WARNING: THIS IS AN UNFINISHED FANFIC

I began writing this years and years ago, and over time I just lost my interest in it. I decided to keep it up on the website out of respect for the readers who might want to go back and skim through some of their favorite scenes/chapters/etc., but at this point I have absolutely no intention of ever finishing this fanfic. You are still free to read it, of course, and if you get to the end and want to see what happens, send me a PM or an e-mail and I'll send you a summary of the second half of the story. Just figured I should give you fair warning before you got started.

Thanks,
Dee

Rhapsody of the Fallen Stars
::Program::

Disclaimer: Technically, I own all the otherworldly characters and ideas, including the Seven Oaths - so no stealin'! - but excluding the Weaver and the Four gods (I think the Weaver has been used in other stories before...). I also own the Akutsuki Clan and pretty much any Reikaku bandit except Tasuki and Koji (although I'd pay a fine fee to own Koji yowl!). Naturally, Chichiri-chan, Tasu-chan and Koji-chan are all products of Watase Yuu-san's amazing mind, and even if I wrote a million times "I own Fushigi Yuugi," it would continue to be a terrible lie, so I'll move on without wasting the drive space.

Rating: PG-13, for dark themes, violence, language and adult situations. So, basically, for pretty much every reason a story could be rated "PG-13."

Timeline and Spoilers: This takes place two years after the "Eikou Den" OVA, but you don't really need to have seen it to understand the story. There's no homework required. Also contains mild spoilers for Gaiden Novel "Genrou Den" and "Shouryuu Den."

Explanation on Verses: This entire fanfic is very musically centered, hence the "Program." It will be divided into three "Movements" (parts). These Movements will be further divided into "Verses," or as you folks in the normal world call them, chapters. Each Verse is named after a Japanese song. Every Movement begins with a "Prelude," or a Prologue.

--"All living things, every being that walks, each has its own star.
When a life is born a new star appears. That is the guardian star...
And when a life ends, the star falls, and disappears...
"Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show
fear, it jumps at us faster than life. But when we do
not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently, and guides us into infinity."--
Old Stargazer; "Cowboy Bebop"