Demoness with a Human Heart

This was just a random thing I came up with because I was bored. I hope you enjoy it. I own nothing but the characters that I came up with. Please ask permission to use them.

Several languages are used, including Kitsune and ancient Egyptian. All words are made up. Most of them will be translated as the story progresses.

'telepathy' Kurama

#telepathy# Kara

:telepathy: Kuronue

'thinking' will be announced

oOKurouneOo

We were sitting in the den. Outside, the air was bustling with demons looking at various items that my brother and his partner had stolen.

I sit with Kurama and Kuronue. I have to examine some artifacts that need restoration. In addition to accompanying them on their raids, I am also part of the restoration team. I had been cleaning a small chain for several hours. I was almost done and ready to call it a night when Kurama came up to me.

"Onee-sama, we need you to look at something that Ohaji found." I sigh, feeling tired from a long days work. I stand up and he leads me outside to where the inspection tent is set up. A small demon greeted us at the entrance. He is around waist height on me, has green skin and eyes. His outfit was red and dragged behind him.

"What is it that you have found, Ohaji," I asked.

"I have found a relic from the human world. They believe it to be a holy object of some kind. We are investigating this," replied the small demon.

"Very well. Continue inspection and bring it to either Kurama or myself when you are finished." Ohaji bowed and scurried back into the tent.

I returned to the den, sitting back down to finish scrubbing the mud off of the chain. I needed to complete my project now because we had gotten word of an artifact at the palace that Kurama seemed interested in.

Kuronue made dinner, which consisted of some rice and beef. I placed the chain in the inventory tent, where it would be put into the vault.

"Kara, you seem troubled," said Kurama.

"I don't know if we should go on this raid tonight," I replied, "I just have the feeling that something will go wrong." I didn't know how right I was.

"We've never been caught before," said Kuronue.

"I know, but there's a first time for everything," I stated.

We sat to ponder our raid for tonight when one of my servants, a small orange fox demon, entered the den.

"Mistress, I have acquired the guard schedules for the palace."

"Thank you." She left, carrying her dinner with her.

Kurama and I came up with our plan, which consisted of all the things that it would take to get the artifact. We had to get through the guards and security alarms. That was my part. Then Kurama and Kuronue would get into the palace and they took everything from there. I was the outside watch while they did what they needed to do.

Our plans had been completed and now the only thing to do was to carry them out.

"Are you ready, Kara," asked Kurama.

"Yeah. Let's just go," I answered. We left to add to our inventory.

We arrived at the bamboo forest surrounding the palace. We carefully inched our way through the thick stalks and sharp points. I went ahead and set up the entry attacks. I pulled my bow and arrows from my back. Kurama and Kuronue came up behind me and prepared for my assault against the guards.

I gave them the signal to be ready to run. I set my arrow and fired. My first shot took out the camera above the door. I had to take a count of the guards. Taking one out at a time would alert them to the attack, so I always hit them all at once.

I set my arrows.

Ready.

Aim.

Fire.

Three of the five arrows that I fired had found their targets. The last two I had to catch with some bamboo vines.

I signaled to Kurama and Kuronue to go in. My job was done, now all I could do was sit and wait. If anything went wrong, then Kurama would contact me telepathically and I would help.

My watch continued for several minutes longer until...

'Kara.'

#What?#

'We're at the vault. It's not very well protected, but we're having a hard time with the lock. It's an inscription.'

#What's it look like to you, Kuro?#

:Hm... I don't know.:

#What do the inscriptions look like?#

'There are people and birds here. Um... there are a bunch of different pictures.'

#You mean hieroglyphics?#

'Yeah. Do you know how to read them?'

#Yeah, but I can't see them. Send them through the com.#

The link disappeared and the com rang, signaling that Kurama had sent the information I had requested.

The image popped up on the screen. Three rows of hieroglyphs emerged in front of me. I began to decipher them, having lived in Egypt for a time a few thousand years ago.

