Disclaimer: Would I be writing this if I owned Saiyuki? No. Also if I did, I wouldn't be known as GirlWithNoLife, now would I? I do own Tsuki though!
Summary: Sanzo's secret has finally been revealed! Now that the boys all know Sanzo's a girl, emotions are going haywire! And with Sanzo's death closely approaching, what is she to do? And who are these strange gods that keep appearing? And who of the boys will win Sanzo's heart?
UpperClassK9- That's what happens when your friend moves away.
Cheeky half-demon- Thanks!
JacinthX- I hope so too. By the way, I have the picture you requested drawn, but it's gonna be awhile before I can upload it. I'll message you when I can though.
Enjoy the final chapter.
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Right and wrong, good and evil... Who decides what's what? Who decides that's right... or that's bad? Is it the one who stands above everything? Or is it the one who looks back at you when you look in the mirror? If that is true, how is one suppose to know what's right and wrong? If you had to chose between doing the right thing, and lose everything, and doing the wrong thing, and gain everything, which would you choose?
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"You snot nose, little Chimp! Civilized members of society share their food! Now spit it out or I'll choke you!" Gojyo yelled as he strangled Goku. After they were all reunited, they all went to a inn and as usual Goku and Gojyo were fighting over the food.
"L-leggo! You stole it from me first!" Goku whined. Sanzo twitched from her spot. Well, it looked like nothing had changed while she was gone, but then again she didn't expect it to.
"This place has more spring rolls, morons. We can just order more!" she hissed.
"Now Sanzo, don't spoil them," Hakkai said. "What would we do if they gained mid-life belly bulges? They wouldn't fit in the backseat." Goku and Gojyo gave him flat looks.
"We're not luggage, man." Gojyo said. Sanzo growled.
"Should we be this relaxed when we're this close to the demon palace?" she asked.
"Oh, lighten up!" Gojyo said as he took a swing of beer. "Look, tomorrow we'll just go to that palace, kick demon butt, and go home!"
"I must admit, I'm anxious to get back as well," Hakkai said. "I'm sure the chores have been piling up."
"Well, I'm not to anxious to see the ugly mugs of all those monks." Goku muttered as he ate a rice ball.
'As if we could go back now.' Sanzo thought as she stood.
"I'm going out for a smoke!" she said as she stomped toward the door.
"Ah! Wait for me, Sanzo!" Goku cried as he scrambled after her. Gojyo chuckled after them.
"Lookit those two. Think they're a couple yet?" he asked.
"Hm. One must wonder." Hakkai said. Then he realized something. "Uh... Gojyo? Did Sanzo leave the credit card here?" Gojyo then realized the card was no where in sight.
"Shit!" he cursed. Suddenly a very large chief appeared behind them with a butcher knife.
"Eeep!!"
The moon was shining brightly and the stars twinkled playfully as Sanzo and Goku walked through the town. It was fairly warm since it was India, but Sanzo felt as if she was on fire from being alone with Goku. Ever since he told her that he loved her, she was a nervous wreak around him! And Goku wasn't too far behind her. It was silent for while, until Goku couldn't take it anymore.
"Um... Sanzo?"
"What?" Sanzo replied as she let out a breath of smoke. It was then, she realized they were near the ocean. "If you're hungry, go back to the inn."
"It's not that! I, um, was wondering if... if you, you know, thought about what I said." At this Sanzo choked on her smoke.
"Koff! Koff!"
"Sanzo! You okay?" Sanzo was to busy coughing to reply. What could she say? She already admitted to herself that she liked him, but with her death approaching, would it really be fair to tell him?
"I..."
"Goku, you really shouldn't put a girl on the spot. It's so rude." Tsuki said from down the beach as he slowly walked toward them.
"Tsuki!" they both said in surprise as they looked at him. Goku's eyes narrowed in suspicion, his sense being more acute now. Something wasn't right with him.
"What are you doing here?" Sanzo asked. Tsuki smiled sadly.
"Hey, Sanzo..." he said. "Do you know what I am?"
