InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hate Is Thicker Than Blood ❯ New Enemies ( Chapter 6 )

A/N: A big Happy Thanksgiving goes out to all of those in the US! To everyone else hope everything is going well. This chapter was in the original version of this story. It hasn't been changed very much. I hope to have a fresh new chapter of this story up before Christmas.

 

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Words in this chapter you might need to know:
baka- idiot
hai- yes
hanyou- half demon
iie- no
inu- dog
kitsune- fox demon
miko- priestess
nani- what
ningen- human
taiyoukai-demon lord
youkai- demon

 

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Chapter 6- New Enemies

 

Walking through the opulent red palace, the messenger nervously drew closer to the room where the lady of the lands could be found. At over fifteen hundred years old, the female youkai, Meiying, was one of the most powerful and feared youkai alive. Her hatred of any creature not of pure youkai blood was well known to all.

 

No one quite knew why she held such a powerful hatred for ningen and hanyou. It was true that almost no youkai cared for either one of the lesser creatures, but the methods she went through to torture and kill them, especially the women, were disturbing to many of the other taiyoukai and those in their court.

 

And it took a lot to disturb those in youkai society.

 

The pink haired youkai had been serving in this palace for over five hundred years. That was how long it had been since her lords had left for Japan, Hyoga and his son, Menomaru. They were going, hoping to conquer the island of Japan.

 

They had failed miserably. Lord Hyoga had been killed and Menomaru sealed away.

 

It was a well known fact in Mongolian youkai society, that Meiying had married a Japanese taiyoukai for political stability, nearly a thousand years ago. She had returned a seven hundred years later. No one knew why she had returned.

 

Some believed that her husband died and she had simply come back home. Others believed that she had left the taiyoukai, because she found him lacking. Or that she had left him for the taiyoukai, Hyoga.

 

The rumor that had spread amongst the soldiers after Hyoga and Memomaru left on the voyage to Japan was much different. People said that she had been banished from the Western Lands by her husband because he had chosen a human mate over her. When she had tried to kill the girl, he banished her.

 

And had unknowingly banished his unborn son.

 

Though he was not the heir, because she had given birth to her eldest child six hundred years ago this very month. She had gladly left the annoyingly gentle youkai with his father. His name was Sesshomaru.

 

Meiying claimed that her son had been killed because he was weak. Whether he lived or died, no one in Mongolian youkai society knew for sure.

 

Except for Nari. She now knew that Sesshomaru was indeed still alive.

 

He had killed Menomaru.

 

She had married Hyoga shortly after her return and became like a mother to Menomaru. Xiang had looked up to Menomaru as if he was his older brother. That's why Hyoga and Menomaru had went to battle Inutaisho. They were trying to defend Meiying's honor. One solider had the gaul to ask Meiying about it. Needless to say, he didn't even make it to the door.

 

She had raised her second son, Xiang to be as ruthless and cruel as she was. Sometimes Nari wondered if Xiang was even more horrifying than his mother. He certainly had his moments, but he was no where near as powerful.

 

Often, Meiying could be heard berating her son for his lack of physical power. Of course what he lacked in physical power, he made up for in his cold, calculating twisted mind.

 

Nari had no true idea what the situation had been, nor did she really care. She did know one thing, and it was that Meiying was a cold, spiteful bitch. She had killed the last messenger that had informed her of Hyoga's death.

 

Nari was not looking forward to telling her about Menomaru's.

 

She froze in the doorway and watched the beautiful youkai, looking out upon the waves, while a servant combed her long, white hair. She was one of the most entrancing creatures that ever lived. Nothing about her had any kind of imperfection. Nothing about her looks anyway.

 

Nari's red eyes regarded the dead ningen female lying naked on the marble floor. With her enhanced eye site, the youkai servant could see the teeth and claws marks on the corpse's flesh. Bruise like marks adorned the area around it's nipples, telling Nari that Lady Meiying had enjoyed the ningen before she killed her. Besides the marks, the thick scent of arousal that hung in the air as well.

 

For some reason the youkai liked to get some kind of sexual fulfillment with the ningen victims before she allowed their blood to slowly drain from them. That was one of the reasons the gossip turned toward her being jilted for a ningen. Why the use of the ningen victims? Nobody knew. Nari knew why, but she would never tell a soul.

 

Lady Meiying was insane.

 

“Are you going to come in here or continue to stare at me, Nari?” Meiying didn't even tear her eyes away from the sea. Nari knew she was waiting for Menomaru, the son that would never come home.

