Kitsunehime: Thank you to those you actually answered my question, the answers were kinda even though........So, here's a compromise, just two more Court members! One's an original character that I'm using for the first time (I tend to keep re-using my OC's). A little bit after I put up the question, I came up with a plot that required this specific character, so........

Rin: Who?

Kitsunehime: Read to find out.

Kagome: Come on, tell us!

Kitsunehime: Nope.

Jaenelle: A hint? Please?!

Shippou: Please, please, please, please, please?!

Kirara: Mew!

Kitsunehime: Fine! One word: foxes.

*anime fall*

Inuyasha: That's it?! You call that a hint?! You might as well be talking about Shippou!

Kitsunehime: Nyaahh! Figure it out yourself, either that or read. Only the OC's belong to me, and nobody else! No suing!







To Rule the Darkness

ch. 13 Two More Court Members



Long silver hair flew in the breeze. Golden eyes watched the sunset, remembering things from long ago, a possessive whore of a Queen.........

A pair of silver eyes framed by more silver hair watched the waves below the cliff churn, spraying up white foam. Then her eyes turned back to the forest behind them, their territory to protect.

Youko Kurama, also known as the Spirit Fox, paused in his viewing of the sunset to put a hand on his mate's shoulder. "Something wrong?"

Miyu Shiori, also known as the Spirit Vixen, shrugged. "I think something's coming......." She fingered the Red Jewel at her throat. "The forest knows."

He also turned back to look at their territory, the Fox Forest. "If you say so, you're the Black Widow." Youko nuzzled Miyu's neck, making her purr. "Whatever it is, we can handle it, ne?"

She reached up and pulled his head down for a kiss. "Hai, my Gray Warlord Prince," she whispered.

Then a stronger puff of breeze blew, then a Wind touched down and spiraled off, leaving behind a certain Black-Jeweled Warlord Prince.

Youko was instantly on guard. "Who are you, and what do you want?" he growled. Beside him, Miyu shifted her stance slightly to one with better balance for fighting.

Sesshoumaru regarded the pair with his usual cold stare. He noticed that the male had a striking resemblance to the males of his own family, with those furry ears, golden eyes, and silver hair. At first glance, the female looked to be related to the male, but a closer look revealed a subtle, but noticeably different face shape and tilted silver eyes. Somehow, without looking, Sesshoumaru knew they belonged in Rin's Court. After gathering so many, he recognized the general aura they radiated, power, honor, and a wish to serve the Witch. "My name is Sesshoumaru. I am were on Witch's business. And you would be.......?"

At the mention of 'Witch,' they relaxed slightly, detecting no lie. "I am Youko Kurama, guardian of Fox Forest."

"I am Miyu Shiori, his mate, also guardian of this forest."

Sesshoumaru recognized heir names, and that of the Fox Forest. "Aa, Spirit Fox, Spirit Vixen. You're to be part of the Dark Court, it's gathering at the Hall in the Western Lands. When you get there, ask for Inutaishou." He turned to leave.

"Wait. How do we know it's not a trap?" Youko asked suspiciously.

"Ask your mate, she's Black Widow enough to weave a Web and find out." Sesshoumaru waited a moment, then caught another Wind and left.

Miyu walked forwards to the spot where he was just standing and sniffed. Her tail twitched in annoyance. "He's gone, without even a decent explanation," she growled.

"Come on then." Youko turned and entered their forest, followed by his mate.

"Should we trust him, Youko?"

"I don't know........do you want to weave a Web to find out?" He reached out and touched her cheek, then dropped his hand to the back-right side of her neck, where his mark was.

Miyu put her own hand over his and nodded. "I'll do it now," she whispered. "Can you get me a rabbit or something for afterwards?" He nodded and stalked off to find some prey. Miyu ran to their den. She came to the entrance of the dark cave and entered, knowing the way even without light. At the end of the tunnel was a semi-large cavern with a huge hole in the ceiling, letting light through. A small waterfall splashed in a corner, soft ferns and mosses grew in comfortable spots, and bits of crystal in the walls glimmered. She took a case of supplies off of a shelf. Walking into a smaller side chamber lit with firefly lanterns, Miyu stretched and sat down on a pile of cushions. And began to weave the Web of a Black Widow.

It is neither easy or quick to See Witch in a Web. The Black Widow must first See all of the Realm's history first, from the creation, to the first of the Blood, to the first Witch.

At the beginning, dragons ruled, the lesser races merely there as subjects, and, sometimes, prey. Then, as the dragons died out, their Queen flew over the Realm, scattering her scales as she went. Each of the scales became the first Jewels, and those they fell to became the first Blood. No one knows what happened to the Dragon Queen, or her Consort, but many have assumed they live on in the Jewels.

At first, the Blood were weak, the strongest being the Yellow, the highest castes being witch and Warlock. Gradually, they became stronger and stronger, until the first Black-Jeweled Queen appeared. She was known as Midoriko, also a Priestess of unimaginable powers. It was she who made the Blood who they are today, or at least what they are supposed to be, caretakers of the land. Midoriko rid the Realm of all manners of evil beasts left over from the time of the dragons, and came to be known as Witch. The title stuck, and since then, every Black-Jeweled Queen was known by that name. It is also written in legend that, in a mighty battle, Midoriko was the maker of the fabled Shikon no Tama, possessed of an echo of her own mystical abilities.

Years passed, until the last Witch to walk among the Blood ruled. Deep in concentration, Miyu realized this was where the current events began.

This Witch ruled and passed on, like all others before her. But unlike the others, her Consort became one of the demon-dead. He was, and still is, the Demon Lord of the Western Lands, also feared as the High Lord of Hell, Inutaishou. He, in turn, had two sons by different mothers because the Dark Council wanted those of his blood and family to reinforce the ranks of the Blood. One was the one who just came, Sesshoumaru. The other was the hanyou, Inuyasha. Both were put into servitude as pleasure slaves, without theirs or their father's consent.

Then the Witch Sesshoumaru spoke of appeared. Her name is Rin. Her Dark Court is gathering now, truly. Sesshoumaru spoke no lie.

When Miyu came out of her trance, the first traces of dawn were poking their fingers into the dark sky. Stretching stiff muscles, she slowly worked kinks out of her spine.

Sensing her movement, her mate came in from the outer chamber. "Done?"

"Hai." She eyed the rabbit he carried hungrily. Youko grinned and handed it over. Miyu tore into it voraciously. "He told true," she said between bites.

"........." He waited till she finished. "Then we should start traveling soon, ne? It will take a few weeks to even reach the Dog Forest, and about a week after that to get to the Hall itself. Maybe......tomorrow?"

Miyu yawned. "That sounds good. Wake me up when we leave." With that, she curled up on the cushions and went straight into a dreamless sleep.

Youko watched his mate sleep for a little while, running his hand lightly through her hair and getting a slight purr in response. Then he got up to begin packing supplies.


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Early the next morning, both took off through the forest, once again earning their nicknames of Spirit Fox and Spirit Vixen. Dressed in white and with their pale coloring, they looked like forest spirits flitting through the trees and out towards the Dark Court.







There! I rather liked the way this chapter came out, even if it's rather short..........In case anyone doesn't know, Youko Kurama the Spirit Fox is from Yu Yu Hakusho, and Miyu Shiori the Spirit Vixen is the OC. And, no, Miyu isn't from Vampire Princess. I just like the name, that's all. Oh, and please re-read chapter 11, one part has been edited out.

Black Demon543: Actually, it did help, arigatou!

tinkerbelle_87: Kaede and Kikyo will appear later.

Ja!