No disclaimer. Chapter 30: Final Battle Tamahome and Nakago began to fight, punching and kicking each other. On the ground, the other Suzaku seishi, Miaka, and the Stevens watched the two warriors fight. Jade was having enough trouble trying not to hurt Tara. Owwwww! Watch the eyes there!the dragon whined. Tara, don't whine. It's unbecoming.Jade sighed. I'm sorry, but that hurt! Be careful next time!Suddenly, Tara screamed out in pain and fired a blast of energy at the Suzaku Warrior, who screamed out as well. Nakago seemed to have the upper hand on the fight. The seishi decided to help Tamahome out by sending him their life forces. Miaka held onto Chichiri's staff as they all charged up and sent their energy to the battling seishi. Tamahome was sent flying into a building, which began to crash down on him, but he was able to hold it up, thanks to Nuriko. Hotohori's gentleness coursed through his body, giving him hope. Chichiri had sent him his focus on the task ahead. Chiriko's wisdom, Mitsukake's healing powers, Tasuki's courage... it was all there. As well as the most important thing. Miaka's love. He came out of the building, his hair standing on end and his symbol glowing. Jade saw this, and linked minds with him. I'm ready when you are, Tama! Just say the word, and I'll help you destroy this bastard!He looked up at the weak pheonix fluttering above him, and he gave her a silent thanks. He fired a huge chi blast at his opponent, weakening him slightly. "Heh. You think you can defeat me, even with all of you together? I still have Shoshi here to defeat your lowly Celeste Warrior, and then where will you be? Shoshi, kill Kokyu, now!" The dragon shook her head. No Nakago. She is my best friend, and all you've ever done for me is offer false protection and lies. I will never help you, Nakago!she snarled. The surprised blond furiously fired a blast at her, but Jade moved into it's path and got hit instead. The pheonix screeched in pain, but still managed to stay in the air. I'm not out yet, asshole. Just try it again, I dare you.she growled weakly. Miaka, seal up Seiryu NOW!!!she sceamed to her Priestess. Miaka picked up Chiriko's scroll and threw it up into the air. "Kai-jin! Seal Seiryu away forever!" she cried, and the dragon roared before disappearing in a flash of light. Tara fell out of the sky and was caught by Adam. "Nice catch, bro!" Jordan said, grinning. Nakago's character disappeared, and a look of horror crossed his face. Jade, summoning up all of her energy, combined with Tamahome and fired an energy blast just as Tamahome hit Nakago. His fist went right through the Seiryu seishi, killing him. The two Suzaku Warriors saw Nakago's sad childhood, of how his mother was raped and he was abused by the Koutu Emporer. "Damn you...how dare you look into my past...not after humiliating me enough. If you have any man in you, you won't dare breathe a word of this to anyone..." the blond general hissed and he grabbed Tamahome's head and forced it up, looking into his eyes. Then, he went limp and slumped against the Suzaku seishi. His body disappeared, leaving only Tamahome. Jade flew upward out of his body until her strength died, and she plummited to the ground, changing forms as she gave one final screech before she blacked out. They all saw her fall out of the sky, her naked form gathering speed as she neared the ground. Zach, one of the best high school recievers in Indiana, ran forward and caught her just as she reached the ground, saving her from certain death. He brought her back to where his brothers and sister were standing, looking worriedly at their sister. The other seishi rushed over as well. Tasuki's eyes grew wide at the sight of her laying motionlessly in her brother's arms. He touched her face with a shaking hand. "No...not after all we've been through..." (A.N. Deja vu, huh?) Mitsukake held out his hand and healed her as well as he could. Jordan pulled off his jacket and covered up her body with it. Her eyes fluttered weakly, and the first thing she saw was a set of worried amber eyes. "Tasuki..." she breathed disbelievingly, reaching out and touching his face carefully, as if it were made of glass. He grasped her hand gently. "Who else, onna?" he said quietly. He took her out of Zach's arms and hugged her. She hugged him back, crying happily at being with him again. Miaka and Tamahome were hugging as well, and everyone was happy. Everybody except Tara, that is. "Ami-sama..." she whispered, her eyes wet with tears. Behind them came the sweet music of a flute. She whipped around to