Subject: [FFML] [repost][Fushigi Yugi] A Legend Reborn Ch. 12
From: Sakuya Misaki
Date: 12/16/1999, 10:44 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

A Legend Reborn
Chapter 12
	
Misao stands silent, her eyes opened wide, the weight
of Chisa�s words sinking in. She takes a few steps
back and turns to face the opposite direction. 
	"All of you leave... please...," she mutters after a
pause, "I... I want to speak with her privately...."
	"Mistress....?"
	"That is not possible, miko.... It is not safe
for..."
"That�s an order...."
	"... but priestess..."
"I said go!!" her voice echoes off the high ceiling.
	"... yes... miko..."
Reluctantly, the guards rise and the seven warriors
begin to walk single-file through the doors at the end
of the throne room.
One of the seven stays, the one named Ongaku. He
stares at Misao with tender eyes.
"I�ll be okay, Ongaku... Please leave...," Misao
replies softly to his stare, seeming to read his
thoughts.
He shoots Chisa an evil glare and turns to leave. 
As soon as they have all cleared the threshold, the
giant doors are pulled shut, meeting in the middle
with a loud slam.
Chisa looks at the floor beneath her, as though
suddenly fascinated with her shoes. After a few
hour-like moments, she raises her head. Misao�s back
is still turned.
"I�ve always been able to read her emotions, but now
my heads swimming too much for me to even be able to
even stand well...," Chisa thinks, "What is this...?
Why do I feel so.... strange....? ... the pain..."
"I can�t even begin to imagine what you�ve been
through...," Misao says, her back still turned.
"Wha....?"
"Did they hurt you, Chisa?" Misao is now at her
friend�s side, deep concern clearly displayed on her
face, "How did they force you to be their miko? I
swear, if they did anything to you... anything..."
Misao�s voice quivers as she begins to cry again.
"Chisa..., I�m so sorry.... I tried so hard to find
you, but....," Misao suddenly breaks into sobs, "I�m
sorry... You�ve been put through so much.... It�s all
my fault, Chisa.... I can�t expect you to ever forgive
me...."
Chisa puts her hands on her friend�s shoulders, "Calm
down... I don�t understand....," she takes a step
back, "You�re shaking..... Misao.... What�s the
matter?"
"You were taken by the evil Suzaku and it�s all my
fault!"
"Evil....? You�re not making any sense..."
"The people of Konan are evil, Chisa... I have seen
the devastation that Kutou has withstood because of
them... I�ve seen the graveyards full of people they
have slaughtered...," Misao continues, "The people
here... all they want is peace, but Konan won�t allow
them even that... I was so afraid that they had gotten
you Chisa, but you�ve managed to escape them...," a
somewhat triumphant smile begins to form on Misao�s
face, "I don�t know how you ever managed it, but
you�re here.... you�re safe now... You can stay here
and we�ll fight the evil powers of Suzaku and then
we�ll be able to go back home.... together!" 
She reaches for the chain around her neck and pulls
the necklace out, "See, Chisa, this is Seiryuu.....
Tomokazu told me that it�s a sign... I�m the chosen
one, destined to save Kouto... The people here need
me... They worship me and adore me, Chisa... I am
their savior.... I will destroy Konan and finally
bring peace to Kouto... It is my destiny...."
Chisa opens her mouth to say something, but this new
information causes her head to swim even more. Her
knees are weak and the migraine has returned in full
force. Her knees give way, causing her to stumble.
"Are you okay, Chisa?" Misao asks, grabbing hold of
her friend and helps her to stand.
"Misao...," she begins, slowly regaining her
composure, "This Tomokazu.... He�s lying to you....
he�s manipulating you... Suzaku is the good god and
Seiryuu the evil one...."
"...He told me you might say things like that...,"
Misao says, "Chisa, you�re the one that�s being
manipulated. The people of Konan are like that...
They�re evil, sly, devious... Suzaku is an evil and
murderous god.... and he must be stopped... as the
Seiryuu no miko, it is my duty to...."
"Could you stop being the drama queen and listen?" the
pain becomes worse with every word, "You�ve got it all
backwards! Didn�t your mom ever tell you those
stories? Did she ever tell you about the book?"
"What book? What stories?"
"My mom used to tell me fairy tales of two battling
empires, each ruled by a powerful god. It was about
two girls.... best friends... who were taken into
another world... through a book... and became the
priestesses for each of the gods to obtain the power
of the gods and joined with their seven celestial
warriors, fought against each other in order to save
their empires... It was about the love they found...
and lost... and the many people who sacrificed of
themselves to make this peace...," Chisa says. "That�s
all I thought they were... fairy tales... But now
we�re living the fairy tale, Misao! It�s real... just
as it was for them...." 
Misao�s face melts into confusion, "I... I don�t
understand...."
"Don�t you remember, Misao....? Have you already
forgotten....?" Chisa reaches for the chain of her
necklace and pulls the red bird charm out into view,
"....matching jewelry...."
The look on Misao�s face turns from confusion to utter
astonishment.
"Our mothers, Misao...," Chisa says, "Our mothers were
