All's Fair in Love and War

by Tensa-Zangetsu102

Cousins, Yusuke and Kagome, have been brainwashed by a new evil bent on destroying the balance of Light and Darkness. Inuyasha and Keiko are the only ones that can save them, will they succeed or will they be engulfed by the darkness of their pasts?

120. A Horrible Past Unveiled Separation and

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Inuyasha, Monster Rancher, Digimon, Naruto, Ranma ½, Beyblade, Death Note, 'Digimon Data Squad', 'Dragonball/Z/GT', 'Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's', and 'Bleach' at all. BEWK owns Jordan Rhodes and Kelly Storm, Gallantmon of the Hazard owns Danielle Hansford, Drachegirl 14 owns Takara Silvermist O'Riley, Rika Lynn Renee Brandit, Nyoko Aurora, Erin Carper, and Melissa Rhineheart, Michael the Archangel owns Michael Angel, Allie Senryu, and Tyler Hino, Aiamee owns NekitaKariba AKA Milo and I only own Tyku Ryuzzaki, Rose Tenku, Reginald Haga, Mayumi Ishikawa, Hikaru Sato, Amaya Suzuki, Kraus Yamamoto and his friends, Izumi Izuto, Hikari 'Kari' Urameshi, Kira Urameshi, Mina Tucker, Kino Tucker, Tiara Rikea, Keisuke Himura, Hotaru Saotome, Zera, Korvo, Suzame, Kenochi, Melody, and Megumi.

Chapter 120: A Horrible Past Unveiled; Separation and Death

(Almost two years later after Holly's nightmare; at the village where Izayoi and her half-demon children are staying)

It's been two years since Holly had that terrifying nightmare and sometimes she gets the same kind of dream, she gets better when she's in her mother's and older half-sister's arms. Right now, it was late afternoon and we find the half-demon children NekitaKariba along with Inuyasha and his sisters, who have grown a bit, running around with smiles on their faces in front of the palace where Izayoi and her half-demon children were living at. The relationship between NekitaKariba and the young dog hanyous have grown a lot to where NekitaKariba is a part of Inuyasha's family and NekitaKariba the same too. Of course, they were faced with some hard times where the villagers without Zera or Izayoi watching, we cold and heartless towards them, just because they were half-demons, like when either Megumi or Holly got close to at least one of their children, they yell at them to stay away from them while calling them 'beasts' or 'monsters'. Of course, the two were hurt by such harsh words and it seems that NekitaKariba were their only true friend.

Just then, a familiar female voice calls out, "Little ones!" Inuyasha and the hanyou girls turn to see Zera, Kenochi, and Suzame walking towards them.

Inuyasha calls out, happily, "Ane-ue, Ani-ue, and Suzame-onee-chan!" The hanyou children rushes over to them with Holly grabbing Suzame's waist with her little arms with Megumi doing the same with and Inuyasha grabbing his elder half-sister's waist with Melody and NekitaKariba doing the same.

Zera kneels down to her knees while pulling the half-demons children with her into her arms, hugging them.

Holly asks Suzame, "Where's Korvo-onii-chan!"

Suzame says, with a kind smile, "Don't worry, Holly-chan! Your mother is still at Zera's palace with the other children."

Melody tells Zera, with a wide smile, "Ane-ue, you do remember what today is!"

Zera says, with a kind smile, "Little sister, I know what day it is! Don't worry!" Zera then kisses her young sister's forehead.

Just then, Holly feels a tiny pinch at her neck while made her slap at the place that was causing the sting. When she looked at her hand, she finds a flattened Myoga and Holly asks, surprised, "What's this!"

Zera asks, looking at Myoga, "Myoga, it's you!"

Myoga regains shape and he says, with a bow, "Greetings, Lord Kenochi, Lady Zera and Suzame!" Myoga then says, looking at the four dog hanyous, "Lord Inuyasha, Lady Melody, Lady Megumi, and Lady Holly, it's great to see you four! I must say that you four have grown!"

Inuyasha asks, curiously, "Who are you?"

Zera tells Inuyasha, with a smile, "Inuyasha, this is Myoga, our father's servant!"

Myoga looks at NekitaKariba and he yells out, shocked, "What's a Neko doing here!"

Megumi yells at Myoga, angrily, "Milo-chan is our friend!"

Myoga says, perplexed, "Milo?"

Suzame says, in a plain tone, "She's been a friend and we think of her as our younger sister! Her real name is NekitaKariba, but we just call her Milo."

Inuyasha asks Myoga, curiously, "Hey old man, you know our papa, right! Could you tell us about him?"

Myoga says, crossing his four arms, "Of course, Lord Inuyasha. Your father of course was always a great demon. He fought off many bad demons, especially to protect your mother." Just then, a pair of arms was wrapped around Inuyasha, pulling him back with his little back pressed against his mother's chest. Inuyasha says, knowing who's behind him, "Hello, mother!"

Melody, Megumi, and Holly say in unison, "Hello, mom!"

Izayoi says, with a loving smile, "Hello, my little angels!" Izayoi looks at Myoga, who was on Holly's right hand, and she says, with a kind smile, "Myoga, it's nice to see you again."

Myoga says, with nod, "Nice to see you, too, Lady Izayoi and I must say you're looking beautiful as better."

Izayoi says, with a kind smile, "Thank you."

Myoga says, with a smile, "And I think your son and daughters are looking more grown up. Lord Inuyasha almost resembles his father and Lady Melody, Lady Megumi, and Lady Holly resembles you and their father both."

Inuyasha tells Izayoi, "Mother, Myoga was just telling us more about father."

Izayoi was taken back at this a bit and she says, "Yes, and I'm perfectly ok with." Izayoi killed herself to know that her husband had been killed, of course, Zera and Kenochi had suffered with the loss of their beloved father. As Myoga went on with his stories, Izayoi remembered everything about her beloved one. What he looked like, what he acted like, and how much he loved her and how much she loved him.

Holly says, with a smile, "That was daddy!"

Zera tells Holly, with a smile while tears were forming in her eyes, "That's right, Holly! Everything that Myoga had told you is the truth about our father! Our father was strong, brave, and kind!" Zera wipes the tears from her eyes and she says, "I wish that he was still alive to this time to see you four, right now."

Just then, a familiar male voice calls out, frostily, "Our father would still be alive, if it wasn't for them!" Everyone turns to see Sesshomaru walking towards them and Kenochi says, seriously, "Sesshomaru!"

Inuyasha yells out, shocked, "I know him! He's the demon that saved me!"

Sesshomaru tells Inuyasha, while looking at him, hatefully, "I didn't save you, you lowly half-breed! That demon happened to be in the way!"

Kenochi stands up in front of his younger half-brother and sister and he says, seriously, "What are you doing here, Sesshomaru! This is a human village!"

Sesshomaru asks, with a sly smile, "Is that anyway to speak to your elder brother, Kenochi?"

Inuyasha, Melody, Megumi, and Holly gasp in shock and Holly yells out, shocked, "Elder brother!"

Suzame says, in a serious tone, "Why have you come here, Sesshomaru?"

Sesshomaru says, in a snort, while glaring at them, "I don't see why you three as well as Korvo still care for them!" Sesshomaru says, glaring at the dog hanyous with disgust, "Look at them! They are nothing like us! They'll never be accepted by humans and demons! They along with their human mother are the reasons why our father has died in the first place!"

The dog hanyous gasps in shock at this and Zera yells at Sesshomaru, strongly, "Sesshomaru, don't you say another word!"

Suzame says, seriously, "Why have you come!"

Sesshomaru says, in a serious tone, "I've came to kill the human and her half-breed children! The less I know of their existence the better!" Sesshomaru then starts to walk towards his younger half-demon brother and sisters while cracking his claws.

Megumi says, running over to her mother, "Mama!"

Zera says, seriously, "I'm warning you, Sesshomaru! Stay where you are!"

Sesshomaru says, still walking, "Do you think you're in any position to threaten me, Zera?" Just then, Sesshomaru feels a painful dark violet demonic energy blast hit his right shoulder, causing him to yelp in pain as he went on his knees as he gripped it and looks to see Zera, with her right hand, which was smoking slightly, with a deadly serious glare at her brother.

