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Chapter Eleven—Wings
Thirty minutes later, they were driving beside a forest, listening to Goku and Gojyo's bickering for food. As always, Gojyo wouldn't give Goku any. Machi and Nuriko were enjoying it while the rest are clearly annoyed by the constant fighting. Everybody had too many worries to tolerate the fights.
"Please stop it!" Yohina complained, but Goku and Gojyo's shouting drowned her words. "Sanzo, would you please do something?" She begged.
THWACK! THWACK!
"Hey, mind your own business!" Gojyo shouted at Yohina.
"Since when did you became so considerate of other people anyway?" Goku complained, still feeling the pain from his head. Sanzo didn't say anything.
"I doubt if Sanzo was being considerate. Even if Yohina didn't ask, you two would get it sooner or later. He was always like that, wasn't he?" Hakkai turned around and said with a smile.
Yet, even though he just turned around for a second, someone jumped out of the forest and got in front of the moving jeep. "Shit!" Hakkai shouted as he stepped on the brakes.
Seconds later, all the passengers were face flat on the ground. Hakuryu had transformed back to a little dragon.
"I warn you! Don't ever do that again!" Nuriko grabbed the cute dragon and tried to strangle it. She gave an angry scream as Hakuryu bit her arm. While she chased Hakuryu around like a wild dog, the rest of the party stood up and looked at the person who almost got run over. Sanzo had his banishing gun in hand, just in case.
It was a youkai. Its pointy ears, claws, and the birthmark on its face made everything clear, but there was also something different about the youkai.
"Greetings to you. My name is Zanku." The demon said calmly.
Sanzo raised his gun and spoke coldly as always, "What do you want? As far as I'm concerned, a youkai doesn't greet us. He tries to kill us."
The demon gave out a warm smile. "Maybe you'll like it better if I look like this?" he asked as a headband appeared on his forehead. His birthmark disappeared, so did his claws, and his ears were no longer pointy. His eyes were blue like the sky with a hint of green in there. He was about 6ft tall with short golden hair. He wore a pair of jeans with a black T-shirt. He looked nothing different from your average teenage boy.
"He's pretty handsome for a youkai." Sakura thought. She blushed as soon as the realized what she was thinking.
"What's wrong with you?" Machi asked, but Sakura just shook her head.
"What do you know? Here is one more youkai who hadn't lost his humanity." Gojyo teased.
"He looks familiar." Yohina thought slowly, "and that smile, the voice. I've seen him somewhere, but where?"
"My question still stands, demon. What do you want?" Sanzo asked. He didn't bother to share his "friends" amazement.
"Always so cold, Kouzen Douji, aren't you?"
"What?" Almost everyone shouted that in unison.
"Oh, never mind that. I'm here for your girl companions. They deserve to know a little more about themselves. Come. I don't have all day." He said, turned around, and started to walk toward the forest.
Everyone hesitated, but Yohina just walked forward. Zanku turned to look at her with the same kind smile. "No hesitations as always, huh? Just what you'd expect from a demontress such as yourself."
Yohina just snorted. She didn't like demons that much, not to mention being called a demon. And demontress? She didn't give a shit. Seconds later, the rest of the four girls followed her.
"You sure it's a good idea to let them go like this? After all, we know nothing about that Zanku." Hakkai whispered to Sanzo.
"I never said that. A normal youkai wouldn't be so bold. Either he's really god or someone big is behind. My guess is Kougaiji or whoever is behind the resurrection. Now let's go." Sanzo said and walked forward. Hakkai turned around to ask the other two, but they just shrugged and followed behind.
Just like that, three separate groups walked into the forest: Zanku by himself, the five girls, and the Sanzo party. Each group kept a respective distance from the other, all are waiting to discover something new.
* * * * *
At the same time, in Hotu Castle...
"What is it, Dr. Ni?" Lady Koushu asked, annoyed for being disturbed.
"Lady Koushu, I have found another way to resurrect Gyumaoh, with the use of only one scripture and something else." Dr. Ni replied.
"Oh really?" Lady Koushu suddenly showed interest. "And what might the other thing be?"
"It is a crystal ball filled with power that was as old as a thousand years. It is the power of the demontress that was born with the world, the first evil of the world." Dr. Ni explained, happy to sense his lady's interest even though he didn't show it.
