Red River Fan Fiction ❯ A SHINTO PRIESTESS IN THE ANCIEN HITTITE EMPIRE ❯ V1 C4 The punishment of Tito ( Chapter 4 )

A SHINTO PRIESTESS IN THE ANCIEN HITTITE EMPIRE

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WHERE THE RED FIRE AND RED RIVER MEET

 

Disclaimer: I own nothing except Miyuki Kanzaki.

 

Notes: A little citrus in this chapter. You have been warned. The original manga contained many situations where the heroine found herself without a stitch of clothes, in a very erotic situation with her prince or in instance to be raped.

 

Don't forget that she is in a period where the armies pillaged and raped the civil population of the countries invaded. There were very few instances where the victorious leader was clement and controlled his troops. The status of the woman was also…well ancient.

 

Of course here we have a character who is not only a modern girl with a current view on social status, rape and sex but also a priestess with power and a martial artist…We can almost pity those who will try to abuse her…almost.

 

Another warning, there will be many adult subjects treated in this story on the long term, including slavery, murder, war and sex. You have been warned. If you'll find something offensive, please write to me for erasing or rewriting it.

 

 

Vol 1 Chap 4:The punishmentof Tito.

 

 

The rays of the sun awaked Miyuki Kanzaki inside the bedroom of Kail. She was reposing naked except for a sheet and bandages around her neck and shoulders, her head on his lap.

 

“…mmm…” The Japanese girl felt rather comfortable. Her emerald eyes opened under amber eyes.

 

“Awake already? How do you feel?” Prince Kail Mursili gazed fondly on the long black-haired girl. He found her crown of hair rather fetching on his lap.

 

“AAAIIIEEE!!” It took a few seconds for the Miko to realize that she was NUDE and on the lap of the blond-haired Prince IN HIS BED! She quickly draped the sheet around her. `M…My…my clothes!!! Where the hell are my clothes?!'

 

“Tito was under the Queen's control. I tried looking into it a bit… I'm sure the queen is plotting something.” Kail was worried by the recent development. He then remarked the gaze of the young girl that could melt metal at a distance and her blushing.

 

“…What ails you? Oh, your wound was nothing major. I gave you some medicinal salve, so you should heal soon.”

 

`What ails me? Nothing major? Grrrr! I should strangle you for… What did he just say?' “Medicinal salve…Aah…so you treated me yourself…” The blush of the Japanese priestess augmented at that. `It seems that the Queen plans to do whatever it takes to kill me… But the Queen's also the only one who can return me to the 20th century… What should I do? Hum… I still feel drained of my powers.' “Even so, you don't really have to take all my clothes…” Miyuki didn't have to remove almost all her clothes for treatment since her little childhood and it was with her family doctor, not a foreign Prince.

 

Kail considered the young girl who was turning her back to him. “Does it hurt?”

 

“No, not much. Thanks to you…” The pain was not the problem for the Miko who has been wounded during the defense of the Nexus. Her embarrassment was what matter.

 

Kail finished to examine the Japanese girl and gently grabbed a coin of the sheet. He turned Miyuki around and kissed her between her breasts.

 

She suddenly found herself lowered on the bed with Kail on the top of her. “Wh…What are you doing!?” She was trapped naked under a man not very clothed, a man much stronger than her. “STOP IT!!”

 

“I'm sure you know what it means for a man to be with a woman…”

 

Kail smiled to the young girl whose heart was beating rapidly. “I don't feel like taking a proper princess yet… Having a single concubine should be very sufficient.”

 

Her eyes widened as she saw the desire in the gaze of the prince. `Concubine?'

 

He deep kissed her, his tongue invading her mouth. Their breathing mixed. His left hand was sliding the alabaster skin along her firm belly to her inner thighs.

 

“No…Stop it…” The sensations were wrecking havoc with her hormones but he was forcing her. She tried to push him away but she had no energy left to resist him, no power to stop him. She couldn't even find a sufficient leverage to hit him on a weak point.

 

He kissed her along the jaw, descended to the aureole of her left breast and gently nibbled the point.

 

“St…” The soft bite in such sensible place that had never before been touched by anybody made her gasped. `No… This can't be!' Such thing couldn't happen to her. Not like this! Not with him! She screamed. “NOOOOOOOOO!!! ERIC!!”

