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Title: The Prophecy of Genbu

Series: Fushigi Yuugi

Rating: MA

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THIS SERIES. The Fushigi
Yuugi universe belongs to Watase Yuu-san and I do not claim this universe whatsoever.
I am only writing a story for fun, not profit. For other notes, please refer to
chapter one.

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Chapter Ten

Friendship in Konan

Cassandra
and Iname had been traveling for several days, exploring the countryside of
Konan, and still had not been able to find the fifth warrior.� Both were starting to become discouraged as
they rode into the capital after four days of searching the countryside.� There was still no sign of the person they
were looking for, even with the Four Gods of Heaven and Earth scroll in their
possession.� Cassandra had suggested
that they could ask the Emperor of Konan for help, but Iname had immediately
squashed that idea flat, stopping the horse.

�No.� We are not revealing you to the
Emperor!� You saw what it was like in
Kutou; you�re not safe because of it.� I
won�t let you put yourself in danger like that, Cassandra.� It�s not happening.�

Cassandra�s
eyes narrowed.� �Oh�you won�t let
me will you?� Is that it, Iname?�

�That�s
right.�

��I
don�t think so.�

�Cassandra,
what are you-?�

But she
had already slid off the horse, pack in hand, and disappeared into the bustling
marketplace.� Iname cursed and wheeled
his horse around.� His eyes scanned the
market for a sign of her blonde hair, so distinct from the other tones in the
area.� It was too crowded for him to see
her and he cursed again.

�Cassandra!� Cassandra, where are you?� he slid off his
horse.� �Damn, it�s that cloak.� The hood�shit, Cassandra, what have you
done?� If anything happens to you I�ll
never live it down from the old fart.�

Although
she knew that she shouldn�t have run, Cassandra decided that her best course of
action was to go to the palace.� Sorry
Iname.� But if you�re not going to help
me, then I�ll go on my own.� With
that, clutching the bag containing Genbu�s scroll and other essentials,
Cassandra made her way to the palace of Konan.�
I wonder who the Emperor is.�
Will he be kind like Tokoyami or will he be more like Kutou�s
Emperor?� She shuddered at that
thought as she began her trek up the stairs to the main gates, lost in thought.

�Stop!�
one of the guards stepped up and blocked her way.� �Lower your hood and state your business.�

Brushing
back her hood, Cassandra gathered her courage as the guards stared.� �My name is Cassandra and I am here to seek
an audience with the Emperor.� I come in
peace as a representative of Hokkan.�

�Do you
take us for fools, girl?� The Emperor of
Hokkan would never send a female representative, let alone a foreign one.� Get out.�

�I am
no ordinary female,� and she reached into her bag and removed Genbu�s copy of
the Four Gods of Heaven and Earth.� �I
am the Genbu no Miko and have come to speak with his Majesty, the Emperor of
Konan.� Let me pass please.�

The
guards were silent for a few moments and a few started to mutter.� They began to debate amongst themselves
whether or not her story was true in hushed voices.� While they were talking, Cassandra waited and tapped her foot
impatiently.� This is
ridiculous.� I have to get inside.� Slipping past the guards was easy
enough.� They were too busy arguing to
notice her and she chuckled.� Cassandra
tucked the scroll back into her bag and walked through the impressive
courtyard.� The red and gold decoration
of the buildings glowed in the sunlight and reminded Cassandra of fire and the
sun.� I suppose that�s logical, since
Konan�s guardian, Suzaku, is a phoenix.�
She smiled as she looked around, managing to hide from the guards
that were wandering around.� Can�t
let them see me�

�Still,
this place is beautiful, just like the palace in Hokkan.� Let�s see�� she began to look around,
peering into the buildings.� �Now if I
was a throne room, where would I be?�

Peering
around corners and wandering the halls of the different buildings was tedious,
but Cassandra had to do it.� After a
while though she sighed and finally admitted it.� She had gotten lost.� Very
much like the Hokkan palace indeed.�
I�ve already gotten lost in here.�
Now wishing that she hadn�t snuck in so she could ask for
directions, Cassandra started to look for servants or someone to help her get
to the throne room.� Pausing outside a
stretch of hallway, she heard raised voices behind closed doors.� One sounds pretty young.� One�s older�a woman�s voice.� She listened closer and edged towards
the room, eyes darkening as she listened. �It was the familiar sound of a child arguing with their
parent.� That was something she could
understand and Cassandra knocked on the door, wanting to help if she could.

