Fushigi Yuugi: The Next Generation – Part 36
Disclaimer: Yuu Watase owns Fushigi Yuugi. I own this story and all the new characters in it. Do not steal either. Use with permission.
Author's Note: What the happened? Where are the gods? Where are Taiitsukun and the Nyan Nyans? What's going on? Zhenyou is there. How did he get there before all of them? May I remind all of you that Yuu Watase killed off her favorite character. According to an interview, her favorite character was Nakago. Fair warning: this is a very sad part. Then again, this is Fushigi Yuugi. There is no such thing as no casualties. Remember, in the darkest night, there is always hope.
"Zhenyou," repeated Mariko. The Suzaku seishi went on immediate alert. The other groups noticed, and tensed up. "What are you doing here? Why are you doing this?" asked Mariko.
"Hmm. Haven't you figured it out yet, Suzaku no Miko? I hate this world," said Zhenyou with an evil smile forming on his lips.
"You're not a real man, are you? You're a woman," stated Tsuki. Zhenyou smiled and raised his arms. There was a rumble that came from the ground. Yogensha's eyes widened. He saw what was going to happen next.
"EVERYONE GET OUT OF THE CIRCLE! GET OUT! NOW!!!" shouted Yogensha as his kanji glowed on his forehead. All the seishi scrambled to help their mikos, but it was too late. A barrier was formed around the center circle. The only seishi who were quick enough to get inside the barrier before it fully formed were Sei and Ryu. Ryu grabbed on to Miwa and pulled her behind him. He stood in front of Miwa and Yoko. Sei used his super speed to get to Mariko and Amai.
The figure that was Zhenyou had melted away to reveal a very beautiful woman. Her hair was jet black, and her skin was white as cream. She wore a black cloak around her body. She looked timeless.
"I am Zai Rei. I have no country. I am my own person," said Zai Rei, "You will never summon the gods. I'll make sure of that."
"Why are you doing this?" asked Amai with fear in her eyes. The seishi were standing still. Most of them hoped the mikos could reason with her.
"I already answered that question don't make me repeat myself," said Zai Rei in a cold tone. She waved her arm, and Amai was knocked down to the ground. Mariko rushed to her side. Amai slowly got up. The Byakko seishi were now pounding on the invisible barrier.
"That's not a good enough explanation! The world is ending! This is selfish!" shouted Yoko. She didn't care if she was going to get hit by Zai Rei. Instead, Zai Rei smiled again.
"There is another world. You and all the mikos come from it. That will be the new world. This world is dying. I'm leading us to salvation. But, I will have to first purge that world to make room for us," said Zai Rei coldly.
"I don't understand," whispered Miwa. Mariko and Amai didn't understand either.
"'Purge'. That means you plan on killing everyone. Us. Our families. Our friends. You're talking about billions of people! Billions of souls!" fired back Yoko in anger.
"Let the will of the divine be done," responded Zai Rei in a whisper as she waved her arm. Yoko, Miwa, and Ryu were knocked down flat on their backs.
"AHHH!" they cried out. Ryu got back up immediately to protect the mikos.
The seishi on the outside were trying to cut through the barrier or break it down. All their efforts were futile. The seishi couldn't even weaken the barrier. The seishi with magical powers couldn't break down the barrier. Taki and Omoi tried using their superhuman strength, but the barrier didn't weaken. Every hit the magical seishi used only increased the strength of the barrier. All of the magical seishi had to stop hitting it with their chi.
"WHAT THE HELL?! DIVINE?! HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT?! YOU'RE NOT A GOD! WHAT IS THE WHOLE POINT ANY WAY?! NONE OF THIS IS REAL! IT JUST A GODDAMN STORY INSIDE A GODDAMN BOOK! YOU WON'T EVEN EXIST IN OUR WORLD!" shouted Mariko louder than anyone.
All the seishi froze in place. What did Mariko mean that none of this was real? Ryu gave his sister a sharp look. Zai Rei turned around to face Mariko. She lifted her arms as she shed her cloak. The sun eclipsed in the sky. There was a tremor that came from the ground that knocked half of the seishi to their knees and backs. A dark violet aura surrounded Zai Rei. Her appearance changed again. Her hair was now a flowing out of her head in the form of water. In her palms, there were fireballs. Her legs were now sculpted earth. There was a swirl of wind under her. Odayaka's eyes widened.
