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Chapter 22: Bewitched Illusions
Miaka led them down the slope as they headed out for Sairou. Suddenly, a wolf came running out of the forest and attacked her. It grabbed the Shinzaho and took off again. The Priestess took off after it, trying in vain to catch it. Tamahome went running after her, trying to get her back. Jade sweatdropped. "Woah...That damn wolf took our Shinzaho! I nearly died for that stupid thing!" she fumed. She was about to run after them when Tasuki grabbed her wrist. "No, Jade! Tamahome can handle it! I'm not losin' you!" She stopped and hung her head. "All that work...for nothing..." The bandit let go and sighed. The Celeste Warrior walked back up to the others silently. Soon, Tamahome returned, but without Miaka. "Tai-Itskun told me she had something she had to do, and that she'd meet up with us." The others nodded and went to get their horses.
Jade plodded along beside Tasuki's horse. She had chosen to travel in her tiger form because animals deal with heat better. Tasuki looked around. "Wow, the scenery sure changes once you leave Hokkan, huh?" he said sarcastically. Chichiri nodded. "Soon, we'll be surrounded by nothing but the desert, no da." Tamahome suddenly turned his horse around and galloped off. "I'll meet up with you guys later!" he cried as he disappeared. Jade watched him leave. What's his problem?her voice echoed through their heads. The others shrugged. So, they continued on without him.
Soon, night fell. Jade was greatful, because her paw pads were scorched. "Hey Chichiri! Can we stop soon?" Tasuki yelled to the older seishi. He shook his head. "We have to gat as far as we can while it's still nighttime, no da. Travelling in the desert during the day, you'd fry!" The bandit scowled. "I know, but my horse has a mind of it's own and won't move!" He started yelling at his horse. "Come ON! Are you still in a huff because I stole ONE little carrot from you?! Will you move IT?! We're getting further and further behind you stupid horse!" He hit the horse over the head. The horse did not take kindly to that. It turned around and belted the hapless bandit. The redhead began groveling. "I'm sorry! Really I am! Just please let me ride you!" Then, he knocked it's legs out from underneath it with his tessan. Chiriko pointed to a small cluster of lights in the distance. "Look at all the lights there! That must be Sairou!" he said happily. Meanwhile, Tasuki and his horse were still fighting. Jade turned back into a human and walked over. She gently petted the horse. "It's okay...he's mean to all animals, don't take it personally...I won't let him hurt you any more..." The enraged bandit could only stutter as he watched his koibito swing up into the horse's saddle gracefully. "Tasuki, hop on. I'll ride too, and control the horse for you." she said, winking. He got on behind her and put his arms around her waist. She smiled at him and nudged the horse into a trot so they could catch up with the others.
Thye reached Sairou the next morning. Dismounting, Tasuki helped Jade down off the horse. Her foot got caught in the stirrup, and she fell akwardly into his arms. He looked down at the blushing girl, who was tangled up in his arms. "You okay there?" he asked quietly. She nodded and stumbled to her feet. He smiled lovingly at her, and she blushed deeper. Chichiri asked a nearby woman "Is this Sairou, no da?" She nodded and continued on her way. Tasuki grinned. "See? It didn' take so long!" The monk nodded. "We can stay at an in here and wait for Miaka and Tamahome, no da." The small group agreed with his idea and set out to find an inn.
