Title: Captive of Fate
Author: Lady Phoenix
Chapter Two: The Choosing of a Miko… err… Monk
Author's Note
Here's the second chapter of the story… I have no clue where I'm headed with this story, seeing as how I wrote the first chapter as a joke, so suggestions are welcome. In fact, they're more then welcome… The text formatting didn't show up in chapter one, hopefully it'll show up in this one… And yes I gave the seishi Japanese names; I was too lazy to try to figure out the Chinese equivalent… Also, a warning, I never got around to finishing the series, so a lot of it may be inaccurate. I also changed the rating for one swear word, don't want to take any chances. Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter Two: The Choosing of a Miko… err… Monk
The figure on the large double bed groaned in pain. His normally pale skin seemed even paler, especially when contrasted against his jet- black hair which short spiky tips were dyed red. Two strands of dyed red hair framed his face ending at his normally red lips. Suddenly his onyx eyes shot open, framed by his long eyelashes.
The first thing Masahiro saw was a figure; or rather two identical figures side-by-side. Two pairs of sky blue eyes widened in surprise. The faces were framed by shoulder-length, wavy, dirty blond hair. 'Seeing double…that can't be a good sign.' The second thing he noticed was their clothes; long red and white robes with trimmings of gold adorned the bodies looking down at him. 'Okay…someone's been studying way to much…Must've fallen asleep while studying…how sad is this? I'm dreaming about my homework…'
"Good, you're finally awake. How are you feeling?" Asked the one on the right with a silky smooth voice.
"That's funny…the other one's mouth didn't move…" Muttered Masahiro to himself, his voice sounding hoarse even to himself.
Both of the figures blinked in time, then smiled as understanding dawned. "Oh, trust me, you're not seeing double: we're twins." Said the one on the left with a bright smile, and an equally smooth voice as his twin had used previously.
"Twins?" echoed the young man in the bed tiredly, "that's nice… Where am I?"
"You're in the royal palace of Konan!" Supplied one of the twins, Masahiro didn't know which one seeing as how he was rapidly rejoining the land of the unconscious. His last thoughts before he blacked out were along the lines of 'I'm even imagining countries…'
"He passed out." Stated the figure on the right.
"That he did." Replied the one on the left.
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As Masahiro came to for the second time that day, his onyx eyes only came in contact with one pair of cerulean eyes, much to his relief. 'Maybe I hit my head hard enough that it warped my perception of reality…' "Where am I?" Masahiro asked for the second time that day.
"In a guest room in the palace." Replied the figure that stood before him with a cheerful smile. Masahiro took a look around him and noticed his lavish surroundings. He was in a large bed in the corner of the room, a vanity was set up against a wall, a changing screen in another corner, and a knee high table was in the center of the room. On the wall opposite of him was a sliding door. "You'll have to excuse my brother's absence; he is discussing your presence with the council."
"Discussing my presence?" Inquired Masahiro, not quite liking the implications of that statement.
The azure-eyed youth before him chuckled, "It's not everyday that someone falls from the sky into the middle of the courtyard, you know."
"Falls out of the sky? Into the courtyard? Where exactly am I?" Masahiro asked, more and more confused.
With an irritated sight, the figure answered, "I thought we already covered this, twice in fact. You're in a guest room in the palace. The royal palace of Konan."
"Konan? Where the fuck is that? I've never heard of anywhere called Konan! Is this some kind of sick joke?" Masahiro was furious, to say the least. He has never heard of Konan, he didn't know what was going on, so for him, anger was the most natural response to the situation.
"Everything will be explained in due time, so please calm yourself. And don't raise your voice in front of me; I am the future emperor. Didn't they teach you manners in your world? Honestly… And what's your name?"
Masahiro chose to ignore the "your world" comment and go along with whatever he said, too tired to argue. And besides, his mother had always told him to humor the insane. "My name is Masahiro."
At that, the reflection of the young man standing before him entered the room. "Ah, good, you're already awake," he said, "That means we can get down to business right away."
