I don't own Inuyasha
I am trying to be a better writer, so any suggestions is always appreciated. I hope you enjoy this tale.
Yumaru awoke with tears tracing her face "what a dream" she mumbled as she reached forward to wipe the tears away only to find her hands felt heavy. With a groan she looked at her wrist both with shackled with heavy steel she touched one of the shackles with her hand tracing it's clasp trying to pick the lock with her nails only to find her nails had been cut to down to near nothing she began to struggle pulling at the chains desperate to be freed. She pulled her feet up to try and claw at the chain with them but found those claws to be gone as well. "Damn it!" she yelled out realizing it was not a dream.
"So you are awake now child, you can struggle like an animal if you wish those chains will not release you" a voice came in almost mocking tone. It was the dark demon Naraku
"Show yourself How dare you hurt my family, I I I will kill you!" she yelled her sharp tongue curbed by grief, fighting against the chains drips of blood escaping from under the metal braces as her flesh gave way to the biting metal the pain slowing her struggles, never had her tender flesh been so cruelly damaged.
"As you see struggling only causes you more pain, my little fox" his voice came again seemingly from everywhere. Even in her anguish stricken and pained condition she could see sense in his words. She needed to save her strength. With a light whimper she curled up and wept for the family and village that she had lost.
"Kohaku, bring the girl some food, you are responsible for keeping her alive" The Demonic lord commanded to a young boy in demon armor a chain scythe hung from waist
"Yes, Master Naraku" The boy answered emotionless rising from his crouching position and leaving the room down to the kitchen
He entered the kitchen retrieving some cooked meat placing it on a plate and head down to the dungeons where the demoness was being kept. His eyes set upon the young girl about his age, her red eyes locked on him as her cell door opened her body chained to the wall sitting on a single blanket her legs drawn in close her eyes narrowed at the young boy.
"Go away" she growled her ears flattening against her head. The young boy still approached holding the plate
"You will need your strength" was all he said setting the plate down in front of her. Before rising and walking to the corner and rested keeping her alive was a double edged sword, he would have to keep her from killing herself, and from dying of any wounds inflicted.
Yumaru looked at her food it smelled wonderful and she was hungry but she just looked away
"I am plenty strong" she said resting her head on her knees. They sat in silence for a while Kohaku sharpening his scythe to pass the time. Yumaru's ear twitched as footsteps approached her eyes wandered to the door as it opened.
Another demon appeared a low growl emitted from Yumaru's throat he had the same dark aura as the man she had met her anger flaring as she rose to her feet her hand confined downward now unable to step forward or really defend herself the chains now pulled tight. The demon approached her quickly his short black hair caressing his shoulders a simple black and red kimono covering his flesh. He seemed younger than the lord Naraku she had seen his eyes not even trying to hide the malice he harbored. His clawed hand grabbed her forcing her head up revealing her sensitive neck his claws pressing the pulsing vein on her left side sending a shiver of fear down her spine. Her back pressed against the wall she knew of only one escape. She moved her right leg and struck the demon at the knee. A small grunt escaped the demon that in turn moved his hand to crushing her neck removing her only source of air.
"You are a prisoner, you will do as instructed and tell this incarnation, of your power" his rough voice came as he continued to hold her throat he dropped her at the last word. She gasped and coughed for air at his feet.
"Speak" he growled as his foot connected with her stomach sending her flying to the edge of her chains them bringing her to a sudden stop at the edge of the chains with a loud pop leaving her sprawled out on the floor a scream of pain exited her mouth she could feel it her shoulder had given way. She moved hesitantly to clasp her shoulder the man's piercing red eyes staring at her.
"Pain will only follow your defiance" the man's voice came again as he covered the short distance between them.
"Tell me what I wish to know!" he growled placing his foot on her wounded shoulder causing another jolt of pain through her, and another scream to fill the air. She wiggled to be free of this pain
"p-p-please release me" she begged shaking in pain.
"I will when I get the information I wish to have" the man growled claws growing on his foot sinking into her arm.
"I…I don't know…. what you want" she huffed speaking through her pain. Looking up at the demon towering above her frame small whimpers of pain escaped her lips as she awaited his reply but none came he removed his foot from her damaged arm and walked over to the young boy that was sitting waiting for them to finish.
"Kohaku remove this worthless creature's blood from my feet" the man commanded the boy pulled a small tissue from his amour cleaning the blood from the demons foot silently. With that he left locking the door behind him. She groaned in pain as she held her shoulder moving to a sitting position she pulled at her kimono she looked at her shoulder it was bruised already and five deep puncture holes in the gap where her bones had separated. To her the suffering was beyond compare, her arm was useless, she didn't know what powers he was referring to. She rested her head against the wall trying to ignore the pain slowly she slipped into unconsciousness. When she was out Kohaku approached grabbing her arm and forcing it back into a normal position. Yumaru let out a scream of pain as he did glaring at him as he walked back to his spot. Days passed the same way the same demon came in asking the same questions punishment fallowed the lack of answers blood stained the blanket now, her white hair stained with the same red splotches. Her body bruised and bloody Kohaku would set anything broken and bring her food once a day each time she would let it rot beside her even while Kohaku himself ate. This day Naraku himself visited her cell looking down at her form.