Zera says, in a deadly serious tone, "That was a new attack that I've developed! It's called Yokai Bakudan or Demon Bomb! It's undeveloped now, but it's fast enough to hit you with!"

Sesshomaru says, winching, "You would strike your own brother!"

Zera says, in a serious tone, "After what you were planning on doing, I don't think I could ever think of you as an older brother anymore, Sesshomaru! If you even cause a single bit of pain towards these pups again, I will greatly cause you a similar kind of pain only hundred times worse." Just then, Zera produces another Demon Bomb, which was aimed at Sesshomaru, and she says, frostily, "Now, leave, until you've learned to accept the pups as your own family fully like Kenochi and I have. I don't want to see you anywhere near them again!"

Sesshomaru slowly stands on his feet and while glaring at the young dog hanyous with a hateful expression, left the village. When Sesshomaru was gone completely, Inuyasha walks slowly to his older half-sister and he asks, "Ane-ue, is it true? Is Sesshomaru our…brother?"

Zera lowers her hand and she says, looking at Inuyasha, "Yes, baby brother, it's true. I didn't want to tell any of you four about him, because he's one of those demons that would never accept you since you're only half-demon."

Melody says, solemnly, "So he hates us, also!"

Just as the dog hanyous start to shed tears, Kenochi tells them, with a nervous smile, "Try not to get what Sesshomaru said, get to you guys!"

Suzame says, with a smile, "That's right! You still have us!"

Zera says, with a nod, "Yes! No matter what happens, we'll never leave you!" Zera gets on her knees and she says, wiping a tear from Inuyasha's eyes, "So, please don't cry or feel sad, especially you, Inuyasha."

Kenochi says, with a sly smile, "That's right, little bro! You're supposed to be a man and men don't show their tears in front of anyone for any little thing."

Inuyasha says, croakily, "Okay, I'll try!"

Zera says, wrapping her arms around her younger half-brother, "That's my little man! Always remember that we all love you as well Melody, Megumi, and Holly not to mention Milo-chan too! We think of her as our younger sister as well!"

NekitaKariba says, with a wide smile, "Thank you, Zera-onee-chan! I love you too!"

Izayoi says, with a smile, "Now, I think that they are some people are waiting for us at Zera's castle." Soon after, Suzame got out a few blindfolds and placed them over the eyes of the four young dog hanyous.

Melody asks, curiously, "Suzame-onee-chan, what are you doing?"

Suzame says, with a smile, "Trust me, Melody-chan!" Soon after, Izayoi, the demons, and half-demons walk away with the older demons and Izayoi leading the young dog hanyous.

(Around this same time; within the Spirit World)

Inside of the throne room of King Emma, supreme ruler of Spirit World and father of Koenma, the huge and titan-like ruler of Spirit World waits anxiously for something and then a young woman wearing a red version of Botan's kimono, riding a broom like Botan's, and she has brown mid-waist hair in a ponytail with green eyes comes into a room with a piece of paper in her hand. King Emma puts on a pair of spectacles as the young woman flies into the room and stop in front of the giant ruler of Spirit World.

King Emma asks, plainly, "Well, what do you have to report?"

The young woman hands King Emma the paper, he lightly holds in his hand as he puts it close to his face to read it, and the young woman says, in a stunned tone, "I don't know how, sir, but it is like you said! Lord Inu no Taisho's half-demon children are them, the reincarnations of the 'Chosen Hanyous', who were apart of King Atem's court during the days of his rule and the Shadow Games!"

King Emma says, in a serious tone, "As I thought when I checked their human mother's background. Their mother, Lady Izayoi, possesses the Evolutionary Enhancement and the Kekkai Genkai, the Celestial Embodiment. If those four half-demons were to realize their true power as the 'Chosen Hanyous' along with their mother's power, then we'll meet up with pure chaos in the Living World. I have no choice."

The young woman asks King Emma, stunned, "Sir, you are not thinking of…?"

King Emma says, with a serious tone, "Yes, I am. They must be eliminated before they become the great threat that I know that they will become. With their demon blood coursing through their veins combined with their mother's powers, she will become a far greater threat than the Light of Destruction and Ma-zoku ever was."

The young woman yells out, worriedly, "But sir, even though, they're part demon, they're only part human children! Plus, they're protected by Lord Inu no Taisho's eldest daughter and she's grown considerably powerful since her father's death that I don't think even the young Captain Ootaki could stand up against her."

King Emma growls in defeat and he says, plainly, "You do have a point there, however, we'll find someway to distract her from them. In order for the peace of the universe to be kept safe and the warfare of the living world to be maintain, these are my orders. The Spirit Defense Forces are to head for northwestern part of Japan as soon as possible and their main mission is to…eliminate the half-demons children, Inuyasha, Melody, Megumi, and Holly, the reincarnations of Taigoku, Sestuna, Akira, and Kasa, and if anyone stands in their way, eliminate them!"

The young woman bows her head lowly and says, solemnly, "Yes, sir." Soon after, the young woman flies off into the distance to relay King Emma's orders to the 'people' under his command.

(At Zera's castle; around early evening)

Near Zera's castle, we find the young dog hanyous while blindfolded were guided to the doors of the castle by Izayoi, NekitaKariba, and the young dog yokais where the doors were opened and Izayoi tells her children, "Okay children, you may take off your blindfolds!"

The young dog hanyous untied their blindfolds from behind and they were surprised to see the many of the young hanyous with smile on their faces while surrounding a huge table many fruits and a huge fish taking up most of the table as well as many bowls of stew.

Inuyasha says, surprised, "What's all this!" Just then, Sonoko and Yukiko went to get out a banner that read in red paint 'Happy Birthday, Inuyasha, Melody, Megumi, and Holly!'

Everyone with the exception of the young dog hanyous yell out in unison, "Happy Birthday!"

Izayoi asks her children, with a kind smile, "You four look surprised!"

Sonoko and Yukiko walks over to Megumi and Holly and Sonoko asks, with a smile, "What do you think, girls!"

Holly says, with a wide smile, "I love it!"

NekitaKariba tells Holly, with a smile, "You should, Holly-chan! Before I came to meet with you guys, I had to come here and help a little bit and then, I came to your village to play with you guys as a distraction." Just then, Korvo comes in with a fistful of orange and yellow flowers crowns and walks towards the young dog hanyous.

Korvo says, with a smile, "Did I just hear that four kids are having a birthday, tonight?" Korvo then gets on his knees and places the flower crowns on the heads of the dog hanyous. Soon after, Melody, Megumi and Holly wrapped their little arms around Korvo's neck and Melody says, with a wide smile, "We love it!"

Holly says, with a smile, "Thank you, Korvo-onii-chan!" Soon enough, the dog hanyou girls kissed Korvo's cheeks. Then, Izayoi picks Inuyasha up by the waist and she held him by his waist, then tells him, lovingly, "I think that flower crown looks quite handsome on you, dear."

Inuyasha says, with a low embarrassed smile, "Oh mother!"

Kenochi and Renta take out a huge white cake that had the words 'Happy Birthday Melody, Inuyasha, Megumi, & Holly!' on them and Kenochi says, with a smile, "What do you think, guys?"

Melody jumps towards it and she says, with a smile, "You even brought the cake!"

Renta says, with a snort, "Well, this cake was my idea since my mother used to do this for me when she was alive."

Megumi says, with a kind smile, "Anyway, thank you, Renta-kun!"

Suzame says, with a smile, "Now, it's time to the feast, people!" Soon enough, everyone sat around the table and there are merry expressions as they were eating while Zera ate with a solemn expression and Izayoi notices it.

Izayoi asks, with concern, "Zera, what's wrong?"

Zera says, in a plain tone, "Not only this is the pups' birthday, it's the same day that Father died."

Izayoi says, solemnly, "Oh right! Zera, I'm sorry."

Zera says, with a kind smile, "That's right, Lady Izayoi! After all, he died a hero when saving you and the pups from Setsuna of Takemaru and that's enough for me. However, I still miss him."

Izayoi places her right hand on Zera's right hand and she says, with a kind smile, "I know, Zera. I miss him too, but I think that your father wouldn't want you to keep grieving for him. Your father would want you to have a happy life and he tells me that he wishes a world where humans and demons would co-exist in peace and harmony."

