That Bloody Crown by Ryuichi-angelis
Prologue
That Bloody Crown
Prologue
It came to no surprise when the southern dragon princess showed up at my family compound. Natsumi, it’s been years since I have seen anyone or anything resembled my old life. I tried to forget the memories from that time. It brings me so much heartache and despair from a time of so much that meant to me and yet I could never have it because we were all from different worlds. The silver Inu Western Warlord who stole my heart and the amazing companions who made my life possible to live.
A raven curly hair woman wanted her from the bedchambers above as she was standing at the entrance. She observed this female, she hasn’t changed in appearance much. Her tan complexion had drain of color and dried blooded hints she had gone through much blood shed lately. Her blue braided hair framed the purple eyes that didn’t have any light to hope for the world. She couldn’t help but watch as the woman begged and search the front of the compound for someone to listen to her. She would grab a soldiers one by pleading for one to listen to her words. “Please someone listen. War is coming. The West has fallen and we don’t have much time.” She heard woman exclaim.
Her blue eyes narrowed at her remark from outside, “Do you think what she states is true, Kags?” A tall long black hair male approached me from my spot at the window. She looked back at the male with her narrowed blue eyes to address him. Her eyes roamed his 6ft figure that she called father, noticing the aging that occurred over the years. His black mustache and beard couldn’t hide the frown nor do his eyes not reflect the concern of worrying on what may come. Reaching from the tie on her bun she left her raven locks fall as she walked away from him.
“I don’t know what to think. It’s been so long and there hasn’t been any recent report from the western castle since it’s been attacked.” Kagome replied to her father with her back turned. “But if it’s true…I have to think more than just our lands. I have a son I have to keep safe. “She continued to respond whiling walking to the bed and sat down in the soft bedding keeping silver hair child warm. Kagome’s hand brush the top of her son’s head while gazing down at the purple crescent moon places on his forehead. “Kiseki will be taken care of and will be safe regardless of these events, Kagome. I won’t let anything happen to him. Maybe it’s time for his father to know of his existence?”
Kagome stared back at him with a death glare, most people would be dead suggesting such a idea but this was her father. “That will never happen anytime soon til he becomes of age. I will not risk him being taking from me. His father would rip him from my care if he knew. I can’t chance that especially with the war time are now.” She hissed at him. General Higurishi grinded his teeth together on the subject with her ever since she was pregnant. When Kiseki was born he finally understood the reason why she never told him who the father of her child was til the western house heritage displayed on his grandchild. The House of the Moon would come the claim the male heir immediately upon knowing.
The Higurishi Clan has been fortunate enough the come from a clan of loyalty, kind holy soldiers whose teaching were about peace, harmony between the races of the world. The general was happy to have a family again. He has been through 2 wives over the years and had 2 children to call his own. Kagome was the oldest at the age of 25. She held the strong values and morales of the clan but wore her heart on her sleeve like his mother always did. He ended up losing her at young age due to war times and trying to form allies with the wrong people. His youngest was Souta who was at the age of 16. He always remained quiet to most people never socializing very much; very book smart when it came to the view of the world.
When Kagome found in the western territory as concubine to the late western lord, Sessomaru, the general had lost it. He had sent out many correspondence to Sesshomaru asking for his daughter to be released from her title and return to her clan. For over a month there wasn’t any response from the western lord til day 54 came and the letter came. Sesshomaru had no intentions of releasing Kagome. She belonged to the western lands pack and considered his personally. He had to intention of letting Kagome know she had another family but the west especially if she was the heir to Higurishi Clan. She held a lot of value and potential for the world and Sesshomaru wanted her for himself. His beast couldn’t find the strength to let her go.
General Higurishi found Kagome wasn’t the only concubine in Lord Sesshomaru’s household, the southern dragon princess, Natsumi, was one and a fond friend to Kagome. He wrote to her on multiple occasions while she did correspond back letting him know about Kagome’s health and how she has been trained very well in the art of combat and full control of her miko abilities. Kagome ended up finding the letter from Natsumi to the general. She confronted Natsumi about it and finding out that everything about her biological family still being alive. Kagome approached Lord Sesshomaru with a request for leave of absence so she could meet her family and he denied her. She felt more of prisoner than anything else in the western place from that day forward.
Months pass when Kagome was able escape with help of Natsumi and was able to meet her father for the first time. They didn’t have long to visit because they heard a thundering beasty cry from the western territory. Sesshomaru was hot on their heels and he wasn’t in the state mind to be very forgiving. General Higurishi and Kagome fled with their lives while Natsumi held her ground and distracting him from going off to retrieve what was truly his.
Kagome and her father made it up to Higurishi Clan compound entrance. In the safety of their barrier they witnessed Sesshomaru’s inu form tower over them clashing against the barrier. He howled to the skies, “MINE!!” while looking straight at them. His claws thrashed the barrier leaking out his green poison; trying to breakdown the barricade keeping her from him. Kagome gather her courage to stand to her full 5ft 5in height and walk a short distance of the entrance, “I WILL NEVER BE YOURS! Leave me and never return!” Sesshomaru’s red eyes widen at her claim and gave a thunderous howl into the night as he left.
He never returned to claim her after that day, she doesn’t understand why he didn’t but she didn’t care. She earned her freed back that day but in the back of her mind she knew from that deathly howl she had cut him emotion deep and from that day forward he had been in a power struggle with his beast ever since. His mother, Inukimi, held the title of Lady Western Mother and came to see him after hearing all the unusal situation from Myoga. Working through the mental struggles with her son, she come to realize he was extreme fond of the Miko Kagome like his beast thought of her as mate status but he wouldn’t acknowledge it.