i just got this summary from the net.
When Miaka Yuuki's best friend Yui Hongo asks her to tag along while she returns a library book before cram school, Miaka doesn't think twice about going. If only she knew what (mis)adventures awaited her and her best friend...
While at the library, the two 15-year olds stumble across an ancient Chinese manuscript, cryptically titled, "The Universe of the Four Gods." Out of curiosity Yui begins to read it out loud for them both.
"This is the story of a girl who gathered the seven Seishi of Suzaku and gained omnipotent powers. The book itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes reading it will also receive these powers. When the page is turned, the story will become the truth and begin."
Suddenly, the girls are engulfed by a red light and transported into the book. When they come to they find themselves in some desolate spot in the middle of nowhere.
While the two are trying to figure out what just happened and where they are, they are attacked by thugs who peddle in girls and figure that these two foreign beauties will bring in pretty coin.
Fortunately are rescued by a young man who has the character of "Oni" (Ogre) glowing red on his forehead. After he makes short order of disposing of the crooks, he asks the girls for a fee for his services, and when they can't pay, he prepares to leave. While Miaka is rooting around in her pockets for some token to offer the man, Yui rushes after him and is mysteriously returned to the present world, where she picks up the book and is astonished to find that the events she and Miaka just experienced are described in the book.
Miaka remains in the book world, which she comes to recognize as a land resembling ancient China, though according to the people there it is called Konan. Since Miaka doesn't know where Yui has gone, she hunts down her mysterious savior from earlier, and, after he has rescued her from another attack, she asks him to help her find Yui. He introduces himself as So Kichiku, asking her to call him Tamahome, and agrees to help her locate her friend.
While they search, they encounter the emperor of Konan while he is out in a procession. Miaka gets herself into trouble with the emperor's guards and the two are arrested.
At the emperor's palace Miaka meets up with a pretty and mysterious ... person ... named Hotohori, who later is revealed to be the emperor himself. Hotohori explains to Miaka the story of the "Universe of the Four Gods": When the land of Konan is in trouble, a girl from a strange world will appear and become their land's saviour, Suzaku no Miko. She will gather seven star-honored warriors (shichiseishi) whose duty it is to protect her, then summon the animal god Suzaku and be granted the power to make wishes come true. Miaka excitedly accepts the position, and finds that of the seven seishi it is now her duty to gather, Hotohori (who bears the character "Star" on his neck) and Tamahome are two.
Hotohori, as emperor, holds in his possession a sacred scroll with the legend written upon it (Suzaku version). This scroll holds valuable clues specifically meant for Suzaku no Miko to find her seishi.
Now that Miaka has accepted her mission, Miaka, Tamahome, and Hotohori set out to find the remaining 5 seishi. First Hotohori summons the strongest, smartest, etc. men in the kingdom to the palace where Miaka tests their honor by insulting them and Tamahome tests their skills by beating them all up. In the ensuing battle, a structure is toppled to the ground and a very unfortunate Miaka is caught in the rubble. Tamahome manages to make it in time to shield her body, but no one present is able to move the stone fragments to save their lives.
Enter a beautiful court princess with super-human strength who introduces herself as Kourin. Kourin quickly tosses the offending rubble aside, reveals herself as the third shichiseishi, Nuriko, and promptly makes a pass at Tamahome, all in the space of about 5 minutes.
The reason for this is that Nuriko has a huge crush on Hotohori, but her love is unrequited as Hotohori doesn't seem to have a clue as to her feelings. When she sees Miaka as a barrier to winning Hotohori's affections, Nuriko gets jealous and tries to return the favor by monopolizing Tamahome. This brings up feelings that Miaka didn't know she had. After Hotohori confesses his love for Miaka, she instead realizes that she doesn't love Hotohori, but has fallen for Tamahome.
Nuriko comes to realize that Miaka is not out to get Hotohori, so she gives up on trying to dominate Tamahome and, in fact, she begins to try to set him and Miaka up. Tamahome, unfortunately, rebuffs Miaka's confession of love.
Miaka soon falls ill with a fever, and she begins to long for home, concerned about Yui, worrying about her high school entrance exams, etc. Meanwhile, Yui has had the strangest 2 hours, experiencing every detail that happens to Miaka:
When the stone structure fell on Miaka and her leg was injured, Yui felt the pain and bled as well.
When Miaka fell into a lake on the palace grounds, Yui found herself drenched with water.
When Miaka contracted her fever, Yui suffered from the same symptoms.
Yui also realizes that while only 2 hours have passed in her world, it has been several days in the book.
Looking out for Miaka's happiness, Hotohori takes the gang to Mt. Taikyoku, the abode of Taiitsu-kun, Creator and Lord of their world.
While on this journey, Miaka discovers Nuriko's attempts to get her and Tamahome together. She's thrilled about this and as she shakes Nuriko enthusiastically with gratitude, Nuriko's shirt slips off her shoulders to reveal... that she's not built like a woman should be. Much to Miaka's shock and horror, Nuriko reveals that she is in fact a he, pointing out that he can put his manhood aside for love.
Taiitsu-kun has been watching Miaka with interest ever since she first arrived in this world, and after giving her a gruelling test to prove her worthiness as Suzaku no Miko, decides that Miaka is good, pure of intention, and worthy of assistance. Taiitsu-kun explains to Miaka that it would be possible to go back to her world because of the link that bonded her to Yui. This link was their identical school uniforms. It was because of this link that Yui's experiences were the same as Miaka's. And so, with the seishi rooting her on in the Universe of the Four Gods, and Yui begging for her return in the library, Miaka returns home.
When she arrives back in the library, Yui has disappeared, and the library is closing. Miaka tries to call Yui at home to no avail, and can't figure out where she might be. Upon returning to her house, Miaka tells her brother Keisuke what has happened to her, and then spends the evening at home trying to convince Keisuke and her mother that she's not crazy for believing that she actually was sucked into a book -- her poor sibling and mother think that she's been studying too hard and is going off the deep end. Eventually Miaka realizes that Yui must have taken her place in the book, and travels back to the library (closely followed by her concerned brother), where she then wills herself back into the book right before Keisuke's eyes. Astonished, Keisuke picks up the book and begins to read.
Once she arrives back at the palace in Konan, Miaka discovers that three months have passed in the book world during the evening that she has been gone. Not knowing exactly what happened to Yui or where she is, Miaka appeals to Nuriko and Hotohori to help her find her best friend yet again. Tamahome has left the palace on some mission, and is unable to help (rumor has it that he's depressed over Miaka's departure). Nuriko accompanies Miaka in her search for Yui as well as Tamahome, and they find him guarding a group of civilians for money. Curious as to just why Tamahome is so fixated on acquiring money, Miaka and Nuriko follow Tamahome while he's out early one morning, and find out that he has this kawaii little family in a nearby village that he's supporting. They learn that his mother died when he was twelve, and his father is sickly, so Tamahome does whatever jobs he can in order to raise the money to make ends meet.
Before long, the miko and shichiseishi are attacked by devious assassins, and shortly after, similar assassins threaten Tamahome's family as well as the shichiseishi. Each time, they are helped and rescued by a mysterious magician who warns them that the assassins are from the southern country of Kutou, and that Miaka, as Suzaku no Miko, is the target. Before the second assassin is killed, however, he admits that Kutou country is looking for its own miko, the Seiryuu no Miko.
The magician who saved Miaka and all of the seishi's lives turns out to be the 4th shichiseishi, the wandering monk Chichiri. Chichiri warns Miaka to be careful and to take note that her actions may endanger others in ways she does not expect.
At this time, it occurs to Miaka that Yui might have been recruited to be Kutou's Seiryuu no Miko, and that they would be in warring camps if this happened. Therefore, after hearing Chichiri's warning, Miaka attempts travels solo to Kutou country in an attempt to prevent danger from reaching the others and to locate Yui. However, Tamahome follows her and Chichiri tracks them both. Miaka arrives at Kutou's palace and tells the guards that she is Seiryuu no Miko so that she may gain access indoors. When Tamahome tries to barge his way in he encounters the Shogun of Kutou's army, Nakago.
Miaka and Yui are finally reunited within the palace walls, and Yui reassures Miaka that although she was asked, she did not take up the position of Seiryuu no Miko. Tamahome locates the girls, and then Yui leaves Miaka to go and retrieve the scroll of the Universe of the Four Gods that Miaka brought with her (because it was confiscated by Nakago). While they wait for Yui to return, Tamahome finally admits his love for Miaka and they kiss. At this point Yui returns but she overhears Miaka tell Tamahome that she only returned to this world to see him.
Now, unbeknownst to Miaka, Yui has had a hard time of it these past three months, and, just as Tamahome had saved Miaka, Nakago essentially saved Yui's life. For all three months, day after day, he's been telling Yui that Miaka didn't care about her and wouldn't come to help her. Overhearing this part of Miaka and Tamahome's conversation does not help Yui's confidence in her best friend. It also doesn't help that Yui harbors a crush on Tamahome.... It is with this past in mind that at this point, Yui decides (upon Nakago's encouragement) to take up the position of Seiryuu no Miko, knowing that it will place her directly opposed to Miaka.
