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=Tome of the Omnipath=
 
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==[[Issue No. 1]]==
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My name is Mai Tsuchiya. I am 14 years old. My family runs the Shinto shrine in Seattle located within the UW Arboretum. I have a 20-year old older brother, [[Jun Tsuchiya|Jun]]. A little while ago, I realized that I was special. Whenever I got scared or angry, my body would react on its own and cause strange things to happen. One time, someone had flicked a cigarette still burning onto the ground and a patch of dry grass caught on fire. I ran down to the pond, but because I was in a panic, I didn't think to bring anything to carry the water. My body just took over though and as soon as I stuck my hands into the water, I was able to channel a wave to splash directly onto the flame, extinguishing it.
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==Issue No. 2==
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===6月19日1999年 Weather: EARTHQUAKE!===
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After 5,000 years, Liam must have finally accrued enough vacation time for he decided to take the day off to visit a godson in Yakima.
  
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I could also sometimes hear a voice when I touched the ground and it kept telling me that the world was in danger and to look out for a man, [[William|The Guardian]], coming to find me to be my protector. I met this man earlier today.
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Jun, Mikhail, John and I went out to the Fremont Fair. As I was admiring pieces of jewelry at a vendor's booth, I felt the ground shake a little. Alarmed, when I looked towards the skyline, I saw that the buildings were swaying. Moments later, the tremors exploded and we were in the middle of a massive earthquake! I ducked for cover underneath the table and tried to secretly control the earth to stop shaking. I was also able to tell that the epicenter was far from here. The PCC grocery store was in bad shape with plenty of people trapped inside. The guys went right to work trying to rescue people, but given that I was easily recognizable in my priestess clothes, I didn't think it was my place to advertise my New Man abilities. So instead, while everyone seemed preoccupied, I manipulated the air around me to take me southward. I was hoping to find whatever was causing this.  
  
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It was around 3 o' clock and having just gotten out of school, I changed into my robes and was about to start my daily task of tidying around the temple. I noticed a man staring at me nearby so I went over to welcome him. Sometimes people get a little uncomfortable, unsure if they're allowed on the grounds. He looked like he didn't quite know what to say to me and started by muttering under his breath "but you're so young...", introduced himself as William, and that he was here to protect me. He knew that I was special and that's when I knew he was the one the Earth was referring to for I hadn't told anyone about the things I could do, not even to Jun, who I thought was special too. He said that he had been around for thousands of years, protecting people like me who could hear the Earth's voice. Given the circumstances of me being so young, he seemed to think that this time, the danger to the Earth was real and will probably come within my lifetime, so he would be around to protect me at all times and be a part of my life. Just as I told him about my family, Jun came home from school.
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I landed myself near South Lake Union and taking cover in an alley, I used a mystic device created for me to be able to change clothes at a click of a button. I changed into a kung-fu uniform (sorry, Dad, these are just more flexible than a karate gi!) with a hooded, short-sleeve robe, and a face mask to hide my identity. I had been thinking, since devising this costume, to call myself Aether since I feel like I'm the underlying power behind the four other elements. After "transforming", I stepped out to the street and it looked like firemen and medical personnel were trying to get into Gillian's, but the entrance was blocked due to the building being jostled. I put my hands on the wall and willed it to pull forward to straighten it out. The EMTs rushing in thanked me and asked for my help in other places. After a few hours I had done all I could and a good thing too, for I was drained of energy. I went back to Fremont to meet up with the others.
  
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William and Jun got into a conversation that felt a bit prickly. Jun's always been very protective of me so I'm sure he didn't much care for a stranger coming in and saying he was going to be a part of my life. William's voice changed ever so slightly when he said that this was the way things were going to be and Jun immediately got defensive. William looked a bit surprised too and apologized right away. He seemed really confused and asked again if we shared blood and that there was no question of our relation. Of course, Jun answered yes. He wanted to feel William out so he invited him to spar with him. The exchanged blows for a while, gradually increasing in intensity. Jun had been practicing karate with our father since he was a young boy so I knew he was very skilled, but when I saw that he was really starting to put in effort, I got a little worried. Just then, William struck him with a punch that laid him out! I got scared that he was going to jump on him so before I knew it, I dove onto the ground and caused a wall of dirt to rise up between them.
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According to rumors and the media, it sounded like the earthquake had started south of Seattle near Federal Way. When we got into town, we noticed everything was badly damaged in most areas, but there was one residential section that seemed to be okay. In the center of this area was a demolished warehouse. Knowing this must be where the epicenter was, we went in to investigate. There was an electronic hum coming from inside the building so Mikhail went around the back of the building to kick off the main power switch. Even after that the noise continued so I looked around for water in case I needed to douse something and short it out. Good thing, for this giant robot shot out from underneath the rubble and began attacking us!
  
