Pairing: nay

World: Canon

Warning: non


A-Un or Along The Way

Once they were on their own, roaming the land north, south and east. They wanted for nothing but curiosity drove them to the mountains of the west. Rumors of the great Ryukotsusei reached far and wide during that time and they could feel change was about to come. So the winds took them to their kin but disappointment awaited them on the journey's end. The demon was grand, in power as well as in appearance but without wisdom or purpose. When the dog demon pinned and ultimately sealed Ryukotsusei with his fang, they knew it wasn't the dragon who was supposed to turn a new page. They felt excitement at their discovery but the great dog fell not a fortnight later, his demise one of the rare things to surprise them. The dog had two sons though and eventually they chose to stay by the older one's side.

He sought his father's lost strength without realizing the dormant power within himself. They stayed and watched the proud son running in circles for decades, his gaze fixed on the past so stubbornly he almost missed the one who was meant to show him a different path. She called him her superior, yet he was the one to serve. The demoness who controlled the winds but had to obey the tainted hanyo's will guided him further along the way. They were confused about his behavior on more than one occasion, as his words seemed to contradict his actions. Their companion struggled to not be led astray and keep moving steadily toward an unknown destination.

The son grew strong enough to gain one of his father's lost abilities and wise enough to let it go. When he was able to leave the past behind and use his own powers to their fullest extent, he brought the poisonous sword of destruction into this world. At long last they witnessed the beginning of a new era, brought on by the sons of the great dog and the foreign miko. They could feel the energies shift and flex across planes of grass and barren mountains, charging the air and disturbing the waters, permeating the ground and hushing the ancient trees. The cursed jewel vanished for good from the realm of the living and the trapped souls moved on to the next life.

Their curiosity was satisfied, the change they sensed so long ago accomplished. Still they did not leave for the valleys of their youth, since their interest had turned into affection a long time ago. They watched the miko's return and the hanyo's happiness. The birth of children and the rise of new enemies. It took only a few short years for a girl to grow into a woman and for a dog demon to be known throughout the lands, feared and respected. Spring turned to summer and how lucky they were, how happy to walk side by side with such loyal friends.


A/N: Thank you for every fav and follow! I have to be honest, this was just my stopgap. Did some research on gatekeepers and stumbled upon the meaning of "A-Un", so inside my mind they are some super sage, semi-clairvoyant dragon now! Next will be some Modern AU SessRin