Death to Reality
An InuYasha Fanfiction
How I Age Demons:
10 Demon years = 5 Human Years
At the beginning of the story, most of the children are anywhere from 20-28 years of age (10-14 in human years)
During the main plot, they're about 17-22 human years.
The Mountain: In all reality, it's just a great white peak jutting out of the landscape. It has no name and is covered with thick snow year round. Avalanches are a constant worry, as well as finding food.
Burizashi: A small, secluded village on the northern slopes of the mountain. The air here is very thin and clouds cover whatever of the ground can be seen from there. The town is arranged with two houses on each side of a larger, central building, which is a place where the sick are tended to and where the elder, Ishiki, resides.
The Demon's Judgement: An ancient weapon forged by several different kinds of demon fire. When pointed at a demon disguised as a human, it causes their true form to show (such as eye color, longer finger/toe nails, pointed ears, overall animalistic qualities). It is also a trap for half of the wielder's soul. Stronger more intelligent demons are able to splice their soul into two pieces, the greater and lesser half. Depending on how the demon usually lives, these halves can switch names. Neiyuki's 'Greater' half would be her demon side, since it's often contained deep within her and is eager to take control of her body. Near the beginning half of the story, the young demoness consults the help of another demon who helps her extract the demonic part of her soul, and place it into the scythe.
The Demon's Judgement is a large scythe, approximately five feet and nine inches when the base of the staff is placed on a flat surface. The bottom has a small, spear-like attachment, made of a silver metal. The upper blade, if straight, would easily be over half the staff long. It is also made of a silver metal, and has intricate swirling carvings along the base where it is connected to the staff. A mid-sized half-circle indent is located near the staff, where a small circular flame burns. The flame burns red when the more demonic side of her soul is inside of it, and blue when the more humane part is.
Characters (non-canon):
Kestral: A very easy going woman, she has fair skin and straight black hair that goes down the the center of her back. She has deep blue eyes and is roughly five feet, six inches. Married to Aisu and mother of Neiyuki.
-After time skip Kestral-: Her age is finally starting to catch up to her, as her eyes become darker and small lines start appearing on her face. She's beginning to look more cat-like and is starting to loose her sight.
Aisu: Serious natured, very quiet and shy. He typically doesn't speak unless he has something very important to say; would die for Kestral. He's often disappointed by his daughters playful antics and lack of seriousness in Ishiki's stories. Aisu is very tall, just over six feet, four inches in height. He has dirty blonde hair that usually appears to be in a mess, though most would say it's so 'dirty' that it's gray. Aisu has striking lavender eyes and is one of the searchman for the village (looking for bodies in the snow that need burying, or trying to find surviving humans in need of aid.) He is married to Kestrel and father to Neiyuki.
Ishiki: Comes off as the crotchety, yet good humored elder of the village. He is the oldest member of the clan and has a light tan to his skin and short patches of white hair on his head. His face is covered with many little scars, as are his upper arms. His ears are distinctly more feline then the rest of the clan, being wider and having tufts of fur on the inside opposed to just the mild 'elf looking' point to them. His eyes are a bright pastel green, giving them an almost glowing look. He found Talon at the bottom of the mountain and takes care of her. Aisu often says his legends should be taken seriously…
Flight: Bobbery's mother. She's considered the most beautiful woman in the village. Her hair is pin straight and snow white, and her eyes are a clear ash brown. She's tall and slender. She used to be very sweet and loving, but became somewhat reclusive since her husband was killed.
Neiyuki: The middle aged child in the village. She is the daughter of Kestrel and Aisu. She has chocolate brown hair and clear blue eyes. She's usually the 'butt' of the children's jokes, mainly because Ishiki often gives her a lot of crap with his stories.
-After time skip Neiyuki-: She's nearly as tall as her mother now, and has the typical young adult independent streak. She has also became very uncaring about her companions, Bobbery and Talon. She's well built, roughly 5 feet 5 inches in heigh, and weighs about 145 pounds. Her hair is still long, but her bangs are now messy looking and usually hide her eyes. She always has the Demon's Judgement with her.
Bobbery: Oldest child in the village. He's very cocky, and fully believes that his father died in a heroic battle even though his body was found mottled and torn to shreds by human weapons. He has shaggy snow-white hair and burning amber eyes. He picks on K the most.
-After time skip Bobbery-: His hair is still short and white, but he's lost whatever vanity he had as a child. He also has lost most of his pride that he had in his appearance, since dark lines are constantly under his eyes and his hair seems to be a mess constantly. He's become a quiet and humble boy, devoting himself completely to protecting Kestrel, Talon and Neiyuki since he's the last male in the village.
Rotaka: The quiet boy who's as old as Bobbery. His parents were killed, but nobody knows how. Taro rarely laughs or smiles, but usually always has something to say. He has black hair and maroon eyes. Supposively committed suicide at the age of 15.
Talon: The orphan, and youngest girl. The villagers suspect she's from another village, as she was found being chased by humans at the base of the mountain. She seems fairly happy with her new home with Ishiki and enjoys his company. She's very pretty and has long sable hair and deep green eyes.
-After time skip Talon-: She's a broken girl, who always looks very sad. Ishiki's death was only the start of it, but soon after Bobbery's mother died as well. She feels like a bad omen, and blames herself for the misfortunes of the village since she was never really one of them.