�Who�s
there?� the door flew open and a beautiful woman with golden eyes and black hair
stood in the doorway.� �I thought I
specifically told the servants we were not to be disturbed.� Are you dumb, girl?�

�Honored
Mother, please, I�m certain she-�

�Be
silent, Saihitei!�

Cassandra
was starting to wonder if Iname had been right about seeking help from
Konan.� �I do apologize, but this cannot
wait Madame. Someone is claiming to be the Genbu no Miko and wishes to see the
Emperor.�

The
woman raised her eyebrow imperiously but Cassandra didn�t flinch.� After a beat, she turned to her young son and
scowled.

�You
will go to the throne room at once and see this girl in your father�s place,
Saihitei.� Do you understand?�

�Yes,
Honored Mother.�

With
that, she strode off down the hall, her head held high, and Cassandra fought the
urge to stick her tongue out at her retreating back.� Bitch.� Reminds me a
lot of my own mom.� She turned back
to the young boy who was looking up at her with wide gold eyes very much like
his mother�s.� It was apparent that he
had never seen someone quite like her with her odd hair and pale green
eyes.� So, Cassandra gave him her best
smile and winked.

�I�m
sorry for interfering and I know I shouldn�t have butted in, but you sounded as
though you could have used the help.�
Are you all right?�

Saihitei
simply stared at this strange girl in shock.�
No one lied to his Honored Mother unless they wanted to die�and yet here
she�d done it just to save him.� She�s
most assuredly a foreigner judging by her accent and her appearance.� But the way she smiled at him made his
heart fill with warmth and he wanted to hug her.� Thankfully he remembered that he was going to be Emperor on his
fourteenth birthday and Emperors didn�t go around hugging random people.� Even if they do appear to be kind.� His features relaxed into one of the most
beautiful smiles Cassandra had ever seen, even if it did look a little sad.

�Yes,
young lady, I am.� However, I must ask
who you are as you don�t look familiar to me and in these times, one can never
be too careful.�

�Oh of
course.� My name is Cassandra.� I�ve come from Hokkan to see the
Emperor.� I managed to get myself a
little bit lost and am wondering if I should leave.� If that woman�s anything to go by, the Konan Emperor might be a
bit too much like the Konan one for my liking.�

�Please
forgive my Honored Mother, she is a rather harsh woman.� But you�re here to see the Emperor?�

�Yes.�

�And
you�re from Hokkan?�

�Well,
it�s not where I live, but it�s where I�ve traveled from.�

He
glanced to her pack and his eyes widened when he saw a bit of the black
scroll.� �You�re the Genbu no Miko!� You are, aren�t you?� But that�s impossible!� The Genbu no Miko already appeared��

Giggling,
Cassandra touched a finger to her lips and winked playfully.� �It�s a secret.� I�ll never tell.�

Now
that shocked Saihitei.� He was the
future Emperor; no one kept secrets from him!�
This girl has to be the Genbu no Miko.� Why else would she be carrying around the black scroll?� But I don�t understand.� Legend says that another girl appeared
nearly 200 years ago and became the Genbu no Miko�does that mean there can be
more than one priestess?� If that
was the case then the legends had been gravely mistranslated.� Saihitei didn�t know what to make of
Cassandra; especially considering he�d never met a girl like her before.� Still, there is another matter to attend
to.

