Cursed Mirror

RK doesn't belong to me.

AN: I am back and ready with more of this story. ^.^ And confusing at it may seem, most will be explained in this chapter, some how… but I am willing to do it.

Chapter 8: And She Speaks of Gods and Fates

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You are going to be the judge…

What?

A judge, think over the answer…and the question…

A question and answer? What kind of question? What will I be looking for?

You will know…

Know? I won't know! Order! What are you talking about?!

Just think it over, her--your--answer…

Order?! Wait! Tell me what you mean!

You will know, trust me…

"My name is Rosuanzerusu, after a Spanish word. And, I come from a different dimension somewhat parallel to this dimension you are all living in. No one quite knows how many dimensions are out there, except for the Fates, and only a certain kind at that," Rosuanzerusu started after everyone had calmed down. She had gotten ride of the demon's body, not really caring about it as she did so. It was like she let everything pass by her, as if she didn't kill anyone at all.

"The weavers?" Kaoru said, looking at her copy, wondering where she had learned of all this.

"Yes, and that is what they do, weave the past, present, and future events into their cloths. There is also other fates, like they Three Seeing Fates, or the ones who see the past, present and future deep with in their dreams. My mother was that of the Fate of Future, the reason I know all this."

"So you are a--"

"Its not exactly a half breed, but in this form, my first life, I am a full goddess of The Courage, I had refused, so to speak, to become a fate like my mother."

"Why refuse to be a fate?" Kaoru cried out, not that she meant to, but she WAS a fate, one of the Three Seeing Fates to be exact, and this hurt that this other her didn't want to be one!

Everyone looked at her like she was from planet Mars, except for Rosuanzerusu. She could look right through her and find what she was thinking, feeling, all because she could. Well, in this form anyway. Once she got back to normal, when Chester, Kukujin Ryu, Jasper, Isha and she got separated from this form, she wouldn't have these powers she tried to destroy in her first life.

"I didn't because it meant I would be a caged creature in the Reikai, never to see my lover or friends again, unless the weavers would allow it. I know because I have seen it with my parents… sense I was born in my first life I known that they were able to be together in all the worlds two times, and when I was first born into the minds of the weavers my mother died at child birth and no one knew who my father was.

"But I love my Ryu, for him…I feel like I could life on forever in the pits of Hell as long as I knew that he loved me!"

Tomoe and Enishi made eye contact from across the room as the girl's hand tightened around Akira's. They knew why this dimension's Kaoru had to say those words to Kenshin before she went on, she loved him so…

"I feel the same way about someone…" whispered Kaoru, "but there is no way I can be what I once was…in the past…"

Kenshin looked at her, softly aware of what she meant, of the love she felt about someone, which he hoped was him.

"What did you need done?" She asked, holding back tears that threatened to spill.

"In this first life I tried to destroy my soul, for I am a full god, my father beginning Kami no Yuki. The child of a fate and a god, and got my self cursed in the end. The weavers decided to keep me living, but I wouldn't remember this life until I got all four of my 'guardians' gathered. These four guardians where people I knew in my first life that I cared for in some way, the nice side of Chester was my best friend, Kukujin was a older brother, as well as Isha and Jasper was a little brother…the second side of Chester is more of a boss, but I cared for him the same in the end.

"When I gathered all four, I was able to know my first life, and get that form--more like THIS form--when we gather our power into one and fuse together to create one person."

"And that demon did that to you?" Enishi said, slowly, thinking what she said over.

"Yes, but normally I would be able to come apart, and become all five--myself, Isha, Jasper, Kukujin and Chester once more. He used a spell though, one that made us stick together. But, being the ass of a man he was, he never got the spell that would undo the work he did."

"That is what you need done? A reverse spell?"

"Yes, but, it can't just be a spell done any regular way, it has to be a certain one done by a fate or a god or goddess who has the power to do so. The ass stole the spell and ability from a sleeping god who should have been left alone. Because of that, he accidentally put a tare in our dimension that got us transported here."

"But why not stay in this form?" Kaoru asked, her voice firm and cool as she looked Rosuanzerusu over, trying to see if their would be a hint to her not really wanting to return to normal.

Rosuanzerusu looked thoughtful for a moment, her blue fixating on a spot far behind them, possibly at a point that didn't exist in this dimension. "What are all of you like? A family, right? Well, that is what we are, a family that was meant to be together through thick and thin. One that isn't supposed to be fused together to make one form, but the separate parts that makes up that family as a whole."

"Then I can help you."

Everyone looked at her, watching as she stood and went to the mirror that Soba had rested at the counter of the kitchen. Light seemed to flow around them both as the ancient writing that was gone appeared once more.

"Order of Future, come to who calls you…come to the one who dreams of things yet to come…help me through the truth I seek in the darkness of the Cursed Mirror…Come."

A brighter light seemed to come from out of the mirror, circling about her, covering her, a kimono of soft blue with dancing dragons of red, black, violet and gold. Her hair was lost of its ribbon, and held in hair sticks, one amethyst and the other amber, both in the design of a dragon. The light itself turned into the form of a dragon, one that seemed to want to take up more space then was allowed to him in the room.

"Order I have called you here--"

I know why you called, as you got the answer you searched for…but, you destroyed your only chance.

"I never had a real chance…"

So you put another before you? Wise, I knew you were the right choice for the Future, my partner.

"Will you help?"

Yes, I will, as long as they can help bring you back…which I know they can do…

"Thank you."

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AN: Well, her secret if out, but what can the soon to be separated Rosuanzerusu do to help our tanuki-chan. We'll just have to see in the next chapter, which I will get up as soon as I can!

omochi: that's what it seems to be, but something's vary from dimension to dimension, like in one dimension you have two choices and you make choice #1, but in another dimension, you make choice #2.

Naomi: my mom's computer is really strange, so I know how that feels. I got the Spanish word from my Japanese book I use for my class at delta, and well…I liked how it sounded.

MoMo-chan: I will, I will! Don't worry! ^.^

Jay: Yep! Though, in my book it's spelled with a 'zu' instead of a 'ji.' Living in big cities at the coast? I like the central valley though, its home.

Mango: 'Fade' is a cool story, I've read it before. And thank you, I never knew someone looked up to me, usually, it's the other way around.

Thank you for reviewing and the next chapter will be coming soon!