"Just what do you think you're doing boy!?" The merchant yelled at
the young demon who blocked his wagon. The forest around them was
dense and night was falling slowly and it was a fact that the
forest demons always stalked after sunset.
The demon boy smirked. "I'm collecting my taxes merchant. As a thank you for my.........services to the village this is my road. All who pass it must pay."
"The merchant growled, "Move out of my way!"
The demons pale golden brown eyes flashed in warning and her held up his sharp nailed hand, ivory claws glinting dangerously. "Are you going to make me old man? Don't cross me. I'd have you chopped up and served for dinner if I liked." The demons come even now. He jerked his dark head towards the tree dark eyes that glower among the shadow of a tree. There was a sharp call as the Carrion Crow shifted on its perch.
The merchant growled then threw his purse at the demon's feet. "Take it and step aside." Her pushed his horse forward and the demon boy stepped out of the way as the merchant cart flashed by then smirked and picked up the purse hearing the chime of coins.
"This is well enough for today." He slipped the purse into the pocket of his red kimono. His attention shifted to the Carrion Crow now, which watched him with steady, unblinking eyes. "I suggest you leave here. Most demons know better than to bother my forest." The crow cawed at him and the demon smirked. "Very well then."
Her leapt forward claws rose to strike "IORN REAVER-"
"That is enough." A firm voice cut through the forest and the young demon's body locked up freezing him mid attack and he fell into the bushes with a loud, hallow thump.
The demon pushed him self up and turned growling to see who had spoken. An old woman stood on the road. Her long hair was pale silver with age and hung past her slightly bent back to her knees. Even with her bent back the woman was tall with a pale complexion, which made her deep blue eyes blaze out even more. She wore a dark, smoky gray-violet kimono tied at the waist with a gold sash.
"Much like your father, Tanichi. You have Kagome's raven hair though, but more of Inuyasha's eyes." The crone's voice was soft and gruff at the same time.
Tanichi growled his ears twitching angrily "What do you know of my parents? Speak quickly wench, or I won't spare you the feel of my claws."
The old woman frowned at him "Come here boy." To his dismay Tanichi's feet moved till he stood before her. She studied him assessing then sighed almost disappointedly "Yes well, you'll have to do."
"What......I'll have to do what?" He growled "Oh woman, if you-"
"If you want the Sacred Jewel you will hush." His mouth opened in shock although he did quiet. "Now. You cannot find the main of the sacred jewel without its missing shard to guide you."
"You have the missing piece of the Shikon Jewel!?" HE fell over when she rapped him hard against the side of his head.
"Pay attention boy! I know where it lies." She gestured toward the crow. "Follow him. He will show. You will hurry."
Tanichi growled, "Who are you!?"
The old woman smiled "The Power." The crow swooped down close to Tanichi's face then flew of towards the south. "Follow him. He will not wait."
Tanichi snarled torn between wanting more from the woman and wanting the jewel. Wanting to avenge his parents. In the end, the jewel won out. "I will find you old woman. Make no mistake." He turned and raced of after the crow."
It swooped through the trees dodging around the thick packed branches that hindered the forest. Tanichi frowned 'It's much faster than any other of the demon crows. What's going on?'
The trees finally cleared and they burst into a clearing. The crow gave a cry then landed on the top of a cave and fixed it's 3 eyes on Tanichi. Tanichi frowned then walked towards the mouth of the cave.
"This had better be right bird. Or I'm coming after you and the rest of your kind." The crow said nothing.
He stared at the mouth for a moment longer then entered. Darkness enveloped him as he walked down deeper. He reached a wall finally bumping into it. Growling he slammed his fist into the barrier.
"I knew it! That bitch! If I ever get my-.......huh!" The crack he made in the wall suddenly started to glow deep violet and Tanichi felt a sharp jerk and the wall turned into only a barrier of soft lavender light. He stared at it distrustfully kicking a few stones through before he smirked and stepped through it.
He felt a sharp jolt and then he was in another tunnel. He turned. Behind him he saw dark empty space. A shaft of moonlight came from above and his ears twitched as he heard an odd noise.
"So that's where it is huh?" He jumped up forcing up the metal lid that covered the exit.
He entered into a strange place. It looked like a section of the forest only the back of it was cute of by a short gate. Infront a large odd-looking house loomed against the inky sky. He growled. The shard was here, he could feel it. From inside that building. In that room right there!
He moved towards it. The window was open and that strange noise was coming from inside. Her crept up and peeked in. A girl stood in the room that the odd loud noise pumped out of. She was clothed oddly and her hair.....good god! Her hair was blue and....was that pink of violet. But more importantly.....
Tanichi sniffed the air then growled grinningly "She has the shard!" He jumped in through the window in a flash and stood up smirking as the girl turned in the stared at him in shock.
"Let's make this easy on ourselves. You give me the jewel shard and I won't cut out your beating heart." She gasped; he'd expected a reaction akin to that but the next thing she did he certainly didn't expect. She kicked him in the head. He fell over shocked and unconscious.
