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.

"It's like this Mukuro-sama…" Kogaru began having lost all of his arrogant tone, "there's this group of bandits attacking…"

"Can't you even take care of them yourself?" Mukuro broke in. And I thought this would be interesting… "Yes but they keep slipping into the Great Wood…"

"So, it's not that hard to track them…"

"Yes I could, if they didn't always hid out in your territories!" Kogaru shouted as the frustration he damned burst through.

"Are you accusing me?" Mukuro asked, coldness seeping into her voice as she sat up in her chair to glare down on Kogaru who having quickly realized his mistake was cowering under the one eye glare of the lady lord.

"No, no I didn't mean that…" "Then what did you mean! Spit it out or leave! I don't have that much time."

"What I meant Mukuro-sama is that this band of bandits is about the size of a small army. Their hideout, I believe is in the Great Wood marking the boundary line between our two Kingdoms," Kogaru pauses to catch his breath, and mentally pat his own shoulder for not sounding too pathetic before the powerful woman. Mukuro meanwhile frowned, I haven't heard anything about this band of bandits before…"They've been attacking the towns in my Kingdom near the borders and every time they're being chased they would slip back into your territory. My armies cannot chase them down there because your border patrol troops in Silvana would think that I'm mounting an attack on your Kingdom."

"Really…" this will definitely have to be checked out… "How long has this been going on?"

"About several months now… according to the scouts they've also been increasing in number as well, mostly recruiting from local areas…" continued Kogaru, "They destroy anything that they don't need, which included quite of this year rice harvest because they took over half the rice harvest…"

"What!" I just spent four hours writing so I can get that crap! That's it they're history… quickly composing herself Mukuro continued again, "I'll look into it personally, and a guest room has already been prepared." I'll make sure they all die.

Recognizing the dismissal, Kogaru bowed respectfully again, "Thank you Mukuro-sama for your help," before backing out of the study quietly, the door click shut behind him. Mukuro seeing Kogaru has left clicked on the communicator board on her desk and a giant screen was lowered before her desk. A few more clicks and it was connected Silvana governing center. Silvana was the provincial on the border that joined Alaric to Aulam, quiet little province that is mostly covered by the Great Forest with the part in Silvana also called Forest Silvan. The province has a rich deposit of silver, hence the name, and boasted one of the most fertile farmlands in the kingdom.

Shortly Murishiko, the current magister of Silvana came up on the screen. Shoulder length slick brown hair framed a long pale face set with half lidded black eyes, a flat nose and a thin-lipped mouth. Murishiko's face always reminded Mukuro of a sick beggar, no color, and no sign of being in the sun, greasy and dead. Mukuro frowned but ignored her annoyance at Murishiko's facial features, at least he's good at looking after the small state, not much trouble with a steady stream of produce aiding Alaric's trade, that is until now.

"Murishiko, has there been any…unusual things happening lately around the borders?" Mukuro asked feigning ignorance. "I haven't heard from you for quite sometime, how's the surprise you said you were preparing for me coming along?"

Murishiko bow low to his lord before replying, "What surprise my lord?" "Oh you know the one about the little army of bandits…oh I'm sure you've heard all about them haven't you?"

"I do not know about any bandit group my lord, there has been relative peace in Silvana as far as I know and any bandit groups attacking border villages they would have already been taken care off…" Murishiko went on.

"Don't lie to me Murishiko!"

"Wha…?" Slightly startled Murishiko's faced showed some of it's rotting teeth and something of panic in those half lidded eyes, however it was quickly repressed, and the magister continued in his whispery voice, "I assure you my lord I've heard nothing about these bandits but I will investigate into this matter."

"You had better Murishiko, I'm counting on it." Mukuro glared back, icicles in on her tongue, "I'll expect some response from you...in the near future I hope..." Mukuro flicked off the communicator and left the ominous threat hanging like that of the raised blade of a guillotine.