Where it all Started

Author: The Freak - Freak Moister
Warnings: This story contains yaoi PG - 13 for now.
Disclaimer: All Yu Yu Hakusho characters belong to Yoshihiro Togashi
Also the throne name "Dragon Throne" and territory name "Alaric" belongs to Mina Lightstar
Summary: All great journeys begin with the first step; well here it is my first step in this hopefully interesting expanded series of YYH. See it as YYH book 3 if you want. As the three worlds settle down for a long time in several hundreds of years, new mysterious happenings around the Makai bring about unrest in the Reikai and Makai. Is this just another ambitious lord who wishes the impossible or something more sinister that no one has yet suspect. As the dark menace slowly spreads it's cruel fingers and the people of the three worlds slowly being lured into its grasp can anyone stop it's unrelenting stride or will the darkness once again spread it's poison into the hard won peace.

The dark purely sky that hangs over the Makai is a stark contrast to the baby blue that resides over Ningenkai, but Yashiko proud door servant of her Lady Mukuro paid no attention to it's gloomy texture as he stood in the landing bay on Landing Tower awaiting the landing espilus of the Lord of Aulam, Kogaru. He had only received a message about an hour or so before that Lord Kogaru was paying a visit to Mukuro having not expecting the Lord to arrive so soon Yashiko was the only one here to meet the lord, while others worked quickly to the clear landing bay.

Yashiko absentmindedly brushed a stray hair behind his reddish ear that got blown by the blast of air form the espilus. Taking a closer look at Kogaru's espilus, Yashiko noted the out of date designed of the transporter with its bulky body and louder than usual engine. Espiluses are transporter machines designed to travel at great speeds and depending on size can carry between 5 to 30 people, and judging from Kogaru's espilus the Lord must be traveling light. Mukuro-sama, Yashiko thought has, way better espiluses, as he took in Kogaru's espilus' dull agean metal coat when it should have been shinning and reflecting the surrounding scenery. Agean is a special metal found in Makai only, easily malleable, light weight, hard with a excellent luster so when polished properly can act like a mirror. It's used to make armor, weapons, decorations but mostly espilus outer coats as they can give the espilus a camouflage effect. The espiluses in Mukuro-sama's arsenal, continued Yashiko in his head have the newest design, more aerodynamic if you like and can travel faster… Kogaru's espilus landed with a slight thud and Yashiko wondered again if he should tell the mechanics to check up on Kogaru's espilus while he was here.

Presently the espilus' door slid open with a whish and Lord Kogaru stepped out followed by two attendants and two guards. Kogaru was a tall youkai with anti-gravity black hair cut short and standing in waves on his head. He looks around 50 with chiseled face albeit a little thin with a bushy mustache under his nose, other wise clean-shaven with dark skin and narrow eyes. Yashiko quickly blocked his thoughts and bowed low. "Welcome Lord Kogaru to…"

"I would like to speak to Lord Mukuro, now…" cut in Kogaru's rough voice impatiently and not too politely. Kogaru brushed past Yashiko, his long robs sweeping the floor.

"My Lord!" Yashiko said running to block Kogaru's advance, "My Lord, Mukuro-sama did not expect you to come so soon, she won't be able to meet with you for sometime…" Yashiko spoke quickly and at the same time tired to keep up the tall lord and his long strides.

"Then when will she be ready!" boomed Kogaru, stopping abruptly and turning to glare at the poor door servant.

"Um…not in a few hours, my lord, but a guest room has already been prepa…" Lord Kogaru stormed off towards the lift down Landing Tower ignoring the door servant. Yashiko stopped speaking as the lift's door closed in his face.

Making a face at the lift's door Yashiko turned and headed for the control room. Who does he think he is! Walking up to the giant screen at the rear of the room Yashiko asked to be connected to the palace. Soon enough Muzui a fellow door servant showed up on the big screen.

"Hi! Yashi-chan" greeted Muzui in her usual grating, high, cheery and not to mention loud voice. Wincing slightly Yashiko turned a serious face to her and told her that the Lord Kogaru has unexpected arrived early and seemed pissed about something and is eager to talk to Mukuro-sama.

"Really!" Muzui asked eyes impossibly wide, "Oh my that means I have to go tell Mukuro-sama and try and stop Lord Kogaru oh my oh my!" Muzui pranced around (bit like a loon) before returning to the screen with a serious face and said "Leave it to me Yashi-chan!" Putting on a confident smile Muzui cut the connection. Yashiko stared at the screen and wondered it there's anything inside of Muzui's head.

I, Lord of the Dragon throne, Lady of Alaric, Mukuro need rice…no, no, that's not right…to much titles…Mukuro scrunched her face and stared with distaste down at the paper in her hand before scrunching it up and tossing it across her study to land amongst other scrunched paper balls, a mile away from waste bin. Starting on a new page Mukuro stared and bit the end of her pen. We request rice for the kingdom of Alaric…ehh stupid…Mukuro groaned and anther paper ball joined the ranks on the floor. Diplomatic papers, what happened to good old talks! Che! And I don't even like rice! Mukuro began to sincerely regret sending Hiei off to look after Dentora, as it was Hiei who usually drew up all her diplomatic papers and dealt with these external affairs. Mukuro didn't know whether she should chock herself for sending him away or give her poor heir a raise for going through god knows how many of these external diplomatic problems. She had just spent the last four hours trying to draw up papers for rice imports from Aulam and failed. Returning to her work with up-most reluctance Mukuro gave a little cheer of relief when someone knocked on her studies door. Composing herself quickly Mukuro called for the messengers entrance.

"Mukuro-sama." Muzui said bowing low after closing the female Lord's study' door, "The Lord Kogaru has arrive unexpectedly early and wishes to speak to you urgently."

"Oh, really…well show him in when he arrives." Mukuro feigned annoyance while she was actually overjoyed by the distraction. "Yes Mukuro-sama." Muzui bowed again and backed out into the hall.

Mukuro glared back down at the paper in her hand Just give us rice! Mukuro sighed, that'll never work…shoving the paper away Mukuro quickly cleared her desk and grabbed a book off the shelves behind her and pretended to read and look busy, sure enough Kogaru soon came knocking.

"Enter." Mukuro said coolly, and a red faced seriously pissed off Kogaru stormed into her study. Mukuro looked up surprised and watched as Kogaru walked with meaningful steps up the length of the room to stand a good five meters before here desk, and bow respectfully.

The only lighting for the study came from the giant window which took up the entire back wall behind Mukuro's desk and two lamps standing beside Mukuro's ridiculously large leather desk. The day was gloomy so not much light came in and the entire study was bathed in a gloomy half-light. However even with the dark lighting the obvious distress in Kogaru's features could be clearly distinguished. Mukuro closed and set aside the book she pretended to read and focused a serious face on Kogaru, and waited. Kogaru straightened but didn't seem to want to talk first.

"Well? What is it that you wanted to talk to me about so urgently?" Mukuro asked annoyed and leaned back onto her chair and folded her arms across her chest. Maybe I can ask him about the rice import later as well…Mukuro thought absentmindedly.