"She's got command over the four elements," said Odayaka. This was bad.
"He's right. Anything we throw at her as long as that barrier she has up, is just going to make it stronger," said Yogensha.
"What are we going to do?" cried out Neko.
"She could kill them," said Hoseki. They all pounded on the barrier using their fists.
"We've got to do something," said Kokoro through his teeth.
"Brute force isn't helping," said Taki. His fists were bloody. So were Omoi's. It was harder than they thought.
"Stop it all of you. The one thing that the Suzaku no Miko is right about is that there is no point to this. I am doing this for all of us. The people of this world. Yes, I know the truth, Suzaku no Miko. I know that our world was created from the imagination of someone. That is Taiitsukun. Well, she's not here. There is no one here save us," said Zai Rei in a calm, cold voice. She sounded annoyed.
"What have you done to Taiitsukun? The Nyans Nyans? What have you done to them?!" demanded Sei in an angry voice.
"Let's just say they are indisposed for the time being. Taiitsukun was so surprisingly easy to dispose of. She was very vulnerable. As for those annoying pests, the Nyan Nyans, they were hardly a challenge for me. I took their power," said the four elements witch.
"YOU BITCH!" shouted Hono'o in sheer rage. Zai Rei looked at Hono'o, and gave her a sweet smile.
"Ah. The third Suzaku seishi. My, my, my. You have a lot of power. But, that's mine now, isn't it?" taunted Zai Rei. Hono'o looked at her with horror. "You don't know the full extent of what I have done to you. I drained your chi. You're life force is diminishing. Tell me, Hono'o, have you been experiencing any pain?" Hono'o paled over, and her breaths became gasps. "Yes. By the looks of things. Did you know that whenever you felt any pain that was when I was using your powers? They have been a great asset."
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU JUST KILL ME?! YOU WERE USING MY POWERS TO HURT PEOPLE!" cried out Hono'o as she crumpled to the ground. Shiro came to her side. Hono'o shook his hand off of her.
"None of you know the full control of the chi, do you? The chi of a person can be taken from them. However, if it is to be used the original power source must be kept alive, otherwise the chi will be disbursed back to the rest of the life force. And you call yourselves seishi. You are truly pathetic," said Zai Rei with a smirk.
"Shiro, please give me your sword. I'll at least stop her from using my powers," pleaded Hono'o as she looked at Shiro. Shiro froze in his place. He realized what Hono'o was thinking about.
"I can't do that, Lei-chan. I can't let you kill yourself with my sword. You may be strong enough, but I'm not," whispered Shiro. A tear slipped down his cheek as he sank down to his knees. It had been two years since Shiro had cried. He had never felt so weak in his life.
"I thought that you were my friend, Kuairong-kun. She's going to use my power to kill Mariko. Our Mariko. With the rest of the mikos. Damn you, Kuairong-kun. Just give me your sword. Please," gasped Hono'o as a tear slipped down her cheek. Zai Rei had a flame in her left palm. This was causing some of Hono'o pain.
"I am your friend, Lei-chan," whispered Shiro. All the seishi were silent.
"DON'T DO IT, HONO'O! ODAYAKA, STOP HER!" ordered Mariko from inside the circle. Odayaka pulled Hono'o into his arms. Hono'o's body was limp in his arms. Her eyes were semi-closed with tearing brimming from them. There was blood coming from her right ear. Odayaka used his chi to stop her from hemorrhaging.
"It's all right. We're almost done here. She's only got a couple of minutes left anyway. But, there are always sacrifices made in the name of salvation. Now, I where was I? Ah, yes. Suzaku no Miko, you say that none of this is real. Then, how is it possible for you to even exist? Your father was the first original Suzaku seishi, Tamahome. Your mother was the first Suzaku no Miko. Also, if none of this exists, why should you care what happens to Hono'o? Why should you care at all? You never agreed to be the Suzaku no Miko. Never. There would have been a time where I would have given anything to be a miko for one of the gods. To bring salvation to this wretched world and existence. Do any of you know why you are mikos? You, of all the mikos, Suzaku no Miko should want to save this world. You have a tie to this world. But, you don't care do you?" said Zai Rei in a cold and dangerous voice. The Suzaku seishi let out a gasp of surprise. Mariko didn't say anything. She was too weak to say anything.
