Fan Fiction ❯ POWA! ❯ Chapter one--- The Epilogue and the First Scene ( Chapter 1 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Dream_Watcher 
This is a mixture of an epilogue and the first chapter so, enjoy!
The story starts out with Rin Pei reminiscing about his old life before any of the events of POWA! happen.
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 06.29.2003 | Updated On: 06.29.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 158 | Status: Work In Progress
This is a mixture of an epilogue and the first chapter so, enjoy!
The story starts out with Rin Pei reminiscing about his old life before any of the events of POWA! happen.
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 06.29.2003 | Updated On: 06.29.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 158 | Status: Work In Progress
Powa!
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It was a normal day in Nibiki, Japan. It was hot, humid, and chock full of sakura blossoms from Horikoki's backyard to the deep
forest at the edge of the city.
Greetings, I am Rin Pei, a samurai of General Boan's army.
Actually a retired samurai.
I guess one would say that I was pretty young to be retired already. That is, if you calculate my starting age, a shy, weak, thirteen
year old boy.
I am twenty-five now and tired of war. Nibiki is peaceful now. Full of honor and good spirits, I settled down, had a couple of kids. My
prides and joys, Pei Junior and my daughter Mutabiki.
But first, I shall describe myself, alright?
Well, some say I am pretty tall for a Japanese person. I am 5'9''. That's pretty up there. I also have white hair. It used to be black,
but that's another story.
My eyes always seem to have a lion-like quality my wife, Nori, seems to adore. She says it makes me look unaware of things
when I'm really watching my opponent's every move. I think I look like a darned romantic. Ah well...
I guess I'm pretty muscular. I keep in shape even though I'm not a samurai anymore. I still love to spar and exercise. My first love:
my rank, my second love: Nori.
Ahhh, Nori..The lovely daughter of Godan Rou-sama. Godan Nori, the most beautiful girl in probably all of Japan. Her hair, as
black as the night and as soft as silk, her skin, as white as snow, and her face and body were pleasure to look at. And now, she is my
wife. I am one lucky man.
My children are also a pleasure to look at. Beautiful, bright, and full of energy, my son Pei Junior will be a great samurai someday.
Lovely and intelligent are only a few words that are used to describe my daughter, Mutabiki, who looks so much like her mother. I am
very honored to have a family such as they.
I also know a few people around here ( I wasn't born in Nibiki). There's Sang Sang, our resident Chinese farmer. He came to
Japan to seek his fortune. His wife, Asuka, is Japanese, and she is very talkative. They make a nice couple, for people who came
from different ethnic groups.
There's also the Katos. A rather large family complete with a father, a mother, and about 12.5 children. And then there's the
Hirabikis, and Sans, and the Todomos. (I do believe one would think this town very populated.)
So, why am I telling you all this? Well, it's because that was the past. This is my future now.
What I am really doing is waiting. Waiting in a dark well, between sky and fire. I will be stuck in this prison for centuries until
someone bails me out. It has been nearly five hundred years according to the scratches on my cell wall. I look at the furnace under
me. Its flames licking the glass panel that is my only protection from it. I look up and see space. Trillons and trillons of stars, fiery and
mysterious. It is kind of melancholy when one dwells upon it. A man, stationed in the oddest prison a human has ever been in.
Now all I need is a miracle.
But, while I'm here for eternity, I suppose I could tell you just HOW I got here. And the king who sent me. (The lousy ********.)
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It all started at tea, with my monk friend, Hitsua. He's usually the quiet type. Not like the other monks, who talk much and think little.
We became and were friends for quite a while. Twenty years to be exact. Ever since then, the monastary in Nibiki had become like a
second home to me.
Hitsua poured the tea while I asked him how he was doing.
"I am fine, Pei-kun. But," he gripped my shoulder gently, "how are YOU?"
I realized that he had heard of the last war. It was terrible, but we won in the end. It wasn't long after that I would "suddenly" retire.
I grinned. "Don't worry about me, Hitsua." I pretended to ruffle his nonexistent hair. "We won. I retired. That's enough swordplay for
me."
"Ah! Getting out when it's good, eh?" Hitsua laughed soundlessly. (He had a tendency of doing that.)
"You make me sound like I went AWOL."
"Believe me, brother," he said, suddenly serious. "I wouldn't mind if you did."
I rolled my eyes. Not much chance for THAT. General Boan was a slave driver. He had no patience for the weak and no tolerance
for the cowardly. Anything else, you could be without him bothering you much.
Hitsua placed his tea cup on the tray. "Want me to read your fortune, Pei?"
