2 -The New Universe- By Lovely-chan

In Konan...

"So, do you guys know where Hotohori, Nuriko, and the rest are?" -Taka

"Hotohori lives near this place, and Nuriko…I have no idea no da." -Chichiri

"What about Chiriko and Mitsukake?" Taka asked again.

"I saw Mitsukake when he was a little boy, he must live in the same place." -Tasuki

"So let's go find Hotohori!" Miaka yelled as she saw a beautiful young man standing in front of her. (Blink, blink, blink) "Who is this hunk? I mean…"

"Miaka!!!" –Taka was jealous.

"I knew it was you, Miaka." Hotohori walked toward her and hugged her. "It's been so long."

"Hotohori?" Miaka asked confused.

"Yes. Don't you recognize me? How can you forget how beautiful I am."

"He hasn't change a bit." Taka said.

"Not at all" Tasuki agreed.

"I know we have to be gather again, and I sensed your chi, so I am here." -Hotohori

"This is better than I though, now we only need Nuriko, Chiriko and Mitsukake!" Miaka smiled. ^_^

"Only them…what about the other seishi!!!!" Tasuki yelled.

"I will call Taiitsukun if you keep yelling no da." -Chichiri

"No, no. I am cool. To think I have to work with Nakago and Suboshi…grrrrr." -Tasuki _

"We have to do what we have to for the sake of our world Tasuki." Hotohori explained. "We can't let anyone take all we have fight for all this years away."

"Whatever." _ Tasuki still upset.

"Aniki, aniki where are you?" -Suboshi

"Right here Suboshi." –Amiboshi smiled at his brother.

"Aniki, we have to be gathered all together again. I can feel it." -Suboshi

"I know, everything is ready, let's go find the others." -Amiboshi

"It won't be pleasant." – Suboshi said.

"I know…we betray our own for our beliefs, but if I had to do it again, I will." –Amiboshi said with a strong tone.

"Let's go aniki." Suboshi and Amiboshi, left to the capital of the Empire, to Kuto. On their way a laugh was heard from above. "Who is that?"

"Go back from where you came, or else…you'll regret it. Ha, ha, ha, ha!" An evil voice filled up the entire space.

"Aniki, that voice is scary." -Suboshi

"Don't worry Suboshi, whatever it is, it cannot hurt us right now. We have to hurry." Amiboshi keep riding for their future reunion.

They reached Kuto in a few days.

"We are here! Now what Amiboshi?" –Suboshi didn't know where they were supposed to go.

"We have to find the others, I know they should come here soon." -Amiboshi

"Well, hello my old friends." ^_^ "It is good to see you again Suboshi, and you two Amiboshi, even though we didn't share much."

"Soi! You are here, do you know where are the others?" Suboshi asked her fellow seishi.

"No, you are the first to get here, I guess they should be on their way, that is if they are willing to cooperate." -Soi

"I still don't understand very well, what's going on." Suboshi asked confused.

"Soon, we'll know. Be patient" Amiboshi said to them calmly.

"Yum, yum! This is good! You are great Takibi, too bad there is not enough for you two." ^_^

O_O "What do you mean by that?" He looked at the pan and it was empty. Sigh. "I think I must do the hunting again." -_-

"Lady Mirei have an incredible appetite Tabiki, so we must hunt double if we want to eat." -Seiryoku

"Not fair!!! We have to do it all?" _ -Takibi

"We are her servants, and we must take care of her." -Seiryoko

"I though we must protect her, not feed her." -Takibi

"So you want to let her starve, and do the hunting for herself?" -Seiryoku

"I guess, not. Ok, ok I'll catch something for us." ^_^ -Takibi

"No, you stay with her; I can locate a living creature before you do." -Seiryoku

"Alright." Tabiki sit beside Mirei. "Is there anything else you need Lady Mirei?"

"Can you stop calling me Lady Mirei, it is too formal you know."

