Inuvember:

Sango

Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi

She was Sango, an exterminator, trained in the art of slaying demons. A prodigy amongst her peers, she could slay demons in the blink of an eye with her Hiraikotsu. She was always at the front lines, leading the charge with a steadfast heart and resolve.

She was Sango, the girl who lost everything in just a single night. What started out as a simple exterminating job turned into nothing short of a nightmare for her. Her younger brother...a sweet, innocent boy who hated violence, was possessed by a sinister evil and of no will of his own slaughtered his father and brethren...and then turned against her, himself. In his final moments, brother and sister embraced just before the cold grip of death took him away.

She was Sango, a girl who fought to stay alive to avenge her fallen people. She was tricked into believing that an innocent half-demon was the cause of her family's demise and thus, she forced herself to fight. She attacked him and his friends without giving them a chance to explain themselves, but in doing so, pushed her body to its limits. Eventually, though, she realized who the true murderer was and vowed to get revenge, joining forces with the people she once saw as her enemies.

She was Sango, a girl who was willing to do anything to get her brother...even bargain with the Devil himself and turn against her friends. She was no fool, though. She thought that at the very least, she could try and defeat this monster on her own...but nary. In her attempt to get vengeance, she was left injured and her only companion, her beloved Kirara, was left poisoned in the attempt. She realized her folly in trying to do things on her own and vowed to stay with her friends in order to free her brother from the villain's grasp.

She was Sango, the girl who fell hopelessly in love with an idiot monk. It wasn't like she tried not to...but the more time she got to spend with him, she realized that there was more to him than just being a lecher. She saw that he was fearful of his fate. She could see that he was afraid to die...but even in spite, he used the curse in his right hand to protect the ones dearest to him...especially her. As time went on, she had decided that if this curse would take him away from her...she would rather be swallowed up along with him if it meant staying with the man she came to love, forever.

She was Sango, a mother to his children. Three years have passed and she and her monk now have several children of their own. As they grew, she resolved to teach them the ways of the demon slayer and prayed that they all grew up big and strong...and like any mother, she wished for their happiness and safety. Whenever there was an argument, a quick glare from her was all that was needed in order to end it, and the squabble was soon forgotten. If a demon were to ever attack, she would spring to action in a moment's notice, slaughtering them with the ferocity of a mother bear, only time tens as fierce and wrathful.

As she sits on the hillside, she smiles as she is joined by her husband and their small brood of children. Her brother also joins her side while Kirara sits in her lap, purring softly as she is being stroked.

She is Sango...a demon slayer, a mother...and a warrior.

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