Disclaimers: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi.
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Narrator's POV
Tomite whispered as he died, his lips parted in a small smile. Iname felt his body go limp in his arms.
the seishi whispered. No... First Hikitsu, now him. The remaining seishi, with the exception of Hatsui, Namame and Uruki (in other words, Umiyame), looked on, stunned. They had each come as they felt Tomite's life be wrenched from them.
"Put the girl down."
It can't be... The old woman said. Genbu, that boy was so dumb. How could he go and get himself killed? What would happen to Takiko? What would the other seishi think? Who would she tease? Hmm.... Who would she tease?
Iname looked up at her, tears streaming down his cheeks. What... What do we do now? Hikitsu and Tomite are dead. Hatsui's watching over Takiko. Namame's in the hospital wing. Uruki's seeing to Hikitsu's body, and is to distressed to fight anyway. The capital's practically destroyed. Unless there's a miracle, Hokkan is finished.No. That's where you're wrong. We must believe in Takiko. She is our Miko. She will save this country.
"There has been a legend passed on through the people of Hokkan for thousands of years. It says that one day, when Hokkan is in need of a miracle, a girl from another world will appear to save the country by becoming Genbu no Miko. Now is that time. Kutou is planning to attack and take us over! Their soldiers outnumber us almost three to one. Finding the Genbu no Miko is our only hope!
"....The legend says that the Genbu no Miko will gather the seven Seishi of Genbu and with them, summon Genbu. Genbu will then grant her three wishes and using one of them she will save Hokkan. If you truly are of another world, please become our Genbu no Miko!"
Then all that we can do is wait? We can't do anything for our country; our home?All we can do is try to give Takiko as much time as possible, and hope.Fine. But we fight together. We can't have anyone else dying. I can't stand to lose anyone else. It's bad enough that Hikitsu's and Tomite are gone.Agreed. But before we begin, tell me something. Do you believe that they are gone?They aren't gone, unless we forget them. As long as we remember them, they will be alive in our hearts.
"They will have a green symbol that appears somewhere on their body. As you can see, you have already found one. My real name is Chamka Tan, but my seishi name is Tomite."
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Hatsui's POV
Have you ever felt as if part of your soul was pulled away from you and torn apart, never to return? That was how I was feeling. I had just been sitting there, watching Takiko, when I felt part of myself be torn away. That part, was Hikitsu. I felt his life slip slowly away, never to return. And then, I knew that he was dead. At first, I wanted to go running out onto the field to see what had become of my friend, but I didn't. My duty was to protect Takiko, and I would do my duty.
It was only a few hours later when I felt Tomite's life slip through my fingers. This time, Takiko woke with a jolt.
Ha-Hatsui... Where am I? What's going on? What was that thing that I just felt? Where are–Tomite... and Hikitsu... are dead... I whispered, cutting he off. She stared at me, not believing what she had just heard.
"Well thank you very much for stating the obvious. And what about Takiko? And Uruki?"
Wh..... What? Th-that can't be... Hatsui-san.... This is a very bad idea of a joke.....It's not a joke, Takiko-san. Just now....But how do you know? Her voice rose several notches as she added, If it just happened, there's no way that you possibly could have known!I felt it.But... But how?After you summoned Genbu... You fainted... Shortly afterwards, Kutou attacked in force. Because you were so exhausted and we thought it might kill you to make your first wish, we decided that we would fight until you were strong enough to make the wish. The others decided that I should stay behind in case you woke up. And now... Now... Hikitsu and Tomite are dead.....
W-well then... W-why are you in Kutou armor?
But... I.... That.... But that's not possible.... I... I can't believe it.... I won't believe it!!Whether you believe it or not, it's true, said a new voice from the door. Or at least about Hikitsu. There stood Uruki – her cheeks tearstained and her clothes covered in blood – carrying Hikitsu.
Cried Takiko. No! It can't be!I... He died to save me. Just a bit ago... It's my fault that he's dead. It's all my fault... Tears began to fill her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. It took all her will power, but she did not want to seem weak in front of these people of who's respect she had worked so hard to earn.
"You know very well what I mean, you old hag. Iname answered your question about Yind. Now you have to tell us who the hell you are!"
No, Uruki. It's not your fault. Nothing's your fault, I said. But we'll get the details later. For now, Takiko must make her first wish. If she doesn't soon, the capital will be over run. If we wish to save Hokkan, Takiko, you ust make your first wish now, before it is to late. I think that Takiko would not have been able to do what she did next if she really believed that Tomite was dead. I think that she really believed that it was all a lie, or that we were mistaken. Maybe she thought the same thing about Hikitsu. Maybe she thought that he was only hurt, and not dead. I don't know. But she did the right thing, whether she believed that the two seishi were really dead or not.
Very well. If I must, then I will. Saving this land it the only reason I'm here, after all. And with that, Takiko, my miko, walked to the center of the room and said in a firm, commanding voice,
"I love you too, Takiko.
"Will you marry me, Takiko? Will you stay in this world and become my wife?"
Yes, Takiko. It's me. You're safe now.
Take care of Takiko. And... Tell her that I love her.... I'm not quite sure if I ever made it quite clear enough how much I love her....
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End of Chapter 38
Blegh. (Don't ask. My mom uses this word.) That was a horrible ending. Can we say... cheesy? I have no idea what has gotten into me... XP Once again, this is sort of a tribute, except this time it is to Tomite. That's why his quotes are all over the place. I actually went back and found his first quote of the story and put it in. (It's the first one. Duh.) Well, please review. More coming soon.
