In the Beginning

[General Nakazawa]

Two men are fighting in the street, they seem to be using massive swords with serrated edges. The fight goes on for several hours until one is delt a fatal blow to the neck completely severing the head. the body starts to glow as bright as the moon until it lifts off the ground and moves towards the victorious opponent and it engulfs the winner and disappears.

"Hello Sabian, back again with a deep wound to the chest? Lets get you patched up even if you do seem to heal instantaniously."
"Well i don't know about instantaneously but i have always had a knack for quick recoveries."
"You know you should stop all this dueling, you might end up the loser some time."
"You know as well as I do that I'm to good for that." (he says with a sly look on his face)
"Well all done, now please try and keep your head and stop dueling wold you."
"Oh i think I've seen the last of my duels for a long time. But before you send me on my way, have you con..."
"Shh... Yes I've thought about what you asked me last time you were here, and yes, I wold like to mary you."
"That's wonderful! We have to start planing right away!"


7 years later...

A 5 year old boy is living with his parents in London England. The year is 1467 AD

Son, get up! Get up! We have to go.
But daddy its the middle of the night.
I know but we have to go. There are bad people trying to hurt us outside.
But who would want to hurt us daddy?
Bad men Aaron, bad men. Now get dressed and out some things in this suet case. We may not be able to come back later so pack what you want to keep.
Ok, where's mommy?
Umm... She is already waiting for us at her mother's. Umm, She left early to help her get it ready for our arrival.
Ok.

13 years later...

Dad, what really happened to mom that night we left London? I know you said she died in an raid on her way to grandma's but there was no raid that night.
Well... I guess you are old enough to know the truth. She was killed by a man who was after me. He wanted to kill me because of my past and i wouldn't let him so he killed your mother insted.
I don't understand, why wold he want to kill you, what did you do to make him that agree at you?
It's not what i did, its what i am... what you are.
I don't understand.
We are Immortals, have you ever noticed that you heal extremely fast. When you broke your arm 3 years ago, it healed almost overnight. If i were to stab you in the hart right now, you wold not die, you may feel a little pain but you would not die.
But... how is that possible?
No one really knows why or how people like us came about, we just did.
Wait, are there more like us?
Not anymore, the man who killed your mother was the last except for us.
Is he dead?
Yes.
How, if he was immortal, how could he die?
Immortals only die if their head is severed from the body by the sword of another Immortal. When that happens, their body's energy is absorbed by the Immortal who killed him.
So... that is what happened to mom's killer, you cut off his head?
Yes.
Why?! Why would you not tell me any of this?
I was trying to protect you.
From what?
From yourself. Can you honestly say that if you knew you could not be harmed that you would not take advantage of that?
Silence...

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