The sky was dark with merciless power while the young man raced through the
underbrush. His eye-catching red haori made him noticed by all through the
forest.
Tucked securly under one arm a sky-blue jewel shimmered, it's pressence one of foreboding. Everyone knew of the legendary Shoalin Jewl. It belonged to the fierce, female, Lord Lakuata of the Northern Lands.
Lightning sparked as it hurtled at the lad who swiftly yet narrowly avioded collision. The bolt instead dove at the earth and shook the ground with menace.The quake brougt the young man tumbling to the earth. Sprawled out and weary he gripped the jewel until his knuckles whitend. His sweat drenched forehead dripping with exaustion.
So close... He'd been so close to escaping his hunter and now it was all wasted. Why? Why had he allowed his arrogance to cloud his judgement? A stupid bet with village scum was why? Yes, he'd been so half-witted and now they would ridicule him after he was killed. The idiot whom would be scoffed at by scum for all eternity. Wonderful.
His ears alerted him to footsteps as he lay upon his stomach. A shadow blocked his eyes and his body went rigid.
"Little man, you dare steal my jewel? Thou art entirely foolish. Tell me, what is thou name?" Purred th demon above like a cat who'd conered a mouse.
Weakly the man said, "Inu..yasha." Knowing full well that she'd kill him in a heart beat had he not told her. Although she'd probably only wanted nothing more than to mount his head on a wooden stake and wave it as warning to the humans.
"Hmm... You're name means Dog Eared Forest Spirit (It really does mean that! Inu-Youkai means dog demon. InuYasha is Dog Forest spirit!).. Interesting.." She cooed. "Did you know the rumors are all wrong?" He stiffened. What was she planning?? "I do not kill men whom disobey me." He stuggled a gaze at her and saw a woman with pointed ears and a royal kimono. White feathers decorated her hair which was securely being held in place by two other feathers.
"Why not." He grunted, his mouth parched with thirst.
She curiously regarded him a moment before looking in the distance. With a far away look and a toothy smirk that showed off her fangs she replied, " Torture is so much more enjoyable, doth thou agree?" He groaned in agony when she placed a foot upon his back. "I will curse thee with these things." A curse? Oh Kami no she was cursing him!? "First you will be a canine most representive of you. Second, you'll cahange back every full moon. Third, to change back for good you must find a human love to accept you. And fourth, your life span will be be paused and you cannot die until you find love, then your life span will resume as normal. However you may think this is not so bad, ne?" She stomped on his back and he groaned in pain. "However you must find you on true love to change back. She could not have even been born yet. Kami, she might even be a guy!" Cackled Lakuata evilly. Inuyasha sweatdropped.
She then recited an acient hex she'd created long ago...
"When night becomes brightened thou canine take flight,
Thou love is what ye seek in the light,
Death will be wishful to ye in dispair,
For hope ye may lose in ye's heedless care."
His body began to tingle and numb as he felt himself dwindle down to a scrawnier size. His bone crunched to his horror, as they rearranged themselves to fit the canine requirements. His face began to lengthen and cross-eyed he could see a coal black muzzle in it's place. As soon as his transmogrification had ended so had th numbness. He precariously stood and with his energy replenished he glared at the woman. She booted him away and grinned, the Shoalin Jewel clutched in her clawed hands.
Her gaze shifted from the jewel to the startled mutt whom looked to be half husky and half wolf with raven fur showered upon his body. She grinned and laughed cold-heartedly. "Monk do thee wish to just watch or shall ye spar with me?" Upon those words brought about two reactions. The first being Inu's eyes widening as he looked aroung in utter terror. The second was a young man clad in Purple priest robes to step cautiously out from the under brush to Inu's right.
"Change him back." Growled the man as he pointed a staff at the Lord.
'Miroku!' Barked Inuyasha to no avail.
"Hmm.. The lecherous monk I've heard of, yes?" Grinning she threw an enchanted feather at Miroku who'd tried to duck but was frozen in place by the enchanted feather. It hit him square in the chest and he tumbled backwards. "I place thee with the same curse as thou's comrad! However I think thou is much better suited as a cat!" She yelled chanting an unaudible curse.
To Inuyasha's horror Miroku changed the same as him but to a smaller size. Replacing his trustworthey friend, lay a skinny cat with black and purple stripes (think Egyptian Mau!).
"La! I think my work is almost done." She waved her hand and suddenly two royal looking colars hung from their necks with golden nameplates.
The two men-turned-animals gazed at where the lady had been moments before.
She.
Was.
Gone!
'Well my friend you've really done it this time!' Meowed Miroku as he jumped on Inu's back and refrained from the tempting thought of using his claws.
Inuyasha's inky tail flopped. 'Well like a boat, I'm taking you down with me!' He growled as he walked off into the now dark fields. An unusual looking cat perched upon his back.
