Chapter 53
Martha stood in the shrine of Seiryu, and put her hands together as if in prayer. She called out loud, "Kai-jun", and a great light came down upon her. All her Seishi watched, waiting for what her second wish was going to be. Was she going to wish for eternal life with her beloved Nakago, or for something less self-ish, like peace on earth?
"I wish . . . " her mouth uttered, and everyone held their breaths. Her first wish had involved the Emperor beating her nearly to death for kicking him off the throne. What was she going to wish for next?
"I wish that everyone one of my Seishi be granted one wish," she finally said. Everyone smiled. How generous!
A great voice came from the sky, opening the mouth of the statue of Seiryu, so that it spoke. "Then, whenever the Seishi of Seiryu want their wishes granted, all they have to do is say Kai-jun, and their wish will be granted by me."
Everyone was whispering among themselves now, except for Nakago, who was sulking in the back. Martha turned and looked at him, feeling the same blush come upon her cheeks as she felt when the Sieshi had found the two in bed earlier that day.
"I promised you my last wish," Martha said. "Go ahead and give it to me, and I'll grant it for you."
Everyone became silent, wanting to hear what Nakago wanted to wish for. World domination? Most likely.
But, Nakago shook his head. "No. I'll take the one wish you gave us. Use it yourself." He seemed rather upset.
"Is something bothering you?" Martha asked, looking concerned.
"Hmph," Nakago said, shaking his head no.
"Well then, i would like to make my last wish," Martha said, "Kai- jun!"
"Haven't left yet," Seiryu answered.
"I wish my last wish . . . that Kristin, Priestess of Suzaku may be able to summon Suzaku and have her wishes granted."
"As you wish," Seiryu replied, and he bagan to vanish from sight. A great big blob of blue light began to devour Martha, and she held on strong, determined to survive the strange coupling of the beast god.
"Goodbye, Nakago," Martha said, feeling tears come to her eyes. Nakago just stood there, dumbfounded. He watched as the light vanished, and Martha was no longer standing before them.
"Where did she go?" Amiboshi asked.
"Back to her own world," Nakago said, his voice low and sad. "Just as the legend says it. After summoning the beast god, she returns to her world, never to return again."
"So that's why you slept with her," Tomo said. Soi whacked him upside the head.
"And since you didn't notice," she said, "You got your self engaged to Kailein, and now she's gone, too!"
The Seishi looked around, stunned. Incredible enough, Makiko and Kailein had vanished as well.
Meanwhile, back in Konan, Kristin was sitting at the head of a long table in the throne room, hearing delightful news from Boboshi 2 (who has a crush on her) that Martha was all well, and that she was summoning Seiryu just as they were speaking.
"That's so sad," Caitlin said, "she'll be gone, then, won't she? Once the Priestess summons the beast gone, she's taken back to her own world."
"That's right," Kristin said, crest-fallen. How could have she been so stupid? Of course, she'd never stay with Hotohori. But, she was going to try and wish her way out of it. She could not give up. She could not leave Hotohori behind, the one man she truly loved and cared for.
"Likely for me, I'm not a Priestess," Caitlin said. "I'll promise to visit you back home, though, Kristin. Promise."
"Caitlin, if you think -"
Suddenly, there was a great burst of red light, and Kristin heard Martha's voice echoing over from above:
"I wish my last wish : that Kristin, Priestess of Suzaku, may be able to summon Suzaku, and have her wishes granted."
"Martha!" Kristin cried. "I don't believe it! She'd actually do that for me?"
Suddenly, the great blast of red light cleared the table, and all the Suzaku Seishi jumped to their feet, in awe at the sudden light.
"What the hell is going on?!" Tasuki cried. "It's not that Wolf Lone Warrior again, is it?"
"I am the god Suzaku," a voice said, and a phoenix came down from teh sky, and transformed into human form before Kristin. "Do you couple with me to have your wishes granted, Priestess of Suzaku?"
"yes, I do," Kristin said.
"Be strong, Kristin-sama," Hotohori said, standing behind her.
"Then say the magic words of Kai-jun, and you will have your three wishes granted," Suzaku said, as he poured himself into Kristin's body, coupling with her. She bit her tongue, and soon, fell to her feet, as the red light diminished it.
"This is it," she said, trembling from the awesome force of the god entering her body. "It's time i make those wishes."
