Ed: I'm bacccckkk! I've decided to write a Yu Yu Hauksho fic, and to help me accomplish this feat will be Seraph of Winter's Past who will be called Seraph. I do not own YYH . It is the property of Yashihiro Togashi.
SoWP: A little background before we continue… this story is an AU story, first of all. As you all undoubtedly know, Shinobu Sensui is a renegade Spirit Detective from the anime. For all intents and purposes, he's the villain again, but the events leading up to his appearances are somewhat different. In addition, the assistants he has with him most likely will be different from those in the show; some will be the same, but more will be OC's of mine and ED's creation. At one point, the Spirit Detectives concluded that they could not defeat the renegade on their own. Thus, they were left to find other means to assist them in this case…
Prologue: Old Memories
The Demon World,
The Northern Forest.
These were lands that were seldom trespassed upon by any outlanders, a remote area to the north of any and all settlements. On occasion, a few lower classed demons might pass through here, but they seldom did so to tear down the trees or disturb the peace, only here to hunt for food. That is the extent of activity in these parts… normally.
However, today was different.
The sound of branches snapping caused many of the natural inhabitants to pause what they were doing to see what had disturbed the peace, for all who dwell here always tread lightly. In this small clearing in the woods, each creature turned their heads, and perked up their ears. Sharp intakes of breath, hurried and scared, hit the ears of many of these creatures. This creature was being chased, logic stated.
The sounds of something heavy making footfall, grunting and angry, echoed throughout the forest. No… at first notice it seemed like something, but it became apparent that there was more than just one; there were several of these beings. These heavier beasts breathed deeper, angrier than the first creature; vengeful perhaps.
The creatures of the wood broke apart, running in every which direction. It was an instinct – there were unwritten rules in this forest, prevalent in every other remaining wild area. The sounds of a chase were universal; understood by all who lived in the wild. The rules and laws of the forest dictated that when the hunt came near, all who were around were to flee, lest they wanted to risk becoming another target for the predators.
At that moment, something jumped over the hedges and into the clearing. A demon, but not a normal one. She looked to be somewhere in her early to mid teens, but her face showed features of a scared child, running from a murderous attacker. Her messy black hair was bound in a ponytail behind her, bounding with every step she took. She was wearing a red T-shirt, and a pair of black pants, no shoes on her feet. A pair of feathered black wings grew from her back, red markings on spontaneous spots on the wings.
The girl's right foot caught on a root, which had grown out of the ground in such a way that it was not very visible, but rose out of the ground significantly. She tripped, falling forward towards the ground; hitting with a muffled gasp of pain.
"GET BACK HERE!!" a gruff, angry voice yelled from behind her. The girl quickly turned her head to look behind her; her discolored black and blue eyes widening in fear. Three colossal, grotesque demons crashed through the forest and into the clearing. They breathed deep and angrily, intent on hunting down the girl.
"No…!" the girl shrieked, putting her hands beneath her; trying to quickly push off to her feet. If she could get to her feet, she could escape to the skies, where incapable of doing so while the thick canopy of the forest remained above her. If only she could get to her feet in time…!
However, there was not enough time for her to do so. The middle demon reached her before she could even attempt to raise herself, and his oversized, frying pan-sized hand lashed out, grabbing the girl from the back of the collar. He lifted her off the ground, bringing her feet off the ground – turning her so that she was face to face with him.
"And WHERE did you think you were going?!" he yelled at her. His leathery, brown skin reeked of sweat and dirt, due to weeks without bathing or going through civilization.
"Sigma…!" The girl choked, trying to yell, but finding the deed to be quite difficult.
"What are you trying to say?!" he yelled at her, "You came by our camp, and you stole from our provisions! Damn you, girl! We need those provisions to live out here, it's our job! You had no right to even one crumb of that loaf you stole!"
"Sigma…!" she shrieked again, calling out for help.
One of the others, an equally grotesque, navy blue demon snorted.
"What is it?" The brown demon asked.
"She's talkin' about that other 'demi' that came by the camp an hour ago! The one that got away when you tried to catch 'im!"
The brown demon thought for a few seconds, and his lips curled up in an evil, mocking smile upon recollection.
"That's it, huh? Calling for your friend? Guess what! He's not gonna help you! He ran away like a freaking PUSSY when we went after him!" The brown demon laughed cruely. "You thought he was gonna help you? HA!! He couldn't put a dent in our hides if he tried!"
"Hey, boss!" a sickly green demon asked. He continued in a mischievous, hinting voice, looking hungrily at the girl, "Speaking of pussy…"
The brown demon looked at the girl's face, and then looked her up and down. "Yeah… we went without some pussy for two weeks now, and she looks like she might be some fun!"
As the other two demons began chuckling, the girl's eyes widened in fear, almost instantly understanding the meaning.
Desperately, the girl cried out once more…
"SIGMA!!"