�Why do
you wish to see the Emperor, Lady Cassandra?�

�Well�I�m
not sure if I should say�� but after a bit of thought, Cassandra smiled and
touched his cheek gently, making Saihitei blush.� �Still, you�re such a sweet young man and you seem to have a good
heart.� I suppose I can tell you.� The truth is, I�m searching for someone here
in Konan.� I was hoping that the Emperor
would help me find them.� Of course, I
wouldn�t ask the Emperor to do it for nothing.�
I would be in his debt after all and would make certain to repay him
when I could.�

�You�re
going to ask the Emperor for help searching for someone?� What makes you think he would agree or that
there�s even a Genbu Shichi Seishi in Konan?�
We would have known.�

�We�re
looking in Kutou as well, so we aren�t ruling out the possibility.�

�There
was a Genbu warrior in Kutou?� How did
he survive for so long?� Saihitei didn�t have the heart to tell her she�d just
revealed herself as the priestess.� �I�m
certain that their General, Nakago, would have felt their presence and killed
them by now.� He�s one of the Seiryu
Shichi Seishi.�

�Well,
I haven�t met the guy yet so I�m not sure how he survived in Kutou for so
long.� However he did it, it must be an
interesting story.� Especially if he had
to survive being around Nakago all this time.�
Don�t you think?�

She
sounded so excited at the prospect of meeting the new warrior that Saihitei had
to smile.� Someday, when the Suzaku
no Miko appears, I hope that she is as warm as this girl.

�Where
are your warriors, Lady Cassandra?�

�Well,
Urumiya left with Uruki for Kutou and Iname�s�� she paused and blushed, cursing
her big mouth.� �Well it looks like the
cat�s out of the bag isn�t it?� Yes, I�m
the Genbu no Miko but please don�t say anything.� I don�t want to make enemies here and I have no idea how
relations are between Konan and Hokkan.�
Please will you keep my secret, Saihitei?� Just until I find the Emperor and ask him for his help?� I would truly appreciate it.�

�All
right, but you must do me a favor in turn when I ask.� Agreed?�

�Of
course.� Thank you, Saihitei.�

�Good.� Now let�s go see if we can find the
Emperor.�

With
that, he and Cassandra began to scour the palace grounds.� Saihitei didn�t want to tell her that he was
the Emperor just yet.� He had to know
what sort of girl she was before he revealed himself.� Cassandra was too busy looking around and asking questions about
the different decorations, paintings, and tapestries to notice that people were
stopping and bowing to Saihitei wherever they went.� He was enjoying her company as she spoke of her warriors, family,
her impressions of the countries and their rulers, and then she paused, looking
thoughtful.

�What
is it, Lady Cassandra?�

�I was
just thinking��

�What
about?�

�About
my duties as a priestess.� It�s my duty
to bring peace to Hokkan once more, and I want to do that for the people I�ve
met there and care about.� But what
difference would one wish make if the other three countries were still at
war?� There would continue to be threats
from the outside and the people would be in a state of fear, not knowing if the
priestess� wish was still strong and protecting them.�

Saihitei
paused as well, thinking.� He hadn�t
considered that.� Everyone merely assumed
that the priestess would bring peace, but�it would be an empty peace if the
threat of war was still there.� She�s
right.� The priestesses can only do so
much.� He glanced at Cassandra, who
sat on the railing and waited for his answer.�
Saihitei took some time to think about it before he answered.� He looked past Cassandra and out at his
kingdom as he spoke.

�I
think you are quite right, Lady Cassandra.�
There wouldn�t be peace in any land while they still feared threats from
the other three countries.� The
priestesses can only do so much with their wishes.� It is then up to the rulers of the countries to strive for peace
as well.� Otherwise the calm they bring
will only be an illusion.�

Cassandra
beamed.� �Exactly.� Wow, Saihitei, you sound just like an
Emperor.� How old are you anyway?�

�I�m
thirteen.� And thank you, Lady
Cassandra.�

�You�re
only thirteen?� That�s amazing!� And please, Saihitei, just call me
Cassandra.� There�s no need to be so
formal with me.�

The two
of them sat in silence after that as they watched the birds fly above and
enjoyed the peace and quiet.� The
silence was broken when the sound of footsteps and the clanking of armor
interrupted them.� A large group of
guards approached the pair and knelt immediately.

