Hello. I know some of you are waiting on my other story, Unexpected Mates, but sometimes, when you get an idea in your head, it won't leave you alone until you've typed it. This was the case here. This is still a Sesshomaru/new character pairing, but this one doesn't make him all lovey dovey. Anyways, read it plz, and tell me what you think. Thankies.
Kyri fired another arrow, scowling slightly as Kagome and Sango ran past her. Three Youkai were trailing them back to the cave. They couldn't know about the cave, no matter what. Once Sango and Kagome were a short distance from Kyri, they turned and fired as Kyri ran back to them. Kagome's arrow struck the wolf Youkai in the face, dropping him. The two wolf Youkai left continued running through the forest, using their demon speed and growling at the three humans that were alive. Kyri spun on her heel and let loose another arrow, nailing one in the leg. Sango shot an arrow as well, hitting the same one in the chest.
"Kagome" Kyri called out, the last one getting close. Kagome dodged to the side as both Kyri and Sango pulled out two knives and threw them at the wolf Youkai, scoring a hit, one in the leg, the other in the side. The wolf Youkai fell to the ground but wasn't dead. Sango and Kagome looked away as Kyri pulled her sword and cut the Youkai's head off, unflinchingly. "Too close." Kyri mumbled, wiping the blood off on the Inuyoukai's hide and bending over, pulling the knives from the body.
"Let's get back, we got the plants we need." Kagome stated, not looking at the decapitated body. Both Kyri and Sango nodded in agreement and they all ran through the forest to the hidden cave.
Once they were close to the entrance, Kyri approached a large elm tree. She placed her hand on the bark and it wavered before turning into a door way with steps leading downward. All three glanced about before walking down into the dark depths. After walking down tons of steps, their dark accustomed eyes were blinded with the bright light that shone within the hidden under ground cavern.
The cavern was filled with humans, the survivors and little make shift wooden rooms. The place was busy, people working, cooking, cleaning, healing. About four hundred people in the small cave. Kyri hoped there were more survivors, but she highly doubted it. The youkai weren't known for their mercy.
Kyri split off from Kagome and Sango, who went to take the important plants to the healers. Kyri needed to get more arrows. She walked down the twisted trail, nodding her head to the people she knew. As she walked, she thought about the past. Not ten years ago, the world had been normal. Or as normal as it could've been.
Kyri had been a simple villager in what used to be the western lands. That was before the Demon War. It was inevitable, Kyri realized. The youkai had grown tremendously in population and the humans simply couldn't keep up. It had been little by little. Slowly villages had been over run with youkai, all under one single Demon Emperor. And that's when it all had started.
Kyri's village had been attacked, Kyri could remember it like yesterday. The panther youkai had overwhelmed the villages defenses. Kyri had only been fourteen then. Her mother had set her on one of the villages horses then set her off in the woods, telling her to get as far away as possible. She had been some distance away when the village had caught flame. She had ridden through out the night to the nearest village, where a kind old lady had always been nice to her family. Kaede was her name.
Kyri had explained what had happened and Kaede had given her a place to stay as the village prepared.
So stupid.
They should have run.
In that village, Kyri had met her friends, Kagome and Sango, who were slightly older then her. They had been there to fight and had helped the survivors run. The war lasted a year, and the surviving humans had taken refuge in hidden caves such as this. To be spotted on the surface meant death, unless one could kill the youkai before they were killed. Above, humans were either considered food or slaves. The war had taken place seven years ago and the humans had lost. The youkai and hanyou's ruled.
"Hello, Derith." Kyri greeted as she approached the large weapons master. Derith was well muscled and in his upper twenties. He was one of the most skilled fighters in the under ground cavern and had taught Kyri almost everything she knew. Now she was one of the best.
"Hello Kyri. How did the search go" he asked, moving from his work to stand. His little room consisted of a fire pit, metal anvil and hammer, along with a bench and weapon rack. Kyri glanced to see he was working on a sword.
"It was successful though we were spotted by three wolf Youkai. They were easily taken care of though. I came for more arrows." Kyri answered, smiling slightly.
Derith chuckled his reply as he ran a dirty hand through his short, curly black hair. "It is a good thing arrows are so easy to make, or we'd run out with as fast as you go through them." He walked into a cloth covered door way then returned with a bundle of eighty arrows. "Try to make these last a bit, eh" He smiled as he handed them over.
"Thanks. They will last as long as there isn't a Youkai close by to stick them through." Kyri replied, winking in his direction. Derith chuckled then waved her off. Kyri smiled before walking out of his 'room' and walked to the sleeping area, where she knew Kagome and Sango would be. Sure enough, she found them sitting on their beds.