The next day, Chichiri paced in the hallway of the large house they were staying in. Why weren't Miaka and Tamahome here yet? And why weren't his transmissions to Hotohori working? Suddenly, he heard laughter coming form a nearby room. He opened the door to find Jade and Tasuki sitting at a table loaded with food. They were drinking sake and joking around. The Celeste Warrior called "Look at the feast they have for us! Check it out!" The monk asked politely "Where are Mitsukake and Chiriko, no da?" The bandit laughed. "I can't believe they wouldn't have a drink with us! Chiriko's down in th' library, and Mitsukake researching some herbs. The two of us decided to have a good time ourselves instead!" The older seishi sweatdropped and shook his head. "Miaka and Tamahome still haven't gotten here yet, and I can't send any transmissions to His Majesty, no da. I'm worried..." Tasuki held two bowls over his ears. "Look at this! Elephant ears!" Jade started cracking up. Then, he balanced two gourds on his arms and placed the bowls over his eyes. "Dragonfly!!!" The Celeste Warrior fell off her chair from laughing. Chichiri sweatdropped even more. "That's the last time I ever try to talk seriously to you two..." He turned and left. Meanwhile, the bandit was still goofing around drunkedly. His koibito was on the floor, nearly dying of laughter. He kneeled beside her, watching her gasp for breath. As soon as she had her breathing under control, he kissed her. Jade was very surprised, but joined in eagerly. He regretfully pulled away. "C'mon, it's been a long time since we've done anythin', and looking at you...is like torture..." She looked up at him. "Okay..." she said softly, pulling him into a deep kiss. He lifted her up and carried her into their bedroom, where they had wild sex. Jade would have been furious if she hadn't been drunk, but they were too into it to care.
After a few days in the house, Jade felt weak. "You guys, there's something wrong...I can feel it...this isn't Sairou!" They turned to look at her, bewildered. Her eyes were wide with fear. "Remember that house back in Choukou? The place with the Shikkonki?! This is what this house feels like! That's why Chichiri's spells wouldn't work! We have to get out of here!" Tasuki walked over to her. "Jade, are you feeling okay?" he asked, concerned. "Yes, Tasuki! Now come on!!!" She dragged him out, followed by the other three seishi.
They found the horses dead and a set of footprints leading away from the cliff face. Jade led them as she followed the tracks. "These are human footprints...male, I think. This might help us somehow..." Suddenly, she heard cackling. She hid behind a rock with the others and gasped. A man with a heavily painted face and wore feathers was looking into a clam shell and muttering things. Nearby, Amiboshi was tangled in vines and was trying to get out. "That's not normal..." Tasuki whispered, sweatdropping. The man laughed. "Those Suzaku morons won't realize they're not in Sairou and just in one of my illusions until it's too late. They'll die from starvation and exposure!" He cackled again. Jade turned to look at the others, a superior smile playing on her lips. But before she could say anything, the bandit covered her mouth with his hand. "Yes, we know you were right!" Her face fell. "Oh..." The odd man spoke again. "Now that I have the Priestess of Suzaku under Shin's spell, and Tamahome dead, nothing can stop me! Not even you, Amiboshi!" The younger Seiryu seishi growled "Let her go, Tomo!" Meanwhile, he was slowly working his flute up to his mouth. Tomo didn't notice. "Once I rape her, then she cannot summon Suzaku!" Jade watched in horror. They heard a snap, and Amiboshi cry out. He grabbed his flute and began to play. The clam shell Tomo held in his hand shattered. Miaka appeared on the ground in her underwear and unconcious. Jade was about to go out and get her when Tasuki pulled her back. She tried to fight his grasp, but the bandit held her close to him. "Wait a little bit for th' right oppertunity!" he hissed. She relaxed. "Fine..." Amiboshi ran over to Miaka, but the other Seiryu seishi sent him flying. The boy crawled over to the Priestess and created a shield as Tomo sent flying bits of rocks at him. The gay seishi attacked him by duplicating himself and stabbing him with his feathers. He cackled. "Heh. You were just a mere boy...AARRGHH!" Suboshi sent his ryuuseisui right through the other seishi, killing him. "No one touches my brother!!!" he said coldly before running over to his twin. Cradling him gently, he tried to revive his brother. "Amiboshi...Amiboshi, please get up..." His brother pleaded with him to just come back to his home with him and stop fighting Miaka. He handed him a small container of liquid. "Please Suboshi...drink it, and we can live happily..." His twin took a sip, but slyly kissed his brother, forcing him to drink it. Jade paled. "Ewwwww..." she said softly. Amiboshi fainted away, and Suboshi laid him down gently. Then, he grabbed Miaka roughly. "This is for betraying Lady Yui! I'll rape you myself!" He forced her to the cliffedge, her screaming out for Tamahome. The Celeste Warrior's symbols glowed fiercely as she watched her Priestess being roughed up like that, and she was about to attack him when a chi blast hit him. Tamahome stepped out from the shadows, hair standing on end. He pulled Miaka close to him and Jade approached Suboshi. An evil smirk crossed her face as she drew her sword. "Well, hello Suboshi. Perhaps you haven't had the pleasure of meeting me. I am Kokyu, Celeste Warrior of Suzaku...Oh! Where are my manners? I haven't introduced you to my sword yet! How rude of me!" She was about to attack him when the boy sprung away from a blast of fire. He gathered up his brother and disappeared. Jade scowled. "Damn, every time...I'll never get revenge..." Tasuki poked her in the shoulder. "Don' worry, there'll be time for that later...We're goin' to Tamahome's master's house now, c'mon." It was at that moment that she realized how exausted she was. She leaned against him, and instead of telling to walk herself, he gently scooped her up and carried her after the others.
