Prologue: Traps For Demons
Dark purple, pulsating miasma seeped from the ground, bubbling and frothing about the slender armored feet of the young warrior. The oddly short cat demon hissed, clawing at the stuff as it wrapped around her feet, trapping her, but not proceeding to encase the rest of her. Vines, once hanging from the dead, swamp-like trees, just as dead as their bearers, suddenly sprang to life, latching onto the cat demon's wrists and torso. Effectively trapping her in place.
Satsuki growled under her breath. 'Stupid fucking hanyou's traps...' She thought bitterly and stopped struggling. 'One of the bastard's minions will come soon enough.'
Sooner than not, a gruesome looking ogre broke down the tree infront of her. Satsuki glared up at the monster, not even flinching when the oni scooped up the dirt around and under her. 'Well, forget busting his ass after I'm loose.' She thought, one of her plans brutally thwarted. 'Oh well, at least this way I don't have to walk and find that Naraku bastard.' About half an hour and about five hundred broken trees later, she was dropped rather unceremoniously before a heavily shrouded figure. The young warrior jumped to her feet, leveling a long bladed halberd leveled at the hanyou.
"All right Naraku, time for your innards to say hello to my halberd." She said, lunging at the man. Satsuki's halberd blade sailed clear through him, and the demoness quickly halted her forward movement. She tried to recover her weapon, but found it to be stuck.
A malicious laugh emanated from all around the cat demon and Satsuki spun about, searching for the real Naraku. A light caught in the corner of her eye, causing the warrior to turn back to her weapon, still imbedded in the illusion. The image of Naraku was melting away to reveal a shimmering blood red portal-like orb.
Satsuki grimaced and jerked back on her halberd, trying to free it from the rapidly swirling mass of magic before her. It wouldn't budge, and neither would her hand remove itself from the handle. The demoness suppressed a hiss as her halberd, and her along with it, were dragged into the orb.
Now Satsuki actually did hiss, her hand finally wrenching itself from her weapon. 'Grr, a little late for that.' She snarled mentally, twisting to try and escape the orb. Her fingertips only just brushed the inner wall of the rapidly brightening orb. A spiral of light erupted in front of her, barreling into her chest. An almost electric shock ran through Satsuki's body, eliciting a strangled yelp from her. She suddenly found her limbs to be immobile. Her eyes clenched shut as she felt her hands become buried and locked into the pulsating, spherical wall around her as well as her feet.
Her halberd, once motionless, now lifted and leveled its blade with her throat. Naraku's voice entered her senses and Satsuki's eyes bolted open.
"Now don't move, little pet. I would hate to spoil you before your banishment." He hissed, his visage appearing before her. "You have been most bothersome. It took a great deal of time and planning to trap you little one. I would hate to waste all that hard work just to have you die before you feel the pain of banishment."
Satsuki growled, baring her delicate feline fangs at the hanyou's image. She spit at him, striking him square on the cheek.
"Fucking bastard. It seems your human heart has defiled even the lowly integrity of the millions of wretches and mindless under youkai that you consist of. I'm surprised that those demons even hold up with the taint that your human side possesses." She said through gritted teeth. "Send me away. Run away from me then. You fucking coward." Naraku's image faded at that instant, replaced with an array of crackling spirals, all aimed at her heart. She convulsed as each sent a wave of electricity like energy through her body.
Then the orb began to change, elongating and becoming tighter around her. Her hands and feet were released just as the orb altered into light blue layers of opaque, yet crystalline ice. Ice crept up her body, freezing her feet and hands in place around her. The white blue crystals proceeded up her body until her waist, and then cut off sharply spread out around her and through the rest of the cocoon. She jerked against the ice, but Satsuki was held fast. Her head was sharply jerked back against the ice, causing the cat demon to wince. She felt ice creep over her cheeks, heading for her eyes.
Satsuki cried out in anger and anguish as she felt her senses become covered in darkness.
~*~
Five Hundred Years Later
~*~
Space... Just above earth, drifted a human-like body. She was tightly wrapped in a protective cocoon of ice, her inanely long hair cushioning her body within. For five hundred years the girl slept, her life going in reverse. Instead of being physically somewhere around twenty-six, she had reversed to be about fifteen years of age.
A Collector Space Station, or a ship out to collect space debris and rocks in space picked up an odd crystalline proton echo from an inanely short distance away astronomically. Run completely by robotics, the station sent an inquiry down to earth as to whether to investigate or not. Ground control replied affirmative.
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Authors Corner
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Well... Here's the first in a collection of recovered, and very ancient stories. I'm refurbishing, rewriting, reconfiguring, and all that jazz this entire thing. With any luck, it'll turn out better than the original.
Please Review! Every Little Bit Helps!
