Miaka: A Lost Soul
Chapter 5: New Truths, Old Lies
All characters, unless specified (Suki, Kaze), are copywrite Watase Yuu.
*Pre-chapter note* Yui stuff this chapter...sorry to those who wanted to find out what happened
between Tamahome/Miaka/Suki. More of that next chapter!
Location: Aoi (Blue) Mountains, Ancient China
Yui dashed, ducking as the long-blade raced towards her face. She rolled to the ground and
sprung back up. Growling, she took her wooden sword and attacked her apponent. He dodged
her attack and reached up, grabbing Yui's weapon, but Yui didn't let go of it. She threw him
offbalance and he fell to the ground.
"All right, I give," Kaze said, his chest heaving with air.
Yui smirked. "Of course you do. I always win." She laughed and helped him off of the grass. "Let's
go back to the mansion. Lord Ekoden said he wanted to see me after today's practice." Her smile
turned upside down, and she let her waste-length blond hair fall from its ponytail.
She did not like the "gracious" Lord Ekoden. Although he had taken her in when she was orphened
as a child, he had treated her like an animal, always ordering her around. She had a sort of
greatfulness towards him, but the only thing he had done when he found her all those years
ago, a hungry little girl with no memory of a past, was to have her train day and night to become
a warrior.
For some strange reason, fate had seemed to lead her to him. All her life, the only thing she knew
was that she was supposed to find four sacred stones that she didn't even have a clue about!
They could be pebbles in a river, and she wouldn't know the difference or why she had to find
them. One day she asked Lord Ekoden about the stones, and he told her that he didn't know
a thing about them, except that if she seemed sure they were part of her destiny and if she
found out herself what they were for, that he could hold them for her when she would find one.
Kaze looked over at Yui. "Are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine...why wouldn't I be?" she said in response.
"Well, it's just that you were lost in thought and you looked kind of sad."
"I said I'm fine!" she snapped, and ran towards the mansion, leaving Kaze wondering what was
really going on. He was an orphen, like Yui, and was found by Lord Ekoden right before she had
been found. Sometimes he was jealous of Yui, who always seemed to be in favor of their master.
He was bound to helping Yui train so she could find the Four Sacred Stones, and even though
Lord Ekoden pretended not to know what they were, he did.
Lord Ekoden had confided in Kaze about a year ago, telling him that he was Yui's uncle and
knew why she was to find the four stones. Supposedly Yui's parents had died when she was young
and he took her in. Right before then, he had seen a vision that Yui would come, bearing the
weight of the one who must find the stones in order to save their world. But of course, he had
told Kaze, Yui was not to know the reason she must find them, or else she would more than likely
be afraid and not want to have the world depend on her.
The only reason he knew was because it had been written since ancient times, after the Time
of the Four Gods, and being royalty he held magical powers that let him see into the future,
and foresaw what would happen if Yui could not find the stones. Therefore, he had said to Kaze,
Yui was to train and when she was ready, she would begin her journey to find them, and Kaze
was to be there every step of the way. It did not particularly bother him that he was almost
like a servent for her, and that was due to the fact that he had feelings for her, more than those
of a brother and sister.
As Kaze walked into the Aoi Mountain mansion, he had a gut fealing that Yui's time to save
the world had come.
______________________
Yui knocked on Lord Ekoden's door. The door opened, as if on its own, and she shakely walked
in. A servant came up behind her. "Please sit down," the shriveled old man said. "The Master
will see you in a moment."
She nodded her head. "Alright." She waited after the servent left for what seemed like hours.
She grew nervous as continuously a wooden clock creeked while its pendulum swung back and
forth. She had became mesmorized by the clock so much that when Lord Ekoden entered the
room, she didn't even notice.
A hand fell onto Yui's shoulder. She jumped out of the chair and, by habit, put up her guard
in self-defence. "Good, good," Lord Ekoden said, his blue eyes glistening. "It seems your training
is going well. You will need to be able to defend yourself like that for the task ahead of you."
