Chapter 6

They all took a step back from Seshiri. "What the hell?" Tamahome said, frowning. "You're Miboshi!?" Chichiri said, wide eyed. "Hai. I didn't mean to get THIS body. I was aiming for the small weakling's." Seshiri/Miboshi gestured towards Chiriko. "This one was just as easy to take." Nanuri shook her head in disbelief. "No! No!!! You can't be! Miboshi just died!! We all saw it!"

Seshiri, who was now Miboshi floated up into the air. Calling his prayer wheel to him he clutched it. "The Lama's body is dead, I no longer have use for it… I mastered many black magic spells, but in exchange I lost my body. Therefore, I continue to live by taking over bodies I like… Children, and naïve people are easiest to posses…."

Nanuri shook her head, trying to advance but Nuriko grabbed her, holding her back. "No! Get the hell out of Seshiri! Get the hell away from my best friend!!" Nuriko closed his eyes, holding onto Nanuri. "All Seshiri's consciousness has disappeared! This isn't looking too good!" He said. "SESHIRI!" Nanuri cried, calling out to her friend. SESHIRIIII!"

Huh? What happened!? Why..? How the hell did.. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!? Well hello Seshiri. Finally come to have you? I have taken over your body for the time being so I can murder your friends. You don't mind do you? Bastard! Miboshi! I thought you died! It's an amazing thing being able to possess people. BASTARD! GET THE HELL OUT OF ME RIGHT NOW! Haha, you ignorant girl! You can't order me away! I am too strong for you. "Why don't you all play with some of my demons for a while?" Nani? What am I saying? I'm not saying that! Ah! There they are! My friends! What the hell why am I flying I didn't know I could fly.. What the hell?? I'm holding the rattle! Prayer wheel…. WHATEVER! Hmph… Get the hell away from me! OUT! NOW!

Stupid girl… Seshiri/Miboshi raised his arms and muttered. The prayer wheel began to spin as a large demon appeared from the ground. Chichiri threw up a barrier in front of the Seishi, blocking the demons. "IF WE GO OUTSIDE THIS BARRIER WE'RE DEAD NO DA!" Nanuri stared up at her friend, tears running down her cheeks. "We can't attack! That would mean killing Seshiri!" She screamed, closing her eyes. Miaka tried to speak, but she couldn't. Nuriko glared up at Seshiri/Miboshi. "Before we go after Yui we HAVE to turn Seshiri back to normal!" One of Miaka's feet slipped across the barrier, sucking her up to the demon.

Miaka opened her mouth to scream, but no noise came out. "MIAKA!" Tamahome yelled. "TAMAHOME! DON'T CROSS THE BARRIER!" Chichiri yelled, glaring at Tamahome. The demon snatched Miaka up in it's mouth, holding her up. "DAMMIT!" Tamahome yelled. "It would be nothing to break your Miko's body. I have complete power. But it would be a shame to kill her too quickly." My voice! I.. I'm not saying those things! Stop making me say those things! I want you to back off! Young ignorant fool… I SAID BACK OFF! "Why don't I be nice to her?" One of the demon heads bit into Miaka's leg, causing blood to stream. "You coward! Give Miaka back!" Tamahome yelled, clenching his fists. Seshiri/Miboshi turned to Tamahome. "Ah. So YOU are Tamahome! Such a "manly man" just as Nakago said. But.. This ignorant girl doesn't seem to have the willpower YOU do! Give it up!"

"MIAKA!" Tamahome yelled again. Nuriko glared up at Seshiri/Miboshi. "Dammit, isn't there anything we can do!?" Chichiri shook his head. "I'm not sure!"

"SESHIRI!" Nanuri screamed, frustrated. "SESHIRI LISTEN TO ME! Please!… SNAP OUT OF IT! YOU'RE STRONGER THAN THIS! You're stronger than this BASTARD! Seshiri! Come on! WAKE UP! Hear my voice an WAKE UP!" Miboshi groaned. "Gah! Stop it! My head.. It's pounding…" "SESHIRI!"

Nanuri… I can hear you! Don't worry Nanuri! I'll try! I'll try my hardest to beat this guy! Shut up! Stop listening to them dammit! If you'll hold on you can see just what an ignorant young girl can do!

