| The wind was blowing gently, it was spine chilling as I looked over the edge of the cliff to the jagged rocks below. I couldn't remember why I was there, but at that particular moment, I didn't care. I just let my sourroundings soak into me. I heard a distant voice behind me, the voice of a friend?? Curious, I turned to take a look. There, my friend, Katie surrenely stood behind me, seemingly taking in the sourroundings as well. I thought nothing of her presence, and receded back into my previous state of awe. "loook...." I heard a raspy whisper from somewhere off to the side, 'look'?? I thought to myself, puzzled. then suddenly, I felt a chill, not unlike the previous one, but this time, it almost seemed to shout to my instincts, 'Move!!' I jumped to the side spontaniously, then peered back over at Katie, who shot me a look as if to say 'Are you completely insane?' Everything seemed normal, until I saw her expression slowly change from that which I knew so well, to something unspeakably horrid! Her soft blue eyes turned purple, then slowly faded to red, as her face reflected similar changes, enlongating, and sharpening the features. I took a step back, taking in even more changes in her appearance, such as her apendages, each mimicing that of a dragon's claw, fingers long, nails sharp. I felt fear run up my spine, and I slowly took a step back. "grrrr...." Something similar to a growl came rumbling from deep within this reflection of a girl I once knew so well. As it crouched, I realized it was taking a stance for attack! My fear brought about something I could have only described as a conditioned response, without thinking, as I stepped back, I scraped a penticle into the dirt, in which now, I currently stood. I then felt the fear slowly drift away as I took a stance of my own. not realizing it at first, I closed my fists, with an exception of my middle and index fingers, which stayed extended, then proceeded to position one arm across my chest, close to me, wrist bant back, and the two fingers pointing skywards, then the other arm outstretched in front of me, slightly higher than the other hand, my palm facing me, yet my fingers pointing to the side. "what.... am I doing??" I thought to myself as I began to concentrate on it. "grrrrryou will never" it began in a low, raspity, demonic voice, "make it past me......... ALIVE!" Hearing that, I concentrated even more on the stance, as I held it, I began to feel a flow of energy completely unlike anything I had ever witnessed before. Then, something amazing happened, I felt the weight on my feet suddenly decrease, slowly at first, but then it bacame dramatic, until I finally realized that I was about an inch off the ground!!! Soon after that, I began a chant something I had never heard before, almost as if I were acting on someone else's conditioned responses. At first I couldn't understand what it was I was repeating, but after the first three chants, I realized it was a pain reduction spell!! A spell that reduces the amount of damage dealt onto the human body, then decreases the amount of pain felt!! 'But why was I chanting it???!!' The demonic creature crouched lower, like a leopard about to attack it's prey. Then, I closed my eyes for the impact when I saw the ripple of it's calf muscles, increasing the concentration and power of my spell. I nearly screamed out in pain as I felt it rip, claws outstretched, deep into the left side of my neck, then down my ribcage on the right side. The pain was sharp and intense, I almost lost all reasoning, as though I were drowning in pain. 'But,' I thought for a moment, 'why is it that if I can cast spells, I'm not attacking it back??' The question ate away at me as did the creature. I couldn't understand it, but my only response was that 'there was no other way to save her...but.... who is it that I am trying to save??' For the life of me, I just couldn't answer that question... I felt myself losing grip of the spell as I almost lost conciousness. But then, I saw out of the corner of my eye, a person, yes, the reason why I mustn't fight back!! There, near the edge of the cliff, lie my friend Genrou, hurt, and unconcious. 'I know!!' I had to use myself as a decoy until someone could get Genrou to safety! Now, with a purpose, I felt reborn vigor, and faught desperately to hold on, because someone would come, I knew they would! they had too... I began to fade in and out as the minutes passed. I had to hold on!! If I faught back, Genrou would be in danger, I had to hold on, just a little longer...'Just a little longer' I repeated to myself as the demon used its long, dark, and sharpened claws to mutilate my body. "Erin, faster!!! God damn it, move faster!" Voices!!!! I heard voices, and familiar ones at that! Erin and Tasuki! they were here to help, thank the gods!! Erin leapt onto the side of the cliff aided by Tasuki, who was close behind her. "Grab Genrou! I'll take care of the rest, just make sure she is safe!" "Sure, don't have to tell me twice, Tasuki! You just make sure you take care of that thing!!" yelled Erin as she scooped up Genrou. "Meet me at the caves, we'll be waiting there for you guys." And having said that, she disappeared over the cliff edge with Genrou. "Hold on, just hold on!!!" I could hear him saying as I slowly drifted out of conciousness, secure with the knowledge that I had held out long enough. When next I awoke, I was laying in Tasuki's arms, his embrace was painful, but reassuring. "There you are, stay with me now, I tied off the wounds and stopped some of the bleeding, but you're going to be alright ya hear me??!!" his choice of words weren't very reassuring, and I could tell something was deathly wrong, since I couldn't will any part of me to move. Then, my vision began to fade, as if seeing the world through a dark pair of sunglasses, everything became dark and distant. I could feel warm tears running onto my face. "DON'T YOU LEAVE ME GOD DAMN IT!!" he yelled out. "You're going to survive this." he began to cry, I could hear it in his voice when it cracked. "JUST HOLD ON!! Roger can help, he's on his way here, he'll know what to do!!! YOU JUST NEED TO STAY WITH ME!" his words struck my heart like a spear, I wanted to