see Amiboshi standing there, lowering his flute. "I'm not sure where I am...but I came here because I was called..." he said quietly, somehow managing to stay on his feet as Tara flung herself at him. Tasuki kissed Jade gently and removed the madallion from around his neck. Looping it around her neck, he caressed her cheek. She tangled her fingers with his. "Damn, I missed you..." he whispered. She hugged him. "Same here, Fangs..." Then, she saw Nuriko and the others standing behind him. "NURIKO?!" she squealed before hugging the crossdresser fiercly. He smiled and hugged her back. "Been a while, huh?" Then, she broke away and hugged Hotohori, Mitsukake, and Chiriko as well. "How did you all do this?!" Miaka asked from Tamahome's arms. "It was by me, of course. Sometimes I wonder about you Miaka..." They all turned around and sweatdropped. "T-Tai-Itskun!!!" Miaka gulped. "Heh, but of course. What's wrong, Tamahome? Still don't like my face?" the Creator asked, smirking. Nuriko closed his eyes, and a pink bubble floated out. The bubble changed into a Nyan-Nyan. The others also turned into Nyan-Nyans. Jade grinned at the happy little girls as they handed her a red and gold kimono, which she put on greatfully. "Yes, they used Nyan-Nyan bodies since thay didn't have any of their own..." A Nyan-Nyan popped up, smiling. "Tai-Itskun's really really smart!" The Creator tried to continue, but the little girls kept interrupting. "She controls the stars and the sky and death too!" "Miaka, you really wanted the Seven Stars back with you!" The Seven Stars heard you and came to help!" "They responded really really stongly!" Tai-Itskun had put up with enough. "SILENCE!!! LET ME TALK!!!" She sent her helpers into orbit, a vain popping on her forehead. "Now then...good job all of you, for summoning Suzaku. Both Miaka and Jade sacrificed themselves so that both worlds would be safe, and I thank both of you. Konan and Koutu are starting to recover and the people are joining together to rebuild their nations. You have fufilled your duty as Priestess in every way, Miaka." Chiriko grinned. "You two still have to use your remaining wishes. You get two, right Jade?" She shook her head. "I already used my first wish." The youngest seishi seemed puzzled. "What did you wish for?" he asked. "I wished for Tasuki to be okay after Nakago blasted him..." The redhead was touched beyond words. "I woulda been fine, onna. Why did ya waste yer wish on me?" Her eyes filled with tears. "Because I love you more than anything, baka..." she said quietly. He hugged her. "Thank you..." The others were helping Miaka decide what her final wish should be, each of the ideas being stupid and slightly selfish. No one noticed as Miaka whispered something to Tamahome and said quietly "Kai-jin. Suzaku, save this world and return it to the way it was..." Everyone stared at her, slack-jawed. "W-what's she doin'?!" Tasuki stammered. "It's so unselfish..." Nuriko said quietly. "Not only that, stupid too!" They watched as Suzaku fixed everything around them. "But what about you and Tamahome?" Chiriko asked. The Priestess's eyes filled with tears. "Thank you, all of you...but this is more important than my desires...we'll all see each other someday...and you all taught me to believe in myself and do what is right...so thank you..." Jade drew away from Tasuki and closed her eyes. "Kai-jin! Let Tamahome and Miaka be together somehow...it doesn't matter how, just don't seperate them when they love each other that much..." she said, her eyes glistening with tears. She was surrounded with a red light as Suzaku left her body and flew up into the sky. Opening her eyes again, she slumped over. Tasuki helped her up and held her close as the pheonix disappeared. Tai-Itskun turned to the Celeste Warriors. "Jade, Tara, you two may stay in either world you choose. In the book, though, you will be expected to defend your country. Can you do this?" Tara immediately nodded, but Jade seemed worried. She looked from her siblings to Tasuki, her eyes sad. Whichever world she chose, she would give up something very important to her. The bandit saw her looking over at a group of people, three guys and a girl. Recognizing them from their pictures, he let go of Jade and stepped forward. "You must be Jade's brothers an' sister, right?" They nodded. "Heh. Yer sister's a great girl. It's an honor to have met her." Jade came up beside him. "Tasuki..." He gave her his fanged smile. "Onna, your family needs ya more than I do. I understand if ya stay with them. I can't ask ya to come