Yui stood up normally. "What do you mean task?"
"The time has come and you have trained hard for this day. Your search for the Four Sacred
Stones is about to begin." He watched her face and saw her questioning reaction.
"Uh, I thought you didn't know anything about them."
"Well, I'm sorry, but I lied. You must know the truth." He went to his desk, his blond hair fluttering
slightly as he sat down.
Had he lied to her all these years, pretending he didn't know anything about her and the stones?
"The t-truth? What do you mean?"
"I fear this may come as a shock to you, but I know why you must find the stones." He could tell
that she was in shock by the look on her face. He proceded to tell her exactly what he had told
Kaze; that she was his niece and that she had to find the stones to save the world.
Yui became angry. "So you LIED to me all these years?!" she screamed, tears welling up. She willed
them to go away; she had to be strong. Suddenly it hit her exactly why she had been training,
and it wasn't just because he was supportive of her. It was because the world depended on her.
"Calm down now, Yui. I lied only to protect you until you were old enough and strong enough to
know. Our world's fate depends on you. Don't worry about Kaze, he already knows everything."
'So,' she thought, 'my faithful friend and partner kept this from me, too.'
Her master broke the silence again. "You will leave tomorrow at noon's light to search for the
first stone, in Mount Taikyoku. Sleep well; you'll need your strength. We will speak more in the
morning."
Yui agreed without hesistation and left the room quickly for fear of punching the man. She
went searching for Kaze to tell him about their journey, and to yell at him for knowing all along
who she was and her purpous.
____________________
After Yui stormed out of the room, he could not help but celebrate his good fortune. Nakago
smiled bemusedly. 'Everything is going according to plan,' he thought to himself. 'My dear Yui
thinks I'm her Uncle, and Kaze thinks I'm his Lord Ekoden. What fools.' He laughed out loud and
went over to his mirror, studying his reflection. 'Soon I will have the four stones, and my time to
rule in the other world will come. Now the fun begins.'
Chapter 5: New Truths, Old Lies
All characters, unless specified (Suki, Kaze), are copywrite Watase Yuu.
*Pre-chapter note* Yui stuff this chapter...sorry to those who wanted to find out what happened
between Tamahome/Miaka/Suki. More of that next chapter!
Location: Aoi (Blue) Mountains, Ancient China
Yui dashed, ducking as the long-blade raced towards her face. She rolled to the ground and
sprung back up. Growling, she took her wooden sword and attacked her apponent. He dodged
her attack and reached up, grabbing Yui's weapon, but Yui didn't let go of it. She threw him
offbalance and he fell to the ground.
"All right, I give," Kaze said, his chest heaving with air.
Yui smirked. "Of course you do. I always win." She laughed and helped him off of the grass. "Let's
go back to the mansion. Lord Ekoden said he wanted to see me after today's practice." Her smile
turned upside down, and she let her waste-length blond hair fall from its ponytail.
She did not like the "gracious" Lord Ekoden. Although he had taken her in when she was orphened
as a child, he had treated her like an animal, always ordering her around. She had a sort of
greatfulness towards him, but the only thing he had done when he found her all those years
ago, a hungry little girl with no memory of a past, was to have her train day and night to become
a warrior.
For some strange reason, fate had seemed to lead her to him. All her life, the only thing she knew
was that she was supposed to find four sacred stones that she didn't even have a clue about!
They could be pebbles in a river, and she wouldn't know the difference or why she had to find
them. One day she asked Lord Ekoden about the stones, and he told her that he didn't know
a thing about them, except that if she seemed sure they were part of her destiny and if she
found out herself what they were for, that he could hold them for her when she would find one.
Kaze looked over at Yui. "Are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine...why wouldn't I be?" she said in response.
"Well, it's just that you were lost in thought and you looked kind of sad."