"How should I call you then?" -Takibi

"Just Mirei." ^_^ "Do you know where this other warrior can be?" -Mirei

"Let's see…wind and sky. I have no idea! How about another?" -Takibi

"I don't know…how do we know where to look? This is frustrating!!!" -_-

"Hey don't loose your patience, we are going to found them, you'll see." -Takibi

"It is just…I want to go home! I miss my daddy and mom, but must of all I miss my big brother." –Mirei [I wonder of they are worried about me.]

"Oh…I don't have family, so I don't know what is like. I grew up in this Tribe, but I was always alone. So in general, I guess they are all I know for a family. How is it?" -Takibi

"A family?" He nodded. "Well, it is special. Someone to look out for you, listen to your ideas and share all happy and sad moments." -Mirei

"Someone who listen to you…that is something I never had. No one care for what I have to say anyway." -Takibi

"I do, you can tell me anything." ^_^

"Thanks." Takibi smiled and felt the sincerity in her words.

Deep in the forest…

"All I can sense are some birds. That fire killed most of this area, and the animals left. I guess a bird must have to do, I need like 100 birds with this hunger." Seiryoku hunt three small birds. "This is all I have found so far? I need three times this to survive." Suddenly he saw a big bird flying in the sky. "Wow, what kind of bird is that? I've never seen such a large bird before." The bird stepped in one of the burned trees branches. "It's an owl, so beautiful…I will try communicating with him." He concentrate his energy to communicate with the owl, this time he didn't wanted to eat it, he wanted to keep it. "He is ignoring me…maybe I haven't make contact with him…I'll try again." While he had his eyes closed the owl flied away. "No! Damn, I really like that owl, I've never seen one like that before." He followed the owl till he was too far from the others. "I have to go back. I'll see you again old friend." He yelled to the owl that was standing on top of a high mountain.

"I wonder where is Seiryoku? It's been long since he left." Mirei asked as she looked at the darkness of the burned forest.

"Don't worry, he went hunting. There is probably nothing left…thanks to me." -Takibi

"Why did you burn it all?" -Mirei

"To get rid of the enemy…but I get rid of the forest too. I never wanted to do it, but I though it was necessary." -Takibi

"Maybe there was another way." -Mirei

"No, they were hiding in the forest, so I set it on fire." -Takibi

"Now there is no food for your people and us." -Mirei

"I guess you are right. I made a mistake." -Takibi

"I am back, you wouldn't believe the beautiful owl I just saw. It was huge!" Seiryoku said smiling.

"Great did you bring it, I am starving." Takibi asked hungrily.

"No, I wouldn't kill it. It was amazing." -Seiryoku

"Yes, but my hunger is also amazing. Is that all you get?" Looking at the three little birds.

"Sorry man, but that was all you left with your super fire." -Seiryoku

"Well…if you had hunted the owl..." Suddenly the owl flied on top of them and made a sound.

"Look at that the owl!" Takibi said startling.

"Wow." All

The owl had his wings wide open and the silver color of his feathers shinned with the light of the moon. "You are right, it is beautiful. Let's eat it." Takibi was too hungry.

"No Takibi, I told you I am not killing it." -Seiryoku

"Come on I will roast it in a second! Just watch." -Takibi

"No Takibi, I don't want you to kill it, and that is an order. There is something about that owl…it is almost like he can understand us." Mirei said looking at the owl staring at them.

"Sure, don't kill it…of course you already eat!!!" _ -Takibi was furious.

Seiryoku try once again to communicate with the owl, this time the owl respond. "He is not a normal owl…I can understand very clearly his thoughts. He…is a friend he says." Seiryoku smiled. "He will guide us in our journey."

"What, are you are going to follow an owl?! Come on, how can you know what he is saying is true or if what you are perceiving is right huh?" Takibi couldn't believe Seiryoku will trust an animal.

"I just know. I can communicate with animals, and I know his heart is pure. Now let's sleep."

"I am eating those birds." -Takibi

"Fine, then eat them. I am not hungry anymore." Takibi roasted the birds and eat them.

"We will be leaving early in the morning so you better rest." Seiryoku said before falling asleep.

"I can't sleep. I can't stop looking at the owl…his silver feathers are so beautiful." Mirei said to them.

