Disclaimer: The author's of this fanfic do not own Fushigi Yugi...As nice
as that would be...That is the reason this is a fanfic, and not part of the
series..*sniffle*...oh well.
A/N: This chapter was written by Lana Panther, not me (aka: Tigress of the Moon). We will be alternating writing chapters. Also, *Note: This fanfic takes place after the series Fushigi Yugi.* Well, that's all you need to know! Enjoy!...
Ken'aku Gikyoku
Prologue
Two pale blue eyes watched the council meeting of the emperor of Konan and his Generals from high in a dark corner in the rafters. The concealed woman could hear everything going on, and felt her anger rising at the talk of the planned attack on their neighboring country of Kotou. Konan, the country the Emperor ruled over, and Kotou had been at peace for hundreds of years.
The current Emperor did not gain his position honestly. The woman recalled, fists clenching. The deity that had ruled were honest and fair rulers, loved by their subjects, their ancestor, the great Hotohori, warrior of Suzaku, was the one that had died to win peace with Kotou. THIS man, though, had managed to form a large rebellion, and killed all but a few concealed members of the royal family. When they were driven away, he assumed the thrown, immediately declaring war on the neighboring country of Kotou, wanting their wealth and lands for his own. His name, Natami, was cursed between this woman and her friends. She shifted slightly, her blue hair making a soft swishing noise as it swung over her shoulder in its braid.
None of the men below even noticed the movement or sound and the blue- haired woman, known as Fuyu, shook her head in disgust.
'WE would have realized someone was spying on us LONG before now.' she thought, thinking of her comrades back in their hidden home in the mountains. The two twins, a boy, Ano Kotae, and girl, Komyosa, couldn't have been more different. They and herself were some of this generation's Suzaku Seishi, but the Emperor had not even bothered to begin the search for the warriors, thinking them little help, though they would have most likely fought him if he tried to find them anyway. There were four other warriors somewhere in the world, and the woman and her friends were constantly searching for them, but had yet to find them.
"We attack in two weeks time." the Emperor finally decided, standing, as the rest did so also.
Fuyu balked. 'Four days?! That's not enough time to form even a SMALL army!' She quietly slid out a window, and escaped the palace without any soldiers realizing their precincts had even been invaded.
'We have no choice, we must try to summon the Priestess, there is no time to consider other options. Suzaku protect us and guide us.' Fuyu thought grimly, and rapped her knuckles three times on a tree trunk she had come upon after running through the woods with practiced ease for an hour and a half.
"Fuyu! About time! What's the news from 'His Highness'?" a girl with blond hair and deep blue eyes asked with sarcasm stepping out of a concealed entrance to a cave after the knocks finished echoing in the forest.
"Whatever it is, I bet you it isn't good." a boy commented, also stepping out from the foliage. He was the girls mirror image, except the girl's hair was longer, and the pendants on her neck was white, while his was black. The girl opened her mouth, more than likely to congratulate him on his ways of stating the obvious, but her mouth shut with a click when she saw the serious look on Fuyu's face. Without another world she turned around and led them back through the secret opening.
They walked down stone halls for a while, before stepping out into a large cave lit by many torches, with the rebels against the Emperor living comfortably below ground.
Fuyu gathered all of them around, and grimfaced, announced, "We haven't much time. Listen carefully..."
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In another place, far South of the Konan Empire, in a place called Kotou, two figures stood having a quiet conversation in the halls of a palace similar to Konan's, but decorated in many different blues instead of Konan's red theme.
"We have to try." a man said, shaking his head and sighing. "If your foresight is right, Konan will attack, and soon. You know that, Risoka Senken."
"Calling the Priestess is a dangerous risk. What if something goes wrong? Dokan, if we fail, we are finished. We need more warriors. We only have five. It will be safer with all seven." the other man replied, pacing back and forth.
"What if Konan recovers theirs first? This new Emperor of theirs is not one to hesitate." Dokan warned, face set.
