Okay, so this story I am doing is completely AU and does no involve the story-line directly or the story-line with Keyara in it. Now, this story was inspired by Amalee's song 'The Musicians Score 14th Melody' for D-Grayman. Anyways, it was just a little idea and, as I listened to the song, I started to daydream that Keyara and Alvis were Shulk's parents. Don't know how but it happened. Anyways, this story kind of went off the original course but at least I got it finished and I wanted you all to see it. ^^ There are aspects of the original that way it's not too AU but I will never make Keyara and Alvis his actual parents in my original story-line with Keyara. Well, Enjoy!

It was no secret that Keyara and Alvis loved one another, with Unity brought between Bionis and Mechonis, the two could finally focus on one another and their own lives. Eventually the two were married, something everyone, even Zanza rejoiced about. Alvis left the Trinity that Zanza had formed, telling them he wanted to spend time with his wife and hopefully have a family. They allowed it, knowing he wanted to be with Keyara and vice-versa.

The two were still busy, with Keyara being a Goddess and Alvis looking after the afterlife, they had little solitude...yet...they succeeded. Eventually...Keyara was pregnant. "You're...pregnant?!" Meyneth exclaimed in shock as her boyfriend, Egil watched with wide eyes. Zanza seemed shocked as well as he couldn't wrap his head around the fact that she was finally deciding to have children. Keyara nodded, a little nervous as she sat with Meyneth, Zanza, Egil and Alvis in Meyneth's domain. "I wasn't sure Gods or Goddesses could have children, yet it seems we can." Keyara commented, rubbing the back of her neck.

"When did you realize?" Meyneth asked and Keyara sighed. "A week ago." She said, looking at Alvis. "I felt different, granted I wasn't showing signs but...I just felt different." Keyara said, placing a hand against her stomach. "The feeling grew and I used ether to find out what was wrong...only to realize there was another ether within me." She explained and Alvis chuckled. "I heard her scream my name, thinking the worse I rushed to her tower, only to see her stunned expression." Alvis explained, wrapping an arm around her.

"I continued to use the ether on me, trying to figure out exactly what was going on, when I felt ether pulse around me and realized that...I was pregnant!" Keyara exclaimed, still in shock and joy over the fact that she was pregnant. "Is it a boy or girl? The ether would have told you, right?" Meyneth asked, starting to get all excited. Her 'daughter' was pregnant! She had a right to be excited! "A boy, the ether told me that I'll be having a baby boy." Keyara said, smiling brightly, even as Alvis kissed her temple, making her giggle at the end.

Meyneth began to squeal with joy and hugged Keyara, exclaiming how she was going to be a grandmother and how she was so happy Keyara was having a son. Egil smiled as well, stating he was happy for them even as Zanza simply stared with a stunned and somewhat dumbfounded expression...before he looked away, slight rage on his face. He wasn't angry as Alvis, not really; he couldn't deny Keyara was a beautiful woman and he knew she loved Alvis since he was first made. Still, the thought that Alvis had taken the woman who he had, somewhat, liked still made him angry. Meyneth and his own love had fallen when Bionis and Mechonis was made, it was a feeling of their past. Yet, when he realized he had come to fall in love with Keyara, who was pretty much a daughter to him as he made her program well...he wasn't sure what to feel.

"Zanza?" A voice said and he jumped, looking ahead and seeing Keyara was looking at him with the smile that reminded him of when she was a mere-beginners program. "Are you even here?" Keyara asked with a giggle and he sighed, forcing a smile. "Of course, don't you see me?" He joked in response, making Keyara laugh and the others. "How do you feel about all of this? You know, being a grandpa and all?" She asked and he seemed confused. "Pardon? Grandpa?" He asked, not sure he heard right. "Of course," Alvis began, gaining Zanza's attention, "after all, you made me and Keyara as well. You're pretty much our father as well." Alvis explained and Zanza smiled soon after that, ignoring the sickening feeling in his stomach; it was still wrong for him to have fallen for Keyara as he had. "Well, I'm filled with joy. I can't describe it." Zanza explained, rubbing his neck.

