Miaka called out to Nuriko and Taka, she was able to hear Nuriko call out after her but after that the voice faded. She looked into the pages and began to read.
"Suzaku no Miko, called out for her love’s name. Her voice was heard but only for a few seconds……" why? Why can’t I talk to Taka?? Miaka thought to herself. She felt powerless and she knew she couldn’t do anything except continue reading the book.
"In the same room as Suzaku no Miko, Seiryuu no Miko was speaking to one of her Seiryuu shichi-sei, He was the Shogun of Kutou Country…" Miaka placed the book down and listened in on the Conversation Yui was having with Nakago, when she glanced back down at the book it was writing itself. A new chapter has started, Miaka thought. But how will it end?
"Omae!!!!" Tetsuya yelled! Nakago looked at him amused. "You’re supposed to be dead!" Tetsuya exclaimed heatedly.
"Maane~" He replied with a smirk.
"Kono kusottare! Stay away from Yui-chan!!" Tetsuya was so pissed that his face was flushed he stood between Yui and the clam that projected Nakago’s image.
"Tetsuya…" Yui stammered.
"And what will you do if I don’t?" Nakago hissed, cutting off Yui’s words.
Tetsuya glared at Nakago and said, "Just stay dead and leave Yui-chan alone you low life bastard!"
Nakago’s eyes narrowed and his forehead glowed with the character of ‘Shin’. A small blue light came from the clam and sped towards Tetsuya knocking him against one of the walls in Taka’s apartment and the sun glasses that he barely ever took off came of as he hit the wall. "Dare ni mukatten mono itten dayo?" Nakago asked coldly. "You are but a mere mortal! I could easily kill you now!"
"Bastard!" Keisuke screamed at Nakago as her ran over to aid his friend.
Nakago looked at him coldly. "I could do the same thing to you as I did to your friend…" A blue ki surrounded him again, and the his seishi mark glowed ferociously.
"YAMETE!! ….YAMETE YO…" Yui cried. Both men stopped and looked at Yui who looked like she just collapsed on the floor. Tetsuya clutched the side where the small energy ball had hit him and rushed over to Yui.
"Yui-chan!!" Miaka yelled and ran over to her friend’s side.
"Yui…" Tetsuya started pulling her close to him.
"Yui-sama, daijobu ka?" Nakago asked, startling everybody especially Miaka who has never heard this kind of tone in Nakago’s voice. His voice was warm, not cold like how he was speaking to Tetsuya and her brother, not how he spoke when he had tried to rape her…
"I’m.. I’m fine." Yui said and he pushed Tetsuya off her and edged towards the clam so she was face to face with Nakago. Yui failed to notice the hurt look in Tetsuya’s face.
"Nakago… just now… you… the mark on your forehead…your Shichi-sei mark… it’s back. Does that mean that…" Yui asked her voice was shaky.
Nakago nodded. "Seiryuu’s seal was broken, Seiryuu is free now, and the Shichi seishi of Seiryuu, if any of them lived, could use their powers again."
"But your dead!!" Miaka interjected.
"And?" Nakago asked.
"And?? And your dead!! Which means you can’t use your powers unless.. Nyan-nyan…" Miaka’s voice trailed off.
Nakago laughed. "Suzaku No Miko, you are still as stupid as I remember you to be! Nyan-nyan has nothing to do with me being here… or using my powers. I came to warn Yui-sama…"
"Warn me of what?" Yui asked when she finally got her composure back.
"The book was sealed was it not?" Nakago asked.
The two Mikos nodded.
"Sou… The book was somehow found and unsealed, it messed with our world’s order, that’s why Suzaku’s seal on Seiryuu was broken. I believe that whatever has messed with our world has plans to mess with yours…"
"Jodan ja ne yo!!" Keisuke exclaimed.
"It’s not a joke! Don’t believe me, I don’t care. I’m just warning Seiryuu no Miko, I am still her Shichi-sei… even like this."
"Oh sure that’s why you tried to kill her right!??!" Tetsuya snapped. Nakago simply glared at him, his eyes as cold as ice.
"Yui-sama, Genbu’s Shinzaho which was buried after Seiryuu appeared when you summoned him has been taken… I don’t know what it means but…" Nakago’s voice started to fade, and so did his image.
"Nakago!!" Yui called out, edging her face closer to his fading face.
"Yui-sama, I believe my time is up…" he touched her face with his hand, amazingly enough Yui felt it. "My earring that you still wear is what still connects us both Yui-sama. I’ll be there when you need me…." His voice and his face completely faded and the clam shut.
"Nakago…" Yui whispered sadly and touched the earring that she kept as a memory of Nakago and the other Seiryuu shichi-sei. She realized that no matter how her shichi-sei acted, no matter how evil they seemed to be, they were a part of her, and she was a part of them. They gave their lives to protect her, even though their purpose was evil, they protected her with all their heart, even Nakago did. She understood better than anyone else in the world how her shichi-sei felt and a tear fell as she reminisced of the times when she was Seiryuu no Miko.
"I can’t believe you’d even believe that liar!" Tetsuya complained. Yui didn’t even respond ,she was still lost in thought. He was so hurt by this. He comes along and I suddenly don’t mean jack to her! He thought. "Chickusho!!" Tetsuya cursed, and in anger he marched up where the clam was and smashed it with his foot.
"What the hell did you do that for???!?" Yui yelled she was startled by Tetsuya’s actions.
"Why the hell do you care?" Tetsuya retorted. "He used you, he lied to you, the bastard even tried to kill you! But you still believe what he says!! He didn’t give a damn about you then, what makes you think he gives a damn about you now?" He snapped. Yui stood up, she was furious and her whole body shook. She marched right up to Tetsuya and slapped him. Everyone in the room was taken aback by what just happened.
Tetsuya looked at her with anger flashed in his eyes. "You know Yui, for someone who’s supposed to be smart, you’re pretty damn stupid!" Yui was so enraged with this comment that she slapped him again.
"Ok, guess I know where I stand with you Yui…" Tetsuya’s voice cracked. He didn’t want to speak anymore for fear that his voice would give away how truly hurt he was.
"Tetsuya…" Yui started to say. She couldn’t believe she slapped him, and twice at that. Yet she was so pissed that Tetsuya acted so immature about the whole thing. It’s like he thought I liked Nakago or something, Yui thought to herself.
Tetsuya looked at her, his eyes were filled with pain and his heart ached. He stared at her for a moment longer and then turned around picked up his sun glasses, placed it on and walked out, leaving a shaken Yui with tears streaming down her face.
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