"Look, they're all asleep..." Miaka said quietly as she looked into a nearby room. Inside, her warriors were all sleeping deeply. Chiriko was curled up into a ball next to the firey haired couple, Jade's head nestled in the crook of Tasuki's arm. Chichiri slept peacefully beside Mitsukake, who was sprawled out. Subaru stood next to her. "Yes, they have been through a lot. They deserve a rest, especially that Celeste Warrior of yours. She's quite the fighter!" The Priestess nodded happily, her eyes shining. "Yes, and everyone adores her so much..." The older woman agreed "The redhead looks at her with such love and compassion...and she doesn't fully realize that he would die for her. They're a perfect match, if it's not rude of me to say so. They both act tough and invincible, but when they're near each other, their soft, gentle souls shine through. Not many men would carry a woman so far, being that tired, but he did anyway. I hope those two find true happiness." Miaka smiled. "Yeah...so do I..."
Yayness! I'm done! SUMMER IS HERE!!!! NO MORE SCHOOL!!!! doing happy dance So I'll be updating more often hopefully. Thank you all for being such loyal readers! I hand roses to all that review! hands out roses See you all for Chapter 23!
Chapter 22: Bewitched Illusions
Miaka led them down the slope as they headed out for Sairou. Suddenly, a wolf came running out of the forest and attacked her. It grabbed the Shinzaho and took off again. The Priestess took off after it, trying in vain to catch it. Tamahome went running after her, trying to get her back. Jade sweatdropped. "Woah...That damn wolf took our Shinzaho! I nearly died for that stupid thing!" she fumed. She was about to run after them when Tasuki grabbed her wrist. "No, Jade! Tamahome can handle it! I'm not losin' you!" She stopped and hung her head. "All that work...for nothing..." The bandit let go and sighed. The Celeste Warrior walked back up to the others silently. Soon, Tamahome returned, but without Miaka. "Tai-Itskun told me she had something she had to do, and that she'd meet up with us." The others nodded and went to get their horses.
Jade plodded along beside Tasuki's horse. She had chosen to travel in her tiger form because animals deal with heat better. Tasuki looked around. "Wow, the scenery sure changes once you leave Hokkan, huh?" he said sarcastically. Chichiri nodded. "Soon, we'll be surrounded by nothing but the desert, no da." Tamahome suddenly turned his horse around and galloped off. "I'll meet up with you guys later!" he cried as he disappeared. Jade watched him leave. What's his problem?her voice echoed through their heads. The others shrugged. So, they continued on without him.
Soon, night fell. Jade was greatful, because her paw pads were scorched. "Hey Chichiri! Can we stop soon?" Tasuki yelled to the older seishi. He shook his head. "We have to gat as far as we can while it's still nighttime, no da. Travelling in the desert during the day, you'd fry!" The bandit scowled. "I know, but my horse has a mind of it's own and won't move!" He started yelling at his horse. "Come ON! Are you still in a huff because I stole ONE little carrot from you?! Will you move IT?! We're getting further and further behind you stupid horse!" He hit the horse over the head. The horse did not take kindly to that. It turned around and belted the hapless bandit. The redhead began groveling. "I'm sorry! Really I am! Just please let me ride you!" Then, he knocked it's legs out from underneath it with his tessan. Chiriko pointed to a small cluster of lights in the distance. "Look at all the lights there! That must be Sairou!" he said happily. Meanwhile, Tasuki and his horse were still fighting. Jade turned back into a human and walked over. She gently petted the horse. "It's okay...he's mean to all animals, don't take it personally...I won't let him hurt you any more..." The enraged bandit could only stutter as he watched his koibito swing up into the horse's saddle gracefully. "Tasuki, hop on. I'll ride too, and control the horse for you." she said, winking. He got on behind her and put his arms around her waist. She smiled at him and nudged the horse into a trot so they could catch up with the others.
