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Chapter One

A New Priestess
is Chosen

�Everything has a beginning and everything has an end. This is true for all things. Such is the fate of mortals. And as she once said�we are the ones who
orchestrate our lives, be we mortal or god.�

The black-haired deity took the time to study his
observation orb for a moment and then shifted his gaze to the chart near
him. It depicted his seven stars, along
with those of his rivals and competitors. They were not only his seven stars in
the northern part of the chart. They
were his celestial warriors. Pale,
glowing fingers trailed over the chart with a thoughtful expression. Long, narrow, and calculating black eyes
studied the patterns and he sighed.

�As it all began with Okuda Takiko, it did not end with
her. She failed in her summoning and
forced me to select a new miko. One
that could complete the summons and resist being devoured by me. That she died before she could make her final
wish was�unforgivable,� he growled and then turned back to his observation orb. His expression softened just a moment. �Five years ago she appeared in this world
and yet her mission is not complete.
She has gathered the Seven Stars of Genbu and still she has not
attempted to summon me. Perhaps she
knows the dice that have been thrown against her and knows that if she does
indeed summon me�she shall have to leave them behind for good.�

The god of the North, Genbu, waved his hand over the orb and
it presented him with an image. It was
of a young woman around nineteen years of age laughing with a raven-haired man
next to her. Behind them, scowling in
disapproval, but eyes showing deep love and care, stood a man just beginning to
show the signs of aging. Silver eyes
appeared tired, but there was still the spark of youth in them. The image moved over five other forms, two
that were entwined in each other�s embrace and the other three deep in
conversation.

�Still, I have never seen those men so happy. Perhaps it is best that she remains here for
now. At least until Seiryu and Suzaku
summon their miko to our world. She may
be needed to clean up the mess afterwards,� he said and chuckled. �I can still
remember the first day she arrived.
Cassandra��

It had all started five years ago in the book known as the
Universe of the Four Gods. Well, it had
been five years in the book�s time, but it had only been little more than two
years in the reality where the miko were chosen. It was before the summons of Yuki Miaka and Hondo Yui but after
the departures of Suzuno and Takiko.
Dissatisfied with the performance of his miko, Genbu set out to choose
new Seishi and bestow new powers to some and keep the old power of others. He also needed a new miko and chose to look
for someone�special. Someone who could
do what Takiko could not. Genbu�s
search bore him results after almost 200 years in the book world. What he found even he did not realize until
he summoned her. It was a young woman
by the name of Cassandra Terry. Only
fourteen years of age, she and her family had been uprooted from their home in
America and placed in Morioka in Japan.
She had stumbled upon the book one day in her father�s library after
studying her Japanese lessons. Little
did she know that her life was about to change forever.

�Cassandra! What are
you doing?�

An older man with shoulder-length, graying tawny hair stood
in the doorway of the library. The
teenage girl in question snatched her hand back from the shelves sheepishly and
looked at the ground. Cassandra knew
better than to be in her father�s library, but she just couldn�t help
herself. There were so many interesting
books in the room and she loved them all.
Light green eyes looked sheepishly up at her father and she gave him a
charming smile that didn�t fool her father a bit. He knew her too well.

�Papa, I was only looking for a book to read,� she answered
in English and he shook his head.

�Cassandra, has it not yet occurred to you that we�re not in
America any longer? You must continue
to practice your Japanese,� he said as he approached the shelf to see that
nothing was disturbed. �I can�t have my daughter so stubbornly cling to those
filthy American ways.�

The girl�s heart dropped in her chest. Cassandra bowed her head to hide the tears
that were welling up in her eyes. She
clenched her hands into fists behind her back, hiding the book that she had
taken from the shelf. It served him
right. The girl�s anger was great and
she didn�t even want to look into her father�s eyes. Even though he was an important businessman and had acclimated to
Japan by choosing a Japanese name, Cassandra had clung to hers, refusing to let
it go. I don�t understand why he
wants to leave everything about our home behind�

�And have you forgotten, father, that you�re American?� she
shouted before running from the room.

