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Airi looking around the room before continuing on. "I was once a human." Everyone in the room either gasped while Sesshomaru's interest just peaked a bit more.

"H-How is that possible? You're a full demon right?" Rin stuttered?

"Not quite. I'm more demon than a hanyou but not a full demon yet. At least I don't age like a demon would."

"Then how old are you?" Jaken asked in annoyance.

"I was born about 79 years ago." The youthful looking demoness spoke.

"But you look so young!" Jaken said in disbelief.

"It's because of my ability. I can suck the time out of anything I want and use it prolong my lifespan." She said.

There was a brief silence before RIn spoke. "How did you become a demon?" Airi looked at her, fear and grief flashed through her eyes. She turned to look at the fire, reliving the tragedy in her head. "Kiraya." She whispered.

***Flashback***

"Senri! Where are you?" A nineteen year old Airi, with ebony hair to her waist, yelled above the loud screams and cries as everything burned to flames. The huts, fields, and people were engulfed in a sea of fire by a strange demon that decided to go berserk. She ran around the whole entire village, looking for her only friend while avoiding the fire as best as she could. She saw countless people with their bodies either slashed by a what appears to be claw marks or charred from being burned to death, laying on the ground, dead. "Why is this happening?" She cried as she continued to run, praying her beloved friend wasn't dead.

Airi ran to her Senri's house. which was on the edge of the village. What she saw made her heart drop. There were piles of dead bodies laying around a figure, apparently the villagers tried to kill the figure but got killed themselves. The figure's back was turn, it had black hair, ending to its' knees. It didn't notice Airi yet, but when she heard the familiar cried of her friend, she gasped. The demoness quickly turned around, revealing a strangled man with dark brown hair at the end of her arm. Senri!

"Let him go!" Airi yelled, grabbing a nearby stick, charging at the demoness. The creature threw Senri to the ground at her feet, allowing him to cough and suck air back into his lungs.

When Airi was close enough to the demoness, she took a swing, only having the stick knocked out of her hands. She was locked in a choke hold from the powerful being. Airi tried to sink her nails into the wrist holding her life, determination and anger in her eyes. The demoness chuckled at her futile attempt to escape. "Feisty one aren't you?" The demoness said, her voice so sweet but filled with such malevolent. "I think I'll use you first." She mused, squeezing harder until Air's body went limp. The demoness drew her mouth back, showing her elongated fangs, bringing them closer to Airi's neck.

Senri finally caught his breath and saw what was about to happen to his friend. Acting on instincts, he yanked Airi's body back and tackled the demoness to the ground. He was about to punch her in the face when she flipped him over. "I guess I'll start with you instead." She sank her fangs into Senri's slightly tanned skin, eliciting a painful cry. Airi was laying on the ground, her eyes barely open, taking in the scene before her eyes. She wanted to scream, to get her useless body up and help her friend, but it wouldn't budge. Tears streamed down her face as she watch the horror befallen on her friend before she blacked out.

A throbbing pain shot through her neck, waking her up from her slumber. She slowly opened her eyes, taking in her surroundings. It was daylight outside, the sun rays shining in through the giant hole above the cave she was in. She looked down to examine her body and notice the shackles attached to the wall of the cave, holding her hands and feet captive. Airi tried tugging on them but her body ached so much from the excruciating pain on her neck.

"Don't even bother" came a feminine voice from the shadows. It was the demoness. When she stepped into the light, Airi saw how beautiful she actually was. Her hair was more of a mid-night blue almost black color, her face was as pale and smooth as porcelain, her lips, a deep rouge coupling with here ruby red eyes. "I've injected you with my poison and now you'll slowly turn into a demon along with your friend." She turned to the passed out Senri across from them, chained just like Airi was.

"What do you mean turn into a demon? Who are you?" Airi heaved.

"My name is Kiraya, a necromancer demon, except, I deal with the living. My poison is like a curse, slowly eat away your humanity and mind, bending you to my every whim." Airi gasped, fear struck her eyes. "Don't worry. Once the transition is completed, you'll lose all control of your thoughts and merely become a puppet with no emotions. You won't even remember who you were so relax and accept your fate." she smirked. Airi teared up, her head dropped in despondent.