Yui lures Miaka to the Seiryuu mosoleum in order to solemnise her decision and reveal her feelings to Miaka. There she is met by Nakago, who becomes her first shichiseishi. When Chichiri and Tamahome try to enter the mosoleum, they realize that it is warded to exclude Suzaku seishi.
Infuriated at the possible danger that Miaka is in, Tamahome charges the doors and, remarkably, succeeds in breaking into the mosoleum. Chaos ensues as Nakago attempts to destroy all of his opponents with his chi. All three visitors from Konan are injured as they try to persuade Yui to leave with them. However, Yui's mind is made up.
Defeated and weary, Chichiri transports himself, Miaka, and Tamahome to Mt. Taikyoko to be healed by Taiitsu-kun. There Taiitsu-kun reveals to the three what has happened to Yui in Miaka's absence: Yui was attacked and raped by thugs upon arriving in Kutou country before being rescued by Nakago. Emotionally traumatized, she attempted to kill herself by slitting her wrist. She clung to the hope that Miaka would return for her for three months. Now she sees Miaka as her betrayer and will get revenge at any cost.
Since Miaka's Universe of the Four Gods scroll was left behind in Kutou, Taiitsu-kun gives her a special mirror in its place, to provide her with the clues she will need for finding the shichiseishi.
When everyone returns to Konan's palace, Tamahome gets a message from Kutou country promising that the assassination attempts directed at Miaka will stop if he goes to Kutou alone (this due to Yui's desire to separate Tamahome from Miaka and have him to herself). So he leaves, promising Miaka that he will return when the remaining seishi have been gathered. Hotohori, Miaka and Nuriko set out once more to search for the remaining seishi, while Chichiri remains at the palace masquerading as Hotohori (since the emperor can't leave his post).
As the travellers near Mt. Leikoku, Miaka's mirror indicates something about a bandit. Before they can puzzle it out, Hotohori, Miaka and Nuriko are kidnapped by bandits and taken to the Mt. Leikoku stronghold. From there Miaka is swept away by a bandit named Genrou, who takes her to meet his friend Koji (a blue haired bandit with the odd habit of answering the door for himself ^_^). Miaka is certain that Tasuki, the 5th shichiseishi, is somewhere nearby, but Genrou informs her that Tasuki is dead.
In despair, Miaka wonders what she will do if one of her seishi is not living, and the two rogue bandits mention a village nearby where a young woman has been, well, raising the dead. Miaka, Hotohori, and Nuriko then take off for the village to locate this woman.
En route to the village, Miaka and her seishi are confronted with dozens of zombies eager to feed on their flesh. They are only saved when Genrou makes an appearance and fries the zombies with his tessen (iron fan). He then apologizes for misleading them and reveals himself as Tasuki, their next seishi.
At this moment Miaka falls ill with a deadly disease, which has no cure. It turns out that this is the disease that the faith healer of the famous village, named Shoka, has been curing. The only downfall is that the patient must die before Shoka can heal the patient.
Unable to allow Miaka to die, or kill her, the three seishi appeal to a local doctor-turned-hermit named Myou Juan for help. At first he refuses to have anything to do with them, but at mention of the lady Shoka, his interest is suddenly piqued. Myou Juan accompanies the seishi to the ailing Miaka and Shoka, and it is soon discovered that Myou Juan is the 6th seishi, Mitsukake (please click here to read the rest of his story, as beautifully explained by Kristi and Priya).
After the 5 assembled seishi and their miko have been travelling wearily for some time, looking for the 7th shichiseishi, they are awakened one night by the sound of hundreds of bats. When they go to investigate, the bats attack them. A Kutou assassin proudly declares that he has control over the bats and will kill them, when suddenly a young boy with a flute appears and begins to play. The notes of his tune rise higher and higher and the bats seem to go insane, crashing into trees and killing themselves. The Kutou assassin also dies from the potency of the boy's tune.
The boy is revealed to be the 7th seishi, Chiriko, and with this joyous news, a plan is hatched to rescue Tamahome from Kutou.
However, in Kutou, Yui overhears Tamahome's plans to leave. In desperation she appeals to Nakago, who has already tried keeping Tamahome in Kutou by force. Nakago gives Yui a pill to put in Tamahome's food, promising that it will make Tamahome hers forever. She gives this pill to Tamahome and it alters his personality, making him hate Suzaku no Miko and her seishi.
When Tasuki, Chichiri and Miaka arrive in Kotou to pick up Tamahome, they are captured by Nakago and his men (who have been tipped off by Tamahome). Evil-Tamahome tries to kill Miaka, and badly injures Tasuki in a fight when Tasuki attempts to protect her. The two seishi and their miko have to return home without Tamahome.
Miaka is horribly depressed by this turn of events, and, hallucinating visions of Tamahome, attempts to seek him in the river. She is pulled under by the current and falls unconscious. Hotohori rescues Miaka from the river... then, letting his emotion get the better of him, he proposes marriage to her. Miaka considers, as she recognizes that Tamahome is lost to her forever.
The next day, Tamahome returns to Konan country on his own, intending to kill Miaka and the others. Hotohori, in a rage at the earlier attempt on Miaka's life, challenges Tamahome to a fight to the death. Hotohori wins when he impales Tamahome on his sword.
Near death, Tamahome's chi is so weak that the effects of the spell controlling him are weakened. Miaka confesses her love for him once again ... and his memories and former personality return ^_^.
Now that all seven seishi have finally been assembled, preparations for the Suzaku summoning ceremony can now begin.
Yui, in Kutou, is depressed at having failed to "win" over Miaka. Nakago reassures her that he has a plan and everything is under control. He introduces her to another Seiryuu seishi named Suboshi, and while Yui can't see the significance, Suboshi looks eerily identical to Chiriko...
We find out that the boy everyone thought was Suzaku seishi Chiriko, is in fact a Seiryuu seishi, Amiboshi, sent by Nakago to infiltrate the Suzaku seishi, disrupt their summoning ceremony, and kill them all (especially that cheerful little miko of theirs). Amiboshi has an identical twin brother, also a Seiryuu seishi (that would be Suboshi), and he keeps the Seiryuu side up to speed as to the goings on in Konan country via the twins' special physical and spiritual link.
At the ceremony to summon Suzaku, Amiboshi whips out his flute and begins to play, focusing his chi into the notes and creating a head-splitting tune (literally -- like, glass is breaking and all that). As he plays, though, another tune begins as well, breaking the pattern of his notes. He flees, and the Suzaku seishi take the chase. But he slips on the riverbank and falls into the river, and that's the end of that. Suboshi feels that his brother's chi is no longer with him, and everyone assumes the worst.
Finally we get to meet the *real* Chiriko, whose masterful playing of the leaf whistle disrupted Amiboshi's tune and saved all of the seishi's lives. Meanwhile, the Suzaku summoning ceremony has already failed. Taiitsu-kun appears to tell Miaka and the others that there is another way to call Suzaku. They have to obtain the shinzaho, an item left behind by a previous visitor to their world, Genbu no Miko. The shinzaho is located in Hokkan country, to the north. Yui and her seishi will also be trying to get this item so it's once again a race against time to retrieve it.
In addition to this information, Taiitsu-kun gives each of the seishi (minus Tamahome) a "power-up", a powerful item that will increase their particular ability: to Hotohori, a powerful Deity's sword; to Nuriko, iron bracelets; to Chichiri, a beaded necklace; to Tasuki, a diamond tassen; to Mitsukake, a jar of healing powder; and to Chiriko, a scroll.
Oh, and one more thing. Taiitsu-kun tells Miaka that she must not touch any male with love, since the miko must remain a virgin until the god is called (understandably a big bummer for Miaka and Tamahome -_-).
Back in the real world, Keisuke runs into his buddy Tetsuya. After Keisuke relates the goings-on of the book to his friend, Tetsuya agrees to help Keisuke get to the bottom of this book and why it's so ... "engaging"...
Nuriko, Miaka and Tamahome set off for Tamahome's village to pick up his family so that they can stay at Hotohori's palace where it is safer. But they arrive too late. Suboshi, presumably out of revenge for his brother's death (which he believes is the fault of the Suzaku seishi), has viciously killed Tamahome's entire family.
Tamahome's increased power then becomes apparant; he becomes the "revenging ogre," almost uncontrollable and unstoppable in his rage. Nuriko tries to restrain him, but he still would have killed Suboshi, were it not for a Seiryuu seishi making her grand appearance, Soi. Soi rescues Suboshi from Tamahome and takes off.
Miaka is spurred on by the act of violence against innocent and helpless victims and she makes a decision to go head to head with Yui for the shinzaho, if that's what it will take. Yui, not knowing the full story, hears that Miaka has made this decision, and returns the vow in kind.
