Chapter 20: The Heir's Prophecy

Yumoto awoke in Araki's arms and looked up as he saw him. Araki was still sleeping and Yumoto clung to his arm. He bit his lip as he felt someone pull his arms away. He shook his head as he tightened his grip on Araki's arm. He felt safe with him.

He looked up, today, Araki was going to the mortal world and so were his guardians...Yumoto was going to be left alone for once.

He didn't want Araki to go...but he had to. Yumoto felt Araki's grip tighten and he looked down as Araki woke up slowly.

"Araki-kun..." he whispered and felt Araki stroke his hair, "It'll be okay...guards will be here tonight."

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Yumoto whimpered that night as he heard the guards down the hall. He held onto his wombat plush and one laughed, "One night, I watched the heir and Tungsten kissing. Oh, how I wished I were in Tungsten's place!"

"Well, we have the heir to ourselves tonight!" Another laughed and Yumoto bit his lip as he heard someone walk forward.

"Oh, look who I found!" A guard slurred, "Now why is the heir down here?"

"I...I thought I heard a noise outside."

"Oh, the only noise was us." The guard smirked and Yumoto cried out as he was pushed to the wall roughly. The guard's breath stank of alcohol, Yumoto noted and he hissed, "How dare you!"

The guard growled, and another walked over and grabbed Yumoto's prince uniform. "Now, why don't you be a good heir and sit with us."

Yumoto froze and let them lead him to the other guards. He whimpered as he was forced to sit down, and one grabbed his hair. Yumoto hissed, "Don't touch me! I am not your toy!"

The guards all tsked and Yumoto cried out as one kissed him roughly and raked their hands up his shirt.

Yumoto pushed him back and stood up, "How dare you!"

Another guard laughed, "Now, why don't you spread your legs like you do for Tungsten?"

Yumoto cried out as that guard pinned him down as the one who kissed him, kissed him again. "NO!" He screamed, and the guard undid his uniform jacket. "Oh, look at his chest, Lord Tungsten has left marks on his skin.

Yumoto whimpered as they began to touch his torso and he began to kick at them. "You will all stop touching me!"

Yumoto burst into tears as he was gagged, and the one guard smirked as he messed with the heir's pants. "ENOUGH!" Yumoto screamed and shot everyone off and his eyes began to glow, "I am not a damsel in distress anymore!"

"Are you sure about that...?"

The guards instantly sobered up, "Hireashi!"

Scarlet froze, and he quickly ran from the room. His eyes stopped glowing and he whimpered as he transformed, "Love Making!"

He whimpered as he tripped by the shadows. He screamed as they began to trap him and his body began to glow. He gasped, and the God of Night screamed in pain, "OH! I hate this pain..." he began to pant, "Da-damn...damn you!"

Yumoto gasped as he saw the God of Night in a mirror, "It...it hurts..." He hissed, "Your light...it burns..."

Yumoto gasped as Yoru shot a beam of darkness at him and Yumoto blocked it with his love stick.

Yuuma smirked as he grabbed Yumoto and Yumoto cried out. "Yuuma! Please, stop this!"

"Why?" Yuuma hissed, "Don't you know?"

"K-know?"

"You and the God of Night...you're opposites...he is your darkness."

"That's a lie!"

"It may be...but you do know, your father kept a secret from you too...the God of Myth...he's secretly your uncle..."

Yumoto froze and Yuuma smirked, "Hakone Kouki...the first God of Love...he prophesied about you."

"Wha-what?"

"Yes, he said, a future grandchild of mine will fall the same fate as me...but, he shall live..."

Yumoto frowned and gasped as he saw Takeda and Minato standing with Kenshi, Kenshi looked at him, "Heir...you must run." He spoke, "RUN! Hireashi is going to end the palace of the gods!"

Yumoto gasped and Yuuma grabbed him.

Yumoto froze as he saw the first God of Love standing there.

"Great grandfather!" he cried and Hakone Kouki began to walk forward.

Yumoto ran to him and Kouki glared at him with red eyes. Yumoto cried out as he was hit back with his sword.

"You have to die." Kouki hissed and Yumoto froze as he looked at him, "Wha-what?"

"I'm sorry, but your fate is ending today..."

"Grandfather please!" Yumoto cried and felt tears filling his eyes. "You can't kill me!"

Yumoto whimpered as he held his love stick at his face, "I prayed to you!"

"I know..."

"Oh heir..."

"Hashibiro-sensei!" Yumoto cried and ran to him as he did, Hashibiro knocked him back. "Goodbye heir."

"You...you did this! You brainwashed the first God of Love and brought him back from the dead!" Yumoto screamed and Hashibiro laughed, "Don't worry, heir. Your brother won't miss you."

Yumoto looked at Hireashi and gasped, "You...you did that! When someone dies, they must stay gone! For that is fate!"

Hireashi smirked and held a weapon out, "Don't worry heir...we just want your palace."

"No!"

"Fine...we will end all of you gods!"

Yumoto growled as he stood up, "I will never let you end me!"

Hireashi gasped as Yumoto pointed his love stick at him, "You are going to be sealed away!"

"Am I?" Hireashi smirked and Yumoto cried out as Kouki kicked the love stick from his hands.

"You are going to face us alone..."

"FINE!" Yumoto screamed, "I am not a baby anymore! I can fight you all! For I am the heir!"

"Hold it!" Araki yelled and Yumoto gasped as Araki appeared beside him, "Yumo-chan...I'd never leave you to face them all alone."

Yumoto nodded and the two stood together, "We shall end them together, Araki!"

Araki smirked, "Goodbye, Hireashi."