Yousui (Yong-Shua) is one of the four demon gods. He was under the command of Tenkou in Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play (OVA 2) and the Monthly Flowers one-shot: Fushigi Yuugi: 30th Anniversary Special.
Character[]
The demon god's true form is never shown, as Tenkou gives him multiple bodies to inhabit to deceive the Suzaku Warriors. He is cunning and eager to please his master, who he equally admires and fears.
When he takes the form of Tamahome, he looks exactly like the warrior but with slightly longer hair. When he stops pretending to be the warrior, his eyes become dull and menacing. In his pseudo-demon god form, he has light brown hair that stands up on end and purple markings on his face and forehead. He also possesses a staff.
Story[]
Fushigi Yuugi: 30th Anniversary Special[]
In this one-shot, Tenkou grants Yousui the body of a wooden doll, or "Mu-Ou," and tasks him with stealing Tamahome's memories after he returns from his final battle with Nakago. These memories hold Tamahome's qi/ki, which enables him to reincarnate into the Real World. Without them, he is significantly weakened and trapped inside the Universe of the Four Gods. Yousui torments the warrior and chases him around the Four Empires, depleting him of his memories and powers. When Chichiri and Tasuki encounter Tamahome with the menacing doll in pursuit, they step in to help. However, Yousui is only temporarily deterred by their presence and continues his attempts at Tenkou's bidding.
Outside the shrine of Suzaku in the Konan Imperial Palace, Yousui battles with a weakened Tamahome, transforming his wooden body into a humanoid creature to face his foe. When he is ultimately defeated by a surprising but powerful qi/ki strike from the warrior, the memories are scattered throughout the Four Empires. Having failed his mission, Yousui returns to the demon realm in splinters. To his surprise, Tenkou has already formulated a new plan and grants him a new yet incredibly familiar body.
Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play[]
In Volume 17 of the original manga, Yousui is the last of the four demon gods to appear. With orders to steal the Scroll of Seiryuu and to remove Taka from the picture, he is granted a body in the likeness of Tamahome.
In this new form, Yousui purposely allows Tasuki to find him riding in the forest. He is brought back to the group of Celestial Warriors, to their astonishment, and begins a tall-tale about how he was awakened by a weakened Suzaku to replace Taka, whom he calls his "shadow-self," as Miaka's protector. To further his deception, Yousui puppets a vacant body to pose as his demon-god-self and attack the company. "Tamahome" easily disposes of the puppet using the powers Tenkou granted him and, with help from the Jewels of Memory, persuades Miaka and the others that he is, indeed, the real Tamahome.
Convinced, Taka concludes that Miaka should stay with the warrior and he returns to the real world. While in his apartment, Taka stares at his reflection in a mirror, contemplating Miaka's love for him and the amount of time he has before he vanishes. Suddenly, Yousui, still appearing as Tamahome, appears within the mirror. He warns Taka to never return to the world of the book and that Miaka belongs to him now. Determined to protect the one he loves, Taka teams up with Keisuke, Yui, and Tetsuya to return as quickly as possible.
Back inside the book, Yousui begins to seduce Miaka but she cannot erase the memory of Taka from her head. She decides to be with Taka and returns to the real world, leaving yet another one of Yousui's plans a failure.
Meanwhile, Chiriko has his suspicions and rummages through "Tamahome's" bag. He finds the Scroll of Seiryuu and a marionette in the likeness of the demon god that Yousui had dispatched earlier. When the Suzaku Seven ask confront him about Miaka's disappearance, Yousui drops the act and uses his powers to tie up the group with marionette strings. Just when he starts to transform Tasuki and Chichiri into his puppets, Chiriko bursts in with the scroll and restrains the demon god, weakening the strings long enough for the two living warriors to escape.
Then, Taka and Miaka enter the book to face off against the demon god. Chiriko correctly assumes Yousui wanted to deliver the scroll to Tenkou in order to seal Seiryuu away like he would Suzaku. Cornered, Yousui warns the group that they will perish if they fight Tenkou before vanishing.
Yousui appears again at the Konan Imperial Palace while Tenkou makes his assault on the grounds. He traps Miaka and Taka behind an impenetrable demonic barrier and attacks them both. Miaka, using the last of her strength, shields Taka from Yousui's life-force blast.
Taka rises and, just as Yousui prepares another strike, he embraces the demon god. This causes an explosion that damages Yousui's Tamahome puppet. As the puppet falls limply to the floor, now without a host body, Yousui dies and Taka regains all of his memories. Taka emerges from a glowing red light with the mark of the "ogre" on his forehead, prepared to fight Tenkou.
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| Members: | Tenkou · Renhou · Hiko · Yousui | |
| Affiliates: | Kashimiro Miiru | |
| Related Articles: | OVA 1 · OVA 2 · Manga | |