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byungwha : You're welcome, this is the least I could have done! :) I was soooo happy for the long review you posted! :D You'll know who the thief is in the next chapter! :P I'll try to add more interactions between Yui and Artemis, even if it'll be way later in the story! ;) And she doesn't think much of Yui. She has been a mission untli now but she starts to get attached to the Japanese after seeing how she acts! :D Freyr will not be a possible love interest for Yui! x) For now, they're more or less all spinning but little by little, two gods in particular will make it turn into a love triangle. :) Believe me, even I don't know which one I like the most with Yui between Takeru and Loki! XD Even if I know how it'll end! ;) Takeru is always a cutie, and you can trust me, I'll surprise you! ;) He sure doesn't need protection, but well, she's trying her best to save his life! x) Protective Loki is the best Loki. The reason why the brothers know will be explained way later, at the very end of the story. Once again, thanks for your long review! :D
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KAMIGAMI NO ASOBI : THE THREAT OF THE HURRICANE
CHAPTER XII : Mount Fuji's Shrine
[ After a dream that shows to Yui the Mount Fuji, they decide to go there, and before, stop at Yui's town to check on her family. An earthquake hits the town followed by a tsunami, begging Takeru to help, he goes stopping the wave. The group separates and Yui goes to see her family who is safe and sound. ]
When the four Norse gods and Yui arrived at the Japanese Realm, they immediately walked towards the huge Palace on the hill and found Tsukito in the undersea part that belonged to Takeru.
"Kusanagi Yui," he called. "Is everything all right ?" He asked seeing the dried tears on her cheeks.
"My family is fine, it's all that matters," she answered with a smile.
He nodded in silence before she continued:
"How is Takeru?"
"He is sleeping but he is a little feverish. Apollon used his powers of healing in order to make sure Takeru would be better faster. But now, Apollon is sleeping as well, his twin sister is taking care of him."
It was her turn to nod and they awkwardly remained silent for a long moment, Baldr's eyes locked on Yui with a mix of worry and jealousy.
"You should rest, Yui," Tsukito finally said.
"I.. yes…" She hesitated.
She started to walk away while the gods talked of what had happened in the day. The Japanese girl was lost in her thoughts when she arrived in the hall where her room was, she advanced towards a door and slid it opened. She looked up and suddenly froze, still on the doorstep.
Slowly, she swallowed and felt her cheeks turning slightly pink when she realised she had opened the wrong door and was now looking at Takeru sleeping in his bed. She quickly glanced in the room and saw it was similar to her own but the window to the undersea was bigger. There was a big desk on her right covered in papers, documents, parchments and what looked like maps.
She was about to go out of the room and close the door when she heard a muffled whimper…
Biting her lip, she looked back in the hall then entered as silently as possible the room and approached Takeru. Seeing his long hair and the white stripes, he was in his god form. He was sweating and moving anxiously under his sheets, he was frowning as if in a bad dream… He didn't have his headband, so all his hair was falling around his face. It was longer than she would have thought, and she moved her hand hesitantly towards him before pulling it away.
She touched his muscled forearm and gasped when she realised how hot he was. Tsukito had said he was a little feverish but he was boiling! She glanced around and saw, on a table near the bed, a little bucket full of water with a towel. Wetting the towel with the fresh water, she wrung the towel before patting it gently Takeru's skin.
Yui repeated the operation several times, until he breathed a little calmer and stopped moving. Her fingers softly brushed away his hair from his forehead and she found herself caressing the blue locks gently. They were softer than she would have expected and she stared at his peaceful face for a long moment before turning around when she heard a light sliding noise.
Turning towards the door, the Japanese girl blushed when she realised that the one who just entered was Iruka. He stared at her with wide eyes, then smile before stepping out of the room but he didn't close completely the door and kept it slightly opened and peeked through the opening…
"I.. I can see you, you know…" Yui hesitated.
"I don't want to bother you with my King…" He said, grinning.
She put the towel back in the bucket and walked towards him, ignoring her beating heart and red cheeks.
"I.. I didn't mean to enter! I was looking for my room and I got lost!"
"Mhm mhm, sure you did…" He said, nodding his head.
