"You promised me, Tenchi.I thought that I could stop something like
this from happening again.but I was terribly mistaken." Her tears began to
mingle with the wounds on her fallen love's body and the rain, and the
girls began to join in her silent weeping. Nobayuki was in shock. He stood
silently and made his way from the silent Kalea over to where Ayeka, Ryoko,
and Washu were knelt. He gazed down upon the lifeless form of his son who
lay near the gravestone of Achika, and fell to his knees, a hand resting
upon Tenchi's shoulder.
"No.not Tenchi.please, not him." Ayeka whispered, her hands gripped in silent sorrow. Ryoko had her eyes closed and her teeth gritted, but her own tears of sorrow were evident upon her face, as were Kiyone and Mihoshi's.
"Washu." A hand fell upon the chaotic goddess's shoulder gently, and a crystalline voice spoke. "Washu.you and your family; they have no reason to grieve.there is not much I can do, but I will try to help you."
Washu looked up into the calm face of her sister, tears and rain streaked across her face. "What can you do? He's dead.nothing can bring him back."
Tokimi nodded and beckoned gently for Tsunami to join her; and it seemed as though Tsunami already knew what to do. "Tsunami.Kagato's power.you know what you need to do."
Tsunami nodded, and she took her sister's hand. Washu looked on as the two serene goddesses closed their eyes and bowed their heads, as though praying. They stood in the same position for what seemed like an eternity, unmoving like a statue, and none of those present knew exactly what it was that the two deities were doing. All looked on in sorrowful awe, and Washu tightened her protective grip on Tenchi's still warm body.
"There.it is finished," Tsunami said finally as she and Tokimi opened their eyes and parted hands.
"But.I don't understand.what have you done?" Ayeka finally voiced, her tone hoarse with silent sobs.
"You shall soon see, Princess.now, I must restore that which I have changed.Tsunami, Washu.someday your true powers will manifest themselves, but for now, you must remain in the form in that which I found you."
As Sasami and Washu's original form were restored, Ryoko walked over towards Kagato's trembling, weakened form. She stood over him with angry disdain, her golden eyes filled with hatred. He looked up at her with spite as she quickly moved her hand towards his face; forming a ball of intense energy in her palm. "Kagato.it is your turn to die."
"Ryoko, stop! Is it really necessary to spill more blood today?" Kiyone said as she ran towards the demon. Ryoko turned her face to look at the detective, and frowned.
"Don't try to stop me, Kiyone." she uttered, the fury evident in her tone. But it was Katsuhito who placed his own hand upon Ryoko's raised one and brought it down.
"Ryoko.let him live.he deserves to live with himself.he is stripped of his mighty power and humiliated.that is a punishment far worse than death itself."
"He is not worthy to live.he has abused his right to live.and for this he must be punished!" It was then, that Ryoko struck in a blinding flash of fury and hatred.
"RYOKO!"
"Ryoko, no!"
But it was too late. The blast from the demon's hand struck like lightening, and Kagato finally fell at Ryoko's feet, dead like the young Juraian that lay in the goddess's arms. Tokimi watched silently as Kagato took his last breath, and shook her head.
"Consumed and killed by his own greed and power." She turned back to the rest of the mourning friends and family and sighed a bit. "I shall take care of Kagato's remains.you all have much more important things to worry about.I bid thee all farewell."
Washu watched as her divine sister vanished into the bowels of her ship, and Sasami knelt beside Ayeka, placing her hand upon her shoulder. The small princess was watching Tenchi's form closely, her large eyes intent upon his face.
"Tenchi.I'm so sorry that this had to happen." Washu said, closing her eyes tightly.
"Don't.be sorry." came a weak voice from below her. Washu gasped softly as the words came to her and she felt a warm hand slide across hers and squeeze it slightly.
