Chapter 21
Title: Twist of fate...part VII
written by: Shaun Witt / Ryu Kitsune.
It was two days since they had left Kaede's village when they had landed just outside of the barrier to the sacred valley. Kilala was tired and change back to her small form and Sango picked her up and held her.
"What is this place?" Sango asked.
"This is the sacred valley of the Kitsunes. The barrier you see here is to protect those inside." Ryu answered her.
"And you want us to walk through it?" Shippo asked.
"It only hurts those with dark and evil hearts." Ryu told him.
"I'm not taking that risk." Shippo said backing away from it.
"Oh yes you are." Ryu said.
Ryu picked Shippo up by the tail and through him through the barrier. Shippo landed a little roughly on the other side of it but was safe. Sango and Ryu fallowed behind.
Ryu looked at Shippo and said, "sorry about that but I did tell you that you would be fine."
"Now what?" Sango asked.
"Fallow me." Ryu said.
Ryu walked towards the back of the valley where the Lord's mansion was. Some of the people who lived in the valley gave the small group a strange look as they walked by them. Ryu just ignored them and continued.
When they reached the mansion, Ryu knocked on the door a few times. After a hew moment a demon who appered human looking answered the door, "Can I help you?"
"Hello Maechen. Could I please speak to Lord Ryudo at once? Tell him Ryu is here to see him." Ryu told him.
"Please come in and have a seat. I'll go get my lord at once." Maechen replied and showed the group into the living room
Ryu and his group sat down in the living room while Maechen left to get his Lord. While they had waited Reeni showed up and said, "Hello again Ryu."
"Hello to you to Reeni." Ryu replied.
"Daddy said your my brother is that true?" She asked.
"Yes. But I won't be born for another 200 years or so." he told her and looke dat Shippo, "Reeni this is Shippo, Shippo this is Reeni. Why don't you two go off an play for awhile."
Reeni took Shippo by the hand and ran off to play with him. She dragged him off just as her father entered the room.
"Welcome back son." Lord Ryudo said.
"Thanks." Ryu replied.
"What is it that so imporntant to talk to me about?" Lord Ryudo asked.
"As I told you before I left I was on a mission to save Shippo's life." Ryu said.
"The fox pup that my daughter ran off with was him I take it. Bbt who is this?" Lord Ryudo asked.
"My name is Sango and I am the last of the demon slayers." She repleid.
"I found her a few hours after leaving this valley. She was badly injured and near death but I brought her back from the brink." He replied.
"Ok. But what is it you wanted with me?" Lord Rudo asked.
Ryu began to tell his future father everything about the war he was fighting and how Shippo must survive to his time 500 years from now. He also asks his father about giving a place for Shippo and Sango to live and to allow Sango to start a Demon Slayer school their.
"Miss Sango what promise can I get that your student will not attack my family or any other demon families in this valley?" Lord Ryudo asked.
"Lord Ryudo, I give you my word that I will teach them to protect this valley as you do. I will also teach them values that will asure the safety of those who seek our help be they demon or human, as long as it is to fight Naraku and his demons." Sango promised.
"Good enough." Lord Ryudo replied and then asked, "Ryu, you wish for me to give Shippo a place to live here in my house, correct?"
"Yes sir. Shippo also needs to finish his traing in the use of his fox magic." Ryu replied.
"What about my daughter? shoudl I be concerned?" He asked.
"No father. Reeni and Shippo will grow up to be good friends and when they come of age they will fall in love. Of course when I am born he will become my good friend and the three of us will be like peas in a pud." Ryu told him.
"That's fine. Sango you can live in one of the guest rooms until a school and home can be built for you. Shippo can live here as an honored member of my family." Lord Ryudo said.
"Father I should get going and return to my time now." Ryu said.
"Don't leave. I wish you to stay for dinner. Your new friends are also welcome to stay." Lord Rudo offered.
The three of them join Lord Ryudo and Reeni for dinner. Sango and Lord Ryudo talked about the school she was goign to build and how she wanted to offer the humans in the valley to join. Shippo and Reeni talked about all the fun they would ahving playing with eachother.
Ryu was eating his soup when he blanked out. He was having another vision.
Begining of the vision...
At first Ryu was standing outside the barrier where a fight was taking place. He saw Lord Sesshoumaru and his father fighting a large demon snake. On the ground was a human female badly injured who tehy tried to protect while trying to kill the demon snake.
The demon snaked was injured and a cloud of Maiasma was released. In covered the ground and the human female. Although Lord Ryudo and Sesshoumaru jumped out fo the way the human female was in danger.
"Mother?" Ryu spoke. Ryu tried to move but couldn't.
Out of nowhere Ryu saw himself jumping out of the Maiasma cloud with his moth in hand. On his face he saw the mask he brought with him from the future and on her was the other one which he gave to Sango.
He watched as he saw himself lay her down. He saw the anger in his own eyes as he drew the bow and prepaired to shoot. Ryu watched as himself fired the arrow and it being surrounded by the sacred aura.
Soon after the vision ends...
"Ryu are you alright?" His father asked.
"I just had a vision. "Ryu said and looked up at him." Do you know what the Blood Ritual is?"
"Yes I do. Recently I gave this information to a demon known as Sesshoumaru to use." He replied.
"I had wondered how he knew about that in my time" Ryu said. He turned back to his father and said, "Around 200 years from now a human priestess, my future mother life will be in grave danger. The only way to save her life is to use that ritual. By the way I will be seeing you again in 200 years before returning to my own time by what I could tell in my vision."
"I understand." lord Ryudo replied.
"It been nice to get to know you Sango and to talk with the rest of you, but I must be taking my leave. Tell Maechen dinner was fantasic." Ryu said.
Ryu picked up his pack and gear before leaving the hosue. He walked out of the hosue and towards the shrine. He stood before the demon mirror and said, "Once againt rhough the looking glass"
to be continued...
