A Legend Reborn
Chapter 10
"I don�t think I�ve ever seen someone sleep while
riding a horse like that....," Yui says.
"Tasuki�s not much of a morning person, no daa."
"Do you think we should wake him up?"
"Not unless your clothes are fire resistant, no daa."
Yui looks back at the snoring Tasuki. She heaves a
sigh and rolls her eyes.
Yui along with her escorts Chichiri and Tasuki have
been traveling several days on their way to Kouto and
have now entered the final stretch of their journey.
There�s a sudden thud as Tasuki slips from the saddle
and lands on the ground.
"REKKA SHINEN!!" he cries in a grouchy, half-asleep
rage, torching a nearby tree.
"See what I mean, no daa?" Chichiri says, "That tree
might have been you, no daa."
"Good morning, Tasuki," Yui says.
"Shhh... Not so loud....! I�ve got a tremendous head
ache...," Tasuki winces rubbing his head.
"More like a tremendous hangover, no daa."
"Damn it, Chichiri! Shut the hell up!!" he grabs
Chichiri by the collar.
"I�m sorry, no daa!"
"It�s no wonder with as much as you drank last night,"
she says, "You should be thanking Chichiri! He�s the
one who paid your bar tab back at the inn and carried
your drunken butt back to your room after you passed
out!!"
"I couldn�t help drinking as much as I did!" Tasuki
says climbing back up on his horse.
"What do you mean, no daa?"
"You saw how all those servant girls were hanging all
over me!" he says, "�Please let me serve you,
Tasuki-sama! Tasuki-sama, you are so strong and
handsome! Drink some more, Tasuki-sama!� I couldn�t
refuse them.....!"
"...what exactly was in all that beer you drank, no
daa....?"
"You know, Tasuki, there�s a word for people like you
where I come from," Yui says, "...alcoholic..."
"Oh, yeah? Well there�s a word for women like you
where I come from..."
"Look, no daa...," Chichiri interrupts.
They have come to a cliff. Below them lies Kutou, the
empire of the east under the serpent god, Seiryuu.
Everyone suddenly becomes calm and serious.
"There it is, no daa...."
They all take a moment and silently survey the
landscape from above.
"Yui..."
She turns to Chichiri.
"....are you ready for this, no daa?"
"I guess I�m as ready as I�ll ever be...," she sighs.
"It�s funny...,"she thinks, "from up here, it almost
looks pretty..."
***
"I�m starving... I wish that I had brought more food
with me, but I took as little as I could so Shyoka and
the others would have something to eat," Chisa thinks,
her stomach growling as she continues her solo journey
to Kouto. "I imagine they�ve sent someone after me....
Ryunosuke....," she heaves a sigh. "I know he must be
following me... That�s why I have to cover as much
ground as I can as fast as I can... I�ve known him for
such a short time, but I already feel like I know him
like the back of my hand... I wonder if this is how
things were with mom and dad.....
"Listen to me... I sound like a shojo manga all of a
sudden! A bad one at that.... Speaking of manga, I
really wish I had brought some with me...," Chisa
shakes her head furiously.
"No! I can�t keep getting side-tracked! I�ve gotta be
more focused here... This is no time to be daydreaming
and fantasizing... Kouto... That�s the only thing that
should be on my mind... my goal... Saving Misao and
going home..." Her stomach growls again. "I really
wish there was a fast food restaurant or something
around here somewhere, but those won�t be invented for
several thousand more years... OH! I can�t wait that
long to eat!"
"Traveling alone through this forest is not a very
good idea...."
Chisa�s train of thought is derailed. She turns to
find the owner of the voice. She sees a man sitting on
an old tree stump. He looks gruff and unshaven man in
his twenties. A bandanna is tied onto his forehead
holding his dark hair back from his face to clearly
show his hazel eyes. He has a bow on one shoulder and
a quiver of arrows strapped to his back.
"E-excuse me?" she says nervously.
"There are all kinds of wild animals and shady
creatures around here," he says. Something seems to
catch his attention suddenly. He reaches behind him
for an arrow. Taking his bow, he aims it. "Could you
move to the left, please?"
"Wha...?"
"It would really be in your best interest to move."
Cautiously, she scoots out of the way.
"Thank you." With that, the arrow flies from his
hand, striking something in a bush.
A man appears from the bush. He screams as he
clutches his chest where the arrow penetrated and
topples over.
