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A lil' key for both this and later chapters:
“"blablabla”" Talking
‘'blablabla' Thinking

This point markes the beinning of The Genbu Story

"Takiko!" Einosuke Okuda yelled, "It's dinner time!" Where was that girl? He hoped she was in earshot of him. "Takiko!" He yelled again.

"Dad?" A muffled voice called from somewhere in the house. It sounded like it came from their library. Einosuke chuckled to himself. He should have known she'd be in there. After all, wasn't that where she spent all of her free time? He walked into the library and saw her reading a book with her best friend, Suzuno Oosugi. Suzuno was two years younger than Takiko, but that didn't stop their close friendship. They had met because Einosuke and Suzuno's father, Takago, were very close friends. "Takiko, Suzuno, it's dinner time. Come eat."

They sighed as they stood, putting their book down. "Yes father." Takiko said. They all walked back into the dinning room together.

"What were you reading?" Einosuke asked his only daughter as they walked.

"A book on Chinese history. Can you believe that the Chinese used to believe in four animal gods?"

As Takiko and Suzuno drawled on, Einosuke smiled to himself at their fascination. "You seem to be interested in the ancient Chinese," he said calmly as they sat down and began their meal.

"Oh, yes!" Takiko exclaimed, "Do we have any more books on them?"

"Hmm... I don't think so," he said, "but maybe I can find some more for you."

"Really!? Thank you father! Thank you!" she cried as she hugged her father.

The next day, when Einosuke came home, he had a surprise for Takiko. It was a story about an ancient Chinese legend called “Shi Ji Ten Chi Sho“ or “Four Gods, Sky and Earth”. When she saw it, she was delighted. ‘I should have known that he would have been able to find a book quickly. After all, he is a scholar.' She thought. For a second, she thought that she saw a green light surrounding the book, but when she looked again it was gone. She guessed that it was her imagination.

Takiko and Einosuke sat down together on the couch in their living room and Takiko opened the book and began to read the first page out loud.

"This is the story of a girl who gathered the seven seishi of Genbu, and acquired the power to make every wish come true. The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes the book shall receive this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become truth and begin..." She looked up from the book at her father. “I wonder what that could mean?” She asked, hoping that he would know. He was a scholar, so she thought that he may.

“I don't know. Why don't you keep reading and find out,” he told her. She felt a little disappointed that he didn't know, but simply shrugged it off and turned the page. Little did she know, that simple action of turning that page would change her life forever. A bright green light came shooting out of the book, surrounding Takiko. For a moment, she watched as the room that her father and she had been in disappeared in the strange light. Then everything was gone, and all she saw was a sea of the strange green light all around her. At first, she felt strangely warm, then cold, as she felt wind begin to bite into any part of her left uncovered and knee deep snow began to cover her...

When Einosuke finally came around, the first thing he noticed was that Takiko was nowhere to be seen. The book sat on the floor, still glowing with a pale green light. He frantically searched for Takiko, but to no avail. Finally, he picked up the book. The text on the page said,"And thus, the girl of the legend opened the door to another world...” The rest of the page was blank, but words were quickly appearing before his eyes. He read them to himself out loud. They said, “The young maiden looked around her nervously. She didn't see the men come up behind her until they where already upon her." What was going on? Could the book be talking about Takiko? Could she have been sucked into it somehow? Of course not, that wasn't possible. However, he still sat down and began to read the quickly appearing words...

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Takiko's POV

Who had just grabbed me? Where was I? The last thing I could remember was that green light coming out of the book. My God! That's crazy. I wondered if I was just some lunatic imagining all this.

One of the men who had grabbed me looked me over, critiquing my hair and clothes as if I were simply an item to be sold. "We should get a good price for her. Her clothes are so different. It almost looks like she came from another world!" At this the other men laughed.

"Yeah, maybe she's the Genbu no Miko!" another said. This was greeted with even more laugher. 'Another world? Genbu no Miko? What does that mean?' I thought. Then I remembered what the book had said. "The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes the book shall receive this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become truth and begin..." 'does that mean that I'm in the book?'