"I said I'm fine!" she snapped, and ran towards the mansion, leaving Kaze wondering what was
really going on. He was an orphen, like Yui, and was found by Lord Ekoden right before she had
been found. Sometimes he was jealous of Yui, who always seemed to be in favor of their master.
He was bound to helping Yui train so she could find the Four Sacred Stones, and even though
Lord Ekoden pretended not to know what they were, he did.
Lord Ekoden had confided in Kaze about a year ago, telling him that he was Yui's uncle and
knew why she was to find the four stones. Supposedly Yui's parents had died when she was young
and he took her in. Right before then, he had seen a vision that Yui would come, bearing the
weight of the one who must find the stones in order to save their world. But of course, he had
told Kaze, Yui was not to know the reason she must find them, or else she would more than likely
be afraid and not want to have the world depend on her.
The only reason he knew was because it had been written since ancient times, after the Time
of the Four Gods, and being royalty he held magical powers that let him see into the future,
and foresaw what would happen if Yui could not find the stones. Therefore, he had said to Kaze,
Yui was to train and when she was ready, she would begin her journey to find them, and Kaze
was to be there every step of the way. It did not particularly bother him that he was almost
like a servent for her, and that was due to the fact that he had feelings for her, more than those
of a brother and sister.
As Kaze walked into the Aoi Mountain mansion, he had a gut fealing that Yui's time to save
the world had come.
______________________
Yui knocked on Lord Ekoden's door. The door opened, as if on its own, and she shakely walked
in. A servant came up behind her. "Please sit down," the shriveled old man said. "The Master
will see you in a moment."
She nodded her head. "Alright." She waited after the servent left for what seemed like hours.
She grew nervous as continuously a wooden clock creeked while its pendulum swung back and
forth. She had became mesmorized by the clock so much that when Lord Ekoden entered the
room, she didn't even notice.
A hand fell onto Yui's shoulder. She jumped out of the chair and, by habit, put up her guard
in self-defence. "Good, good," Lord Ekoden said, his blue eyes glistening. "It seems your training
is going well. You will need to be able to defend yourself like that for the task ahead of you."
Yui stood up normally. "What do you mean task?"
"The time has come and you have trained hard for this day. Your search for the Four Sacred
Stones is about to begin." He watched her face and saw her questioning reaction.
"Uh, I thought you didn't know anything about them."
"Well, I'm sorry, but I lied. You must know the truth." He went to his desk, his blond hair fluttering
slightly as he sat down.
Had he lied to her all these years, pretending he didn't know anything about her and the stones?
"The t-truth? What do you mean?"
"I fear this may come as a shock to you, but I know why you must find the stones." He could tell
that she was in shock by the look on her face. He proceded to tell her exactly what he had told
Kaze; that she was his niece and that she had to find the stones to save the world.
Yui became angry. "So you LIED to me all these years?!" she screamed, tears welling up. She willed
them to go away; she had to be strong. Suddenly it hit her exactly why she had been training,
and it wasn't just because he was supportive of her. It was because the world depended on her.
"Calm down now, Yui. I lied only to protect you until you were old enough and strong enough to
know. Our world's fate depends on you. Don't worry about Kaze, he already knows everything."
'So,' she thought, 'my faithful friend and partner kept this from me, too.'
Her master broke the silence again. "You will leave tomorrow at noon's light to search for the
first stone, in Mount Taikyoku. Sleep well; you'll need your strength. We will speak more in the
morning."
Yui agreed without hesistation and left the room quickly for fear of punching the man. She
went searching for Kaze to tell him about their journey, and to yell at him for knowing all along
who she was and her purpous.
____________________
After Yui stormed out of the room, he could not help but celebrate his good fortune. Nakago
smiled bemusedly. 'Everything is going according to plan,' he thought to himself. 'My dear Yui
thinks I'm her Uncle, and Kaze thinks I'm his Lord Ekoden. What fools.' He laughed out loud and
went over to his mirror, studying his reflection. 'Soon I will have the four stones, and my time to
rule in the other world will come. Now the fun begins.'