Chapter 121
((Author's note: Very, very sorry about the lack of updates to ANYTHING! After starting my job, I have almost completely lost my will to write. I am struggling very hard to at least finish Silent Prince. On another note, I have cut out the fight scene with Doubler. It was an unneccisary obsticle in the story, and wasn't an important event in the long run. So....it never happened, ok? On with the revised story! Thank you for your patience!
Oh, and it looks like Cell and the demon can't talk the way they usually do no thanks to stupid HTML tags. So, here's the new key:
}Cell{
[Demon]
~Masq))
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"The temple." Eboshi pointed to the opposite bank.
Genji looked, and gasped. The temple resembled a step pryamid with a dome top. It was completely black, and shone in the light like glass. Genji raised an eyebrow in interest. It wasn't the most spectacular thing he ever saw, but.....
**Not bad for a temple.....**
"The Mononoke Pantheon of Death." Eboshi explained to Genji. "It was founded by demons trying to overthrow Enma and escape back into teh world of the living. But rogue gods and pupils of the kaios destroyed the demons, and turned the temple into a place of Mononoke worship. Today, the priests of the temple actively practice secret arts; including sacrifices, exorcisms, possesion and the like."
"Sweet." 17 commented. "Hey, San, how come you never invite me to these parties of yours?"
"They aren't parties." Masq answered sternly. "They are seyances that the living concider too dangerous to practice."
"Sounds like a party to me." 17 smirked. Masq scowled at him. "Aw, you know I'm kidding, baby."
Eboshi tapped the paddle against the serpent's side, and the water dragon swam towards the bank. Genji crouched in anticipation.
**I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured!**
Masq put a hand on her son's shoulder, and smiled at him.
"Patience, Genji." she calmed. "It won't be long."
Genji nodded at her.
**I know, I know. But I'll finally be rid of this thing after months of traveling.**
Masq smiled big.
"I bet you have a lot of stories to tell me later. I'd love to hear them."
Genji smiled too, but it was one of Masq's sad smiles.
**I'm on a time limit. I can't be here for long.**
"Oh, I see. That's too bad."
The boat bumped onto the shore and Genji jumped out of the boat.
**I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured!**
Masq and 17 followed after him, chuckling.
"He's a good kid." the android commented.
"Of course." Masq nodded. "He's mine."
Eboshi ordered the water dragon to stay put, then grabbed her rifle from the floor of the boat. She followed behind the others, carrying her rifle on her shoulder. Masq and 17 continued walking and chatting unaware.
"So," 17 sighed, putting his hands in his jean pockets, "you'll exorcize this kid by yourself? Or will ya need my help?"
"I'll need help, but not yours." Masq chuckled. "No, there are Mononoke priests and priestesses who constantly stay and protect the temple. There's at least four hundred of them there."
"Wow. Four hundred........that many of your guys got down here? What did they do?"
"I'd say less than 100 are actual criminals. Most of them applied to work down here from the check-in station. Enma-sama gives them the okay, and they come down here to worship for the rest of their afterlives. This temple in hell is the only Mononoke structure in the afterlife."
"Huh. That's something. Coming to hell just to work at a stupid temple for eternity."
"That is our decision." Eboshi suddenly said behind them, startling the two. They turned to look at her.
"Lady Eboshi?" Masq asked. "Shouldn't you be looking after the ferry?"
"I have no other trips to make." the boatwoman decided. "Besides, I want to see this. This is my decision as well."
"If you wish......." Masq bit her lip. "But, isn't your job to operate the ferry, m'lady?"
Eboshi gave Masq an annoyed look.
"Will you not worry about me, please?!" she softly demanded. "I rather others worry about themselves than me."
Masq decided to stay quiet as 17 smirked.
They arrived at the temple with little incident. There were many priests and priestesses of all walks of life. The four travelors were welcomed warmly (Genji found he recieved a lot of attention from the girls, to little and unwelcome surprise). Masquerade quickly explained the situation with the other priests, and there was a small discussion of what to do.