�Your
Highness, we have reports that there is a strange girl in the palace!� She claims to be the Genbu no Miko and-� the
guard stopped when he spotted Cassandra.�
�That�s her!� Seize her!�

�Halt!�
Saihitei ordered and stood in front of her, his voice suddenly sharp.� �You will not touch her!�

�But
Your Highness��

�Am I
the acting Emperor or am I not?� I have
given you orders, Captain.� You are not
to harm Lady Cassandra.� Lower your
weapons, I command you!�

�Yes
Sire.�

The
guards all lowered their weapons and bowed their heads in abject apology.� As Saihitei barked admonishments and orders,
Cassandra just stared at the boy.� No.� The acting Emperor.� Does that mean his father is unable to do
his duties as the Emperor?� She
didn�t know and her hands clenched the edge of the ledge she sat on.� He�s still so young.� How did he come to bear such a burden?� Even though Cassandra was glad that
Saihitei was the Emperor, she also felt hurt that she hadn�t figured it out and
he hadn�t told her.

�Now
leave us,� and he waved his hand dismissively.

The
guards rose and bowed, leaving quickly.�
Cassandra was still frozen as Saihitei turned to her.� He wondered what she would say now that she
knew.� Silence stretched between them
until�

�So,
Emperor Saihitei, would you be willing to help me search for my Genbu
warrior?� It would mean cooperating with
me, but-�

�Lady
Cassandra, it would be my honor and my pleasure to help you find your Genbu
Shichi Seishi.�

When
she heard that, Cassandra looked up at Saihitei and beamed.� She leapt down from the sill with a happy
laugh.� He�s going to help!� He�s really going to help!� And she wrapped her arms around Saihitei
in a tight hug.� Well that nearly
knocked the poor boy off his feet.� He�d
hardly been hugged before and certainly not so enthusiastically.� The feeling wasn�t entirely unpleasant.� He blushed and awkwardly patted her back as
Cassandra released him.

�Oh
thank you, Saihitei, thank you so much!�
Now we just have to find Iname and bring him here.� He knows I was heading here and might have
followed me.� Oh just wait until he
hears that you�re going to help.� I�m
gonna make that guy eat his words!� Oh,�
she glanced at the Emperor.� �Do you
think your guards might have detained him?�
And I was wondering, what�s an �acting� Emperor?�

�They
most likely have detained him.� Come;
let�s go see if we can find Iname.� As
for what an �acting� Emperor is�� he looked at the ground as they walked.� �My father is very ill and doesn�t have much
longer to live.� I am acting as Emperor
now although he still holds the official position.� I will be crowned Emperor on my fourteenth birthday in a few
months.�

�Oh�I
see�� she placed a hand on his shoulder.�
�I�m sorry about your father.�

�It�s
all right.� He was nothing more than my
Honored Mother�s puppet.� He will find
peace soon enough,� and he smiled sadly.

Cassandra
saw that heartbreaking smile and couldn�t fight her urge to hug him.� Taking Saihitei into her arms again, even
though he was the Emperor, she hugged the young man tightly.

�It�ll
be all right, Saihitei.� It may not be
for some time, but things will work out.�
I know they will.� After all, you
are the most wonderful young man I�ve ever met.� Inside and out.� Most of
the boys from my world at your age are obnoxious brats.� You�re not though�trust me.� You�re also very pretty,� she suddenly
teased and released him.� �It�s not fair
that you�re that pretty.�

�Why
thank you, I am quite beautiful am I not?�

�Eh�?�

�That
was a joke.�

At
first she was a little confused.� Then
she laughed merrily and walked with Saihitei to the throne room.� Cassandra was nervous and excited at the
fact she got to walk in at Saihitei�s side.�
Tokoyami didn�t get a chance to formally introduce me to the people
of Hokkan.� Sorry Toko, but this is for
the good of everyone that Saihitei introduce me.� The doors to the throne room flew open and the two stepped
inside.� Everyone bowed deeply as the
Emperor and priestess walked forward and approached the raised dais where a
golden throne rested.� Saihitei stood in
front of his throne as Cassandra stood off to his right, waiting.