"Huh?" Goku said. Sanzo's eyes narrowed.
"What kind of question is that? You're human, aren't you?" Tsuki let out a laugh.
"I have a human body, yes. And I try my best to live among them." he said. "But I could never be one of them."
'Yes... I learned that a long time ago. No matter how hard I try to be, I am not one of them. And that is why I cannot live here. No matter what I do... I do not belong here.'
"I am one born of heaven and hell. I am the light who coexists with darkness. And one of the Lords of hell." Then Tsuki suddenly summoned his scythe as slashed it toward Sanzo.
"Look out!" Goku cried as he pulled Sanzo out of the way and summoned his Nyoi-bo. A loud clash was heard as the two weapons collided.
"I am Tsuki-Yomi. The Grim Reaper you might say. And your time is up."
"What the hell?!" Sanzo yelled as she looked up at Tsuki with eyes filled with anger and betrayal. Tsuki just smiled grimly.
"Sorry, Sanzo. I like you, I do... But unfortunately, I need your soul for something really important. Nothing personal." He swung the scythe again and Goku blocked it.
"Nothing personal?! This is outright betrayal!!" he yelled.
"Out of the way, Saru." Tsuki said monotonously. "Idiots are already an endangered species."
"Not a chance, bird boy!" Goku growled, throwing Tsuki back. Now that he was one with the Seiten Taisen, he was stronger now. "I don't care who you are! I won't let you kill Sanzo!" Tsuki gave an evil smirk.
"Brave words, kiddo. But do you have the strength to back them up?" Then he slammed his scythe into the ground and it crack open and from those cracks, many spirits arose.
"Whoa!!" Goku cried as they surrounded him and Tsuki.
"Goku!!" Sanzo yelled as her eyes widen in worry for him. She made toward them, but then someone jumped down in front of her and jabbed a spear at her. Sanzo stumbled back as her shoulder began to bleed. She looked up and saw Uzume grinning at her.
"Don't worry! You'll be much happier after we get our soul, I promise!" she said. "Now, be a good little Priestess and do what your gods say." Sanzo glared at her as she clutched her bleeding shoulder.
"Ch! As if!" she said as she whipped out her gun. "I've never been a good priest, and I'm sure as hell not going to start now!" Uzume narrowed her eyes.
"Why do you mortal always have to be so difficult? Oh, well." she said as positioned her spear. Then she jumped into the air. "Bye-bye! Goldilocks!"
//Meanwhile//
Back in town, Hakkai and Gojyo were cleaning dishes to pay off their bill since Sanzo still had the credit card.
"Dammit! That stupid monk! Takes the card and leaves us with the bill!" Gojyo grumbled as he washed a plate. Dammit! It was bad enough he had to do all these dishes, but why did he have to wear a pink apron?(GWNL: Two reasons. One: I'm bored. Two: You look so cute in pink!)
"We wouldn't have to do so many if you and Goku didn't eat so much." Hakkai said as he dried. "Perhaps this will teach you to eat smaller portions." Suddenly the whole area shook violently making many dishes tumble and shatter.
"What the–?!" Gojyo cursed. Suddenly they heard horrified screams from the outside. They both quickly ran outside and their eyes widen in shock.
"Holy shit!!" Gojyo cried when he saw all the ghosts.
"Gojyo!" Hakkai yelled in warning.
"Huh?" Gojyo just managed to jump back as a ghost charged toward him. "Hey! This isn't a horror fic!" he yelled as he summoned his Shakujyo, but when he tried to attack it, it just went through it. "What the?!" Hakkai was having the same trouble.
"Nice little Halloween party, don't you think?" he asked as he and Gojyo stood back to back.
"Ch! Yeah, too bad it's a month late!" Gojyo commented(GWNL: Would you rather I have giant turkeys attack you?).
"Ether way, it appears our attacks have no effect of them."
"Oh, ya think?" Then Gojyo noticed something. "Hey! Just a guess, but I think we can find the source of the trouble there!" he said as he pointed towards a giant lavender light that shot to the sky.
