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As A Courtesan	By : MiserablySweet Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 2166 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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As a
Courtesan
MiserablySweet
Chapter 18 - The Curse of the East
Previously�
He pulled his head back to stare at the satisfied, and blushing Kagome. Sesshoumaru smirked at her bashful attitude. He lifted her chin to face him, he brushed his lips against her noses lovingly, "I know..."
Kagome blush deepened and she leaned her head against his shoulders, her arms around his neck. Sesshoumaru sighed pleasantly, this was the happiness he thought never existed. They remained in the loving embrace, forgetting the fact that this may be their last encounter.
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Present...
Naraku grimaced at the sound that penetrated the silent night when he cracked a twig into pieces under his feet. Yuna hushed him to be silent and stealthy like he told her to be, "Naraku-sama, why must we hide?" The duo crept silently around the perimeter of the fortress. The air was heavy and polluted, filled with the musks of blood and sex. Naraku remained silent for several moments until they darted across the field and to the other side horned wall.
"I have a feeling Father told the guards of my death, I am unsure whether or not Father is aware I am alive. We have to be cautious," Naraku explained. The Eastern fortress is the same as he remembered it, dark gloomy clouds hung heavily over the large fortress. It's stone walls was infested with crawling green vines, the windows were stained pitch black.
The kingdom itself laid in ruins. Rogue demons ran amok, robbing innocent travelers, raping the female, wrecking havoc all over the Eastern Land. Sadly, Malitzou encourages such behavior. He once told his loyal followers that striking fear amongst the lives he ruled over was ideal, necessary for their way of survival. Every village in the Eastern Kingdom must sacrifice a young female to serve the Eastern lord... and the members of his council. Every month a young virgin, as innocent can be was told 'You are destined to save our village' by their chief and family. They would then join with the other virgins sharing the same fate. The night they enter the Eastern Palace, was the last night they had to live.
The virgins would be treated royally, very much like a princess. They would bath in rose water, wear expensive garments and jewelry and would don on makeup. They would join the Eastern Lord and his council for dinner. Malitzou would choose one, or several virgins to serve him. The rest would go to other males at the table. The virgins, so innocent and naive would drink their fill and enjoy the grand feast. After the table was cleared, maids would bring in large towels, whips, rope and even maces. That is when the virgins panicked, they suspected something.
Malitzou would smile and toast to his male council, and now they would feast... on the flesh and blood and pleasure of the virgin girls. Even through closed doors, the screams and moans were loud and clear. Their voices would travel through every corridor, every corner, every room in the palace. When this Virgin Feast would take place every month, every female being in the palace that was not in that dining room would pray to the heavens; thanking them that they are safe from the clutches of Malitzou.
The next morning the male council would merge from the dining room wrapped in nothing but cloth. They would bid their farewells and return to their chambers to change. The maids dreaded the aftermath of the feast, it is them who had to clean the bloody dining room. Cold chills would travel up their spine when they would find some females bounded at the limbs, their body hanging from specially designed wooden stands. They would have whip gashes all over their body, saliva dripped out of their mouths, their eyes dazed. They wouldn't live much longer. The maids would also find girls with ropes wrapped around their breasts, cutting off the circulation and turning them into a sick hue of bluish purple.
The worst of all, the maids would find various limbs missing from the dead female bodies. Their bodies could be located at the corner of the room, while a limb belonging to them could be in one of two places. One, somewhere else in the room, or two... in the male councils' stomach. The females that survived the gruesome night would be executed privately in the dungeon, making sure the females would not bear offsprings. Malitzou would then send a messenger to tell the village people that their female was executed when they attempted to murder the Eastern Lord, and that they should be thankful the Lord was generous and would spare the village. This messenger would travel to every village bearing the same message to the distraught families. Malitzou, was truly a villain. Was, is and forever will be.
