(Disclaimer) I do not own any of the characters from the Yu Yu Hakusho series. There are only a few people that I will be adding... Do not worry I will let you all know that they are my characters so that the story line doesn't get confusing lol. Chapter one only has characters from the series so no need to introduce any one yet.

Once upon a time there was a small but fiercely protected kingdom ruled by a selfish goat demon named Yomi. There was only one reason why he was the ruler, he simply destroyed anyone who dared stand up to him. He had a large band of nasty demons that would terrorize the citizens into submission.

At his side stood an infamous fox demon named Youko Kurama. His rose whip was enough to secure the position that his dear friend held. Yomi's slick tongue and charming demeanor was enough to secure the loyalty of the lords in adjoining lands. Together Yomi and Youko Kurama were able to take over a fortress that had once withstood the thundering hoard of a thousand men, as if it were a game for children.

For twelve years, Yomi's true colors showed to his partner in crime. Yomi had become even more selfish and began to treat the great fox as if he was a child needing a good timeout. Youko Kurama was growing tired of being Yomi's whipping boy and slowly began to distance himself from the goat. He started spending more and more time in the villages and getting to know the people better.

What he found was a great surprise to him. In all his years of being a cold-hearted demon, not caring who he hurt, what he did to others, he had never knew a more quaint lot of villagers. Although being ruled and abused by a cruel leader, they were able to hold the grandest of festivities. One day when walking through the village he watched the people bustle around in preparation for a ritual festival to welcome the upcoming winter.

Curious he asked a few people why they did it. Many of the villager's replies were almost word for word the same. They held the festival every year to welcome the warmth of the sun. They would prey that the crops would be plenty and they asked for another year of peace for the next generation. He told a few that he had never participated in something so extravagant and asked if he could help in any way. One of the young women had told him that they needed help setting up the tents for the dining area.

He was more than happy to oblige the young woman and learned that her name was Meena. From that moment on he realized that he had to do something to help the people. He began to plan a mutiny within Yomi's castle and began to recruit able bodied villagers to help.

His plan was carried out exactly one month after the spring festival. Yomi had no choice but to step aside since Youko Kurama had the assistance of the three lords that surrounded the territory. Their armies were surrounding the castle and each of the villagers filed into the Grand Foyer demanding that Yomi step down. After seeing that he indeed didn't have a choice he agreed. Youko Kurama wasn't sure why the goat had stepped down so easily but he didn't care. The goat was banished from the surrounding territories and was never seen or heard from again.

The Lord of the Western Lands announced that Youko Kurama was the Champion of the People and appointed him the new ruler, but Youko tried to refuse. He was told that he was not able to refuse for the laws of the Central Lands were quite simple. The Lords Of the Eastern and Western Lands and the Lady of the North were to appoint the new King. And they chose Youko Kurama.

The next night a ceremony was held to crown him the new King. The Lords and Lady asked if he had a Queen to be appointed as his wife and the new King gave them one name. Meena. She accepted the King's sudden proposal and was married that same night. For eight blissful years the King and Queen ruled their quaint little kingdom with a new and unknown kindness. The three villages that led to the castle were connected by newer buildings and the three small villages became one grand village.

The villagers had been granted the peace that they had preyed for for so long. The trade systems flourished with the King's helpful hand in enriching the soils. Crops could withstand harsh springs and provide a great bounty. Once harvested they were sold to other territories through a treaty that was signed shortly after his appointing. The income of visitors tripled and the population grew to a very healthy and very wealthy nation. All because a clever fox demon was able to free the people that he had helped imprison.

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