Days have gone by and the pain was only getting worse. Airi would wake up every now and then from the pain and the newcomers, humans kidnapped to be under Kiraya's control. They would line the wall of the caves, all chained to the wall just like she was. Senri was the only thing that kept her sane, and she to him. They would look at each other whenever the other screamed in an outbreak of pain, encouraging the other to hang on, that it'll be okay. Their appearance slowly changed as they went through transition. Airi's hair extended to her hips to an almost white pink, her complexion became paler, her eyes more sharp and deep blue. Senri's dark brown hair became a dark maroon red still to his neck, his skin was fair, and his eyes were an amethyst purple.

Ten days have gone by since Airi woken up in the cave. Over thirty humans were kidnapped in Kiraya's twisted scheme to turn humans into monster like her. Airi noticed Senri had become more silent since this morning. His eyes were glazed over and he became more still. Kiraya walked over to him and bit his neck. He roared in agony, then his body went limp, barely conscious. Kiraya began to release his chains.

"What are you doing?" Airi gurgled.

"His transition is over and yours will be completed in severals hours." Kiraya said, dragging Senri out of the cave. Airi cried out his name but he didn't even notice her or resist Kiraya as if he really was under her control. Airi knew she would eventually become like that and prayed that someone would come help her. She didn't want to lose her humanity or her emotions to become a hollow vessel.

The sun set and night took over. Kiraya came back to complete Airi's transition. "What are you doing." Airi shuttered.

"It's time." Kiraya mused, leaning closer to Airi's pale neck.

"Please no… NO!" She screamed, tugging on the chains of her shackles in an attempt to break free. Just when she was about to bite her neck, a hoard of demon came rushing in, destroying and attacking everything in their path.

"Shit! I was hoping they wouldn't find me." She drew her fangs to bite Airi's neck but the demons attacked her, sending her to the other side of the cave.

A dark figure came into the cave in a baboon skin, hiding it's true form. "Naraku!" She snarled. The demon came closer as Kiraya backed away toward the exit. "Senri!" She yelled. Seconds later, a stronger, healthier looking Senri, draped in a dark cloak appeared out of nowhere behind Kiraya.

"Senri!" Airi yelled, trying to gain his attention. He didn't look over or even bother to take notice in her. This cause her heart to sink. What happened?

"We're leaving!" Kiraya commanded, glancing over at Airi. What a shame. Senri wrapped his arms around her as their bodies were engulfed in a dark shadowing mist, vanishing into thin air. The demon known as Naraku leaped out of the cave to chase after the Kiraya with most of his demon following it, leaving five others to kill the rest of the hostages.

Airi desperately yanked on her chains, not wanting to die by those demons. The chains finally gave in and an arm was free. She pulled on the other chains around her wrist and easily yanked out the ones around her feet once both hands were free.

Just when she was about to make a dash for it, the demons charged at her, pining her to the ground. She tried to punch and kick them off but to no avail. A giant centipede demon was about to rip her head off, so she pushed it's head away with her hands in an attempt to shove it off.

"NO!' she shrieked. Airi closed her eyes, expecting her death to come but she felt a light weight fall on her body. She opened her eyes and saw a dried up corpse of the centipede demon on her. What the? The other demons were about to attack her again so she pressed her hands against them too. The same thing happen, their bodies turned into dried corpses. She realized what she was doing and knew she would survive. Fighting as hard as she could, she realized she gained demonic strength and speed, and with her power, Airi knew she was able to defeat the remaining two demons easily.

After the fight was over, Airi stood in the cave alone. Everyone was dead. The other human hostages had been killed before the demons attacked her. She fell onto her knees and wailed, crying at her pain and her fate.

Years have gone by and she trained to master her power and acquire strength. She traveled all over Japan in search of Kiraya and Senri, but always found a new demon under her control instead. She would interrogate them, in hopes the demons would tell her of Kiraya's whereabouts but, they always remained silent, thus having to be slaughtered. Eventually, other demons under Kiraya's command would seek her out in an attempt to kill her for destroying so many of Kiraya's creations.

After forty years of traveling and being on the run while trying to kill Kiraya's spawns as much as possible, she eventually stumbled upon Lord Akihiro and he took her in as one of his warriors after seeing how powerful she was. She mainly worked for him as a scout but was free to do whatever she wanted and was protected under his name. She still travels Japan when she's free, hoping to find the demoness who destroyed her life.

***End of Flashback***

Airi came back to the present when Rin began to shake her violently. She's been calling her name for quite some time but Airi was too deep in her memories to notice. "Airi, are you okay?" Rin asked what felt like the millionth time.

"Yes, sorry. I was just remembering something." She said, bringing her hand to her head.

"So who is this KIraya person?" Rin asked, dying to know why she kept saying this person's name.

