Taiitsukun no Shichi Seishi- Chapter Two
Chapter Two
Nyan sighed. She was having bittersweet memories about the past. How Chichiri had always acted so kind to her yet treated her as a younger sister. It was like he had protected her only because of that. She stood up and started walking to the garden in front.
She opened the door and screamed. �Chichiri!�
Taiitsukun heard her surprised cry from her mirror room and teleported over. �Nyan, did I just hear you say Chichiri? Hm?� She looked down. �Ch-Chichiri! Nyan, help him to his old room. He�s been through a lot.�
Nyan nodded. �Got it. I�ll heal him, too. Hey, Taiitsukun! He has his old scar again. I hope it wasn�t that Kouran/Hikou affair again.�
Taiitsukun inspected Chichiri�s wound. Finally, she sighed and said, �Nyan, it is. I thought all that was in the past. But I guess it�s not. And this time, their names are different. Now hurry up. You have a man to heal.�
�Taiitsukun, are you still going to go through with your seishi idea? I mean, Chichiri�s here now and everything. You probably can.�
She shook her head. �No. We must allow some time to pass before I even suggest it to him. After all, he doesn�t have any powers to use as leader right now. Besides, the other six seishi will be too young. Chichiri�s only eighteen right now. And he was one of the oldest of the twenty-eight! No, I think we should wait several years.�
�I guess you�re right.� Nyan answered and magically floated Chichiri into his room. Then, she started restoring his energy.
After several hours of Nyan�s hard work, Chichiri woke up.
�Where am I? And who are you?�
�Chichiri, don�t you remember me?�
His brow furrowed. �You look familiar, but I don�t really recall you, no da. Wait! I know! You�re Nyan, right? But how do I know?�
She smiled. �Yep! You�re right. I�m Nyan, and you�re on Mt. Taiyoku, home of Taiitsukun, the creator of this world. And you can kind of recognize me since we knew each other in your past life.�
�Wait, you mean I knew you? And I�m a reincarnation of someone?�
�Yep. You�re one of the Suzaku Shichi Seishi. Have you been having flashes of your past life? Six of those people were the other Suzaku Seven who protected the Suzaku no Miko. Her name was Miaka. That was all more than a hundred years ago. You were Chichiri, the noblest of the Seven. The others were-�
Chichiri interrupted. �Wait, I know who they are. Chiriko, Tamahome, Mitsukake, Nuriko, Tasuki, and Hotohori, no da. Have the six of them been reincarnated, too?�
Nyan nodded her head happily. Finally, Chichiri was remembering everything. �Yes, and they�re all from twelve to eighteen. The youngest is Chiriko.�
Chichiri thought for a moment. �Wait, you said Chiriko? I had a friend called that when I was younger. Ok, it was his nickname, but still� He and his older brother always played with me, no da. And he was six years younger than me.�
�I see. Well, guess at least one of the Suzaku Seven have been found. Besides you, I mean. Now I really should let you rest. Bye!� She snapped her fingers and teleported away.
Chichiri laid back down on his bed. �Hm, reincarnation, huh? So I�m a Suzaku seishi, no da. Interesting.� He fell asleep.
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�No, do this!� Taiitsukun showed Chichiri an intricate motion to do with his new staff. A year had passed since he had come to this strange mountain, and he still wasn�t used to her face. But then again, it would have been strange if he hadn�t screamed when he saw his instructor for the first time. He still had memories of that chilling time.
He had just woken up and headed down for breakfast. Suddenly, he saw the most hideous face. �DAAAAAAAAA!� He screamed and jumped onto the nearest object. Unfortunately, it proved to be Nyan. She tumbled down under his weight, and he ended up on top of her.
�Um, sorry. Didn�t mean to do that. It�s just that that woman scared me.� He stared down. �Uh, I�m really sorry for landing on you.� He lifted himself off her and helped her up.
She nodded her head wisely. �After several hundred years, I�m used to it. That�s Taiitsukun. She�s going to be your instructor in magic.�
He gaped at her. Surely she couldn�t be serious! �That�s Taiitsukun, the Creator? But she�s so ugly, no da!�
She shushed him. �Don�t let her hear you!� But it was too late. Taiitsukun had turned around and was glaring at him.
�How dare you call my beautiful face ugly? Chichiri, I expected better of you. You�re not Tamahome or Hotohori. It�s all right for them, but you! I�ve knew you for more than thirty years in your past life!�
�S-sorry.....�
She shook her head. �But it doesn�t matter. Today�s the day you begin training. Follow me.�
Chichiri brought his mind back to the present. He shouldn�t have been daydreaming of the past. He should be practicing making shields! He held his rosary in his left hand and concentrated. A gleaming red shield was brought into existence. He held it for a few seconds, then dropped it. Tenmai, Ryuno, when will you stop haunting me? I know it�s my fault you died, and I wish I could have done something.... He removed his fox mask and gently touched his scar. Sometimes, I wish I were dead. But life must go on.
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Two years later........
I think Chichiri�s ready to lead my team now. I�d better bring up my idea to him and run it through to see what he thinks. But she wouldn�t mention him being her leader right away. Instead, she would just chat randomly for a few minutes, then bring it up. Ok, now where is he? She began walking the grounds until she found him.