The Suzaku trio now return to Hotohori's palace, and the gang sets off for Hokkan (minus Hotohori, who must remain behind and do his emperor-ly duties). In the real world, Keisuke finds one of Miaka's hairs in the book, and realizes that he can communicate with her through the hair. He and Tetsuya, through their probing, have found that the miko of the legend is supposed to be consumed by her respective god after the summoning ceremony, and he tries to warn Miaka of this. However, Miaka ignores these warnings, out of loyalty to her seishi. Further, she gets Tasuki to burn a couple of her hairs, to destroy this, her only link to her brother and to the real world.
Soon after they set sail, the Suzaku people encounter a tremendous lightning storm, provided courtesy of Soi. The ship is badly damaged, and Tamahome, Nuriko and Miaka are swept overboard. The three fallen seishi find their way to a fisherman's cave where they dry off and recover from the incident. Here Nuriko reveals some very interesting tidbits; first, that he's decided to quit being gay and crossdressing; and second, his reasoning for doing so in the first place.
At the age of ten, Nuriko lost the most precious thing to him in the world: his nine-year old sister Kourin. In despair (and very poor handling of grief), Nuriko decided that Kourin would never die as long as he were there to live her life out for her. So he took her name, wore her clothes, and basically developed a female mentality in order to "become" Kourin. This explains his behaviour in the past. But having finally been able to come to terms with Kourin's death, Nuriko is ready to move on and become his own person.
Upon finally arriving in Hokkan, Miaka and the seishi decide to split up to increase their chances of finding the shinzaho. Each group takes a flare with them with which to signal the others. When Nuriko offers to accompany Miaka and Tamahome, his offer is refused for fear of two pretty ladies attracting too many of the wrong kind of attention. This irks Nuriko, and he hacks his butt-length braid completely off so as to better resemble a male.
The group consisting of Nuriko, Tamahome, and Miaka are the first to find the shinzaho's whereabouts. While Tamahome is off getting the information however, Nakago sets another Seiryuu seishi, Ashitare, after Miaka. Nuriko injures him and scares him away by lighting their flare in his face.
Tamahome stumbles upon Yui while he is off alone, and again tries to get her to give up and come with him. She seems to realize that this cannot end well for either side but feels that she's in too far and cannot stop now. To get Tamahome off her case, she tries to hurt him, cruelly informing him that he's only a character in a book. Tamahome is confused by this but doesn't have the opportunity to ask her what that means.
Later that night, Nuriko confides to Tamahome that he has fallen in love with Miaka in a totally heterosexual way, having given up the gay cross-dressing life for good. However, being the totally considerate sweetheart that he is, he promises not to interfere with Miaka and Tamahome's love. As long as Miaka's happy, he'll be happy for her.
The next day, Nuriko volunteers to go and get the shinzaho, located at the top of Mount Black, while Miaka and Tamahome locate and inform the others. But once there, Nuriko encounters Ashitare once again. Having been beaten by Nakago for failing to kill Miaka once, and ticked off at Nuriko for hurting him, Ashitare does some serious damage to Nuriko, causing fatal wounds. Before he goes down, though, Nuriko manages to take out Ashitare as well. The other Suzaku seishi and Miaka are forced to say goodbye to Nuriko and they bury him a the top of Mount Black.
After having a moment to grieve, Miaka and the remaining seishi enter Mount Black to get the shinzaho. There they encounter two long-dead Genbu seishi, who have remained in spirit form for the sole purpose of guarding the shinzaho from unworthy people. After testing Miaka, the Genbu seishi realize that Miaka is worth her salt and give her the shinzaho.
No sooner have the seishi rejoiced at finally being able to call Suzaku, do they find out that they have to get the OTHER shinzaho, left by Byakko no Miko in Sailo country to the west. Much to their dismay ;-_-.
The Genbu shinzaho is literally snatched out of Miaka's hands by none other than Ashitare, who, although his human half was killed by Nuriko, remains alive in his wolf form. A distraught Miaka is approached by Taiitsu-kun, who tells her that she does not in fact have to remain a virgin in order to call Suzaku, and that in order to retrieve the shinzaho from Nakao she will have to seduce him and take it when he is weakened. Miaka leaves to do this quietly, not informing the others of her whereabouts.
In the Seiryuu camp, we find that the vision Miaka saw of Taiitsu-kun was only an illusion, spun by magician and Seiryuu seishi, Tomo.
When Miaka arrives to attempt to seduce Nakago, she finds him waiting for her. He reveals to her that Yui wasn't raped by those thugs when she first arrived, but that he let her believe it to turn her against Miaka. Miaka then spurns his advances and Nakago knocks her out, intending to rape her (and thus render her unable to ever call Suzaku).
Tamahome leaves the other seishi, promising to meet them in Sailo. He goes to the Seiryuu camp to find Miaka, sensing that she might be there (but not knowing what she intended to do). Tamahome figures out what Nakago has done to Miaka, and, furious, he sends a chi blast that actually manages to injure the Kutou shogun. After this, he tells Miaka that whatever happened doesn't matter to him, and that he still wants to be with her. Miaka breaks up with him anyway, because she feels unworthy and soiled. She then runs off, leaving him very confused.
Chichiri, Tasuki, Chiriko, and Mitsukake arrive in Sailo country. Or do they? It turns out that Tomo has spun an elaborate illusion, tricking the seishi into believing that they are in Sailo...when in fact they are in the middle of the desert. While they think they are safe in an inn, eating, drinking (in Tasuki's case, drinking a LOT), and generally being merry, they are just running down on energy without even being aware. At night, when the temperature drops drastically, they will surely die.
Meanwhile, off in the middle of nowhere, Miaka is nearly killed by a wild animal, but she's saved by a boy named Kaika, who looks astonishingly like Amiboshi! He was taken in by a kind couple after nearly drowning in the river, and has apparently forgotten about his past after drinking a forgetfulness potion his 'parents' gave him. Kaika begins to fall for Miaka and begs her to drink the forgetfulness potion so that she can stay with him. She considers...but declines.
Nakago realizes that Amiboshi is still alive and sends his troops to Kaika's village to trash it and find him. Kaika's surrogate parents are injured but not seriously so. He dispatches easily of the soldiers Nakago sent. Then, realizing that Miaka and Tamahome belong together, he tells Miaka to stay put while he goes to find Tamahome. Miaka takes this to mean, "Run away from here and put yourself into danger!" -_- So off she goes, in the other direction.
Back on the evil side... Tomo finds out that Nakago failed to rape Miaka; he was repelled by a red barrier around her body as soon as she lost consciousness. Intending to do some damage of his own to the Suzaku crew, Tomo creates the illusion of making Soi look like Miaka. Soi then approaches Tamahome (who is relieved to be united with Miaka again) with the intention of seducing him and weakening his chi, then killing him. Tamahome, ever the gentleman, refuses her, saying that there's still a chance that she (Miaka) is still a virgin.
At this, Tomo ends the illusion and attacks Tamahome. Miaka runs into Soi, who tells her what's going on, and she arrives just in time to see Tamahome fall off a cliff, speared in the chest by Tomo.
Tomo then sends Miaka into an illusion, making her believe she's back home. She forgets about the events of the Universe of the Four Gods; Yui and all her friends are there and acting normally, and (bonus of bonuses!) she's getting good grades for once! Tomo puts a clone (alter-ego) of himself into the illusion, as a fellow classmate of Miaka's, and he asks Miaka out. His intent, of course, is to seduce her and have her willingly lose her virginity to him so that she cannot call Suzaku.
Kaika/Amiboshi, who is witnessing all of this and is unable to reach Miaka through the illusion, begins to play his flute and manages to break through the magic a little. Miaka realizes what's going on and destroys Tomo's illusion before he has a chance to "do the deed." So a ticked off Tomo attacks Amiboshi...which is a bad move, because as soon as he senses his brother's trouble, Suboshi arrives and kills Tomo on the spot.
Amiboshi desperately wants to work on the side of good and put this life of war behind him with his brother. He begs Suboshi to drink the forgetfulness broth and come to live with him and his new family. But Suboshi (the poor sap) is hopelessly in love with Yui and feels he can't leave her, so he gives the potion to Amiboshi instead, causing him to forget everything.
Suboshi then turns on Miaka, furious at what Yui has told him is all her fault. He threatens to "mess her up" the same way Yui was. When all seems hopeless, Miaka is rescued by Tamahome. Yes, Tamahome. Seems he did not die from his injuries, but was nursed back to health by an elderly couple, Tokaki and Subaru, former Byakko seishi. Tokaki used to tutor Tamahome when he was a child, and trained him a little in the martial arts. Also, we find that with Tomo's death, the illusion that trapped the other seishi was broken and they are all fine and dandy.
Anyhow, Suboshi runs off, taking Amiboshi with him, and returns his brother to his adoptive parents.