"I know, but you better rest. We'll see him tomorrow." Seiryoku was sure the owl would be there the next morning.

"Can I give him a name?" Mirei asked.

"Sure." Seiryoku replied. "Anything you like."

"Silverwings."

"He says his name is Kaze." Seiryoku received the owl's reply.

"Kaze…I like it. Good night Kaze." Mirei said before falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning they were awake by the owl, he flied around them screaming his unusual melody. "All right, I get the message." Seiryoku said loudly. "I can't believe this, now he is hurrying us."

"Come on Lady Mirei, its time to go." Seiryoku wake her shaking her a little.

"How about some breakfast?" Those were Mirei first words.

"You never forget about food, do you?" -Seiryoku

"No." –Mirei "Food it is very important, we need to be strong and healthy to keep going." ^_^

"Whatever." -Seiryoku

"It's so early. Why are you shaking me…I am dreaming come on!" Tabiki loves to sleep and hate to be awakened.

"We have to go." Seiryoku said again.

"Tell your friend I am sleeping now, so butt out owl!" Takibi could hear the owl's screams.

"His name is Kaze." Mirei said smiling.

"Oh, so now I have to call him by his name. Good morning Kaze, how ya doing this morning? Hungry? Well, me too." Takibi had no patience.

"Stop fooling around, we'll find some place to eat." Seiryoku said a little mad.

"I have no money man." Takibi reply.

"Me neither." The owl fluttered his wings and let one silver feather fell on Seiryoku's hand.

"What? This is a silver feather, but…how does he fly?" The owl step on Seiryoku's arm and he touched him. "His feathers are soft, and are not made of silver…how the hell this happen then?" He looked close to the owl, but he didn't communicate him a thing. "Ok, so he is a shy owl now. NOT!"

"Forget about that, let's go and eat!!!" Tabiki

"Taka, how much further?" Tired Tasuki asked.

"Tasuki, you really have aged; we only walked a few miles." -Taka

"Come on, I am an old man! Sure you are still a lot younger than I am…still don't know why!!!" -Tasuki

"Tasuki, calm down." Miaka said. "The time goes faster in this world, that's why."

"Great, then Nuriko and Hotohori should be old too." -Tasuki

"As I recall I died and now I am reborn, that's why I am young and you are OLD!" Hotohori smiled a little.

"Now great, the ones that used to be older than me are younger now, and the only one older than me is Chichiri…though he still looks younger than I do!" –Tasuki yelled.

"That's because I take better care of my health and sleep at nights. Not like some bandit here that likes going to bars and chase girls all the time."

"You don't have to be so rude." -_-

"Here it is. Nuriko should be in this Village." Hotohori said. "Let's go find her."

"Her…ehem, I though Nuriko was a guy." Tasuki said.

"She is a girl now." Hotohori said.

"Oh, so you two are friends now!" ^_~ -Tasuki

"We only see each other once in a while, she insists on seeing me. I understand she wants to look at my beauty." -Hotohori

"Yuck!" Tasuki, Taka and Miaka.

"Hotohori! You came to see me!!" *__* Nuriko was excited.

"I bring some old friends." -Hotohori

Nuriko looked at them. "Miaka?" They smiled at each other, then start jumping and hugging each other. "So long Miaka!! Now I look younger than you, and still prettier!"

"I can see you are a girl now!" -Miaka

"Yes! Isn't it cool!!" -Nuriko

"Are we painted on the wall?" Taka said.

"Oh, Tamahome you are here too!" -Nuriko

"What about us no da." -Chichiri

"Chichiri? O_O You look so old…after all, it wasn't that bad dying. I am still young and beautiful!"

"Hey you won't say hello to your best bud here, huh?" Tasuki fell ignored.

"That voice…Tasuki-chan? I mean Tasuki old and ugly not anymore chan!" -Nuriko

"Hey that was not nice ya know." –Tasuki _

They all laugh and talk for a while.

