Red hair shining in the light of dawn
Chapter 10: savior
I do not own akatsuki no yona or magi
''Oni-san.'' Kourin tiredly smiles.
''Are you alright Kourin?'' He asks.
''Yes! Yes! '' She replies happy but then her eyes drift to Yona.
''Oni-san please, please save Yona! She helped me please!'' Kourin begged Kouen tugging on his clothes.
Kouen's eyes drift towards where Kourin's were just a moment ago.
Yona... that name.
He walks towards Yona, he takes his sword and holds it close to her.
Yona slowly opens her eyes, she heard Kourin scream is she alright? What happened? Was she out?
She tries to move but her body says it can't. Then she suddenly hears footsteps. A man with red hair stands in front of her.
Red hair? The first king?
Her vision is hazy and blurry.
Am I dead?
She then sees the sword.
Putting me out of my misery? she bitterly laughs.
Tears fill her eyes.
Hak! Everyone! I have to get up.
Then the sword gets close to her but instead of pain the sword glows and the pain goes away. A light can be seen around her wound as the bleeding stops and the flesh heals.
Eh?
She opens her eyes and sees Kourin crawling towards her.
''Yona!''
...
Hak can't believe it.
The princes hurt on the ground ,what was he doing he should have never let her out of his sight!
He should have run faster, even if he left the others behind. They went in two groups to find her. Suddenly his group saw women running. They stopped one and she attacked them mistaken them for the bad guys. They calmed her down and she told them which way to go.
Hak get's snapped out of his thoughts as he sees a man with red hair walking towards Yona.
What is that man doing with that sword?
Oh no!
Yona-hime!
...
''Kourin...''
''Yona are you alright?''
''What is happening'' Yona asks trying to get up together with Kourin and looking around confused.
''Everything is going to be fine now just wait we are safe.'' She smiles.
Yona looks around until her eyes spot Kouen, she feels a little dizzy but she somehow has the feeling she has seen him before. The man also starts looking at Yona and Yona feels like his gaze can pierce her soul. As fast as she can she looks down. She moves her hand towards her side, nothing, not even a scar. How did that man do it? Magic? Suspiciously and on guard she tries looking at him again but he turns around.
''Men! Let's gather them up, let no one escape. Let's teach them what happens when you attack someone from Kou!''
The men follow his orders and start attacking the men.
So...he is a commander? Not someone from Kouka. Did he say Kou? Wait- this voice these soldiers she has met them before, this man...
She turns around to face Kourin.
''Kourin?''
''Yes?'' Kourin replies
She has heard this voice too in the carriage.
She has met these persons twice! They are the travellers, and the ones she met in the city the people who are possible from another country! It is the man with that aura!
Yona gets the feeling she has to run and hide but to where?
...
The men are defeated, the women saved. Not even one soldier of Kou died. What a strength.
Three women died and some were missing. Hopefully they have escaped. The soldiers of Kou treat the wounds of the women. Holding kourin's hand Yona walks towards the women that have fallen. Yona feels sad. She couldn't protect them. She wasn't strong enough.
''Princess!''
Eh? Princess no way did they found out? How?
Yona starts to shake lightly as she gets nervous.
''Princess Kourin!'' two maids are running towards them.
''Eh?'' Yona reacts confused.
''Yes!'' Kourin answers.
''Are you alright princess?''
''Yes'' Kourin says again.
''B-but your arm!'' the other maid exclaims.
''I-I can manage'' Kourin says as she hides the wounded arm behind her back.
''Princess?'' Yona repeats half mumbling.
''Yes, I am a princess'' Kourin answers.
Yona doesn't believe it but before she can react Kouen comes from behind them. Yona is startled and tries hiding behind Kourin.
''You did well Kourin.'' Is what he says while he heals Kourin's arm.
''I did well? But I couldn't defeat them, I wasn't strong enough, not like you or the others...'' She looks down.
