Kyuu And The Seven War Demons

Hello, DSQ fans. Last chapter brought you some interesting highlights on what you'll be expecting, and it really delivers. Kyuu is now trapped in the Japanese history of the Sengoku Period. Now this will be a big test for him as he'll have to use his deduction and feat of logics to find his way out and return to his own timeline.

Wait…is this real or just a dream…? This seems like a reminiscence of either Tsubasa Chronicles or Fushigi Yuugi. Well, I leave that to you to think what you think.

Anyway, here's chapter 2.

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Disclaimer:

- DetectiveSchool Q is owned by TBS and Studio Pierrot

- Kamen Rider Hibiki is owned by Ishimori Production and Toei Co. Ltd.

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Kyuu looks around his surroundings as he made an assessment of what is happening around him and came to a conclusion, and this certainly complicated a lot of things which would put him in a grave situation:

- The people passing by were clad in old-fashioned kimono and traditional clothing;

- Instead of the modern police, the authorities consisted of old fashioned soldiers and samurais;

- The authorities were riding in horses instead of police cars;

- No electricity posts or any modern gadgets, only parasols;

- The women passing by resembles Geishas;

He was walking within the road and paused in between five-minute intervals as his bandaged head throbbed in pain since he was still injured. After getting his bearings back he continued to walk, and he had to keep a straight distance as he was being noticed by several people who seem to notice his appearance.

"That boy…is he from a foreign country?"

"Possibly…his clothing is different, yet he looks Japanese in nature…"

"Maybe he's a spy working from another country…"

Indeed, as Kyuu's appearance attracted the attention of passing samurais and confronted the 15-year old DDS student and began bullying him. Some were taken aback when he answered back in a stern manner seeing that they were unruly, which require a swift response in order to protect himself.

"Mayhap you may be a spy…"

"I'm not."

"You're Japanese yet your clothing is foreign…who are you working for??"

"No one…I'm just passing by…"

The other samurais didn't buy his alibi so they drew their swords and the DDS student was about to defend himself when the swordsmen police happened to pass by and this made the unruly samurais fled from the scene leaving Kyuu alone. But this started a new problem as the swordsmen police began to question him due to his appearance.

"If you say you're not a spy, then why the foreign clothing? I think you should come with us for further questioning. Men, take him."

"I tell you I'm just passing by…"

"Nice try, boy but we won't buy him. Men…chain him from head to toe!"

Just as the Class Q leader was about to be taken away, the ground shook a bit and a strong wind blew, and the townsfolk were starting to back away as they seem to guess what is happening and the police turn around to see where the source of the wind came from. It was an eerie moment which made the atmosphere tense and the next few minutes revealed what was about to commence. A passing merchant and his 10-year old daughter were passing by when a man and a woman, who had whitish skin, dressed like Arabs and had pointed ears emerged from the forested portion and pointed their fingers at the young girl in which made the townsfolk gasp in terror.

"You…you have the mark…the mark means that you are the next sacrifice to the Orochi. You cannot fight your fate so accept it."

Baffled, the merchant checked his daughter's hand to see if it is a bluff, but to his horror, the mark of Orochi was there, and this made him very protective of his only child, since his wife died years ago, and his daughter was all he has left. The merchant was defiant and shielded his daughter but a huge, white-ish monster, which resembled a horned, ancient dragon and a mosquito larva, emerged from the pond and dived head-first, eating the two victims in full while panic ensued and a stampede erupted, and when the swordsmen police attempted to stop it, the massive Orochi breathes fire and melted the police to death and then left.

"Quick! Run for your lives! We cannot let them mark us for death!"

Some villagers took out bow and arrows and fired at the Orochi, but they ended up becoming food and some melted to death. Some kneeled down and begged for the Orochi's mercy, and surprisingly he did, sparing the survivors' lives and departed. The man and woman, whom survivors called the two as "Douji" and "Hime", left the scene and Kyuu was the only one left. He asked the survivors about what is going on, and one of them told the Class Q leader the answer he needed.

