Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha it righfuly belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.
Chapter One
The sweet smell of pancakes is pouring throughout the house as I can hear my little brothers running a mock with our mother yelling at them to stop then yelling at my dad to help her out only for my father to join in with my brothers.
As I lay in bed with my face buried deep into my pillow, I cannot help but smile at my weird family.
My family is of a mix cultures, my father is an navy man from America an Melanesia descendant that was based in Japan and my mother she is a beautiful japanese korean mix.
Being a military kid especially an American Navy officer child, we moved around a lot since my childhood which as difficult but my father had this luck that surrounded him because we end up coming back home to Japan.
My mother youngest which are the twins get their complexion from her and her oldest (me) inherit my skin complexion from my father a light caramel tone.
Our hair color is a mixture between both parent but the texture is all mothers thick and curly with an natural shine to it.
The twin has her beautiful thick curly black hair but for me a mixture of black that fades to blonde a mix thanks to father blonde hair that has a natural thick deep waves but curls ever now and then.
For our eyes, Mitsue inherited mother green eyes, her middle child Eito inherit a spectrum of green and blue which gave his eyes a yellow color at times, and her oldest me inherit clear blue eyes just like my father.
I lay still enjoying the summer breeze that is coming through my window blowing threw my bob cut hair that started to curl from the hot summer heat so the breeze was a blessing from above.
The sun came shining through my open curtains kissing my already dark skin as if it cannot resist touching me which I happily accept.
Do to my mix culture I was shunned in my younger years but I grew strong over the years especially with my parents help.
It also helped take my mom had the Twins am which gave life a new meaning.
As the years grew more and my father finally settling in one place over the last five years lead me to meet my dearest friend.
Her named is Kagome Higurashi who accepted me with pure intention which lead to our long friendship that lasted into high school but that all went away that fateful night when my brothers and I were pushed off a mountain into a strange fog that transported my brothers and I to a place where our troubles truly began.
Feudal Era (Presence)
I slowly open my eyes because I been having the same dream for the last few years now of the morning the day that my parents where slaughter but my parents faces are starting to fade but his face is always clear as the day I first saw him.
The face of the man that slowly killed my family except for Eito and Mitsue.
We have been stuck in this world for a very long time now.
For a few centuries, about three of them and Eito and Mitsue are growing older and older as time pass.
The first century we roamed and barely survived but I learned to protect the boys and the use of some of my power then we ran into the Lord of the West and South which everything changed.
The demon lord of the South had taken us under his care, he trained us in the way of the sword, and taught us the way of the lands.
So in return, I gave my services to the Southern Lord. My adaptive skills and military skills from growing up lead me to push towards the frontline of his army becoming his first female general as well as his personal assassin.
Over the years I have taken so many innocent lives...now my hands are covered in blood.
I can see the blood drip from my hands everyday. I sometimes hold up above my head and watch the blood fall in tiny droplets.
It's been over three years since I last saw Mitsue and Eito. I wonder how big they have gotten since I last saw them. This mission was my last stop which should be ending soon so I will be heading back to the South within a few days.
I gazed up at the sky from the branch I settled myself on.
It is such a beautiful day out. The mountain were such a beautiful place to live and the forest were very lively to say the least as the smaller demons roam and played throughout the forest beds.
The tree I settled myself onto had thick branches big enough for me as my hair fell off the branch.
My hair has grown a lot longer over the years even when I cut it the stupid hair grows back within a few months so I gave up and let it grow.
It has grow just below my knees but I keep it in a high ponytail that's fish braided down to the every end which is wrapped around a metal ball.
I stared at my blood stain hands as I moved the blood in between my fingers which replayed every life that I have taken over the last three decade. My ears picked up a familiar heartbeat of one of my soldiers as he approached me.
Even with his skill to be soundless I could hear his heart beat just like everyone else.
I turn my head to the side looking him dead in his red eyes.
It was Kano my second in command. He was a fire dragon under my wing and he was loyal to me. His red hair was longer than my own even in a ponytail his hair touched the ground.
"Lady Noriko, the troops are in position." Kano bowing from below the branch I was seating on.
"Mmm signal the first flank from the northwest that are behind there backs where the village lay. I want to show them the power of my men." I looked back up at the sky as I talked to Kano with my hand in the air viewing the blood between my fingers.
"What about the villagers? Do we let them live again?" Kano raised his head once these words left his mouth knowing how I was conflicted with the order to kill everyone even the children.
"No...we kill them all...we leave no one alive." I look Kano in the eyes when I said this.
"Yes, mi'lady"
Kano faded into the shadows and a few seconds afterwards I faded into the shadows appearing on the frontline of my men. I watched as the troops from the northwest slaughter the villagers and the few soldiers that were left to guard them.
Their screams could heard throughout the mountain ranges that surrounded them bouncing off the mountain.
This village had a great sense of honor which I respected I just wish that the Lord would respect that as well but he just wants more land even if that mean invading other Lords lands. The village that we are wiping off the map is deeply rooted in the Eastern land. The village was a decent sized, it actually covered the whole mountain range even a few homes were built into it.
"Lady Noriko, do we have the men move forward now?" Kano asked me standing to my right looking at our men destroying the villagers as their frontline marched towards us unaware of the horror that was going on behind them.
Unaware of what was happen to their wives, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, mothers, and fathers. They were unaware of the pain that my men were causing to them. I stared forward as I talked to Kano.
"Yes, send in the troops from the West in now then from the Southeast and on my call we will move forward." I watch as my troops slaughter the village army into pieces. I can smell the fear of the soldiers but yet they still fought back. I really admired that from these soldiers.
