Chapter 26
All looked up at the figure of Nakago, grabbing Amiboshi by the ear and dragging him out of the shrine, scolding him as though he were a mother scolding a son. It was Tamahome who finally spoke up.
"Wait a minute," Tamahome stammered. "Are you then. one of the Seiryu Seven?"
Nakago turned on him with a sly smile. The lack of cheez its was getting to his mind. "Hm," Nakago said. "Clever, aren't you?"
Everyone got to their feet, and Kristin and the Lone Wolf Warrior turned back into their human forms. "Lord Nakago!" Kristin exclaimed. She went up to his side. He seemed suddenly uncomfortable, until she gently asked, "My friend. your Priestess. how's Martha doing? Is she okay? I heard about the Tuba Invasion of Phil. It isn't serious, is it?"
Nakago dropped Amiboshi to his feet. "Serious?!" he said, anger flaring behind his eyes. Kristin took a step back. "Do you have any idea how serious it is to be deprived of Cheez its for so long?! People are dying in Kutou because of that meddle-some Tuba Master, and you're asking me whether this is serious?!"
"We were just wondering how are friend was doing!" Caitlin announced, bouncing over to Kristin's side.
Nakago growled. "She's fine." Then, a smile crossed his face. "But it looks as though you've missed your chance to summon the beast god Suzaku. How. unfortunate."
"Well," the Lone Wolf Warrior boomed out, "it looks as though both of you have lost the right to summon your beast gods."
"Nani?" Nakago asked. Hotohori turned to face the beaming Lone Wolf Warrior.
"Suzaku apparently has burned the scroll," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, "and one of the Seiryu is no longer on your side."
Nakago looked down at Amiboshi, who shook his head furiously, "No, no! I'm on your side, I swear! I don't want to be near these people any more. they scare me!"
"What's so scary about us?" Tasuki asked, showing off his fangs.
"I think you're the only part of us who is scary, actually," Mitsukake said. Tasuki rightfully gave him a black eye, which caused Caitlin to get mad at him for not being serious at a moment like this, and so swung her fan at him to give him a black eye. He ducked and she hit Chichiri who got mad and gave her a black eye. Nuriko got mad at Chichiri giving Caitlin a black eye, so he gave Chichiri a black eye. Tasuki laughed at all this, and they all gave him two black eyes, a bloody nose, and a bump on the head.
"You see what I mean?" Amiboshi said wearly.
Nakago growled. "Then it's that Wolfman, I presume."
Ashitare cowered a bit, but finally nodded his head, moving behind the Lone Wolf Warrior.
"You can not deny the true friendship and power of the Wolfmen," the Lone Wolf Warrior said. "Rather. you must taste our wrath for ruining my chances of destroying my foe, the one who has claimed MY Priestess. Hotohori, Emperor of Konan!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, "LONE WOLF WARRIOR!!" and turned into his wolfish self. Both he and Ashitare growled meancingly at Nakago.
"Nakago," Caitlin called from the back, where she, Tasuki, Mitsukake, Nuriko, and Chichiri were tied up in knots beating each other up. "Watch out!"
The Wolfmen made a wild jump at Nakago, and once again, everything was in slow motion. Hotohori brandished his sword, and Tamahome got ready to join the fight, when.
When Nakago did his little, "Hm," and simply blasted the Wolfmen away. They knocked their heads hard against the statue of Suzaku, and passed out.
Hotohori stopped, and Tamahome's eyes widened.
"Holy shit," he cursed under his breath.
Kristin backed up towards Tamahome and whispered in his ear, "I'd stay away from Nakago if I were you."
Everyone was looking at Nakago, even the little group that had started fighting. They watched as he grabbed Amiboshi by the ear again, and started his way out, when a voice called out to him.
"Lord Nakago! Lord Nakago!"
Kristin turned to see a Boboshi running towards them. Of course, how could she have forgotten Naiidoska's message? He had been stealing the cheez its this whole entire time!
The Boboshi ran up to Nakago, and took a long bow, before hastily saying, "I've transported the entire stock of cheez its of the Konan palace to Kutou. We may want to return at once before the Suzaku Seishi find out."
"You just told them so yourself," Nakago said, narrowing his eyes on Boboshi 2.
Boboshi sweat dropped, but got to his feet.
"You've stolen our cheez its?!" Tasuki and Tamahome cried at the same time.
Nakago gave a smirk, and then, he, Amiboshi, and Boboshi were gone. Just like that.