Tokaki and Subaru take everyone back to their place to recouperate. Tokaki takes Tamahome aside and tells him that after Miaka calls Suzaku she will have to return to her world *without him*, so he'd better end this relationship while he still can (he knows this from experience; a fellow seishi had the misfortune of falling in love with his miko and this is what happened). So Tamahome breaks up with Miaka, without telling her why.
The old couple have this adopted daughter named Xifang (beautiful girl, really), and she begins to make the moves on Tamahome (at Tokaki's suggestion) to make him forget about Miaka. Meantime, she tells Miaka of an abandoned temple nearby, where if lovers meet before sunset and kiss, they will never be parted. The catch? Said temple is overrun by monsters at the moment ;-_-.
After walking in on Tamahome-nearly-kissing-Xifang, Miaka begs him to meet her at this temple, promising that if he doesn't show, she'll accept that it's over between them and she won't bother him any more.
Tamahome fights the desire to go for as long as he can, but at the last minute he tells Tokaki that it's too late, he's already too much in love with Miaka to end it now...and with that he races off to the temple. But he's too late; Miaka is gone.
Miaka, for what it's worth, spots Yui and Nakago travelling while she's waiting at the temple. Nakago spots (or senses) her there, too, but doesn't say anything about it. Miaka thinks to herself that if she can just reach Yui and tell her the truth about Nakago, everything will be okay. So she leaves the temple (since the sun's just set anyway) and follows them.
We hear news that Tatara, the third Byakko seishi -- the one who loved Byakko no Miko and is guarding her shinzaho -- has been kidnapped by the Seiryuu side and held against his will.
Ack, sometime in here, in the real world, Tetsuya and Keisuke are running around trying to locate the former Byakko no Miko, who is still alive (although she's something like 105 years old now). They eventually do find her, old and ailing, while she's watched over by her adopted grandson.
Miaka has found the Seiryuus'...er...place...(some building somewhere) and is sneaking around when she's discovered by Nakago. She tells him off and lets him know that she plans to tell Yui the truth about what happened. Nakago doesn't care much; he just has his newest seishi in tow, Miboshi, perform some magic and take Miaka's voice away (basically making her a mute -- er, is this a bad thing? I forget). Then he lets Miaka see Yui, only of course, now she can't explain squat.
Yui suddenly seems to warm up to Miaka, apologizing for all she's done and promising that she'll help Miaka and Tatara escape. Miaka asks Tatara (who's been chained up to the wall) for the shinzaho, and he grudgingly gives it to her. But it's a trap. Yui tricks Miaka into giving her the shinzaho, then locks Tatara and Miaka up while she runs off to the roof of the building to set up the Seiryuu summoning ceremony.
Tatara frees them both with his seishi powers (power over plants), and while they are out and about Miboshi appears and attacks them. The other seishi arrive on the scene and Tatara succeeds in killing Miboshi. But Tatara is over 100 years old and weakening rapidly. The strain of his efforts proves too much and he passes away.
In the real world, at this same moment, Oosugi Suzuno, former Byakko no Miko, breathes her last as well. Keisuke, Tetsuya, and her adopted grandson see the spirit of a 15-year old girl run outside to join a 20-year old Tatara, and the two are finally reunited in death.
Miboshi is not too worried; with his dying breath, he possesses Chiriko's body and begins to wreak havoc from there. Chiriko/Miboshi is summoning up huge monsters to kill the seishi, etc, and all looks hopeless. But Chiriko takes Miboshi's prayer wheel and stabs himself with it. Repeatedly. He realizes that if he dies, Miboshi won't have a vessel to inhabit and thus Miboshi will cease to exist. So, long story short, Chiriko dies a painful (but heroic and brave) death.
Nakago and Soi show up and start attacking everyone as well, but they don't do any real damage; it's more to stall than anything else. Why? Guess who's just about ready to summon Seiryuu on the rooftop?
As Nakago and Soi depart, all the remaining seishi rush up to the roof to stop Yui. But it turns out that they were tricked...Yui's summoning Seiryuu from another rooftop nearby! They're too late. Yui finishes the summoning incantation and Seiryuu, the blue dragon, appears in the sky.
Once Yui has chanted the summoning incantation, Seiryuu appears to her and informs her that she has three wishes, after which she is to merge with the god (not that she understands what this means).
The entire building begins to collapse. The Suzaku people are freaking out (understandably). Miaka's in disbelief. Chichiri spreads out his kesa (that funky cloak of his) and shouts to everybody to get on. They do, with the exception of Subaru and Tokaki, who remain to make sure all danger is gone and to bury Tatara.
Miaka wakes up safe and sound at Konan country's palace. It looks as though everyone will just have to wait things out and see what happens...
Meanwhile, back in Kutou, Yui awakens as well and after promising one of her wishes to Nakago, she makes her first wish: to seal the powers of Suzaku.
Tamahome and the other seishi immediately feel this effect. Tamahome can't even perform a simple martial artist attack anymore. Hotohori reveals that Kutou has attacked Konan country's border towns and that soon they will have to go to war. The seishi agree to participate, and Miaka too.
Right around here we find out that Hotohori hasn't been *too* lonely during the time that the others were looking for the shinzaho. He's gotten married -- to a beautiful woman who hauntingly resembles Nuriko -- named Houki. Good for him! ^_^
The next day everyone minus Hotohori takes to the battlefield. The Seiryuu seishi also show up and test their powers, verifying with glee that the Suzaku seishi are indeed powerless with their god sealed up. Nakago lets loose a terrific ki blast that hits Mitsukake, wounding him pretty badly. Yui, seeing all of this, says her first wish ought to be enough for Konan's emperor. Then she makes her second wish: to send her and Miaka back to their world while preventing Miaka from ever returning to the book world again. A blue light envelops them both and they disappear.
When Miaka comes to, she is back in her classroom as her school is closing. She looks around and is absolutely floored to see that Tamahome has somehow arrived with her! She calls her brother and arranges for him to bring the two back to their place. There, Miaka and Keisuke try to sort out what's happened without letting Tamahome know...and without letting their mother know who they're keeping under wraps.
That night, as Tamahome and Miaka embrace, Yui takes a stroll by Miaka's apartment and catches a glimpse of this from Miaka's window. She's horrified that her plan to separate Miaka and Tamahome has failed, and runs off.
The next morning, Keisuke and Miaka give Tamahome a makeover and take him out on the town. Keisuke calls Tetsuya and find out just what Yui's second wish means for Miaka and Tamahome. He also notices that Tamahome hasn't got a shadow; a very bad sign indeed. The line between the book and real worlds is becoming blurred; the events in Miaka's world are now being written into the book, as they occur. Keisuke tells Miaka that Tamahome has got to return to the book, without her. Tamahome overhears this and finally understands what's going on; that he's a character in a book, created for the purpose of the Miko. He runs off, more than a little bit upset.
Back on the battlefield, things aren't going great for the Suzaku seishi. At one point Tasuki attempts to kill Nakago with a sword, but Soi stands in front of him and takes the blow for him, becoming fatally wounded in the process. Her last words to him are "I love you"...
Tasuki's buddy Koji and the rest of the Mt. Leikoku bandits arrive on the scene to lend Tasuki and the others a hand, and they are a lot of help. Nakago and Suboshi, the only remaining Seiryuu seishi, leave.
Before she left Kotou for her own world, Nakago gave Yui one of his stud earrings so that she could communicate to him through it. Yui, distressed that Tamahome has made it into their world, now takes this opportunity to beg Nakago to come to her and help her. Nakago's presently occupied on the battlefield, so he sends a very happy Suboshi to help her instead.
While Miaka, Keisuke and Tetsuya have split up looking for Tamahome, Miaka runs into Yui and Suboshi. Suboshi then tries to kill Miaka, and chases after her when she runs off.
Meanwhile, Tamahome is moping about being a two-dimensional character and basically having an identity crisis. But he overhears two actors shooting a romantic scene for a film, and the lines strike a chord with him: something along the lines of 'it doesn't matter who I am or where I am, all I can do is love you...' Well, he's energized by this and goes to try and find Miaka. And not a moment too soon, as Suboshi pretty much has her cornered (in a crowd, anyway).
Tamahome yells for Suboshi to stay away from her, and Suboshi takes aim at him instead. It's all Tamahome can do to dodge Suboshi's attacks, since he doesn't have his powers; still, he's pretty fast for an average guy. Tamahome places himself in between Suboshi and Suboshi's weapon, throwing himself out of the way at the last moment. Suboshi says that he saw that trick coming, but as he prepares to dodge, the spirits of Tamahome's four younger siblings hold on to Suboshi and he can't get out of the way. He's speared by his own weapon, and dies clutching Yui's uniform ribbon, his link to her world.
