hello! so this has been swirling around in my head for quite some time. its a bit of an insight to a moriko prequel i plan on writing after i finish my third installment of the series. this part of the prequel though is a CROSSOVER. seeing as i am also writing a cross over story that fits well with my character, here is a bit of the history she had with inuyasha and sesshomaru's father, Inu no Taisho. hope you like it

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Peace and quiet, something I finally earned after a long battle. The clan wars should cease to exist, I'm quite sure I made myself clear this time. However, there is no cure for idiocy. I submerge myself under the water, and its temperature chills my aching muscles, but wakes me up completely. I suppose I should be tired, seeing as I hadn't slept in days. Finally though, I would be able to catch up on a few hours at least. There was still a lot of work to do. Thankfully I lost minimal lives, and my enemy retreated before I got really angry. I resurface, taking in a deep breath. The cold is chilling on my lungs, but I revel in it. I quickly finish my bath, getting out of the water and putting on some fresh clothes. Wringing out my hair, I look up to stare at a full Makai moon.

I sighed slightly, trying to not think of the countless lives that have died at my hand. Finally though, I would not have to fight anymore wars. I finally made my point and all of Makai would know better than to try and attack our clan anymore. Revenge is something that only drives insanity, and I'm sure that I have finally fixed all the past issues the wolf clan had with the rest of the demon world. Growing up I was always forced to watch countless lives die for nothing. All because idiots ruled. We finally have a good ruler, and I command the army as I set out to do. Of course, I never did it just for myself. I had to make sure my brother was taken care of. I sighed one last time, tearing my gaze away from the moon and heading back towards the clan.

The smell of decay fills my nostrils as I run back home. I won't be helping them clean up the battlefield this time, I am too exhausted. Besides, I need to keep my guard up and my mind sharp now that we're done. My goal is to make an army fall into disuse, and be done with this stupid fighting. I don't much care for killing demons, but I won't allow them to threaten my home either. I'm also quite tired of cleaning up after my predecessors. It's their fault that I lost most of my family in the first place. I walk briskly to my chambers and close the door. I bar it, making sure that I'm not bothered by anyone while I rest. Finally, Peace and quiet.

...

"General," the King acknowledges my presence as I walk into the war room.

"Your Majesty," I greet him, smiling as I see him. King is widowed, with only one daughter, Yuriko. The two of us are close, have been since we were young pups. We went on our first hunt together, she is like a sister to me. But she is not present, she is busy with another task that her father has bestowed upon her. But it is of no matter, her father, the King, has always treated me as one of his own. Any by extention my brother as well, Akatsuki. I could never repay him for everything he had done for me since my family had died. It was a complicated matter, but the best I could do is command his army. Which I did quite well.

Two months had passed and we had gone without an attack. I kept the army in shape, but for the most part, I wasn't quite sure what to do with myself anymore. I had already passed on teaching the spy service to the best apprentice I had, and they were very competent. In fact, i was quite bored, but I spent the days with my brother enjoying the peace. Of course, I would never start a war due to boredom, that was just silly.

"I'm sure you're wondering why I have called you here."

"I wonder many things, Your Majesty."

He smiled, "It will only be the two of us, there is no need for formalities, Moriko."

"Formalities are tedious, Yukito."

"Agreed. I have received word that there is a great dog demon traveling here to our clan. He has made himself known, simply to make sure we do not attack an intruder."

"Then he knows our ways. This dog demon wouldn't be the one I'm thinking of, would it?"

"Inu no Taisho."

I smirked, "Interesting. He has come a long way to see us. He could have simply sent one of his vassals."

"It seems that he wishes to see you personally."

"Well, isn't that something? I never knew I was so popular."

"Do not be so modest, Moriko. Tales of your conquests here have reached the far corners of Makai. You have brought peace to this clan for the first time in centuries. That is no easy feat. We cannot be sure as to why the dog demon has come, but we will receive him and find out. No matter how great he is, I trust that you will do what is necessary."

