Incomplete - Part 1.5
Inu no Taishou's Story – A Father's Story
Inutaishou's Story
Disclaimer: I obviously dont own this, however much Id like to pretend. Also, this has inaccuracies that I wouldnt like to mention.
What? My son? Which one are you asking me about, dear reporter? You really have to be clearer… 'specific' would be the word, I suppose.
But that's not the point. My younger son? Inuyasha? Well, wouldn't it be better to start at the beginning of this? You can't expect me to plunge into it, right? Pardon? Skip the bits before Izayoi? Excuse me? Don't forget who you are speaking to.
Alright, I'll start as close as I can, but don't nag. Her story is as important as his. Honestly…
Inu no Taishou, or better known as Inutaishou, scoured that land on his usual job. He spent much of his time weeding out the rogue youkai and, as a Taiyoukai, could almost be regarded as the absolute royalty of the youkai races.
To start off that day, he had chased off a few ookami-youkai, or wolf youkai, who hated the inu-youkai, or the dog demons, with such an amazing intensity. That really worried him a bit, actually. They were more unruly than ever.
A small cat mewed at Inutaishou's feet and as he paused and he wondered whether to pick it up. Who said dogs didn't get along with cats? Then he noticed the twin tales and the diamond on the cat's forehead. Ah, this was the neko-youkai, Kirara…
"Outta here, Kirara." Inutaishou fixed her with an eye and Kirara growled playfully before bounding off. He knew she would return to the taijya village and skulk around it as usual. He knew that little village really interested her. As well as having made some friends there, of which he was rather amused about.
Huh? Why was I amused? Why not? Youkai don't just make friends with humans, we don't even get along with them half the time. Kirara was working with them though, and she still does now, even if her history with humans goes back so very far. Anyway…
He continued onward, glancing over at the castle where the lord lived. The princess, Izayoi-hime, was said to be lovely, but he wouldn't know. Although he was as nice to humans as a Taiyoukai (or a youkai for that matter) was ever going to get, he wasn't going to go looking for anyone on whim. His eye caught the trees covered in pink and his eyebrows rose as he contemplated. He closed his eyes and sighed, then made a beeline for the grove.
Why was I going there? Well, I don't know… seems I gave into that whim I talked about earlier, but then I saw Izayoi and she was lovely. She was also very shy, even though I went back every day. I went up to her one day and we were introduced. She didn't mind I was a youkai and a Taiyoukai at that, and we both knew what we wanted.
So I got back from fighting – well, you don't need to know that part – and I met my elder son, Sesshoumaru. He wanted those swords of mine, the Tetsusaiga especially, as always, but that was promised to Inuyasha and I knew I had to rush to Izayoi immediately. I had left earlier to do what I had to, but the lord knew what we had done and was extremely disapproving already and I didn't know what I would come back to.
So I reached the place, changed back into a human shape, and was attacked. I made my way inside…what? You wanted me to skip this, so I'm condensing it, so if I may continue? Anyway, so I got inside as I felt the other man leave and I could smell blood. Unsurprisingly, I found Izayoi dead, and no doubt Inuyasha was dead too. I took out the Tenseiga – you know its properties? Yes? Ok – and cut the creatures of death, reviving the pair.
I gave Izayoi the fire-rat outfit which I had for Inuyasha and told her to leave, as I knew the lord's people were advancing, and would kill them both if they didn't leave. I was already dying from an earlier fight, so it wouldn't have mattered anyway, even with the Tenseiga. My priority was them.
Izayoi ran down the path with Inuyasha in her arms, staring back at Inutaishou who stood waiting for the oncoming attack. She frowned once more, and turned her eyes back to the path, running faster, and disappeared around the corner.
So I took them down, and then I died. I waited, I watched, saw what life was for them, felt sorry, but what was done, was done. At least they were alive, that counted for something. So Izayoi joined me after a while and we both watched Inuyasha, although I left to watch Sesshoumaru as well at times, and visited my former wife.
Inuyasha cried as he laid the body of his mother in the grave he had dug out. His mother was the only person who had ever cared for him and now she was gone too. He couldn't help but blame this on himself. It was his fault she was dead after all…
He was lonely and always by himself for a long while, he met with Kikyo. I was happy to see him following more in my footsteps, but then the whole incident happened and I was less than pleased at that…
TO BE CONTINUED