"Miaka, open the door! I can't believe she forgot." Keisuke opened the door with a spare key and went inside the house. "Miaka, Taka…Mirei! Anyone home? I guess not." He went inside all of the rooms and saw the scroll in the floor. "It can't be…Mirei found it! This is not good." Keisuke called Tetsuya to his cell phone. "We have an emergency, Mirei found The New Universe scroll and is inside of it right now, and Miaka and Taka are inside as well."

"I will be there in a second." Tetsuya respond.

"Why this happen again? I though I had it very secure…that little curious girl. Ah! What if she is possessed now! ;_; My dear nice, so young and pretty." Keisuke was desperate when Tetsuya and Yui got there.

"What happen, Keisuke, where is Miaka?" Yui asked quickly.

"She is in here." Pointing at the scroll.

"Then I am going with her." Yui said seriously.

"Yui!! You don't have to go." Tetsuya didn't want her to go.

"I think she must, all the seishi are reuniting." Keisuke said.

"Ok, but she is not a seishi." Tetsuya was worried that Yui can get into trouble.

"Miaka is with their seishis, I guess she must be with hers." Keisuke keeps insisting.

"No more arguing, I am going!" A blue light took Yui away at the instance she decides.

"Yui! Take care." Tetsuya and Keisuke could only read what was going on.

Yui appeared in the Kuto Empire. "So long since I last come in here…so many memories. I have to find the others."

A man in a horse came close to her and took her away. "You are in danger Lady Yui, it's been quite a while."

"Nakago?" –Yui asked.

"I can see you still remember me." -Nakago

"Where are the others?" -Yui

"I will take you to them, Soi is already with Amiboshi and Suboshi. He will be more than happy to see you." They ran away in his horse.

"Ok so if we are supposed to find someone in the sky, how do we suppose to look for him? Come on, I am not a bird!" Mirei protested.

"A bird, that's it! We can use Kaze to help us." -Seiryoku

"You are very smart Seiryoku, maybe that was what he meant when he say he'll guide us." Mirei said smiling.

"How can a bird help us out, come on be real." Takibi was always complaining.

"You have no faith in others Tabiki." Seiryoku said to him.

"I only trust myself." -Takibi

"You are wrong; you can trust us, and Kaze as well." Seiryoku insisted.

"Please, how can I speak to a bird?" Takibi was closed to the idea.

"Just like you talk to me. ^_^" Mirei said, come on he is so cute and is flying above us all the time. He even let me touch him and Seiryoku too."

"Ok, ok, but he is always looking at me with a weird looking face." -Takibi

"He knows you don't trust him. Animals are very instinctive." -Seiryoku

"Ok, let's follow him. I'll ask. Hey Kaze where is this other warrior we are looking for? The one from the wind." The owl only made a sound, and they followed. "Hey I think he knows where he is, and he listen to myself." ^_^ Takibi felt happy about that.

"Good, this will help us out. Follow Kaze!" Mirei yelled. They follow Kaze for days till they were outside the Hokkan Empire they reached the boundaries to the Kuto Empire. "Where are we?"

"We are in the Kuto Empire." Seiryoku replied. "They have a very poor country since their Emperor was killed many years ago. After that their whole kingdom fall apart. I think they are starting to recover this days."

"You know so much about everything Seiryoku. ^_^" Mirei was amazed by his wisdom.

"I just travel a lot." -Seiryoku

"We have to be careful and hide our identities, we are in the enemies land." Takibi felt some kind of presence. "I think someone is here."

A laugh was heard when a little guy floating in the air appeared before them. "Hello Kamii warriors, I've been waiting to receive you."

"Are you one of us?" Takibi asked.

"He is not, be careful." Seiryoku said firmly.

"Who are you?" Mirei asked.

"I am Miboshi, Seiryu seishi. I have an order to destroy you all, and I will." Miboshi laughed while he summoned one of his beats to attack them. "Let me entertain my guests."

"Let me handle this" Takibi said. "Fire spirits come to me!" A huge fire came out of his hands as he burned the beast. "Why don't you try a better trick my friend?"

"Very well…" Another horrible beast appeared before them, this one made of fire. "How you handle this, fire boy?"

