Kitsune: Bride Of The Nine Tailed Fox- Book 1

Chapter 27

I came to in kitsunes bed with kitsune in fox form laying beside me.

I sit up, my wounds have been cleaned and dressed again, the bleeding stopped. I look up to see Togi as he seems to be carving something in the chair adjacent to the bed.

"Ah I see ye' awake, how yer' feelin'?" He asked not once taking his eyes from his work.

"Ah, ok I guess." I rub my stomach but I feel nothing. As if the pain has vanished completely.

"I wanted to tell you the story of how I met kitsune and hopefully it will clear up such Malice." He puts down his tools and sits up straight to look at me.

"I met kitsune centuries ago, my village had burned down and my family slaughtered. I had managed to escape, but I was on the verge of death you see~"

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to?" I interrupted as the feeling a dread set in at the words "family slaughtered" and "village burned."

"Nonsense, if i didn't want to tell ye' then I wouldn't have said nothin'." He clears his throat then began again with the story.

"After I had lost everything I resided in the woods for a bit. Not long after I had ran into a young lad, a fox demon. He was badly injured so I didn't realize at the time that he was no ordinary fox demon but kitsune, ruler over all the foxes. He hardly had any tails as some were only bloody nubs. He had been laying out in the forrest near his palace. Luckily I was on my way north thats when I spotted him. And from then on we helped each other heal and I watched him grow. Unfortunately however not for the better Im afraid. I have taught him and stayed by his side. But he has changed, after what the humans did to him he began to resent them. But I believe that'll change soon enough. But he's badly injured. And he needs our help still."

"How?"

"In the forrest child, there is such a flower called the Nightingale. It possess special properties unlike any flower. Once you plant the flower it could last a life time. Unfortunately we don't have any and it takes alot to get it and kitsune hasn't been in any shape to go and get it himself. So that leaves one more option." He's still looking at me when he said that last part. He stays silent only clearing his throat.

"Wait what?" I say curious as I know the answer all to well but I didn't want to except it.

"Why your the only one that can see them, being a god and all it is a god flower." He finally confuses.

"B-Bu- im not a god. I'm a human I- can't." He stands up and dresses my wounds again and to my surprise the wound wasn't a wound at all just a irritated bruise now.

He walks to the closet and pulls out a fur poncho coat.

"You are the wife of a god, that makes you nothing more, nothing less but a god yourself. Why do you think he can't kill you. He was never going to officially bind your sister in marriage but you sealed the deal making it official. You see. You may not have official authority but you aren't completely useless either. Have faith in yourself and your being, thats what will make you succeed." He places the jacket on me and hands me kitsune.

"Hes no use here, he will be better luck with you, protecting you on your way. We can manage here." I nod and wrap him in sheets and place him in a backpack.

"What about the humans, without kitsune will the palace be okay?"

"It'll be fine" he assures me but I don't feel very assured at all.

The foxes bless me as I leave out of the wood and into the jagged mountain path. Fairhid had drawn out a map of where the flower outta be.

The climb was steep as the dirt was dry and the path was clear with only minor trees and shrubs highlighting the path.