Disclaimer: I only own the story, not the characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi! Although any characters I throw in are also owned by me!
It had been years since anyone had heard of or even spoken of the Prince of the Western Lands. The only rumors of the great prince were childrens stories meant to scare kids from running away. He was known as the killing perfection. Two words that mocked and balanced each other so perfectly it was frightening. Just like him. Some stories said that he was out traveling with a two headed dragon, and would kill anyone in his way. Others said, he was dead but that a witch had cursed his spirit to linger and any child caught unawares at night would be captured by his angry spirit. But these were just legends to be passed down until forgotten.
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Kagome had been only a young girl of four when her father had told her of the great lord Sesshomaru, the killing perfection. He had told her that she should always listen to her mother and father if she wanted to be safe from him.
Long ago in times of peace and prosperity, there lived a young king and queen. They had only been mated a few months when the woman told her husband that they were expecting a baby. They were over joyed and much excitement was felt throughout the land. For it had been foretold that their first born child would become a powerful leader and many would love and respect him. At last the day had come when the child was to be born. A feeling of tenseness rested over the lands as all awaited to hear if it was a boy or a girl.
After what seemed like an eternity, it was announced that it was indeed a beautiful baby boy. A heir had been produced much to the relief of the young couple. When the king was presented with his new son, he let out a deafening howl that was heard at all four corners of the land. Within an instant all knew that it was a boy. The land rejoiced with such great news.
As years passed however, the young prince started to show too much power. At the tender age of five the young prince could defeat all the children he play fought with in a matter of seconds. Soon after no one wanted to play with him and they turned to mocking and shunning him. His parents tried to comfort him but to no avail. The prince then turned to sword training and building on what power he already had. When he was eighteen, he had already mastered all forms of fighting and was rivelling his father as lord of the lands. He was cold and distant from everyone including his parents. He would never show any emotions and would never speak. Most assumed he did not have a voice.
The king grew worried that his son would not be accepted on the throne so he decided that the prince should walk the land and meet the people. He hoped that that would help break him from his shell and make the people love him. The prince left his home and traveled the land, but it did not go as planned. Instead of meeting the people, he chose to avoid them and quickly grew to hate the humans and weaker yokai. Many who met him did not live to see the next day. Rumors spread far and wide and people started to criticize him for his choices, forcing the king and queen to call him back home. The people were scared and demanded that punishment be incurred.
The king could never harm his only child so he brought a miko in to cast a spell on him that would turn him into a human once a month, to show him humbleness and an appreciation for the people in which he would soon rule over. What the king did not account for was that while the prince was exploring the land, he had killed the mikos intended. She placed a curse on him instead and he instantly disappeared for the room where they all stood. The king grew angry and killed the miko. He then searched desperately for his son but to no avail.
Sadness crept into the queens heart and she grew sick over time. Soon she died and left the king with no heir and no wife. He remarried and produced another son who all but shirked responsibility and for that reason was never crowned prince. Stories and rumors were told of the prince that was missing and where he was. All anyone knew was that he was alive because they would see a man with silver hair, gold eyes and the crescent moon of the western lands that adorned his forehead. Few ever saw him but when they did, it was just a glance and a wisp as if he were just a mirage.
Since that first night of her fathers telling of the story, Kagome always cried when it was retold. She had made a childhood promise that if she was to ever meet the prince, she would be his friend and break the dark mikos curse. Despite not knowing what the curse was, she studied very hard and learned all she could to help him. A person she never knew, a perfect deadly stranger.
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