Disclaimer: Yu Watase of course.. but the first stuff from the book is from Koei's line of games based on ancient China and two of the characters are mine! Salre and Nain! MINE MINE MINE!!!! heehee..anyway, have fun reading it peeps.

Miaka wandered around the library aimlessly. She was browsing through the books and found nothing interesting. She glanced at her watch and decided it was time to leave anyway, but she knocked a book off the shelf as she turned. She picked it up and looked at it. Her mind found it boring, but something told her to take it. She tried to put it back, but something stopped her, and she slipped it into her bag in defeat.

She walked out of the library and went to the café down the street where she met her blonde friend, Yui. Upon Miaka's arrival, she sat at a table and began browsing through a menu. Miaka quickly joined her, the book already forgotten. Yui had always been a friend to Miaka, and had always looked after her. Miaka had always been childish and playful, so it was easy to need to be watched out for by Yui.

They ordered and talked as usual.. about classes and homework.boys.and then they parted in their own ways. Miaka got home and set her bag down and began pulling her homework out. A book fell out with her notebook and she picked it up. "Ancient China" the title read. She opened to a random page.

In the battle of Yi Ling, Lu Xun, an officer of Wu, was appointed
command, and acted as a strategist. The army of Shu marched
vigorously toward Yi Ling, stopping for almost nothing. Liu Bei, the
leader of Shu, was angered at Wu for the killing of his Sworn Brother,
Gaun Yu. Lu Xun waited until the last possible moment to attack Shu's
army, and at that point, the army had been overcome by fatigue.

Miaka flipped to another page, finding this ancient China a bit interesting. This page held information on the Suzaku.

The Four Gods are Seiryu, Byakko, Suzaku, and Genbu, which are
assigned to protect the four directions: East, West, South, and North.
They divide the 28 constellations of the heavens into four groups of
seven that they each influence. Suzaku represents the seven
constellations of the South.

An empire is in chaos, doomed to perish. A gate to the other world
opens for the girl who will wield the power of the Suzaku.

Once she receives that power, she will save the nation with it. She
will become the Priestess of Suzaku, and she must gather together the
Seven constellations of Suzaku, those whom Destiny has chosen to
protect and empower her. When the seven constellations of the south
gather, Suzaku, the guardian god of Hong-Nan, will emerge to grant the
priestess three wishes.
The seven constellations of the South
Chichiri (Somen; mask of the priest)
Tamahome (Tomin; fighting man)
Nuriko (Kyubu; courage of the palace)
Hotohori (Koken; imperial sword)
Chiriko (Chidou; intellectual child)
Tasuki (Sanen; fire of the mountain)
Mitsukake (Yui; master of the sound)

When the divine beast is summoned, the priestess and the Seven will
drain their Chi. The priestess will chant the following incantation,
then throw the Book into the altar fire.

Miaka jumped as her door was opened and her mom came up to check on her. Her heart was beating fast for no apparent reason and she had begun to sweat. Her mom left after reassurance that she was alright. The next part of the nook she said aloud, almost as if she was at the summoning ritual at that moment.

"I summon all the great forces of justice, faith, and goodwill from
the four corners of heaven and from the four quarters of the Earth to
call you, the divine Suzaku. We ask that you descend from the seven
constellations to the earth, to protect us and destroy all evil with
your divine powers, fro the sake of the people who worship you. We
summon you thus! Descend upon us from the heavens."

In the name of the Emperor of Heaven and with his voice, this Book of
Suzaku is given to the founders of Hong-Nan, Empire of the south.

"Wow." Miaka whispered. "I bet Yui would like this. I'll call her and tell her about it." Miaka stood up and all the blood rushed to her head and she felt suddenly dizzy and tired. She sat on her bad, and fell asleep before thinking to change her clothes.

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Miaka awoke in a desert lying in sand. She looked around in confusion. I was in my room..wasn't I? Miaka stood and brushed the dust from her uniform. She took in her desert surroundings. No life was apparent, and the sun beat down on her. She looked to where she had been lying and stopped the book she had taken from the library. She opened it up and looked for the pages she had previously viewed. The first entry gave nothing helpful, but the page on the Suzaku had a small text written on the bottom.

The entry above was taken from "The Universe of the Four Gods" and all
credibility is placed upon that book.

Miaka shut the book and clutched it to herself. The sun was rising and the desert heat was really starting to kick in. Miaka began to walk away from the sunrise, to the West. She traveled for what seemed like forever, but was really only about twenty minutes. She was determined to find shade and looked as far as her eyes could see, but there was nothing. She was sweating madly, and the heat was getting to her. Her steps began to slow and her feet weighed tons. She tripped over her feet and stayed right where she landed; on her hands and knees. She was breathing heavily and sweat dripped from her brow.

She fell from her hands and knees and landed on her side. She tried to get back up, but the heat held her down. Miaka didn't struggle and just lay there. I'll die.if I stay here. Miaka tried once more to get up but gave up as she drifted off to sleep.

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