WARNING: This chapter is rated M for strong sexual themes. ---------- Before performing the Last Rite and leaving the world behind, Himeko and Chikane wanted to spend some time alone. They decided to spend their last moments of life in the place that they had first met, the flower garden. Somehow, it was the only place on the entire planet that had been spared from Orochi's destruction. Himeko and Chikane stood before Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi as they prepared to part. "Thank you Tsukuyomi for everything you've done," said Chikane. "I wish that there was some way that I could repay you." "It was an honor simply to serve and protect the Lunar Priestess," Tsukuyomi's deep voice came from the purple mech. "If I could give up my life to spare yours, I would do it." "I understand," Chikane said. "Once the world is restored, you have to return to the moon to make sure it doesn't fall from the sky." "And thank you, Amaterasu," Himeko said. "I wouldn't be together with Chikane again if it weren't for you." "Your ancestors worshipped me," said Amaterasu, her voice more musical and high-pitched than Tsukuyomi's. "The only way to return my debt to Queen Himiko and the priestesses that succeeded her was to do what I could to protect you. And I would sacrifice myself for you just as my sister would for the Lunar Priestess." "I know," said Himeko. The two celestial gods kneeled before the Priestesses one last time before disappearing. Alone, Himeko and Chikane looked at each other. "I guess it's time," said Himeko. "Himeko, wait," said Chikane. Himeko looked at Chikane, waiting to listen to what her beloved had to say. Chikane said, "Last year, I did a terrible thing to you. And even though I know that I was under the influence of Orochi when it happened, I could never forgive myself if I died without atoning for my sin." Chikane produced her sheathed tanto and held it out in front of her, presenting it to Himeko. Himeko looked at the tanto in Chikane's hands, curious as to what the taller girl intended. "Take it, Himeko," said Chikane. Himeko did as Chikane told her and took the blade from Chikane. Chikane stepped back and started untying the obi that she wore as part of her Priestess uniform. "The only way that I can atone for what I have done," Chikane said, the purple obi falling to the ground, "is to let you do what I did to you." Chikane grabbed the sides of her kimono and pulled it away from her body. She let the sleeves slip off of her shoulders and down her arms, revealing her bare upper body. "Rape me, Himeko. Steal my virginity away from me." "You're...virginity?" Himeko asked in a very shaky, nervous voice. "Yes," Chikane explained. "I would never allow anyone but you to touch me down there...not even myself. My virgin blood is for you and you alone." Chikane dropped her pants, lied down on the ground, and splayed herself out, displaying her naked body to Himeko. "Now Himeko, rape me. Even if I am in pain, even if I scream for you to stop, you must not, not until you have had your way with me, not until you have satisfied your lust, not until you have taken my virginity like I have taken yours." Himeko stared at the girl displaying herself before her. She did not know what to make of the situation. Himeko knew that Chikane wanted to atone for what happened the year before, but Himeko was very unsettled to see Chikane in such an absolutely subordinate position. Chikane had always been a strong, gentle person, and now she was presenting herself as no more than an object for Himeko's enjoyment, a living sex doll. "Please," Chikane begged. Himeko looked at the tanto in her hand and then looked back at Chikane. Himeko clenched her fists and said, "No." Chikane looked at Himeko in surprise. "I can't do that to you, Chikane," Himeko continued. "This is not the way I want to consummate our love." Himeko untied the obi around her waist and started undressing as well. "If you're going to lose your virginity," said Himeko as she dropped her pants, exposing her naked self to Chikane, "then it's going to be consensual. I will lose my virginity with you." "What...?" said a surprised Chikane. "I was remade along with the rest of the world last year," said Himeko. "In this reality, I'm still a virgin." Himeko knelt down in front of Chikane, still holding the sheathed tanto in her