Keyara gave a toothy smile, glad to know he was overjoyed as well. Despite their constant fighting with each other, mostly ones he started and the punishments she inflicted on him for what he had done; she still say him as family...somewhat. "Keyara, what are you going to call him?" Meyneth asked and Keyara hummed, trying to think of a name for the boy. "I'll call him...Shulk!" Keyara said, confusing them. "Shulk?" Egil asked, wondering why that name. "Of course. It means Duty and Honor, he'll live up to his name." Keyara said with a beautiful smile, she would love her son for eternity.

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Two years have passed since Keyara had her son, Shulk, who was officially going on two years old himself; life had been chaotic but also full of love and passion. Their duties had gotten easier as Meyneth and Zanza took over mostly, their disciples helping with Unity and they put more effort into looking over the afterlife so Alvis could focus on his wife and son. Shulk was almost a splitting image of his father, with silver hair but his eyes were more of a blue color due to Alvis having silver-blue eyes, yet the purple of Keyara's eyes had made Shulk's a bright blue.

"Shulk!" Keyara called out to her son, trying to figure out where the boy went. She heard him giggle and smiled, he was playing hide-and-seek again in the tower, it had become his favorite game ever since he scared her that one time. As he was the son of a God and Goddess, he was much smarter than most children and could already speak and many other things. "Now, now, where has my son gone~?" Keyara asked aloud, knowing he heard her.

Another giggle from behind the curtains in the grand-hall of the tower and she smiled, he was hiding there was he? "He's so small, he's so good at this game." Keyara continued in her singsong voice, knowing it made him giggle more. Another snicker and she smirked as she neared. "Is he...here?!" She exclaimed as she yanked the purple curtain back and her son squealed in excitement, before he began laughing. "There you are." She said softly, hands on her hips but not in a scolding matter. "Hi ma!" He said and reached his hands toward her. "Hello my son." She said, picking him up and holding him to her gently.

"Are you ready to see Grandma Meyneth and Grandpa Egil?" Keyara asked and Shulk nodded eagerly, he loved his Grandparents; mostly because they spoiled him too much. Keyara headed to the top floor of the tower, using ether to transport her there, before she saw the glowing red runes on the ground that signaled Meyneth's domain. Keyara smiled before ether swirled and Alvis appeared, stretching with a groan and sighing in relief before he saw his wife and son. "There you two are. You both ready?" Alvis asked as he walked over, kissing Keyara and Shulk made a gagging sound. "Ew, dad!" Shulk groaned with a pout and Alvis chuckled, rubbing Shulk's head. "Come on son, you know I love you." He said and Shulk chuckled afterwards.

"I know pa, I know." Shulk responded, before Keyara nodded at Alvis and they stepped into the red glowing runes, soon appearing outside of Agniratha, knowing Meyneth and Egil were waiting. "Keyara! Alvis! Shulk!" A voice called out and they saw Venea, smiling at them as she had seen them appear. "Auntie Venea!" Shulk called out, eyes wide in glee at seeing his 'Aunt'; he saw her enough to call her that. "Venea, how are you?" Keyara asked as her and Alvis meet the machina woman halfway, Shulk wriggling to be held by Venea. "I am well, you all?" Venea asked, then saw Shulk hold his hands out to her so she held her arms out to him. Keyara passed him to Venea, letting the machina woman get acquainted with Shulk. "We've been well." Keyara replied, smiling at seeing the two interact.