"I didn't try to sneak into Takeru's room, I swear!" She exclaimed.
"I never said you did," he replied, raising his hands in a defensive way but with a huge grin. "You are the only one who said so!"
Yui opened her mouth but didn't find any proper answer while she blushed violently. She sputtered and started to walk away while the blue eyed man kept smiling widely.
"I-I'm going for a walk!" She exclaimed.
He laughed and she turned at the corner to escape him and his smirks.
As soon as Yui was out of his sight, she let out a huge sigh and fell against the wall, putting a hand on her heart beating wildly. She swallowed and tried to calm her pulse and her red cheeks but couldn't manage to do so. She closed her eyes and shook her head, deciding to walk to clear her mind.
The Japanese girl walked for long minutes before freezing and blinking, looking around her. She didn't know where she was and had lost complete track of time and place. She didn't know if she was in the undersea palace or the one of the hill, she could've walked in the middle of the city she wouldn't have noticed…
Yui looked at the huge windows and realised she could see the night sky. She was in what looked like an office and right in front of her, there was a low desk. There were calligraphy materials on it and she could easily imagine a beautiful Goddess sitting on her knees and using a brush to draw kanji…
On the wall, behind the desk, there was a long Japanese painting representing a beautiful woman with light blue hair turning into white with a traditional kimono in the tones of orange, red and gold. Without reading the name in kanji written next to her, Yui knew exactly who this was…
"Amaterasu…" She whispered, walking closer, her eyes fascinated.
Under the painting, there was a Japanese wooden chest of drawers on which were posed several items: on the left was the jewel Yasanaki no Magatama; in the middle were two little shelves on which a katana should have been put, probably the Kusanagi no Tsurugi; on the right, there was the sacred mirror, Yata no Kagami. These were the three Imperial Regalia of Japan…
Seeing her reflection in the mirror in a glance, Yui, in a sort of trance, got closer and moved her fingers towards it.
"Kusanagi Yui ?"
She turned around and saw Tsukito who was looking at her curiously. She breathed and shook her head, blinking and looking around her.
"Where.. where am I? How did I get here?" She asked to herself.
"This is my sister's office," he answered. "Why did you come here?"
"I.. I don't know… I was.. I was walking and I.."
She looked around, once again disturbed and not knowing how she got here… Firstly, she ended up in Takeru's room by accident, and now there…
Tsukito stared at her, thinking deeply before getting closer and stopping next to her, right in front of the painting and the three Regalia.
"You probably know them, right?" He asked, looking at the mythical objects.
"Yes, the three Imperial Regalia of Japan. They are part of the Imperial family treasure."
"Those are fakes, the ones of the Imperial family. Those are the real powerful ones belonging to Amaterasu. They are very dangerous for a human, you shouldn't touch them."
"I-I'll remember it…" She hesitated.
The God's amber eyes stared at her, as if trying to read her soul and slowly, he leaned towards her, looking right into her eyes. She gasped and stepped back, when he realised how close he was, he stepped back as well while she slightly flushed of embarrassment .
"Sorry," he said, "I was just trying to see something."
"Something?"
"Takeru said something weird earlier and I was just wondering if it was possible. It was probably the fever…"
Yui didn't know what she should have answered but fortunately, Tsukito started walking towards the door and she followed him.
"Let's go, you still need to rest. I'll accompany you to your room," he said.
"Thanks the gods!" She sighed, not wanting to make a mistake once again.
He glanced at her and she moved her hands, embarrassed.
"I mean.. I don't want to get lost!" She explained.
He nodded silently and closed the door behind her before guiding her in the Palace.
When Takeru woke up, he felt numb and immediately felt that he still had fever. He mumbled and rolled on the side, only to see Iruka who was organising the papers and documents, as he always did…
"Miss Yui went in your room during your sleep, my King," he said without turning around.
Takeru immediately got up, pushing away the sheets and standing, his cheeks slightly red.
"She did?" He asked with enthusiasm.
His friend slowly turned around with a big smile on his face.
"She did, she was caressing your face and your hair when I entered…"
"Wh.. what?" Takeru hesitated, flushing.
"If I had known she was in your room, I wouldn't have entered at all, of course…"
"You.. you're sure you're not mistaken..? Yui wouldn't touch me when I sleep…" He said.
