Nekoyashi: A Feudal Fanfiction

by The Hairy Ceramic Artist

After getting caught in a drunk driving accident, Hojo is taken to the hospital. When he sees that Kagome isn't there to visit him, and he finally finds out the real reason, he goes down the Bone-Eaters Well, where he meets a catgirl named Nekoyashi.

8. Chapter 7

Nekoyashi

A Feudal Fanfiction

Chapter 7

It was a dark and stormy day. Clouds as black as sin blasted bolts of lightning down to the ground, destroying man, beast, plant and rock with indiscriminating wrath. A tornado loomed across the horizon. The earth shook, rattled, roared and heaved up with the might of a thousand bears. Amidst the chaos, Nekoyashi and Hojo boarded those lucky enough to survive onto Ah-Un; to safety. None of them had ever seen a storm this bad before. "We're losing people faster than we can get them to safety!", shouted Hojo. "I know. But what can we do? I do not even know if Sesshomaru could save all these people if he were here.", shouted Nekoyashi. Hojo looked down despondently, then waited for Ah-Un to return. Behind him Hojo heard a man cry, "O Master of Winds, why have you forsaken us?" A chill ran down Hojo's spine. Ah-Un returned, and several people clamoured onto him. "Please be respectful to Ah-Un. He will fly unsteady if you do not balance yourselves among him.", said Rin. The people redistributed their weight evenly on Ah-Un's back, except for one man who hung unto to his tail and another who hung onto his leg. "Get off, there is no room for you!", one man shouted. "Please, gracious sir! Let us be saved!", they begged. "Good grief.", Nekoyashi moaned. She leaped to one of the corpses, sliced off the bands of his kimono, and tied them together. Rushing towards Ah-Un, she leaped up, grabbed the man hanging from Ah-Un's leg, and tied him to Ah-Un's belly. Nekoyashi then leaped back to the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. Ah-Un soared off carrying another load of survivors with him. Nekoyashi and Hojo noticed that the survivors had begun to fight amongst themselves. "If the Master of Winds has forsaken us, one of us most have offended him." "Then it must have been your whore daughter, Takeshi!" "No, it must have been your thieving little son Kuro!" Hojo shouted, "Silence! We must not blame eachother for this storm! If this Master of Winds truly exists, I will commune with him and seek his favor." The people bowed down to Hojo. "If you can save us, we will be forever in your debt. If you would but go to the other side of Mount Aino, you may be able to redeem us." Hojo replied, "Where is this mountain?" A man pointed to a mountain to the southeast. Hojo looked and then shouted to Nekoyashi while pointing at the mountain, "I am going to climb that mountain to seek the forgiveness of the Master of Winds! You will have to stay here and keep the people safe while I'm gone." "WHAT? YOU'RE GOING OFF TO LOOK FOR SOME WIND MAN WHILE I SAVE PEOPLE? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE EXISTS!", replied Nekoyashi. Undaunted, Hojo looked her straight in the eye and said, "If I can stop this storm, I'll do anything. I'll climb a mountain. I'll climb the clouds. I'll fight off hordes of demons. We're here to save people, and that's what I'm going to do." Nekoyashi's eyes opened wide and then she blinked. A blush came over her face. Hojo turned around and walked towards the mountain. Sparse groups of people clamoured, fought, and some even helped eachother while he forged on. As he climbed the mountain, sparse group of animals clamoured and some even helped eachother. When Hojo reached the other side of the mountain, he found a goblin drinking from a spring. The goblin turned it's head around 120° and looked at Hojo. It paused for a moment then turned it's body around to the angle of it's head. Hojo blinked in surprise and then said, do you know where I can find the Master of the Wind?" The goblin replied, "The Master of Winds is dead." Hojo's face became mournful and afraid. The goblin continued to look at him with the same expressionless look in it's bulgy eyes and wide mouth. "Hmm? You seem distressed. You live in the village to the other side of this mountain?", said the goblin. "No," Hojo replied, "But I was trying to save the people who do by seeking the favor of the Master of Winds." "Oh. This is so strange. I am sure I saw you standing by when he died, doing nothing. I was just looking for a stream, and I saw him be hit by a bolt of lightning." A look of sheer horror washed over Hojo's face and he staggered back. Hojo ran around to the ground at the other side of the mountain at the fastest speed he could muster, letting nothing stop him. He ran to Nekoyashi. When he came to her, he was fast out of breath and collapsed. When he awoke, he found himself soaring through the sky. "How can this be? Am I dead?" He flapped his arms to try to control the flight, but they hit something hard. Hojo looked around and saw four reptilian legs with clawed feet. "Ah-Un?"