Chapter 3

Inuyasha stared at this new being who just revealed himself as an old ally of his father's. Mekonraiba thought for a second and then said, "Why don't you guys join me? I can explain everything in the comfort of my home ok?"

They all looked at each other and nodded and followed Mekonraiba as he led them into the mist. As they got deeper into the mist it had gotten so thick that the ground was unable to be seen. They followed Mekonraiba closely who seemed to be having no trouble walking through the mist alongside his large dragon as he began to speak, "This mist protects my home from outsiders. So many have gotten through the forest you guys went through, but no one has ever made it through here alive."

"I bet it was because of that damn dragon of yours." Inuyasha snapped as he followed reluctantly.

"Actually no it wasn't. My dragon is still relatively young in dragon years." He said as he continued to walk.

Kagome looked at him and asked, "So why is this mist so important?"

"Well you see this mist was made so that only those with special eyes can find their way through. Some of you may not be able to see it, but straight ahead is a bright red light that leads me through the mist." He said as he pointed ahead.

They all looked ahead and no one not even Kagome was able to see anything. They walked what felt like eternity until the mist began to dissipate. When they exited the mist Mekonraiba kept walking, but Kagome and the others stopped and looked in awe. The ruins of a large city were scattered everywhere being pummeled by the ever falling rain. Lamps stood glowing on the streets illuminating several different signs and buildings with strange writing on them. Mekonraiba stopped and turned to look at them and asked, "Well we must be going you will see more of this place if you follow me."

Kagome noticed something in Mekonraiba's eyes when she looked at him. She thought she had seen a tear flowing from his eyes as he turned around to head down the street. They followed him shortly after, looking at every possible detail to be seen as they did. Kagome ran up to Mekonraiba and asked, "Why are you crying?"

Mekonraiba looked at her and responded, "I always shed a tear to honor my fallen ancestors. I am the last of my kin. I am the only one that survived an attack on my kind."

Seeing this Inuyasha started to get a jealous look in his face (as usual). Miroku looked around at the rain and noticed that the ground was dry. He tapped his tow on the ground and saw no sign of rain on it. He stopped and asked, "Why if it always rains here is the ground bone dry?"

Mekonraiba stopped and turned around and answered, "Well to put it shortly the rain isn't real. It is more of a magical rain."

Miroku seemed to be content with that answer as he began to follow him again. After a few more minutes of walking they finally reached a large building built of iron and stone. They stepped into an entrance with intricate designs of dragons, birds, and fish all over the walls. The first room was a large circular room with a large table in the middle. Surrounding the table was seats made from rocks and feathers. Mekonraiba sat down and invited them to sit. Each one of them eyed the seats a bit before finally sitting down on one. Mekonraiba placed his elbows on the table and put his hands together and interlocked his fingers and started, "So… you must have quite a few questions. Who would like to start?"

Inuyasha then abruptly asked, "How is it that you know my father?"

Mekonraiba smiled and began to explain, "Well let's see… Where do I begin? Well shortly after I found my entire village destroyed and my kin dead I left here to go hunt for the killer. I walked around for a quite a while asking if anyone had seen anything suspicious. Of course no one saw anything or were to afraid of me to answer…"

"But why would be people be afraid of you. You look completely human." Sango interrupted.

Mekonraiba realized that they hadn't seen what he truly looked liked so he decided to show them. He closed his eyes and chanted something under his breath. He bent over and they watched as large bumps began to form and move under his skin. They finally broke free revealing large majestic white dragon wings. He stood up and a dragon-like tail uncoiled from his waist and it was the same color. His ears suddenly went to a very sharp point and when he opened his eyes he revealed that his irises turned blood red.

He looked at their reaction and smiled a bit as they stared at him as he spoke, "Back then I wasn't able to conceal my demon form or in this case my dragon form. Now back to the story. As I went from village to village I saw this small village of dog demons and I decided to see if they saw anything. At this time I was extremely hungry because I had eaten all of my food not knowing how long I would be without it. I entered the village and unfortunately for me I collapsed from hunger not too long after that. After being passed out for a few days, at least it felt that way, I woke up to see that I was in someone's house. I sat up and looked around and saw a lone demon sitting at a table drinking tea. I pulled myself up and stood up. He looked at me and smiled and I walked over and drank some tea. That's pretty much how I know your father we were good friends after that."

Inuyasha and the others sat there as they took in the story. Kagome then looked up and asked, "Do you know who killed everyone here?"

After that question Mekonraiba went silent and a solemn look came across his face and all he could mutter was, "I don't really like to talk about it."

With that Kagome looked at him and lowered her head in response. Miroku then decided to ask, "If you are a demon how were you able to block Kagome's sacred arrow as if it was a normal arrow?"

Mekonraiba smiled a bit and said, "Well I am no ordinary demon. I am a dragonesium, or what some might call a dragon demon."

With that there was a collective gasp and Miroku added, "Wait I thought that dragon demons were only of legend and they resided in hell."

"So that's what you heard huh? Well that's all false we live on normal soil as you do," Mekonraiba looked out a small window and said, "Well it is late we must be heading to sleep.

He pointed the girls down one corridor and the men down the other. He himself stepped into his own room. That night they all slept comfortably for the first time in a long time.