"I don't believe it!" Caitlin cried. "We've lost our cheez its!"
Just then, Katie stepped from the corner. Everyone narrowed their eyes on her.
"Sorry you guys!" Katie announced. She ran over to the Lone Wolf Warrior and Ashitare, and pulled out a wand.
"This isn't Harry Potter," Kristin said, her face growing red in anger.
"But I'm a Witch!" Katie said. "The Flute Witch!" The wand, indeed, was shaped like a flute. in fact, it was her flute, and she waved it over herself and the Wolfmen, and soon, they had disappeared.
"This is terrible!" Nuriko moaned. "We don't have our cheez its no more!"
"We must contact with Naiidoska at once!" Chichiri said. Everyone gathered round, and put their hands in prayer mode. Chichiri called out to Naiidoska, and soon, the two headlight-like eyes came into view.
"What are we to do, oh Great Naiidoska?" Kristin asked, dropping to her knees. "We've burned the scroll already. and now we've lost our entire supply of cheez its!"
"I warned you," Naiidoska said, his voice terrible low and grave. "I warned you, but did you listen to me? Hm! Well, I guess it looks as though I will have to turn you towards a different quest -- a quest for the holy shinzaho. You will find the first on in the North land of Genbu."
"This shinzaho will help us summon the beast god, won't it?" Nuriko asked.
"Indeed it will," Naiidoska said. "And then. you may wish for your cheez its back!"
Everyone looked relieved. But Kristin put on a serious face, and asked, "But this will be a long journey, no da. Can't you tell us more?"
"Nope," Naiidoska said. "Now, may the rest of you leave while I talk to Kristin-sama in private?"
Everyone left the room, and Kristin braced herself for Naiidoska's news.
"You realize you MUST remain a virgin," Naiidoska said. "The Priestess can not summon the beast god if she is not pure."
"I will remain pure," Kristin said. She was saving herself for after she got married to Hotohori and became his Empress. That was the way it should be. (everyone. fight the urge and be a virgin!)
"You're becoming a great Priestess, by the way," Naiidoska said.
"Why thank you," Kristin said.
"I can't imagine what Taiiutskun was thinking."
Kristin nodded her head.
"You may leave now," Naiidoska said. "I believe you have visitor."
Confused, Kristin left the shrine. She walked over to where her celestial warriors were sitting around, talking about their beloved cheez it supply being stolen right underneath their noses!
Hotohori stood up and hobbled over to Kristin, his side still heavily in pain. "I'm so sorry about this all!" he exclaimed, hugging her tight. "
"Don't worry," Tamahome said, punching his right fist into his left hand. "We'll get those cheez its back. and the holy shinzaho, of course. I don't think Nakago and friends know about this yet."
"You're right," Kristin said, "They don't. yet."
"Yet?" Nuriko asked.
"Didn't you see that Boboshi?" Kristin said. "They're spies. They'll know everything that goes around here."
Chichiri suddenly became tense, sensing out the room before him. "I feel a great present power coming towards us. I think. I think it's Nakago!"
"That guy?!" Tasuki shouted. "What's he doing back here already?!"
They all turned around, glancing down the long hall, expecting to see his figure approach them any second, now. Any second now.
"Um, I'm right here," said the low voice of the general from behind them. They all spun around quickly to see Nakago, standing before them. From around his blue cloak a little head poked out.
"I think this child belongs to you," he said, his face red. Amiboshi stood next to him, laughing. The little head poked out again, and stumble forward.
Kristin recognized him as --
"he's the REAL Chiriko," Amiboshi explained, trying not to laugh. Something obviously had happened, and Nakago was red enough to burst in embarassament.
"That's not funny," he said, his voice quite serious, as little Chiriko made his way to Kristin.
Everyone was silent. Nakago gave a * look * at everyone, and then, turned around and left.
After he was definitely out of the palace walls, everyone looked down at Chiriko.
"You're a celestial warrior?" Tamahome gawked.
"I heard something about a child genius in the city," Chichiri said. "Are you him?"
Chiriko nodded his head, and showed the little character of Suzaku on his left foot.
"Um, Chiriko?" Kristin asked. "What happened out there?"
The little warrior did not speak for a while. He stood quite still, very dazed and space out. Finally, he said in his little voice.
No one could look at Nakago the same after that.
