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Chapter Three: Revelations
Reikai (Spirit World) – Unknown Location
A shimmering portal was the only unique thing that could be seen for miles. Around this portal were, what seemed like, thousands of Reikan soldiers that awaited the arrival of those who were deemed enemies of the Reikai. Any second they would be arriving and if not, then those imprisoned in the Reikan Imperial Prison would be executed.
"Who do you think will come? The ugly one?" asked one Reikan soldier, a round of laughter from behind him echoed his own.
"No, he's dead; it's the Youkai that are coming. We will finally show them their place, below even the Ningens!" said the Reikan soldier beside the other.
"And here I thought we wouldn't get a welcoming committee," said a voice behind them.
"WHAT?" yelled a Reikan soldier as he spun around, only to be impaled by his comrade's spear.
"You didn't actually think we would use your portal did you? We know ways around portal blocking barriers. Now where is your commander? The one who took the women known as Atsuko Urameshi and Keiko Ukimura?" demanded Yusuke as he held the surviving soldier up.
"They are beyond your reach! They are held within the Reikan Imperial Prison, in the most secure cell! The Reikai rulers will deal with your kind Youkai scum!" said the Reikan soldier laughing like a madman, so Yusuke broke his neck and left him to die.
"If anybody is scum, it's you, not me," said Yusuke as he walked through the Reikan Army Camp, which they had decimated earlier.
Flashback
"Good job Kurama, we're in the Reikai and away from where they want us to come out. I say we deal with them, so we have less to deal with once we escape," said Yusuke.
"Agreed, let's take these Reikan out, but let those who are sympathetic to Youkai live. We shouldn't lower ourselves to their level," said Yukina.
"True, but compassion in a war may just get you killed, Yukina," said Yusuke. "I won't loose those I care for, not again! This includes those who decide to fight by our side, even if they are Reikan."
"Let's just get moving. I have debt to repay," said Yoko. "I suggest we make our way to the Reikan Imperial Palace. The Reikan Imperial Prison is directly below it, an underground prison, reserved only for the worst of the worst."
"Then we give the Reikan Royals something to worry about. We don't just break our loved ones out and escape. We break every prisoner out and cause hell to break loose within their own walls," said Yusuke, beginning to smirk evilly.
"I like it," said Hiei also smirking. "They will know the true meaning of pain."
"Yes, they will, but for now let's move," said Yusuke as the group quietly made their way towards the Reikan Army Camp.
Once they had infiltrated the camp, they had Hiei use his Jagan Eye to search the minds of the Reikan in the camp. They would try and spare those who thought Youkai weren't as bad as they sounded, but those who absolutely despised the Youkai and would kill one on the spot, would not live through the night.
"Hn… There are only three sympathetic to the Youkai. They will be spared, they are currently in the fields looking for food," said Hiei as Yusuke nodded.
"Then this operation is here by dubbed Operation TAKEDOWN, and it's a go. Take them out," said Yusuke. Operation TAKEDOWN, consisted of taking out every Reikan Officer and Soldier that stood against them, regardless if they surrendered or not, because they more than likely wouldn't mean it.
Dispersing to cover more ground, Yusuke found himself in the officer's part of the camp. This brought a smile to his face. He never liked Reikan officer's, they were too pushy and treated him like he was inferior in everyway, earning distrust in return. Moving quickly into the quarters of one of them he came up behind him so quietly he never knew what hit him. Snapping his neck, he moved on to the next one, who was just as unlucky as his fellow officer. But the third one was a bit more cautious, he was constantly looking back over his shoulder. This upset Yusuke, because taking down this officer would not be a quiet job. Charging up his Reiki, he was about to try a new technique he had been working on.
"Spirit Sniper!" said Yusuke in barely a whisper, watching as the thin line of Reiki was propelled toward the officer. The shot hit dead on, taking the officer out, however it did leave a sizeable hole in his head that wouldn't be hard to overlook. Moving quickly, certain that somebody had seen the shot he dragged the body into the shadows in hopes of not alerting anybody to his presence, yet.
