AN: This is about my third time trying to upload this story! too many bugs in it. Oh well, read and review!
Disclaimer: Fushigi Yuugi does not belong to me. Big surprise there, ne?
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Chapter One: Introduction
Hotohori strolled the grounds of Konan castle. The spring had come, bringing with it blossoms on every plant. The light breezes carried the scents of the heady blooms all throughout the air. He inhaled deeply, happy to be able to avoid some of his duties and enjoy nature once in a while. Hotohori looked over and saw Nuriko in the gardens under a large cherry blossom tree. Nuriko's purple robes matched his hair perfectly, but the trimming in pale pink was the perfect complement for the cherry blossoms. For a moment, Hotohori almost forgot that his purple-haired friend wasn't a woman, but his thoughts were over quickly when Nuriko bounded over and hugged his arm.
"Good afternoon, Hotohori-sama!" Nuriko trilled happily. "Isn't it a lovely day?"
"Yes it is." The emperor replied. "It is nice that you are able to visit in court, Nuriko-san." He wondered when Nuriko would unlatch from his arm, but he knew it wouldn't be soon. A shadow fell over the two, and they looked up to see a familiar face standing on the high castle walls.
"Hello Hotohori-sama, no da!" The blue haired man said, jumping nimbly down into the castle grounds. "How is everything is Konan, no da?" he asked.
"Very well, thank you, Chichiri-san." Hotohori commented. "I am happy to see my friends today." He saw that the monk's mask was frowning and the man himself seemed apprehensive.
"Something wrong?" Nuriko asked, finally unwinding his arms from Hotohori's. Chichiri toyed with the sides of his mask.
"Actually, yes, no da." He said. "I felt a strange power from Mt. Leikaku, and I thought that you would like to know, no da. I can't tell if it is a person's chi," His mask was in his hands and his voice was serious. "But I was worried about what to do about it."
"Thank you for coming, Chichiri-san. I will come with you to investigate." Hotohori said, and cut everyone off before they could protest. "The court can manage without me for now. I will change into some more fitting traveling clothes and meet you at the gates of the palace." He said. Chichiri nodded and disappeared. Nuriko frowned and followed Hotohori inside.
"You're not leaving without me, that's for sure!" he declared as Hotohori laughed.
The three traveled on horseback towards the mountains, talking along the way.
"Are you sure we shouldn't have brought Tamahome and the others?" Nuriko asked in a worried tone.
"Tasuki lives up here in the mountains, no da. He'll be here, and there's no time to get the others, no da. The energy might not be there if we delayed that much, no da." Chichiri responded, shifting in the saddle and searching for the energy he had felt.
"Have you found the energy yet, Chichiri?" Hotohori asked. Chichiri squinted and his face brightened.
"It's right over there, no da!" He said, turning the horse in the direction of a small clump of trees. As the three approached, voices could be heard.
"Approach with caution." Hotohori commanded. They made it to the clearing and saw a strange sight. Many of the mountain bandits were standing about, bewildered or talking angrily. A familiar face, Kouji, was pacing irritably in front of a strange object. It was a swirling blue portal that had suddenly appeared.
"What happened, no da?" Chichiri asked, dismounting from the horse. Many of the bandits burst out talking, each one trying to be heard over the other.
"Genrou's gone!"
"He's disappeared."
"It's because of this!" one man said, pointing to the vortex. Kouji pushed forward to talk to the rest. "Quiet, all of you! Listen to your Leader!" He barked. The men fell into an irritated silence. Kouji frowned and faced the three Seishi. "You guys are pals of Genrou, right? Ok, here's what happened. We were patrolling when this funny thing opened up outta nowhere. Genrou and I were checkin' it out when he fell right into it!"
"Tasuki-san's in that?!" Nuriko asked incredulously. Kouji nodded.
"Yeah, and none of these guys will go in and check it out!"
"I don't see you walking in there, either!" One man yelled to Kouji. The man whirled around and began to angrily berate the whole crew. Hotohori turned to discuss the situation with his two friends.
"There does not seem like there is anything else we can do here except follow Tasuki." The Emperor of Konan stated frankly.
"I know it's a dangerous venture, but we have to, no da." Chichiri said.
"Yeah, we gotta get that baka, Tasuki!" Nuriko said. With that final remark, the three walked into the gate. Once they entered, the voices of the angry and astonished bandits were cut off as the gate closed and the three were flung into the unknown.
