InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Young Ones ❯ The Prophecy ( Chapter 6 )
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By: Inumimi 
The scholars meet with the King and everyone gets to work on the prophecy.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 06.01.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 584 | Status: Completed
The scholars meet with the King and everyone gets to work on the prophecy.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 06.01.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 584 | Status: Completed
I’ve put the replies to reviews at the end of the chapter so those who are not interested don’t have to read them to get to the story!
This is a little late, but I hope you have noticed that I only use Kagome to refer to the adult Kagome we all know from the Manga & cartoons. Little Kagome will always be either just the princess or the little princess. I did this just to try and keep readers from being to confused. InuYasha and Yasha are easy to tell apart. Also I always refer to the King as the King as no one would ever use his name in regular conversation.
Disclaimer: InuYasha belongs to Rumiko Takahasi and her publishers. No profit is made from this story. No copyright infringement is intended.
Chapter 6 – The Prophecy
The King, and all of the scholars, plus Myouga, were seated and apparently waiting when the princess, Yasha, Kagome and InuYasha arrived. Apparently the King had decided not to begin the briefing until all were in attendance.
Kagome, InuYasha and the princess all found seats near each other while Yasha curled up at his princess’s feet. As soon as all were seated the King began by asking his daughter to recount all of events that had transpired starting with the arrival of Kagome and InuYasha. The princess instead requested that Kagome start, explaining that the prophecy scrolls did not originate in their own world and that the miko Kagome and InuYasha were the ones originally set on the quest.
Kagome began to recount InuYasha and her encounter with the O-Harai-Ya ending with their translocation to the princess’s garden. Her narrative was occasionally interrupted by Toshio who would request clarifications. He seemed to want information on every aspect of the story including all of the information the couple had on the old O-Yarai-Ya and what she has said.
As soon as Kagome reached the point in her narrative where InuYasha and she had arrived in the garden, the princess joined in. Then together Kagome and the princess completed updating the scholars in all that had happened, ending with their realization that they would need a great deal of help in deciphering the prophecy scroll and map.
When the girls had finished their update the King turned his attention to the four scholars and said “The first task I am setting you is to verify that we have interpreted the opening lines of the prophecy correctly. Needless to say I must know if my daughter truly must be a party to this quest.”
As soon as the King paused the princess interjected “I would also like to remind all of you that we have looked over most of the prophecy. While we do not fully understand it, we will know if you are trying to twist the interpretation to please the King or suit your own hidden agendas. We are no fools and you’d best remember that.”
Retaking control the King thanked everyone and indicated that his immense library would be their base of operations.
Taking this as a dismissal the entire group left to begin work.
Once alone, the King indulged himself in a smile of admiration for his child. She certainly did not speak or act like the small child she really was. If his daughter had been born a boy there would be no question of sending him on a quest such as this. It was the perfect proving ground for a future ruler. The question was what if his little girl proved herself to be as strong as a son would have been. Would his smart, ruthless daughter ever accept a prince as husband to rule in her stead or would she simply have her loyal hanyou shred any possible suitor who came near her? That thought lead the King to the unpleasant realization that this entire quest was throwing his child in with the worst possible role models. The miko Kagome and InuYasha had married, not only had they married, but the miko had kept all of her spiritual powers! The King shuddered, if a miko could mate with a hanyou and keep her powers, what was to keep a princess from thinking she could mate with a hanyou and keep her throne? They tried not to let him know how close they were to each other, but he had seen his child sit for hours on end gently stroking the hanyou’s furry ears as he lay with his head in her lap. The fact that he was half demon most certainly did not bother her. On the other hand his child would not even be alive if it were not for Yasha, he had saved her life on more than one occasion.
If only the Queen had lived, she would have known how to handle this situation. Sighing, the King resigned himself. The children were still quite young, he had time to figure out what to do and who knew perhaps this quest would solve all of his problems.
