The sound of 5 gun shots in a row pierced the silence of the expanse of desert that stretched into the distance as Sanzo twisted around the glare and Gojyo and Goku.
"Shut up! If I hear one more word I swear I'll kill both of you!"
Gojyo blinked. "What!? We haven't even said- Ah!" This last part added as Sanzo fired another warning shot at his head.
"I don't think Sanzo's in the mood right now. Ah!" He jumped away from the bullet that went whizzing past his ear. "What'd you shoot at me for! I was on your side?"
Sanzo turned back around and crossed his arms, closing his eyes as if praying for patience. "It's too hot for this." He muttered with a tone of faint irritation.
"The villagers said 5 miles didn't they." Hakkai questioned cheerfully.
"4!" Goku chirped from the backseat of the jeep and leaned forward. "Hey Sanzo, do you think the rumors are really true. About there being a sixth sutra?"
"No." Sanzo replied curtly.
"All the same, we'd better check it out anyway." Hakkai said to appease them and Goku sighed leaning back into his seat.
"I'm hungry. I hope they've got some food at this temple."
"You just finished eating you stupid little monkey." Gojyo said incredeously.
"That was breakfast! It's lunchtime all ready."
"You want lunch? I've got something you can eat. How about a knuckle sand which?"
"Ha! More like ham and cheese squares."
"Are you challenging me monkey boy?"
"Bring it on!"
Sanzo turned and fires 4 more shots at them. "I said shut up!" punctuating each word with another shot.
"Oh look we're here." Hakkai said gratefully. Sanzo turned and Goku and Gojyo leaned forward in their seats.
Goku jumped up. "Woah! Look at it!"
The temple was huge. With a big dome roof of gold that flashed like half a second sun, the rich metal engraved with strange twisted symbols and pictographs. The bottom part of the temple was made of smooth white sandstone, white as new fallen snow. The golden temple doors were led to by a set of stairs carved of white and gray marble. The doors themselves were inlaid with a diamond filigree which spread across the doors delicately to outline a pair of huge feathered wings, one wing decorating each door and meeting at the border between the two.
Goku tipped his head back to look up at the huge structure, mouth agape. "Woah. Look at it."
"Close your mouth monkey. Before something flies in."
Goku glared at Gojyo but said nothing.
"Think we should knock..." Sanzo questioned Hakkai "or just walk in?"
"It's always polite to knock."
"Yea you're right." Sanzo tucked the gun away and forced open the doors. "Let's not be polite."
The room they entered was empty, the high arch of the ceiling gold as well, held up with beams of polished mahogany. The floor was green crystal shot through with thin hairline veins of gold. Pillars of more white and gray marble stood along the rooms sandstone walls to reach to up to the section of the roof where it just began to arch.
The room it self was mildly furnished. Simple wood tables set with Chinese vases that held pink and white silk flowers. A few plain wooden chairs and glass lamps that were already lit though it was a middle of the day that hung on the walls. Other then that the room was bare...not to mention empty.
"Where is everyone?" Goku wondered aloud.
"It looks deserted." Hakkai murmured quietly.
Gojyo made a little sound of bored amusement and stepped forward, his booted footsteps echoing before he leaned forward and shouted. "Yo! Anyone in here?"
There was the sound of the opening then careless shutting of a heavy door and the clap of more footsteps on the crystal floor and then a man rushed into the room. He wasn't young nor was he old yet. His hair had just begun to go gray so it was black peppered with tiny flecks of white hear and there. He was tall, ridged in stance and wore a heavy robe of pure white that looked much like Sanzo's own. His hands however looked older then the rest of them, wrinkled and gently claw like, nails shored to short stubs. He flickered pale blue eyes from Sanzo to Goku to Gojyo to Hakkai then back to Sanzo again before licking his lips nervously.
"Is there something I can do for you gentlemen?"
"Yea." Sanzo stepped forward. "We heard tale that you all were in possession of a sutra."
The man's face registered surprise and then he bowed, nodding at the same time. "Indeed sir." He lifted his head "And you are a...monk I see. Already in possession of a sutra yes?"
"Yes. What of it?" Sanzo questioned warningly.
The man grinned and shook his head. "Oh nothing, nothing. Might I know your names travelers?"
Hakkai stepped forward to intervene before Sanzo spoke harshly. He bowed. "Forgive us. Cho Hakkai. These are my companions, Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Genjo Sanzo."
The man smiled, no surprise this time merely a blend of approval and joy. "Ah. So you are the Sanzo party then. Well met. Well met. Yes, yes. So you are here for the sixth sutra are you?"
"Are you implying that the rumors were true?"