"See what I mean...?" he says, "You really should
have a chaperon or something."
Chisa makes no reply, staring apprehensively at the
mysterious archer.
"Don�t worry. I�m not gonna shoot you," he assures
her. "My, my, my.... Where are my manners?! I have yet
to introduce myself," he stands and bows. "My name is
Shinta." Taking her hand, he gently kisses it.
"....P-pleased to meet you.....," Chisa stammers in
bewilderment.
"You are the Suzaku no miko,... are you not?"
"Well, yes, actually...," she blinks, "but how did
you..."
"Sorry to run off like this, but I really must be
going," the man says, "It was a pleasure to finally
meet you. Take care of yourself. We shall meet again."
With that, he vanishes into the trees.
"That was weird...," Chisa thinks, "Shoot! I should
have asked him if he had any food on him.... ah,
well..."
She pushes her way through a clump of shrubs and
overgrown tress to a clearing.
Her eyes become as big as saucers down below her she
can see a magnificent city shrouded in mist.
"....Kutou....," she thinks. Her face turns from
amazement to determination. "I�m coming.... Misao...."
***
"Shinta, huh?" Keisuke says, his beer fizzing as he
pops the top.
"That�s what it says....," Rei says.
"Keep an eye out for that name."
"Think he could be the seventh?"
"Could be," Tetsuya says catching the beer that
Keisuke tosses to him, "but one thing I�ve learned
about this book is to never make assumptions... It�ll
hurt you in the end."
"What about this second creator...," Keisuke says,
"Have any thoughts on her?"
"There�s got to be some connection to her and
Taiis-kun...," Tetsuya says, "the problem is figuring
out what..." "Was there anything about her in the
first story?"
"Not that I can remember...."
"There�s gotta be something we�re forgetting,"
Keisuke says, "Some little detail... something...! A
piece to the puzzle that makes everything fit
together... I don�t get it.... what are we missing
here....?"
"Maybe these research books you�re using are too
old."
"What do you mean, Rei?"
"Well, you used them for the first time around," she
says, "That was over a decade ago.... This is a new
story... You got those books for the first story,
right? I mean, this legend is still quite old, but
it�s a bit further in the future than the first
one.... Maybe the problem is you�re still trying to
research the past.... you�re researching the wrong
story...."
"You know something..... I think you�re right...."
"So what do you suggest we do?" Tetsuya asks.
"Well they did rebuild that library after the fire,"
Rei says, "We should probably start there."
"Sounds good to me," Keisuke says, "Let�s go. I�ll
drive."
***
"Well, I went ahead paid for another night just in
case."
"Are you sure you would not rather that I pay, Keiko?
I am the emperor after all...."
"Don�t worry about it, Boushin. I want to do it!"
"But can you really afford it?"
"Sure I can! My family�s not too bad off, ya know,"
Keiko replies, "I think they�re serving lunch now. I�m
going to go eat. Do you want to come with me?"
"I think I shall," he says.
Boushin looks over at Shyoka. Her face is downcast as
she sits staring blankly out the window of the room.
She strokes Mii-chan as he sleeps in her lap.
"Shyoka...," he says, "Shyoka would you like to join
us....?"
"Hmmmmm.... wha...?" Shyoka says waking from her
daydream, "I�m sorry, Boushin... My mind was somewhere
else... What was that you were saying?"
"Do you want to come eat lunch with us?" Keiko asks.
"Umm... Not now, thank you.... I�m not really very
hungry...," she says.
"...Keiko... would you please go ahead of me? I do
not think I will be eating just now..." Boushin says
thoughtfully.
"...I understand...," she says with a nod, "I�ll be
sure and save you something."
Keiko quietly closes the door behind as she leaves
the room.
"Please don�t stay on account of me...," Shyoka says,
"I�m really fine... I�m just a little tired is
all...."
"You are worried about Chisa and Ryunosuke... are you
not...?" he sits down next to her. He reaches his hand
over and begins to pet Mii-chan, "I can see it clearly
on your face...."
Shyoka�s face falls. "They should be here by now...,"
she sighs, "I wish I had some sort of clue that they
were all right... I can�t help but to worry... It�s
this instinct inside of me... This motherly instinct
that just wants to protect everybody.... Sometimes I
really hate it... I�m sure they�re both fine.... I
know that I really shouldn�t be worried about them....
but I am....."
