Chapter 4– Crest of the Wyvern
Disclaimer : I do not own any characters from Fushigi Yuugi you might recognize but I own the plot and the other characters that are not from the series.
"Sister, I will not allow that!" Miruko screamed in protest.
"Cool it. It's not like as if its my fault." Yoriko said calmly.
"But... when... when did... how?" Miruko asked obviously confused.
"Let's put it this way," Yoriko started to explain. "Father said we need a new Commander lest we want our empire to lose. He chose the strongest knight with the highest position which happens to be Nakago."
"But that still doesn't explain..." Miruko cut off.
"Wait... I'm getting there and don't cut me off," Yoriko said angrily. "When Nakago heard of this, "Yoriko continued, "he went to Naomi and they talked. And then they decided to get married. I suspect that they are announcing their engagement later."
Miruko stared at he sister, dumbfounded. "I think I need to be alone..." she trailed off, walking out of the palace.
Miruko walked towards the woods as if in a trance. 'Fuko!" she called out softly.
"Yes, Miruko?" A figure answered. Miruko smiled and greeted the woman in front of her. Well, half-woman anyway. Fuko, a sphinx, is a very intelligent creature Miruko came across helpless years ago.
"You do know of my troubles, right?" Miruko asked flopping down on the ground.
"Yes," Fuko answered sitting in front of her troubled friend.
"Well?" Miruko asked putting her hand to her face. "What can I do?"
"Serve your purpose." Fuko answered.
"But what is my purpose?" Miruko asked but Fuko had already gone.
Miruko went back up to the palace deep in thought.
"So what did Fuko say?" asked a voice.
Startled, Miruko looked up to see her elder sister in front of her. "How did you know I went to see Fuko?"
"Instinct." Yoriko shrugged. "So what did she say?"
"Serve your purpose." Miruko answered.
"Sphinxes speak in riddles, surely, more than anyone, you know that. Never try to get a straight answer from them."
"I know..."
A creepy silence flowed throughout the hall. The Emperor had stepped foreword to address his people.
"My dear friends, I announce to you the coronation of my daughter, Princess Naomi as the new Empress tomorrow night! I ask each and everyone of you to come and witness such an event!"
The palace had been busy for the preparations weeks beforehand. It was filled with energy. Tonight is finally the big event, the event everyone's been anticipating. But, two persons are missing for tonight's event. Miruko and Yoriko were nowhere to be found. When the palace was busy preparing, they were not there. When the ceremony finally started, still they were not present.
The Emperor placed the crown on top of Naomi's head and proclaimed her as the new Empress. Her father once again stepped up to appoint an advisor. It was tradition that the former leader decides whom to place as the new right hand. In silence the people waited for the former Emperor's decision. Naomi's father motioned for a hooded stranger to come up to him. As the stranger arrived in front of the royal family, he kneeled down and bowed his head. Empress Naomi took a signet ring and placed it upon his finger and he kissed Her Majesty's hand. He stood up and took his place on the Empress' court.
"Prior to my father's announcement yesterday," Naomi started, "May I present to you my fiancé, Nakago."
There was a sudden eruption of cheers. Nakago took Naomi's hand and placed a gold band on her wrist. Looking at the band, Naomi noticed a familiar crest that made her give a soft yelp. There shone the crest of the wyvern, a serpent-like dragon standing on two legs, Suboshi's attacker's flag!
TBC...
A/N: Please review! Comments and suggestions are welcomed! Here's after a long wait... Cheers!
Disclaimer : I do not own any characters from Fushigi Yuugi you might recognize but I own the plot and the other characters that are not from the series.
"Sister, I will not allow that!" Miruko screamed in protest.
"Cool it. It's not like as if its my fault." Yoriko said calmly.
"But... when... when did... how?" Miruko asked obviously confused.
"Let's put it this way," Yoriko started to explain. "Father said we need a new Commander lest we want our empire to lose. He chose the strongest knight with the highest position which happens to be Nakago."
"But that still doesn't explain..." Miruko cut off.
"Wait... I'm getting there and don't cut me off," Yoriko said angrily. "When Nakago heard of this, "Yoriko continued, "he went to Naomi and they talked. And then they decided to get married. I suspect that they are announcing their engagement later."
Miruko stared at he sister, dumbfounded. "I think I need to be alone..." she trailed off, walking out of the palace.
Miruko walked towards the woods as if in a trance. 'Fuko!" she called out softly.
"Yes, Miruko?" A figure answered. Miruko smiled and greeted the woman in front of her. Well, half-woman anyway. Fuko, a sphinx, is a very intelligent creature Miruko came across helpless years ago.
"You do know of my troubles, right?" Miruko asked flopping down on the ground.
"Yes," Fuko answered sitting in front of her troubled friend.
"Well?" Miruko asked putting her hand to her face. "What can I do?"
"Serve your purpose." Fuko answered.
"But what is my purpose?" Miruko asked but Fuko had already gone.
Miruko went back up to the palace deep in thought.
"So what did Fuko say?" asked a voice.
Startled, Miruko looked up to see her elder sister in front of her. "How did you know I went to see Fuko?"
"Instinct." Yoriko shrugged. "So what did she say?"
"Serve your purpose." Miruko answered.
"Sphinxes speak in riddles, surely, more than anyone, you know that. Never try to get a straight answer from them."
"I know..."
A creepy silence flowed throughout the hall. The Emperor had stepped foreword to address his people.
"My dear friends, I announce to you the coronation of my daughter, Princess Naomi as the new Empress tomorrow night! I ask each and everyone of you to come and witness such an event!"
The palace had been busy for the preparations weeks beforehand. It was filled with energy. Tonight is finally the big event, the event everyone's been anticipating. But, two persons are missing for tonight's event. Miruko and Yoriko were nowhere to be found. When the palace was busy preparing, they were not there. When the ceremony finally started, still they were not present.
The Emperor placed the crown on top of Naomi's head and proclaimed her as the new Empress. Her father once again stepped up to appoint an advisor. It was tradition that the former leader decides whom to place as the new right hand. In silence the people waited for the former Emperor's decision. Naomi's father motioned for a hooded stranger to come up to him. As the stranger arrived in front of the royal family, he kneeled down and bowed his head. Empress Naomi took a signet ring and placed it upon his finger and he kissed Her Majesty's hand. He stood up and took his place on the Empress' court.
"Prior to my father's announcement yesterday," Naomi started, "May I present to you my fiancé, Nakago."
There was a sudden eruption of cheers. Nakago took Naomi's hand and placed a gold band on her wrist. Looking at the band, Naomi noticed a familiar crest that made her give a soft yelp. There shone the crest of the wyvern, a serpent-like dragon standing on two legs, Suboshi's attacker's flag!
TBC...
A/N: Please review! Comments and suggestions are welcomed! Here's after a long wait... Cheers!