Zera says, with a smile, "You know, Lady Izayoi. I would like that world too! Maybe that way, the pups would lead a happy life as well too without being looked down upon by other humans and demons."

Izayoi says, looking at her children who were eating happily, "Yes! I think so too!" Izayoi then gains a serious expression and she asks, "Zera, if anything should happen to me, I was wondering if you would look after my children."

Zera gains a confused expression and she says, "Of course, Lady Izayoi, but you're not going anywhere, are you?"

Izayoi places a smile on her lips and she says, "That's right. Trust me, I'm not going anywhere."

(At the palace where Izayoi and her half-demon children are staying; Later that night)

Within one of the rooms within the palace, we find Izayoi in her inner kimono sleeping soundly in her arms were her half-demon children, who were sleeping soundly as well, on the futons while covered by Izayoi's outer kimono. Earlier on, after they eat as much as their little hanyou stomachs can eat, the young dog hanyous felt slightly tired and Zera exhort Izayoi and her half-demon children back to the village and the dog hanyous had a good birthday, known to be remembered for the rest of their lives. Just then, Izayoi opens her eyes as she feels a group of people holding great energies coming towards the palace.

Izayoi slowly gets out of the covers, not to wake her children up, and she silently walks towards the door, until she hears her eldest child's voice calling out, "Mama, what's going on?"

Izayoi whips her head to see Melody slightly awake and Izayoi tells her, "Melody, honey, mama is going out for a while, but she'll be back."

Melody asks her mother, "Mom, where are you going?"

Izayoi walks over to her eldest daughter, kneels towards her and she asks, with a loving smile while pulling Melody to a hug, "Melody, would you do as mommy says? Please! I promise that I won't go away! I need you to take care of your brother and sisters."

Melody was going to ask, but Izayoi forces her to look at her eyes and she says, with a warm loving smile, "Please, Melody! Would you do mama this favor?"

Melody says, while unsure, "Okay, mama! Please come back soon!"

Izayoi pecks Melody's forehead and she tells her, lovingly, "Thank you, my dear! I promise to come back soon!" Izayoi releases Melody from her arms and she tells her, "Now, go back to bed, dear."

Melody nods in reply and she walks back to the futon as Izayoi walks out the room and she peeks inside while she sees Melody go back to the futon. Izayoi thinks in her mind, with a smile, "Goodnight, my little angels!" And with that, Izayoi completely closes the door and Melody lies down unable to fall asleep while worrying about her mother.

Melody thinks in her mind, worriedly, "I know that mama promises that she wouldn't leave us, but I'm getting this bad feeling in my heart that something really bad will happen to her." Soon enough, Inuyasha, Megumi, and Holly slowly wakes up and Inuyasha asks, curiously, "Hey, where's mama?"

Melody tells Inuyasha, "Mom said that she has to go outside and she told me to take care of you three."

(Outside of the village; sometime later)

Outside of the village, we find Izayoi faced against the elite forces of the Spirit World under the control of King Emma and the ones that tried to destroy Yusuke's body after he was killed for the second time by Sensui. They are none other than the Spirit World Defense Forces led by a younger Captain Ootaki without the mustache.

Izayoi asks, curiously, "Who are you people?"

Captain Ootaki steps up and he says, in a serious tone, "Lady Izayoi, I must ask you to stand aside and let us carry out our mission."

Izayoi asks, curiously, "What is your mission exactly?"

Captain Ootaki says, in a serious tone, "The extermination of your half-demon children!"

Izayoi yells out, horrified, "What? You want to kill my children!"

Captain Ootaki says, in a serious tone, "Indeed, Lady Izayoi! This is for the safety of the living world and as long as your children are still alive, your world as well as the whole universe will be in danger!"

Izayoi yells out, strongly, "You're insane if you think that I'm going to allow all to harm my son and daughters! I don't care what reason you may have! I will not allow you to kill my children just because they're only half-demon!"

Captain Ootaki says, in a serious tone, "That's beside the reason, Lady Izayoi. I warn you, if you don't stand aside, then I will not show you any mercy." Captain Ootaki aims his right hand at Izayoi while the other SDF members follow suit and they glow bright blue with spiritual energy.

"Demon Bomb!"

Just then, a dark violet planet shaped blast was fired and hits the SDF members, throwing them away while three others escape to the village. Just then, Zera and Suzame appear by Izayoi with their demon speed and Suzame asks her, "Lady Izayoi, are you hurt?"

Izayoi says, plainly, "I'm alright, Suzame."

Suzame asks, curiously, "Who are these people? They have abilities that no normal human possess!"

Izayoi says, in a serious tone, "I don't know, but they want to kill my children!"

Zera says, in a sneer, "I'll be a cold day in Hell before I let that happen!"

One of the SDF members tries to get past the smoke, but Korvo appears in front of him and kicks him away and he hits the trees. Korvo says, in a serious tone, "I will not allow you to hurt innocent children for whatever the cause is!"

Another SDF member, who got on his feet, yells out, seriously, "You're a demon! How could you side with half-demons!"

Just then, Kenochi's voice calls out, "That's because he has a better character than they do!" Kenochi comes in and kicks the SDF member in the face throwing them away.

Suzame yells out, seriously, "Wait a minute! I know there were three others with them!"

Izayoi yells out, strongly, "They're going after my children!"

Zera says, in a serious tone, "As if I'm going to allow them to do so!" Zera rushes towards the village with Kenochi following her.

(Within the palace; on the meanwhile)

Three members of the SDF with one female were running down the hallway of the palace towards the room where the young dog hanyous were in. When they slide open the door, they found themselves pushed away by Inuyasha and Melody, even small, they were able to get throw them on their backs. Just as they were running away from the three SDF members, the female SDF member grabs Holly's left arm and carries her off the ground.

Holly yells out, fearfully, "Let me go!"

Inuyasha calls out, horrified, "Holly!"

Megumi yells out, seriously, "Let her go!" Megumi jumps up to the female SDF member to free her sister, but she is blasted away by one of the male SDF members' spirit blast and she hits all of the walls of the palace and thrown outside where the back of the palace was a huge river where she was thrown into.

Melody yells out, horrified, "Megumi, no!"

Inuyasha roars out, angrily, "You jerks!" Inuyasha jumps up at the male SDF member, but he was kicked hard and thrown to the ground.

The male SDF member yells out to the female, "Take her away! We'll deal with her after we're done with these little beasts!"

The female SDF member nods her head and she says, "Right!" The female SDF member runs off with the screaming Holly with her as she tries to get away from her grip.

Inuyasha calls out, horrified, "Holly, no!"

Melody yells out, seriously, "Let her go, you jerks!" Melody rushes over to her youngest sister's rescue, but she was pushed to the ground and pinned by another male SDF member.

Just then, Zera's voice calls out, strongly, "Get off of her!" Zera comes in and kicks the male SDF member off of Melody and Kenochi punches another SDF member away from Inuyasha.

Zera asks Melody, "Melody, where's Megumi and Holly?"

Melody says, while almost sobbing, "Holly was captured by that lady, but Megumi…she's…was killed…!" Zera and Kenochi gasp in shock and horror and Kenochi says, horrified, "No!"

Inuyasha says, while tears are forming, "It's true, Ani-ue! Those jerks are the ones responsible!"

One of the SDF members yells out, strongly, "Shut up, half-breed!"

Zera says, in a deadly angered snarl, "You're going to pay for my sister's death by your own blood!" Zera goes in to attack with her claws, but the two SDF members disappear in bright blue lights.

Kenochi yells out, shocked, "They're gone!"

Just as Zera was going to find after them, she picks up a female cry and she yells out, horrified, "Lady Izayoi!"

Inuyasha yells out, horrified, "No! I'm smell mama's blood!"

Zera tells Kenochi, in a serious tone, "Kenochi, take Inuyasha and Melody! I'm going to find those pigs and bring Holly back while avenging Megumi's death!" Zera dashes over to the direction where she can pick up Holly's scent.

In the forest, pretty far where Zera is, the female SDF member rushes through the wood while carrying the screaming and crying Holly in her arms.