"Do not be so upset by it.... It shows that you
care...," he says, "It shows that you have a kind
heart... to worry for your friends in such a way....
But, please do set your mind on ease... I hate to see
you so distraught... You have such a pretty smile...."
Shyoka can feel the temperature in her face rise a
few degrees.
"It would really mean a lot to me if you would join
me in the dining hall....," he says standing.
She looks up at him. He smiles warmly at her.
"Okay," she smiles, "I�m sure Mii-chan must be hungry
by now anyway..." The cat yawns widely, stretches, and
leaps to Shyoka�s shoulder.
"We cannot have that! I imagine a hungry cat is not a
good traveling companion," Boushin jokes.
Shyoka giggles.
"... meow...," Mii-chan cocks his head to the side
confused.
Shyoka�s mind now at ease, she follows Boushin out
the door to the dining hall for lunch.
***
"Treating, treating.... Heal, heal...."
"I think she�s waking up...."
"....treating, treating...."
"Her eyes are opening."
"....heal, heal....."
"Yui.... Yui!"
"....treating, treating...."
"All right! Enough with the chanting, Nyan-nyan!...
Yui, can you hear me?"
Yui�s eyes open, faces slowly come into focus,
"Where... where am I?"
"You have returned to Taiis-kun�s retreat...,"
Hotohori says.
"Wha...?" she says, "How did I get here... The last
thing I remember... Kutou... a... a voice..." She
strains to sit up, wincing in pain.
"Please take it easy, Miss Yui...," Nyan-nyan says
gently pushing Yui back down, "Your wounds haven�t
fully healed yet."
"How�s she doing?"
"Tamahome...?" Yui says seeing him at the doorway.
Bandages cover his left eye and part of his face, his
arm is in a sling.
"Yui... You�re awake...."
"What happened to you? What are you doing here? I
thought you and Miaka were on your way to Konan...."
"We were..... We got as far as the city gates.....
Everything�s sorta black after that... Next thing I
know, I wake up here in bandages....."
"What about Miaka?"
Tamahome�s face falls, his good eye turns to the
floor, "...she�s still unconscious... Mitsukake is
looking at her..."
"Chichiri.... Tasuki....," Yui gasps suddenly.
"They are fine, Yui...."
"Taiis-kun...," Tamahome turns to see the creator
behind him again.
"... however, they are not here...."
"Taiis-kun, what�s happening? I don�t understand...,"
Yui says, "How did we get back here?"
"... Later I will have you come to my chambers and I
will fully treat your wounds," Taiis-kun says after a
pause, "As for now... you need to get some rest... We
shall discuss everything in time..."
"But Taiis-kun..."
"I said later, Yui...," she says sternly. She turns
to leave, "Come, Nyan-nyan....."
"...Yes, ma�am...," she obediently floats out of the
room after Taiis-kun.
"...That�s how she answers any question about what�s
happening...," Chiriko says as soon as Taiis-kun has
left.
"It makes me uneasy.... She�s hiding something....,"
Nuriko says.
"She has yet to give any of us so much as a clue to
solving this mystery.....," Hotohori says.
"Why is Taiis-kun so secretive?" Tamahome says.
"I don�t know, Tamahome... but if we want our
daughters back, we�re going to have to figure this one
out for ourselves," Yui says, "It will be
difficult,... but I don�t think that we can depend on
Taiis-kun�s help anymore..."
***
"Priestess....!!"
"What is the meaning of this?! Barging into my
chambers without even knocking!"
"Our deepest apologies, priestess, but we have news of
the utmost importance."
"We have captured a Konan spy."
"A spy?"
"Yes, miko."
"We believe her to even possibly be the Suzaku no
miko!"
"The Suzaku no miko....? How... how can you tell?"
"She had Suzaku�s copy of the legendary scroll with
her."
"Where is she now?"
"We threw her in prison, m�lady."
"What do you wish us to do with her?"
"...Bring her to me..."
"But priestess...."
"Are you sure that is wise, mistress? She may make an
attack on your life!"
"I said bring her to me...."
"As you wish, priestess....."
"I would like to meet the enemy at least once before
their destruction....."
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A Legend Reborn
Chapter 11
"Excuse me, sir..."
"Yes?"
"What city is that ahead?"
"Why it�s the empire of Kutou, boy! Can�t you tell?"
