: Never Say Never :
-Prologue to Disaster-
by
AllLoveLost
Not everything goes according to plan.
Sometimes…unprecedented emotions can change the destiny of others. They know that. And they have been trained to be as emotionless as stone. For they know what can happen. They know of the consequences. 'They' are the legendary warriors of old. The Protectors. No one knows what happened to them, or where they went… or even who they were. The only known fact is that… things didn't go as planned…
They never do.
"Why have you come here?" A withered old man sporting a long silver beard cowered on the muddy ground. Rain pattered softly around him in puddles on an old dirt road. A flash of lightning suddenly sliced through the inky blackness of night, briefly revealing his darkened surroundings. A tall figure dressed in black towered above him menacingly. Two gold eyes pierced the old man with a dark cunning and boiling anger. Narrowing, the figure did not reply. "Why? What do you want from me?"
"Only a small trinket you stole." Said the figure. The old man gulped, but continued to cower.
"I have no idea what-"
"Oh, I think you do Yazune. And you are going to give it back to me." The figures voice was dripping with disdain. His eyes narrowed more, until they were merely slits of gold. "I believe it was in the shape of a crescent moon. And it was… purple amethyst. Am I correct? If not… please… tell me… I would hate to kill you for something you don't have."
Yazune didn't move. His eyes swiveled back and forth anxiously. Searching. Searching for a way out. There was none.
"Hmm. Pity you couldn't tell me-"
"I sold it!"
The golden eyes suddenly widened for a moment. Then quickly narrowed again. Piercing the old man with a look of hatred and disgust, the eyes crept closer to Yazune. "To whom, may I ask?"
"I-I don't remem-AGH!" Pain suddenly blossomed in his stomach, gnawing at his innards, shooting through his entire body. A silent scream formed on his lips, spreading wide. His eyes bulged in their sockets in pained disbelief.
"Are you sure?" The eyes asked quietly.
Yazune looked down at his stomach. A flash of lightning flew across the sky illuminating the heavens. A long thin katana disappeared into his blood-soaked robes.
"Auhhck…" Yazune felt something rise up in his throat. It pooled in his mouth and dribbled out the corner of his shriveled lips. "A young man. I don't know his name…Ack! He wouldn't say." He could feel the sword twist painfully in his abdomen and he heard a soft growl. Stars began to dance in front of the old mans eyes. His breath gurgled in his throat; he began to choke on his own blood.
"What did he look like?" Said the eyes in a menacing tone.
Yazune's world began to fade and he gave no reply. Another growl.
The figure shook Yazune. "Answer me human! What did that man look like?"
"He had long red hair…tied…in the back…with black ribbon. He had… green eyes, and a strange… scar… on his forehead." Suddenly Yazune's gray eye's rolled back into his head and a soft exhale of breath was heard over the innocent tip-tapping of the rain.
The golden-eyed figure slowly retrieved the katana from Yazune's body, and flicked it. Blood splattered on the muddy earth. The eyes looked at the sky as the figure sheathed his sword with a faint 'shlik'.
Another flash of lightning cut across the night sky as thunder cracked in the distance. And with it, the golden eyed figure was gone.
Offical Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha or any of the characters. Only the storyline and the new characters are mine.
Sooooo... just a taste of what is to come:D Anyway... you know the drill. R&R!
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