I'm sure that all of you have heard many great stories about the Akatsuki. Yes, I am talking about the group of S-ranked little misfits who have a desire for world domination. Now, my question to you is, do you believe the idea that this group of misunderstood people is truly evil? If you say no, then keep reading. If you say yes...well, keep reading anyway to see how wrong you are.
The legend you are about to hear is not very well-known actually, but it is one of the ones that bring out the kindness and love hidden deep in the Akatsukis' hearts. But before I can tell you that story, you must learn about the Ice-Wolf Demon, who helped this story unfold...
A long, long time ago, there lived a clan in Yukigakure. This clan was probably the most powerful clan in the Land of Snow at that time because of their power to communicate with wolves. However, the Tsurara Clan was very peaceful, only using their power when absolutely necessary.
The Tsurara Clan was also good friends with a wolf made of ice, who is more commonly known as the Ice-Wolf Demon. The Clan Leader, Imaki Tsurara, would often go visit the Ice-Wolf in the ice mountain and sit with it, chatting from sunrise to sunset.
Unfortunately, the fates had something dark planned for this peaceful Clan.
Imaki's brother, Mamaji Tsurara, was deeply jealous of Imaki and harbored a strong desire to be the Clan Leader. Eventually, this darkness led to the death of Imaki. By Mamaji's hand.
Once Mamaji took over the Tsurara Clan, nothing was the same anymore. The once peaceful clan became a group of murderers and criminals. No one could stop them because any opposition would be eliminated with the power of ice. The Tsurara Clan quickly took over Yukigakure and some of present-day Takigakure and Otogakure. But Mamaji still wasn't satisfied.
One day, Mamaji led a group of his most trusted followers to the ice mountain where the Ice-Wolf Demon resided. The Ice-Wolf, who had not been told of Imaki's death, was surprised to see Mamaji.
"Where is Imaki?" the Ice-Wolf growled, rising to his paws and glaring down at the group.
"He is dead," Mamaji replied boldly, signaling to his followers, "And you are now under my command."
"Fool...!" the Ice-Wolf snarled, but let out a roar of pain as ice spikes burst from the ground, piercing his skin, "What...?"
"Your power is mine," Mamaji declared, forming hand signs and sealing the Ice-Wolf in himself.
Using the power of the Ice-Wolf, Mamaji became practically unstoppable. His Clan took over more territory, and blood was shed wherever the Tsurara Clan went.
Little did Mamaji know that the Ice-Wolf Demon was slowly killing him from the inside. When he found out about this fact, he tried desperately to stop it. But there was no way to halt the process. The wolf's chakra was too powerful and pure for someone as evil as Mamaji.
After Mamaji's death, the Tsurara Clan was thrown into turmoil. Their enemies took this chance to attempt to eliminate the clan. The distressed clan went to the Ice-Wolf Demon for help, but their efforts were fruitless. The Ice-Wolf was infuriated with the clan and killed half of the clan itself. Having no choice, the Tsurara Clan faced the oncoming enemy alone.
And was completely wiped out.
If I said that, it would be a lie. There was only one survivor, Aiko Tsurara. Aiko was pregnant at the time of the final battle, so she had hidden away while the rest of the Clan fought. Upon realizing that everyone else was dead, Aiko knew that she couldn't survive either. So she did one of the most dangerous things a Tsurara could do.
She went to plead with the Ice-Wolf.
"Why are you here?" the Ice-Wolf spat.
Aiko kneeled pleadingly in front of the demon, hands clasped in front of her. "Please," she sobbed, "I need your help."
"I no longer have anything to do with the Tsurara Clan." The Ice-Wolf turned away.
"If you won't help me, at least help the future generations," Aiko begged.
"Why should I?" The Ice-Wolf glared at the weeping woman with furious, red eyes.
"The future generations have nothing to do with what Mamaji did to you!"
The Ice-Wolf curled his lip. "They share his blood. That is bad enough."
"But is it really blood that determines a person's character?" Aiko questioned, "Imaki-sama and Mamaji shared blood, yet they were completely different in character."
The Ice-Wolf growled in frustration, realizing that Aiko's words were true. He gave his consent, and the two reached an agreement. The Ice-Wolf would allow himself to be sealed in a host and protect his host when needed. However, when his help is unnecessary, the Ice-Wolf Demon would feed off the life force of his host, eventually killing the pour soul.
To this day, there have been a total of thirty-four hosts for the demon. None of them survived past the age of twenty-five.
Until Okami came along…
This is just the prologue for this story. Next chapter will come out as soon as possible!
R &R!
