by: Asurahime
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| ~False Light of the Four Gods~ by: Asurahime |
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| Chapter 8- No Matter How Many Mistakes... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The figure's gaze never wavered from Amiboshi's figure and didn't seem to want to make the first move. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finally, realizing Amiboshi won't make the first move either, the being spoke. "Whoever you are, come out of hiding. I know you're there. Amazing, I am hurt and unarmed, yet you still are so aggressive." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amiboshi saw that the individual was Tasuki; his red hair was belied by the shadows, and his vocabulary was also unlike him. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Tasuki-san, what are you doing up so late?? Azeruse told you to get some rest."asked Amiboshi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "That's all I've done all day. I'm here to brood since I am tired of 'resting'.", replied the ex-bandit. "I am also worried about that girl... is she really Miaka?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The flutist stiffened. "We won't let you take her back!! She's Azeruse now, not Miaka!!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasuki scowled and retorted, "We won't fuckin' let you keep her!! She is only Azeruse because you kidnapped her, do you think I don't damn well know that at first you damn bastards who worship a blue worm with teeth and scales wanted to fucking do away with her?!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Now with the swearing comes the Tasuki I really know. I trust her, even when she was Suzaku no Miko I still trusted her. I never wanted to cause her any suffering, but now, Azeruse has become the foundation of the Seiryuu Shichiseishi. Our Miko, once hateful has turned caring once she saw that her friend has returned to her side." hissed Amiboshi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Do you think that you are the only ones who need her? Miaka... or should I say Azeruse is the foundation of the Suzaku Shichiseishi and Konan!! Also, it wasn't even her choice to become a Seiryuu Seishi. Her character is 'light', how appropriate...", said Tasuki sardonically. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amiboshi's eyes were now bright and hard with anger. "Yes, and if you take away that 'light', we would all be plunged into darkness." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasuki stared straight into Amiboshi's eyes, who stared back just as unflinchingly. Each of them saw determination, stubbornness, and the barely controlled rage of battle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Konan and the Suzaku Shichiseishi has already been immersed in darkness. You damn people got what you fuckin' wanted, we just came to take back what's rightfully ours, dammit!!", said Tasuki, showing both of his fangs. "Besides, I don't think I can live without her..." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immediately Tasuki turned pale, realizing that he has said too much. Amiboshi stared at the older seishi and resumed his trek to his room once again. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I cannot live without her either... I guess that is up to her, or.... we have to settle this by ourselves." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As soon as Amiboshi left, Tasuki looked out of the window again. This time, it was to make a promise, a promise that he would give his life to uphold. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I won't ever give you up! Not... at least until you know how I truly feel. You have suffered enough, I just want to help you bear your burden., he thought. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| He returned to his room and without another word, fell asleep, oblivious to the fact that someone has witnessed the entire conversation he had with Amiboshi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "This isn't going very well at all. I figure it's time to take matters into my own hands....." murmured the entity, then evanesced into the night, leaving not a indication that it ever existed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ~*~*~*~*~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As soon as the sun rose, both groups: the Seiryuu and Suzaku Shichiseishi all sprinted to Azeruse's room. All of them stopped at the door and glared at the other party for coming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "What in the hell are all of you doing here?". hissed Yui, who came from the opposite direction from where the seishi came. She also saw that the door to the girl's room was slightly open. Yui then, gave all of them a LOOK. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mitsukake felt something jump from his shoulder. "Tama-neko?" Tama-neko entered the door and vaulted on the cyan-haired figure asleep in the bed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse felt something jump on her, so she opened a blue and amber eye sleepily and saw a pink tongue headed straight at her face. All of a sudden, she opened both eyes wide, muffled a cry, and ungracefully crashed out of bed. Tama-neko, amused at the spectacle thought the blue-haired seishi was playing, jumped off the bed, landed on Azeruse's head and started purring for all he was worth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On the floor, Azeruse didn't expect to have something jump on her again, but tried not to spring up and out of her room. She just tilted her head up and looked at the cat, who was purring hard enough to make her teeth shake. "Ano... neko-san... itai..." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui heard the crash and instantly burst into the room; followed closely by the two companies. "Azeruse-chan!!! Daijoobu desu ka?? What was that crash we heard??" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Everyone stared directly at the girl sitting on the floor in her night robe, her hair, completely disheveled, circlet askew; and the cat who was purring like mad on her left shoulder, half-falling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse sighed dejectedly at the cat, but noticing that she had company, smiled brightly. "Minna-san!! Ohayoo Gozaimasu, ne!?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "A-Azeruse?!?" cried everyone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The blue-haired girl stared at them with wide eyes as they stared at her. "What's wrong?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi and Yui could just feel the guys looking the girl over up and down, so they both kicked them out of the room in record time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Out!!! Out, hentai-tachi!!!" growled Soi as she tossed Suboshi out of the room. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui shoved Nuriko and Chichiri out, who were keeping their hands over Chiriko's eyes, but were staring themselves. "Etchi!!! Sukebe!!! Get out of her room right now!!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse blinked, bewildered at how strong Yui and Soi could be. Then she grinned, unfastened Tama-neko, and threw another white cape over herself. When the cloth settled, she pulled it off of her and she was already dressed in a crimson tunic with a similar cut as her white one. Azeruse then stifled a yawn as she slung her bandolier over her right shoulder, sheathed Asura, and fastened the silver armguards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi finished throwing the men out, so she turned around to face Azeruse. When she did, she couldn't do anything but blink in surprise. "Azeruse-chan, how did you change clothes so fast?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui answered for her. "She has her ways." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With this, Tama-neko positioned himself firmly on Azeruse's left shoulder, away from the hilt of her sword. His claws were half-unsheathed, enough to keep from falling off, but not enough to pierce through the cloth and rake the girl's skin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The three girls and the cat left the room and headed for the gardens, where everyone was having breakfast. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "The battle is tomorrow?", asked Azeruse, her smile cold and forced. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi frowned. "You sound as if you have forgotten all that has happened just yesterday. You're up and energetic after suffering such and ordeal, and those of us who weren't as wasted as you could barely handle standing up straight, let alone fight." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "We would have summoned Seiryuu the first chance we got, but after all this, I doubt either group would be able to summon anything, ne?", whispered Yui to Soi, not wanting Azeruse to remember what she discovered yesterday. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse grinned as they reached the gardens. "Tama-neko, are you sure that you don't want to go back to the Suzaku group yet?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Mroww...???" Tama-neko changed into SD forms of Tamahome and Tasuki, then he shook his head violently. Yui and Soi figured out what the cat was trying to say and burst out laughing at the feline's antics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse was left in the cold. "Are?? I don't get it." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi laughed harder as Tama-neko changed into an SD Amiboshi and tried to cuddle up with Azeruse. "St-Stop!! No more!!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When they stopped laughing, they realized that Azeruse was missing. As they looked around, they both stopped under a cherry tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui was getting worried, but Soi saw that Tama-neko was purring mysteriously, so she wasn't fooled. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Where could she be?? Should we tell Nakago??" asked the Miko. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi smiled as she approached the cat, a mischievous glint in her eyes and hands were cracking with electricity. "No, this cat knows something, and I'm going to find out what it is." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As she and Yui picked up Tama-neko, a loud whistle came from above. Soi and Yui automatically looked up, but instead of a blue-haired seishi, they found themselves engulfed in a storm of cherry blossoms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When the two girls and the cat managed to find a way out of the blizzard of sakura, they saw a blue-haired, red-clothed girl standing on a branch of the tree high above the spot where the cat was sitting, smirking impertinently. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Since a temporary peace term was conducted, the guys who were thrown out of Azeruse's room were waiting patiently for the girls to arrive; only, they never did. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| They soon got tired of waiting and decided to go search for the three missing girls and one cat. Just before they left, they saw strange lights coming from a section of the garden near them, so they decided to see what it was. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "What could be making those lights??" asked Hotohori. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomo scratched his head with his long nails. "I don't know, the last time I saw those kinds of lights, it was coming from Soi, who was zapping me with lightning at the time." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nakago looked up and grimaced evilly. "It's Soi. I know it's her." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As soon as the twelve of them neared the garden, they saw that it was in fact, Soi. She was zapping the surrounding cherry trees with harmless, multi-colored lightning bolts; aiming at something with blue hair and a red tunic which moved effortlessly and swiftly in the foliage; leaping from one tree to another and dodging the bolts with ease. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui was next to Soi and appeared to be helping her find the target as a lookout. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Move faster or else you'll never hit me!!!", laughed the something in the trees with Azeruse's voice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Another cloud of blossoms were heading for Yui and Soi. As soon as they came in contact with the two, the men saw that it was Azeruse who unleashed the flowers, using her sword to cleave off whole branches and sending the blossoms in a storm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi pulled free of the flowers and saw the men looking at the three of them strangely. So she jolted each of them to bring them back to reality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Soi, what did you do that for?!!" shouted Suboshi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui escaped from the flowers and looked up at Azeruse. "How long are you going to stay up there, Azeruse-chan??" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I don't know. The view here is kind of interesting.", said the girl. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chiriko smiled as he came up with the idea. "Azeruse-san just doesn't want to come down because Soi-san will be able to hit her with the bolt then." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The blue-haired girl smiled wryly. "Kid, you are too smart for your own good. " Then she jumped down, Tama-neko hanging to her shoulder with all of his nine lives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unfortunately, Yui was waiting at the bottom, so she was once again covered by the shower of cherry blossoms that followed Azeruse's jump. Therefore, both of them were covered with the petals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The men suddenly found the incident rather hilarious, so they fell on the ground laughing their lives away. Soi, Azeruse, and Yui didn't think it was funny at all, so they grinned at each other and advanced on the guys. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "It's not nice to laugh at ladies, you know?" said Yui as she smiled evilly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soi's fingertips crackled with electricity once again. "That isn't very chivalrous of you to laugh at them like that." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The guys were still laughing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -Are you going to teach them a lesson??- asked the sword. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Without a word, Azeruse drew Asura and immediately charged to where the others were having a hell of a time, with Tama-neko on her right shoulder and Yui and Soi following her a couple of feet behind. She used Asura to draw a triangle large enough to surround the guys, who didn't think it was funny anymore when they saw themselves caged by beams of white light forming a triangle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse's character was shining brightly. "...Any last words?" she asked as Soi and Yui took the other sides of the triangle, completely holding the men under siege. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I had nothing to do with this." said Mitsukake. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Soi-sama, Yui-sama, Azeruse-sama... spare me! I'm only thirteen!! I'm too young to die." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasuki also had a plea. "I'm injured, remember? I don't even have the f****** strength to put up with any more agony today." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azeruse smiled coolly. "Yes you do, I'm your doctor, remember?? You had more than enough strength to walk out here and laugh your life away at us, didn't you?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasuki grinned, showing both his fangs. By Suzaku!! Damn it! I just f****** hate women... they're cunning, they don't play fair, and this one in front of me can see through my excuses. In a way, she's just like my sisters without the temper and log-throwing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Soi, get me out of here." commanded Nakago. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Nakago!.... gomenasai.", smiled Soi as she jolted Tomo again and again with her lightning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Yu-Yui-sama!! What are you going to do with that whip... you're not going to...itaiii!!", stuttered Suboshi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Of course she is!" laughed Azeruse as she climbed another cherry tree and started another blizzard, this time, aimed for the triangle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamahome, Chichiri, Amiboshi, Mitsukake, Nakago, Hotohori, Nuriko, Tasuki, and Chiriko were all huddled in the center of the field, and were trying vainly to dodge the whip, lightning, and sakura blossoms that were enveloping them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinning savagely, Azeruse jumped off the cherry tree and left. She came back with the same feral smile with a tray of three cups and a teapot. Taking a seat on a low branch, she called Soi and Yui to join her and Tama-neko, though not lessening her onslaught of flowers at all. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yui and Soi joined her, and as Azeruse did, it didn't stop their attacks any. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A few minutes later, the sakura/lightning/whip war was over. The two groups were once again separated as Yui explained the temporary truce. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "The battle can't be delayed any further, and it will be the day after tomorrow. As soon as you reach the battlefield, the truce evaporates." said Nakago coldly. "I can't say that I am looking forward to it with great anticipation, Suzaku Shichiseishi." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Why are you sparing our lives for today? You could have killed us when we first got here." asked Hotohori. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "We wanted to do so, but one of us was against it.", replied Soi, as every one of the Seiryuu Shichiseishi turned to glance at the pale, sympathetic face of a girl with blue hair. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chiriko glanced at the blue-haired seishi. "Azeruse-san, why did you spare us?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ".... .... .... ...." Azeruse couldn't answer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Azeruse??" asked Nuriko. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amiboshi went to Azeruse's side and wrapped his arms around her. "You don't have to answer that, Azeruse..." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Let me go, Amiboshi!!" Azeruse broke out of his grasp, handed Tama-neko to Mitsukake and walked off. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Leave her alone." growled Soi as Amiboshi was about to pursuit her. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Everyone, inside. We still haven't eaten yet.", said Yui, with one final glance at Azeruse's retreating form. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Let her have some privacy." said Tomo as he placed his Shin back in his pocket. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| While the others were arguing, Tasuki took his chance and went after the girl. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why do they f****** have to always put her on the spot? She doesn't seem to be the type of person who would kill in cold blood... is that it? ,he thought. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasuki stopped dead on his tracks. A flash of red light was visible for a second coming from the Seiryuu Hall. Could it be...?... Miaka!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| He sprinted to the shrine and saw an auburn-haired figure unconscious on the floor. The girl suddenly levitated and a character glowing red on her forehead disappeared and was replaced by a "Ko" character which emanated a blue light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preview of Chapter 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Forgotten Virtues of Mankind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasuki cracked an eye open and saw a red and blue figure with wide green and amber eyes. He tried to get up, but it was in vain as he fell down again. Just before he hit the floor, the being caught him and supported him out of the shrine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Mi... aka? Is it you...?" asked Tasuki as he stood up shakily. His vision focused and he saw Azeruse, eyes filled with worry, and for the first time, crystal clear. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The girl looked down and refused to meet his eyes. "Tasuki.... I'm not Miaka anymore." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "You got your memory back..." Tasuki felt a cold chill run down his spine when he heard those few words. He gripped Azeruse's chin quickly and firmly as he forced her to meet his eyes. "It doesn't matter who you are... to me, I will keep my promise and protect you." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A fiery line was running a trail down Azeruse's face from her wide green/amber eyes She tried to break away from him and to draw Asura to fend him off, but he was thinking more clearly and drew his tessen. Without another word, he knocked the scarlet sword out of her hands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chapter Notes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| So minna, tell me what you think of my fic, and please tell me honestly. This chapter was strange because I was *very* hyper, hee, sorry. I love all of you guys who e-mail me!! Tell me what you want to hear!! And no, to you people out there, there will be no hentai in this fic. You know who you are. I'm only fifteen!!! No way would I be putting hentai on this thing!!! The most romantic scenes here... oops, I can't tell you or it'll be a spoiler. * sigh * Onegai minna, please tell me what you think. 'Cause your comments are what motivates me. The more comments I receive, trust me, the longer this fic's gonna be. I promise!! So, send 'em in. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disclaimers: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None of the Fushigi Yuugi characters are mine. Asura belongs to SquareSoft, Azeruse belongs to me. I honestly don't have an idea why I keep on writing the disclaimers like this when I can just say to go to the Introductions. I must be wanting to burn off all this energy, I doubt it though, I need to go practice my fencing and my pattern dances with my staff to burn it all off. Why am I telling you guys all of this?? I've been typing too long. I guess it's because I've been typing for six hours straight. In the words of my good ruler and friend, Silveran-sama with me as her Chief Advisor, she would tell me only one thing about my six hour typing. It was the most brilliant word I have ever heard to describe my effort.... it was 'yeowch!!'. Oh, I gotta go now and say yeowch as I practice my parries and passes, then if you guys'd like, I'll write some more. Just tell me if you want me to. Jaa! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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