hand. "I don't want to rape you, Chikane. What I want is to make love to you, to make love WITH you, to be together with you in mind and soul AS WELL as in body. Isn't that what you want, Chikane?" "What I want is irrelevant." "No, it's not!" Himeko wrapped her arms around Chikane and pulled her close. "You matter to me more than anyone else in the world, Chikane," Himeko said, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. "We've both suffered far too much because of Orochi, both emotionally and physically." Himeko touched the side of Chikane's left arm, the place where it had been severed by Ame no Murakumo, where a scar that strangely resembled a flower had formed. "Raping you would only cause you more suffering," the shorter girl continued. "I want to lose my virginity to you the right way this time, no rape involved." Himeko pulled away from Chikane just enough so that she could look into her beloved's eyes. "I know that I pulled back the first time you wanted to make love to me after you were freed from the Lunar Shrine. But after we climbed the mountain and I had to give you my heat, I felt warm and comforted knowing that my skin was touching yours. And when we got back home after reviving Ame no Murakumo and we slept only in our underwear, I got the same feeling when my skin touched yours." Tears of happiness came to Himeko's eyes as her heart bled all of her emotions to her love. "Chikane," she continued, "I'm ready now. The memories of that night no longer bother me. I'm happy that the world was remade. Because now, I can give up my virginity willingly. I love you, Chikane. And I am not going to taint that love with the evil that was caused at the hands of the Orochi." Chikane tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to burst forth from her eyes. However, as hard as she tried, she could not hold back her emotions. She embraced Himeko tighter than she had ever embraced anything and buried her face into Himeko's bosom, all of the pain and suffering that she had pent up pouring out of her. "Oh, Himeko..." she cried. "Let's become one, Chikane." Tears still streaming from their eyes, the two girls wrapped their arms around each other and kissed passionately. This time, Himeko did not resist when she felt Chikane's hands on her breasts. And in the very same place that their love had blossomed, Himeko and Chikane consummated that love, both willingly and tenderly. ---------- As Chikane awoke, she felt her body wrapped in something soft, smooth, and warm. She opened her eyes and saw the face of Himeko, sleeping peacefully in her arms. Chikane smiled as she set eyes upon her beloved Himeko. The feeling of Himeko's soft warmth wrapped around her made Chikane feel so relaxed. She closed her eyes again and snuggled up to Himeko. Suddenly, Chikane's eyes shot wide open. Something about the environment was not right. First, Himeko's face was illuminated with a bright light like the sun. Second, Chikane heard birds singing. Chikane jumped to a sitting position, suddenly awake and alert. She looked around herself, finding that the sky was as blue as ever and that birds were singing happily in the tree that sat in the middle of the flower garden that Himeko and Chikane were in. "Himeko..." Chikane said, softly at first. "Himeko," she said, a little louder. Himeko murmured at hearing Chikane speak. "Chikane...?" she said sleepily, opening her eyes just a crack. "Himeko," Chikane said, "look around." Himeko's eyes opened a bit more, just enough to take in her surroundings. Himeko's eyes then shot open as she saw the blue sky and the birds chirping. She knew that the rose garden had miraculously survived the devastation that Orochi had caused, but it now seemed that everything else had been restored as well! It was as if nothing had changed since the Orochi's initial attack. "This...is a dream...?" Himeko asked. "It's too real to be a dream," said Chikane. "An illusion?" Himeko suggested. "A fake world created by Orochi's power?" "We defeated Orochi. Himeko, I don't know how, but I think the world has been restored." "But how? We never performed the Last Rite. Ame no Murakumo and Susanou said that the blood of a Priestess must be spilled." There was a pause. Chikane had a revelation. "That's it," she said. "I understand now." Chikane turned to Himeko, the warmest smile on her