Homura hadn't been expecting the gesture of comfort; in telling his story, he'd given himself over to the memories, reliving in his mind those small details. For a moment he was surprised to feel the smaller hands around his, but then he offered Nataku a thankful smile, placing his free hand over the other god's.
"I met Shien shortly after that. He immediately fascinated me, with how he moved and how he spoke. Then some time later, I recruited another god, Zenon. He too had been punished by the gods for actions considered taboo." Coupling with a youkai woman, giving her a child--but this was his story, not Zenon's. "We served Heaven for a time, but all of us found the gods corrupt and contemptible. So we decided to rebel against them...and to destroy them."
And now came the part of his past that Nataku had been trying to understand. Whether or not the boy approved, Homura felt no guilt over his actions. The gods had taken everything from him, and in turn, he tried to do the same. Shien and Zenon had their own reasons for following him, but whatever the cause, the choice had been theirs to freely make. "Five hundred years after your rebellion, Son Goku was freed from his prison by Genjo Sanzo, the reincarnation of Konzen Douji. They were joined by the reincarnations of Tenpou Gensui and Kenren Taisho, and the four were traveling to India to reclaim a possession of Sanzo's: one of the Founding Scriptures of Heaven and Earth. Sanzo also possessed the Maten Sutra, which I needed for my plan. So I stole that sutra, and eventually, Son Goku as well."
Would Nataku pull away from him, now that he was hearing the true extent of Homura's roll? Regardless, the demi-god continued, wanting Nataku to hear the truth through to the end. "They fought to reclaim what was theirs, and also to protect their mortal existence. We fought for a universe free of the taboos that had brought us such pain. In the end, they defeated us completely, and each of us died."
Some might have spoken of such a loss with bitterness, but for Homura, there was only satisfaction in the memory. He didn't resent the four for what they had done; to the contrary, he respected them for it. That they were able to fight with such strength and conviction was why he chose them in the first place.
Now Homura could only hope that Nataku would choose to do the same for himself. "And that is the whole of it, Nataku."
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"I met Shien shortly after that. He immediately fascinated me, with how he moved and how he spoke. Then some time later, I recruited another god, Zenon. He too had been punished by the gods for actions considered taboo." Coupling with a youkai woman, giving her a child--but this was his story, not Zenon's. "We served Heaven for a time, but all of us found the gods corrupt and contemptible. So we decided to rebel against them...and to destroy them."
And now came the part of his past that Nataku had been trying to understand. Whether or not the boy approved, Homura felt no guilt over his actions. The gods had taken everything from him, and in turn, he tried to do the same. Shien and Zenon had their own reasons for following him, but whatever the cause, the choice had been theirs to freely make. "Five hundred years after your rebellion, Son Goku was freed from his prison by Genjo Sanzo, the reincarnation of Konzen Douji. They were joined by the reincarnations of Tenpou Gensui and Kenren Taisho, and the four were traveling to India to reclaim a possession of Sanzo's: one of the Founding Scriptures of Heaven and Earth. Sanzo also possessed the Maten Sutra, which I needed for my plan. So I stole that sutra, and eventually, Son Goku as well."
Would Nataku pull away from him, now that he was hearing the true extent of Homura's roll? Regardless, the demi-god continued, wanting Nataku to hear the truth through to the end. "They fought to reclaim what was theirs, and also to protect their mortal existence. We fought for a universe free of the taboos that had brought us such pain. In the end, they defeated us completely, and each of us died."
Some might have spoken of such a loss with bitterness, but for Homura, there was only satisfaction in the memory. He didn't resent the four for what they had done; to the contrary, he respected them for it. That they were able to fight with such strength and conviction was why he chose them in the first place.
Now Homura could only hope that Nataku would choose to do the same for himself. "And that is the whole of it, Nataku."