Indeed, it often appeared that her father had forgotten
everything of their American heritage.
Neither of her parents nor her brother was Japanese, but the company her
father worked for had uprooted their entire family and brought them
overseas. Although Cassandra wasn�t all
that close to her father, she resented him greatly for letting their family
move from one country to the other.
Besides, her mother was always away and her brother�her beloved brother
Matthew had already moved out and had a life of his own. He was the only one she felt she could count
on and she sniffled. Japan was all
right, but it wasn�t America. It wasn�t
her home. Closing and locking the door
to her bedroom, Cassandra flopped onto her bed now clutching the book she�d
taken from her father�s library. It had
drawn her to it somehow. The haze of
black light that surrounded the book had emerged from the book and for some
reason she could have sworn she saw a tortoise with serpents on its back. The book was old and worn with a battered
black cover and she opened it carefully.

�Now, let�s see what you are��

Cassandra looked at the title and frowned. The Four Gods of Heaven and Earth? I�ve never heard of it�she thought and
opened the book. The pages were old and
she handled them carefully.

�This is the story of a girl who gathered the seven Stars of
Genbu and acquired the power to make every wish come true��

The familiar words rolled off her tongue as though they�d
been spoken before. When she finished
the introduction, Cassandra gasped as that same black light emerged from the
book and wrapped around her. A swooping
sensation overtook her stomach and she cried out as the light engulfed her
completely. Squeezing her eyes closed,
she felt as though she was suddenly falling and wasn�t going to stop. All of a sudden, Cassandra connected with
solid ground and yelped in pain. She�d
landed on her ankle wrong and now it was throbbing in agony. Gripping the bruised area, she struggled to
sit up and began to look around. She
knew at once she was no longer in her room nor did she have her father�s book.

�But where am I now�?� she asked and looked around.

It appeared to her that she�d landed in an area that was
lush with farmland. Cassandra gazed at
the meager crops. Most of the farms
didn�t have that much for land but her eyes were drawn to one about a mile down
the road. It was lush and the crops
stretched for what seemed miles.
Although the house was small, there was movement there and her heart
started to pound.

�Something�s telling me to go there�� she muttered and then
her stomach rumbled and she laughed in embarrassment, blushing slightly. �Guess that solves that mystery!�

Despite her laughter, Cassandra was scared. How had she ended up here? Where was her family, her house? Grasping a boulder for support, she pulled
herself into a sitting position, her arms and legs trembling. A wince came to her features and she whined
as she looked around for any sign of people.
It was so hard to stand, but Cassandra forced herself to do so.

Meanwhile, in the heavens, the black-haired deity known as
Genbu looked down on the young woman through his observation orb. She has heeded my summons. Perhaps now I shall find a miko worthy of my
name. Genbu had been enraged that
the first miko he�d chosen, Okuda Takiko, had not possessed a will strong
enough to prevent her from being devoured by him. And then her father had to interfere and kill her before her
final wish was made! His hope was that
this one would be strong of heart and mind.
All in all, a worthier priestess than Takiko. Cassandra�let�s hope that you don�t disappoint.

Cassandra began to struggle to get down the road, limping as
she did so. The pain was intense and it
stabbed at her entire leg and lower body.
With each step, she fought the urge to scream in pain. No matter how hard she tried though, small
cries escaped her as she walked. She
wouldn�t be deterred from her destination though and continued on. After what seemed like ages, she felt as
though she couldn�t take another step and swayed on the spot. Reaching out for the nearest tree, Cassandra
stumbled and leaned against it, taking her weight off her leg.

�Wow, that�s a bad injury.�

Immediately she turned to where the voice had come
from. Standing before her was a
broad-shouldered youth with jet-black hair and a pair of eyes that matched the
hunter green shirt he was wearing.
Cassandra opened her mouth to answer, swayed, and finally passed out
from the excruciating pain. The youth
caught her in his arms and looked at her leg.