"your unwillingness to submit frustrates me" He said standing in front of her
"your body can take little more Girl, you will die here" she looked up at him suddenly the thought had crossed her mind but hearing it was all the worse. Her mind was free still she slowly struggled to her feet to face him
"That may be so, but at least I will die knowing haven't helped you in anyway" she said turning away from him. Her pained body shook lightly betraying her words as not fully true.
"Who said your death would be the end and it wouldn't also help me?" he asked a tentacle coming from his hand turning her head to face him.
"Kohaku take her to the main room in an hour" He said removing his tentacle and leaving the room with a light chuckle.
"I don't like the sound of that" she sighed she had yet to be able to summon her powers since arriving, she had thought it was the poison keeping her abilities sealed how was she to fight if she couldn't summon her powers. Sighing lightly she would have to clear her mind of pain, it would be impossible to fight in her current condition if she did not better learn to block out pain. She sat she had barely had time to focus herself when Kohaku approached a key slipping into the cuffs that held her the metal falling from her wrist the small of blood and festering wounds was strong in the air as the metal pulled away reopening the wounds that had sealed fused to the metal.
She whispered out a quick "thank you" standing and stretching her arms up several large pops came from her arms as they got used to the movement again.
"You run and I will cut you down now follow me" the boy replied approaching the door. Opening it his soulless eyes locked on her form waiting for her to follow him.
She nodded lightly and fallowed the young boy out of her cell up the stairs and into a large room high ceiling many demons sat along the walls each with red eyes locked on her form. The smell in the room was mostly the same Naraku's were all these people his kids? Why were they doing this?
"Girl, you will show me what you are capable of" Naraku voice sounded she looked around she still couldn't use her powers how was she supposed to show what she was capable of. A gust of wind hit her like a blade in her back she turned quickly to see who had struck her though she felt something crack under her foot. It was a parasite she had seen these before they live just under the skin of the host draining their powers, and only could be removed if you knew where to cut. 'What a dirty trick' she thought though her power began flowing back into her body she used the sleeve of her kimono to wipe of what was left of the makeup revealing her demonic markings. She stood in the center she turned once again to face the front of the room where Naraku now sat watching her he looked to a familiar terrifying face, the face of the man who had tortured her many times.
"Kurkin, Today you can kill her" The man rose a smile on his face as he approached her
Yumaru's heart skipped a beat as she took a step away from him he blood running cold. Her ears low she growled in fake confidence. She ripped at her kimono tearing the back of it freeing her tails she formed ice over her hands each finger turning into a dagger she glared taking a fighting stance. The demon lunged at her she jumped out of the way sending ice blades where she had been standing hopping they would hit him before he noticed. This was not to happy he spun away from her attack appearing in front of her in a blink of an eye tossing her against the wall. She growled her eye narrowed as she jumped away just in time to dodge a wall shattering punch.
'I cannot let that connect I wouldn't have thought he was holding so much back' she though as fear stuck her she was in real danger now. She formed a spear of ice and stood ready as he lunged she tried to take his feet out from under him the demon faltered only to use his hands to spring back slashing her stomach blood drenched her stomach in seconds the sudden pain almost cause her knees to buckle. She formed ice over her stomach to seal the wound and staggered. Receiving another painful gash forming on her cheek blood dripped from her chin. Her eyes caught movement towards he and she jumped upwards with all her strength he was playing with her. He clearly was not going for a quick kill. There had to be a way to use that to her advantage. She spun lightly in the air her long hair hugging her form. As she landed across the room forming ice on the floor making is slick she hopped that would slow him down. Yumaru could feel the demon on the ice and more easily read his movements, her eyes locked onto him as he approached her, His speed still near blinding. She ran towards him her feet agile on the ice she turned sharply behind him forming ice shards from her hands directly behind him. He was not able to turn or move quickly on the ice he lost his footing. The shards entering his back two of them exiting through his stomach as he coughed out blood. She smiled lightly it was as she thought he was playing with her and that would be his downfall. He twisted his body his feet sinking into the ice and through the floor giving him leverage but slowing him down.
She formed ice from the water in the air once again "I will WIN!" she growled lunging at the demon who had caused he so much pain over the twelve days of her confinement her blade cutting through the demons neck severing his head. His blood soaked Yumaru's kimono and dyed her hair and fur red. The young demoness pointed her blade the Naraku and growled
"I will never lose to you, I will neither be killed, nor help you" she threatened blood dripping to the ground as she threw her blade towards him. Only to be caught in a gust of wind and thrown aside.
"Amusing notion Girl, but petty threats will neither save you" Naraku sneered.
"Return her to her cell Kohaku, and get this mess cleaned up" He added leaving the room through a panel. Yumaru had won her fight, if that one could be killed the others could to, a new feeling was planted within Yumaru's heart. Hope she was going to continue to fight no matter what she had to; she would escape and would avenge her family no matter how long it took. She was young, and had a good amount of time to wait all she needed to do was be patient.