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William was really at a loss for words now. Jun got up and told me it was okay so I got up and the wall crumbled into a pile of earth. I told both of them about what I discovered about myself and William said that throughout history, he had never had an Omnipath, one who communicates with the Earth, who had other powers. He took this as a sign of grave danger and suggested that we train together so that I could better utilize and control my gifts for the time to come. He went and had a short chat with our parents and arranged for the three of us to leave for Japan to train for a few years. It was a bit surprising at how accepting our parents were. He gave me this book, the Tome of the Omnipath, and said that it was mine to write in and to share my experiences. I haven't read through my predecessors' entries yet, but I hope most will list out living long and happy lives.
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The four of us managed to bring it down to the ground after a while and the front panel popped open. It revealed a man dressed like a scientist pleading us not to shoot him. His name was Mort and claimed that he used to work for a drug manufacturing company, but got fired. His daughter was hospitalized for leukemia and being driven to desperate measures, he stole a truck that was in the loading dock thinking it was full of drugs he intended to sell to pay for his daughter's treatments, but instead found this machine. When he got in and pushed a bunch of buttons, it acted on its own. We poked around the building and the truck for clues, but didn't get very far. Knowing I had to take a chance to try to get any sort of information, I climbed into the cockpit of the machine while no one was looking. As soon as I sat down, I must have bumped a button with my hip for it strapped me in, closed, and took off! I didn't want to risk having it go into another rampage on my friends so I avoided touching anything else. On a screen in front of me, however, the words "homing device activated" was flashing. After a few minutes of flying, a ship materialized out of thin air! It must have had a cloaking device. I got pulled into it and felt it fly off. I think we were heading west. When the front compartment opened, I was greeted by a military looking man and several armed guards. He demanded why I had stolen their MX-something-something-something and before I could answer that I hadn't and that I had actually brought it back, one of the guards took a shot at me with a tranquilizer and I passed out.
  
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==10月5日1998年 Weather: Light Rain==
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When I came to, I was locked in a jail cell. There were two guards on the other side who looked like they were doing office work. I got up to splash some water on my face and got the idea to make it flood. The guards called in a maintenance man, but in order for them to let him in, they had to handcuff me. I let them and as soon as the maintenance man was in and shut off the water, I overheard some commotion over their radios. The boys must be here now. I used the distraction to make the earth to rumble in the meantime and caused a fissure in the cell. The maintenance man fell in and I jumped in after him for cover and used air to pull the keys to my handcuffs from the guard to me. After freeing myself, I willed chunks of rock at the door until it busted open. It took a while, but because the guards were scared already from the chaos outside, they were in a panic.  
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It's been over three years since my powers were awakened. I've spent that time in Japan, training with Liam and Jun. Now, I have much better control over my powers as an elementalist and am able to harness the power at will instead of only during high stress. The Earth has been quiet for the most part, and Liam keeps telling me not to worry. Yet. We returned to Seattle a couple days ago and now that Jun and I were back, our parents took their turn for a pilgrimage and we were to carry on the shrine and dojo by ourselves.
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Liam and I were near Ravenna today where we witnessed a terrible car accident. The car was in bad shape, though it actually looked like most of the damage was done previously, and a man in a suit was crawling out of it. We ran over there and though he looked to be pretty badly hurt, he was oddly nonchalant about it. He even waved off the idea of calling an ambulance while straightening out an arm that had to have been broken in a few places. Liam took special interest in this man so he suggested we step into a bar to chat. He introduced himself as [[47|John]] and in a terrible stroke of luck, he apparently had been through a lot lately - train crash, being shot, car accident, the list went on. But lucky for him, he was blessed with the ability to heal quickly. He was a [[New Man]] as well. When Liam told him of our story, he was on board immediately. He was tired of his everyday life as an accountant and wanted to be a part of something bigger. I suppose there isn't much bigger than the planet being in danger.
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I flew out of there as fast as I could and the winding corridors ended in an area that looked like a control room. The military man was there and said "I knew you would be trouble!" and gave the command to his men to shoot me. I flew around the control room so that they would end up destroying their own equipment. The man left the room down a hallway while this was going on. When the dust finally settled, I found out from the others that we were on an uncharted island in the middle of Puget Sound. A ship had taken off moments before I got out so I could only assume the military man had made his escape.
  