 

“Sorry, Lady Meiying.” She hurried into the room. Her eyes strayed to the ningen corpse. The girl was eighteen, at the most. A flicker of sympathy coursed through her. Her head snapped to her lady as she heard the melodic laughter coming from her.

 

She still had yet to turn her head from the window. Her laughter would make anyone who didn't know her smile at the happiness of its sound. However, every time she laughed here, the soldiers and servants cringed with fear. “I can smell your sympathy for that pitiful creature, Nari.” A flick of her right hand, dismissed the terrified youkai girl combing her hair. She moved from the room like she was on fire.

 

Nari knew better than to lie to her, so she bowed her head. “I am sorry, my lady.”

 

In a flutter of vibrant sunshine yellow and snow white, the youkai rose to her feet and instantly stood before Nari. A smile crossed her face and widened when the scent of Nari's fear hit her sensitive nose.

 

Nari looked at the youkai in front of her. One hot pink slash adorned each of her cheeks. Similar marks could be seen on her wrists. Hot pink lined the top lid of eyes as yellow as her outfit.

 

She gasped when the delicate clawed hand of Meiying grabbed her chin. Her crimson eyes locked with ones of sunshine. She was far too afraid to look away, so she maintained eye contact. “I know what you think of me, Nari. I know you believe that I was the jilted one. That he chose a human over I, Meiying.”

 

Nari didn't say anything.

 

“He did. He chose a miko, of all things, over me. He said I was far too cruel and cold to fully please him. I didn't scream like a savage when I had my release. That is why he left me for a miko.” She spat. “That and he claimed to love the little bitch.”

 

Nari blinked. That made absolutely no sense at all. But she guessed that when you're crazy, everything makes sense. “I'm sorry.”

 

She laughed. “Don't be. I heard that some man that had had a fixation on the lovely little miko killed her, nearly two hundred years ago.” She walked back to the window.

 

She knew that Meiying was going to kill her away. The lady never told anyone about her past without killing them soon after. She needed to tell Meiying her news before the inuyoukai decided to kill her. “I bring you news of Menomaru, my lady.”

 

She spun to face Nari again. “What news? Is he returning home?” She seemed to be excited. Her face didn't show it, nor did her voice, but her pleading yellow eyes told Nari everything she needed to know.

 

“No, my lady. I regret to inform you that Lord Memomaru was released from his seal, but killed in battle.”

 

“Who killed him?” Her voice and eyes were hard.

 

“The heir to the Western Lands and his miko consort.”

 

She cocked her head to the side in confusion. “Surely you jest. It is not possible for Menomaru to fall to such weak beings as the ones you mentioned.”

 

“I am sorry, my lady. I was only delivering my message.”

 

Nari froze as Meiying's hand wrapped around the back of her head. She pulled her lips to hers and kissed her deeply. The inu youkai opened her eyes to look at the terrified servant.

 

She knew what was going to happen to her.

 

“You have always served me well, Nari.”

 

“Thank you, my lady.” Her red eyes closed, bracing herself. It didn't take long for Meiying's green whip to strike her head from her shoulders.

 

Meiying barely paid her retainer and a soldier a glance as she walked past them. “Have someone clean up that filth.” She spoke to neither one in particular.

 

“Xiang.” Her voice was cold as she threw open the door to her son's chamber.

 

The concubines surrounding the youkai scattered as his mother charged into the room.

 

Eyes between the color of yellow and gold narrowed at the older woman. “Must you always invade my personal chambers, mother?” His long white hair was tied back at the nape of his neck with a leather thong, despite the fact that rest of him was nude. He had one hot pink slash on each of his cheeks, wrists, ankles, and hips.

 

“Come, we are going. It's time for you to take your rightful place.” Meiying paid no attention to Xiang as he held the head of the slave girl between his legs. Her mouth was just too amazing to stop.

 

Meiying rolled her eyes as Xiang climaxed in the girl's mouth. As soon as she was finished, she was shoved to the marble floor.

 

A smile crossed Xiang's twisted features. “It is time for me to take over the Western Lands. Are we leaving now?” He rose to his feet and began to dress.

 

“Yes. It has been far too long since I have seen my eldest son.”

 

“You mean…”

 

“We are going to Japan to kill Sesshomaru. Besides, I want you to meet your father and watch him suffer.”

 

Next Chapter: Inuyasha and the gang and more Kik/Sess.

 

A/N: Yes, I know it's short, but I decided to establish the villains since Naraku is gone. Oh yeah, and I know that a lot of the stuff is incorrect regarding Menomaru and Hyoga is wrong. All will be revealed in time. Don't forget to review. Until next time…