Chapter One
The Attack
It was a normal day at the shrine I was sweeping the front of the shrine with the broom But I looked up from my work when I sensed something evil approaching the shrine barriers. Then I watched in horror as the shimenawa on the torri burst into flame and started to fall to pieces. Then the my mother came running out.
"Kyuma, get out of here!" ordered my mother as she removed her yumi which is her priestess bow. I nodded my head before running into the shrine grounds. I could hear the battle begun but I dared not look back. Then I felt something grab my arm stopping me from running. I looked at what was holding my sleeve to see a bright red oni with a huge iron club in hand. I screamed as the oni started to pull me off the ground from my arm. I thought my arm was going to rip off. Then two large animals came from the sky. One wrapped its jaws around the oni's neck the other had its jaws on the shoulder of the oni. I watched as the two lion dogs snap the oni's neck and arm off. The hand of the oni released my arm and I fell to the ground but the lion dog with a white and grey coat grabbed the back of my haori with its jaws.
"Kochi," I whispered as I looked up at the lion dog as he slowly descended to the ground.
"Young Master Kyuma should flee the shrine," ordered the lion dog Kochi in a very deep male voice.
"We the shrine guardians of the Yamamoto Shrine will protect you," stated the other lion dog Nishikawa. Kochi and Nishikawa were both very large standing at 5 feet from head to foot. Kochi was a white and grey colored with green eyes and had the ability to fly and control the wind. Nishikawa was black and a dark blue color with yellow eyes and has the ability to breathe underwater and to control water itself.
"But where are we going to go?" I asked as I looked from Kochi to Nishikawa.
"We have to flee the country," answered Kochi. A battle cry broke the eerie silence. I looked towards the shrine entrants to see an army of onis come towards us but my mother was gone.
"Get behind us young master," ordered Nishikawa as he and Kochi stepped in front of me blocking me from the ogres sight. Nishikawa and Kochi opened there mouths wide as strange light start to form in their mouths. But before the two guardians could release their attack a strange energy came at us knocking Nishikawa and Kochi off their feet and into the main shrine that was several yards behind me.
"You are mine Hanyo," roared a voice from the entrance of the shrine.
I know this chapter is short but they will get longer as I go on just been having trouble with ideas so I hope you liked the first chapter please review thanks ^-^