Genji was surprised that a solution was reached so quickly.
"It's been decided." she announced. "We will perform an emergancy exorcism."
"Cool." 17 nodded.
**I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured!** Genji cheered.
Eboshi simply smiled.
All four were ushured inside the temple. There was an obveious buzz of excitement in the air.
The exorcism in question had not been performed in four hundred years.
/|\
"Look! They're going in! Perfect!"
"What is?"
Freeza and King Kold were watching on the hill on their stomachs, like army soldiers sneaking into enemy lines.
"Those are all humans, papa. Even combined, none stand a chance against me. I can ambush and kill the boy right now, and I can't be stopped!"
"I suppose not....."
"Ha, ha, ha! You're mine, boy!"
Before Freeza could spring out to exact his revenge, something phased behind him.
"Hey, what's going on here?"
Both Freeza and Kold jumped in surprise.
"Son?" Kold blinked. "Isn't that.....?"
"YOU?!" Freeza roared. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
The newcomer raised a hand in greeting.
"Hi, guys. Nice to see you again. Are you still causing trouble? You know what happened last time you did."
Freeza gnashed his teeth in anger.
"And you have the nerve to be happy to see me?! I'll smash your sorry butt into the earth!"
"Y'know, I'd love to spar. But I'm in a hurry, so maybe later. Bye."
The newcomer moved on to the temple, and Freeza became purple with rage.
"Fine! Run away like a coward, you damn monkey!"
"Freeza...." King Kold started to get a word in, but....
"We're leaving, papa."
"But what about the boy?"
"He'll have to die sooner or later, then we'll get him!"
The figure ignored them, and felt a gust of wind tug at his gi and spikey hair.
"Genji, huh?"
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Author's note: Man, I'm not liking how this is turning out. But it's better than the fight with Doubler. The story will continue soon. Please, be patient. Thank you.
((Author's note: Very, very sorry about the lack of updates to ANYTHING! After starting my job, I have almost completely lost my will to write. I am struggling very hard to at least finish Silent Prince. On another note, I have cut out the fight scene with Doubler. It was an unneccisary obsticle in the story, and wasn't an important event in the long run. So....it never happened, ok? On with the revised story! Thank you for your patience!
Oh, and it looks like Cell and the demon can't talk the way they usually do no thanks to stupid HTML tags. So, here's the new key:
}Cell{
[Demon]
~Masq))
---------------
"The temple." Eboshi pointed to the opposite bank.
Genji looked, and gasped. The temple resembled a step pryamid with a dome top. It was completely black, and shone in the light like glass. Genji raised an eyebrow in interest. It wasn't the most spectacular thing he ever saw, but.....
**Not bad for a temple.....**
"The Mononoke Pantheon of Death." Eboshi explained to Genji. "It was founded by demons trying to overthrow Enma and escape back into teh world of the living. But rogue gods and pupils of the kaios destroyed the demons, and turned the temple into a place of Mononoke worship. Today, the priests of the temple actively practice secret arts; including sacrifices, exorcisms, possesion and the like."
"Sweet." 17 commented. "Hey, San, how come you never invite me to these parties of yours?"
"They aren't parties." Masq answered sternly. "They are seyances that the living concider too dangerous to practice."
"Sounds like a party to me." 17 smirked. Masq scowled at him. "Aw, you know I'm kidding, baby."
Eboshi tapped the paddle against the serpent's side, and the water dragon swam towards the bank. Genji crouched in anticipation.
**I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured!**
Masq put a hand on her son's shoulder, and smiled at him.
"Patience, Genji." she calmed. "It won't be long."
Genji nodded at her.
**I know, I know. But I'll finally be rid of this thing after months of traveling.**
Masq smiled big.
"I bet you have a lot of stories to tell me later. I'd love to hear them."