once the Seiryuu and Suzaku no miko... They were the
first... We have to get home... before we�re at each
other�s throats. Misao, you don�t know what went on in
this book... You don�t know how they all suffered...
Your mom was brain washed into this, too... She became
full of hate and jealousy towards my mother and tried
to take my father from her... he was one of the Suzaku
seven... We are the destined Suzaku and Seiryuu no
mikos, but.... Misao, I could never be against you...
I don�t want this to happen to us! You�re my best
friend... We�ve got to do something..... We can change
this, Misao... We ca-..." Chisa suddenly drops to the
floor.
"Chisa!" Misao cries running to her friend.
Chisa is down on her hands and knees, shaking, sweat
dripping out of every pour on her body. "What�s come
over me....? ...the pain... it�s overwhelming...," she
thinks.
"Are you all right? Chisa, speak to me!" Misao rushes
to her side, "I�ll go get somebody to help you, Chisa.
Just stay right there! I�ll be right back." She rushes
to the end of the room and pulls the door open.
Chisa throws her head back and screams as a red light
bursts from her body and fills the room.
Misao shields her eyes against the glare. The light
disappears in a matter of minutes and Chisa falls flat
on the floor.
"Chisa!" Misao cries out. She tries to run to her, but
is cut off by a troop of soldiers. Storming into the
room, they surround Chisa. Chisa can see the many
angry faces yelling at her, but she can�t make out
what they�re saying. Their voices are a blur.
"They�re going to take me away...," she thinks,
"What�s happening to me...? All of my strength is
gone... I... can�t fight them off... Help me...
somebody... I can feel myself dying... I�ve gotta get
out of here..."
Just then, a fog fills the room causing the guards to
hack and cough, sending them to fumble around in
confusion. Suddenly, Chisa senses something, an arm
perhaps, wrapped around her waist. With one quick
movement it lifts her up into the air.
The seemingly disembodied arm whisks her over its
shoulder and out of the room. She can now see a
familiar quiver of arrows strapped over the opposite
shoulder as the back of the person comes into her
view. 
"Arrows...." she thinks.
He quickly ducks into a room and sets Chisa down.
"Can you stand?" he asks quietly.
"I-I think so...." Chisa tests out her legs. She is
surprised to find them steady. "I was so weak a few
moments ago... Now that I�m out of that room... I feel
fine...," she thinks.
"Get back!" his arm stretched out against her chest,
he pushes her back against the wall. Pounding feet can
be heard as several soldiers march by the door.
"Long time no see," he turns to her and whispers with
a wink after they have passed. 
"Shinta... right?"
"Glad you remembered, Suzaku no miko."
"You don�t have to keep calling me that. My name is
Chisa...," she says. Something on the floor suddenly
catches her eye. She looks down at Shinta�s foot to
see a red symbol. "No way!" Without warning, she grabs
hold of his foot and brings it closer to her face,
causing Shinta to fall on his head.
"Hey! What do you think you�re doing?!" he yells as
quietly as he can.
"The symbol... on your foot...," she says, "Let�s
see... We�ve already found Mitsukake, Tamahome,
Hotohori, Chichiri, Tasuki, and Nuriko... that means
the only constellation left is...."
"...Chiriko...," Shinta finishes her sentence, "That
would be me..." Hearing more soldiers approaching he
stops. "This really isn�t the time to discuss this.
We�ve gotta get outta here," he says, "Listen, as soon
as the coast is clear, we have to make a run for-..."
He is interrupted by noises coming from outside, fight
noises. Several men�s voices can be heard between
gasps, slams, crashes, and other violent sounds.
There�s also the distinct sound of fire, like the
crackling flames in a fireplace.
The fighting noises come a little closer. Chisa peeks
out the door. She sees nothing but shadows of the men
against the wall across from her, but then suddenly,
one of the fighters comes into view.
"Ryunosuke...," she gasps, recognizing him
immediately. She pushes the door open wide and darts
out.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Shinta asks in vain.
"Ryunosuke!" she cries.
Ryunosuke turns his head in her direction. As he is
distracted, one of the guards makes a surprise attack
and throws a punch at him, but Ryunosuke dodges it
just in time and returns his attack tenfold. The guard
lies unconscious on the ground.
Her arms outstretched, she runs to him. They catch
each other and embrace. "Chisa...," he says quietly,
both surprised and happy, he pulls her in a little
tighter.
"No time for happy reunions now, no daa!" Chichiri
says appearing with Tasuki next to Ryunosuke. He turns
to Tasuki, "You got the scroll, no daa?"
Tasuki presents the scroll with a nod.
"Good, no daa! Here, everybody inside, no daa!" he
throws his kasa to the ground. Ryunosuke leads Chisa
by the hand into the kasa and Tasuki follows. "You,
too, no daa! Go on, get in, no daa!" Chichiri says
pushing Shinta.
Shinta nervously steps into the kasa and disappears.
Chichiri casts a quick spell as more guards rush
towards him, freezing them in place. "See ya later, no
daa!" Chichiri escapes into the kasa and it vanishes. 

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