The Never Aging Darkness
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: ::sighs:: Man this is getting old. Alright, I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. I never have and never will! Is that enough for you people?!?!?!
Chapter 3: Darkness
Everyone looked over at Chichiri, "Something wrong Chichiri?" he shook his head slowly. "No, I was just surprised that this evil force was coming from a village, let alone one so small no da." Everyone turned back to the mirror, "So you see, this darkness comes from that area. That is where you most go. Good luck Suzaku no and seishi of Suzaku." They left and headed west in the direction of the village. When it started to get really dark they stopped and Tasuki made a fire, "accidentally" hitting Nuriko for helping Kiki out the other day, he ended up KO'd for the rest of the night.
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The only two still up was Kiki and Chichiri. "You should go to bed no da. We have a long day ahead of us no da." Kiki looked over at him, "Shouldn't you go to bed too? Your apart of the "we" and "us" as well." He did not answer. "Is there something wrong Chichiri?" there was silence, all that was heard was the fire crackling and the snores of Tasuki. "Chichiri?" she walked over to him and sat down, "Com'on Chichiri, there's something bothering you. You can tell me, I won't laugh or anything. I promise." He looked over at her, "There is nothing wrong, you do not have to worry about me no da." He smiled to prove it and she smiled back, "Ok, if you say so. Goodnight Chichiri." she walked over to her bed and went to sleep. Chichiri didn't go to sleep until some hours later.
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The next morning they headed back out. They came across what was once a village but was now in ruins. "This darkness seems to destroy anything that isn't protected. Small villages like these don't stand a chance against the monsters that have emerged." Kiki looked over at Nuriko, "Then we'll have to get rid of quickly then won't we. That way no one else gets hurt and no more lives have to be taken." Nuriko nodded. "It seems that only the cities are managing to survive because they have walls and armies to protect their people." Kiki suddenly thought of something, "Hey, how long has it been since the darkness fell?" everyone blinked and Chiriko looked over from the horse he was on, "If my calculations are correct it's been well over 70 years." "Are you serious?!" "You've got to be kidding!" "Stop the horses!" the horses all stopped and Nuriko and Tasuki surrounded Chiriko. Kiki looked over at Chichiri and walked over to him, "Hi, hey is Chiriko really right?" Chichiri shrugged, "It's hard to tell no da. Knowing him though, he is probably correct no da." Kiki thought for a moment, "Then your bodies must've stopped aging along with everything else. Weird." Finally the yelling subsided and they continued.
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It did not seem long until it got very dark again. "Is it just me or is the "sun" setting faster as we get closer?" Kiki looked over at Nuriko, "I think your right, but how far away are we?" "We are still a good week's away no da." They both looked back at him, "Are you serious? Whoa." Kiki's horse stopped and she blinked, "Aya! I didn't mean that to you!!" the horse did not move. It got even darker, "Hey you guys we better stick close." Tasuki stated "Com'on, giddy up horse, move it!!" nothing happened. No one had actually noticed that her horse had stopped, it was so dark where it was difficult to see the horses head let alone anyone near you. Kiki looked around and could not see anyone or anything for that matter. Her horse snorted and stamped its hoofs. "Err, quit complaining you're the one who won't move! Now we stuck here. alone. with no one else." there were sounds from the bushes nearby "Eee! Something's in there. com'on horse, please move! I'll give you tons of carrots and all the good stuff!!" the sounds got louder and there was a loud roar. Kiki looked up and saw a pair of huge glowing eyes. The horse whined and started running off suddenly causing Kiki to fall off.
Kiki stood up and looked around, she couldn't see the eyes anymore and everything was dark and silent. She started walking was she felt was forward, trying to be as silent as possible. She was starting to become really scared, her kendo stick was on her horse so she had nothing to protect herself with. She stopped walking to see if she could identify anything near her. Not being able to she continued on until she felt the ground starting to slope down, she slowed down but slipped on something and felt herself falling. She could feel her body hit hard objects as she fell and felt them pierce her skin and clothing. Something hit her head hard and the last thing she remembered was landing on something soft and warm.
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"I'll see you tomorrow then?" Kiki turns around, "Yes, I'll wait for you, in our spot. I promise." A shadowed figure nods. Kiki turns back around and starts crossing a street. Bright lights shine in her face, "W- what." "Kiki! Watch out!" "Huh? Ahhh..."