face. "The blood of a Priestess HAS been spilled." Himeko thought for a moment, trying to understand what Chikane was saying. Himeko gasped when she realized what her girlfriend was talking about. She looked down at the ground to find Chikane's tanto, still sheathed, with two spots of blood on it, one at either end. She looked back to Chikane and cried, "Our virgin blood?" "The purest blood that a person can give. Blood spilled not by a blade but by our love for each other. It was our pure, undying love that rebuilt the world." Chikane looked to the sky and said, "The sun is shining so brightly. Our love was powerful enough to restore the heavenly balance as well." "Oh, Chikane!" Himeko dove into Chikane's arms and the two girls embraced one another, tears of joy forming in the corners of their eyes. "I can't believe it," Himeko cried. "It's really true. We're really here!" "Yes, Himeko," cooed Chikane. "We're really here." Himeko looked into Chikane's eyes and said, "I'm so happy." Then, the surprise returned to Chikane's face. "Himeko," she said. "What is it Chikane?" Himeko asked. Himeko noticed that Chikane's gaze was directed at Himeko's chest. Himeko looked down to find that the Solar Mark had disappeared. Himeko and Chikane looked back at the ground to find that their Priestess uniforms and the Priestess Blades had disappeared as well! Himeko looked back at Chikane and said with urgency in her voice, "Chikane, turn around." Chikane quickly turned her back to Himeko and pulled her hair out of the way, revealing her back to Himeko. Sure enough, the Lunar Mark had also disappeared. "The Lunar Mark is gone also," Himeko said. "What does that mean?" "The month of Kannazuki has ended. Our mission is over. We defeated Orochi, we rebuilt the world, that means that we are no longer Kannazuki no Miko." "You mean...?" "Yes." Chikane turned back to Himeko, the tears now flowing freely. "We're no longer Priestesses. I'm not the Lunar Priestess, and you're not the Solar Priestess. We are simply Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa, two ordinary high school girls. It's over, Himeko. Now we can live our lives like normal girls, just like weve always wanted." Neither Himeko nor Chikane could hold back their emotions. Their hearts were filled with so much joy that they both completely broke down in each other's arms, crying so hard that it was hard to believe that nobody heard them. Even if they had been heard, they didn't care. It no longer mattered to them if people knew that they were girls in love. All that mattered was that they WERE girls in love. And if even the whole world knew of their love, that would be okay. "What's going on?" they heard a teenaged female say from behind the rose bushes. "Is someone back there?" Himeko and Chikane then heard the rose bushes rustling. "What are you doing, Miss Izumi?" another female voice said. "You know that students aren't allowed in there." 'Izumi?' Himeko thought. It had to be the Trio from Class 1A, the group of three girls that had bullied Himeko the year before. She then remembered the other girl's voice as that of Kyoko. "I know I heard Miya-Sama's voice," said Izumi. "I haven't seen her all day. She has to be there!" "Miya-Sama wouldn't be in such a place," Himeko heard Misaki say. "Someone like Miya-Sama wouldn't disobey the school rules." Just then, Izumi, Kyoko, and Misaki all poked their heads out from the rose bushes. What they found was the one thing that they had least expected, the school's beloved Miya-Sama with Himeko Kurusugawa, both of them completely naked in the rose garden. "Well, if it isn't the Trio," said Chikane. "Miya-Sama...? And Miss Kurusugawa...?" Izumi stammered. "That's right," said Himeko nonchalantly. "Chikane and I are in love." "This..." Kyoko stammered, "This has to be a dream." "A nightmare!" cried Misaki. "Miya-Sama would never do something so disgusting!" Chikane aimed her left arm directly at the Trio. The scar started glowing blue and the slender limb transformed into a large, silver arm, five times the length of a normal arm! The three girls trembled as the blade on the arm's wrist pointed centimeters from their faces. "If you have a problem with my relationship with Miss Kurusugawa," Chikane spat, "you'll have to deal with me!" Izumi, Kyoko, and Misaki moved back several centimeters and then ran