�Chichiri! I have a request for you!�
He came over, obviously wondering what it was. �What is it? No da.�
�I was thinking of having my own seven Celestial Warriors. The seven of them could help protect Mt. Taiyoku. What do you think of that idea?�
�Seems like a great idea! No da! I mean, Suzaku, Seiryuu, Byakkou, and Genbu each have their own seishi. Why can�t you?�
�Hmmm... well, if you think so, tell me who would be great on my team.�
�Well, who do you think deserves that honor? And would they be new seishi or already chosen ones?�
�Good point. I guess I�ll go with the seishi of the Four Gods. I don�t feel like going through the Pool of Souls to find seven worthy people to become my seishi. Tell me some people you think would be good.�
Chichiri thought for a moment. �Tamahome? He is pretty powerful, no da. I mean, he did beat Nakago all by himself when the six of us combined barely survived his first assault, no da.�
�WHAT?!?!� Her eyes flashed. �That sappy lover of the Priestess of Suzaku?! Not possible! There�s no way he�s becoming one of MY constellations!!! Besides, he�s in Miaka�s world now! We can�t just force him to come back just to protect Mt. Taiyoku. I mean, Miaka and his love is so strong that her shinzaho is the love they share!�
Chichiri shrank back. After all, when his teacher was angry, it was a sight that would frighten Suzaku himself! �Da! Don�t scare me like that! It was just a suggestion!�
Taiitsukun calmed down. �Sorry, Chichiri, but you know I don�t like Tamahome. It just kills me that Suzaku made him his most powerful. In my opinion, it should have been you who is my third child�s most powerful. After all, magic beats martial arts outright! Even Tasuki, bless that thieving� rascal, is, or should I say, was, was stronger! Remember when Tamahome was forced to take the diedu and was fighting Tasuki? Well, if it hadn�t been for Miaka stopping Tasuki combined with the wards Nakago had put up, Tamahome would have died! Either you or Tasuki were definitely the most powerful of the Suzaku Seven.� She paused for a moment and was about to continue when Chichiri cut in.
�Taiitsukun! Stop complimenting me! You�re making me blush! No da! And don�t insult Tamahome! He was one of my friends, no da. And it�s not like he spent all his time with Miaka. Besides, in case you forgot, I used to love Miaka, even if it has been a while and over a hundred years ago.�
She glanced at Chichiri and looked him over. �You would make a fine constellation of mine. So what do you think? Will you become one of my Celestial Warriors?� She added an afterthought. �Of course you would have to remove your mask more often. I mean, you look so dashing without it! And perhaps we won�t have a miko. Hmmm...That�s a good thought. That way, you could call on me for help anytime and not need to summon me like Suzaku and the other three Gods.�
�N-no da! You must be joking! Me, Chichiri, one of your Warriors?! It seems like a great honor, but why would I have to take off my mask? People are scared of my scar!�
�I have never been more serious. Besides, you still have that spirit water Mitsukake gave you, right? Remember? I gave it back to you when you arrived at Mt. Taiyoku. Use that so your scar will be gone. Personally, I think you�ve suffered enough about something that�s happened years ago. Leave the past and live in the present.�
�Taiitsukun! I can�t do that! My scar is my reminder of Ryuuno and Tenmai!�
�Chichiri, enough of your nonsense. Tenmai and Ryuuno both died a long time ago. As I said, that was the past. This is the present. Now will you do it or NOT?!�
Chichiri sighed. �All right. But only because you want me to, no da.� He untied the spirit water from his belt and poured it over his eye. Instantly, his left eye was regenerated. �Satisfied?�
She nodded her head. �Much better.� She held out a new improvement for Chichiri�s staff. �I have infused my chi with this. To activate the spell, chant the words, �Aurora Borealis.� But only use it when you must, for it is extremely powerful.�
Chichiri took it without speaking. He adjusted it onto his staff and turned to Taiitsukun again. �Thank you for your kind gift, Taiitsukun-sama. How would I know who would be a seishi of yours?�
�That would be for you to decide. But you can only have one other Suzaku seishi. And you must have at least one Seiryuu. Otherwise, the power�s going to be unbalanced. When they prove that they are worthy, their seishi color will change to black. You will be their leader.�
Chichiri thought for a moment. �How about Chiriko? He�s been my friend since the old days, in fact when we were ten! Well, I was ten and he was four, but still. He would be a great addition, no da!�
�Do whatever you wish. You may leave now, Chichiri. You are no longer my disciple. Instead, you are the first and leader of the Celestial Warriors of Taiitsukun!�
Chichiri turned around, but then remembered something. �How will their seishi color change? Are you going to do it or me?�
Taiitsukun frowned. �Oh dear, I forgot all about that part. Thank you for reminding me. You will be doing the color changing, but if I think a certain seishi should become one of the Seven, then I�ll do it.�
�Ok, but then I�ll need extra chi. Changing a seishi�s side uses up a lot, no da.�
�Chi coming right up, Chichiri.� With that, she began shaping some air into a ball. She blew on it gently, and it changed into a black cloud. She gave it a push, and it headed over to Chichiri.
�There, that should do fine for now. That should be able to convert five seishi. When you find the last one, tell me, and I�ll give you more.�
Chichiri nodded. �All right. I�ll go pack up my stuff now. See you soon again!�
�Wait, don�t go! I just thought of something. It�s not right that the leader of my seishi should be a monk. I suggest you find yourself a wife one of these days. Perhaps Nyan? She appears quite taken with you...� her voice faltered at Chichiri�s furious glare. �Or perhaps not?�
�No. I don�t want to marry. I still love Tenmai, even though she�s been dead for a long time. I do not wish to dishonor her, although she did that to me. Nyan�s a nice girl and everything, but she�s just not Tenmai. I�m sorry.� With that, he whirled around and left the room.
Taiitsukun sighed. �I tried, Nyan, I tried.�
Chapter Three-Beginning of the Quest
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