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A/N: OK, fifth chap for this story too! YAY!
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Chapter 5: Nayami's Past
Fuwa sat between Goku and Gojyo, five cards in his hand. He felt confident with his Ace of spades, King of Spades, Queen of spades, Jack of spades, and 10 of spades. His very life was on the line and there was no way he would give it up. But in the last few games he knew Gojyo cheated and would wind up winning.
If the water sprite got a royal flush then the two would have a tie and have to play each other and he highly doubted he could get another royal flush. Goku drew a card and smiled.
"HA!" he laid down his hand. "Read 'em and weep! Straight flush!"
"Oh, my. Oh, my. What ever will I do?" Gojyo said. Fuwa could tell that his hand was higher than Goku's. He prayed that it wasn't a royal flush. The half breed laid down his hand. "Four of a kind."
"NO~!" Goku cried.
Fuwa smiled, but quickly made it appear as though he was upset when the two looked at him.
"Well?" Gojyo taunted. "Show us your hand, oh great one."
Fuwa groaned. "Very well," he said. The two were a bit freaked out when he slammed his hand down on the table. "ROYAL FLUSH!!!!!" he shouted.
"WHAT?!" Goku shouted.
"NO WAY!" Gojyo said.
"Ah, finally!" Fuwa picked up a big plate of.....meat buns? "I thought I was gonna starve to death!" he began munching down on them.
"NO~!!!!!!!! I WON'T LET YOU!" Goku tried to snatch the plate but Fuwa pulled it away.
"Back off! I won!"
"Yeah, by cheating!" Gojyo stood. "Give 'em here!" he too tried to grab the plate.
"GET AWAY!" Fuwa cried as he tried to protect his beloved meat buns.
Sanzo and Hakkai sat in the front of the jeep, listening to the three. Sanzo was beginning to get a bit aggravated buy Hakkai seemed to be enjoying himself.
"Tell me again why I agreed to bring him along," Sanzo said looking over to Hakkai.
"Well, after you guys calmed down and agreed not to kill him, we all ate, then he played cards with Gojyo, then we said we're going to leave, then he offered to come along, then I told you that his power would probably come in handy, then you agreed, and that's why he's here," Hakkai finished.
The bickering in the back continued and a vein throbbed on Sanzo's forehead.
"I should've never agreed to let them bring that mini table. It only makes them easier for them to play poker."
"Mmm-hm," Hakkai nodded. "Because we all know the more poker they play the more fighting they get into."
Sanzo closed his eyes and leaned back in his seat. "Ain't that the truth."
The three continued bickering in the back.....
.....
WHACK WHACK WHACK
~*~
"Oh, poo. I was hoping it'd be more fun than that," Nayami splashed the image of the five and walked over to the door. She paused in front of Kanzeon and looked up at the Goddess.
"You raised my son well," she said, smirking. "Hard to kill.....just like me, huh Kanzeon?"
She continued walking to the two giant doors and opened them wide.
"Where are you going, milady?" A man asked. He was masked by the shadows but Nayami found him anyway. "Away to have a little talk. I'll be back in a while," with that she vanished.
~*~
The group had stopped near a cave at the base of the mountains. It was late and anymore 'quality time' in the car as Fuwa put it, and they'd of probably killed each other. Or be killed by Sanzo.
"There we go," Hakkai said as he lit a fire. Goku was munching down on the meat buns he had succeed in stealing from Fuwa and keeping away from Gojyo, Gojyo was drinking beer and playing cards, Fuwa was playing cards with Gojyo, and Sanzo was sitting near the entrance to the cave, smoking.
Hakkai settled himself next to Gojyo as he watched him and Fuwa play cards.
-Ping-
Sanzo stiffened. Hakkai noticed and looked over at the monk. "Sanzo?"
The monk stood and everyone looked at him now. "What's wrong?" Goku asked.
"I'm going for a walk," he said, exiting the cave.
"Why?" Gojyo pressed. Sanzo stopped and turned to the water sprite.
"There's a demon nearby," he said.
"Is it strong?" Goku asked, standing.
"No, it's weak. And right now it's probably the best way for me to express my irritation without killing either of you. I'll be back in a bit," he continued walking until he disappeared out of sight.
~*~
Sanzo found himself standing near a lake, when he felt another presence. He growled.