***
Over in the library the scholars were setting up shop. There was a great deal of arguing going on as to who would be the first to get to study the prophecy scroll. In the end it was the elder Kagome who came up with the best solution. First they would take turns reading out loud the entire scroll. Then each scholar would select a portion to work on. If two scholars wished to work on the same passage, they would both have to copy it. No single person would be able to monopolize the precious scroll.
Realizing that they had four more than willing helpers, all who could read and write, the scholars utilized the girls and hanyous as research assistants. Before long the scholars realized that the two girls had the patience to read long involved documents that were thought to contain clues. The two hanyou however, were far too impatient for such a task, they excelled in tracking down ancient scrolls hidden in the vast library. Given a vague idea as to what text the scholars wanted, the two hanyou enjoyed the hunt for the hidden documents, but both lacked the patience to thoroughly read the text through once it was found.
Each member of the foursome quickly attached themselves to a particular scholar. Kagome preferred to work with Tetsuya, while she respected the old man’s immense spiritual power and intellect, it was his sweet grandfatherly nature she responded to. The princess on the other hand preferred to work with Toshio, self confident and courtly the two worked together well. Unassuming Yasha gravitated naturally to the shy and quiet Hisoka, the two working so unobtrusively that the others often forgot that they were even in the library. This was not the case for InuYasha and Mikio, the hanyou and huge human were loud and boisterous; the others were soon amazed that despite their often crude behavior the two managed to accomplish brilliant work.
Tetsuya also proved correct in his appraisal of Myouga’s worth. The tiny youkai was a wealth of information. During his long life Myouga had amassed not just an astonishing amount of historical information, but his knowledge of matters mystical was staggering. Many ancient scrolls were unearthed at his recommendation that contained valuable clues or information.
However, when it came to divulging information about Yasha, the tiny flea youkai was less forthcoming. Each time InuYasha and his younger counterpart would try and talk to Myouga about whether Yasha’s father had left him a Tessaiga the flea would bounce away muttering that Yasha was much too young and that the less he knew the safer he was.
After several failed attempts to talk to the flea Yasha finally took InuYasha aside stating “InuYasha, you yourself told me that I would not be able to weld Tessaiga till I was fully grown, so why drive Myouga crazy with questions. The fact that Myouga is getting this upset means that there must be a Tessaiga out there for me. Unlike you, I’m already ahead of the game, I know about Tessaaiga and its powers; if Sesshomaru tries to steal it I’ll be prepared. That’s enough for now, let’s just drop it. We need the little coward to help with the prophecy and if we push much harder he’ll just run off.”
InuYasha nodded his agreement, musing that his younger version was much calmer and more level headed than he was. He supposed being a slave Yasha had to consider his words and actions carefully. InuYasha also realized that these were traits he never had to develop growing up as he did in virtual social isolation.
***
Slowly as the days progressed, tiny portions of the prophecy were untangled. Vague confusing passages were slowly interpreted and each day a little more of the text made sense.
After a few days the foursome had established something of a routine. Each morning Kagome and InuYasha would come to the princess’s rooms to use her luxurious bath. Then they would all have breakfast together and head off to the library. Lunch was usually hurried and all four would work until early evening. The group would finally have dinner together back in the princess’s rooms, where they could discuss the progress that had been made during the day.
It only took a few days for the group to realize that more and more of the text seemed to be referring specifically to them. They realized that just as the O-Haria-Ya had said, they were the fulfillment of the prophecy; no one else would be able to retrieve the mysterious relic.
As more of the text was interpreted, however, one fact remained hidden. No one had been able to figure out just what the relic looked like. There was no name and no description to be found, the only clue was that the relic would make itself known to the proper person. The other item mentioned over and over was the crown of destiny. The crown did not seem to be a power talisman like the relic but more of a receptacle and focusing tool for already existing power. What the crown had to do with the relic was still unclear.
***
Ten days had passed when the King once again summoned everyone to his study. Once the group was assembled the King demanded a full briefing on all progress that had been made.
