Konnichiwa minna! ^_^ Gomen! I've been gone for a
while. I keep missing chances to get on the net! I've
been so busy lately.
Anyhoo, this is (as you can see) ch. 3.
BTW, am I the only FY writer on here? There seem to be
quite a few Ranma ones which is not bad (I have 2
Ranma FFs myself). I was just curious.
Aack! Gotta go now. Bye! ^^;
A Legend Reborn
Chapter 3
"Nothing�s changed..... it all looks so familiar...
almost as though it�s a second home....."
"It feels like an eternity since I�ve been back
here... It�s funny.... when I was growing up this all
looked so normal, so ordinary, but now......"
"I think the first place we should go is to Mt.
Taikyaku to see Taiis-kun. She�ll know something we
can do. She�s got to have some clues as to how this
happened."
"Good, idea, Yui."
"Let�s go..."
***
"This city.... it�s amazing.... so lively... the open
markets, the people, the scenery... it�s beautiful...
I�ve never seen anything like it...," Chisa thinks,
awing at the sights of the ancient Chinese city.
"Look up ahead. It�s the emperor�s caravan coming
right this way!"
"The emperor?"
"Yep, Emperor Boushin. He�s quite young, but he�s a
fair and generous emperor..... He�s not bad looking
either.... They say he takes after his late father...
Let�s move out of the way."
"*sniff sniff* Ooh! I know that smell! It�s the smell
of authentic Chinese cuisine! It�s wonderful....."
"Chisa, what are you doing? Wait! If you untie your
horse then...."
"I�ll be fine! I�m just going to stop and get
something to eat!"
"But Chisa...."
"Whoah!... Easy there now... c�mon, fella.....
steady... Uh-oh..... Shyoka....."
"Chisa!"
"Shyoka help!!"
"Chisa! Look out!"
"Excuse me! Coming through! Runaway horse! Get outta
the way!" Chisa yells as she plows through the crowd
of people.
"She�s headed straight for the emperor!" Shyoka
gasps, "Ooh.... I cant watch.....!"
"Halt! Stop right there!" one of the guards commands.
"I�m trying!"
Suddenly, a young man jumps in the way of the
rampaging horse.
"Get out of the way or you�ll be trampled! I don�t
have any control!"
He stands firm in his place
"Please! Get out of the road!!"
He doesn�t even flinch.
Chisa closes her eyes tight, prepared for the impact.
"Easy now! That�s a good boy."
Chisa opens her eyes. The young man has stopped her
mere inches away from the emperor�s caravan.
"Are you all right?" he asks.
"Y-yeah.... I guess so....," Chisa says. "He�s so
cute!!" she thinks. He�s tall with short dark hair,
his eyes are a deep blue. "He just saved my life and
I�m just sitting here staring at him! I had better
thank him so I don�t look like an ungrateful idiot!!"
"Uh....," Chisa stammers.
"Chisa, are you all right?" Shyoka asks, riding up
next to Chisa.
"Yeah. I�m okay."
"You three! Stop right there!" a guard yells. "You
dare try to attack the emperor?!"
"Attack.... wha.....?"
"Throw them in prison immediately!"
"Now wait just a sec....."
"What the...... I don�t even know these girls!" the
young man protests.
"Let go! We didn�t do anything!"
"REKKA SHINEN!"
Suddenly, the guards are all burnt to a crisp.
"Look!" "Can it be?" "Is that really them?" "Oh, my!"
"The legendary warriors....." the crowd murmurs.
"You! Who goes there?" the emperor demands.
"Greetings, your highness, no daa. Please pardon my
friend�s rudeness, no daa."
"You are..... Chichiri and Tasuki..... two of the
legendary Suzaku warriors....."
"At your service....."
***
"Wow... I�ve never seen the palace up close like this
before...," Shyoka awes, "Isn�t it amazing.....?!"
Chisa pays no attention. Her head is in the clouds as
she stares at the young man, "Why did he jump in front
of the horse like that.....? Could it be that he likes
me? No... how stupid! C�mon, Chisa! You�re a
straight-�A� student! You should be smarter than
that.....," Chisa reprimands herself, "Who really
cares anyway...... He probably hates me for getting
him into this... Oh! I forgot to thank the guy! I�m
such an idiot..."
The three of them along with Tasuki and Chichiri are
being led into the gates of the Konan palace.
"Chisa? Chisa!" Shyoka says, "Hello?! Anyone home in
there?" Shyoka waves her hand in front of Chisa�s
face.
"Oh.... I�m sorry, Shyoka...."
"Chisa, you�re face. It�s bright red..... You�re
blushing, aren�t you?"
