A Life of Adventure …Not!

By: Michiru Lee

Disclaimer: Michiru: I do not own Saiyuki! But remind me never to fall for the free meat buns sign again…

Werecat Rei: Yeah it is sad that he got knocked out. But he will make a come back. I agree about the chopsticks. They are evil.

Chapter 17: Showdown Part 2

BlahThinking, dreaming, or backtracking

BlahChange of scene or point of view.

Blah Chanting

"You can't destroy them! Only Shelia can end a world," Michiru explained.

"Well then I guess that would be a problem wouldn't it? Shelia! Show yourself and enter this realm!" Nero cried out.

A dark vortex appeared before them making even Hakkai shiver at the coldness that came from inside the hole. He knew that this wasn't good… Not at all…

A dark mist filled the town that came from the vortex of darkness. Michiru recognized the vortex as the portal to the between worlds. A place of everlasting darkness where only few can survive. A roar came from within the portal and Michiru snapped out of her thoughts. I have to close that portal!

Goku opened his eyes and saw the scene before him and struggled to get free of the chains that held him in the air. He noticed that only Hakkai and Nina were conscious. Next to him was Snowfire Fox with her head facing towards him. He knew that everyone was in trouble.

"What did you do to her Nero?" Michiru demanded. "No one can control her!"

"I never did anything. We just made an agreement. Like me, Shelia wants to be free. I can guarantee her freedom for your life," Nero said with a smile.

"Damn you fucking bastard! Do you even know what you're releasing? You'll be destroyed along with this world!" Michiru yelled in a fury.

Ryu looked at the scene and disappeared into the shadows dragging Hyo with her. They went towards the captives while Nero was busy with Michiru.

"Come with me. We have to free the others," she said.

"Stop right there! I won't let you near them Ryu!" a voice came from behind them.

"Ares…" Ryu muttered, "Let me pass or Nero will have your skin. He said you take orders from me as well."

"Not when I know you're also Dragon now," Ares said smiling.

"Fine then…" Ryu muttered. She grabbed some daggers from her pocket and threw them at Ares who blocked them with her shield and sent them back at her. Hyo grabbed Ryu and moved her out of the way and blocked them with his Shakujo.

"Go free the others while I keep her busy," Hyo said. Ryu nodded and ran past the two combatants who were staring each other down.

"So I get to kill the wannabe. This will be entertaining," Ares said as she attacked him with her staff. Hyo blocked it and sent the chain to wrapped around the staff to unarm her. She attacked him with a dark energy blast, which knocked him to the ground. Hyo spat blood and tired to get up off the ground.

Michiru knew what she had to do and prepared for the worst. She knew how to close the portal, but she needed help in order to do it. Nero would try to stop her in any way possible. She noticed the orb behind Nero and knew that was what was holding everyone up.

"Ryu the orb! Destroy it now!" Michiru yelled. The sound of glass breaking came from behind Nero and he hit Ryu across the face and sent her flying into the now falling Gojyo who opened his eyes at that moment.

"Dragon?" Gojyo said as they both landed on the ground with a thud.

"Yes and no, but now is not the time," Ryu said with a painful smile. "We have to kill Nero somehow."

Sanzo and Yuki opened their eyes to find themselves next to each other and looked at the scene.

"This isn't good…" Sanzo said.

Kougaiji and Dokugakuji were still passed out on the ground as they fell from the now broken chains. Goku couldn't find Snowfire Fox after the chains had broke.

"You can die now Hyo," Ares said as she prepares the finished blow. A white blast came from behind her and she fell to her knees. "What?"

"Looks like you can die now Ares. It's the same way I killed Celia a year before. Go rot in that dark Hell of yours," Snowfire Fox said. She watched as Ares bled from the mouth and fell face first into the ground. Snowfire Fox smiled and collapsed from the pain in her side. "It's over…"

Michiru took the confusion and put her hands together to prepare for the spell that was needed to close the portal. One error and it would cost her, her life. She only hoped that the others were able to handle Nero. A silver aura appeared around her as the chanting began.

