Julius Caesar: Fushigi Yuugi

Characters:

Caesar – Hotohori

Octavius – Mitsukake

Antony – Chichiri

Brutus – Tamahome

Cassius – Nakago

Casca – Soi

Trebonius – Tomo

Ligairus – Ashitare

Decius – Miboshi

Metellus – Suboshi

Cinna – Yui

Artemidorus – Amiboshi

Soothsayer – Taiyijun

Clitus – Chiriko

Strato – Tasuki

Pindarus – Nuriko

Calpurnia – Houki

Portia – Miaka

Scene 5

            Inside Tamahome's tent on the border of Hong-Nan & Qu-Dong, during a war.

[TAMAHOME is seen arguing with NAKAGO]

Tamahome: Sheathe your dagger, Nakago. Your anger does not scare me.

Nakago: Have I lived so long to only become a joke to you when sadness and sickness

troubles you?

Tamahome: I was also angry when I said that.

Nakago: Then let us forget what we were fighting about.

Tamahome: Then let us drink some sake.

[Drinks]

Nakago: I did not think you could get so angry.

[Drinks also.]

Tamahome: Nakago, I am burdened with many grieves. Miaka is dead.

Nakago: Miaka… dead?

Tamahome: She is dead.

Nakago: How?

Tamahome: She became worried and depressed. While the servants were not around, she

swallowed hot coals.

Nakago: Ah, well, I shall leave you now.

Tamahome: Good night.

[NAKAGO exits. TAMAHOME sits & reads.]

[GHOST of HOTOHORI enters.]

AHH! Ho-Hotohori!

Ghost: You are an evil person, Tamahome.

Tamahome: Wha-why are you here?

Ghost: To tell you that you shall see me again.

Tamahome: I will?

Ghost: Yes.

[Exit Ghost]

Scene 6

            A part of the battlefield, by a hill.

[NAKAGO & NURIKO enter, stopping by the hill.]

Nakago: This hill is far enough. Tell me, are those my tents that are on fire, Nuriko?

Nuriko: Yes, sir, they are.

Nakago: I sent Ashitare to see whether those troops are friend of foe. Nuriko, would you

climb the hill and tell em what is happening.

[NURIKO ascends the hill.]

What do you see, Nuriko?

Nuriko: Holy Suzaku! Er, sorry, sir. I meant to say Seiryuu.

Nakago: Never mind that, what do you see?

Nuriko: Ashitare is surrounded by a crowd of troops, and he has gotten off his horse.

Now the troops are shouting for joy!

Nakago: Enough, come down.

[NURIKO comes down.]

Come here, Nuriko. Take my sword and kill me.

[NURIKO stabs NAKAGO.]

—Hotohori, you are revenged even with the sword that killed you.

[Dies]

Scene 7

            At the end of the war, on another part of the battlefield. Tamahome, Tasuki, & Chiriko have been running away.

[Enter TAMAHOME, TASUKI, & CHIRIKO.]

Tamahome: We are pretty much defeated. Come here, Chiriko.

Chiriko: Yes, my lord? What would you like to say?

Tamahome: Why this, Chiriko. Hotohori's ghost has appeared to me twice at night. I

know my hour has come.

Chiriko: Do not say such things, my lord, Tamahome!

Tamahome: No, I am sure it is, Chiriko.

[Low alarums]

I beg you, Chiriko, to hold my sword so I may run onto it.

Chiriko: That is not a duty for a friend such as I. I will not do it, Tamahome.

[Alarum still]

Run, Tamahome. Run while you still can! Please do not stay here.

Tamahome: I say farewell to you all; and you, Chiriko. I also say farewell to Tasuki, who is waking up from a hangover.

Chiriko: Please run, Tamahome!

Tamahome: Go! I shall follow.

[Exit CHIRIKO.]

I am honored that you stay by my side, Tasuki. Hold my sword, and turn your face while I run upon it. Will you, Tasuki?

Tasuki: Give me your hand first. Good-bye, Tamahome.

Tamahome: Farewell, my dear friend, Tasuki. Br still now, Hotohori. I did not kill you

half as willingly as I kill myself.

[Dies]

[Enter NURIKO, MITSUKAKE, & CHICHIRI]

Mitsukake: Tasuki! What happened?!

Tasuki: Tamahome killed himself.

Nuriko: Aww, poor Tama-kins.

Mitsukake: How did he die?

Tasuki: I held his sword for him as he ran onto it.

Nuriko: WHAT?! YOU DID NOT TRY TO STOP HIM?!

Tasuki: What does he have to live for anymore? Miaka is dead, you know.

[CHICHIRI starts a speech about TAMAHOME, completely ignoring NURIKO & TASUKI's fight.]

Chichiri: He was the noblest warrior of all, ya know. He was the only conspirator that

did not envy Hotohori, ya know. Tamahome only though of the good of Hong-Nan, ya know. His life was gentle, and to all say the world, "This was a man!" ya know.

Mitsukake: What should we do with his body?

Tasuki: Tamahome served Hong-Nan, Suzaku, and Miaka well.

[TASUKI pulls out an iron fan that was strapped to his back.]

So let us burn his body!

Nuriko: You are only looking for an excuse to burn something with your fan, right?

Tasuki: Yes… So can I?

Chichiri, Mitsukake, & Nuriko: Go ahead.

Tasuki: Yay! REKKA… SHINEN!

[Fire shoots from the fan, igniting TAMAHOME's body on fire.]

Nuriko: Well, I do believe a celebration is in place. You did just win a war, Chichiri.

Tasuki: Yay! Sake!

[All exit.]

D/C: I don't own Julius Caesar or Fushigi Yuugi. Let's just leave it a that.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Please review!