"We are all compelled by necessity," I spoke my aunt's tired but true words.

"That we are."

...

It wasn't too long after that meeting that Inu Lord himself showed up at the wolf clan. I awoke from my chamber, sensing something different in the atmosphere. My senses told me that someone very powerful indeed was approaching our realm. I rose from my bed quietly, waiting to make sure I was feeling this right. The power was immense, nothing like I have ever felt before - aside from Raizen - and I knew I would have to be on guard. However it would seem futile as this Inu Lord would be able to obliterate us with a single sweep of his power. Curious indeed.

"Sister?" Akatsuki must have felt it to, as he to woke up to look at me questioningly.

"We have a visitor," I spoke calmly, my mind calculating. What could he possibly want with me?

My brother looked at my worried, "More fighting," his face fell.

"Perhaps, I cannot be sure. We have been expecting him though and finally we find out what he has traveled all this way for."

Akatsuki's face hardened. He did not care for the fighting, seeing as his parents were casualties. Though we had different mothers, they were still part of the pack and that was what mattered to me. I stood up, my brother following suit. Our guest hadn't arrived yet, so I had time to change and look impressive. Akatsuki knew the drill, I was training him to take over when I stepped down after all. By the time I was ready the dog demon would be here, and I could get this silly meeting over with.

I threw open the doors of the throne room, walking at a brisk pace towards the war room where I had met King Yukito several days ago. I knew he would be there, as well as a few members of the high council. My brother was at my side, as I purposefully opened the doors to the war room, and waited for all eyes to turn towards me. I assessed everyone that was in the room, and I was right about who would be attending, aside from a few extra castle guards sitting close to the dog demon himself.

"Inu no Taisho," I spoke, staring directly at him. I made sure my voice commanded all the attention in the room, he was after all, here to see me.

"General Moriko Chie, I am honoured to be in your presence," he bows towards me slightly. I can see on his back he holds three swords. Curious.

"To what do I owe this pleasure?" I'm not entirely convinced he's not here to attack me.

He smiled slightly, keeping his attention only on me, "I have heard of your endeavors here, the quick precision in which you run this army. At last, your silly clan wars have come to an end. I praise such a young pup for quite a feat. I daresay your skills have far surpassed my own in some aspects. I can only hope that one day I can be as agile minded as you. Which brings me to the reason I have come, I could use your help should you allow me the honour. In my realm the Panther tribe wishes to expand its territory. They are stupid beasts with nothing to offer but grief across the map, much like this clan was before it gained competent rulers. I need to raise an army, and I need someone such as yourself to command this army and ensure my victory. Should the panthers win, my realm may very well die. I do not want innocent lives to die. I have many demons that are willing to fight, but I need a leader, and someone to plan my defenses. That is something you excel at, General."

"So you will have the leader of my army and my wolves go with you to the distant land, leaving me defenseless?" questioned Yukito, though his voice was much friendlier than mine.

"No, your Majesty, just that Moriko accompany back to my realm and help me defend it."

"No. You'll have to find someone else," Akatsuki said darkly, his eyes hard towards the demon lord. I held my hand up.

"Why have you really come here?" I asked, "Surely there are plenty of more powerful demons than myself, and some much smarter. Yet you specifically came for me. Why?"

"It isn't as complicated as you think, General. Your spy service can tell you exactly what's going on in my realm, so you know that I am not lying. I came here because you are meant to become a legend. You have already proven yourself time and time again against impossible odds. I'm asking you to do that one more time, for me, to save lives. You don't care for decay and death, otherwise you would have kept the clan wars going, not go out of your way to stop them," he answered.

I could tell from his eyes that he was being truthful, but I could not help my suspicious nature. But we both already knew that I would go with him, and the rest of this idle banter was for appearances sake. The minute he looked into my eyes I knew that I would help him, and he knew as well. The deal was already made, and I never left his steady gaze. I was waiting for his signal, though I could not tell you how I knew this. We communicated strictly through slight eye movements and it was over in seconds.

