First meeting

The line was endless to meet the great general and her brother. This pair of siblings had been separated when she was a baby, but after finding each other by chance, 13 years later, they stayed together and found others who had managed to escape the planet. The brother and sister had been through it all. He started out as a fugitive who always managed to escape whatever prison was created for him. He became famous after escaping from a dead planet that no one has ever returned from. On that voyage back to civilization, he met a quirky 13 year old that he immediately meshed with.

Later, after he fell very I'll, they would find that she was actually his biological sister. He vowed to never be separated from her again and began training her in fighting and escape tactics. The student soon surpassed the master as she decided to develop her own style of fighting which proved to be extremely lethal. Also during that sickness, due to having to stay in the hospital for a prolonged period, testing was done to find suitable donors. After the information was added to the database, the results came back that they were of Belysian blood. They were reunited with a growing sector of people who were also Belysian. Once reunited, Erica decided that they should all learn to defend themselves so there would be no second elimination of their people. This was the origin of the Emerald Dragon Army.

Erica had changed from her uniform and donned and emerald and gold kimono to show respect for the Japanese kingdom. Her mouth and nose were covered by an elaborately embellished mask, but her eyes were exposed. Her hair was in brown and grey locs, cascading down the right side of her face and down her back. She was short, about 5'4", and chubby. Her skin was beautiful mocha complexion and her eyes bosted long lashes and light brown pupils.

Seiran felt himself actually intrigued to meet this woman his father regarded so highly. He could see her eyes, how bright and beautiful they were, even from as far back as he was standing. He would never admit that he was even the slightest bit interested otherwise his step-mother would surely decide against it. She wanted him miserable. She knew he could never control this woman and would be angry and powerless for the rest of his life.

Finally they reach to meet her and she scans the entire group and bows. The king held out his hand for her to shake, but she just looked at it at first. King Seishun felt awkward with his hand just sitting out there, but just as he was about to pull it back, she put put a gloved hand and shook his.

"King Seishun, we meet again. Hopefully you are not going to try to throw one of your sons at me again...", she looked at him and slightly tilted her head.

"And just what is wrong with our sons? We are all of royal stock, you should be grateful my husband even looks at you twice.", Queen Ivana spat out in disgust.

King Seishun quickly gave his wife a look as if he would strike her down. She coward away, quickly apologizing for her outburst. Seeing this display, Erica calmly and threateningly reminded King Seishun, "Regardless of her words, you will mind how you behave in front of me. I do not take kindly to violent men."

King Seishun bowed and apologized, "Gomenazai. I do remember that you pride yourself on the community work you do. I would never actually hurt my wife, not now at least. I know you remember my bad deeds in the past, but I would never want to offend you again. You can ask my wife. Since our first encounter when you scolded me and showed me real fear, I have never used violence against her again. Right darling?"

The Queen was astonished. She knew he had stopped being violent towards her, but never knew this woman was the cause. Was he secretly in love with this trollup of a woman? He actually stopped because of her? She didn't know whether to be impressed or jealous, but jealousy won out. Seiran was surprised, but kept a straight face. Any woman that could straighten his father out was one to watch out for. He couldn't get passed her eyes though. She watched him very closely. She had already met the two old sons, but not the twins and not this strange man who was with them.

"And who might they be?", she asked.

"This here is my oldest son, Seiran Shi. He is 43, turning 44 this year and on the market! Seiran will be attending the training this cycle." King Seishun boasted pridefully. "These two are my youngest twins, Ryuske and Ryuki Shi. They have just finished college and are ready to join the military as well. They will also be attending training this cycle."

Mitsukuni walked in front of Seiran and bowed, cutting of his father from continuing. "Sensei, it's so good to see you again. Won't you please allow me to return to training this cycle? I promise I will complete it. It's the only way I feel you will allow me to stand by you as you know I wish."

Queen Ivana's eyes widened. She wouldn't have it. Not some lowly general that she would never be able to control. Her daughter-in-law would have to be obedient, fair skinned like her, and preferably from her home country. "Mitsukuni, I won't allow..."

Erica put her hand up stopping the queen mid-sentence. "You are not qualified. Not to take my training, nor to be my husband. Please move along. There are too many guests to greet and you all have occupied my time too long." Body guards ushered the family along. Seiran, who had been silent the entire time, walked pass. As her got in front of her, her darted a glance in her directly and had a hint of a faint smile before going back to his stoic presence and continuing down the line of senators and noble people. It seemed his time in training would prove to be entertaining. Erica noticed the glance and the smirk. She had tried very hard not to stare at the gentleman walking pass her. All she could think was, 'damn he's beautiful'. Even as she greeted other guests her eyes would find his silhouette walking in the distance. He was King Seishun's son, but clearly not Queen Ivana's. She was intrigued by his presence; his aura stood out amongst the entire family. She would need to keep vigilant during his time of training. This was going to be a long 2 years.