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Prologue
There once was a just king who had two sons. The elder was quiet and learned what his father had to say although there was something sly within him. The younger was quick to temper and possessive, but he was compassionate and cared for his people. The king's name was Hiko and he loved both of his sons and taught them swordplay, hand combat and archery. As the two boys grew, the Hiko was very careful with his younger son, Kenshin, who was extremely talented with the sword but also to ready to fight. Akira, the older brother, was being trained in the ways of the heir and was confident that he would be the next king. What Akira and others in the kingdom didn't realize was that Hiko may have appeared ignorant, but in truth there was sharp cunning under that laziness.
When King Hiko declared that he would be leaving on a journey and would most likely never be returning, Akira was prepared to be crowned. Before Hiko left, he would chose his heir to take over the throne. To the shock of the entire court and the sons, Kenshin was named heir and king. Hiko packed for his journey and after leaving advice for his son Kenshin, he left. A baffled son was left to keep the country together and live a life he never thought to have. Akira was never truly the same after the announcement and a burning hatred for the new king sparked in his heart. Many people knew the younger son well because he spent much time with them and cared about them. As a consequence, the new king had many loyal subjects and friends that helped him to rule.
One day, Kenshin met a beautiful young lady who was new to court. Mesmerized, Kenshin began a full courting to the Lady Tomoe who encouraged his love for her. His best friend and advisor, Sano, did not trust this cunning beauty and tried to reason with Kenshin. It was no use; Kenshin allowed this young love to take him and soon married the Lady Tomoe. The king allowed her to do all that she wished and began to neglect his responsibilities for Sano to take care of. What the king did not see was that Tomoe was prideful and spoiled. The important thing he never saw was that she soon fell in love with his brother Akira and was sneaking off to be with him. When Akira lost the throne he began to gather men under him who would help him take the throne for himself. Akira fell in love with Tomoe and after seeing how much Kenshin loved her; he was jealous. Akira saw that Tomoe loved him more and encouraged her to stay with him. He would kill Kenshin and they could rule together. Akira convinced Tomoe to try to kill Kenshin while he sneaked some of his soldiers in.
That night Tomoe seduced her husband to bed early and while he was kissing her she pulled out her dagger. Kenshin heard the dagger as it was pulled from the sheath and opened his eyes in time to see her trying to stab him. In shock, the king yanked the dagger from her hands and stepped away. At that time Tomoe yelled out for Akira to kill Kenshin. Kenshin grabbed his katana and killed the soldiers with the deadly Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu style, but was injured on his cheek by the last soldier. Tomoe ran to Akira and embraced him while Kenshin watched, betrayed. Angrily he raced across the room to attack his brother, but Tomoe moved into his path right as he made a stab at Akira. Tomoe sank to the ground and took the dagger to complete the X mark on his cheek. More soldiers snuck in and while Kenshin called for the guards, Akira took Tomoe's body far away.
Sano did not have the guts to tell Kenshin 'I told ya so.' But Kenshin felt stupid and betrayed by what Tomoe had done. His eyes changed from a cheerful amethyst into dangerous amber after Akira and Tomoe's betrayal. He went back to work on his kingdom with a vengeance and ruled his kingdom strictly. After over two years since Tomoe's death, other advisors of the king realized that although their king was still young, the king still needed an heir. They pushed the king, who everyone now called Battousai, to marry again and have children. The problem was that the king no longer trusted women and saw them as sneaky witches. In response to their pushing, Battousai married one of the ladies that were set apart for him to choose. The next day, the people were horrified to find that the king sentenced his new bride to death only hours after the marriage. In truth the king would only send her away after the marriage and when the wicked advisors saw that he would the marriage, they would have her killed. Soon he was marrying a new girl every day and the executioner was finding that he was gaining much money. The people raced to hide or help their daughters escape into the country and away from their king. Although he still ruled fairly and protected them from other countries, they loved their daughters to much to let him kill them. Sano was soon pushed into the shadows as new advisors and the executioner were listened to more. Sano was still in charge of many important decisions and groups, but he and Aoshi (The commander of the guards) were ignored by the king.
As the kingdom began to despair, a young woman saw the deaths of friends and realized that this could tear the kingdom apart. She could not watch in the shadows as her dear friends were killed while she did nothing. She was a quick thinker, innocent, and as it so happened was cared deeply for her childhood friend Kenshin Himura, the king. A plan soon entered her mind on how to protect the ladies of the kingdom and save her king. She would see this plan through or die trying. Although it seemed more likely that she would die.
This is the end of the prologue. I hope you liked it! This first part was mainly the background and that is why it has no dialogue. This will have around the same story line as the movie Arabian Nights, but will also be very, very different. At least that is what I am hoping for. I don't have anyone really proofreading yet, but my sister said she would so please forgive any mistakes. I hope to get some reviews and I will be updating soon. I'm actually working on the next chapter now. Thanks!