Holly cries out, seriously and angrily, "Let me go! When my sister finds me, she'll kill you!"

The female SDF member says, seriously, "Would you shut up already, you little pest!" In response, Holly jams her little fangs into the female SDF members left arm, causing her to yell in pain. The female SDF member yells at Holly, angrily, "Half-breed, let go now!"

Holly thinks in her mind, seriously while sinking her fangs deeper, "I'm not going to let go until Ane-ue finds me and rescues me!" Holly then sinks her claws into the female SDF members left arm even deeper, causing the female SDF member to cry out in pain.

The female SDF member yells out, strongly, "You little beast! Let go!" The female SDF member tries to pry Holly's fangs and claws off of her arm as she was drawing blood, but she couldn't. The female SDF member yells out, strongly while pounding on Holly's head, "Rotten half-breed! I said let go!" As many times as the female SDF member was beating on Holly's head, the more time that Holly was sinking her little fangs and claws onto her arm.

The female SDF member roars out as she slams the back of Holly's head to a tree, but no effect either and she kept banging Holly's head to the tree trunk over and over until blood came down from her head.

Holly thinks in her mind, while she was slowly losing conscious, "Why are these people hurting me! What did I do to them! Is it because I'm a half-demon! Why?" Soon enough, Holly then loses conscious as she was thrown to the ground.

The female SDF member looks at her wound and she says, in a snarl, "That's it! She dies!"

Just then, the two male SDF members that were with her at the palace appear to her in bright blue lights and one of them says, "Hold on! We don't have to get our hands dirty with this brat!"

The female SDF member asks, curiously, "What do you mean? You know our orders!"

The SDF member says, with a sly smile, "I've got an idea!" The SDF members walks over to Holly's unconscious form, grabs her by the waist, while taking a bottle of green liquid and he says, with a sly grin, "This liquid is a special potion that negates this little troublemaker's demonic powers." Soon enough, the SDF member forces Holly's mouth open to pours the liquid into her mouth as her silver hair is turned to brown hair and her dog ears, claws, and fangs soon disappear, making her a full-fledged human child.

The female SDF member says, with a sly smile, "Oh I see! Without that demonic blood, she won't realize her true power and jeopardize the universe."

The SDF member says, with a sly smile, "Exactly and we still need to send her far away from here and I know just the place." Soon enough, the three SDF members disappear in bright blue lights into the air.

(At a far part of the forest; sometime later)

At another part of the forest, we find the three members of the Spirit World Defense Force appear around the Bone-Eater's Well.

The SDF member says, with a sly smile, "Now, to send this girl far away from here and with the Bone-Eater's Well, it'll do just that!" With that, the SDF member throws Holly's body down the well as it glows golden, allowing her to disappear when she's gone. Soon enough, Zera appears before them and the female SDF member says, in a snort, "Damn this demon is persistent!"

Zera yells out, seriously, "Where's my baby sister?"

The second SDF member says, with a sly sneer, "She's gone and she'll never come back!"

Zera gains an angered snarl and she says, in a great angered tone, "Then, you'll join her!" Zera powers up her blast and the female SDF member says, in a serious tone, "We better get out of here or we'll be cooked!" Soon after, the three SDF members disappear with a bright blue lights, leaving a distraught Zera alone.

Zera bows her head in solemn while she shed tears of Megumi and Holly's apparent deaths and Zera says, in a grieving tone, "I've lost the three people that I loved! Father! Megumi! Holly!" Zera clenches her fists as she dung her claws into her hand, drawing blood, and she says, with a great angered tone, "I swear that Megumi and Holly will be greatly avenged when I take the heads of those pigs!" Zera then rushes back to the village where her family are staying.

(Back at the village; sometime later)

Back at the village, we find Kenochi, Inuyasha, and Melody running towards the exit where Izayoi, Korvo, and Suzame are fighting against other SDF members and their captain. When Inuyasha and Melody see their mother fighting, Inuyasha calls out, worriedly, "Mother!"

Izayoi, who had a wound on her right shoulder, gasps in shock as she turns to see Inuyasha and Melody running to her and Izayoi yells out, worriedly, "Inuyasha! Melody, go back!" Unknown to Izayoi, she left a fatal opening for Captain Ootaki to fire a spiritual blast through Izayoi's chest, causing her to gasp in pain as it went through her heart.

Kenochi, Suzame, and Korvo calls out, shocked, "Lady Izayoi!"

Inuyasha and Melody yells out, horrified, "Mother!"

Captain Ootaki yells out, strongly, "Now, it's your turn!" Just then, a howl filled with pain and agony was heard as Captain Ootaki turns to see one of his men down with a fatal wound made by an extreme pissed off Zera with blood oozing down her right claws.

Zera looks at the fallen body of Izayoi and she turns her angered glare at Captain Ootaki, making him winch at the sight. Zera says, in a deadly angered sneer, "I take it that you're the leader of these pigs! The same that took the lives my youngest sisters!"

Izayoi, Kenochi, Suzame, Korvo, Inuyasha, and Melody gasp in shock and Melody says, horrified, "Holly's dead too!"

Korvo says, horrified, "Along with Megumi!"

Zera says, in a snarl, "Indeed, little brother! I smelt Holly's blood in the forest, but I couldn't find her body!" Zera clutches her right hand to a fist, making it ooze with blood as her body gains a dark violet demonic aura and she says, in an angered tone, "I will make sure that that both of them are avenged by taking your heads!"

"Blades of Blood!"

Zera fires a barrage of dark violet-colored yokai energy to cut down many of the SDF members and they fell down to the ground.

Captain Ootaki calls out, horrified, "My soldiers!" Captain Ootaki glares at Zera and he says, aiming his right hand at her, "You'll pay for this, demon! Everyone! Stop pissing in your pants and fire!" All of the standing SDF fires their spirit energy blasts at Zera, who made no efforts in moving, as the blasts hits her on contact.

Inuyasha and Melody yell in unison, horrified, "Ane-ue!"

Suzame yells out, horrified, "Zera!"

When the SDF members stop firing, they watch in anticipation when the smoke clears out and they gasp in shock when they see Zera standing with little burn marks on her clothes and exposed skin.

Captain Ootaki says, horrified, "Impossible! She survived!"

Zera says, in a great angered snarl, "Now, it's my turn!"

Captain Ootaki says, seriously with a hint of nervousness, "We don't have the time! Everyone, bring the injured, we're leaving!"

Zera yells out, strongly while charging after Captain Ootaki, "You're not leaving here alive!" Many of the standing SDF members carried their fallen comrades' injured bodies and disappear in a bright blue light along with Captain Ootaki, making Zera miss him.

Korvo says, seriously, "They're gone!" On the meanwhile, Zera gains an extremely angered snarl on her lips at the moment.

Inuyasha calls out, worriedly, "Mother!" Zera gets out of her stupor and she looks to see Izayoi being carried in Inuyasha's arms with Melody, Suzame, Korvo, and Kenochi gathering around her on their knees.

Zera calls out, horrified, "Lady Izayoi!" Zera runs over to the fallen Izayoi with a hole in her chest made from Captain Ootaki's blast and Melody shouts out, in a begging tone, "No! Mama, you're going to be alright, right!"

Izayoi coughs out, weakly, "Where's…*cough*…Megumi and Holly?"

Kenochi says, lowering his head while tears come down his eyes, "They're…*sob*…dead! Those creeps killed them!"

Izayoi gains a horrified look on her face and she says, while tears are coming down her eyes, "I guess…*cough*…I'll be joining them soon."

Inuyasha says, worriedly, "Mama, what are you saying!"

Melody says, in a begging tone while tear up, "Mama, please! You can't leave us! We lost Megumi and Holly! I don't want to lose you too!"

Izayoi places a weak smile on her lips and she says, weakly, "Oh sweetheart! You…won't lose me…! I'll…always be…with you…!"

Inuyasha cries out, in a begging tone, "Mama…don't…don't…say things like that! You have to stay with us! Don't leave us!" On the meanwhile, Korvo, Suzame, and Zera were holding their own tears while Kenochi failed to hold his tears and sobs on the ground.