"But you're still weak!" Hotohori cried.
"But, I can't keep Martha waiting!" Kristin said. "I have to at least see her and tell her what's happened. I'm determined to stay here with you, Hotohori, and to serve as your Empress!"
"Please, have your rest first," Hotohori said.
"No!" Kristin said. "The longer the beast god stays in my body the better a hold it will get on me. I am at my strongest now, aren't I Chichiri?"
"Kristin's right, no da," Chichiri spoke up.
Kristin got to her feet, and cried out, "Kai-jun!"
A great red light filled the room, and Kristin thought to herself, "I just want to get this over with."
"I wish . . . " she began. "I wish for Kutou to find a suitable line of Emperor's so that they may never again attack Konan or any other land about them."
"It is done, then," Suzaku said.
"Wise choice," Chiriko said.
"I wish that all my Seishi be granted one wish," Kristin said.
"Then, i bestow the power of Kai-jun on each of the warriors of Suzaku," Suzaku said.
Kristin felt sudden pain gnaw at her from the inside. Bitting her lip against it, and shutting her eyes tight, she cried out, "And I wish that by anymeans I may stay here in Konan as the new Empress!"
"I'm afraid i can't grant you that wish," Suzaku said.
"Why not?!" Kristin cried. "I've tried so much to summon you just so that i could stay here with my beloved. Doesn't love conquer all?"
"Not in this case," Suzaku said. "I'm sorry, Kristin, Priestess of Suzaku. But that wish of yours may not be granted. Do you have another?"
Kristin slumped to her knees. What else could she wish for? All she wanted was to be by the side of her beloved Hotohori, and now this Suzaku god was denying the one wish that meant the most to her.
Then, Kristin looked up, her mind decided. "Then take me home," she said, "and allow me this wish: that i may some day be united with my beloved, whether in this world or ours. That is my wish."
"Then it is done!" Suzaku cried, and a great red light swallowed up Kristin.
"Kristin-sama!" Hotohori cried, but Tasuki held him back.
"You can't, your mjesty!"
"Kristin!" the Emperor cried, and it was the last thing Kristin heard before she fainted in the red glowing light surrounding her.
Martha stood in the shrine of Seiryu, and put her hands together as if in prayer. She called out loud, "Kai-jun", and a great light came down upon her. All her Seishi watched, waiting for what her second wish was going to be. Was she going to wish for eternal life with her beloved Nakago, or for something less self-ish, like peace on earth?
"I wish . . . " her mouth uttered, and everyone held their breaths. Her first wish had involved the Emperor beating her nearly to death for kicking him off the throne. What was she going to wish for next?
"I wish that everyone one of my Seishi be granted one wish," she finally said. Everyone smiled. How generous!
A great voice came from the sky, opening the mouth of the statue of Seiryu, so that it spoke. "Then, whenever the Seishi of Seiryu want their wishes granted, all they have to do is say Kai-jun, and their wish will be granted by me."
Everyone was whispering among themselves now, except for Nakago, who was sulking in the back. Martha turned and looked at him, feeling the same blush come upon her cheeks as she felt when the Sieshi had found the two in bed earlier that day.
"I promised you my last wish," Martha said. "Go ahead and give it to me, and I'll grant it for you."
Everyone became silent, wanting to hear what Nakago wanted to wish for. World domination? Most likely.
But, Nakago shook his head. "No. I'll take the one wish you gave us. Use it yourself." He seemed rather upset.
"Is something bothering you?" Martha asked, looking concerned.
"Hmph," Nakago said, shaking his head no.
"Well then, i would like to make my last wish," Martha said, "Kai- jun!"
"Haven't left yet," Seiryu answered.
"I wish my last wish . . . that Kristin, Priestess of Suzaku may be able to summon Suzaku and have her wishes granted."
"As you wish," Seiryu replied, and he bagan to vanish from sight. A great big blob of blue light began to devour Martha, and she held on strong, determined to survive the strange coupling of the beast god.
"Goodbye, Nakago," Martha said, feeling tears come to her eyes. Nakago just stood there, dumbfounded. He watched as the light vanished, and Martha was no longer standing before them.
"Where did she go?" Amiboshi asked.
"Back to her own world," Nakago said, his voice low and sad. "Just as the legend says it. After summoning the beast god, she returns to her world, never to return again."