Naraku and Yuna sighed a breath of relief. They were in his private chambers and no one would disturb them here. But to be on the safe side Naraku sniffed around his room to make sure he was the last one in his room. He nodded, signaling to Yuna that his chamber is indeed safe. Yuna strolled over to a stoll and gracefully sat down. Her icy silver eyes surveyed the room and smiled, "I once resided in this room many many years ago." Naraku blinked in surprise,
"You've been here before?" Yuna nodded. She stood up and walked over to the center of the room, where she took a long look around again. "Yes, this is the same room Malitzou confined me in when I was serving him as my master. But enough of such talk, we must find Kagome-sama's family before we are too late."
Naraku nodded in agreement, "Can you use your mirror to show where they are?"
"I will try, Naraku-sama" Yuna called her mirror to materialize in her hands. The glass shook and hummed, the light it emitted blinded the room. When the light subsided, it revealed the same two figures huddling in the corner. Naraku studied the cell surrounding the two humans, "I believe they reside in the southern dungeons. We'll go there first," he concluded. Yuna shook her head,
"Naraku-sama, I shall go into the dungeons to search for them. I can materialize easily anywhere in the palace, but with two humans I need you to clear a path to safety." Naraku nodded his head softly, "You're right. How will I be able to contact you once you found them?" Yuna's hand flew to her hair and she plucked out a chocolate strand, "Wrap this around your finger and call my name in your thoughts and we will be able to communicate mentally." With that said Yuna dissolved into thin air once more, leaving Naraku in his room holding on to her single strand of rich brown hair. He quickly wrapped the brown strand around his fore finger and waited patiently for Yuna's signal.

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"Higurashi!" Ken groaned as he felt heavy pressure against his stomach. He slowly opened his eyes, 'Was that a female's voice?' The lighting in the dungeon was horribly dim, Ken Higurashi can barely make out who was standing in front of him with his human eyes. He gasped in shock and stared at his usurer, Yuko from the Red Lantern Brothel. "Yuko-sama, how are you here in this wretched place?"
Yuko laughed, "Ken, I need to know where your daughter is located." Ken lowered his head in shame. Where was his daughter? His beloved, gentle and hardworking daughter. This was all his fault, maybe he should've agreed to hand her over to Malitzou when he demanded for her. Ken violently shook his head, 'No! My daughter deserves happiness! I can not betray her. Kagome, my daughter... I pray you are safe from harm.'
"Yuko?" Another feminine voice sounded within the cell, "The boy is ill..." Ken's eyes shot up and frantically searched for his son. Yuko's twin sister, Yuki was hovering over him. She held a small leather container to pour some water into the young boy's mouth.
"Souta?" Ken called out fearfully. He saw his son shift ever so slightly in his sleep, but seconds past and Souta has yet to respond to him. Yuko growled in annoyance, "Where is your daughter, Ken?"
"I don't know Yuko-sama," he replied quickly and adverted his attention to his younger son. Yuko huffed, he was telling the truth. How is she supposed to explain to the Western Prince that Kagome has gone missing? She sighed, "Yuki, come we leave." Her twin sister shook her head,
"This boy is ill, Yuko. We have to save them." Yuko snorted, "They are of no use. They will only hinder our escape."
"Yuko... these two are the only family of Kagome Higurashi. If they are pronounced dead, she will be highly upset. If she is upset, I believe the Western Prince will not be happy with us," Yuki cleverly stated. Yuko hesitantly nodded her head in agreement, "I suppose... right you are, my love." She glided towards her twin sister and kissed her affectionately. Ken looked up from his son and stared at the scene before him. He was disgusted, he was tempted to break the scene when Yuna arrived.
She materialized in the corner of the cell, "Ken Higurashi... your daughter is in grave danger" she whispered and landed gracefully on her feet. Ken gasped, 'What in the heavens name is she?' He stared at her with shock, his face pale. Yuko and Yuki broke apart and growled at the intruder, "Who are you?"
