All's Fair in Love and War
Prologue
The faraway land of Shi Wase has been embroiled in a violent civil war for the past few years.
The rebels call themselves the Hoshi Warriors, they have slowly been conquering a large part of southern Shi Wase because of overwhelming support from the peasants. The Hoshi Warriors' leader is a rich count concerned with the mistreatment of his people by the King. He and his daughter Kagome and their trusted advisor Miroku are situated at their base Regenbogen Haven in the south-east of Shi Wase.
Kagome inherited two great things from her father: her love of revolution and also her compassion. Both will play a large part in this tale.
The King of Shi Wase is not a tyrant but rather a narcissist who still believes in the old ideals where the King only has to answer to the Gods. The King has two children, the oldest is a boy named Inuyasha, his youngest a girl named Sango. They live in the fortress of Hikari in the north-west of Shi Wase.
The children of both sides have been taught to hate the other since birth. The hate runs deep, both Inuyasha and Kagome are willing to die to destroy the other. There seems to be no terms that can end this bloody was and bring peace to Shi Wase.
~Regenbogen Haven(Kagome's POV)~
I sit in the tallest tower waiting for the long line of weary soldiers that will mean my father is back from the Western Lands. I have been up here sitting in this chairs since dawn, waiting as I always do for the reassurance that my father has survived another raid.
I see the first soldiers start to spill over spill over the horizon and race down the stairs to the courtyard. After what seems like hours the gates open and the soldiers walk into the courtyard. I look in vain for my father at the head of the army. The lines part for two soldiers carrying a stretcher, though I can not see the occupant I instinctively know who it is.
Racing to the stretcher I deny to myself that the body is father. Those who look into my eyes are sad and pitying. Looking into the pale and weak face of my father I start to cry. The soldiers lat down the stretcher and I kneel beside it. My friend Miroku kneels beside me, hugging me as I wail so loudly it echoes of the mountains.
My father opens his eyes and tries to smile, he whispers to me in a thin voice I have never heard before. "Kagome. I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen. You've got to lead them now. You've got to take my place. It's such a burden. You've got the fire there is no one else. I'm sorry..."
My father closes his eyes and the madness takes me. I vaguely hear Miroku in background telling me my father is dead. I also feel dead, frozen in the moment unable to break free.
Miroku is shaking me violently and calling my name. I start to come back to myself, breaking the surface of the water I was drowning in.
The coldness is replaced with hot fury. I struggle against Miroku and break free. I screech to the gathered crowd. "Those filthy bastards! They will pay! We will kill them! Every last one of those sons of bitches!"
I am hysterical and I know it, Miroku starts toward me but I suddenly fall silent. I take one last look at my father and give the orders for him to be prepared for burial. Walking back into the castle I have only one thing on my mind: revenge.
~Hikari Fortress (Inuyasha's POV)~
I walk down the cool stone hallway of the fortress on the way to the throne room. Opening the ornate doors I step into the throne room, surveying the lavish tapestries and carvings. I walk to the throne where my father-the king sits. Bowing low before him I wait expectedly for him to take notice of me.
"Inuyasha. You may be at ease." He says motioning for me to take a seat in a chair in front of him.
"Yes father." I reply moving to sit in the chair. "The rebels are gaining more and more of your kingdom father. Their army is growing and the peasants support their ideals. I am asking permission to go lead your armies to victory over the rebels."
"I have been considering this for many weeks but I was unsure of your support. You may go but bring your sister Sango with you. It is time she learned the skills of war."
I smile falsely and get up and bow to my father. Never argue with some one on a throne even if he is your father. Turning, I walk back out into the hallway. This will be amusing, I think.
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So...new fic! This one is a little more serious then I Dare You! but it's still going to be funny.
Here are how old everyone is:
Inuyasha: 21ish
Kagome: 19ish
Miroku: 20ish
Sango: 19ish
Those are just guesses because it doesn't really matter that much. Well hope you like it.
