The Six Heavens of Mishna Chapter 5 Koji was caring Reiko to the river to clean her wound. “come on Ku-chan, I was only pretending, we could go back now. My wound is healing.” Reiko tried to convince Koji so she wouldn’t have to touch the freezing water. She had always hated freezing water even though she didn’t know why. The feeling was always there for her. “Out of all the dirty tricks to pull Reiko. Do you know how much you scared me? And all because you didn’t want Hiroshi to kill Satoki or yell at Susaki. You should have thought of something else you know?” Koji scolded Reiko with a light frown. “Yes, I should of....and I’m sorry, can we go back now?” Reiko saw the river and became more panicky but tried to subdue it. “You are forgiven, but we still need to clean your wound. You don’t want to get an infection, do you?” He looked down to see Reiko drawing herself closer to him as they reached closer to the river as if she was scared of it. A frown shown on his face, “what’s wrong?” He then remembered the first time they came to the river and how she was so hesitant to put her hand in the water as if she was scared. “You’re afraid of freezing water aren’t you?” He asked with an evil grin. They reached the river and Reiko looked at Koji. “K-ku-chan wh-y do you have that g-grin on your f-face?” She asked almost fearful. ‘He wouldn’t, would he?’ “Revenge is sweet, isn’t it?” He asked. Before she could asked what he meant by that but Koji threw her screaming in the water. Koji watched as Reiko desperately trying to get out of the River. He had to bite his lips so he could keep from laughing. When Reiko finally got out of the water she turn to face Koji with a murderous glare. Which made him step back a little. Reiko walked closer to him. "R-Rei-chan, I was only playing around.” He said nervously. Reiko stopped and put on a fake sweet smile on. Koji being an idiot sighed in relief and let his guard down. Reiko laid her hand gently on his chest and leaned towards him for a kiss. But right before their lips touched, Reiko pushed Koji into the water. Before Koji landed in the river he grabbed Reiko by the arm and pulled her to him. Reiko screamed in surprise and koji grinned. Reiko closed her eyes tightly and hanged on to Koji. ::::::::^_^:::::::: “He has failed me, you are going to replace him, Anetheas. Do not fail me.” A deep voice rang out in the darkness. “My brother was a fool. I will not fail you milord.” A deeper and husky but full of evil voice uttered. “Go and don’t come back until they are dead or you captured the kid or the Queen and King.” “Yes.” He disappeared ::::::::^_^:::::::: Reiko got out of the river but only to be pulled back in by Koji who held her shivering body in his arms. Reiko glared at him. “Koji what the hell are you......” Before she could finish Koji placed his lips on hers. Reiko let out a ‘mmm’ as she buried her hands in his silver hair and drew him closer to her. Koji pulled her closer and underneath the water with him as they kissed. ::::::::^_^:::::::: “What's taking them so long to clean a wound?” Susaki asked a little annoyed with Reiko and Koji and still angry that she couldn’t do anything with Satoki. “Do you really need to ask?” Kera replied with a sly grin. “You should have known by now Suki-chan.” Satoki teased. Susaki glared at him. “Come on Suki-chan I thought you were the almighty in the love business.” Hiroshi mocked Susaki knowing she already lost the game threw her hands in the air frustrated. “Ugh!!” “why are you such in a bad mood anyway?” Hiroshi asked. Susaki turned to him with a glare “you should know.” “What?” Kera and Satoki looked at him with one eyebrow up. ‘He can’t be that dense?’ ::::::::^_^:::::::: “Midi how are thing going?” The voice asked “They managed to kill one of the enemy. Susaki-Chan is back and Koji-sama dumped Reiko-sama into the river.” The angel giggled but that ended soon when she remembered Susaki. “I’m afraid for Susaki-chan. She chose to have eternal life. I’m worried about her. She might not win over the consequences.” “Don’t worry Midi. Keep watching.” ::::::::^_^:::::::: (Week later; morning) Susaki was somewhere deep in the forest. She was training, testing her techniques, martial arts and powers with everything around her, unaware she was being watched. Three hours of practice, she collapse on the ground from exhaustion. With few fancy gestures she yelled, “SHUTAN RISE FROM THE WATERS!!!” In the lake few feet from her the water began to twist and turn. Small amount of the water rose and rushed over to Susaki. The water danced around her before collecting itself in front of her. It took form of a bird, half eagle and half swan. “Hello Suki-chan.” Shutan greeted “Hi, Tan-chan. Tan-chan do you believe I did the right thing? About taking immortality?” Susaki asked not to sure of her actions. “With all my heart Suki-chan. it’s going to be difficult but I know you can do it, and I’m going to be with you all through it all. Just believe in yourself.” Shutan reassured. “Thank you, I will. Hey! my birthday is in a month and two weeks, I can’t wait.” Susaki exclaimed While they were talking, in the bushes red eyes beamed then disappeared. ::::::::^_^:::::::: “Milord the warrior of water has a birthday in a month and two weeks.” Anetheas reported “So.” The mysterious figure said like he didn’t care. “And you’re telling me this because...” “Because at that time, the warrior will have her guard down. That’s where I’ll trick and destroy her.” Anetheas looked up from where he was kneeling. “She took the eternal life her guardian offered and now has second thoughts of it. I could....” “Don’t tell me, JUST DO IT!!” The figure yelled. “Don’t show your face back here until you have done it!” he sneered. “Yes!” Anetheas disappeared in lightning “Brother...did you get her yet? I want the Queen in my hands.” A second voice echoed “No my sister....the queen is still safe.....for the moment.” He sneered at the word queen. “Brother please get her.” “Yes my sister.” ::::::::^_^:::::::: A month and two weeks had past. During that time Kera had talked with Hiroshi about Susaki and Satoki. It took a while to get him to agree with her, after she said that they started going out when she was only 12 and him 15, he shut up after that. Satoki had been trying to get Reiko and Koji from killing each other from getting revenge. And Susaki had been having doubts and regrets for accepting eternity. She had been having nightmares about it, from that less sleep. She’s been cranky and snappy. She distance herself from the group especially Satoki. Anetheas has been watching the group especially Susaki. At night he had planted images in her head, causing the nightmares. He wondered how such stupid, immature, and vain humans could destroy his brother. “Tomorrow will be the Water Warrior’s birthday. I’ll strike when she’s least expecting it.” ::::::::^_^:::::::: “Ki-chan is anything wrong?” Satoki and Kera walked up to Susaki by the river. Susaki looked like she was in a deep thought and probably didn’t hear them. Kera and Satoki looked at each other and turned back to Susaki. Kera reached out for her but stopped when Susaki slightly turned her head and looked at them through the corner of her left eye. “I’m okay....c-could you please leave me alone for a while?” She asked as she turned back looking at the sunset. Kera and Satoki looked at each other but this time they each frowned. Satoki knelt down by Susaki’s left side and sat down, Kera did the same on the her right side. “Look Susaki, you know that you will not get rid of Satoki or me that easily, not until you tell us what’s wrong. You have been cold and distant Suki-chan. it’s not like you.” Kera said worriedly as she looked at the sunset. “Ki-chan please tell us what’s wrong.” Satoki looked at Susaki, who was also looking sunset. He took her hand and held it gently. “You would never understand, I’m not mortal anymore.” She whispered. “Huh?” “What are you talking about?” “Remember when I ‘died’? Well my guardian -don’t ask- said that because I showed how much I care and loved you guys she would give me eternal life and send me back. She gave me a choice to take it.... and as a fool I was I took it. I would never die, never grow old....I would remain like this and be force to watch you guys grow old and die!!!” Susaki burst into tears. “I