Disclaimer: You know what I'm gonna say, so do I even have to say it?
Fine. I don't own anything in this story that refers to anything/anyone in
FY. Is that good? Sheesh!!!
Authoress's note: Hi. I'm adding this chapter even though I only had ONE review. I'm very disappointed in you!!! You cheapskates, you read but you don't review! What cheapos! (Ok, so maybe I do that too. But it still doesn't make it right!) I'm only posting this because I want to. I expect more reviews this time! I won't be as soft as I am now! I want to thank the one person who reviewed my story. You know who you are!
Soi: Get on with the damn story! Liss: Fine! I'm going, I'm going! Soi: And you'd better put me in this one! Liss: I TOLD you, you're going in later! Soi: I'd better be! Liss: Hey watch it, Missy! As long as you live in MY BODY, you're going to follow MY RULES! Soi: (small voice) Yes, ma'am. Liss: Thank you! I know you are probably staring at the screen, grossed out about her living in my body, and it's a long story. E-mail me if you want to hear it. On with the goods!!!
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Shula sat in her room and hugged her knees. She couldn't believe what she had just said. How could she do this? She didn't know anything about the universe of the four gods, or make that five gods. But she remembered the look on Marbu's face. How could she not say yes? Marbu had introduced her to Baiko and Tikido's brother, Tashiro. Tikido and Tashiro were twins (which painfully reminded Shula of Lynne) and Shula thought they looked so alike, she could barely tell which one was which. But somehow she did know; a strange feeling came over her whenever she looked at Tikido. She had thought the feeling was just because he had saved her, but she was beginning to think otherwise. Baiko was a, well, she didn't know really what he was. He had studied with an oracle for many years, and he was very bright and bold. Shula thought that he would make a great friend, if she got to know him. She stared at the picture opposite of her. It showed a purple flame that surrounded a purple peacock. She guessed this was Zenyu. She dried her tears as she got ready for bed. Marbu had told her that she needed rest, for tomorrow, they were going to go looking for the next warrior. As she got under the covers, Shula thought about Tikido. There was something about him that she couldn't quite put her finger on. But she shook off the feeling and went to sleep.
Shula woke the next morning and got dressed. She wandered the halls after eating her breakfast which was in her room. She had just entered a hall when a voice rung out down the hall. "There you are, Shula-sama!" a young woman cried. She ran to Shula and bowed. Shula looked at the woman and recognized her from being one of the servants. The young lady led Shula down the hall. "I am Shu-Yan. I will be your head lady. Please get me if you need anything," the lady said cheerfully as she scurried into a room. Shula thanked the lady and looked around the room. She recognized it to be the throne room. She looked at the throne, and Marbu stood up. "Good morning, Shula. I hope you slept well?" Shula nodded her head. "Well then, allow me to inform you of your position and duties." He walked to a table nearby and picked up an old scroll. It seemed ancient, but Shula kicked herself mentally, saying, 'Duh! This is ancient China, after all!' "You are the priestess of Zenyu. You must find the 7 celestial warriors of Zenyu, and then you will be able to summon him. This scroll, The Universe of the Four Gods, was copied from the original, which resides in Hong-nan, the country of Suzaku. It will tell you how to retrieve your 7 celestial warriors," Marbu explained. Shula nodded her head. "We already have 4: Baiko Tikido, Tashiro, and myself. You must gather the 3 other warriors as quickly as possible, for the two great gods of the heavens (Suzaku and Seiryu) are in battle, and a war is starting. By summoning Zenyu, you will have helped to save millions of people from death. Zenyu will help Suzaku, and therefore, Suzaku will win the war, and Seiryu will be banished to the ends of time, and Suzaku will be the universe's rightful ruler!" Marbu cried, looking a bit eccentric. Shula stared at him. 'That's a lot to take in at one time! Jeese, does this guy know how to pressure you, or what?' Marbu seemed to have read the look on her face, and quickly said with a smile, "Sorry. I sometimes get a little carried away. Here, there's a clue in the scroll to find the next warrior. It is the character for great wisdom." He looked at his guards. "Round up all the scholars in the country."