"I'll try something." He tried controlling the fire on the beast's body but the fire wouldn't respond his commands. "Seems like I can't go against that. How about you Seiryoku?"

"I'll try." Seiryoku try killing the beast using his energy blasts, but it only made the beast stronger. "I think we are in trouble! I can't communicate with it, I think is dead or his mind is block. What can we do?"

Suddenly, a strong wind was blowing against the beast and all around them.

"Ahh! What is that Seiryoku, I am scared." Mirei grabbed his clothes.

"Don't worry Lady Mirei, I will protect you." -Seiryoku

The wind was so strong that turned the fire off, and the beast vanished as it was turn off. When the fire was out a man appeared with long silver hair and beautiful yellow eyes. "Powers of the wind, take him away!" Miboshi was thrown away with a strong wind and he vanished. The man turned around. "I think he won't be bothering us for now Lady Mirei."

"You…know me?" (Blink, blink) O.o

"Yes. My name is Kaze, Kamii Celestial Warrior of the wind."

Name: Kaze

Age: 18

Hair Color: Silver

Eye Color: Yellow

Location of Character: Left arm or wing.

Abilities: Can control the wind at his own will creating all types of natures disaster that use wind like tornados, twisters and strong winds; can change into an owl.

Hobies: Flying

Dwelling: In the forests of the Hokkan Empire.

"You mean…you are the owl?!!" O__O –All yelled.

"Yes. I am glad you accept to talk to me Takibi." -Kaze

Takibi was shocked to see the owl was indeed a man. "I...don't know what to say. I guess, I am sorry I didn't trust you."

"Fine, now let's go find what we came here for." -Kaze

"I knew you weren't normal." Seiryoku finally said. "What we came here for?"

"Another of our warriors, Jimen, the one with the power of the earth. He is near from here."

"How do you know?" Mirei asked.

"I have a special instinct. Just trust me." He smiled at Mirei with gentleness and sweetness.

[He is so beautiful…even more than when he was a bird, but is he a bird or a human?]

"He is in this place." Kaze pointed inside a cave.

"A cave? Why here?" Takibi asked.

"Just go inside, and please give us some light fire-boy." ^_^ Kaze said joking at him.

"Will you guys stop calling me fire-boy?" Takibi said mad. _

"NO!" All laugh.

"You mean, you couldn't go against them? Can't any of you ever do something right?" Nakago said to Miboshi.

"They are more powerful than we expected." Miboshi replied trying to free himself for failing.

"There is no excuse, they were only three." -Nakago

"Let me go Nakago-sama, I will defeat them." Suboshi asked.

"What do you say lady Yui?" -Nakago

"Let him go, but be careful Suboshi, no one can afford to die under this circumstances." -Yui

"Yes Lady Yui! I will come back to you, I promise." Suboshi left to go find the Kamii seishi.

In Hokkan…

"Tomite, we are wasting time…we have to find the others."

"Lets part then, we need to be reunited soon." Tomite and Hikitsu left searching for their fellow seishi.

"This cave is scary…Seiryoku do you think there could be a warrior in this place?" Mirei was scared as always.

"You don't have to be so scared Lady Mirei, we are all here to protect you. I will not let anyone hurt you, I promise." Kaze smiled at lady Mirei and put his arm around her shoulder.

Blushed. "Thank you."

"Come on, there is no time for romance you know!" Takibi didn't like that.

"Who said anything about romance you baka! I am just trying to comfort Lady Mirei! You are so insensible. By the way, what is romance?"

"O_O Are you serious?" Mirei and Takibi were shocked.

"Stop it already. We have to concentrate on what can possibly come." Seiryoku was the most serious one.

"Look, something is moving on the floor." Mirei stopped walking.

"She is right, I can sense some presence near us. It's coming this way!" Seiryoku yelled and covered Mirei in a second.

"Ahh!" She yelled as the floor erupted and covered them in dirt.

Kaze was able to fight back with his wind, so the dirt wouldn't cover them completely. "Show yourself! We came for you Jimen!"

