A.N. Hey there folks! Bet you'd all but given up hope on ever seeing my name pop up again, neh? Well, here I am, with the long sought after, long….looong waited for SEQUEL to 'A Legend Known, With a Twist'. I'd like to thank my returning readers for being so patient with me, I had a quite a bit of life to live before I finally got around to this. I can't tell you how often I'll be able to update, but I'll be sure to try and keep on top of it. This time I'm taking a different approach, and actually trying an ORIGINAL storyline. No fairytale outline here…let's see if it works, neh? Lol, well, enough of me yapping, let's dive in!
Once upon a time, as all good stories begin, there was a stubborn prince and a kind, equally stubborn maiden who found each other, fell in love, and lived happily ever after, as all good stories end. The couple ruled their land with a kind but firm hand, often riding out in person to drive bandits, thugs and all manner of evil from their land and away from their people. In time, only the prince, now a king, would be seen riding into battle, accompanied by his two most trusted servants and friends, the once-traveling monk Miroku and the might demon slayer Sango. News that the Queen was with child soon spread like wildfire, and there was much rejoicing.
Finally, it came to pass that the royal couple did bear an heir, two of them in fact. Soon, the king and queen began traveling from village to village so that the townspeople could see the royal twins, a boy and a girl. The boy, being male and the first-born by a few minutes, would one day take his father's place and was for this reason named Taichi. The little girl, whom spent most of her time in infancy asleep, was named Yume, because she and her brother were a dream come true for both their parents and the land they would one day rule.
Time continued to pass, and the two babes grew up little by little. Taichi had his father's silver hair, golden eyes and fangs, but surprisingly he seemed to have inherited his mother's quieter personality, more likely to talk things out rather than jump headfirst into battle. Despite feeble protest from his father, once he was old enough, each summer he would go to his uncle and aunt, who ruled the land to the north, for tutoring in diplomacy and discipline.
His sister often went with him, but usually raised more hell than polite conversation. Endowed with her mother's natural beauty, she had her father's ears and claws, as well as his tact, or lack there of it. Still, she loved the people of her parents' land and from a relatively young age could be seen fighting some of the lesser evils of the land beside her father, determined to keep those whom she would never rule safe from harm.
As is the case with many twins, the two were inseparable, though some debated whether it was really because they were the best of friends of if it was just because Taichi always felt he needed to keep an eye on his slightly younger sister to keep her out of trouble. Still, all in all, the kingdom loved its royal children and everyone lived in peace.
It was a wonderful, peaceful time of plenty, but, as any GOOD reader knows, these times are all too few and all to short. However, that's getting ahead of ourselves; right now we come back in on this kingdom's story on a sunny spring day, where the forest is calm and tranquil, the various animals going about their lives as they did every day. However…that was about to change.
A.N. Once again, sorry for the short chapter, but hey, it's a prolog, it's supposed to be short, right? Oh, by the way, I thought long and hard over what to name Inuyasha and Kagome's kids. For those of you who don't know, 'Yume' means 'dream' and I chose 'Taichi' because 'Tai' means 'leader' of some sort. At least I think so lol. For all I know I may have made another mistake like I did with 'kuro'…Oh well, those are my reasons, so I guess we'll just have to live with them, neh? Lol, R&R folks, and see you next chapter!