Out of nowhere a young man appeared. Grabbing Miaka he teleported back behind Chichiri's barrier. Miboshi growled. "What the!? Where did you come from!?" The man smirked. "I've been here the whole time…."Tokaki set Miaka down on the ground and stood up. "That slashing instantaneous teleportation you just saw is the specialty of Byakko Shichi Seishi… Tokaki!" Tamahome gaped at the young Tokaki. "NANI!?!??! MASTER?!?!?!" "Damn you're a troublesome apprentice." Tokaki said, smirking at Tamahome.

"Miaka!" Tamahome said, ignoring Tokaki and kneeling down next to Miaka. Mitsukake gently pushed Tamahome out of the way. "Don't worry. I'll heal her wounds." Chibi-Nanuri stared at Tokaki. "Heeyyy… When did you get so young? What that old man look just a costume or something?" "Nooo! Baka!" He rolled his eyes and turned away from her. "I returned our bodies to what they were 90 years ago." All eyes turned to Subaru. Tokaki stared at his wife, drooling. "Heeeyy! Sexy!" "Leave this to me." Subaru said calmly. Placing her hand on Miaka's forehead she whispered, "Ohmiikawatara wamisumiaka."

Chibi-Miaka sat up quickly, latching onto Subaru. Subaru blinked, staring down at Miaka. "Er… You can use your voice now.. right?"

Grrrrrr…… What's a matter Miboshi? Depressed be cause you're not the center of attention anymore? Psh. Typical of a demonic midget child like yourself. I have a question, and I've been wondering for sometime now. Are you and Nakago related? You guys are awful similar. He acts like a pig, and why, you LOOK like a pig! Did your mother mistake your father for a warthog? SILENCE! You bitch. You had better shut up before I kill all your friends. Would you like to watch them all die slowly? Or should I kill them off quickly. No. I think savoring their deaths would be much more entertaining. Psh. Go ahead and try. You're in for a lot more than you think!

Miboshi growled, raising his prayer wheel. "Shut up! All of you! I wont let you stop Yui-sama! I'll kill you all!" Chichiri jumped back. "Look out! He's summoning a demon! The strongest one!!!"

The ground shook as Miboshi's prayer wheel began to spin. A blue field formed around him as a huge giant rock monster raised around him. Perched in the very center Miboshi/Seshiri laughed. "Go ahead and run! I'll find you out eventually. No one can hide from me!" Nanuri's voice rang out. "SESHIRI!!" Nuriko held Nanuri back protectively. "SESHIRI!" His voice joined hers. "SESHIRI!!! Please come back!"

I'm trying! I'm trying my best… damn… this is hard… harder than I thought…. Dammit! Finally realized you can't win? Shut the hell up… bastard… "It's too late!" Miboshi said, laughing. "I'm going to kill you now. This is the end!"

Miaka cried up to Seshiri. "SESHIRI!!!!!!" Everyone called her name. "SESHIRI! PLEASE REMEMBER! COME BACK SESHIRI!" Nuriko dragged Nanuri away as they raced as fast as they could away from Seshiri/Miboshi. "Come on Nanuri!" Tamahome turned to Seshiri/Miboshi. "SESHIRI! Remember!!!!" Miaka fell behind, tripping over the ground that was shaking around them with each step the demon took. The ground rumbled as the demon gained on them. Raising it's foot over Miaka it smirked. Miboshi yelled, "Prepare to die, Suzaku no Miko!" He was about to bring the foot crashing down on her when it suddenly stopped.

Seshiri's shaky voice called out. "Someone!… I only.. have control for so long!… please… someone… kill me now! It's the only way!…. Please… Otherwise he'll…. He'll kill you!" They all shook their head in disbelief. "No!" Nanuri said, sobbing. "We can't do that! Seshiri!" Dammit… Pain… To stop Miboshi, Seshiri had grabbed control and stabbed her leg with the prayer wheel. The sharp point had brought blood easily, causing the demon the stop.

Miboshi growled. "AGH! I am not going to lose to a young ignorant girl!" Miaka scrambled out of Miboshi's way, back to Tamahome. He was about to bring the demon's fist down on the little group of them, huddled together when he stopped. Seshiri quickly regained control, and in one swift movement, stabbed her arm with the prayer wheel. Seshiri bit back a yell of pain. "I… Will not… lose.. to YOU!" She cried out. "Even if I have to die… you.. you won't kill ANY of my friends! Don't even… THINK.. you can TOUCH them…" Nanuri sobbed as they all stared up at Seshiri in disbelief. "Seshiri…" She whispered, tears running down her cheeks. Miboshi gained control.