"And most likely Sanzo and Goku! Let's go!" Hakkai yelled s they ran towards the light(GWNL: Noo! Don't head towards the light! HBT: Stop interrupting! GWNL: Hey! It's my story, I'll interrupt if I want to!)
//Meanwhile//
Goku just barely managed to dodge Tsuki's scythe as Tsuki slashed it at him. Goku may have had all his powers, but Tsuki was still faster, and more experienced. Not to mention if scythe cut his skin. He was done for! Thinking on his feet, he quickly pulled out a few strains of his hair.
"Change!" he cried as he blew on them the hair all became clones of him and tried to attack Tsuki, who literally beheaded them all, turning them back into hair strains.
"You didn't honestly think that would work, did you?" he asked. He then spun his scythe super fast which made all the beach sand fly up around them. Goku shield his eyes as he tried to see through it all. He then ducked when he sensed something behind him. And it was a good thing too, cause Tsuki had appeared behind him would have sliced his head clear off, but since he ducked, all he got was a hair cut. Goku then stabbed his Nyoi-bo into ground as he cried,
"Nyoi-bo! Extend!" It shot him into the air where he summoned a cloud. For a second, he didn't see anything, but then something kicked him in the back and sent him flying back into the sand.
"Impressive, I'll admit." Tsuki said as he glided down. Then he made his wings vanish. "But seriously, you don't stand a chance. You only know 72 tricks, and I know every single one under the moon. Really, who do you think is going to win?" Goku cursed to himself. He knew the only reason he was still standing was because Tsuki still had a human body, and couldn't use too much magic.
But that didn't stop him from being seriously strong, Goku couldn't even land one hit on him!
So what could he do?
Meanwhile, Sanzo was having troubles of her own with Uzume. With so many spirits around, she didn't dare use her magic because she didn't want to be possessed, but her gun had no effect at all.
'God, I hate gods!' she cursed as ducked Uzume's spear. She finally managed to grab the spear and now, she and Uzume were having a little tug a war with it.
"Let go!" Uzume yelled.
"Not a chance, brat!" Uzume growled.
"Let go! It's mine! Ama-chan gave it to me!"
"I don't care!" Sanzo yelled. Uzume finally had enough and threw her and the spear into the ocean. "Waugh!" she cried as she hit the water. Uzume then turned her drum around and began to play.
"Let's see how you handle this, mortal!" as she hit the drums the waves began to move higher and furiously, pulling Sanzo under.
Goku meanwhile hacked up a lot of blood as he rolled in the sand after Tsuki had assaulted him with the back of the scythe. His eyes widen as Tsuki approached him.
"It's over." Tsuki said as he raised his weapon. Before he could bring it down though, a chi blast hit his arm. He clutched it as it begun to bleed. He then whipped his head in the direction the chi blast had come from.
"Gojyo! Hakkai!" Goku gasped as he pushed himself up.
"Hmph! You know it's always the idiots who surprise you." Gojyo said to Tsuki. "Who would have thought you would be waking the dead. Well ether way, the only one who can beat the monkey around is me. So back off!" Tsuki smirked.
"Ooh, I'm so scared of a man in pink apron." he said, making Gojyo blush in embarrassment. "You look like a Valentines card!"
"Sh-Shut up!!" Gojyo yelled as he tore off the apron. "You're going down!"
"No! Hakkai! Gojyo, stay back!" Goku yelled.
"Just stay away!" Tsuki yelled as he waved his scythe. Suddenly two spirits of women appeared in front of them and their eyes widen.
"M-mom..." Gojyo breathed.
"Kannan..." Hakkai whimpered. The girls just stared at them motionlessly.
"These are just a few of the souls that were waiting for me to sort them. But since I haven't got to them, I can make them do whatever I want." Tsuki said as he snapped his fingers. The spirits then attacked the two boys, who were to shocked to actually do anything.
"Gojyo! Hakkai!" Goku yelled. Then he whipped towards Tsuki, his eyes burning with rage.
