Hello everyone! I know this might be a bit of a surprise seeing me update after such a long period of time, especially with this. So I figured I better explain. When I first started the original story 'Onmyou Bond', I didn't have high expectations nor a good storyline for it, and it became more and more difficult to think up material for it. So I reached a point where I could no longer make up material for the story and let it die. Nowadays, I look back on the story and feel bad that something I was once so proud of could just end in such a fashion. So, recently I've been having a writing kick and my brain has been giving me ideas for a certain story. This was the end result! I do hope that I can retain my old audience as well as a new audience who love Onmyou Taisenki! I hope that you all enjoy and that I can please those who read this revision!

"Everything happens for a reason," The wise words of my grandfather I never took into consideration. "Even when things look bleak and your will grows thin, never give up." He would tell me. I never believed it to be true at all. When my parents divorced, there was no hope or will in me. My mother had taken full custody of our home and my dad's money. She always wanted the best for me, but in the end, I was taken from her by my father. There was nowhere for us to go. We traveled to Japan, where an old friend of my father had told us of a location where he could find a job in addition to getting us a home.

It was a dinky little home. It had only three rooms. I was not accustomed to such a cramped place, but it was the only thing keeping a roof over our heads. Although small, I had to admit that it had a peaceful feel to it. It was serene. The thing that intrigued me the most about the place was the lucid cherry blossom tree just outside our property. The petals fell and landed gently on the ground, and whenever I sat beneath it, I felt a twinge of nostalgia just watching them blow in the wind.

School had recently ended in Japan, so I'd be free to do as I pleased over the summer, but all it meant to me was more boring days watching television and sitting alone at home while my dad went out and away on work. This new job of his had him traveling a lot, leaving me alone at the house with my cherry blossom tree. I didn't really care to be honest. I liked my peace and quiet. I liked being alone.

My name is Thomas. I'm sixteen years old. I have blond hair, and blue eyes. At least that's what I saw when I looked in the mirror. My hair was tinted brown and my eyes had a slight greenish hue to them, giving my eyes a kind of sea-green color. My mother had always told me I had beautiful eyes. I didn't believe her. Personal appearance was nothing to me really. As long as I looked presentable, I didn't care. It's not like I knew anyone anyways. I saw my neighbors every now and again and once I had met my father's friend. He was a stout businessman with a brisk black moustache/beard combo. I didn't really make much contact. I just stayed in my room, staring up at the ceiling.

It wasn't until recent that things started picking up for me. I went outside to take a nap under the cherry blossom tree in my front yard when I discovered something glistening at its base. Upon my closer inspection of it, I found a strange object. It was green and circular shaped with a bit of width. There was a circular shaped glass mirror on its face and that was outlined by a green band. It had some sort of Japanese symbol on the top. I didn't know much of the language yet so I couldn't tell what it said. I looked around, imagining someone must of dropped it, but there was no one to be seen. I picked it up and instantly I felt a strange presence. The wind began to blow and a swarm of cherry blossom petals fell around me, showering me with their beauty. I was stunned. I looked at the strange device again, gazing into its mirror. I saw the reflection of my face, my reaction was appalling.

I decided to keep the device just in honor of the special moment I had witnessed just moments before. I would consider it to be my good luck charm. Maybe, just maybe, things would start to get better for me…

And that there is where the new story begins! I guarantee you that the juicy bits will be coming up soon and that things will definitely get more interesting next chapter! Thanks for reading guys and I'll see you next update!

~KZ