Risoka sighed and nodded. "May Seiryu choose his Priestess wisely."
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A/N: This chapter was written by Lana Panther, not me (aka: Tigress of the Moon). We will be alternating writing chapters. Also, *Note: This fanfic takes place after the series Fushigi Yugi.* Well, that's all you need to know! Enjoy!...
Ken'aku Gikyoku
Prologue
Two pale blue eyes watched the council meeting of the emperor of Konan and his Generals from high in a dark corner in the rafters. The concealed woman could hear everything going on, and felt her anger rising at the talk of the planned attack on their neighboring country of Kotou. Konan, the country the Emperor ruled over, and Kotou had been at peace for hundreds of years.
The current Emperor did not gain his position honestly. The woman recalled, fists clenching. The deity that had ruled were honest and fair rulers, loved by their subjects, their ancestor, the great Hotohori, warrior of Suzaku, was the one that had died to win peace with Kotou. THIS man, though, had managed to form a large rebellion, and killed all but a few concealed members of the royal family. When they were driven away, he assumed the thrown, immediately declaring war on the neighboring country of Kotou, wanting their wealth and lands for his own. His name, Natami, was cursed between this woman and her friends. She shifted slightly, her blue hair making a soft swishing noise as it swung over her shoulder in its braid.
None of the men below even noticed the movement or sound and the blue- haired woman, known as Fuyu, shook her head in disgust.
'WE would have realized someone was spying on us LONG before now.' she thought, thinking of her comrades back in their hidden home in the mountains. The two twins, a boy, Ano Kotae, and girl, Komyosa, couldn't have been more different. They and herself were some of this generation's Suzaku Seishi, but the Emperor had not even bothered to begin the search for the warriors, thinking them little help, though they would have most likely fought him if he tried to find them anyway. There were four other warriors somewhere in the world, and the woman and her friends were constantly searching for them, but had yet to find them.
"We attack in two weeks time." the Emperor finally decided, standing, as the rest did so also.
Fuyu balked. 'Four days?! That's not enough time to form even a SMALL army!' She quietly slid out a window, and escaped the palace without any soldiers realizing their precincts had even been invaded.
'We have no choice, we must try to summon the Priestess, there is no time to consider other options. Suzaku protect us and guide us.' Fuyu thought grimly, and rapped her knuckles three times on a tree trunk she had come upon after running through the woods with practiced ease for an hour and a half.
"Fuyu! About time! What's the news from 'His Highness'?" a girl with blond hair and deep blue eyes asked with sarcasm stepping out of a concealed entrance to a cave after the knocks finished echoing in the forest.
"Whatever it is, I bet you it isn't good." a boy commented, also stepping out from the foliage. He was the girls mirror image, except the girl's hair was longer, and the pendants on her neck was white, while his was black. The girl opened her mouth, more than likely to congratulate him on his ways of stating the obvious, but her mouth shut with a click when she saw the serious look on Fuyu's face. Without another world she turned around and led them back through the secret opening.
They walked down stone halls for a while, before stepping out into a large cave lit by many torches, with the rebels against the Emperor living comfortably below ground.
Fuyu gathered all of them around, and grimfaced, announced, "We haven't much time. Listen carefully..."
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In another place, far South of the Konan Empire, in a place called Kotou, two figures stood having a quiet conversation in the halls of a palace similar to Konan's, but decorated in many different blues instead of Konan's red theme.
"We have to try." a man said, shaking his head and sighing. "If your foresight is right, Konan will attack, and soon. You know that, Risoka Senken."
"Calling the Priestess is a dangerous risk. What if something goes wrong? Dokan, if we fail, we are finished. We need more warriors. We only have five. It will be safer with all seven." the other man replied, pacing back and forth.
"What if Konan recovers theirs first? This new Emperor of theirs is not one to hesitate." Dokan warned, face set.
Risoka sighed and nodded. "May Seiryu choose his Priestess wisely."
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