* so what happened? Don't ask me. I'm just the author. Don't forget to keep on reviewing, whee!*
All looked up at the figure of Nakago, grabbing Amiboshi by the ear and dragging him out of the shrine, scolding him as though he were a mother scolding a son. It was Tamahome who finally spoke up.
"Wait a minute," Tamahome stammered. "Are you then. one of the Seiryu Seven?"
Nakago turned on him with a sly smile. The lack of cheez its was getting to his mind. "Hm," Nakago said. "Clever, aren't you?"
Everyone got to their feet, and Kristin and the Lone Wolf Warrior turned back into their human forms. "Lord Nakago!" Kristin exclaimed. She went up to his side. He seemed suddenly uncomfortable, until she gently asked, "My friend. your Priestess. how's Martha doing? Is she okay? I heard about the Tuba Invasion of Phil. It isn't serious, is it?"
Nakago dropped Amiboshi to his feet. "Serious?!" he said, anger flaring behind his eyes. Kristin took a step back. "Do you have any idea how serious it is to be deprived of Cheez its for so long?! People are dying in Kutou because of that meddle-some Tuba Master, and you're asking me whether this is serious?!"
"We were just wondering how are friend was doing!" Caitlin announced, bouncing over to Kristin's side.
Nakago growled. "She's fine." Then, a smile crossed his face. "But it looks as though you've missed your chance to summon the beast god Suzaku. How. unfortunate."
"Well," the Lone Wolf Warrior boomed out, "it looks as though both of you have lost the right to summon your beast gods."
"Nani?" Nakago asked. Hotohori turned to face the beaming Lone Wolf Warrior.
"Suzaku apparently has burned the scroll," the Lone Wolf Warrior said, "and one of the Seiryu is no longer on your side."
Nakago looked down at Amiboshi, who shook his head furiously, "No, no! I'm on your side, I swear! I don't want to be near these people any more. they scare me!"
"What's so scary about us?" Tasuki asked, showing off his fangs.
"I think you're the only part of us who is scary, actually," Mitsukake said. Tasuki rightfully gave him a black eye, which caused Caitlin to get mad at him for not being serious at a moment like this, and so swung her fan at him to give him a black eye. He ducked and she hit Chichiri who got mad and gave her a black eye. Nuriko got mad at Chichiri giving Caitlin a black eye, so he gave Chichiri a black eye. Tasuki laughed at all this, and they all gave him two black eyes, a bloody nose, and a bump on the head.
"You see what I mean?" Amiboshi said wearly.
Nakago growled. "Then it's that Wolfman, I presume."
Ashitare cowered a bit, but finally nodded his head, moving behind the Lone Wolf Warrior.
"You can not deny the true friendship and power of the Wolfmen," the Lone Wolf Warrior said. "Rather. you must taste our wrath for ruining my chances of destroying my foe, the one who has claimed MY Priestess. Hotohori, Emperor of Konan!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, "LONE WOLF WARRIOR!!" and turned into his wolfish self. Both he and Ashitare growled meancingly at Nakago.
"Nakago," Caitlin called from the back, where she, Tasuki, Mitsukake, Nuriko, and Chichiri were tied up in knots beating each other up. "Watch out!"
The Wolfmen made a wild jump at Nakago, and once again, everything was in slow motion. Hotohori brandished his sword, and Tamahome got ready to join the fight, when.
When Nakago did his little, "Hm," and simply blasted the Wolfmen away. They knocked their heads hard against the statue of Suzaku, and passed out.
Hotohori stopped, and Tamahome's eyes widened.
"Holy shit," he cursed under his breath.
Kristin backed up towards Tamahome and whispered in his ear, "I'd stay away from Nakago if I were you."
Everyone was looking at Nakago, even the little group that had started fighting. They watched as he grabbed Amiboshi by the ear again, and started his way out, when a voice called out to him.
"Lord Nakago! Lord Nakago!"
Kristin turned to see a Boboshi running towards them. Of course, how could she have forgotten Naiidoska's message? He had been stealing the cheez its this whole entire time!
The Boboshi ran up to Nakago, and took a long bow, before hastily saying, "I've transported the entire stock of cheez its of the Konan palace to Kutou. We may want to return at once before the Suzaku Seishi find out."
"You just told them so yourself," Nakago said, narrowing his eyes on Boboshi 2.
Boboshi sweat dropped, but got to his feet.
"You've stolen our cheez its?!" Tasuki and Tamahome cried at the same time.
Nakago gave a smirk, and then, he, Amiboshi, and Boboshi were gone. Just like that.