straight out of the rose garden, screaming in terror. "Chikane?" Himeko asked. "What is that?" Chikane then looked at the giant silver arm and said, "Somehow, it seems that some of Ame no Murakumo's power transferred to me when I stole her arm. All of the power that was stored in that arm was shunted into my body. I wonder..." Chikane raised the arm and called out, "Murakumo!" Suddenly, Chikane's entire body transformed. Her body increased to five times its normal size and was covered in a suit of silver armor. The armor was definitely the outer hull of Ame no Murakumo, but it was slightly different, more smooth and slender than a mech, much more humanoid than the Ame no Murakumo that Himeko and Chikane knew. And even though the creature that had appeared had the same glowing green eyes that Ame no Murakumo had, in place of its mouth plate was a human face, Chikane's face! "Chikane, is that you?" Himeko asked, looking at the giant before her. Chikane smiled. She picked up Himeko in her giant arms and said, "Let's go, Himeko." Chikane jumped high into the air and soared over the land with Himeko in her arms. Himeko and Chikane smiled at each other. Himeko raised her arms and cried out in glee, feeling the wind on her face, feeling completely free with Chikane carrying her through the eternal sky. ---------- As Himeko and Chikane returned to the Himemiya estate, they landed on the small balcony just outside Chikane's bedroom, the old bedroom that she had used before the Orochi attacked on her 16th birthday. It seemed that everything, even things from before the alternate reality was created, had been restored. Chikane was the daughter of the wealthy Takeshi Himemiya, as well as beloved idol of Ototachibana Academy and of the entire town. As Murakumo landed, the silver armor dissipated, leaving Himeko and Chikane standing alone on the balcony. Himeko saw that the glowing scar on Chikane's arm. "Chikane," said Himeko, "that scar is still there." "Some of Ame no Murakumo's power transferred to me when I took her arm," said Chikane. "Ame no Murakumo was stripped of her spirit when she was destroyed by Susanou, but all of the power that was in that arm has transferred to me." Chikane then smiled and said, "It's still a good thing that there is something in this world that was born of Ame no Murakumo. What would become of Japan without its Imperial Regalia?" Himeko and Chikane laughed and then walked into Chikane's large room. Because neither of them had any spare clothes when the world was restored, Himeko had to wear Chikane's clothes before she went back to her dormitory. The clothes were a little large for her around the chest area, but they were just small enough for her to pull off. As they exited Chikane's room, they found Otoha standing in front of them. "Good afternoon, Misses," said the maid with a happy smile on her face. "Otoha," said Chikane. "Hello." "How are you feeling?" Otoha asked. "Just fine," Chikane replied. "And you, Himeko?" asked Otoha, turning to the short girl beside Chikane. '"Himeko"?' the blonde thought in surprise. 'Otoha only called me "Himeko" after we had become friends in the alternate reality.' "You remember what happened..." Himeko said. "I'm not sure how," said Otoha, "but I remember everything that happened, in both that other reality and this one. That means that you don't have to worry about me trying to take out my frustration on you, Himeko." "Thank you, Otoha" Himeko said, hugging the maid. "Are my parents home?" Chikane asked. "Yes," said Otoha. "They seemed quite surprised when they realized that they had remembered everything that happened as well." "I guess that our blood didn't restore everything," said Chikane. "I still have that mark on my arm, Himeko and I have retained all of our memories of what had happened, and everyone involved has their memories intact." "I wonder why that is," said Otoha. "It's probably because we needed to use some of our power to keep the moon from falling and the sun from burning out," Himeko said. "We couldnt use up all of our power on returning everything back to normal. Chikane then turned to Himeko and said, "But I think it's better this way. If EVERYTHING had returned to normal, I would probably still be hiding my true feelings from you, and you would probably be in a less-than-fulfilling relationship with Ogami right