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Chapter 15
The group and found and entered the ancient shire that connected with the water village. Every one was once again amazed by the splendor the place had, particularly Rinku, Chu, Suzuka, and Shishiwakamaru, who had change into his human form once they had entered the shrine.
The shrine was underground but neither dirt nor dust was seen, even though no one had lived there for five thousand years. It was rather large and the walls were virtually smooth, a few rough places existed from water erosion.
The black rock sparkled slightly in the torchlight, which Hiei had ignited. Statues were lined up and evenly spaced in a cut out area in the ground, on both sides of the shrine, five fitting in each area. The area was about a foot below the level they were on, where water had once run through.
The statues held the unique ancient beauty. They depicted figures of both males and females, the different gender types split on the two sides.
At the front stood another statue that was on the same level as the group. It was of a girl with, very long wavy hair, a long dress that covered her feet and her eyes were peacefully closed. Her arms, partly bent, were in front of her body, palms up.
They walked up to it and Yusuke pushed down on its arms, moving them. A moment later a low rumbling was heard and the statue moved aside revealing a hidden staircase behind it.
The group walked down the stairway to the long corridor below it, which they walked down. The glowing stones in the walls acted as artificial sunlight, allowing the group to see where they were going as perfectly. It was as if they were above ground.
When the group came to a fork in the tunnel they turned left and continued until they reached the chamber at the end of it. Upon entering they could clearly see a small crystal blue lake and a small waterfall at the opposite end of the chamber. The same glowing stones that were in the corridors lit the chamber as well.
"Wow," Chu gasped, "Sheila sure lives in a nice place."
"Lived is more like it," Koenma corrected, "Everyone that once lived here died five thousand years ago, with the exception of Era and her friend Darien, but they never returned.... knowingly anyway until about two weeks ago."
Rinku put his hands behind his head and whistled, "That's a long time ago. It's amazing though, this place doesn't look that old... I mean it does with all the objects here but it's still in great condition. It's as if time just stopped here."
"Yes," Koenma said happily.
Jin walked over to the waters edge before stopping and looking down at the unconscious girl in his arms. 'For one 'o was in so much pain before, she sure is sleepin' peacefully now,' he thought.
He looked up at the waterfall and started walking into the water, letting it sooth his acheing muscles, until it was up to his waist. He gently lowered Era into the water so that her back and part of her shoulders were in the water; Jin kept his arms in place to keep her where she was. The water around her wound turned a light red as blood flowed gently from it, the wound had re-opened slightly on the travel.
Touya appeared at Jin's side a moment later. He looked at Era then to his hands, which were covered in her blood from when he had held her up for Yukina.
Jin looked over at his friend, "You alrigh' Touya?"
Touya merely nodded his head as he went about washing the blood of his hands, which required some scrubbing do to the fact that it had dried already. When that was done he looked to the waterfall and let his mind drift with its waters.
'This is where it really began, this is where we found her,' Touya thought, 'She was behind that water fall, trapped in a crystal and about to be killed by Van-Gareth before she awoke...' he was startled out of his thoughts as a small groaning noise came to his ears.
He turned to see where it was coming and his eyes came to lay upon Era, who was rubbing her eyes with her fingers. His face brightened, "Era, your awake."
Era yawned and tried to stretch, but stopped as a wave of pain shot through her.
"Careful," Jin told her with a small chuckle.
See opened her eyes and let them focus. It was then that she realized that Jin was holding her; she had figured out that she was in water because it had trickled down her face when she had rubbed her eyes.
Touya went in front of Jin so that Era could see him. Era looked at him strangely before trying to sit up but cringed as another wave of pain shot through her. Jin helped her stand so that she was in-between Touya and himself so as to help support her.
Era looked at the two of them, then all around her, "Kaia? Waldie arun ai?"
Touya was not sure what she said but by her facial expression he guessed that she was not too sure on where she was, "You're home Era. In the lake that resides near your village."
"Homilea?" Era said half to herself before shaking her head upon remembering that her friends could not understand her. "Home?" she repeated again but in the language that everyone around could understand.
"Yep," Jin said with a small smile.
"Why? Why am I here?" She asked both Jin and Touya, forgetting about her shoulder for the time.
"Because of your shoulder," Rinku said from atop Chu's shoulder, he could not stand out as far as the other could on his own, as they came out.
"Yukina has healing abilities, but she's still learning," Koenma told her, "Touya remembered this place, and well, here we are."
Era looked at them as if they were crazy, but as pain shot through her once again, originating from her shoulder, she remembered what had happened.
"Oh," She said slightly embarrassed.
Jin laughed lightly, his ears twitched happily. He was glad that Era was alright. It was the first time in a while that he had been happy, in fact the last time he had been was before Era had left.
