Prologue
"I never imagined it would end this way," Izayoi thought sadly as she lay in bed, one hand clutching the vicious stab wound in her chest. Her other hand was gently cradling something close to her body; something small, wrapped in a blanket. Her breaths became more sharp and ragged as her pain intensified. Somehow, she found herself gazing once more at the window to her left. The moon was now almost completely hidden from view due to the lunar eclipse, giving it the appearance of a crescent moon. As she stared intently at the moon, she found herself thinking, "It's fading away. Soon it will be gone completely…just like me." She could feel the warm tears streaming down her face again as another wave of pain hit her. She moaned and cried out softly, then she once again turned her face towards the window. Then, slowly and with great effort, she raised her arm and reached out towards the window, as though to reach for something, or someone. As she did this, sad thoughts raced through Izayoi's mind. "I'll never see his beautiful face again. I won't hear his kind voice again. He'll come all the way over here and find me…like this.""I'm…sorry," she cried out weakly, struggling to get her words out, "I'm… so…sorry…my dearest."Izayoi's breaths were now becoming slower and she knew her time was quickly running out. She had lost so much blood, especially after she had removed the spear that had been thrust into her chest. As she felt herself growing weaker, Izayoi finally decided to do the one thing she could do. Wait. Wait for the sweet embrace of death to come and finally end her suffering. She laid still and slowly closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to go away. Waiting to float away into eternity. As she laid quietly, eyes still closed, an image appeared in her mind's eye. The image of her true love; he looked so perfect, so beautiful. He smiled that wonderful smile that always made her heart race and her cheeks blush. His haunting, piercing, and beautiful golden eyes looked adoringly at her as his lips mouthed the words that she so longed to hear at this very moment. "I love you.""I regret nothing," Izayoi thought calmly and acceptingly. "If the sole purpose of my being born was so I could meet you, love you, and bear your son, then I can die without regrets. Yes, I fell in love with a demon; a wonderful demon with a kind and pure heart. That I will never be sorry for. Never."
Then, a soft wailing sound caused her to open her eyes and look to her right. She smiled weakly and, with great effort, turned her body over to her right side. "I want to look at my son's face once more. I want him to see his mother's face one last time." She thenpulled the small object closer to her chest and moved part of the blanket away. A crying infant looked back at her, his arms and legs moving about lightly. "He looks so like his father," she thought happily as her eyes fell on his golden eyes, his pure white hair, and finally his ears. The most distinguishing features of his demon heritage were his small, dog ears on the top sides of his little head. Izayoi smiled briefly as she stroked one of his little ears with one finger. She then leaned forward, placing a soft kiss on his little forward as she whispered, "Don't… forget me…my son." Then, Izayoi began to lie still and slowly close her eyes, still holding the crying infant in her arms. As she let out one final breath, one last thought entered her mind. "I wish we could have one more moment together, my dearest." Then finally, it was over. Everything faded away into nothingness. There was no more pain, no more fear, or troubled thoughts; just calm, tranquil, and peaceful darkness all around.
AN: Hello readers! This is Dream Sovereign. Sorry, I know it's been awhile! This will be my first Inuyasha fanfic and I'm very excited to be writing it. I do not own Inuyasha, but I do hope you will enjoy this fanfic. Also, I apologize if I occasionally write anything that's historically inaccurate in this fanfic. I'm not Japanese, after all! Anyway, please review and do be kind!