 

This penetrated the haze of lust of Kail. He was holding a crying and shaking girl. These were not tears of happiness and she was not shaking with desire and this name…

 

“`Eric'?”

 

“The boy I like…” Miyuki was trembling and crying because of her helplessness. Even during her sacrifice she had not felt so vulnerable. “Eric is the one I like! I hate you!”

 

Kail eyes narrowed as he considered what he had almost done. He released Miyuki and clothed himself. The Japanese girl covered herself with the sheet and attempted to gather her wits after this close…rape. An exterior sound penetrated her misery.

 

“A chime?”

 

“That's the signal bell.” It was one of the reasons why Kail had wanted to forget himself in the arms of the beautiful foreign priestess. “Tito's punishment is probably beginning.”

 

Miyuki gasped and her emerald eyes widened. `HE DIDN'T SAY THAT!'

 

She turned to Kail, eyes widened by what she heard. “Tito's punishment!? Why is Tito being punished?” Once again Miyuki was confronted by different rules from her culture.

 

“The law decrees that anyone who tries to kill a member of the Royal family will face capital punishment. That's just how it is. Since I took you into my palace, you became a member of my household, a Princess under the law.”

 

“But Tito was being controlled by the queen!”

 

“There's no proof! I don't want him to die either. But even I can't change the law.”

 

She hit him on the head. “OW!!”

 

“YOU IDIOT!!” Adrenalin flowed within her veins as she stood up. “This isn't the time to think about making moves on me like that, is it?!” Her emerald eyes were blazing with the hidden flame of her soul.

 

She threw off the sheet and began to search for clothes. To hell with her modesty, there were things more important. “Where is the execution ground?”

 

Kail blinked as he saw the young girl searching in a cloth chest. Now where did she find this strength and such a forceful presence? A few moments ago she was as weak as a newborn kitten.

 

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On the execution ground, a crowd has assembled to witness the punishment. Tito was on his knees, bound, shaking with fright as his execution was progressing. Death penalty in the Hittite Empire was done by hanging. Without an abrupt fall to break the neck, the passing of the condemned was not easy.

 

“Isn't he still just a child? What's his crime?”

 

“He tried to kill a member of the Royal family!”

 

“That's pretty stupid.”

 

Tito was placed by the executor under a wood structure supporting the noose.

 

“Put the noose around his neck!”

 

The poor boy was biting his lips in attempt to stay courageous in front of his death but couldn't stop his trembling and a few tears as he felt the noose tightening on his skin.

 

The noose was then attached to an ox. “Alright, now pull!”

 

“WAIT!! HALT THE EXECUTION!”

 

The crowd turned around to see who was intervening against the punishment. The team of executors knelt when they saw who was coming along with the Prince Kail.

 

“Princess Miyuki!”

 

Clad in a simple tunic and sandals, the Miko strode to the execution post. “This execution is foolish! Stop it at once!” She came just in time, Tito was still alive. “Prince Kail, say something!”

 

“Miyuki…” How could he make her understand that there was nothing he could do in this situation.

 

“Tito isn't bad at all! He only scratched me a little!” `It's true… When I came into this world, Tito was the only one who was nice to me. I will not let him die for something he didn't do!'

 

“Beg your pardon, Milady. According to the law, if a commoner raises a sword against a noble, he receives the death penalty.”

 

The chief executor looked up to the Japanese girl. “The punishment is different between commoners.”

 

“Commoners and nobles!? So you're saying it's all about social status?!” There! There was surely something she can do by playing with the social status.

 

Kikkuri decided to intervene to give some much needed information to the young priestess. Perhaps she could do something with it to save Tito. “If this was a case of assault between commoners, it would be customary to settle it with forced labor, or a fine.”

 

“Kikkuri…” `Yes! Thank you Kikkuri, now I can do something!' “Then in this case too I shall punish Tito by working him hard! Now then, let's get to work, Tito!”

 

“Wait, Milady! That's against the law!”

 

“B…But I really don't have any high social rank!” True, at least in the Hittite Empire, they didn't need to know about her very high social status in Japan. “And if you think I'm so great that Tito has to be punished then listen to my request!”

 

Kail decided to intervene and seized his pseudo-concubine by the hands. “Miyuki! You are not allowed to use imperial authority for your personal affairs!”