Alvis smiled as well, wrapping an arm around Keyara's waist as he watched the two giggle at one another; Venea had always been fond of Shulk. Heck, she was the first one notified after Egil, Meyneth and Zanza heard; she was a Godmother in fact. Dickson was a Godfather, Lorithia and Nahlia were also Godmother's of Shulk as well. The group headed to Meyneth's Palace and entered, seeing her sitting there as the Machina Goddess sewed something together, before she noticed them. "There you all are." She said with a smile, before she noticed Shulk. "And there's my Grandson." She said as she stood. "Grandma!" Shulk shouted in joy and Venea let him down, the young boy rushed toward Meyneth, a purple glow around him as he used his God powers to keep him walking straight.

Meyneth picked him up as the glow faded and nuzzled his cheek, making Shulk giggle in glee as he hugged his Grandma soon after. "I missed you my boy!" Meyneth said softly, before she kissed his cheek. "Careful mom." Keyara said softly, smiling at Meyneth in happiness. Ever since she had Shulk, she had gone from calling Meyneth by her name to simply calling her mother; yet she still called Egil by his name. "Oh come now, I can spoil him." She said with a cheeky smile, red eyes playful and Keyara sighed, shaking her head. "Not so much candy this time, last time he lost control of his hold on ether." Keyara commented with a exhausted smile as she remembered the memory.

Shulk hadn't meant to yet with him being hyped up on sugar and just learning all his powers, he lost some control on ether and nearly destroyed the capsule room in Keyara's tower. As Shulk was the son of Keyara, he had gained some of the ether abilities as well, yet it wasn't as sharp as Keyara's. He was able to control some ether and sense it, yet his senses to ether weren't so sharp that he could use it like his mother. He wanted to learn to help his mother, yet Keyara wanted to wait until he was older to where he had a better understanding of the world. Though he also had his father's powers as well. He was able to see the future, teleport anywhere with the same runes his father used and could even venture into the afterlife; though whenever he did that, Alvis scolded him.

"Ah, how is his ether abilities?" Meyneth asked, wondering if she should be concerned. "It's not as sharp as mine. He can only sense ether if he's close to it and he has limited control on it as well." Keyara explained and Meyneth nodded; not as much sugar, got it! "We best get going, our duties have gotten larger and Zanza isn't doing his part of the workload." Alvis said, rubbing the back of his head. He needed to talk to Zanza and find out what was going on since he already spoke to Dickson and Lorithia, neither of them knew. "Alright, be careful you two and have fun while you're alone. It won't last long." Meyneth said as she gave the young couple and wink and the two blushed, yet they had smiles.

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Zanza sighed angrily as he paced back and forth in his domain, it had gone from the normal blue and gold to a black and red color in his anger. He had lied and said he wanted different colors when Alvis and everyone else asked him about the change. He sat down as he made a mass of pure ether appear for him to get comfortable on, his storm-blue eyes staring at the space before him...he wanted to strangle Alvis! Zanza had admitted it to himself a year ago that he was head over heels for Keyara; he ignored the fact that she had pretty much been a daughter to him. Yet, the fact she was with Alvis and had a son with him somewhat annoyed him, it should be him with Keyara, not Alvis! When he first saw Shulk, he thought the boy would look better with blonde hair and his skin tone; he wanted the boy as his own and Keyara as his wife. Morals be damned!

He looked over at Shulk who was currently asleep in his domain; it had been a few months since Shulk was with Meyneth and Egil. After he was there, Shulk had asked to see his Grandpa Zanza and the couple had complied, Zanza had no qualms about looking after the boy. In fact, it made things a little...easier for him. Every time Shulk was with him, Zanza had begun putting a little bit of his own ether in the boy, hoping to eventually turn the boy into a suitable vessel for him and make him his son...in a way at least. Keyara seemed wary of what he was doing, having noticed the changes yet Alvis was unaware; Zanza was grateful Alvis had so much trust in him.

