| An Inuyasha Fanfiction:
The Lost Past: There is little mention of Inuyasha's childhood past. His father is a powerful Dog Demon in the West and his mother is a human beauty. Inuyasha seeked the truth of his attack by the Dragon Demon Clan and in turn discovered something which he could hardly put into his mind between his parents. Stay tune and find out! ******************************* Disclaimer: I do not own any Rumiko Takahashi's works though I wish so. This fanfiction is purely from my out-of-the world imagination, so plz don't sue me for anything you disagree. :p I do not understand Japanese, plz pardon me for my choice of names, I adopt the names from a book of Japanese legends and history.. ********************************************************* CHAPTER SIX: MY WILL Izanami stared in surprise as part of the tree bark parted to reveal its mouth. "Is this a tree demon?" Izanami questioned frightfully. "Ah, I see you have a little guest here, Inu no Taishou," The tree laughed warmly like a caring grandfather. "Nevermind about her, Bokusenou. She is only a prisoner. Tell me more about this pearl. Is this what Ryuukomaru meant by his 'secret weapon'?" Inu no Taishou held up the red pearl. Bokusenou, the ancient tree demon narrowed his eyes and examined the pearl closely,"This pearl is full of strong demonic power. It is formed by absorbing the essence of many demon lords' powers a thousand years ago. It's main strength is to absorb powers of its defeated opponents. If I am not mistaken, Inu no Taishou. Ryuukomaru originally intended to absorb your strength with it to increase the pearl's power." "That beast!" Inu no Taishou hissed to himself, his face tightened with fury. "Bokusenou, how are our situation now?" Inu no Taishou asked as his face gestured towards the direction where he had came from. "The forest is totally surrounded. But they will not be able to break through my barrier here. Their treasure is in your hand. Examine its power and you can make use of it to break through their force." The old tree said and closed its eyes again. Inu no Taishou did not speak any word to Izanami. Uncertain of his character and background, Izanami did not dare to provoke him. Everyday, she would wonder the enchanted forest alone. Myouga would accompany her for Inu no Taishou wished to study the pearl alone with the old tree, Bokusenou. Every meal time, Inu no Taishou would find wild fruits placed near where he was. He knew ir was the work of Izanami. "What's the meaning of this?" Inu no Taishou growled lowly,"Remember, you are my prisoner." "Thought you might be too busy to eat, take it if you wish," Izanami said briefly and quickly went off, fearing he might explode or throw the fruits back at her. Strangely, nothing happened. She secretly took a peek back. There was strange light in Inu no Taishou's eyes. Quickly, she walked away. Everyday was the same. Gradually, Inu no Taishou accepted everything Izanami offered him without a word. Throughout, very little or no words were exchanged, but Inu no Taishou and Izanami enjoyed this little warmness. One morning, Inu no Taishou detected strong demonic smell in the air. *Danmt, is Ryuukossei here already?* Inuyasha could feel Inu no Taishou's uneasiness. "How convenient!" A loud voice shook the forest, "So the human girl with you has succeed the bloodline of the powerful miko centuries ago? With you and her blood, my blood pearl shall gain immense strength! HA! HA! HA! HA!" "Izanami! Where is she?" Inu no Taishou regreted not allowing her to stay by his side, *Why do I possess such thoughts?* "Inu no Taishou, the troops are advancing towards here, we must not let Ryuukossei reach Bokusenou!!" he heard Izanami shouted as she ran towards him from other direction with Myouga on her shoulder. "They will not enter this boundary," said Inu no Taishou to her, thinking to himself: 'Still we will have greater difficulty to escape, are we going to trap here forever?' He looked at the fragile-looking girl who had suffered with him throughout the stay and finally made a decision. He picked up the pearl and pulled Izanami by her hand. "We'll dash our way out of here by that direction. The enemy will not expect us to do that." "Have you figure out the secrets of using this pearl?" asked Izanami. Inu no Taishou ignored her question and pulled her towards a direction where he detected the faintest smell of Ryuukossei. Inuyasha's vision moved further from the ground level. From above, he saw the forest heavily surrounded by troops of dragon demons. Ryuukossei stationed himself in the North and his son, Ryuukomaru in the East. To strengthen the sides in the West and South, more troops were sent. Afar, he worried for the safety of his parents, forgetting that he was not born yet (meaning it was not the time for them to die yet). Suddenly, there was an explosion of smoke in the North, blurring the vision of Ryuukossei and his troops. "DON'T LET THEM ESCAPE!!" Ryuukossei roared. Several troops from the East, South and West were commanded to aid Ryuukossei. Fire broke out and ran fast across the grass towards them. "Heh! I've never thought you'll burn up your own forest, Inu no Taishou," Ryuukossei chuckled, "But it's useless, I'll still be able to capture you alive. Huh?" He felt something was wrong. He did not see Inu no Taishou coming out of the forest. He felt Ryuukomaru's cries of rage. Immediately, he detected a force in a direction and drove his force towards it. The fire and smoke disappeared. They were illusions to lure other troops away. They had escaped to the West. Ryuukomaru guessed Inu no Taishou's motive and had moved to the West to meet them, but he was no match for Inu no Taishou's strength. By the time Ryuukossei arrived, he was greeted by the further injured Ryuukomaru whining on the ground. Fearing for further troops, Inu no Taishou had brought Izanami safely away. "Where are we heading?" asked Izanami. "Bring you back home." Inu no Taishou replied shortly. "Aren't we going back to your clan?" "The situation has changed now. I need to look for survivals in my clan and you will be a burden to me." Inu no Taishou turned into a full-youkai dog and carried Izanami towards the palace of Fujiwara clan. Across the fluffy clouds, clusters grand buildings within a large compound came into view. It was close to night