Somewhere around this time, Mitsukake is on the battlefield, tending to the wounded as best he can with his own injuries. Chichiri stands by to assist him. Mits is terribly frustrated since he doesn't really have the resources to help anyone, and both his seishi powers and the healing jar's powers are nil. Chichiri warns him that he's pushing himself too far, but he's a doctor, dammit! -_-; Anyways, suddenly he hears someone cry, "Shoka! Shoka! Hang on!" And that gets his attention. Apparently this baby girl named Shoka was somehow injured, and she might not make it without his help. Thinking that the child is his Shoka's reincarnation, and feeling pretty crappy already about not being able to be more help, Mitsukake uses all of his life energy to heal as many people in the vicinity as possible. Chichiri begs him to stop, but to no avail, and Mitsukake breathes his last.
Everyone nearby, good and bad, is healed of their injuries, and it's not long before the Konan and Kotou people begin to fight again. This is too much for Chichiri, and, crying, he screams at everyone to stop wasting their lives like this.
Okay, moving along, Hotohori gets a report from Tasuki and Kouji that things are looking grim on the battlefield, what with Kotou's army being three times the size of Konan's and all. Hotohori decides to take to the battlefield himself. While there, he encounters Nakago. The two square off and exchange words, all polite battlefield honor and all that. Finally, Nakago reveals that this war is basically about depleting Kotou's resources so that he can go back and destroy what's left; that it's not really about conquering or destroying Konan. Hotohori is pretty pissed that Nakago would do so much damage to both their nations for such a petty purpose. Then Nakago says that his lack of interest in this world stems from having seen a better, bigger world for him to conquer elsewhere. Hotohori realizes that he means Miaka's world, and when Nakago says, "I'll say 'hi' to your miko for you" that's the last straw. Hotohori loses it and charges Nakago, praying to Suzaku for strength. Nakago gets a flesh wound from Hotohori's sword, but shoots out a ki blast that sends Hotohori far, far away.
Keisuke (or was it Tetsuya?) informs Miaka that Mitsukake has died and Hotohori is dying. She speaks to Ho-ri-sama through the book and begs him to live. It's here that we discover that Houki is pregnant, and Hotohori promises that he'll live long enough to see his son's birth. But he dies anyway, with fond memories of his time with Miaka and the other seishi.
Yui phones Miaka and tells her to meet her at school. When Miaka does, she confronts Yui about her actions. She tells Yui that Nakago did not rape her but was only manipulating her for his own gains. She shows Yui a letter written by Okuda Einusuke revealing how his daughter, the former Genbu no Miko, was in the process of being consumed by Genbu. Yui is a little shocked by this and insists it's a lie, running off. But after she leaves she notices that her arm has begun to grow blue scales...kind of like a dragon, perhaps...
Tamahome writes Miaka a goodbye note as he prepares to return to the book world. Fortunately she gets back home just as he's about to leave and they have a sappy--er, I mean, sweet goodbye. She shows him two rings she bought earlier that day and Tamahome says that he wants to marry her, the way they do things in her world. So they exchange rings and vow their eternal love for one another; and from that point forward, as far as they're concerned, they're married.
Nakago returns to Kotou and confronts the emperor there. Even though the emperor begs for his life, offering Nakago power, riches, anything he'd like, Nakago makes short work of disposing of him. Finally he goes and buries Soi (he's been carrying around her body this whole time; laying her down while he fights, then picking her back up again when he's finished). Then he travels to Yui and Miaka's world.
Keisuke, reading the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho outside of Miaka's room, realizes that Big Trouble is afoot, so he informs the two lovebirds and basically they hold their breath and wait.
Nakago approaches Yui, who by now has realized to her dismay that Miaka was right all along. She confronts Nakago about this, blaming him for setting her against her best friend, but Nakago says that all he did was encourage emotions she was already feeling. After all, she did become Seiryuu no Miko of her own free will. Nakago asks for the wish Yui promised him, Yui runs off, and Nakago begins to trash the place.
Here Tamahome confronts Nakago, and Nakago begins to beat up on him. It's not looking good, and Tamahome is pretty much prepared to die. Tokyo is not holding up well under Nakago's attacks; fires have started to blaze and it's difficult for Miaka, Keisuke, and Tetsuya to get to where the action is due to police barricades. Nakago is kicking Tamahome's behind, and finally he sends him flying through a building and...Tamahome doesn't get up.
Miaka and Yui reunite and Nakago tells Miaka of Tamahome's fate. Again, he asks Yui for his wish to be granted; to become a god with eternal life. Otherwise, he'll kill Miaka and destroy their world. Yui says farewell to Miaka, makes her wish, and is consumed by Seiryuu.
Keisuke's crying to see the hero of the book die, and in desperation he calls on their last hope; Tasuki and Chichiri. They are standing over Hotohori's body in his palace paying their last respects when this voice calls to them from the sky. "Hold on to Miaka's backpack and concentrate!" So they do, and they are transported to Miaka and Yui's world. WAI! Action time!
It's still a lopsided battle; Tasuki and Chichiri haven't got their seishi powers and Nakago's convinced he's a god. So he's still tearing into them pretty badly. Suddenly a red glow eminates from Miaka and the three seishi hear the Suzaku summoning spell being chanted. Apparantly Yui's wish was for Miaka to be able to call Suzaku! When she's finished, Tasuki's and Chichiri's powers are restored and they fight Nakago back. But he's *still* way more powerful.
Miaka's first wish: To bring her Yui-chan back. Yui appears from the sky, floating in a bubble, and Tetsuya catches her as she lands.
Nakago starts hurling debris at Miaka but they are intercepted before they land...by Nuriko! Other debris is deflected by Hotohori, and Chiriko and Mitsukake also appear to help!
Meanwhile, Tamahome is off in never-never land, having a near-death experience when he's eventually jolted out of it. So he gets up and starts fighting Nakago again, with all the seishi offering their chi to help give him power. And still Nakago is more powerful.
Chiriko comes up with the idea to seal Seiryuu into the scroll that Taiitsu-kun gave him, and so Miaka's second wish is to seal Seiryuu (note that at this point she is not consumed by Suzaku, nor does it appear that she will be). Immediately Nakago's seishi symbol disappears, presumably along with his powers. Tamahome races up to punch Nakago and now with his own added strength, he punches straight through Nakago's chest.
This invasion of Nakago causes Tamahome to see glimmers of Nakago's past: the attempted extermination of his race by the Kotou empire; his mother's rape by Kotou's soldiers when he was 11 (10?); her death caused by the violent awakening of his seishi powers; his abuse at the Kotou's emperor's hands; and his vow to gain revenge on the heaven that caused his hell. Nakago is mortified by his defeat and Tamahome's knowing his past, and Tamahome sheds tears of both joy and sorrow for his fallen enemy, as Nakago fades from existance.
The dead seishi, who had possessed the bodies of the Nyan-Nyans in order to fight, leave their hosts and Miaka makes her final wish; to restore the world to normal. At this, everyone begins to fade and Miaka is left alone, with the book lying on the ground in front of her.
Later, Miaka and Yui write their high school entrance exams and both get into Yatsubadsi school (not Jonan Academy as they were aiming for). Yui still has Nakago's stud earring; for some reason it has not disappeared. She keeps it to remind her of past faults...
Keisuke meets up with the high school students and tells Miaka that there is a new student at his university, one who remembers being one of seven destined to protect a girl. One who promised to be reunited with her at any cost. A young man looking eerily like Tamahome comes into view, and he is wearing Tamahome's wedding ring. Miaka begins to cry as he says, "Finally, finally I've found you."
OWARI ~~ THE END
OVA I - Episode 1
Starts off showing famous National library. Dark room - "Employees only."
Books among more books, you see the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho being taken.
Next day.
Keisuke, Tetsuya, Miaka, and Tamahome board a train to Morioka to visit Suzuno's grave.
Miaka comments about Yui-chan not being able to come with. Tetsuya says he forced her to stay home because she wasn't feeling well.
Opening theme - "Yo ga akeru mae ni"
Apparently some japanese monks do own Ferraris.
Toki grabs his Land Rover and goes to meet the group at the station.
Miaka reminices about how Suzuno and Tatara were able to cross dimensions, and reflects that she wouldn't have known what to do if Tamahome hadn't appeared in her world.
Tamahome gets a weird feeling.
Toki suggests they also visit Takiko's grave - Genbu no Miko.
Weird conversation about Toki's Grandfather was truly in love with Suzuno (and also knew Einosuke Okuda, and most likely Okuda Takiko because Suzuno's father was good friends with Einosuke).
Takiko calls to Tamahome, "Give me your hands. At this rate, I'll disappear."
Tamahome is pulled away from the real world by a red light - he disappears at that graveyard.
Back on the train, Tetsuya talks to Yui over the phone about Tamahome's disappearance. He tells Keisuke that he's going to go to the room to get the book - despite the time (In other words, he's going to break into the library after hours and steal it).
