and the music played...

Fushigi Yuugi is the story of two best friends, Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo, who venture to the city library to study for their high school entrance exams. Once there they locate a mysterious book entitled "Four Gods' Sky and Earth" which sucks them into a fictional world reminiscent of ancient China. In this new world there exist 4 rival countries, Konan, Kutou, Hokkan and Sailo, each protected by their own god. The gods can only be summoned by their Mikos (priestesses), girls who come from another world. In order to return to her world, Miaka accepts the role of Suzaku No Miko, protector of Konan Country. To call upon Suzaku's powers she must gather the 7 Suzaku Seishi, the champions of Suzaku, each gifted with unique powers from the gods. Each Seishi is the embodiment of a constellation in a quadrant of the sky. A twist of fate drives Yui to become Seiryuu No Miko, protector of Kutou Country and mortal rival of Suzaku No Miko. Over the love of Tamahome, a Suzaku Seishi, the two best friends gather their forces in a battle to the death. The Mysterious Play has begun...

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Episode 1- The Girl of the Legend

When Miaka's best friend Yui 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 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. Then they are attacked by thugs. 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.


Episode 2- Suzaku No Miko

Miaka remains in the book world, which she comes to recognize as a land resembling ancient China. 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. 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.


Episode 3- The Seven Seishi of Suzaku

Hotohori, as emperor, holds in his possession a sacred scroll with the legend written upon it. He explains that the four Gods are 28 constellations, which are divided by East, West, South, and North, each having 7 constellations. In the southern sky is Suzaku, and it's 7 seishi Chichiri, Tamahome, Nuriko, Hotohori, Chiriko, Tasuki, and Mitsukake. 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. As Yui is reading, blood appears on her leg. She realizes that what the Miko experiences, she experiences also. 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.


Episode 4- Uneven Communications

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 (equivalent to several days in the book), experiencing every detail that happens to Miaka. The next morning, Tamahome went to the city with Nuriko. Miaka asks what Tamahome thinks of her, and before he can answer they get approached by thugs. They try to bargain with Tamahome about selling the Miaka to them, but Tamahome beats the crap out of them, as Nuriko watches from behind a wall. Miaka then told Tamahome about her feelings but Tamahome, unfortunately, rebuffs Miaka's confession of love. Miaka then collaspes onto the ground from a sudden fever.

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Episode 5- Conflicting Emotions

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. now, Someone is watching this whole thing through some kinda "mirror" and decided to test Miaka to see if she is the Suzaku No Miko. She casts a spell and the forest starts to get very foggy. Miaka got lost and bangs on a glass, a voice says "Welcome to inside the mirror, Miaka." Miaka turns arounds and sees another Miaka!! A much meaner looking Miaka.


Episode 6- Although My Life is Over...

The "Bad Miaka" leaves the mirror to impersonate Miaka. Bad Miaka then reveals to everyone that Nuriko is a man. She then tried to kiss Hotohori but he holds up his sword to her and says that she is not the real Miaka. Miaka who is going beserk in the mirror realizes that bad Miaka is the irresponsible part of herself and decided that the only way to get rid of the bad part of herself is to kill herself. So she stabs herself in the chest with a piece of broken plate. Yui, at the same time, feels the pain and sees blood coming from her chest. The "person" watching can't believe that she went that far to save her friends. Bad Miaka turns into a demon. The guys regain their strength and attack the demon. Nuriko finishes the job. Miaka appears on the ground before them, unconcious, and bleeding heavily. Hotohori and Tamahome cut themselves and give Miaka some of their blood so that she can live. Miaka opens her eyes and everyone is happy. Finally, the gang arrives at Mt. Taikyoku. They hear a voice that says "I've been watching the interactions between all of you." It's Taiitsukun!!!! She says that she felt the strong relationship that Miaka has with her seishi and says she will help her get home.


Episode 7- I Want To Go Home...

