The Void Emperor

It was a small two-story house, perfectly enough for a small family. Outside was made with a kind of glossy stone which is very st.u.r.dy and heat-resistant, keeping an optimal temperature inside the house. It looked very cla.s.sic but there was a kind of energy surrounding it in a slowly-rotating vortex spanning over a kilometer.

"So, what do you think, kid?" The uncle asked Ryuu who was staring at the house.

Asura Ryuu: "Looks pretty nice, is this your house?"

"Haha, glad you like it. That house and everything in a two thousand meter radius around it is my property. Make yourself at home"

Asura Ryuu: "Oh, uncle, we don"t even know each other"s names. Isn"t it a little awkward to visit someone whom you don"t even know how to call? My name is Ryuu."

The uncle awkwardly scratched the back of his head: "Hha, where are my manners? My name is Long Haoran. Let alone that, your name is a bit strange, I"ve never heard anyone called Ryuu..."

Asura Ryuu: "Yeah, I guessed it"s unique, but I can"t change anything about it. Although my name and yours have the same meaning."

Long Haoran: "Oh? How so?"

Asura Ryuu: "Ryuu, same as Long, means Dragon, so both of us have a similar name, isn"t this quite a coincidence?"

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Long Haoran: "Oooh, so it"s like that ... but something"s strange here, don"t you have the last name too?"

Ryuu just shook his head in denial.

Asura Ryuu: "The only thing I know is that I"m called Ryuu, as for my family name, since I don"t remember my parents and they only named me Ryuu, I don"t have one."

Long Haoran put the hand on his chin as if thinking about something then said: "If it"s fine with you, you can use the Long as your last name, that way we"ll all be a family."

Asura Ryuu: "Really? Is that fine?"

Long Haoran: "Why would it not be fine if I said so, just call me whatever you want from now on. You can even call me father if you want to since I already have a daughter of the same age as you."

Ryuu fell on his knees and kowtowed in front of Long Haoran: "Child Long Ryuu greets father", which scared Long Haoran out of his wits and he quickly helped Ryuu get up.

Long Haoran: "There"s no need to do that, now then ...", he stopped midway as he looked at the house with a bit of sadness in his eyes which couldn"t escape Ryuu"s senses.

Asura Ryuu: "There"s this feeling again ... Although I feel guilty that I didn"t tell him my real name, the master said that I should never reveal the Asura part of my name for some reason, so I"ll have to do with it for now..."

Long Haoran: "Welcome home, Ryuu. Let"s go in", Long Haoran said with a happy smile, what was different, however, was that the smile on his face right now was a genuine one and Ryuu again felt some kind of happiness which wasn"t his, but Long Haoran"s. Even though he felt Long Haoran"s feelings, Ryuu was happy too as he now had a family in this new world. Even if he didn"t really know what kind of a character was Long Haoran, Ryuu felt that he is a kind and caring man, that"s why he had no qualms about acknowledging this man as his father."

Ryuu glanced at the house and the broad back of Long Haoran who was already going ahead of him.

Long Haoran: "Ryuu, what are you waiting for, come!"

Asura Ryuu: "Comming!", he smiled sweetly and ran to catch up with Long Haoran as both of them entered the house.

When they entered what greeted him was a hallway filled with plants and specific stone which gave off a peculiar glow and emanated a calming aura. The calming aura was not unique to the stones from which the interior of the house was made, there were different plants giving off different kinds of auras each one having a positive effect on Ryuu.

Long Haoran: "Haha, how do you like it? Is your new home any good?"

Asura Ryuu: "Um, it"s way better than good, this is awesome." Ryuu said excitedly.

Long Haoran began laughing maniacally and then hit Ryuu on the shoulder with a palm slightly as close friends do.

Long Haoran: "I"m glad you like it, now then time to meet your new sister as well as relax after your hard life. Oh, and you can put down that cape, no need to yourself here."

Asura Ryuu: "Ah! I forgot, wait a bit.", Ryuu said and quickly undid his coat, hung it at the clothes rack on the side. When Long Haoran saw Ryuu"s peculiar appearance again, he couldn"t help but be dazed.

Long Haoran: "With looks like this, he"ll surely be a lady killer in the future, hahaha.", he thought while turning around to the stairs leading to the upper floor and shouted.

Long Haoran: "We"re home!!!"

