I used to believe that I was the only silver fox left in demon world. I was out on a mission with Kuronue and a few other allies.

"Yoko, are you sure you want to cross the river when it just stormed? The waters will be rough." Kuronue asked. Everyone including Yomi was skeptical of my decisions.

"Yeah, Kurama are you trying to kill us?" asked the blind demon Yomi.

"Not intentionally, infact I would prefer that you all stay alive and in one piece. Yes I know the river is rough, but something keeps telling me to keep going there. I feel like there's something there waiting for us.." Something for me. My senses were going insane. They were raging. I couldn't take it anymore. I sprinted off towards where the woods began to recede and become more thin. I could see the clearing where the river raged. There were people, the smell of blood poisoned my lungs. I barred my fangs.

I stopped dead in my tracks. What I saw disgusted me to no end. Yomi and kuronue and the rest met up with me, their jaws dropping. Demon world slave traders. The river was worse than what I thought. The water was flooding and the current was swelling badly. Not even an adept swimmer could get across if they tried.

I remained low as I watched them. They were executing demons; females, weak men, the youth, the pregnant, and the sick. They were tossing them in to the river like trash hoping the currents would bash them against the rocks.

I watched as one managed to reach the surface, but he was shot down by archers.

"Kill them all quickly! I smell company!" Yelled the ugly beast who I assumed was in charge of this genocide.

"LET ME GO YOU BASTARDS!" Screamed a female voice.

I looked over at her. A silver fox!

She wasn't in fox form, she was in mortal form. But why? I could smell her…her scent. So sweet and intoxicating. Her beautiful face was swollen from abuse and probably from crying. No, they were going to kill her. I thought as they led her to the edge of the river. Why wouldn't she fight back?

I didn't care, I ran in without thinking. I needed her.

I attacked the men ruthlessly, tearing their vitals out, staining my white clothes to crimson red. I didn't care who's life I took, I needed her. The girl saw me, and began to fight back at the larger demon who was coaxing her to her death. Yomi and the others joined in with me, so I decided to direct my attention to the girl's captor.

It was too late, he saw me running after him and he threw the girl over the edge. She screamed on the way down. Anger rushed through me. I withdrew my rose whip and killed the male demon that threw her. I began to chase after her downstream, trying to find a safe place to jump and rescue her. Trying to get ahead so I can catch her, before she falls to the waterfalls. Finally she slams in to a rock, I cringed but at least I could catch up to her. I dove in and as I came in contact with the water, my body was taken by the currents. I fought against them with all my strength. A stream of blood was now pouring from the girl, down the river. I hope it wasn't from her. But my fears came true when I caught her in my arms. She was alive though, but coughing up blood. The rock must have struck her stomach, I thought. She was out cold, her defenseless body laid limp against mine. I clung to her as tight as I could. I began to rage within; my energy was exploding causing the water to move around us, exposing the river bed. I cleared a path and quickly ran to the banks for my energy could only hold it for so long before the barrier began to collapse and flood again.

I started towards upstream when I noticed something wrong. Something wrong with her scent. She was pregnant, well she was. It had already died inside her, and the unborn body was trying to expel for the body knew the mother could no longer carry it. In fear of infecting the healthy mother. I examined her, trying to figure out how to help her. She wasn't conscious so I would have to remove it myself, plus even if she was awake, she would be far too weak to do such a task. Luckily she wasn't too far along.

"Kurama! You're okay! Have you lost your mind!?" Yomi yelled running downstream with the others. "You could have been killed again!"

"I know, but forget about that. We have a bigger problem to deal with." I said flatly.

"The girl?-

"Yes! The girl, we have to help her, but first she needs to get rid of her unborn child."

"What should we do?" Yomi asked, "I would be able to help you if I was in my castle…"

"Then I need the rest of you to guard me while I do this, make sure there aren't any more slave traders coming. If you see any, kill them all."

They nodded and ran off dispersing in all directions. I could tell they were confused on why I was saving this girl's life, if they only knew what she really was. She was like a rare gem; and just as beautiful as one.

She barely had any clothes, I removed what was left of her 'pants'. They weren't even pants, just something to barely cover her. I pressed on her stomach. The fetus had already began to move. I was sickened by the smell; I could sense that the bastards that held her raped her, I could tell by the bruises and the marks on her. I felt like I could almost read her; just by looking at her scars and marks.

Once the child was removed, I could then tell that she was just barely in the middle of her pregnancy. About a year into it. The corpse began to glow, it glowed and radiated heat. It turned in to an orb and absorbed itself in to the mother's skin, causing her to glow. Her child's spirit was saving her life. Color returned to her cheeks and she instantly looked better.

I began unwrapping my top to give to her so that she had clothes; just until we ran into town to get her something nice to wear. I tied the cloth around her hips so that she was covered. I picked up her almost lifeless body and cradled her and held her close. I wasn't going to let anyone touch her anymore.

Telepathically I called to the rest, 'We need to get out of here, somewhere safe'

I darted towards the woods and the others joined in with me.

'my castle isn't far from here Yoko, let's take her there.' Yomi's voice. I agreed with him, it would be safe there. I picked up my pace. She needed to be safe.