"T-Tenchi-?!" she managed to say, her voice barely audible. He smiled faintly up at her, his dark eyes glistening a bit. She looked over to Nobayuki, who was gazing at his rejuvenated son with wide and joyful eyes. Tenchi moved a bit and tried to feebly prop himself up on his elbows, wincing in pain as he did so. Sasami saw this and stood, rushing over there as quickly as possible.
"TENCHI!" she cried as she hurried over there. This caught the attention of the others rather quickly, as all looked over to where they were. Mihoshi, who had been surprisingly silent throughout all of this, now jumped up and ran over to his side, joy overflowing in her blue eyes. Ryoko's demeanor changed quickly from anger to surprise, and she also wasted no time in teleporting herself quickly to his side. Ayeka and Kiyone, both overtaken with revelation and elation, ran swiftly over to where the small mob was gathering, and watched in happiness.
"Oh, Tenchi!!" Ryoko cried joyously. "How did you-"
"We thought you had died!" Mihoshi blurted out. "How did you survive??"
When Tenchi had no answer, Sasami smiled and cleared her throat. "Well, when I gathered the power from Kagato, I used it along with some of Lady Tokimi's own strength and together we transported it into Tenchi's body.this power, when combined together.it made you fairly immortal, Tenchi.just like Washu and I."
But if Tenchi was surprised, he made no show of displaying it. He looked around at his family, tiredness flickering in his eyes. "I'm just glad to see you all again.I was certain that-"
"Don't speak anymore, Tenchi.let's just get you to bed, alright?" Washu cut him off, her tears slowing a bit.
"Oh, no! You're not seeing him naked again for a LOOONG time!" Ryoko cried. This caused the entire entourage to chuckle at Ryoko's ignorance, but the laughter was well needed. Tenchi sighed a bit as Washu and his father began to help him to his feet.
"Ryoko.I don't think that's what she meant exactly." He then turned to Washu; the weak smile still playing upon his lips.
"Washu.regardless of what I said before.I told you that you'd never lose me."
Washu's jade eyes lit up notably and she wrapped her arms gently around him before they began to walk towards the house. "I love you, Tenchi Masaki." She then pressed her lips against his gently, thankful that she was able to feel his caress again. And this time, Ayeka and Ryoko made no move to protest.
Mihoshi beamed. "AWWW! I love happy endings!!!"
~*Owari*~
"No.not Tenchi.please, not him." Ayeka whispered, her hands gripped in silent sorrow. Ryoko had her eyes closed and her teeth gritted, but her own tears of sorrow were evident upon her face, as were Kiyone and Mihoshi's.
"Washu." A hand fell upon the chaotic goddess's shoulder gently, and a crystalline voice spoke. "Washu.you and your family; they have no reason to grieve.there is not much I can do, but I will try to help you."
Washu looked up into the calm face of her sister, tears and rain streaked across her face. "What can you do? He's dead.nothing can bring him back."
Tokimi nodded and beckoned gently for Tsunami to join her; and it seemed as though Tsunami already knew what to do. "Tsunami.Kagato's power.you know what you need to do."
Tsunami nodded, and she took her sister's hand. Washu looked on as the two serene goddesses closed their eyes and bowed their heads, as though praying. They stood in the same position for what seemed like an eternity, unmoving like a statue, and none of those present knew exactly what it was that the two deities were doing. All looked on in sorrowful awe, and Washu tightened her protective grip on Tenchi's still warm body.
"There.it is finished," Tsunami said finally as she and Tokimi opened their eyes and parted hands.
"But.I don't understand.what have you done?" Ayeka finally voiced, her tone hoarse with silent sobs.
"You shall soon see, Princess.now, I must restore that which I have changed.Tsunami, Washu.someday your true powers will manifest themselves, but for now, you must remain in the form in that which I found you."
As Sasami and Washu's original form were restored, Ryoko walked over towards Kagato's trembling, weakened form. She stood over him with angry disdain, her golden eyes filled with hatred. He looked up at her with spite as she quickly moved her hand towards his face; forming a ball of intense energy in her palm. "Kagato.it is your turn to die."