"Where is this crystal ball located?" She inquired with eagerness. Dr. Ni grinned and whispered the answer to her. Minutes later, lady Koushu called in Kougaiji.
"Be happy that we are you step closer to your father and mother's resurrection. You will see your mother alive again tomorrow if you just retrieve something for me." Lady Koushu got straight to the point for the first time.
"What is it?"
With a wicked smile, Lady Koushu told Kougaiji all the details. "Now go and fetch me that crystal ball. Remember, if you fail, you mother will stuck in the form for another day!"
Without saying anything, Kougaiji left with his determination set on getting that crystal ball for his dear mother, and no one could stop him this time.
* * * * *
"How long till we get there?" Everyone was annoyed. They had been walking for hours, or so it seems. (It's only one hour.)
"Almost there." Zanku retorted without turning back to look.
Minutes later, the forest came to an end and they were facing a steep cliff wall. "Don't tell me that we have to climb that." Vessica complained first.
"I'm not going to. Get ready. This might be a little painful for all of you." Zanku gave them a serious warning. There was nothing playful in his tone anymore. Everyone suddenly felt as if they were attending a funeral.
Facing the cliff wall, Zanku put his right hand against the wall. He muttered something, and to everybody's amazement, a part of the wall disappeared and showed an entrance to a dark cave. Yet, before anyone could even move, a strong wind blew out of the cave and hit the visitors, but it wasn't just any normal wind. Yohina fell on her knees almost immediately. All the others felt queasy and light-headed. Zanku watched them, expressionless.
"What's this feeling? Everything is spinning!" Hakkai mumbled as he tried to keep his balance.
"You! You tricked us." Sanzo cursed as he took out his gun.
"Stop it! Stop it!" Yohina's terrible scream shocked everyone. She was shaking terribly now with large drops of perspiration on her forehead. Her arms were wrapped around herself protectively as if to protect herself from something.
"What did you do to her?" Gojyo asked with his weapon out.
"Nothing. That was only something to prove that I found the right people, and it seems that I have." Zanku's answer was emotionless.
"Damn! My back is burning. It hurts!" A voice in Yohina's head screamed, "Somebody help me!"
"Take my hand." Zanku's calm voice rang in her mind. She looked and saw him standing in front of her with his right hand reached out. Slowly, she took it, doubting for the first time if she should trust him or not, but his eyes, they were so kind and caring. Yohina didn't know that such kindness could exist in one person.
Hakkai and Gojyo stopped forward offensively at Yohina's movement, but Sanzo stopped them. "I think it's time that we know more about those girls."
"But..."
"Hakkai, when did you start to care for them? For all we know, those girls could be assassins. You never know." Gojyo remarked with a smile. Hakkai didn't do anything anymore.
When their hands touched, the pain went away slowly, but she still felt something wanting to come out. "Don't struggle anymore. Let it out. Set it free." Yohina heard Zanku's voice and looked at him. He just smiled and nodded at her.
Before, Yohina hadn't realized it, but now, she knew he was right. She had been struggling too hard. The truth will always be the truth. She can't change who or what she is. The only thing she can do is to accept it. Slowly, she stopped fighting and accept everything that she knew about who she was, who she is, and who she will be. The wings came out gradually. They were black feathered, but gave out a weird light at first. No matter what, they were beautiful. Yohina felt free. The wings gave her comfort, but it also drained her of her strength. She stood up, but collapsed almost instantly. Zanku caught her in his arms and held her.
"Thank you..." She murmured before losing consciousness.
"So that's what she is, the Demontress Hara." Sanzo grumbled unhappily, regretting the day that he allowed the girls to follow them.
"And those four, they are her guardian angels." Hakkai finished Sanzo's sentence.
"More like destroyers, if the legend was correct." Gojyo remarked.
Goku and the other four girls were clueless, but they will soon find out about a lot of things that they thought could only happen in their wildest fantasies.
This chapt is rather short compared to others, don't u think? Well, I still have problems thinking up chapter titles, so I might change this one once the whole story is finished, which I think will take forever. First, I'm stuck on what to write for the next chapter. There are just so many little details I have to take care of. Sometimes I wished that I didn't like writing at all. Anyway...I'm stuck, so any ideas?
