Subject: [FFML] [Fic][Spirit within II][El-Hazard2c]
From: Catbert25@aol.com
Date: 6/19/1998, 10:16 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Spirit within II: First night: Battle field of confusion cont.

	Makoto and Fujisawa walked into the room after Ryo chan was dressed on robes
for her impersonation. "Owoooo! Hey baby how about a little date?!" cried
Fujisawa jokingly. Makoto was rolling on the floor in hysterics.
	Ryo made a small disapproving noise and shot a small ki blast at the pair.
They stood silently looking singed as Ryo casually walked by muttering
angrily. "Jerks." she growled under her breath as she passed them. The ladies
in waiting scurried around her nervously wanting to be very far away from what
they saw. 
	"Gods, she even acts like her." said one of them. Ryo smiled.

	"You look very pretty." said Rune Venus with a giggle as Ryo walked in. 
	"I thank you, you did make sure that there will be no hot soups or liquids at
this ceremony, did you not?" said Ryo with a serious gaze.
	"Yes, as you requested but, why?" asked Lanz.
	"Because the curse turns me into a water magnet. It will activate at the most
inconvenient time if at all possible." said Ryo with a frown.
	"I see, then we must be most careful." said Rune.
	A tall arrogant looking man with long white hair waltzed into the room and
smiled at Venus charmingly. "Ah, princess." he said to her.
	"Galus you know that only the royal house is allowed in here." said the
princess with a smile.
	"Oh, can't you bend the rules for your own fiancee'?" he asked jokingly. His
gaze shifted to Ryo and he almost gasped in suprise.
	Ryo grinned at him. "Well hello its nice to see you Galus." she said with a
knowing stare.
	He quickly regained himself and frowned. "I heard about your ordeal yesterday
I was so worried that I rushed here at once." said Galus politely to the
princess.
	"Your thoughts are very much appreciated dear Galus." said Rune to her
fiancee'.
	Ryo had enough. "Well Galus perhaps you can tell them what happened to me
while I was away?" he said to him with a malicious grin.
	"Damn, it is her! How did she get out?!" thought Galus as he backed away.
	"What are you doing?" yelled Rune Venus angrily at Ryo.
	"I will not take these lies from you any more." said Ryo to Galus. "Tell me
why I cannot see your aura! How are you hiding it from me?!" yelled Ryo as he
lept at Galus in a kick.
	"What?!" cried Galus in shock as the girls eyes began to glow. He shifted and
she slammed into the wall creating a crater. 
	"Princess what has happened to your sister?" cried Galus in mock fear.
	"Stop this at once!" yelled Rune standing between Ryo and Galus, forcing the
martial artist to back down.
	"No! Princess!" cried Lanz stepping before her, he relaxed as Ryo did not
press his attack.
	"I will not, only a most powerful illusion has the ability to hide an aura
from me. He is at the very least a dark Sorcerer." said Ryo threateningly. He
was really enjoying the role he was playing right now.
	"What?" cried Rune.
	"He looked suprised to see me here, as if he knew me to be somewhere else.
Why is that Galus?" said Ryo to the man who pretended to cower in fear.
	"What does she mean Galus?" asked Lanz with a hard gaze.
	"The princess is not well surely you don't believe her fantastical story."
said Galus as he stood behind Rune.
	Ryo jumped into the air and almost landed on Galus. He would have had the man
not rolled away. "Lets see how well your illusion holds up to this! Moukou
Takabishi!" cried Ryo as she unleashed her blast at Galus who slammed against
the wall and shifted forms on impact as he browned out from the shock.
	"Galus!" cried the princess as she rushed to his side, almost. She stopped
cold several feet away and backed away in horror. "My god!" she gasped as
Galus stood and looked at her coldly.
	"Well it seems I've been discovered." he said weakly as he struggled to his
feet. "Pity." he said as he faded into invisibility.
	Makoto burst into the room and looked at the mess before him, Fujisawa came
in after him breathing hard and looking winded, in his hand was a bottle of
whine and he was blushing slightly. "What happened I heard a chi blast!"
Makoto cried as he entered.
	"Is he still here?" asked Lanz in shock.
	"No, his presence is gone." replied Ryo as he looked out at the balcony.
	"I for one never liked him." said Stalumbau.
	The princess looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Come we must go to the
meeting. It has been delayed long enough." she said standing tall.
	"I admire your strength." said Ryo as he walked beside her.
	"Princess?" said Lanz in concern.
	"We will deal with this later." she said to him calmly.
	