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Hiei's fashion was more direct, he would run among the ranks of the Reikan soldiers, slicing and dicing any in his way, which, in his eyes, were all of them. Bodies littered the ground as he moved through his section of the camp. But he couldn't shake the feeling that this was just a little too easy, that whoever was behind everything knew this wouldn't be a challenge for them. In fact he knew for certain that whoever was behind everything, knew that this would be too easy. The feeling had been with him ever since he set foot in the Reikai. Coming to a stop he could sense something, a familiar presence, one that he hadn't felt in a long time.
'This is too easy, even the buffoon wouldn't have any problems with this. Something is up, it's almost like this is a trap. No, not a trap, this is the welcoming committee. The trap is elsewhere, but where?' thought Hiei as he took off running again, at speeds only the strongest demons could follow.
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Kurama had done it the easy way and simply manipulated the plants into striking against the Reikan soldiers. They were all dead within minutes, but he knew that a trap lay in wait for them somewhere, but he didn't know where exactly. Searching around his portion of the camp revealed many detailed plans to build a new prison, but not just any prison, an execution prison. This worried him, never had the Reikai used an execution prison, even the Youkai didn't do that. Only Ningen's had, but that was during a war, and in Europe. It was before even his mothers time, the 1940's, if he wasn't mistaken, the Ningen's World War Two.
'What are the Reikai Lord's up to? Why would they send their army to this desolate place? And why would the perpetrator have the portal lead here and not to a prison cell?' thought Kurama. 'This doesn't make sense. Something else is going on here, but what?'
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Yukina also had it the easy way; she froze her portion of the camp to death. They all froze to death without even a chance to escape or try and find warm shelter. In fact it was like the Artic, but with frozen tents, plants, supplies, and bodies. She didn't stop to think about what was going on, she merely walked through her portion of the camp to find the others.
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Yusuke had just finished off the last officer when he noticed the portal. It had two guards around it that none of them had even noticed. He could here them speaking and he could sense the others nearing his location. So he waited for them to arrive before he made his move on the two guards.
End Flashback
Yusuke and the others were on the prowl towards the Reikan Imperial Palace. They had learned that was where their loved ones were being held, so that's where they were heading.
'Hang on Keiko I'm coming,' thought Yusuke.
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Elsewhere in the Reikan Imperial Prison, located right below the Reikan Imperial Palace, in the cell where Keiko and the others were being held, each of the prisoners were getting to know each other better.
"Then Yusuke cried, all because I kissed him on his right cheek," said Keiko laughing softly, along with everyone else.
"You seem to care for this Yusuke very much," said Kuronue. "Will he be able to rescue you and us?"
"Yes, I have faith in Yusuke and the others. When they set their minds to something, there is nothing that can stop them. They have faced impossible odds before and even when things looked gloom, they pulled through. This time will be no different," said Keiko as she closed her eyes for a moment, thinking of Yusuke and how she would tell him how she truly felt about him when he rescued them.
"I was not completely right it seems. You care for him, yes, but the way you speak of him. The way the tone of your voice softens when you speak of him, you have feelings that go beyond friendship for him don't you," said Kuronue insightfully, having picked it up from Youko.
Keiko's response was to blush and lower head out of embarrassment, she didn't need to deny or confirm his words out loud, for everyone could see that he was right about how she felt for Yusuke. "Yes, I love him, but I'm not sure how he feels for me. I don't want to lose our friendship if he doesn't feel the same way," said Keiko.
"Now, now, there is nothing to fear. If he is truly a friend and does not love you beyond a sibling love or the love as a friend, then you will not lose your friendship. Besides he would have to be insane to not love a person like you," said Kuronue.
"Thanks Kuronue," said Keiko as their cell door suddenly opened and in stepped several large and heavily built guards.
"What do you want?" spat Botan angrily.