"That was a low trick!" he growled as he chanted a fire spell. "Fire arrow!!" A flame arrow shot towards Tsuki, who merely side stepped it, making it hit something behind him and making whatever it hit explode.
"I am part devil after all." he said as he calmly walked towards him.
//With Sanzo//
Sanzo cursed to herself as she tried to climb above the waves. Damn! Okay, it was official! She hated water! She could feel herself turn red as lungs whined, cried, and craved for air. She knew that if she didn't get to the surface, she was done for! She then spotted Uzume's spear and she got an idea.
'This had better work.' she thought as she began to chant a spell. Then she grabbed it and threw it as hard as she could. The spell carried the spear over the water, then it shot itself through Uzume's shoulder and pinned her to a cliff.
"Gaah!!" she cried. With the drumming stopped, the water calmed and Sanzo was able to get her much needed air.
//Goku//
Goku cursed to himself as Tsuki cut his shirt. Okay, it was time to try a different tactic.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked as he dodged Tsuki. "You've helped us to get to this point! You helped me when I was down, you helped me realize my feelings for Sanzo. Ya even helped me defeat the Seiten Taisen! And Sanzo! All this time... since the day she was born, you've been looking out for her, protecting her! How can betray us like this?!"
"Because you don't deserve it!!" Tsuki yelled, now violently swinging his weapon around. His breath was coming in ragged breaths now. "So you were imprisoned for 500 years, big deal! I've suffered all my life! I've been trying all my life to find it!"
'I couldn't live in heaven, I couldn't live in hell... I can't even live on earth. Because even back then... I knew that I was not one of them.'
"I've search so hard for it. I've done everything I could!"
'I knew I wouldn't find it in a place, so I tried to find in a person. Then I met Amaterasu and I thought she was so beautiful, so I tried to find it in her. That's why no matter what she said or did, I stuck by her. But soon I realized that the one she wanted was father, not me. So once again my search began.'
"I gave up everything, lost everything for that one thing that is just handed to you so easily!" he cried, slicing a bolder in half.
'I finally found it in Hoshi and the others, but because they were mortal, they eventually died. And I was left alone again.'
"And whenever I do find it, it gets taken away from me!"
'Every time...'
"It's not fair!! Why can't I find it?! Even people who's souls are black as coal get that one thing I search for..."
'I think I've found it, it's taken away from me!'
"I deserve to have it! I deserve it more than anyone! More than you!!"
'A place to live... A place to belong...'
Goku then slipped and his back hit a rock. He was cornered. Tsuki slowly walked towards him.
"I wanted a life with her. I wanted to have a family with her." he whispered. Now that he was closer, Goku could see his tears glistening in the moon light. "I loved her! I loved her more than anything!" He raised his scythe above his head.
'I loved her... and that's why... That's exactly why I can't do this.'
Goku looked up and saw the scythe was impaled in a rock near his head and Tsuki was kneeling before him, looking defeated and clutching the scythe as if it was the only thing he had.
"It's... over." he breathed. "It's... been over." All the spirits then vanished so the only ones on the beach were the Sanzo party and the two gods.
"Tsuki!" Uzume yelled as she pulled her spear out. "What are you doing?!"
"Give it up, Uzume... It's over. We don't belong here. It's time to go back." Tsuki said as he stood. Sanzo pulled herself onto land and Goku stood, but was so shaken he couldn't move.
"What?! That's crazy! What about Konzen! If you kill her--" Uzume started.
"Konzen will never forgive me." Tsuki interrupted. "If I did what I was about to do, she would have hated me forever. Now, let's go."
"No!!" Uzume cried. "We're going to make this world ours! Amaterasu said we would!"
'What the hell are they going on about?' Sanzo wondered as she stood.
"If you guys continue, you're going to destroy it!" Tsuki yelled.
"Your point?" Suddenly a large fiery sword pierced Sanzo through her heart. Everyone whipped towards her and saw Amaterasu standing behind her with a flame sword.
"SANZO!!" Goku yelled as she yanked her sword out of Sanzo and she fell forward into the sand.