"Uh... yes... of course.... Thank you."
"No problem."
Ryunosuke gives his horse a small kick as a signal to
continue on. He rides at a quick pace to the city
before him.
"I�m almost there...," Ryunosuke thinks, "Chisa must
already be there... She can move faster than I
thought... Why didn�t she tell me she was leaving? I
would have gone with her.... Chisa....."
"Long time no see, Ryunosuke-san, no daa!"
Ryunosuke looks down to see a super-deformed Chichiri
sitting in front of him. Surprised, he pulls his horse
to a sudden stop. The horse rears back, throwing
Ryunosuke out of the saddle.
"I�m sorry, no daa. Did I startle you, no daa?"
"Uh... yeah.... a little bit....," Ryunosuke peels
himself off the ground and brushes himself off,
"You�re... you�re that Chichiri guy, aren�t you?"
"That�s me, no daa." With that, Chichiri returns to
his normal form.
"What about the other old guy who was with you?"
"Who are you calling old you little punk?" Tasuki
says angrily, walking up behind Chichiri.
"Never mind that, Tasuki, no daa," Chichiri says,
attempting to calm him, "You�ve come after Chisa,
haven�t you, no daa?"
"Yes, actually...," Ryunosuke says, "How did you
know?"
"Don�t ask," Tasuki says, "You�d never understand
anyway."
"She�s in Kouto, no daa," Chichiri says.
"Damn! I knew it," Ryunosuke says.
"I sensed a presence with her, no daa. I thought it
might be you, but I guess not, no daa," Chichiri
continues, "Did Shyoka or Boushin go with her, no
daa?"
"No... She went alone. We were on our way to see the
creator and the other night she decided to leave for
Kouto and try to find her friend. All she left was a
note."
"That�s odd, no daa... I�m certain that I sense the
chi of a Suzaku warrior with the miko, no daa.....,"
he says scratching his chin, "My powers haven�t
exactly been as they used to be lately, but I�m
positive on this, no daa...!"
"I don�t know about you guys, but I�m going to
Kutou," Ryunosuke begins to climb back onto his horse.
"Wait, no daa! I�ve got a better way, no daa."
Chichiri takes his kasa off his head and drops it on
the ground. "After you, no daa."
"What do you mean �after you�?" Ryunosuke asks.
"Step into it, no daa," he says, "My kasa will take
us into Kutou, no daa. This way we don�t have to worry
about dealing with guards and soldiers, no daa."
Ryunosuke takes a moment to think it over and then
carefully steps into the hat and disappears.
"Why the hell didn�t you use this earlier, Chichiri?"
Tauski asks, "If you had used this we wouldn�t have
lost Yui!"
"I didn�t get a chance, no daa!" he says, tying
Ryunosuke�s horse to a tree, "By the time we got in
range for it to work, it was too late, no daa. I would
have used my cape, but the resistance is too strong,
no daa."
"So why is it working this time?"
"I don�t know, no daa...."
"So where is Yui anyway?"
"Her chi is still present so she�s still alive, no
daa... She�s more than likely back at Taiis-kun�s
retreat, no daa," he says, "And as soon as we get
Chisa and Misao from Kutou that�s where we�re going to
be heading, no daa."
"All right then. Let�s go!" Tasuki takes a running
leap for the kasa and dives in as though it were a
swimming pool.
"Right behind you, no daa!" Chichiri follows, the
kasa disappearing with him.
***
"Hurry up and open the door!"
"The books are getting wet!"
"All right already! Just let me find the key....
There it is..."
Keisuke, Rei, and Tetsuya rush through the door in a
clump as soon as the door is open.
"It�s really pouring out there!" Rei says.
"It was so clear earlier....," Tetsuya says.
"Where does Miaka keep the towels?" she asks.
"Uhh... There�s a closet upstairs I think," Tetsuya
says.
"Wait, Rei. I�ll go get them," Keisuke offers.
"Okay.... I guess I�ll go get some warm tea started
then."
Keisuke heads upstairs and Rei to the kitchen,
leaving Tetsuya alone on the couch.
_...Tetsuya..._ he hears his name being called.
Tetsuya looks around.
_...Tetsuya..._ it comes again.
He goes to the kitchen, "Did you call me, Rei?"
"Huh?" she says, "It wasn�t me..."
"Maybe it was Keisuke then...."