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. Taiisukun explains that returning Miaka to her world in her condition is deadly. Miaka wants to return home ASAP cause she has exams to take. But Taiisukun says she is too weak, so Tama and Hotohori offer to give Miaka their blood to strengthen her. Taii says their powers will be halved, but they do it anyway. 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.


Episode 8- I Want To See...

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. 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. Nuriko accompanies Miaka in her search for Yui as well as Tamahome, and they find him guarding a group of civilians for money. One of the men's torches goes out for no reason, and Miaka is grabbed from behind and pulled into the darkness.

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Episode 9- Invisible Enemies

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. 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. After a second assassin is killed, however, they learn 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.


Episode 10- Captured Girl

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. Chichiri, hiding behind a wall, uses his magic to freeze them and Miaka passes. When Tamahome tries to barge his way in he encounters the Shogun of Kutou's army, Nakago. Not wanting to involve Tamahome, Miaka willingly goes with the shogun to the palace. Miaka and Yui are finally reunited within the palace walls and as they embrace Miaka drops Suzaku's Universe of Four Gods in process. The Shogun picks it up and glares at
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Episode 11- Seiryuu No Miko

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. verhearing 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.


Episode 12- I Only Have You

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. After being cold towards Tamahome, she told him that she has to forget about her feelings towards him because Yui loves him and they have to focus on their goal. But he doesn't care and pushes her onto the bed. Suddenly, Hotohori storms in, takes out his sword, and holds it up to Tama's throat. Tama tells Hotohori that he loves Miaka. Hotohori left the room after telling Miaka the he is the one who truly loves her.

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Episode 13- For the Sake of Love

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 by using his magic. 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. 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. As soon as the bandit leaves with Miaka, another bandit starts hitting on Hotohori. Nuriko says that they all think that they are women and suggest they go with it for now. The bandits untie them.


Episode 14- Wolves in the Stronghold

The bandit then took Miaka to the bandit leader (Eiken) while Nuriko and Hotohori, pretending to be women, serve a group of bandits some drinks. The Eiken tried to rape Miaka but was ambushed by Hotohori. Miaka is certain that Tasuki, the 5th shichiseishi, is somewhere nearby. Suddenly A breeze blows through the room, and Miaka dissappears. Genrou, a handsome fiery-haired young man, in the doorway takes Miaka as a hostage (thinking she is Eiken's wife). Hotohori tries to attack Genrou, but Genrou throws some papers at him that turn into wolves. He escapes with Miaka and says that Eiken has to challenge him for the positiion as leader. He also told Miaka that the only reason why the bandits are obeying Eiken is because of the tessen (the fan that can incenerate enemies). Genrou takes out the "papers" that he threw at everyone before and explains to Miaka that you can write whatever you want on the paper and it will appear. So Miaka starts writing stuff on them and gives them back to Genrou. Not long after that the bandits attack Genrou throws the papers at them and it turn into food! Turns out that Miaka wrote different foods on the papers. Tamahome came to the rescue and Genrou got the tessen. Miaka was overjoyed but Tamohome turns into paper. She wrote his name in one of the papers so that he would appear.......she holds it and cries.


Episode 15- Return From the City of Death

The bandits apologize to Miaka. She asks if any of them are/know of Tasuki (that's the bandit that has the character on his body). Everyone is clueless, but Genrou says he knows him. He says that Tasuki was their former leader and he is now 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. Miaka asks this woman (Shoka) to revive Tasuki, but Shoka says that she will lose her ability if she leaves the village. So Miaka and the gang venture back to bring Tasuki's coffin to Shoka. En route, 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. Shoka can't heal the Miaka unless she dies. Hotohori volunteers to kill Miaka and tells everyone else to leave. He hold up his sword.


