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Summery: What if Sanzo was actually a woman? How long will she able to keep it a secret? And how will the others react when they find out? Read what it would be like if Sanzo was actually a woman!
Pairing: Sanzo x Just about everyone
Note: This is just going to be the basic original story in the books, with a few minor changes.
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"...zo! Sanzo, wake up!" Goku cried desperately as Sanzo laid on the ground bleeding, so much blood, she was lying in a puddle of it. "Sanzo! Sanzo..." Goku continued to cry.
"Easy! Don't move him Goku." said Hakkai as he bent next to her.
Rikudo stared at them. At Sanzo.
'What have I... K-Kouryuu? With my own hands, I... Kouryuu...' he remembered Sanzo when she was young and how close they were. Rikudo suddenly began to hack and cough like he was choking as the talisman's roots deepen into him. 'Don't, please!' a part of him begged. 'Don't erase me!' Suddenly he began to laugh.
"Hah! Serves you right, little Priest. Aid the cause of those disgusting Youkai, and even humanity won't save you from me. Hya, ha, ha!" Sanzo, even though she was already unconscious, went limp. Goku stared at Sanzo and the blood that was on his hands, which belonged to Sanzo. Oh, god there was so much blood...
"Oy. Goku?" said Gojyo.
"Are you all right?" asked Hakkai. Suddenly Goku hunched over as he clutched the ground. "Goku?!" exclaimed Hakkai as Goku's breathing became loud and haggard. As Goku breathed a image of a woman with long golden hair came to his mind.
'...What's going on...?' Goku wondered as his breathing became even more haggard.
"Goku?!" exclaimed Gojyo.
"Please snap out of it!" said Hakkai. But Goku couldn't hear ether of them. His mind came to a close up to the woman's face. She looked just like Sanzo. Almost exact.
'Who are you?' he wondered. 'Who...'
Suddenly Goku let out a loud scream as his limiter suddenly broke. The other two gasped.
"His power limiter!" gasped Hakkai. Even Rikudo stared in shock. Goku continued to yell s body began to change.
"Goku!" yelled Gojyo. "This is bad."
"Gojyo, stay back." said Hakkai as he grabbed his arm. Goku's ears became pointer and his nails grew into claws, while his hair became longer. When the transformation was completed he stood, now in his true form.
"Oh, shit." said Gojyo as he stared.
"He's reverted to his natural form without the seal on his Yokai powers!" said Hakkai. "The Heretical child, born of the rock where earth's aura gathers... He is the great Sage Equal to Heaven, Son Goku!"
Rikudo began to laugh.
"So, the brat shows his true colors, does he?" he laughed. "Now the entire world can witness your dirty blood!" Goku didn't reply. His gaze drifted to Sanzo who laying in a pool of her own blood still. Goku swayed a little, then suddenly he appeared right in front of Rikudo and slammed his head into the ground.
"Wha?!" exclaimed Rikudo as he coughed up a little blood.
'I didn't even see him move.' thought Gojyo, wide eyed. Rikudo grabbed Goku's wrist and pushed him up a little. Steam came from the places Rikudo held Goku, but he just smirked as Rikudo gritted his teeth. Rikudo then kicked Goku off him, but Goku just skidded a little, then leaped at Rikudo again.
"Crazy animal!" Rikudo growled as he threw the talismans at Goku. But Goku burned them with just his aura. "It's not possible!" gasped Rikudo. "No aura alone can burn my charms!" Goku just smirked as he charged forward. Then he punched Rikudo, hard in the face, making him fall back in pain. Goku continue to smile as he walked over to him. Then he got on top of him and began to punch him, over, and over.
Gojyo stared at the fight in shock.
"You've gotta be shitting me." he said.
'Sanzo used to tell me stories... But I never thought the kid could be so powerful.' he thought.
"This isn't the time to be impressed, Gojyo." said Hakkai suddenly snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Oh. R-right." said Gojyo as he suddenly remembered Sanzo.
