Because it would be too confusing for me to use the real names of the Seven Warriors of Genbu, I will make them OC's. They will be given new names, new looks, new characteristics and new abilities.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi or any songs that may appear in my fanfic.
It was cold. Freezing cold. Slowly I sat up and groggily looked around. To my shock and surprise I was greeted by the pure whiteness of snow.
"Why the hell is there snow everywhere, when I specifically remember it being spring the last time I checked?"
Suddenly it hit me like a brick wall.
I wasn't in Tokyo anymore! I closed my eyes, trying to remember what had happened before I woke up here. The memories came flooding back to me as I remembered meeting Keisuke and Tetsuya……..and reading the Universe of the Four Gods!
"Oh god…" I groaned as the horrifying thought of me being sucked into the book crossed my mind.
The cold wind gave a haunting cry as it blew around me, reminding me that I was certainly not dressed for this kind of weather. I wore a black tank top with a jeans mini skirt and black sandals. Wrapping my arms around myself, I looked off into the distance for any signs of light or life, but there were none.
"I've got to find someplace warm or I'll freeze to death."
I began to walk in a random direction when I suddenly heard the sounds of hooves and they seemed to be getting louder and louder. I spun around and saw three guys riding towards me. My first thoughts were that they would be able to help me but then I remembered reading about the many rapists and slave buyers in this book.
"Hey girl, you look lost. Why don't you come with us and we'll take you some place nice and warm." One of the men sneered, as all three of them dismounted their horses and started walking towards me.
By this point I realized that these guys were not looking to help me at all. So I did the only thing I could do. I ran.
"Uh oh, we've got a runner boys. Get her!" I heard one of them yell behind me.
I ran as fast as my legs would carry me but it was no use. The snow was too deep and the bone chilling cold made my movements slow and clumsy. I glanced behind me and noticed that the three guys were quickly catching up to me. Focusing my attention to where I was going I saw a hill looming up ahead. My eyes widened as they took in the sight of a blonde rider clad in blue armor, perched atop the hill. Without thinking I called out to him, knowing that it could be only one person.
"NAKAGO!!!" I screamed, before I was forcefully tackled from behind.
I landed face first in the frigid snow, with one of my captors on top of me, keeping me from moving.
The man holding me down called out to the other two and told them to pass him the rope. My hands were painfully tied behind my back, my ankles were bound together and a gag was placed around my mouth. I was yanked to my feet and carelessly thrown into the back of a cart.
One of the guys got in the cart with me as the others prepared to leave.
"Well, you certainly will sell for a lot of money on the market." He said greedily, as he stroked my bare legs.
Disgusted, I tried to kick him but he just laughed and caught my bound legs, pulling me closer to him.
Without warning there was a flash of blue light and we were both thrown from the cart. Once again I landed in the snow and twisted around, trying to see what had happened. My eyes locked on Nakago who stood amongst a pile of ashes. I realized that he had used his powers to kill those men, turning them into nothing more than fine particles of dust. He quickly did the same to the remaining man, and fixed his steely gaze on me.
After witnessing Cara disappear in the flash of blinding green light, Keisuke and Tetsuya jumped out of the car.
"Shit!" yelled Tetsuya as he saw the book lying where Cara had been standing only a few seconds before.
Cursing to himself, Keisuke picked up The Universe of the Four Gods and began to read it, hoping that Cara hadn't fallen into danger already.
My heart was racing a mile a minute and I could do nothing but stare as Nakago began walking towards me.
I mentally slapped myself for being so stupid. This was Nakago, a Warrior of Seiryuu and the ringleader behind all the trouble in The Universe of the Four Gods. He was the reason that Yui thought she had been raped, he was the reason that once best friends now fought against each other, he was the reason that Suboshi brutally murdered Tamahome's family, he was the cause of everything! What on earth was I thinking when I called out to him? He doesn't want anyone else to summon their beast gods or else they'll interfere with his plans. So how does it look if a girl from another world suddenly finds herself in this one? He will no doubt think that I was a new priestess, which I certainly was not!
