Tasuki: Why is Kida sulking in the corner again?
Kido: She won't tell me.
Kida: *Poking wall in emo corner*
Tamahome: I think she's broken.
Chichiri: I guess we'll have to read to find out why, ya know!
Mitsukake: Kida Tenshi does not own Naruto or Fushigi Yuugi. She only owns Aika Hitsubasa and other OCs.
Tatara of the Byakko Seven sacrifices himself to help the Lady Aika. Separated for decades from his beloved Suzuno, the Priestess of Byakko, his love for her sustains him even in his death. Seeing them embrace across time, Naruto imagines the girl he thinks of as a sister, the Lady Aika, and her love, Tamahome. To give up one's life defending the Priestess is the destiny of a Celestial Warrior and now a cruel twist of fate crosses that shadow to fall upon Chiriko.
'Chiriko!' Aika thought as the said boy was now floating in the air like Miboshi would.
"This body was very vulnerable. I've claimed it as my own and it is now Miboshi," Miboshi said from Chiriko's body.
"Chiriko!" Tasuki exclaimed. Miboshi brought the gold trinket back into his hand.
"You're Miboshi? What's going on here? Miboshi was just killed!" Tamahome said looking at the dead Miboshi.
"Now that the Temple Master's body is dead, I have no further need of it. In the process of mastering many evil spells and incantations, I had to give up my body long ago. Now I live by simply taking over any body I fancy. Children are especially easy to dominate," Miboshi said making Aika and Tasuki glare.
'He may be young, but Chiriko's smart. He isn't some weak willed child you can easily possess!' Aika thought angrily.
"His mark, the symbol has disappeared. We have to find a way to help him if we can. He's in real danger," Tasuki stated quietly.
"Now, until Lady Yui summons Seiryuu, you can stay here and play with my demon beasts," Miboshi smirked as he then summoned more monsters. The dragons came at them until Chichiri used his magic to make a barrier appeared, protecting all of them.
"It's too risky to go through this barrier, ya know. And if we're not careful when we fight, we could hurt Chiriko, ya know!" Chichiri stated.
'What do we do? We have to get Chiriko back to normal before we stop Yui from summoning Seiryuu,' Aika thought. She moved her foot and was suddenly out of the barrier.
"Aika!" Tamahome shouted. Aika was suddenly upside down in the air.
'This is really not good! I shouldn't have been taken out of the barrier so easily!' She thought. Suddenly the dragon was around her as Miboshi smirked. Aika screamed as she was electrocuted.
"Aika!" Tamahome shouted. Soon Aika blacked out from the pain.
'Footsteps…leaving….I hear footsteps getting farther and farther away. Yui. Please come back, Yui!' Aika thought.
~0~
"Lady Yui, what's wrong?" Nakago asked Yui when they stopped walking up the steps. "The ceremony will begin soon."
"Yes. Tell me, Nakago, do you…do you love me?" Yui asked.
"Yes. You are very important to me. I have tried to fulfill every single wish of yours. I have made them my own. I have waited a very, very long time for this," Nakago replied. Yui smiled a bit.
"Me too. You've protected me all along and taken such good care of me ever since I came to this world. So, do you have a special wish you'd like to have granted? It can be anything at all. I'll give you one of the three wishes that I'm allowed," Yui said to him.
"I thank you, my Lady. Come, let us proceed," Nakago said before leading her up the stairs to the roof. Yui started making her way over to the small shrine.
"Lady Yui!" Suboshi said running up as she stopped to look at him.
"Suboshi, when did you get back to camp?" Yui smiled. Nakago walked up and threw Suboshi's weapon at him making Suboshi flinch.
"I understand you had quite a vicious time using those on Tomo. The search party in charge of bringing back his body found those nearby. Lady Yui had preparations to make before we summon Seiryuu. You should assist her," Nakago stated.
~0~
"Let her go!" Kurama growled at Miboshi.
"It would be a simple matter for me to cast a spell and rip this girl apart in an instant, but I wouldn't want to disappoint you and kill your precious Priestess without due ceremony. I have something special planned for her," Miboshi smirked.