"Now, now, is that anyway to talk to an old friend?" said a voice. "Ah, Keiko, lovely as ever, 'tis a shame what happened to your parents though. I'm afraid that my officers can be rather short fused when it comes to those who will not cooperate," the voice started laughing.
"You bastard!" screamed Keiko as she lunged at the figure standing in the shadows, but was stopped by two guards shoving her back roughly.
"Don't try that again," warned the mysterious Reikan. "Now, I'm sure you are all wondering what your doing here. The truth is the rest of you are collateral, hostage material actually. I have an offer for you Keiko, if you agree to become my wife for all eternity, then I shall let them live. Otherwise you have forty-eight hours to live, before I kill all of you, but not before I've had my pleasure from each one of you."
"Go to hell!" snapped Keiko a she lunged again, but this time managed to get past the guards and slugged the mysterious Reikan hard in the jaw and followed it up with an uppercut, then a kick to his crotch, and finally a head butt to his nose. The guards dragged her back into the cell, but not before Keiko kicked him in the eye.
"Bitch!" snapped the Reikan angrily.
"I'll die before I let you touch me or them," said Keiko venomously.
"Be careful what you say, it just might come true!" hissed the Reikan angrily, taking step towards her, but careful not to move his face out of the shadows.
"Your shoe's untied!" mocked Botan in an attempt to distract him, so they could try and escape, however it didn't work.
"You dare mock me?" said the Reikan angrily stepping fully out of the shadows before he realized he had revealed his identity.
"KOENMA?" exclaimed Botan and Keiko.
"That was clever of you Botan. So you know who your captor is now, it makes little difference. Yusuke and his team will fail to save you, especially since Kuwabara is already dead," said Koenma mockingly.
"What?" exclaimed Keiko and Botan in surprise.
"Kazuma Kuwabara is dead, as soon will the rest of you and the others," said Koenma turning to leave. "Oh and Kuronue, you won't be so fortunate. I'll have you locked back up, after you've relived that horrifying day, the day that you lost your best friend."
"YOU BASTARD!" roared Kuronue angrily.
"Uh ah, mind your manners little bat," said Koenma as he left the cell, along with the guards, closing their only way to try and escape.
Atsuko looked at the door in despair; she had never gotten to tell Yusuke about his sister, and she might never have a chance...
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Elsewhere at the entrance to the Reikan Imperial Prison, a group of Youkai awaited entrance to the supply depot, the place they would unload their cargo for the Reikan, they were contracted to bring supplies from the Reikan Imperial Storehouses to the Prison to feed everyone. However this group of four were not who they seemed to be, in fact they were none other than Yukina, Hiei, Kurama, and Yusuke in disguise. The original four, now dead for trying to take their lives and for trying to take Yukina as a pleasure slave for the Reikan Rulers or anyone else who would want her.
"Kurama, do you think you can fool them enough to get us inside?" asked Yusuke.
"Easily, the problem will be getting out of this prison. It is not the most feared Reikan Prison for nothing. I am bit disappointed though, I thought I would never set foot inside this prison," said Kurama as Hiei nodded in agreement.
"Agreed, this place is like breaking into what Ningen's call the Imperial Palace," said Hiei smirking a bit at the memory of actually having broke in several times.
"Yeah, well it's hard for your average Ningen, but a Ningen Thief who went by the name of the Fox broke into several heavily guarded places over the years. He always left a calling card, a white fox figurine. A small replica of the artic fox on the main land near the frozen deserts," said Yusuke.
"Your point being...?" asked Hiei in a bored voice.
"My point is this, since we are breaking into a prison and then out, why not leave a calling card. Like say a black dragon? Or a Silver fox? Or perhaps the kanji for Youkai in red, surrounded by a black circle," said Yusuke.
"Not a bad idea, but what do we call ourselves?" asked Yukina.
"The Kumori Wraiths?" suggested Yusuke.
"No, we are not Wraith Youkai nor Shadow Youkai," said Hiei.
