Back for another chapter. I'm trying to add little strokes of detail to make the story appealing. I don't want people to think that I just jot these chapters down.
I do not own Inuyasha!
Scroll III: The Fall Of Gensing
Izayoi remains elegantly seated next to a low table while under a small pavilion settled next to a garden pond. Readjusting herself on a pillow she views out at the dusk. A servant was stirring a kettle of tea across the small table from her. The pond water colored in yellow and pink at the reflection of the sky.
It had been 2 days since the arrival of her father.
"Miss, your tea is ready," the servant, a middle aged woman, utters as she had already poured the liquid into Izayoi's cup. Accepting with a smile the princess couldn't help but notice the woman's lack of nutrition. She had grown sick of seeing people work so hard and yet were not provided with good amount of food. In return for the tea the princess slides her plate of untouched dumplings. It was not appropriate for someone such as her to give to a maid but it was the best she could offer. Since the age of 7 she had done this on and off. And though Semiko and the others refused most the time she would always offer again.
The servant refuses with her hands immediately up. Her head shaking in a scared manner; afraid to be caught by someone far off. You could tell she was new. Izayoi knew of the risks but her father never seemed to mind. The problems were the guards and perhaps…
"Izayoi," Takemaru was in sight as he walks on a narrow path towards her in the middle of the garden. Hand still on the wooden plate Izayoi carefully slips the dumplings back to herself. Keeping an eye on the said man to see if he didn't witness it. Compared to her the young man didn't bare much sensitive feelings to maids or other lower classes. She knew it was from being raised by his mother, Lady of Setsuna. Last time she saw her the lady still had a disgust for servants, or peasants as she would call them. Luckily Takemaru did not hold all of that bitterness, but more to his father who respected them for their purposes.
The general had a shady haori and hakama on him. You could see he was a light dresser like those in the village and with him being the general he had a say for himself. The princess would do anything for to get out of this twelve layer nightmare! What were they trying to pull having her wear this juni-hitoe in late summer, giving her a heat stroke?
In no time he kneed down to her level on one side of the table, "forgive me for not being able to spend much time with you. I had planned to but the issues dealing with the war have been…troublesome," his hand rubbing his temple, "it seems that the Northern Palace of Gensing has fallen."
Catching Izayoi's attention, " the Palace of Gensing?" The Land of Gensing may not have been the most underestimated area compared to the many throughout Nippon but it still stood high in power. Even more so than her father's. The Land of Setsuna were included to be one of the strongholds of Japan. Takemaru's line, with him being next to the throne, had held their position for 450 years!
"Yes, it seems our enemies have planned their strategy carefully, " fury began to hum within him slowly, jaw tightening, his hand smacks the furniture, " bloody mangles!" Taking effort in calming the heir's temper Izayoi kindly asks if he'd like tea. He declines, thanking her for the offering.
"What matter of people could have done this?"
"Not people, Dragons!" speaking the last word like venom.
Dragons, vicious and cunning reptiles that live up to their name they are one of the most lethal species of demons that originated from the main land. You had to have God's mercy to escape from their clutches, to cheat death. Only the most powerful of youkai had the ability to challenge them.
Izayoi stiffs, eyes widen in concern, fingers tense inside her kimono. The man could tell of his mistake, " I apologize, I have said too much. This shouldn't be something told to innocent ears. I did not mean to frighten you."
The lady did not realize herself staring at the cup of tea she now held. Lifting her sight to him she erases whatever worries plaguing her, " no, there is no need. It just gave me a reality check." Takemaru hums at her response.
For a reality check that made her react in such a way it made her even more curious on what beheld beyond the walls. A taste of adrenaline began to flutter within her. Part of her thought something was wrong for her to think that. The unknown, mysterious.
Haori = shirt
Hakama = pants
Youkai = demon
Juni-hitoe = an extremely elegant and highly complex kimono, that was only worn by high-ranking court-ladies in Japan. Literally translated, "Jūni-hitoe" means a "twelve-layer robe". (she actually wore this in the Inuyasha series)
Just to inform ya'll that even though I use woman and lady on Izayoi she's actually quite young (well for our time she is) but I use it for the culture of her time. She just became the "becoming of age" to be a wife and a mother which for her time starts around age 14-15. So technically she's still a girl, and that's a reason why I use "princess" because it symbolizes her as a girl in some way. That even though she is now called a young adult she is still a girl.
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