Genji smiled too, but it was one of Masq's sad smiles.
**I'm on a time limit. I can't be here for long.**
"Oh, I see. That's too bad."
The boat bumped onto the shore and Genji jumped out of the boat.
**I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured!**
Masq and 17 followed after him, chuckling.
"He's a good kid." the android commented.
"Of course." Masq nodded. "He's mine."
Eboshi ordered the water dragon to stay put, then grabbed her rifle from the floor of the boat. She followed behind the others, carrying her rifle on her shoulder. Masq and 17 continued walking and chatting unaware.
"So," 17 sighed, putting his hands in his jean pockets, "you'll exorcize this kid by yourself? Or will ya need my help?"
"I'll need help, but not yours." Masq chuckled. "No, there are Mononoke priests and priestesses who constantly stay and protect the temple. There's at least four hundred of them there."
"Wow. Four hundred........that many of your guys got down here? What did they do?"
"I'd say less than 100 are actual criminals. Most of them applied to work down here from the check-in station. Enma-sama gives them the okay, and they come down here to worship for the rest of their afterlives. This temple in hell is the only Mononoke structure in the afterlife."
"Huh. That's something. Coming to hell just to work at a stupid temple for eternity."
"That is our decision." Eboshi suddenly said behind them, startling the two. They turned to look at her.
"Lady Eboshi?" Masq asked. "Shouldn't you be looking after the ferry?"
"I have no other trips to make." the boatwoman decided. "Besides, I want to see this. This is my decision as well."
"If you wish......." Masq bit her lip. "But, isn't your job to operate the ferry, m'lady?"
Eboshi gave Masq an annoyed look.
"Will you not worry about me, please?!" she softly demanded. "I rather others worry about themselves than me."
Masq decided to stay quiet as 17 smirked.
They arrived at the temple with little incident. There were many priests and priestesses of all walks of life. The four travelors were welcomed warmly (Genji found he recieved a lot of attention from the girls, to little and unwelcome surprise). Masquerade quickly explained the situation with the other priests, and there was a small discussion of what to do.
Genji was surprised that a solution was reached so quickly.
"It's been decided." she announced. "We will perform an emergancy exorcism."
"Cool." 17 nodded.
**I'm gonna be cured! I'm gonna be cured!** Genji cheered.
Eboshi simply smiled.
All four were ushured inside the temple. There was an obveious buzz of excitement in the air.
The exorcism in question had not been performed in four hundred years.
/|\
"Look! They're going in! Perfect!"
"What is?"
Freeza and King Kold were watching on the hill on their stomachs, like army soldiers sneaking into enemy lines.
"Those are all humans, papa. Even combined, none stand a chance against me. I can ambush and kill the boy right now, and I can't be stopped!"
"I suppose not....."
"Ha, ha, ha! You're mine, boy!"
Before Freeza could spring out to exact his revenge, something phased behind him.
"Hey, what's going on here?"
Both Freeza and Kold jumped in surprise.
"Son?" Kold blinked. "Isn't that.....?"
"YOU?!" Freeza roared. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
The newcomer raised a hand in greeting.
"Hi, guys. Nice to see you again. Are you still causing trouble? You know what happened last time you did."
Freeza gnashed his teeth in anger.
"And you have the nerve to be happy to see me?! I'll smash your sorry butt into the earth!"
"Y'know, I'd love to spar. But I'm in a hurry, so maybe later. Bye."
The newcomer moved on to the temple, and Freeza became purple with rage.
"Fine! Run away like a coward, you damn monkey!"
"Freeza...." King Kold started to get a word in, but....
"We're leaving, papa."
"But what about the boy?"
"He'll have to die sooner or later, then we'll get him!"
The figure ignored them, and felt a gust of wind tug at his gi and spikey hair.
"Genji, huh?"
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Author's note: Man, I'm not liking how this is turning out. But it's better than the fight with Doubler. The story will continue soon. Please, be patient. Thank you.