"He's still breathing!" said Hakkai as he lifted her up a little. He noticed that Sanzo was very light and thin. Hakkai would have never guessed because Sanzo always wore those robes. Hakkai thought Sanzo felt very soft in his hold... He quickly shook his head. This was no time to be thinking stuff like that! "His body's losing heat quickly in this rain. We need to try and stop the bleeding." he continued as Sanzo breathed raggedly.
"What're you gonna do?" asked Gojyo. Hakkai shook his head again as he set Sanzo down.
"I'll close the wound by channeling chi. The hit missed any vital organs, so he might live." he said as he began channeling his chi. The was a bright light as Sanzo's wound closed. When Hakkai was done he said to Gojyo,
"I'll take care of Sanzo. Gojyo, please stop Goku."
"Right! But..." said Gojyo. "How the hell do I do that?!"
"Without Sanzo, I have no idea." said Hakkai. "But I do know that Goku has lost his sanity. His unchecked power will continue to grow out of control. He'll destroy everything in his path until we can find a way to help him." Suddenly, back where Goku and Rikudo were fighting, Goku bit Rikudo's shoulder, and ripped it. Riku screamed in agony and pain. Just then the beads around his neck lit up and created a barrier between him and Goku. Gojyo realized something.
'The beads are...'
Goku let out a cry of pain as he held his head. Rikudo took this chance to pull out a talisman and vanish.
"He ran away?!" growled Gojyo.
"Far from it, trash." Rikudo's voice echoed around them. "This isn't the end. I will come back. And when I do... Your rotten yokai souls will feed my curse!" Then Rikudo was gone.
'Rikudo... I have no doubt that he'll return. His curse won't stand retreat for long. At least Sanzo's wound is closed.' Hakkai thought as he looked at Sanzo, who was leaned up against a wall. Then he turned to Goku. 'But we still have another problem...'
"Oy, Goku." said Gojyo as he walked towards Goku. "You okay? You don't look so--" he started. Just then Goku tried to hit him, but he managed to duck just in time.
"Gojyo, no!" Hakkai yelled, a little too late. "Goku can't recognize you now."
"Shit!" cursed Gojyo. "Now he tells me!" He grabbed Goku's arm, then he tried to punch Goku while yelling,
"Here... Eat this!" Then Goku literally sank his teeth into Gojyo's arm.
"Gojyo!" yelled Hakkai.
"Dammit! It's just an expression! Now let go of my arm!" He began to punch Goku, who wasn't even flinching. Then suddenly an heavenly light fell on them and they heard a voice that told Gojyo,
"Hold him still!" Suddenly a ball of light came down and became a halo, which attached it's self to Goku's head and became his limiter.
Then Goku turned back to normal and fainted into Gojyo's arms.
"Goku!" said Gojyo as Goku fell into his arms. Then Gojyo realized he was asleep. "...Little punker's asleep." he said as he carried him back to Hakkai.
"You boys are pathetic." chuckled a voice from behind Gojyo. He turned and saw a woman and a man in armor. The woman was smirking at them. "Boo."
Gojyo stared at her.
"Who... Who on earth are you?" asked Hakkai. The woman simply winked.
//Meanwhile//
"Damn it all!" Rikudo yelled as he slammed his fist against a tree. "What the hell is that brat? Damn it! How dare he--" he growled. He looked at his blood soaked palm as he thought of Kouryuu. The little temple girl, dressed as a boy all the time.
'...I've lost everything. There's nothing left for me.' he thought. Suddenly he began to laugh manically. 'I'll kill them.' he thought. 'I'll kill them all...'
//Back to the Sanzo Party//
"Your journey has only begun and your little gang is already in utter chaos." smirked the woman.
"Hey! Just who the hell are you to say that?!" asked Gojyo, a little pissed.
"Hey you! Show some respect you! You're talking to Embodiment of benevolence and mercy, the Merciful Goddess herself!" said the dude in armor as the Goddess of Mercy struck a pose. Gojyo and Hakkai stared wide eyed.
"She's the Merciful Goddess?! Her?!" exclaimed Gojyo.
"She seems more like the symbol of self love and self interest." said Hakkai.
"You've got some nerve." said the Kanzeon.
"Wait. Was that your work just now? You restored Goku's power limiter?" asked Gojyo.