Kenochi cries out, in a begging tone, "Lady Izayoi, you're like a second mother to me! You can't leave us! Father left us and I haven't gotten over his death! I don't want you to leave us too!"

Izayoi looks around the remaining dog hanyous and yokai were crying for her and she tells Kenochi, while placing a hand on his right hand, "Oh Kenochi! I know how you must feel! You're like another son and Zera is another daughter to me as well and that goes for the same with Korvo and Suzame. I love every one of you!" Izayoi says, while tears come down her eyes, "I…know…that you'll take care of your younger brother and sister when I'm gone!"

Melody cries to her dying mother, pleadingly, "Mama, please don't leave me! I promise I'll behave myself! Please, I'll do anything, just please don't leave me!"

Izayoi tells Melody, with her dying smile, "Melody, you're mommy's big girl! Melody, please look…after your…younger brother…can you do that…for me, sweetie!"

Melody says, while tears are coming down her eyes, "I will, mama! I will! Just don't leave me, please!"

Inuyasha says, pleadingly, "Mama, please! I don't want to lose another person that I love!"

Izayoi slightly rubbed her children's dog ears and she tells Inuyasha, with a weak loving smile, "Inuyasha, what have I told you about crying!"

Inuyasha says, while tears are coming down, "I…can't…help, mom! You're leaving us when you've promised you won't!"

Izayoi tells Inuyasha, lovingly, "Inuyasha, you're…mommy's darling…little…boy! You're like your father! Kind-hearted and good natured! Please, be strong…for…me!" Izayoi tells Zera, weakly, "Zera, come here!"

Zera got close to the dying Izayoi and she says, croakily, "Yes, Lady Izayoi!"

Izayoi tells Zera, in a weak tone, "Zera…please…look after your younger brothers and sister! You're all they have left! I'm counting…on you…to…do so!"

Zera says, while wiping her tears, "Of course, Lady Izayoi."

Inuyasha says, while sobbing, "Mama, please stop talking…!"

Melody says, pleadingly, "Yeah…you're…going to be okay! I know you're going to stay with us!"

Izayoi slowly shakes her head and she says, with a weak warm loving smile, "I want to stay with…you…too! I'll be with you two! You're…my babies! Inuyasha, Melody…"

Melody says, while sobbing, "Mom, please stop…talking…!"

Izayoi says, with the last of her dying breath, "I…love you…and I'll always…always…will…!" Izayoi gives one more smile before closing her eyes, forever, drifting away from this world with a smile on her face. Her hands slowly fell from the hairs of her children, but they caught it with their hands, not daring to let it go.

Melody says, fearfully, "Mama! Mom! Wake up!"

Inuyasha says, pleadingly, "Mom! Wake up! Please, mother! Wake up!" Inuyasha and Melody cry on their mother's bleeding chest while the young dog yokais were silently sobbing with Kenochi being the loudest. Inuyasha and Melody grab onto their mother's body to feel the warmth left from her body as they sob the night away, after losing their younger sisters, Megumi and Holly, and mother, Izayoi. As they were sobbing, Inuyasha and Melody remembers the times with their mother along with their younger twin sisters. When they were with their mother, it was nothing but happy days, but now that she was dead, they felt that their hearts were stabbed with a nine inch knife. Now, they'll feel that they'll never be truly happy ever again.

(The next morning; at a forest very far from the village)

In the next morning, we find a familiar child-like figure coming out of the water, which appears to be Megumi, who was almost to the brink of unconsciousness and when she got on land, she falls on her side, passing out.

Just then, a familiar male shadow appears over Megumi and he says, with an evil tone, "So, this child is the one! She may be useful for my plans!" We get a good look of the male, which is Dartz, one of the enemies that our heroes and heroines are fighting against in the present and Dartz picks up Megumi's body, then takes her to the distance.

(With Holly; on the meanwhile)

In a forest in the Monster Rancher world, we find on the ground an unconscious fully human Holly with a small bump on the back of her head along with some blood.

Just then, a male voice calls out, "Look, a little girl!"

Soon enough, a group of men came over to Holly's unconscious form and a little pink Suezo hops towards her.

Pink Suezo says, in a surprised tone, "A girl! What's she doing here laying out here! And what's with that weird clothes that she's wearing?"

One of the men says, in a plain tone, "I don't know, Pink Suezo! Let's take her to the village for medical attention." Soon after, he picks up the small human girl in his arms and they walk towards the direction to their home.

(Back with Megumi; sometime later)

Back with Megumi, we find her lying on a futon in a room within Dartz's lair with bandages rested around her head and she soon regains consciousness, slowly. Megumi groans softly as she opens her eyes and sits up, groaning in pain as she felt her head.

Megumi says, winching, "Ouch!"

Dartz's voice calls out, "You shouldn't move so much, dear."

Megumi looks at Dartz, who was kneeling before her, and she asks, perplexed, "Who are you?"

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "I'm Dartz and I'm the one, who saved you, little girl. Where did you come from?"

Megumi tries to respond, but she couldn't as if she doesn't remember, and she says, unsure, "I'm not sure! I can't remember!"

Dartz asks, curiously, "You don't even know your own name?"

Megumi tells him, "I remember my name! It's Megumi, that's all I can remember."

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "I see! It looks like I'll be your caretaker after all, Lady Megumi."

Megumi asks Dartz, "Where are we, mister?"

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "Why? We're at my castle, Lady Megumi. This will be your room of course if you let it."

Megumi says, with an excited smile, "Of course until I regain my memories maybe!"

(Back with Holly; on the meanwhile)

Back with Holly, we find her lying on a bed in a room of a hut in a village of the Monster Rancher world. Holly's head was wrapped with bandages and we find a middle aged couple along with Pink Suezo as well as a little brown Tiger and a little blue Hare.

Brown Tiger says, in a plain tone, "What a weird looking human girl!"

Pink Suezo says, in plain tone, "No joke! What's with that bath robe that she's wearing?"

The middle aged man tells Pink Suezo, while Holly was groaning as she was regaining consciousness, "Be quiet, Pink Suezo! She's gaining consciousness!"

Holly opens her eyes as she slowly sits up and she asks, looking around her surroundings while holding her head, "Where am I?"

The middle aged man says, with a kind smile, "You're in Toriyama, our village."

The middle aged woman says, with a smile, "Where did you come from?"

Holly tries to respond, but she couldn't as if she doesn't remember, and she says, unsure, "I'm not sure! I can't remember anything!"

Pink Suezo asks, curiously, "Are you serious?"

Holly was taken back at Pink Suezo's appearance and she says, plainly, "Yes, I'm sure! I can't remember anything apart from my name! My name is Holly!"

The middle aged man says, with a kind smile, "It's nice to meet you, Holly! I'm Yosho!" Yosho points at his wife and he says, "This is my wife, Eliza!"

Pink Suezo says, with a smile, "I'm Pink Suezo!"

Brown Tiger says, with a sly smile, "I'm Brown Tiger!"

Blue Hare says, with a smile, "And I'm Blue Hare!"

Yosho says, with a kind smile, "Holly, I'm going to take care you until your parents come and get you. Will that be okay?"

Holly says, with a nod, "Sure, mister!"

(Five days after Izayoi's death; at a hill near the village)

At a hill near the village, we find Inuyasha and Melody sitting on their knees near three headstones that represents their younger sisters, Megumi and Holly, and mother, Izayoi and they were pink lilies on their graves. The two dog hanyou twins have extremely depressed looks on their faces, however, little did they know that Megumi and Holly are still alive. It has been five days since they were separated from their younger twin sisters and mother. The next morning after Izayoi's death, almost the whole village went to pay their respects to Izayoi, even though she's the mother of half-demons and defended them. She came to the village in their time of need like cured the sick, helped the wounded and even showed some of the villagers how to plant and grow crops.

The service was short, but to Inuyasha and Melody, were probably the longest moments of their lives. The two stayed near their mother's grave as if they were waiting for her to come out. Another reason was that they couldn't go back since they were kicked out of the village, when they threw rocks at them and the memories in the village were too fresh. When they left the village, they believed that no human would ever love them like their mother have or they'll love any human being whatsoever. However, unknown to them, far by the trees near the hill, we find NekitaKariba on her knees, sobbing and weeping after hearing the news of the fates of Megumi, Holly, and Izayoi. Before, Megumi and Holly were the sisters that NekitaKariba had and Izayoi being a second mother to her.

