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Aya looked up at the top of the coffin, there were runes carved on the glass. They glowed blue as he traced them with his finger. As he traced them he found that they were changing. What started out as an unreadable language became clear to him. It spoke of the girl inside the coffin. Her name was Kasumi, she was a mage and she was over four hundred years old. It told many more things, but Aya wasn't sure he understood it all. Then his eyes were drawn to some more writing that was on the center of the coffin. Aya could have sworn that it hadn't been there before.
He read it aloud.
Here lies Kasumi. Not in death, but in sleep.
Waiting for some one to come and speak the words:
Awake! Oh dreamer of time.
For the world has need of you.
Come from your rest and bring peace upon our land.
Awake, Kasumi, Awake!
Suddenly some thing started to happen. The edges of the coffin started glowing a fierce blue then burst into flames. Aya could feel the heat radiating off of it. The locks, one by one started to snap off or melt away in the intense fire. Then as suddenly as it began it was over. Aya looked up at the girl, fearing that he set off a chain reaction that had burnt her alive. But, to his relief she was still there and unharmed. Her eyes flew open, they were gold in color with flecks of green and blue, and she gazed at him. It made the normally calm assassin jump.
Kasumi looked at the man that stood in front of her. He was tall, with pale skin. His hair was red and hung around his face and shoulders and he was dressed all in black. Then she looked up into his eyes, those amethyst eyes. She knew him. With a wave of her right hand the door of her sleep chamber opened. Stepping out she came to stand in front of the man. "Aya Kun, I presume?" She crossed the fingers of her right hand for luck.
Aya knew that voice. It had been the voice that had been calling him all this time. "You presume right. Why were you calling to me? How do you know my name?"
"That is a long story. One I am most willing to tell somewhere other than here. But I needed your help. I'm not the only one who will though" Kasumi replied and began to look around.
Aya wasn't satisfied with her answer but he figured she had good reason. He watched her as she made her way around the room. "Do you know what year this is?" He asked her this because he really didn't want to be dealing with some dumb broad. This situation wasn't exactly in his favor, which made him cranky.
"Yes. It is the year of the horse, two thousand and two. Why?" Kasumi turned back to look at Aya.
"I am just curious as to how you know what year it is if you have been asleep." Aya said. "Well, at least she isn't stupid." he thought.
"I've been asleep yes. But, I know everything that has happened in the last four hundred years. Even down to who won the last Olympics. It's hard to explain, I know, but I do know everything about it. I hate to call this conversation to a halt but I haven't eaten in the last two hundred years and I am starving." She turned to look at him.
Aya looked at her. How could she think about food? Rolling his eyes and shrugging he started towards the door. Looking over his shoulder to make sure Kasumi was following he went out and to the stair well. When they went inside Aya turned to look at Kasumi to tell her to be careful because it was dark. But when he looked up he saw that the top of her staff had a blue flame on it. It shed enough light for both of them to see. "You said you haven't eaten in the last two hundred years. So, you have been woken up before?" Aya asked as he went down the stairs.
"Yes, but only once. It was by some villagers in a small rural area of Japan. The local hero, Hwang woke me up. I helped them stop an evil lord and his army from pillaging their village. Hwang's mom made great rice and fish soup. After it was all over every one wanted Hwang and I to get married. But, I couldn't. I have a guardian ship and my term wasn't over then." Kasumi replied.
Aya nodded. He realized that this was the most he had said to any one in years. The first place Aya went was the mainframe. He had to check on Omi.
He found Omi with Ken kneeling beside the small boy's frame. Ken looked up at Aya. "I found him like this and I haven't been able to get him to wake up."
Kasumi looked past Aya at Ken and the small boy on the floor. The small boy had an odd necklace. Kasumi made a mental note to check this out.
Aya looked down at Omi. "Pick him up and let's go."
Ken looked back at Kasumi "Aya, who's the lady?" He jerked his thumb at her as he bent to pick Omi up.
Aya looked back at Kasumi "Kasumi, this is Ken Hidaka. My, "Aya searched for a word that would adequately describe him but not give away to much.
Then Ken piped up "I'm his associate." He adjusted Omi on his back so he could reach out his hand.
Aya nodded and then said "Ken, this is Kasumi."
Ken and Kasumi shook hands and then the troupe began their trek to the door. Once out the door they had to deal with rain.
