Princess of the Pearl Land and the Fox Spirit. Mini Book 3. Other Wanderings of the Fox Spirit Yue

By Elena Kryuchkova and Olga Kryuchkova

Inori's life at the Phoenix Shrine continues.
And the story lifts the veil over the other adventures of the Fox Spirit Yue, which took place in the distant past...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elena Kryuchkova
• Release date: Oct 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005411398

Elena Kryuchkova

Elena Kryuchkova started her creative path in 2012. She writes in different genres, such as: esotericism, fantasy, Slavic fantasy, sci-fi, dystopia, post-apocalyptic and others. Has several graphic works. A number of her novels were co-authored with Olga Kryuchkova.She is inspired by various fantasy and science fiction.Loves cats and draws.

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Olga Kryuchkova

Elena Kryuchkova

Princess of the Pearl Land and the Fox Spirit

Synopsis

Inori's life at the Phoenix Shrine continues.

And the story lifts the veil over the other adventures of the Fox Spirit Yue, which took place in the distant past ...

Table of contents

Characters

Book 3. Other Wanderings of the Fox Spirit Yue

Part 1. Priestess of the Phoenix Shrine

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Part 2. Continuation of the Wanderings of the Fox Spirit Yue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Glossary

System Divides the Day

Characters

Pearl Land

Inori — main character, Princess, daughter of Emperor Haruo, Priestess in the Phoenix Shrine (Incarnation of the Phoenix)

Yukino Kagami — Inori's maid

Minami — Inori's wet nurse

Fuyuko — Inori's older sister, daughter of Emperor Haruo

Hikaru — Emperor of the Pearl Land

Haruo — later Emperor of the Pearl Land, father of Inori

Tamamo-no-Mae (Yue) — Emperor Hikaru's concubine, fox spirit

Mizuno Mari — Haruo's concubine, mother of Inori

Mizuno Kubota — Court Healer

Prince Minoru — son of Haruo

Prince Michi — son of Haruo

Kawano Kohaku — politician, head of the Kawano clan

Morino Hoshino — Priest in the Shrine

Tsuyuno Makoto — future founder of the First Shogunate and its first ruler. Tsuyuno Naoki's son

Kingdom of Jade

Daiyu — Yue's mother, fox spirit, Head of the clan

Ling — the future Emperor, son of the Qiu and Jing

Jing — Ling's father

Mu Ning — merchant, later cultural and political leader of the Kingdom of Jade

Lady Qiu — beloved of Jing, mother of Ling

Kingdom of Malachite

Mei — Queen of the Kingdom of Malachite

Yong — Hong's son, Mei's nephew. Future ruler of the Kingdom of Malachite

This story (names, people, events) is fictional. All similarity are coincidental. The characters of mythology are also changed: their characters, relationships and family ties are fiction. The story takes place in a fictional world.

Book 3. Other Wanderings of the Fox Spirit Yue

Part 1. Priestess of the Phoenix Shrine

Chapter 1

First year of the reign of Emperor Roku.

Winter came. At the beginning of the First Moon in Miyako, a ritual of worship of the Four Auspicious Beasts and the Four Cardinal Points took place. And also, with magnificent feasts and solemn congratulations, the New Year was celebrated at the Court.

During the Second Moon, the Emperor appointed additional positions to officials in the province.

At the Phoenix Shrine, New Year were celebrated modestly. The gates of the Shrine were decorated with ritual colored strips of paper, which incessantly rustled in the wind, thereby whispering to the deities about the needs of mere mortals.

The Priest and the Incarnation of the Phoenix offered up proper prayers, praying the Four Auspicious Beasts and light deities to be indulgent towards ‘their children’ throughout the year. Then a feast took place, the beginning of which was announced by the Incarnation of the Phoenix...

Numerous gifts came from Miyako to the Shrine (as to the other three Sacred Beast Shrines). Inori's mother, Lady Mizuno Mari, sent her daughter a luxurious piece of silk for a kimono, dry perfume with a delicate scent, two fans and new elegant sandals embroidered with river pearls. The Emperor was too young to know about Princess Inori, the other three priestesses of the Sacred Beasts, and all those who daily offer prayers for the prosperity of the Pearl Land and the Imperial House. On his behalf, Haruo (the father of Princess Inori and the current de facto ruler of the state) sent generous gifts to the Shrines of the Phoenix, Dragon, Tiger and Tortoise. Loaded carts brought incense, various food, sweets, colored ribbons for priestesses and fabrics for new clothes of the Incarnations of Sacred Beasts and priests.

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A few days later, word came to the Tsuyuno family estate: Haruo ordered Makoto to return to Enpo province.

Makoto had no choice but to obey... He said goodbye to Inori, promising to give news of himself with the help of the spirit of the falcon that served Yue. The falcon, along with the sandal spirit, brought him letters from Inori. And the young man was not at all embarrassed by the supernatural origin of the messengers. He had guessed from the start that Yue was no ordinary Priestess. And her abilities did not frighten him at all. He was ready for any tricks, even for contact with demons, just to see his beloved. Throughout the years, Yue used her power to arrange lovers' meetings. And before that she put a sleepy spell on the Lady's bodyguards...

Makoto sent Inori a farewell letter with the spirit of the falcon, and Inori was in sorrow. Her heart was breaking apart... She understood that fate had