Chapter Ten: Go Back! Part One
Takako ran and she ran. But every which way she went there was a pillar of fire in her way. She stopped to catch her breath and pushed a hand through her long dark hair.
"I'm never gonna find them at this rate" she said to herself, "If only there was someway past all this fire."
She cupped her hands over her mouth and shouted out loud.
"Miaka! Yui! Where are you?"
Meanwhile tangled in the vines, struggling for air Miaka perked up her ears and listened to the voice call out her name.
"Yui" she gasped, "Can you hear that?"
"Uh" Yui winced as she tried to breathe, "Yea I hear that but who is it?"
"It sounds like Takako" Miaka replied.
"Miaka I can't breathe any more."
"Just hang on Yui. Hang on a little longer."
"I can't."
Up in his tower Ren Shigyou watched in amusement as the priestesses struggled to survive. He smiled as he held the shell in his palm.
"Just an illusion priestess" he said to himself, "And yet you are struggling for your life. How utterly delightful. This shell of yours Tomo" he turned to the companion at his side and handed the shell back, "It is truly remarkable thing."
"Thank you sir" Tomo bowed, "I'm only glad to be of assistance to Master Tenkou."
"And he is pleased with you. Once they have been drained of their energy, I want them brought to me. All three of them."
"Yes sir" Tomo agreed.
"I don't see that happening!" a deep voice spoke up from behind them.
Ren and Tomo looked back and saw Nakago and Soi enter the area. Nakago had a very angry frown on his face as he approached them.
"How dare you involve Lady Yui and Takiko in all of this Ren" he looked at the young boy.
"Why Nakago I thought that you would be pleased. After all you've never been able to trap the Priestess of Suzaku to this level, have you."
"I could care less what happens to the Priestess of Suzaku" Nakago replied, "It's the other two I'm concerned about."
"You have nothing to worry about Nakago, they are in a illusion."
"Yes Nakago" Tomo added, "They are perfectly safe."
"I will deal with you later!" Nakago snarled.
Tomo shrank behind Ren as he crossed his arms.
"Now really Nakago, you're being really childish about this" Ren frowned.
"I should have done something about this a long time ago" Nakago said, "Soi, wait for me" he disappeared.
"Nakago" she whispered.
"Where did he go?" Ren demanded.
"He went inside the shell," Tomo explained.
"How did he do that?"
"Nakago has exceptional powers."
Back in the park Namame was pacing as Chichiri and Iname bowed their eyes. They placed all their life force into the staffs that they were holding, and concentrated on the priestess's whereabouts. Namame grimaced in a huff.
"Dammit! What's taking so long!" he shouted.
"Calm down Namame" Hikitsu replied.
"I will not calm down. It's been what fifteen minutes since she disappeared? I should have never let her go in their alone."
"You should have more faith in your priestess" Mitsukake said.
"He's right Namame" Uruki replied, "We can trust Takako. After all she is Takiko. And Takiko was brave."
"And wherever she is" Nuriko added, "She's with Miaka. And Miaka's a strong girl."
"So is Lady Yui" Suboshi said.
"So you have nothing to worry about," Hotohori replied.
"Maybe" Namame shrugged, "What do you think Tanahome?" he looked to his left where the young man was in deep thought.
"I trust Miaka" he looked up, "I know she'll be fine. I'm worried too Namame, but Miaka is a very powerful girl. She'll be okay" he patted his shoulder as he walked past.
"Okay" Namame finally nodded.
"Now that you've got that settled you know" Chichiri replied, "Would you guys like to know where they are?"
"You mean you know where they are?" Namame said excitedly as Taka turned back around with a surprised look on his face.
"Yes" Iname nodded, "They are here, but there not here."
"What sense does that make?" Tasuki asked with a confused look.
"Tasuki" Chichiri replied, "You were there you know . When Tamahome was trapped in an illusion right?"
"Yea so?"
"So they're trapped in an illusion somewhere. They're in an illusionary world you know."
"You mean?" Suboshi interrupted.
"I can finish it" Amiboshi placed a hand on his shoulder, "They must be inside one of Tomo's illusions."
"You got it you know" Chichiri replied with a smile.
"Who's Tomo?" Tomite asked.
"One of the Seiryuu seven" Taka answered, "You know the one with the clown face? The one who was in Hokkan with Nakago?"
"That was one of the Seiryuu seven?" Namame said in disbelief.
"Yea" Tasuki nodded.
"And not one of the nicest ones either" Amiboshi added.
"If he's friends with Nakago" Namame replied, "Do you think that he is the one behind this."
"Well it's the type of thing that reeks of Nakago" Nuriko said, "But I doubt that he is the one behind it."
"Then who is behind this?" Tomite asked his arms crossed.
"I'll give you one guess" Taka sighed.
"Miaka! Yui!" Takako continued to call their names, "How am I ever going to get to them?" she thought, "Huh? Ahh!" she screamed as a large piece from a nearby building was falling towards her.
Just as she shielded herself from it a great blue blast of life force destroyed right before it hit her. She opened her eyes and saw dust blowing around a figure that was moving towards her slowly.
"Who's there?" she called out.
As the dust cleared she looked up into the piercing blue eyes, and long blond hair and gasped taking a step backward.
"Nakago?"
Authors Note: Hey guys! This is the first part of the last chapter in Book Three. Sorry again that it's late. I've been kind of stumped on how to end this book, but I should have for you either one more or two more parts to this chapter. I haven't decided yet! So see you later for the next part!
Next Chapter: Part Two
Continuing the last chapter! Will Miaka, Yui, and Takako ever get out of the illusionary world before it's too late? Find out in Part Two Go Back!