Zanza was actually waiting for Keyara to appear to pick Shulk up, the afterlife had gotten busier; another part of Zanza's plans, so Keyara would be alone. Said mother eventually appeared in a swirl of purple ether, letting the portal stay open before she came through, she always waited as to let Zanza know she was coming. The portal closed and disappeared behind her, before Keyara smiled politely at Zanza and bowed in, respect. "Hello Zanza, how are you?" Keyara asked, before she noticed her sleeping son and smiled. "I have been well, you?" Zanza asked as he stood and Keyara giggled. "Been well, me and Alvis have had little alone time due to the afterlife being busy but we made time." She said with a blush and Zanza felt his anger rise.

"Ah, really?" He asked calmly, trying to keep his normal attitude yet Keyara knew, she could sense the rise in his anger as his ether turned red; yet only to her eyes. "Yes?" She said, somewhat confused as to why Zanza was angry. "Did Shulk behave?" Keyara asked, making her way over to her son and lifting him in her arms. "He was the perfect guest." Zanza said softly, eyes affectionate as he imagined it as Keyara picking up THEIR son. "I'm glad to hear." Keyara said, suddenly uncomfortable; his ether was acting...weird, turning to a soft blue and it was directed at her. "Anyways, I best be getting back. Shulk needs to start some lesson's and Alvis should be back soon." Keyara said and Zanza nodded as Keyara's portal appeared. She headed toward the portal, before stopping and looking at Zanza, brow raised. Zanza raised one in return and Keyara looked like she wanted to say something, yet thought better of it, shook her head and stepped through the portal.

As Alvis got back home and Shulk was once more fast asleep after his lesson's, Keyara knew she had to have a talk with Alvis. "Alvis, are you busy?" Keyara asked her silver-haired husband, who was looking at a cream-colored orb that had an image on the surface. "Not currently, the afterlife has settled down." He said, before the orb disappeared and he looked at Keyara as she came over and sat beside him, making her wings turn invisible and ghostly as to not knock anything over. "Everything okay dear?" Alvis asked, wondering why she seemed worried. "Have you noticed anything...different about Shulk?" She asked, the concern evident in her purple eyes. "What do you mean?" Alvis asked, somewhat confused as to why she meant.

"Have you noticed anything different about him? Or about Zanza?" Keyara questioned, purple eyes glowing a little and Alvis hummed, she was really worked up. "Not...really." He responded, somewhat worried she might lash out; she was reading ether and it could cause her to be affected by several emotion's. Keyara sighed, was it just her then that was feeling off from the ether Shulk was giving off? It didn't feel like her ether, nor did it feel like Alvis's ether; she also couldn't detect any of Zanza's ether or Meyneth's, it like something was preventing her from really understanding the ether he gave off. "I hope I'm only imagining things." Keyara commented, laying her head on Alvis's shoulder. "I feel like something is really wrong, have you seen anything?" Keyara asked, yet Alvis shrugged.

"No, something is blocking my ability as a Seer." He explained, wrapping his arms around Keyara and she grumbled, burying her face in Alvis's chest. "I hate not knowing." She growled out and Alvis gave a soft, apologetic smile. "Life isn't that easy Keyara, you know that." He said and she growled. "Shut up, idiot." She said with no heat and he chuckled, kissing her temple, only praying nothing was wrong. Maybe they could keep a better eye on Shulk and limit his time away from them?

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A yelp of surprise left Keyara's lips as she was sent flying back, slamming into the wall yet the protective shield around her prevented her from being seriously hurt. "Mom!" A now six year old Shulk shouted, rushing toward his mother's aid, blue eyes wide in worry. "Ugh." Keyara groaned out as she slid down the way, rubbing her head. "Are you okay, mom?" Shulk asked as he knelt beside her, a guilty look in his eyes; he hadn't meant to hurt her. Keyara looked at him and gave a somewhat uneasy smile, gently rubbing his head. "You definitely have one powerful blast, that's for sure." Keyara mused yet he still looked upset and guilty. "I didn't hurt you, did I?" Shulk asked worried, eyes showing his concern and Keyara sighed softly.

