People hate dragons. That's a fact.
It wasn't always like that. In the very beginning, they respected them for their wisdom and the power they held. The dragons showed the same kind of respect for the curiosity of the human kind, which has always been seeking answers. But it had all changed when a king, whose name is lost in the time, decided that they are nothing else but mindless beasts, their actions based on pure insicts.
So the dragons had to run. They had to hide in the deepest caves and in the highest mountains to not be found until they won't found out how to mask themselves before the humans.
This question was solved later on, too. Nowdays, dragons are walking in the streets of the cities, laughing at jokes with their human friends, in the shape of a man, woman, or child.
Of course, not all of them gave up their pride as a dragon. But they can never be seen. They're still hiding at different places of the world, waiting for the time when it's their turn again.
As the time went on different groups were formed to hunt down the remaining dragons and other creatures. Later on, they melted into one, called "The Tirtheen Guardian Division". Their center is in the capital, Rukongai, leaded by Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni. The members are shattered in the world, protecting the cities and villages from demons, dark creatures and the revenge-seeking dragons...
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"Ichi-nii, I'm scared. What's going to happen father and Karin?" weeped a young brunette girl, while holding on her brother's shirt tightly. He gave her an encouraging smile.
"Don't worry. That old goat has much more power than he likes to show. And I don't think he would let anything happen to Karin."
"But how? How did they find it out?"
"That's a good question, Yuzu. I would like to know that as well." He frowned as he looked over his shoulder. This takes too much time... "Listen, I'll leave alone for a while. Hide well. If we do not come back within an hour, or somebody finds you, just run away, okay?"
"Can't I?"
"No. We don't want to attract much more attention than we already did, right?"
"Yeah..." The girl sniffed.
"You won't get away, you damned dragon!" yelled one of the villagers. Isshin turned towards him.
"Interesting. You did not speak that way when I healed your legs and your wife's arm." There was sadness in his voice.
"That does not matter now!"
"Then what does?"
"That... You're a dragon!"
"Oh, yeah... Almost forgot about that. So I'm a creature of the darkness, controlled by insicts and the desire to kill. Do I look like that?"
"No, but you're still one. And all of them must die!"
"I was afraid, you would say that. But unfortunately for you, I do not wish to die anytime soon, and neither can I let you to kill my daughter... I promise, it won't hurt. Too much." The villagers attacked at once. Somehow Isshin managed to avoid every sharp or pointy objects. He raised his hand, and flicked one of the men with his pinky. Poor thing flew quite a few meters, before crashing into the wall of a house.
"Karin, my dear, are you all right? Daddy's coming to get you, so don't be scared!"
"Like hell I'm scared!"
"That's my girl!" he yelled as he grabbed a sword and actually melted it. The woman yelped and took a step back.
"There is the other freak!" shrieked somebody. Isshin followed their gaze, and almost facepalmed. Didn't he told his idiot of a son to grab Yuzu and run as far as he can, or did he?
"Hey, there! Mind if I join?" shouted the boy to his father, but he immediately found himself under at least ten men.
"Get... Off... ME!" he roared and showed the villagers down.
"Idiot! Why are you here?"
"I thought you might use some help."
"You are no help but a nuisance!"
"I'll take that as a 'your help is gratefully accepted"," he said as he avoided a spear. The older shook his head. Where did his son inherited this attitude of his from? Not from him, for sure. Okkaaay... Maybe from him.
"It's nice to listen to your chity-chat, but would somebody get me out of here finally?" asked the black haired girl.
"Just a moment Karin!"
"The dragon hunters!" yelled a woman. Ichigo turned.
"That's just great," he grimaced. He rushed towards his sister, kicked a man in the stomach and quickly cut her ropes.
"Took you a while."
"I would be satisfied with a simple thanks, too."
"He's showing his real form!" they both turned towards the crowd. Their father was kneeling in a magical circle, his skin changing into diamond-hard scales. Just how in the frozen hell did they manage to get him? Then he noticed as other hunters were running towards them. He silently swore.
Something blew up, and some humans were literally knocked down from their legs thanks to a long, snake like tail.
"Now!" yelled the leader of the hunters, as he raised his scythes, ready to attack, just to meet the black blade of Ichigo's. Karin quickly climbed up onto their father's neck, who lowered it to make the procedure easier.
"You're the other one," he murmured.
"Yeah, so what if I am? Heyyy! That was hot!" he shouted at his father, after his fire almost burned him alive. Not like he would die from it, but still...
"You deserved it. And you know I'm right, 'cause I always am."
"Yeah, whatever." He showed away the scythes of the leader, then put his left hand in front of him. "Stop. We did not want this. All we want is to leave in peace."
"What does a dragon know about peace? The only thing they know is how to kill."
"Well, if they thaught that to you, that's sad. But we'll leave either in peace, either in a bloodbath. It's only up to you."
"Neither of that will happen." He swung the scythe in his left arm, distracting the boy, while he threw the other one with him. Ichigo hissed as the blade cut into his right side.
"Transform. You have no chance in this shape of yours."
"Thanks for pointing that out, but no, I'm not that musch of an idiot yet." He swung his sword, but the man avoided it. The dragon beside them roared and sent another wave of fire towards the villagers as they came nearer. The two fighters took a traditional battle stance before their blades met again.
"I am the lieutenant of Squad Nine. You still think you can win?" said the dark haired. The orangehead grinned.
"You're not a captain? Then you are a piece of meat."
"I see. So you think I'm not a challenge to you."