"La lumière argentée d'Oh, écoutent mon appeler,

Entendez ma voix et venez à mon aide !

Moulez loin l'obscurité,

Jetez loin la lumière,

Et étroit le vortex de l'obscurité !1"

Sanzo looked at Michiru as she chanted in a language he never heard before. Each word seem to be a key to a certain door and it was unraveling fast. Nero seemed to know the words and tried to run at her to stop the spell, but Sanzo wasn't going to let that happen. They needed to stop whatever that was coming out of the vortex before them. He raised his gun and fired.

"Stay away from the girl or I'll make sure not to miss next time," Sanzo demanded. Nero turned around with a grin on his face.

"And if I don't stop would you be able to stop me?" Nero sneered.

"Don't mess with me you bastard," Sanzo replied as he cocked his gun for a second shot.

Michiru couldn't see what was going on though the light of the spell. She couldn't even stop to see if everyone was all right. She felt the power of the spell growing and it was starting to burn her insides. It was time for the next level for the sealing.

"Libérez les clefs et prêtez-moi la déesse argentée puissante de l'OH de puissance des flammes et l'accordez au thee !

Je me donne pour faire ce qui est exact !

Employez mon âme pour votre jugement !2"

Gojyo looked at Ryu and smiled as he hugged her, pain welled up in his chest from the fall and he knew he couldn't help Sanzo fight.

"I thought I would never see you again," he said.

"Yes, but there is some part of me that you will never see again. I am Ryu in this world and Dragon in yours. I am two different people now," Ryu said.

"I don't care, as long as I have you in my arms I wouldn't care what part is left. I love you Dragon," Gojyo said.

"I love you as well. Let us hope that the others can win then," Ryu said.

Sanzo rolled off to the side and let an energy ball pass him by and fired two more shots. He quickly reloaded the gun and fired some more.

Michiru fell to her knees as weakness consumed her body. The light was power and there was still one more part of the spell to go. This might just end up killing her.

"Scellez le monstre de ce monde jusqu'à ce que sa mort soit près,

Écoutez ma déesse de prières et faites ma volonté !

Scellez l'être de nouveau ainsi ce monde peut vivre dehors sa vie entièrement !

LIBÉREZ LA PUISSANCE POUR CHEZ MOI !3"

Michiru felt the light burst though her body and the vortex slowly closing. This was the part she was worried about the most. If Nero stopped the spell now, then she will die and he would win. The sound of a gun got louder near her and knew that Nero was close. Sanzo… Don't let him near me…

Sanzo felt the beads of sweat running down his face. The vortex that was behind Michiru was closing from the silver light that was pushing against it. It was almost as dazzling as the sunset that he was used to seeing each day. He was almost out of bullets, so he knew he would have to use the Sutra to stop Nero. Nero was running towards Michiru again to stop her from sealing the portal. He started chanting the Sutra and it wrapped itself around Nero.

"Do you really think you can kill me Sanzo?" Nero asked with a smile as the Sutra bounded him.

"I know I can," Sanzo said as the bullet of his gun flew out of the barrel and shot right though Nero's head. Nero's body fell to the ground and a puddle of blood steeped out of the wound. The vortex finally was sealed and Michiru was lying on the ground. Sanzo ran over and held her in his arms.

"It's over…" Michiru muttered, "I already felt his death. I'm just tired…"

"Yes it is over, but for it is only the end of the beginning," Sanzo said as Michiru fainted in his arms.

Note: One more chapter before I'm done! I know all my readers are going to miss it. Now after this story is done I can concentrate on my Naruto Fanfic. R&R!

The following is the Enlish Translation of the spells, I used French for the words.

1 Oh silver light, listen to my calling,

Hear my voice and come to my aid!

Cast away the darkness,

Cast away the light,

And close the vortex of darkness!

2 Release the keys and lend me the power oh mighty Silver Goddess of Flames and grant to thee!

I give myself to do what is right!

Use my soul for your judgment!

3Seal the monster from this world until its death is near,

Listen to my prayers Goddess and do my will!

Seal the being once again so this world may live out its life in full!

RELEASE THE POWER FOR WITHIN ME!