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AN- After only a century of not updating, here is shadow priestess nda!! It's time for the legend to move! Our friend Chichiri has just been captured by imperial dudes in armor and is in trouble because (oops) he was helping a noted bandit gang. Poor poor Chichiri-chan… whatever shall become of him?

Miryokuteki Yuugi- The Alluring Game- Chapter Three- Well hello Mr. Destiny, how DO you do?!

"What the heck?!" Koutoku exclaimed. "HOUJUN!" he yelled out desperately as the image of his friend appeared and then vanished just as suddenly. "Houjun! HOUJUN!!" He gave up after a while of shrieking at thin air though, and once again focused on the yellowed pages that lay open on his lap.

{Under the emperor's orders, the young man and his new companion were taken to the palace in the capital city and imprisoned therein. For two days they paced around, speculating as to when they would be executed. On the third day, a guard summoned them.}

"Wonder how they'll kill us," an only slightly morbid Genrou muttered darkly. "Maybe they'll hang us, or maybe we'll be stoned. I heard th' emperor's good with swords, he might behead us. Ya've got it good. Ya kin just do whatever ya did before an' disappear."

"I wouldn't leave you behind no da," Houjun countered. "It's my fault. In any case, something tells me not to teleport with this na no da…" He stroked his jacket happily, remembering other times it had gotten him out of trouble. (Houjun and his jacket, sitting in a tree… K-I-S-S-…) "The little voice in my head says that I should stay in the palace, and it's never been wrong before no da."

"Ya've got a death wish, ki- adult," Genrou said, shaking his head sadly.

"Perhaps," he agreed as they entered a large, over-decorated room. "Hey… Sugoi na no da! They don't make palaces like this in Tokyo anymore no da! It's, like, bigger than the school cafeteria!! I definitely like this world better no da," he decided.

" 'This world…?'" the man Houjun assumed to be the emperor repeated. "What do you mean by that?" He started giving the advisors assembled around him "I told you, but did you listen to me, no~o~o…" looks.

Houjun looked around nervously; he wasn't used to all this attention. "Well… I came from a different world no da. I was just studying in the library, and I got yanked here. I have no clue why nda, but actually once this is cleared up I gotta go back home na no da. Exams, you know. So…"

The emperor's expression was decidedly smug and un-royal. "I see… you are in fact the young man of legends. Now that we have disproved my council's insistence that you are an evil spirit and a treacherous bandit, we have only one request. Will you protect our empire, priest of Suzaku?"

"Hey, he's talkin' t' ya," Genrou whispered, poking the stunned teen. One fang stuck out in an obvious show of displeasure with Houjun's total unresponsiveness. "I think he wants ya t' maybe answer 'im… SNAP OUTTA IT! Pay attention t' th' emperor, fer Suzaku's sake!" More poking. "… Hello?"

"D-demo… I'm not this 'priest' nda! I can't be… I'm just a kid who wishes he was normal and needs to pass his entrance exams to get away from his town na no da…" He shuddered a bit, memories of that day still fresh on his mind.

"Yet… you are a man with a wish, ne? You came to this world to seek the power of Suzaku that your wish may be granted, did you not?"

"I- I did…?" He paused, remembering the book's prologue. "Oh… so that means… I could wish for anything no da…" He slowly began to count on his fingers. "I could pass my exams with Koutoku no da… and become popular at school… I could forget about this whole year na no da! But most of all… I could… wish for Kouran and Hikou to come back…" It took a moment for this to sink in, but when it did… "ALL RIGHT I'M THERE I'M YOUR PRIEST NO DA NO MORE SEARCHING IT'S ME ME ME NA NO DA!!!!!"

"It's settled then!" the young emperor announced, not appearing in the least bit fazed by the unnatural display of exuberance. "As stated in the legend, you will become the priest of Suzaku and lead our empire to glory!"

"Umm… glory no da?" Now this hadn't been in the job description.

"Yep yep yep!"

Houjun gave the emperor a funny look before shrugging. "That's all well and good… I'll be back after my university exams then no da. I kinda hafta take them soon, and maybe I can come during spring break and lead you all to glory, K?"

"You don't understand…"

"What no da?"

"You don't just come into our world and 'lead us to glory', as you say. First you have to gather all seven constellations of Suzaku in order to summon Him." He retrieved a scroll and studied it for a second. "Says so here. It's also got clues as to finding the others that bear His mark. The seven seishi are known as Tamahome, Mitsukake, Chiriko, Nuriko, Hotohori, Tasuki and Chichiri. I am Hotohori, Hydra." A brilliant character flared to life on his neck- hoshi, star.

"Say…" Houjun realized, trying to remember. "That's like… like…"

Genrou stared down at the ground for a second, clearly arguing with himself. After a moment, he lifted his head and displayed a fanged grin. "I'm one," he announced, holding up his arm to reveal his 'tattoo' of tsubasa, wing. "I'm Tasuki."

*pause pause thought thought* What a wonderfully short chapter I kept you all waiting for!! Umm… the majority of you reviewers are all for TasChi, hentais, Chichiri is straight. Actually, that's my favorite pairing but you don't care. In any case, I think it's unfair to keep having people vote. All you people for it are way overpowering others. Though it may be useful to note that there won't be anything explicit or whatever. *run away screaming* I'M TOO YOUNG FOR THIS NDA!! But really… I'll prolly just mention the pairing in passing, then bring it in for random story elements. (The kodoku scene will be fun.) Anyways. The pairing shouldn't turn up for quite a few chapters, so if you can't take it at least stay with me til then…

By the way, updates will slow down now (YES IT IS POSSIBLE) thanks to school and the fact that I'm a lazy bum. Reviews will get them up marginally faster because I have three ongoing stories. (Crystal Phoenix is proof that lack of reviews CAN and WILL stop the updates.) Don't worry I'll go for that too…

*everyone peeks out of their bomb shelters* Is it over yet?