"Yes, that would be me. And that little runt doesn't require any regular quartet I might add. Only the gods have materials to make a limiter capable of restraining Goku's powers." said the Goddess of Mercy. "Take my word and keep a close eye on this one." she turned to Sanzo. "Now her, she's still a problem I'm afraid. She's taken quite a thrashing."
"I managed to close his wound, but he's lost a lot of blood. I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do." said Hakkai looking sad. Nether him, nor Gojyo realized the Goddess was referring to Sanzo as girl.
"I got it!" said the goddess. Then with a glowing pink aura she said, "Nothing is impossible for me!" Then she started humming, "Nothing's impossible for me! I can do anything! La, la!"
"Are all Gods like this?" Hakkai asked the armor dude with a sweat drop.
"Oh, boy. Just try working for one." said the armor dude. Then the Goddess of Mercy went serious and pointed at Gojyo.
"You! The one with long hair and plenty of blood to spare! Get your ass over here!" she ordered.
"That's it!" yelled Gojyo. "I don't care if you are a goddess! I don't remember making any vows that say I have ta–!" Just then the goddess kissed him. Gojyo's eyes were wide with shock as Hakkai stared. She pulled away.
"That should do it. You must get around a lot." she said as she liked her lips.
"What's the big idea you–!" Gojyo started. Just then he fell forward.
"Gojyo!" yelled Hakkai.
"Take it easy, playboy. I just sucked out a lot of your blood. Don't want to black out now, do you?" the goddess told him.
"You could warn a guy before you do that!" snapped Gojyo. Kanzeon ignored him as she walked over to Sanzo and grabbed her hair to tilt her face up.
"You're not going to like this, Kozen Douji. No... You're Gejyo Sanzo, now right? Well, whoever you are if you want to live through the night, you're just going to have to work with me." Then she leaned in closer to her face, and... kissed her!
Then suddenly Sanzo pushed her away. Kanzeon looked a bit shocked at the sudden movement.
"Sanzo! You're awake!" exclaimed Hakkai. But Sanzo was still asleep.
"No. It was just an unconscious reflex. Cute, Kozen." Kanzeon said as she stood. "I see she's already starting to get her strength back. Anyway, she won't be needing a transfusion now. Aren't gods amazing?"
"What's amazing is the way you work. Thank you very much." said Hakkai.
"If you want to thank me, pay with your actions. I didn't help out of kindness or morality. I need you to complete your most important journey. You're the ones who have to stop Gyumaoh's resurrection." said the Kanzeon.
'But truth be told... It'd be no fun if you died now.' she thought.
"Well... Later." she said as she started to walk away.
"Ah! Wai--" Hakkai started. But the gods had vanished.
'I want to see... If this ragtag team... can make it all the way.'
//Meanwhile//
Tsuki watched the whole scene from a ally way. Right now he was disguised as a man with short blonde hair and brown eyes. He smiled a little.
"Glad to see... You're okay, goldie." he said. "Now to get out of here before that old hag finds me!"
"Who are you calling old?" the Kanzeon said from behind him.
"WAAAUUGH!!!" Tsuki screamed in terror and surprise. "O-oh... He... Hello, K-Kannon? How nice it is to see you... How long has it been? 2, 500 years give or take a few hundred years?"
"Cut the sweet talk. What the hell are you doing here with my niece when you're suppose to be running part of the Underworld?" the Kanzeon asked flatly.
"Oh, come now! What's with the tone? I swear we haven't done anything yet!" said Tsuki.
"Yet?" said the Kanzeon as she raised a eyebrow.
"Oh, come on! I've learned my lesson! I've changed, I swear! Sheesh! For a goddess of Mercy, you sure can hold a grudge." said Tsuki as he folded his arms behind his head.
"If you think I'm holding a grudge, you should see your sister." said Kannon as she folded her arms.
"Oh, come on! I wasn't the one who created chaos in heaven! I just helped give it a tiny little push." shrugged Tsuki.
"She's not mad about that, Lord Tsuki Yomi." said Jiroushin with a sweat drop.
"Oh? Then what is she mad about?" asked Tsuki. "Did she find out about the time riff Kozen and I accidently made?"