"Sure, I've got five hundred years."
This time it was Hitsua's turn to roll his eyes. "The last man who said that was scheduled to die tomorrow."
"By the gods....you must hate me underneath, Hitsua."
Hitsua laughed again, this time making a light musical sound, his lean body shaking slightly. "Not on your life, brother."
He sat down again and took out his talisman. It was a small jade dragon in a crouching position.
"Nice, " I said, hating the very look of it.
Hitsua frowned. "I happen to LIKE this talisman. You don't have to, though."
I held up my hands. "All right, don't attack me. I really really LIKE your talisman."
"Shut up, fool."
"You're a fool, too, even if you don't show it."
He grinned. "Don't remind me. Now, hold still." He slapped the talisman on my forehead. All of a sudden I was acutely aware of my
surroundings.
'Dang "lion-sense" acting up again,' I grumbled inwardly. I wasn't aware that while I was in this state, Hitsua was chanting an
ancient spell. I was too busy feeling the heat of the day, hearing the songs of the Bush Warbler and the Narcissus Fly Catcher in
perfect harmony, the movements in the dirt floor under my legs. (Probably insects.)
As soon as it came, the senses left. I was a normal human again, complete with muted instincts. I lifted my eyes to Hitsua, who was
clutching his talisman, sobbing in a heap.
Instantly, I rushed to his side and shook him. "Hitsua! Hitsua! What did you see that frightened you so?"
"Oh, it was terrible, Pei-kun!" he cried, his already falsetto voice growing higher.
I put my arms around him (after checking no one was around, of course) and held him. "Brother, what did you see that frightened
you so?"
Hitsua lifted his face to mine.
"Will I die, Hitsua?"
"No..."
"Then what?" I didn't mean to sound harsh, but my friend was really scaring me. I released him and let him compose himself.
"I saw you. I saw you in a terrible prison......it was........"
"What was it?! Stop keeping me in suspense, Hitsua!"
The young monk held his hand out, pushing me away. He relaxed into the traditional lotus position, taking the air of an elder monk.
"You will not die, Rin Pei, but you will live forever in hell."
My mouth gaped open. "Is this some sort of joke, Hitsua?!"
Hitsua ignored me and continued. "You will be called to the emperor's castle in a few days. He will give you an assignment that
will change your life forever. It is best you say goodbye to Nori and the children."
He must've felt sorry for me, because he quickly added, "I'm so sorry, Pei."
I stood up and drew my katana. I stationed it just under his neck.
"General Boan always told us to be ruthless. He told us to not get soft and never spare liars. And you, indeed, are a liar, Hitsua."
Hitsua slowly lifted his innocent eyes to my experienced ones. He's never even seen war. He's never even saw the gory loss of
comrades, townspeople, and people like him in battle. To be thrust back into that situation was.........it couldn't be true.
"Why do you want to kill me, Pei? I told you everything that the talisman showed me...." tears were shining in his eyes once again. I
sneered at him.
"Only what you wanted the talisman to say," I growled. "Why in such a rush to get rid of me, "Brother"?
Hitsua narrowed his eyes at me. "I cannot believe I cried for your future. It seems that you may have left the battle, but the battle has
never left you." He pointed to the door. "Get out. Get out, Rin Pei."
My eyes also narrowed, I sheathed my katana and got the heck outta there.
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Later on, at dinner, Nori asked me how was my day.
"Boring as usual, dear," I said, grinning wolfishly. "Walk through the town, visit a couple of friends, you know the drill."
Nori smiled slightly. Sometimes, I believe that woman could see right through me.
"You and Hitsua had a fight again?"
"How can you tell?"
"Your tea cup is shaking, darling."
Sure enough the tea cup in my hand WAS shaking.
"You must be psychic," I said setting down the cup.
Gathering up the dishes, she turned to me. "Did he say something unusually upsetting to you, dear?"
"Heh...... something about me living eternally in hell or something..."
Nori put a hand on her hips. "That is not funny, Pei."
"Sorry, Nori," I bowed low to her as if she were an official. "I am so sorry so sorry so sorry...."
She laughed. "You big goofball!" She kissed me on the forehead (I had to bend down) and exited to the kitchen.
I felt the spot where she kissed me. Yep, I was gonna get some tonight.
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As I laid down onto my mat, I couldn't stop thinking about Hitsua's prediction. What if he wasn't lying? What if he was telling the truth? Would I have to get down my knees and kiss his feet for forgiveness?
I rolled my eyes for the second time that day. No, Hitsua was wrong. I wasn't going to get some mystery "assignment" from the
emperor, I wasn't going on a stupid adventure, and I certainly wasn't going to spend eternity in hell.
