"Oniru, I'm waiting." Akihiko said.
"W-What are you saying, Milord?" Oniru asked.
"You didn't want me to lay my hands on a virgin? So, I think it would be best if she had her first time with someone as pure as a star! No one's as lucky as her I guess." Akihiko said.
"No, what are you saying, Milord? I'm...a star of music. I cannot do something like this." Oniru said.
"Why? You are a man, aren't you? Don't you ever have any desires for a woman? I'm giving you that opportunity." Akihiko said.
"No, I've formed a contract with you. I can never do it with anyone else. I'm-"
"Oniru...It's an order, from your lord Demigod himself. Violate her!" Akihiko said.
Oniru just looked at the floor then at the girl who was sitting behind him.
"How old are you?" Oniru said.
"Si-Sixteen." She said.
"....I'm sorry" Oniru said and then moved towards her and pressed her down.
"WAIT! I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HELP ME!!! WHY ARE YOU LISTENING TO HIM?!!" She shouted as she pushed Oniru but he was too strong for her to push away.
"WAIT! PLEASE, HAVE MERCY ON ME!!!!" She shouted and cried, but no one listened. Akihiko just stood there and smiled as he crossed his arms.
"NO-NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She shouted.
"Good work, star spirit. But why didn't you go all the way? You stopped in the middle. Why?" Akihiko said while he and Oniru sat inside a horse carriage. Oniru looked the other way trying to hide his face the entire time.
"What happened? Are you impotent?" Akihiko said as he laughed.
The carriage soon stopped in front of their mansion. Oniru got down first and ran towards his room. Akihiko just stared at him as he ran away.
Later that night
Oniru stood at the balcony at midnight, while everyone in the mansion was asleep. He stared at the moon and the stars and then at the dark forest in front of him.
His eyes were covered with his long bangs and his face was lit up by the twilight. He clenched his fist, and silently, a tear rolled down his eyes. He was crying. He was trying his best not to make any sounds while crying but he couldn't help tears fall from his eyes.
He looked at his trembling hands "I...with these hands...I....a young maiden...God will never forgive me for this sin!" He said as he slowly fell on the ground and broke down.
"Onii chan...Why are you crying?" A sweet and melodious voice said to Oniru's surprise.
[Note: Onii chan is a Japanese honorific used to address one's elder brother]
Oniru looked up at the wooden railings and found a small girl with dark black hair and big bright eyes holding a Kyowagasa (Japanese umbrella) with a chicken drawn on it, sitting on the wooden railings. Her body was shining like a star.
"W-Who are you?" Oniru said as he got up and looked at her with suspicion in his eyes.
"Calm down. I'm just a wandering star. I saw you were crying here all alone, so I just came here to hear you out, Onii chan."
"I'm not your Onii chan! And who are you?" Oniru said.
"I'm 'Where there's Lust', I don't have a name so you can call me Lust'" She said.
"...What? A star of Lust?" Oniru said with disbelief on his face.
"Yes, and now you're disgusted and you'll chase me away." Lust said.
"Why will I do that? I have no right to." Oniru said wryly and looked at the ground.
"...What is your name?" Lust asked with a smile.
"It's Oniru, 'The Hour of Music'." Oniru said.
"'The Hour of MUSIC??!!' WOOOOOOOOOWWW!!! So,you're an elite, aren't you?" Lust said as she jumped with excitement on the railing.
"Hey! Careful, what if you fall?" Oniru said as he held her hand. Then he realized something and released her hand "I-I'm sorry" he said.
"Hm? Why?" Lust said.
"For...touching you" Oniru said as he turned back.
"What was that? *Laughs* It's okay, as long as the guy's hot, I don't mind." Lust said. "I'm the star of 'LUST' after all." Lust said.
"You should...treasure yourself more. You're a girl after all." Oniru said.
"....You violated someone today?" Lust said.
"Huh?" Oniru turned suddenly. His face could not hide his shock "How did you know?"
"I can smell the pheromones." Lust said "Since when did a star of Music become lustful?"
"I...was just following orders." Oniru said.
Lust was shocked "You mean....your demigod asked you to violate someone?"
Oniru didn't say a word. His silence expressed his affirmation. Lust was bewildered.
"NO WAY!!!" Lust said. "Where is he now?"
"Milord's sleeping." Oniru said.
"...You know what....If a person is sleeping knowing that you're crying or hurting...he doesn't care for you." Lust said.