"You can come out any time you want, hag. I already know you're here."
A few seconds of silence past before he heard a sinister laugh.
"As you wish," black mist danced about him, then gathered in a cloud. It disappeared to reveal the Goddess of Rage.
"Hello again, Konzen," she said. The monk growled.
"Firstly, don't 'Hello' me, and second my name is Genjo Sanzo, got it?"
"So you think," she said with an icy smile.
"What's that supposed to mean? What do you want?"
"Well, its night time in case you haven't noticed, and I felt the need to tell you a bed time story," Sanzo didn't like her reply, but wandered what she was planning on telling him.
"And what would that be?"
"Your past, son......and mine."
"What makes you think I care?"
"Oh, you're tough," she vanished and the next thing the monk knew she was standing behind him. "But I think you do care, Konzen Douji, Genjo Sanzo,.....or should I say Keiji Ikari?" Sanzo found a shooting pain in his chest and head at the sound of the name. His eyes went blank and he began to fall backwards until the black mist held him up.
"Now pay close attention. I'm going to take you back into a time you don't remember," Nayami circled him, then placed her hands over his eyes, and closed her own.
~*~
Sanzo opened his eyes to find himself staring into black nothingness. He looked down at himself to find out his black sleeves and everything else he wore that was black he couldn't see. The strange being that what wasn't black was glowing.
"Where am I?"
"You like it?" Sanzo turned around to see Nayami standing there.
"Where are we?" he demanded. Nayami smiled.
"Why my dear boy, this is simply where I've spent the last 1,000 years of my life. I would ask you if you like my decorating, but there isn't much to do," she said gazing around at the empty space.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"Why, for you bed time story, of course," Nayami suddenly disappeared and Sanzo darted his eyes around for any trace of where she was. He found none.
He took a step and created a ripple in which the scene changed from black to Heaven and Sanzo found himself now gazing over a field of red flowers. He then heard dribbling and looked across the field to a bridge. A red ball rolled across and was about to fall in the water before to small hands gripped it.
Sanzo looked at the owner of the hands and caught his breath. It was.....him. As a boy.
"Careful Keiji!" the boy glanced to his left which was Sanzo' right. This time the monk was shocked.
Nayami.
Nayami stood there, her face portraying a pretty smile, something Sanzo had yet to see. Her clothes were different as well. They weren't black, but white and instead of sleeves had a white cape that covered her arms.
"Yes mama?" the young Sanzo asked. That was it.
"What kind of sick illusion is this?" he shouted. No answer came. "I know you can here me, Nayami!"
"Quiet, boy. This is no illusion," Sanzo looked back at himself and Nayami, who were now tossing the ball back and forth, laughing.
"Yes," Nayami said.
"'Yes', what?" Sanzo asked.
"Yes is the answer to your question."
Sanzo looked back at the scene.
"This is-," Nayami caught the ball and began running away with it. Keiji took after, shouting and laughing. Then a man picked up the boy and Keiji looked back and gave a big smile. "FATHER!"
"-the past."
The ripple came again and again the scene changed. This time it was not a happy memory.
A dead body was spread across the ground, his blood covering the floor.
"No!" Sanzo looked over to see who had just screamed and he found Nayami, kneeling, her head low, crying.
"Silence!" Sanzo looked back up at a man in fancy robes. The Jade Emporer. "I shall not have this monster's death be grieved over! It was his choice to betray me and he paid the price. If you choose to side with this traitor then you may join him in the afterlife!" Nayami stopped crying
And she stood
And spoke.
"Monster.....traitor," she repeated, her voice practically a whisper. "How dare you." her voice became louder. "HOW DARE YOU!" she lashed out.
Ripple.
A small crowd of Gods and Goddesses stood across from the Jade Emporer, who sat in his chair, tapping his finger. Before held in the clothes she wears today was the Goddess of Rage. Nayami stood held by two guards, with the icy grin she held presently, gazing up at the Jade Emporer.
"I had a feeling this would happen eventually. You and you're husband were both traitors after all."
"Traitors to whom?" Nayami shot back at him. "As far as I can remember, we were never on your side," one of the guards twisted her arms and she visibly flinched.
"As punishment for your actions you are forth wit banned into eternal prisonment in the black abyss. You're prison will be contained on earth and all entrance shall be banned. You shall die and be forgotten you scourge of Heaven."