"Amaterasu! What are you doing?!" Tsuki yelled.
"This world is imperfect. That is why I'm going to destroy it." Amaterasu said cooly. "That's what you do with a wounded animal, correct? This is no different."
"It is different! Millions of lives are at stake here!" Tsuki yelled.
Goku had run to Sanzo along with Hakkai and Gojyo.
"Sanzo!" he cried.
"We have to stop the bleeding!" Hakkai said.
"Shit!" Gojyo cursed as he ripped off his jacket so Hakkai could use it as a tourniquet. "Everything always happens to her, doesn't it?!"
"Sanzo!" Goku cried as he held Sanzo's fragile form in his arms. "Please don't leave me!"
"You should be one to talk, Mr. Reaper." Amaterasu said as her sword shifted into a fire whip. She slapped it toward Tsuki and wrapped it around his arm. "You're ether with me or against me. What is it?" Tsuki bowed his head down.
"I think I understand now, sis... I understand. You could never win father's love... I chose someone else... And so did Uzume. You were lonely, sis. You were lonely. You never had anyone to love with everything you've got. That's why you became the way you are now. I... I was the first one to leave you... Your heart just hurts and you don't know how to deal with it. But I can't let you do this. I'm sorry, but I can't." he said. "In this world full of so many living things, I want to find it. A place I can live. I shouldn't have let you follow me that day. You would have been better in heaven. And I'm going to fix it." he then pulled out a small globe with a small dragon in it. Amaterasu's eyes widen as Tsuki saluted.
"See ya." he said. He pressed a button and a bright light filled the beach, blinding everyone.
When Goku opened his eyes the sun was high in the sky and the gods were all gone. A slight moan was heard in his arms.
"Sanzo!" he said when he saw Sanzo was healed. His eyes weld up with tears of relief. "You're alright..."
"Of course I am." Sanzo said as she pushed herself up. Then she looked around. "What happen?"
"I'm afraid I don't remember either." Hakkai said.
"Same here," Gojyo said.
"Huh?" Goku said as he looked at all of them. "So wait. You guys don't remember anything? What about Tsuki?"
"Who?" Sanzo asked. When Goku heard this his eyes widen and he remembered what Tsuki said.
"As par to the rules of the underworld, when I return to my duties, all mortals will forget me."
"Hm? What's wrong?" Sanzo asked when tears started to fall from Goku's eyes.
"Did you miss a meal?" Gojyo asked.
"No!" Goku yelled as he wiped his tears. Then he stood. "Itsa secret." Sanzo watched him suspciously, but didn't press him.
"So... Anyone know why we're here?" Gojyo asked.
"I came for a walk. Why you three are here, I have no clue." Sanzo said.
"Oh, my!" Hakkai said. "I just remembered! Sanzo, we need the card if you don't mind, so we can pay our bill."
"Ch! You boys can't do anything yourselves, can you?" Sanzo said as she handed him the card.
"Thank you, Sanzo. Come along, Gojyo." Hakkai said as he dragged Gojyo away from Goku and Sanzo.
"Huh? Hey, wait!"
When they were gone, Sanzo turned to Goku, who looked sad.
"What's wrong?"
"Huh?" Goku said as he looked up. He then decided that it was time to get an answer, otherwise everything Tsuki did would have been for nothing. "Ac-Actually I-I wondering if you thought about what I said." Sanzo blinked at him. She didn't see any reason not to tell him but she would be to embarrassed to actually say it, so she settled for second best. She leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. The kiss lasted awhile, then she pulled away with a sly smile.
"Does that answer it?" she smirked. Goku stared, then began to laugh happily as he blushed. Then he took her hand and began to kiss her again.
Right and wrong... in the end, it's just a state of mind. We all have to make decisions. And sometimes those decisions hurt others or yourself. But sometimes those decisions can help others too. What's important is that after every decision you make, you can still look yourself in the mirror and be proud of who looks back at you.
Meanwhile, Tsuki, who was a ghost now, was sitting Thunder Temple, feeling miserable.