"She's a demoness who can turn humans into demons… I was one of her very first victims along with a dear friend of mine. She turned him first so his transition was completed before I escaped. I never saw either one of them even since." She said solemnly.

Everyone remained quiet, taking in the shocking news. "So is she the one behind the attacks." Rin asked curiously, putting two and two together.

"Yes, I believe so. I don't know how many demons she created but they are all under her control."

"How come you're not under her control?" Jaken intervened.

"When she was about to finish my transition, a demon named Naraku, the same hanyou Lord Sesshomaru helped killed ten years ago, attacked the cave I was held in, disrupting the final stage of my transformation. She never had the chance to bind me under her control." Airi explained. "I've been searching for her for sixty years but the activities of Naraku made her stay in hiding, while building her army secretly. She would use Naraku's chaotic activities as a way to cover the destructions of villagers she created in order to kidnap more humans for her army. However, now that Naraku is dead, she's going to make her move."

"And you didn't care to share this information before?" Sesshomaru said harshly, finally entering in the conversation.

"No one knows about this. I haven't told anyone anything until today." She interjected.

"What about Lord Akihiro?" Sesshomaru said sternly.

"What's the point of telling someone who can't even kill Kiraya. No one can kill, no one except you." She looked at Sesshomaru. "I've heard of many stories about you, the Lord of the West, the most powerful of all the lords, and you killed Naraku, the demon even Kiraya was afraid of. I know you can kill her." She stated.

After a long silence, Sesshomaru got up, heading toward the door. "I will inform the other lords and prepare for war." He opened the door and stepped out. Takeshi and Jaken got up and followed Sesshomaru out.

Nina and Rin looked at Airi, flabbergasted by what she just told them. They sat in silence for what felt like forever, wondering what they should do.

"Rin" Airi turned to look at her. "I think it's best for you to train more, just in case of another attack. I know how they fight and I will train you to protect yourself against them. I don't want what happened during the last attack to occur again." They locked eyes and Rin nodded, understanding how serious this was becoming.

A week has gone by. Sesshomaru and the other lords were constantly in meetings, planning and preparing for war, unsure of what kind of enemy they're up against. While her lord was in meetings, Rin was constantly training with Airi. She was able to hold her own when the beautiful demoness was serious, but not strong enough to kill her. As long as Rin was able to protect herself until help arrives, mostly Sesshomaru or herself, Airi was content with Rin's progress.

After their daily training, Rin and Airi would take their nightly bath together.

"Airi, what are you going to do after this war is over?" Rin asked, laying her head back on the stone edge of the indoor hot spring.

"I don't know yet. What about you Rin? What kind of future do you seek?" She responded, looking over at the relaxed human.

"I don't know either." Rin sighed.

"Why don't you strive for a future with Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin, caught by surprise, slipped into the water. She came back up, coughing, her face bright red.

"Why are we talking about this now?" She questioned in embarrassment.

"During times of war, love can pull you through the struggled that comes with it." Airi mused.

"Yeah, but my feelings will not be reciprocated. I'm only a ward in his eyes." Rin pulled her knees up and wrapped her arms around them.

"Have you try?" Air's brows furrowed

"No…" The mortal looked down in defeat.

"Then how would you know?"

"I just know… I'm a lowly human, and he's a demon. A powerful, beautiful demon who can have whomever he want. Why would he choose me when their are other beautiful demoness who are million times more fitted to be with him." She said sadly, her eyes flicked to Airi then her head sank into her knees.

"Rin, I know he cares for you. If you were only a lowly human in his eyes, you wouldn't be here right now… Don't let your difference get in the way of your love. It's better to regret doing something, than regret not dong anything at all."

Rin took in the wise words from the demoness. Then suddenly, something hit her. "Did your love slip away?" Rin ask cautiously.

Airi was shocked that Rin was able to catch onto her. "Yes… My friend, Senri, who got turned first, was the only man I've ever loved. I never even got to tell him how I felt before we got separated." She confessed. Rin gave her an apologetic look for eliciting painful memories. "That's why I don't want you to regret giving up without trying."

After the girls stayed in silence, they got up to to dry themselves for bed…

After spending a good two hours thinking over what Airi told her, Rin decided she will confess. I just have to plan out how though. She sighed, closing her love-fill eyes.

Hours later, Rin was so deep into her sleep, she in't notice a dark figure looming over Rin.

Sorry it's mostly about Airi and her past but I thought it was necessary for the later chapters, plus it helps explains some things:D

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