~Clash of Past and Future~
Take Two! Enjoy, read and review! Short, yes, I know. There might be some errors, i don't know, i didn't check...
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Priestess of Suzaku? Boushin thought, more confused
than ever before. But Suzaku was summoned eighteen years ago…
"Are you…are you sure?" he asked the old man. "Are you certain that that is the priestess of Suzaku?"
The commoner nodded. "Yes, I'm sure….the prophecy said that when Konan is in need and near of its destruction, a girl from another world will appear before us..."
Boushin thought silently. His uncertainty showed in his
crystal blue eyes. "Sir…can you tell me how to get to the palace?"
"The emperor is coming home today from his visit from the
other regions," the old man replied, "just wait a bit and he will
come…I'm sure he will allow you to go with him toward the palace. Our
emperor," the man smiled, "is indeed kind to his people…"
Boushin was still confused without reasoning. Was he not
the emperor?
"Young man," the commoner said, "you seem
confused…why not help the Priestess of Suzaku to the palace while you are on
your way there? She will need guidance."
"Yes, I shall…um…do that," Boushin bowed to the
wise man as he left.
Where is that girl? The young emperor asked
silently. She was…gone
Where is she? He walked toward a nearby alley.
There, he saw the most amazing thing. He saw…he saw a young man fighting with
such skill he had never imagined possible.
Boushin shook his head. It cannot be a possibility,
he told himself, It just cannot be…
But...who was this skilled fighter? From where he stood, he
saw the girl and the handsome young man talking. He could not hear their words.
"I will just have to…have a closer look," Boushin
said out loud, sneaking closer to the two.
"…call me Tomahome," the young man said to the
Priestess, " I heard you were looking for me."
To..tomahome…? The name…sounds so familiar…Boushin
closed his eyes. The next moment he opened them, the two were walking away from
the alley. The young emperor followed them before they disappeared with a trace.
As he followed them, he noticed approaching from the
street. A carriage. The royal carriage, surrounded by guards, carried by
men…surely the emperor the old man spoke of was inside. Boushin stopped
following Tomahome and the girl, watching the carriage like a hawk would its
prey.
Suddenly, the brown-haired girl approached the royal
carriage and not a moment later, a royal guard was chasing her with a sword.
However, a cloud of visible gas appeared and Tomahome rescued the young girl,
who now rested in his arms.
"…and my name's Miaka Yuki…how can I ever repay
you?" Boushin heard the young girl say.
"Don't worry. I know how," Tomahome responded, gently
pressing his lips on her forehead. However, the moment was shattered.
"There they are!" the guards shouted. As the guards
approached them with their weapons, a red light surrounded Miaka as she slowly
faded away.
"Look at that, the girl is disappearing!" a guard said
in total amazement.
That is…the same light, Boushin thought as he
watched. It is the light that had swallowed me and brought me…here…
Miaka started to appear again, the red light fading slowly.
The sudden voice of the hidden emperor in the carriage
spoke. "Guards," he said, "arrest the girl and the young man."
Boushin froze. That voice…it is…the same one from that dream…