"Oh? Then she probably changed since the last time you saw her," he continued.
The God of Sea pouted and shook his head.
"You're making a mistake… I should have guessed it," he added with a little voice, shaking his hair still wet from sweat and water. "You just wanted to make me happy… There is no need, Iruka…"
"But.." The blue eyed man started.
"It's all right, Iruka. Thanks anyway!"
He started to walk to the other side of the room, stretching his muscles.
"I'm gonna take a bath, tell me if anything happens!"
He got into his bathroom while his second followed him with his eyes, mouth slightly opened and sad that his King didn't believe him…
The next day, all the gods and Yui found each other in the Japanese Palace and immediately started to walk to the gates to go back in the human World. Takeru kept glancing at Yui so many times, she realised it and slowed down to walk next to him while the others kept walking except Baldr who kept glancing at the two with painful eyes.
"Is it something you want to tell me, Takeru?" She asked.
"I.. uh.. yeah…" He hesitated, flushing slightly. "Iruka told me.. he told me that you went in my room yesterday…"
"Oh, yes… Sorry for that," she answered, looking away with a sheepishly smile. "You were feverish so I.. I put a wet towel on your skin to cool you down…"
"Oh. Oh…" He repeated, slightly disappointed.
"Why? I shouldn't have done that? I didn't know how fever would react on a god so.."
"No! Not at all! It.. it was really nice of you!" He exclaimed awkwardly.
Apollon and Baldr looked at them and waited for them while Takeru added:
"Th.. thanks, weed…"
"You're welcome! It's the least I could do considering you were like that because of me and my selfish demands…" She said. "Thank you.. once again for.. saving everyone…"
He froze, staring at her and she continued walking, unaware of his cinnamon eyes following her intensely… Joining Apollon, they started walking, talking with smiles. Baldr, on the other hand, just remained still and stared at Takeru for so long that he finally let go of Yui's view to turn towards the God of Light. The latter still had his painful expression but his eyes had turned hard and cold.
"Wh.. what?" Takeru hesitated, surprised to see him with such expression.
Baldr ignored him and turned around, flipping his long beautiful hair. The God of Sea and Storms raised an eyebrow then frowned.
"What's his problem..?" He muttered under his breath before following.
When they arrived in the house of the Gates, Tsukito and Takeru talked a long moment about which city they should go to.
"I thought there were only some Gates accessing to each World," Yui said, turning towards Apollon.
"There are gates everywhere, actually," he answered. "But only a few are used."
"And there are more near sacred places, lucky us, it's the case for the Mount Fuji," Baldr added.
The two Japanese gods decided to go the nearest town and a few minutes later, they had arrived in a little town.
"Eh! Look!" Loki exclaimed, turning around and pointing in the other direction.
They all turned and saw the famous Mount Fuji. They all smiled, amazed by its beauty and majesty…
"It.. it's beautiful…" Yui whispered. "It has this sort of divine aura, just like you all!" She exclaimed, walking towards it with fascination.
"It is a divine place," Tsukito said.
"'Since the heavens
and earth were parted,
it has stood, godlike,
lofty and noble,
the high peak of Fuji
in Suruga.'" Takeru recited with a smile.
Everyone turned towards him with eyes wide opened and he blinked, surprised they would look at him like that.
"What? He mumbled, frowning.
"Take-Take!" Apollon exclaimed, his eyes shining and his smile bright. "This is some beautiful poetry! Where did you learn that?"
"Tss… I didn't learn it! I created poetry you dumbass!" He stiffed, looking away.
"Yeah, that's some poetry there…" Loki mocked after the 'dumbass'.
"You.. you did?" Yui hesitated, blinking and ignoring the prankster.
She looked at him in confusion, she would have never thought that the unpredictable, mumbling God of Sea and Storms would have created something as beautiful and delicate as poetry…
"He did," Tsukito confirmed.
"Anyway!" Freyr exclaimed. "This is very beautiful and very touching but we should get moving, I want my sword back and apparently, it's on Mount Fuji so, let's hurry there!"
"But we don't know where is the shrine Yui saw exactly," Artemis said.