�She must have hurt herself back there. Why was she�?� he turned his gaze to the
farm nearby. �Oh, I see. Well, since
she was headed that way I may as well take her home to the family.�

He scooped Cassandra up into his arms and carried her
bridal-style down the road. What
bothered him though was her strange clothing.
The 15-year-old male had never seen anything like it in his entire life. It was too strange to be even that of a
foreigner and that had him worried.

�She�s no ordinary foreigner that�s for sure,� he muttered
as he walked up the long dirt road and into the small house. �Hey, Ma, break out the bandages, we got us
a guest!�

A woman with the same colored eyes as her son and graying
black hair appeared in the entryway.
�Oh Chun, what happened to her?�

�She hurt her ankle about a mile down the road and was
headed this way when I found her.
Passed out cold from the looks of it,� he explained as he brought the
girl deeper into the house. �Little
fool was trying to walk on this thing.
It was a good thing I happened along.�

Laying Cassandra down on the bed, the young man proceeded to
roll up the pant leg of her jeans.

�What odd clothing��

�I noticed that, Ma.
Could you bring me my medicine basket, please? I need to treat this right away before it gets infected,� he said
and hissed when he saw the bruised and bloody area.

Nodding, she departed and Chun began to feel Cassandra�s
ankle. That�s good, no bones out of
place. Just swollen, a bit sprained,
and cut up. Nothing that a good
cleaning can�t help. Glancing up at
her features, he had to admit that she was pretty. Before she fainted, he�d noticed that her eyes had been a light
green that reminded him of corn stalks, framed by lush lashes. Tawny golden-brown hair fanned around her
shoulders and back, framing her head like a halo. She wasn�t overly tall either, around 5�6� or so. He swallowed audibly.

�Chun!�

�AGH!� he yelped and jumped a mile. �Mika! What in the world are you doing,
trying to give me a heart attack?�

�Why are you staring at that pretty girl, Chun? You�re not doing anything�� the 7-year-old
looked around and moved closer to her brother before whispering. �Naughty are you?�

�Uh�� Chun trailed off and sweat dropped. �Mika, I don�t know where you heard that
from and frankly, I don�t want to know.
Where�s Ma?�

�Right here. Now
Mika, be a good girl and run along.
Your brother�s going to be busy for a while,� Heng Mae walked back into
the room carrying bandages, water, and a large, covered basket.

�Thanks, Ma.�

Without waiting a moment longer, Chun began to patch up the
young woman�s ankle. In his hands the
plants almost seemed to glow and when applied, the wound slowly began to heal
before their very eyes. It was still
healing when Chun wrapped the final bandages around her ankle and they left
Cassandra to rest. She slept for two
days before several things woke her.
The first was the nagging in her bladder, the second was that her
stomach felt as though it was caving in, and the third was she felt a gentle
hand on her forehead. Groaning softly
as the room swam into focus, Cassandra attempted to sit up, but a second hand
held her still and gently pressed her back down onto the bed.

�Don�t move you�re still not completely out of the woods
yet.�

�Who are you?
And�where am I?�

�My name is Heng Chun and this is my home.�

�Thank you,� she said and managed to finally get a good look
at the other. �I really don�t know what I would have done otherwise. You saved me, I�m very grateful for that.�

�Think nothing of it,� he answered and settled into the
chair next to the bed. �What�s your name?�

�Cassandra.�

�Odd name�odd clothes too.�

�I can�t help it, I�m not from here. Where is �here� anyway?�

�This is Hokkan.
It�s a country that�s at the northernmost part of our world. The countries known as Kutou, Konan, and
Sairou border us. This is a farming
village near the eastern border.�

�Hokkan?�

�Yep.�

�Oh no�I�m in another country!� she groaned. �This isn�t
where I come from at all. I�ve never even
heard of any of those countries! Oh now
I wish I�d never opened that stupid Four Gods book!�

Chun raised his eyebrow but smiled. �Calm down, don�t worry. We�ll take good care of you while you�re
healing.�

�I�m sorry, I don�t mean to be a burden to your family,� she
apologized and looked away.