Episode 16- Sad Battle

Unable to allow Miaka to die, or kill her, the three seishi appeal to a local doctor-turned-hermit named Myou Juan for help. The doctor tells them that Shoka died a year ago. Back to Miaka, Shoka decides to kill her herself with a knife which Miaka manage to dodge. The gang hurries back to save Miaka but get attacked by more zombies. Shoka turns into a demon. The gang attacks, but gets captured also. Turns out that Shoka and Juan were lovers when she was alive. Myou Juan has no choice but to kill Shoka. Juan absorbs the demon's energy from Miaka, and Miaka is all better now. She also spots a character on Juan's hand, he's the 6th seishi, Mitsukake. Juan tells them how he was in a distant village with Shoka was dying, and he coudn't save her. He picks up Shoka's body, and everyone is crying.

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Episode 17- The Melody of a Meeting

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 who is being kept by force. Chichiri casts his spell. Slowly, Tamahome starts to appear.


Episode 18- A Love Trap

Miaka and Tomahome is very happy to see each other. She tells them that all the seishi have been found. They discuss as to where they should meet when they come to get him from Kutou. However, Yui overhears Tamahome's plans to leave. In desperation she appeals to Nakago. Nakago gives Yui a pill to put in Tamahome's food, promising that it will make Tamahome hers forever. Now Miaka leaves for Kutou with Chichiri and Tasuki. They teleport there using Chichiri's cape. The meeting place is a big tree with fragrant flowers. Meanwhile, one Yui's servants brings an insense pot to Tamahome, which is really a drug, and he is imoblized. Yui then drugs Tamahome and he collaspes. Miaka waits under the tree for Tamahome with Tasuki and Chichiri, but instead Yui, Nakago, and some guards appear.


Episode 19- Breaking Down Love

Yui sarcastically greets Miaka. Tasuki and Chichiri is powerless against Nakago's barrier. With Yui's orders, they capture Miaka, who tells Chichii and Tasuki to run for it. Miaka is put in a dungeon but is able to escape by seducing the guard. Tamahome comes into the room in very different clothes. Miaka embraces him but Tamahome takes out his weapon and strikes her. While being led away by guards, Nakago (who is Chichiri in disguise) appears and takes Miaka away. Tamahome embraces Yui and says that he belongs to her. The real Nakago comes and orders Tamahome to get rid of Miaka and the others. Tamahome obliges and goes. Miaka who is now with Tasuki suddenly got an idea to bring Tamahome back to his old self. She ties up Tasuki and runs off to the tree.


Episode 20- Unreachable Wish

Chichiri, disguised as Nakago, blows his cover when he interupts Yui and the real Nakago talking to guards about Miaka's escape. He makes a run for it. He finds Tasuki and unties him and they go to the tree. Evil-Tamahome tries to kill Miaka but Tasuki arrive just in time. He then challenge Tamahome to a fight. Nakago and Yui watch from an above tower. He tells Yui that the drug she gave Tamahome was Kodoku, a deadly character changing drug that has no cure. Tasuki tries to fry Tamahome, but he dodges. Miaka begs Tasuki not to kill him. Tamahome then gets the upperhand and starts beating Tasuki with his nunchucks. Chichiri and Miaka, with an unconcious Tasuki, are able to escape back to Konan. Miaka says goodbye to Tamahome forever. After watching Miaka say goodbye to him, Tamahome starts crying although he doesn't know it. Nakago thinks that maybe emotions are stronger then the drug.

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Episode 21- To Protect You

Chichiri tells Hotohori about what's happened to Tamahome while Mitsukake heals Miaka and tends to Tasuki. 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.


Episode 22- Never Again Separate

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. Pretending to still be bad, Tamahome goes back to Kutou and tells Nakago and Yui that he killed Miaka and everyone. But Nakago realizes that he is back to normal. Tamahome lets Yui and Nakago have it about drugging him. Chichiri is using his powers to make a barrier around Tama, so Nakago can't attack him. Tamahome takes the scroll back from Nakago and leaves. Yui cries about losing Tamahome and Nakago comforts her. He tells her that he has laid a trap for Miaka and her sei and this time they can't escape. The episode ends with Miaka and Tamahome embracing....and Chiriko playing a very strange melody on his flute.