The three of them shared their own little room in the sleeping portion of the cavern. Kyri sat on her own bed and separated the arrows, giving some to Sango and Kagome. "Oh, Sango, here's your knife." Kyri stated, pulling her knife out of her belt sheath.
"Thanks Kyri." Sango smiled as she took it, glancing at it before putting it on her belt that lay on her bed.
"When's the next time you go out" Kagome asked Kyri, reclining on her bed in only her clothes. Kyri was one of the 'wanderers'. She would go out with the others and protect them, she was also a hunter, as was Kagome and Sango, because they could fight the Youkai. Kagome was more of a healer though, because of her priestess abilities.
"I go out on a raid soon. Are you guys going" Kyri answered, pulling a box out from under her bed.
"You know we don't do the raid scene." Sango answered with a smile. She pulled her long black hair into a bun and reclined on her side. Kyri took the lid off of the box, seeing dozens of little knives within.
"I understand." Kyri answered, slipping one knife into a sheath on her upper arm and leg, both right and left.
"Who's going with you" Kagome asked, yawning. The previous chase had tired her out.
"I think it will be me, Celphi, and Hirth." Kyri shrugged"We are just doing a hit and run on the closest Youkai village."
"Any specific targets" Sango asked with interest. Kyri slipped two knives into her boots.
"Not really. One of the Lords beneath the Demon Emperor is supposed to be passing through. I'm going for him." Kyri replied, putting the lid on her box and slipping it under her bed.
Kyri stood and walked to the trunk at the end of her bed, flipping the lid open and lifting her other sword out, strapping it to her hip. Kagome shook her head at her friend, covered in weapons and armor. Kyri wore tight fitting black leather, expensive and rare in these times. She had a belt that wrapped snugly around her waist, which now held two swords, a knife, and three 'ninja' stars. Kagome was sure her friend had many more weapons hidden all over her body. If Kagome hadn't know Kyri and how carefree and gentle she could actually be, she'd be afraid of her.
Kyri had trained until she was one of the best. The only one who could put up a fight with her was the weapons master, and their fights ended in a draw. "Be careful, ok" Kagome yawned her concern.
Kyri smiled at her and nodded, glancing about their small 'room', seeing Sango was almost asleep. "I'll see you guys when I return." Kyri stated, blowing out the candle and walking out of the small makeshift room. All the rooms and walls erected were made from wood or cloth, to give the owner privacy.
Kyri walked towards the entrance to the cave, seeing many others snuggle down for night. As she approached the stairs, she spotted two others waiting for her. Celphi was a short female. She had short, short brown hair and twinkling green eyes. She was more of a thief then fighter, but that was why she was going. If the Youkai had anything of value, she'd find it and somehow get it here. Celphi wore a tight dark blue shirt covered in many different pockets. Kyri glanced to the other human. Hirth was lean and tall. He was a good fighter and a master at stealth, though given his height, you wouldn't think he could hide to save his life. However, Hirth had often surprised Kyri, that is, until she had him teach her his secrets.
Kyri wanted to be the best, she wanted to kill Youkai. She had been like that ever since the destruction of her home. She had begged Kagome to teach her how to use a bow, pleaded with Sango to teach her to use a boomerang. After mastering those two weapons, she had moved on to the sword, knife, ninja star, and about any other weapon they had. And she did not allow mercy. That's how she was one of the best. "Are you guys ready" Kyri asked impassively, getting into the battle mode.
She was a completely different person when fighting or getting ready to. Instead of being her nice, carefree self, she was cold and emotionless. Those who went with her knew how she acted. She pulled out a small perfume bottle, spraying herself before handing it to the others. The potion would cover their scent.
"Lets go kill some Youkai" Hirth smiled, indicating she could lead the way. Kyri nodded curtly before walking up the stairs and to the hole that showed the forest around them. It was night time now. Kyri glanced out of the doorway before slowly sneaking out, Hirth and Celphi on her heels. The village was a short distance away. After the Youkai had won the war, the land had been divided up into many sub kingdoms, each one with it's own 'Lord' under the Emperor.
They traveled for about an hour before they saw the light from the town and heard the noise. Since Youkai rarely slept, their towns were always bustling. Kyri imagined more so since the 'Lord' was currently in this town.
The trio crept carefully close to the town, scooping out their options before silently splitting up. Kyri snuck through the torch lit town, creeping through the alley ways towards the biggest building in the town. That was where the lord would be.