Tetsuya was selected to present their findings to the monarch and quietly began “Your Majesty we have made some progress, we have not completed deciphering the prophecy and I doubt we ever will. In fact I do not think we are meant to unravel the complete text, much of it does not seem to be pertinent to the quest at hand. What I can tell you is that your daughter, Yasha, the miko Kagome and InuYasha must all undertake this quest together. We also believe the princess was correct in regards to the land to the north, we agree that they must travel to the lands her mother the Queen brought to your kingdom. There is also a real possibility that there are two quests which must be fulfilled at the same time, one to retrieve the lost relic and the other to retrieve the crown of destiny.”
At this revelation the King interrupted “I think I may have heard of the crown of destiny from the late Queen. Let me think a moment, she once mentioned – this would have been when we were still courting – that her ancestors were given rule of their lands by the power of a crown. At this moment I cannot recall if she called it a crown of destiny, but I do know their family’s power was linked to a crown and that it was somehow lost long ago.”
Mikio boisterous as ever commented “Well that seems to confirm what we all have been thinking, though none of us dared say. This is a double quest, one for the miko Kagome and InuYasha to recover the relic and return to their own world, the other for the princess and Yasha to recover the crown of destiny.”
At Mikio’s inclusion of Yasha in the princess’s part of the quest the King’s gaze fixed upon the hanyou, who as usual, sat quietly at his mistress’s feet.
Noting the King’s gaze Mikio continued “Yasha is noble born; this crown may be his destiny as much as the princess’s. We must allow things to transpire as they were meant to, as much as one might wish to - one cannot alter destiny your Majesty.”
The King nodded his understanding and dismissed the group with a request to inform him as soon as any new important discoveries were made.
****
charmander is cool - thanks so much for reading. There is a great one shot out there with a slave InuYasha (jaimed1968's story "Night Visitor"), but other than that my story is very different. This is the first story I have ever written, but I did post two ohter one shots that I recently wrote. One is a funny Kag/Inu and the other is a Yaoi Kag/Inu - Sess/Inu.
Inubride and Ryo5492 - I am so glad you like my story. I will try and keep posting a chapter every 7-10 days if I can get them written!
This is a little late, but I hope you have noticed that I only use Kagome to refer to the adult Kagome we all know from the Manga & cartoons. Little Kagome will always be either just the princess or the little princess. I did this just to try and keep readers from being to confused. InuYasha and Yasha are easy to tell apart. Also I always refer to the King as the King as no one would ever use his name in regular conversation.
Disclaimer: InuYasha belongs to Rumiko Takahasi and her publishers. No profit is made from this story. No copyright infringement is intended.
Chapter 6 – The Prophecy
The King, and all of the scholars, plus Myouga, were seated and apparently waiting when the princess, Yasha, Kagome and InuYasha arrived. Apparently the King had decided not to begin the briefing until all were in attendance.
Kagome, InuYasha and the princess all found seats near each other while Yasha curled up at his princess’s feet. As soon as all were seated the King began by asking his daughter to recount all of events that had transpired starting with the arrival of Kagome and InuYasha. The princess instead requested that Kagome start, explaining that the prophecy scrolls did not originate in their own world and that the miko Kagome and InuYasha were the ones originally set on the quest.
Kagome began to recount InuYasha and her encounter with the O-Harai-Ya ending with their translocation to the princess’s garden. Her narrative was occasionally interrupted by Toshio who would request clarifications. He seemed to want information on every aspect of the story including all of the information the couple had on the old O-Yarai-Ya and what she has said.
As soon as Kagome reached the point in her narrative where InuYasha and she had arrived in the garden, the princess joined in. Then together Kagome and the princess completed updating the scholars in all that had happened, ending with their realization that they would need a great deal of help in deciphering the prophecy scroll and map.
When the girls had finished their update the King turned his attention to the four scholars and said “The first task I am setting you is to verify that we have interpreted the opening lines of the prophecy correctly. Needless to say I must know if my daughter truly must be a party to this quest.”