�It�s not a burden at all.
You�ve overexerted yourself so now you need to rest Cassandra. Don�t worry about a thing,� he reassured her
as his mother walked in with a tray of food.

�I brought something for the young lady to eat. Are you hungry dear?� she asked and set down
the tray.

�All right! Food!�
he cheered and then whined as he was smacked over the head. �Ouch!
Pop, what was that for?�

�That food is for our guest, young man. If you�re so hungry, put those talents of
yours to use and help your mother with dinner,� the elder male said sternly,
raising an eyebrow at Chun.

�Aw, Pop,� he muttered and slouched off.

Cassandra�s eyes were wide with confusion and then she
covered her mouth with her hand. Suppressing
her laughter proved futile and she burst into bright, happy giggles. It surprised Mae and her husband,
Kengo. Laughter softened her features
and made the young girl�s eyes brighten.
Her shoulders shook and the girl wiped her eyes. It was just so funny to see Chun chastised
like that. Smiling, Mae headed for the
door with her husband at her side.

�Eat up dear; you�ll need your strength.�

�Thank you so very much,� she gasped as she finally managed
to stifle her giggles.

Mae and Kengo departed, leaving Cassandra alone with her
thoughts. Picking carefully at the
bread and stew, she began to wonder if her mother or father were missing
her. Or even if her older brother had
stopped by and noticed that she wasn�t there.
They probably don�t even care.
And Matthew�s so busy with his new life here that he hasn�t had time to
visit. He�s moved on�she thought
bitterly. Cass sighed as she ate
carefully and then tried to get to her feet to return the tray to the
kitchen. Just as she managed to stand,
the tray and the dishes clattered to the floor and she yelped wildly. White spots flashed before her eyes as she
clung to a table and tried to get up again.
The crash had startled Chun and he immediately raced into her room. When he saw what she was trying to do, he
scooped up the tray and set it and the dishes aside with a frown. Then, he went over and tried to pick Cass
up.

�No!� she pushed his hand away and tried to get to her
feet. �I can do it myself. �I don�t
want to burden your family��

�Cassandra��

He reached out once more but stopped himself from helping
her. For a few moments, all he could do
was watch Cass try and pick herself up.
He could see the obvious pain it caused in her features and the way she
struggled even to stand. Why do I
care so much? I just met her. But perhaps�if she�s the one�then maybe my
caring just kind of feels right.
Finally, he couldn�t stand it anymore and knelt down beside her where
she�d once more fallen.

�Now listen, I�m carrying you so you can keep weight off of
that ankle. Don�t be an idiot,
Cassandra; you know you can�t stand on that leg!� Chun barked and scooped her
up.

�Don�t call me an idiot!
Put me down right now, I mean it!�

�No! Stop squirming
and shut up!�

�Don�t tell me to shut up!
Chun, I don�t need you to carry me!
Put me down, you big palooka!�

She began to swear colorfully in English and Chun almost
dropped her from the shock. That�s
no language I�ve ever heard before in my life.
She really is the one, I know it.
He yelped and then fell backwards as Cass hit him over the
head. Thankfully they managed to land
rather awkwardly on the bed. Cass
jarred her ankle and howled painfully.

�You little�why�d you hafta go and hit me for?� Chun
grumbled as he rubbed the back of his head.

�I told you not to help me!
I don�t want you to go out of your way for me, I�m not worth it!�

�And I told you that I was going to help you no matter what
you said. You�re hurt,� he said in a
softer tone and gazed at Cassandra steadily.
�Please, let me help you. I�I�m
worried about you.�

She just stared at him at first as his words sank in. It was so hard for her to believe that
someone actually wanted to help her. It
was apparent that he wasn�t going to take no for an answer and she sighed. Something about his earnestness and his jade
green eyes made her soften. Blowing
bangs out of her eyes with resignation, she reached up and cuffed him lightly
on the head.

