Finally have a day off, I ended up working 15 days in a row 0_0
Cheza awoke on her back, staring up at the stars and full moon a lit in the darkened sky above. A cool
breeze brushed against her skin, she felt completely at ease. Her eyes slid back closed, but suddenly
snapped open after the realization of what had happened to her earlier resurfaced her mind.
Where was she? What were those hands coming out of the floor? Quickly sitting up she realized
she was not on solid ground, she was on what looked like a gigantic flying great pyrenee's.
Cheza's heart began to race as the beast suddenly began to plummet towards the earth.
Snapping her eyes shut she clung to the white fur of the creature with a death grip.
Minutes passed before she opened her eyes, she found herself staring into the depths of a cave.
Hesitantly she jumped off the back of the beast, her feet hit solid ground much to her relief.
She assumed the creature wanted her to enter the cave, so she did. She walked forward, the only
source of light being torches aligned on each side of the cave walls.
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"relax man, we'll find her" Kuronue commented. Youko didn't reply and continued to pace back and
forth. Where could she be right now? Was she hurt? So many questions raced through his mind.
"ahah!" Youko looked up to see Koenma holding a large book in his chubby little hands.
"The golden genie lamp is said to house an evil genie, once he has granted his final wish he leaves
his lamp and descends into the spirit world. In order for him to leave, someone must take his place
inside the lamp." the mini-ruler read aloud. Youko and Kuronue exchanged glances, "You're telling
me she is inside the lamp!?" Koenma looked up, " I believe so…" Kuronue placed a hand on Youko's
shoulder, "well we at least know where she is. Now its just a matter of figuring out how to get her out
of the lamp!" Youko punched the wall sending debris flying everywhere, "we don't know where she is! I
don't know where the lamp is!" he growled angrily. "HEY! MY WALL!" Koenma exclaimed.
Kuronue frowned, " it must still be in that meadow.." Youko vanished in a blur, not bothering to
respond.
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Cheza looked upward staring up at a gigantic tree that towered over her. She noticed something very
odd about the tree, it had nine roots. Three extended deeper into the cave, while five others
had taken refuge deep within the ground. One lone root oddly extended upward into the sky. The
branches of this immense tree reached so high into the air that she could not even see some of them.
Just how big was this cave!? Cheza caught movement out of the corner of her eye, one of the roots was
moving!? Wait..there were ten roots now?
Cheza took a step back after realizing this was not a root…but a tail. Her eyes widened as a colossal
dragon emerged from behind the trunk. Its large crimson eyes examined her, staring into the beasts
eyes seemed to paralyze her. She was to scared to move, she stood completely still. The serpent
apparently felt she was no threat for it disappeared behind the tree once more, paying no attention
to her whatsoever. The sound of a bird screeching flooded her ears, she averted her attention upward.
She could barely make out an outline of an enormous bird perched high up on one of the branches.
Where the hell was she!?
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"The tree of life" Koenma stated. Kuronue gave him a puzzled look, "the tree of life? Inside the lamp!?"
Koenma nodded, "Yes. That is how the genie is able to leave. By following one of the roots that extend
into the sky, the genie is able to locate the spirit world. There are nine roots, each leading to different
worlds." "I thought there were only three worlds" Kuronue commented. Koenma shook his head,
" Very few know of the existence of these other worlds. " Kuronue crossed his arms, "well? What
are these other worlds? Demon world, human world, and spirit world…what are the other six?"
Koenma closed his eyes, leaning back into his chair he sighed. " I only know of a few more, the
rest are a mystery to even me." Koenma's eyes slid open, " What I do know is these worlds are a very
dangerous place for Cheza to be"
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"You…You can talk!?" Cheza exclaimed. Cheza found herself staring at a squirrel perched on a low branch
of the tree. "Yes I can speak! Now do you want my help or not!?" "I..yes..can you get me out of here?!
Wherever here is…" The squirrel nodded, "Of course I can, its simple really…all you have to do is grab
hold of one of the roots and follow it." A confused look fell upon her features, " That's..it? does it
matter which one I follow? Will I end up in the same location? And where would I end up anyways?"