	Ryo was lead to a great room where many people sat around a square pool of
water on pillows with servents attending to their needs. She followed Rune
Venus and kept silent. They were lead to the head of the pool and sat Next to
each other with Ryo sitting on the left.
	"Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for coming so far. The reason for this
meeting is to address the potential threat that El-Hazard and its allies face.
Bugrom forces advance towards us. But we still maintain the upper hand. So
long as we control the eye of god Victory is assured." said Rune calmly.
	"Your majesty do you truly intend to use such a lethal weapon if provoked?"
asked one of the men sitting around the pool.
	"Yes I do. I am well aware of the eye's destructive capabilities, and the
past consequences of its use." said Rune in answer.
	"But some Bugrom divisions are already close at hand. Villages and small
towns are falling at an alarming rate. We need proof that you will use it if
necessary." said the man.
	"I agree with him. You should give us proof that you will use the Eye of god
if the circumstances call for it." said one of the men opposite him.
	"Yes, you should unseal the shield surrounding it as proof of your intent to
use it." said a woman a few seats down.
	She is right this will appease all sides." agreed the man who had been
speaking before.
	Stalumbau nodded to her and the princess sighed. "Very well then, I will send
my sister Fatora to the three holy sages and have the seal removed." said
Rune.
	Ryo looked at her and nodded. 
	"Excellent, she is a perfect candidate for this mission." said one of the
men.
	Ryo sat calmly and nodded.
	The rest of the meeting went uneventful.

	Afterwards Ryo walked with the princess for a short time. "This was not part
of our agreement. I will do it, however, You must promise me that Makoto and
any one else who becomes involved will be well provided for and that he will
have access to all the records and knowledge that you can provide for him when
this is all over." said Ryo calmly.
	"You are in no position to make demands." said Lanz angrily to him from
behind.
	"I am in the perfect position to make demands. You will give me your word
princess or me and my companions will leave on our own. We are not your
subjects and bow before no master. Perhaps you could have Lanz tell you of
what he saw in the dungeon when we were kept in there over night. What I ask
of you is not difficult nor beyond your power. I also ask that you not tell
Fujisawa or Makoto of our agreement. I believe you would have done so any way
but I want to be sure." said Ryo to the princess.
	"I will do as you ask. I thank you for your help." said Rune to him.
	"I will help in any way that I can. You will understand why when the time
comes. I know my destiny in this place." said Ryo.
	"Come along, we have appointments to keep." said Lanz as he pulled out a list
of things and places Fatora had to be.
	"Oh man." grumbled Ryo to himself.
	"You must attend a review of the military, then you have a luncheon date with
the general of the army, after that you have a lesson scheduled to teach you
about El-Hazard etiquette and Protocol, then this evening you must attend a
reception royal ball." read Lanz as he tried to make it sound existing.
	"Go away." whined Ryo.
	"Well the princess certainly enjoyed these things. To think a young girl like
you would get to experience the life of a princess." said Lanz glaring at Ryo.
	"What did you call me?" said Ryo gazing at him coolly.	

	"Did you just here someone scream?" asked Fujisawa as he placed his cards
down on the edge of the fountain.
	"Nope." said Makoto as he looked at his own hand thoughtfully.
	"Maybe the bars closed, it's getting kind of late." said Fujisawa as he
poured himself another glass of wine.

	Off in a distant part of El-Hazard...

	 Jinnai stood atop one of the giant insect transport bugs and called out to
his army. "El-Hazard will be ours for the taking! March on my legions!" he
cried as they advanced. He began his Hysterical laughter.
	
	Miles away in the desert region of the land...

	Foot prints could be seen for miles behind her as Nanami Jinnai walked on in
the desert. "Water, I need water." she murmured as she walked on. She spotted
a small tent with a man sitting between some pots in it. She walked up to him
and handed him a Yen bill. He took it looked at it and frowned. He crumpled it
up and blew his nose with it before throwing it over his shoulder. "Why must
my life be so hard in every world!?" she cried and fell to her knees.
	