The soldiers behind me are eager to kill the smell was very overwhelming. I look to the sky. The day was so beautiful until now, dark clouds were flowing over the village as rain began to fall.
"Go have fun boys..." I turned to my men to see their smiles and eyes burn red then they rushed towards the village.
Hours Later
The screams continue for hours just like the rain as my men ripped apart the villagers. I walk through the muddy village watching over my men, watching them kill anything that moves, and I find a few fighting among each other which they usually do with its a quick fight.
I looked up to the sky as the rain fall on my face. Mitsue love the rain, I used to seat and watch the rain fall with him, and tell him stories until he fell asleep in my arms. I hope it's raining in the Southern so Mitsue could enjoy the rain with me.
Several Hours Later
Few miles away from the village
"Inuyasha what are you going?" Kagome asked him this because he just literally stopped walking which made her crash into him and landed her on the ground.
"I smell blood" Inuyasha looked to his left before smelling the air again.
The gang got quiet, mainly because they had sense a strong presence even before they enter into the mountain range of the East and the smell of death was small but very light to pick up.
"There's lots of it and I smell burned flesh." Inuyasha started to walk towards this left.
"I'm starting to smell it as well. It's traveling with the wind." Miroku turned to the left to looking into the forest.
"Yeah, it smell fresh." Sango agree with the two as she adjusted her things on her back.
"I see smoke!" Shippo yells this as the smoke start to raise above the tall tree lines.
"Shit, we might be too late" Inuyasha dash off
The gang followed after him on Kirara for about a hour or more just to see a burned down village with body pieces scattered everywhere or most half eaten.
Kagome and Sango covered their mouths as tears ran down their faces, Shippo went to hiding his face in Kagome chest crying for the lost souls of the Kitsune clan that laid before them, Miroku falls to his knees as he slowly grabs the remains of a few villagers which cause tears to run down his face, and as for Inuyasha he stood in the middle of the village where the soldier were pierced through their stomach, some still attached, and others well whatever that was left of them were hung. Inuyasha stood there shaking from anger and rage as a tear slide down his face.
"Who could have done this!?" Inuyasha yelled with his head down.
"I don't know Inuyasha but whoever or whatever did this has no heart." Miroku as he approached Inuyasha to stand next to him.
As the girls are looking around Sango spotted a soldier that had army different from the ones on display.
"HEY GUYS! COME LOOK AT THIS!" Sango yelled as she examine the armor and dears soldier.
"This armor look familiar" Miroku approached Sango with his hand on his chin.
"It's the Southern lands army armor." Sango tracing the snake that is devouring the world.
"Why are they in the Eastern land killing off villages?" Inuyasha glared at the snake demon that lay dead before them.
The demon eyes were pure black with red vines scattered across them, his mouth is left wide open from his screaming but the inside where pure black as well with his scales falling off around the area that was exposed.
"But why is he laying dead before us? The village was clearly overpowered by the army, so why is he dead?"
"It looks as if we try to move him he would disintegrate. What demon could have done his to him?"
"An Kitsune Spirit. It's reborn every few centuries. It rival the powers of a Daiyoukai like your father Lord Inu no Taisho but the bloodline was rumored to have died off long ago but my father told me that the bloodline was still living. I never believed him until now. What you see before you is a 'Soulless Death' meaning the soul of this snake will never cross over to the afterlife or be reborn. His soul belong to the Kitsune Spirit now. Most demon would think this was poison but only Kitsune or Daiyoukai would know what this technique is." Shippo stared at the snake demon with pure delight.
The gang stared at the young Kitsune demon because he was usually rattled by death but this death seem to please him but as they stared at Shippo they hear soft cries on the far side of the village and Sango rush over to the sound with the gang trailing her only to find nothing but fog.
The fog had began to fade away an out line of bodies could be seen and Sango began to think the worst of what would show.
The fog faded to show a group of children from the village huddle together sleep in front of a large old thick Sakura tree Sango thought the children were dead but one of the children started to wake up crying for water. The gang finally catches up to Sango with a little sigh of relief that the children were spared.
"Pretty lady?" The child that was awake rubbed her eyes as her straight brown hair veiled around her with her straight bangs and bright red Kitsune ear sat on top of her head, her red kimono had Sakura petals decorating the bottom hem along the sleeves and dress with her fluffy short tail blending in with her kimono as a white obi wrapped around her.
"What lady?" Sango ask as she hand the girl a container of water.
The girl look at the item with a questionable look before Sango drank out of it to show the young girl what to do. The girl eyes lite up as she grabbed the container drinking from it. Her movement cause the other children to stir in their sleep. As the girl finished drinking to her content she starts to talk again.
"The one that hided us from the army. She said that we would be the only survivors...that o-our parents would died." The girl begun to silently whimper as tears fell from her face.
"Who was this lady that hided you here?" Sango smooth down the child hair as the kitsune became distressed.
" Sh-she s-said that gen-general s-she sa-said th-that AAAAHHHH I WA-WANT M-MY MA-MAMA! PAPA!"
Her crying woke the other children. The older children looked around as tear filled their eyes but the younger ones either clung to an older sibling or sat there in confusion. The gang hearts stop as the fog finally cleared to show hundreds of children behind the thick tree. All the children were waking up and most were crying.
"Oh my god" Kagome covered her mouth from shock.
"How in the hell could this demoness hide all their energy and scent with just fog. This army is elite but for her to hide this many children is just...I never even felt any of their presence since we got here." Inuyasha gazed over all the children in shock because he never sensed or smelled them and now all their scents are reaching his nose.
"She isn't a demoness but an God." Shippo stared at Inuyasha as his eyes held an emotion that scared Inuyasha.
To be continued...