Thye reached Sairou the next morning. Dismounting, Tasuki helped Jade down off the horse. Her foot got caught in the stirrup, and she fell akwardly into his arms. He looked down at the blushing girl, who was tangled up in his arms. "You okay there?" he asked quietly. She nodded and stumbled to her feet. He smiled lovingly at her, and she blushed deeper. Chichiri asked a nearby woman "Is this Sairou, no da?" She nodded and continued on her way. Tasuki grinned. "See? It didn' take so long!" The monk nodded. "We can stay at an in here and wait for Miaka and Tamahome, no da." The small group agreed with his idea and set out to find an inn.
The next day, Chichiri paced in the hallway of the large house they were staying in. Why weren't Miaka and Tamahome here yet? And why weren't his transmissions to Hotohori working? Suddenly, he heard laughter coming form a nearby room. He opened the door to find Jade and Tasuki sitting at a table loaded with food. They were drinking sake and joking around. The Celeste Warrior called "Look at the feast they have for us! Check it out!" The monk asked politely "Where are Mitsukake and Chiriko, no da?" The bandit laughed. "I can't believe they wouldn't have a drink with us! Chiriko's down in th' library, and Mitsukake researching some herbs. The two of us decided to have a good time ourselves instead!" The older seishi sweatdropped and shook his head. "Miaka and Tamahome still haven't gotten here yet, and I can't send any transmissions to His Majesty, no da. I'm worried..." Tasuki held two bowls over his ears. "Look at this! Elephant ears!" Jade started cracking up. Then, he balanced two gourds on his arms and placed the bowls over his eyes. "Dragonfly!!!" The Celeste Warrior fell off her chair from laughing. Chichiri sweatdropped even more. "That's the last time I ever try to talk seriously to you two..." He turned and left. Meanwhile, the bandit was still goofing around drunkedly. His koibito was on the floor, nearly dying of laughter. He kneeled beside her, watching her gasp for breath. As soon as she had her breathing under control, he kissed her. Jade was very surprised, but joined in eagerly. He regretfully pulled away. "C'mon, it's been a long time since we've done anythin', and looking at you...is like torture..." She looked up at him. "Okay..." she said softly, pulling him into a deep kiss. He lifted her up and carried her into their bedroom, where they had wild sex. Jade would have been furious if she hadn't been drunk, but they were too into it to care.
After a few days in the house, Jade felt weak. "You guys, there's something wrong...I can feel it...this isn't Sairou!" They turned to look at her, bewildered. Her eyes were wide with fear. "Remember that house back in Choukou? The place with the Shikkonki?! This is what this house feels like! That's why Chichiri's spells wouldn't work! We have to get out of here!" Tasuki walked over to her. "Jade, are you feeling okay?" he asked, concerned. "Yes, Tasuki! Now come on!!!" She dragged him out, followed by the other three seishi.