"You little coward! Give Aika back to us!" Tamahome shouted.
"You must be Tamahome. You're just as gallant and brave as Nakago said you were, but this poor child doesn't have the fiery temper or the will power you do. So give it up," Miboshi told him. The dragon licked Aika's neck and chin.
"Aika!" Tamahome shouted.
"Isn't there something we can do?!" Tasuki asked.
"If I could, I would go into my original form and kill him, but I don't want to hurt Aika or Chiriko!" Kurama told them.
"Subaru, are you able to cast that spell?" Tokaki asked making his wife look at him. "If you still can, cast it on me now."
"What are you saying? It would age you within like it did Tatara and it would end up killing you in a very short period," Subaru stated.
"Do we abandon them then? With this old body of mine I can't use my powers. If we don't use the spell now, then when, Subaru?" Tokaki asked. Subaru looked at Tatara.
"He looks like he's sleeping peacefully."
"Yes, he does," Tokaki said to her.
"I'd like to join you then," Subaru told him.
"You wouldn't listen even if I tried to stop you," Tokaki stated. The dragon bit Aika's leg making her gasp and wince in pain.
"Stop it now!" Tamahome growled.
'Chiriko, can you hear me? Chiriko, please!' Aika thought as she started waking up. Miboshi's eyes widened a bit. 'Listen to my voice!' Aika added before Chiriko's eyes appeared back to the normal green. Miboshi shook his head.
"No!" He shouted before Aika was electrocuted again making her scream.
"Chiriko! Chiriko!" Aika screamed, trying to break through to him. Miboshi held his head in pain.
"My head feels like it's coming apart!" He groaned. Suddenly the dragons were destroyed by a young man with white hair and golden hoop earrings. The young man caught Aika as she fell. "Where did you come from?!" Miboshi glared. The young man turned to look at him with a smirk, revealing his golden eyes.
"I was here all along. In the most simple terms, what you just saw is called 'teleportation'. It is the specialty of Tokaki of the Byakko Seven," Tokaki smirked. Tamahome pointed at him.
"Wha-?! You're my master?!" Tamahome asked. Tokaki then teleported over to him with Aika in his arms.
"No one ever said you were the brightest student in the world," Tokaki sighed as Tamahome looked at Aika with worry.
"Aika…"
"It's all right. I'll heal her wounds," Mitsukake said to Tamahome. Kurama gently nuzzled Aika's head.
"Hey, pops, how'd you suddenly get so young? Do you keep that older face around as some sort of cover?" Tasuki asked Tokaki.
"Cover?! Why would I need a cover?" Tokaki asked him.
"I used a spell to return our bodies to their condition of ninety years ago," Subaru said making them look at her. She was younger and looked even more beautiful.
"I forgot! You're sexy!" Tokaki exclaimed with a smirk at his wife. Subaru walked over to Tamahome and Aika, kneeling down in front of them.
"Leave this to me. Oniko wa takarasu ni Aika," she chanted. Aika then slowly opened her eyes. She then looked around in question. Subaru smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I restored your body to the way it was yesterday. You should have your voice back," Subaru said to her.
"I do? I do!" Aika smiled.
"You are the only one with the ability to stop the Priestess of Seiryuu now. For the sake of all of the Byakko Seven and for Tatara who sacrificed his life, you must stop her!" Subaru said pleadingly.
"I'll try, Subaru. I promise," Aika vowed.
"I won't let you! I'll kill you all before you get the chance to stop her!" Miboshi shouted before he began using his magic again. Suddenly there were shadows all around him.
"Oh no, this is so not good!" Kurama exclaimed.
"He's summoning a demon beast of the highest level!" Chichiri said as a white orb appeared around Miboshi.
"Oh great! First the Ten Tails Beast from the Fourth Great Ninja War, now this! DO WE EVER CATCH A BREAK?!" Kurama asked.
"You know, I was just asking myself the same thing," Aika sweat-dropped.
~0~
Yui stood in the fresh water after disrobing, Suboshi looking away as her back was facing him.