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"Hori! No!" Kiki sat up quickly but her body shakes in pain and she falls back. "Kiki are you alright no da?" she opened her eyes again, "Chi- chichiri?" she slowly sat up, wincing at the pain and watches him kneel down next to her, "Lay down no da. Your badly injured no da." She didn't move and just stared at him, he sighed and lightly pushed her back down, meeting some resistance. "I'm serious no da. Your lucky I lost the others and was right below you no da. You could've been killed no da. What were doing all by yourself anyways no da?" "My horse wouldn't move." Chichiri blinked, "Are you serious no da?" Kiki sighed, "Yes, the stupid animal just stood there until this giant thing appeared and it ran off leaving me behind. I just walked forward and well slipped. Something hit my head and the last thing I remember was landing on something soft and warm."
"That wouldn't been me no da. I looked up and saw you falling no da. It was a really long fall no da." Kiki tried to sit up again and managed to without being in too much pain. "Thank you Chichiri." He nodded, "It is my duty as a Suzaku seishi to protect you no da. But I would have done it anyways no da." Kiki smiled, "You such a nice guy Chichiri, you know that right?" He smiled and stood up and walked over to a small table in a corner. Kiki just took notice to her surrounds, "Hey, Chichiri, where are we?" "In a guest house in a nearby village no da. The others will have to pass through here, it is the only way out of the forest trail we were taking no da. I just hope that they are ok no da."
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Back in the real world Miaka had taken hold of the book and was continuing the reading process. Tamahome and Niko had their chairs pushed a good deal away from Miaka incase she went ballistic again. Niko smiled at the last scene Miaka had described, "Aww, I think Kiki likes Chichiri." Tamahome and Miaka looked over at her. "What? Oh come on! It's obvious!" Miaka thought for a moment then nodded, "Yes, I suppose it is slightly obvious." Tamahome looked back and forth between, "Are you both Ok? How do you see it's obvious?" they both rounded on him, "Cause we're women too!!" Tamahome fell back in his chair. Miaka turned back to the book. "The other warriors were still struggling through the forest. The darkness was heavy and sounds were coming from all around them."
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"This place is creepy." Tasuki looked over at Nuriko, "Are ya 'fraid lil girl?" Tasuki's head was slammed into a nearby tree. "Come on you guys, quit fighting, we have to find Kiki and Chichiri." Chiriko stated. Nuriko nodded, "Yeah, but how did they get separated from us?" Tasuki joined back up with them, "I thought I heard Kiki yellin at 'er horse." Nuriko sighed, "Seems she has horse problems like you." Tasuki rounded on her, "Say what?! I do not have problems with horses!!" "Keep your voices down." The two stopped yelling and looked over at Mitsukake. "There are many monsters in here now and with the darkness this thick we can't see them so they probably can't see us. But if you two keep yelling and fooling around then they will hear us and we'll all be caught." The rest of the walk was silent. Finally they reached the village.
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"How did you get so far behind?" Nuriko asked. Kiki sighed, "My horse stopped moving." Nuriko started laughing, "Are you serious?" "Yes I'm serious, it wouldn't move!" "Like the time Tasuki angered his horse no da. It stopped moving no da." Tasuki rounded on all of them, "It wasn't my fault!!! So lay off!!!" Kiki and Nuriko pretended to gag, "Ahh, Tasuki your breath is horrible!" Kiki giggled, "Honestly, when did your brush last?" Tasuki turned red and took out his fan; they both went silent, "Just as I thought." he grinned and sat down in a corner watching them both as they started whispering amongst one another.
One by one they started falling asleep until no one else was awake. However, in the middle of the night Kiki woke up. Yawning she sat, wincing slightly, and looked out the window. She gasped at the sight and jumped up quickly. She walked outside and stared up at the moon, which was full and the color of blood. The black clouds that had covered the sky were gone and the red moon was the only thing in the sky. Everything seemed to glow under its light. Something in a bush nearby moved, Kiki turned and looked into it. Slowly kneeling down she picked up a stick that was by her feet.
She gripped it tightly ready to fight whatever it was if it decided to attack. Her heart was racing and her breath had quickened as the movement in the bushes became more rapid and violent. There was a loud roar from another direction and the movement stopped. Kiki turned around and saw a huge black mass approaching. Its shape reminded her of something, but she couldn't remember it right now. It roared again and as the moon's red light fell on it, its body took shape. "A dragon." the stick slipped from her hands and hit the soft ground. The dragon roared again just as the others ran outside.
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Rika - Yay! My third chapter is done and I have only gotten 1 review so far. Tasuki - ::snickers:: Doesn't that make you wonder? Rika - Wonder what? Tasuki - Why the hell you're still writing this stupid story? Rika - ::rounds up on Tasuki:: TASUKI!! Tasuki - Whoa! Huge Rika! Rika - Your so mean. ::poof sound and she vanishes::
Disclaimer: ::sighs:: Man this is getting old. Alright, I do not own Fushigi Yuugi. I never have and never will! Is that enough for you people?!?!?!