Aya looked up at the top of the coffin, there were runes carved on the glass. They glowed blue as he traced them with his finger. As he traced them he found that they were changing. What started out as an unreadable language became clear to him. It spoke of the girl inside the coffin. Her name was Kasumi, she was a mage and she was over four hundred years old. It told many more things, but Aya wasn't sure he understood it all. Then his eyes were drawn to some more writing that was on the center of the coffin. Aya could have sworn that it hadn't been there before.
He read it aloud.
Here lies Kasumi. Not in death, but in sleep.
Waiting for some one to come and speak the words:
Awake! Oh dreamer of time.
For the world has need of you.
Come from your rest and bring peace upon our land.
Awake, Kasumi, Awake!
Suddenly some thing started to happen. The edges of the coffin started glowing a fierce blue then burst into flames. Aya could feel the heat radiating off of it. The locks, one by one started to snap off or melt away in the intense fire. Then as suddenly as it began it was over. Aya looked up at the girl, fearing that he set off a chain reaction that had burnt her alive. But, to his relief she was still there and unharmed. Her eyes flew open, they were gold in color with flecks of green and blue, and she gazed at him. It made the normally calm assassin jump.
Kasumi looked at the man that stood in front of her. He was tall, with pale skin. His hair was red and hung around his face and shoulders and he was dressed all in black. Then she looked up into his eyes, those amethyst eyes. She knew him. With a wave of her right hand the door of her sleep chamber opened. Stepping out she came to stand in front of the man. "Aya Kun, I presume?" She crossed the fingers of her right hand for luck.
Aya knew that voice. It had been the voice that had been calling him all this time. "You presume right. Why were you calling to me? How do you know my name?"
"That is a long story. One I am most willing to tell somewhere other than here. But I needed your help. I'm not the only one who will though" Kasumi replied and began to look around.
Aya wasn't satisfied with her answer but he figured she had good reason. He watched her as she made her way around the room. "Do you know what year this is?" He asked her this because he really didn't want to be dealing with some dumb broad. This situation wasn't exactly in his favor, which made him cranky.
"Yes. It is the year of the horse, two thousand and two. Why?" Kasumi turned back to look at Aya.
"I am just curious as to how you know what year it is if you have been asleep." Aya said. "Well, at least she isn't stupid." he thought.
"I've been asleep yes. But, I know everything that has happened in the last four hundred years. Even down to who won the last Olympics. It's hard to explain, I know, but I do know everything about it. I hate to call this conversation to a halt but I haven't eaten in the last two hundred years and I am starving." She turned to look at him.
Aya looked at her. How could she think about food? Rolling his eyes and shrugging he started towards the door. Looking over his shoulder to make sure Kasumi was following he went out and to the stair well. When they went inside Aya turned to look at Kasumi to tell her to be careful because it was dark. But when he looked up he saw that the top of her staff had a blue flame on it. It shed enough light for both of them to see. "You said you haven't eaten in the last two hundred years. So, you have been woken up before?" Aya asked as he went down the stairs.
"Yes, but only once. It was by some villagers in a small rural area of Japan. The local hero, Hwang woke me up. I helped them stop an evil lord and his army from pillaging their village. Hwang's mom made great rice and fish soup. After it was all over every one wanted Hwang and I to get married. But, I couldn't. I have a guardian ship and my term wasn't over then." Kasumi replied.
Aya nodded. He realized that this was the most he had said to any one in years. The first place Aya went was the mainframe. He had to check on Omi.
He found Omi with Ken kneeling beside the small boy's frame. Ken looked up at Aya. "I found him like this and I haven't been able to get him to wake up."
Kasumi looked past Aya at Ken and the small boy on the floor. The small boy had an odd necklace. Kasumi made a mental note to check this out.
Aya looked down at Omi. "Pick him up and let's go."
Ken looked back at Kasumi "Aya, who's the lady?" He jerked his thumb at her as he bent to pick Omi up.
Aya looked back at Kasumi "Kasumi, this is Ken Hidaka. My, "Aya searched for a word that would adequately describe him but not give away to much.
Then Ken piped up "I'm his associate." He adjusted Omi on his back so he could reach out his hand.
Aya nodded and then said "Ken, this is Kasumi."
Ken and Kasumi shook hands and then the troupe began their trek to the door. Once out the door they had to deal with rain.