"No! You broke my favorite Jade fish statue! Do you know how hard it was to get that?!" snarled the Kanzeon. "And you did what?!"
"But that wasn't me! It was Kenren! Kenren broke your fish! I broke your cat!"
"You broke my what?" asked the Kannon.
"Uh... Moving on to subject that won't get me killed, is there anything I can do for you?" asked Tsuki with a sweat drop.
"I just thought I'd remind you that Kozen is not allowed to remember anything about her past life. So don't do anything that would trigger any memories." The Kannon said, actually serious.
"I know, I know. Look, old lady, you don't have to worry. I loved Kozen, a lot. I still love her very much. But... I know that things can never be the way they were. And besides, I love her way too much to put her through that pain again. But just because we can't be lovers 500 years ago, doesn't mean we can't be friends now, right?" Tsuki asked as he looked at her. Kanzeon smiled as she sighed.
"I suppose not. You're a little nutty, kid, but you're a good kid when you want to." she said as she ruffled his hair. "Although you always get into trouble."
"But that's what makes it interesting. And you both can relax. Kozen thinks I'm a woman. So I'm more of a best GF to her now." said Tsuki.
"True enough. But I'm keeping an eye on you, stalker." said the goddess as she walked away. "And remember! You're going to have to return to your post soon." Tsuki laughed.
"I'll keep that in mind! Oh, and Jiroushin! What did I tell ya? I told ya that your hair would turn white if you tried to understand her!"
"Shut up!" Jiroushin yelled just before he and his master vanished.
//Back to Sanzo//
Goku sat right next to Sanzo's bed, staring intently at her as she laid there, unmoving. Her wound was closed, and she seemed to fine but...
Then the door opened and Hakkai entered.
"Ah, so you are here." he said. "It doesn't look like Sanzo will be waking up for awhile. You should eat something, Goku." Goku just clenched his fist and continued to stare at Sanzo.
"Nn. I'm f-fine." he said. "I wanna stay here." Hakkai sighed.
"Goku... You really have no memory of after the limiter broke?" he asked as he pulled a chair up, next to Goku.
"...No." replied Goku. "I saw all that blood spillin' outta Sanzo... and everything went white. All these things started banging around my head."
'Wait a sec. An' that woman... Who was she? The way she looked at me was so familiar... Like how Sanzo does. But that's not possible. Sanzo's not a woman...' he thought.
"I know I've said it before, but... I can't remember my past. Everything before Mt. Gogyou's gone." Goku said.
'I musta done something real awful to get locked up in there. All I remember was somethin' I really wanted to protect... But no matter how hard I try, I can't remember what it was.'
"I was chained up in a stone cage. For years and years, all I saw was the sky. Then Someone held out a hand to lead me out. He had a golden glow... Like the sunlight I so longed to stand in." Goku said as he pulled a leg up to his chest. "Sanzo's... Always savin' me like that. And I can never do anything for him... in return."
"But... Sometimes, in order to help someone...You must learn to help yourself." said Hakkai suddenly. "For example, let's say I have someone who trusts in me. I think I should do all I can to protect myself. Especially if I trust that person back. I wouldn't want to let that person down, you see?" he explained. "Sanzo said Something like that. 'They can live through this without me.' We need to live up to that, Goku. Grow strong and be proud of it."
"R-really?" said Goku.
'For my own sake. As long as they're watchin' me...'
"Okay. I'll... get stronger."
'Whatever happens, no one can say I died like an idiot.'
"Now then," said Hakkai, changing the subject. "You must be hungry. And since Gojyo needs nutrients after giving blood, why don't I make something healthy?"
"Huh? You're gonna cook? Yaaay!" Goku cheered as he got up. "I'll go ask if we can use the kitchen!" Hakkai chuckled after him.
"That certainly cheered him up." he chuckled. Then when Goku was gone, he said, "It really is something. Nobody can depress Goku like you can, Sanzo. Oh, and more thing. Your wound was difficult to close, so please don't do anything to open it again." he said as he walked towards the door. "I'd rather we didn't all suffer further." Then he left.
Sanzo, who had been awake the whole time, opened her eyes. She remembered that night her master sacrificed himself for her. She closed her eyes. Then she turned on her back and covered her eyes with her arm.