A blue spirit ball hit Zai Rei from behind. She absorbed the energy and turned around. Ryu had his palms up in front of him. His eyes were cold. He was pissed off. Mariko saw her brother. There was a bright blue aura that surrounded him, and his kanji was glowing brightly on his forehead. Zai Rei threw a dark violet spirit ball at him. Mariko gasped, but Ryu had a blue shield around him, Yoko, and Miwa. Zai Rei smiled.
"I am truly impressed, Seiryuu seishi. Unlike your father, you haven't gotten yourself killed yet. However, it's not good enough," said Zai Rei as she used her chi to throw Ryu against the barrier.
"Uh…" gasped Ryu.
"ONIICHAN!" Mariko screamed. Sei's red aura and kanji glowed. Sei's wings burst through is shirt. There were red feathers that rained all over the altar. He took off into the air with his sword drawn. Zai Rei merely turned her head, and Sei was thrown against the barrier, too. He was across from Ryu. There was a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. He attempted to get up, only to be slammed by Zai Rei again.
"AAAAAGGHHH!" both of them screamed out in agony. Mariko struggled to get on her feet. Zai Rei hurled spirit balls at both of them. The pain was getting worse. Their clothes were being shredded to pieces.
"STOP IT! DON'T HURT THEM!" pleaded Mariko.
"It's your choice, Suzaku no Miko. Your brother. Or your best friend. You decide," said Zai Rei with a cruel smile playing on her lips.
Mariko gasped and looked at her brother, then at Sei. Sei lifted his head slightly. His hazel eyes implored her.
"Pick your brother. He's your brother. I understand, Mariko-chan," whispered Sei. He mustered all his strength to smile for her.
"No. Pick Sei. He's your best friend. I have spent nearly all my life protecting the both of you to lose both of you now. It would be a waste. Don't make me think that I've wasted my life, Mariko. Sei is like my little brother," pleaded Ryu. Miwa was crawling towards Ryu to protect him. Mariko had tears streaming down her cheeks. Zai Rei sighed. Mariko looked at both of them. She was lost.
"I CAN'T DECIDE! I CAN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM! I LOVE THEM BOTH! THEY'RE PART OF MY FAMILY! THEY'RE PART OF WHO I AM!!" cried Mariko. Zai Rei teleported over and grabbed Mariko's hair with her left hand, and her right hand had the back of Mariko's neck. "Go ahead and hurt me instead. I know that's what you want. I can see it in your eyes. I can see the hatred you have for me in your eyes. You don't hate the other mikos as much as me. It's because I'm the daughter of the last miko," said Mariko through her teeth. The shinzahou on her head had fallen off completely leaving her hair loose.
"Very well. Since you requested it," said Zai Rei was she fired up a fireball. It was right in front of Mariko's chest. Hono'o stirred, and the fireball suddenly extinguished. Zai Rei turned around to look at Hono'o. "I see that you have some fight in you left, Suzaku seishi."
"I won't let you kill my miko," said Hono'o in cold, threatening tone. Odayaka was still holding her in his arms. He figured out that Hono'o had managed to access her chi, and stop Zai Rei from using her powers. Hono'o had a fierce, determined look on her face. Odayaka let Hono'o go, and Hono'o was on her knees.
"Do you really think I'm out of options? Please, I've waited a long time for this," laughed Zai Rei as she released Mariko from her grasp. Actually, she threw Mariko to the hard marble. Mariko groaned and tired to get up. Zai Rei struck Mariko with her telepathy and hurled her against the barrier.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" screamed Mariko. Zai Rei struck her again and again.
"MARIKO!" shouted Odayaka. He touched the barrier. Mariko was in a heap on the marble floor.
"STOP IT!" screamed Kawa.
"NO!" yelled Taki.
"YOU'RE HURTING HER!" shouted Shitsu.
"STOP IT!" shouted Shiro. Hono'o couldn't say anything.
"No one hurts my sister," said Ryu in a cold as he stood up. He formed a blue spirit ball, but Zai Rei just struck him down. A wave hit everyone in the circle knocking them to the ground. The three other mikos were on the ground.
"Amai. Yoko. Miwa. Stay on the ground. She won't hurt you too badly if you just stay on the ground!" urged Inochi. Amai looked at him, and laid her head down.