"Suboshi, is the building shaking?" Yui asked as she suddenly thought she felt something.
"It must be Miboshi. The Suzaku Seven won't be able to get here," Suboshi said as she made her way out of the water. Suboshi held his arm out that had her towel. She took it, wrapping herself in it. "It's almost time to summon Seiryuu, isn't it?"
"Yes, I'm sort of in shock about it. It's really happening at last. The truth is, for a while now, I've been a little scared," Yui admitted making Suboshi glance at her. Suboshi hugged her from behind.
"Hey, you'll be all right. I'll stay here with you until you regain your courage, Lady Yui," he said softly to her. Yui didn't push him away, she accepted the comfort.
"I'm afraid of…of myself. Of whether or not I'm about to make a fatal mistake, but I guess it's too late now…"
~0~
The floor crumbled as a large monster appeared.
"What was that?!" Tasuki asked.
"Where is Chiriko?!" Aika asked worried as Tamahome held her. The ground below them started moving.
"Run for it!" Tamahome shouted before they tried to get away from the crumbling floor. The head and shoulders of the monster appeared with Chiriko on its forehead. "Chiriko!"
"Chiriko! No!" Aika shouted. They ran away as the monster punched the floor making it crumble.
"Chiriko! Where are you?!" Mitsukake shouted.
"Snap out of it, Kit!" Kurama shouted.
"Chiriko!" Tasuki shouted.
"Chiriko, snap out of it!" Aika yelled.
"Chiriko!" Tamahome called.
"Chiriko!" Tasuki called next.
"Chiriko, try to remember!" Aika pleaded. Chiriko's eyes flashed back before Miboshi took over again and glared. The monster punched the ground again as the group ran away from it. The monster punched again and forced its way through going after the group who found a passage way. The group kept running as the monster attacked. "Kurama! Can't you change now?!" She asked.
"Right!" Kurama shouted back. He jumped off the building.
"Kurama!" Tasuki shouted. It's then there was a large Nine Tailed Fox standing there, looking vicious. Everyone was shocked to see him in his true form. The group kept running and Aika tripped. The monster appeared in front of Aika.
"It's over," Miboshi smirked as the monster went to attack.
"Don't do it, Chiriko!" Tasuki shouted.
"Oh no you don't!" Kurama shouted grabbing the wrist. The monster didn't stop and went to punch with his other fist. "Chiriko, snap out of it, Kit! You're stronger than this! Fight him, god dammit!" Kurama growled. It's then the fist stopped just as it was about to hit Aika. Aika looked up and gasped. Chiriko had stabbed his arm with the sharp point of the gold trinket.
"Chiriko," Tasuki whispered stunned.
"Tasuki…Kurama…please do it. Kill me!" Chiriko begged before crying out as he fought to keep control. Tamahome ran up to Aika. "Oh please! Use your fire! Use your claws!"
"What? B-but, Chiriko," Kurama said as his ears flattened.
"Hurry! If you don't then he'll…he'll start attacking you again!" Chiriko told them.
"You're talkin' crazy! There's no way Kurama or I could do that to you!" Tasuki told him.
"And there's no way this little brat will resist me any longer," Miboshi said before Kurama was punched by the monster.
"Kurama!" Aika shouted as the large fox crashed down.
"Kurama!" Chiriko shouted as he stabbed himself in the leg.
"Chiriko!" Tasuki and Kurama shouted as the monster fell to one leg.
"Stop, Chiriko!" Aika shouted with worry.
'You little…' Miboshi thought making Chiriko's eyes widen. The monster started rising. Chiriko had tears running down his cheeks.
"I won't….lose to him! Even without my mark…I am…one of the Suzaku…." Chiriko struggled before screaming as he raised the gold trinket.
"Chiriko!" Kurama and Tasuki shouted.
'What are you doing, you brat?!' Miboshi thought as Chiriko stabbed himself in the chest making everyone gasp in horror.
"I won't let you…go any further! You will die with me! Kurama! Destroy the monster now!" Chiriko shouted. Kurama was hesitant, but nodded.
"Tailed Beast Bomb!" He shouted as a bomb appeared in his mouth. He then shot it at the monster that then began crumbling.