Not very clear as to the the time progression: Now it's Yui, Keisuke and Tetsuya in the Yuuki home apartment. They try to explain the information behind what they know. Okuda Einosuke tried to burn the book (Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho) but the book couldn't be burned (It's magical! Duh...), and Tetsuya tried to retrieve the book as stated earlier on the train, but someone has now also stolen the book before they could get to it. Also somehow during all this time that had happened, Miaka also searched the city in the rain by herself searching for Tamahome (How could she not believe he was gone, since he had been pulled away by a red light?).
Tetsuya notes and wonders if that person would be pulled into the book (Implied, like an average guy reading it would be pulled in).
Yui says, "A 5th miko?"
Keisuke has a sudden realization and then they realize they should find out and research to see if Okuda Takiko really 'existed'.
Tetsuya says something about how the book IS finished, and it should not possible for someone to show up saying, "I'm the new miko, get lost." and that Takiko's (and the rest of the Miko's and Seishi's) existance would be erased.
Miaka interrupts, "Yui-chan and I will disappear?"
Tamahome finds himself in a run down alley in Konan country.
He observes some kids playing and remembers Tasuki and Chichiri are in this world, not to mention -- Hotohori's son, Boushin (And Houki).
He approaches the guards and is lead to the Emperor as one of the Suzaku Seishi.
A young boy named "Gyoushuku" is emperor, the grandson of Boushin.
I just wanted to note here - Gyoushuku is a very Seishi-sounding-like name. Shuku is the
Kanji that is the second part of a seishi name, like for example - Tamahome's real name is "Sou Kishuku" (Ki, meaning ogre, and Shuku meaning inn lodging). He also has the voice of Nuriko, Sakamoto Chika. The most annoying part about this little bit of (or lack of) information, is the fact that in the ending credits to that OVA, they don't list it as "Gyoushuku" but mere as "Prince" with Sakamoto Chika's name next to it. How frustrating. Doing a little research on just the Suzaku kanji alone, I was not able to come a cross a single kanji that had "Gyou" or even "Gyo" as a sound for anything. Even chinese variations, Gui (Oni/Ki) IS sounding somewhat close, but that would be really pushing it, especially with the second part stating "Shuku" The closest out of ALL the constellations would be Inami (Of the Genbu Seishi) which would be Gyuu (Not Gyou). But it's quite obvious they're saying Gyou. On with the normal summary.
Tama asks how many years have passed, and Gyousuku says 50 years. (Historically stating, they must have gone through Emperors really fast if young Gyoushuku is at the head of the country already and it's only been 50 years.) They go to visit the Suzaku Shrine. Tamahome remembers all the seishi. Tamahome is then cast back from the shrine in a bright red light.
Gyoushuku screams, "Who are you!? Imposter!"
Tamahome tries to explain his position. Gyoushuku says Suzaku's light cast him away and that he's an imposter. He's beaten for his insolance (Hahaha) and thrown in a ditch outside of town.
Back to the real world - Miaka's ditching school. Yui finds her. Another weird scene, looks like a flash to the library and what appears to be a firetruck. All these random images are VERY subtle and never spoken about really in the actual dialog (Like we're supposed to completely understand all the garbage they're tossing at us. This may be reflectant on the earlier conversation about the library fire, how once there was a fire, and there was one again this time - however the foreknowledge of the books ability that it CANNOT be burned means that it was not lost in this fire). Miaka says she can't hear his voice. Miaka expresses how upset she is that she is not being able to contact Tamahome, and that she's afraid of losing everyone's memories because of the recent events with the missing book and all that weirdness.
Music in backround: Voice
Tamahome walks, camps, and wanders alone on his journey to find Mt. Taikyoku.
Keisuke and Tetsuya head back to Morioka for more clues.
Pan on shot of Yui wearing Nakago's earring - it glitters, reflecting foreshadowing.
Taiitsukun does not appear to Tamahome. He remembers something about if a person has a wicked heart they cannot view or visit Mt. Taikyoku. A woman appears from the backround and says, "I've been waiting for you, Nakago-sama". Suddenly like some whacked out acid dream, the backround changes. He is suddenly in a room with the Kokoro/Ki Kanji on his forehead shining in beautiful blue. "Change your clothes, they become you."
Roll ending credits: "Ashita no watashi o shinjitai"
Omake:
Ladies Hot Spring Chapter - Fushigi Yuugi Recreational Trip Part 1
OVA I - Episode 2
Slight recap of first episode of this OVA series.
Roll opening credits
Tetsuya and Keisuke are doing research in a librbary (In Morioka), they're having trouble finding any documents on Okuda Takiko. Tetsuya beats up Mr. Librbary Guy, angry that Yui would disappear.
At some point, Tetsuya, Keisuke and Toki decide to visit her grave. The text on the gravestone is disappearing.
Back to the book-world.
Tamahome insists that he is NOT called Nakago.
The girl says her name is Kaen.
Another funny explanation, Kaen is the real name to Seiryuu Seishi, Soi. (Her name was Haku Kaen, Haku being her last name). It's only fitting that they are trying to imply that this woman is very Soi-like. However, she displays no Seishi-like powers and the only similiarities is that she has the name and she also makes a reference to Soi later in the episode.
Kaen explains - that he (Tamahome) defeated (as Nakago) the seven Suzaku Seishi, when he defeated the one called Tamahome, he fell into a deep coma/sleep and had just woke up. Tamahome's memories must have been switched with his (Nakagos). Tamahome insists he IS Tamahome.
Kaen says to kill her if he doesn't believe her, but not to hurt himself.
Kaen makes a broth for him (medicinal).
Kaen drinks it to make sure he knows it's not poisoned.
Tama drinks it and goes to go sleep.
Scene of Tasuki and Chichiri - Tasuki complains about the long trip. Chichiri feels Tamahome's chi/energy enter the world.
Kaen attempts to seduce Tamahome (She says she's not as good as Soi). Tamahome rejects her. You see Koji and some bandits outside the house stating. "Welcome back, Nakago"
Back to real world, Keisuke talks to Miaka and says Takiko's name on the headstone has disappeared, and that she's technically disappearing/vanishing from that world or even existing. Keisuke has faith they'll get the book and Tamahome back. He also gives Miaka a pep talk. An earthquake occures - this is pretty much reflectant on the balance between the book and the real world. Many earthquakes happen between here and the Second OVA.
Next we flash to a weird scene of hearing an answering machine of Keisuke and Tetsuya talking (Yui is at her house/in her room though) - Yui's eyes glow green, green glow from under her bed. You then see the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho float up in a green light. Yui is engulfed in a green light and enters the book.
Back in book. Scene on Kaika/Amiboshi. Suboshi calls to him.
Tamahome is attacked by the bandits. He easily takes them down with his mad martial arts skillz. Koji says it's revenge for his village and his ancestors. Koji goes to attack with a sword and Tamahome accidently lets off a blue energy ball toward Koji, also energy strikes through all the remaining bandits. Tamahome is in shock of this overwhelming power.
Kaika leaves his adoptive family. They ask him to be careful and return home safely.
Tamahome asks if he's really Nakago. Koji says that there is NO no mistaking that he is Nakago - he killed Chichiri, Tasuki, and everyone. Koji says it has been 50 years but it's just like yesterday (and he doesn't look a day over 20). Koji says, Blond hair, blue eyes - that's what Tamahome looked like. Basically, confirming Kaen's statement from earlier in the episode. Koji pulls a bomb on Tamahome - Tamahome protects himself with the energy shield and lives through the blast, unharmed.
Tamahome asks Kaen to get him some wine and disappears offscreen.
Kaen becomes Tomo. Kekekekeke.
Real world, Miaka visits Yui's place - finds the book on the ground.
Back in book. You see Tamahome unconscious, drunk himself silly in a corner (Near Taikyoku?) - still dressed in real world clothes.
Chichiri, Suboshi/Amiboshi, and Tasuki show up at the Taikyoku area. Tomo is there with Yui.
Tomo states that Yui is now the new Genbu no Miko. Two seishi are there by her side.
Miaka, in real world is reading the book. Miaka decides to change her clothing into one of Yui's school uniforms.
You see the book write out the story - Then you see the word "Nakago" written on the paper.
Nakago appears. "Better watch yourself, Tomo."
Cue ending music.
Miaka is engulfed in a green light and enters the book to go after Yui.
Ending credits roll.
Omake part 2 of the hot springs trip. This makes references to Volume 8 of the manga which had this particular situation omitted from the television series run.
OVA I - Episode 3
Opening theme.
The Genbu Seishi ask what he wants with Genbu no Miko. They rush to attack Nakago. (The Dark haired one is referred to as "Hatsui", but looks like previous Genbu Seishi, "Tomite". The blond one looks like "Hikitsu" without the eyepatch). Chichiri knocks them out. Nakago asks if he has to thank Chichiri. Chichiri said he did it to save the two kids (The young Genbu seishi). Tasuki threatens to show Nakago and Tomo the way OUT of that world. Nakago says he'll just do what he kame to do, and destroys Tomo's "shin". The earring explodes. Yui snaps out of her trance. Suboshi catches her. Nakago tells Tomo to get lost, and he does. Taiitsukun finally shows up. She asks everyone to listen.