The demon boy smirked. "I'm collecting my taxes merchant. As a thank you for my.........services to the village this is my road. All who pass it must pay."
"The merchant growled, "Move out of my way!"
The demons pale golden brown eyes flashed in warning and her held up his sharp nailed hand, ivory claws glinting dangerously. "Are you going to make me old man? Don't cross me. I'd have you chopped up and served for dinner if I liked." The demons come even now. He jerked his dark head towards the tree dark eyes that glower among the shadow of a tree. There was a sharp call as the Carrion Crow shifted on its perch.
The merchant growled then threw his purse at the demon's feet. "Take it and step aside." Her pushed his horse forward and the demon boy stepped out of the way as the merchant cart flashed by then smirked and picked up the purse hearing the chime of coins.
"This is well enough for today." He slipped the purse into the pocket of his red kimono. His attention shifted to the Carrion Crow now, which watched him with steady, unblinking eyes. "I suggest you leave here. Most demons know better than to bother my forest." The crow cawed at him and the demon smirked. "Very well then."
Her leapt forward claws rose to strike "IORN REAVER-"
"That is enough." A firm voice cut through the forest and the young demon's body locked up freezing him mid attack and he fell into the bushes with a loud, hallow thump.
The demon pushed him self up and turned growling to see who had spoken. An old woman stood on the road. Her long hair was pale silver with age and hung past her slightly bent back to her knees. Even with her bent back the woman was tall with a pale complexion, which made her deep blue eyes blaze out even more. She wore a dark, smoky gray-violet kimono tied at the waist with a gold sash.
"Much like your father, Tanichi. You have Kagome's raven hair though, but more of Inuyasha's eyes." The crone's voice was soft and gruff at the same time.
Tanichi growled his ears twitching angrily "What do you know of my parents? Speak quickly wench, or I won't spare you the feel of my claws."
The old woman frowned at him "Come here boy." To his dismay Tanichi's feet moved till he stood before her. She studied him assessing then sighed almost disappointedly "Yes well, you'll have to do."
"What......I'll have to do what?" He growled "Oh woman, if you-"
"If you want the Sacred Jewel you will hush." His mouth opened in shock although he did quiet. "Now. You cannot find the main of the sacred jewel without its missing shard to guide you."
"You have the missing piece of the Shikon Jewel!?" HE fell over when she rapped him hard against the side of his head.
"Pay attention boy! I know where it lies." She gestured toward the crow. "Follow him. He will show. You will hurry."
Tanichi growled, "Who are you!?"
The old woman smiled "The Power." The crow swooped down close to Tanichi's face then flew of towards the south. "Follow him. He will not wait."
Tanichi snarled torn between wanting more from the woman and wanting the jewel. Wanting to avenge his parents. In the end, the jewel won out. "I will find you old woman. Make no mistake." He turned and raced of after the crow."
It swooped through the trees dodging around the thick packed branches that hindered the forest. Tanichi frowned 'It's much faster than any other of the demon crows. What's going on?'
The trees finally cleared and they burst into a clearing. The crow gave a cry then landed on the top of a cave and fixed it's 3 eyes on Tanichi. Tanichi frowned then walked towards the mouth of the cave.
"This had better be right bird. Or I'm coming after you and the rest of your kind." The crow said nothing.
He stared at the mouth for a moment longer then entered. Darkness enveloped him as he walked down deeper. He reached a wall finally bumping into it. Growling he slammed his fist into the barrier.
"I knew it! That bitch! If I ever get my-.......huh!" The crack he made in the wall suddenly started to glow deep violet and Tanichi felt a sharp jerk and the wall turned into only a barrier of soft lavender light. He stared at it distrustfully kicking a few stones through before he smirked and stepped through it.
He felt a sharp jolt and then he was in another tunnel. He turned. Behind him he saw dark empty space. A shaft of moonlight came from above and his ears twitched as he heard an odd noise.
"So that's where it is huh?" He jumped up forcing up the metal lid that covered the exit.
He entered into a strange place. It looked like a section of the forest only the back of it was cute of by a short gate. Infront a large odd-looking house loomed against the inky sky. He growled. The shard was here, he could feel it. From inside that building. In that room right there!
He moved towards it. The window was open and that strange noise was coming from inside. Her crept up and peeked in. A girl stood in the room that the odd loud noise pumped out of. She was clothed oddly and her hair.....good god! Her hair was blue and....was that pink of violet. But more importantly.....
Tanichi sniffed the air then growled grinningly "She has the shard!" He jumped in through the window in a flash and stood up smirking as the girl turned in the stared at him in shock.
"Let's make this easy on ourselves. You give me the jewel shard and I won't cut out your beating heart." She gasped; he'd expected a reaction akin to that but the next thing she did he certainly didn't expect. She kicked him in the head. He fell over shocked and unconscious.