"Allow me to introduce my twin brother Ichiro," said the figure who had already been in the room, "And I am Kenji. We are the future emperors of Konan."
Ichiro came to stand beside his twin, "Of course you don't know what or where Konan is, do you?" At this Masahiro could only shake his head. "Well, bare with us because this may get a bit confusing."
Kenji continued for his brother, "Our land has a legend; that when the country is in a dire situation, a young girl from another world would come to assume the role of the Suzaku no Miko and save our world."
"The Suzaku no Miko has to gather seven celestial warriors to be granted three wishes from our god Suzaku when he is summoned with the aid of the seven celestial warriors. The celestial warriors, or seishi, each represent a constellation of the Southern part of the sky. Their duty is to protect the Miko." Supplied Ichiro.
"Our land is on the brink of war with the empire under Byako's protection, which would be the dire situation, and you, Masahiro, judging by your clothes, your arrival and your reaction upon your awakening, are from another world." Said the other.
"And that is why we would like you to accept to be our Miko!" The two identical figures said at the same time.
"Are there any questions you'd like answered before you accept?" Asked Ichiro.
Masahiro sat there dumbstruck for a few moments. He wondered whether he should burst out laughing or just role over and go back to sleep. Unfortunately he had already decided to go along with whatever he was told, so he asked the first thing that came to mind. "Don't you need a girl to be the Miko? In case you haven't noticed, I'm a guy."
The twins thought for a few moments before Ichiro responded, "Those are just details, after all, one can hardly expect a legend as old as this one to be accurate."
"But Mikos are women." Countered Masahiro.
"Then you'll be the Suzaku no Monku." Countered Kenji just as quickly.
Masahiro tried finding another loophole that would allow him to escape being the Miko without feeling guilty. "Don't beast god summonings normally entail a virgin sacrifice?"
"The legend doesn't mention this, in fact the last Miko returned to her world once everything was done." Replied Kenji.
"The last Miko? You mean this has been done before?" Asked Masahiro genuinely intrigued.
"Yes, in fact we are the great grandsons of one of her seishi whose constellation was Hotohori." Supplied Ichiro quite proudly. "We ourselves are seichi as well."
"Both of you? So there are only five seishi to search for? Shouldn't be too hard." Mused Masahiro.
At this Kenji stepped in to specify that it would be an arduous task seeing as how the other five could be anywhere in the vast empire of Konan, and that is would probably take several months to find them. "Won't your family be worried about you?"
"My family? Nah… I live alone in Tokyo; my family won't know that I'm missing… The only one who might notice is Hiroshi…"
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A young man with shoulder length black hair bleached an orangey color was knocking on a door outside of an apartment building. After receiving no answer he tried the doorknob only to find it unlocked, so he entered the messy apartment. Not seeing his friend, Hiroshi just shrugged and sat down at the table. Noticing the open book, he picked up and began to read while waiting for Masahiro to return for their cram session.
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Masahiro had asked for time to consider the possibility of being the Suzaku no Monku, and the twins had agreed whole-heartedly that he should think it over. Still feeling extremely exhausted, Masahiro decided to sleep on it. Unfortunately for him, he would not get a full night sleep, for in the middle of the night he was awoken by some noise in his room.
He saw a dark figure moving around in his room, and immediately lunged at it. The figure had a small build but fought ferociously nonetheless, causing Masahiro to call out for help. As they rustled on the floor, Masahiro got the advantage and pinned his opponent on the ground. He took off the black cloth that covered the face beneath him, and when the guards arrived with lanterns he let a surprised gasp escape his lips. Emerald green eyes glared at him from a pale face. "You're a girl!"
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Woohoo! Chapter two is finished., I was pretty tired near the end, as you can probably tell. Please review everyone!!
