"Oh Honey I'm sorry," Mr. Arai said hugging his daughter, "I'm really Sorry, and I guess it's time for me to come clean." He said.
Four years ago, my team and I went in an expedition to digging site in Kashmir where we found an ancient temple. Inside we recovered a tomb. We were all excited and we hurried back to England where we had the tomb examine. To our surprise the inscription on it foretold of a hidden power that could make a mortal invincible! The tomb was kept in a treasury in England were It was left there for further studies. But one day, our researchers where found massacred inside the treasury. It continued on, and more researchers died… so we had to do something. We discovered that when the tomb is absent from the rest of the other artifact, the massacre stopped. So we came to a covenant to relocate the tomb with me in Japan. I agreed immediately, because it'll be a chance for me to see you and your mother again.
"You're father and I agreed to keep it a secret, I'm sorry but we had too." Mrs. Takenouchi said.
Sora looked at her bandaged arm, and remembered Yamato gray eyes looking at her. They weren't the same blue it was. The same blue she adored for as long as she knew him. And she's gonna get him back. Whatever it the prize she have to pay.
"Yamato opened that tomb and there's a women inside it." Sora inquired.
Mr. Arai thought long and deep. Then a dreaded look set upon his face, "The Messiah…" He uttered indistinctly.
"Honey, I want you Sora and Toru to get out of Japan immediately." Mr. Arai said hastily. Sora was reluctant.
"But Dad, Yamato is still in our house!" Sora announced.
"Don't worry I'll make sure he's safe." Mr. Arai assured her.
"I'm not leaving Dad! It's my fault he got into this mess!" Sora fought, "Maybe I can help you!"
"You're leaving and that's final!" Mr. Arai stated firmly. But Sora wasn't about to give up, "I can help you Dad. Just tell me what to do!"
"You don't know what you're up against! This isn't some nightmare you that you can just wake up off and some silly hocus pocus! I want you to pack your things and leave with your mother and brother!" Mr. Arai blew.
Sora felt her stomach shrunk a little. She just stared at her father and answered simply.
"No."
"Honey, listen to your father." Mrs. Takenouchi tried to persuade her.
"Yamato's my friend and I'm not gonna let him get hurt!" Sora shouted.
Mr. Arai raised her hand and Sora closed her eyes and waited for the contact of her father hands on her face.
But it never came.
Sora opened her eyes and looked up. Sora mom ran out crying. Mr. Arai looked downward and put his hand down.
"Honey, I understand but you're my daughter and I don't want you to get hurt… ever."
Sora looked up at her father.
"I love you too much." Mr. Arai said holding Sora on her shoulder. "Everything you ever wanted, we gave it to you without hesitation. For all the time your mother and I raised you we been through so many. And you owe me that… Sora! Now, I'm asking you for just one favor. Just one!" Tears started to trickle down Mr. Arai's face. It was the first time he ever saw his dad cried.
"I understand," Sora acknowledged.
"So you're coming to kick some bad witch Butt?!" Mr. Arai said.
Sora gasped and hugged her father.
"Thank you! I love you Dad!"
"I love you too Sora," Her father said ruffling her hair.
"Erm, Dad…" Sora said breaking the intimate moment of father and daughter.
"What?" Mr. Arai asked.
"You're squashing my arm." Sora clarified.
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Odaiba State Hospital
0700 hours
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Sora sat on her bed and reached for the walking stick on the side of the bed. She adjusted the stick under her arm and gently stood up on two feet.
She looked out the window of her door to see her father talking to some people outside. So she turned on the TV while waiting for her father to finish. Her heart fell when she watched the TV broadcasting. There was her house in ruins of mud and water.
"Dad!" Sora yelled.
Mr. Arai rushed inside to watch the horrifying clip of their house which was said to be destroyed by a landslide.
News Broadcast
A house located in metropolitan city Odaiba was destroyed by a landslide that is said to be cause by the heavy squall storm last night. The house is reported to be severely damaged, the roof of the house was found a few miles away from the scene.The house was being cleared and checked. Amazingly there was no report of death and no victim was found inside the wrecked house. The family was said to be out of town on holidays!
Luck is definitely on their side. Now we move on to technology news.
Bill Gates have made an amazing discovery of a prehistoric world inside a computer. And this digital world as referred to by Bill is…
End of News Broadcast
Mr. Arai turned off the television.