 

This time, the paroles of Kail triggered her inner light. A flame surged from within her, emblazing her being. Everybody around her turned to the Miko as an invisible aura of power manifested. “What are you saying!?” Righteous fury burned in her emerald eyes and pinned Kail in place as her words were heard by everyone on the execution grounds.

 

“Doesn't the caste system exist so that the nobles will protect the commoners!? If this isn't the time to use authority, then WHEN is?!” She never used it but she wielded spiritual authority in Japan.

 

Kail's amber eyes widened. She was right. It was so simple, so just! How could he not have seen it? “… I see.” Oh yes! He saw indeed! “Well then. Let's take Tito home.”

 

“Y…Your Highness! Wha…!?”

 

“It's simple, really. My favorite mistress is being a bit unreasonable, isn't she?” Kail kissed her on the forehead.

 

“YECH!” Miyuki wasn't sure how to feel about that kiss after her near-rape.

 

He maintained her in his arms as she fussed and blushed a little about his kiss in public. “Well, I'm not going to oppose her this time.” Kail turned to his servant. “Kikkuri, bring Tito here.”

 

“Yes, my Lord.”

 

“Your Highness, please wait!” The executors didn't know what to do.

 

“I will assume full responsibility.” Kail spoke with the full authority of his title, riding the effect of the aura of Miyuki. “Should any problems arise, you will find me at my palace.”

 

Tito couldn't believe what was happening. He was saved. “I…” He slumped on the ground, unbound. The tension has been too great. He needed some time to compose himself. “I…”

 

“Princess Miyuki… I thought Prince Kail would have no choice but to let me die…”

 

“Everything will be fine now, Tito. Let's go home.” She gave a hug to the young boy so like her little brother. Letting a child dying like this? Never!

 

“I'll do anything for you, Princess Miyuki! Just tell me and I'll do anything!”

 

“Thank you… But don't worry about it…” Even her eyes were not dry after what almost happened. `The only thing I want is to go back to the 20th century…'

 

Once again the Japanese priestess was confronted by the fact that she relied too much on her powers. Without them there was little she could do. `…But if the Queen is the only one who can do it, there's no point in asking someone else…' “…How come only priests can undo their own powers?”

 

Kikkuri turned to the young girl who spoke aloud her thoughts. “Huh? Any priest with an equal ability can undo another's power.”

 

`WHAT?' She grabbed the young man by the lapels. “R-R-R…Really?! Then is there a priest who can equal the Queen?”

 

“The Queen…!?” How can such a small girl be so strong? “She's one of the best, a member of the highest order! There are only a few in this empire…”

 

She continued to shake him. “So there are!!”

 

“Of course there are. One such stands in your presence now.”

 

`What? Who the hell is he talking about?'

 

“My Lord is right before your eyes, isn't he?”

 

The eyes of the Miko widened. `He said `my Lord'… He can't possibly mean…'

 

Kikkuri pointed to his right.

 

The emerald eyes gazed on the tall handsome young man. `By all the Gods, he really means…'

 

Kail looked down annoyed to the Japanese girl. “Is it such a bad thing for me to be a priest of the highest order?”

 

“PRINCE KAIL!!” `This guy can send me back to the 20th century!'

 

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Inside the palace of the third Prince, a lesson is given.

 

“A priest's power far surpasses that of an ordinary human. It's magic.”

 

Kail was delivering his knowledge to a focused student. “Depending on the mage, the power can be used for `right' or `wrong', so it's necessary to be careful about it.”

 

“It's not much that different from my country.” The Japanese priestess was concentrating on Kail's paroles. “You take an element to focus your own power with the blessing of your patron deity.”

 

“Correct. For example the element of the Queen is water and her patron God is Teshub.”

 

“Please just get straight to the point!”

 

“What an impatient little brat.”

 

“I know, I know. Sorry.” `If Prince Kail can undo the Queen's magic…then he can send me back to the 20th Century! With my power still drained I can't match the might of the Queen.'

 

“If you want me to cut to the chase…I will.”

 

She gripped to the mantle of Kail. “So! How will you do it?! What should I do?! Are there any special materials to gather?! Do we need a specific source of power?! Hurry! Hurry!”

 

“Hey! Hey! Keep calm! That's what I'm going to explain to you step by step! So sit quietly for a bit!”

 

“Sorry! Sorry! I'm shutting up.” Miyuki sat on her stool, pouting.