Yuna started at the two odd demonesses in front of her, 'Their markings, their features... they resemble part of the Terepashi Clan from the scrolls.' She thought it would be wise to have these two rare demonesses on her side. She bowed, "I am known as Yuna, Terepashi-sama."
Yuki gasped, "How do you know of who we are?"
"Who exactly are you?" Yuko added. Yuna gave them an eerie smile, "I am a shapeshifter, created from herbs and blood of a demoness. My master was Malitzou, but because of his lack of control over me, I was able to break free and escape his clutches." The Brothel twins digested the information, "What is your purpose here?"
Yuna nodded towards Ken and Souta, "Kagome Higurashi, is in grave danger. She is imprisoned at the Western Palace dungeons for conspiracy. The only way to save her, is to -" She was interrupted by the shouts from Ken, "IMPOSSIBLE! My daughter will do no such thing!" Yuna nodded,
"I believe you, Higurashi-sama. Malitzou still insists of mating her, and controlling the Western Lands. He plans to murder the royal family once the Prince ascends the throne, and his other shapeshifter, Kagai is mated to him. Kagome-sama somehow was dragged in the mess, the only way to save her is if... Ken Higurashi resumes his control of the Eastern Lands." Yuko and Yuki gasped in shock,
"Resume the throne of the Eastern Lands? Explain" Yuko commanded. Ken laughed bitterly, "That wretched throne is how I brought my family misfortune. The Eastern Land had always belonged to the mortals. Not because the full fledged youkai were generous, but instead... they experienced the curse of themselves."
"Curse?" Yuki asked. Yuna interrupted and answered her question, "The curse was said the land of the East was anointed by the heavens, spiritual beings would control this piece of land and maintain a peaceful, holy reign. If a youkai of any kind ascends the Eastern throne, misfortunante things will occur in all villages. Crops would be destroyed by drought, heavy rains would bring flood, winter days would freeze many villagers to death and in summer, wild fires would spread from forest to forest. Many have tried to take the throne from the humans. Days after they settle in the castle, the omens would stress the rulers greatly... enough for them to abandon hope of ruling the East."
"I've heard of this, I thought this was a myth?" Yuki commented. Ken shook his head, "It is not a myth, Yuki-sama. My family held reign for many centuries, crops were abundant, children laughed, women sung and men worked hard for their families. All was peaceful when I was ruling. When my eldest daughter was born, I appointed my trusted guard to watch over her," Ken paused for a moment and chuckled, "He fell in love with her, so he told me. I thought it was ridiculous and waved him off. Before I knew it, he came back threatening to steal the Eastern Lands from me and force Kagome to mate him. I thought he was bluffing and told him that I would never give her to him. On Kagome's eighth birthday is when everything changed. After our nightly meal, I was not feeling too well and ended up heaving all my contents out of my system. My wife told me she and Kagome went through the same ordeal.
Near midnight we heard people screaming and shouting, someone barged in our room and bounded us in rope and gagged us. I watched with my own eyes, the guards I used to trust threw us in a carriage and began to transport us to another place. I suppose one of the strangers I never met before felt guilty of bounding my family. During their break, he cut off our ropes and just left; he set us free. We wandered into the town of Tsuru... and my wife and I began fresh, starting new. I never cared for the Eastern lands ever again once my wife passed on not too long later."
"Malitzou had poured a certain potion in every fresh water source they can find in all four lands. The potion shielded the memory of Ken Higurashi's rule, after that night... no one knew who Ken Higurashi was, the Higurashi was now a common family," Yuna finished. The brothel twins blinked several times in disbelief,
"How do you plan to break the spell?" Yuko brought up. Ken shrugged softly, "I don't want to worry about that. My son is sick and he needs to see a healer." Yuna walked over to Souta. She examined his eyes and breathing, then his pulse. Yuna retrieved a small pouch from her kimono. Inside the pouch was several tiny herb paste dried into a round sphere.