�All right. Now
please get off, you�re hurting my leg,� she said with a small smile and
chuckle.

�Oh! Sorry about
that,� he apologized and slid off the bed. �Thanks�for letting me help you. I
mean�well�ack, I�m leaving now! Don�t
get out of that bed for nothing!�

He hurried off and grabbed the tray before he disappeared
from the room. That left Cass feeling
more than a little confused at his actions.
Shrugging, she tried to remember what it was that she�d read in the book
before she came here. But for the life
of her, she just couldn�t remember what it was. As much as she hated to admit it, she missed her parents. Chun�s parents are so nice. I wish mine
were like that; she thought and clenched her hands into fists to try and
stop them from trembling. Loneliness,
confusion, and fear finally won over her and Cassandra covered her mouth with
her hands and began to cry. Tears
leaked from the corners of her eyes and flowed down her cheeks as she
sobbed. Terror gripped icily at her
heart. She began to wonder if she�d
ever see her parents or her home again.
Even though she tried to hide her tears, Chun, who was standing outside
Cass� door, could still hear them. With
a sigh, he walked into the kitchen to face his parents. Mae and Kengo were sitting at the table,
both looking worried as their son approached.
His expression belied his fifteen years and he sighed.

�I�m taking her to the capital. She deserves the right to know why she�s here,� he said and
sat. �She�s the one, I�m sure of
it. Those clothes, her appearance, her
language��

�No! Chun, you can�t
go! And look what happened to the former
Genbu no Miko! How could you put that
poor girl through that?� Mae wailed, careful to keep her voice down. �Takiko-sama was killed as a result, and you
could both die in this venture as well!�

�Ma�� Chun said gently.
�I am one of the Genbu Seishi.
We knew this day would come.
It�s my sacred duty to protect my miko, as the warrior Iname. Besides�she needs me. She�s alone and scared and she�s going to
need a friendly face by her side. Ma, I
want to go. Cassandra�s even younger
than I am, younger than Takiko-sama was, and she�ll need all of the protection
she can get. I will start out in the
morning.�

Kengo looked at his son with pride. He knew from the day his son was born that
Chun would eventually leave them and take his place as the Genbu warrior,
Iname. It had been foretold that a new
miko would be chosen and it was his son�s duty to protect and if need be, die,
for her. Even though Chun�s touch with
plants made the soil on their farm lush and able to bear crops for years on
end, he knew it was time to let him go.
Finally, he gave his nod of approval, graying brown hair falling over
tired brown eyes and rose to his feet.
Mae sniffed and dabbed her eyes as Kengo left the room. He returned moments later with a long box in
his hands. Placing it on the table, he
looked at his son.

�Chun�Iname�this was mine a long ways back and was given to
me by my father. My father in turn
received it from his and it has been in our family for generations. You�re a man now and I want you to have this
for your journey,� he said quietly.

Lifting the lid, a long pole arm was revealed. It was about six feet in length capped by 12
inches of blade. The pole was made of
teak, polished and sturdy. The blade
itself was gleaming silver steel with blue flame in the metal. It marked it as high quality. Speechless, Chun lifted the weapon from the
box and balanced it on one finger.
Despite its age, it balanced perfectly and was in prime condition for
wielding that much was certain.

�Pop�it�s perfect.
But, I don�t know how to use something like this,� he whispered.

