Disclaimer: I don't own the Fushigi Yuugi characters, but I do own all the
people in this fic! .Except of course the villagers and random soldiers, as
mentioned before, no one can own them. They work for whoever can pay-
*pulls out wallet* And man are they pricy!
"This food is great, you should really try some Kira!" Yuki whispered to her friend as she took another bite.
"I still don't feel quite right about this." Kira shook her head and whispered back to Yuki.
"Prince, would you like more bread, or wine?" A woman stopped in front of Yuki and Kira holding a pitcher with a basket on her arm.
"No, I'm fine." Kira waved her arm and sat back. She looked around the Festival Hall and sighed.
The hall was filled with singing happy people, all of them rejoicing because the Son of Destiny had come. Everyone was so happy that Kurare had come to save them, when Kira didn't even know what she was really supposed to do. Sure she knew about the legend but that didn't really help anything.
"I'm going outside for some air." Kira stood up, and adjusted her cape.
"Alright, I'll just be in here enjoying the party then." Yuki whispered up to her friend. Kira nodded and made her way through the crowd and finally reached the door.
Kira stepped out into the cold desert night, and took a deep breath. She walked along a few paces and stopped. A sweet sounding melody drifted on the cool night breeze, it was beautiful, yet it was haunting and sounded so very sad. Kira took a few steps and listened, the music was coming from the edge of the town, near the cliff wall.
Kira walked towards the song, she was passed over the sand without stirring more than a few grains, for fear of making a noise and disturbing the player. Large rocks, and boulders seemed set in the sand, they got lager as Kira approached the source of the song. Kira peeked over a rock and saw the figure of a man with a flute; he was sitting on a round boulder with his legs crossed and his long wavy hair back behind him.
"You can come out, you don't need to hide." The man had a smooth voice with a medium tone. He set his flute down in his lap and stared at the rock Kira was peering over. Kira stepped out from behind the rock and into the circle of rocks were the man was.
"I didn't want to disturb you." Kira looked up from the ground and straight at the man. He smiled at her, and laughed. Kira blushed, and was glad she still had her facemask on.
He was handsome, but neither young nor old he seemed to have an ageless quality. He had long wavy gray hair that was tied back loosely behind him, he was wearing a light blue and white shirt and scarf with a pair of loose white pants and no shoes. In his hand was a glassy green flute that appeared to be made of jade.
"You seem nice enough.and there's something about you." The man leaned forward and looked at Kira. He had gray-blue eyes that seemed so full of knowledge and heart. "My name is Kagasuki." He held out his hand and smiled.
"My name is," Kira had to stop and remember she was in character here. " My name is Kurare." She smiled and thought silently to herself, 'What harm will one smile do?'
"It is nice to meet you, Kurare." They shook hands and he looked up at the moon. "So.Kurare, what brings you to this place?" He paused before he said 'Kurare' as if he wasn't sure about it.
"My traveling companion and I were traveling over the desert and saw the tree out in the front of this village." Kira skipped the part about being sucked into a magical book, and sighed. "But now. The villagers believe me to be some legendary warrior of Justice sent to deliver them." Kira sat down and looked up at the moon as well.
"Well, are you sure you aren't the legendary warrior?" Kagasuki looked back down at her and stared. "You are special, I can tell. How special you are depends entirely upon you." Kira looked over at him and he closed his eyes. He picked up his flute and blew into it, it produced a beautiful stream of five or six notes and he stopped.
"Those five notes can be put together in many different combinations. but I think this one is the most beautiful and special of all." Kagasuki brought the flute back up to his mouth and continued to play.
"I see, Thank you." Kira sat back and listened while looking up at the moon.
'What if I am? .Stranger things have happened. But most of the stranger things lead up to this.' Kira thought to herself as she stared up. Kira closed her eyes, and absorbed herself in thought for a very long time. When she opened them again it was almost dawn, and Kagasuki was gone.
"I should get back." Kira spoke aloud to herself, and stood up. She stood up on the rock and stretched for a moment. Something caught her eye; it was a red and silver blotch moving across the desert. It was shrouded in mist and the pale light but it didn't take long to realize what it truly was.
"Soldiers." Kira turned and ran back to the village as fast as her feet would carry her. She stumbled a few times but recovered swiftly on each occasion and finally made it back to the village. Everything was quiet and everyone seemed to be asleep.
"EVERYONE! AWAKE! AWAKE!" Kira stopped in the center of the town and yelled as loud as she could. "SOLDIERS FROM THE SOUTH!" She yelled and people started to come out of their homes, some alert and ready, some still tired and just following the noise. "What is it Prince?" Moro asked and rubbed her eyes.
"Soldiers come from the south!" Kira pointed off to the south. " I have seen them! You must take up arms and prepare!"
"Soldiers! THE EMPEROR! HE HAS COME!" Moro yelled, and there was immediate chaos. People were running in every direction possible to grab weapons and hide children.
