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Episode Summary of Fushigi Yuugi--VII
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Once Yui has chanted the summoning incantation,
Seiryuu appears to her and tells her that she has three wishes. If she is to make a wish,
she must first say, "Kaijin".
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.
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