Nayami glanced back at the crowd behind her and Sanzo's eye caught what the Goddess was looking at. Him. The young Sanzo, or Keiji, huddled closely into the arms that were holding him. Sanzo then noticed who was holding him; it was Kanzeon. She wrapped her arms tighter around the boy and Nayami looked none too pleased.
"Indeed I am. But before I go, I have a question. Did you mean my definition of Heaven? Because if you do, Heaven is defined as 'Jade Emporer'."
The Emporer frowned in disgust. He then waved his hand and the two men and Nayami vanished.
Keiji stared at the empty space, then began to sob.
"Keiji Ikari," Keiji looked up at the Emporer who gazed down at him. "You shall now go with Kanzeon Bosatsu, Goddess of Mercy. Kanzeon Bosatsu!"
Kanzeon stood and a small glowing ball appeared in her hands
"You shall employ a seal that seals his memories. It shall be a name seal," Kanzeon nodded and knelt down, facing Keiji, who was extremely shaken and frightened. She took the ball in two fingers and placed it on his forehead. "Konzen. Konzen Douji," she kissed the ball and a golden light engulfed Keiji.
A few minutes passed and the light finally dimmed. Konzen opened his eyes and looked around, confused. "Aunt Kanzeon, what are we doing here?" he asked.
Seeing the seal successful, the other Gods and Goddesses turned left. Only Konzen and Kanzeon were left.
"Do you- know your name?" Kanzeon asked the boy. He nodded.
"Sure I do. It's Konzen Douji. Why do you ask?" Kanzeon shook her head.
"Forget it. It's all in the past," she took his hand and the two left the palace.
"You know what Aunt Kanzeon? I think your age is starting to affect your memory."
"Gee, thanks a lot. I wonder if Nayami would think that as well."
"Who's Nayami?"
".....she's no one, kid. But she used to be a great person."
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End of chapter 5! Thank you for those who've reviewed! Hope you like this chapter as well! By the way, in case I have to, I made up Sanzo's 'real, real name'. So don't get confused, m'kay? Please R&R!
A/N: OK, fifth chap for this story too! YAY!
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Please, no flames
Chapter 5: Nayami's Past
Fuwa sat between Goku and Gojyo, five cards in his hand. He felt confident with his Ace of spades, King of Spades, Queen of spades, Jack of spades, and 10 of spades. His very life was on the line and there was no way he would give it up. But in the last few games he knew Gojyo cheated and would wind up winning.
If the water sprite got a royal flush then the two would have a tie and have to play each other and he highly doubted he could get another royal flush. Goku drew a card and smiled.
"HA!" he laid down his hand. "Read 'em and weep! Straight flush!"
"Oh, my. Oh, my. What ever will I do?" Gojyo said. Fuwa could tell that his hand was higher than Goku's. He prayed that it wasn't a royal flush. The half breed laid down his hand. "Four of a kind."
"NO~!" Goku cried.
Fuwa smiled, but quickly made it appear as though he was upset when the two looked at him.
"Well?" Gojyo taunted. "Show us your hand, oh great one."
Fuwa groaned. "Very well," he said. The two were a bit freaked out when he slammed his hand down on the table. "ROYAL FLUSH!!!!!" he shouted.
"WHAT?!" Goku shouted.
"NO WAY!" Gojyo said.
"Ah, finally!" Fuwa picked up a big plate of.....meat buns? "I thought I was gonna starve to death!" he began munching down on them.
"NO~!!!!!!!! I WON'T LET YOU!" Goku tried to snatch the plate but Fuwa pulled it away.
"Back off! I won!"
"Yeah, by cheating!" Gojyo stood. "Give 'em here!" he too tried to grab the plate.
"GET AWAY!" Fuwa cried as he tried to protect his beloved meat buns.
Sanzo and Hakkai sat in the front of the jeep, listening to the three. Sanzo was beginning to get a bit aggravated buy Hakkai seemed to be enjoying himself.
"Tell me again why I agreed to bring him along," Sanzo said looking over to Hakkai.
"Well, after you guys calmed down and agreed not to kill him, we all ate, then he played cards with Gojyo, then we said we're going to leave, then he offered to come along, then I told you that his power would probably come in handy, then you agreed, and that's why he's here," Hakkai finished.