"Why not Tempest Rage? We tempt the Reikan Rulers because they have angered us. They fear our rage, because it makes us stronger," said Kurama slyly.
"Not quite, but we will need aliases after this," said Yusuke. "Why not just go with some simple, something that each of us represents?"
"Yes," said Hiei slowly, agreeing.
"What about the Tempests?" asked Yukina curiously, "We tempt the Reikan as we speak; each of us has tempted them in one way or another."
"Yes, that will do, but we need new names. Yusuke, you will be known as Tempest Rage, Yukina, you will be known as Retsu Aisu, Hiei, you can be known as Kurai Ranpu, and I will be known as Tora Tsume, agreed?" asked Kurama as everyone agreed, and not a moment too soon either, as the doors to let them in opened and a guard motioned for them to enter.
They did so and found that the prison was very dark with every other lamp lit. Moving along to the small storehouse they unloaded everything while watching the guard carefully. Yusuke moved over towards him and motioned for him to come over.
"There's something wrong with this wheel. I need your advice, I heard you're an expert on such things as transportation," lied Yusuke through his teeth, the guard not catching it.
"I don't see anything wrong with it," said the guard, "Are you sure it's this wheel and not another or any?"
Yusuke's reply was quite simple, "I'm sure," dropping the wagon onto the guards head, knocking him out. He checked to see if he was still alive… he was.
"We don't have much time. The guards will eventually get suspicious as to why he's not at his post. By the time they come to investigate, we need to be at the central controls. From there we can determine where the others are and we can release every prisoner in here, to keep the guards busy" explained Kurama as they began running through the halls, dodging into the shadows when needed. "According to what I've heard, the central control center is located around the entrance to the Reikan Imperial Palace from the prison. This makes it twice as dangerous, because we will have to be extra cautious, which takes away time."
"Cool, Hiei, you and I are going to do it the hard way. Yukina, go with Kurama, the two of you will locate the central control center and let every convict in this prison loose," said Yusuke. "Oh, and any Reikan that gets in your and is male, freeze their balls, it will slow them down considerably. Do whatever it takes to slow down the female ones though, even if it's Hinageshi."
Yukina nodded and took off after Kurama and was able to catch up to him quickly. She was fortunate that she decided against wearing her kimono, and just wore some tights, with some light armor covering her private areas. She sometimes wondered why she never started training sooner, but she knew it was because she was too innocent then, now on the other hand her innocence had been shaken, she had seen horrible things. By the time she realized that they had reached a junction, she noticed that Kurama was squeezing her hand and that she was squeezing it back, she looked up to Kurama like a big brother, nothing more, nothing less.
"Yukina, if either one of us doesn't make it out of here, know that I consider you my little sister, even if we are not blood related," he told her softly.
"The same for you, I have always considered you my older brother, and until we find my real brother, that's good enough for me," she replied, they embraced for a second.
"Let's go set some Youkai free," Kurama said slyly, leading her down the hall in the shadows on the sides.
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"Where to now, Hiei?" asked Yusuke as the two came to a four way hallway intersection.
"Left," was the simple answer, with a slight glow on the smaller Youkai's forehead.
The two Youkai headed down the left corridor, running it's length in about three seconds, coming to a heavily guarded door and sinking into the shadows as they saw a group of Reikan walking the other way, seemingly angry, it radiated off them like steam from a boiling pot of water.
They waited until they disappeared down another hallway before stepping out and walking up to the door; Yusuke tapped on it, not knowing if everyone inside could hear. He waited for a moment, apparently they couldn't.
"There's an easier way det- Yusuke," Hiei said removing his ward bandana that he used to help keep his Jagan Eye hidden, but also helping to keep his power in check so it did not overwhelm him or anyone near him.
"Right… go on then, let them we're here."
The Jagan in the middle of Hiei's forehead emitted a slight purple glow as he communicated with the people inside the vault-like cell.
