Cursed
Chap.5
The young man that stood before them had crimson hair that hung down his back, two long braids hanging in front of his ears, down the sides of his face. His crimson eyes, kind and wise, seemed to twinkle as he stared at the group. He was clothed in rich looking ruby colored robes that looked much like a sorcerer's robes.
"Yumiko, have you brought these young men into it?"
"Yahiko was forced to sit with them one night….and they invited him."
"You could have stopped him." The man replied.
"Morticus, you don't understand a thing!" Yumiko slammed her fist against a tree. Morticus shook his head, disapproving of her horrible temper.
"Yumiko, perhaps….we should discuss the mission further, though." He suggested.
"Sure."
"She said that she was going to try to revive you, Morticus." Sanzo was the first to speak after seeing Morticus appear.
"Indeed. There is a curse that has been laid upon Yahiko. My stones were not meant to come into contact with a hanyou." Morticus let his eyes drop, one clawed hand pressed thoughtfully against his cheek. "Mm….friends, tell me. If you combine a half-youkai with another half-youkai, what do you get?"
"Um…one full youkai and one full human?" Goku guessed.
"That's right, young man. One full youkai, and one full human. My stones were meant to combine with wholes-that's a non-hanyou- and turn them into a hanyou. When my heart came into contact with Yahiko, then thus Yumiko and Yotaru were born as different personalities of his. Yumiko a full youkai, and Yotaru a full human."
"He must have been thought a freak." Hakkai noted.
"True, friend. You see, they speak to each other in thoughts or spoken words. But because the body only has one mouth, it's thought quite strange when a boy speaks with a woman's voice." Morticus admitted.
"So…what is this mission and why does Yahiko have to resurrect you?" Sanzo wanted to get the conversation with Morticus over with as soon as possible.
"You see, I can…give Yumiko and Yotaru their own bodies, and thus, separate them from Yahiko."
"Why not do it now?" Goku asked.
"Young man, I am a spirit, I am dead. I have little power in this form, and such a spell requires a great deal of magic." Morticus admitted.
"Yeah. But in order to bring him back to life, we need his spell book. In order to get the stupid spell book, we need to find it." Yumiko added.
"Why not simply ask him?" Gojyo pointed to Morticus.
"Brother, I'd like to answer that I know where it is, but alas, I would be lying. My ashes and my spell book were separated after death, and I only gained consciousness after the Bloodstone Heart was activated, and that was several thousand years after my burial."
"You don't know where your body is?" Goku shook his head.
"No, I'm afraid not." Morticus answered ruefully.
"From what I've heard, all you know is that your ashes are being kept in some godforsaken temple that is most likely being guarded by golems, beings of stone that are nearly invincible, and feel no pain." Yumiko pouted.
"Throw in a few displacer beasts and a basilisk or two and you've got it."
"These people sure don't shirk their duties when it comes to guarding the ashes of an almighty sorcerer." Yumiko's comment made Morticus smile.
"I suppose…" He laughed. Yumiko turned to the spirit, an irritated look on her face.
"Okay, but look, if we get there, and you've told us the wrong info on how to resurrect you exactly, I'm going to take those ashes of yours and stuff them up your stupid little half-breed-"
"Farewell!" Morticus disappeared in a flash of red light, interrupting Yumiko. The Bloodstone Heart dropped to the forest floor, the glowing red light gone. Yumiko crossed her arms over her chest.
"Why's he always gotta be the person to get the last laugh?"