Era ducked under the water and went for a swim in the refreshing water that she had known her whole life. Most of the group turned and went back to the shallows of the water to sit and rest. Rinku jumped off Chu's shoulder and into the water with a cry of delight before Chu went back to the shore. Yusuke, Jin and Touya also stayed out in the water.
Era surfaced near the small waterfall on the other side of the cavern and brushed her hair out of her face. She did not turn around however, instead she just tread water and kept her gaze on the splendor that was the waterfall, thinking about what had happened and what was to happen in the near future.
Era soon came back to the group and they all sat down in the shallows of they water. Era's shoulder was almost completely healed; a small cut on her shoulder was the only evidence that she had been hurt. She put her right hand up to her left shoulder and a light yellowish glow came to her hand as she finished healing her shoulder.
"Era," Yusuke said in a remorseful voice catching Era's attention, "Sorry about your shoulder. If I had listened to Jin and Touya this would have never happened."
Era waved the apology off with her left had before finishing the healing process on her shoulder, "It no matter."
Yusuke was stunned by this comment and managed to ask, "What do you mean by that?"
"Worse 'ould 'ave happen," Era replied.
Chu laughed, "Sheila's startin' to talk like Jin." This made Jin laugh nervously and Era gave Chu a weird look.
Yusuke clapped Jin on the back, "'at what 'appen's when 'our 'round Jin." Yusuke started laughing hysterically at his own attempt to mimic Jin's Gaelic accent.
Era put her hands in her lap, she had finished healing her shoulder, and raised a brow at Yusuke. "'usuke weird," she said. Everyone broke out laughing upon hearing this comment.
When the laughter subsided Koenma looked toward Era upon hearing her sigh in regret. To him she looked disturbed about something, "Era, is something wrong?"
Era did not look at him or any of the other; she just looked at her hands as if finding them interesting all of a sudden. Everyone looked at her curiously, wondering what had all of a sudden disturbed the female water demon.
Era did not dare look at her friends, she was afraid of them all of a sudden. How was she to tell them that she was not as strong as they thought she was? And how was she to tell them that she had a higher chance of loosing to Van-Gareth then to win against him?
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Uh oh... How will the group cope with this fact? How is Era to beat her greatest enemy and save the world as we know it?
Only reviews will get the updates to tell you.
Thanks to 'miyako14' and 'Revlis'
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Chapter 15
The group and found and entered the ancient shire that connected with the water village. Every one was once again amazed by the splendor the place had, particularly Rinku, Chu, Suzuka, and Shishiwakamaru, who had change into his human form once they had entered the shrine.
The shrine was underground but neither dirt nor dust was seen, even though no one had lived there for five thousand years. It was rather large and the walls were virtually smooth, a few rough places existed from water erosion.
The black rock sparkled slightly in the torchlight, which Hiei had ignited. Statues were lined up and evenly spaced in a cut out area in the ground, on both sides of the shrine, five fitting in each area. The area was about a foot below the level they were on, where water had once run through.
The statues held the unique ancient beauty. They depicted figures of both males and females, the different gender types split on the two sides.
At the front stood another statue that was on the same level as the group. It was of a girl with, very long wavy hair, a long dress that covered her feet and her eyes were peacefully closed. Her arms, partly bent, were in front of her body, palms up.
They walked up to it and Yusuke pushed down on its arms, moving them. A moment later a low rumbling was heard and the statue moved aside revealing a hidden staircase behind it.
The group walked down the stairway to the long corridor below it, which they walked down. The glowing stones in the walls acted as artificial sunlight, allowing the group to see where they were going as perfectly. It was as if they were above ground.
When the group came to a fork in the tunnel they turned left and continued until they reached the chamber at the end of it. Upon entering they could clearly see a small crystal blue lake and a small waterfall at the opposite end of the chamber. The same glowing stones that were in the corridors lit the chamber as well.
"Wow," Chu gasped, "Sheila sure lives in a nice place."
"Lived is more like it," Koenma corrected, "Everyone that once lived here died five thousand years ago, with the exception of Era and her friend Darien, but they never returned.... knowingly anyway until about two weeks ago."
Rinku put his hands behind his head and whistled, "That's a long time ago. It's amazing though, this place doesn't look that old... I mean it does with all the objects here but it's still in great condition. It's as if time just stopped here."
"Yes," Koenma said happily.
Jin walked over to the waters edge before stopping and looking down at the unconscious girl in his arms. 'For one 'o was in so much pain before, she sure is sleepin' peacefully now,' he thought.