As I was having a conversation with myself, Nakago pulled me to my feet and removed the gag that had been placed around my mouth. He kept a tight grip on my arm as he studied me.
"You are the new Priestess of Genbu, are you not?" he asked me, his deep voice sending unwanted chills down my spine.
"N-no I'm not. You've got it all wrong." I stammered.
He shook his head at my pathetic attempt to deny what he was saying.
"Oh? Then why did you suddenly appear here in a flash of green light? Your clothes confirm that you are not from here but yet you were called to this world. You were brought right to the country of Hokkan, you are obviously the new Priestess of Genbu." He stated, mocking me with the facts that I knew were true.
His words were a confirmation of what I didn't want to believe. I am the new Priestess of Genbu…but that still didn't mean that I had accepted my role, yet.
"It doesn't matter because I haven't agreed to be the Priestess yet. I haven't entered the shrine of Genbu, I haven't accepted to be Genbu's new priestess, and I won't!" I declared, a triumphant smile on my face.
Nakago chuckled darkly and looked at me in a way that made my blood freeze in my veins and my smile quickly vanished.
"This is good. You will never become the new Priestess and I will make sure of that." He promised as he began dragging me towards his horse.
I panicked, not liking where this was all going at all. I struggled violently, first of all because I really didn't want to go with Nakago and second because my ankles were still bound, preventing me from walking even if I wanted to. Finally Nakago just threw me over his shoulder and carried me to his horse. When we got there, he placed me sidesaddle atop the animal and climbed on behind me. His hands went around me as he gripped the reins and ordered the horse to go.
By this point I was freezing my ass off. Waves of shivers racked my body I as sat there, watching as the landscape went by in a blur of white. My limbs were numb and I sneezed, coughing profusely right afterwards.
As if the sounds of me coughing up a lung just now brought it to Nakago's attention that I was basically wearing nothing in this ice-cold weather, I felt a warm cloth being lazily wrapped around me. I noticed that it was the blue cloth that Nakago wore wrapped around his armor and I looked up at him questioningly. But he said nothing and kept his eyes on the path ahead so I just murmured a quiet word of thanks as we rode on.
At least I knew that I wasn't going to freeze to death.
Finally I spotted a camp of big blue tents positioned ahead of us. When we reached the camp Nakago dismounted and carried me toward the tent that was farthest away from the others. He opened the flap and I was thrown in, landing hard on the ground. Before I could say anything he raised his hand, which began glowing a soft blue as the character on his forehead appeared and glowed as well.
I flinched, expecting pain but instead the ropes bounding my hands and ankles disappeared and chains that seemed to rise out of the ground clamped onto my ankles. With that done he turned to leave but I called out to him.
"What do you plan to do with me, Nakago?!" I demanded.
He paused without bothering to look at me.
"Do not address me so informally, Priestess of Genbu." He stated, completely ignoring my question.
The flap of the tent closed behind him as he left, plunging me into complete darkness. Suddenly I heard a vicious snarl behind me and the sound chains, before I felt the warm breath of someone breathing down my neck.
The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end as I realized that I was not alone in this tent. Someone or something else was in here with me. I didn't dare to turn around. Even if I did, with the lack of light in this room I wouldn't be able to see the thing that was behind me anyway. Pulling my knees into my chest, I wrapped Nakago's cloak tighter around myself and began to sing. Singing was the only thing that could take my mind off of the hopeless situation that I was currently in.
"As her insides, screaming let me out.
She speaks as if someone's in the room with her.
Still facing the corner with eyes gouged out.
These tears of blood fall, the blood is all she's crying now.
Her heart beats on, she's just not giving up yet.
Though blinded by the devil's touch.
She rises above him…"
The beast growled, straining against his chains to get to me. I continued singing, scared to death that I was going to die here in this book.
A/N: I promise it will get better, R&R please. Oh and comments on what I can improve on are also welcome. And also, I meant shinzaho in the end of the first chapter.