Chapter 1
The Blue Cat's Ghost
Utamaru: Hello and welcome to the story of the Blue Cat's Ghost!
Ninia: Don't worry it doesn't really have a g~~........
Utamaru: *grabs Ninia's mouth* Hehe....don't listen to her she doesn't know what she's talking about. So anyway lets just...get on with this story shall we.
Ninia: *gets free* Ya because this is going to be a good one. I mean hey, what happens when a life changing event occurs that could change Chichiri's life forever?
Utamaru: Okay, you've said enough. Anyway on with the story shall we!?
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It was a mild day in the unknown world that was caged inside the book. The book, The Universe of the Four Gods.
Here, walking towards the palace to see the emperor, Hotohori, we find the main characters of this story.
Chichiri, the blue haired monk, Tasuki, the braindead bandit, Nuriko the crossdressing queer, and Chiriko the youngest yet the smartest of them all. It is now where our story begins.
The gang walked through the market towards Hotohori's palace to get something to eat after a long days work.
"You know Nuriko, next time maybe you could let us help you dispose of the dragon instead of just knocking the whole cave down on it," Tasuki said as they reached the fish cart.
"Well I didn't see you letting anyone in to help when we went up against that ice monster now did you fang boy?"
"What's that?"
"You heard me."
"Why I oughta!"
"Bring it on buster."
DAAAA!!"
"You said it Chichiri. I don't think they'll ever get along."
"Yep Chiriko, we're doomed no da," Chichiri says sighing.
They headed towards the palace, once again, Nuriko and Tasuki staggering behind quite aware of the others movements.
When they finally reached the steps, they heard a spine tingling scream.
"Stop squirming you runt."
Over in an alley was a young blue haired girl dressed in dark pants and a long sleeved white shirt. There were two men each holding a knife next to her. On her face and arms were cuts dripping blood. Across her face was also a large scar.
One of the men lunged at the girl and sliced her arm with the knife. She went down to her knees clenching her arm.
"You pesky brat. You're not a women but a mere child...you won't be much be fun," he said in a gruff tone.
"Rekka Shinen!!"
Tasuki sent a flame hurling into the alley torchin' the two guys. As the smoke cleared they looked to find the young female gone.
"Now where do you suppose she went off to?" Nuriko asked.
"Don't know, don't care," Tasuki responded in his usual shruggish manner as they stepped on the guys' backs walking through the alley.
They turned to look at Chichiri who just stood there staring at the two strays.
"Hey you okay Chiri?" Nuriko asked puzzled.
"Ya Chichiri," Chriko added, "you okay?"
Chichiri shook his head as though he had just come out of a trance.
"Ya, I'm fine. Let's go."
Knowing Chichiri would most likely tell them if they were in any danger they decided not to pressure him and they went to the palace.
After eating Hotohori out of house and home, he pronounced a problem to them.
"The palace has a problem."
"We all know that Hotohori, you're running it. That's a major problem."
Hotohori shot a glare at Tasuki.
"Anyway, there has been a thief in the palace, stealing valuables of very much importance. We call him the Blue Cat and many have come to believe he is a ghost."
"So what's the prob Hoto?" Nuriko asked, "just sense him out and stop him."
He shook his head.
"I tried that. He hasn't been seen by anyone and I can't sense him out either. It's as though it really was a ghost."
"Maybe he is." Chiriko said.
They looked at him as though he had just screamed 'ALIENS ARE REAL!'.
"I mean we were ghosts right? Perhaps we have another spirit wandering around the palace."
"You know, you do have a point. If we were ghosts then I guess anyone could be right?" Hotohori remarked.
"But Miaka and Tamahome aren't in our world and they are the only ones who can bring back the dead."
"True. Hey Chichiri, what do ya think?"
Chichiri sat at the end of the table with every bit of food still left on his plate. He looked up startled at the sound of his name.
"Yes, what were we talking about no da?"
"Hey Chichiri, are feeling all right?" Chiriko asked.
"Yes, I just need to go lay down no da. Tired."
He left the dinning table and went to his room, Tasuki following his every move with his gaze. Sighing he pulled off his Kasa and his shirt followed by his mask and placed them on his bed.
*It can't be possible. They all died. No one survived.* He thought.
*Its not possible* "It's not POSSIBLE!"Chichiri yelled slamming his fist into the wall.
"I won't let some shadow haunt me! Not again! NOT AGAIN!"
He went to go slam another fist into the wall when Tasuki grabbed it.
"Huh?"
"You'll hurt yourself doin' that,"Tasuki said, releasing his fist.
"Tasuki..."
"Chichiri," Tasuki looked at his scar and then his eye, "tell me what's wrong."
"Tasuki.......it's nothing important no da. I just need to be alone."
"You're a terrible liar Chichiri," Tasuki stated punching him in the face.
Chichiri, thrown off guard, hit the ground hard.
"What the he** was that for Tasuki!" he demanded.
"For being such a jerk. Now tell me what's wrong?"
He began to get up saying, "Its nothing okay, I already told you."
"Wrong answer."
Tasuki ran at Chichiri and rammed him up against the wall stopping his fist two inches away from his head from the calling of guards out in the hall.
They looked at each other and then went running out into the hall. Tasuki and his red flaming hair followed by the half dressed monk.
They ran down to the main vault to find Mitsukake healing two injured guards.
"Mits, your back from Kutou, what happened?" Tasuki asked.
"I don't know," he said in his deep voice, "though one said something about a blue cat or ghost something."
"The Blue Cat's Ghost no da," Chichiri phrased.