Prologue
The faraway land of Shi Wase has been embroiled in a violent civil war for the past few years.
The rebels call themselves the Hoshi Warriors, they have slowly been conquering a large part of southern Shi Wase because of overwhelming support from the peasants. The Hoshi Warriors' leader is a rich count concerned with the mistreatment of his people by the King. He and his daughter Kagome and their trusted advisor Miroku are situated at their base Regenbogen Haven in the south-east of Shi Wase.
Kagome inherited two great things from her father: her love of revolution and also her compassion. Both will play a large part in this tale.
The King of Shi Wase is not a tyrant but rather a narcissist who still believes in the old ideals where the King only has to answer to the Gods. The King has two children, the oldest is a boy named Inuyasha, his youngest a girl named Sango. They live in the fortress of Hikari in the north-west of Shi Wase.
The children of both sides have been taught to hate the other since birth. The hate runs deep, both Inuyasha and Kagome are willing to die to destroy the other. There seems to be no terms that can end this bloody was and bring peace to Shi Wase.
~Regenbogen Haven(Kagome's POV)~
I sit in the tallest tower waiting for the long line of weary soldiers that will mean my father is back from the Western Lands. I have been up here sitting in this chairs since dawn, waiting as I always do for the reassurance that my father has survived another raid.
I see the first soldiers start to spill over spill over the horizon and race down the stairs to the courtyard. After what seems like hours the gates open and the soldiers walk into the courtyard. I look in vain for my father at the head of the army. The lines part for two soldiers carrying a stretcher, though I can not see the occupant I instinctively know who it is.
Racing to the stretcher I deny to myself that the body is father. Those who look into my eyes are sad and pitying. Looking into the pale and weak face of my father I start to cry. The soldiers lat down the stretcher and I kneel beside it. My friend Miroku kneels beside me, hugging me as I wail so loudly it echoes of the mountains.
My father opens his eyes and tries to smile, he whispers to me in a thin voice I have never heard before. "Kagome. I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen. You've got to lead them now. You've got to take my place. It's such a burden. You've got the fire there is no one else. I'm sorry..."
My father closes his eyes and the madness takes me. I vaguely hear Miroku in background telling me my father is dead. I also feel dead, frozen in the moment unable to break free.
Miroku is shaking me violently and calling my name. I start to come back to myself, breaking the surface of the water I was drowning in.
The coldness is replaced with hot fury. I struggle against Miroku and break free. I screech to the gathered crowd. "Those filthy bastards! They will pay! We will kill them! Every last one of those sons of bitches!"
I am hysterical and I know it, Miroku starts toward me but I suddenly fall silent. I take one last look at my father and give the orders for him to be prepared for burial. Walking back into the castle I have only one thing on my mind: revenge.
~Hikari Fortress (Inuyasha's POV)~
I walk down the cool stone hallway of the fortress on the way to the throne room. Opening the ornate doors I step into the throne room, surveying the lavish tapestries and carvings. I walk to the throne where my father-the king sits. Bowing low before him I wait expectedly for him to take notice of me.
"Inuyasha. You may be at ease." He says motioning for me to take a seat in a chair in front of him.
"Yes father." I reply moving to sit in the chair. "The rebels are gaining more and more of your kingdom father. Their army is growing and the peasants support their ideals. I am asking permission to go lead your armies to victory over the rebels."
"I have been considering this for many weeks but I was unsure of your support. You may go but bring your sister Sango with you. It is time she learned the skills of war."
I smile falsely and get up and bow to my father. Never argue with some one on a throne even if he is your father. Turning, I walk back out into the hallway. This will be amusing, I think.
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So...new fic! This one is a little more serious then I Dare You! but it's still going to be funny.
Here are how old everyone is:
Inuyasha: 21ish
Kagome: 19ish
Miroku: 20ish
Sango: 19ish
Those are just guesses because it doesn't really matter that much. Well hope you like it.