Prologue
It was a dark and stormy night in a small town in Japan. Mr. Kuwabara paced back and forth nervously in the livingroom. Mrs. Kuwabara had gone out five hours ago to get some groceries, and he knew it shouldn't have taken more than an hour. It wasn't really the fact that she had been gone so long that worried him, it was the fact that she was four months pregnant with their second child. She had already been having problems early in the pregnancy. Mr Kuwabara had already called the local hospitals, but she wasn't at any of them.. He didn't want to risk going out to look for her just in case she needed help when she got home. Shizuru, their seven year old daughter, sat quietly on the couch not saying a word. The Kuwabara's came from a long line of psychics, and her bad feelings had always came true. She'd had a bad feeling all day long, but remained calm for her fathers sake.
Chapter1
A tall woman with long, curly brown hair could be seen running fiercely through the dark forest. She was breathing heavily and was covered in many cuts and scrapes throughout her body, most of which were still bleeding. Even though she was only four months pregnant, the slight bulge on her belly was quite apparent.
She had been on her way home from the grocery store when she had sensed two very strong demons approaching her from a distance. Their demonic aura had been stronger than any demon she or her husband had ever come across before. She immediately dropped her groceries and began running .
She wasn't sure how long she had been running, when exactly the forest appeared around her, or when it had begun to rain. All she knew was that the two demons she sensed were quickly coming upon her. Mrs. Kuwabara stumbled into a clearing surrounded by massive trees, when suddenly an energy blast threw her back into one of the trunks. Her clothes were singed and she was on the brink of unconsciousness when she was roughly spun around. Two exceedingly tall demons stood before her. The taller of the two had short, dark green hair, bright orange eyes, and slightly tan skin. The shorter of the two was by far the better looking one. He had thick, dark blue hair that was almost black and went past his shoulders, but not quite the middle of his back. His eyes were the palest silver she had ever seen- the look in his eyes, just gave her the chills.
"Well, well, well," said the taller demon, "that was quite an impressive feat for a human." He spoke in a bold, mildly husky voice. "Yes." Mrs Kuwabara whipped her head around to see the second shorter demon directly behind her. His voice was much softer, but with a menacing tone.
"That was more entertainment than we have had in a long time...too bad it couldn't last." With that the demon drew the thin sword strapped to his side and drove it into her belly. Mrs. Kuwabara gasped as he withdrew the bloodied sword, then quickly fell to her knees. A strange noise drew both demons attention to a small cluster of trees a short distance away. Quicker than the blink of an eye, the taller demons head slowly slid off his body. The blue haired demon, anticipating an attack, held his sword in front of him, blood slowly dripping from the tip.The only warning he got was the slightest rustle in the trees above him.
Mrs. Kuwabara looked up- the sound of swords clashing met her ears before another demon appeared in her line of vision. A demon just slightly taller than herself stood before her. She had rather dark red hair that was plastered to her head due to the rain. Her face was disfigured, but she still held herself in a way that commanded ones attention. In her hand she carried a long and elegant blade, the metal as cold as her dark blue eye. She glared intensely at the other demon. The blue haired demon smirked and bowed in a mocking manner. "Lord Mukuro- how can I be of service?" Lord Mukuro's body tensed up with rage as she replied, "what are you doing with this human? You know it is forbidden." The other demons smirk grew wider. "My Lord, we had not realized we were in your territory. I shall remove this human and be on my way." Mukuro's glare grew fierce.
Lord Mukuro had been making her territorial rounds that night when she had smelt blood and decided to investigate. She had grown angry when she saw what the two demons had done. "The human stays." Mukuro hissed. The demon frowned, then fled. Just as he reached the first couple of trees, a blur to his left forced him to evade a fist that appeared a mere second later. The demon dodged left and right, trying to get away, but couldn't make it out of the clearing. After a long struggle, the demon was starting to get desperate. He knew he couldn't keep dodging forever, but he also knew an attack would mean his certain death. Just when the demon was about to give up, a groan from the unconscious human caught his attention. It was then he knew that to get away, he would have to attack the human. With his back to the human, the blue haired demon leaped high in the air. He quickly grasped the dagger hidden in his sleeve with one hand, then turned to face the human. So focused on the task at hand, he failed to notice the sword that was descending upon him. The momentum he used to release the dagger drove him backwards, causing Mukuro's sword to miss its original target, and slice of the demons ear instead. Mukuro cursed quietly under her breath, as she moved to intercept the dagger. Once intercepted, Mukuro looked back at where the demon had been, but saw only an ear in the middle of a pool of blood that was slowly being washed away by the rain. After making sure the demon. was truly gone Mukuro turned her attention to the human. She had passed out some time ago during the battle, and with injuries of that degree, Mukuro wouldn't have been the least bit surprised if the human had died.
Mukuro approached the human and knelt down beside her. As soon as Muruko touched her, the human let out a gasp of pain, and her eyes flew open. "P-Pl...please..," gasped the human, "save m...my b...baby..." Muruko stood back in surprise, for the human should have died. Muruko focused her senses and found a weak spirit energy surrounding the woman. She thought quickly and replied, "I will save your baby on one condition. When your baby comes of age on his seventeenth birthday, then he will belong to me to do with as I please." The human closed her eyes and Muruko thought she had finally died, when she finally said, "No...hurt..." Muruko waited several seconds to see if she would say anymore, but it appeared the human had no energy left. That was fine, for Mukuro understood the message clearly. The future mother did not want her child hurt. "You have my word."whispered Mukuro, while she proceeded to put her hands on the bloodied stomach. As she poured her demonic energy into healing the human and child, the pale glow of spirit energy rose up to meet her. After a quick check, Mukuro confirmed that the energy did indeed not come from the mother. Just as the wounds finished healing, the energy left. It was then that Mukuro knew she had not made a mistake in her decision to heal the woman. With that, she picked up the human and disappeared.
Back at the Kuwabara house, Shizuru suddenly jumped form the couch and ran to the door. Mr. Kuwabara stopped his pacing when he heard a horrifying shriek come from his daughter . Moving up behind Shizuru, who stood with the door wide open, he finally saw what had frightened his daughter. On the porch was an unconscious and very bloody Mrs. Kuwabara.