"No. Get up. Both of you. We can't let her do this to Mariko. She's one of us. Get up. I would rather die standing up than on the ground like a coward," said Yoko in a determined voice.
"NO! YOKO STAY DOWN!" shouted the Genbu seishi in unison. Yoko ignored them and got up. Amai and Miwa got up.
"She's right. I would rather die fighting than at that woman's mercy," said Miwa.
"We are the mikos of the Four Gods. Our wills have to be strong," agreed Amai.
Zai Rei ignored them, and focused her attention to Mariko. She hurled a evil violet spirit ball at Mariko. It was going to finish her off. Instead the spirit ball, dissolved as it hit Mariko. There was a red aura that surrounded her. It was an aura that was stronger than anyone's, even Zai Rei's. Zai Rei's eyes widened. It was impossible. How could there be such a strong aura surrounding and protecting the girl? Zai Rei looked at the Suzaku seishi outside the barrier. They were just pounding on the barrier, but none of them had the power to project that much energy. Not even all their powers combined could do that.
Mariko groaned. She could feel that burning sensation coming from her chest just like in her dreams. She flipped herself over, so that she was on her back. She was breathing deeply. Nuriko's bracelets remained dormant on her wrists. Zai Rei hit her with another spirit ball, but the red aura appeared protecting Mariko.
"MARIKO! STOP IT!" shouted Miwa.
"YOU'RE KILLING HER!" shouted Amai.
"MARIKO! JUST HANG ON!" shouted Yoko.
Zai Rei simply threw her arm back and a gust of wind hurled the mikos against the barrier. Neko noticed something when the mikos hit the barrier. She noticed that the barrier vibrated slightly, and when all the seishi were hitting it from the outside the barrier wasn't moving one bit. Her eyes widened. She had an idea.
"BREAK DOWN THE SHIELD FROM THE INSIDE! THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT! IT'S WEAK FROM THE INSIDE! DO IT WHEN SHE'S USING HER SPIRIT BALLS!" shouted Neko with her hands around her mouth to amplify her voice.
"Kid, there's no way they can do it. They're too busy trying to stay alive," said Kokoro.
"SILENCE! ALL OF YOU!" roared Zai Rei. She hurled another volley of spirit balls at Mariko. All the spirit balls hit her, but the red aura still protected her. "Why don't you die already?! DIE!" She threw a huge spirit ball at Mariko, but Mariko was protect by the aura. She was thrown closer to the barrier, but there were no injuries on her body. Sei launched himself into the air, and landed in front of Mariko. His chi was bright, and his kanji was glowing. His wings were spread out.
"I won't let you hurt my best friend anymore. You're going to have to go through me first," growled Sei. He looked pissed off as all Hell. He concentrated his chi and created a red spirit ball that he hurled at Zai Rei. Zai Rei stopped it with a shield. Zai Rei hurled over a dozen spirit balls at Sei who was right in front of Mariko.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" shrieked Sei in agony. Mariko struggled to get up. Sei was standing in front of her. Her eyes were wide open. Mariko staggered to the barrier. 'I have to break down that barrier,' thought Mariko. She looked down at her wrists. The bracelets were inactive on her wrists. She concentrated, but nothing happened. 'Come on, I know that you can work. WORK,' thought Mariko. The bracelets activated into gauntlets. Mariko pounded on the barrier. The barrier shook. Mariko could feel the barrier weaken slightly. She hit it again, and now there were fissures on the barrier. Mariko hit it a third time, and the barrier broke down. As she hit the barrier a third time, the spirit ball hit her on the back because Sei had crumpled to the ground. Mariko turned around. There was a red aura protecting her. She looked at Sei. He wasn't moving. The gauntlets returned to bracelets.
"NO! SEI!" she cried out as she collapsed to the marble floor. There was a river of dark red blood coming from Sei. 'Mariko-chan will be best friends forever,' he once said when they were just four years old. All the seishi from the outside of the barrier ran into the altar. Mariko saw Odayaka standing above her. "Take her down," ordered Mariko in a soft voice as she finally passed out. Odayaka checked her pulse. She was still alive. He had no idea where that red aura came from. Hono'o got ready to fight, but Shiro stopped her.