"I am a scholar from the north (sniff). I am a smart person (sniff). Some people call me a bookworm (sniff) but I don't listen to them because I know that I'm smart (sniff). I am a very good listener." a little boy droned on and on. He was wearing horn-rimmed glasses and shorts. His white socks reached up to his knees. Every so often he would sniff to stop a gigantic booger from rolling down his face. When he finally couldn't sniff it up any longer, he wiped it off onto his hand. Marbu had been trying to motion to the guards to take this nerd away, but they were asleep from boredom. Finally they woke up and dragged out the geek. Marbu and Shula had been doing interviews all day long, and they could have been done a lot sooner, if the people who were being interviewed hadn't insisted on telling them what they could do. After awhile, Shula and Marbu got tired of trying to explain that they didn't need to do that, they just had to tell them if they had a sign on their bodies. They didn't bother to look at the next person in the room. "What can you do?" came a dull voice. The man looked up at the emperor and Shula and said simply, "I make fire." He held up a cigarette lighter and turned the flame on. "But we want to know if you're smart, not if you can do things," Shula said desperately. "I make fire," the man insisted. Shula dropped her head onto the table where she and Marbu sat, a sign that this wasn't the right guy. The guards dragged the man out, who was still screaming, "I make fire! I make fire!" Marbu didn't bother to cover up a yawn. Shula and Marbu stood up and were about to go to their rooms to take a nice hot bath when- "Are the interviews over already?" A little boy strode over to the tired people and looked at them brightly. "How smart are you?" Shula asked. She had an urge to kick this guy in the a$$ (and she could, thanks to all those years at karate), but thankfully, she was too tired to move. "I can do this," the boy said, and showed them his foot. On it was a character for wisdom. The two stared at this little boy, no more than 12, who was the next warrior. Then, Marbu suddenly regained his strength, and said to the stranger, "Congratulations. You are the 5th warrior of Zenyu. Please, sir, what is your name?" "Isoshi." "Well then, Isoshi, please retire in one of the rooms in the palace, and tomorrow, we will discuss your history." Isoshi bowed to Marbu, and the three shuffled off to their rooms. It was already 10:00. Man, time goes by fast when you're bored! Or maybe it's the opposite...no wait.maybe.
Liss: It's done! R&R! I decided to add some funny things to it. I know it didn't really fit with the story, but I don't give a d***. And if you don't read and review, I will personally hunt you down! You know I'll do it!!!
Authoress's note: Hi. I'm adding this chapter even though I only had ONE review. I'm very disappointed in you!!! You cheapskates, you read but you don't review! What cheapos! (Ok, so maybe I do that too. But it still doesn't make it right!) I'm only posting this because I want to. I expect more reviews this time! I won't be as soft as I am now! I want to thank the one person who reviewed my story. You know who you are!
Soi: Get on with the damn story! Liss: Fine! I'm going, I'm going! Soi: And you'd better put me in this one! Liss: I TOLD you, you're going in later! Soi: I'd better be! Liss: Hey watch it, Missy! As long as you live in MY BODY, you're going to follow MY RULES! Soi: (small voice) Yes, ma'am. Liss: Thank you! I know you are probably staring at the screen, grossed out about her living in my body, and it's a long story. E-mail me if you want to hear it. On with the goods!!!
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Shula sat in her room and hugged her knees. She couldn't believe what she had just said. How could she do this? She didn't know anything about the universe of the four gods, or make that five gods. But she remembered the look on Marbu's face. How could she not say yes? Marbu had introduced her to Baiko and Tikido's brother, Tashiro. Tikido and Tashiro were twins (which painfully reminded Shula of Lynne) and Shula thought they looked so alike, she could barely tell which one was which. But somehow she did know; a strange feeling came over her whenever she looked at Tikido. She had thought the feeling was just because he had saved her, but she was beginning to think otherwise. Baiko was a, well, she didn't know really what he was. He had studied with an oracle for many years, and he was very bright and bold. Shula thought that he would make a great friend, if she got to know him. She stared at the picture opposite of her. It showed a purple flame that surrounded a purple peacock. She guessed this was Zenyu. She dried her tears as she got ready for bed. Marbu had told her that she needed rest, for tomorrow, they were going to go looking for the next warrior. As she got under the covers, Shula thought about Tikido. There was something about him that she couldn't quite put her finger on. But she shook off the feeling and went to sleep.