"What you just saw is called the Makamou…and the one who attacked us is one of an assortment of monstrous creatures that usually dwell in the rural areas and consumed human beings as food. It has been like this for a lot of years…about several decades…maybe nearly 100 years ago…we tried to fight it but we are no match for them. The police you just saw are no match for them…"

"Makamou…?"

"They are the ones who did this. It means "Demonized Spirits of the Countryside", and this place happens to be near a lake…we wanted to move to another place but we couldn't afford it as this place is our only means of livelihood. You'd better leave if you wish to live, for when a mark of Orochi appears on any one it chooses, that person would be the next sacrifice."

Left with no choice, Kyuu reluctantly left, as some villagers began to unjustly brand him as one of the Makamou since he showed up just before the Orochi did. As he traveled on, he encountered a group of bandits ganging up on an innocent teenager and he immediately went into action, using his know-how in fighting and defending, his element of surprise won over them as the bandits were baffled by the newcomer.

Kyuu then taunted the bandits by threatenig to use the Drunken Master technique and did a silly gesture just to keep the enemies insuspense, but the wounds on his head started to throb in pain so he instead did a silly "Karate Kid" rip-off act by doing the "Crane Kick", but this move seemed to have work as one of them charges forward wielding the katana but ended up being hit by the Crane Kick, disorienting him and then took out what appeared to be a "bomb" and threw it at them while he he grabbed the girl's hand and motions her to follow him. The bandits then realized that the "bomb" was actually a pork bun and they went after the two teens.

As they passed by a rice field, the two hid behind a wide array of crops and stayed there until the bandits left after unable to find the two teens. As the coast is clear, Kyuu glances at the girl, who was aged 15, and resembles Megumi! He was quite taken aback by her appearance as her clothing was quite unique for a 15th century clothing, as she was dressed like a farmer and a priestess in one. The girl who resembles Megumi was equally taken aback, seeing that he was purely Japanese yet his clothing was quite too foreign and modern.

"Thank you…for saving me from those bandits…they would have surely raped me had you not intervene…but…you're Japanese yet your clothing is…foreign."

"Ah…it's a long story…well, you're welcome, but I have to go, as I need to find some place…or someone to help me go back to my own time…"

"You're time?"

"Ahh…it's too complicated…"

As he stood up blushing, he dropped his wallet and the 15th century Megumi picks it and accidentally saw his pocket calendar, and there she was taken aback seeing that the pocket calendar showed (in pure Japanese text) it was marked as the year 2005. She then glances as Kyuu, believing that he was sent by the "gods", seeing him as a savior who could help Japan defeat the evil Makamou.

"I believe you must be our savior…you came from the future and may help us defeat the Makamou. Please…help us…for not only my people but all of Japan have been suffering at the hands of both the Makamou and the Orochi. Please…I beg you! We'll give you anything as reward…all I ask of you is to help us…"

"But…I myself do not know what to do…I was attacked in my own era and when I woke up I'm here in you own era…I do not know what to think…Let's find someone who can help us in how to deal with those monsters…"

And so the two teens venture off to the road, and she asks him to escort her to her village, which he agreed. As they traveled, he secretly glances at her, seeing that her clothing made her stunningly pretty like a priestess than a farmer, as her lower clothing, particularly her skirt, was just a little above her knees, showing off a sexy sight of her thighs, and he was starting to get aroused and he as to compose himself, but it didn't escape her notice. She finds him attractive and was instantly smitten, and she wished she had found a mate in her village who looked just like him. As they were halfway near her village, which she told Kyuu that the name of her village is Kanna, they came across a shop and curiosity took the better of him and entered, with Megumi following him.

Inside a shop, Kyuu was taken aback by the lush ambience of the shop and was then taken by surprise as two little girls pop out and welcomes their "customers", startling Megumi. After their introduction the two girls grabbed the Class Q leader and led him further inside, and there he saw the "owner" of the shop, dressed in a seductive geisha clothing with her legs exposed, arousing him further, and the owner smirked, enjoying her seducing acts but decided to get to the point.