	Ryo walked into the princess Fatora's room and fell into bed looking weary.
"Ug, If they ever found out I had to dance with a guy I'd never live it down."
she muttered as she collapsed into the bed. She lay under the covers and
started to drift off. Then she felt something strange and looked to see
something moving under the covers. "Alielle." he muttered with a small smile.
He frowned as she began to lick his stomach. "Hey, cut that out, I'm tired."
he muttered to her.
	"Oh, how I've missed you Fatora! Your lover has returned!" the young girl
gasped from under the covers. Ryo lifted them and saw something was wrong
right away. She reached for her wrist and threw her into the wall hard.
	"Who the hell are you?" she growled at the small blue skinned boy. He was
holding a knife across his chest that was covered in blood. He smiled at her
and began to fade away.
	"Oh, no you don't! Moukou Takabishi!" yelled Ryo as he shot a ki blast that
knocked the young boy out of his illusion. He screeched in suprise and fear as
Ryo held him by his neck in the air. His neck seemed to grow spikes which tore
through Ryo's hand. She cried out in pain and squeezed harder. "If you do not
stop I will squeeze your little head off boy." growled Ryo.
	"Wh-Who are you?" gasped the boy as the illusion faded.
	"That's my line kid." said Ryo as he calmly watched the boy struggle in his
grasp.
	"Where is Alielle?" asked Ryo calmly.
	"The boy's eyes went wide with fear as he pointed under the bed. Ryo threw
him out the window and turned the bed over effortlessly. He looked as the
terror stricken girl gazed up at her and smiled. It was obvious she was
wounded badly and had gone into shock. Ryo carefully lifted her up after
checking her for broken bones and wrapped her in a blanket.
	"My princess..." she said before passing out.
	"Hang on kid." said Ryo as he ran down the hall with her.

	Lanz stood in shock as the young girl burst into the room with the girl in
her arms. "She needs help." said Ryo calmly as she set her on the table.
	
	About an hour later...
	
	"She will be fine in a few hours, as good as new. Our healing technology is
great and her wounds while life threatening were minor. If you had not rescued
her so quickly my boy she would have bled to death. It was wise of you to tie
her wounds." said Stalumbau as he walked out of the room looking weary.
	"What happened to your attacker?" asked Lanz in a worried tone.
	"I threw him out the window." said Ryo.
	Makoto stood nearby with Fujisawa and the princess. "He must be dead then."
he said.
	"Don't count on it. Thats how Galus escaped." said Ryo. "I couldn't waste
time on him until I got her to safety. It's a good thing I saw her."
	The princess started for a moment but said nothing. 
	"I apologize, I wasn't thinking your highness." said Ryo calmly.
	"It is all right." said the princess looking at him with a small smile. "I
must thank you for revealing him to us." 
	"You should sleep in a different room." said Fujisawa to her.
	"Good Idea, but probably unnecessary. It's me they are after. I think they
were hoping that the Bugrom would notice your sisters absence and attack."
said Ryo calmly. "Still we should be careful."
	"But why not just kill her then?" asked Makoto.
	"Tighter security? or...No it can't be." said Ryo trying to look thoughtful.
"I think your sister is still alive princess." said Ryo finally.
	"What?" she said looking hopeful.
	"Do tell." said Lanz with a gleam in his eye.
	"Both of you are needed to activate the eye of god right?" he asked.
	"Yes." replied Rune.
	"What if they are trying to find or already have a way to do it with just one
of you? They could easily attack during a Bugrom invasion. Maybe without being
noticed." said Ryo.
	"Yes, it all makes sense now." said Lanz.
	"Then we should leave the shield intact." said Rune.	
	"But, Highness. We told the others we would release it, and what if the
Bugrom take that as proof that our princess is fake?" asked Lanz warningly.
	"He's right." agreed Makoto honestly, but for his own reasons.
	"Well we should all get some sleep. We have a big day tomorrow." said Ryo.
	"We do?" asked Makoto.
	"Yes, you are coming with me. Fujisawa too." said Ryo.
	"What?" cried the two in unison.
	"It's mountain climbing..." said Ryo and Fujisawa was begging to go at his
feet. "I already said you were going, geez." said Ryo.
	"Why do I have to go?" muttered Makoto as he turned to go to his room.
	At that they all went to their rooms to sleep...
	TBC....
	Next:  The world of Beautiful girls.
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