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'Hn, can you hear me?' asked a voice inside Keiko's head.
"AH!" she jumped up, "who was that?"
'Don't yell at me woman! I'm tempted to leave you're here to rot now!' snapped Hiei angrily at Keiko.
"Hiei?" exclaimed Keiko, knowing only he would dare speak to her like that, but also knowing that he wouldn't actually follow through on his threat.
"Hiei?" asked Botan, "Keiko, what are you talking about?"
"Hiei is right outside the cell door! He spoke to me telepathically, he even threatened to leave us in here to rot!" explained Keiko.
"Yep, no doubt about it, that's Hiei alright," said Botan cheerfully. "Is he alone?"
"I don't know, I'm not a telepath or mind reader," replied Keiko sarcastically, lightening the dark mood everyone was in drastically.
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"Hn, it is definitely your woman in there. Only she can yell at me and get a way with it," said Hiei with a smirk, showing Yusuke that they were alright, but very frightened.
"Okay, can you get in contact with Kurama? We have to time this just right," said Yusuke, "Otherwise we are going to have rougher time getting out of this hellhole."
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Hiei nodded and his Jagan flared to life again, searching for Kurama. When he found him he saw that he was in position and that several guards were busy trying to stay alive as the Death Tree tried to eat them alive. Letting Kurama know of his presence and that hey were ready, Kurama let Hiei know he was ready as well.
'Hiei, there is a problem,' said Kurama.
'What problem kitsune!' demanded Hiei.
'That cell is on its own switch. Its switch is in the Imperial Palace. Yusuke or you will have to break it down,' said Kurama.
'Hn, very well, get Yukina and get down here, NOW!' said Hiei forcefully.
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"This cell has its own switch in the Imperial Palace. Kurama said for one of us to break it down. My Dragon of the Darkness Flame is too risky. You will have to do it," said Hiei while Yusuke charged up his Reiki for one hell of an attack. "I'll warn them to get as far from the door as possible and to stay out of its direct path."
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'Wench,' said Hiei.
"Huh? Hiei, what is it?" asked Keiko.
'Get away from the door. Get as far away from it as possible and stay out of its direct path. Yusuke is going to open it by extreme force,' said Hiei with a hint of amusement in his telepathic voice.
"GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR!" yelled Keiko. "Yusuke's using EXTREME force to open it! Stay out of its direct path!"
Botan quickly ushered everyone away from the door to the other side of the cell. They were out of its direct path, but that didn't stop them from staying as low to the floor as possible. A few minutes later, when Kuronue thought it was all some type of joke, he stood up and moved towards the door.
"Kuronue, don't!" warned Keiko, but before he got within its path, it went flying from one wall straight through the opposite wall, leaving two huge holes in the wall, they were more than large enough to walk through.
Checking the door, he saw the imprint of a fist in the dead center of it. He looked back to the hole in the wall, where the door had come from, and saw Yusuke flexing his fist, trying to get rid of the soreness.
"Remind next time, to just blast the damn thing to hell," said Yusuke angrily. "Is everyone okay in there?"
"We're fine, just a bit shaken up is all," replied Botan shakily. In all her years as Yusuke's assistant she had never seen Yusuke demonstrate such power. It was amazing and frightening, add to the fact that it was just his Reiki he used, then one could definitely tell you didn't want to mess with him, period.
"Good, we can catch up things later. Right now we have to get the hell out of here while all hell breaks loose. Every prisoner in this place should be getting ready to break out of their cells any minute. We're going to cause the biggest prison riot the Reikai has ever seen, they're going to busy keeping the convicts from getting into the Reikan Imperial Palace," said Yusuke. "If you're too weak to walk on your own then help each other out, because if I'm right, then things are about to get a hell of a lot nastier."
"What do you mean Yusuke?" asked Keiko.