"We can just ask," the Japanese girl replied.
"Yui, wait, I don't think-" Baldr started.
But she was already running towards the nearest person she could find, she smiled and asked to the man if he knew about a gold and red shrine. He hesitated then answered; she waved at the gods to get closer.
"Does she even need us..?" Loki mumbled to himself.
As soon as they got near her, she happily smiled at the gods and explained to them, making sure the man wouldn't hear anything.
"There are two shrines looking like the one I dreamed about. This man is nicely proposing us to get us to the nearest one with his pickup van!"
"Uh.. I don't know, we're quite numerous…" Baldr hesitated.
"A pickup truck, Baldr, it can take all of us up here," she repeated.
"I don't know, we don't know him," Takeru added.
"And we can just float there if you know where it is," Freyr said with a pout.
"Yes, that's very discreet," Yui mocked with a little smile. "Eight handsome Gods floating towards Mount Fuji. It's not like the entire world is freaking out because of this missing sun, it won't cause any problem at all!"
"Since when can she be cynical?" Loki asked, leaning towards Baldr who just shrugged.
"Come on! Hurry! It's only a few hours away!" She exclaimed.
The gods stared at her with wide opened mouth and Freyr shook his head.
"Did she actually give us orders?" He hesitated.
"Since when..?" Takeru hesitated.
"I don't care! She can give me all the orders she wants! I like that!" Loki exclaimed, happily following the girl.
"Loki! Wait!" Baldr exclaimed. "I want to sit next to Yui! Loki!"
Thor sighed and they followed them. As expected, the truck could contain all of them, at one condition: only the man, Yui and one of the gods could sit in the cabin while all the others had to stay behind in the bed.
As he had told Loki, Baldr insisted to stay with Yui and when the other gods arrived, they have already sit. Yui smiled sheepishly at the others and opened the window.
"I'm sorry you have to go behind in the bed but.. there is no other way…"
"It's all right, Fairy, we can survive!" Apollon exclaimed happily before jumping behind. "That sounds funny, isn't it?"
"Funny… Yeah…" Loki mumbled, climbing as well.
Once all the gods were sitting behind, the man started to drive and if at the beginning the wind was bearable, when they started to climb the mountain, the holes on the road made the way harder for them…
"Ouch! My a-" Loki exclaimed before being shut by Thor's elbowing him.
The red haired God glared at his friend.
"Don't tell me you appreciate this, or I'll start thinking you're a masochist!" He said loudly over the wind.
"Loki, it's bearable…" Freyr muttered before pouting after another hole.
"Still thinking it's funny, A-fool-lon?" Loki mocked.
The Sun God pouted and looked away. They heard the window from Yui's seat opening and she passed her head through it to tell them something:
"Our driver is saying that there is a few hours on this road and then, we'll stop at a station. There will a path to take on foot by there!"
"Great, a few hours left of torture…" Loki mumbled.
"I'm sorry! On the way back, Baldr and I will go behind and two of you will be in the seats!" She exclaimed.
"It's all right, Fairy, don't worry!" Apollon said.
"'All right'?" Loki repeated before rolling his eyes while Yui turned back on the seat and closed the window.
"Loki, aren't you just jealous that Baldr sat next to the human girl?" Freyr asked.
"Jealous? Me?! Don't be a- Ouch! I bit my tongue!" He exclaimed, hitting the tub with his feet.
"Then stop talking, you won't bite your tongue," Takeru muttered.
The God of Fire glared at him and taking example on Loki's tongue's fate, the rest of the journey remained silent.
A few hours later, when they finally arrived at the station, the pickup stopped at a little parking where there were already a few cars. All the gods went down, moaning and walking in order to forget the pain in their behinds…
"Are you ok?" Yui asked, feeling guilty.
"Perfectly fine, Fairy…" Apollon said while massaging the painful part of his body.
The driver came to them and gave the indications to access the shrine. He explained he didn't want to come with them and would wait them in the pickup.
They started to walk a little path on the side of the mountain protected by a little wooden fencing that wouldn't be of much help if they had to fall over. They were glad to have hiking boots and the outfits necessary for this kind of walking.
"I'm surprised there were so many cars," Freyr said.