A man with his face hidden in a cape appears before them. "You wanted to see me? Here I am!" The ground suddenly changed into quicksand and start swallowing all of them except for Kaze who turned into an owl to avoid sinking into the quicksand. "Nice trick, but you won't get away that easy."

Name: Jimen

Age: 19

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Location of Character: Back of right ear.

Abilities: Can control the earth. He can make the ground break, erupt, change it into quicksand, volcanoes, change it's appearance, etc.

Hobies: Protecting his life, making sculptures and things of mud.

Dwelling: In a dark cave in the Kuto Empire.

"Kaze! Help! Help me, please!" Mirei yelled at the silver owl with her eyes full of tears and desperation.

"Mirei don't move!" Takibi said to his priestess.

Seiryoku tried to calm himself and think of something fast before they get swallowed. Kaze, now as human, stepped into the side and grabbed Mirei's hand to pull her out.

"No you won't!" The man yelled as he took his cape off. His eyes shinned in a deep purple light, at that instant Kaze and the others did the same, so he could realize who they were. "You are Kamii seishis?"

"Yes, and this girl is our priestess. You are Jimen?" Kaze said looking into his eyes.

"Yes." He helped them to get out of the quicksand and turned the ground solid again. "I am sorry, but many people come here trying to kill me."

"Next time you can ask first!!" Takibi's attitude was always a little ruff.

"Takibi, he already apologized, that should be enough." Seiryoku and the rest of the Kamii warriors stayed there for the night not before washing all the dirt off their clothes.

"I am so happy, we are almost complete! One thing…can't we get that Shinzajo while we are here? I mean, why should we go going back and forward? I say we do it tomorrow." Mirei suggested to her warriors.

"We can try, but it might not be wise. What if the Seiryu warriors are already gathered? I heard they are very powerful." -Seiryoku

"Yeah, we already had that encounter with the little guy." Takibi say in a goofy tone.

"We'll think about it tomorrow, what do you say Jimen?" -Seiryoku

"I say we do it." -Jimen

"I am with you in any decision." Kaze took one quilt from the bags and covered Mirei with it. "It is a cold night my Lady."

[He is so cute. *_*] Mirei though as she smiled at him.

"Ehem!" Takibi made a loud noise to interrupt. "I think it is better now, what if they are not gather yet and we can win the match. That will be great!"

"No you won't!!" Suboshi's voice echoed inside the cave while Mirei's eyes opened widely. O_O "I am here to stop you from destroying our world, Kamii seshis!"

"Kaze!!" Mirei hides behind him.

"I will protect you Lady Mirei, hide behind those rocks." She ran to hiding place.

"So now they send a boy. Let's see what you can do, cutie boy!" Takibi was in fighting position, ready to burn. "Fire Spirits!!!! Ahhhhh!" The fire covered the entire entrance of the cave; anyone would have died with that fire, any regular man perhaps.

Through the fire and smoke Suboshi walked forward. "Is that all you can do? So you are the annoying fire-boy…Miboshi told me about you." Suboshi send one of his Ryuseisui balls to attack Takibi while he throw the other one to Seiryoku. "Fill him with holes all over his body."

Takibi tried burning them, but it was hopeless, then Jimen trapped the ball with one solid mass of ground.

"Huh, how could you…we are not done." Suboshi yelled.

Seiryoku was evading each of his attacks and tired of playing, he throws him many balls of energy that hit him all at once.

"Ahh!" Suboshi yelled as the energy balls penetrate his body, at that same instant a medium sized twister surrounded Suboshi taking him away from them.

"That was team work." Jimen said. "You guys have real nice tricks. Who the hell made that tornado anyway?"

"That was Kaze." Seiryoku replied.

"Why do I feel so useless all of a sudden." Tabiki felt bad because he couldn't do anything.

"Hey, maybe next time." Jimen smiled at him.

"Thank you all." Mirei came out of her hiding place. "That was amazing."

"Are you ok?" All asked.

"Yes…but all this excitement just got me a little hungry. Is there anything we can eat in here?"

"There are some worms if you like." Jimen said as a joke.

"Yuck! I better pass dinner." She snuggled in the blankets and fall asleep.

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