"Prince!" Yamome came running with the white steed from the night before. "Your horse, Prince Kurare!" Yamome tried to throw her the reins but the horse reared and nearly came down upon Kira. Kira didn't flinch though; the horse dropped its front two hooves onto the sand not more than an inch from Kira's feet.
'Amazing. I've never seen anything move like that.' Kira stared at the horse in awe; alas there was no time to be impressed. 'Will you let me ride you.?' Kira stared the huge white horse in the eye and silently asked. The horse bowed its neck to her, and shuffled in its place.
"The soldiers are only two dunes off! Hurry everyone!" Moro yelled as she watched the group of warriors approach.
"We have to go now!" Yuki yelled at Kira who turned and nodded back at her.
"Follow me, and know the power of the sand! For I am Kurare, the Desert Wind!" Kira leapt onto the horse and drew her sword. The horse reared back and Kira lifted her sword high into the air, at that moment the sun peaked over the cliff that shadowed the town and gleamed red off her blade and the mane of the silver-white steed.
"The Silent Kingdom lends you its strength!" Yuki was amazed at the presence Kira commanded as Kurare, she unhooked the whip that came with her costume and cracked it in the air.
"Let us fight alongside Prince Kurare!" Yamome raised his weapon, which was a simple stick and no more, yet with it he looked more armed than most men with real weapons. The crowd of villagers cheered and raised their weapons as well.
"HAAAA!" Kira pointed her Samshir at the enemy troop that was now no more than twice a stones throw from their current position. She kicked the sides of the horse and it leapt to a gallop, the villagers that were on foot followed Yuki's lead and they rushed into battle.
Kira and her steed pulled ahead of the other few riders and charged at the group of soldiers. She had a link with the white steed and they seemed to melt together and become one entity. When the two were upon the soldiers the horse sprang up as did Kira, causing her cape to flare out in the desert wind. "The Demon!" The first soldiers cried and fell back, the second line backed away as the horse landed with an audible thump, which resembled thunder at its fiercest. Kira dismounted the horse and was immediately attacked by a nearby soldier. She backed away from his sword, and slashed her own. There was a ringing sound and the enemy blade fell in two.
"ADVANCE UPON THEM!" Yuki's voice rang and the villagers with the handful of horsemen engaged the soldiers.
Though the soldiers were outnumbered, they were far better trained than any of the villagers. Many fell at that fight, and the villagers were being driven back slowly. Kira and Yuki as their theatrical counterparts were more than a match for a few of the enemy. Kira and Yuki were fighting as hard as they could and were just barely keeping the emperor's forces at bay.
'That sound.' Through all the fighting and the yelling Kira heard one unmistakable sound. A haunting song played on the wind and Kira looked back at the source. There was soothing there, but as she turned back one of the enemies blades was only a hair's width away from her shoulder. In a breath the sword was snapped and a figure stepped in front of Kira.
"You seemed like you needed some help. Especially with how careless you're acting." The voice belonged to no other than Kagasuki; he turned his head and nodded to Kira before stepping off to help the villagers fight.
The tide turned with the appearance of Kagasuki, the soldiers were driven away and with only a small group and the Capitan left the villagers were fighting harder than ever. Kira fought off a set of soldiers and turned to find herself face to face with a huge man, almost inhumanly so, holding a broadsword and glaring down at her.
'Oh no, I was careless.' Kira's eyes widened as she realized there was no time for her to defend against the impending blow.
"Prince!"
Kira blinked once, and a shadow passed in front of her. She blinked again and the Capitan struck with his blade, Kira stared with terror in her eyes. Yamome had given his life by blocking the blade with his body. He fell to the ground, and Kira was in shock. That shock did not remain for long though.
"Ya-mo-me.no." Kira's sadness and fear were replaced instantly with an unquenchable rage. Kira's eyes narrowed and her stance became rigid. She looked up with the true eyes of a demon that would piece all things and burn a hole in the soul of her enemy. She lifted her sword and there was a gust of wind that threw her cape up into the air and amplified her presence with her rage.
"Devil." The Capitan stepped back and stared.
Kira lifted her sword and there was a red glow about it, along with the blinding reflection of the desert sun that shone down from above. The Capitan raised his heavy sword just as Kira struck. The Samshir cut through the air with a crack and roar, it slashed the Capitan across the right side of his face, and then came in contact with his broadsword.
"HAAAAAAA!" Kira pushed as hard as she could and as all times before her sword cut through the blade, though this time took longer. The Capitan dropped the sword and fled, he got atop his horse and rode with all the speed he possessed.
Author's Notes: The fight with the emperor is only beginning! Muwahaha. In this I will feature both the warriors of Byakko, and to a lesser extent, the warriors of Genbu. Aside from the fact that I can't remember which ones were in the actual FY and what their powers were there, I did all my research and these would be the names of the warriors! ^^ --Mytsie the thorough!