"What is that?" Ken grabbed her wrists with lightning speed before Yuna could drop the medicine in Souta's mouth. "Do not worry milord, I am the healer for Lord Inu-Taishou," Yuna reassured. Ken reluctantly released her wrist. She was his only hope of saving his son and daughter, all else he didn't care about.
"Higurashi-sama, you must break the spell and resume the throne," Yuna pressed on. She knew he didn't want to. But for the sake of his daughter, he must. For the sake of Sesshoumaru, Kagome must live. Ken shook his head, "If you know how to break in here, you can break Kagome free."
"I can not disobey my Lord Inu-Taishou. Kagome-sama is to be assembled in front of the Lords of Council. If found guilty, she can be sentenced to death. Lord Higurashi, I beg of you. For my Lord and the Royal family... and for your daughter," Yuna deliberately called him Lord Higurashi, she hope he would reconsider. The Western royal family had done so much for her when they found her homeless, beaten and on the verge of death. She would save the Western Prince and his chosen mate.
Ken clenched his fist tightly, he didn't know what do to. He wants to save his daughter from any harm. But to do so he has to resume the throne that caused his wife's death. 'Koishii, what should I do?' Ken closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. He wanted to know what his wife wanted. Save her, he would hear repeatedly in his head. Was this voice his wife's? Was he hallucinating it himself? Ken looked over at his youngest child, Souta. He brushed his sweat matted hair from his eyes, it would be easier for Souta. If the Higurashi family ascends the throne, Souta would be able to study without any interruptions. Kagome would be safe from harm, and he... he would be happy if his children was happy.
With a sharp nod Ken replied, "Alright. I will attempt to resume the throne."
Yuki clapped with excitement, "Yuko, isn't this amazing? I mean first he owes us money, and now he's going to be richer than us! He'll be able to restore peace and prosperity back to the Eastern Kingdom!" Yuko rolled her eyes at her twin, "Yeah, just great." She turned to Ken, "How do you expect to break that spell?"
Ken took off his cloth shoe and shook it softly. The female demonesses heard something bump against the inner walls of the shoe every time he shook it. Ken retrieved a golden ring from inside his shoe, "This is the ring Malitzou wanted."
"What's so special about it? It is a mere golden ring..." Yuko pointed out. Yuna shook her head, "This is the ring the Western Land gave to the Eastern land as a symbol of Kagome-sama and Sesshoumaru-sama's promised marriage."
Ken nodded, "We gave the Western Land a golden necklace with bone shards beaded into it."
"These are just ordinary items. You must be delirious if you believe these two jewelry items can break a dark magic spell," Yuko continued to bash on Ken. Ken chuckled, "Yuko-sama you didn't let me finish.
The ring's gold ore came from deep inside the Western Land's mines, and the necklace from our own. The ring was infused with a drop of Sesshoumaru's blood, and the necklace with Kagome's. These two golden objects were created under the altar of the Heavens, under the watchful eye of Kami-sama. When Sesshoumaru wears the necklace, and my daughter wears the ring. The magic fuse their souls as one, each completing one another, protecting them from any harm that may come their way."
"How are you sure the magic will work, you can not possibly rely on something as simple as that?" Yuko brought up, she was fascinated by this. She never heard of jewelry infusing with blood or something called the Altar of the Heavens. Ken smiled,
"I know it'll work. My father told me stories of such a mating. I believe he called it a Soul Binding Ceremony. This occurred once millennias ago between the East and the West. There is only one recorded document of such an event in all of Japan. The pages were torn and scattered all over the land after we finished forging the ring. We were afraid others would abuse this holy binding."
"Sire, we should begin the journey back to the Western Land, we have not much time to waste!" Yuna ushered Ken. He nodded and carried Souta safely on his back.
'Naraku-sama, I have found Ken and Souta Higurashi,' Yuna contacted Naraku. 'There is a carriage waiting for you outside the back entrance of the castle, I will wait here for you,' Naraku replied. He had been rather impatient and went to retrieve a suitable transportation for traveling. Naraku had made some surprising discoveries. He noticed guards feasting on the weaker youkais far off at the other side of the castle. They would tear the limbs off the weaker youkai alive and devour it on the spot. Perhaps the Eastern Land can not produce enough food to feed such large amount of soldiers.
