Many years ago, a great war erupted between the different species of demons. But thanks to Tsubomi, a mystical demon, peace washed over the land. Since then, tension has begun to devour that peace. Now, anyone who dares to cross the border of their territory shall be exiled and sentenced to death.
A young girl, around the age of 15, is seen slumped over her desk. She wore a school uniform, consisting of a crimson sweater vest with a white short sleeved shirt underneath, a plaid gold tie and skirt that went to her mid-thigh, and knee-high white socks. Another, optional, part of the uniform that she wore was a white cat ear hat with gold ribbons tied on each side. Her bangs as well as the bun were raven colored, the rest was crimson colored and flowed down to her waist.
"Miss Aino! Miss Aino, wake up!"
Sayuri's ears flicker from beneath the hat as she opens her scarlet colored eyes to glance jadedly at the teacher towering above her.
"…H-Huh?"
The teacher walks away and taps her finger against the wooden podium located in the front of the classroom.
"I'm sorry that my class puts you to sleep. But at least try and stay with us, if it's not too much trouble, okay?"
The bell rings and the students flock out of the classroom. Sayuri changes out of her schoolgirl uniform and into her gym uniform. It was required for all of the students to wear a white T-shirt, the edges of the sleeves and rim of the neck being red in color and the bloomers as well. She is the last person to be picked and a troubled expression appears on her face
"I'm the last one to be chosen yet again" Sayuri thinks.
Sayuri is assigned to be the goalie, and after she is bombarded with soccer balls, three girls from her team begin conversing
"Why'd we have to have Sayuri on our team?" a girl with light blue hair pulled into a side ponytail asks.
"We're never going to win now" a violet-haired girl with a boyish haircut mumbles.
The third girl from the group, with shoulder length brunette hair, confronts Sayuri.
"Thanks a lot Sayuri! Can't you ever do anything right?" the brunette states.
Sayuri hangs her head and utters a soft "I-I'm sorry." The class eventually dismisses for lunch. Sayuri had been munching on the cuisine on her tray, just as a blond-haired girl flips the tray onto her uniform and pours water overtop of her head. Sayuri becomes humiliated as people start to laugh, and rushes out of the room.
Sayuri lies on her bed, her eyes slowly managing to open. She sits up dismally and stretches one arm towards the ceiling while yawning. Her arm drops and she stares downwards, as if looking at something, yet, nothing at all.
"That was…the last time I ever went to school…" she said, referring to the dream of her past.
The light of day had been consumed by darkness. Sayuri opens her window and watches as the stars begin to appear. The girl whom Sayuri despises, the blond-haired girl from before, began to walk along the sidewalk, drawing nearer to the window. Sayuri developed a shocked expression and withdrew hurriedly into the house. The house was quiet and Sayuri crept around the kitchen in search of something to eat.
"I don't know how much longer I can live like this…but to venture past the Cat Demon Village border would be suicide."
A hushed voice from inside of Sayuri's spirit spoke forth.
"You must overcome your fear. Only when you search, will you find the path leading to destiny."
This inner voice fueled something inside of Sayuri. She changes out of her pajamas and into a new outfit. It was a black turtleneck with her usual gold cat collar around her neck, the cut off sleeves from the top were tired around her elbows with crimson ribbon, and she wore a crimson skirt that fell to the middle of her thigh. On her legs she wore black socks that went a little past her knee's with a scarlet sash tied around them and think wooden sandals with a metal plate on her foot that went up to her ankle, revealing only her toes. Although it was late at night, people still bustled about the town. Sayuri crept around throughout the shadows. Her ears, now freed from the cat ear hat, swiveled. This signaled that someone was approaching. She runs and swerves down an alleyway, crashing head-on into a pile of trashcans, causing her tail to flare.
"Mmph!"
She stands up and glances back at the scattered trashcans she had previously collided into.
"…Oops?"
Sayuri takes off running before anyone catches her and arrives at the territory border. She lurks behind a tree at a safe distance away and glances around wearily at the guards, which were grouped into pairs and spread out around the area. A marking on her leg, the astrology sign for Pisces, began to glow and a flute appeared in her hands as she readied herself.
"I hope…I can pull this off" she says below a whisper, growing more nervous as time went on.
