Chapter 37
Deep in the east the King and Queen stared at one another with anger in their eyes while the past King of the east could not believe what he had just been told, while the heir of the East however seemed to be deep in thought while her mate eyed the shinigami that had invaded their home with ease. Taking note that no one would try to say word to the truth of his words or to the proof that he spoke no lies when the queen herself had whispered that all he had spoken was the truth, the shinigami let out a long sigh before locking eyes with the queen and said, "You broke your word and you allowed such a treatment of my daughter to occur, you are aware that I do not take kindly to betrayals of any kind young Queen."
"You will stay away from my mate." The King of the East finally growled out as he was brought out of his thoughts and stood in front of his mate.
"There was no betrayal of any kind and you know it Shinigami so I suggest you calm yourself. Besides if what you spoke of is the truth than what my mate chose to do only helped to turn her into the demoness that she is now."
"He might have aided with his choice of spell however the male that he chose and granted his approval in forcibly taking her as his mate is not something I am likely to forget or forgive." He growled out in anger as the hall began to fill with shadows.
"Excuse me? Father did what?" Maya's enraged growl filled the hall as she stood up with her mate at her side.
"She needs a mate, someone to help balance her and her gifts. I did it for the best of the family." The king explained.
"And I told you to let things be!" his mate growled in anger as she threw him across the hall.
"She loves the Lord of the West, should she be taken and should she be allowed to see him once more, he will surly start a war with our lands." Maya growled out in an enraged voice.
"So you were planning on helping her return to those that are not of her kind." the young heir's grandfather finally spoke.
After letting out an enraged growl, Maya locked eyes with all the eyes within the room and growled out, "I wished for her happiness. I wished for her to feel safe, wanted, and loved once more. Even if she was not by my side again she would be happy and she would want to visit when she could."
"She is young, too young to claim a mate. The additional power would surly drive her mad."
"How little faith you have in my sister," Haku spoke up as he held his mate back. "You believe her to be incapable however she has the blood of the royal family flowing through her. If my mate believe her capable then she is."
"You are an outsider; outsiders should learn to stay silent."
"Do not speak to my mate in such a manner Lord Grandfather, I will not allow such a thing."
"You are but a child, who are you to allow or deny me anything." He growled back as his power began to fill the room.
Before the family could continue to argue, about the young princess that seemed to have gotten her way and left her home, all attention was once again give to the enraged Shinigami as his power nullified the auras of all the enraged dragons while slowly draining them of their strengths. Once he was sure that they would all giving him their full attention, he let out a low enraged growl and said, "I was asked to make sure that no dragons were sent after her, that all would wait here for she would be returning with either her mate or the miko and hanyou that killed Naraku. I gave her my word that I would stay until her arrival and that I would leave with her or stay with her should she so wished to do so."
"You are not welcomed here." The king of the east growled out in anger as he tried to keep what little strength he still had left.
After laughing at the foolishness of the current king of the east, the Shinigami locked eyes with all around him and growled out, "No one has a choice. Until my daughter has returned, I will remain here. Whether in hiding or to claim those that die, I will be here for my daughter's arrival."
And before any could say a word or try to convince the Shinigami that he would be allowed so long as he did not claim any of their people, they watched as he disappeared from sight and from the hall where the ruling family had all gathered at his request. Once they were sure that he would not be returning, Maya glared at her father and growled out, "If I can never again see my sister because of your mistakes you will regret it."
"Child you are much too young to try to fight me."
"I am old enough." She growled back.
"Maya that is enough, you and Haku should go and get your rest. I must speak with your father and my own." The Queen of the East was heard say in a cold, calm and collected voice.
"I am going but I am not leaving to do as you asked mother, I am writing to my sister and I am making sure that she knows that I am on her side, that I will always stand by her and her decisions." Maya growled out in anger before she stormed out of the hall with her mate close behind her.
"You think you will get me to see reason child? You may have grown and you may be queen but you will not defeat me." Her father growled out.
"I have no intention to fight you father. I have no need to." The queen of the east growled out as she sealed all the doors of the hall shut with her power. "I am Queen, the Queen is the ruler of the East, it has been the female that holds all the power in our kind for centuries so father you best speak properly when addressing me for I have had enough."
Before her mate or father could say a word, she raised her hand and silenced them before as she went on to say, "No, I have had enough. You two males have no idea what a female, what a mother goes through, and the grief that she feels when her child slowly dies in her arms. I would not condemn my worst enemy to such a fate so this is what you both will do. You will stay silent, you will listen to what my daughter has to say and you will say nothing or try to bend her to your will. Not only is she my daughter but she is the princess and second heir to the East and she bends to no one, least of all to two males that have treated her in such a poor manner."
"If you think that I will allow you to do as you please with my daughter any longer than you have you are mistaken love. She is mine just as she is yours and no matter what that Shinigami has to say will change that. She needs a mate, she needs to be balanced and she must be with her own kind. I admit the spell, the choice we made to send her away was not a wise one but she is our daughter and she belongs with us." He growled out.