The bickering in the back continued and a vein throbbed on Sanzo's forehead.
"I should've never agreed to let them bring that mini table. It only makes them easier for them to play poker."
"Mmm-hm," Hakkai nodded. "Because we all know the more poker they play the more fighting they get into."
Sanzo closed his eyes and leaned back in his seat. "Ain't that the truth."
The three continued bickering in the back.....
.....
WHACK WHACK WHACK
~*~
"Oh, poo. I was hoping it'd be more fun than that," Nayami splashed the image of the five and walked over to the door. She paused in front of Kanzeon and looked up at the Goddess.
"You raised my son well," she said, smirking. "Hard to kill.....just like me, huh Kanzeon?"
She continued walking to the two giant doors and opened them wide.
"Where are you going, milady?" A man asked. He was masked by the shadows but Nayami found him anyway. "Away to have a little talk. I'll be back in a while," with that she vanished.
~*~
The group had stopped near a cave at the base of the mountains. It was late and anymore 'quality time' in the car as Fuwa put it, and they'd of probably killed each other. Or be killed by Sanzo.
"There we go," Hakkai said as he lit a fire. Goku was munching down on the meat buns he had succeed in stealing from Fuwa and keeping away from Gojyo, Gojyo was drinking beer and playing cards, Fuwa was playing cards with Gojyo, and Sanzo was sitting near the entrance to the cave, smoking.
Hakkai settled himself next to Gojyo as he watched him and Fuwa play cards.
-Ping-
Sanzo stiffened. Hakkai noticed and looked over at the monk. "Sanzo?"
The monk stood and everyone looked at him now. "What's wrong?" Goku asked.
"I'm going for a walk," he said, exiting the cave.
"Why?" Gojyo pressed. Sanzo stopped and turned to the water sprite.
"There's a demon nearby," he said.
"Is it strong?" Goku asked, standing.
"No, it's weak. And right now it's probably the best way for me to express my irritation without killing either of you. I'll be back in a bit," he continued walking until he disappeared out of sight.
~*~
Sanzo found himself standing near a lake, when he felt another presence. He growled.
"You can come out any time you want, hag. I already know you're here."
A few seconds of silence past before he heard a sinister laugh.
"As you wish," black mist danced about him, then gathered in a cloud. It disappeared to reveal the Goddess of Rage.
"Hello again, Konzen," she said. The monk growled.
"Firstly, don't 'Hello' me, and second my name is Genjo Sanzo, got it?"
"So you think," she said with an icy smile.
"What's that supposed to mean? What do you want?"
"Well, its night time in case you haven't noticed, and I felt the need to tell you a bed time story," Sanzo didn't like her reply, but wandered what she was planning on telling him.
"And what would that be?"
"Your past, son......and mine."
"What makes you think I care?"
"Oh, you're tough," she vanished and the next thing the monk knew she was standing behind him. "But I think you do care, Konzen Douji, Genjo Sanzo,.....or should I say Keiji Ikari?" Sanzo found a shooting pain in his chest and head at the sound of the name. His eyes went blank and he began to fall backwards until the black mist held him up.
"Now pay close attention. I'm going to take you back into a time you don't remember," Nayami circled him, then placed her hands over his eyes, and closed her own.
~*~
Sanzo opened his eyes to find himself staring into black nothingness. He looked down at himself to find out his black sleeves and everything else he wore that was black he couldn't see. The strange being that what wasn't black was glowing.
"Where am I?"
"You like it?" Sanzo turned around to see Nayami standing there.
"Where are we?" he demanded. Nayami smiled.
"Why my dear boy, this is simply where I've spent the last 1,000 years of my life. I would ask you if you like my decorating, but there isn't much to do," she said gazing around at the empty space.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"Why, for you bed time story, of course," Nayami suddenly disappeared and Sanzo darted his eyes around for any trace of where she was. He found none.
He took a step and created a ripple in which the scene changed from black to Heaven and Sanzo found himself now gazing over a field of red flowers. He then heard dribbling and looked across the field to a bridge. A red ball rolled across and was about to fall in the water before to small hands gripped it.
Sanzo looked at the owner of the hands and caught his breath. It was.....him. As a boy.
