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Chapter 1: Priestess Inductions
It was a quiet day in Junipero, an island just off of Makai. It was its own country, with its own laws. It was, however, only a small town seemingly. There were a few houses scattered here and there, as well as some farms. Junipero also held a special museum full of artifacts from the three realms. But that was not what made it famous among the thieves. Junipero held the sacred Temple of Elements, which was home to the Stone of Elements. It was said that whoever was able to control the stone, could control all elements and eventually take over the world. Naturally, this was something that all thieves were after, so the Junipero villagers took the liberty among themselves to protect the Temple. There were a select few priestesses who ran the Temple. They became the guardians of the Temple as well when youkai thieves began appearing for the Stone.
Junipero was also known for its beautiful women. It was said that they were the most beautiful in the land. But there was one who put all the rest to shame. Her name was Aphrodite, and she was looked at as a goddess. She bore one child in her lifetime, a strange babe with the name Botan. She would follow in her mother's footsteps as a priestess of the Temple, as well as its guardian. With her in the Temple were her two best friends, Calypso and Arianna. Two other full-blooded Junipero women. The three were regarded as the strangest beings that the villagers had ever seen, but the most admired.
Now, of the three girls, Botan was by far the strangest. She had blue hair, and eyes that changed color from pink to purple. She always seemed optimistic and cheerful, but everyone knew that it was for the sake of the children of the tiny island that she was cheerful. After all, she truly had no reason to be cheerful. Wherever she turned, another man was courting her. To the average woman, this would be quite a compliment, but for someone like her, someone so different, with so many powers, it was wrong. She didn't know what she wanted, but she knew one thing for sure. She would never marry just any man, he had to truly be something to capture the heart of the blue-haired priestess.
Her two friends Calypso and Arianna were a sight to behold in themselves as well. Calypso had the most stunning brown hair. It put all other brunettes in the village to shame for their hair was not nearly as shiny and volumized as was hers. She also had deep chocolate brown eyes that seemed to look into your very soul for every secret you keep. Arianna had golden colored hair, and sapphire blue eyes. She was rather short, and was the youngest of the three.
It was on this fateful day, the day of the Junipero Botanical Festival, that the destiny of these three girls was set. For, as they were being inducted as the official guardians of the Temple, three thieves were quietly watching, hidden in the forest beside the Temple. They were the most infamous thieves of their time; the silver-haired, amber-eyed kitsune, Youko Kurama; the black-haired, black-eyed raven, Kuronue; and the black and white starburst, flame-haired, crimson-eyed, half-koorime, half fire youkai, Hiei Jaganshi.
They were currently sizing up the three priestesses, and looking for the best way into the Temple, for it was laced with traps. Though Kuronue and Hiei were busy looking for a way to get into the Temple, Youko's eyes never strayed far from Botan's form. Something about her intrigued him, and he could tell that there was more to her than there appeared. But for now, getting the Stone was all that truly mattered. Perhaps later he could talk her into some fun, his idea of fun at least. But he had more important things to worry about now.
With the transition between the past priestess, and the new priestess, and with the Festival going on, there would be much chaos, and no one would notice the Stone missing for a while. This was the perfect time to strike. The only problem standing between the youkai and their prize, was the three priestesses, who would appear to be more trouble for the youkai than anyone could ever imagine.