THE COMING STORM
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To say that the structure that Kougaiji and Faust saw was quite tall was an understatement .
It was a tower that seemed to pierce the clouds , seemingly unaffected by the dark lightning
called Plasma .
" That wasn't there days ago , " Faust exclaimed , to which Kougaiji replied ,
" I wonder . . . did that mage have it built ? "
"Maybe he did , " was Faust ' s reply .
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Cherry and Hakkai had managed to finish getting the groceries . Now the two of them were
at the kitchen at Otaru's apartment .
" Well , miss Cherry , " Hakkai said , " shall we begin ? "
" Indeed , " Cherry replied , " I can hardly wait until Master Otaru tries this dish . . . "
Then she began to lose herself in a fantasy involving her and Otaru . Hakkai looked on in
puzzlement .
" Miss Cherry ? " He asked . " Are you . . . are you all right ? "
That snapped her out . She then said , " Oh , sure , Mr. Hakkai . Let 's begin , shall we ? "
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Lorelei , the sole human female on Japoness , was tending to the garden at Castle Japoness
when Baiko and Tamasaburo showed up .
" Is something the matter ? " Asked the the red haired young woman .
" Lorelei , " Baiko replied , " we have reason to believe something not quite right may be brewing
somewhere . "
" What do you mean ? "
" Let us say . . . we have a hunch , " answered Tamasaburo .
" A hunch . "
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Otaru , Lime , Bloodberry , Goku and Gojyo were seated by the table . They were soon joined by
Sanzo who , unknown to them had just been in contact with the Merciful Goddess .
" How long do we gotta wait ? " Goku asked impatiently . " I'm starving ! "
" After all that rice you and Lime scarfed down ? " Gojyo asked .
" You may have something there , Red , " Bloodberry replied .
It was then that a rather grumpy Sanzo muttered , " Would you lot mind knocking it off ? "
That got him more than a few stares .
"What are you staring at ? " Sanzo asked irritably .
"Great , " Gojyo said to himself, " Sanzo ' s even moodier than usual ."
It was at that moment that Cherry and Hakkai showed up with a tray containing a modest sized
yet impressive looking feast . Lime's eyes popped at this sight . As for Goku , he began to drool .
The rest were quite impressed although Sanzo kept his opinion to himself .
" Wow , Cherry , " Otaru said , " you and Hakkai made this ? It looks delicious . "
Cherry couldn ' t help but be estasctic when she heard these words . " Oh , Master Otaru, you
don ' t how pleased I am you like this meal . "
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Within the tower, the wizard Yang was preparing himself . Days ago,when Yang had arrived on this
world he used his powers to raise an enormous tower to use as his base of operations . He was currently
performing a ritual that would enable him to control all natural forces .
That moment was at hand .
Some distance from the tower Faust and Kougaiji watched as a strange glow issued from within it . All
of a sudden , the sky around the tower began to grow cloudy and dark .
A storm was brewing .
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This adventure is about to kick in high gear !