can’t live like that!!! I can’t!!! She told me there would be consequences but I never thought what it would be until it was too late. I don’t want to be immortal if it means watching you guys die and be all alone in life...I was born to protect the King and Queen....And to protect Mishna....I don’t even know who or what they are. I thought I was normal!!! I want a normal life!!!!” At this time Susaki shouted as she sobbed heavily. Kera and Satoki immediately hugged her as she cried uncontrollably. “My guar.. dian said I am....one of the Six Heavens of Mishna....and so is Hiroshi.” She spoke in between her cries. Kera froze when she heard that Hiroshi was one of them. “...but I don’t know if he is immortal too. She said that who ever is one of the...six has unstoppable power...There is Earth, fire, wind/lightning, spirit/love, destruction/telekinesis, and water. I’m water...I don’t want it!!!!” “Shhh....it’s ok...Suki-chan it’s going to be ok....I don’t care if you are immortal. you are my friend and sister, right? I’ll always love you.” Kera whispered after she found her voice. She leaned down and kissed the top of Susaki’s head. “And I will always love you...no matter what. Do you understand me?” Satoki asked. He felt Susaki nod her head and he smiled. After she subdued her cries they sat back down and gazed at the stars. After a while of silence Kera spoke. “That's not the only thing bothering you, is it?” She watched as Susaki shook her head. “For a while I couldn’t sleep. Someone-I don’t know who- have been giving me images in my sleep. They have been given me nightmares.” She said as she drew her knees to he chest. “What are they?” “It’s about my immortality. Images of you guys growing old as I stay young. Then pictures of you guys dying one by one from old age. Of having babies and they growing old and die in front of me as I still stay 18. Me being left in the world without anyone...roaming around the years alone....It’s to much.” She wiped the tears that were running down her cheeks. “It’s driving me crazy! I don’t want to fall asleep anymore...I do everything in my power to stay awake. I don’t want to see those images.” “Susaki....I have powers too....actually me and Reiko have powers.” Susaki snapped her attention towards Kera. “Mine are Love/spirit and Reiko’s is fire. I have a dragon and she has a tiger.” “Shentu, and Shitian.” Susaki whispered. “You guys are one of the Heavens!” Kera nodded and smiled at her ‘sister’. Her gaze turned to serious from sad. “The person who is send you these images is only trying to scare you...” “That’s right. Don’t let him scare you Ki-chan. You can beat it and we’ll be here to help you.” Satoki finished “We won’t tell anyone that we had this conversation. We’ll leaved that up to you.” Kera said Susaki nodded, she then smiled-which she hasn’t done in a long time- and turned to her two friends. “Thank you.” “You’re welcome.” Kera stood up. “I’ll be leaving you two alone, goodnight.” Kera smiled and walked away. “Toki-chan? What you said before...did you mean it?” Susaki asked Satoki grabbed her chin mildly and turned her head so she would look at him. “I meant everything I said Ki-chan and I’ll always love you.” Satoki leaned closer and kissed Susaki softly. Susaki wrapped her arms around his neck drawing him closer to her. Taking her permission he kiss her deeply and drew her closer. ::::::::^_^:::::::: “They're cute together. Satoki will take care of her, won’t he?” Midi asked “Yes, he will. Midi get ready, you’ll be going soon.” The voice commanded. “Alright!!! Finally!!!” ::::::::^_^:::::::: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUKI!!!!” Everyone yelled as they gathered around the sleepy girl except Reiko, who was getting her present. Susaki sat up from her bed and saw her friends around her. She gave out a small yawn before smiling. Reiko walked towards her with her hands behind her. She knelt in front of Susaki and gave her the object in her hand. Susaki gasp when she saw it. She looked down at it and then turn to look at them with a big smile. “Thank y...” “SUSAKI WATCH OUT?” Satoki yelled and pushed her out of the way of the lightning coming towards