First FanFic, no flames plz!!
I do not own inuyasha! If i did...well then...I wouldn't be here!!!
"You fool, how dare you challenge me! Your leader, I am the reason your worthless hide is able to breathe today! Die for your insolence..." The words of your lord echoed in your brain. It seemed to be then when you'd lost all control, when you made your mistake...
Years, yes it seemed to be centuries ago when it all happened. You admitted that you'd been weak in your mind to make the decisions you did back then, but now it was far too late to regret anything. Times had changed, and Edo was more dangerous than ever. Constantly new youkai appeared and were reeking havoc on the human villages of feudal Japan. Lords and samurai tried to rise to meet the new challenges, but none could do so, all weak and frail. , None able to overthrow the cause of the sudden turmoil over the land. The very cause that seemed to save you, rescued you from sudden death...
It was raining. Just like it was that night...
"My lord, the 9th infantry has been destroyed and there is no solider man enough to protect the village, if we do not act now we will surely lose the last youkai village of this region to those humans." You informed.
The rain had been pouring all night long, the army of the northern Nashiyuta mountain region was being pushed back rapidly by humans. For at least 3 years this war had been going on, killing a many number of youkai and humans, all over a few youkai settling on the edge of the territory which bordered human lands. At first it seemed like an easy battle to win, youkai vs. human. Heh, it should have been easy.
But it progressed to end up being an all out blood bath. Priestess and monks, youkai slayers and all kinds of human youkai exterminators showed up to eliminate the youkai presence in the mountain. First a few then hundreds then thousands...
The Nashiyuta war was a lost cause, not one human had been killed prior that would cause such an uprising, the regional youkai disliked contact with mortals and kept their distance. But now it was known that they were there and they proceeded to eliminate all villages in the region, for mortal expansion.
You'd just emerged from the battlefields, battered and exhausted. Boots, hakama and haori smudged with mud and blood. You'd come to the General's tent to discuss the state of the final front. General Yatsunama seemed to be uninterested with the cause , maybe because you were a woman in a man's war, but it was your duty to serve your region. You had the skill and ability as a daiyoukai, and excelled to become the generals closest servant, and the highest ranked assassin of the region.
"Withdraw troop support, we have lost."
His voice low as he looked at the maps about the tents interior. , Uninterested in the fact that the war was unfavorably wavering in the winds of defeat. That his people would die soon. ...And ever more so that the residents of the village were your own family… He sighed, the slight movement in his shoulders made is armor shift, and he turned golden hazel eyes hard and harsh as he looked at you. You seemed to make note of the every detail in his appearance, his black loose silky hair messily pulled into a top knot. A few wisps falling in front of his eyes and neck. His red haori layered underneath his gold tinted armor. ..Black hakama and boots, tinted gold but the fire in the tent… He spoke...
"You have my condolences for your loss, it a tragedy for me as well..."
Your lungs constricted as you realized that Yatsunama was allowing your family to die.
"What? You couldn't... you couldn't mean that. General these are our people, our kind you'd let them die! ...As well as my family, OUR family… My father trusted you..."
"I cannot help that the war was lost. As for your father, he knew that the chances of this happening were great, he married you off for a reason."
"You bastard..." You snarled. The war was nearing its tragic end and so would your family without his help. The man your father entrusted you to wed would cowardly decline to save his own hide.
"You will learn your place and know it at all times. I am your general and you ought not to forget that. Now go and relieve the troops!" He barked raspy.
"I serve you no longer, you coward!" You snapped.
Things were so very cloudy during that time. It Was all of a sudden incredibly warm, your heart pounded as quickly as you saw something never before seen in Yatsunama, once so kind and gentle towards you, now changing when his rank was threatened.
"You fool, how dare you challenge me! Your leader, I am the reason your worthless hide is able to breathe today! Die for your insolence..."
You gasped as he pulled his blade eyes narrowing as he approached, you turned and darted from out of the tent only to be stuck in the thick mud outdoors. You landed on your rump as you turned to see Yatsunama stalking you, emerging from the tent and raising his blade over his head.
"You'd kill me?" You asked wisps of hair pulling from out of your high ponytail over your face.
"I have no use for a wretch of a mate such as yourself. Die."
You waited for the blow to come but a deep raspy voice seemed to interject just seconds before he could deliver.
"Don't you believe that killing her would be a grave mistake on your part, surely the woman is more skilled than you are?"
Yatsunama turned eyes ice cold as he glared in the direction of the shadowy figure.
"Who are you to interrupt me, General Yatsunama of Nashiyuta?"
"Ha-ha, Who am I you ask?"
"Yes fool, tell me your name while me patience lingers."
His attention turned to you.
"Woman, do you intend to allow this man to destroy you? For what purpose? Apparently your priorities are in question. Do you wish to be saved or would you want to die?"
That question... Burned into your memory...
"I-I-- Yes. I do not wish to die here."
"SILENCE! Tell me your name!" Yatsunama exclaimed.
"Very well. So you wish to know, I'll tell you."
The longest pause you'd ever heard in your life came.
Then came the sound of a sharp clash as if metal had met metal head on, then the sound of a clean cut as muscles severed and the sound of a last breath taken.
"My name is Naraku."
Yatsunama gasped for air as a spear-like object withdrew from his body. Blood stained his once perfect yukata, as he fell to his knees he dropped his blade and spoke your name for the last time...
"Yuri..."
Yes that had been 50 years ago when Naraku saved you from Yatsunama's rage, but you'd never forget who he had been before that. Always sweet and nice, gentle and wise. Caring... But now, was dead. Done in by your savior, but truly done in by you.
You still had nightmares about him, about how he looked that night.