'Let me go! I can't be beaten by a child!' Miboshi shouted in Chiriko's head. The monster was destroyed and Chiriko floated down to the ground. Everyone ran down to Chiriko as Kurama shrunk and joined them.
"Chiriko…" Aika murmured distraught.
"I will heal is wounds at once," Mitsukake stated.
"You can't. If you do, you will be healing this thing inside of me too. And he must die!" Chiriko told them.
"C-Chiriko," Aika choked.
"B-but Kit…" Kurama's ears flattened.
"But then you'll die," Aika finished for him.
"It's all right…this way I take him with me," Chiriko said making tears come to Aika's eyes. "Forgive me…please. I'm weak and I wasn't much help to you, was I?"
"What are you talking about? Your great courage to do what you just did saved our lives, didn't it?" Tamahome pointed out with a sad and angered expression.
"Yeah, you're not weak at all. How could you even think like that?" Tasuki asked.
"You're the smartest kid we know, Kit. If it weren't for you, we might not have gotten this far," Kurama said gently nuzzling the boy's head. Chiriko gave a pained smile and looked at Aika.
"Aika…hurry and go. You have to stop the Priestess of Seiryuu…"
"Not yet," Aika said as she stroked his hair.
"You have to go now," Subaru said to her. "Is this boy's sacrifice for nothing?" She asked though she knew the pain well.
"Please go, Aika," Chiriko said. Aika nodded to him, biting back a soft sob. She then softly kissed his forehead.
"I'll stay with him for you, Kit," Kurama assured her as Aika pulled back. She nodded to him.
~0~
The two Shinzahous rested on the tall pillars of the shrine, ready for the summoning of Seiryuu. Suboshi looked at Yui.
"Lady Yui, to the alter," he said to her. He stepped away to reveal her. She was dressed in the outfit of the Priestess of Seiryuu.
'Aika, the time has come. The time has come to summon Seiryuu,' Yui thought, looking at the alter.
~0~
"Mitsukake, Tasuki, Kurama," Chiriko said before letting out a cry of pain. "Please forget me and go."
"You'll be lonely by yourself. We'll stay a little longer," Mitsukake said with a sad smile. Tasuki was trying not to cry, but failing. Kurama was gently nuzzling the boy's head to offer comfort.
"We'll stay with you till the end, Kit," Kurama promised. Breathing was becoming more painful and it showed through Chiriko's small cries of pain.
"The scroll that Taiitsukun gave me…before we…left home…u-use it in my place!" Chiriko said before letting out more cries of pain. Mitsukake felt tears in his eyes as did Kurama. "Tell everyone…" he said before Tasuki let his tears running down his face.
"You really are such a strong and special guy. I've never met anyone as brave as you are," Tasuki choked out.
"Just relax, okay?" Kurama whispered, flinching slightly at the cries of pain.
"T-tell everyone…thank you," Chiriko said before he relaxed and closed his eyes. Tasuki looked at him with wide eyes.
"Chiri…" he started. Chiriko didn't move at all making Tasuki's eyes widen more. "CHIRIKO!"
~0~
Aika ran up the steps with Tamahome and Chichiri.
'Yui, if you summon Seiryuu before we get a chance to talk then you and I might never be friends again!' Aika thought. They soon made it to a two way hallway.
"Damn! Which way is the room with the hall for the ceremony?!" Tamahome asked.
"One wrong move could be fatal, ya know!" Chichiri said. Lightning then came down in front of them and Tamahome protected Aika.
"You'll have to get passed me before you get any closer to Lady Yui," Soi said standing in a window.
"Soi!" Aika exclaimed.
"Don't take it personally. I don't hate you. I'm doing all this for him. I would sell my body to the devil himself if Nakago asked me to," Soi said before going to attack with lightning again. Tokaki appeared and used a spell to make a barrier.
"Master!" Tamahome said.
"I'll hold her off here to buy you some more time. You guys get moving!" Tokaki told them. Tamahome nodded.
"Let's go!" He told Aika and Chichiri before the three took off running.