I wolf-whistled softly as Nori gave me a little striptease before getting in beside me.
'Hitsua is a fool,' I thought as I kissed my wife.
Of course, anything I assume always makes an a$$ of me.
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It was a normal day in Nibiki, Japan. It was hot, humid, and chock full of sakura blossoms from Horikoki's backyard to the deep
forest at the edge of the city.
Greetings, I am Rin Pei, a samurai of General Boan's army.
Actually a retired samurai.
I guess one would say that I was pretty young to be retired already. That is, if you calculate my starting age, a shy, weak, thirteen
year old boy.
I am twenty-five now and tired of war. Nibiki is peaceful now. Full of honor and good spirits, I settled down, had a couple of kids. My
prides and joys, Pei Junior and my daughter Mutabiki.
But first, I shall describe myself, alright?
Well, some say I am pretty tall for a Japanese person. I am 5'9''. That's pretty up there. I also have white hair. It used to be black,
but that's another story.
My eyes always seem to have a lion-like quality my wife, Nori, seems to adore. She says it makes me look unaware of things
when I'm really watching my opponent's every move. I think I look like a darned romantic. Ah well...
I guess I'm pretty muscular. I keep in shape even though I'm not a samurai anymore. I still love to spar and exercise. My first love:
my rank, my second love: Nori.
Ahhh, Nori..The lovely daughter of Godan Rou-sama. Godan Nori, the most beautiful girl in probably all of Japan. Her hair, as
black as the night and as soft as silk, her skin, as white as snow, and her face and body were pleasure to look at. And now, she is my
wife. I am one lucky man.
My children are also a pleasure to look at. Beautiful, bright, and full of energy, my son Pei Junior will be a great samurai someday.
Lovely and intelligent are only a few words that are used to describe my daughter, Mutabiki, who looks so much like her mother. I am
very honored to have a family such as they.
I also know a few people around here ( I wasn't born in Nibiki). There's Sang Sang, our resident Chinese farmer. He came to
Japan to seek his fortune. His wife, Asuka, is Japanese, and she is very talkative. They make a nice couple, for people who came
from different ethnic groups.
There's also the Katos. A rather large family complete with a father, a mother, and about 12.5 children. And then there's the
Hirabikis, and Sans, and the Todomos. (I do believe one would think this town very populated.)
So, why am I telling you all this? Well, it's because that was the past. This is my future now.
What I am really doing is waiting. Waiting in a dark well, between sky and fire. I will be stuck in this prison for centuries until
someone bails me out. It has been nearly five hundred years according to the scratches on my cell wall. I look at the furnace under
me. Its flames licking the glass panel that is my only protection from it. I look up and see space. Trillons and trillons of stars, fiery and
mysterious. It is kind of melancholy when one dwells upon it. A man, stationed in the oddest prison a human has ever been in.
Now all I need is a miracle.
But, while I'm here for eternity, I suppose I could tell you just HOW I got here. And the king who sent me. (The lousy ********.)
******************************************************* *************************************************************************** ***********************
It all started at tea, with my monk friend, Hitsua. He's usually the quiet type. Not like the other monks, who talk much and think little.
We became and were friends for quite a while. Twenty years to be exact. Ever since then, the monastary in Nibiki had become like a
second home to me.
Hitsua poured the tea while I asked him how he was doing.
"I am fine, Pei-kun. But," he gripped my shoulder gently, "how are YOU?"
I realized that he had heard of the last war. It was terrible, but we won in the end. It wasn't long after that I would "suddenly" retire.
I grinned. "Don't worry about me, Hitsua." I pretended to ruffle his nonexistent hair. "We won. I retired. That's enough swordplay for
me."
"Ah! Getting out when it's good, eh?" Hitsua laughed soundlessly. (He had a tendency of doing that.)
"You make me sound like I went AWOL."
"Believe me, brother," he said, suddenly serious. "I wouldn't mind if you did."
I rolled my eyes. Not much chance for THAT. General Boan was a slave driver. He had no patience for the weak and no tolerance
for the cowardly. Anything else, you could be without him bothering you much.
Hitsua placed his tea cup on the tray. "Want me to read your fortune, Pei?"
"Sure, I've got five hundred years."
This time it was Hitsua's turn to roll his eyes. "The last man who said that was scheduled to die tomorrow."
"By the gods....you must hate me underneath, Hitsua."
Hitsua laughed again, this time making a light musical sound, his lean body shaking slightly. "Not on your life, brother."