As he finished yelling, he turned around, facing the boy with ten-colored hair and green enchanting eyes.

Long Haoran: "Come, let"s go inside."

Asura Ryuu: "Yeah!"

At this time a shout came from the upper floor: "We? Dad are we having guests?", as a beautiful little girl ran down the stairs.

When she noticed Ryuu standing near her father, she paused with one leg in mid-air which made her stumble and she rolled all the way down the stairs, falling in front of them.

"Ah! My b.u.t.t!", she said with hands still on her aching b.u.t.t, but as soon as she saw Ryuu again, she forgot about the pain.

Long Haoran: "HAHAHAHA! I knew you"d fall the moment you saw him, hahahaha."

The girl quickly rolled her eyes to look at her father whose laughter she didn"t hear since a long time ago, now happily laughing like a child at her falling from the stairs. She felt happy that her father was laughing even if her b.u.t.t was hurt from the fall, but then again ...

Her eyes returned to Ryuu who was staring at her with interest and couldn"t help but fall in a daze when she saw his beautiful face, eyes, and hair, a single "Wow..." escaped her lips. When she realized, it was already late to regret and her face went red all the way to her ears.

Long Haoran: "Haha, don"t be shy. From now on he"ll be your brother. Don"t bully him too much and you should get along well with him."

When she heard that her heart skipped a beat and she yelled while pointing at Ryuu: "What? My brother? Really? Someone as him will be my brother?"

Asura Ryuu: "... Does she mind it?", he thought. But when he saw her eyes filled with joy and felt her excited mood, he threw away that thought. And then - he felt something tightly squeezed around him.

"Brother, welcome home!"

Long Haoran: "Hahahahahaha! There"s no need for me to worry anymore, it seems. Things will get interesting from now on."

Asura Ryuu: "...", Ryuu was silent throughout everything that happened, but his hands subconsciously hugged the little girl that was clinging to him, while he was captured in her bear-like hug. Out of instinct he hugged her back and patted the back of her head.

"So this is how it feels to truly have a family, huh?" Ryuu thought.

Asura Ryuu: "Father, sister. I"m home."

Ryuu said, his heart filled with excitement and melancholy. Some of it was from the two near him, some were his but a single fact remained - he now had a real family, something he didn"t have even in his past life.

The girl then happily introduced herself - "My name is Long Xingyue!"

Asura Ryuu: "As- *Ahem* Long Ryuu greets his sister." Ryuu said while slightly bowing in respect.

Long Xingyue: "Ryuu? What a strange name, but even though it"s strange, somehow it sounds beautiful.", she said and then made a domineering pose while pointing with her index finger at Ryuu.

Long Xingyue: "Just so you know, you may be handsome and cool, but I"m the older one, understand? You have to listen to everything I say from now on."

Ryuu looked at her and could barely contain himself from laughing and while scratching the back of his head, he said: "Got it, Elder Sister."

Long Xingyue: "You are quick-witted and good with words. I like it! Father, brother, welcome home. Now come on, hurry, let"s eat. I"m hungry."

Long Haoran: "Haha, Xingyue, Ryuu, let"s eat, otherwise she"d make a fuss whole night."

Long Xingyue: "Dad, you be quiet! Don"t embarra.s.s me before brother."

Long Haoran: "Somehow it feels you quickly adapted to him being your new brother. I remember when you were small that you hated every boy. If I remember correctly, you said that you"d only marry a handsome boy when you grow up."

Long Haoran said while grinning, obviously teasing his daughter, which made Ryuu laugh slightly.

When she heard his sweet laugh with an adorable childish voice, which to her appeared very attractive, she became red again.

Long Xingyue: "D-d-dad, th-that was when I was little! What are you trying to say! Don"t talk about that anymore, it"s embarra.s.sing." She refuted in a panic only to see her father and brother laughing and then realized that she was being teased.

Long Xingyue: "DAD! I hate you!!! HUMPH!", as soon as she finished with her protest, she stormed in the living room and sat at the table filled with good food.

Long Haoran and Ryuu looked at each other when they finished smiling and then followed her inside, and had a nice dinner like a happy family. After the dinner, Ryuu felt genuinely at home and he felt what it means to have a caring family to be there for you.

Asura Ryuu: "I gotta protect this new happiness I have found. Little master, our new family is very kind, we gotta protect them at all costs."

