Remember
Chapter 5
Castle in the Sky
Flashbacks
'Thoughts'
(Inner Youkai/Deity/Spirit)
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His son was acting very peculiar since they woke this morning. Inuyasha was unusually quiet, and had been staring at him and Rin since the sun rose. The young woman already attempted to ask him what was bothering him but the hanyou said nothing. The flea, which was usually very chatty, had also been silent through the morning, eyes glistening with tears as he patted his cheeks with a tiny handkerchief, saying "He's going to kill him" between hiccups. Touga had reenacted late night-to-morning in his mind countless of times and he could not pinpoint what was disturbing his young son and the old flea youkai.
"We're here!" Rin exclaimed, twirling around a vast empty clearing in the forest. Both the both males looked around the clearing, not seeing a thing.
"There's nothing here." The daiyoukai murmured; his eyes could not see anything but his instincts had sensed something in this area. He felt an ancient magic tickling the back of his senses.
"Not here here. Up there!" The human pointed up to the clear blue sky, save for one large cloud high above them. "Her castle is in the sky!"
"The sky?" Inuyasha voiced, his eyes squinting up at the cloud. "How are we going to get there?!"
"I thought Touga had a youkai form that can fly like Sesshomaru and Lady Katsumi?" Touga soon had three sets of his eyes on him. One of his last memories was him in a dog form, but he did not have the slightest idea how to transform.
(It is not difficult to transform,) Touga felt the voice smirk, (but will you be able to control it…?) He did not like the presence's tone. He refused to do anything that will make him lose control in front of Rin and his son. "Is there another option?" As if on cue, three bird youkai dived down from the sky, landing with grace.
"Lord Touga." The center youkai, a large hawk, bowed in respect. The two other youkai followed suit. "I am General Tamotsu, head of Lady Katsumi's aerial guard." He gestured towards the two female falcons behind him, whose size nearly matched the hawk's. "These two are my part of my first response team, Natsuko and Hitomi. Does your group need any assistance to head skyward?"
"Assistance would be welcomed, Tamotsu." Touga replied. The winged youkai bowed once more before the three took off in flight again.
"Where are they—ah crap." The three swooped down again, this time each of them grabbing one of the land-bound beings. He heard Rin giggled in delight as one of the falcons, Natsuko, shot up in the air, enjoying the ride. Tamotsu had been the one carrying the daiyoukai up; Hitomi had grabbed Inuyasha, but was having a bit of difficulty…
"Lord Inuyasha, you must stop squirming." Like the others, the female falcon grabbed Inuyasha from under his arms, though it appeared the hanyou did not do well with heights. "You don't want me to drop you, do you?" Hitomi smirked, her large onyx eyes shined with mirth.
"Don't you DARE!" Inuyasha yelled, but his squirming did not stop. "And don't call me Lord!"
Abruptly, Hitomi let him go with an innocent expression, "Oops." And Inuyasha screeched and spewed obscenities at the falcon as he free-falled from hundreds of feet in the air. He heard Rin roaring with laughter, the other female falcon also chuckling at the hanyou. Though he did find it amusing, Touga tensed when the falcon did not make a move to catch him right away,
"Do not worry, Lord Touga. There is nothing that falls faster than the speed of their dives." The daiyoukai was unsure until he witnessed it. Hitomi cut through the air at incredible speed, catching the hanyou in her arms moments before he hit the ground and was back up at their level in seconds. She now held Inuyasha bridal-style and it seemed to further annoy the hanyou.
"You're a fucking bitch! And why are you holding me like a girl?!" Inuyasha's face matched the color of his fire rat robe at this point.
Hitomi ignored the insult, "Your womanly screeching made me question your masculinity. I had thought Touga had two sons but I could be wrong…" The rest of the flight continued on with relentless teasing, profanity and soft giggles until they reached the castle.
"Do you need to be carried to your room, Lady Inuyasha?" Hitomi asked, enjoying the rage from the hanyou.
"Let me go!"
"Hitomi, it is not nice to tease first-time guests." Lady Katsumi appeared from the main door, at the top of the steps leading into her mansion. "Welcome back, Touga."