�We
welcome a new ally here to the palace and the kingdom of Konan.� Lady Cassandra, the Genbu no Miko, and her
warriors, the Genbu Shichi Seishi, will be honored guests in Our palace.� For the priestess has earned Our trust and
friendship.� Lady Cassandra has come to
search for one of her warriors and We shall assist her.� Lady Cassandra,� Saihitei smiled and turned
to her.� �What does the scroll say?�

�Let�s
see��

Cassandra
opened the scroll and searched for the clues for her warriors.� There was only one problem.

�Your
Highness, I can�t read your country�s language.� Would you be so kind as to translate for me?�

�Of
course, how foolish of me.� I apologize,
Cassandra,� and he accepted the scroll.�
�Here it is.� �Farmer� and �son�
are the first clues.� Then �sorrow� and
�memories� for the second.� �Woman� and
�wind�, �noble� and �Kutou�, and �shadow� and �Konan� is the last.�

�That
must be the one.� But is there anything
else, Your Highness?� A clue as to where
he might be?�

�I am
sorry but there is nothing else.� So we
must work with what we have,� Saihitei turned back to his assembled nobles,
advisors, and soldiers.� �Send word
throughout the land that the Genbu Shichi Seishi of shadows is to be brought to
the palace safely and unharmed!�

�Yes
Your Highness!�

With
that, everyone was off to send word about the Genbu warrior of shadows.� He or she was to be brought to the Konan
palace unharmed at the Emperor�s command.�
Iname was also found and brought to the palace where he yelled at
Cassandra for running off and apologized for the Emperor if she had been any
trouble.� Even though he was relieved
that she was all right, Iname still felt that she had acted recklessly and had
been very lucky the Emperor took a liking to her before he found out she was
the Genbu no Miko.� Saihitei invited
Cassandra and Iname to stay in the palace for as long as they needed and
extended the invitation to her other warriors as well.� Iname immediately sent out a messenger
pigeon to Urumiya and the others with the invitation and what had happened on
their journey.

Everything
was going well, but no one had noticed the Emperor�s personal guard as he
slipped silently from the room behind the throne.� So after all these years she has arrived.� The Genbu no Miko.� The one who was prophesized�the man�s name was Mu Chang and
he had served the Emperor in his personal guard and then as his personal
bodyguard for years.� Chang didn�t know
what to make of the young girl who claimed to be the Genbu no Miko.� Absently, he glanced at the mirror and a
glowing black symbol for �wall� appeared on his left cheek.� The one they were searching for was right
before their eyes.� Only they did not
think to look into the shadows to find the warrior within.� Even though he was known as Chang, his
true name was-

�Namame.� That is my name and I am the one they search
for.� Still, I must judge this priestess
before I agree to serve her.� I will not
leave my Emperor so easily,� and the symbol vanished.

With
that, Change disappeared into the shadows that lined the walls.� He simply stepped into them and
vanished.� He would meet with the
priestess when he was ready and not before.�
Days passed and on the fifth day Urumiya, Hatsui, and Uruki arrived at
the palace.� Hatsui was introduced to
Cassandra and Iname while she introduced them to the Emperor.� When Urumiya asked how things were going in
the search, Cassandra blushed and Iname coughed.

�Well?� I�m waiting,� Urumiya�s tone was impatient.