"No! Wait!" Soi shouted. Subaru appeared between the sight of Soi and the other three.
"Oh no you don't. Can't let you go any further," she smirked.
~0~
'Why is my heart so confused? It's as though a voice inside my heart is telling to stop this even though I can finally have my revenge on Aika,' Yui thought as she prayed.
~0~
"Are you sure that this will lead us to the roof?" Tamahome asked as they ran up some steps.
"I think it will, ya know!" Chichiri replied. Chichiri suddenly hit a barrier. Tamahome and Aika caught him as he fell back.
"Chichiri!" Aika exclaimed.
"That hurt, ya know!" Chichiri said. Tamahome sat him by a wall.
"You took the brunt of my life force and instantly dispersed it. He is an impressive spell caster. That would have killed an ordinary wizard," Nakago said. Aika and Tamahome glared at him.
"Get out of our way now! We have to get to Yui and stop her!" Aika shouted with anger towards him.
"Huh, I only wanted to take this opportunity to thank you," Nakago said.
"Thank us?" Tamahome asked incredulously.
"You've all helped my cause a great deal. Tell me, Tamahome, did you ever wonder why Suboshi killed your family in such a cold hearted manner? The extreme cruelty of the act made it impossible for you to forgive us. Without that anger raging in her heart, the Priestess of Suzaku would not have acted and then Lady Yui would not have either. And so, time after time at each turn, you all behaved as I expected you would. The other Warriors of the Seiryuu Seven were easily manipulated as well. Lady Yui needs only me and no one else. We are allowed only three wishes after all. I am truly grateful to you because thanks mainly to your efforts, we can now summon Seiryuu," Nakago said as Aika and Tamahome seethed in anger.
"You devil!" Tamahome growled going to punch him. Nakago caught his fist effortlessly. He held Tamahome as he leaned in with a smirk.
"By the way, the Priestess of Suzaku's lips are very soft and so very sweet," he said making Tamahome angrier. "Why don't I show you exactly how I kissed her?" He asked before kissing Tamahome whose eyes widened. Nakago then kneed him in the gut and kicked him to the ground.
"Tamahome!" Aika called running over to him as he landed on the ground.
"You silly people are easy to bait. As long as you show me these weaknesses, you'll never defeat me. Remember this: he who is controlled by his emotions is a target and a fool," Nakago said before going over to the door, opening it.
"Hold it," Chichiri said making Nakago stop. Chichiri took off his mask, looking at Nakago. "What are you doing in Kutou in the first place? The color of your hair and your eyes…fourteen years ago, Kutou destroyed everything in the wake of its expansion. The poorest people had nothing left. If you're a survivor of that massacre then what are you doing in Kutou? And Seiryuu, what do you want from the Beast God?" He glared. Nakago smirked.
"I don't know what you're talking about. The ceremony is beginning so if you'll excuse me," he said before walking out and closing the door. Aika ran up.
"Wait, Aika!" Chichiri called.
"Yui's on the other side of this door! Yui!" Aika called as she opened the door. Her eyes widened. "Nobody's here!" She said as Tamahome and Chichiri appeared beside her.
"What's going on? This is the roof, right?" Tamahome asked.
"Look up there!" Chichiri pointed. They saw Yui across the area on another roof.
"Yui!" Aika exclaimed.
"That slimy lizard tricked us!" Tamahome growled.
"No! Don't do it! Yui! Don't summon Seiryuu!" Aika shouted. A blue symbol appeared on Yui's forehead and she looked up.
"Hear us, Seiryuu! Arrive from the Heavens and appear before us now!" Yui called before the pillars glowed blue, shoot up to the sky.
"Is that…?" Aika whispered when she saw a bright light in the sky.
Kido: Now I know why Kida is both sad and pissed.
Kida: STOP TALKING ABOUT ME AS IF I'M NOT HERE!
Kido: Calm down...
Kida: I AM CALM!
Tamahome&Tasuki: No you're not.
Kida: *Dark aura around her* I. AM. CALM!
Tamahome&Tasuki: *Hug each other in fear* She's calm!
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