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'This is what they have been up to… Disgusting.' A male daiyoukai crouched low on the ground of a massacred youkai village, a corpse within arm's reach. The weasel youkai used to inhabit the village before forming an organized attack on one of the lesser guarded Western outposts, on the other side of the main island. It was abrupt, and without purpose. Those youkai were sent to die. 'A test, perhaps…'
Using a weapon of the dogs against them, it was not a wise strategy in his opinion. 'Those tactics may have worked once of the former lord, but his sons are on a different caliber.' The lightly armored youkai walked through the village at a slow pace, assessing the damage. He noted the random holes of damage on the earth. 'The miedo stone is strong, even in pieces. They are playing with forces they know nothing about.' He stopped, another corpse in front of him. It was the weasel ruler of the entire region, six spears impaled through his chest and one right between his eyes; a tiger's work. 'Dragging down our respected clan for this… What are you planning, Raiden?'
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Lady Katsumi walked down the steps of her domain, her yellow-gold eyes directed at the small group in front of them. "Lady Katsumi! It's so nice to see you again!" The human girl exclaimed, bowing to her. The female daiyoukai nodded at her, before shifting her gaze to Inuyasha. 'So this is the hanyou…' She grinned internally at the young male's nervousness, his eyes never leaving hers as she circled around him. 'He is not senseless…'
"So you are Inuyasha, the proud wielder of Tessaiga…" She stopped in front of him. "I had imagined you'd be taller." Lady Katsumi commented with a bored tone, feigning complete disinterest in the hanyou. He made some insulted noises as she walked away, to stand by Touga.
"Katsumi…" The male daiyoukai gave an odd look, torn between pain and adoration. 'Do you remember me, Touga…?'
"What are you doing here?"
"I…" The daiyoukai cleared his throat; she had never seen him like this, so hesitant, lost, confused. "I need your assistance."
"Oh? Again? For what now?" She noticed the male purse his lips, she had said that with more bite than she intended. The female inuyoukai was finding it difficult to not be bitter. Touga had asked for her help many times throughout their lives, and it was only towards the end when his requests were honest with good intentions.
"Everything in my mind… I do not know where a memory starts or where it ends, I do not know who enemies are and who friends are… but I know you are the only one I can trust to help me make sense of it all." Lady Katsumi ignored the skip of her heart during his last line.
"Very well, I will help you gather your memories." Lady Katsumi turned and gestured them to follow her into her home.
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The group had split their ways when they entered the mansion. A red-faced Inuyasha was lead to the training area by Hitomi, Touga followed Lady Katsumi to the eastern wing of the mansion, and a black inuyoukai named Masaru was giving her a tour of the immense home. "The gardens are back here. Would you like to see them?" The male youkai inquired.
"Yes!" Rin jumped in place, eyes lighting up with excitement. Masaru opened the double doors; she squinted against the mid-day sun that poured into hall. The two walked outside onto the gravel path, the vibrant colors and scents of exotic flowers flooded their senses.
"If you wish to stay here and explore, its fine. I can return later." Masaru suggested.
"Yes, that's fine. Thank you!"
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"Tell me what you know, we can start from there." Lady Katsumi opened a bottle of strong, youkai red wine that Tamotsu came across during a mission that took them all the way to Italy. Her nose twitched at the fragrant drink as she poured it into two glasses. Walking back to where Touga sat, she set one of the glasses in front of him before taking a seat across from him. "You seem to remember me…"
"I do. I remember when we first met during the awfully boring trials of the red fox tribe. I remember our mating ceremony that we held during the time the cherry blossoms are in bloom. When we ran off to visit the mainland and we were gone for weeks. When our son Sesshomaru was born…" Touga stopped after that, and nearly downed his whole cup of wine. Lady Katsumi studied her former mate, noting his slumped shoulders and downcast eyes.
"It changed everything." She took a small sip of her wine, "Do you know why?"
"No."
"My family carries a curse, or a blessing, to view the past and future of a soul. How that is the carrier becomes a link between the physical plane and the endless netherworld to cross through space and time, a simple touch is all that is needed if uncontrolled. It can be deadly, look too long and the subject's mind will collapse, the body will begin to fail, and the soul becomes trapped wandering between both planes, never to find rest. The last one in my family to attain the ability was my great-great grandmother; we had assumed it was bred out of our blood. We were wrong."