"Far more then true my friend. Far more then true. Come with me. I shall show you the wonders of the Temple of Amunisis."
"Shut up! If I hear one more word I swear I'll kill both of you!"
Gojyo blinked. "What!? We haven't even said- Ah!" This last part added as Sanzo fired another warning shot at his head.
"I don't think Sanzo's in the mood right now. Ah!" He jumped away from the bullet that went whizzing past his ear. "What'd you shoot at me for! I was on your side?"
Sanzo turned back around and crossed his arms, closing his eyes as if praying for patience. "It's too hot for this." He muttered with a tone of faint irritation.
"The villagers said 5 miles didn't they." Hakkai questioned cheerfully.
"4!" Goku chirped from the backseat of the jeep and leaned forward. "Hey Sanzo, do you think the rumors are really true. About there being a sixth sutra?"
"No." Sanzo replied curtly.
"All the same, we'd better check it out anyway." Hakkai said to appease them and Goku sighed leaning back into his seat.
"I'm hungry. I hope they've got some food at this temple."
"You just finished eating you stupid little monkey." Gojyo said incredeously.
"That was breakfast! It's lunchtime all ready."
"You want lunch? I've got something you can eat. How about a knuckle sand which?"
"Ha! More like ham and cheese squares."
"Are you challenging me monkey boy?"
"Bring it on!"
Sanzo turned and fires 4 more shots at them. "I said shut up!" punctuating each word with another shot.
"Oh look we're here." Hakkai said gratefully. Sanzo turned and Goku and Gojyo leaned forward in their seats.
Goku jumped up. "Woah! Look at it!"
The temple was huge. With a big dome roof of gold that flashed like half a second sun, the rich metal engraved with strange twisted symbols and pictographs. The bottom part of the temple was made of smooth white sandstone, white as new fallen snow. The golden temple doors were led to by a set of stairs carved of white and gray marble. The doors themselves were inlaid with a diamond filigree which spread across the doors delicately to outline a pair of huge feathered wings, one wing decorating each door and meeting at the border between the two.
Goku tipped his head back to look up at the huge structure, mouth agape. "Woah. Look at it."
"Close your mouth monkey. Before something flies in."
Goku glared at Gojyo but said nothing.
"Think we should knock..." Sanzo questioned Hakkai "or just walk in?"
"It's always polite to knock."
"Yea you're right." Sanzo tucked the gun away and forced open the doors. "Let's not be polite."
The room they entered was empty, the high arch of the ceiling gold as well, held up with beams of polished mahogany. The floor was green crystal shot through with thin hairline veins of gold. Pillars of more white and gray marble stood along the rooms sandstone walls to reach to up to the section of the roof where it just began to arch.
The room it self was mildly furnished. Simple wood tables set with Chinese vases that held pink and white silk flowers. A few plain wooden chairs and glass lamps that were already lit though it was a middle of the day that hung on the walls. Other then that the room was bare...not to mention empty.
"Where is everyone?" Goku wondered aloud.
"It looks deserted." Hakkai murmured quietly.
Gojyo made a little sound of bored amusement and stepped forward, his booted footsteps echoing before he leaned forward and shouted. "Yo! Anyone in here?"
There was the sound of the opening then careless shutting of a heavy door and the clap of more footsteps on the crystal floor and then a man rushed into the room. He wasn't young nor was he old yet. His hair had just begun to go gray so it was black peppered with tiny flecks of white hear and there. He was tall, ridged in stance and wore a heavy robe of pure white that looked much like Sanzo's own. His hands however looked older then the rest of them, wrinkled and gently claw like, nails shored to short stubs. He flickered pale blue eyes from Sanzo to Goku to Gojyo to Hakkai then back to Sanzo again before licking his lips nervously.
"Is there something I can do for you gentlemen?"
"Yea." Sanzo stepped forward. "We heard tale that you all were in possession of a sutra."
The man's face registered surprise and then he bowed, nodding at the same time. "Indeed sir." He lifted his head "And you are a...monk I see. Already in possession of a sutra yes?"
"Yes. What of it?" Sanzo questioned warningly.
The man grinned and shook his head. "Oh nothing, nothing. Might I know your names travelers?"
Hakkai stepped forward to intervene before Sanzo spoke harshly. He bowed. "Forgive us. Cho Hakkai. These are my companions, Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Genjo Sanzo."
The man smiled, no surprise this time merely a blend of approval and joy. "Ah. So you are the Sanzo party then. Well met. Well met. Yes, yes. So you are here for the sixth sutra are you?"
"Are you implying that the rumors were true?"
"Far more then true my friend. Far more then true. Come with me. I shall show you the wonders of the Temple of Amunisis."