"Even just taking our General you leave us defenseless," one of the high council members spoke up.

"Not completely," I spoke up, my eyes still locked with the demon lord. He gave the signal, and we would end this silly talk. I tore my gaze away, looking at the rest of the room, "Akatsuki is more than capable of stepping into my place and keeping the peace. He has been a very apt pupil, and I feel there is not much more he can learn from me sticking around here anyway."

"You can't be serious!" the other council member spoke.

"I've never been otherwise," my tone was icy. I did not like anyone speaking ill of my little brother.

King Yukito held up his hand, "I agree with Moriko. I have seen Akatsuki's work and he is well suited to the task. Does this mean, General that you will be lending yourself to the dog demon?"

"Yes, we have been fortunate and I would hate to see needless casualties. I will go and help him, and then I will return. Akatsuki will stand in my stead and keep the peace. If there is no need to bring any wolves then you will be safe without me for a while."

Yukito nodded at me, "Very well. Moriko will help our friend here in his realm. Akatsuki will stand in for the General in her absence. But be warned, Inu no Taisho, General Moriko is very valuable, and should she die you will be paying for it with your own life."

The dog demon smiled, looking at the king, "She is in good hands, your Majesty."

Yukito nodded somberly, then dismissed all but myself and my brother from the war room.

...

Once the doors closed to the war room and the three of us were alone, I finally released a breath I didn't notice I was holding. It was actually more of a sigh, but I was relieved to be alone with my family. King Yukito had taken good care of myself and my brother, he was more like family than the one I was born into -aside from Sumiko. I looked at the two of them, noting how upset my brother was at the decision that had been made. Of course he was unhappy, I was the only living relative he had left, and it would kill him if something happened to me, just as I would die should anything happen to him.

"You don't have to go, Moriko, we don't owe them anything," said Akatsuki, almost pleading.

"I must go. I knew that the moment I saw him," I spoke pointedly.

"It could be a trap."

"Do not be foolish. A trap is not needed to lure out one wolf when he could have wiped us all out just by one of his three swords."

Akatsuki was about to open up his mouth, when Yukito interjected, "She is right of course. He is a great dog demon and has earned that title. He did not have to come peacefully, he could have easily just taken what he wanted, but instead he asked for her service. I am quite certain that he would have left in peace should Moriko had refused his offer."

"But it would have weighed heavily on my conscious should I not help. There are wolves in that area that would suffer, and though we do not recognize them as our own, we are still one as a pack. I will be taking a small pack of warriors with me. I have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with then I get there, and I want to make sure there are no surprises."

Yukito nodded, "Take whatever you need. We will be fine to defend ourselves should anything come our way."

"Nothing will bother this realm. Akatsuki will see to that."

"There is one more thing. When you return I will officially make you part of my family. You two have served me well, and I would like nothing more than for my daughter to rely on her family once she takes the throne. We will discuss it more upon your return, Moriko."

"Very well, but I should not have to remind you that it will be a long time before she takes the throne."

"You just did."

"Did I? Slip of the tongue I'm sure," I smile warmly at him.

...

I started my journey first South and then West. He came from a far and distant realm, and I knew that it would be a long journey. He did not come alone, he had three demons that waited a good distance away. To the naked eye it looked like two demons, but one of them was a tiny flea and hard to follow. I took ten warriors with me, one of which was my own, soon to be adopted sister, Yuriko. She insisted on going with me to ease the worry of the rest of the clan, and seeing as her rank was above mine I had no choice but to approve her request. Her father seemed to have planted it into her head. My flaxen haired sister would be a great asset in battle, I just hated being responsible for the royal line out in the open like this. The other nine wolves I hand picked of my choosing, one of which was Yayoi. Without her, my spy service would be a complete failure, and I could use her intelligence while I was out on the field. All in all I was satisfied with my team, and they knew their expectations. I looked over at Kenzo, knowing that he was risking a lot coming with me and leaving his family behind. Kenzo of course, is the ancestor of a wolf many you know as Kenji. It was no accident that I was close to them.