Sayuri breathes in deeply and begins to play a soft, sleep inducing tune. Soon, all the guards within a mile radius toppled over one another and Sayuri takes advantage of the opportunity. She scaled up the wire fence, and after what felt like miles of running she stops, kneels over, and pants breathlessly. The sound of running water fills her ears and she decides to follow it. She found herself at a river, which led down to a waterfall.
"Wow…I've only seen the waterfall from my roof. It's a lot prettier up close."
Sayuri sits near the edge of the river and fills her cupped hands with water. A strong, booming voice interrupts her relaxation.
"Sayuri Aino! You have disobeyed the law and are hereby sentenced to death."
Sayuri noticed the guards had formed a semi-circle around the front of her. The guard who had previously spoke takes out a slingshot and launches a continuous attack, using pinball-like ammunition. Sayuri throws her arms over her face as protection and springs to her feet.
"The river is too wide to jump across, but I have no other choice" Sayuri muses.
She pounced into the air and aimed to land on the stone she had just spotted, but the guard, who had pushed himself off from a tree branch and flipped onto the opposite side of the river, hits Sayuri square in the forehead which sends her flying backwards into the raging water of the river. As she tumbles over the waterfall she reaches one hand out towards the quickly disappearing land.
Sayuri wakes up in a lush forest with beams of moonlight shining through the trees and glimmering against the water. She winces as she pushes herself into a sitting position and rubs her head.
"Ugh…W-What happened?"
Sayuri is taken by surprise as a sapphire-haired wolf girl with a white tail and ears approaches and crouches down next to her. Her face framing hair barely reached past her chin and a single black braid hung to her shoulders. She wore a midriff revealing black tank top and a sapphire vest, black skin tight shorts with a white belt and a pouch attached on the side, black calf-high boots, a gold scarf around her neck, black colored goggles on her head, a black wrist band on her upper bicep, and the kanji for luck was tattooed on her lower back.
"It's about time you woke up. I was about to leave ya here."
The wolf girl smiled, while Sayuri stared at her sheepishly and tried to scoot away unnoticed. The wolf girl noticed this and stood with a hand on her hip.
"What's the matter?" she questioned, in an almost offended tone.
The wolf girl noticed the panic stricken facial expression of Sayuri and turned to see what the source of it was. A female guard was spinning around a needle attached to a chain. She had dark, mossy colored hair that spiked at the ends that hardly touched her shoulders and tails that reached a little above the middle of her waist. She had cat-like, navy blue eyes, and wore white wrist supporters on each arm that went to the middle of her arm. She wore a white, skin tight, high collar, low cut dress with the same mossy green color as her hair outlining the collar and V cut, as well as the bottom. It lacked sleeves and only went as far as her upper thigh. She wore white socks that went up to the brown bands that covered her entire knee and brown ankle-length boots. Around her waist a navy blue sash could be found with two brown paw prints in the center. There was one paw print and another below and to the side of it, each print having three claw marks above them. This was the symbol for Cat Demon Village.
"You won't get away from me" she said, her voice low-pitched and stern.
The guard sends out her weapon and the chain bounds Sayuri, who then squirms around futilely.
"No…I'm too weak. I knew I shouldn't have done this, leaving was such a foolish decision. What was I thinking?" The young cat girl begins to think, her eyes now tightly shut.
The wolf girl's Aries marking on her forehead began to glow and she tugged on a pair of white gloves as they appeared in her hand. They had three, silver metal pieces on them they ejected three thick blades. She sliced the chains off and slashed at the guard all in one quick interval. Sayuri felt herself become freed and opened her eyes, growing bewildered and amaze stricken at the tremendous speed of the wolf girl.
"That girl…why did she help me?" Sayuri thinks to herself again.
The guard clutched the three deep gashes in her chest and glared at the wolf girl.
"How dare you interfere with our legal matters!"
She directs her attention to Sayuri; her navy blue eyes squinted and focused intently.
"Enjoy your freedom while you can, because next time, luck won't save you."
The sapphire-haired wolf girl glared at the guard spitefully before she vanished and then turned towards Sayuri once she disappeared.
"Let's try this again. My name is Mizuki Ryuchi."
Sayuri held one hand behind her back and looked at the ground timidly.
"M-My name is…Sayuri" she managed to stutter in her usual soft whisper, her cheeks tinged with a rosy hue.
Mizuki smiles warmly at Sayuri, who glances up and after a brief pause, and smiles herself.