tell him I was trying, but I couldn't force it out. I had almost entirely lost my vision, and I felt as if I were being swept away in a raging river, further and further from him! Starting to lose my grip on reality, with what strenth I had left, I forced an outsretched arm, and grabbed onto him, he came closer, and I forced out as much as I could. "Tasuki, we will..... see... each other... again..." but before I could go on, the river swept me too far away, so far, and so fast, that the pain faded away, and I slipped into darkness... I awoke looking down at the previous scene from another point of view, right as I had grabbed Tasuki. I saw myself mouth something, He clutched me even closer, then I was horrified as I saw my own body go limp within his arms. "DON'T YOU DARE!!!" he screamed in desperation as he shook the limp body, then took it into a deep embrace as if it would bring me back to life... "DON'T YOU LEAVE ME!!! JUST HOLD ON, COME BACK TO ME!!" his screaming became hysterical, the scene was driving me insane, I wanted to show him I was alright, that the pain was gone! but when I reached for him, I simply passed through him, as if it were an illusion... "TASUKI!!!!" I screamed out to him in vain. "TASUKI!!!! I'm here," I explained as I too began to cry, "just look behind you, I'm here, look at me!" "He can't hear you ya know?" said someone from behind me as they placed a gentle hand on my shoulder. "Wha--where am I?" I asked as I turned to face the owner of the hand. "You are still here, on earth, but that may soon change..." said the man slowly. I turned my attention away from the depressing scene below, and focused on the man who float before me. He was utterly shocking! His clothes were definately not those of american origin, that was for sure, but as I stared on, I realized a lot of missplaced features! His hair appeared to be naturally light blue, and his bangs, gravity defying! "What are you staring at?" he gave me a puzzled look. "Who are you?? And how do you get your hair to stay up like that??" I reached out to touch it, as if touching it would have made it seem more real. "Ha ha, you're really funny ya know." As I pet the soft blue mass, I realized that I could in fact touch him, but why couldn't I reach out to Tasuki?? "Why is it, that I don't pass through you?" I asked, near tears once again. "Well, you see---" "I'll explain that!"--- "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" We both screamed from the horror!! "What the hell is that??" I yelled as I stared at the source of the newest voice... It was just about the ugliest thing I had ever seen! Not to mention, it scared me to death, popping up in our faces like that!! "Don't react to me like that!!" said the creature as it knocked me one in the head. "Ohh, hi Taitsukun, you gave us a bit of a surprise ya know." It seemed like they knew each other!! 'What is going on, and that hurt ya know!!!' I thought to myself. "Calm down, Calm down, You are between lives right now." "between lives? wha- what do you mean by that?" I asked " Is it not obvious?? Take a look at the scene below, that, is you. Currently, you are the essence of you, but you lack a vessel. You didn't take too good of care of the last one I see." "So you mean," I looked down at the scene, "I died?" "Well, that would seem to be the logical answer now wouldn't it." she said bluntly. Wow, I thought to myself, that little, wrinkly, ugly old woman, is what god really looks like?? "You are nothing like what I pictured god to look like ya know!" I stated honestly. "I am not GOD you fool!" she said as she hit me once again, this time a litle harder. "Well, then who are you? did you die today as well" I thought to ask if old age was the cause, but then again if it wasn't, I didn't want to be smacked again, "And what about this guy here, did he die too?? He looks alright to me ya know?" "No, I am not dead, but yes, Chichiri is dead, just like you, but his cause of death was not his own doing." "Not his own doing, you mean, he was murdered?" "No, when you died, he died as well." she explained. "Huh?" "Listen, Chichiri is from a different world, but those who live in his world, are connected to one person from your world, so if one dies there, their counterpart here dies as well, and in your case, vise-versa." "So when I died, he was forced to die as well??" "Yes, you are connected, practically the same person, just each containing different memories and experiences." "Then who is your counterpart, and what world are you from??" She couldn't be from mine, no one that ugly could still be alive! "Well, have you ever heard of a book or series called 'Fushigi Yuugi?' "Come to think of it, I did!!!! I remember now, there was a character that looked almost just like the blue haired man who stood to my side. "I don't get it, it's just a story though." "Not true, I have the ability to see the future, I always have. In my world I am the all knowing, my essence is so sharp, that I can see almost all that happens, as can my counterpart in this world, Yu Watase, the author of the fushigi yuugi that you know." "The author??!!" Wow, I would never have believed something like that! That is amazing!! "Taitsukun, pardon my interuption, but what are we to do now ya know? Do we go to Suzaku?" asked the blue haired man, or Chichiri as he was called. "Well now, that does seem to be the question at hand. You see, I wasn't prepared for the deaths of both of you, you are actually still needed alive... So, this may be difficult, but I am going to send both of you back." "Back???!! Really??" I was exstatic, I was going to recieve a second chance!! "Unfortunately, I can't send you back to your world, so you will have to accompany Chichiri to ours. Magic does not exist in your world, and you pulled quite a stunt before, breaching the barrier between the worlds like that. We can't allow that to happen again, or else the two worlds may begin to meld. "Barrier? I--I broke a barrier?" I was completely lost, confused, and upset. "Yes, you used true magic before you died, I was surprised you had such a strength actually. This means that you could be of much use in our world... |
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