Episode 23- Signs of a Plot

Everyone is now eating breakfast, and Miaka is thinking about what she is going to wish for. Nuriko asks Miaka if she can ask Suzaku to turn him into a woman so that he can comfort Hotohori. Miaka tells Hotohori that she can't marry him and that she in love with Tamahome. Now, 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. Miaka now enters in her ceremonial robes, approaching the statue of Suzaku. This episode ends with a brief scene of a mysterious boy saying that he has to save Miaka and the seishi....for they are in big trouble.


Episode 24- Fiery Decision

Miaka and the seishi perform the ceremony. Miaka reads and incantation from the scroll, The Universe of Four Gods, and then throws it into flames to be burned but nothing happened. 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.

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Episode 25- Loved, But Sad

Taiitsu-kun gives each of the seishi (minus Tamahome) a gift, 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. Taiitsu-kun also talks to Miaka alone. Miaka goes to Tamahome's room and thinks about what Taiisukun said to her. They talk and Tamahome proposes to her. But, thinking about what she has to do, she fakes that she doesn't care about him and leaves. She had to break up with him for a yet unknown reason. Next day, Miaka, Nuriko, and Tasuki decide to go to the Star Watching Festival that night. They see a depressed Tamahome, and Miaka tries to talk with him but he just doesn't understand. After a nice chat, Miaka learns about Chichiri's history as to why he always wear a mask.


Episode 26- Night of the Star-Watching Festival

Miaka goes off by herself on to a bridge to throw some flowers into the water for Amiboshi, and Tamahome comes asking for a talk with her. Tamahome figures that Taiitsu-kun must have put her up breaking up with him, so she tells him the whole story. Taiitsu-kun says that she can't love Tamahome until Suzaku is called, the Miko must be a virgin and cannot cross the line between seishi and Miko. Angry, Tamahome starts to run away, but his mood changes to a sort of happiness and says that when it's all over he will make her the happiest bride. In Kutou, the Emperor gave Nakago premission to go get the Shinzaho. Nakago walks out and finds Suboshi trying to escape. He wants revenge for his brother's death. Next morning, Miaka and the gang gets ready for the journey. 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. They get to Tamahome's house, open the door, and see a horrible site.


Episode 27- A Vow Before The Grave

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.

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Episode 29 - The Mysteries Begin to Move

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. 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 they set sail and they encounter a tremendous lightning storm, provided courtesy of Soi. The ship is badly damaged, and Tamahome.


Episode 30- The Sparks Fly

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; Nuriko had a little sister named Korin. Ryuuen, Nuriko's real name, and Korin looked identical. Korin died in a horse accident, and Ryuuen couldn't bear with the loss. He dresses in her clothes and decides to become Korin forever. This is all shown in a flashback. Nuriko says that he is thinking about quitting being gay. Upon finally arriving in Hokkan, Tamahome saves a little boy from falling off a horse. In return, his mother lets the gang stay at her house for the night and were told about the legend of the Genbu No Miko but they don't know where the Shinzaho is. Now Yui with her seishi, are also in Hokkan and Nakago revealed his plan to use Ashitare. We also learn from this episode that Nakago and Soi are lovers.


Episode 31- The Eddying of Uneasiness

The gang leaves for Tolan and so does Yui and Suboshi. Nakago orders Ashitare, who is part wolf and part man and is also a Seiryuu seishi, to kill Miaka. 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. 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. The last scene is Ashitare diving toward Miaka and Nuriko screaming.