�We�well�we
haven�t found him yet.�

��You�haven�t
found him?�

Iname
winced at the look he was getting.�
�Well�no.�

�It has
been five days since we received your message.�
You should have found him by now!�

�Urumiya
please calm down,� Cassandra stepped forward to try and soothe her father
figure.� �We�ve been searching for him
for nearly two weeks.� Konan is a large
country and we aren�t going to find him in a few days.�

�It�s
smaller than Hokkan.�

�Yes,
but it also has far more people than Hokkan.�
I�m serious on this, Urumiya, do not blame us for not trying,� and she
glared at the older man, daring to challenge him.� �Understand?�

Urumiya
raised his eyebrow as she stared him down and finally relented.� �My apologies priestess.� And to you, Emperor Saihitei.� I find that the journey here was more
stressful than I thought.�

�What
happened Urumiya?� Cassandra asked.�
�Were there problems?�

�Nothing
too extreme.�

�Oh
nooo�� Uruki�s drawling voice dripped with sarcasm tinged with venom.� �If you don�t count the dozen or so
assassins from Kutou that we killed.�
Then there were the mountain bandits, the wild beasts, and dealing with
the old man.� Other than that, the trip
was a sheer delight.�

�Assassins?� Are you all right?� What happened?� Did they
follow you here?� now Cassandra was worried.

Urumiya�s
mouth crooked up at the corners a little.�
�We are fine, Cassandra, don�t worry.�
No, they didn�t follow us to the Konan palace.� What happened was that after Hatsui joined us, Kutou decided to
send its assassins after our group.�
They chased us to the border and attacked us.� But-�

�Thanks
to my brilliant recovery and Hatsui�s quick thinking, we sent those bastards to
an early grave,� Uruki interrupted and wrapped an arm around Hatsui�s
shoulders.� �Hatsui was brilliant.�

�Of
course,� Urumiya rolled his eyes as Hatsui blushed.� �So here we are�and no closer to locating our comrade.�

He was
going to say more, but Urumiya decided not to when he saw the glares coming
from Cassandra and Saihitei.� Iname
snickered under his breath and glanced at Hatsui, who was blushing from Uruki�s
closeness.� Well, well, it looks as
though Uruki�s got a boyfriend.

�What
do we do now then?� Hatsui asked, stepping away from Uruki.

�I say
we pause the search.� After all, we�re
exhausted, Saihitei�s exhausted, and we could all use a few days recovery,�
Cassandra suggested and smiled at Uruki as he sidled up to Hatsui again.� �There really isn�t much more we can do
until we come up with new plans and I don�t know about the rest of you, but my
brain�s really burnt out.� What do you
think?�

�I
agree, Cassandra,� Iname went to her and wrapped an arm around her.� �We could all use the rest.�

�You
would agree with Cassandra,� Uruki teased as Iname flushed.� �But I suppose I�m inclined to agree.� It has been a hard journey for us all.�

�I know
I can use some rest,� Hatsui�s exhaustion was finally catching up to him and he
allowed himself to lean against Uruki for support.� �My life has been completely uprooted��

�We
outnumber you, old man,� Iname turned to Urumiya and grinned.� �Are you going to put up a fuss?�

�For
once, brat, I�m inclined to agree with you.�
Let�s take a few days to rest and come up with a new strategy.�

�You�re
all welcome to stay as long as you like,� Saihitei spoke up.� �You have but to ask and the servants will
do all they can to attend you and make your stay more comfortable.� I�m only sorry that the search didn�t
produce results.�

�It�s
all right Saihitei and thank you, you�re most kind.�

�Cassandra!� You�ve picked up some manners while we were
away!�

�Shut up Uruki.�

*�� *�� *�� *�� *

Dear Christ on a cracker, I AM SO
SORRY for the long hiatus.�
Unfortunately things haven�t been going so well with Ree.� I�m currently jobless and don�t know whether
or not I�ll continue being able to live in my apartment.� I don�t know, we�ll have to see, but I�ll
try to get back into the swing of writing the Prophecy of Genbu.� Although, we�re eleven chapters in and I�ve
only got one review!� I�m starting to
think my story�s bad�*Laughs*� Anywho,
please read and review and I hope everyone had a happy holiday season!

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