The Blue Cat's Ghost
Utamaru: Hello and welcome to the story of the Blue Cat's Ghost!
Ninia: Don't worry it doesn't really have a g~~........
Utamaru: *grabs Ninia's mouth* Hehe....don't listen to her she doesn't know what she's talking about. So anyway lets just...get on with this story shall we.
Ninia: *gets free* Ya because this is going to be a good one. I mean hey, what happens when a life changing event occurs that could change Chichiri's life forever?
Utamaru: Okay, you've said enough. Anyway on with the story shall we!?
________________________________________________________________________
It was a mild day in the unknown world that was caged inside the book. The book, The Universe of the Four Gods.
Here, walking towards the palace to see the emperor, Hotohori, we find the main characters of this story.
Chichiri, the blue haired monk, Tasuki, the braindead bandit, Nuriko the crossdressing queer, and Chiriko the youngest yet the smartest of them all. It is now where our story begins.
The gang walked through the market towards Hotohori's palace to get something to eat after a long days work.
"You know Nuriko, next time maybe you could let us help you dispose of the dragon instead of just knocking the whole cave down on it," Tasuki said as they reached the fish cart.
"Well I didn't see you letting anyone in to help when we went up against that ice monster now did you fang boy?"
"What's that?"
"You heard me."
"Why I oughta!"
"Bring it on buster."
DAAAA!!"
"You said it Chichiri. I don't think they'll ever get along."
"Yep Chiriko, we're doomed no da," Chichiri says sighing.
They headed towards the palace, once again, Nuriko and Tasuki staggering behind quite aware of the others movements.
When they finally reached the steps, they heard a spine tingling scream.
"Stop squirming you runt."
Over in an alley was a young blue haired girl dressed in dark pants and a long sleeved white shirt. There were two men each holding a knife next to her. On her face and arms were cuts dripping blood. Across her face was also a large scar.
One of the men lunged at the girl and sliced her arm with the knife. She went down to her knees clenching her arm.
"You pesky brat. You're not a women but a mere child...you won't be much be fun," he said in a gruff tone.
"Rekka Shinen!!"
Tasuki sent a flame hurling into the alley torchin' the two guys. As the smoke cleared they looked to find the young female gone.
"Now where do you suppose she went off to?" Nuriko asked.
"Don't know, don't care," Tasuki responded in his usual shruggish manner as they stepped on the guys' backs walking through the alley.
They turned to look at Chichiri who just stood there staring at the two strays.
"Hey you okay Chiri?" Nuriko asked puzzled.
"Ya Chichiri," Chriko added, "you okay?"
Chichiri shook his head as though he had just come out of a trance.
"Ya, I'm fine. Let's go."
Knowing Chichiri would most likely tell them if they were in any danger they decided not to pressure him and they went to the palace.
After eating Hotohori out of house and home, he pronounced a problem to them.
"The palace has a problem."
"We all know that Hotohori, you're running it. That's a major problem."
Hotohori shot a glare at Tasuki.
"Anyway, there has been a thief in the palace, stealing valuables of very much importance. We call him the Blue Cat and many have come to believe he is a ghost."
"So what's the prob Hoto?" Nuriko asked, "just sense him out and stop him."
He shook his head.
"I tried that. He hasn't been seen by anyone and I can't sense him out either. It's as though it really was a ghost."
"Maybe he is." Chiriko said.
They looked at him as though he had just screamed 'ALIENS ARE REAL!'.
"I mean we were ghosts right? Perhaps we have another spirit wandering around the palace."
"You know, you do have a point. If we were ghosts then I guess anyone could be right?" Hotohori remarked.
"But Miaka and Tamahome aren't in our world and they are the only ones who can bring back the dead."
"True. Hey Chichiri, what do ya think?"
Chichiri sat at the end of the table with every bit of food still left on his plate. He looked up startled at the sound of his name.
"Yes, what were we talking about no da?"
"Hey Chichiri, are feeling all right?" Chiriko asked.
"Yes, I just need to go lay down no da. Tired."
He left the dinning table and went to his room, Tasuki following his every move with his gaze. Sighing he pulled off his Kasa and his shirt followed by his mask and placed them on his bed.
*It can't be possible. They all died. No one survived.* He thought.
*Its not possible* "It's not POSSIBLE!"Chichiri yelled slamming his fist into the wall.
"I won't let some shadow haunt me! Not again! NOT AGAIN!"
He went to go slam another fist into the wall when Tasuki grabbed it.
"Huh?"
"You'll hurt yourself doin' that,"Tasuki said, releasing his fist.
"Tasuki..."
"Chichiri," Tasuki looked at his scar and then his eye, "tell me what's wrong."
"Tasuki.......it's nothing important no da. I just need to be alone."
"You're a terrible liar Chichiri," Tasuki stated punching him in the face.
Chichiri, thrown off guard, hit the ground hard.
"What the he** was that for Tasuki!" he demanded.
"For being such a jerk. Now tell me what's wrong?"
He began to get up saying, "Its nothing okay, I already told you."
"Wrong answer."
Tasuki ran at Chichiri and rammed him up against the wall stopping his fist two inches away from his head from the calling of guards out in the hall.
They looked at each other and then went running out into the hall. Tasuki and his red flaming hair followed by the half dressed monk.
They ran down to the main vault to find Mitsukake healing two injured guards.
"Mits, your back from Kutou, what happened?" Tasuki asked.
"I don't know," he said in his deep voice, "though one said something about a blue cat or ghost something."
"The Blue Cat's Ghost no da," Chichiri phrased.