"Our son…"
"Sesshomaru, heir of the western lands, born with such a power… It was unexpected, we were unprepared. It became a liability, no one could touch him. He had no control, he was too young. Those from my grandmother's time were long gone, we had no help… Sesshomaru had no help. Things began to spiral out of control so quickly…" Lady Katsumi finished her glass, getting up to bring the bottle to the table. She refilled their cups as she spoke, "He had almost killed the Southern Lord's son in the courtyard during a meeting for peace. He was only trying to play, to be normal, and nearly caused a full-scale war. We lost control. You became violent, I was distressed. The more we tried searching for help, the more people tried to capture our son. We lost friends, it became impossible to trust anyone. It all seemed so hopeless."
Touga was not looking at her at this point; his eyes looked straight ahead, a blank gaze. She wondered if she should continue. He swallowed hard, before taking his glass off the table to take a large sip. "Continue." His voice was rough, broken.
"We made many enemies in those years, some you were able to convert later but most have held a grudge. Our marriage began to suffer greatly, and when I found out that you were repressing Sesshomaru with your fists instead of educating him, I had enough. I tried to take him away from you, but you would not allow it. Sesshomaru feared himself; you used that and made sure he threw out any emotion from rage to compassion. Yes, our son eventually found control, but in exchange lost the privilege to feel love, passion, fear, and happiness, anything… The only thing he felt was hate towards you and I." Lady Katsumi blinked back the wetness in her eyes, drinking a bit more wine. "It was no secret. The moment Sesshomaru finished puberty he constantly challenged you, over and over again, no matter how hard you beat him. It took centuries, but then you began to change."
"Izayoi…" Lady Katsumi nodded.
"Something that human princess did finally got through to you. You began to tour your lands and make amends with tribes and clans that we were disconnected with, made allies with neighboring demons in other lands. You fought your son less and it frustrated him to no end. He did not understand your change in demeanor, when you attempted to explain, he thought you were a fool. He could not understand that you rediscovered compassion as he had no idea what it was or how it felt." Touga finished his wine, and poured himself another glass. "You started to prep Sounga, Tessaiga and Tensaiga, gathering different items like the meidou stone—plans for the future. You alone ran after your human mate after being fatally wounded by that dragon, you saw your second son for the first and final time before perishing in the flames of her home."
"I…" Touga swirled the red liquid in the clear glass, "I need a moment to think through all this."
"Of course, we've gone through enough today." He drank the rest before rising from his seat, and walking out the room. The daiyoukai had many memories buzzing through his mind; Katsumi's explanation helped organize them, make sense of them, but did not ease the emotions he felt through them. Lost in his thoughts, he did not realize his feet led him to the back gardens.
"Touga?" Rin sat on the lush green grass, illuminated by the setting sun. She had many picked plants around her and was making what appeared to be a crown with orange and yellow flowers. She had that smile again, the one that quieted his thoughts and soothed the ache of his pain. The young woman gestured him to sit beside her, and he obliged. "You look tired."
"I am… overwhelmed."
"Did your talk with Lady Katsumi help?"
"It did."
"But it still hurts…" Rin whispered so softly he nearly did not catch it. She rose to her knees, and placed the finished crown on his head, making adjustments.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm putting a crown on you."
"Why?" Touga raised an eyebrow at the odd gesture.
"Because you are a Lord, you need a crown." She sat back, admiring her work.
"Oh? And who will be my Lady?"
Rin looked unsure, "I don't think Lady Katsumi will let me put flowers on her head."
The daiyoukai chuckled before he gently grabbed Rin's petite hand, placing a soft kiss on the curve of her knuckles. "And you?" Touga watched as the young woman eyes enlarged and her cheeks flushed a bright red, her gaze quickly looked away, biting her bottom lip. He caught a faint new scent melding with hers. He couldn't place what it was, but it stirred something deep in his youkai.
Abruptly, the young woman quickly pulled her hand away, and began twiddling the picked flowers in her hands as if nothing happened, leaving the daiyoukai confused.
"Lord Touga, Lady Rin." Masaru stood behind them, bowing before continuing. He had been so absorbed with Rin, he had not noticed the black inuyoukai approaching. "I wish to show you to your rooms and the bathhouse. Dinner will be ready soon, and I'm sure you all would like to freshen up."
"What are you wearing?" Inuyasha had appeared at the doorway, making his way towards them as they rose to stand.
"A crown."
"Of flowers." The hanyou reiterated. "You look ridiculous."
"It brings out my eyes." Touga replied with a shrug, unashamed of Rin's gift as they made their way back into Lady Katsumi's home.