He sat down again and took out his talisman. It was a small jade dragon in a crouching position.
"Nice, " I said, hating the very look of it.
Hitsua frowned. "I happen to LIKE this talisman. You don't have to, though."
I held up my hands. "All right, don't attack me. I really really LIKE your talisman."
"Shut up, fool."
"You're a fool, too, even if you don't show it."
He grinned. "Don't remind me. Now, hold still." He slapped the talisman on my forehead. All of a sudden I was acutely aware of my
surroundings.
'Dang "lion-sense" acting up again,' I grumbled inwardly. I wasn't aware that while I was in this state, Hitsua was chanting an
ancient spell. I was too busy feeling the heat of the day, hearing the songs of the Bush Warbler and the Narcissus Fly Catcher in
perfect harmony, the movements in the dirt floor under my legs. (Probably insects.)
As soon as it came, the senses left. I was a normal human again, complete with muted instincts. I lifted my eyes to Hitsua, who was
clutching his talisman, sobbing in a heap.
Instantly, I rushed to his side and shook him. "Hitsua! Hitsua! What did you see that frightened you so?"
"Oh, it was terrible, Pei-kun!" he cried, his already falsetto voice growing higher.
I put my arms around him (after checking no one was around, of course) and held him. "Brother, what did you see that frightened
you so?"
Hitsua lifted his face to mine.
"Will I die, Hitsua?"
"No..."
"Then what?" I didn't mean to sound harsh, but my friend was really scaring me. I released him and let him compose himself.
"I saw you. I saw you in a terrible prison......it was........"
"What was it?! Stop keeping me in suspense, Hitsua!"
The young monk held his hand out, pushing me away. He relaxed into the traditional lotus position, taking the air of an elder monk.
"You will not die, Rin Pei, but you will live forever in hell."
My mouth gaped open. "Is this some sort of joke, Hitsua?!"
Hitsua ignored me and continued. "You will be called to the emperor's castle in a few days. He will give you an assignment that
will change your life forever. It is best you say goodbye to Nori and the children."
He must've felt sorry for me, because he quickly added, "I'm so sorry, Pei."
I stood up and drew my katana. I stationed it just under his neck.
"General Boan always told us to be ruthless. He told us to not get soft and never spare liars. And you, indeed, are a liar, Hitsua."
Hitsua slowly lifted his innocent eyes to my experienced ones. He's never even seen war. He's never even saw the gory loss of
comrades, townspeople, and people like him in battle. To be thrust back into that situation was.........it couldn't be true.
"Why do you want to kill me, Pei? I told you everything that the talisman showed me...." tears were shining in his eyes once again. I
sneered at him.
"Only what you wanted the talisman to say," I growled. "Why in such a rush to get rid of me, "Brother"?
Hitsua narrowed his eyes at me. "I cannot believe I cried for your future. It seems that you may have left the battle, but the battle has
never left you." He pointed to the door. "Get out. Get out, Rin Pei."
My eyes also narrowed, I sheathed my katana and got the heck outta there.
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Later on, at dinner, Nori asked me how was my day.
"Boring as usual, dear," I said, grinning wolfishly. "Walk through the town, visit a couple of friends, you know the drill."
Nori smiled slightly. Sometimes, I believe that woman could see right through me.
"You and Hitsua had a fight again?"
"How can you tell?"
"Your tea cup is shaking, darling."
Sure enough the tea cup in my hand WAS shaking.
"You must be psychic," I said setting down the cup.
Gathering up the dishes, she turned to me. "Did he say something unusually upsetting to you, dear?"
"Heh...... something about me living eternally in hell or something..."
Nori put a hand on her hips. "That is not funny, Pei."
"Sorry, Nori," I bowed low to her as if she were an official. "I am so sorry so sorry so sorry...."
She laughed. "You big goofball!" She kissed me on the forehead (I had to bend down) and exited to the kitchen.
I felt the spot where she kissed me. Yep, I was gonna get some tonight.
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As I laid down onto my mat, I couldn't stop thinking about Hitsua's prediction. What if he wasn't lying? What if he was telling the truth? Would I have to get down my knees and kiss his feet for forgiveness?
I rolled my eyes for the second time that day. No, Hitsua was wrong. I wasn't going to get some mystery "assignment" from the
emperor, I wasn't going on a stupid adventure, and I certainly wasn't going to spend eternity in hell.
I wolf-whistled softly as Nori gave me a little striptease before getting in beside me.
'Hitsua is a fool,' I thought as I kissed my wife.
Of course, anything I assume always makes an a$$ of me.
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