"I don't believe it!" Caitlin cried. "We've lost our cheez its!"
Just then, Katie stepped from the corner. Everyone narrowed their eyes on her.
"Sorry you guys!" Katie announced. She ran over to the Lone Wolf Warrior and Ashitare, and pulled out a wand.
"This isn't Harry Potter," Kristin said, her face growing red in anger.
"But I'm a Witch!" Katie said. "The Flute Witch!" The wand, indeed, was shaped like a flute. in fact, it was her flute, and she waved it over herself and the Wolfmen, and soon, they had disappeared.
"This is terrible!" Nuriko moaned. "We don't have our cheez its no more!"
"We must contact with Naiidoska at once!" Chichiri said. Everyone gathered round, and put their hands in prayer mode. Chichiri called out to Naiidoska, and soon, the two headlight-like eyes came into view.
"What are we to do, oh Great Naiidoska?" Kristin asked, dropping to her knees. "We've burned the scroll already. and now we've lost our entire supply of cheez its!"
"I warned you," Naiidoska said, his voice terrible low and grave. "I warned you, but did you listen to me? Hm! Well, I guess it looks as though I will have to turn you towards a different quest -- a quest for the holy shinzaho. You will find the first on in the North land of Genbu."
"This shinzaho will help us summon the beast god, won't it?" Nuriko asked.
"Indeed it will," Naiidoska said. "And then. you may wish for your cheez its back!"
Everyone looked relieved. But Kristin put on a serious face, and asked, "But this will be a long journey, no da. Can't you tell us more?"
"Nope," Naiidoska said. "Now, may the rest of you leave while I talk to Kristin-sama in private?"
Everyone left the room, and Kristin braced herself for Naiidoska's news.
"You realize you MUST remain a virgin," Naiidoska said. "The Priestess can not summon the beast god if she is not pure."
"I will remain pure," Kristin said. She was saving herself for after she got married to Hotohori and became his Empress. That was the way it should be. (everyone. fight the urge and be a virgin!)
"You're becoming a great Priestess, by the way," Naiidoska said.
"Why thank you," Kristin said.
"I can't imagine what Taiiutskun was thinking."
Kristin nodded her head.
"You may leave now," Naiidoska said. "I believe you have visitor."
Confused, Kristin left the shrine. She walked over to where her celestial warriors were sitting around, talking about their beloved cheez it supply being stolen right underneath their noses!
Hotohori stood up and hobbled over to Kristin, his side still heavily in pain. "I'm so sorry about this all!" he exclaimed, hugging her tight. "
"Don't worry," Tamahome said, punching his right fist into his left hand. "We'll get those cheez its back. and the holy shinzaho, of course. I don't think Nakago and friends know about this yet."
"You're right," Kristin said, "They don't. yet."
"Yet?" Nuriko asked.
"Didn't you see that Boboshi?" Kristin said. "They're spies. They'll know everything that goes around here."
Chichiri suddenly became tense, sensing out the room before him. "I feel a great present power coming towards us. I think. I think it's Nakago!"
"That guy?!" Tasuki shouted. "What's he doing back here already?!"
They all turned around, glancing down the long hall, expecting to see his figure approach them any second, now. Any second now.
"Um, I'm right here," said the low voice of the general from behind them. They all spun around quickly to see Nakago, standing before them. From around his blue cloak a little head poked out.
"I think this child belongs to you," he said, his face red. Amiboshi stood next to him, laughing. The little head poked out again, and stumble forward.
Kristin recognized him as --
"he's the REAL Chiriko," Amiboshi explained, trying not to laugh. Something obviously had happened, and Nakago was red enough to burst in embarassament.
"That's not funny," he said, his voice quite serious, as little Chiriko made his way to Kristin.
Everyone was silent. Nakago gave a * look * at everyone, and then, turned around and left.
After he was definitely out of the palace walls, everyone looked down at Chiriko.
"You're a celestial warrior?" Tamahome gawked.
"I heard something about a child genius in the city," Chichiri said. "Are you him?"
Chiriko nodded his head, and showed the little character of Suzaku on his left foot.
"Um, Chiriko?" Kristin asked. "What happened out there?"
The little warrior did not speak for a while. He stood quite still, very dazed and space out. Finally, he said in his little voice.
No one could look at Nakago the same after that.
* so what happened? Don't ask me. I'm just the author. Don't forget to keep on reviewing, whee!*