"Who, me?! No, no! Of course not!" Chisa laughs
nervously, "Why would I be blushing?"
"Allow me to take your horses to our stables," a
guard offers.
"Okay.... thank you....," Shyoka hands him the reins.
The guard takes the horses while Chisa and the others
follow another guard through the entrance and then
several large corridors of the palace, stopping in a
large meeting room.
"Please wait here. The emperor will be with you
shortly."
The large doors close behind them.
"Your name is Chisa, isn�t it, no daa?"
Chisa turns to see a blue-haired man with a funny
face behind her.
"Wha.....? H-how do you know my name....?
"I�m a friend of your parents, no daa. My name is
Chichiri and this is Tasuki, no daa."
"Why do you both look so familiar....?"
"You actually met us once when you were quite little,
no daa."
"But..... but that�s impossible....," Chisa mutters.
"Plus you almost ran me over earlier today!"
"Oh, yeah..... I�m really sorry about that...."
"You mean the emperor�s not the only one you tried to
trample?" the young man comments.
"I wasn�t trying to trample anybody! It was an
accident!"
"Hey! It was just a joke! Lighten up!"
"How can you joke with someone when you haven�t even
been introduced?!"
"I�ll introduce you!"
"Shyoka!" Chisa snaps.
"This is Chisa, and your name is....."
"My name�s Ryunosuke."
"All right. Chisa, meet Ryunosuke. Ryunosuke, meet
Chisa!" Shyoka says, "Oh! And my name�s Shyoka."
"I�m sorry to keep you all waiting, but I had some
business to attend to before I was able to meet with
you."
"Your highness...."
Everyone bows.
"Chichiri, Tasuki.... please, do not bow to me... you
both are several years my superior and great legends
all throughout Konan. If anyone should bow to anyone
else, I should be bowing to you..... for saving
Konan.....," the emperor turns to Shyoka, Chisa, and
Ryunosuke, "I�m afraid we haven�t had a chance to be
introduced yet. I am the emperor of Konan, my name is
Boushin."
The emperor looks to be about seventeen or eighteen
years of age, his clothing very elaborate, made of the
most delicate and expensive of materials. He wears a
small, box-shaped crown on top of his brown hair.
"Shyoka was right about the good looks....," Chisa
thinks.
Chisa looks over at Shyoka, expecting her to handle
introducing everyone.
She nudges her and whispers, "Shyoka...... what�s the
matter with you.....?"
No answer.
Shyoka is staring at the emperor, her face glows red.
"Oh! I see it now....."
"Your highness, my name is Chisa. This is my friend
Shyoka and this is Ryunosuke."
"I am pleased to make your acquaintance," the emperor
says, "I know you all must be wondering why I have
called you here...."
"Not really....," Chisa frowns, "I�m really sorry
about all that trouble before. I�m not exactly a pro
rider...."
"Oh, no! Please, do not worry. I am not angry....."
"Thank goodness....," she lets out a sigh.
"I have other matters to discuss with you. If you
would please come with me."
The emperor leads them through another set of
corridors and into a temple lit only with candles.
There is a magnificent bird statue, its body made of
pure gold and eyes of precious rubies. Set on an altar
before it are several objects, a scroll, a sword, some
medicines, and other things.
"This is the altar of the god Suzaku and the seven
celestial warriors."
"Suzaku celestial warriors....?"
"The god, Suzaku, who guards over the city of Konan.
There is a god for each of the cardinal points, Genbu
of the north, Suzaku of the south, Seiryu of the east,
and Byakko of the west. For each of these gods there
are seven constellations. The southern seven celestial
warriors are: Chichiri, Tasuki, Nuriko, Hotohori,
Mitsukake, Chiriko, and Tamahome," Boushin says.
"Tamahome....?," Chisa repeats, "but... but that�s my
father�s name...."
"Tell me, what is the name of your mother....?"
"......M-Miaka....."
"Then... then you are the one.... You must be... the
girl of the second prophecy...."
***
"�The emperor went on to tell the girl of the second
prophetic scroll which told of her destiny. It tells
of a time when once again the peace of Konan would be
threatened and of a child born of the miko and one of
her seishi that would carry on in her mother�s mission
and once again call upon Suzaku to save the empire.�"
Keisuke reads. "Second prophecy?! What�s he talking
about?" he wonders out loud.
"Why didn�t Miaka or anyone else know about this?"
Tetsuya says.
"It says that it has only recently been discovered.
The knowledge of its existence was not recognized
until just a few years ago."
"Well, wouldn�t this Taiis-kun lady have known
something about it? She is the creator after all....."
"Maybe she�s not the one who wrote this scroll...."
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