Little Dragon: "Humph! I almost thought you forgot about me when you met your sister. Of course, we need to protect what is ours, but don"t tell them about me yet. And don"t ever think of having other girls around you except me and your sister. Got it? Otherwise ... you better don"t know what awaits!"

Asura Ryuu: "Hahaha, don"t worry. There"s no way I"d have anyone in my heart taking your position. But still ..."

As he reached this point, Ryuu glanced at his sister with dark hair hanging to her shoulders and her red eyes. Her hair had peculiar sharp bangs and her oval face was attractive and cute. When he saw her again, a smile couldn"t escape forming on his face.

Asura Ryuu: "My sister is cute."

Little Dragon: "Humph! You better not have any ideas about her! Anyway, she"s a bit special."

Asura Ryuu: "Special?! How so?"

Little Dragon: "Yeah, she has a special body const.i.tution which has an affinity with the energy of the stars. I guess that"s why her parents gave her that name. They must"ve known about her."

Ryuu thought about it and found it normal then, after a period of silence, he continued;

Asura Ryuu: "Little master ..."

Little Dragon: "What is it?"

Asura Ryuu: "Why don"t you want to tell me your name? It sounds weird to call you little master all the time when you are actually my lover and dearest family."

Little Dragon paused a bit and after a period of silence, she said: "Now"s not the time, when the time comes, I"ll tell you my name. You"ll understand then why I chose to do so. For now, bear with it."

Asura Ryuu: "Haah? Not fair! That"s a lame excuse..."

Even though Ryuu made a protest, he couldn"t do anything about it. At this moment, he remembered about one important thing he forgot - about his Soul Spirit capable of resonating with others" emotions.

Ryuu focused on his ten Soul Spirits and recalled the feeling from back then. The Red dragon emitted a low roar and Ryuu felt like his soul was being filled with an indescribable feeling - like all of the emotions combining into one and swimming in the depths of his heart.

"So it"s you..." Ryuu thought to himself, as his closed eyes changed from green to red and pupils became vertical, but n.o.body was able to see that since his eyes were closed.

His father and sister noticed that he was silent for some time and glanced in his direction.

Long Haoran: "Seems like he entered a depth-state meditation. We shouldn"t disturb him for now."

Long Xingyue: "Dad, when will I be able to meditate like him? When will I become a Soul Master and have my own Soul Spirit?"

Long Haoran: "... It"s about time, I guess. Tomorrow I"ll help you both awaken your Soul Spirits and we"ll talk about the academy to which you"ll go next year. Xingyue, you have to work hard if you want to always be next to your brother."

Long Xingyue: "Of course I would work hard, otherwise I can"t take revenge for mom. But why I can"t be next to him?"

Long Haoran"s eyes flashed with grief when he heard his daughter talking about revenge but that quickly vanished and his voice filled with amazement resounded: "Because he .... is a monster worthy of going to the certain place." He glanced at her daughter with resolute eyes and said again: "What I"m thinking of is sending both of you to the Dark Dragon Academy, however, I"m not sure you"ll have the chance to enter. He"s a guarantee so you have to work really hard if you want to keep up."

Long Xingyue: "Dark Dragon Academy? Seriously? He"s a monster capable of going there???", She couldn"t help but take another look at Ryuu, in a meditative state. A moment later a loud *gulp* broke the silence and her pupils were already wide enough to completely cover her irises.

Long Xinguye: "Then, I"ll become a monster like him too!" She said after a while, while her eyes filled with a resolute look.

What neither of them knew, however, was that even though Ryuu was meditating, he still could feel and hear everything around him.

Little Dragon: "Dark Dragon Academy. I didn"t think you"d find it so soon, Ryuu. You are lucky."

Asura Ryuu: "Yeah, I"ll be able to go to your monster academy. I guess its an honor, huh?"

Little Dragon: "Heh. Of course. Who do you think your master is?"

Asura Ryuu: "Hmph! We"ll see why it"s so great."

Little Dragon: "Okay, focus now on exploring your Soul Spirits. You have to understand every and each one of them as soon as possible. Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you be undefeated in combat. And I ..... will make you an ultimate Soul Master."

Little Dragon"s thoughts swarmed his mind and he felt relief as well as resolute and burning pa.s.sion to become strong as soon as possible.

What Ryuu didn"t know is that his pa.s.sion is the thing that helped him greatly in this life.