"I know Sora, a few of my friends was over there this morning. There was no sign of your friend or the tomb. It was nowhere in sight as if just disappeared." Mr. Arai said as he started to think. He looked over at Sora to see her holding her head.
"Sora, are you ok?" He asked.
"I'm fine." She said wearily. Sora leaned to the wall for support. She was feeling that dark feeling again. Her vision blurred.
Then everything feels like a dream. Sora glanced around her, she wasn't in Odaiba that's for sure. She stood in the middle ruins. Above her a bright light was shining immensely blinding her sight. The light slowly died down and in it she saw a tower. A twin tower connected in the middle by a channel bridge.
(Author's Notes: Nope it's note the NY World Trade Center, but something cooler! It's the tallest building in the world right now! I saw it when I was on holiday in Malaysia! It was so nice! Later on I saw it the movie Entrapment the one Catherine Zeta Jones acted in! And I totally fell in love with it! And there's a shopping mall at the foot of the building! Stuff in Malaysia are soo cheap! I think the building is called KLCC which is short for Kuala Lumpur City Center… can't remember… Laughs But it was magnificienté! If you haven't seen it yet… just picture it as two tall silver cucumbers rocket?! with a pickle stick holding them in the middle. Enjoy the Story!)
Then she felt a tug on her hand. Sora moved her head down to see a little girl in a blue helmet holding her hand. The little girl ran into and alley. Sora followed behind her at a faster pace. Then they stopped, in front of her stood a statue of a goddess and in her hand laid a staff with a symbol on it.
"Sora, wake up!" Toru yelled.
"Toru?" Sora said a bit confuse and dazed. There was his little brother in front of with a worried expression on his face.
"You scared the hell out of me Sora! Don't do that again!" His brother yelled hugging his taller sister.
Sora was puzzled. At the door she saw her dad and mom. "He insisted on following you." Sora's mom shrugged. "So why don't we make this a family trip then," Mr. Arai joked. A warm smile decorated his face.
Sora got off the bed and stood firmly on the ground with Toru supporting her at her side.
"Dad, I think I know where they are." Sora said.
Mount Ledang, Malaysia.
1300 hours
"Legends say it that on top of this mountain lived a goddess. The story of this Goddess is being past down by generations, it tells of a goddess that possessed great beauty and power. Many Kings, Nobleman and Knights have traveled across the seas to this land to take her hand in marriage, but she always gave them weird tests like, one time. A king from the lands of the High Wind Author's Notes: That's another name for Europe. I did my research…Smiles) ask his servant to climb up the mountain to ask the princess for her hand in marriage. Only one succeeded up the mountain, he mentioned his purpose of journey up the mountain. The goddess agreed, but only if the king succeeds to fulfill her three wishes. The first wish is to have a bridge one out of gold and the other out of silver build from her palace on top of the mountain to the king's palace." Mr. Karim, Mr. Arai' tomb hunting partner narrated.
Mrs. Takenouchi gawked, "That woman must really got taste in traveling in style." The middle aged women said.
"Well…The second wish is to have 7 barrels of tears of a virgin girl, 7 barrels of mosquitoes heart and 7 barrels of fleas' liver."
"Wow!" Toru said in fascination, "She's cool!"
Sora cringed in disgust. "What's her problem?"
"And it gets even weird!" Mr. Karim continued. "Her third wish was to have a cup of the Kings heir's blood." Mr. Karim told us with an eerie illustration on his face.
All four Takenouchi's edged closer together.
"This is just a legend… right? Mr. Karim?" Mrs. Takenouchi asked, her hair starting to stand at the end.
"Well… there has been evidence of that incident." Mr. Karim said. "Climbers who climbed the mountain founded a throne made out of bones and hair. Exactly as the Kings messenger had described in the story."
"What's so scary about that?" Sora mocked, "If it is there, can't we just bomb that place to dust? Besides we have more important things to worry about. Like saving my friend!"
"Look whose talking…" Toru teased, "The number one ghost hater suddenly turned hero to save her, Yamato Ishida!" Toru said in a girly voice.
"Why you!" Sora shouted chasing him across the forest.
"Sora loves Matt! Sora loves Matt!" Toru shouted out loud jumping across the tall grass as they journeyed up the mountain.
"I do not! Toru!" Sora screamed.
"Sora loves Matt! Sora loves Matt!"