In case you're interested these are the meanings of their names:
Masahiro – straightforward and wise
Ichiro – a name given to the first-born
Kenji – a name given to the second born
Hiroshi - generous
Author: Lady Phoenix
Chapter Two: The Choosing of a Miko… err… Monk
Author's Note
Here's the second chapter of the story… I have no clue where I'm headed with this story, seeing as how I wrote the first chapter as a joke, so suggestions are welcome. In fact, they're more then welcome… The text formatting didn't show up in chapter one, hopefully it'll show up in this one… And yes I gave the seishi Japanese names; I was too lazy to try to figure out the Chinese equivalent… Also, a warning, I never got around to finishing the series, so a lot of it may be inaccurate. I also changed the rating for one swear word, don't want to take any chances. Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter Two: The Choosing of a Miko… err… Monk
The figure on the large double bed groaned in pain. His normally pale skin seemed even paler, especially when contrasted against his jet- black hair which short spiky tips were dyed red. Two strands of dyed red hair framed his face ending at his normally red lips. Suddenly his onyx eyes shot open, framed by his long eyelashes.
The first thing Masahiro saw was a figure; or rather two identical figures side-by-side. Two pairs of sky blue eyes widened in surprise. The faces were framed by shoulder-length, wavy, dirty blond hair. 'Seeing double…that can't be a good sign.' The second thing he noticed was their clothes; long red and white robes with trimmings of gold adorned the bodies looking down at him. 'Okay…someone's been studying way to much…Must've fallen asleep while studying…how sad is this? I'm dreaming about my homework…'
"Good, you're finally awake. How are you feeling?" Asked the one on the right with a silky smooth voice.
"That's funny…the other one's mouth didn't move…" Muttered Masahiro to himself, his voice sounding hoarse even to himself.
Both of the figures blinked in time, then smiled as understanding dawned. "Oh, trust me, you're not seeing double: we're twins." Said the one on the left with a bright smile, and an equally smooth voice as his twin had used previously.
"Twins?" echoed the young man in the bed tiredly, "that's nice… Where am I?"
"You're in the royal palace of Konan!" Supplied one of the twins, Masahiro didn't know which one seeing as how he was rapidly rejoining the land of the unconscious. His last thoughts before he blacked out were along the lines of 'I'm even imagining countries…'
"He passed out." Stated the figure on the right.
"That he did." Replied the one on the left.
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As Masahiro came to for the second time that day, his onyx eyes only came in contact with one pair of cerulean eyes, much to his relief. 'Maybe I hit my head hard enough that it warped my perception of reality…' "Where am I?" Masahiro asked for the second time that day.
"In a guest room in the palace." Replied the figure that stood before him with a cheerful smile. Masahiro took a look around him and noticed his lavish surroundings. He was in a large bed in the corner of the room, a vanity was set up against a wall, a changing screen in another corner, and a knee high table was in the center of the room. On the wall opposite of him was a sliding door. "You'll have to excuse my brother's absence; he is discussing your presence with the council."
"Discussing my presence?" Inquired Masahiro, not quite liking the implications of that statement.
The azure-eyed youth before him chuckled, "It's not everyday that someone falls from the sky into the middle of the courtyard, you know."
"Falls out of the sky? Into the courtyard? Where exactly am I?" Masahiro asked, more and more confused.
With an irritated sight, the figure answered, "I thought we already covered this, twice in fact. You're in a guest room in the palace. The royal palace of Konan."
"Konan? Where the fuck is that? I've never heard of anywhere called Konan! Is this some kind of sick joke?" Masahiro was furious, to say the least. He has never heard of Konan, he didn't know what was going on, so for him, anger was the most natural response to the situation.
"Everything will be explained in due time, so please calm yourself. And don't raise your voice in front of me; I am the future emperor. Didn't they teach you manners in your world? Honestly… And what's your name?"
Masahiro chose to ignore the "your world" comment and go along with whatever he said, too tired to argue. And besides, his mother had always told him to humor the insane. "My name is Masahiro."
At that, the reflection of the young man standing before him entered the room. "Ah, good, you're already awake," he said, "That means we can get down to business right away."
