Nuriko
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-- Spoiler Alert!!!!!! --
§§§ Nuriko led a pretty normal life, with a younger sister
named Kourin, and an older brothernamed Rokou. His real given name was Chou Ryuuen.
He and Kourin were very close and did almost everything together. They were
inseperable. Then, one day, Kourin was hit by a cart and died. That struck Nuriko
really hard. He vowed to not ever forget Kourin, and even dressed as her and took
her name, to have her live on. Nuriko, no, "Kourin" lived on, and
eventually went to the Emporer's court to serve as a court princess. She/he even had a
crush on the emporer, Saheiti. Then, one day, the Suzaku no Miko came. The
emporer fell in love with her... making Lady Kourin (Nuriko) jealous. As kourin
watched from behind a pillar, she saw a small gazebo bury the Suzaku no Miko and Tamahome
under a pile of rubble. Everyone was frantic, for no one could free them. Then, the lady
walked up, and started flinging the stomes away, rescuing the two. After, she
revealed that she was the third seishi, Nuriko, with the character "ryuu. which means
willow", on her(his) chest. §§§
§§§ At first, Nuriko did not accept his role as a seishi and flirted with Tamahome like crazy out of jealosy. (ugh, this is confusing, I'll just say she, but it's supposed to be a "he", kay?) She treated Miaka cruelly and like a servant. Miaka though, tried as much as she could to be her friend. Eventually, Nuriko warms up to her, and the two became fast friends. Soon, Miaka accidentally ripped open Nuriko's shirt, and found that "she" was a guy. o.o After that, Nuriko started dressing like a man more and more often. "It's harder to protect you in woman's clothes" eps. 8
As the series go on, Nuriko and Miaka get closer and closer. They became very good friends, and helped each other. Nuriko becomes more like a man, and starts to act like one too. Eventually, he discovers that he loves Miaka. ;_; Because Miaka loves Tamahome though, he decides just to stay away, and leave the two alone. He even told Tamahome that he loved Miaka, but NOTHING would change. ^^ §§§
§§§ So this story ends sadly on top of Mount Black. The group had taken a trip there to locate the shinzao, which was needed in order to call Suzaku. Nuriko went to check the mountain first, by himself. There, he found a huge boulder blocking the way. As Nuriko prepared to removed it, he was attacked by the Seiryuu seishi Ashitaire, and while killing him, managed to get punched through the back. After removing the boulder, he dies. His wound was too bad, and no one could heal him. He died, the first seishi in the series to die. (on the Suzaku side) Nuriko was finally reunited with Kourin in death. §§§
Nuriko... Nuriko da wa yo
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