his dark energy. You both are fated to become like Yin and Yang, unable to resist each other's pull, unable to stay apart and unable to resist the burning flame of your attraction." She said as she took something from a gold chest in the center of the altar. A white pearl that slightly glowed.

"This is the white seed, a gift from the goddess that will truly seal your fate, if you so choose it. Taking this will give you the power to help your lover tenfold, as well as to keep him in balance at all times. However, your attraction for him will also increase to a point you will never want to part with him. This will make you follow him to everywhere he is fated to go, leaving behind your Clan, the same way, Wei Wuxian will leave his to follow you equally. You both will be essential to each other, the same way you will become essential to the world, as cleansing the lands will fall on your young shoulders, when the evil is vanquish and the balance is restored." Xiao Man said as she offer the seed to Lan Wangji.

"Will you accept it, Lan Wangji?" She asked him and the young man simply took the white seed from her open palm and swallow it without a second thought, making even Zixuan gasp, not in surprise, but for the devotion and commitment he just showed to  them all.

"Dear gods, he didn't even hesitate..." Jiang Cheng sighed.

"You really can't expect less from them." Song Lan said as he has witness those two love for each other and Wei Ying smiled, coming closer to his lover and hugging him tenderly from his back.

Lan Zhan simply closed his eyes and let the seed take effect inside his body. There was pain as the energy took over his core, but Wei Ying was holding him tightly, so he keep himself strong and endure the internal transformation process on his meridian, giving him more control over the white energy and almost infinite access to it, without a single moan of pain.

His body became feverish soon after and at the end, he fell to his knees along with Wei Ying, but his lover whisper loving encouraging words to him, while he make him lay down on his lap and grab him over his chest. Then the blue flames became white and a strong wind make the black door open fully with a cloud of white energy coming in.

It surrounded the both of them to a point the rest of the guys lose sight of them inside the thick mist that covered them, then black energy also came inside, scaring the others that moved further close to Nuwa's statue and it formed a perfect symbol of Yin and Yan with both lovers at the center. Their power will not grow as strong as the iriginal couple Yin or Yang, but it will become strong enough to cleanse the lands from the poisoning of the dark energy within it.

"Lan Zhan... please endure it... I'm here and we will never part from here on..." Wei Ying whisper into his ears and he barely assented, as he swallowed his pain and let Wei Ying in even deeper into his heart. As the seed worked inside his body, he felt his need for Wei Ying intensify, he felt as his energy gently surrounded his lover and that of his lover protect him in return.

Inside that rundown temple, they bonded into a point of no return. Fated or not they now were each other half and he could feel Wei's energy as it was his own and even feel Xuanyu welcoming him into their little 'family' of darkness, as he was also holding Chenqing. Then, the pain subsided and the energy inside of both of them stabilize into a point of pure harmony and it felt so good that Lan Zhan could not help himself any longer, as their bond was now even beyond an official marriage.

Thus at the end, as they were cover with their mutual energies, Wanji was unable to resist the impulse and moved his head up and Wei Ying's down, to kiss him, giving him his very soul in the process and taking Wei's back, sealing their fate as the two opposite energies converged around them, forming a cocoon of black and white light that became so blinding that the others hand to protect their eyes with their forearms.

"Ah, they are so cute... Long You, I wish you could see them..." Xiao Man smiled as she giggle, thinking in the hard times she had with her husband Long You when they were their age, but that was another story, right now the ones who needed to finish with a happy ending was theirs. She used her staff and dispelled the energy, as the lovers ended their kiss, then she kneeled by them.

"Alright, now that you are ready to face your fates in full... let's save Sanren with both of your awakening." She said to them, as an old array activate on the floor, shining green with her power. It was time for the final stage to be displayed and the evil intensions to be known.

AN: Sorry, sorry, the explanation took a bit of word counting, so the real action will come next. Xiao Man and Long You are actually characters from the game and drama called Chinese Paladin 5, from which I took the idea from this story. Thanks for reading and luckily I will see you back tomorrow with a show down to remember. Take care and stay safe. 😉😄💞🌷