"Noooo!" Asuka yells as she snap open her eyes. Sweat stream down her face. She lays up in bed and places the palm of her left hand to her forehead. "The same nightmare... again? I really should stop watching horror movies late at night" Feeling like all her energy had drain out from her, she glances out of her window to see the sun light pouring through her window and birds soaring through the sky. She remembers what today is. "My birthday!" Asuka leaps to get out of bed but loses balance as the blanket is still wrapped around one of her legs causing her to fall. "Etaii..." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Mion places both of her hands on her hips as she stares up happily at the work she has done. A long "Happy 17th Birthday Asuka!" cloth is hung along one of the dojo's wall with a fair amount of different colored balloons floating up to the ceiling and a few on the floor. A large table was laid out with two presents and a large course meal spread out. "What do you think Sayuri?" Mion said with a grin. "Well?" Mion turns around as her friend doesn't say a word and sees Sayuri standing out at the walk way staring at the sky. Wondering what has gotten her friend into such a state, she walks out to her. "What's the matter?" "The sky..." "Hm?" Mion gazes up at the sky "What about it?" "It's not clear anymore... just an hour ago the sun was beaming down on us like it was summer. No clouds even." Sayuri said frowning "Now...it looks almost as if a large storm is coming...the whole sky looks like some giant black hole or something." The image of her friend's bloody figure flashes in Mion's eyes as she glances as her friend and shakes her head. Biting her bottom lip, she forces a smile and holds the side of her friend's shirt. "Come on, don't worry about the weather, let's go inside. Asuka should be coming you know." Sayuri stares at her friend for a second, sensing the worry in her. Smiling reassuringly, Sayuri walks with her friend inside the living room. As their back turn around from the gate, a lightning bolt flashes revealing a shadow figure standing at the front gate...with a large smile on its face then vanishes as lightning disperse. -30 minutes later- "What's with this weather?" Asuka thought as she rushes down the street to her friend's house."Seems a bit familiar..dejavu like.." Sighting the large wooden gate, she opens the door and sees the dojo's light on. Smiling, she rushes through the yard towards dojo and slides the wooden covered doors to the side. A loud snap and popping sound startles her as she jumps back to find confetti flying in the air. "Happy 17th birthday Asuka-san!" Tears begin to well up in Asuka's eyes as she embraces both of her friends in her arms. "I knew you'd do something for me," she said with a bright smile. "Heh, sure you did," Sayuri said laughing "But you thought we were only gonna take you to the movies and that's it." Mion smiles warmly. "Well, we still are later if you'd like." Asuka releases both of her friends. "Of course, lets! Now let's hurry and eat some food before it goes cold." For the next hour the friends playfully joke around as they eat and talk until Sayuri finally brings out the birthday cake. "Make sure to make a wish before you blow the candles," Sayuri said with a snicker "You tend to rush things quickly and forget to do things..." Mion laughs and playfully hits Sayuri's arm. "Don't mind her, go ahead and make a wish." she said to Asuka "A wish huh..." Asuka said tilting her head to the side as she ponders about it. "Not sure what..." "How 'bout, finding true love?" Mion asks "Are you sure? I think even if she wished that, Kami-sama wouldn't be willing to give her one 'cuz she's been doing nothing but bad pranks this year." Sayuri said with a chuckle "I'm kidding, go on, you may wish on that if you like." Asuka jokingly sticks out her tongue at Sayuri then grins as she turns her attention to the cake. Clasping her hands together, she wishes to find true love and then blows the candle. Right at that moment, as if on cue, the electricity in the house cuts off as thunder and lightning crash outside. "Kiyahh! What in the world?" Asuka yelps out latching onto the side of Sayuri's arm while Mion holding the other one. Sayuri grits her teeth as her eyes scan around the room. Suddenly she notices a presence lingering outside the household. Quickly she snaps her body around and snatches a red sheathed katana that was hung on the wall. Rushing towards the living room sliding doors, she slams the door to the side as the girls still cling on her arm. Another lightning bolt flashes in the background and a large thunder erupt in the sky as the Asuka and Mion stare in horror into the eyes of a man with white hair menacing eyes standing on the wall. Wearing an ordinary black Japanese school uniform, the man smiles as the Sayuri steps takes a step forward to him. "Oh~? Welcoming me already?" the man grinned "Happy 17th birthday by the way .. Priestess...of the Seven Gods." A shiver shot up Asuka's spine as he utters the last words. "You... what's your business here." Sayuri asks coldly as rain begins to pour "The Priestess... of course." The man smirks as he hops down to the grass. Immediately after having his first foot hit the ground he dashes towards them in a demon-like speed. Surprised, Sayuri pulls away from the two girls and rushes towards the intruder with sword in hand. The man dodges to the side as Sayuri does a gatotsu (a fast forward stabbing move). Easily maneuvering to the side, she spins around as she does a side slash as the man quickly leaps in the air. "Ho? Quite fast, if you had possessed powers you would probably be a formidable opponent." The man lands on the stone wall. Reaching out his hand, Sayuri's eyes shot open knowing his intentions and rushes towards the girls. A large invisible burst of energy launches out from the man's hand aiming straight at the two girls. Asuka and Mion watches in slow motion as Sayuri pushes them down and is shot in the back from the energy that sent her flying 20 feet across the dojo and into the wall. Sayuri yells out in pain as she feels her ribs crack and falls to the ground from a crater size dent in the wall. "Sayuri!!" Mion and Asuka yells out in horror. Quickly both of them rush towards their friend and Mion pulls Sayuri's upper body to lay on her lap and clasp her hands on her friend's face. "Omg no... please don't die on us..." Mion said as tears stream down her face. Asuka wipes the tears off her cheeks as she turns around angrily to see the man walking towards the dojo. "My my... how heroic." the man said shaking his head and making a tsk-tsk noise. "Come now Priestess, unless you want more people-" A large energy ball heads towards the man and he crosses his arms in front of him as he is flies back 10 feet, leaving 2 long trail marks on the ground from the force. "Who in the world?" He looks at his arm to see the sleeves on his arms where he had blocked had been burnt to pieces and his arms slightly burned. He looks back up at the dojo. Asuka blinks and sees the back of a guy facing her. His legs were spread wide apart as if in a defense position and arms up ready to fight. "Who are you?" she asks The guy turns his head to look at her over his shoulder and smiles. "Your knight of course," he jokes
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