The demons Inu no Taisho traveled with were strange indeed. They were technically vassals, but realistically they were companions before hand. As I mentioned, there was a tiny little flea I learned to be called Myoga. He was cowardly, but his devotion was admirable. Another old demon, Totosai, who traveled on a demon ox with three eyes. He was a sword smith, and that part was obvious as to why he was traveling with a demon that wielded three swords. The last demon was not a demon whatsoever, but rather a wandering spirit. It seemed to be connected to the three sheaths of the swords Taisho held. But overall, they weren't hostile, and were characters to say the least.

For the first few days I stayed back with my pack, still distrusting the reasoning for someone to come all this way to fetch me. It wasn't like he could not have had any of these smaller demons do it. But he insisted on doing it in person, and seeing as I just got over defending what would be a never ending battle with practically every tribe and clan in Makai, it was hard for me to get used to the idea of peace. Especially since not long after I was supposed to be done fighting I was sought out to win yet another battle. The truth behind the matter was, though I couldn't admit it at the time, I was in awe of the dog demon. His power was something most demons could only hope to accomplish, and it baffled me, but honoured me that he would come all this way for my talents so to say.

There was more to it, however. On the surface I was happy for peace. But my life had always been so chaotic that I wouldn't know how to act without a major disaster or a war on my hands. Taisho's appearance was perfect timing, as I was already planning my defenses despite that I've never even seen the area of Makai I would be defending. That was of no matter though, I was always thinking, analyzing, always finding ways to survive. My plans were always for every possible out come should it arise. Many of you are told to not bother with "what ifs", however, I plan for every single one so that the question itself is useless. I'm sure many of you recognize that style of thinking, knowing my mate. Taisho must have known that, and there was only one possible demon that could tell him that kind of information, but I had to be sure before I started asking questions.

But after about a month of travelling, we started to share rations of our hunt with Taisho and his company. In fact, the more I spoke with Taisho, the more I liked him. I can't say I had ever met more of a level headed demon in my life. I knew my journey in life was supposed to be with him, and though I didn't have a clear answer as to why, I knew that I had much to learn from this wise demon. A huge part of me was excited to be free from the major duties of hanging around the clan. It seemed it was a long time since I was free, and freedom was all I ever really wanted in life. Despite my upbringing, I was a lone wolf, but I was loyal and would never abandon anyone in my pack.

"Another two days and we will be in my realm," Taisho spoke to me while our small pack sat around a fire.

"I look forward to rest," I replied, taking a bite of my food.

"You couldn't rest even if you tried," Yuriko scoffed at me.

"Especially knowing that obese rabbits are still alive and well," Yayoi smirked.

"Or soldiers sleeping," mocked Kenzo.

"Totosai, you left this spot under cooked," I ignored them, holding out my food. His fire breath came out suddenly, nearly catching my loud mouth companions on fire. I smiled once it was over, "Thank you dear," I told him sweetly, eating and continuing to ignore them.

"Seems it would be wrong to cross you," Taisho laughed at my antics.

"Traitor," Yuriko teased.

"I'll remember that the next time your Highness needs my help for anything," I sniffed, taking another bite while others laughed.

...

I slapped Myoga for umpteenth time in a day. For some reason the little flea had taken a liking to my blood and I was quite annoyed with it. There was plenty of wolf blood here and yet he only ever came for me. Silly pests.

"Myoga I think you should be careful. Next time I don't think she'll let you live," Taisho warned in a light voice. The Makai sun had the journey in high spirits, and I knew that we were close and I was finally able to see what I would be working with. Myoga didn't speak, but stayed in my hair. He seemed to think he could take permanent residence in there. Pests.

"Why do you carry three swords anyway?" I asked, my curious mind coming out.

"That is quite a long story."

"It's still quite a long journey," I told him pointedly.