Dark purple, pulsating miasma seeped from the ground, bubbling and frothing about the slender armored feet of the young warrior. The oddly short cat demon hissed, clawing at the stuff as it wrapped around her feet, trapping her, but not proceeding to encase the rest of her. Vines, once hanging from the dead, swamp-like trees, just as dead as their bearers, suddenly sprang to life, latching onto the cat demon's wrists and torso. Effectively trapping her in place.
Satsuki growled under her breath. 'Stupid fucking hanyou's traps...' She thought bitterly and stopped struggling. 'One of the bastard's minions will come soon enough.'
Sooner than not, a gruesome looking ogre broke down the tree infront of her. Satsuki glared up at the monster, not even flinching when the oni scooped up the dirt around and under her. 'Well, forget busting his ass after I'm loose.' She thought, one of her plans brutally thwarted. 'Oh well, at least this way I don't have to walk and find that Naraku bastard.' About half an hour and about five hundred broken trees later, she was dropped rather unceremoniously before a heavily shrouded figure. The young warrior jumped to her feet, leveling a long bladed halberd leveled at the hanyou.
"All right Naraku, time for your innards to say hello to my halberd." She said, lunging at the man. Satsuki's halberd blade sailed clear through him, and the demoness quickly halted her forward movement. She tried to recover her weapon, but found it to be stuck.
A malicious laugh emanated from all around the cat demon and Satsuki spun about, searching for the real Naraku. A light caught in the corner of her eye, causing the warrior to turn back to her weapon, still imbedded in the illusion. The image of Naraku was melting away to reveal a shimmering blood red portal-like orb.
Satsuki grimaced and jerked back on her halberd, trying to free it from the rapidly swirling mass of magic before her. It wouldn't budge, and neither would her hand remove itself from the handle. The demoness suppressed a hiss as her halberd, and her along with it, were dragged into the orb.
Now Satsuki actually did hiss, her hand finally wrenching itself from her weapon. 'Grr, a little late for that.' She snarled mentally, twisting to try and escape the orb. Her fingertips only just brushed the inner wall of the rapidly brightening orb. A spiral of light erupted in front of her, barreling into her chest. An almost electric shock ran through Satsuki's body, eliciting a strangled yelp from her. She suddenly found her limbs to be immobile. Her eyes clenched shut as she felt her hands become buried and locked into the pulsating, spherical wall around her as well as her feet.
Her halberd, once motionless, now lifted and leveled its blade with her throat. Naraku's voice entered her senses and Satsuki's eyes bolted open.
"Now don't move, little pet. I would hate to spoil you before your banishment." He hissed, his visage appearing before her. "You have been most bothersome. It took a great deal of time and planning to trap you little one. I would hate to waste all that hard work just to have you die before you feel the pain of banishment."
Satsuki growled, baring her delicate feline fangs at the hanyou's image. She spit at him, striking him square on the cheek.
"Fucking bastard. It seems your human heart has defiled even the lowly integrity of the millions of wretches and mindless under youkai that you consist of. I'm surprised that those demons even hold up with the taint that your human side possesses." She said through gritted teeth. "Send me away. Run away from me then. You fucking coward." Naraku's image faded at that instant, replaced with an array of crackling spirals, all aimed at her heart. She convulsed as each sent a wave of electricity like energy through her body.
Then the orb began to change, elongating and becoming tighter around her. Her hands and feet were released just as the orb altered into light blue layers of opaque, yet crystalline ice. Ice crept up her body, freezing her feet and hands in place around her. The white blue crystals proceeded up her body until her waist, and then cut off sharply spread out around her and through the rest of the cocoon. She jerked against the ice, but Satsuki was held fast. Her head was sharply jerked back against the ice, causing the cat demon to wince. She felt ice creep over her cheeks, heading for her eyes.
Satsuki cried out in anger and anguish as she felt her senses become covered in darkness.
~*~
Five Hundred Years Later
~*~
Space... Just above earth, drifted a human-like body. She was tightly wrapped in a protective cocoon of ice, her inanely long hair cushioning her body within. For five hundred years the girl slept, her life going in reverse. Instead of being physically somewhere around twenty-six, she had reversed to be about fifteen years of age.
A Collector Space Station, or a ship out to collect space debris and rocks in space picked up an odd crystalline proton echo from an inanely short distance away astronomically. Run completely by robotics, the station sent an inquiry down to earth as to whether to investigate or not. Ground control replied affirmative.
*/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\*
Authors Corner
*/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\/*\*
Well... Here's the first in a collection of recovered, and very ancient stories. I'm refurbishing, rewriting, reconfiguring, and all that jazz this entire thing. With any luck, it'll turn out better than the original.
Please Review! Every Little Bit Helps!