"... I'm so pathetic." she said to herself. She was so pathetic. To have been injured like that. To be laying in that bed... And to be getting pity like that. She was so pathetic... it made her sick.
She then got up and put her robe on(Note: The others still don't know she's a girl because she had her shirt on still, and she always has her chest wrapped tightly.)and loaded her gun. She flinched as her wound gave a painful twinge.
"Damn it all to hell." she cursed to herself.
Just then someone knocked on the door.
"Hey. You're not plaining to go after Rikudo alone, are you? If you're planning on sneaking out, go out the window. And be sneaky about it. Technically I'm suppose to be keeping an eye on you." Gojyo called through the door. "But I know you're going to whatever you want anyways."
"Hn. Every time I turn around... Someone's always getting in my way." Sanzo growled a little.
"So heartless. And after we shared a indirect kiss." teased Gojyo. Sanzo put her gun to the door where the back of Gojyo's head was. Gojyo sweat dropped. "Anyway, joking aside...Those beads around Rikudo's neck... They're yours, right?" At first Sanzo didn't reply, but then she said,
"...So what if they are?"
"Ha, ha, I win." said Gojyo. "They lit up like they were protecting him or something. I'm guessing the only thing keeping Rikudo from total possession are those beads. When the beads can't handle the curse anymore... Well, poof." Sanzo didn't reply. "But hey. Makes no difference to me. Just keep in mind, you get scratched again and I've got to deal with those two when they freak out. You're a pretty popular guy, Sanzo."
Sanzo just 'Ch'ed as she walked away from the door.
"Yep. Everybody loves me." she said sarcastically.
"See ya around, pal." said Gojyo.
//Meanwhile//
Rikudo ran through the forest towards something.
'The beads... They're leading me to something. Someone's calling me... I know that voice.' he thought as he ran. 'Her energy is surging!' Finally he broke into a clearing. There he saw Sanzo on a rock in chanting position. To Rikudo she looked so beautiful.
"Kouryuu..." Rikudo breathed with grin. Sanzo just stared at him with those deep, cold eyes. "Hmph. So you lived, I see. And you're alone. How very suicidal." Rikudo said.
"Far from it." said Sanzo. "I came to kill you. I don't need help for that."
"Here. Take them. Take 'em while you can." Rikudo remembered Kouryuu saying.
"I'm here for you. I can end your life myself." Sanzo said, her hair blowing in the wind. Rikudo sneered.
"...Is that right?"
'How very like you, Kouryuu.'
Then Sanzo whipped out her guns and Rikudo whipped out his talismans.
"Try to kill me if you can, Koryuu!"
Sanzo shot at him, but he vanished and appeared behind Sanzo. Sanzo looked shocked.
"Now you will know of some of the suffering I had to endure..." Rikudo said from behind him. "I want you to feel... The agony this cursed body brings me. My simple life is gone because of you. You left the temple and poisoned my fate!" Rikudo punched Sanzo.
"Goddamn." she cursed as she hit him with the gun. Then Rikudo disappeared as Sanzo shot at him again. She looked around.
"My mistake, think you could take care of yourself." Sanzo said. "You're far slower than your running mouth. Is that shoulder Goku bit freezing up? What makes you think you'll do any better against me? I'm not a demon."
Rikudo suddenly laughed.
"Now... Now I understand. I finally know what my body truly craves." he said. " I want your life, Kouryuu."
Suddenly Sanzo flinched and clutched her wound, which had opened.
'It wasn't Goku.' she thought as she clutched. 'When were attacked in the rain... What dove to protect wasn't Goku. I didn't want him touching my scars. I didn't want to touch the pain that cannot escape. The pain I don't want to escape.'
She then remembered what the others said.
"I'd really hate for us to have the same scar."
"Well, not that I care what happens to you, but the other three tend to get a little emotional."
"Okay. I'll... Get stronger."
"Grow strong and be proud of it."
'...Like hell I would ever die for someone else. Using everything that's within my power. I live for no one except myself. And die for myself. I know it's pride... And I'm keeping it that way.' she thought as she thought of the others.