"No. You can't fight her in your condition. We should protect Mariko," said Shiro. Hono'o walked over to Mariko. She pulled Mariko into her lap. Kawa got in front of them to put up a protective shield in front of them. The seishi did the same. Other seishi remained outside of the protective shield. The seishi with fight skills prepared to defend their mikos. Shiro was to act as the last line of defense for Mariko and Hono'o. Odayaka was still checking on Sei. He was using his powers. Taki and Shitsu were getting ready to fight.
The Byakko group had a vine shield created by Inochi to protect Amai. Neko and Tsuki were inside with her. The other seishi were standing outside ready to fight Zai Rei.
Kasumi formed a green shield to protect his miko. Yogensha stayed inside the shield with Yoko. The other seishi stood by to figh.
Kaga formed a shield to protect Ryu, Hoseki, and Miwa. "I'll help your injuries, Miwa-sama," said Hoseki as she prepared to help Miwa.
"No, help Ryu. He needs it," ordered Miwa. Miwa winced because her right arm was broken.
The remaining Seiryuu seishi prepared themselves to fight the person who had injured their miko and their fellow seishi.
The seishi launched their attack on Zai Rei. Zai Rei created a violet wave that took out most of the fighting seishi. Kitsune was on the ground. She was dead. Taki was thrown back and knocked out. Kokoro came at Zai Rei with super speed, but Zai Rei used her telekinesis on his blade. His own blade killed him. Omoi and Kai were knocked out. Seizonsha was killed by one of Zai Rei's spirit balls. When the first wave of the attack was over, Zai Rei was the only one left standing. The death count included: Kokoro, Kitsune, Seizonsha, Sakana, Tsuchi, Mori, Tetsu, Atama, and Kori. Kori's ice daggers stabbed him and Atama. Seizonsha was trying to protect Kokoro, and a violet spirit ball hit his chest. Sakana had created doubles around the alter to confuse Zai Rei. She threw a round of spirit balls at all of the doubles, and the last one hit Sakana. Tuschi and Mori attempted to charge Zai Rei at once. Zai Rei used her powers that caused Mori's blade to stab Tuschi. Tuschi's clay demon crumbled as soon as he was killed. Mori looked at the tip of her blade with horror. She tried to charge at Zai Rei again. Zai Rei used her telekinesis hurling Mori back to the ground with extreme force. She died as soon as she hit the white marble floor. The death count was spread out to all the four groups. The once pure white marble was now red with the blood of the seishi. The other seishi who were just knocked down were getting ready to attack Zai Rei. There were earthquakes that shook the ground. The sky was still black because of the solar eclipse. However, there was a storm of thunder and lightning in the air.
The Apocalypse had arrived. There was an utter silence that hung in the air. Zai Rei was smiling with satisfaction.
Odayaka stood up. It was useless. Sei was dead. A rage began to brew within Odayaka. He took the Deity Sword from his side. He took off the sheath and threw it aside. There was a red aura that surrounded his body. He began to walk forward.
"Everyone stop. I'll take it from here," declared Odayaka. All the other seishi looked at him. They could feel the battle aura that he was emitting. Zai Rei turned around to face Odayaka. The smile faded from her face. She noticed the Deity Sword and started laughing hysterically at Odayaka.
"You really think that using your father's sword will defeat me? Come on, now. He couldn't even stand up to Nakago. Are you really going to be as foolish as your father? Dying for a lost cause? You are the Emperor of Konan. You have no heirs of your own. When my will is done, then you and the other emperors don't have to worry about your empires dying. You will rule part of the other world like you do here," stated Zai Rei.
"I worship only one god, and that is Suzaku. I refuse to worship a false and self-righteous one like you," said Odayaka. He got into a battle stance. There was hush among the other seishi. It was a standoff.
"You truly are your father's son. A foolish man. You're powers aren't strong enough to defeat me. Not even combining your powers with the remaining seishi will not help you. Too bad about the other seishi. They would have been more useful if I had kept them alive to drain their chi, and kill them slowly that way. I just hate waste. This ends now. I've wasted enough time with you children," said Zai Rei as she concentrated her chi to finish everyone off. Odayaka knew that he couldn't use his chi to fire at her. She would simple absorb his power, and increase her strength.
Odayaka raised the Deity Sword in his hands. He concentrated and prayed that his plan would work. Zai Rei launched a volley of spirit balls that were directed towards Odayaka. He moved his blade to catch the energy using his sword. Zai Rei's eyes widened. Odayaka had sweat coming down from his forehead. The red aura was still around him, and his kanji was glowing on his right pulse point.
