Chapter 1 - Chapter 01 {Original}

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Author's Note:[br]
This is the original version of Chapter one. I'm going to be rewriting it, because after 3 months of not updating, and then trying to read it over to pick it up again, I realized just how Mary-Sue this chapter sounds. Those who have read the prologue author note know that I want NO affiliation with a Mary-Sue style author. The new, better version will be up soon, promise! -bows-[br]
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~Larken[br]
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Wellspring of the Universe[br]
Book 1[br]
Chapter 01[br]
Story Start[br]
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Sunlight had strayed from all sight that day in January. It seemed as though a dark cloak had been placed over the shoulders of the Chinese village of Ghizou. The citizens moved quickly throughout the dirt streets, stopping only at the sides of the market place to buy maybe an orange or a new shirt for a small child. Did they know that it would rain that day? Ren could feel it. He had a heavy feeling in his chest as he walked, and the moisture in the air was unbearable. [br]
Why do these fools always stray from the rain? He wondered. Do they not realize what a gift it is? [br]
He wrinkled his nose. Sometimes, even now, certain groups of humans made him sick. They were always so unaware of the values that the Earth was constantly providing. How sad that it would take them until the time of their deaths to finally value their lives. There must’ve been someone out there who thought the same way that he did; he just hadn’t found them yet, whether they be a male or a female. At the thought, Ren glanced back towards the mountains, where he could see the top of Castle Tao. Maybe he should go home after he finished his soda. [br]
At first, he had come down to the village to look for a young woman to become his bride. Earlier that day, around dawn, his father had brought up the fact that if he were to be the heir to the family's rein; he would need to have sons with a bride to become the next of kin. Of course... None of THESE girls were really worth it. They all seemed to be the same; Simple village girls in white kimono rushing around with their boyfriends trying to pick out the next souvenir to send to their cousins in other countries. No, he'd probably be forced into an arranged marriage anyway. He clenched his teeth on his straw at the thought of be wedding some warlord's daughter without his own consent. [br]
He took one last sip of his cherry soda and carelessly tossed it to a garbage can. [br]
Now how easy was that? He thought to himself. Why can’t everyone just hold on to their trash for a few moments? [br]
Ren decided not to think of it. It would just get him flustered, and he didn’t feel like sweating it off in the home gym today. If it was going to rain, he was going to enjoy it outside or at his window, but he wouldn’t be in that dark windowless gym. [br]
Just as he turned to slip through the crowd and head home, he felt a sharp stab on his stomach, and once he finally came back into focus, he was on the ground. He could feel soft hair grazing against his cheek, and a young woman’s breast placed against his. The smell of apples filled him. [br]
"I’m so sorry!" He heard a feminine voice cry out. The woman who had knocked him down had lifted herself up on to her arms, and Ren was instantly hypnotized by her startling eyes. Most women in Asia had very dark, chocolate brown eyes; sometimes even black. However, this one’s eyes were a bright, electric blue with shades of forest green around her pupil. Her skin was smooth and pale, and her night black hair hung down off of her shoulders, still smooth and sweet smelling on his cheek. He was completely seduced [br]
"I-I beg your forgiveness, My Lord!" The young woman cried out, lifting herself on to her knees and bowing so low that her forehead touched the dirt ground. She immediately started grabbing the various items that had scattered upon their collision and loaded them into a small wicker basket. "How foolish of me, I didn’t see you coming!" [br]
Don’t talk like that, Ren thought. You’ve done nothing wrong [br]
He’d never been more captivated by a human being before, especially not a female. Normally, he’d only paid this much attention to anyone if they were controlling a spiritual entity. This young girl had absolutely no spirits around her; accept for one small rabbit, who only seemed interested in biting one of the apples that she dropped. She couldn’t be a shaman. Plus, she was dressed in the simplest of clothes; a long white maid’s kimono stained with what looked like cranberry juice, and a pair of white tabi socks to go with her wooden geta. A normal peasant girl... [br]
"Yes, well" Ren began, trying to hold back the heat that he could feel rising in his cheeks. He sat up. "Next time, I’d advise that you watch where you’re going." [br]
"Err Right," she said, quickly standing. "Please, excuse me." [br]
She bowed to him a second time, then she ran off down the path. Ren tried to call out to her so that he could at least catch her name, but his voice was drowned out by the sounds of the marketplace. He knew at that moment that he’d never seen a more extraordinary person, even if she was simply a peasant girl in a rush to get home. [br]
By the time night had fallen, Ren was already in his room, sitting near the window on a large chair. He had his arms folded over his chest as he stared out at the village below. It hadn’t rained like he felt that it would. Rain had eluded this village for almost a year, despite the dark clouds that were always blocking out the sun. Of course, by this point he wasn’t focusing on the dried up village. His thoughts lingered on the maiden that he had seen earlier. [br]
Somewhere in that village she could be tending to a sick parent or sleeping upon a plain old sleeping mat. In one of those small houses she could be sitting in misery with an empty stomach. He realized that if he was ever given the opportunity, he would take her away from that life. Even if his father did not approve, he wouldn’t allow such a beautiful, enchanting young woman live the life of a peasant; Even if she did knock him down. [br]
"Where could you be right now?" He asked her as if she were right beside him, grazing his hand. "Which of those little houses could you possibly be in?" [br]
After hours, he finally slipped out of this world and fell asleep. Normally, his nights were restless ones in which he would awaken on opposite sides of the bed, and even sometimes on the floor. However, this night, thinking of the maiden, his rest was deep and dreamless. [br]
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