Meanwhile, in the evil lair of Tenkou - Tomo apologizes for his not able to do what he was supposed to do.
Tenkou says it's okay, then kills Tomo.
Taiitsukun says that the appearance of two Miko's within their world at the same time caused a huge disturbance in their world/the book. Because of this, the link between both worlds was left open and scarred. Chichiri realizes the thing that links the worlds the most would be... (implies Tamahome)
Nakago says Tamahome is on the Kodoku, AGAIN - Nakago says it's hard to beat, especially a second time.
Yui blames herself. Taiitsukun asks for a solution from Nakago. Nakago takes his leave and doesn't provide one - states "He's coming." (Tenkou)
Yui is ensnared in a spiral of energy.
Quick scene to show that Tetsuya has the book and visits Keisuke's house.
Tenkou appears says he'll take his Miko now. He is basically the weakness of the book and the other world to take advantage of the situation. Taiitsukun calls him a Majin. He introduces himself as Tenkou. (More on this Majin business later)
Keisuke reads the book out loud. Tetsuya comments how he's not "Fully released" (Implying Tenkou).
Tenkou asks Nakago to join him again. He says "Using someone elses body" isn't something he wants to do, nor dying again. Someone asks why he is there then, and then Nakago sarcastically replies that he just wanted to see the Suzaku Seishi once again, then disappears. The dead Suzaku Seishi appear to help Tasuki and Chichiri. Tasuki asks why everyone is there, and Hotohori replies, "We always appear where our Miko is." Miaka appears in a red light. Nyan Nyan also protects Tamahome and Miaka from Tenkou's blasts. Taiitsukun says they need to get the Shinzaho which is around Tenkou's neck. (Seiryuu's). Miaka is wearing the other Shinzahou (Her engagement/wedding ring), and says it's all according to his plan (Up until now that is).
More random earthquakes in Japan. Keisuke reads about Suboshi doing something for the one he loves.
In the book, Amiboshi debates with Suboshi's spirit about saving Yui no matter the cost. It's to save everyone.
Ryuuseisui appear from nowhere. They as twins put their life force into the Ryuuseisui and saving Yui.
Suboshi/Amiboshi is bleeding terribly. Suboshi admits his love... then dies.
Mitsukake continues to try to heal Tamahome. Tamahome sees his families death again, with him wearing Nakago like armor - blaming himself. Mitsukake is unable to beat the Kodoku
Tetsuya now reads. Says Takiko arrives.
Takiko tells Yui that she needs to do the Summoning - and puts extreme faith in Yui to be able to defeat being consumed by the animal god where she could not (Takiko). Yui says "But... If i do, you'll..." Yui is aware of the cost that Takiko WILL disappear once the full summoning happens.
Tamahome then remembers things about his families death and protecting Miaka. In reality, Miaka kisses Tamahome. He wakes up.
Takiko tells Yui to seal Tenkou.
Tamahome appears before Yui and protects her from getting burned by a Tenkou energy ball.
Yui calls the four gods, "Kaijin" First wish: Seal Tenkou
Tenkou says he'll never give up.
Second wish: Revival of Takiko.
Taiitsukun says as long as Miaka and Tamahome remain together, the world barrier wouldn't stay. Tamahome can't be in her world AND keep his memories of the past. Tasuki complains about what being so wrong about two people who love eachother being together. Miaka rambles on about working hard to do it, to get this, and how Taiitsukun told her once that anything is accomplished by a strong will. Miaka then says, "Is that what being a grown up is? I don't want to be a grown up! I don't want to!"
Miaka and Tamahome say their goodbyes among the Seven Suzaku Seishi watching. Tamahome gives his ring back to Miaka. She accepts.
Miaka says, "...Thank you...everybody, thank you."
Yui, "Kaijin" Third and final wish: Seal the connection between the real world and the book.
Miaka screams out to Tamahome once more before being transported back.
Yui and Miaka go back to the real world. Mid-transport, Yui lets go of the ring (Tamahomes) and says "Go back to where you belong."
Now you see school kids going to school - Yui catches up to Miaka and asks if she wants to ditch. They skip.
Song: Ashita wa ii hi ni naru
End credits roll.
They go to a cafe on the way to wherever they were going because Miaka's always hungry.
"Orb of memory?"
This is a set up for the Second OVA series. Basically Tamahome's memories will be scattered away so he can be reborn into Miaka's world. Taiitsukun says that she's not sure if it ACTUALLY leads to Miaka's world, but even if he is reborn there, he'd have no memory. Tamahome decides to take the plunge - his memories spread about in orbs. At the cafe, you see a young man with a necklace - and the ring that was left behind on it - serving Miaka and Yui their meal.
End of OVA I Series.
Last part of the Omake.
~FIN~
Miaka and Tamahome are together and at peace in Miaka's world. When they go to visit the priestess of Genbu's grave, Tamahome hears the priestess of Genbu calling for him to save her from disappearing and he is pulled back into the universe of the four gods.
There, he finds that he is no longer welcome where he once was, and is convinced by a woman, Caren, that he is actually Nakago, rather than Tamahome. Miserable, he drinks wine to lessen pain. Little does he know, the wine is poisoned by kodoku. It turns out Tomo has him in an illusion. Chichiri and Tasuki show up and find Tamahome passed out from the poison.
In the real world, Miaka and Yui find that the universe of the four gods has been stolen from the library, and a new priestess is being called. They fear that they will disappear too. Yui ends up with the book, and is drawn into it by Genbu's power. Nakago shows up to take his earring back from Yui, and attacks Tomo for disturbing his sleep. Tomo disappears, fleeing to his master, Tenkou.
Tenkou kills Tomo because he has no more use for him.
Back with Tamahome, Chichiri wonders about Nakago, while Tasuki just wants to attack him. Taiiskun appears and asks Nakago if he will help them. He tells them that Tamahome was poisoned with many doses of kodoku, and that there is nothing to be done for him. Suboshi is there too, comforting Yui.
In the real world, Miaka goes looking for Yui, and finds that she has gone back into the book. She dresses in her school uniform and follows her into the book.
Miaka arrives to see all 7 of her suzaku warriors gathered again (the ones that had died are spirits).
Tenkou shows up and captures Yui. He asks Nakago if he will once again serve him. Nakago declines and disappears. Taiitscun calls Tenkou a devil. He attacks them, but a Nyan Nyan shows up just in time to save them. She surrounds Miaka and Tamahome with a barier in order to protect them while Miaka tries to bring Tamahome back to health. The others try to attack Tenkou, but are afraid of hurting Yui in the process. Suboshi jumps in and saves Yui at the cost of his life. Miaka is finally able to bring Tamahome back. The priestess of Genbu speaks to Yui and tells her to summon Genbu to make things right, since she was too weak to withhold the god's power...but Yui is stronger. Yui summons Genbu and makes her first wish to seal Tenkou away. Her second wish is to restore the priestess of Genbu to her former role (she restores the integrity of the previous story of the book). All is now safe, but Taiiskun tells Miaka that she and Tamahome can't be together because they are from different worlds. Miaka cries, and pleads, to no avail. She hugs Tamahome and he gives her the ring back. Miaka finally goes to join Yui. Yui makes the third wish to separate the two worlds forever and Miaka and Yui are sent home. On the way, Yui drops the ring, and tells it to go where it belongs.
Miaka and Yui are back in every-day life at high school, and decide to skip school together. Back in the book, Tamahome let Taiiscun seal all his memories into 7 gems of memory. He was sent to be reborn into Miaka's world to try and find her so they can be together. Reborn as Taka, he has no memories of his past in the book, but he knows he is searching for his lost love, and wears the ring Miaka had given Tamahome around his neck. Miaka and Yui are in a restaurant, and Taka is seen as a waiter in that very restaurant......Miaka and Yui are happy. Miaka takes her high school entrance exams, and passes--even receiving a higher score than Yui. The two attend the same school. One day, Miaka's brother introduces her to a guy that recently transferred into his school, named Taka. He tells her that Taka had said he remembered protecting a girl he loved in the past. When Miaka looks at him, she notices he is wearing the ring that she had given Tamahome during their informal wedding ceremony. Miaka is happy and runs to him. In the book, Tamahome had given up his memories, to be sealed in seven jewels of memory, so that he could be reborn in Miaka's world to be with her. As Taka, he had finally reunited with his love.