Just then, Zera's voice calls out, "Milo-chan?"

NekitaKariba looks at Kenochi, Zera, Korvo, and Suzame walking toward her and Kenochi asks, with a concern, "Are you okay?"

NekitaKariba says, wiping her tears, "My sisters and second mother are gone and I'll never see them again!"

Korvo says, solemnly, "I know what you mean! When those three left, it left a hallow space in our hearts, but I'm getting the feeling that it hurts even worse for Inuyasha and Melody. Even the humans of the village showed no sympathy for them when they kicked them out since Lady Izayoi is now dead."

Suzame says, in a snarl, "I'd love to get my hands on the creeps who are responsible for Lady Izayoi's, Megumi's, and Holly's deaths!"

Korvo says, in a plain tone, "For humans, they had great power to match us demons!"

Zera says, in an angered tone, "I don't care! One day, I will avenge the deaths of my younger sisters and Lady Izayoi!"

NekitaKariba says, angrily, "I know how you feel, Zera-onee-chan!"

Suzame asks Zera, curiously, "Hey Zera, don't you think it's time to train those two?"

Korvo says, in a plain tone, "I have to agree with Suzame, Lady Zera. After all, it would do them go to start right away!"

Zera says, in a serious tone, "I know! However, it will be based on their decision and if they chose to train to get stronger than, we'll plan on doing it in the morning! Tonight, let them rest."

With Inuyasha and Melody on top of the hill, Inuyasha says, solemnly, "I miss mom! I wish that she was here with us! It's not fair that she's gone now along with Megumi and Holly!"

Melody looks at her brother, places a hand on his shoulder, and she says, while bangs are covering her eyes, "Come on, bro! No crying! You remember what Ani-ue said about crying! Tears aren't going to help us get mother, Megumi, and Holly back now!" Melody stands on her feet and she says, seriously, "There's only one way that you and I will get through all this: we have to get tough! Emotions will only get in the way of our survival!"

Inuyasha looks at her older sister and he says, perplexed, "Tough!"

Melody says, in a serious tone, "That's right! Don't expect anyone else except for Ane-ue, Ani-ue, Korvo-onii-chan, and Suzame-onee-chan to help us ever again, especially humans! No human with the exception of mom has ever helped us out! The only thing that humans have ever done was call us names like 'beasts', 'monsters', and 'half-breeds' when we didn't do anything wrong! Where were they when those bandits killed mom, Megumi, and Holly! They were in their little homes, probably waiting their time for mom to be out of the way so she can't protect us! We allowed ourselves to be weak because we're only half-demon! If we were strong, then we could have saved mom, Megumi, and Holly and they'll still be with us! Our kid days are officially over!"

Inuyasha asks Melody, curiously, "But Onee-chan, how are we going to get strong?"

Just then, a familiar female voice calls out, "I'm glad that you've asked, baby brother!" Inuyasha and Melody turn to see NekitaKariba, Zera, Kenochi, Korvo, and Suzame walking toward them.

Inuyasha says, getting up, "Ane-ue!"

Zera gets kneels by them and she says, with a smile, "I hope that you two are okay."

Melody says, plainly, "We're just sad that mama is gone, Ane-ue, but tears aren't going to help us get mama as well as Megumi and Holly back! So, we've decided that we want to get stronger as a demon!"

Kenochi asks, perplexed, "You have?"

Inuyasha says, with a nod, "That's right, Ani-ue! We thought that we've had it easy in the human world, but we want to try the demon part of the world!"

Melody says, plainly, "Plus, we believe that no human will ever love us like mama did, so we don't want to have anything to do with humans ever again! All they do is treat us worse than garbage and if we're with you, then we won't be treated as such!"

Zera says, with a smile, "And that you will be received!"

Just then, Sesshomaru's voice calls out, "I can't believe that you're actually taking care of them!" Everyone turn to see Sesshomaru behind him and Suzame says, seriously, "Why have you come here, Sesshomaru!"

Sesshomaru says, in a serious tone, "I just don't see why you're taking care of them when their human mother and their sisters are dead!"

Zera says, with a serious glare, "So, I take it that you know!"

Sesshomaru says, in a plain tone, "Indeed, sister! Last night, I saw Megumi fall to her death to the river."

Zera yells out, angrily, "Which you did nothing to help her!"

Sesshomaru says, in a serious tone, "She's a half-demon, Zera! She would have died later on why save her from an inevitable death?"

Kenochi says, seriously, "She was our sister!"

Sesshomaru says, with a serious glare, "She and Holly have no place in the human and demon world and the same goes for those two, Kenochi! They'll always be treated as outcasts for not being human or demon! They will never be accept by humans and demons especially me!"

Zera says, seriously, "However, they will always be accepted by me! I promised Lady Izayoi that I'd look after them and if anyone who tries to hurt them in anyway, then I'll assure them a slow and painful death that would include you, Sesshomaru!"

Sesshomaru says, in a snort, "You know fully well the trouble you will gain if demons see you with half-demons! Their wretched human mother was the one responsible for our father's death! It serves her right for causing our father to be weak!" Just then, Inuyasha rushes over to Sesshomaru and Korvo yells out, worriedly, "Inuyasha, come back! He'll kill you!"

Inuyasha yells out, angrily, "Don't you ever talk about my mother that way!" Just then, Inuyasha was pushed to the ground and a strong hand gripped his neck. He looked up and saw that his older half-brother had him pinned to the ground, choking him.

Kenochi calls out, worriedly, "Inuyasha!"

Sesshomaru says, while continuing to squeeze the life out of him, "You really think you, a half-demon, with your dirty tainted blood, can defeat me?"

Melody calls out, charging after Sesshomaru, "Let him go, you jerk!" Melody raises her claws to attack, but Sesshomaru punches her away with his free hand.

Suzame calls out, horrified, "Melody!"

Zera yells out, strongly, "Sesshomaru, get off of him now!" Sesshomaru ignores his sister's words while squeezing Inuyasha's neck and Zera yells out, strongly, "I said let him go!" With great incredible speed, Zera rushes over to Sesshomaru and gives a powerful kick to Sesshomaru's chin, making him release Inuyasha's neck and throws Sesshomaru, a good distance away and Sesshomaru hits the ground with his back.

Sesshomaru says, in a snarl slowly sitting up, "Zera, don't…!" However, he finds Zera powering up a demonic aura powered blast which was aimed right to him while she's in front of Inuyasha, who just got his breath back.

Melody got over to her brother and she asks, "Are you okay, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha nods in reply.

Sesshomaru thinks in his mind, in a rare surprised tone, "That's impossible! How did that happen? Zera's kick powerful enough to knock this Sesshomaru away! She never had this strength before! Why now!"

Zera says, in a deadly serious tone, "That was your last warning, Sesshomaru! I warned you what would happen if any harm befalls Inuyasha or Melody, but you won't listen! You will not hurt them nor you'll say another slander about Lady Izayoi or I'll personally make sure that you will be sorry the next time you try it! Now, don't say a word but just leave now! I will not hear another horrible word about Lady Izayoi the pups! Now, leave this place or I will kill you!"

After getting up on his feet, Sesshomaru glares at Inuyasha and Melody and he turns his back at them, walking away from them. As Sesshomaru was completely gone, Zera powers down her blast and Kenochi says, in surprise, "Zera, how did you get the hold up on Sesshomaru like that!"

Suzame says, in a plain tone, "Yeah! I never seen Sesshomaru being kicked on and hits the ground with his back before."

Zera says, with shrugging her shoulders, "I don't know! All I was concentrating on saving Inuyasha and I didn't think that I was strong enough to kick even someone like Sesshomaru hard enough for him to hit the ground." Zera asks, turning to Inuyasha, "Baby brother, are you hurt?"

Inuyasha says, with a smile, "I'm fine, Ane-ue!"

NekitaKariba asks Inuyasha and Melody, while almost weeping, "So, you guys are going away?"

Inuyasha says, plainly, "We have to! The humans in the village don't want us around!"

