Author's Note: Unfortunately… I do not own Fushigi Yuugi or any of the characters.. except for Jiyuna. Also, I'd like to make it clear that I refuse to acknowledge the deaths of Nuriko, Hotohori, Mitsukake, and Churiko. Enjoy.
The young girl wandered the of Konan Country, feeling and looking completely lost. *What is this place?* she thought to herself. *It's so crowded and busy.*
She ducked into an alley and leaned heavily against the side of a building. Thinking back to the past few days, a terrible sorrow filled the girl, and one lonely tear slid down her cheek. Her mother, whom she had tried so desperately to save, was killed at the hands of the blonde one. Killed… for what reason? They had lived in a tiny village where they farmed the emporer's land. They had not once been inside the gates, in fact, they barely ever heard any of the city's news. When the news finally did reach them, it was already months after it had happened. So why did the tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes show up at their 2 room house and demand the shinzaho? What was this shinzaho anyway?
The sadness in her heart was replaced by anger. She had no idea what a shizaho was, and frankly, she did not care. The blonde one would have killed her, too, if she had not run out the back door and into the woods.
*Stop it, Jiyuna. You can't bring her back.*
An audible groaned escaped her lips as she clutched her left side tightly. In her attempt to save her mother, Jiyuna was injured by the blue light that burst from the blonde man's hand.
*I've got to get to the palace.* With her free hand, Jiyuna pushed herself away from the wall and stumbled out the alley.
"Well well, what have we here?"
The sudden, deep voice brought her out of her thoughts. She looked up and realized that she had just walked into a band of theives.
*Shit!*
One of the theives, the leader, by the way the others flanked him, rose
from where he was crouched on the ground.
"What's your name, child?" he asked, sneering at her.
Jiyuna backed away. There were six of them, and only one of her. Besides that, she was injured. She could never out-run them.
The leader of the theives looked impatient. "I asked you a question, bitch! What is your name?"
"Fuck you!" Jiyuna spat out. Then, she turned, and ran.
She didn't look back, she didn't need to. The pounding of six pairs of feet behind her told her they were in pursuit.
The pain in her side was becoming unbearable. She pulled her hand away and looked at it. It was covered with blood.
*I'll never make it.* The horrible truth struck her. *I don't even know which direction the palace is, how am I ever going to get there?*
Jiyuna's breath was coming in ragged gasps. Her heart pounded against her ribcage rapidly, and she could tell she was losing steam. That's when she heard the voice.
"Lekka… shien!"
All at once, a flame came seemingly out of nowhere, setting the theives a blaze.
Jiyuna stopped and dropped to her knees, her face contorted in a grimace of pain.
"Are you okay, no da?"
She looked up into a cheery face that also looked concerned. "I… I… don't think so," she said. The world was becoming dark and fuzzy. She could feel herself falling, and the last thing she heard before passing out was, "'Ey, Chichiri, let's get her to Mitsukake."
The young girl wandered the of Konan Country, feeling and looking completely lost. *What is this place?* she thought to herself. *It's so crowded and busy.*
She ducked into an alley and leaned heavily against the side of a building. Thinking back to the past few days, a terrible sorrow filled the girl, and one lonely tear slid down her cheek. Her mother, whom she had tried so desperately to save, was killed at the hands of the blonde one. Killed… for what reason? They had lived in a tiny village where they farmed the emporer's land. They had not once been inside the gates, in fact, they barely ever heard any of the city's news. When the news finally did reach them, it was already months after it had happened. So why did the tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes show up at their 2 room house and demand the shinzaho? What was this shinzaho anyway?
The sadness in her heart was replaced by anger. She had no idea what a shizaho was, and frankly, she did not care. The blonde one would have killed her, too, if she had not run out the back door and into the woods.
*Stop it, Jiyuna. You can't bring her back.*
An audible groaned escaped her lips as she clutched her left side tightly. In her attempt to save her mother, Jiyuna was injured by the blue light that burst from the blonde man's hand.
*I've got to get to the palace.* With her free hand, Jiyuna pushed herself away from the wall and stumbled out the alley.
"Well well, what have we here?"
The sudden, deep voice brought her out of her thoughts. She looked up and realized that she had just walked into a band of theives.
*Shit!*
One of the theives, the leader, by the way the others flanked him, rose
from where he was crouched on the ground.
"What's your name, child?" he asked, sneering at her.
Jiyuna backed away. There were six of them, and only one of her. Besides that, she was injured. She could never out-run them.
The leader of the theives looked impatient. "I asked you a question, bitch! What is your name?"
"Fuck you!" Jiyuna spat out. Then, she turned, and ran.
She didn't look back, she didn't need to. The pounding of six pairs of feet behind her told her they were in pursuit.
The pain in her side was becoming unbearable. She pulled her hand away and looked at it. It was covered with blood.
*I'll never make it.* The horrible truth struck her. *I don't even know which direction the palace is, how am I ever going to get there?*
Jiyuna's breath was coming in ragged gasps. Her heart pounded against her ribcage rapidly, and she could tell she was losing steam. That's when she heard the voice.
"Lekka… shien!"
All at once, a flame came seemingly out of nowhere, setting the theives a blaze.
Jiyuna stopped and dropped to her knees, her face contorted in a grimace of pain.
"Are you okay, no da?"
She looked up into a cheery face that also looked concerned. "I… I… don't think so," she said. The world was becoming dark and fuzzy. She could feel herself falling, and the last thing she heard before passing out was, "'Ey, Chichiri, let's get her to Mitsukake."