"This food is great, you should really try some Kira!" Yuki whispered to her friend as she took another bite.
"I still don't feel quite right about this." Kira shook her head and whispered back to Yuki.
"Prince, would you like more bread, or wine?" A woman stopped in front of Yuki and Kira holding a pitcher with a basket on her arm.
"No, I'm fine." Kira waved her arm and sat back. She looked around the Festival Hall and sighed.
The hall was filled with singing happy people, all of them rejoicing because the Son of Destiny had come. Everyone was so happy that Kurare had come to save them, when Kira didn't even know what she was really supposed to do. Sure she knew about the legend but that didn't really help anything.
"I'm going outside for some air." Kira stood up, and adjusted her cape.
"Alright, I'll just be in here enjoying the party then." Yuki whispered up to her friend. Kira nodded and made her way through the crowd and finally reached the door.
Kira stepped out into the cold desert night, and took a deep breath. She walked along a few paces and stopped. A sweet sounding melody drifted on the cool night breeze, it was beautiful, yet it was haunting and sounded so very sad. Kira took a few steps and listened, the music was coming from the edge of the town, near the cliff wall.
Kira walked towards the song, she was passed over the sand without stirring more than a few grains, for fear of making a noise and disturbing the player. Large rocks, and boulders seemed set in the sand, they got lager as Kira approached the source of the song. Kira peeked over a rock and saw the figure of a man with a flute; he was sitting on a round boulder with his legs crossed and his long wavy hair back behind him.
"You can come out, you don't need to hide." The man had a smooth voice with a medium tone. He set his flute down in his lap and stared at the rock Kira was peering over. Kira stepped out from behind the rock and into the circle of rocks were the man was.
"I didn't want to disturb you." Kira looked up from the ground and straight at the man. He smiled at her, and laughed. Kira blushed, and was glad she still had her facemask on.
He was handsome, but neither young nor old he seemed to have an ageless quality. He had long wavy gray hair that was tied back loosely behind him, he was wearing a light blue and white shirt and scarf with a pair of loose white pants and no shoes. In his hand was a glassy green flute that appeared to be made of jade.
"You seem nice enough.and there's something about you." The man leaned forward and looked at Kira. He had gray-blue eyes that seemed so full of knowledge and heart. "My name is Kagasuki." He held out his hand and smiled.
"My name is," Kira had to stop and remember she was in character here. " My name is Kurare." She smiled and thought silently to herself, 'What harm will one smile do?'
"It is nice to meet you, Kurare." They shook hands and he looked up at the moon. "So.Kurare, what brings you to this place?" He paused before he said 'Kurare' as if he wasn't sure about it.
"My traveling companion and I were traveling over the desert and saw the tree out in the front of this village." Kira skipped the part about being sucked into a magical book, and sighed. "But now. The villagers believe me to be some legendary warrior of Justice sent to deliver them." Kira sat down and looked up at the moon as well.
"Well, are you sure you aren't the legendary warrior?" Kagasuki looked back down at her and stared. "You are special, I can tell. How special you are depends entirely upon you." Kira looked over at him and he closed his eyes. He picked up his flute and blew into it, it produced a beautiful stream of five or six notes and he stopped.
"Those five notes can be put together in many different combinations. but I think this one is the most beautiful and special of all." Kagasuki brought the flute back up to his mouth and continued to play.
"I see, Thank you." Kira sat back and listened while looking up at the moon.
'What if I am? .Stranger things have happened. But most of the stranger things lead up to this.' Kira thought to herself as she stared up. Kira closed her eyes, and absorbed herself in thought for a very long time. When she opened them again it was almost dawn, and Kagasuki was gone.
"I should get back." Kira spoke aloud to herself, and stood up. She stood up on the rock and stretched for a moment. Something caught her eye; it was a red and silver blotch moving across the desert. It was shrouded in mist and the pale light but it didn't take long to realize what it truly was.
"Soldiers." Kira turned and ran back to the village as fast as her feet would carry her. She stumbled a few times but recovered swiftly on each occasion and finally made it back to the village. Everything was quiet and everyone seemed to be asleep.
"EVERYONE! AWAKE! AWAKE!" Kira stopped in the center of the town and yelled as loud as she could. "SOLDIERS FROM THE SOUTH!" She yelled and people started to come out of their homes, some alert and ready, some still tired and just following the noise. "What is it Prince?" Moro asked and rubbed her eyes.
"Soldiers come from the south!" Kira pointed off to the south. " I have seen them! You must take up arms and prepare!"
"Soldiers! THE EMPEROR! HE HAS COME!" Moro yelled, and there was immediate chaos. People were running in every direction possible to grab weapons and hide children.