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==4月12日1999年 Weather: Cloudy==
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Mikhail and John wanted to keep this island fortress for our own uses so it looks like we inherited a not-so-secret base. I suppose it's better than a decimated city to live. I sure hope the temple isn't in too bad of shape... And I hope Liam is okay. ...And not too mad at me.
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Not much had changed in the six months or so since we met Dave. Still, I couldn't shake the feeling that the end was near. Liam and I got into a bit of an argument over this. He said he'd heard the same thing over and over again, but HE'S not the one always hearing the Earth's voice and the ominous things it says! Just as we were getting heated, the TV that was on in the background caught my attention. A man in a sharp black suit, a cherry red tie, and a black fedora with a red rose in it was talking about magic or something or other. I really wasn't paying much attention because the only thought in my mind was that I absolutely certain this man was The One; The One that this very book mentions in legend as "when comes The One, so comes the end."
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We found Jun who was sweeping the grounds and drove out to the Henry Art Gallery. Liam had called Dave on the way and told him to meet us there so that we could all go to Kane Hall at UW where UWTV Production was located, together. When we got there, there was a bunch of TV crewmen around and even as we were able to get in, no one knew where the man on TV went. He apparently disappeared right after the broadcast. I went outside to see if the the Earth had anything to say, and got nothing. But while we were outside, Liam heard Dave's voice coming from the rooftop so we made our way up.
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When we got near the top of the staircase leading to the roof, Dave was talking to a man in his 40s who I knew was the same man on TV, but he seemed to be trying to say that he wasn't. I took a chance and was very upfront with him by saying "You're The One. I'm the Omnipath." When he still looked like he had no idea what I was talking about, Liam told him of the legend that made him either the bringer of or the sign of the coming apocalypse. It didn't do any good as he just shrugged us off as being crazy youngsters pulling a prank on an old man and tried to shove past me. I knew I couldn't let him get away so I hit him with a blast of air to knock him back. I told Liam to yell at me later as I knew it wasn't a good idea, but it was the only way I could get this guy to listen to reason! He scribbled a note and gave it to Liam saying he was going to leave now, but will meet us according to the note. It said Beth's Cafe, 7pm.
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We went to the cafe as arranged and saw the man sitting at a booth. We joined him and he introduced himself as [[Mikhail Rezenof]], a jewelry store owner with Russian ancestry, but hailing from New Jersey.
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Latest revision as of 02:28, 29 April 2010

Background

Mai Tsuchiya (土屋 舞) is a priestess at Seichi ("Sacred Earth") Temple (Seichi no Miya (聖地宮)) which belongs to her family. She is the intended heir and will become its kannushi some day. Her parents are currently on a pilgrimage to Japan leaving her and her older brother to mind the temple and the family dojo.

Aether

Mai has powers to manipulate the elements of nature—air, fire, water, and earth—and after meeting The Guardian, who found her for her ability to communicate with the earth thus making her the Omnipath, she honed her skills as one of the Prime. Considering herself the fifth element of Japanese philosophy (sky or spirit (空)), the power underlying the other four elements, she developed the identity, Aether. She has minor training in martial arts from her father and opts to fight with war fans when faced with hand-to-hand combat. She also uses her natural grace she developed over several years of dance classes and makes every fight look nearly like a performance.

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Seichi Temple

Located on the three-and-a-half acre formal Japanese garden, located within the Washington Park Arboretum, Seichi Temple is a traditional family-run Shinto shrine. Originating in Japan’s prehistory, Shinto is the natural spirituality or the practice of the philosophy of proceeding in harmony with and gratitude to divine nature. The shrine is an enriched environment where people can feel deeply refreshed and renewed. The Tsuchiya family welcomes everyone to make an omairi (visit) and they can conduct the oharae (purification ceremony) as well as many types of shinto ceremonies for individuals, families, groups or businesses. The shrine is also affiliated with the karate dojo just outside the arboretum.

Seichi Temple
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 Temple Grounds
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Tome of the Omnipath

Issue No. 1

Issue No. 2

6月19日1999年 Weather: EARTHQUAKE!

After 5,000 years, Liam must have finally accrued enough vacation time for he decided to take the day off to visit a godson in Yakima.