"I can see what you're trying to do. You're hoping to increase your power by absorbing some of mine. I'll tell you right now. It won't work. It will most likely kill you," warned Zai Rei as she threw a massive dark violet spirit ball at Odayaka. Odayaka caught it with the Deity Sword.
"I had no intention of increasing my power by using yours," whispered Odayaka in a cold whisper. Odayaka drew the sword down to the ground with a great amount of force. This caused the energy absorbed to release. The energy came in the form of a dark violet wave that swept through the entire altar. The violet wave swept throughout the entire altar making a gigantic circle. The seishi who were shielding other increased their powers to protect themselves and others. "You said that the chi will go back to its original power source. Can you handle that strong a power surge?" asked Odayaka in a calm voice.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" shrieked Zai Rei as her power came back to her in full force. Odayaka raced forward and ran his sword through her stomach. The blade went all the way through her.
"I am not my father. I am my own man," whispered Odayaka into her ear as he pulled let her go. Her body was still through his sword. When Zai Rei was stabbed by Odayaka, a red aura left her body. The red aura went through the shield that Kawa had up. The red aura entered Hono'o's body.
"My powers are back," announced Hono'o as she glowed her kanji. Kawa lowered her force field. Hono'o walked to where Odayaka was. She stopped only a few feet away from Odayaka.
"I did this for all of you. What did the gods ever do? They take away everything we value and destroy it. I was doing this to save our world. What kind of gods would just let us all die?" gasped Zai Rei.
"You lost your faith a long time ago," said Odayaka. There was a light breeze in the air. The tremors had ceased. The sun was now back. But, all this only allowed the seishi and mikos to survey the damage more. Zai Rei's façade faded away to reveal her true age. She looked about forty years old, before she was half of that.
"This world has brought me nothing, but misery. I just wanted to save it. The gods couldn't even let me do that," murmured Zai Rei. Hono'o knew that she was in pain, and chose to put her out of her misery. Hono'o could have just left Zai Rei to suffer as she had, but Hono'o had some compassion left in her. That would make her no better than Zai Rei. Hono'o began to spin at an incredible speed the fire built up around her that she was lifted off the marble floor. The other seishi watched with deep fascination. Hono'o released a fire swirl that vaporized Zai Rei. Her body became ash. Odayaka's sword was clean.
Odayaka looked at the destruction around him. Shiro took off his cloak and covered Sei's body with it. There were tears in everyone's eyes, except for Odayaka. He was too sad to cry. He looked at his reflection on the blade. 'Thank you, Father,' he thought as he walked over to where the sheath was, and picked it up. He slid his sword inside. Odayaka walked over to where Kawa was.
"She's alive, but she's got a fever. I don't know what's wrong with her," whispered Kawa. There was a tear that slipped down her cheek.
"Mariko…" whispered Odayaka. He pulled her into his arms.
Everything was still.
Tetsuya was reading the book out loud, but he had stopped suddenly. Keisuke looked at him. He was sitting in a chair near Tetsuya. Tetsuya took off his glasses. Yui was upstairs with Soki. Soki started crying while he was hearing about the fight. Yui and Soki just couldn't take it.
"The Seventh Suzaku seishi draped his cloak over the First Suzaku seishi, who had given his life to protect the Suzaku no Miko. Sei…" choked Tetsuya as he tried to read out loud. His son was killed. Keisuke watched Tetsuya with concerned eyes. The book fell from Tetsuya's hands. He broke down crying. Keisuke came to his side to embrace him.
"My son…" cried Tetsuya. Yui was against the wall just next to the archway of the den. She let out a quiet sob as she sank to the floor.
~*ClareBear's
Omake*~
All the spirits
are silent. There is nothing really to
say. The silence is broken.
Miaka: This is a
disaster. Sei. He's our godson.
Tamahome: Hoshi's
barely alive.
Hotohori: They may
have defeated Zai Rei, but did they really win?
Chiriko: It's
going to take a miracle to summon the gods now. The scrolls have been burned and some of the seishi have been
killed.
Mitsukake: I think
there's something we've been missing around here. Something that's been here all along. Something that's going to save them.
Nuriko: I hope so for all their sakes.