live with me when this is your home." Jordan stepped forward with Zach, and to their sister's surprise, they bowed their heads. "Tasuki, you promised to marry my sister, and you can't break that promise. She loves you so much, I heard all about how wonderful and perfect you are on the plane over here. Sure, she'll be missed, but she belongs with you." the brunette said before hugging Jade. The blond and the redhead (Adam) did the same, and as the Celeste Warrior went to hug her sister, Keiko moved away, tears streaming down her face. "Keiko?! What's wrong?" Jade asked, astonished. The girl went over to Tasuki and glared at him. "You're not taking my sister, and that's final! You're just some stupid guy from another world! I-if you take Jade, I'll...I'll...hit you!" she yelled. "Keiko!" Jade gasped, but Tasuki kneeled down in front of Keiko. "Listen, I know what it's like to be the youngest. Sometimes everyone just forgets about you, or worse, torments you, and it's hard. You look to your older siblings, or in my case, five sisters, as role models and exaples, and if you don't have them there, you don't know what's right and wrong. I'm not trying to take your sister away from you, even though I love her just as much as you do. If there was a way to share her between us, I would. Unfortunately, there isn't, so she has to choose. I promised to marry her, and I want to keep that promise, but it's up to her. If she decides to stay in Konan with us, I'll personally make sure that there is a way for the two of you to talk to each other. I'm sorry that you have to be put through this, but I just want you to know that I'm willing to give up Jade if I have to, even though I love her." The girl looked suspiciously at the serious bandit before nodding. "Fine, but I better be able to talk to her..." Jade took two identical stones out of her pocket and handed one to Jordan. "I found these in the palace gardens. I kept because they're identical and I thought I might need them. Since they're exactly the same, we can use them to communicate between worlds. I'll miss all of you so much. Zach, will you explain everything to Mom and Dad for me?" The brunette nodded, and she joined the other seishi after she had hugged her sister. Miaka and Tamahome stood nearby, the Priestess smiling sadly. "Goodbye, all of you..." Nuriko's purple eyes shone as he smiled at the Priestess. "I'll be praying for you..." Hotohori looked sad at being parted from Miaka, but he managed to say "I wish you happiness...even if it's not with me..." Chichiri grinned at her. "Don't worry, no da! You two will somehow manage a miracle...I'm going to have to wish for one of those after dealing with Jade and Tasuki, no da..." He got some evil looks from the firey haired couple, but he ignored them. Chiriko looked worried. "Miaka do you really hate studying that much?" The Priestess laughed. "Not anymore! I'l just pretend all of my textbooks were written by you..." The little seishi smiled. "Miaka, take care of yourself and stay in good health." Mitsukake said softly. She turned to the redheaded couple. Tasuki scowled. "What?! I don' have a stupid speech for ya, so..." She giggled. "Oh, Tasuki..." He smirked "Okay Miaka, from now on I won't say I don' like girls. I'll say I don' like the people I don't like!" he said, laughing. This earned him a hit from his fiance. "Baka, I'm a woman!" she growled before walking over to her Priestess. "Good luck Miaka...I hope the wish helps..." she said, hugging the girl. Miaka smiled. "Thank you so much for using your last wish on us. You didn't get to wish for anything you wanted!" Jade smiled. 'You two will be happy, and Tasuki's okay, so I got everything I wanted. Bye Miaka, I'll miss you!" She gave the Priestess one last hug before returning to Tasuki's side. Tara and Amiboshi said goodbye as well. "What was your last wish, Tara?" Miaka asked. The dark haired girl giggled. "I wished for Ami-sama to have his memory returned and for him to come here with me!" Everyone said a last goodbye, and they began to fade into a red light. Tamahome and Miaka kissed, wishing that the moment would never end, but the seishi began to fade as well. The Priestess tried to hold onto him, but they all disappeared into the glowing UOTFG book. She smiled sadly, her eyes full of tears. "Goodbye, everyone..." she whispered before picking it up and walking home with Tetsuya, Yui, and Keisuke. All done! The next chapters will be the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd OVAs. Oh, and a wedding thrown in as well. Ja ne for now!