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"How about this one?" Natsuko held up a soft pink kimono, with swirls of a darker shade, and embroidered with golden flowers. Rin nodded, as she ran her hands through the fine fabric.
"Ah, it's much too nice, I can't wear—"
"Nonsense." The falcon youkai interrupted her, placing the kimono on the bed before closing the chest containing an array of clothing. "Lady Katsumi wants to ensure you are properly dressed."
"That is kind of the Lady."
"Perhaps." The falcon moved the human to sit in front of what appeared to be a vanity. "Though it is more likely she just does not want anyone to think she doesn't treat her guests." Natsuko chuckled, grabbing a comb. "You can find an awfully selfish reason for any favor that Lady Katsumi does."
"Hmm…" 'Kind of like how Sesshomaru was.' "I hope you don't mind me asking, I mean no offense, but you are a soldier, correct? Why are you helping me dress?" Natsuko smiled, gathering Rin's black hair in her hands before she began to work through any knots.
"I do not mind. My sister Hitomi is not one for kimonos, hair and makeup, but I love fixing myself, or another, up. It is a nice change from all the swords, armor, and constant training." Natsuko replied. "Do you think Lord Touga is handsome?"
Rin blinked in surprise at the abrupt change in topic, a quick flash of his golden eyes watching her through thick lashes as his lips pressed against the top of her hand entered her mind. The memory brought a bright flush to her cheeks and she quickly looked down, hoping the falcon missed it. "He is… To be honest, the whole family is." She mumbled the last part.
Natsuko let out a giggle, "It is almost unfair how attractive Lord Touga's family is, true. I was thinking a side braid, and we can put one of those lovely flowers from the garden."
"Yes, that sounds perfect!"
Natsuko turned her around to face her as she worked a few drops of imported Argan oil into the human's hair. "Lord Touga is different kind of daiyoukai. A compassionate heart and sense of humor is very rare among them. I'm sure you have noticed he is not the same as Sesshomaru, Lady Katsumi, or any other daiyoukai you have encountered on your travels." She moved the mass of Rin's hair over her right shoulder, splitting the dark hair into three. "I have to say it. I saw you both in gardens earlier on my flight back to the castle."
"He wanted to think of other things besides whatever Lady Katsumi told him." Rin said, finding it very difficult to hide her embarrassment. She did not know what the falcon youkai saw, and she certainly didn't want to give anything away!
"It must be difficult to remember a life over again." The falcon finished the braid, and secured the tail. "Lady Rin, are you two… close?"
"W-What do you mean?"
"You know…" Natsuko nudged her side when she walked past, grabbing a yellow flower from a vase on the vanity. It matched the embroidery on the kimono. "Are you two… more than 'just friends'?" The falcon youkai secured the flower in Rin's hair on the left side.
"N-no! W-why would you think that?!"
Natsuko shrugged, "The way he looks at you…" She motioned Rin to stand as she grabbed the kimono. "And how embarrassed you are about it." The youkai teased, holding up the clothing open so Rin can slip inside.
"W-we only travel together." The falcon pulled out a matching obi, wrapping it around her small waist. 'What does she mean by the way he looks at me?' Natsuko looked at her from top to bottom, before grabbing a tiny brown compact and what appeared to be a thin paint brush. She popped open the compact, using the brush to pick up some color, it was a vibrant red.
"Don't let the color scare you, it's very sheer. It should just stain your lips with a tiny bit of color. You have such nice skin and a beautiful face; you don't really need much makeup." Natsuko swiped the color on Rin's lips, and then blotted the excess with a light cloth.
Rin blushed at the compliment, "Thank you." The falcon youkai moved her to stand in front of the vanity's mirror,
"So, what do you think?"
Rin grinned at her reflection, "I love it, all of it. Thank you so much, Natsuko!" She gave the falcon youkai a huge hug that ended with her laughter.
"Don't thank me just yet. We have to see what Lord Touga thinks…"
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Inuyasha sat at the table impatiently; his spot was next to his father who sat to the right of the head of the table. They were waiting on Rin, Katsumi and 1-2 more youkai. 'Thank the gods that annoying little shit Hitomi isn't going to eat with us.' Of course, that meant he had to sit through an entire meal with Sesshomaru's mother. The servants tried to get him to wear something other than his fire-rat robe, telling them he should wear 'something nicer' to eat with the Lady. Like he gave a damn about what she thought of his clothes! And he was starving, 'Where the hell are these people!?' At that moment, the dining room door slid open, it was Rin…?