From there Naraku came to you, and helped you up. Tall with wavy black hair, crimson eyes and pale skin. A devilish smirk and strange armor.
He'd saved you from death, but only to acquire something in return. You loyalty to him. He opted to have you serve him as his personal assassin carrying out missions from day to day. You agreed hoping that your life would be better, that he'd be better to serve than Yatsunama.
You were wrong.
Naraku was an evil, manipulative, cowardly, sickening bastard who was steady plotting something, using those who he knew nothing of for his own reasons. Who knew how many people he'd crossed and how many that sought him out to kill him? Even his own incarnations wanted nothing to do with his trickery.
You took care of those people who wanted to kill him.
Mostly the lot of them were low level guards with a bad attitude and a grudge against anyone they came into contact with. Always seeking a fight, wanting to better themselves to destroy your despicable lord and redeem themselves enough to right however Naraku had defiled their worthless honor...
Yes your life was rather monotonous, a never ending cycle of constant stupidity. Somehow you'd become accustomed to it though, adopting an annoyed disposition and low tolerance for any other youkai, you'd changed from the loving and caring girl you'd been before disaster struck...
There was no turning back now...
You'd were knee deep into a great mess you and you alone had created, and you swore to fix things.
Naraku had your life... You'd promised to serve him as long as he protected your family from the human raids of the Nashiyuta war, but to your dismay, it was beyond his power...
Before Naraku could even form a barrier around the village, your parents and families fate had been sealed. Leaving you locked and chained to Naraku...
Yuri, your name...
Your identity, pff...
You yourself couldn't even figure out how you'd become this...this...abomination of a daiyoukai being. Serving someone? Below you. Even more regretting your past? Beyond you.
It only frustrated you to remember, but the past was the past and you'd have to let it go to get anywhere in the future.
You sighed sitting on the small zabuton cushion on the elevated tatami surface on the exterior of the wooden little house you'd adopted as your own. The eave of the house made of wood protected you from the on-coming rain as it drizzled down from the dark heavens of the night...
You had a great appreciation for nature and it's small wonders...
"Hmm." You chuckled to yourself a little.
Summer had it's ups and downs, for one it was so hot and humid in Edo. How could one breathe whilst under a thick and heavy layer of stupid armor, a necessary elective? Those who did without it rarely lived to deal with the hindrance a second time. But then again maybe it was one of those strange hints to those who felt they didn't need it, although it became quite overwhelming at times...
A rumble in the distant skies brought your attention to another climate change associated with summer. Lightning storms...
Nights that there were lightning storms there was always a potential fight about the area... You smirked slightly. So another fool sought you out? Word was getting around that to get to Naraku one would have to take out his assassin. You.
So far none had succeeded...
DESCRIPTION
Yuri Yamatara
Species: Shadow Inu Daiyoukai
Age: 21
Personality: Immensely Strong, laid-back, easily annoyed, smart mouthed, virtuous , doubtful sometimes, sweet, funny, intelligent, brave, compassionate, tender, and faithful and loyal. You find fighting of any kind relaxing. You are drawn to strong people. You are a very loyal friend and caring person once someone gets pass your EXTREMELY tough exterior. You may tend to be reclusive when it comes to subjects that are more sensitive. Your fun loving and kind of enjoy a bit of excitement or adrenaline.
Description: sun tanned skin, long straight jet blue-black hair w/ bangs with the rest hanging down to about your thighs. With dark azure eyes that change colors ever now and then. Your about 5'6 and 130 pounds with a slim build but proportioned and curvy. Exceptionally beautiful and you have two black stripes across your cheekbones, wrists and ankles.
You wear a light lavender kimono top that has darker lavender sakura flowers across the neck line and sleeves with darker lavender samurai hakama pants and a white obi with light and dark lavender flowers stitched into it, a feminine set of armor that is silverish blue with black trim, long gray fingerless gloves and a pair of black boots.
You also wear a long dress like blue black and white kimono top that splits at the waist down allowing movement in it with a set of armor, tied up with a black and blue sash. Under the long kimono top you wear black hakama pants with white and blue flower patterns at the bottom of the leg along with matching boots. You on occasion were a slim fluffed white fur pelt around your shoulders.
Weapons: You carry arm blades equipped, and a large demon sword called the Gale blade similar to the tetsiaga but w/o the fur, is a lot smaller, much more sleek and more feminine looking and has a longer sword handle with a powder blue hilt that you carry across your back strapped around you. You also have a kick boxing style of fighting when you do not have a weapon. So even without a weapon, you're still lethal.
Abilities: You are able to disguise your form using shadows and light, sometimes even becoming invisible. You are extremely fast and strong. You can create barriers like Naraku has and destroy human barriers as well.
Techniques:
Shadow Run- You are able to become invisible and travel through any shadows that are near you. You cannot jump from shadow to shadow but if the shadows touch, you can travel the path they create. Best for use in forests or shady areas for stealthy or quick movement.
Clash of the Dragon: An energy barrier as strong as Naraku's.
Ire of the Dragon: Energy blasts that dispels spiritual energy of a human barrier and weakens a demonic aura.
Sword - Gale blade
Thunder Barrage- a huge wind scar like blast of energy that zigzags in the direction you aim but hits MANY random targets. Destroys anything in its path.
Lightning Rage- A focused blast on the heart of the aura of an enemy and it dispels barriers and destroys in one blow. A newer move you are still working on.
Crushing Tides-. A huge energy blast that takes the form of a sea dragon swallowing everything that it comes into contact with.
Weapon - Arm blades
Honatasan- A rapid fire of energy blasts with the swing of your arms.
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Hope you like the beginning, R&R. It starts out in first person it'll change later...