Kenochi says, in a snort, "What I don't get is that we can force those humans to accept having Inuyasha and Melody around!"

Zera tells Kenochi, in a serious tone, "We can't do that, little brother! True, in strength, we could make them accept the pups, but we'll be doing what they accept yokai would do! They only see us, yokai, as terrifying bullies and I don't want Inuyasha and Melody being feared by them while not truly accepted as they are. That's not what Lady Izayoi would have wanted!"

NekitaKariba says, weeping, "But I don't want them to leave me also! Then, I'll truly be alone! Lady Izayoi, Megumi, and Holly are gone, Papa and Mama are always too busy, and I get bored easily!"

Suzame says, with a sad smile while kneeling by the little Neko hanyou, "I know how you must feel, Milo-chan, but would your father and your villagers from the neko village would truly accept Inuyasha and Melody since they're dog hanyous?"

Zera kneels by NekitaKariba and she says, with a warm smile, "Don't worry, Milo-chan! We'll bring Inuyasha and Melody over so you can play with them, sometime."

NekitaKariba says, wiping her tears, "Okay, I'll like that!"

Zera and Suzame stands up and Melody says, with a kind smile, "Don't worry, Milo-chan, we won't be gone for long!"

Inuyasha says, with a smile, "Yeah! You're our best friend!"

NekitaKariba says, with a smile, "You're my best friends too!" Soon enough, NekitaKariba wraps her arms around the young dog hanyous' necks, hugging them, and the two dog hanyou twins hugged her back.

After a few moments, Zera tells her younger half-siblings, "Okay pups, it's time to go!"

The three hanyous let go of each other and Melody says, with a plain tone, "We have to go, Milo-chan!"

Inuyasha says, with a sad smile, "Bye!" Soon enough, Inuyasha and Melody walk away from NekitaKariba who was forming tears of sadness as she sees her dog hanyou friends leaving her with their older half-sister and half-brother along with their two dog yokai friends after saying goodbye to their deceased mother. When they were gone, NekitaKariba walks towards Izayoi's grave, gets on her knees, and she says, solemnly, "Lady Izayoi, Meggie-chan, Holly-chan, I hope that you like heaven so far and Zera-onee-chan has taken Inu-chan and Melly-chan with her. I hope I get to see them again!" NekitaKariba feels a sudden warm breeze coming past her as if Izayoi herself was embracing her and after a few moments, she stands up on her feet and she says, with a solemn smile, "Goodbye!" NekitaKariba walks off to her village with a solemn tone and a weird feeling that things are changing for good or bad.

(At Zera's castle; in the early evening)

Within Zera's castle, we find some of the half-demon children running around and playing while Melody was at a corner alone with a grim expression on her face. Soon enough, she picks up a familiar scent and she turns to see Renta with a solemn expression.

Melody asks, suspiciously, "What do you want?"

Renta says, in a plain tone, "I wanted to say that I'm sorry that your mama and sisters is gone."

Melody asks, surprised, "You did?"

Renta sits by Melody and he says, plainly, "Yeah! Your mom was loved by us, hanyous, here in your sister's castle and she's the only human that ever loved us. Megumi and Holly were our best friends until they were killed."

Melody says, with a snort, "Well, don't expect to be any other humans to love us like my mom did. The humans from our old village threw rocks and sticks at me and Inuyasha while kicking us out of the village."

Renta says, in a plain tone, "That's the same after my human mother died! The humans from my old village threw me out in the same way too after they told me that they caused the sickness to my mother, which killed her in the first place."

Melody looks at Renta with a shocked expression and she says, "They did!"

Renta says, while tears were forming, "Yeah! They called my mother horrible names like 'demon whore' and that she and me should die. They chased me away from the village and tried to kill me if it wasn't for your sister, Lady Zera, and Suzame-onee-chan scaring them away, then I would have been died."

Melody asks, curiously, "Why are you telling me this? Aren't we supposed to hate each other?"

Renta says, wiping his tears, "I thought I hated you too, but now that I'm talking to you like this, I don't hate you at all and I'm sorry if I acted like a jerk to you. I can't imagine having to lose your mother and little sisters all in one night."

Melody says, with a serious tone, "It did hurt and I never want to feel this kind of pain of losing a loved one ever again. That's why I would do anything to make sure that Inuyasha is safe from harm. He's all I have left to protect at all and my mom made me promise to look after him, which I'm going to do. I also know that I have another older brother, but he's not like Ani-ue! He hates me and my siblings for being half-demons and my mother for being human. He was going to kill Inuyasha and he punched me out of the way when I went in to save him. Zera came in and scared him off while saving Inuyasha from him."

Renta says, plainly, "Sesshomaru tried to kill Inuyasha! It's a good thing that Lady Zera was there to protect them."

Melody says, with a snort, "That's fine, because Sesshomaru is no big brother at all! I will never look at him in the same way that I do with Ani-ue!" Melody then feels a coming of tears and she says, angrily, "I hate him! He saw Megumi fall off that cliff and he didn't save her! I will never forgive him for that! He caused my mother and sisters to die! I will never forgive him!" Melody hammers the ground with her left fist, leaving a small dent on the ground, and she says, trying to fight the tears coming out, "I know that I'm not supposed to shed tears after telling Inuyasha never to show his tears and I'm doing the same thing that I told him not to do!" Melody then feels a pair of arms wrapped around her and she finds herself on Renta's chest.

Melody looks up at Renta's brown eyes filled with concern and caring while finding herself lost in them and Renta says, in a caring tone, "Melody, you can cry on me if you want." And without any control, Melody then sobs onto Renta's green kimono to her heart's content. Unknown to them, they were being watched by Korvo who was at the entrance with a smile on his face.

Zera's voice calls out, "Korvo!" Korvo turns to see Zera walking towards him from the hallway and Korvo says, with a slight blush, "Lady Zera!"

Zera looks at Melody, who found comfort in Renta's arms, and she says, with a smile, "I'm glad that those two are finally getting along."

Korvo says, with a smile, "Well, if I had to guess, I'd say that this is all Kenochi's idea of matchmaking!"

Zera says, in a droll tone, "Then, I wouldn't be surprised!" Zera then tells Korvo, with a warm smile, "Korvo, I just wanted to thank you for your help with my younger half-brother and half-sisters."

Korvo says, with a solemn smile, "Well, I wasn't that much help when they killed Megumi and Holly along with Lady Izayoi." Korvo then walks over to the stairs, outside, of the palace and sits at the top stairs.

Zera says, sitting by him, "I know, but at least you've tried to protect them from harm."

Korvo says, solemnly facing away from Zera, "But it wasn't enough!"

Zera places her hands onto Korvo's cheeks and she says, turning his face to her, "Please don't beat yourself up over this! I know that you would never have abandoned them! I still admire you for your loyalty and trustworthiness!"

Zera lets go of Korvo's face and Korvo asks, with a smile, "How can be kinder than any yokai in the land, Lady Zera?"

Zera says, with a smile, "Please don't call me 'Lady Zera' anymore, Korvo! Just say my name without the suffix, okay and to answer your question, I've gain those traits from my father while learning how to fight and hunt from him and my mother, who spent most of her time with Sesshomaru when he was a small child." Zera says, with a sigh, "My mother never did like humans at all and I don't think that I'd want to show her the pups, knowing what she'll do to them."

Korvo places his hand onto Zera's, allowing a slight hue on her face, and he says, seriously, "La-I mean Zera, I promise that I'll protect Inuyasha and Melody with my life so that they'll live very long and fruitful lives!"

Zera says, taking Korvo's hand to hers, "I know that you will, Korvo! Those two along with Kenochi are all I have left and if anything happens to them, then I don't know what I'll do!" Zera then had tears coming down her eyes and she says, "I've already lost father, Lady Izayoi, Megumi, and Holly and I never want to see another loved one leaving me again. I don't think that I can handle it!"

Korvo says, with a warm smile, "You won't have to, Zera." Korvo then says, wiping the tears from Zera's eyes, "I will make sure that Inuyasha and Melody are safe for you." Korvo says, lifting her chin to his eyes, "Like you, I've lost four people who I care for and I do want to have to see that again. I'll do whatever it takes to protect Inuyasha and Melody and most especially you."

