I do not own Inuyasha
Ch. 1
A guard and an executioner are walking down past many cells. Today according to their orders, they were to execute fifty prisoners. They were given a list of those fifty and they were to die without question. It didn't matter who they were or what they did, nobody questioned the king's decree.
One person on that list was a thief by the name of Kohaku, also known as "The Mouse."
The prison he was being held in, is known throughout the in entire country as inescapable. Quite literally. But today "The Mouse" would prove that it is indeed escapable.
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The guard stopped at a cell and unlocked it revealing five prisoners. Some were chained up because they had a tendency to lash out on the guards who came with their food. There are only five. Where is the sixth? , the guard thought. "Where is Kohaku Mausu?" he asked out loud. "Are you sure this is his cell?" the executioner from behind asked. "Of course I'm sure!" the guard exclaimed.
"He's gone. Like the mouse he is," said a prisoner closest to them. "What do you mean, thief?" The thief in question just nearly looked to the floor where there was a drain, barely one foot across. There is no way he could fit in there, he thought. He walked over to the drain and loaded down, hoping to see feet stuck, but no, nothing was to be seen.
"Go tell the captain that Kohaku has escaped! And take this one to the gallows as his replacement," the soldier said pointing to the thief that had spoken out loud.
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Meanwhile way down below that drain, Kohaku was making his way slowly but surely, out. Pushing himself through muck, grime, and anything else that was in those sewers.
"Okay Kohaku, you can do this. Almost there," he mumbled while pushing his way through what looked like a wall of dirt, but was really a wall of feces. Pushing with all his might he managed to make his way through, but in doing so he fell a good ten feet into a river of water that ran under the city.
"AAHHH!" SPLASH!
After a moment he came up for air.
"Oh wow you managed to get this far Kohaku. It's absolutely a wonder," he again spoke to himself, making his way slowly through the cold water. But then he saw something in the water coming right for him, making him jump out of the water onto a rocky ledge next to a wall.
"Oh dear God. If I know what is coming towards me is not a figment of my imagination, please Lord forgive me. I will not pick another pocket for the rest of my life. Please, please, please," Kohaku said squeezing his eyes shut. But after a moment he reopened his eyes just as the said object was passing him by. It was a skull of a dead ox. Kohaku let out a sigh to expel his irrational fear.
Sanctus,
Sanctus,
Sanctus,
Kohaku heard singing from up above. Hearing it he reentered the water to go towards the source.
Sanctus Dominus
Deus Sabbaoth.
"My Lord I hear you. I'm coming my Lord," Kohaku said answering to the singing. Finding a shaft where the singing was most prominent, he started to climb.
Pleni shunt caeli et terra
gloria tua.
He finally made it to the top. He peered through a grate and looked into a church.
Hosanna in excelsis
Benedictus qui venit in
nomine Domini
He looked through the grate long enough that a little girl managed to spot him.
"Oh hello there. What are you doing down there?" she asked, but before she could look further her mother pulled her away.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Kohaku sighed in relief, but then he stuck his fingers through the grate and somebody stepped on his hands making him quickly let go and falling back down into the water.
Without coming back up for air he started to swim. He felt the current leading to a metal grate that blocked his way. Again his luck was with him. There was a hole big enough for him to fit through.
Going through it he swam to the surface to take a much needed breath. After a moment he realized he was outside of the castle walls.
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The captain of the guard was speed walking towards his destination, the throne room. He finally came to a set of double doors, intricately designed with hawks. He had noticed over the past two years his king started to have a fascination with them. But he didn't dwell too long on it because of the matter at hand.
Two servants opened the doors wide for him to reveal a grand throne room. Marble flooring, and with black marble pillars. People mingled here and there, but his destination was the throne that his king now sat on.
The king himself was in one word; regal. He had long, wavy, dark hair. His eyes were so dark that they looked red. His clothing was draped around him loosely, but was fitted to him to perfection. Next to him sat his queen. She was almost identical to him, but she kept her hair up in a tight bun, with a couple of feathers protruding from it.
"Your majesty," the captain said as he bowed. "Yes, captain?" said the king. "I have some urgent matters that I need to speak to you about in private," replied the captain. The king narrowed his eyes. "What is it that needs my attention that is so important?" questioned the king, his eyebrow turned upward.
"One of the prisoners has escaped," the captain replied a little reluctantly. With that being said the king stood up to his full height. "Very well," he said and then he turned to his queen, "Will you be alright for a little while, my love?" "Of course," she said while standing up along with him. He nodded his head and turned to go to a side chamber, his captain following behind. The queen sighed watching them go, then she too left to retire to her chambers, with her two handmaids following behind.
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"Which prisoner was it?" the king questioned, sitting in his private study, his captain still standing. "Kohaku Mausu, your majesty."
The king's eye's darkened at the mention of that certain thief. The king himself caught him trying to steal out of his own wallet. The thought that he finally caught to notorious mouse made him want to execute him right there, but instead he just made sure his name was on the next executions list. What a mistake.
"I don't care what you have to do to catch that thief captain. I want him brought back alive so I can kill him myself," the king said with malice, it made the captain give an involuntary shiver. "Understood sir," the captain said, bowing and exiting the room with much haste.
Once he left the king stood up and walked over to his desk and opened a drawer and took out a picture. In the picture was a beautiful woman, that was not his wife. He sighed heavily and replaced the picture back into the drawer and left the room, locking it behind him.
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Meanwhile Kohaku was still in river, treading next to a stone wall steadily, making sure he wasn't seen by any of the king's soldiers. Looking up he spotted one of the soldiers eating what looked to be an apple.
As he got closer he saw a knife imbedded into the wood next to said soldier. Steadily Kohaku with a practiced thief's hand took the knife and clipped off the soldier's purse, without making a noise.
With that done, Kohaku made his way down the river, not looking back incase the soldier were to look his way.
Out of earshot he said, "I know I said that I would not pick another pocket again, my Lord, but you should also know what a weak hearted soul I am too."
He floated until the castle could no longer be seen and with that he got out of the river and started running, ignoring the fact that it was getting colder. He had to get as much distance as he could from that dreaded castle and the person they called king.
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A man was astride a horse, as black as night. He too was dressed in black. The only color was the red that was inside of his cloak. His hood was up so you could not see his face clearly, but the gold in his eyes as they gleamed in the evening sun.
He turned his head slightly to the right and lifted his gloved hand to welcome his hawk, currently flying toward him. Then he turned his head back, as his hawk landed, toward the castle in the distance.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and kicked his horse forward towards his destination.
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A/N Well here it is. My next story that has been going on inside of head for a while now.
If you happen to recognize the similarities to a certain movie I will give you some homemade chocolate chip cookies. Figuratively of course.
R/R and I will give you two cookies.