Episode 32- Killed In Pursuit of Being a Suzaku Seishi

Ashitare attacks, but Nuriko saves the day, but gets wounded. He burns Ashitare's eye with a flare and the beast runs away. Tamahome tells them about the Shinzaho and now they need to find Tasuki and the others. 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. Next day, Nuriko goes to Mt. Black by himself to get the Shinzaho while Tama and Miaka go to find the rest of the seishi. Ashitare pursues Nuriko on the way. When they arrive at Mt. Black and is about to remove a boulder that is blocking the entrance to the Shinzaho Ashitare attacks. Nuriko gets ready to fight.

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Episode 33- Nuriko, Farewell Forever

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, So bad that when it happens that you can see that feeling going through all the seishi, even Hotohori and they realize that something has happen to one of them. Miaka and Tama run to Nuriko's aid. . Ashitare's claw went right through Nuriko who now very angry. He uses he last bit of strength to break Ashitare's neck and manages to take out Ashitare as well. Nuriko falls to the ground just as Tamahome and Miaka arrive. Tasuki and everyone else arrives. Tamahome breaks that horrible news and Tasuki goes ballistic. He begs Mitsukake to heal him but it's just too late. At the bad guys camp, Suboshi throws a fit about getting the Shinzaho, but Nakago just tell him to calm down and that Ashitare dying is just a minor setback. The other Suzaku seishi and Miaka are forced to say goodbye to Nuriko and they bury him a the top of Mount Black. Miaka takes Nuriko's bracelets, knowing that he would want her to have them.


Episode 34- The Guardians of Ice

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, Tomite and Hikitsu, who have remained in spirit form for the sole purpose of guarding the shinzaho from unworthy people. They decide to test her to see if she really is a Miko. A barrier is created in front of the seishi that Tasuki's fire cannot penetrate. Tomite freezes Miaka and tells her that if she is a Miko she will find a way out of this situation. Miaka thinks about Nuriko, and the bracelets let off a "heat" that penetrates the ice. 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. As they walk out, they wonder if Suzaku can bring Nuriko back to life.....but Chichiri says that it's impossible. For the soul needs a body....and Nuriko's is no longer suited for living in.


Episode 35- The Mirage from Hell

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. Yui, on the other hand is on her way to Seiryuu with Suboshi. Suboshi, frustrated with the fact that Yui actually trusts Nakago, kisses her!! He tries to tell her that he loves her, but Tomo painted face appears in a tree nearby. 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. Miaka is pinned against a wall by Nakago, getting closer to Miaka, is about to rape her.


Episode 36- The Love That Was Trampled Upon

Nakago reveals to Miaka 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. Suboshi and Yui, on the other hand, are in a tent in the desert talking about what happened between them. She says that she can't trust men because she was attacked. Suboshi really loves her though. Suboshi, angered at Miaka for Yui's suffering, says he will never forgive her and leaves

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Episode 37-The Contentment of Being Dazzled

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. He is the spy Nakago sent (the flute player) who impersonated Chiriko during the the Suzaku summoning ceremony back in episode 24. 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.


Episode 38-The Dawn of the Heart

Kaika's parents explain to Miaka that their son, Kaika, died a long time ago. So when they found Amiboshi, they took him in as their son. 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. Kaika asks if Tamahome is the reason and asks what happened to him. He confesses that he remembers everything about his past as Amiboshi. He explains that him and Suboshi lost their parents during a civil war in Kutou. When yui appeared, there seemed to be hope that peace would come to Kutou, but Nak told him that Konan was standing in the way...so he had to fight against Miaka. But he thought that if he died, Seiyuu wouldn't summoned and there wouldn't be any wars anymore. Suddenly, the village is attacked and Amiboshi thinks that it's him Kutou is after. But Miaka knows it's really her. She runs off and Amiboshi follows. He senses Tomo is nearby. Meanwhile Soi, who looks like Miaka continues to seduce Tamahome but he pulls away from Soi and says that they can't make love yet. At this, Tomo ends the illusion and attacks Tamahome. Miaka encounters Soi.