�Oh yes you do. I�ve
seen you �attacking� a sack of grain with a staff for ages. Now, if you�re going to the capital, and
with a young woman besides, you�ve got to be able to defend her honor. Mae will make sure you have everything you
need, but you�re the one who�s got to tell her why you�re leaving. Go on,� he urged. �But don�t tell her who
she is just yet.�

�Yes sir,� he replied and laid the glaive back into the box
before heading towards the door. �And
Pop?�

�What?�

�Thanks.�

Waving his son off, Kengo went to the stable to groom a pair
of mounts for their journey. He was sad
to see Chun go, but he knew that it was a part of fate�s plans. And the great god, Genbu�s. Once he was finished with the grooming,
the man walked out and gazed up at the stars as they winked and shone in the
pitch-black sky. A wave of nostalgia
washed over him and he sighed.

�Great Genbu, please keep my son and your miko safe. Watch over them when I cannot, I beseech you. And may their journey bring them the
happiness they both so richly deserve.�

Chun walked down the hall and knocked light on Cassandra�s
door. She looked up and quickly wiped
away her tear stains on her cheeks before answering. When he walked in, she felt her heart tighten. Seeing him only reminded her that she was in
a strange new place, relying on people she barely even knew. Once Chun settled on the edge of her bed,
Cassandra threw herself forward and hugged him tightly. This startled the raven-haired youth, but he
quickly embraced her, sensing her need for comfort and reassurance.

�What�s with this all of a sudden?� he asked with
light-heartedness and a gentle smile.

�I�ve been doing some thinking and I want to say thank
you. Thank you for being so kind to
me. I don�t know what I would�ve done
if you hadn�t come along,� she whispered, her words muffled in his chest. �It means so much�you helping me like you
have.�

�Well, I�m going to be helping you even more from now on,�
he promised, remembering who she was.
�I�m going to start by taking you to the capital and I�d like it if
you�d call me Iname.�

�Iname?�

�It�s a nickname of mine.
Please?�

A little confused, but eager to keep his friendship, she
nodded. �Why are we going to the
capital, Iname?�

�I think you�ll be able to find your answers there. The ones as to why you�re here and what
exactly happened. We leave first thing
in the morning. Don�t worry, Cassandra,
I�ll be there to protect you.�

The sincerity in Iname�s eyes and words was enough to
convince Cassandra. No matter what
happens, I know he�ll keep his word, she thought and released him. She wiped her eyes again and gave Iname a
small smile. Patting her knee, he rose
to his feet and departed. Most of the
household managed little sleep that night, knowing what awaited them all in the
morning. The next morning, Mae cried as
she made sure their packs were stocked well and made sure Iname re-bandaged
Cassandra�s ankle. Both teens were
wrapped in warm clothes; two horses were carrying a few sacks and one had
Iname�s glaive attached to the saddle so it would be in easy reach. Cass was even wearing something of Mae�s: a
long black coat with silver fastenings and silver rabbit fur along the collar
and sleeve cuffs. She thanked the older
woman numerous times from her perch on her horse, her ankle still in
bandages. Cass had protested at being
lifted and carried so much, insisting that she was fine, but Iname wasn�t
taking any chances. He was bound and
determined to make sure that the ride to the capital was comfortable for them
both.

�Thanks Ma, Pop,� Iname said and hugged them both, also
wearing a thick black coat and other warm clothing. He knelt down and hugged his sister tenderly. �See you, Mika.�

�Bye big brother.
Take care of your horse, don�t forget,� the child said solemnly, not
fully understanding why her brother was leaving.

�I won�t forget.�

Mika nodded and Iname rose to clasp
hands with his father one more time.
After a brief moment, he climbed onto the horse. Settling himself behind Cassandra, he made
sure their second mount�s lead was secure, clicked his tongue, and they started
off. Turning, they both waved until the
farm was out of sight. Neither knew
where their journey would take them, but both were eager for it to begin.

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Well, Ree here, and welcome to my
very first Fushigi Yuugi fan fic.
^^ I�ve been writing this fic
for a year or so, so I have quite a few chapters hand-written. I respond very well to reviews and I hope
that my fic has some good ones! The
ratings on all of this are for later, I wanna get the story started first
XDD See you all soon!

Ree
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