As soon as the King paused the princess interjected “I would also like to remind all of you that we have looked over most of the prophecy. While we do not fully understand it, we will know if you are trying to twist the interpretation to please the King or suit your own hidden agendas. We are no fools and you’d best remember that.”
Retaking control the King thanked everyone and indicated that his immense library would be their base of operations.
Taking this as a dismissal the entire group left to begin work.
Once alone, the King indulged himself in a smile of admiration for his child. She certainly did not speak or act like the small child she really was. If his daughter had been born a boy there would be no question of sending him on a quest such as this. It was the perfect proving ground for a future ruler. The question was what if his little girl proved herself to be as strong as a son would have been. Would his smart, ruthless daughter ever accept a prince as husband to rule in her stead or would she simply have her loyal hanyou shred any possible suitor who came near her? That thought lead the King to the unpleasant realization that this entire quest was throwing his child in with the worst possible role models. The miko Kagome and InuYasha had married, not only had they married, but the miko had kept all of her spiritual powers! The King shuddered, if a miko could mate with a hanyou and keep her powers, what was to keep a princess from thinking she could mate with a hanyou and keep her throne? They tried not to let him know how close they were to each other, but he had seen his child sit for hours on end gently stroking the hanyou’s furry ears as he lay with his head in her lap. The fact that he was half demon most certainly did not bother her. On the other hand his child would not even be alive if it were not for Yasha, he had saved her life on more than one occasion.
If only the Queen had lived, she would have known how to handle this situation. Sighing, the King resigned himself. The children were still quite young, he had time to figure out what to do and who knew perhaps this quest would solve all of his problems.
***
Over in the library the scholars were setting up shop. There was a great deal of arguing going on as to who would be the first to get to study the prophecy scroll. In the end it was the elder Kagome who came up with the best solution. First they would take turns reading out loud the entire scroll. Then each scholar would select a portion to work on. If two scholars wished to work on the same passage, they would both have to copy it. No single person would be able to monopolize the precious scroll.
Realizing that they had four more than willing helpers, all who could read and write, the scholars utilized the girls and hanyous as research assistants. Before long the scholars realized that the two girls had the patience to read long involved documents that were thought to contain clues. The two hanyou however, were far too impatient for such a task, they excelled in tracking down ancient scrolls hidden in the vast library. Given a vague idea as to what text the scholars wanted, the two hanyou enjoyed the hunt for the hidden documents, but both lacked the patience to thoroughly read the text through once it was found.
Each member of the foursome quickly attached themselves to a particular scholar. Kagome preferred to work with Tetsuya, while she respected the old man’s immense spiritual power and intellect, it was his sweet grandfatherly nature she responded to. The princess on the other hand preferred to work with Toshio, self confident and courtly the two worked together well. Unassuming Yasha gravitated naturally to the shy and quiet Hisoka, the two working so unobtrusively that the others often forgot that they were even in the library. This was not the case for InuYasha and Mikio, the hanyou and huge human were loud and boisterous; the others were soon amazed that despite their often crude behavior the two managed to accomplish brilliant work.
Tetsuya also proved correct in his appraisal of Myouga’s worth. The tiny youkai was a wealth of information. During his long life Myouga had amassed not just an astonishing amount of historical information, but his knowledge of matters mystical was staggering. Many ancient scrolls were unearthed at his recommendation that contained valuable clues or information.
However, when it came to divulging information about Yasha, the tiny flea youkai was less forthcoming. Each time InuYasha and his younger counterpart would try and talk to Myouga about whether Yasha’s father had left him a Tessaiga the flea would bounce away muttering that Yasha was much too young and that the less he knew the safer he was.