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Tomite's POV

That girl was in trouble. Those men were planning to sell her. Judging by the way she dressed, she was probably a foreigner. Not my problem... that is, until I heard the crack about the Genbu no Miko. That got me pissed. How could they speak so lightly of the legend? They acted like it was untrue. Then again, many people did think of it as nothing more than a myth. But it was true! I was one of the seven Genbu Seishi, sworn to protect the Genbu no Miko. Now it was my business, too.

I calmly stepped out from behind the tree I was watching from. "Put the girl down," I stated firmly. I took out my bow and quickly put an arrow to the string. Judging from the looks on their faces, I'd say I took them by surprise. Once the men saw I was armed, they quickly became cowardly.

"Listen, we'll share the prophet with you. We'll give you whatever you want. But please don't attack. We can work things out peacefully. Right?" This came from the man that was holding the girl, who seemed to be the leader. Man was he dumb.

"I want the girl," I said calmly despite the anger I felt. I was concentrating so much on the man holding the strange girl, that I didn't really notice his comrades surrounding me until it was to late. I cursed myself for not paying attention. I guess that they were just acting cowardly.

Suddenly one man charged at me, his ax held high, yelling. I quickly dodged and shot him in the neck, but not before he grazed my solder. Damn. I felt the symbol on my lower back begin to glow with a bright green light.

"Wh-what's that light?" cried one man.

"He's a demon!" yelled another.

"Run!" With that, all the men took off in different directions, running in fright. I quickly grabbed the leader before he could get away. "Drop the girl," I said as I twisted his arm into a joint lock, "or else." He yelled in pain and dropped the girl. As soon as I let him go, he ran for all he was worth. I didn't bother chasing him. Instead, I bent down and offered the girl a hand, feeling my symbol fade.

The girl quickly scrambled away from my hand as if she was scared. She probably was. "Wh-what are you?" She stammered. Great, now she thought I was a monster.

"I'm human." I replied.

"You can't be," she said, "No human can make that light. It's just like the one that brought me here-" At that she quickly covered her mouth like she had said something wrong. I didn't really understand. The light that brought her here? What the hell did she mean by that? Wait! The legend. Could that be what she meant? She was wearing very strange clothing. Stranger than any other foreigners I'd ever seen.

"Where do you come from?" I asked.

"Japan. By the way, where are we?" Japan? Where was that? I'd never heard of it.

"We're in Hokkan."

"Hokkan? I've never heard... Oh God. It can't be. Can I really be in that book?"

"Book?" I asked. Now I was really confused. What did a book have to do with this?

"Well... you're going to think I'm crazy but..."

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Takiko's POV

The strange boy who had rescued me gaped at me. I had just told him my entire story. He probably thought I was crazy. Suddenly he asked, "Are you the Genbu no Miko?" Genbu no Miko? The other men had mentioned something like that too. And now that I thought about it, the book had said something about a Genbu.

"I don't know. What's a Genbu no Miko?" I asked, very curious as to what his answer would be.

"There has been a legend passed on through the people of Hokkan for thousands of years. It says that one day, when Hokkan is in need of a miracle, a girl from another world will appear to save the country by becoming Genbu no Miko. Now is that time. Kutou is planning to attack and take us over! Their soldiers outnumber us almost three to one. Finding the Genbu no Miko is our only hope!" He bandaged his wounded shoulder as he explained. It wasn't very bad but the last thing he needed was for it to get infected.

"How will the Genbu no Miko save Hokkan?" I asked.

"The legend says that the Genbu no Miko will gather the seven Seishi of Genbu and with them, summon Genbu. Genbu will then grant her three wishes and using one of them she will save Hokkan. If you truly are of another world, please become our Genbu no Miko!" Three wishes? That sounded just like what the book said. It also meant that I could wish to go back home. How else would I get back? The more I thought about it all the better of an idea it sounded. And as far as I knew, I was from another world. If it didn't work out, then I'd have to find another way home.

"I don't really understand yet, but I will become your Genbu no Miko," I said, "How do I begin?"

"First you need to find the seven Seishi of Genbu."

"How will I know if someone is a seishi?"

"They will have a green symbol that appears somewhere on their body." He pulled up the back of his shirt a little to reveal the symbol for void, Xu, on the smooth skin of his back, like a glowing birthmark. "As you can see, you have already found one. My real name is Chamka Tan, but my seishi name is Tomite."

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End of Chapter 1

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