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Chapter 5: Ayame Kannagi

Third person POV:

A younger version of Jugo Kannagi raced through the entrance of the Kannagi house, Genma hot on his heels he crashed through the doors of his wife's room, a group of doctors and midwives looked around shocked but visibly tensed up when they saw the head of the famous Kannagi clan.

"How is Ayame?" he asked urgently.

The doctors and midwives gave tiny little shakes of the head and murmured under their breaths. "She won't last until morning"

"She hasn't got very long left to live"

"The child seems to have absorbed all of her life energy"they said

"J…ug…o" I winced at how small and weak her voice was, as I stepped nearer I could see the rise and fall of her chest as she breathed.

"Ayame" I whispered sitting on the edge of the bed pressing my hand into hers which she tried to grip back to reassure me.

"Jugo…when this baby is born…please take care of her and protect her that is my only wish that you and…A-aya-Ayano are happy, safe and protected" she winced with every word she said her breaths getting more and more shallow.

"Ay…" my voice was suddenly drowned out when my beautiful wife started to scream.

Soon after, a shrill cry broke through the late evening air, the child was immediately lifted by a midwife into Ayame's arms she kissed baby Ayano's forehead then weakly her husband's. Placing one hand on his cheek and stroking tenderly

"Jugo…I must leave you now forgive me…please…I will always love you and our daughter Ayano" Ayame slowly closed her eyes and her arm dropped to her side.

"Ayame" Jugo called watching his wife's body as life slowly left her.

"Ayame!" he called again more desperate, when still no reply came he let out an anguished scream.

"AYAME!"

(A while later)

"Jugo it's wonderful that you and Genma came even though it's so soon after Miss Ayame's death, it's such a shame that we lost such a powerful magic user but on a happier note gained an even more powerful magic user, let us hope that she will produce bountiful off-spring and make our family even more powerful" Mushanokoji Yoshida exclaimed from his sitting place. Mushanokoji was the head of the Kannagi elders and former head an exceptionally cruel and evil man always power hungry. He would stop at nothing to make the Kannagi family the most powerful family in the world including killing off my own wife and planning my young daughter's future.

"Yes it is fortunate that we could come today because if we hadn't I wouldn't be able to ask you about something about my wife's untimely death" I spoke directly to Mushanokoji balling my fists up in anger.

"Ask ahead" he said unaffected staring at his tea.

"Is it true that you murdered Ayame to make Ayano stronger?"

I waited for him to answer but none came.

"WELL IS IT?" I screamed at him "IS IT TRUE THAT YOU MURDERED YOUR OWN DAUGHTER?"

"Why of course I did Jugo, but it was all for the power surely you have noticed that members of the Kannagi family are less and less powerful by each generation. We must preserve this power and my daughter Ayame seemed like a worthy sacrifice, you should see it as an honour not something bad Jugo" Mushanokoji said twisting his head from side to side his sick eyes observing me with obvious hatred and amusement.

"Never, will I never see it as that I will tell my daughter of what you've done and I will protect her from you" I growled turning on my heel and marching round the other elders and Genma.

"No you won't Jugo not unless you want your baby daughter to have an unfortunate unplanned premature death"

"You wouldn't-" I started my heart hammering in my chest as I thought of baby Ayano.

"Oh yes I would Jugo. Genma you've been surprisingly quiet tell me how is that weakling son of yours doing has he mastered anything to do with the art of fire magic yet?" Mushanokoji taunted before saying "Think of what I said Jugo"

(Present day)

"I must tell one of them Genma it may help prolong Ayano's life" Jugo Kannagi murmured in a hushed voice, Mushanokoji's spies were everywhere.

"Not now Jugo you must wait a month or so they'd be expecting you to do it now when Ayano and my useless son have just told you"

Jugo sighed before speaking "Ok I'll wait but only for a month… and only a month".

A/N:* Bit rushed since its 1 am in the morning, very OOC I apologize for that, might not make any sense at all. Read and Review… Thank you