He looked up at the waterfall and started walking into the water, letting it sooth his acheing muscles, until it was up to his waist. He gently lowered Era into the water so that her back and part of her shoulders were in the water; Jin kept his arms in place to keep her where she was. The water around her wound turned a light red as blood flowed gently from it, the wound had re-opened slightly on the travel.
Touya appeared at Jin's side a moment later. He looked at Era then to his hands, which were covered in her blood from when he had held her up for Yukina.
Jin looked over at his friend, "You alrigh' Touya?"
Touya merely nodded his head as he went about washing the blood of his hands, which required some scrubbing do to the fact that it had dried already. When that was done he looked to the waterfall and let his mind drift with its waters.
'This is where it really began, this is where we found her,' Touya thought, 'She was behind that water fall, trapped in a crystal and about to be killed by Van-Gareth before she awoke...' he was startled out of his thoughts as a small groaning noise came to his ears.
He turned to see where it was coming and his eyes came to lay upon Era, who was rubbing her eyes with her fingers. His face brightened, "Era, your awake."
Era yawned and tried to stretch, but stopped as a wave of pain shot through her.
"Careful," Jin told her with a small chuckle.
See opened her eyes and let them focus. It was then that she realized that Jin was holding her; she had figured out that she was in water because it had trickled down her face when she had rubbed her eyes.
Touya went in front of Jin so that Era could see him. Era looked at him strangely before trying to sit up but cringed as another wave of pain shot through her. Jin helped her stand so that she was in-between Touya and himself so as to help support her.
Era looked at the two of them, then all around her, "Kaia? Waldie arun ai?"
Touya was not sure what she said but by her facial expression he guessed that she was not too sure on where she was, "You're home Era. In the lake that resides near your village."
"Homilea?" Era said half to herself before shaking her head upon remembering that her friends could not understand her. "Home?" she repeated again but in the language that everyone around could understand.
"Yep," Jin said with a small smile.
"Why? Why am I here?" She asked both Jin and Touya, forgetting about her shoulder for the time.
"Because of your shoulder," Rinku said from atop Chu's shoulder, he could not stand out as far as the other could on his own, as they came out.
"Yukina has healing abilities, but she's still learning," Koenma told her, "Touya remembered this place, and well, here we are."
Era looked at them as if they were crazy, but as pain shot through her once again, originating from her shoulder, she remembered what had happened.
"Oh," She said slightly embarrassed.
Jin laughed lightly, his ears twitched happily. He was glad that Era was alright. It was the first time in a while that he had been happy, in fact the last time he had been was before Era had left.
Era ducked under the water and went for a swim in the refreshing water that she had known her whole life. Most of the group turned and went back to the shallows of the water to sit and rest. Rinku jumped off Chu's shoulder and into the water with a cry of delight before Chu went back to the shore. Yusuke, Jin and Touya also stayed out in the water.
Era surfaced near the small waterfall on the other side of the cavern and brushed her hair out of her face. She did not turn around however, instead she just tread water and kept her gaze on the splendor that was the waterfall, thinking about what had happened and what was to happen in the near future.
Era soon came back to the group and they all sat down in the shallows of they water. Era's shoulder was almost completely healed; a small cut on her shoulder was the only evidence that she had been hurt. She put her right hand up to her left shoulder and a light yellowish glow came to her hand as she finished healing her shoulder.
"Era," Yusuke said in a remorseful voice catching Era's attention, "Sorry about your shoulder. If I had listened to Jin and Touya this would have never happened."
Era waved the apology off with her left had before finishing the healing process on her shoulder, "It no matter."
Yusuke was stunned by this comment and managed to ask, "What do you mean by that?"
"Worse 'ould 'ave happen," Era replied.
Chu laughed, "Sheila's startin' to talk like Jin." This made Jin laugh nervously and Era gave Chu a weird look.
Yusuke clapped Jin on the back, "'at what 'appen's when 'our 'round Jin." Yusuke started laughing hysterically at his own attempt to mimic Jin's Gaelic accent.
Era put her hands in her lap, she had finished healing her shoulder, and raised a brow at Yusuke. "'usuke weird," she said. Everyone broke out laughing upon hearing this comment.
When the laughter subsided Koenma looked toward Era upon hearing her sigh in regret. To him she looked disturbed about something, "Era, is something wrong?"
Era did not look at him or any of the other; she just looked at her hands as if finding them interesting all of a sudden. Everyone looked at her curiously, wondering what had all of a sudden disturbed the female water demon.
Era did not dare look at her friends, she was afraid of them all of a sudden. How was she to tell them that she was not as strong as they thought she was? And how was she to tell them that she had a higher chance of loosing to Van-Gareth then to win against him?
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Uh oh... How will the group cope with this fact? How is Era to beat her greatest enemy and save the world as we know it?
Only reviews will get the updates to tell you.