Sesshomaru sat in his room, glaring at the demon before him. The demon had told him there was a human nuisance in the area, so he had come to investigate under the guise of a Lord. Sesshomaru was no demon Lord. No, he was the emperors assassin.
The snake Youkai before him cowered slightly as Sesshomaru continued to stare at him. "Are you telling me, you lost three wolf Youkai to a small group of...humans" Sesshomaru asked calmly, seeing the snake Youkai nod shakily.
"They...went into the forest...we found them...arrow and knife wounds." he explained nervously.
"And you think they will strike tonight" Sesshomaru continued in a bored tone. It amazed him that a Youkai village this size couldn't kill the humans.
"If they found out the Lord would be here, it would not surprise me." the Youkai before him answered.
"I see. Leave me now and come get me if there is an attack." Sesshomaru stated, waving away the demon, who quickly scampered out of the room. Sesshomaru leaned back in his chair was he thought, 'It surprises me the Emperor would send me to take care of mere humans. I'm used to bigger Youkai prey, not measly humans. They are not worth my time, the whole lot are unskilled in fighting. They lack the speed and skill to fight any Youkai, even the lowliest of Youkai. Even hanyou." Sesshomaru thought with disgust.
He hated half breeds almost as much as he hated humans. He was thinking about going to sleep when the snake Youkai burst into his room with wide eyes. "She's here, in the halls heading this way"
"She? She who" Sesshomaru asked, standing easily.
"She's the one we've experienced the most trouble with" the snake Youkai quickly explained, glancing down the hall then running the opposite direction. Sesshomaru was almost to the door frame when a knife flew down the hall and he heard a thump as the snake Youkai hit the floor.
'Interesting.' Sesshomaru thought. He closed his eyes and used his senses to pick up the human filth. He couldn't smell her, but he could sense her. He opened them just as she stood in the door way, sword ready.
"You must be the Youkai lord." she stated passively. Sesshomaru looked on emotionlessly while his mind reeled in surprise. This small human female is the nuisance? She was surprisingly clad in leather, with another sword resting unused at her hip. A quick scan told him she had an assortment of knives on her body as well. Her eyes glared at him cruelly.
"Why yes I am. Such a surprise you made it this far." Sesshomaru answered, drawing his sword, Toukijin.
"I'm full of surprises." she stated, then jumped to attack him. Sesshomaru's sword jerked up to block. He was surprised. She moved with speed unlike that of a human. She swung her sword once more, twirling with her blade. He stepped back slightly, studying this human fighter. Her sword arched gracefully at him, until his sword easily moved to block hers. Kyri jumped back slightly, dropping down and swinging her blade with her. The taiyoukai jumped back quickly, then moved forward to press an attack. Kyri was on her knees, her sword out wide when his came down at her. Her free arm reached her other sword, pulling it free and blocking his attack.
"You are skilled with both hands? Interesting." she heard the lord comment, stepping back. Kyri jumped to her feet and glared. Kyri swung one sword in his direction, seeing him block, then crossed her other blade in a different direction. She was surprised to see he had two swords as well. They both took a step back to study the other.
'Not many Youkai are skilled with two hands, yet here is this human female clearly able to wield both blades expertly. She will be an interesting kill.' Sesshomaru thought, using his Youkai speed and swinging his sword, thinking it was the end of her. He was wrong. Her blade met his, her other moving in his direction. He used Tensaiga, blocking her attack. They both exchanged blows for a moment before Kyri realized she was pushing the raiding time. Hirth and Celphi would be waiting for her.
Kyri twirled in a circle, missing the demon lord completely. But she didn't miss the oil lamp on the table. Sesshomaru watched her blades skim pass him and knock the lamp to the floor. 'Clever woman.' he thought, jumping back as the wooden floor instantly caught flame. He looked through the fire to see her slowly sheath her swords, her arms flipping up quickly. That movement snagged his curiosity until he felt two sharp pains in both of his shoulders. Glancing at them, he saw two knives jutting from them.
When he glanced back up, she was gone.
Kyri ran down the hall, cursing herself for not being able to kill the demon Lord. He was just as good as she was. As she ran down the hall, she saw a couple of Youkai running in her direction, more to put out the fire then stop her. However, they dropped as she sent a knife to their throats. Kyri kicked down the front door and made a flat out run to the edge of the town, holding a knife in both hands and cutting any demon within arms length. The demons were in a chaos as the large building caught flame. They were so confused as to what happened they barely registered the black clad figure running through town until they were either injured or cut down.