The hanyou raised his eyebrows, 'The girl can sure as hell clean up…' The young woman looked like a little princess with her shining hair and fine kimono. He glanced at his father who had a similar reaction, but he heard his heartbeat quicken a few beats. 'Why…?' Rin was blushing under the attention as she made her way across from Touga, sitting to the left of the head seat.
He heard his father clear his throat, "You look beautiful, Rin." The compliment made the poor, embarrassed girl shy into her spot, her face bright with color and a small smile playing on her lips. Inuyasha could hear her heart pounding in her chest from across the table.
"T-thank you, Touga." Her meek voice stuttered, looking down to the table. He saw his father smile back at her—And god damn it, he needed Katsumi to come in and break this ridiculous exchange.
"The Lady of the house." Masaru announced, as Katsumi walked into the room. 'Thank the gods.'
"Oh, Rin, that kimono looks lovely on you." Katsumi commented as she sat at the head of the table, before looking at him. "And you are still wearing that ratty old thing."
Inuyasha bristled, "And I ain't gonna wear anything else. Deal with it." Suddenly, Katsumi had an expression of sadness, her sleeve-covered hand coming up to cover her face.
"Oh how rude, I was simply trying to treat you with respect. I know there is bad blood between us all but I only wished to make it right—"
"Okay, okay! I'll wear whatever they give me next time!" Inuyasha panicked, not expecting such a strong emotion reaction from the woman.
"Good, I will have the servants set something out for you for breakfast tomorrow morning." The female daiyoukai had instantly reverted back to her cold, haughty demeanor that left the hanyou bewildered. 'What the hell…?' He looked at his father for some sort of explanation, but only he saw him smirk knowingly at her. He just got played by Sesshomaru's mother. 'That fucking—'
The servants bustled into the room, several plates of hot food and raw meat were set on the table. Inuyasha stared wide-eyed at the massive amount of food that was served to them, before grinning in excitement. After waiting for Lady Katsumi to serve herself, the rest of the table began to dig in. "So, Inuyasha, tell me, I have heard you have many abilities trapped in Tessaiga, far more than Touga ever acquired. How do you keep them all under control without damaging the blade?"
The hanyou finished up chewing his food, before he shrugged. "I just do. I didn't know there was supposed to be some kind of limit or something…" He took another bite from the roasted bird.
"Surely Tessaiga became harder and harder to control as you absorbed more techniques."
He only shrugged again, "I guess, it only took a couple of days to master a technique and move on."
"Days?" He nodded. The female daiyoukai gave him a strange look, "How curious." The hanyou thought Katsumi was going to continue, but instead directed her attention to Rin. "My son was here yesterday, he asked about you. He knows you are traveling with his father."
"He does?" Rin asked in surprise. 'Yeah, he knows, and he's fucking pissed.' Inuyasha thought as he continued to listen.
Katsumi nodded, "Yes. Fortunately for you both, there was a pressing matter in his lands that needed immediate attention. I suspect he will return here when he is through."
"Guess we shouldn't stick around." Inuyasha snorted between bites. He looked at his father, unsure of their next step. 'The old man can't avoid him forever though…'
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Rin snuck into the library after dinner, eager to check out what books Lady Katsumi had hidden away. Though the servants at Sesshomaru's fortress did not like it, she would frequently go into the library and steal some books to take to her room. They were always going off about how a human like her would not understand youkai literature. The only thing she didn't understand was their dislike towards her.
"Battle of the Panther Tribe…" Rin read through the titles on the books and scrolls on the shelf in front of her, picking whatever seemed interesting. She generally avoided the writings about war if written by the victory. Her interest laid in youkai mythology, guides for healing—
"What are you doing?" Rin 'eeped', jumping back into the shelf and dropping the small stack she had in her hands. It was only Touga, who looked quite amused. "I did not mean to frighten you." He made a move to pick up the literature from the floor before she beat him to it.
"Ah, it's okay." Rin said, embarrassed at her clumsiness. Her eyes scanned over the daiyoukai quickly before turning back to the shelf. He looked very different without all his heavy armor on, wearing only a formal piece of attire, he almost looked… attainable. She mentally shook her head at the thought, before replying. "Picking out some things to read…"
"You enjoy reading?" Touga asked, keeping a respectable distance as she continued to browse the library.
