The Sibling Problem: What would you do if someone you did not know claimed to be related to you with proof?

A month after

It was a stormy night, a lone child drenched by rain and covered with mud was running through the forest. Thanks to her nimbleness and quick thinking as well as durable clothing, she had managed to avoid any light or serious injury since she started her journey, although the only drawback were her aching muscles. She had been running for days from her home till she came upon this temple, the last hurdle to get to it was getting through the forest.

Hopefully, the temple would be a safe haven for her. Thus, she asked the powers that be for aid in getting into the temple so as not to offend whoever's temple it was, after all, the guards looked fierce and focused, they would easily spot her as an outsider if she simply walked up to them asking to be let in.

Hearing her desperate prayer, Hahaoya responded to it as such desperation reminded her of Satoshi McCloud. Hence, she would enable her to get into the temple to ensure her safety before alerting Satoshi McCloud.

First, she began the process by talking to her telepathically. Initially, she thought she going crazy by hearing someone talk to her in her head, but Hahaoya was quick to assure her that she was not going crazy, telling her that she i.e. Hahaoya was a goddess who answered her call for help in regards to entering the temple. But, to do so, she would have to know about everything her in order to establish that she was not a threat and thereby assure the owner of the temple of same.

She was Kairi Suzuki, who according to her own account was the daughter of a noble Kentaro Suzuki from one of his many mistresses. She did not know who her mother was because weeks after she was born, her mother was sent away probably back to the slums where she came from, to avoid a scandal should her father's authoritarian wife find out.

Thus, her father gave instructions to a select few of his trusted aides to take her into hiding. This occured when she was five years old, lasting for 15 years till she was twenty years old, when she decided to run away from home without telling anybody. She was tired of all the secrecy, it was so much/so bad that she had not even seen her father in person, not knowing what he looked like. All information on him was kept away from her in order to ensure that she did not have any desire to go looking for him in future, so as not to cause trouble when it came time for succession.

They were worried about the issue succession?, to her that whole issue was a load of nonsense. Her reasons for saying that were clear, she did not and would not claim when it came down to succeeding her for two reasons

1. She was born out of wedlock

2. Her mother was a commoner, a simple maidservant who became the master's mistress at his whim, therefore, she was not a pure blooded noble.

She wanted a new life, away from her former sheltered lifestyle, after all, she would not get anything positive out of it if things continued that way. She would remain an outcast among her own people.

Under a new identity and in a new place, she could forge out who she wanted to be, someone who was not classified nor defined by her status.

Observing her, Hahaoya correctly guessed what was in her head, i.e. she wanted a fresh start far away from her old life in which she could decide for herself what she wanted. That line of thinking was in line with Hahaoya's ongoing plans, fitting itself as the next puzzle piece. Cards played right, everything would go according to her design.

Carefully, she told Kairi Suzuki that she could provide her with the new life she desired that would see her old dull life erased completely, however there was a small yet important condition that had to be fulfilled for it to happen successfully.

Her daydream about the possibility of having a new start was interrupted by Hahaoya's words, Kairi Suzuki asked her what the condition was. Hahaoya wearing a solemn/ serious expression on her face, told her that for the transition to work, she had to leave her old surname of Suzuki behind her, meaning she had to cut all ties with her original family.

In return, she would acquire the new identity of Kairi McCloud in addition to a new family, becoming the newest member of a steadily growing clan.

Kairi Suzuki did not hesitate, taking the initiative. She asked Hahaoya to lend her some of her power, reminding her of Alec McCloud's zest; they would fit perfectly as siblings.

If Kairi Suzuki had the same attitude as Alec McCloud, Hahaoya was sure that she would do exactly what he did but maybe with a few exceptions. Compiling to her request for power, Hahaoya gave it to her promptly once eager to see how a simple human would use her power. Back in the olden days, she only gave powers to her priests afraid that normal humans would not be able to handle it.

Looking at it, Alec McCloud was the first human in 800 years to successfully assimilate the powers she gave him and became a god, and now someone else was going to do it a second time.

As she had done for Satoshi McCloud earlier, she conjured up mana stones possessing the same powers of:

1. Fire

2. Water

3. Earth

4. Wind/Clouds/Storms

5. Light

6. Lightening

7. Darkness

8. War/Weapons

9. Knowledge

10. Diplomacy

11. Wisdom/Strategy

12. Healing/Plagues

13. Creation/Destruction

14. Love/Desire

15. Time/Fate

etc

Again like she did with Satoshi McCloud, she telepathically told Kairi McCloud to choose everything, that way she would be on equal footing in power with her elder brother Satoshi McCloud.

After ensuring Kairi McCloud had assimilated her powers and learned to control them through thorough training in a time pocket that lasted for 3 months, she immediately sent her to No Man's Land with a message to her brother Satoshi McCloud to cease his actions. In return for doing so, she would allow him assist Alex McCloud in finding his culprit and punishing him or her as he saw fit.

She was certain that he would grab this new offer tightly like he did the previous ones she had given him.

Hahaoya told her to make sure she made an entrance that would be remembered for time to come. Plus, she was allowed to use her discretion in approaching her brother Satoshi McCloud.

Kairi McCloud felt a nervous knot form in her stomach, it was a bit frightening for her, because she practically stepping into a whole new and different world; once she did, her past was effectively over, she was no longer Kairi Suzuki, but she was now Kairi McCloud.

She descended into No Man's Land in a Whirlwind mixed lightening, water and fire.

Choosing her words carefully, she spoke, "My Brother Satoshi McCloud, our mother, Hahaoya requests that you cease your current actions against this Majin and in return she would allow you to go to the Mortal world and assist Alex McCloud in finding as well as punishing your culprit as you see fit.