***********Chapter Nineteen************
*Three Great Wishes From a God of Fire*
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Nousatsu closed her eyes, her back still to her fellow warriors.
"Suzaku, please do not let the inevitable come to pass..."
"I hope she's strong enough to withstand Suzaku," Miaka said quietly.
Tasuki was immediately face-to-face with the girl. "What do you mean,
you hope she's strong enough?"
Miaka's eyes widened. "I thought everyone knew..."
Tasuki's attention was deterred as a sudden burst of red light lit up
the room.
"She's going to make all her wishes at once!" Hotohori cried. "She
should recover from one before making the second!"
Hotohori walked towards her, but she flipped around and stopped him
from advancing.
"Come any closer and I'll make sure you'll regret you even live," She
said with a cold voice like steel.
Her eyes lowered as she whispered her second wish. The light returned,
and with a blood-turning cry Nousatsu fell to the ground.
Knowing that he couldn't get to her, Tasuki grabbed Miaka by the
shoulders and demanded he know what was happening to her. With a quick glance in
Nousatsu's direction, Miaka began to speak.
"When a priestess summons her Beast God, he takes her as his
sacrifice."
Tasuki looked over at Nousatsu, writhing on the floor, and everything
fell into place. He didn't know that Miaka was still talking to him as
he stared in fearful realization.
"If she isn't strong enough, Nousatsu will be consumed by Suzaku.
Tasuki!" Miaka grabbed his arm as he started towards her. "You can't help her. Only she can help herself!"
Tasuki shook Miaka off and ran to Nousatsu. She was supporting herself
on her hands and knees, in obvious pain. She looked up at Tasuki
menacingly.
"Don't come closer...I'm warning you."
"Nousatsu-" Tasuki started, but he was cut off by what her thought was
another explosive burst of light. But instead, as he looked up,
Nousatsu was rising to her feet - with crimson wings.
*Three Great Wishes From a God of Fire*
***************************************
Nousatsu closed her eyes, her back still to her fellow warriors.
"Suzaku, please do not let the inevitable come to pass..."
"I hope she's strong enough to withstand Suzaku," Miaka said quietly.
Tasuki was immediately face-to-face with the girl. "What do you mean,
you hope she's strong enough?"
Miaka's eyes widened. "I thought everyone knew..."
Tasuki's attention was deterred as a sudden burst of red light lit up
the room.
"She's going to make all her wishes at once!" Hotohori cried. "She
should recover from one before making the second!"
Hotohori walked towards her, but she flipped around and stopped him
from advancing.
"Come any closer and I'll make sure you'll regret you even live," She
said with a cold voice like steel.
Her eyes lowered as she whispered her second wish. The light returned,
and with a blood-turning cry Nousatsu fell to the ground.
Knowing that he couldn't get to her, Tasuki grabbed Miaka by the
shoulders and demanded he know what was happening to her. With a quick glance in
Nousatsu's direction, Miaka began to speak.
"When a priestess summons her Beast God, he takes her as his
sacrifice."
Tasuki looked over at Nousatsu, writhing on the floor, and everything
fell into place. He didn't know that Miaka was still talking to him as
he stared in fearful realization.
"If she isn't strong enough, Nousatsu will be consumed by Suzaku.
Tasuki!" Miaka grabbed his arm as he started towards her. "You can't help her. Only she can help herself!"
Tasuki shook Miaka off and ran to Nousatsu. She was supporting herself
on her hands and knees, in obvious pain. She looked up at Tasuki
menacingly.
"Don't come closer...I'm warning you."
"Nousatsu-" Tasuki started, but he was cut off by what her thought was
another explosive burst of light. But instead, as he looked up,
Nousatsu was rising to her feet - with crimson wings.