Chapter Eleven—Wings
Thirty minutes later, they were driving beside a forest, listening to Goku and Gojyo's bickering for food. As always, Gojyo wouldn't give Goku any. Machi and Nuriko were enjoying it while the rest are clearly annoyed by the constant fighting. Everybody had too many worries to tolerate the fights.
"Please stop it!" Yohina complained, but Goku and Gojyo's shouting drowned her words. "Sanzo, would you please do something?" She begged.
THWACK! THWACK!
"Hey, mind your own business!" Gojyo shouted at Yohina.
"Since when did you became so considerate of other people anyway?" Goku complained, still feeling the pain from his head. Sanzo didn't say anything.
"I doubt if Sanzo was being considerate. Even if Yohina didn't ask, you two would get it sooner or later. He was always like that, wasn't he?" Hakkai turned around and said with a smile.
Yet, even though he just turned around for a second, someone jumped out of the forest and got in front of the moving jeep. "Shit!" Hakkai shouted as he stepped on the brakes.
Seconds later, all the passengers were face flat on the ground. Hakuryu had transformed back to a little dragon.
"I warn you! Don't ever do that again!" Nuriko grabbed the cute dragon and tried to strangle it. She gave an angry scream as Hakuryu bit her arm. While she chased Hakuryu around like a wild dog, the rest of the party stood up and looked at the person who almost got run over. Sanzo had his banishing gun in hand, just in case.
It was a youkai. Its pointy ears, claws, and the birthmark on its face made everything clear, but there was also something different about the youkai.
"Greetings to you. My name is Zanku." The demon said calmly.
Sanzo raised his gun and spoke coldly as always, "What do you want? As far as I'm concerned, a youkai doesn't greet us. He tries to kill us."
The demon gave out a warm smile. "Maybe you'll like it better if I look like this?" he asked as a headband appeared on his forehead. His birthmark disappeared, so did his claws, and his ears were no longer pointy. His eyes were blue like the sky with a hint of green in there. He was about 6ft tall with short golden hair. He wore a pair of jeans with a black T-shirt. He looked nothing different from your average teenage boy.
"He's pretty handsome for a youkai." Sakura thought. She blushed as soon as the realized what she was thinking.
"What's wrong with you?" Machi asked, but Sakura just shook her head.
"What do you know? Here is one more youkai who hadn't lost his humanity." Gojyo teased.
"He looks familiar." Yohina thought slowly, "and that smile, the voice. I've seen him somewhere, but where?"
"My question still stands, demon. What do you want?" Sanzo asked. He didn't bother to share his "friends" amazement.
"Always so cold, Kouzen Douji, aren't you?"
"What?" Almost everyone shouted that in unison.
"Oh, never mind that. I'm here for your girl companions. They deserve to know a little more about themselves. Come. I don't have all day." He said, turned around, and started to walk toward the forest.
Everyone hesitated, but Yohina just walked forward. Zanku turned to look at her with the same kind smile. "No hesitations as always, huh? Just what you'd expect from a demontress such as yourself."
Yohina just snorted. She didn't like demons that much, not to mention being called a demon. And demontress? She didn't give a shit. Seconds later, the rest of the four girls followed her.
"You sure it's a good idea to let them go like this? After all, we know nothing about that Zanku." Hakkai whispered to Sanzo.
"I never said that. A normal youkai wouldn't be so bold. Either he's really god or someone big is behind. My guess is Kougaiji or whoever is behind the resurrection. Now let's go." Sanzo said and walked forward. Hakkai turned around to ask the other two, but they just shrugged and followed behind.
Just like that, three separate groups walked into the forest: Zanku by himself, the five girls, and the Sanzo party. Each group kept a respective distance from the other, all are waiting to discover something new.
* * * * *
At the same time, in Hotu Castle...
"What is it, Dr. Ni?" Lady Koushu asked, annoyed for being disturbed.
"Lady Koushu, I have found another way to resurrect Gyumaoh, with the use of only one scripture and something else." Dr. Ni replied.
"Oh really?" Lady Koushu suddenly showed interest. "And what might the other thing be?"
"It is a crystal ball filled with power that was as old as a thousand years. It is the power of the demontress that was born with the world, the first evil of the world." Dr. Ni explained, happy to sense his lady's interest even though he didn't show it.