Suddenly Rikudo started chanting and Sanzo suddenly felt herself become paralyzed.
'That spell... It's a sutra that works on both humans and demons! Shit... I can't move a muscle. Everything's frozen.' she thought as she fell to the ground. Rikudo walked over to her.
"My, my. This is just too precious!" he said. He moved his fingers down her soft neck, all the way to her chest. Then his hands moved back up to her neck and he suddenly gripped it hard and began to strangle her. "I get to kill you just as easily as tearing the wings off a bird! Feel your life slipping away. This is what it's been like for me since you left! I've waited so long for you to share my nightmare!" Sanzo just glared at him, then in a croaked voice she said,
"Shut the hell up. Maybe it's my fault Kinzan temple was attacked. But as for the talisman you carry... You let it control you, because you are weak! You're weak!" Rikudo strangled her harder.
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! If only... If only you never existed! I wish you never existed!!" Then he released her as the talisman began to pulse. "Gaahh!" Sanzo stared at him as she held her neck. Rikudo let out a cry of pain as he fell back and the prayer beads suddenly broke. Sanzo continued to stare at him.
'Shuei...The talisman of Araya's spell is too strong. In a few moments the talisman will consume the last bit of him. Nothing can stop that now... Nothing.' she thought as her eyes saddened.
"K-Kouryuu..." Shuei breathed out.
"This afternoon... Everyone said you looked like a demon. But to me, you looked like something else..." he remembered saying.
"Um, what?" he remembered Kouryuu asking.
"Hm. What indeed..."
'Kouryuu. If only you didn't exist... Then I wouldn't have fallen in love with you... And I could have lost myself sooner.' Rikudo thought as he screamed in agony.
"Shuei..." said Sanzo almost sadly. Suddenly Rikudo lashed out and grabbed Sanzo's arm... and made her aim her gun at his head. Sanzo looked shocked, then... as Rikudo let go of his arm and Sanzo shot him.
Just before she shot him Rikudo remembered something.
"I decided that." he remembered Kouryuu saying.
"Did you?" asked Shuei.
"Even if I believe in god, I believe in myself." Kouryuu said.
"That's so like you." chuckled Suei. He remembered her holding the beads out to him.
"Here. Since I've never given anyone a gift before... They're kind of a collectors' item."
"Thanks, kid."
"Kouryu... I... loved you..." Rikudo breathed. Then he died. Sanzo stood there a moment, eyes down casted as she stared at the body of her first friend. The only person she ever really trusted.
"I loved you." That was what he said. Sanzo closed her eyes.
'Shuei... Shuei, don't you see? That's what doomed you. That's why I will never reveal my secret. That's why I will never open my heart again. Because... Anyone who loves me... will die.' she thought as she turned.
As she walked away, she remembered something.
//Flash Back//
"Ah. Look Kouryuu. The birds are returning North. Can you see?" said Kyoumyou Sanzo as he looked up at the sky. "Kouryuu. Who do you suppose decided birds are free? They can fly where they choose... But if there's no branch to return to... They might regret having wings, don't you think? Perhaps true freedom... is having a home to return to."
//End Flashback//
When Sanzo staggered out of the forest, clutching her wound, she saw Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai all sitting in the jeep waving at her.
"Anybody looking for a ride?" asked Gojyo.
"It'll only cost you 10, 000 yen." said Goku. Hakkai just smiled. She sighed as she rubbed the back of her head.
"I'm going west, obviously." she said as she climbed in and tossed her gun at Goku. "And I'm going to sleep. Anyone who wakes me, dies."
"Yes, yes, of course." said Hakkai. "Good night."
//Meanwhile in heaven//
"There they go. My scrappy little party's still moving, I see." The Kanzeon smiled as she sniffed a flower. "Nothing's changed from 500 years ago."
'However many times they die... However many times they're reborn...'
"If anyone tried to force them some way... They'd bite off their and choke to death first." Then she turned to a boy sitting in a throne. "But you knew that right? ...Well, maybe not now. You can't see anything anymore...Can you, Nataku?"
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GWNL: No, I haven't revealed Sanzo secret. I thought it would be more fun for everybody this way!(And when I say everybody I mean me!)
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