"So that's why you slept with her," Tomo said. Soi whacked him upside the head.
"And since you didn't notice," she said, "You got your self engaged to Kailein, and now she's gone, too!"
The Seishi looked around, stunned. Incredible enough, Makiko and Kailein had vanished as well.
Meanwhile, back in Konan, Kristin was sitting at the head of a long table in the throne room, hearing delightful news from Boboshi 2 (who has a crush on her) that Martha was all well, and that she was summoning Seiryu just as they were speaking.
"That's so sad," Caitlin said, "she'll be gone, then, won't she? Once the Priestess summons the beast gone, she's taken back to her own world."
"That's right," Kristin said, crest-fallen. How could have she been so stupid? Of course, she'd never stay with Hotohori. But, she was going to try and wish her way out of it. She could not give up. She could not leave Hotohori behind, the one man she truly loved and cared for.
"Likely for me, I'm not a Priestess," Caitlin said. "I'll promise to visit you back home, though, Kristin. Promise."
"Caitlin, if you think -"
Suddenly, there was a great burst of red light, and Kristin heard Martha's voice echoing over from above:
"I wish my last wish : that Kristin, Priestess of Suzaku, may be able to summon Suzaku, and have her wishes granted."
"Martha!" Kristin cried. "I don't believe it! She'd actually do that for me?"
Suddenly, the great blast of red light cleared the table, and all the Suzaku Seishi jumped to their feet, in awe at the sudden light.
"What the hell is going on?!" Tasuki cried. "It's not that Wolf Lone Warrior again, is it?"
"I am the god Suzaku," a voice said, and a phoenix came down from teh sky, and transformed into human form before Kristin. "Do you couple with me to have your wishes granted, Priestess of Suzaku?"
"yes, I do," Kristin said.
"Be strong, Kristin-sama," Hotohori said, standing behind her.
"Then say the magic words of Kai-jun, and you will have your three wishes granted," Suzaku said, as he poured himself into Kristin's body, coupling with her. She bit her tongue, and soon, fell to her feet, as the red light diminished it.
"This is it," she said, trembling from the awesome force of the god entering her body. "It's time i make those wishes."
"But you're still weak!" Hotohori cried.
"But, I can't keep Martha waiting!" Kristin said. "I have to at least see her and tell her what's happened. I'm determined to stay here with you, Hotohori, and to serve as your Empress!"
"Please, have your rest first," Hotohori said.
"No!" Kristin said. "The longer the beast god stays in my body the better a hold it will get on me. I am at my strongest now, aren't I Chichiri?"
"Kristin's right, no da," Chichiri spoke up.
Kristin got to her feet, and cried out, "Kai-jun!"
A great red light filled the room, and Kristin thought to herself, "I just want to get this over with."
"I wish . . . " she began. "I wish for Kutou to find a suitable line of Emperor's so that they may never again attack Konan or any other land about them."
"It is done, then," Suzaku said.
"Wise choice," Chiriko said.
"I wish that all my Seishi be granted one wish," Kristin said.
"Then, i bestow the power of Kai-jun on each of the warriors of Suzaku," Suzaku said.
Kristin felt sudden pain gnaw at her from the inside. Bitting her lip against it, and shutting her eyes tight, she cried out, "And I wish that by anymeans I may stay here in Konan as the new Empress!"
"I'm afraid i can't grant you that wish," Suzaku said.
"Why not?!" Kristin cried. "I've tried so much to summon you just so that i could stay here with my beloved. Doesn't love conquer all?"
"Not in this case," Suzaku said. "I'm sorry, Kristin, Priestess of Suzaku. But that wish of yours may not be granted. Do you have another?"
Kristin slumped to her knees. What else could she wish for? All she wanted was to be by the side of her beloved Hotohori, and now this Suzaku god was denying the one wish that meant the most to her.
Then, Kristin looked up, her mind decided. "Then take me home," she said, "and allow me this wish: that i may some day be united with my beloved, whether in this world or ours. That is my wish."
"Then it is done!" Suzaku cried, and a great red light swallowed up Kristin.
"Kristin-sama!" Hotohori cried, but Tasuki held him back.
"You can't, your mjesty!"
"Kristin!" the Emperor cried, and it was the last thing Kristin heard before she fainted in the red glowing light surrounding her.