Tucked securly under one arm a sky-blue jewel shimmered, it's pressence one of foreboding. Everyone knew of the legendary Shoalin Jewl. It belonged to the fierce, female, Lord Lakuata of the Northern Lands.
Lightning sparked as it hurtled at the lad who swiftly yet narrowly avioded collision. The bolt instead dove at the earth and shook the ground with menace.The quake brougt the young man tumbling to the earth. Sprawled out and weary he gripped the jewel until his knuckles whitend. His sweat drenched forehead dripping with exaustion.
So close... He'd been so close to escaping his hunter and now it was all wasted. Why? Why had he allowed his arrogance to cloud his judgement? A stupid bet with village scum was why? Yes, he'd been so half-witted and now they would ridicule him after he was killed. The idiot whom would be scoffed at by scum for all eternity. Wonderful.
His ears alerted him to footsteps as he lay upon his stomach. A shadow blocked his eyes and his body went rigid.
"Little man, you dare steal my jewel? Thou art entirely foolish. Tell me, what is thou name?" Purred th demon above like a cat who'd conered a mouse.
Weakly the man said, "Inu..yasha." Knowing full well that she'd kill him in a heart beat had he not told her. Although she'd probably only wanted nothing more than to mount his head on a wooden stake and wave it as warning to the humans.
"Hmm... You're name means Dog Eared Forest Spirit (It really does mean that! Inu-Youkai means dog demon. InuYasha is Dog Forest spirit!).. Interesting.." She cooed. "Did you know the rumors are all wrong?" He stiffened. What was she planning?? "I do not kill men whom disobey me." He stuggled a gaze at her and saw a woman with pointed ears and a royal kimono. White feathers decorated her hair which was securely being held in place by two other feathers.
"Why not." He grunted, his mouth parched with thirst.
She curiously regarded him a moment before looking in the distance. With a far away look and a toothy smirk that showed off her fangs she replied, " Torture is so much more enjoyable, doth thou agree?" He groaned in agony when she placed a foot upon his back. "I will curse thee with these things." A curse? Oh Kami no she was cursing him!? "First you will be a canine most representive of you. Second, you'll cahange back every full moon. Third, to change back for good you must find a human love to accept you. And fourth, your life span will be be paused and you cannot die until you find love, then your life span will resume as normal. However you may think this is not so bad, ne?" She stomped on his back and he groaned in pain. "However you must find you on true love to change back. She could not have even been born yet. Kami, she might even be a guy!" Cackled Lakuata evilly. Inuyasha sweatdropped.
She then recited an acient hex she'd created long ago...
"When night becomes brightened thou canine take flight,
Thou love is what ye seek in the light,
Death will be wishful to ye in dispair,
For hope ye may lose in ye's heedless care."
His body began to tingle and numb as he felt himself dwindle down to a scrawnier size. His bone crunched to his horror, as they rearranged themselves to fit the canine requirements. His face began to lengthen and cross-eyed he could see a coal black muzzle in it's place. As soon as his transmogrification had ended so had th numbness. He precariously stood and with his energy replenished he glared at the woman. She booted him away and grinned, the Shoalin Jewel clutched in her clawed hands.
Her gaze shifted from the jewel to the startled mutt whom looked to be half husky and half wolf with raven fur showered upon his body. She grinned and laughed cold-heartedly. "Monk do thee wish to just watch or shall ye spar with me?" Upon those words brought about two reactions. The first being Inu's eyes widening as he looked aroung in utter terror. The second was a young man clad in Purple priest robes to step cautiously out from the under brush to Inu's right.
"Change him back." Growled the man as he pointed a staff at the Lord.
'Miroku!' Barked Inuyasha to no avail.
"Hmm.. The lecherous monk I've heard of, yes?" Grinning she threw an enchanted feather at Miroku who'd tried to duck but was frozen in place by the enchanted feather. It hit him square in the chest and he tumbled backwards. "I place thee with the same curse as thou's comrad! However I think thou is much better suited as a cat!" She yelled chanting an unaudible curse.
To Inuyasha's horror Miroku changed the same as him but to a smaller size. Replacing his trustworthey friend, lay a skinny cat with black and purple stripes (think Egyptian Mau!).
"La! I think my work is almost done." She waved her hand and suddenly two royal looking colars hung from their necks with golden nameplates.
The two men-turned-animals gazed at where the lady had been moments before.
She.
Was.
Gone!
'Well my friend you've really done it this time!' Meowed Miroku as he jumped on Inu's back and refrained from the tempting thought of using his claws.
Inuyasha's inky tail flopped. 'Well like a boat, I'm taking you down with me!' He growled as he walked off into the now dark fields. An unusual looking cat perched upon his back.