"Prince!" Yamome came running with the white steed from the night before. "Your horse, Prince Kurare!" Yamome tried to throw her the reins but the horse reared and nearly came down upon Kira. Kira didn't flinch though; the horse dropped its front two hooves onto the sand not more than an inch from Kira's feet.
'Amazing. I've never seen anything move like that.' Kira stared at the horse in awe; alas there was no time to be impressed. 'Will you let me ride you.?' Kira stared the huge white horse in the eye and silently asked. The horse bowed its neck to her, and shuffled in its place.
"The soldiers are only two dunes off! Hurry everyone!" Moro yelled as she watched the group of warriors approach.
"We have to go now!" Yuki yelled at Kira who turned and nodded back at her.
"Follow me, and know the power of the sand! For I am Kurare, the Desert Wind!" Kira leapt onto the horse and drew her sword. The horse reared back and Kira lifted her sword high into the air, at that moment the sun peaked over the cliff that shadowed the town and gleamed red off her blade and the mane of the silver-white steed.
"The Silent Kingdom lends you its strength!" Yuki was amazed at the presence Kira commanded as Kurare, she unhooked the whip that came with her costume and cracked it in the air.
"Let us fight alongside Prince Kurare!" Yamome raised his weapon, which was a simple stick and no more, yet with it he looked more armed than most men with real weapons. The crowd of villagers cheered and raised their weapons as well.
"HAAAA!" Kira pointed her Samshir at the enemy troop that was now no more than twice a stones throw from their current position. She kicked the sides of the horse and it leapt to a gallop, the villagers that were on foot followed Yuki's lead and they rushed into battle.
Kira and her steed pulled ahead of the other few riders and charged at the group of soldiers. She had a link with the white steed and they seemed to melt together and become one entity. When the two were upon the soldiers the horse sprang up as did Kira, causing her cape to flare out in the desert wind. "The Demon!" The first soldiers cried and fell back, the second line backed away as the horse landed with an audible thump, which resembled thunder at its fiercest. Kira dismounted the horse and was immediately attacked by a nearby soldier. She backed away from his sword, and slashed her own. There was a ringing sound and the enemy blade fell in two.
"ADVANCE UPON THEM!" Yuki's voice rang and the villagers with the handful of horsemen engaged the soldiers.
Though the soldiers were outnumbered, they were far better trained than any of the villagers. Many fell at that fight, and the villagers were being driven back slowly. Kira and Yuki as their theatrical counterparts were more than a match for a few of the enemy. Kira and Yuki were fighting as hard as they could and were just barely keeping the emperor's forces at bay.
'That sound.' Through all the fighting and the yelling Kira heard one unmistakable sound. A haunting song played on the wind and Kira looked back at the source. There was soothing there, but as she turned back one of the enemies blades was only a hair's width away from her shoulder. In a breath the sword was snapped and a figure stepped in front of Kira.
"You seemed like you needed some help. Especially with how careless you're acting." The voice belonged to no other than Kagasuki; he turned his head and nodded to Kira before stepping off to help the villagers fight.
The tide turned with the appearance of Kagasuki, the soldiers were driven away and with only a small group and the Capitan left the villagers were fighting harder than ever. Kira fought off a set of soldiers and turned to find herself face to face with a huge man, almost inhumanly so, holding a broadsword and glaring down at her.
'Oh no, I was careless.' Kira's eyes widened as she realized there was no time for her to defend against the impending blow.
"Prince!"
Kira blinked once, and a shadow passed in front of her. She blinked again and the Capitan struck with his blade, Kira stared with terror in her eyes. Yamome had given his life by blocking the blade with his body. He fell to the ground, and Kira was in shock. That shock did not remain for long though.
"Ya-mo-me.no." Kira's sadness and fear were replaced instantly with an unquenchable rage. Kira's eyes narrowed and her stance became rigid. She looked up with the true eyes of a demon that would piece all things and burn a hole in the soul of her enemy. She lifted her sword and there was a gust of wind that threw her cape up into the air and amplified her presence with her rage.
"Devil." The Capitan stepped back and stared.
Kira lifted her sword and there was a red glow about it, along with the blinding reflection of the desert sun that shone down from above. The Capitan raised his heavy sword just as Kira struck. The Samshir cut through the air with a crack and roar, it slashed the Capitan across the right side of his face, and then came in contact with his broadsword.
"HAAAAAAA!" Kira pushed as hard as she could and as all times before her sword cut through the blade, though this time took longer. The Capitan dropped the sword and fled, he got atop his horse and rode with all the speed he possessed.
Author's Notes: The fight with the emperor is only beginning! Muwahaha. In this I will feature both the warriors of Byakko, and to a lesser extent, the warriors of Genbu. Aside from the fact that I can't remember which ones were in the actual FY and what their powers were there, I did all my research and these would be the names of the warriors! ^^ --Mytsie the thorough!