A/N: Hiya folks! It's been a couple weeks. But I am back! So anywho, I think there will be one more chapter focusing on the past…(but it won't be the whole chapter like this one is!) Jeez...life is busy, but Winter break is AWESOME. Also...how was everyone's Christmas? I went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens...which was actually pretty good. :) But I bet you're all ready to start reading, ne?
DISCLAIMER!: I don't own InuYasha/Frozen/Images above. Only this storyline. :D
Pairing: Elsa x Sesshomaru
Chapter 8: Ghost of the Past - PART 2
*Still in the Past*
As the last rays of the sun vanished under the horizon, one lone figure hovered above the mountains near Arendelle. His calculating amber gaze surveying the cold Norwegian terrain. He had traveled very far from his home. He was in search of one thing, a worthy female.
The moon shined on this gravity defier, his silken pure white hair swaying in the light breeze. This graceful image only intensified when the moonlight caught his shadowed face. His eyes were hidden by his bangs, but the markings on both of his cheeks revealed the royal bloodline of the foreign demon.
He was dressed in armor that went over the red and white robes of his country. A spiked shoulder guard rested on his left shoulder, connecting to the black armor on his chest. A black and yellow obi held onto his ancient swords.
The most peculiar image though, was the long billowy white pelt that rested upon his right shoulder.
The sheath of Bakusaiga was empty, the day before the Daiyoukai released the sword into the night. Infusing it with some of his youkai energy to seek out his intended. Bakusaiga was once hidden inside himself, until the day he proved himself worthy of his own sword. Now, the sword that was once apart of his body, seeks out his lifemate.
Grabbing the empty sheath he pointed it outward near the kingdom, letting the sheath guide him back to his sword. His sword upon finding the worthy female will strike her with his Youkai energy, sending her into a blissful sleep until he came for her.
Allowing the sheath to guide him, he flew over the quiet village, following the currents of his Youkai. Darkness swallowed up the land, leaving the few stragglers outside to huddle inside their homes for safety.
No one noticed him, the swiftness of this predator was out on the hunt.
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The King and the Queen never left their daughter, to worried to leave her alone. They sat next to her in a nearby chair, pulled from the dining room. They hoped she would awake soon.
"Your Majesties!" A guard shouted from outside their door. Said guard burst into the room panting out of breath.
"Yo-you…..need...to get...the Princess to safety!" The Queen abruptly stood from her seat, "What is happening?!"
"A strange creature has been sighted outside the castle gates, lurking!"
"Why is that so important? Shoot it!" The King hollered.
The Guard paled in remembrance.
"Your Majesty you don't understand...it has taken out an entire stationary guard! We are not sure if they are dead or alive. All we could see were flashes of green light and people dropping to the ground in terror."
"What?" The King whispered fiercely, his loyal military was dropping to the ground like flies?
The lone Guard gulped, his adam's apple bobbing up and down nervously.
"There is more…" The Guard continued.
"More?" The King said just as quietly.
"The...Creature spoke...requesting the ladies of the castle. Every. Single. One. Including the princess."
With that the King was silenced by the fury that boiled in his blood.
"What madness is this?" The Queen whispered frightfully. Her hand resting over her mouth in shock.
The King was furious, in that moment he had no idea what to do. First his daughter is in an enchanted spell of some sort, a monster is invading the castle grounds, asking around for his women, and now his Wife is frightened. Could this night get any worse?
The Queen looked to her husband for guidance, "What do we do?" She seemed at a loss as well.
The King, not sure of the options he had left...he commanded the lone guard to position himself next to his Queen.
"Take Elsa, Freea. (That is the Queen's name btw) Take her and go somewhere safe, I'm going to the commanding officer to relay a more in detail report of what exactly is going on."
"But-" The Queen countered, fearful of her husband's safety as she gathered the peaceful Elsa into her arms.
"GO!" The King snarled. Pushing his beloved out of the room next to a few other guards who had just arrived.
The Queen started to tear up, but nodded none the less. She trusted her husband more that life itself.
Situating Elsa into her embrace the Queen left the halls with a flurry of Guards following after her. The Queen had no clue where to go, but with much thought she decided on the cellar. Unbeknownst to most, the castle had many secret passageways. One of which was in the cellar that lead to a small canal and boat leading out towards the docks.
The Queen was for once, glad that Elsa was blissfully unaware.
In ten minutes or less the Queen was in front of the Cellar doors behind the kitchen. The Kitchen Maid helped her find the key to the doors.
Seconds ticked by.
Creeeeeeeeek.
The Queen winced at the unwanted noise but pushed forward down the stairs of the cellar. Now inside the wine cellar the Queen vainly searched along the walls for the secret doorknob. She was still holding onto Elsa securely, it was dark, dank, and cold. No time for torches.
Another ten minutes flew by, the Queen was getting hysterical, tears flowing freely down her face. She wanted her daughter to at least escape with one of the Guards.
"Please, please, please." She whispered to herself frantically as her shaking fingers grazed along the wall. Cuts and droplets of blood most likely marking the rock wall.
The Guards were little to no help, having no idea where in the world the secret passages were. Seeing as only the most loyal of officers knew where they were.
The Queen's one respite was the Kitchen Maid who stuck around to hold Elsa as she now searched with both arms.
"Where is it?!" The Queen hissed dejectedly. What if she was wrong and there was no secret passage? Had she led them all to their doom? The Queen felt sick to her stomach as her tears and sweat made her feel nauseous.