"I...know, but...serving our Demigod- no matter how good or bad he is- is a star spirit's only reason for existence...it's our fate, we cannot escape destiny." Oniru said.
"You can change your destiny." Lust said.
Oniru smiled. "These phrases apply only to humans, you cannot cut off your string of fate from your Demigod." He said as he looked at the ground.
"Broken people are...tragically beautiful." Lust said. Oniru looked above but she was gone.
Next morning
Akihiko walked out of his room towards the balcony.
He stood on the balcony and saw Oniru down, near the pump. He was half dressed, and taking a bath. He took some water inside a small tub and poured it on his body. He did it repeatedly for sometime. Akihiko just stared at Oniru as he took a bath. Finally when Oniru was done, a maid came near him and offered him a kimono. Oniru smiled and bowed towards her then took the kimono to the shed for changing.
"Oniru!" Akihiko said as he stood inside the garden.
"Yes, Milord." Oniru said.
"I want you to give me a bath." Akihiko said.
"Understood." Oniru said.
Akihiko sat on a huge rock inside the garden as Oniru poured water on him from a tub. Everything was quite peaceful when suddenly, Akihiko heard a screech. The mansion was attacked. There was chaos inside the mansion and before Akihiko could do anything, he found himself surrounded by the enemy. They were all wearing masks and dressed in black.
Akihiko looked at them and then smiled.
"So, you all have come here to kill me?" Akihiko said "I understand that you people are against the emperor and want freedom; you're free to fight me, but...You mustn't disturb me while I'm busy."
"SHUT UP, YOU TYRANT!! WE WILL SET FIRE TO THIS WAR AND DECLARE OUR ANGER AND NON-COOPERATION TOWARDS THE EMPEROR BY KILLING THE ROYAL TAX COLLECTOR FIRST!" One of them said.
"You've set pretty high life goals." Akihiko said.
"YOU BASTARD!!!!" One of them said.
"Besides, I must say I'm honored. So many people have come here just to kill me. Well, they do say that cowards walk in groups...while the brave always stand alone." Akihiko said with a smile.
"KILL HIM!" One of them shouted and all of them attacked at once.
Akihiko took the bathing tub and smashed it on Oniru's head. The bathtub broke into pieces and Oniru's head started bleeding.
Everyone stopped and looked at each other in confusion.
"Oniru! You are here to kill! This is an order from your master, the Lord Demigod himself!"
Oniru's blood again took the form of a red thread. One end of the thread was attached to Oniru's wound while the other end wrapped around Akihiko's wrist. The bond was formed.
"I WISH FOR THE 2nd FORM OF MAGIX-COME ONIRU!" Akihiko said.
Oniru's body started shining bright like a star till the point where only a golden silhouette was seen. The shape of the silhouette changed and took the form of a sword.
Oniru was now a huge red sword. Akihiko grabbed it and looked at it with a smile. "Great work, Oniru. Just as expected from my star spirit"
"....Where am I?" Oniru said when he found himself inside a white space. He was floating in the air and surrounded by broken pieces of mirrors along with some glowing musical notes.
"You are inside this sword." Akihiko said. His voice echoed inside Oniru's ears.
"Milord? Where are you?" Oniru said as he looked around.
"I'm holding you. You'll get back your human form once I finish." Akihiko said. "But, nevertheless, you're one beautiful sword. Let's see how sharp you are." Akihiko said as he kissed the sword.
"M-M-MONSTER!!! KILL HIM!!!!" The enemies said and ran towards Akihiko. He jumped in the air, swayed his sword in the air, the air acted like a blade after swinging the sword across it and everyone was cut into pieces from a single blow.
"OH NO! ONIRU-REVERT!!!" He said.
The sword started shining again and soon took the form of human- Oniru again. Oniru looked at himself with a sigh of relief.
"So, this was a second stage spell. How was your first experience?" Akihiko said.
"It was scary. But, why did you revert me so quickly?" Oniru asked.
"You're too sharp. You may kill someone innocent. It seems to me that you're not ready to use your powers to their fullest yet. It may take a while for me to use you again." Akihiko said and moved towards the mansion.
"Hey! Clean this mess somebody." He shouted. Two men came towards the ground and started cleaning.
"W-What do...you mean, Milord?" Oniru said.
Akihiko turned towards Oniru and said "You're not meant for fighting."
"Then, what am I meant for? I'm here to protect Milord!" Oniru said.
"Your physicals and potentials" Akihiko said "Cannot be controlled by a man, you need....a woman to control you."
-To be continued