Jun, Mikhail, John and I went out to the Fremont Fair. As I was admiring pieces of jewelry at a vendor's booth, I felt the ground shake a little. Alarmed, when I looked towards the skyline, I saw that the buildings were swaying. Moments later, the tremors exploded and we were in the middle of a massive earthquake! I ducked for cover underneath the table and tried to secretly control the earth to stop shaking. I was also able to tell that the epicenter was far from here. The PCC grocery store was in bad shape with plenty of people trapped inside. The guys went right to work trying to rescue people, but given that I was easily recognizable in my priestess clothes, I didn't think it was my place to advertise my New Man abilities. So instead, while everyone seemed preoccupied, I manipulated the air around me to take me southward. I was hoping to find whatever was causing this.

I landed myself near South Lake Union and taking cover in an alley, I used a mystic device created for me to be able to change clothes at a click of a button. I changed into a kung-fu uniform (sorry, Dad, these are just more flexible than a karate gi!) with a hooded, short-sleeve robe, and a face mask to hide my identity. I had been thinking, since devising this costume, to call myself Aether since I feel like I'm the underlying power behind the four other elements. After "transforming", I stepped out to the street and it looked like firemen and medical personnel were trying to get into Gillian's, but the entrance was blocked due to the building being jostled. I put my hands on the wall and willed it to pull forward to straighten it out. The EMTs rushing in thanked me and asked for my help in other places. After a few hours I had done all I could and a good thing too, for I was drained of energy. I went back to Fremont to meet up with the others.

According to rumors and the media, it sounded like the earthquake had started south of Seattle near Federal Way. When we got into town, we noticed everything was badly damaged in most areas, but there was one residential section that seemed to be okay. In the center of this area was a demolished warehouse. Knowing this must be where the epicenter was, we went in to investigate. There was an electronic hum coming from inside the building so Mikhail went around the back of the building to kick off the main power switch. Even after that the noise continued so I looked around for water in case I needed to douse something and short it out. Good thing, for this giant robot shot out from underneath the rubble and began attacking us!

The four of us managed to bring it down to the ground after a while and the front panel popped open. It revealed a man dressed like a scientist pleading us not to shoot him. His name was Mort and claimed that he used to work for a drug manufacturing company, but got fired. His daughter was hospitalized for leukemia and being driven to desperate measures, he stole a truck that was in the loading dock thinking it was full of drugs he intended to sell to pay for his daughter's treatments, but instead found this machine. When he got in and pushed a bunch of buttons, it acted on its own. We poked around the building and the truck for clues, but didn't get very far. Knowing I had to take a chance to try to get any sort of information, I climbed into the cockpit of the machine while no one was looking. As soon as I sat down, I must have bumped a button with my hip for it strapped me in, closed, and took off! I didn't want to risk having it go into another rampage on my friends so I avoided touching anything else. On a screen in front of me, however, the words "homing device activated" was flashing. After a few minutes of flying, a ship materialized out of thin air! It must have had a cloaking device. I got pulled into it and felt it fly off. I think we were heading west. When the front compartment opened, I was greeted by a military looking man and several armed guards. He demanded why I had stolen their MX-something-something-something and before I could answer that I hadn't and that I had actually brought it back, one of the guards took a shot at me with a tranquilizer and I passed out.

When I came to, I was locked in a jail cell. There were two guards on the other side who looked like they were doing office work. I got up to splash some water on my face and got the idea to make it flood. The guards called in a maintenance man, but in order for them to let him in, they had to handcuff me. I let them and as soon as the maintenance man was in and shut off the water, I overheard some commotion over their radios. The boys must be here now. I used the distraction to make the earth to rumble in the meantime and caused a fissure in the cell. The maintenance man fell in and I jumped in after him for cover and used air to pull the keys to my handcuffs from the guard to me. After freeing myself, I willed chunks of rock at the door until it busted open. It took a while, but because the guards were scared already from the chaos outside, they were in a panic.

I flew out of there as fast as I could and the winding corridors ended in an area that looked like a control room. The military man was there and said "I knew you would be trouble!" and gave the command to his men to shoot me. I flew around the control room so that they would end up destroying their own equipment. The man left the room down a hallway while this was going on. When the dust finally settled, I found out from the others that we were on an uncharted island in the middle of Puget Sound. A ship had taken off moments before I got out so I could only assume the military man had made his escape.

Mikhail and John wanted to keep this island fortress for our own uses so it looks like we inherited a not-so-secret base. I suppose it's better than a decimated city to live. I sure hope the temple isn't in too bad of shape... And I hope Liam is okay. ...And not too mad at me.

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