Rin nodded, "Yes. My father and brothers had a small collection of human folklore, I would always be asked to be read to and beg them to teach me…" She grabbed one more scroll before turning to face him, "This should be enough for tonight and tomorrow morning. I was going to read them in my room…" She chewed on her bottom lip for a bit before continuing, "Do you want to join me?"
He gave her that smile, the one that caused the feeling of butterflies in her. "I would like that."
The pair walked to Rin's room in the opposite wing of the castle, slipping inside quietly. The human hoped no one saw them; she didn't need someone like Lady Katsumi interrogating her. Though, she wasn't sure if the female daiyoukai would even care… She dropped the scrolls on the nightstand before sitting up the bed with her back against the wall. Rin gestured the daiyoukai to do the same, and he quickly joined her. She grabbed one the scrolls and began reading, Touga silent as he listened.
Three stories later, it was well into the night and Rin was beginning to feel the day catch up to her. "I had no idea we had so many youkai, tormenting humans with the most mundane things…" His back was only halfway up the wall at this point, his eyes only partially open, and his voice groggy, barely above a whisper. She smiled at the daiyoukai, enjoying seeing him so relaxed and at ease. "Have you experienced any of those?"
"No, but my older brother was convinced a youkai was moving his pillows at night.*" She said, chuckling at the memory. Rin turned to put the scroll down on the stand next to her, with the rest of the pile.
She did not expect Touga to be sitting upright and against her when she turned back around. Even sitting, the male's large frame towered over her petite body. "S-sorry." Rin whispered, having bumped into the daiyoukai's chest, but he didn't appear to be listening or didn't care. A clawed hand came up and cupped the right side of her face; the inuyoukai's eyes seemed to be taking every detail of her face in. The hand moved to the braid of her hair, fingertips following each curve until he reached the tail. Her heart raced from the attention, and above all, the intensity of his gaze. "T-touga? Is something wrong?"
Touga blinked several times, as if a fog lifted from his mind. He let go of the lock of hair, "I…" Rin watched his cheeks flare up, and she couldn't help the smile that tugged the corners of her lips. "I apologize. I don't know what came over me. I… uhm…" He could not meet her gaze, and she couldn't believe how adorable an embarrassed former war lord can be. "I should go." He made a move to stand but she grabbed his sleeve before he took off.
"No, stay." Rin said without thinking, now she was the one mortified. "I-I mean, i-if you want. I would like if you do." She had let go of his sleeve and dropped her gaze, her last statement barely reached her ears. Rin felt the futon shift, his warmth near, as he returned to his original spot. A clawed hand once again made its way to her face, grasping her chin and lifting her gaze to meet his.
"You want me to stay?"
"Y-yes…"
His hand moved upward, cupping the side of her face once more, "Why?"
Rin licked her suddenly dry lips, "Why do you keep touching me?" The two stayed like that for moments, neither saying another word, neither breaking eye contact. They tried to find a true answer in each other's gaze, but neither gave anything away. Eventually, Touga dropped his clawed hand with a soft chuckle,
"I'll stay."
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"State your business." Toran stood in front of the large gates that lead into the panther village, her lance in hand. Though both feline, the white tiger and panther youkai were not friends in the slightest, for the same reason most hated the white tigers. They played with their prey, tortured them for hours before finally ending their lives. The tigers killed for sport more than anything.
"Toran, the ice panther…" The white tiger purred, his tail giving away his excitement. "I came to speak to… Tatsuya, is it…?"
"That is Lord Tatsuya to you, tiger." The female panther growled, her lance began to glow with a halo of white. "You will not pass, nor see my lord. Leave these lands immediately."
"If it is a fight you want then…" The white tiger youkai unsheathed his sword. Toran narrowed her eyes as the blade turned black. "Say goodbye to your village, panther."
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End of Chapter 5
Author's Note: That dialogue. Sorry for soooo much talking!
I apologize if I scared anyone when I didn't update over the weekend. I prooobbbaaabbblyyy should have mentioned that updating on Saturdays is like a 10% chance, and Sundays is like 35% chance. I've been keeping current updates on how done I am with a chapter on my profile about twice a day, so check there before thinking I have disappeared again!
*There is actually a Japanese youkai that moves pillows at night. No lie. It's called Makura-gaeshi if you want to check it out.
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