DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OKAMI!
The Seventh Celestial Envoy
By Tamisin
Chapter 1: Drowning
Issun
I stared at the closed door.
Ammy's not comin' back, is she?
She's really gone?
Forever?
I shivered, though not completely from the ice-cold water surrounding me. I needed to get to land, and fast.
Then I realized I couldn't swim.
"HEEELP!" I screamed. I've always hated water.
Luckily, Oki heard me and dove into the lake, but he wasn't nearly fast enough.
My head went under.
I blacked out.
Oki
I had been praying for Amaterasu's safe departure when I heard an annoying cry in my sensitive ears.
Very annoying. And getting louder.
After unsuccessfully trying to ignore it, I turned toward the sound's source: the lake.
Then I spotted what looked like a drowning green beetle.
No, that's not right, it must be something else.
I looked closer, and only then did I see that the beetle was Issun.
A drowning Issun.
Uh-oh. Damn that Poncle, he should have learnt how to swim during his travels.
I immediately threw myself into the freezing water and sped towards him, his hat the only visible thing on him now.
And then even that disappeared.
Desperately, I took a deep breath and dove under the rippling water while reaching for the last place I'd seen Issun.
Then I felt something scrape my arm: his sword.
Grabbing him, I sprinted back to shore with the unconscious artist and carefully laid him down on the rocks. I stepped back to watch as Tuskle rushed over, my duty finished.
Tuskle got the water out of his lungs, then announced that there was nothing more that she could do. She ordered me to find Kai and tell her to bring Issun to Ponc'tan for further treatment.
And so, under the eclipse, I ran off to Yoshpet with the still-unconscious Issun.
Extras from Tamisin
~So, first chapter of first story=extremely short. Sorry, I haven't found my flow yet so the content is gonna be unsteady in the beginning (as will be my update schedule). All constructive criticism is welcomed! I need to improve! Thank you! :)
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