~Weeping Memories - A Saiyuki Story~ (Prologue)
Prologue
*Flashback*
You live with your parents in a small town in Chang-An. Everything was peaceful till it happened. You were only 12 that time. Your father, Kyori, who was a demon, went berserk all of a sudden and attack you and your mother. Your mother, of course, tried to protect you..but failed. She was slashed by her own husband with his razor-sharp claws. Your eyes widen when you saw your lovely mother lying in a pool of blood on the floor. Kyori turned to you and slowly walked towards you. Frightened, you froze in your spot. You didn't know what to do....whether to run away, or to just let him kill you.
But at that moment, your emotions took over you. You felt deeply hurt, angry, and frightened at the same time. Without hesitation, you grabbed a katana (a Japanese sword used for war) that was on the floor nearby. You quivered slightly when you point the katana towards your beloved father. 'Am I really gonna kill my own father?' you thought while tears started forming in your eyes. Just then, Kyori began to run towards you with his sharp claws ready to slice you. Before he could touch you, you lunged the katana right through his stomach. He yelled in pain and collapse on the floor. Tears streamed down your cheeks as you stared at the dead bodies of your parents. You drop the katana and ran towards your mother. While you hugged her body tightly, you whispered, "Mother, one day, I'll stop the demons from turning berserk just for you. I promise."
*End of flashback*
You were walking in a thick forest somewhere in China. You're 21 now. "Great, how am I supposed to get out of this forest?" you asked yourself. That's when you heard some rustlings in the bushes. You stopped in your tracks and turned around only to find yourself surrounded by demons. 'What joy' you thought sarcastically.
"You betrayed your own kind. You must die!!" one of them said.
You quickly summoned your katana blade and immediately slashed two demons who were running towards you. Another demon tried to slash you from the back but was too slow. Before he knew it, you stabbed him and kicked another at the same time. While you were busy fighting the two, you didn't notice one of them sneaking up to you and got stabbed by him on the back. You screamed in pain and drop to your knees. "Heh, not so tough now, are you girlie?" he said grinning. You glared at him and was about to reach for your katana which was lying on the ground near you when you heard a gun shot in the air. You looked up to find the demon bleeding in the head and soon collapse on the ground.
A blond priest was standing in front of you with a gun in hand. Three other men were with him. One of them was rather short with brunette hair and a diadem on his head. Another had crimson-red hair and eyes, a child of taboo. The last one had jet-black hair and a monocle on his right eye. Your eyes widen when you saw them. 'Could it be....the Sanzo party?' you thought, still watching them.
~End of prologue~