Ryuki, It means Dragon Demon, Kuzuryu, it means nine-headed dragon. This was her name the name given to her at birth. She was the heiress of the Rising Dragon Clan in Tokyo, Japan. It was said that the clan's history went as far back as the first Emperor. It was tradition to name the Heir or Heiress after a dragon. The thing was Ryuki was actually the first female Heiress of the clan. All the others before her had been male. This always made her feel as if she had something to prove.

She is sixteen with black hair that she keeps pulled into a high ponytail on top of her head. She's built like a model not a fighter so people almost always mistake her for being weak and fragile and in need of saving. She has blue eyes and her favorite color is black. Though her mother rarely lets her get away with wearing it at all.

That was another thing. Ryuki's parents are divorced and Ryuki lives with her mother, step-dad and brother on the complete opposite side of the city than the Clan but Ryuki still goes there everyday after school because her father sends a car. Ryuki prefers to train in the traditions of her family then spend time with her mother, step-dad and annoying little brother.

Ryuki clenched her teeth pissed off as she slid to a stop. She'd tried every Rising Dragon technique that she knew, she'd pulled out all the stops, hit him with everything she had and there wasn't a scratch on her father. This was so embarrassing! The entire Clan was watching!

"Very good, Ryuki." Ryuzaki said, smiling at her. "You've come along away. I think you are ready."

The crowd began murmuring amoungest themselves.

"Uncle, please see reason!" A man of about twenty said standing. "She's only a child! A female! I am much better suited to..."

"That's enough!" Ryuzaki snapped. "I will not deny Ryuki her birthright come with me, child."

Ryuki followed her father through the massive clan house to a room she was never allowed to enter. There were swords all over on displays she turned around looking at all of them in awe and not even noticing that her Grandfather and the other clan elders were there. She walked to a display and looked inside there lay a shoto style sword. She didn't know why that one caught her attention but it was like she'd been drawn to it.

"That is Kurou no tatsu." Her grandfather said, " The Dark Dragon. It was used by the first Emperor himself. It is said that he sealed the soul of a dragon inside of it."

"It's beautiful." Ryuki said as if in a trance.

"Each Heir of our clan and now you our Heiress must bond with one of the swords in this room." Her grandfather said. "At the proper time they are brought to the room to see if they are drawn to any of the swords. Kurou no tatsu is yours, Ryuki."

"What do I have to do?"

That earned her a few chuckles.

Ryuzaki opened the display case for her.

"Just pick him up." He said, "That's all there is to it. The rest will happen naturally."

Ryuki picked up the The Dark Dragon and felt him pulse in her hand. He was only about the size of a dagger but fit perfectly in her hand. Power surrounded her.

"Good, Kurou no tatsu is yours indeed." Ryuzaki said obviously pleased. "Now do as I say, Ryuki, picture the sword turning into something that you can carry on you."

Ryuki could barely hear him over the rush of power and her own beating heart. She thought of the first thing that popped into her mind. A ring for her right ring finger she focused on it with everything she had and as she watched Kurou no tatsu formed a black ring on her right ring finger and the power was sealed inside the ring. She was left sweating and gasping for air that had been incredible. Amazing she'd never felt anything like that before! She could feel that she and the sword were meant to fight together and that he had been waiting for her all that time.

"You have bonded with the strongest sword in the clan, Ryuki." grandfather Elder told her. She looked at him with guarded eyes. "You're training is only going to increase from here on out. You must learn to master your sword."

"Bring it on!" Ryuki declared looking as if the sword hadn't fazed her one bit. "I can do it you all just watch me! I'll start right now!"

"No you wont." Ryuzaki said, softly hugging his daughter to him. "I am so proud of you, my little dragon."

Ryuki tensed and blushed but allowed herself to be hugged.

"Go home and rest for today. We will begin tomorrow."

So Ryuki found herself in a car with a driver on her way home. Then she was walking into her house, taking her shoes off by the door, and calling out that she was home.

"Naa-san!" A four year old boy came barreling towards her wearing a shirt with a red power ranger on it. "Naasan! is home! Teach me what you learned today Naasan!"

This was Hiro Tokihara her younger half brother most of the time just to shut him up she would teach him to fight and meditate much to their mother's dismay.

"No." Ryuki sighed, "I'm tired."

"Tired?" Her mother asked from the couch she looked away from the tv. "Training does not normally tire you out..." her eyes locked on the ring. "Where did you get that, Ryuki?! You tell me this second!"

"Elder said it was my birthright." Ryuki informed.

She knew that her mother understand just by seeing the horror on her face.

"Go to your room and study this instant." Her mother ordered. "I will bring you dinner when it is ready and will make sure Hiro doesn't bother you." Ryuki blinked she normally had to beg them to keep Hiro from bugging her while she tried to study. "Go! NOW!"

Ryuki headed to her room and shut herself inside frowning. She picked up her English workbook frowning. This whole day had been weird little did she know just how weird things were going to get from that day forward.

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