"What?! You are going to kill me…yes I see." A young girl said with a cocky grin on her face. Sweat began to drip from her brow into her eyes stinging them, but she did not dare to blink. She could feel the breath of death upon her neck, hot and heavy, she began to regret being so hotheaded. 'What am I goin' to do…darn it!' She cursed herself while drawing her sword.
"Worthless human, you wish to slay me. So did many others and failed miserably, never taking another breath or seeing a light of another day. So sad you share the same fate. Now you shall die." The dragon's words boomed like thunder making even the cave's rocks tremble with fear. He began to move away from his kill, a demon ten times the size of the girl in front, saliva mixed with blood began to drip from the dragon's fangs, each drop echoing within the cave. Each step he took was like a death clock, how many steps till you die, his massive claws dripped with blood.
" I would like to ask your name, before you die." The dragon paused and looked at the young girl with a deadly fire in his eyes saying I am going to pull one bone out at a time, slowly, painfully, and it will be fun for me.
" Feh! You wanna know my name?! Alright my name is… Raiye! The name of the one who shall KILL YOU!! I will avenge my parents, my village, and so many others you have devoured! Now YOU die!"
"Ne… how much longer do we have to go?" a young man who appeared to be about 17 said with a long face. He had long black hair that lay loosely behind him tied with a band, his eyes were the most beautiful blue you could ever image, he wore a blue Chinese shirt with a yellow band wrapped around his waist with matching blue pants and over-shirt.
"Geez, your worse than a 3 year old Sesaki! No we still got about 200 more miles to go till the next village so buck up buddy!" the young girl said complaining about her partner's complaining. She looked about 16, had long beautiful silver hair that shimmered and danced in the sun's light, she wore and all black long sleeved Chinese shirt with a symbol of "dragonwolf" imprinted in gold with baggy pants. She had dark forest green eyes that could put you in a trance. Sesaki gave her the most pathetic look in the world. "Oh, fine we'll set up camp, but we're leaving in the morning got it?" she said strictly
"Yay! Thanks Raiye okay we'll leave in the morning. So who's in charge of food today," Sesaki began to count his fingers " It's your turn for food and I'm in charge of camp." He looked and saw the Raiye was gone and began to set up camp.
Raiye was sitting on a rock by a lake looking up at the sky, deep in thought. 'Am I really a Suzaku warrior and if so, why was it so important to that I had to leave so soon.' She sighed and threw a stone across the lake.
"I better get back to Sesaki with the food. I feel like something big is going to happen very soon." She said while picking up a bag of fish and walking back to the campsite. She was jumping from tree limb to tree limb when she was engulfed by a strange and yet warm light.
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"Raiye you are not an ordinary girl, this is why you must leave this village. You are the legendary Suzaku warrior Raiye of the Outer Stars. Have you ever wondered why you have that red character on your right upper arm whenever you do combat? You must leave and venture out for your self and discover what you were born to do, your destiny…your fate." An elderly man spoke with wisdom. "As your master, elder, and …father, I must ban you from this village never come back. Understood?" he began to choke on his words he had raised this girl as his own child and has to let her go. His eyes finished for him saying goodbye I love you and be proud.
Raiye felt like she was thrown in a bag full of rocks and traveled for 5 years. She started to move and she could hear whispers. She tried to open her eyes, it seemed like the hardest thing to do, but she did it. Her eyes began to focus on the figure before her. She saw purple hair…and then a beautiful face in front of her eyes.
"Where…am I?" she managed to get those words out but in a very groggy tone. She tried to sit up straight but two hands pushed her back down. "Who…are you?"
"I'm Nuriko and your in the Konan Empire. I found you in the forest about 3 days ago. Well I'm glad you came around." He smiled. His eyes shining, Raiye felt so comfortable in his eyes, she could get lost for years in them.
"Thank you…Nuriko." She noticed that he looked feminine, but she had a hunch he was all man. A knock came from the door.
"Nuriko…is she awake yet?" a young girl said poking her head in.
"Hai, she just woke up." He replied. The girl came bouncing in.
"Hello!! I'm Miaka Yuki! What's your name?" She said with a bright smile on her face. Raiye jumped back from Miaka's bright, happiness, and hyper activity.
"Ne, Miaka your scaring her… Gomen she just gets so excited that's all …" Nuriko gave out a sigh.