"...probably..."
He leaves the kitchen and makes his way to the
stairs.
_...Tetsuya..._
"Was that you, Keisuke?"
"What do you mean?"
"I could swear I heard somebody calling my name...."
_...Tetsuya, if you can hear me please answer!_
"I hear it, too....," Keisuke says, "It sounds like
Yui."
"Yui?! How... Where..."
"Quick, what is there here that also exists there?"
"I-I don�t know...," Tetsuya searches himself.
"Look! Your wedding band!" Keisuke points.
Tetsuya turns to see that the ring on his left hand
is glowing. "That�s it!" he exclaims. "Yui! Are you
there? Yui....!" he begins talking into his wedding
ring.
_Tetsuya? Is that you?_
"What�s all the racket out here?" Rei says emerging
from the kitchen.
"Yeah, it�s me!"
"Why is Tetsuya talking to his wedding ring?" she
asks.
"It�s a link to the other world!"
"It really works?"
_I�m so glad! I wasn�t sure this would work..._
"How is everybody there?"
_Well... We�re all a little scratched up, but we�re
all right... Tamahome and I are anyway...._
"What happened?"
_To tell you the truth... I don�t know... I was on my
way to Kutou with Tasuki and Chichiri and Miaka and
Tamahome went after Chisa in Konan.... but somehow we
all ended up back here... Miaka�s still unconscious,
though... I was for a while, but now I�m all right..._
"Don�t you have any clues about why this happened?"
_No... not yet... Taiis-kun�s being very secretive...
Every time we bring it up she changes the subject..._
"That doesn�t make any sense...," Keisuke says.
"This just keeps getting stranger and stranger...,"
Rei says.
_Listen, I�ve gotta go now, but I�ll try and contact
you later. It�s taking a lot to open up this channel
now... Hotohori and the others are using a lot of
strength to keep it open for just a few seconds. I
just wanted to tell you that we�re all right and we
hope to see you all again soon..._
"All right..."
_Bye, everybody... I love you, Tetsuya..._
"I love you, too... Please hurry home...."
_We will... Bye..._
"Take care, Yui..."
"Bye..."
The glow of the ring fades away along with Yui�s
voice.
***
Chisa�s eyes crack open slightly. It takes a minute
for her them to adjust. Her eyes fly open when she is
able to make out a rat mere centimeters from her face
munching on some crumbs of food. She suddenly finds
herself upright. She lets out a scream, scaring the
poor animal. It scampers into a crack in the wall and
disappears.
"Where... where am I....?" Chisa wonders out loud. A
pungent smell of mold and rotting food fills her lungs
as she takes in breath. She winces in pain and
clutches her head suddenly realizing how much it
hurts. She gingerly turns her head left and right to
surveys her surroundings. The walls are made of gray
stone, cold to the touch. There is a small wooden
door, locked up tight. The window high above is barred
as is the cage-like door.
"...bars....?" she mutters, "Now I remember...." she
says, her headache suddenly becoming worse with the
realization. "This must be Kutou�s prison...." Chisa
stops. The guards just outside the cell do not seem to
hear her or were not paying attention.
The sound of a door creaking open can be heard in the
distance, followed by footsteps.
A third guard appears. He mumbles something to the
other guards, but she can�t make it out.
The other guards bow as he leaves, one of them pulling
out a set of keys.
"Well, it looks like little miss spy has regained
consciousness," the other says with a slight laugh.
The guard swings the door open, the old hinges moaning
and squealing.
Chisa shrinks away a bit as the guard approaches her.
"The priestess wants to see you."
"...the priestess....?"
"I don�t know what she wants with a miserable thing
like you. We should just hang you and get it over
with, but who am I to question orders?" he says. "Come
on, now," he takes hold of her arm and forcefully
pulls her to her feet. His touch is anything but
gentle.
The two soldiers lead Chisa out of the prison cell
and into the palace through many corridors.
"This place isn�t so different from Konan...," she
observes, "It�s almost an exact replica in
architectural design... except the colors here are
blue.... Konan and Kouto are really pretty similar...
Why do they fight like this?" She looks at the men
standing on either side of her. "She�s already become
the priestess... I got here too late...." Chisa heaves
a sigh. "If only I had been quicker... I�m sorry,
Misao... I�m so sorry... Why did it take me so long to
figure things out....?"