"I mean, that this place is going to become a jungle, after Kurama see's what they did to his mother. I'd hate to be the gardener for this place," said Yusuke as Kurama came up and saw the bruise on his mother's right cheek. It infuriated him and he told them to go on without him; that he would catch up. He unleashed is plants upon the prison, leaving instructions to feed upon all that attempted to force their way through after him and the others. Turning quickly he ran for all he was worth, he found them in the portal room.
"Has anyone ever seen a portal like this before?" asked Yusuke.
"It's one of the unknown portals that Reikan Lords use to exile other Reikan, normally its reserved for those who have committed the highest acts of treachery. None one has ever returned, but this one… it was used to banish Reikan to the Ningenkai. We sent a probe through to collect data on where it led to. It was a nice part of the Ningenkai, nothing but forests for miles in every direction, but that was two years ago," said Botan unsure if they should go through.
Yukina arrived just in time to freeze the entrance to the portal room as dozens of Reikan guards were caught in the effects. Frozen solid, unable to move, a few would succumb to the subzero temperatures, others would be luckier and survive. Though one thing was sure to be sure with the aftermath from this effect, they would be pissed once they were thawed and back to good health, if they weren't executed first for their failure.
"Okay everyone, here we go!" said Yusuke as he jumped into the portal, followed shortly by everyone else.
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Meanwhile in Koenma's office he had just received word that the prisoners in the special cell had escaped.
"WHAT!" yelled Koenma. "What do you mean they escaped? How could they!"
"It's just that milord; it seems that they had help. When a scouting party went to check on the army, the entire camp was empty. Only a few soldiers survived, but were executed after question for suspicion of treason and aiding Youkai. We also found a guard knocked out in the storage room sir, we believe that the prison was infiltrated by Youkai disguised as merchants. When the central control station was checked on, the guards had to fight off a Makai Death Tree. There was something left behind though, it's printed in the ancient Youkai language, but it was deciphered to say Youkai and Tempests. We believe that they were here to break the prisoners in the special cell out," explained a Reikan officer.
"It's them," said Koenma, frowning angrily. "They survived the army, prevented word from reaching us, infiltrated the Imperial Prison, and escaped. Execute all Reikan guards that confronted them, but were unable to stop them from escaping. Failure is not an option and is punishable by death."
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Elsewhere, Kagome was pissed, again; Inuyasha had had the nerve to call her a whore. All because he had read her diaries, they were private and that meant that nobody, NOBODY, was supposed to read anything inside them or touch them for that matter. She had said the magic word so many times, she was sure if she would have kept on saying it, then Inuyasha would end up having a grave already. Add to the fact that in her anger she had also punched, slapped, kneed, elbowed, and kicked Inuyasha so many times before she said the magic word, that everyone had backed off letting her do what she wished to Inuyasha. Even Kikyo, who had joined their group because she had overcome her bitterness towards Kagome and actually became friends with her, had let Kagome harm Inuyasha to her hearts desire. After she had said the magic words she had wandered off, intending to head back to the Bone-Eaters Well, but had gotten lost and ended up at an old temple that she hadn't even known was there.
Her curiosity got the better of her as she wondered what was inside the temple. Wandering inside she found many ancient runes depicting a humanoid Youkai, but with markings across his chest, face, shoulders, and forearms, along with incredibly long and wild hair. She instantly recognized the form of her father; she didn't know how, but something inside of her, perhaps memories from her time as a baby, told her this was an image of her father. That's when she heard voices down the hall, fearful that it might be someone or something coming to take her Jewel Shards, she carefully crept down the hall. Turning her head around the corner, she saw a boy about her age, perhaps a year younger, with the same markings as the runes. Behind him he saw four Youkai, one with jet black hair, except for the white starburst pattern in the front portion f his hair.
She noticed another with ice blue-green hair and a female at that, then one with a red mane of hair flowing about his face, he had emerald green eyes and he was wearing a white shirt and pants, with a purple sash around his waist. The next one she was a Youkai who looked young, yet old, he had his hair up in a high ponytail, while wearing a hat looked like it belonged to a scarecrow, he also wore a black tunic, with a black vest, what looked like a bluish cloak around his waist, and a ruby red pendent around his neck too.