"M-my...Queen." The Kitchen Maid faltered feebly.
"What is it?!" She turned towards the maid in horror expecting the worst. The Guards filed around the Queen and Kitchen Maid.
At the top of the stairwell of the cellar that led to the kitchen, something was banging on the door.
"OPEN UP PLEE - EASE!" A woman from the other side shouted, the woman was crying. Choking on her sobs.
One of the Guards felt pity for the stranded woman. He started to feel his way along the walls towards the stone stairs.
"No Aaron!" The one other Guard hissed quietly at his comrade. "We will only endanger ourselves!" The angry Guard pressed.
This certain Guard, now known as Aaron who was very chivalrous, couldn't ignore the call of a woman in need. So he instead ignored the selfish Guard.
The Queen who was a bit more kind hearted said nothing on the matter. Allowing the guard Aaron, this one freedom. She just hoped, that this situation go unnoticed by the lurking creature.
Aaron finally made it to the stairwell, he began his ascent.
Everyone was silent, all anyone could hear was the unrelenting sobbing from the woman on the other side of the Cellar door.
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Aaron opened the door cautiously, but before he could fully open the door it flung open wildly. The woman from the other side was seemingly thrown onto Aaron, he caught her...though with confusion.
The woman was clinging to Aaron, sobbing into his armor. He raised his hand to gently pet her head in comfort.
"What has become of thee M'Lady?" Aaron asked quietly. The housemaid shakily raised her head to look behind her.
Aaron did the same, and with that his jaw went slack.
"C-Commander Brolin?!" Aaron shouted, causing a confusion to stir where the rest of the Guards were.
Commander Brolin nodded grimly.
"Yes….I come in regards of the King."
Hearing this the Queen moved forward.
"Has anything ill befallen my King?!" The Queen demanded with fervor.
"What have you done with this Woman Commander?!" Aaron shouted as well.
"There isn't much time to explain...but…" Commander Brolin seemed hesitant to utter another syllable.
"But?" Aaron and the Queen both asked impatiently.
Finally snapping under pressure the Commander shouted, "OUR KING IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY THE MONSTER!"
The Queen gasped, suddenly feeling faint hearted, she was trembling.
"H-how did this happen…?"
"All I know is the King was leading a group of soldiers to shoot the beast. But then the situation took a turn for the worst when the bullets did nothing but anger it."
The Commander paused, but continued anyway when he saw the piercing stares he was receiving.
"We...we heard it's voice...That's when we knew for sure it was a beast of intelligence."
"We couldn't see much of the beast, for it was cast into shadow. All we could make out was its golden cat like eyes. It didn't seem to be an animal, but a figure."
Silence was thick in the air, no one could breathe.
"Then it did the strangest thing...it pinpointed our King with a narrow calculating gaze. All we could see were its eyes, but then it closed them for a second as if breathing in deeply. Scenting."
At this point the Commander was very pale, but continued none the less.
"And when it finally opened its eyes...the iris was as red as blood, the only color would have been the crystal blue of its pupil. It literally stalked up to the King finally appearing before us and asked one simple question."
"Where is she?" The commander said quietly.
"All we could see was a blur of white before the beast had our King by the throat in an amazing show of strength."
At that the Queen cried out in horror.
The Commander stopped there.
"We could do nothing but stare. If bullets or swords couldn't kill it...what could?"
"So here I am...following its orders, find the daughter of the king and bring her to him immediately."
"N-no! The Queen said feebly, quickly grabbing her daughter from the Kitchen Maid. All the Guards were unsure how to approach their Commander.
With that Commander Brolin moved forward and in one sweep and had the housemaid in his clutches once more. A knife pointed at her throat.
"Don't make me do this my Queen, or we all die from your selfishness. Including her." He ground out. The Woman was wailing for her life, begging the Queen to do as he say.
The Queen shuddered, what could she do? Give up her daughter? Or her husband?
"Are you mad?!" Aaron shouted fiercely, "We outnumber you! How could you possibly do this? Forsaking your honor for the fear of your own life!?"
"I am not alone in my shortcomings…" That was all the Commander needed to say. Aaron gaped in shock. A group of about twenty of the King's best men appeared behind Commander Brolin.
"I will ask once more my Queen. Release the child." As Brolin said this, the knife scraped against the Woman's neck.
"Be a shame to lose a beauty such as this…What's your name darlin'?" Commander Brolin said regretfully as blood started to trickle down her neck. The Guards behind him calm and stoic.
By now the woman was deathly silent, her beautiful green eyes watching with terror as her own blood stained her pristine uniform.
"Lori Ann..." She rasped out, a final plea.
Unable to hold out any longer, the Queen slowly came forward. Holding her daughter out like an offering of peace.
"No more violence….I...will cooperate…." The Queen said brokenly. Her eyes glistening once more.
What else could she do but obey?
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A/N: BIG SHOUT OUT TO LORIANN ON QUOTEV! I hope you noticed the little easter egg. Its pretty obvious. XD Poor little maid you...
LoriAnn is an author on Quotev who shared my story with her followers, which I'm really flattered and thankful about. I actually had followed LoriAnn for quite a while before she noticed me. Do to her awesome roleplaying quizzes and stories. Check her out!
Okay, another thing. This chapter took longer because I was working on my other stories. (I mean come on...I can't always work on this one) I've been working on a long one-shot featuring Sesshomaru and Kagome. (Completely separate to this story) I also hope to have that published...perhaps after the new year. The only clue I'll give is that it's a SessKag AU…. XD
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