"We talked about this with the driver during the voyage," Baldr said.
"Easy for you to talk, you didn't have to avoid biting your tongue…" Loki mumbled.
"Can't you get over that already?" Artemis growled annoyingly.
Ignoring them, Baldr continued, peeking over his shoulder considering they were walking one after the other behind Apollon and Yui.
"The driver explained that the Mount Fuji being a sacred place with many sanctuaries, a lot of Japanese were coming directly here to pray the gods, for protection and safety of the world, considering.."
He glanced at the night sky when they heard Yui gasping. She had tripped on pebbles and almost fell but Apollon had caught her arm right in time.
"You're all right, Fairy?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm fine, thank you."
Long minutes later, they finally arrived at a platform. The ground was made of grey pebbles and they could see a gold and red shrine with a torii before…
"It's here!" Yui exclaimed. "It's the place from my dream!"
They looked around and stared at the Japanese Gate, wondering where could be the Sword of Life…
"Freyr, can you sense the Sword?" Baldr asked, turning towards his fellow god.
The brown haired god closed his eyes and concentrated. After a few seconds, he frowned but nodded slightly.
"I do.. but.. it's weak…"
"Let's find it and end this story!" Loki exclaimed.
All aligned, they walked towards the torii but as soon as they stepped through it, they all felt a wave of energy hitting them and suddenly, everything surrounding them was lighted by a strange red light coming from nowhere…
"What.. what happened..?" Yui hesitated, feeling dizzy after the wave of energy.
The gods all had serious faces and they all looked around, as if for searching for something, or someone…
"We left the human World," Apollon said.
"Wh.. what?" Yui hesitated, opening wide eyes. "Does it mean we're in a Realm?" She asked.
"No, we're not in the human World but we're not in a Realm either, we're at the border between two…" Baldr explained.
"I don't like that…" Thor said, frowning.
"I'll go get the Sword!" Freyr exclaimed, running towards the shrine and following his sense to find his precious Sword.
The others remained still, outside, looking everywhere in a suspicious way… The tension was strong and they could feel electricity in the air, crawling under their skins. They waited anxiously for several minutes before Freyr came back, walking down the stairs slowly.
"You've got it?" Thor asked.
Their faces all got harder when they saw Freyr's dark expression. He was holding a silvery blade but as soon as he got closer to them, they realised it wasn't the Sword of Life. Well, not completely…
He did have a blade in his hands but it was even less than half the Sword they had imagined or knew for the few who had already seen it.
"The.. Sword…" Takeru hesitated.
"It.. broke?" Loki asked.
"It's not surprising, just annoying," Freyr sighed.
None answered, just pouting or shaking their heads. Yui shyly looked at the Sword then Freyr.
"I might sound foolish, but aren't Swords, especially magical ones, supposed to be solid and.. unbreakable?" She hesitated.
"Swords, as you said, especially magical ones, can rarely be broken," Freyr answered. "But in order to protect its own power, my Sword of Life exploded and divided itself. The several parts flew at different parts of the World, I guess…"
Yui thought of her dream of the thievery in which she had seen the blast of power from the Sword that had knocked out Loki. He seemed to remember as well because he looked even more annoyed than the others…
Suddenly, the sound of a gong resonated in the shrine and everyone tensed. It sounded again and just like in her dream, Yui felt the deep blow resonating in her entire body, in her head and in the whole place… Once again, the sound ringed and a cold breeze sent chills to everyone.
All the gods turned towards the torii, jumping in front of Yui but before they could turn into their gods' forms, a wave of pure energy blasted them away and with screams, they flew over Yui's head who had eyes full of terror. They all hit the shrine, the rooftop or the pillars and they fell on the floor, all dizzy and moaning…
She tried to run to them but her legs were immobilised. She felt chills down her spine and she slowly turned around…
Her eyes widened and her heart missed a beat… She stepped back, shocked and shook her head…
"Y.. you…"
So! I hope you liked the chapter! :D
I will soon move out in another town for my studies, but I don't know when exactly. When it'll be the case, I won't have internet but once again, I'll post everything you missed as soon as I come back.
Next chapter arrives Sunday in theory and will be titled "THE THIEF"! :D
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