"Shulk dear, I'm fine. You didn't hurt me." She said and he sighed in relief, glad she was fine; he hadn't wanted to train with his mother like this, yet she said it was needed. "Can we stop? I don't want to hurt you." Shulk said weakly, knowing his mom couldn't fight him when he used that tone. And it still worked. Keyara winced and her eyes brows twitched as she tried to fight the urge to stop at his request, yet with his puppy eyes she caved. "Fine." She said with a sigh and Shulk smiled, hugging her and she returned the hug. "You know I can't say no to you." Keyara said and Shulk chuckled. "That's fine." He said, nuzzling into her warmth and Keyara smiled brightly, wings flaring before they wrapped around him; feathered first and then metallic.

Shulk had her skin tone and his eyes were a brighter blue, yet his silver hair continued to remind Keyara that he was her's and Alvis's son. Keyara gently rubbed his head, playing with his hair and little and it lulled him to sleep, content in his mother's arms and with her warmth; he felt safe. Keyara carefully repositioned Shulk into her arms and stood, going to his room and putting him in his bed, before she looked at his bedside table. On the table was a picture of Shulk with some other kids from the other races. One was a Machina male called Valor, he was the son of one of Venea's friends. Another was a High Entia called Lesia, she was a full-blooded High Entia with brown wings and darker brown hair; her bright green eyes held shyness yet affection for Shulk. Another was a young male Nopon who Shulk held in his arms, the Nopon was called Leaka. He was a bouncy ball of fun with blue fur, dark brown eyes and his hair was tipped white instead of a darker shade of his fur. Lastly was a female Homs with bright blonde hair, blue eyes and she was paler than Shulk. Her name was Faye...yet she was sickly, unable to play for more than a few hours and she was very close to Shulk, often seen hugging him and even kissed his cheek a few times.

Shulk had asked Keyara to help Faye, yet everything Keyara did was reversed and she couldn't detect who was doing it. The ether would be faded and covered by the doctors who were trying to help. Keyara had questioned the others she knew, yet none of them had any idea; not even Zanza or Meyneth knew. Keyara put a shield around the room so no one could enter, while she went to Himiko's Colony, trying to see if Faye as alright. As Keyara landed in the colony, a wave of harsh, sorrowful ether slammed into her and she fell to her knees and cried out in agony and sadness, wings trembling with her sorrow. Her eyes flickered between purple and red as the ether in the colony continued to clash against her...someone had passed.

"Lady Keyara?" A voice asked and Keyara looked up, seeing Luvin; a high Entia who moved to the colonies to mingle with the Homs. "Are you alright?" He asked, yet his voice held sorrow. "L-Luvin!" Keyara gasped out and stumbled to her legs, clutching his arms. "W-who died?!" She demanded, shocking him with her outburst. "Lady Key-!" He was interrupted as Keyara's hands were surrounded in orange ether. "WHO DIED?!" She demanded once more, eyes red as she needed an answer. Luvin was silent for a few moments, before he sighed and lowered his head. "Faye passed away...just an hour ago." He said and Keyara's eyes widened in horror and sadness. "No...no, you're lying!" She said with a shaky voice, she couldn't have failed, she couldn't! "...I'm sorry." Luvin said before Keyara took off into the colony. "Lady Keyara!" He called after her and followed.

Keyara burst into the room she knew Faye would be in, eyes wide and tears running down her head as she watched a white cloth pulled up and over Faye's face; her chest not rising or lowering with breath. "No…" Keyara muttered out as she fell to her knees, catching the others attention. "Lady Keyara." Faye's mother said sadly, sobbing over the loss of her daughter. A shield appeared to protect everyone by Keyara's powers and she cried out in pain once more, a wave of ether pulsing from her body and spreading over Bionis, making it tremble with her sadness. Yet, unaware to Keyara, it was all part of one man's plan. As she slowly broke, she wouldn't be able to foresee what he would do.