"Where is this crystal ball located?" She inquired with eagerness. Dr. Ni grinned and whispered the answer to her. Minutes later, lady Koushu called in Kougaiji.
"Be happy that we are you step closer to your father and mother's resurrection. You will see your mother alive again tomorrow if you just retrieve something for me." Lady Koushu got straight to the point for the first time.
"What is it?"
With a wicked smile, Lady Koushu told Kougaiji all the details. "Now go and fetch me that crystal ball. Remember, if you fail, you mother will stuck in the form for another day!"
Without saying anything, Kougaiji left with his determination set on getting that crystal ball for his dear mother, and no one could stop him this time.
* * * * *
"How long till we get there?" Everyone was annoyed. They had been walking for hours, or so it seems. (It's only one hour.)
"Almost there." Zanku retorted without turning back to look.
Minutes later, the forest came to an end and they were facing a steep cliff wall. "Don't tell me that we have to climb that." Vessica complained first.
"I'm not going to. Get ready. This might be a little painful for all of you." Zanku gave them a serious warning. There was nothing playful in his tone anymore. Everyone suddenly felt as if they were attending a funeral.
Facing the cliff wall, Zanku put his right hand against the wall. He muttered something, and to everybody's amazement, a part of the wall disappeared and showed an entrance to a dark cave. Yet, before anyone could even move, a strong wind blew out of the cave and hit the visitors, but it wasn't just any normal wind. Yohina fell on her knees almost immediately. All the others felt queasy and light-headed. Zanku watched them, expressionless.
"What's this feeling? Everything is spinning!" Hakkai mumbled as he tried to keep his balance.
"You! You tricked us." Sanzo cursed as he took out his gun.
"Stop it! Stop it!" Yohina's terrible scream shocked everyone. She was shaking terribly now with large drops of perspiration on her forehead. Her arms were wrapped around herself protectively as if to protect herself from something.
"What did you do to her?" Gojyo asked with his weapon out.
"Nothing. That was only something to prove that I found the right people, and it seems that I have." Zanku's answer was emotionless.
"Damn! My back is burning. It hurts!" A voice in Yohina's head screamed, "Somebody help me!"
"Take my hand." Zanku's calm voice rang in her mind. She looked and saw him standing in front of her with his right hand reached out. Slowly, she took it, doubting for the first time if she should trust him or not, but his eyes, they were so kind and caring. Yohina didn't know that such kindness could exist in one person.
Hakkai and Gojyo stopped forward offensively at Yohina's movement, but Sanzo stopped them. "I think it's time that we know more about those girls."
"But..."
"Hakkai, when did you start to care for them? For all we know, those girls could be assassins. You never know." Gojyo remarked with a smile. Hakkai didn't do anything anymore.
When their hands touched, the pain went away slowly, but she still felt something wanting to come out. "Don't struggle anymore. Let it out. Set it free." Yohina heard Zanku's voice and looked at him. He just smiled and nodded at her.
Before, Yohina hadn't realized it, but now, she knew he was right. She had been struggling too hard. The truth will always be the truth. She can't change who or what she is. The only thing she can do is to accept it. Slowly, she stopped fighting and accept everything that she knew about who she was, who she is, and who she will be. The wings came out gradually. They were black feathered, but gave out a weird light at first. No matter what, they were beautiful. Yohina felt free. The wings gave her comfort, but it also drained her of her strength. She stood up, but collapsed almost instantly. Zanku caught her in his arms and held her.
"Thank you..." She murmured before losing consciousness.
"So that's what she is, the Demontress Hara." Sanzo grumbled unhappily, regretting the day that he allowed the girls to follow them.
"And those four, they are her guardian angels." Hakkai finished Sanzo's sentence.
"More like destroyers, if the legend was correct." Gojyo remarked.
Goku and the other four girls were clueless, but they will soon find out about a lot of things that they thought could only happen in their wildest fantasies.
This chapt is rather short compared to others, don't u think? Well, I still have problems thinking up chapter titles, so I might change this one once the whole story is finished, which I think will take forever. First, I'm stuck on what to write for the next chapter. There are just so many little details I have to take care of. Sometimes I wished that I didn't like writing at all. Anyway...I'm stuck, so any ideas?