''A few even died because I couldn't protect them, because of them we are alive.''
Yona knows what Kourin is feeling. She is disappointed in herself. She thought she had gotten stronger but has she really? Maybe mentally, and she knows how to fight now but still she couldn't protect everyone so what has she really accomplished?
''That is true'', Kouen says ''but .''He lifts Kourin's chin so that she looks him in the eye. '' You didn't run away, you fought, you showed courage and will. That is important. Not everyone is strong or good at fighting, they have other talents that are just as important. Just look at Koumei. You do not have to be strong like the others. You and your own strength have a use for our country to. Not only people who are capable of fighting are needed. It is true that some died, but you can never save everyone, there will always die a few. But that is no reason to be depressed you have to move forward towards your goal and look at all the people that did make it.
He moves his hands to her shoulders and then pets her head.
''You really have done your best, I knew you were capable of standing up for yourself. ''
''What?'' Kourin asks confused at surprised at the sudden attention from her brother and his words.
''I wanted you to come with me to show you that you can do things on your own, and have courage to be braver, stand up to your husband and show him you are more worth than him. You shouldn't feel like a possession to him but as a proud full princess of Kou who will help our country accomplish its goal. You shouldn't always relay on your soldiers or on me but on yourself.''
After Kourin has taken all the words in she nods.
''Now that you have more self respect and confidence you can help your country more.''
''Am I of use to my country?''
''Of course you are without your marriage there would have been another extra war.''
''But only because of that?''
''If you want to be of more use, that is possible but we will discuss it some other place.'' He says.
At this Kourin smiles a little small smile and her eyes shine.
''Oni-san? How did you know I was here?'' she suddenly says after a moment of Silence.
''Those.'' He points at Kourin's earrings .
''These?'' Kourin asks as she touches them with her hands.
''They are magic tools.'' Kouen states. ''Because of them I knew where you were but it took a long time activating them from our side. I had forgotten to tell you how they worked I am sorry.
''It is fine.'' Kourin says.
Magic tools? What are those? Yona has no clue what they are talking about. Did she call this man her Oni-san? Her brother? If she is a princess than is he a prince?
''Lord Kouen!'' Kourin's brother gets called by soldiers and he leaves Kourin and Yona to talk with them.
When he is a few meters away and Yona is sure enough that he cannot hear her if she talks, she asks Kourin while whispering: ''Who exactly is that man?''
Kourin first gives Yona a offended look but then nods and says proudly:
''He is my brother, first prince of Kou and soon he will be king.''
Before Yona can react to that she suddenly feels two hands on her. Shocked she turns around and tries to grab her sword, which she has not on her.
''W-who are you?! How did you get past the guards?!'' Kourin exclaims.
Yona's eyes widen.
''Hak!'' Yona says as she hugs him.
''Are you alright Yona-'' He stops in the middle of his sentence as he sees Kouen walking towards him and Yona. The soldiers also form a circle around them and Kourin has slowly made some distance between her and him. Hak looks around them. That are many soldiers. The men that are bound with rope are probably the bad guys. It seems they saved the women. In the corner of his eyes he says a woman with also red hair like Yona. The biggest threat is the man walking towards him. The aura this man gives is intimidating.
Once Kouen is in front of Hak and Yona he stops.
'' Red hair, purple eyes and a bodyguard.''
''I knew it you are princes Yona aren't you?'' he smiles. But not with an happy smile, no. More like an evil ,smug, plotting something smile. While his red hair flows in the wind.
Author's note
Sorry for the long wait but I am not that great at ending my stories so I'm trying to think of a good ending but... I do not really know if it will be satisfying but we will see I guess. Do not worry this is not the last chapter there will be another one for sure and maybe a second. Sorry if characters seem out of character.
This update is part of the celebration to celebrate my birthday. The other stories that have been updated are: your guardian kwami! & Confession. (miraculous ladybug, shugo chara)