"My daughter, you need to see that it would do her well to stay with her own kind. No other kind of demon would be able to handle her or her power."
"I've heard enough, you both are to return to your rooms while I began to clean this mess. I've allowed too much to go on without my knowledge and come tomorrow not only will the treaties you have wished to form my love will be canceled but our kingdom will know of our daughter, they will know of her mate and they will know that if any harm is done to her they will find themselves permanently in the form of their ancestors."
Surprised they his daughter would use such methods, that she was capable of such a thing, the previous King of the East stayed silent and watched her take her leave. He followed after the guards that had been sent in to show him to his room, to show his son in law to his own room. Everything was changing so much so that he had no idea what he was to do. Once her husband and her father had been seen to their room, the Queen of the East made her way to her own privet library that only the females of the ruling family were able to enter only to be surprised by the Shinigami that sat in her seat with a book in his hands.
After getting over her surprise and after looking for the book that contained the agreements with the lands all over Japan, the Queen turned around and locked eyes with the Shinigami before her and growled out, "Was it really necessary to have told my family of such a matter in the matter in which you did."
"I believe you were at fault for such a thing. I warned you that things would not end well should you ever chose to act against what I had asked of you. But still it is good to see that you are able to take control once again."
"I am the Queen of these lands, the ruler of all dragons; I have always been in control."
"You allowed your mate to take control, to make all of your decisions for you the moment you allowed your grief to consume you. You wished to spend as much time with your daughter as you possibly could since you did not trust that I would someday appear demanding that you gave me your daughter." He growled out in anger as he locked eyes with the queen he had once helped. "I do not go back on my word dragoness it is good to see that you have learned that."
"Be that as it may I am back to my senses and have realized the mistakes that I have done and that I must correct now so you need not throw them at my face Shinigami."
"I see, perhaps you have, never the less I will not be taking the chance. I will be staying and I will also hear what my daughter has to say."
"Very well, continue your reading if you like I have matters that I must tend to and correct." The queen growled out as she gathered some paper to write her messages and her seal so that they would not that it was she that was over ruling her husband's request and orders.
After storming out of the hall and after making sure that her mate had gone in search of Hei, Maya stormed into her sisters old quarters and looked about. Once she was sure that she would not find what she was looking for, Maya turned around to take her leave only to freeze at the sight of the dragoness before her. When the young dragoness made no move to speak or try to harm her, she raised her eyebrow and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Form the moment my mistress left I have been assigned your new body guard and protect until she returns." She had answered.
"I don't need a body guard."
"I suppose you do not, with the power that you have however I promised her that I would keep watch over you and I will do as I promised."
"Did she leave anything that she would have liked to take with her?"
"She had asked for the Taijiya uniform she had been buried in as the human child that she had lived as. I was unable to get it to her in time."
"Do you still have it?"
"I have hidden it."
"Good, you will be taking it to her along with a personal note to my sister. She needs to know of the happenings and what she is to expect upon her return."
"With all due respect my Lady should she returned she will be attacked by the male that was wounded. He was sent after her and returned just hours ago badly wounded. It would seem that the fool over stepped his bounds and my mistress made sure to set an example of him. He has full attention of punishing her for her betrayal and the ill treatment of her mate. He has been spreading word that he is her mate."
"He is but a fool; I trust that you continued the training that she had given you, however little it may have been."
"I have."
"Good, go and gather what you will wish to have with you or might need along with the formal warrior robes for my sister to have and her Taijiya armor. You will deliver these to her along with my letter and you will tell her to wait for my word. If I do not send word for her soon she will know that I am unable and that I might need her help." The first heir of the East ordered the dragoness as she made her way to her sister's desk so that she could quickly write her letter and made sure that it would be ready.
While the dragoness that would owe her life and her opportunity to her mistress, she hoped that she would be able to convince her that she would do her work best from the east so that she would be able to stay with the male that she had found could be her equal. After collecting the clothing, the dragoness of speed returned to the room to find that the Princess had been joined by Hei and the Prince. Before she could say a word, Hei had locked eyes with her and asked her, "Do you trust Amon?"
"I do, why does the Lord General ask?"
"He has volunteered to be our guard until you return, even as I've stated that I need no guard, my sister has apparently left many to fear her reaction more so than what I could do to those that disobey my order." Maya's annoyed filled voice explain.
"I trust him with my own life; he would not betray the Lady Princess to any."
"Very well I shall go and give him his new orders, I have cleared a path for your travel, you will not be found or detected, however you should know that my shadows will only be able to send you just past the boarders of our lands. Any further and I will be found out." Hei explained to her.
"Make sure to hand the later to no one but my sister, do you understand me?" Maya growled out in a worried filled voice as she handed the dragoness that was her guard the letter she wished for her sister to have.