Chapter 6

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The bright light that hung in the sky was quickly disappearing, darkness of night inched it's way behind.

At this time he was making his rounds around his territory when loud noises coming from down the hill caught his interest. He followed his ears to an opening in the forest where he could observe what was going on at a safe distance.

'The human village' he thought.

A large crowd of them had gathered in the center were fires were always made. It seems tonight the humans were building one bigger than he had ever seen before but in the middle of the pit they had stuck a wooden pole.

Two males were on either side of a female being brought forth.

"Ah, so they are burning the bitch." A voice stated from behind him.

He scowled at seeing Raff, and being that there was no threat present he looked back down at the scene to see them indeed bounding the female's hands around the pole.

"Why?"

Raff smirked. "So you have not heard? You do not know who she is? I'm surprised at you Sesshoumaru."

Sesshoumaru snarled.

"The female is accused of witchery. They blame her for our sudden appearance in numbers close to their village." His eyes became less amused and more hate filled. "Man always thinks what earth they step on should belong to them without any fight required."

He nodded. More often in the past years had he seen more of his kind coming into this part of the wood, strangers to this land.

"What is the appeal here? What is the center of their interest."

"Aw, do you not remember the rumor? A human female and one of us mating."

Just the mention made his stomache unsettled. "Yes I remember. But at that time it was just that; a rumor."

"Not anymore friend. She had a child whose scent reeks of our species and human. Such an oddity has spread great distances and has brought a great audience."

The sun was gone as the fire sparked. The woman held a firm face but there was fear in her eyes. The tear that rolled down her cheek could show that. The night would only make the heat from the flame look brighter.

Bored of the human's antics he turned away to return to the haven of the forest.

"Not staying for the show?" Raff called.

"I do not wish to waste my time on nonsense. The female will be dead and her child holds the same fate. I expect you will be gone by the time her pulse has stopped or I will kill you."

"Always so cold. Even your fur is white like snow!" Raff chuckled to himself.

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AN: New characters introduced ^^