Hey folks! I am back after a short break with another crazy idea. By the way, wish you a very Happy New Year to all my lovely readers. I know I know it's a little late but stop complaining, would ya? :P

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A peak into the past- part 2

"The island was divided into four vast territories - the Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern lands- and each sect was entrusted to the four mighty taiyoukais known as the Lords.
One such Lord was the great Inu no Taisho who was believed to be the strongest demon ever to have walked this planet. Under his reign, the Western Lands flourished. But as they say, its only a matter of time before good times fade into good memories and reality takes a turn to the worse. Who could have thought that the downfall of the unbeatable demon Lord who was feared by all, would be caused by a ...mere human woman?"

~~Two centuries ago~~

"But Dearest, I thought you loved me!" the female sobbed as tears rolled down her smooth cheeks as her mind reeled on what she was hearing.

"Hah! Love? You were a mere distraction from my daily monotonous lifestyle. Being the great taiyoukai which I am, shouldn't I deserve some hours of pleasure? " Inu no taisho snickered.

"Plus I must say that you proved to be a good one at that, Izayoi. Much better than my mate. " he remarked, his eyes full of lust as he remembered their ' time together'.

The said female widened her eyes as her mind processed the words that fell on her ears.

'MATE? He had a mate!' her mind screamed as she felt ashamed of herself for falling for this man…this demon.

"So all this while you were just satisfying your selfish desires and our relationship meant nothing to you?" Izayoi choked, her eyes slowly turning red from the incessant crying.

The Lord smirked. "You are catching on fast, 'my love'."

Izayoi flinched as he used those words mockingly which used to once speed up her heart and made her feel special…made her feel loved.

"What about the baby in my arms? He is the sign of our love. He is the seed of you!" she screamed as her motherly instincts kicked in.

"Keh! Like I am going to believe a whore like you! Who knows whose output is 'that'?"

As soon as those words left his mouth, time stopped ticking for Izayoi. At that moment, she felt blank. Her tears had tried. Her body felt numb. The numbness slowly faded into a single emotion.

It wasn't sorrow.

It wasn't shame.

Neither was it fear nor was it despair.

It was RAGE. Sheer rage for this disgusting being that stood before her, proud and unaffected by his deeds.

Her once beautiful cerulean eyes turned to stoic blue shade as her body engulfed in a mystic pink light. Her waist length hair flew out from the immense power she emanated. Even the said epitome of power Inu no Taisho felt its strength as his skin burned from the blinding light.

'Sh..she is a miko!' his eyes widened.

Izayoi levitated from the ground as she began chanting in an ancient language:

Oh all the witnesses of heaven,

Behold the pain I feel.

For if I had truly felt what I claim,

The being before me shall feel the same.

He shall lose what he has gained,

And shall perish in shame.

An orb flew out from the miko and dissolved into the taiyoukai's form. He smirked as he stood there unharmed, his pride intensified of being the strongest being in existence.

Izayoi's feet touched the ground as the light faded and her eyes returned to their normal shade but lacked their usual glow.

"Quite a show you had put up there." The demon remarked slyly. "But to no avail, I stand here unscathed."

Izayoi smiled at his ignorance. "I have accomplished what I had intended."

"Oh?" he mock laughed. "I am yet to feel the pain then." He remarked sarcastically.

Oh how right he was.

The said female left the castle premises without paying a second glance, as the baby with the puppy ears lay asleep in her arms oblivious to the whole ordeal that had taken place.

*Back at a hut, where a figure lay on a mat with a female looming by her side*

"You are the only one I can trust him with." Izayoi whispered as her breathing became rash.

"No sister! You are going to pull through this. Just hang on." The female clutched her pale hands, afraid that Izayoi might slip away if she loosens her grip.

"I should have listened to you, big sister. I gave my heart to the wrong man." Izayoi shut her eyes tight in a feeble attempt to reduce the pain that was rapidly building up inside her body.

"Hang on Izayoi! You have to live for me. If not for me, then for your baby. He is too young to lose the shelter of a mother." The female urged.

"You have to be that shelter big sister. My life was only for so long. I trust you…"

"NO! Izayoi!"

"…Take care of my Inuyasha, big sister…" she had stopped breathing. She was relieved of the pain…if only she could have been relieved of the treachery that had hollowed her heart.

"...And true to her word, the demon lord soon perished away after a few months leaving his failure of an empire on the shoulders of his elder son after leading the remainder of his life in sheer pain and shame for terribly losing in a war more than half of his territory." Kaede finished as a single tear rolled down her wrinkled cheek.

A hand shot up as Kagome felt that her cheeks had moistened from the tears that were rolling down with no restraint.

Kaede swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat as tears threatened to fall. 'It had been quite some time before she had reminisced. '

"So Inuyasha's mother was a human? " Kagome ventured as she broke the thick silence that had followed after Kaede was done with her story.

"Yes. He is a hanyou… a half breed with a demon father and a human mother."

"What happened to his aunt? I mean Izayoi's big sister?" Kagome asked meekly.

"She is sitting right before ye, child."

Kagome choked.

"WHAT? Bu…But didn't you say this happened two centuries ago? How come you are still…I mean…you are human…I mean-"

Understanding what was bothering the poor child, Kaede replied curtly, "I am a miko, child. Mikos live as long as a full demon, if not longer."

"Wasn't Inuyasha's mother a miko too? Why did she pass away so soon?"

Questions flooded Kagome's mind and she refused to move until she had all of them answered.

"Izayoi wasn't a trained one. Her powers hadn't unleashed until that cursed day until she felt sheer anger blind her. In doing so, it had taken a toll on her and her body wasn't strong enough to hold such immense power. And it gave out." Kaede's voice cracked as the image of her dead sister replayed in her mind.

Kagome felt her heart reach out to Kaede. She didn't want her to hurt more so she cleverly changed the topic and asked the question that had been poking her for quite some time now.

"Kaede how come do you know about the demon seclusion thing when others are oblivious to this motion?"

Kagome almost leaned forward as she eagerly waited for the reply.

"Oh that's because I was one of the Intellects." Keade stated as it was the most obvious thing in the world.

As if someone had pushed her from the back, Kagome fell over with the sound of something breaking echoed in the room as her face connected with the ground not so gently.

"…Kaede I might have broken my nose." Those were her final words before she blacked out.

"Oh my, I should have said that earlier… No wonder Inuyasha used to complain that I was the worst story teller ever." Kaede sighed.

A/N: This is the longest chapter I've written so far. I apologize for making Inu no Taisho such a villain but it was sort of necessary for my plot. So please deal with it? Yeah? Yay!

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