"So you're back now, huh, kiddo?" Kannon asked as she walked towards him. He looked up with a tear stained face and smiled.
"Yep. I'm back." he said, then looked at the sky, which was shining more beautiful than it had for centuries. Kannon sat next to him.
"Amaterasu's the Ruler of Heaven now. Care to explain how?" she asked.
"....I went back in time and killed a friend of hers an hour before Konzen killed Li Touten. Since she hated me, she didn't come with me and nether did Uzume. So... Eventually she became the ruler and found some she could love. And now... no one remembers what happened 'cept you, me, Susa-nii, and Goku." Tsuki said, looking miserable. "Now that this is all over... I don't know what to do. I mean, of course I'll do my job, but after that..." Kannon smiled, then put her arms around his shoulder.
"There are a million possibilities. After all... As long as your alive, there will always be a new mystery for to solve, a new adventure, a new love. The future holds may possibilities for you. But for now, life has beat you to the ground, so go ahead and cry like a baby. It'll be our secret." Tsuki gladly took that offer and for the first in a long time he cried, letting the tears slowly wash away all the pain he had kept for centuries.
At times like this, those sayings, "Partings are the beginning of meetings" or "When something ends, something else begins". Right now, those are the last things I want to hear. Right now, I just want to be miserable and cry, so that someday... I can find a ray of hope for my future.
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I can't believe it... It's done! After all this time it's done! Gee... This is kinda sad for me. I've been writing this for years... I remember staying up till 3 am trying to get the next chapter ready and skipping school work to get it written(I was home schooled before I went to collage.).
This story put me through a lot of pain and there were times I wanted to just give this up because I never thought it would get done. But now here we are.
Well, before I officially end this story, I'm going to tell you what happened to each of the characters.
Sanzo & Goku: Well, after they defeated Gyumaoh, they began traveling until they decided to settle on Flower mountain. Of course, Sanzo got all the scriptures, but she and Goku hid them all over China so no one would ever find them. She and Goku are currently expecting twin boys, who they decided to name Tsuki(;D) and Hoshi.(Tsuki will have golden hair and violet eyes and Hoshi will have golden eyes and hair.)
Hakkai & Gojyo: They returned home and a year later Hakkai met a woman, who was a demon bounty hunter(you can imagine how they met.). They got married and had 5 daughters, one who is trying to win the heart of their uncle Gojyo.
Kougaiji: After Koushou lost, he took the throne of Demon king and is trying to make peace with the humans with the help of his friend.
Amaterasu: Since she never defied heaven, she inherited it and is trying to fix it, but as I'm sure you can guess, that's no easy feat. She met her husband and had a who, who also had a son name Ninigi who would later journey to earth with Uzume to restore order to earth.
Susunowa: He returned to his family and later managed to make peace with Amaterasu by giving her his sword, which was later given to Ninigi.
Uzume: She stayed with Amaterasu until asked to accompany Ninigi. While on her journey, she met the earth god and soon married him.
Tsuki: Ahh, Tsuki. What can I say? He finished his work and somehow managed to crawl out of the fanfic. Now he's living with me, causing all sorts of trouble. And the worst part? No one else can see him, so everyone thinks I'm insane!(Tsuki: Uhh... You kinda are. GWNL: Shut it.)
And that's it for this story. If you want to continue this story, be my guest. You can't use Tsuki however, because he will be staring in a new fanfic called "Sonic the Hedgehog: Ring Spell". And guess what? I'll be there too!
Tsuki: What! You can't be there! You're the writer!
GWNL: Hey! It's your fault I'm there!
Tsuki: What? Oh, yeah...
GWNL: Well, anyway... if you're curious to see what happened to Tsuki, the fic should be ready around spring.
Thank you all for sticking with me for so long reading this. I hope it was worth the trouble and I hope you enjoyed it.
If you have any questions, please tell me, I will make one more post to answer them.
Well, good-bye readers! And for those who would be kind enough to join me one again in 'Ring Spell', See ya later!!
Owari.