When they started speaking, she listened carefully, but stayed hidden so as not to be discovered. It was then that she noticed two girls around her age and a couple of women around her mother's age. Now she was wondering if the Youkai were slave drivers or something and if the women were their prisoners.
"You can come out now, we won't hurt you. I promise we mean you no harm. Nobody here will do anything to hurt you," said Kurama. "These women are not our slaves if that is why you will not come out."
Kagome slowly came out from her hiding spot, a bit surprised she had been out, she was so careful not to get spotted. Coming out of her hiding spot with her hands up to show she meant no harm either, she noticed they all looked exhausted.
"Hmm… judging by your attire, I would say you are not from around these parts. That looks like a Japanese High School uniform to me," said Kurama as Kagome's eyes grew wide with fear and shock.
"We won't hurt you, but we are a bit curious as to where we are," said Kurama slowly.
"This is Japan, but it's the Feudal Era," said Kagome.
"What!" exclaimed Botan, "You mean to tell me we are five hundred years in Japan's past? I should have known by the way that portal wasn't so heavily guarded! During this time period Youkai roam freely in the Ningenkai!"
"You're from the future too?" asked Kagome, not thinking before she spoke.
"What do you mean too? How did you get here?" asked Botan not thinking clearly, because of all the stress she's been under.
So Kagome explained everything to them. After she had finished her story, they told her everything that had happened to them, including those whose pasts were filled with pain and suffering, namely Kurama and Kuronue, the two long lost friends.
"So you are a Youkai and a Ningen, but not a hanyou. And this happened because your Youkai body was killed, but your soul escaped and found its way to the womb of your mother Shiori Minamino, am I getting this so far?" asked Kagome.
"Precisely," said Kurama. "I never meant to deceive anyone, but it was for your own protection. I apologize and understand if you are disgusted with me mother and hate me now. But it does not change how I feel for you mother."
"Oh Suichi, how could I hate you? You made my dreams come true. The doctor had told me I couldn't have children, but when I found out I was pregnant with you, the doctor said it was a miracle. I have so much to thank you for Suichi, even if your birth was under such strange circumstances," said Shiroi as she hugged Kurama tightly, crying at the same time.
"What about you? You're a hanyou, but you don't look anything like any hanyou I've ever met before," said Kagome.
"That's because my Youkai blood was dormant for most of my life. Until my father awakened it, thus I was given a third chance at life. Since then I've trained to master myself in every possible way. I don't want my Youkai blood going out of control, I don't want to hurt the ones I care for," said Yusuke. "In order to do this, I have kept to my Youkai form, learning to control it slowly. However, it does raise a lot of questions in the Ningenkai about my heritage."
"If you don't mind my asking, but who was your father?" asked Kagome.
"He was the Lord of the Northern Lands of the Makai. He told me a lot about his life. He even told me that at one time he had a previous wife, before he ever met my mother. He married her by her customs and his own, they had child together, a girl. But then one day while he was in the Makai, visiting his father, something terrible happened, when he returned to his wife's home in the Ningenkai, her father was there. He told him that his wife and child had been killed in an accident. He told me that he was so racked with grief that he returned to the Makai for a couple of years and trained non-stop to become stronger, just so that he could protect his next mate and child better. It was when he returned to the Ningenkai, that he met my mother and fell in love with her. I was born about a year or two after they married," said Yusuke.
"What ever happened to him?" asked Kagome.
"He disappeared before I was ever born, leaving a note saying it was for my mother's and mine protection. Eventually he asserted his rule as the Lord of the Northern Lands of the Makai forcefully onto those would try and take his throne," said Yusuke. "Later when he awakened my Youkai blood, he was dying. After two years he died, but his spirit remained at his grave, watching over me and my mother. He always said he thought his first wife's father had it end for him, because he was a Youkai. Said, her father never approved of their marriage. He always wondered if the old man had lied to him, if so, he always said he did a good job fooling him, but if they ever crossed paths again, he would kill him."