Naraku waited patiently for their arrival. He was shocked to see two demonesses with Yuna and Kagome's family. He quickly donned on a guard's uniform and sat in front of the carriage. He stole the uniform from a guard's room he found not too long ago and thought it would benefit them all if there are less trouble along the way back to the Western Lands. The carriage was their only mean of transportation back to the Western Palace as soon as possible. He was far too weak in his chi to summon his beast for that large distance. Yuna was not a youkai and did not retain speed, strength or even stealth in her body. The Terepashi Clan is known for their abilities to read minds and telekinesis.
Naraku snapped the reigns of the horses, signaling them to go. The dark brown horses neighed and galloped towards the front gate.
"STOP!" a loud voice boomed. Naraku pulled the carriage to a stop and waited.
"Where are you going? Who is in there, eh?" The guard gate was intoxicated with sake. His voice slurred and he wavered in place. Naraku smiled mentally 'This will be simple and fast...'
"Our Lord commands me to bring these females to him in the Western Palace." The guard chuckled, "Females?? Let me have them first, eh?" The guard went around the the carriage door. Naraku stiffened slightly, but calmed himself down immediately, "Once our Lord found out you touched his females, he will kill you with his own hands." The guard wasn't stupid enough to risk his own life. He called to the other guards to open the gate. Naraku nodded his head and snapped the reigns once more. Tonight they shall travel as far as they can before they stop and rest.
'Kagome, Papa is sorry I have been hiding this from you. I pray you are still alive and well...'

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Kagome groaned and clutched her abdomen. She raced to the corner of the cell and dry heaved for several minutes before warm bile and water spilled from her mouth. 'What is going on with me?' she sighed and leaned against the cold, damp wall. She hasn't seen Sesshoumaru for two days now. Ever since she was relocated to the Northern dungeons two days ago, Sesshoumaru didn't seek her out since. She closed her eyes and dwelled on what happened that day.
Kagome woke up quite warm. She opened her eyes to find that she was still in the dungeons, but Sesshoumaru's kimono was covering her body. She smiled and pulled his kimono under her nose. Kagome inhaled deeply, savoring Sesshoumaru's musky scent. She heard her cell gate creak, she looked up to find Lord Inu-Taishou.
"Why do you conspire against us? Have we done something to your displeasure?" he asked in a serious tone. Kagome shook her head,
"No milord, I would never want to hurt anyone!" Kagome exclaimed. Inu-Taishou believed her and nodded, "Is it the work of Malitzou?"
Kagome clenched her eyes and nodded, "I wish I can tell you everything I know milord, but I can't..."
Inu-Taishou sighed softly, "We must relocate you to the Northern Dungeons. There is a small futon and fresh water for you to use as you deem fit until the Lords of Council arrive." Kagome nodded and wrapped Sesshoumaru's kimono around her small frame. His kimono top was almost a full length kimono for her, the hems of the clothing hung right above her ankles.
"Will they sentence me to death?" Kagome brought up as she followed obediently. She knew she couldn't escape. Kagome wanted nothing more than to be in Sesshoumaru's embrace. But she knew, this had to be done. Perhaps she figured her death would be the day the Lord of Councils arrive, they would find her guilty and she wouldn't be able to prove herself innocent.
"Father?" Kagome heard Sesshoumaru's voice behind her. Inu-Taishou turned around to greet his son, "Wrong dungeon, Sesshoumaru. The Lords of Council will arrive shortly... around two days. Kagome, follow." The Western Lord turned on his heels and began to walk away. Sesshoumaru stared longingly at Kagome. He swelled with pride when he noticed she was wearing his kimono. He brushed his lips against hers softly and whispered in her ears,
"This Sesshoumaru will find a way to free you..."
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