The squirrel placed its little paws on its hips, "Oh no my dear. Each root leads to a different world"
"Well..which one leads to the human world…or spirit world?" The squirrel began to scurry further up the
tree, "you must figure it out yourself!" it replied before vanishing out of sight. Cheza frowned, " I guess
I'll just have to pick a random one and hope for the best…"
Cheza decided to follow one of the roots that lead deeper into the cave. Grabbing hold of the root she
began her descent, to her dismay the deeper she went into the cave the less torches there were.
Eventually she was in complete darkness, all she could do is follow the root and hope for the best.
After quite some time she felt something brush against her cheek, she came to an abrupt halt. Soon,
she found herself standing in what looked like a gigantic garden…she was surrounded by... plants!?
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Youko found himself staring into the golden depths of the genie lamp once more, it had taken him quite
some time to find it. "Open the lid". Youko's golden eyes locked onto Hiei, " What good would it do?"
Hiei gave the fox an annoyed look, "Just do it fox" Youko frowned, but did as Hiei had asked.
As soon as the lid opened a strong gust of wind hit Youko in the face. He closed his eyes and once they
opened again he found himself standing in front of a colossal looking tree. His eyes narrowed, he
was in the lamp…there were no other explanations. " I am bringing the lamp to Koenma's"
rang Hiei's voice through his mind. The sound of leaves rustling caused Youko's ears to twitch.
He waited in anticipation for the source to make itself known, sure enough it did. A little squirrel stared
at him with big brown curious eyes. "Two visitors in one day! How exciting! " Youko moved forward, "
two visitors? Was one a.." "A beautiful girl with pretty blue eyes! Why yes!" the squirrel interrupted.
"where did she go!?" The squirrel pointed towards a root, "that way!" was all it said before scurrying
away back up the tree.
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Odd as well as many beautiful looking plants were all around her. Her eyes fell upon a rose bush,
these roses were far from normal. Some were green, others black, and some were gold. Reaching
out her finger she touched one of the black roses only to see a mouth full of mini razor sharp teeth
appear from seemingly nowhere. It bit her before she could react, blood began to run down her
finger. "Oww! What the hell!" she exclaimed. An ear piercing shriek caused her to fall to her knees
and cover her ears. She recognized that noise…
She looked up after hearing movement from the bushes nearby, soon an oversized venus fly trap
appeared, it smiled eerily at her. She looked down at her finger, had the blood attracted it?
She took off running, not bothering to look back to see if she was being chased. A vine
came out of nowhere causing her to trip. As she sat up she realized the vine had attached itself
around her ankle. She attempted to yank it off, but it only tightened more. She could hear the
venus fly trap fast approaching. "get off get off!" she yelled while pulling on the vine with
all her might. Soon the creepy plant made its appearance, its razor sharp teeth sent chills
down her spine. It approached her slowly, lowering its head until its teeth were mere inches from
her face. It snapped its mouth shut, causing Cheza to jump. Was this thing taunting her!?
She watched in horror as the plant licked its lips then lunged at her. She closed her eyes awaiting
for the inevitable to come. Tears began to stream down her face, her breathing heavy and labored.
Nothing happened….
Her eyes slowly opened upon hearing the plant whimpering like a dog. What was it doing?!
It looked frightened, but why? She turned to run hoping to get away while she could, but she
ran into someone. Her eyes wide she looked up expecting the worst, but much to her surprise
she found herself staring into a familiar pair of golden irises.
He embraced her in a hug, whispering how sorry he was to her. "Its okay kitten, I won't let anything
happen to you" he said while brushing away tears from her eyes. She held him tightly as she attempted
to get her breathing back under control. Hesitantly he pulled her away and looked into her eyes,
"are you okay?" She nodded, "where are we?" Youko frowned, " We are inside the lamp"
"what lamp?" she asked confusion written all over her face. "I'll explain everything later kitten, we
need to get out of here..this place is dangerous."
Youko looked around examining his surroundings. Many of the plants and flowers here were very similar
to ones in demon world. He was able to manipulate most of the plants into doing whatever he wanted,
but a few plants had refused to do as he asked. He feared there were other much larger carnivorous
plants in this place…ones he would not be able to control. Placing his arm around Cheza's waist
he pulled her forward, " Stay close to me" he ordered. She nodded and two began their descent
through the mysterious world of plants….