"Ah! What the hell do you think you're doing!!?!??!" "You… Aren't going.. ANYwhere.." Seshiri growled, gritting her teeth. "You're.. going… to die.. with me!" With those last words Seshiri raised the prayer wheel and stabbed her chest, forcing the sharp point in. The blue field around Seshiri fell as she floated to the ground, the demon crumbling around her.

"SESHIRI!" Miaka cried, running over to Seshiri. Nanuri had already reached Seshiri, and was kneeling by her friend, sobbing. "Seshiri! Baka!" Seshiri smirked slightly. With half closed eyes she looked at the others as they ran over. Mitsukake kneeled beside her. "It's ok.. I'll heal your wounds now." "No…. If.. if you heal me… you'll heal him too…" Grasping prayer wheel, still protruding from her chest, Seshiri wedged it deeper. Gasping in pain she closed her eyes tightly. Nanuri sobbed, leaning down closer to Seshiri. "Baka… Baka… Baka.." She repeated, her voice a whisper.

Seshiri slowly turned her head to face Nanuri. "Gomen.. Nasai… Nanuri… I didn't mean… to break my promise…." Nanuri's tears ran down her cheeks as she buried her face in Nuriko's shirt. "Seshiri… Baka.. Why..?" Seshiri laughed slightly. "Hey… Be happy… if I hadn't done this.. you.. an Nuriko wouldn't have a honeymoon…." Nuriko cried, hugging Nanuri. "Seshiri… you didn't have to…" Seshiri cut him off. "No.. I did… You an me… we both know… I never could have lived… without Tasuki.. anyway…" Miaka cried, covering her face with her hands. "Seshiri! But…." Seshiri smiled, turning to Miaka. "Miaka… promise me… please… promise you'll summon Suzaku… Don't let Seiryuu win… And.." Seshiri paused as the pain became greater. "And… Don't… don't break you're promises…" Miaka sobbed loudly. "Yes… I promise.. I promise…." Seshiri nodded, closing her eyes. "Arigatou Gozaimasu."

Chichiri had his mask off, holding it in his hand as he kneeled next to Seshiri. "Seshi-chan. You were a good student.. And a good friend.." Seshiri coughed. "Nani? I'm not dead yet! I have a few more minutes.. at least.. but.. you should all go… Go and stop Yui… Hurry! The ceremony has probably already begun…" Miaka nodded slightly. Standing up Tamahome pulled her to her feet. "Seshiri…" Wiping away his tears Tamahome turned to Miaka. "Come on…" Chichiri nodded. "Sayonara Seshi-chan.. I'll see you in the next life." Seshiri grinned, coughing. "Ja ne."

Miaka, Tamahome, and Chichiri quickly ran down the hall towards the stairs. Seshiri turned to Mitsukake, Nuriko and Nanuri. "You.. You guys… go…" Nanuri shook her head. "Baka… I'm not leaving you here alone!" She reached down, holding her friend's hand tightly. "Arigatou gozaimasu… Mitsukake… Go… It's ok… it's not like you can do much here.. the others might need you.." Mitsukake nodded slightly, standing up. "Gomen Seshi-chan…… Ja ne…." Seshiri grinned. "Sayonara." Quickly he headed off in the direction the others had gone.

"Nuriko-" "Shut up baka." He said firmly, wiping away his tears. "Don't even try to get me to leave." Seshiri closed her eyes. "Arigatou… would you.. tell everyone.. that.. I thank them? For.. their kindness…" Nanuri sobbed, a lump in her throat. "Hai…" Seshiri slowly opened her eyes. Grinning she looked up at the pair. "Now when you guys are married an have tons of kids don't you forget me…"

Nanuri laughed slightly. "Baka, Seshi-chan-" "Who could ever forget you?" Nuriko finished for her. Seshiri smiled. "Ja…. Ja ne…" Closing her eyes tightly she gasped, the pain aching as the world became black. "…Arigatou….." She whispered one last time before her soul slowly left her body.