"Allow me to introduce my twin brother Ichiro," said the figure who had already been in the room, "And I am Kenji. We are the future emperors of Konan."
Ichiro came to stand beside his twin, "Of course you don't know what or where Konan is, do you?" At this Masahiro could only shake his head. "Well, bare with us because this may get a bit confusing."
Kenji continued for his brother, "Our land has a legend; that when the country is in a dire situation, a young girl from another world would come to assume the role of the Suzaku no Miko and save our world."
"The Suzaku no Miko has to gather seven celestial warriors to be granted three wishes from our god Suzaku when he is summoned with the aid of the seven celestial warriors. The celestial warriors, or seishi, each represent a constellation of the Southern part of the sky. Their duty is to protect the Miko." Supplied Ichiro.
"Our land is on the brink of war with the empire under Byako's protection, which would be the dire situation, and you, Masahiro, judging by your clothes, your arrival and your reaction upon your awakening, are from another world." Said the other.
"And that is why we would like you to accept to be our Miko!" The two identical figures said at the same time.
"Are there any questions you'd like answered before you accept?" Asked Ichiro.
Masahiro sat there dumbstruck for a few moments. He wondered whether he should burst out laughing or just role over and go back to sleep. Unfortunately he had already decided to go along with whatever he was told, so he asked the first thing that came to mind. "Don't you need a girl to be the Miko? In case you haven't noticed, I'm a guy."
The twins thought for a few moments before Ichiro responded, "Those are just details, after all, one can hardly expect a legend as old as this one to be accurate."
"But Mikos are women." Countered Masahiro.
"Then you'll be the Suzaku no Monku." Countered Kenji just as quickly.
Masahiro tried finding another loophole that would allow him to escape being the Miko without feeling guilty. "Don't beast god summonings normally entail a virgin sacrifice?"
"The legend doesn't mention this, in fact the last Miko returned to her world once everything was done." Replied Kenji.
"The last Miko? You mean this has been done before?" Asked Masahiro genuinely intrigued.
"Yes, in fact we are the great grandsons of one of her seishi whose constellation was Hotohori." Supplied Ichiro quite proudly. "We ourselves are seichi as well."
"Both of you? So there are only five seishi to search for? Shouldn't be too hard." Mused Masahiro.
At this Kenji stepped in to specify that it would be an arduous task seeing as how the other five could be anywhere in the vast empire of Konan, and that is would probably take several months to find them. "Won't your family be worried about you?"
"My family? Nah… I live alone in Tokyo; my family won't know that I'm missing… The only one who might notice is Hiroshi…"
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A young man with shoulder length black hair bleached an orangey color was knocking on a door outside of an apartment building. After receiving no answer he tried the doorknob only to find it unlocked, so he entered the messy apartment. Not seeing his friend, Hiroshi just shrugged and sat down at the table. Noticing the open book, he picked up and began to read while waiting for Masahiro to return for their cram session.
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Masahiro had asked for time to consider the possibility of being the Suzaku no Monku, and the twins had agreed whole-heartedly that he should think it over. Still feeling extremely exhausted, Masahiro decided to sleep on it. Unfortunately for him, he would not get a full night sleep, for in the middle of the night he was awoken by some noise in his room.
He saw a dark figure moving around in his room, and immediately lunged at it. The figure had a small build but fought ferociously nonetheless, causing Masahiro to call out for help. As they rustled on the floor, Masahiro got the advantage and pinned his opponent on the ground. He took off the black cloth that covered the face beneath him, and when the guards arrived with lanterns he let a surprised gasp escape his lips. Emerald green eyes glared at him from a pale face. "You're a girl!"
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Woohoo! Chapter two is finished., I was pretty tired near the end, as you can probably tell. Please review everyone!!
In case you're interested these are the meanings of their names:
Masahiro – straightforward and wise
Ichiro – a name given to the first-born
Kenji – a name given to the second born
Hiroshi - generous