time, but the place was still bustling with activities. It was heavily guarded by securities and troops were seen marching from one place to another. Once in a while, informers entered one of the biggest building to report to the Lord of the clan-Izanami's father. "Look! There's a dog youkai in the air, fifty miles from the North!" A security yelled, as he viewed through his telescope. "It must be the one which has kidnapped Lady Izanami~! SHOOT IT AND CAPTURE IT ALIVE!!" a general called after receiving orders from his Lord. Inu no Taishou gave a huff of cold laugh, ignored the arrows that proved harmless to him and settling Izanami onto a safe corner, he disappeared among the dark clouds...... "Lady Izanami is back, safe and sound! Are you alright, Lady Izanami?" followers ran to Izanami's aid. She shook her head and glanced back into the sky. Inu no Taishou, will I be able to see you again? She thought. Something trickled down her cheeks. It was her tears. She suddenly realised that Inu no Taishou had taken an important place in her heart. The scene before Inuyasha changed rapidly. He saw the palace of the dog demon clan covered with smoke and fire. Corpses laid everywhere. Afar, Inu no Taishou stood, dumb-founded on a cliff. Inuyasha suddenly heard his father, Inu no Taishou's voice saying to him. "Ryuukossei's troops had successfully broke into the dog demon clans' kingdom. The dog demon ruler-my father and your grandfather was missing. Your brother, Sesshoumaru was also nowhere to be found. In short, our kingdom was ruined by the time I reached there. Sensing Ryuukomaru nearby, I went to look for him." Inu no Taishou found Ryuukomaru in the woods. "Ryuukomaru!" Inu no Taishou roared. "Ah, Lord Inu no Taishou, have you seen your beloved kingdom?" Ryuukomaru snickled, his face darkened, "Does this brings you some pain, just like the moment when you lost your wife, Tsukiyomi?" "Did you kill Tsukiyomi?" "Ah ha ha! You are so retarded, 'Great' Inu no Taishou, do you realise this till today? Yes, I have killed her because she was so stupid as to cooperate with me to act as a spy for the dragon demon clan. You could have seen how she begged and shivered at her edge of her death..." Silence. "You are interested in that human girl, Izanami, do you?" More silence. Ryuukomaru continued:, "...or are you trying to gain power from her bloodline? It doesn't sound proper for a youkai to protect a human girl so much. Is that the reason behind your kingdom's doom?" "You have no interest to know." said Inu no Taishou. He thought, "He is trying to anger me so that he can retrive his pearl when I lose my concentration. Must try to get some hints of my father's whereout and kill him to revenge for Tsukiyomi." Ryuukomaru finding Inu no Taishou making no attempt to attack, decided to make his move first. "I assume you are interested to know the whereout for the old dog demon lord, are you? Shall we have a deal? I'll tell you where your old man is and in return, you shall return me the blood pearl." "I have no interest to make a deal with an inferior youkai like you." "Then I shall send you to your father and your wife now!" Ryuukomaru slashed his claws and transformed into full dragon-form. His roar shook the ground around them. Inu no Taishou stood fearlessly below him. Quick as lightning, his form vanished and reappeared at Ryuukomaru's throat, cutting a line of wound across the dragon's hard skin using his claws. The dragon roared, swaying its head and sent waves of powers at Inu no Taishou. The latter moved swiftly till Inuyasha lost traces of his position. The mighty dragon ended up groaning on the ground, covered in its own blood. *Father's action is fast, much faster than Sesshoumaru!* Inuyasha grasped. "You are too clumsy, Ryuukomaru." Inu no Taishou said calmly, "I persume your kingdom do not possess the capability to destroy our lord, do you understand? Where is our lord?" "Huh! How would I know? But let me tell you, my father-Ryuukossei is much powerful than you and your little strength is definitely no match for him!" Ryuukomaru smirked. Suddenly, he transformed into a ball of light and vanished into the sky. "You'll never get away this time," Inu no Taishou muttered to himself and prepared to go after Ryuukomaru. Just then, he caught a familiar smell behind a nearby tree. "Izanami?" Inu no Taishou turned towards the direction. Afar, a figure of a human girl walked out. She had secretly ran away from home to follow Inu no Taishou's trace and finally reached the destination after three days and nights on horseback. "You have heard everything." said Inu no Taishou. Izanami nodded. "What am I to you? To you, am I just an ordinary human being?" she whispered. Inu no Taishou stared at her and did not know how to answer. "Nevermind about it, can I follow you?" Izanami asked. "Izanami, I... " his head bowed down, "I must find my father and my son. Would you mind it?" He was surprised that he actually stammered in front of an ordinary human girl for the first time. "No, I won't." Across the plain, Inuyasha's eyes followed two figures flying under the moon light. The shadow of the great dog youkai moved swiftly and holding a fragile human girl by her waist besides him. "Why do you leave home?" Inu no Taishou asked Izanami one morning. "You are more humanine than my family clan. They are treating me like a tool." Izanami did not wish to reveal her feelings again for Inu no Taishou. *He'll probably treat me like a fool." "Oh.. " Inu no Taishou was not concentrating on her words. *He's really treating me like a fool,* Izanami's face reddened with embarassment. "I need a weapon to defeat Ryuukossei," Inu no Taishou said suddenly, "I must visit someone, but no human being can step into it. Will you wait for me here?" "Who are you looking for?" Izanami asked quickly to conceal her embarassment. "Toutousai, a genius and expert in making weapons in the youkai world." The mist became heavier as Inu no Taishou approached his destination. It was an enormous skull of a youkai bull. He entered it by its mouth. An old man with a pair of comical pop up eyes was working on an unknown weapon using his big hammer and his mouth of fire. "Toutousai, I need your help," Inu no Taishou said. |
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'The Lost Past' to be continue.......