Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha; that belongs to Romiko Takahashi. Enjoy!
This is just a first attempt so please be nice and do review so then I can know where everyone stands with it. Well here we go. . .
Prologue
It was dead silent. The entire palace was asleep except for the occasional night guard. Four figures ran swiftly though the woods toward the fifteen foot high stone wall that was rumored to be impossible to get though on account of all of the magic infused with it over the centuries.
"Now what?" a feminine voice asked as the four masked figures stopped at the base of the wall.
"Now, Yura, we go through it like planned." Responded a deep, husky voice as a figure stooped down and began searching for something in the dark.
There was no moon that night; the entire kingdom of Nozomu had been thrown into complete and utter darkness. This night had been feared for since the queen had found out she was with child. That day, only ten months ago, an old and fragile wicked witch known and feared by all as Urasue came to the queen and cursed her and the king, their child, and the kingdom to destruction a month after the child was born. (The italicize portion is the witch cursing everyone ten months ago)
"You my precious Queen. Born with grace and beauty. And you my strong King. Born with strength and devotion to your kingdom. A child shall be born to you. A girl with eyes as blue as the sky and hair as dark as the darkest night. With lips as red as a rose and skin as white as porcelain. The entire kingdom shall rejoice at her birth.
But a month after her birth, on the darkest night of the year where neither moon nor stars shall shine, she will be stolen from you by demons and war shall rage across the land led by a dark and evil foe that none can stop. Many and most will die as well as both of you my king and queen. Few will survive the first year of his rule.
Only eighteen years later will he be destroyed by a girl who has lost everything, a monk who is not, a Halfling who is hated, and a girl who was once lost and now is found. Many dangers will await them and all will be harder than the last.
But if the one who was lost shall ever harm those around her before the day of the final battle, either by being controlled or by her own free will, she will die and all will be lost. Take well my King and Queen for your days are numbered. Hahahahah!"
(What a lovely old woman she is don't you think? :P)
Back to present-
"Found it!" silently cried the stooped figure as he slowly unbended himself and held in his hand an old, heavy key.
"About time Manten," said another figure as he grasped the key out of his younger brother's hand. "Now we can get somewhere."
The figure turned back to the wall and inserted the key into what was before looked like solid stone, but was instead a small stone door that had over time, been covered over with vines. The key slid soundlessly into the hole and unlocked the door. As soon as it as open, the four clad figures slid into the central courtyard and past the dozing guards into the palace.
Knowing the way by heart from memorizing the layout over many hours, the four made their way to the little princess' room.
"How sweet," said Yura as she picked up the sleeping child. " It disgusts me. Can't we just chuck her out the window and be done with it?"
"You know we can't do that" said the voice that had unlocked the gate. "We where payed to kidnap and deliver her safe and sound to the old woman the Lord and Lady instructed us to do."
"Ya, but still Hiten I really want to take a crack at that child."
"Lets go now everyone," said the fourth figure. "We got what we came for. Lets go before we push our luck to far."
With that, three of the clad figures ran out of the room back to where they came from; but as Yura reached to door, she stopped and turned around. Quickly, she picked up a gold locket that had the royal crest inscribed upon it, a raven in flight with 'Omnes Qui Cognoverunt Veritatem' in sliver on its front side.
"Now let that teach them not to challenge us." She laughed as soundlessly as she slipped the necklace around the sleeping princess's neck. Without another glance, she ran out after the other three.
Once all had gotten out of the castle, an alarm went up.
"Shit." Hiten cursed. "Come on people, we have to finish our mission or we don't get payed."
They ran through the woods. Soon, they came to a river that there waited a small rowboat. Once they where inside the boat, almost by magic, it took off into a dense fog as a high pitch scream from the castle could be heard from the castle.
"Looks like the Queen has found us out." Said Hiten chuckling darkly. "What do we do now Rouyakan?" Hiten asked the fourth figure.
"Nothing now until we come to the old woman's village." Responded Rouyakan settling down.
Ten hours later, the boat had followed the river out of the kingdom into the next. Slowly, it drifted until it ran into the bank next to a small village so cut off from other civilization.
"This is the place," said Rouyakan as they got out and ran toward the house farthest away from the rest. "Leave the child on the steps Yuka. Now we can collect our pay."
The four ran off back down to the as an old, hunched over woman opened her door having been awoken by the noise outside her home.
"What's this?" she wondered when she saw the sleeping princess. "Why aren't you the cutest thing ever. Ah! Bless the Gods on high. My wish has been granted. A daughter for me to call my own. You my dear can call me Mother Kaede. Now what shall we call you?" Wondering aloud, Kaede saw to her amazement the locket with Nozomu's royal crest upon it. Opening it, inside was the name Kagome written inside in silver upon the gold surface.
"Kagome," Kaede wondered as she went back inside her house. "What a lovely name. Yes, my dear child, that shall be your name. Now lets come inside and get the place suited to raise a babe."
What do you all think? A good, long prologue have you asking for more? Don't worry, I'll try to give you all a new chapter at least once a week. Good luck to all for now, I'll see you next week! (Maybe ;) )
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