"Careful Keiji!" the boy glanced to his left which was Sanzo' right. This time the monk was shocked.
Nayami.
Nayami stood there, her face portraying a pretty smile, something Sanzo had yet to see. Her clothes were different as well. They weren't black, but white and instead of sleeves had a white cape that covered her arms.
"Yes mama?" the young Sanzo asked. That was it.
"What kind of sick illusion is this?" he shouted. No answer came. "I know you can here me, Nayami!"
"Quiet, boy. This is no illusion," Sanzo looked back at himself and Nayami, who were now tossing the ball back and forth, laughing.
"Yes," Nayami said.
"'Yes', what?" Sanzo asked.
"Yes is the answer to your question."
Sanzo looked back at the scene.
"This is-," Nayami caught the ball and began running away with it. Keiji took after, shouting and laughing. Then a man picked up the boy and Keiji looked back and gave a big smile. "FATHER!"
"-the past."
The ripple came again and again the scene changed. This time it was not a happy memory.
A dead body was spread across the ground, his blood covering the floor.
"No!" Sanzo looked over to see who had just screamed and he found Nayami, kneeling, her head low, crying.
"Silence!" Sanzo looked back up at a man in fancy robes. The Jade Emporer. "I shall not have this monster's death be grieved over! It was his choice to betray me and he paid the price. If you choose to side with this traitor then you may join him in the afterlife!" Nayami stopped crying
And she stood
And spoke.
"Monster.....traitor," she repeated, her voice practically a whisper. "How dare you." her voice became louder. "HOW DARE YOU!" she lashed out.
Ripple.
A small crowd of Gods and Goddesses stood across from the Jade Emporer, who sat in his chair, tapping his finger. Before held in the clothes she wears today was the Goddess of Rage. Nayami stood held by two guards, with the icy grin she held presently, gazing up at the Jade Emporer.
"I had a feeling this would happen eventually. You and you're husband were both traitors after all."
"Traitors to whom?" Nayami shot back at him. "As far as I can remember, we were never on your side," one of the guards twisted her arms and she visibly flinched.
"As punishment for your actions you are forth wit banned into eternal prisonment in the black abyss. You're prison will be contained on earth and all entrance shall be banned. You shall die and be forgotten you scourge of Heaven."
Nayami glanced back at the crowd behind her and Sanzo's eye caught what the Goddess was looking at. Him. The young Sanzo, or Keiji, huddled closely into the arms that were holding him. Sanzo then noticed who was holding him; it was Kanzeon. She wrapped her arms tighter around the boy and Nayami looked none too pleased.
"Indeed I am. But before I go, I have a question. Did you mean my definition of Heaven? Because if you do, Heaven is defined as 'Jade Emporer'."
The Emporer frowned in disgust. He then waved his hand and the two men and Nayami vanished.
Keiji stared at the empty space, then began to sob.
"Keiji Ikari," Keiji looked up at the Emporer who gazed down at him. "You shall now go with Kanzeon Bosatsu, Goddess of Mercy. Kanzeon Bosatsu!"
Kanzeon stood and a small glowing ball appeared in her hands
"You shall employ a seal that seals his memories. It shall be a name seal," Kanzeon nodded and knelt down, facing Keiji, who was extremely shaken and frightened. She took the ball in two fingers and placed it on his forehead. "Konzen. Konzen Douji," she kissed the ball and a golden light engulfed Keiji.
A few minutes passed and the light finally dimmed. Konzen opened his eyes and looked around, confused. "Aunt Kanzeon, what are we doing here?" he asked.
Seeing the seal successful, the other Gods and Goddesses turned left. Only Konzen and Kanzeon were left.
"Do you- know your name?" Kanzeon asked the boy. He nodded.
"Sure I do. It's Konzen Douji. Why do you ask?" Kanzeon shook her head.
"Forget it. It's all in the past," she took his hand and the two left the palace.
"You know what Aunt Kanzeon? I think your age is starting to affect your memory."
"Gee, thanks a lot. I wonder if Nayami would think that as well."
"Who's Nayami?"
".....she's no one, kid. But she used to be a great person."
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End of chapter 5! Thank you for those who've reviewed! Hope you like this chapter as well! By the way, in case I have to, I made up Sanzo's 'real, real name'. So don't get confused, m'kay? Please R&R!