"Ryoko, stop! Is it really necessary to spill more blood today?" Kiyone said as she ran towards the demon. Ryoko turned her face to look at the detective, and frowned.
"Don't try to stop me, Kiyone." she uttered, the fury evident in her tone. But it was Katsuhito who placed his own hand upon Ryoko's raised one and brought it down.
"Ryoko.let him live.he deserves to live with himself.he is stripped of his mighty power and humiliated.that is a punishment far worse than death itself."
"He is not worthy to live.he has abused his right to live.and for this he must be punished!" It was then, that Ryoko struck in a blinding flash of fury and hatred.
"RYOKO!"
"Ryoko, no!"
But it was too late. The blast from the demon's hand struck like lightening, and Kagato finally fell at Ryoko's feet, dead like the young Juraian that lay in the goddess's arms. Tokimi watched silently as Kagato took his last breath, and shook her head.
"Consumed and killed by his own greed and power." She turned back to the rest of the mourning friends and family and sighed a bit. "I shall take care of Kagato's remains.you all have much more important things to worry about.I bid thee all farewell."
Washu watched as her divine sister vanished into the bowels of her ship, and Sasami knelt beside Ayeka, placing her hand upon her shoulder. The small princess was watching Tenchi's form closely, her large eyes intent upon his face.
"Tenchi.I'm so sorry that this had to happen." Washu said, closing her eyes tightly.
"Don't.be sorry." came a weak voice from below her. Washu gasped softly as the words came to her and she felt a warm hand slide across hers and squeeze it slightly.
"T-Tenchi-?!" she managed to say, her voice barely audible. He smiled faintly up at her, his dark eyes glistening a bit. She looked over to Nobayuki, who was gazing at his rejuvenated son with wide and joyful eyes. Tenchi moved a bit and tried to feebly prop himself up on his elbows, wincing in pain as he did so. Sasami saw this and stood, rushing over there as quickly as possible.
"TENCHI!" she cried as she hurried over there. This caught the attention of the others rather quickly, as all looked over to where they were. Mihoshi, who had been surprisingly silent throughout all of this, now jumped up and ran over to his side, joy overflowing in her blue eyes. Ryoko's demeanor changed quickly from anger to surprise, and she also wasted no time in teleporting herself quickly to his side. Ayeka and Kiyone, both overtaken with revelation and elation, ran swiftly over to where the small mob was gathering, and watched in happiness.
"Oh, Tenchi!!" Ryoko cried joyously. "How did you-"
"We thought you had died!" Mihoshi blurted out. "How did you survive??"
When Tenchi had no answer, Sasami smiled and cleared her throat. "Well, when I gathered the power from Kagato, I used it along with some of Lady Tokimi's own strength and together we transported it into Tenchi's body.this power, when combined together.it made you fairly immortal, Tenchi.just like Washu and I."
But if Tenchi was surprised, he made no show of displaying it. He looked around at his family, tiredness flickering in his eyes. "I'm just glad to see you all again.I was certain that-"
"Don't speak anymore, Tenchi.let's just get you to bed, alright?" Washu cut him off, her tears slowing a bit.
"Oh, no! You're not seeing him naked again for a LOOONG time!" Ryoko cried. This caused the entire entourage to chuckle at Ryoko's ignorance, but the laughter was well needed. Tenchi sighed a bit as Washu and his father began to help him to his feet.
"Ryoko.I don't think that's what she meant exactly." He then turned to Washu; the weak smile still playing upon his lips.
"Washu.regardless of what I said before.I told you that you'd never lose me."
Washu's jade eyes lit up notably and she wrapped her arms gently around him before they began to walk towards the house. "I love you, Tenchi Masaki." She then pressed her lips against his gently, thankful that she was able to feel his caress again. And this time, Ayeka and Ryoko made no move to protest.
Mihoshi beamed. "AWWW! I love happy endings!!!"
~*Owari*~