"You can take that this way, too." But before he could attack again, his father's tail wrapped around his ankle, then he only realized that he is in the air, and several sharp objects are flying towards them. He was pulled on the left, as Isshin started circling. He let out a yell of surprise as blue energy missed him only with a few inches.
"Hey! Hey! Put me down, you idiot! Or you wanna kill me! OLD GOAT! DO YOU EVEN HEAR ME?"He qulickly grabbed his father's tail (For dirty minded readers: no, not that which makes a man man.) and started climbing towards his back.
"Ichi-nii!" said Karin as he reached her hand towards him, just when their father made a backflip in the mid-air. She quickly grabbed anything that she could, which was two bigger spikes on their father's back.
"Karin! Go back!"
"You think I can?" scowled the girl, holding on for dear life. She silently cursed the moment when she decided to help her brother up. She looked up. "Okay dad, you can slow down now! They're not following us anymore!"
The dragon let out a sigh and started flying towards the ground. A few minutes later he was standing in front of them in all his... Ehm... Glory.
"Seriously, put on some clothes," said the girl, and put her hands in front of her eyes.
"Okay, but..."
"You can't get away with 'I did not brought any' this time. Because I did," said his son. With that he threw a little bag into his father's grinning face.
"Okay, where is my other sweet daughter? Where did you leave her, you disgrace of a son?"
"At a more-less safe place, unlike you would. About five kilometres away from here. Coming to think of it, we should go. They'll probably start to chase us as soon as they can."
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Yuzu drew her breath in, as a tall man with the number sixty-nine tattoed on his face walked past the tree she was hiding in, and then disappeared in the distance.
"Hello, there lil' dragon!" She looked up in terror. A huge bear-like man was standing in front of her holding an axe. "Seems like they've left you alone, didn't they?" He licked his lips. "I guess I could play a bit with you before cutting those nice neck of yourse. What d' ya think?"
"I think that you should step away from my sister. Now." The man turned, so now Yuzu could see too who is - or rather who are - standing beshind him. It was her frowning and angry father, her also frowning sister, and a very, very pissed of older brother.
"You... Don't you disgusting scum dare to think that you have the right to speak with me like that!" He raised his axe and rushed towards the younger male, but was stopped by Isshins hand. Which a second later went right through his lungs.
"You..."
"I'm sorry. But you have threatened my daughter." He pulled his hand out and the dying man fell onto the ground.
"What the hell, goat-face? Threatened your daughter? Am I not your kid also?"
"But you can take care of yourself, unlike my Sweeties. AUGH! Karin! Why did you hit daddy?"
"Ichi-nii! Karin! Dad!" yelled Yuzu.
"Yuzuuu, my dearest daughter! Daddy was so worried!" he started running towards her, but the black haired girl grabbed his shirt.
"Couldn't you two be a little bit louder? We do not have more than enough hunters on our heels at all."
"She's right. They're close," said Ichigo after he smelled into the air. "And they also brought a griffin and an unicorn with them."
"I still don't get it. We aren't Hollows after all, for goodness' sake!" rubbed his forehead the teenage dragon.
"You're worrying about it too much, Ichigo."
"I said I don't get it, and not that I'm worried."
"Yes, but the fact that you can't understand something makes you worried."
"... True. But I still don't want to be hunted down like an animal."
"Son, we are not animals. Nothing that is breathing is an animal, but a living thing."
"Save for Hollows. They aren't exactly alive anymore," said Karin.
"Yes, but even they cannot be considered as animals since once they have been alive."
"Too bad that humans don't understand it," said the orangehaired.
"Yeah. Now lift up that butt of yours and get something to eat for us!"
"Eeeehhh?"
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Mmmh, short chapter, short chapter...
I've written this one ages ago and later on forgotten about it... Anyways, I'm planning to continue it, but I still don't know how.
All of my A:TLA fics are closed down for an unsure time. I still love it, but I'm not into that so much anymore... (But Mai still rocks!)
Also here are the dragon types that'll possibly appear in the story:
-Black: beholds the power of fire and energy. They're said to be the wildest among the Dragon Slayers. Only the female ones horns points backwards, the males have horns that points forward. They do not have whiskers. Their eyes are yellow/golden. They have spikes through their neck and back and a pair on their wings.
-White: their power is to manipulate ice/snow. They can turn water into ice. Their horns are pointing backwards, though it is rare for a male to have horns. They do not have wings. They have a mane running from their neck till the end of their tail, along their spine. Their eyecolor is usually blue, rarely purple, sometimes mismatched.
-Blue: they have the power to control/boil any types of water. They have longer head then the other dragons usually do, web between their fingers and smaller but more fangs than most dragons. Eyecolor - deep sea-blue or green. The females usually have darker blue mane than their scales color is.
-Red: almost as wild as a black one, but it likes to fight more. Also has the power to create/manipulate fire. They have spikes growing out from their chin and along their spine. Their claws are the sharpest of any kind, and their jaws are very - and I mean very strong.
- Green: they are able to "bend" rocks and earth to their will. They can hear the word of the flowers and other plants. (They call them the Silent Ones.) It is also rumoured that they have the ability to heal. Some of them can spit venom, though that is rare.
People would think that the water type would not have wings right? :D But they can also use them to swim. The white ones do not have wings because they somehow has to lessen the heat loss. Though how can they still fly is still a mistery.
Also, the Kurosaki family may have acted a little bit strange when Isshin killed the guy. But they're already used to that.