He laughed, "Very well. I took a fang of my own and got Totosai to forge it into this sword, the Tetsusaiga," he pointed to one sword at his side, "Which I forged in the hopes of passing onto my son."

"Your son?"

"Yes. He pursues the quest for power, a lonely journey. One day he will come and kill me, surpassing me in demon power."

"And what will you do then?"

"I will fight with all I can, until he succeeds, that is a father's only dream for his son."

"But you are only in the hopes of giving him such a sword."

"Yes. His heart is closed off towards compassion. His quest for power is a lonely one. He refuses contact of any kind, believing it is a crutch for the weak. He wishes to have Tetsusaiga, but I fear he may not be the one to wield it. Tetsusaiga is a special sword, it gains the power of those its slain. Utilizing the wind scar, it can slay 100 demons with one swing. However, its powers have limitations. I have yet to unlock the power of the Meido In fact, I had to split the Tetsusiga, which Totosai was kind enough to do and create this," he pointed to the sword on the other side, "the Tensaiga. This sword can cut through anything that is not of Makai. The sword of healing that cannot kill the living. With this sword I am hoping my son will be able to master the Maido Zangetsuha, and combine the two swords into one again."

"That kind of power is only a dream, I can see why he pursues it," I replied.

"As I said, I fear Tetsusaiga is not for him. Tensaiga may bring out the power he wishes to need to kill me. But that is a time far from now, and may not turn out the way I see it."

"We are all compelled by necessity."

"To true, hence why the two of us were destined to meet and are on this journey together."

"And the third one?"

"Ah, now that one is a bit different than the others. The sword at my back called So'unga, is the sword from the pits of the netherworld."

"The netherworld? That place disappeared a long time ago."

"Not that one, Moriko, the netherworld that demons go to after they have died. So'unga takes charge of its wielder, killing all in its path. Only one with the power to control it may hold the sword with their own mind and use it to their will, not that of the sword itself. I took hold of So'unga in order to protect anyone that was unfortunate enough to cross its path. That is why I have forged two swords for my son. One day I will give him the Tensaiga, and once he masters its powers and combines that with Tetsusaiga, only then will he be able to defeat me an protect those who cross paths with So'unga."

"That's an awful lot of pressure to put on him."

"He is an exceptionally powerful demon. He has powers beyond that of which I could even dream of. But he needs to learn how to fight for others and not just himself. He is much like his mother, indifference to those around them."

"You mated with her," I shrugged.

"That I did."

"Wolves mate for life, though my father decided to mate with more than one after my mother died. My brother has no knowledge of this, and all those who raised me are dead. Yuriko and her father are the closest to family I have now. I will not mate, I do not see that in my life."

"You are still young yet. A mate may very well be the thing the lone wolf needs."

"The lone wolf has too many responsibilities."

"You are a strange one, Moriko, Raizen was right about that."

"I knew that Raizen had to the a mutual friend."

"I'm surprised you didn't pick up on it earlier."

"Priorities. You've asked me to plan a war."

"You need to learn how to play more often, you're taking life too seriously and that will do you no good."

"Perhaps. But that is not what fate has in store for me."

"For now, no."

...

That conversation in particular made me suspect that Inu no Taisho had the gift of the seer, though it would be much more advanced than my own. It was the first time I had heard of Sesshomaru, though he was careful not to give me too many details, only what I would need to know in order to help him. Taisho set this all up for his children and was as much a pawn in my life to get me to where I needed to be. Sesshomaru showed me that I could love, and that was what Taisho was hinting at. In turn, the time I spent with his son made it possible for the demon lord to care for others even if he refused to admit it. Taisho did not necessarily need me to plan a defense, he was interviewing me to learn my capabilities and determine whether or not I was the one from his visions. I knew what he was doing, but it would not be clear to me until much later in my life.

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i think i'm going to end it here for now. i will add some more in time, but this should be okay. remember to check out "the key" which is coming to an end seeing as "the vampire's curse" is now out. and don't forget about the crossover that is crucial "the last endeavor" thanks so much love you guys.