Chapter 3: Darkness
Everyone looked over at Chichiri, "Something wrong Chichiri?" he shook his head slowly. "No, I was just surprised that this evil force was coming from a village, let alone one so small no da." Everyone turned back to the mirror, "So you see, this darkness comes from that area. That is where you most go. Good luck Suzaku no and seishi of Suzaku." They left and headed west in the direction of the village. When it started to get really dark they stopped and Tasuki made a fire, "accidentally" hitting Nuriko for helping Kiki out the other day, he ended up KO'd for the rest of the night.
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The only two still up was Kiki and Chichiri. "You should go to bed no da. We have a long day ahead of us no da." Kiki looked over at him, "Shouldn't you go to bed too? Your apart of the "we" and "us" as well." He did not answer. "Is there something wrong Chichiri?" there was silence, all that was heard was the fire crackling and the snores of Tasuki. "Chichiri?" she walked over to him and sat down, "Com'on Chichiri, there's something bothering you. You can tell me, I won't laugh or anything. I promise." He looked over at her, "There is nothing wrong, you do not have to worry about me no da." He smiled to prove it and she smiled back, "Ok, if you say so. Goodnight Chichiri." she walked over to her bed and went to sleep. Chichiri didn't go to sleep until some hours later.
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The next morning they headed back out. They came across what was once a village but was now in ruins. "This darkness seems to destroy anything that isn't protected. Small villages like these don't stand a chance against the monsters that have emerged." Kiki looked over at Nuriko, "Then we'll have to get rid of quickly then won't we. That way no one else gets hurt and no more lives have to be taken." Nuriko nodded. "It seems that only the cities are managing to survive because they have walls and armies to protect their people." Kiki suddenly thought of something, "Hey, how long has it been since the darkness fell?" everyone blinked and Chiriko looked over from the horse he was on, "If my calculations are correct it's been well over 70 years." "Are you serious?!" "You've got to be kidding!" "Stop the horses!" the horses all stopped and Nuriko and Tasuki surrounded Chiriko. Kiki looked over at Chichiri and walked over to him, "Hi, hey is Chiriko really right?" Chichiri shrugged, "It's hard to tell no da. Knowing him though, he is probably correct no da." Kiki thought for a moment, "Then your bodies must've stopped aging along with everything else. Weird." Finally the yelling subsided and they continued.
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It did not seem long until it got very dark again. "Is it just me or is the "sun" setting faster as we get closer?" Kiki looked over at Nuriko, "I think your right, but how far away are we?" "We are still a good week's away no da." They both looked back at him, "Are you serious? Whoa." Kiki's horse stopped and she blinked, "Aya! I didn't mean that to you!!" the horse did not move. It got even darker, "Hey you guys we better stick close." Tasuki stated "Com'on, giddy up horse, move it!!" nothing happened. No one had actually noticed that her horse had stopped, it was so dark where it was difficult to see the horses head let alone anyone near you. Kiki looked around and could not see anyone or anything for that matter. Her horse snorted and stamped its hoofs. "Err, quit complaining you're the one who won't move! Now we stuck here. alone. with no one else." there were sounds from the bushes nearby "Eee! Something's in there. com'on horse, please move! I'll give you tons of carrots and all the good stuff!!" the sounds got louder and there was a loud roar. Kiki looked up and saw a pair of huge glowing eyes. The horse whined and started running off suddenly causing Kiki to fall off.
Kiki stood up and looked around, she couldn't see the eyes anymore and everything was dark and silent. She started walking was she felt was forward, trying to be as silent as possible. She was starting to become really scared, her kendo stick was on her horse so she had nothing to protect herself with. She stopped walking to see if she could identify anything near her. Not being able to she continued on until she felt the ground starting to slope down, she slowed down but slipped on something and felt herself falling. She could feel her body hit hard objects as she fell and felt them pierce her skin and clothing. Something hit her head hard and the last thing she remembered was landing on something soft and warm.
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"I'll see you tomorrow then?" Kiki turns around, "Yes, I'll wait for you, in our spot. I promise." A shadowed figure nods. Kiki turns back around and starts crossing a street. Bright lights shine in her face, "W- what." "Kiki! Watch out!" "Huh? Ahhh..."