AN: So how'd ya like it? The intro is a bit weak, but stay tuned for the next installment~
Disclaimer: Fushigi Yuugi does not belong to me. Big surprise there, ne?
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Chapter One: Introduction
Hotohori strolled the grounds of Konan castle. The spring had come, bringing with it blossoms on every plant. The light breezes carried the scents of the heady blooms all throughout the air. He inhaled deeply, happy to be able to avoid some of his duties and enjoy nature once in a while. Hotohori looked over and saw Nuriko in the gardens under a large cherry blossom tree. Nuriko's purple robes matched his hair perfectly, but the trimming in pale pink was the perfect complement for the cherry blossoms. For a moment, Hotohori almost forgot that his purple-haired friend wasn't a woman, but his thoughts were over quickly when Nuriko bounded over and hugged his arm.
"Good afternoon, Hotohori-sama!" Nuriko trilled happily. "Isn't it a lovely day?"
"Yes it is." The emperor replied. "It is nice that you are able to visit in court, Nuriko-san." He wondered when Nuriko would unlatch from his arm, but he knew it wouldn't be soon. A shadow fell over the two, and they looked up to see a familiar face standing on the high castle walls.
"Hello Hotohori-sama, no da!" The blue haired man said, jumping nimbly down into the castle grounds. "How is everything is Konan, no da?" he asked.
"Very well, thank you, Chichiri-san." Hotohori commented. "I am happy to see my friends today." He saw that the monk's mask was frowning and the man himself seemed apprehensive.
"Something wrong?" Nuriko asked, finally unwinding his arms from Hotohori's. Chichiri toyed with the sides of his mask.
"Actually, yes, no da." He said. "I felt a strange power from Mt. Leikaku, and I thought that you would like to know, no da. I can't tell if it is a person's chi," His mask was in his hands and his voice was serious. "But I was worried about what to do about it."
"Thank you for coming, Chichiri-san. I will come with you to investigate." Hotohori said, and cut everyone off before they could protest. "The court can manage without me for now. I will change into some more fitting traveling clothes and meet you at the gates of the palace." He said. Chichiri nodded and disappeared. Nuriko frowned and followed Hotohori inside.
"You're not leaving without me, that's for sure!" he declared as Hotohori laughed.
The three traveled on horseback towards the mountains, talking along the way.
"Are you sure we shouldn't have brought Tamahome and the others?" Nuriko asked in a worried tone.
"Tasuki lives up here in the mountains, no da. He'll be here, and there's no time to get the others, no da. The energy might not be there if we delayed that much, no da." Chichiri responded, shifting in the saddle and searching for the energy he had felt.
"Have you found the energy yet, Chichiri?" Hotohori asked. Chichiri squinted and his face brightened.
"It's right over there, no da!" He said, turning the horse in the direction of a small clump of trees. As the three approached, voices could be heard.
"Approach with caution." Hotohori commanded. They made it to the clearing and saw a strange sight. Many of the mountain bandits were standing about, bewildered or talking angrily. A familiar face, Kouji, was pacing irritably in front of a strange object. It was a swirling blue portal that had suddenly appeared.
"What happened, no da?" Chichiri asked, dismounting from the horse. Many of the bandits burst out talking, each one trying to be heard over the other.
"Genrou's gone!"
"He's disappeared."
"It's because of this!" one man said, pointing to the vortex. Kouji pushed forward to talk to the rest. "Quiet, all of you! Listen to your Leader!" He barked. The men fell into an irritated silence. Kouji frowned and faced the three Seishi. "You guys are pals of Genrou, right? Ok, here's what happened. We were patrolling when this funny thing opened up outta nowhere. Genrou and I were checkin' it out when he fell right into it!"
"Tasuki-san's in that?!" Nuriko asked incredulously. Kouji nodded.
"Yeah, and none of these guys will go in and check it out!"
"I don't see you walking in there, either!" One man yelled to Kouji. The man whirled around and began to angrily berate the whole crew. Hotohori turned to discuss the situation with his two friends.
"There does not seem like there is anything else we can do here except follow Tasuki." The Emperor of Konan stated frankly.
"I know it's a dangerous venture, but we have to, no da." Chichiri said.
"Yeah, we gotta get that baka, Tasuki!" Nuriko said. With that final remark, the three walked into the gate. Once they entered, the voices of the angry and astonished bandits were cut off as the gate closed and the three were flung into the unknown.
AN: So how'd ya like it? The intro is a bit weak, but stay tuned for the next installment~