The Lunar Legend
Arc I: Genesis
Chapter 2: Events of the Past
A week after those three colossal wars
The environment of Dog Demon's palace remained pleasant throughout the week due to the birth of the new heir. Inside her chamber, Inukimi was lying right beside the little Sesshomaru on the bed and was having a sweet time while playing and pampering him. Suddenly her attention was caught by the footsteps which seemed to be heading towards her chamber.
It was none other but the father of the newborn prince, after seeing whom, Inukimi's expressions changed slightly from joyful to serious ones. Toga noticed that change as well but the first sight of his newborn child filled his heart with such happiness that he ignored his wife's expressions.
Soon enough a feminine voice echoed in the chamber, "it seems that you finally get the time for your child, the Great Dog Demon!" Inukimi spoke while reflecting the disappointment from her tone as she referred to him in a very unusual manner. "Inukimi, you won't believe if I will tell you about the horrors we faced on the battlefield this time and what kind of warriors participated in the battle, you know the popular priestess Mido…" Toga tried to explain upon noticing that she was seriously upset with him this time but he was interrupted in the middle as she spoke further coldly, "I don't want to know anything."
Now Toga gently held his child in his hands and lifted him happily in his arms while smiling constantly out of great happiness. He couldn't help but spoke with slight excitement, "Look, my dear, he didn't even cry. It seems that he has recognized his father in the very first meeting." Inukimi got up from the bed and walked towards her husband in order to take the little Sesshomaru away from him, "or perhaps my child doesn't bother even your demonic aura," she responded.
"I thought our relationship will become smooth after the birth of our child," He muttered while looking towards his wife with serious expressions. "Give him to me, I need to feed him," She demanded while utterly ignoring what he just said to her. "Hmm… but he isn't even crying now Inukimi, let me spend some time with him at least," He spoke in the requesting tone, "after all, I have to think of a name for my prince as well," he added just to ease the environment.
"So, do you want me to wait for him to cry out of hunger? Besides, I have already given him a name," She replied to him while taking little Sesshomaru back from his father. "Oh! What is it, my dear?" Toga asked curiously. "Sesshomaru…" she replied as she sat down on the bed with little Sesshomaru lying in her lap.
"Why did you choose this name, Inukimi?" Toga asked in a serious manner while she answered him immediately, "the day and the times when he took birth, I heard and saw nothing except annihilation and destruction of lives, and hence I gave this name to my son." Toga didn't say anything but begin to ponder over her words, "I hope that my son will be powerful enough to bring about such destruction," she added.
"I would rather have a son who can save people from such destruction instead of causing it." Inu no Taisho replied to her in a slightly strict manner before leaving the chamber.
A few years later (11th Century)
Bernhard's Castle…
The region of Bernhard's Castle remained silent only for a few years after the Great War between the Brotherhood of Light and the Lords of Shadow. Everyone was under the impression that Gabriel Belmont died after killing the three Lords of Shadow but he surprised all of them by reappearing in the castle with a new name and a new form, i.e. Dracul. Now he became the Prince of Darkness and the new lord of the castle as well as of the entire legion of all the creatures of darkness that survived the war or were resurrected by him later.
Brotherhood of Light, on the other hand, had lost its edge due to the heavy destruction of its army in the previous war and also because of the absence of a powerful evil force for which they could have prepared themselves with dedication. However, with the rise of Dracul, Brotherhood of Light started to reform and strengthen itself to the point where it can stand against the power of the Dragon who was now feared by all in the region.
Around 20 years after Dracul came into existence
It took them 20 years to gather their lost strength and this time the soldiers of the Brotherhood of Light were being led by none other but Gabriel's own son, Trevor Belmont. However, it seemed that the re-established strength of Brotherhood of Light was none like the former times while Trevor Belmont couldn't withstand the power of his father as well.
The forces of the Brotherhood of Light were defeated in a miserable manner while Trevor found death at the hands of Dracul himself. Soon after killing his son, Dracul realized the loss which he had brought upon himself and then his wrath destroyed the entire army of Brotherhood of Light, once and for all. Later, he carried out a blood ritual on Trevor's corpse before he mummified it in a hope of his resurrection with great power and immortality.
400 years later (15th Century)
Dracul reigned for more than 350 years and eventually, his enemies gathered the forces which were required to vanquish him. A massive army comprised of both Angels and Acolytes (of Satan) invaded Dracula's Castle under the leadership of six powerful warriors viz. Zobek, Lieutenant, Victor, Agreus, Guido Szandor, and Raisa Volkova. The Prince of Darkness stood firm against them but both his army and castle suffered immense damage. It was during this war when Trevor came out of his coffin as Alucard, a mighty pure-blooded vampire just like Dracul. Together they devised a plan to save themselves from the ongoing onslaught but it cost Dracul almost all of his powers and as well as his consciousness. It was Alucard's plan to seal the entire castle along with all creatures inside a dimensional rift for a few hundred years. The war ended in the blink of an eye with absolutely no trace of Dracul and his minions left behind.
The western region of Feudal Japan…
More than 400 years had passed since the day Sesshomaru took birth and now he had turned into an adult Daiyokai, who was equally attractive as much as he was powerful. Throughout his childhood, he remained closer to his mother than his father because of the way she raised him. On the other hand, it's been several years since Toga died while battling against Takemaru in order to save his human lover and second wife Izayoi. The reason behind his death remained a mystery for everyone because he was too powerful to be killed by the hands of a mere human.
However, before his death, the past two decades proved to be dramatic not only for Toga and Izayoi but also for Inukimi and Sesshomaru. Inukimi at one point allowed Sesshomaru to go away from her so that he can re-establish the scattered empire of his father. During one of his conquests, Sesshomaru confronted Izayoi under such circumstances that he couldn't hate her even though she was a human and the second wife of his father. After a few unintentional meetings, Izayoi even started to lie to her lover Toga in order to meet Sesshomaru. Since she developed motherly feelings for Sesshomaru ever since she met him the very first time, their bond proved to be slightly harmful for Sesshomaru's relation with his real mother.
After Toga's death, Izayoi was forced to live with the humans because of which her interaction with Sesshomaru lowered drastically. This impacted Sesshomaru's mind quite adversely and slowly he developed a strong disliking towards humans. He also deduced that Izayoi left him because of her Hanyo (half-yokai and half-human) son and hence he developed a great disliking towards Hanyos especially Inuyasha. Over time, Sesshomaru turned into a cold-hearted killing machine which Inukimi saw as a sign of being powerful, and thus she never bothered speaking to him about it.
A few years later, Izayoi died of sickness and left young Inuyasha behind while Sesshomaru gained Tensaiga after which he solely concentrated on his aim of the supreme conquest. Several years passed like this, he also gained two comrades in the form of a small Toad-Demon named Jaken and a two-headed Dragon Yokai. On the other hand, Inuyasha grew up and met a priestess named Kikyo who was the guardian of the Shikon Jewel and popularly considered as the reincarnation of Midoriko. There were several times when Inuyasha and Kikyo got the chance of working together and soon they developed feelings for each other.
To be continued…