The two are dating and happy. One day, they notice a new boy who has transferred to Miaka's class. He is a little suspicious, but is really popular with the girls, and says he's running for class president. Miaka starts to have dreams that suzaku is calling for her help. Miaka and Taka are attacked by some students under the control of the new student and Miaka is thrown off the roof. Taka jumps off after her and holds her in his arms as they fall. As they are about to hit the ground, the light of suzaku appears and transports them into the universe of the four gods. Tasuki is there to greet them, but Taka doesn't recognize him because he still doesn't have his memories. Chichiri shows up and gets Tasuki to give Taka one of the jewels of memory that was taken from him. He remembers some of the past. They then travel to Mt. Tykioku where Chichiri's jewel of memory is returned to Taka. Taiiskun and the spirits of the deceased seishi gather there. Taiiscun tells them of a battle to come. They must find all of Tamahome's jewels of memory and return them to him before the enemy gets them. There is an explosion, as the new student gives a speech in the real world, that incites negative emotions from the students. It blasts the mountain, sending each of the seishi far away. Tasuki, dives over to save Miaka and ends up saving her from drowning in a lake. Chichiri and Taka show up and they travel to the Konan palace in order to retrieve Hotohori's jewel of memory. When they arrive, they find that the empress hasn't spoken in a year and a half because she is so depressed over Hotohori's death. Hotohori's baby son, Boshim hasn't spoken either. Hotohori tries to contact his wife, but being a spirit, she can't see him. Taka lets Hotohori use his body in order to hold his son and comfort his wife. They find the jewel of memory in Boshim, and Taka regains more of his memories. Miaka and Taka are pulled back into the real world. Miaka is again attacked on the school roof top by a gang of students being controlled by the suspicious boy. On his way to reach her, Taka is bitten on the ear by a woman pretending to be hurt. This weakens Taka, but he still manages to show up on the roof and fights to save Miaka. They use the scroll of Suzaku to trap him and he disappears. They go back into the book and appear outside Nuriko's house to see the others trying to sneak in to Nuriko's house to attain the fourth jewel of memory, which his brother has. Taka is attacked on the inside from a monster that was placed there when he was bitten on the ear. They manage to save him by drawing out the creature and killing it. Taka gets the memories from the jewel of memory Nuriko was keeping. Alone in one of the rooms, Taka and Miaka are surprised when the girl that attacked Taka before shows up there. Taka manages to use a life force blast on her (presumably because with the return of Tamahome's memories, his power returns as well.) Just then, Tenkou appears and changes the bedroom into part of his palace. He steals the jewels of memory from Taka.
The other seishi are finally able to break the barrier, and throw Hotohori's sword through. Tenkou uses his former servant as a shield, and she is killed. He then disappears. Taka is depressed, feeling he can't meet Miaka's expectations without the memories, but Nuriko talks to him and makes him feel better. Tasuki is in the forest, thinking that he hates that Miaka has to go through this. He is hit with water all of a sudden and decides he will take Miaka for himself. He beats up Taka and takes Miaka to an inn to get her drunk. Tasuki takes Miaka up to the room, and ties to show her that he loves her and make her forget about Taka. Miaka resists, and Taka comes to rescue her. Tasuki beats Taka around some more, then realizes he is under a spell from the water. He uses his fire fan to engulf himself in flames, rather than hurt Miaka. The other seishi show up and Mitsukake saves Tasuki. He apologizes profusely later.
Back at the dwelling, the room is flooded and Hikou shows up to kidnap Miaka in a ball of water. The others can't fight against the water, and she is taken. The man turns out to be Chichiri's old best friend who had betrayed him, and he refuses to kill him again. Mitsukake talks some resolve into him. Chichiri, Tasuki, and Taka go to rescue Miaka. They confront Hikou and defeat him, and as he dies, he becomes right with Chichiri again. At the house, Taka is disturbed by the fact that he doesn't have a reflection in the mirror. Meanwhile, the other seishi are attacked. Surprisingly, Tamahome shows up to save them.
Taka, at meeting Tamahome (with all his memories intact) figures he has no chance at keeping Miaka, when the Tamahome she remembered is here. He leaves to go back to the real world. There, he finds out that that he is the real Tamahome, and the other one was just a fake, made from the memories he had lost. He tries to save Miaka by calling out to her. In the book, Tamahome has almost convinced Miaka to forget about Taka, but she hears Taka calling her and feels something isn't right, so she follows his voice back to the real world. The two have a happy reunion, and Miaka finally sleeps with Taka. Afterwards, the two decide to go back into the book in order to save the others. There, they are greeted by Tamahome, who attacks Taka. Tamahome accidentally kills Miaka, when she steps in front of his attack in order to save Taka.
Lying on Taka's lap, as she dies, Miaka asks him to make her one with him and tells him she loves him. The others show up too late. Tenkou appears and tells them he has enjoyed watching them through all of this, but that he has enough power (through negative energy directed at him) to follow his ambitions and rule both worlds. Miaka appears to Taka as a spirit, and encourages him, then joins with him so they can live as one. Taka goes over to Tamahome and takes his memories back within himself to be whole again. Taka, is then transported back to the real world, with Miaka's body in his arms, and her spirit is there with him. He confronts Tenkou, who tells him he granted him a body this way, however Taka isn't impressed, and says he's become much stronger. Tenkou attacks, but the other seishi break Tenkou's barrier and show up to protect Taka from the attack. Miaka's voice, as well as Taka's sound together as they summon suzaku to destroy Tenkou. Taka and Miaka revive Suzaku with their own lives. Suzaku appears in their place and calls the other three gods to join him in destroying Tenkou. After it is all over, Taka and Miaka, as well as the seishi appear back in the book, and Taiiskun explains that Miaka and Taka's bodies couldn't take that much power, but their life force remained. To use suzaku's power, they had separated from their bodies in the real world and currently exist only in spirit bodies. She tells them they can choose to live anywhere they wish now. They decide to go back into the real world and are finally really together.
The Universe of the four gods, in disrepair, is taken off the shelves of the library to be recycled and falls off the cart unnoticed. A young girl, Myo who plays on the basketball team that Taka and Keisuke coach notices it and takes it home with her. Myo is in love with Taka, but he, of coarse, only has eyes for Miaka. She witnesses Miaka and Taka's wedding and is depressed and bitter. Myo even catches Miaka's bouquet. Feeling sorry for herself and not liking her life, Myo opens the book and the entire story is shown to her within a few seconds. She is fascinated and decides the next morning that it wasn't a dream and that she was meant to have the book because the story is not yet over. Miaka finds out she is pregnant with Taka's baby, and is overjoyed. After doing poorly in basketball practice, Myo is followed by Keisuke, who tries to encourage her. Instead, she opens the book and is drawn into it. She ends up in Konan, with Miaka's baby now inside her, and Miaka's wedding ring now on her finger. She is accepted as the next priestess of suzaku, and tells them lies about her and Taka being together. In the real world, Miaka passes out, her baby gone. In the hospital, Keisuke tells Taka what happened and he decides to go back into the book in order to rescue Myo. Once he arrives, he learns of Myo's lies, and of her feelings for him. He lets her know there is no chance of anything between them, but Myo just gets angry and more determined. Taka learns of the destruction of the land, and agrees to gather the other Suzaku seven to help save them.
He must not only find the living soldiers, but also, the reincarnations of the ones who died. He first finds Chichiri. The two fall into a hole in the ground, but they are rescued by their old friend Tasuki. Meanwhile, Myo is drawn to the Suzaku shrine by a phoenix. There, a false Suzaku tells her to channel her hate into helping him destroy the suzaku seven.
Taka and the others journey on to find the other 4 members of the suzaku seven, who have each been reborn as children. They find Chiriko is a baby (son of a politician) who still remembers his past life, and can speak to them. However, he is quickly becoming a normal baby. They travel on and find Mitsukake as a young boy, with his love Shouka living in the household as an adoptee. They take the boy with them, but are soon forced to go back to the house when he disappears. He was running back to help Shouka, who was attacked and sick. He uses his powers and is able to heal her, thus regaining his memories. Next, they go to a small town and are greeted by Nuriko, as a little girl.
She takes them to go see her friend. This friend happens to be Hotohori as a small boy. He lives on the borders where the Kutou soldiers had attacked and killed many people, and visits their graves every day. The group had been attacked throughout their journey by fake representations of the four gods. They defeated each one, though. Having found all the warriors,
Taiiskun shows up and makes them all appear in front of her. She informs them that the suzaku shinzaho, that Miaka and Taka had created with their love is in danger and that they must hurry back to the palace. At the palace, Myo is depressed after finding out she was used by a fake suzaku, and because she felt guilty for acting so badly. She is attacked by the fake suzaku and flickers in and out, starting to disappear. She decides to drown herself in the river. Taka shows up just in time to save her, and the shinzaho, which is Miaka's baby. They gather to wait for Nuriko and Hotohori's awakening so they can summon suzaku. They find out that Miaka had sent her baby with Myo to save Konan, since she couldn't go herself. Myo ends up disappearing, as does Miaka in the real world. The creature posing as suzaku, tries to destroy the land, and the destruction keeps up with the disrepair of the book in the real world. When all seems hopeless, Miaka appears and starts summoning suzaku, along with Myo. Suzaku appears and through Taka, destroys the impostor. Taka returns to the real world with a wizened Myo, and Miaka wakes up.
boo for that.
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