Zera gasps lowly at Korvo's declaration as she places her hand onto Korvo's left cheek and places her lips onto Korvo's gentle, in a passionate kiss. Korvo returns the kiss with the same passionate while Zera wraps her arms around his neck, deepening it and Korvo sides his arms around Zera's slender waist, pulling her closer to him. Above the roof, Kenochi and Inuyasha were watching this with Kenochi who has a sly smile on his lips and Inuyasha with a slightly confused look on his face.

Inuyasha asks Kenochi, curiously, "Ani-ue, what are Ane-ue and Korvo-onii-chan doing?"

Kenochi says, with a laugh while rubbing Inuyasha's head, "Don't worry, little bro! I'll explain it to you when you're older."

Inuyasha asks, confused, "But why can't you tell me this now!"

Kenochi says, with a smile, "Well, now you won't probably understand it since you're still a kid, bro!"

Inuyasha says, with an annoyed snort, "Oh man! If there's one thing I hate than turning into a weak human form once a month is being treated as a small child!" Inuyasha goes off to the corner of the roof and sulk.

Kenochi says, with a giggle, "You must hate being human that much, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha says, with a smile, "Yeah! If I were a full fledge demon, then I wouldn't be turning into a weak human once a month!"

Kenochi walks over to his brother and he says, sitting by him, "Wasn't your mother human?"

Inuyasha says, angrily, "That's different, Ani-ue! My mother was special while other humans are nothing but horrible people! It's not fair that I was born a half-demon to be mistreated and abused!" Inuyasha then gains a few tears and he says, solemnly, "And it's not fair that my mother is now gone!"

Kenochi places his arm around Inuyasha and he says, with a smile, "I'm not going to let the same thing happen to you, Inuyasha. I promise to take care of you and protect you from harm."

Inuyasha says, snuggling on his brother's chest, "I know, Ani-ue!" Inuyasha thinks in his mind, plainly, "But I wish that I could protect Ane-ue, Ani-ue, and Onee-chan too! I hate being the youngest now!"

(Later in the night; in front of Zera's castle)

In front of Zera's castle, we find Inuyasha, sitting by a tree near the castle, looking up in the moon while thinking about his younger sisters and mother as their images appear in the air with smiles on their faces. The rest of the hanyou children along with Melody and Kenochi were asleep and Suzame and Korvo went to their homes. Right now, Inuyasha is thinking about the good times that he's spent with his mother and his sisters with a happy expression, but when their deaths, without knowing that Izayoi only died, his expression went to a very gloomy one.

Inuyasha thinks in his mind, gloomy, "Mother…Megumi…Holly…I miss you! I wish that you are all here!"

Soon enough, Inuyasha picks up a familiar scent which made him place a smile on his face as a familiar female figure walks up behind him, picks Inuyasha by the waist, and he was turned around to find his older half-sister behind him with a warm smile on her lips.

Inuyasha says, with a surprised tone, "Ane-ue!"

Zera says, with a warm loving smile, "I thought that I'd find you here!" Soon enough, Zera sat on the stairs, places Inuyasha on her lap, and wraps her arms around his small body, pulling closer to him for his back to be pressed against her older half-sister's breasts and Zera placing her chin onto her younger half-brother's head, between his little dog ears, while she places her arms inside her kimono sleeves. Inuyasha smiles as he feels the body heat coming from Zera and he snuggles against her chest, never wanting to leave. Zera asks, with a smile, "You mind telling me why you're up so late, baby brother?"

Inuyasha says, plainly, "I couldn't sleep!" Inuyasha asks Zera, curiously, "Ane-ue, is it wrong to show emotions all the time? Onee-chan told me that to never show emotions and I have to be tough to survive!"

Zera says, in a plain tone, "Well, Melody is somewhat right, Inuyasha! Our emotions may cut us off guard and make us do something that we'll regret, but it's not wise to be emotionless all the time like Sesshomaru for an example. Don't be ashamed of your emotions at all! It makes you who you are as a person."

Inuyasha says, plainly, "I think I get it!" Just then, they picked up another familiar scent and they turn to see Melody walking towards them with a sleepy expression.

Melody asks Inuyasha, curiously, "Little bro, why are you still awake?"

Inuyasha says, plainly, "I couldn't sleep, Onee-chan!"

Melody sits close to Zera while Zera places an arm around her, pulling her close and Inuyasha then asks, curiously, "Hey Ane-ue, are you and Korvo-onii-chan are mates now?"

Zera was taken back at this with a slight hue and she asks, curiously, "Who told you that?"

Inuyasha says, in reply, "Ani-ue! He didn't go into full detail of it, but he did say that demons, male and female, that love each other, become mates and it's pretty much the same as what the humans call 'marriage'."

Zera says, with a slight annoyed tone, "I see!" Zera tells Inuyasha, with a kind loving smile, "Well, we decided to hold on with that mating and Korvo-onii-chan has agreed with me. After all, we're still too young in demon terms!"

Inuyasha turns around, wraps his small arms around Zera's back, and places his cheek on her chest while Melody places her arms around Zera's waist.

Melody says, with a smile, "Ane-ue, you're strong and pretty! You'll make a good mate for Korvo-onii-chan!"

Zera says, with a slight giggle while brushing her younger half-demon siblings' heads, "I don't know about the pretty part, little sister, but I know why I'm strong! It's because of you two and the rest of the other half-demon children! It's the desire to protect you all that fuels my strength and keeps me strong! However, you two mustn't give up on a fight, because one day, your desires will be even almost stronger than mine."

Inuyasha asks, curiously, "Why's that?"

Zera says, kissing his forehead, "It's because you two are half-demons!" Zera says, in a plain tone, "Humans have bigger egos and are greedier than any other form of life and that's what humans are. Your blood is a mixture of both demon and human. Demon blood gives you your strengths and human blood gives you great desires to protect those you love. When humans have something to protect, their power increases a thousand-fold. Those are gifts from your mother! So, don't feel discouraged about being a half-demon, okay?"

Inuyasha says, plainly, "Ane-ue, I'm not so sure, but I'll try to not be so discouraged."

Melody says, with a nod, "Same here!"

Zera says, with a warm teasing tone and smile while playing with her half-demon siblings' ears, "That's good, because I'll miss these adorable ears you have! I can't play with them anymore!"

Inuyasha says, annoyed, "Ane-ue, that's not funny!"

Melody says, seriously, "Yeah! That was a bad joke!"

Zera says, with a smile, "I'm sorry, you two! I couldn't resist!" Inuyasha and Melody continue to pout, but Inuyasha says, with a sigh, "I can't stay mad at you!"

Melody says, "Yeah! We love you too much to stay mad!"

Zera says, with a giggle, "Well, I love you too much!"

Inuyasha then asks, curiously, "Hey Ane-ue, can you teach us that Blades of Blood thing that you used against those bandits?"

Zera asks, curiously, "You want to learn how to use it!"

Melody says, looking up at her, "Yeah! We're half-demons and we want to have our claws to be useful besides digging."

Zera giggles, warmly, and she says, warmly, "Sure, however, we'll wait until morning, okay, little sister?"

Melody says, in a sleepy tone caused the comfort in her older half-sister's arm, "Okay…!" Soon enough, Inuyasha and Melody fall asleep in their older half-sister's arms with smiles on their faces. Zera strokes the back of her half-demon siblings' heads, gently as they snore softly on her chest and her fluffy tail is wrapped around them. Inuyasha and Melody unconsciously snuggles under the warmth of Zera's tail and body temperature. Zera looks up in the sky and she thinks in her mind, with a smile, "Father, I know that you're watching us from the sky! I know that I failed to save Lady Izayoi, Megumi, and Holly from their deaths, but I swear that I'll never allow the same thing to happen to Inuyasha and Melody! No matter what happens, I will never allow them to get hurt or die! Please, give me the strength to protect them!"

~Next time~

Young Inuyasha: Whoa! That's the Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!

Young Melody: That's so cool! I've got to master it!

Young Kenochi: Next time: A Horrible Past Unveiled; New Attack

Young Inuyasha: I want to protect those I love so I have to master this technique