 

Kail sighed as he considered the young girl. Even if she was cute with that face, she was more a brat than a priestess. “Geez.” He took a breath. “Whether the Queen does it or I do, in order to return you from whence you came, you have to be in the same condition you were when you arrived. Firstly, the seven springs in Hattusa must be completely filled. In this current season, the springs are full when the morning star shines in the eastern sky so you should wait for then. And one more thing…”

 

“One more thing?”

 

“You also need the clothes you were wearing when you first arrived in this country.”

 

“Oh!”

 

“I suppose that'd be those strange garments you had on when we first met. What happened to them?”

 

`Now that you mention it… Where are those clothes? I…I was being taken by the Queen to be sacrificed…' Then it hit her. “That's it! The great temple!”

 

“The great temple?”

 

“The night before the sacrifice, I was purified in the great temple and they took away my clothes before I was clad in that white virginal long tunic. That's where they are!” Hope kindled and burnt fiercely in the heart of the time-exiled Miko. `I…can go back home! A day when the seven springs are full, the clothes I wore when I came from the 20th Century, and Prince Kail… If I can get these three things together, I can really go back home!'

 

“Kikkuri. Go and find out what happened to the clothes.”

 

“Yes my Lord.”

 

Miyuki stood up and run to Kikkuri. “I'm going too!”

 

Kail grabbed and stopped the young girl by her collar. “You can't just go recklessly wherever you like. Don't you learn anything from last night? Besides having magical powers, the Queen is second only to the Emperor in terms of rank and authority. If you don't want to lose your head, be a good girl and stay here.”

 

She blew up a raspberry to his back as he exited the room. “Fine, then! You prince of meanies!”

 

The black-haired young boy entered with a tray of drinks. “Don't worry. No matter what, her Highness the Queen's reach does not extend into this place.”

 

“Tito…”

 

“Prince Kail will surely protect us.”

 

The Japanese girl was thoughtful. `Now that he mentions it, it's true that… Since I came here, Prince Kail has always been rescuing me…' She remembered her narrow escape from the sacrifice. `And this morning, when I told him there's someone I already like, he stopped…'

 

Miyuki was essentially honest with herself, a must when you are a Shinto Priestess, a Miko. `In that case, Prince Kail's probably not a bad person…' She forced herself to finish her thought. `His aura is not evil like the Queen…and on my part I'm always just yelling at him…'

 

There was only one thing to do. “Prince Kail… Are you there?”

 

Kail was eating in the shadow of the interior court. Tito was serving him. “Oh, is that you, Miyuki?”

 

“Uhm…I…”

 

“Perfect timing. I was just about to go and call you.” He handed her a bowl with some pickled fruits. “Here. Eat.”

 

It was delicious for the sweet-tooth girl. “They're sweet and tasty!”

 

“They are, aren't they? Honey-pickled jujubes.”

 

“But if I eat all of these, I'll get fat.” It was too bad, really!

 

“That's what they're for.”

 

She blinked to the Prince. What did he mean by that?

 

Kail beamed to the Miko. “You're too skinny. I prefer my women plump. So don't worry and just get fat. You're not too bad for a child. Wait till you hit puberty at 15 or 16.”

 

He put his hand across the chest of the full body blushing girl. “Right now both your breasts can fit one hand… it's not even a handful. I'd like your breasts to grow to fit this hand at least.”

 

3…2…1…Houston, we have ignition. The crimson aura of the Red Flame manifested and focused on the hand of Miyuki. And presto, instant caramelized honey-pickled jujubes.

 

“FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I'M 15 THIS YEAR!” She threw the bowl to Kail and Tito.

 

“I thought she was 12 or 13!” Kail whispered to his servant.

 

“Me…me too! I thought she was my age.” Tito was feeling a little guilty to have assumed that the small stature of Miyuki was an indication of her age.

 

Kail tasted one of the slightly burned jujubes. “Hum…not bad. Take note for the cook, Tito.”

 

In the corridor, Godzilla-Miyuki stomped away in furor. “Geez! What a perv! In any case I don't plan to stick around long enough for you to fatten me up!”

 

She stopped, remembering why she was searching the Prince in the beginning. “Oh!” She palmed her face and reddened a little. `St…stupid Prince! Because of that, I didn't get to say `thank you'…'