Episode 39-The Strange Fantasy

Miaka runs into Soi, who tells her what's going on and that she wasn't really raped by Nakago. Tomo's torture session is interrupted by Amiboshi's flute. Miaka start yelling for Tamahome, and Tamahome beats Tomo. Miaka and Tamahome embrace, and she tells him the good news about her still being a virgin. Amiboshi gets captured by vines and Tamahome is stabbed by Tomo's feathers! Tamahome falls off the cliff, leaving Miaka with Tomo.Tomo opens one of his clams and Miaka gets caught in his spell sending 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 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. Amiboshi screams out to Miaka to remember Tamahome.Tomo (watching all of this) says that Miaka's body and soul will be trapped in the clam for ever.


Episode 40-Deceitful Love

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 Miaka reaches for a pencil and stabs Tomo in his head! The illusion is shattered. 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 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 attempts to rough up Miaka. She screams for Tamahome.

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Episode 41-Sunbeam of Revival

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.


Episode 42-The Wall That Can't Be Climbed

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 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. Miaka has found the Seiryuus' 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 then he lets Miaka see Yui, only of course, now she can't explain anything.


Episode 43-Identical Outcomes of Farewell

Sometime in here, in the real world, Tetsuya and Keisuke (Miaka's brother and his buddy) 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. Meanwhile, 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 (a mirror) to her. He tells the story of Byakko No Miko, Suzuno, and how he loved her but they had to part after she summoned Byakko. They wished to be together forever, but that is the only wish that the God cannot grant. Miaka is devistated, realizing why Tama broke up with her...they will eventually have to separate. 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.


Episode 44-Translent Defense

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.

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Episode 45-Light of Divergence

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. The entire building begins to collapse. The Suzaku people are freaking out. Miaka's in disbelief. Chichiri spreads out his cloak 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 has gotten married to a beautiful woman who hauntingly resembles Nuriko -- named Houki. 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. Tasuki throws a knife at Nakago, but Soi blocks it with her back. There is a whole flashback as to how Soi and Nak met then Soi dies. Yui, seeing all of this, 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!


Episode 46-The Young Man of Reality

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. Now, Before Yui left Kotou for her own world, Nakago gave her 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.


Episode 47-The Sky of Requiem

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. While scurrying around Tokyo looking for him, she encounters Yui and Suboshi! He chases Miaka and starts to choke her. Tamahome shows up and gets ready to fight. In the book, the war is still going on, and Hotohori comes face to face with Nakago. Mitsukake, still badly injured, tries to help the wounded villagers. He doesn't have his powers or anything. but baby, named Shoka, needs medicine, but there is no more. Chichiri is hysterical as he watches Mitsukake put all his lifeforce in his holy water to heal Shoka. Mitsukake dies.


Episode 48-Even At The Risk of This Life

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. Moving along, Hotohori 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 then informs Miaka that Mitsukake has died and Hotohori is dying. She speaks to Hotohori 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.

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Episode 49-Wedding Ceremony

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. Tamahome on the other hand is ready to leave and puts the letter in Miaka's desk. Miaka comes in a realizes what he is going to do. They decide get married right then and there..so they give each other rings and it is done! Back in the book Nakago pays a visit to the emperor of Kutou and blasts him and his palace away then he buries Soi. He then travels to Yui and Miaka's world. Yui confronts Nak about everything, and he admits to lying and using her. He also says that she promised him the last wish. Yui is hysterical and runs away. Here Tamahome confronts Nakago


Episode 50-The Moment of Atonement

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 dies. 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. Tasuki challenges Nak and they fight while Chichiri guards Miaka.


Episode 51-Entrusted Aspirations

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. Tamahome walks out of the rubble. The final battle is about to begin.


Episode 52-For My Darling

Tamahome 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. 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 young; 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. Miaka makes her final wish; to restore the world to normal. At this, everyone begins to fade. Tamahome and Miaka share one last kiss and we watch Tamahome dissappear 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. 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."