Amen faturo miacta fiash i picashta. Enara takat e minactan a.

These were typical Egyptian runes. They were an easily broken seal. This was just the warning inscription..

Na a itiah potashka. Wa iut hiuta potashina kjiuo anmeau.

'Now, that's not a very good spell. Wait-' There was something else below it.

Potashina a tao prowt gigena. Quitpoe i neit fres bambiou dsop.

I quickly contacted Kurama and Kuro.

#Guys!#

'What?'

:Do you have the ruins deciphered:

#Yeah. They say- No one may enter except those loyal to his majesty. No other may pass. Okay, that's the first line. Then it says- Do not trespass. Any trespassers will be punished. The third line says- You have been warned. If you do not heed, you will be punished by the bamboo forest.#

'Wait, there's a fourth line.'

#Send it.#

The com rang and I set to work reading another message.

'This must be the actual code. Now, I had to tell Kurama the answer so he could break the seal on the vault door.

Ashed mia tiyu qit piek ighe. Itsam wodled eosl t saoe. Peot, biels gie soe j eislieg.

'This substance can be a deadly weapon. It's a simple, yet powerful plant. It's edible, but yet dangerous.'

Well, this should be easy. And it was. It was obvious what the answer is.

#Kurama.#

'Yeah.'

#The answer to the seal is 'bamboo'. That will get you into the vault.#

:Okay, we should be out in a few minutes, then.:

The connection broke, leaving me to sit until they came back.

I fiddled with a small twig that I had plucked off of the neared bamboo stalk. I grew it so that it was about a foot long. Then I swung it around, bored. I heard a crash in the distance. As I looked to see what it was, I saw Kurama and Kuronue emerge from the palace entrance. I met them not far away and we began to run. I stopped every once in a while to shoot at the onslaught of demons chasing us.

Kurama was ahead. I was running a little behind Kuro, having to have a good aim behind me. As I began to prepare for another shot, a long, pointed object sliced through my shoulder. I stopped, hiding behind some bushes to protect myself until I could move. But as I noticed the action around me, I became startled. The very same stalk that had injured me had also side swiped Kuro. He bounced off of another pole, obviously uninjured, so I realized what had happened. Kurama also knew, because he had stopped.

"Stop, Kuronue."

"No, I need that."

I ran out from behind the bush, "Kuro, don't do it. They'll kill you!"

He ignored me. It was a huge mistake.

And it had cost him his life.

He was trapped inside a cage of bamboo. I noticed the blood pooling around him. I ran to towards him, trying to comfort him as I ran.

"Kuro, it's okay. We'll get you out."

"No, just go. I don't need to take you down with me."

I could hear Kurama in the distance. He was yelling for me to come back.

There was a large explosion and I flew backwards. The last thing I remember was slamming into a horizontal bamboo stick.

When I came to, I had bandages wrapped around my waist and chest area. Kurama was by my side, preparing herbs and healing potions. He turned to me.

"You're finally awake."

"Kuro! Where's Kuro," I cry out.

"He didn't make it out. They killed him right after you were knocked out. I had to run off, but I managed to lead them away before coming back to you. You were in pretty bad shape. You had hit a stalk that had broken in the explosion. It went through your stomach area and you lost a lot of blood. You've been unconscious for about a week. I was worried that I'd lose you, too."

I was shattered. Kuro, my friend and partner, had been killed and I was right there to help him.

I felt so guilty.

I resumed my place in the clan when I had rested for a while. I inspected a few small things for some of the demons around town. Nothing big, just something to do. It was a lot quieter now. Our camp rule was a month of mourning for the loss of one of us. For me, it would be a lot longer. Kuro was like a second brother to me. I didn't know what would happen if I ever lost Kurama. I'd be devastated. I couldn't stand that. I kept in plain sight of him, desprate not to lose him. I thought that if I stayed by his side, then he wouldn't get hurt.

I was wrong.