They found the horses dead and a set of footprints leading away from the cliff face. Jade led them as she followed the tracks. "These are human footprints...male, I think. This might help us somehow..." Suddenly, she heard cackling. She hid behind a rock with the others and gasped. A man with a heavily painted face and wore feathers was looking into a clam shell and muttering things. Nearby, Amiboshi was tangled in vines and was trying to get out. "That's not normal..." Tasuki whispered, sweatdropping. The man laughed. "Those Suzaku morons won't realize they're not in Sairou and just in one of my illusions until it's too late. They'll die from starvation and exposure!" He cackled again. Jade turned to look at the others, a superior smile playing on her lips. But before she could say anything, the bandit covered her mouth with his hand. "Yes, we know you were right!" Her face fell. "Oh..." The odd man spoke again. "Now that I have the Priestess of Suzaku under Shin's spell, and Tamahome dead, nothing can stop me! Not even you, Amiboshi!" The younger Seiryu seishi growled "Let her go, Tomo!" Meanwhile, he was slowly working his flute up to his mouth. Tomo didn't notice. "Once I rape her, then she cannot summon Suzaku!" Jade watched in horror. They heard a snap, and Amiboshi cry out. He grabbed his flute and began to play. The clam shell Tomo held in his hand shattered. Miaka appeared on the ground in her underwear and unconcious. Jade was about to go out and get her when Tasuki pulled her back. She tried to fight his grasp, but the bandit held her close to him. "Wait a little bit for th' right oppertunity!" he hissed. She relaxed. "Fine..." Amiboshi ran over to Miaka, but the other Seiryu seishi sent him flying. The boy crawled over to the Priestess and created a shield as Tomo sent flying bits of rocks at him. The gay seishi attacked him by duplicating himself and stabbing him with his feathers. He cackled. "Heh. You were just a mere boy...AARRGHH!" Suboshi sent his ryuuseisui right through the other seishi, killing him. "No one touches my brother!!!" he said coldly before running over to his twin. Cradling him gently, he tried to revive his brother. "Amiboshi...Amiboshi, please get up..." His brother pleaded with him to just come back to his home with him and stop fighting Miaka. He handed him a small container of liquid. "Please Suboshi...drink it, and we can live happily..." His twin took a sip, but slyly kissed his brother, forcing him to drink it. Jade paled. "Ewwwww..." she said softly. Amiboshi fainted away, and Suboshi laid him down gently. Then, he grabbed Miaka roughly. "This is for betraying Lady Yui! I'll rape you myself!" He forced her to the cliffedge, her screaming out for Tamahome. The Celeste Warrior's symbols glowed fiercely as she watched her Priestess being roughed up like that, and she was about to attack him when a chi blast hit him. Tamahome stepped out from the shadows, hair standing on end. He pulled Miaka close to him and Jade approached Suboshi. An evil smirk crossed her face as she drew her sword. "Well, hello Suboshi. Perhaps you haven't had the pleasure of meeting me. I am Kokyu, Celeste Warrior of Suzaku...Oh! Where are my manners? I haven't introduced you to my sword yet! How rude of me!" She was about to attack him when the boy sprung away from a blast of fire. He gathered up his brother and disappeared. Jade scowled. "Damn, every time...I'll never get revenge..." Tasuki poked her in the shoulder. "Don' worry, there'll be time for that later...We're goin' to Tamahome's master's house now, c'mon." It was at that moment that she realized how exausted she was. She leaned against him, and instead of telling to walk herself, he gently scooped her up and carried her after the others.
"Look, they're all asleep..." Miaka said quietly as she looked into a nearby room. Inside, her warriors were all sleeping deeply. Chiriko was curled up into a ball next to the firey haired couple, Jade's head nestled in the crook of Tasuki's arm. Chichiri slept peacefully beside Mitsukake, who was sprawled out. Subaru stood next to her. "Yes, they have been through a lot. They deserve a rest, especially that Celeste Warrior of yours. She's quite the fighter!" The Priestess nodded happily, her eyes shining. "Yes, and everyone adores her so much..." The older woman agreed "The redhead looks at her with such love and compassion...and she doesn't fully realize that he would die for her. They're a perfect match, if it's not rude of me to say so. They both act tough and invincible, but when they're near each other, their soft, gentle souls shine through. Not many men would carry a woman so far, being that tired, but he did anyway. I hope those two find true happiness." Miaka smiled. "Yeah...so do I..."
Yayness! I'm done! SUMMER IS HERE!!!! NO MORE SCHOOL!!!! doing happy dance So I'll be updating more often hopefully. Thank you all for being such loyal readers! I hand roses to all that review! hands out roses See you all for Chapter 23!