now." "You're right, Chikane," said Himeko, wrapping her arms around Chikane and hugging her. "I never want to forget you ever again." "I wonder," said Chikane. "If my father remembered everything that happened, I wonder if ALL of the Orochi followers remember the alternate reality as well." ---------- Meanwhile, Kazuki Ogami was reciting his daily Shinto prayers in front of the kamidana at the Ogami Shrine. Yukihito was beside him, listening to the prayers so that he may one day become a shrinekeeper like Kazuki. However, as Kazuki was reciting the prayer, a strange feeling came over him. The recitation stopped and he opened his eyes. "Mister Ogami?" Yukihito asked. "What is it?" Without answering, Kazuki stood up and walked to the kamidana. He opened the miniature shrine and took out a small, wooden box. "What's that, Sensei?" asked Yukihito. Kazuki opened the box to find nothing inside it. "It's...just an empty box." Yukihito noted. "Of course it's empty," a younger male voice came from the entrance to the shrine. "Himeko and Chikane's mission is over. The uniforms have returned to the heavens." Kazuki and Yukihito turned to the entrance to see Souma standing in the doorway. "Souma," said Kazuki. The shrinekeeper stood up and walked to his adoptive brother. "Are you all right?" "Yes," said Souma, "and so is Tsubasa." Souma looked at Kazuki and Yukihito and said, "I guess that you two were restored along with the rest of the world." "Souma," said Yukihito," are you sure you're feeling all right?" Kazuki laughed and said, "It's a long story, Yukihito." ---------- In the mountains, the kamidana in the cave still stood, along with the square-shaped, metal tablet telling the story of how the world was remade. And the image shown on the tablet was of Himeko and Chikane, kissing in a loving embrace. With the Orochi gone, the world would never need to be rebuilt again. The image on the tablet would remain, telling the story of the love of the two Priestesses for the rest of eternity. The End. ---------- TERMINOLOGY: The Imperial Regalia of Japan are three symbols that represent virtues. The jewel, Yasakani no Magatama, represents benevolence; the mirror, Yata no Kagami, represents wisdom; and the sword, Ame no Murakumo, represents valor. The mirror and jewel were used to lure Amaterasu out of hiding when she hid in a cave during the time of the gods. ---------- OMAKE I: Alone, Himeko and Chikane looked at each other. "I guess it's time," said Himeko. "Himeko, wait," said Chikane. Himeko looked at Chikane, waiting to listen to what her beloved had to say. Chikane said, "Last year, I did a terrible thing to you. And I could never forgive myself if I died without atoning for my sin." Chikane produced a flute and held it out in front of her, presenting it to Himeko. "Chikane," Himeko asked, "what are you doing with that flute? I don't care how large the following of the Magical Flute is! It was a tanto, not a flute! Now go put that thing back with the rest of the Kashimashi props. It going to be pretty hard for Yasuna to play her beautiful music by blowing on a tanto!" ---------- OMAKE II: Himeko and Chikane celebrated the 1-year anniversary of the Orochi's defeat, exactly 1 month after their 18th birthday, by going to a Halloween party. They both dressed as characters from the anime series, Bleach. Chikane had dyed her hair orange, going as Orihime Inoue; Himeko had cut her hair and dyed it black, going as Rukia Kuchiki. "Chikane," Himeko asked, "why am I Rukia?" Chikne answered, "Because you don't have the boobs to pull of Orihime." "Still," said Himeko, "I get the feeling that our roles are reversed somehow." "What I don't understand," Chikane said, "is how we can be at a Halloween party when there is no Halloween in Japan." "Kurusugawa, Himemiya," said a male voice. Himeko and Chikane looked to find that Souma and Tsubasa were also attending the party. It was Souma that had spoken. Himeko and Chikane stared at the brothers with very surprised looks on their faces. Tsubasa had dyed his hair blond and had pulled it back in a ponytail while Souma had dyed his hair pink. Chikane cried, "Eiri and Shuichi?!" "How would you know who we are?" asked Tsubasa. "I didn't think lesbians like you would know yaoi if it jumped up and slapped you in the face."
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