They come to the end of the hallway to a set of
gigantic doors where two more soldier stand guard.
"We have brought the prisoner to see the priestess,"
one of the two says.
They bow and then begin to push against the doors.
The doors open slowly and they continue inside.
"It�s beautiful...," she awes. Precious silks and
many kinds of jewels adorn the pristine white walls
along with the hand-painted blue dragons. Blue, marble
pillars support the roof of the palace.
At the end of the room is a throne. There are people
who stand one either side of it, but they stand out
from the soldiers and such around the palace.
"...five...six...seven...," Chisa counts them out to
herself, "...three of them are women...."
There is a sound of another door opening, a side
door. They all drop suddenly to one knee, bowing.
The guards harshly force Chisa down to the same
position before she gets a chance to see who is
entering.
There are footsteps in the distance, gentle
footsteps. The sound becomes louder and louder, coming
towards Chisa until she can see the feet in front of
her face.
"....Ch-Chisa....?" comes a familiar voice.
Chisa slowly raises her head to meet the face of her
best friend.
"Chisa... i-is it really you....?" her voice quivers,
the tears forming in the corners of her eyes sparkle.
"Chisa!" Misao cries out dropping to her knees and
embracing her friend, almost toppling her.
"....Misao...," Chisa says. She returns the embrace,
tears trickling down her face.
"I found you... I finally found you, Chisa... You
don�t know how much I�ve missed you.... I was so
worried about you...," Misao sobs, holding Chisa
tightly, "I didn�t think I�d ever see you again...."
Chisa can�t speak for the lump in her throat.
Misao stands up, bringing Chisa up with her and
release her. "So much has happened here, Chisa!
Everyone has been so nice to me," she says excitedly,
sniffling and wiping her eyes, "Come on. There are
some people I want you to meet." She takes hold of
Chisa�s hand and drags her over to where the people
are lined up.
She points them out one by one.
"This is Tomokazu...," a man of possibly twenty. He is
tall with blonde hair and gray eyes. He looks like a
warrior, dressed from head to toe in armor.
"...Mayumi...," a young girl, maybe a year older than
Chisa although her form-fitting and somewhat
scandalous attire give off the appearance of an older
woman. She has dark hair, pieces of it braided on each
side of her face, but the rest drapes down to past her
shoulders. Her eyes are a pale, familiar blue.
"...Ongaku...," a young man of about sixteen or
seventeen. He has short, light-brown hair and violet
eyes.
"...Mariko...," she is almost a female version of
Ongaku. They have the same color eyes and hair and
even similarly-shaped faces.
"...Yasuda...," a strange looking young man probably
in his late twenties. His face is painted with some
kind of war paint and his dark hair is pulled back
into a ponytail. His eyes are very dark, almost black.
"...Chiharu...," a girl of about nineteen. Her eyes
are very cat-like. Her skin is darker than that of the
others and her hair is jet black. In the center of her
forehead is a red jewel, a third eye. She appears to
be of Indian descent. Golden jewelry adorns her nose,
ears, and neck. Her clothes are the color gold and
very decorative. They somewhat resemble a sarong that
an Indian woman might wear.
"...and Eguchi...," he may be the strangest of them
all. His hair is gray, but it looks more like animal
fur than human hair. A spiked, metal collar is clamped
onto his throat with a chain attached to it. A pair of
sharp, pointy teeth, more like fangs, can be seen
through his closed lips. His eyes are beady, like
those of a beast.
"Everyone, this is my best friend Chisa, the one that
I�ve been searching for since I came here," Misao
says. "I�m really happy to see you, Chisa..... but I�m
a little confused..." She turns to the two guards. "I
thought that you were going to bring that Konan spy to
meet me..."
The two men share a confused look.
".... Priestess.... This... this is her...."
"What...?"
"This is the one you requested to speak with..."
"It can�t be...," Misao�s says in disbelief. "There
must be some mistake..... Chisa, tell them... You�re
not her... are you? Y-You�re not the Suzaku no miko...
You can�t be..."
Chisa turns her face away from Misao and says nothing.
"Are you... Chisa...?"
Chisa still refuses to answer.
"Answer me, please! Tell them they�re wrong!" Misao
pleads. "Chisa... please..... You�re not...."
"Misao.....," Chisa turns to face her friend. She
looks her straight in the eye, "...I am she, Misao...
I am the Suzaku no miko...."
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