"I see that your curiosity made you come here. What can I do for you?"

"Umm…ahh…umm…ahh…"

"Why not sit down so you can relax…oh, your pants is bulging…I might get the impression that you're fantasizing me…"

Kyuu blushed furiously and sat down fast while tucking out his white shirt, and Megumi was blushing as well after she realize that she was staring at his lower body, but then the woman smiled to help diffuse the tension and made her statement to get to the main focus of their meeting.

"Here...drink this tea and it will help heal your head wounds..."

As Kyuu drank the tea, his head injury healed after a few minutes and he slowly took off the bandage from hjis head, surprised that his wound have healed fast. Seeing that he is 100 percent cured, she then made her point and spoke to him.

"I know why you're here..to ask directions to find someone who can help you defeat the Makamou…and you…young man…are from the 21st century…you do not belong here. You must leave. To do that you must defeat the Makamou and their trump card…the powerful Orochi."

Kyuu and the Megumi of the 15th century glanced at each other as they wonder how they can defeat the massively powerful monster without getting themselves killed. They saw how the swordsmen police vainly tried to oppose it but paid with their lives, and even the villagers were helpless against it, but the two girls, named only as Maru & Moro, jumps in and made their simultaneous reaction to the shop owner's speech.

"FIND THE ONI! FIND THE ONI! AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THE MAKAMOU!"

"Maru…Moro! Knock it off! You're killing the suspense!"

The two teens glanced at each other at what they just heard and were baffled, so the shop owner decided to help clarify the statement made by her two little assistants, who continued to ran around the two sitting teens and Kyu was scratching his head.

"To defeat the Makamou…you need to find seven legendary Oni who are human in nature and appearance, but they wield vast powers to help defend and attack. You need to find seven of them, and once you've found all of them, you can defeat the Orochi. Not one, two, three, four, five or six…all seven of them. Numbers can sometimes vary on the event of the battle. Once you've defeated the Makamou and the Orochi, then you can comeback to this shop and I'll aid you in returning to your era."

Kyuu stood up and bowed, thanking her for her suggestion, but she wasn't quite through yet and gave him a little more advice on what he need to begin his search. She stood up and went to a room and then a few minutes later she emerged with something in her hands.

"You…young woman…though you are a simple farmer, you are also the village priestess of Kanna. You are wielding a pendant that would detect powerful emotions…that will also help you in locating a potential Oni and that would be a very vital role in your quest. What I have here is Mokona…a young, cute but a very magical creature. Though not as strong as the Makamou, it will help you in your journey, and like that pendant that you're wearing, Mokona can also detect an Oni nearby. Now better go for time is running out."

"Thank you Miss…"

"…Yuko Ichihara."

"Thank you, Miss Ichihara…"

"You're welcome…oh, your pants is bulging again…you've been looking at my panties while I gave you instructions…you really are a hentai...no wonder you get into trouble..."

Kyuu blushes again at his predicament and he bowed and left the shop. Megumi followed and the two tens set off to Kanna Village to inform her people of her quest to find the seven Oni while Yuko watches them leave. She smiles at this as she gets to see an interesting and entertaining quest which she seemingly aware of.

At Kanna Village, Megumi's people were quite taken aback by Kyu's appearance and were convinced by their priestess' claim that he can help restore peace in their country, but then tension erupted when the mark of Orochi appeared in her hand, signifying that she is the next victim to be sacrificed, and the village people were alarmed, since sacrifices take place every year, yet the sacrifice took place just several hours ago. Megumi told her people not to worry and she and Kyuu sets off to find the seven legendary Oni.

To Be Continued…

Okay, so I put on some elements from xxxHolic and it shows a lot. Now Kyuu has a chance of getting back home to his time by finding seven Oni, with Lady Megumi's pendant and Mokona's sensing ability. But will that be enough to help them in their search?

Preview:

Kyuu and Lady Megumi gets to meet their first Oni as they also encountered a Makamou. But their journey won't be as easy as they hoped. Danger comes into their midst.