Celphi tapped her foot, glancing at the moon, then back to the town. Both her and Hirth broke into wide grins when the larger building caught flame. "Kyri." they both whispered with smiles. She had lived up to her reputation. They glanced down the alley they were waiting and smiled wider when Kyri ran down the alley, spinning quickly and dropped the Youkai that had been following her.
"Run." she stated as she quickly approached them. They didn't ask questions and quickly took off as well, knowing the chaos wouldn't last long.
It was many hours later when the fire was put out. Sesshomaru sat in a room, looking to his two injuries. The blades had been magical. His demon blood didn't heal them. That was how she killed all those others. Her blades were enchanted and there fore stopped the regeneration progress, even when removed. He now had two bandages over his shoulders and could not use his arms efficiently. He cursed her for that.
Sesshomaru couldn't believe the human had been able to hold her own against him. Even though he had used his demon speed, she had been able to block his attack. And what was more, she had struck him with two knives. The spider demon that had wrapped his wounds was now inspecting the knives.
"Interesting. Very interesting" the demon murmured under her breath, bringing the knife close to her eight blinking eyes.
"What" Sesshomaru asked, standing and walking over to her, looking at the small knife. "The magic is carved into the blade itself, not placed on it. Strong, it is, and powerful." The spider stated, glancing to Sesshomaru's wounds. "This human must be talented to injure one such as yourself, Sesshomaru. No offense intended." she added quickly, seeing him glare down at her. "Just be glad she hit your shoulders." the spider mumbled under her breath.
Sesshomaru would've throttled the demon if his arms would work properly. The Youkai set down the knife then turned to Sesshomaru's shoulder, prodding it gently. "It will take about three days to heal." she proclaimed, before bowing and leaving him.
'Three days?' he thought angrily, entertaining thoughts of all the things he'd do to the human female once his arms were healed.
Kyri, Hirth, and Celphi walked down the stairs to the cavern below, Celphi talking about all the things she had stolen. So far, the list contained: jewelry, food, water, cloth, string, a couple of kimonos, glass jars, four cups, three plates, a couple of hair pieces, and some spices.
Kyri glanced back at the small female, silently wondering how she had managed to fit off of those items in her many pockets. Hirth then said he had killed many demons, including the nobles that had been in the town. They then asked Kyri if she was able to kill the lord.
"Unfortunately, I wasn't. But I left him with an injury I know he won't appreciate." Kyri replied, smiling slightly.
"We're going to have to lay low after a raid like that." Hirth stated, seeing Celphi and Kyri agree. After saying good night to Celphi and Hirth, Kyri went back to her room. She sat silently on her bed, removing the multiple knives she still had left and placed them in the box under her bed. She slowly stripped her leather, folding it when she realized there was a cut on the arm where the demon lord must've come close to cutting her.
Kyri smiled thinking of her knives. "He'll be pleasantly surprised when he removes them." Kyri chuckled, putting her armor in the trunk at the end of her bed and pulling on a light night gown. Glancing to her sleeping friends, she slipped under her blanket and fell asleep.
Towards the morning, Kagome slowly woke up. She sat up and looked around sleepily, seeing Kyri was now sleeping and Sango was stirring. "Morning, I think." Kagome yawned. She'd have to go out of their room and look towards the door way to see if it really was.
"Ya, morning." Sango smiled as she yawned. She looked at Kyri's sleeping form and smiled. "How much damage do you think she did last night" Sango chuckled softly.
Kagome shot Kyri a worried glance. "She takes this fighting thing way to far. I'm afraid she's going to get herself killed." Sango's smile wilted slightly.
"She does seem obsessed with killing Youkai." Sango murmured, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"We all lost someone in the Demon War. Most of us have moved on though." Kagome sighed softly, seeing Kyri roll over then mumble something.
"If not for people like her, though, we'd all be dead." Sango stated, watching Kyri toss and turn. Kagome frowned, getting out of her bed and walking to her friend, shaking her awake.
"Sess...Wha" Kyri jerked awake, looking to see Kagome standing above her.
"You were having a bad dream." Kagome explained, backing away and sitting on her bed. Kyri thought for a moment. All she could remember were golden eyes.
"I...I don't remember anything..."Kyri frowned, feeling her heart beating rapidly.
"Its from lack of sleep." Sango teased"You only get a couple of hours of sleep each night. You must sleep more."
"Come on guys, lets go grab some breakfast." Kagome smiled at both of them. Her friends stomachs grumbled and they promptly got up and went to find food while laughing.
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