her. The lightning smacked into him and coursed through his body as he screamed in pain. He fell on the ground unconscious. “SATOKI!!!” Everyone yelled. “Not again.” Kera whined as she stumped her left feet down. “What do these people want?” Susaki ran towards Satoki, “Toki-chan please...whatever you do don’t die!” “WATCH OUT!!!” Kera yelled Susaki turned around to see another lightning bolt coming for her. She then saw Kera jump in front tacking the hit. She screamed in anguish and toppled on the soil. “KERA-CHAN!!!” Susaki, Reiko, and Koji yelled. “KERA!!!!” Hiroshi ran towards her and cradle her head. Another bolt appeared but this time Susaki was prepared. “SHUTAN ILLUSION!!!” Susaki exclaimed. The attack was diverted from the group when a barrier of Ice and Water appeared around everyone. Protecting them from the attack. The wall disappeared, and everyone stood in a battle stand in front of Kera and Satoki. ::::::::^_^:::::::: In the darkness Satoki was floating. “Where am I?” Satoki asked “YO! Toki-chan! Behind you!” A strong male voice called Satoki turned around and saw a brown and gold falcon. “You have no time for me to answer your questions, Midi will do that.” The falcon said. “If you want to go back touch my head and you’ll be given immortality, if not you’ll remain here. Susaki is in trouble and she needs your help. You need to make up your mind NOW!” Without any hesitation Satoki reached for the Falcon and a brown/gold light engulfed the two. ::::::::^_^:::::::: In the dark Kera found herself floating. “What the...? Where am I?” “You’re in oblivion.” A voice called out from behind. Kera turned around to find Shitian in front of her. “What do you mean? Oblivion?” “No time to explain Kera-chan, Susaki-chan is in trouble. Midi will explain everything but right now you have two choices. One, you touch my snout and be immortal and go back. Or, two you stay here.” Kera immediately touched his snout and was engulfed in a brilliant white light. ::::::::^_^:::::::: MEANWHILE: Everyone except Susaki was struck down senseless. Susaki struggled to her feet to see a handsome man come out from the shadow with an evil expression on his face. He had blonde hair and the most beautiful violet eyes. He wore a black clock around him. On his forehead there was a strange mark on his head, a deformed star and a sword was sticking out of the star. “I can’t believe you people of all people killed my brother. You are weak.’ The man spoke. “Who are you? and what do you want?” Susaki asked defiantly. “I’m known as Anetheas. What I want is to know where the royal family is and you to join me or die. Simple really.” Anetheas answered “Well, dying is impossible so you can skip that part. Second, I will never join you. And third, I don’t know what you are babbling about...and if I knew I would never tell you.” Susaki spoke with venom. Anetheas smirked evilly and brought his hands up, “Let see if I can kill, shall we?” He shot out a lightning bolt at Susaki. Who dodged it but was hit with another one as she was dodging. She screamed in pain. She looked at Anetheas opposing as she’s been electrocuted. “Su-chan use this.’ A voice appeared in her mind and a mirror appeared in front of her. Susaki grabbed the mirror. ‘A mirror? Shutan, I don’t want to look at myself!!!” Susaki yelled in her mind. ‘It’s not for that you idiot!!!” Shutan shot back. ‘just concentrate.’ ‘You got to be kidding? How can I concentrate when I’m being electrocuted!!!!” Susaki protested ‘Will you just SHUT UP and just do it, before you get KILLED?’ ‘FINE!!!!’ Susaki shouted. Susaki closed her eyes, her blue aura shined around her, Anetheas stopped attacking and watched in amusement. “SHUTAN OCEAN TIDAL FLOW!!!” Holding the mirror directly in front of her hands, forceful currents of energy whirled around Susaki’s slender form, before flaring up, surrounding the warrior of water before the energy enrolled in the mirror. Glowing slightly, the mirror absorbed all of the energy quickly. Susaki then held the mirror at arm length and directed the mirror at Anetheas. A beacon of energy shot out of the mirror’s surface and rushed towards her foe. Before the energy reached the amused Anetheas the energy converted into a powerful blast of freezing water. The water hit Anetheas and sent him flying crashing in a tree. He stood up and glared at Susaki. He then spotted a puddle a few feet away from her and got an idea. “Is that all you got, little girl?” Anetheas mocked. ‘If I can get her in that water....’ Susaki glared at him. ‘Who is he calling a ‘little girl! I’m going to teach him a lesson.’ She took a step forward. Her mirror vanished and her hands balled up in a fist. “What did you say?” She sneered. “You heard me! Was that all you have? Some warrior, I pity the person you’re guarding. You can’t even kill a foe. You don’t deserve to be one of the heavens!” Anetheas continued to torment Susaki. He was almost gloating when she was only one feet away from the puddle. “You are nothing but a weak dwarf. Sinjiku was not too bright for making you a guardian.” ‘Who the hell does he think he is?’ Susaki was fuming beyond belief. Susaki took a step forward, stepping the puddle and prepared for another attack to launch, but Susaki wasn’t fast enough, Anetheas shot a lightning bolt and it hit Susaki dead in the center of her chest. As the electricity smacked into her, her body snapped up right and her mouth hanged open howling in agony. She collapse on the ground, her body still twitching and writhing in anguish. Anetheas smiled wickedly as he saw Susaki fall. “Shentaru...” A deep voice spoke. The figure held on to his staff tightly and began to spin it, faster and faster, gaining more and more momentum. “Ground...” The guy stopped twirling his staff and held it in a two-hand grip with the green orb on top facing the clueless Anetheas. “TREMOR!!!” As the last word was spoken, he picked the staff up over his head and slammed it into the ground. The ground began to shake, a hole opened up underneath Anetheas, trapping him inside the soil. Then came another voice. “Shitian...” A female voice called. She cupped her hands together over her heart and a bright white glow emitted from between her clasped hands. “Passion...” She pulled her hands from her chest and cupped a white glow swirling with a pinch of gold heart in her palms. “ DESIRE!!!” One hand went down to her side while the other stayed up as the heart’s power kept growing. With one swift move, she used one hand to throw the heart at the puzzled Anetheas like a Frisbee. The attack hit Anetheas and there was a big explosion. After a while the explosion ceased and Anetheas was barely standing. “Shentu...” A feminine voice whispered from behind Anetheas. She placed her palms together and felt fire burning between them. “Flame...” She pulled her hands apart and the flames danced within them. The fire danced gracefully around her, as she, herself twirled in a dance like turn. “WAVE!!!” She stopped abruptly. The fire stopped spinning and gathered in her palms. She flung the inferno at Anetheas with all her might. The fire was joined quickly with a ‘Snake of Destruction.’ It hit the enemy with great speed and Anetheas fell to the ground and didn’t move but was still breathing. “SHANTI...WIND PRESSURE EXPLOSION!!!” A deep male voice yelled, and the wind exploded around Anetheas. When the explosion died down, Anetheas was dead and his body melted into the ground. All five figures ran towards Susaki. ::::::::^_^:::::::: “Midi they have gained trust in themselves and they have tasted a small portion of their powers.” “You mean I can go now?” Midi begged The voice giggled at the impulsive angel, “yes little one. Go and protect them.” “Thank you! I’ll make you proud.” Midi smiled and disappeared. “I know you will, Midi.” ::::::::^_^:::::::: “That worthless fool....I should’ve known.” A deep angry voice spoke “You called me, milord.” A feminine voice called out of the darkness. “You’re replacing Anetheas. Don’t you dare fail me...” “I wont, my lord.” She interrupted. “I’ll destroy them or get them to join. I won’t fail.” The lady disappeared “Brother...” “Sister be patient. “ “I’ll come to you soon, brother.” “I’ll be waiting.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So what do you think? You hate it? Like it? Burn it? Send me e-mails peoples!!!!