Author's Notes: I've had this idea in my head for quite awhile now and I've finally gotten the patience to sit down and write it out. This is my first Fushigi Yugi fanfic and I hope I do the series justice. This story takes place about two years after the OAVs, but before Eikoden (Actually, I guess you could say this is what happens instead of Eikoden). I hope you enjoy the story. Comments and constructive criticism are much appreciated.

Disclaimer: Fushigi Yugi belongs to Watase Yu/Shogakukan and some other people. I don't own it in any way. I'm only borrowing it for a little while.

Fushigi Yugi: The Second Story

For the Love of a God

Prologue

"No, please... no more... don't hurt her." The mumbled pleas of Miaka Sukunami were interrupted as she awoke with a gasp. Instinctively, she clutched her throbbing forehead as she drew in ragged breaths. She stumbled out of bed only to be blinded by the burst of light that appeared when she hit the switch in the bathroom. The cool faucet water felt refreshing as it splashed and trickled down her face, A glance in the mirror showed her reflection giving her a meager smile as if to convince her that everything was alright. Deep down though, Miaka knew things were far from all right.

The nightmares, how long had they been plaguing her? Had it only been a week? The reflection's expression changed from a weak smile to a frown as she began to think. A shudder overcame her as the horrid details came flooding back to her. Each time it was different, yet it was the same dream. There was always the fighting and the destruction. The terrible, violent fighting and destruction between humans and demons like Miaka had never imagined. The voice was always there too. Cursing and screaming, vowing vengeance against "the priestess and those cursed warriors." Always would the demons win, always would they slaughter one particular, but different girl as if their lives depended on it. Then they would turn and advance toward her. She would run, and they would follow. It was always a different location, but it was always the same sequence of events.

Now that she thought about it, she was always there too. The strange girl Miaka would always run into. The girl who stare at the horde of demons, terrified, while Miaka grabbed her hand and desperately tried to lead to safety. Inevitably, they would see a red light. As they drew close to it, the voice would change. Instead of being filled with anger and shouting at nothing, it would speak to them in a venomously sweet voice, taunting them.

"Do you honestly think you'll be able to get away from me? No one has been able to do it for centuries, and you aren't going to be the first!" Miaka shuddered again as she recalled the hatred with which the voice spoke. Then the ground would start to shake. Miaka and her companion would fall to the ground, hands separating. The demons would surround them and the world around her would shatter. She and her unknown companion would fall into the darkness and be enveloped by it. Then she would wake up, just like a few minutes before, gasping for air and terrified.

"Could it all be connected somehow?" she whispered to herself. "Could this involve The Universe of the Four Gods in some way?" Her reflection now had a look of stern concentration on its face. Miaka closed her eyes and shook her head. "No, the book ended when Yui and I finished our story. I'm just being silly...". She let her words trail off as she walked back to bed. Snuggling back beside her husband Taka, Miaka closed her eyes and said a silent prayer for a peaceful night's sleep.

Unbeknownst to Miaka, another girl had woken up similarly to the way she had a few moments ago from the same nightmare. Shaking it off as too much junk food before bed, which she had been doing the previous days of the week, she also curled herself back into the warmth of her bed to return to sleep. She never even noticed to faint, pulsating red light the book on her bedside table was emitting.

SumPunkAkari says: Yeah, I know it was kind of short, but it is a prologue after all. Chapter one will be quite a bit longer and I should have it up tomorrow, maybe even tonight if I get the time.