After several failed attempts to talk to the flea Yasha finally took InuYasha aside stating “InuYasha, you yourself told me that I would not be able to weld Tessaiga till I was fully grown, so why drive Myouga crazy with questions. The fact that Myouga is getting this upset means that there must be a Tessaiga out there for me. Unlike you, I’m already ahead of the game, I know about Tessaaiga and its powers; if Sesshomaru tries to steal it I’ll be prepared. That’s enough for now, let’s just drop it. We need the little coward to help with the prophecy and if we push much harder he’ll just run off.”
InuYasha nodded his agreement, musing that his younger version was much calmer and more level headed than he was. He supposed being a slave Yasha had to consider his words and actions carefully. InuYasha also realized that these were traits he never had to develop growing up as he did in virtual social isolation.
***
Slowly as the days progressed, tiny portions of the prophecy were untangled. Vague confusing passages were slowly interpreted and each day a little more of the text made sense.
After a few days the foursome had established something of a routine. Each morning Kagome and InuYasha would come to the princess’s rooms to use her luxurious bath. Then they would all have breakfast together and head off to the library. Lunch was usually hurried and all four would work until early evening. The group would finally have dinner together back in the princess’s rooms, where they could discuss the progress that had been made during the day.
It only took a few days for the group to realize that more and more of the text seemed to be referring specifically to them. They realized that just as the O-Haria-Ya had said, they were the fulfillment of the prophecy; no one else would be able to retrieve the mysterious relic.
As more of the text was interpreted, however, one fact remained hidden. No one had been able to figure out just what the relic looked like. There was no name and no description to be found, the only clue was that the relic would make itself known to the proper person. The other item mentioned over and over was the crown of destiny. The crown did not seem to be a power talisman like the relic but more of a receptacle and focusing tool for already existing power. What the crown had to do with the relic was still unclear.
***
Ten days had passed when the King once again summoned everyone to his study. Once the group was assembled the King demanded a full briefing on all progress that had been made.
Tetsuya was selected to present their findings to the monarch and quietly began “Your Majesty we have made some progress, we have not completed deciphering the prophecy and I doubt we ever will. In fact I do not think we are meant to unravel the complete text, much of it does not seem to be pertinent to the quest at hand. What I can tell you is that your daughter, Yasha, the miko Kagome and InuYasha must all undertake this quest together. We also believe the princess was correct in regards to the land to the north, we agree that they must travel to the lands her mother the Queen brought to your kingdom. There is also a real possibility that there are two quests which must be fulfilled at the same time, one to retrieve the lost relic and the other to retrieve the crown of destiny.”
At this revelation the King interrupted “I think I may have heard of the crown of destiny from the late Queen. Let me think a moment, she once mentioned – this would have been when we were still courting – that her ancestors were given rule of their lands by the power of a crown. At this moment I cannot recall if she called it a crown of destiny, but I do know their family’s power was linked to a crown and that it was somehow lost long ago.”
Mikio boisterous as ever commented “Well that seems to confirm what we all have been thinking, though none of us dared say. This is a double quest, one for the miko Kagome and InuYasha to recover the relic and return to their own world, the other for the princess and Yasha to recover the crown of destiny.”
At Mikio’s inclusion of Yasha in the princess’s part of the quest the King’s gaze fixed upon the hanyou, who as usual, sat quietly at his mistress’s feet.
Noting the King’s gaze Mikio continued “Yasha is noble born; this crown may be his destiny as much as the princess’s. We must allow things to transpire as they were meant to, as much as one might wish to - one cannot alter destiny your Majesty.”
The King nodded his understanding and dismissed the group with a request to inform him as soon as any new important discoveries were made.
****
charmander is cool - thanks so much for reading. There is a great one shot out there with a slave InuYasha (jaimed1968's story "Night Visitor"), but other than that my story is very different. This is the first story I have ever written, but I did post two ohter one shots that I recently wrote. One is a funny Kag/Inu and the other is a Yaoi Kag/Inu - Sess/Inu.
Inubride and Ryo5492 - I am so glad you like my story. I will try and keep posting a chapter every 7-10 days if I can get them written!