Takako ran and she ran. But every which way she went there was a pillar of fire in her way. She stopped to catch her breath and pushed a hand through her long dark hair.
"I'm never gonna find them at this rate" she said to herself, "If only there was someway past all this fire."
She cupped her hands over her mouth and shouted out loud.
"Miaka! Yui! Where are you?"
Meanwhile tangled in the vines, struggling for air Miaka perked up her ears and listened to the voice call out her name.
"Yui" she gasped, "Can you hear that?"
"Uh" Yui winced as she tried to breathe, "Yea I hear that but who is it?"
"It sounds like Takako" Miaka replied.
"Miaka I can't breathe any more."
"Just hang on Yui. Hang on a little longer."
"I can't."
Up in his tower Ren Shigyou watched in amusement as the priestesses struggled to survive. He smiled as he held the shell in his palm.
"Just an illusion priestess" he said to himself, "And yet you are struggling for your life. How utterly delightful. This shell of yours Tomo" he turned to the companion at his side and handed the shell back, "It is truly remarkable thing."
"Thank you sir" Tomo bowed, "I'm only glad to be of assistance to Master Tenkou."
"And he is pleased with you. Once they have been drained of their energy, I want them brought to me. All three of them."
"Yes sir" Tomo agreed.
"I don't see that happening!" a deep voice spoke up from behind them.
Ren and Tomo looked back and saw Nakago and Soi enter the area. Nakago had a very angry frown on his face as he approached them.
"How dare you involve Lady Yui and Takiko in all of this Ren" he looked at the young boy.
"Why Nakago I thought that you would be pleased. After all you've never been able to trap the Priestess of Suzaku to this level, have you."
"I could care less what happens to the Priestess of Suzaku" Nakago replied, "It's the other two I'm concerned about."
"You have nothing to worry about Nakago, they are in a illusion."
"Yes Nakago" Tomo added, "They are perfectly safe."
"I will deal with you later!" Nakago snarled.
Tomo shrank behind Ren as he crossed his arms.
"Now really Nakago, you're being really childish about this" Ren frowned.
"I should have done something about this a long time ago" Nakago said, "Soi, wait for me" he disappeared.
"Nakago" she whispered.
"Where did he go?" Ren demanded.
"He went inside the shell," Tomo explained.
"How did he do that?"
"Nakago has exceptional powers."
Back in the park Namame was pacing as Chichiri and Iname bowed their eyes. They placed all their life force into the staffs that they were holding, and concentrated on the priestess's whereabouts. Namame grimaced in a huff.
"Dammit! What's taking so long!" he shouted.
"Calm down Namame" Hikitsu replied.
"I will not calm down. It's been what fifteen minutes since she disappeared? I should have never let her go in their alone."
"You should have more faith in your priestess" Mitsukake said.
"He's right Namame" Uruki replied, "We can trust Takako. After all she is Takiko. And Takiko was brave."
"And wherever she is" Nuriko added, "She's with Miaka. And Miaka's a strong girl."
"So is Lady Yui" Suboshi said.
"So you have nothing to worry about," Hotohori replied.
"Maybe" Namame shrugged, "What do you think Tanahome?" he looked to his left where the young man was in deep thought.
"I trust Miaka" he looked up, "I know she'll be fine. I'm worried too Namame, but Miaka is a very powerful girl. She'll be okay" he patted his shoulder as he walked past.
"Okay" Namame finally nodded.
"Now that you've got that settled you know" Chichiri replied, "Would you guys like to know where they are?"
"You mean you know where they are?" Namame said excitedly as Taka turned back around with a surprised look on his face.
"Yes" Iname nodded, "They are here, but there not here."
"What sense does that make?" Tasuki asked with a confused look.
"Tasuki" Chichiri replied, "You were there you know . When Tamahome was trapped in an illusion right?"
"Yea so?"
"So they're trapped in an illusion somewhere. They're in an illusionary world you know."
"You mean?" Suboshi interrupted.
"I can finish it" Amiboshi placed a hand on his shoulder, "They must be inside one of Tomo's illusions."
"You got it you know" Chichiri replied with a smile.
"Who's Tomo?" Tomite asked.
"One of the Seiryuu seven" Taka answered, "You know the one with the clown face? The one who was in Hokkan with Nakago?"
"That was one of the Seiryuu seven?" Namame said in disbelief.
"Yea" Tasuki nodded.
"And not one of the nicest ones either" Amiboshi added.
"If he's friends with Nakago" Namame replied, "Do you think that he is the one behind this."
"Well it's the type of thing that reeks of Nakago" Nuriko said, "But I doubt that he is the one behind it."
"Then who is behind this?" Tomite asked his arms crossed.
"I'll give you one guess" Taka sighed.
"Miaka! Yui!" Takako continued to call their names, "How am I ever going to get to them?" she thought, "Huh? Ahh!" she screamed as a large piece from a nearby building was falling towards her.
Just as she shielded herself from it a great blue blast of life force destroyed right before it hit her. She opened her eyes and saw dust blowing around a figure that was moving towards her slowly.
"Who's there?" she called out.
As the dust cleared she looked up into the piercing blue eyes, and long blond hair and gasped taking a step backward.
"Nakago?"
Authors Note: Hey guys! This is the first part of the last chapter in Book Three. Sorry again that it's late. I've been kind of stumped on how to end this book, but I should have for you either one more or two more parts to this chapter. I haven't decided yet! So see you later for the next part!
Next Chapter: Part Two
Continuing the last chapter! Will Miaka, Yui, and Takako ever get out of the illusionary world before it's too late? Find out in Part Two Go Back!