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"Hori! No!" Kiki sat up quickly but her body shakes in pain and she falls back. "Kiki are you alright no da?" she opened her eyes again, "Chi- chichiri?" she slowly sat up, wincing at the pain and watches him kneel down next to her, "Lay down no da. Your badly injured no da." She didn't move and just stared at him, he sighed and lightly pushed her back down, meeting some resistance. "I'm serious no da. Your lucky I lost the others and was right below you no da. You could've been killed no da. What were doing all by yourself anyways no da?" "My horse wouldn't move." Chichiri blinked, "Are you serious no da?" Kiki sighed, "Yes, the stupid animal just stood there until this giant thing appeared and it ran off leaving me behind. I just walked forward and well slipped. Something hit my head and the last thing I remember was landing on something soft and warm."
"That wouldn't been me no da. I looked up and saw you falling no da. It was a really long fall no da." Kiki tried to sit up again and managed to without being in too much pain. "Thank you Chichiri." He nodded, "It is my duty as a Suzaku seishi to protect you no da. But I would have done it anyways no da." Kiki smiled, "You such a nice guy Chichiri, you know that right?" He smiled and stood up and walked over to a small table in a corner. Kiki just took notice to her surrounds, "Hey, Chichiri, where are we?" "In a guest house in a nearby village no da. The others will have to pass through here, it is the only way out of the forest trail we were taking no da. I just hope that they are ok no da."
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Back in the real world Miaka had taken hold of the book and was continuing the reading process. Tamahome and Niko had their chairs pushed a good deal away from Miaka incase she went ballistic again. Niko smiled at the last scene Miaka had described, "Aww, I think Kiki likes Chichiri." Tamahome and Miaka looked over at her. "What? Oh come on! It's obvious!" Miaka thought for a moment then nodded, "Yes, I suppose it is slightly obvious." Tamahome looked back and forth between, "Are you both Ok? How do you see it's obvious?" they both rounded on him, "Cause we're women too!!" Tamahome fell back in his chair. Miaka turned back to the book. "The other warriors were still struggling through the forest. The darkness was heavy and sounds were coming from all around them."
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"This place is creepy." Tasuki looked over at Nuriko, "Are ya 'fraid lil girl?" Tasuki's head was slammed into a nearby tree. "Come on you guys, quit fighting, we have to find Kiki and Chichiri." Chiriko stated. Nuriko nodded, "Yeah, but how did they get separated from us?" Tasuki joined back up with them, "I thought I heard Kiki yellin at 'er horse." Nuriko sighed, "Seems she has horse problems like you." Tasuki rounded on her, "Say what?! I do not have problems with horses!!" "Keep your voices down." The two stopped yelling and looked over at Mitsukake. "There are many monsters in here now and with the darkness this thick we can't see them so they probably can't see us. But if you two keep yelling and fooling around then they will hear us and we'll all be caught." The rest of the walk was silent. Finally they reached the village.
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"How did you get so far behind?" Nuriko asked. Kiki sighed, "My horse stopped moving." Nuriko started laughing, "Are you serious?" "Yes I'm serious, it wouldn't move!" "Like the time Tasuki angered his horse no da. It stopped moving no da." Tasuki rounded on all of them, "It wasn't my fault!!! So lay off!!!" Kiki and Nuriko pretended to gag, "Ahh, Tasuki your breath is horrible!" Kiki giggled, "Honestly, when did your brush last?" Tasuki turned red and took out his fan; they both went silent, "Just as I thought." he grinned and sat down in a corner watching them both as they started whispering amongst one another.
One by one they started falling asleep until no one else was awake. However, in the middle of the night Kiki woke up. Yawning she sat, wincing slightly, and looked out the window. She gasped at the sight and jumped up quickly. She walked outside and stared up at the moon, which was full and the color of blood. The black clouds that had covered the sky were gone and the red moon was the only thing in the sky. Everything seemed to glow under its light. Something in a bush nearby moved, Kiki turned and looked into it. Slowly kneeling down she picked up a stick that was by her feet.
She gripped it tightly ready to fight whatever it was if it decided to attack. Her heart was racing and her breath had quickened as the movement in the bushes became more rapid and violent. There was a loud roar from another direction and the movement stopped. Kiki turned around and saw a huge black mass approaching. Its shape reminded her of something, but she couldn't remember it right now. It roared again and as the moon's red light fell on it, its body took shape. "A dragon." the stick slipped from her hands and hit the soft ground. The dragon roared again just as the others ran outside.
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Rika - Yay! My third chapter is done and I have only gotten 1 review so far. Tasuki - ::snickers:: Doesn't that make you wonder? Rika - Wonder what? Tasuki - Why the hell you're still writing this stupid story? Rika - ::rounds up on Tasuki:: TASUKI!! Tasuki - Whoa! Huge Rika! Rika - Your so mean. ::poof sound and she vanishes::