Shula woke the next morning and got dressed. She wandered the halls after eating her breakfast which was in her room. She had just entered a hall when a voice rung out down the hall. "There you are, Shula-sama!" a young woman cried. She ran to Shula and bowed. Shula looked at the woman and recognized her from being one of the servants. The young lady led Shula down the hall. "I am Shu-Yan. I will be your head lady. Please get me if you need anything," the lady said cheerfully as she scurried into a room. Shula thanked the lady and looked around the room. She recognized it to be the throne room. She looked at the throne, and Marbu stood up. "Good morning, Shula. I hope you slept well?" Shula nodded her head. "Well then, allow me to inform you of your position and duties." He walked to a table nearby and picked up an old scroll. It seemed ancient, but Shula kicked herself mentally, saying, 'Duh! This is ancient China, after all!' "You are the priestess of Zenyu. You must find the 7 celestial warriors of Zenyu, and then you will be able to summon him. This scroll, The Universe of the Four Gods, was copied from the original, which resides in Hong-nan, the country of Suzaku. It will tell you how to retrieve your 7 celestial warriors," Marbu explained. Shula nodded her head. "We already have 4: Baiko Tikido, Tashiro, and myself. You must gather the 3 other warriors as quickly as possible, for the two great gods of the heavens (Suzaku and Seiryu) are in battle, and a war is starting. By summoning Zenyu, you will have helped to save millions of people from death. Zenyu will help Suzaku, and therefore, Suzaku will win the war, and Seiryu will be banished to the ends of time, and Suzaku will be the universe's rightful ruler!" Marbu cried, looking a bit eccentric. Shula stared at him. 'That's a lot to take in at one time! Jeese, does this guy know how to pressure you, or what?' Marbu seemed to have read the look on her face, and quickly said with a smile, "Sorry. I sometimes get a little carried away. Here, there's a clue in the scroll to find the next warrior. It is the character for great wisdom." He looked at his guards. "Round up all the scholars in the country."
"I am a scholar from the north (sniff). I am a smart person (sniff). Some people call me a bookworm (sniff) but I don't listen to them because I know that I'm smart (sniff). I am a very good listener." a little boy droned on and on. He was wearing horn-rimmed glasses and shorts. His white socks reached up to his knees. Every so often he would sniff to stop a gigantic booger from rolling down his face. When he finally couldn't sniff it up any longer, he wiped it off onto his hand. Marbu had been trying to motion to the guards to take this nerd away, but they were asleep from boredom. Finally they woke up and dragged out the geek. Marbu and Shula had been doing interviews all day long, and they could have been done a lot sooner, if the people who were being interviewed hadn't insisted on telling them what they could do. After awhile, Shula and Marbu got tired of trying to explain that they didn't need to do that, they just had to tell them if they had a sign on their bodies. They didn't bother to look at the next person in the room. "What can you do?" came a dull voice. The man looked up at the emperor and Shula and said simply, "I make fire." He held up a cigarette lighter and turned the flame on. "But we want to know if you're smart, not if you can do things," Shula said desperately. "I make fire," the man insisted. Shula dropped her head onto the table where she and Marbu sat, a sign that this wasn't the right guy. The guards dragged the man out, who was still screaming, "I make fire! I make fire!" Marbu didn't bother to cover up a yawn. Shula and Marbu stood up and were about to go to their rooms to take a nice hot bath when- "Are the interviews over already?" A little boy strode over to the tired people and looked at them brightly. "How smart are you?" Shula asked. She had an urge to kick this guy in the a$$ (and she could, thanks to all those years at karate), but thankfully, she was too tired to move. "I can do this," the boy said, and showed them his foot. On it was a character for wisdom. The two stared at this little boy, no more than 12, who was the next warrior. Then, Marbu suddenly regained his strength, and said to the stranger, "Congratulations. You are the 5th warrior of Zenyu. Please, sir, what is your name?" "Isoshi." "Well then, Isoshi, please retire in one of the rooms in the palace, and tomorrow, we will discuss your history." Isoshi bowed to Marbu, and the three shuffled off to their rooms. It was already 10:00. Man, time goes by fast when you're bored! Or maybe it's the opposite...no wait.maybe.
Liss: It's done! R&R! I decided to add some funny things to it. I know it didn't really fit with the story, but I don't give a d***. And if you don't read and review, I will personally hunt you down! You know I'll do it!!!