"You know, I remember my mom telling me that when we had returned from all walk, that my father, her husband, had been killed in an accident. She cried for weeks on end afterwards, she never remarried, even though grandpa tries to get her to. I feel sorry for Souta, my younger half-brother, because we don't have the same father and neither of us knew our fathers. My mother started to date for a little while and got pregnant with a man she cared for deeply, but he just left her to fend for herself when he found she was pregnant with his son. If my father had been there, then she would never have been that sad and Souta and I wouldn't be half-siblings," said Kagome. "My mother says my father's name is Raizen."
It was when Kagome heard the thunderous silence that she looked at Yusuke's wide eyes. She instantly knew that his father was her father. Looking to the sandy haired woman, she recognized her step-mother instantly. She had met with her on a few occasions when she was younger, but not very often. She had always wanted to meet her half-brother, the one she as often told about.
Atsuko had known about Raizen's previous marriage and had dug around to try and find any information on the family. What she found was that the Higurashi's were still alive and that Kagome and Souta had different fathers. She met with the woman called Mizu Higurashi and explained to her what had happened. She remembered the woman start crying in joy that her love was still alive, but then the tears turned to sadness and anger, because he had seemingly betrayed their marriage. It wasn't until Atsuko explained it again to the woman that she understood. Her father had lied to both her and her daughter, and had driven her husband away by using his worst fear against him, filling him with anguish and sadness. She didn't hate him or Atsuko, or her unborn child. In fact the two women had become very close friends, being godmothers to each others children.
"Mom," said Yusuke weak in the knees as he collapsed to the floor. "Why? Why didn't you ever tell me about her?"
Kagome looked at Yusuke and was instantly filled with grief and anger. Grief, because he was crying all because his own mother had kept a vital secret from him, and anger because her step-mother had never told him about her.
"I'm sorry Yusuke, but your step-mother and I agreed that we would wait until you sixteen. But you had disappeared for three years when you were fifteen; I thought I had lost you, like I lost your father. When you reappeared though, I was so happy that you were alive that I forgot about telling you about your half-sister. When I remembered, this entire mess happened, we were attacked, I was imprisoned for no reason at all, and I was beaten severely…" said Atsuko trailing off, unable to continue as she began cry from the feeling of betraying her son and from the memories of her torture. "I'm sorry Yusuke… please forgive me, I never meant to hurt you."
"I understand… you can't be expected to remember one little thing after everything I've put you through and what you've gone through because of me. Just don't keep things like this from me again, okay?" said Yusuke as he helped his mother to her feet, while Atsuko agreed.
"Um, I don't mean to interrupt, but we should probably get going. I'm sure my friends will be looking for me and I don't know how they will react you," said Kagome.
"Hold on," said Yusuke, but she didn't listen and kept on walking. "DAMN IT, I said stop sister!"
Kagome stopped in her tracks upon hearing Yusuke call her sister. For some reason it felt nice to be called sister by someone other than Souta, it felt nice to know that Yusuke acknowledged her as his sister, even if they were only half-siblings. Turning around she ran right into Yusuke's arms and hugged him fiercely before breaking down crying tears of joy.
Yusuke was shocked, he had just wanted to explain to her that he could awaken her Youkai blood, but her hugging him felt nice. He had always thought he was a single child, but to know that he had a sister, it warmed his heart. He returned the hug gently and then pried her off him, before she cut off his breathing anymore.
"Listen, I can awaken your Youkai blood if you wish," said Yusuke.
"What do you mean?" asked Kagome confused, because it had never dawned her that she was a special kind of hanyou like Yusuke.
"I mean you and I share the same father, we come from the same blood line. This means you too are a hanyou with dormant Youkai blood," said Yusuke.
Kagome's response was simple and clear, she fainted.
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